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Notes from the Field: Remote Work Best Practices
One of the tremendous benefits of what I do is that I work with clients across industry, seeing their experiments and best practices. I’d like…
Questions and Topics that I’m Talking About with Clients this Week
The following are coming up in my conversations with clients as we face the COVID-19 crisis: Concentration of revenue Speed of sale and bottlenecks in…
Leadership Courage During Crisis
Whichever side of the political aisle you’re on, I think most would agree that leadership from the Oval Office has been severely lacking during the…
Update: Remote Work Considerations
From my colleague Sten Vesterli (www. vesterli.com), see below some items to consider as your workforce moves into remote work. More from me on Monday…
If You’re Leading from Home
Communicate more, not less. Trust more, not less. Be available to your team more, not less. Establish even more clear expectations, not less. For more…
When You’re in a Foxhole of Your Own Making
Back in 2012 when I was really launching my consulting practice, I was in a bit of a pickle. With my thinking. Despite having launched…
- C-Suite ·
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Talent Strategy
Who are they? Where are they? How will you attract them? What will keep them? For more on working with me directly: sarah@sarah-levitt.com If…
- C-Suite ·
It’s Live! Livongo’s Glen Tullman Returns to The Making Magnificence Project®
Start-Up to IPO. In 5 Years. Join me for this special 5 Year Retrospective interview with Livongo’s founder and executive chairman. Trust me, you don’t…
What Are You Reading This Quarter?
Drop me a note and let me know: sarah@sarah-levitt.com For more on working with me directly: sarah@sarah-levitt.com I work with successful and talented senior…
Competencies and Culture
The first establishes someone’s technical fit. The second determines their longevity. For more on working with me directly: sarah@sarah-levitt.com I work with successful and talented…
Courageous Candor
Last Friday I was in Chicago at Livongo’s office to interview founder and executive chairman Glen Tullman for our 5 Year Retrospective Interview for The…
Cracking Imposter Syndrome
The essence of Imposter Syndrome is answering the question, “Am I up to the task before me?” before you’ve given yourself the opportunity to actually…
Want to Hire Top Talent?
Build a culture that attracts and retains them. And ensure that leadership models that culture. For more on working with me directly: sarah@sarah-levitt.com I work…
- book ·
Your People Aren’t Something
They’re everything. And if you don’t have the right people, it’s game over. Really. Do you have a talent strategy? For more on working…
If You’re Triggered, Do Nothing
I was leading a strategic off-site for 15 members of a senior leadership team a few years ago. A mid-size manufacturing company, they had a…
The Price of the Wrong CEO
Last week I wrote about how the people we place in our inner circle really matter. The right group elevates us, the wrong, at the…
Before I Worked With Senior Leaders, I Worked on a Farm
When we started out, we didn’t have a shovel. Or land. Or the knowledge of how to grow things. Or sell them. (Note: This is…
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Do You Have Your Building Blocks?
Those upon which the remainder of the year will rest? Values and Vision? Mission and Strategy? Goals and Goal Posts? For more on working…
Could. Not. Be. More. Excited.
To join Ted Zoller this semester to teach in his Entrepreneurs Lab at UNC’s Kenan Flagler Business School. Ted is the T.W. Lewis Distinguished Clinical…
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The Price of the Wrong Team
We think of formative relationships as those that come early on. And they are. But relationships that can impact us are not only from our…
Shoot for the Moon
That’s what I told a client this week as we crafted their development plan for the next 3-5 years. Why? Because it gets you to…
Choosing a Coach in Business
Thanks to Mary Collins, CEO of Media Financial Management Association, for highlighting my column in TVNewsCheck on how to choose a coach or trusted guide…
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The Cost of Doing Nothing
Only you can answer that, what the cost is of status quo, of not investing in growth and ideas, of delaying. Business graveyards are filled…
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