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07/10/2026

𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.

The goals you set in January are no longer theoretical. The promotion conversation. The visibility. The leadership presence you committed to developing. Where are they?

Are you preparing for a professional services partner or managing director candidacy presentation, readying for a promotion or an expanded-scope conversation, or recalibrating how you show up at the next level that demands more of you? Are you in your mid-career and reassessing how you want to point your leadership compass?

A "yes" to any of these questions means this issue of IGNITE is for you, as I introduce the 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞. 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫. 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.℠ 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤: a proven approach to enrich and empower you to achieve your goals.

The second half of the year starts now. Have you earned the room yet?

Half a year in — are you where you intended to be? Discover the Presence. Power. Presentation.℠ Framework and lead yourself with intention.

06/03/2026

Have you experienced this leadership profile?

Brilliant. Prepared. Committed to results.

Yet the leader is unaware of the silence created in the room that leads to employee disengagement and performance impacts….influencing personal overwork and burnout.

There’s an alternative way to lead as shared in this article.

When brilliant leaders leave no room for others, organizations pay the price. Discover the Model. Mentor. Multiply. Leadership℠ Framework and close the gap.

04/25/2026

Called out.

At a local speaker’s association meeting, I prefaced my response to an audience question with: “ 𝐈 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬.”

The speaker stopped me mid-sentence. His response, though bluntly delivered, cut to the truth: “𝐈𝐟 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐝𝐨𝐧’𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞, 𝐧𝐞𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞.”

Zinger.

I sat with that and with myself.

The truth is: I AM a first-generation kid. I AM amongst the first in my family to complete high school, earn undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, build a career in corporate America, and now own a leadership and career development practice.

That took grit, gumption, and grace, wrapped in faith and a willingness to keep learning and adapting.

𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐈 𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐦𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬, 𝐈 𝐝𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐬 𝐦𝐲 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐟𝐮𝐥. 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲, 𝐈 𝐫𝐨𝐛 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬.

That’s the work I do with leaders: I help them stop shrinking from the story that shaped them and start leading from it.

𝑻𝒉𝒂𝒕’𝒔 𝒘𝒉𝒚 𝑰’𝒎 𝒘𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂 𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒚𝒆𝒂𝒓. 𝑴𝒚 𝒇𝒊𝒓𝒔𝒕-𝒈𝒆𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒆𝒙𝒑𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒏𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒕𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒌, 𝒏𝒐𝒕 𝒂𝒏 𝒂𝒇𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕. 𝑴𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒔𝒐𝒐𝒏.

𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞’𝐬 𝐦𝐲 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮: What are your “I AM” realities? How are you letting them inform your leadership, or are you shrinking from them?

04/03/2026

𝐏𝐮𝐭 𝐌𝐞 𝐢𝐧, 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡

During our oldest grandson’s youth basketball game, the team huddled during a timeout. Our youngest grandson, not even in kindergarten yet, listened intently as their Dad coached the team, reminding them of the strategies they’d learned in practice and encouraging them to have fun.

Whether getting a rebound or inbounding from the sidelines, they pushed the ball down the court, looking for a teammate to set up the best shot. They stayed ready to get the loose ball and put it back up in the basket.

𝐀𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐨𝐧, 𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐫, 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐦𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐃𝐚𝐝, 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐝, “𝐏𝐮𝐭 𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞, 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡. 𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐝𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬.”

Fast forward: watching our youngest grandson play basketball in his league, it was clear he had taken his Dad’s coaching for his brother’s team to heart. He confidently dribbled the ball down the court, looking for the open player to make the pass.

At his age, the game is still about learning fundamentals. But it was clear that he had developed skill and judgment by watching his brother and putting in the work himself.

𝐀𝐬 𝐚 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫, 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐲 𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬. They are not called up to work on major projects, offered the opportunity to deliver a high-visibility presentation, or tapped on the shoulder to mentor a colleague through a challenging assignment.

Yet they have quietly observed and developed their knowledge, skills, and capabilities through opportunities within the organization and through volunteer efforts. They confidently and competently show up in every situation.

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲, 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞.

𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐚𝐥, “𝐏𝐮𝐭 𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐧, 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡.”

Leaving a capable team member on the bench too long breeds restlessness. And restlessness can quietly turn into disengagement or into a resignation you did not see coming.

𝐆𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐬𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐝𝐨, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞, 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐝 𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭.

A leader who knows their team members’ full capabilities can shift and proactively engage everyone to utilize their diverse talents at different times.

Doing so shows you care for individuals, pay attention to the unspoken, and can build a high-performing team.

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