After a decade as CEO of Child Care Aware of America, Lynette Fraga stepped down to reflect on where she was in her career. She initially imagined it as a six-month sabbatical, but it evolved into a ...

Executive leadership programs often promise transformation, but few deliver with enough clarity and practical application ...

In Who Needs an Executive Coach? I argue that nonprofit executives (and the organizations they lead) benefit from and deserve professional coaching. Read why executive coaches are useful for new ...

When I trained as an executive coach in 2017, I knew it would be a key pillar of my portfolio career. But I didn't realize how central it would become, evolving as I logged more than 2,000 hours with ...

As organizations move into 2026, John Mattone argues that the most pressing need among senior leaders isn't merely improving KPIs but developing what he terms the "inner-core" of leadership. With his ...

A few months ago, a client sat across from me and said, “I’m not sure I’m getting what I need from this anymore.” He had come to me for coaching a year earlier in an effort to make partner at his firm ...

I just handed in the first draft of my third book, Leading with ADHD. I had the same developmental editor on my first book and again on my third, Laura. We have worked closely together in a highly ...

Neither of my parents had corporate jobs. I didn't absorb the unwritten rules of the workplace at family dinners. But I did have a relentless curiosity about how influence actually works. That led me ...

OpenAI is kicking off the new year with yet another acqui-hire. The AI giant is acquiring the team behind Convogo, a business software platform that helps executive coaches, consultants, talent ...

In today's hustle-and-bustle world, we often hear about the elusive work-home balance. But have you ever thought about the work-home connection?

Neither of my parents had corporate jobs. I didn't absorb the unwritten rules of the workplace at family dinners. But I did have a relentless curiosity about how influence actually works. That led me ...