Executive Coaching for Accountability Gaps: A How-To
Learn how executive coaching for accountability gaps works, from diagnosis to closing the gap with clear plans and measurable outcomes.
Sifting the Noise: How Leaders Turn Subjective Feedback Into Objective Learning
In this post All feedback is subjective data Subjective vs. objective: what’s the difference? The conversion: from opinion to learning Sifting everything coming at you From learning to growth None of this works without a foundation Where to start Monday morning It’s Thursday afternoon and your 360 report just landed in your inbox. Page three […]
5 Best Decision Making Models for Leaders in 2026
Explore the 5 best decision making models for leaders in 2026. Learn to stop being a bottleneck and overcome decision paralysis. Get clear next steps.
Leadership Clarity Session for Executives: A 2026 Guide
Discover how a leadership clarity session helps executives cut through strategic stalling, sharpen decision-making speed, and build lasting organizational.
The Fine Line Between Tension That Grows People and Adversity That Breaks Them
You’ve probably done it without even thinking about it. Someone on your team turns in work that’s a little soft. Not terrible — just not what you needed. So you decide to light a fire under them. You get a little sharper in the meeting. You push a little harder in the one-on-one. You figure […]
The Weight You’re Carrying Isn’t What You Think It Is
It’s 9:47 on a Tuesday night. The house is quiet. Everybody else has clocked out of their day — the team, the kids, the neighbors. But you’re still at the kitchen table with the laptop open, because there’s a decision that has to get made and, well, you’re the only one who can make it. […]
Leading Back to the Cause
How to Resolve Conflict Without Pulling Rank Two of your best people aren’t speaking to each other. You can feel it the second you walk into the room. The clipped answers. The way one of them suddenly needs to “grab something from their desk” when the other starts talking. Projects are slowing down. Other folks […]
Right Reason or Real Reason: What’s Actually Driving the Conversation?
Picture this. You’re in a conference room across from a vendor you’ve worked with for years. The conversation is supposed to be about renewing the contract. On paper, it’s a simple negotiation — scope, price, timeline. But twenty minutes in, something feels off. He’s digging in on a line item that barely matters. His jaw […]
The Perfectionism Trap: Why Your High Standards Might Be Your Team’s Biggest Problem
You hired them carefully. You trained them well. You gave them clear expectations. And then you watched — from the corner of your eye, or sometimes not even that discreetly — as they did the work almost right. So you stepped back in. Tweaked the email before it went out. Redrew the slide deck. Re-explained […]
When Empathy Isn’t Enough: Reading the Spectrum of Employee Performance
By Doug Thorpe | Leadership Powered by Common Sense® You’re sitting across from an employee. The door is closed. Your notes are in front of you. And you’re stalling. You know exactly what needs to be said. The performance isn’t there. The numbers tell the story. The rest of the team feels it. But somewhere […]