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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…

- Sarah Levitt·
- March 20, 2020 3:46 pm·
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…

- Sarah Levitt·
- March 18, 2020 11:20 pm·
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…

- Sarah Levitt·
- March 15, 2020 10:23 pm·
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…

- Sarah Levitt·
- March 14, 2020 11:17 am·
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…

- Sarah Levitt·
- March 11, 2020 10:29 pm·
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…

- Sarah Levitt·
- March 9, 2020 1:00 am·
- C-Suite ·
Calling All Subscribers! What are the Topics You Most Want to Read About Here?
Write and tell me: sarah@sarah-levitt.com

- Sarah Levitt·
- March 5, 2020 12:11 am·
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…

- Sarah Levitt·
- March 1, 2020 11:59 pm·
- 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…

- Sarah Levitt·
- February 27, 2020 12:14 am·
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…

- Sarah Levitt·
- February 24, 2020 1:16 am·
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…

- Sarah Levitt·
- February 20, 2020 1:10 am·
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…

- Sarah Levitt·
- February 16, 2020 11:55 pm·
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…

- Sarah Levitt·
- February 12, 2020 11:20 pm·
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…

- Sarah Levitt·
- February 10, 2020 12:02 am·
- 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…

- Sarah Levitt·
- February 5, 2020 10:34 pm·
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…

- Sarah Levitt·
- February 2, 2020 9:58 pm·
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…

- Sarah Levitt·
- January 29, 2020 3:58 pm·
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…

- Sarah Levitt·
- January 26, 2020 11:38 pm·
- book ·
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…

- Sarah Levitt·
- January 24, 2020 12:07 am·
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…

- Sarah Levitt·
- January 21, 2020 9:51 pm·
- book ·
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…

- Sarah Levitt·
- January 19, 2020 11:40 pm·
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…

- Sarah Levitt·
- January 16, 2020 12:24 am·
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…

- Sarah Levitt·
- January 12, 2020 9:59 am·
- book ·
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…

- Sarah Levitt·
- January 8, 2020 9:49 am·