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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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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