by Robyn McLeod | May 9, 2019 | Thoughtful Leadership
One common tenet of great leadership that many experts and gurus espouse is inspiration. They say that in order to be a great leader, you must be inspiring – you must carry yourself in a way that makes people want to follow you, be a role model, and energize and rally...
by Robyn McLeod | Jan 3, 2019 | Thoughtful Leadership
Larry Merlo, the CEO of CVS, the pharmacy chain, announced that the company would stop selling all tobacco products by the fourth quarter of this year. While the $2 billion in revenue that product category represents is a very small percentage of their total revenues,...
by Robyn McLeod | Dec 6, 2018 | Change
One topic that seems to be universal among my coaching clients is change – restructuring, system rollouts, new initiatives, leadership shifts, and more. Generally, the first question that is asked is “How do we implement this?” That is the wrong question and one that...
by Robyn McLeod | Nov 9, 2017 | Management Skills
This weekend I attended a beautiful family wedding. The bride and groom brought into the ceremony traditions from their respective cultures and sentiments that expressed their unique personalities. They truly made their day an expression of their individual pasts and...
by Lisa Kohn | Aug 24, 2017 | Thoughtful Leadership
If only it were that easy to lead, that we could break it down into five simple steps. The world is much more complex. People are complicated; situations are multi-layered; and options abound. If only it were that simple. In some ways it is. The world is complex and...
