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There often comes a moment in the leadership journey when a seemingly familiar lesson just lands differently.Maybe weโ€™ve...
10/22/2026

There often comes a moment in the leadership journey when a seemingly familiar lesson just lands differently.

Maybe weโ€™ve understood the value of listening for years. And then someone helps us see how often we โ€œlistenโ€ while actually preparing our own response. Or perhaps we believe in trust, but begin to notice how tightly we hold the work when the stakes are high.

Re-learning asks us to stay with those moments of awareness. To get curious about what happens within us when we feel uncertain, challenged, or responsible for getting it right.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ. It takes honesty to recognize a pattern we thought we had moved beyondโ€”and compassion to give ourselves the grace to practice again.

As our awareness deepens, we begin to notice more. We recognize the impulse sooner. We pause. We make a choice that opens a different possibility for ourselves and the people we lead.

๐Ÿ’ฌ ๐˜ž๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ฆ๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜ฏ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜บ ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฑ?

Most teams have a sense of the culture they want to create. What they often donโ€™t have a clear sense of is the culture t...
10/20/2026

Most teams have a sense of the culture they want to create. What they often donโ€™t have a clear sense of is the culture that currently existsโ€”or, more important, why that culture exists.

๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ฑ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ถ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ถ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ฅ๐˜ด?
๐˜Š๐˜ข๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ญ๐˜บ?
๐˜ž๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฐ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜จ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ด ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜บ?

Those can be a tough conversations.

But making time for them helps teams understand the gap between where they are and where they want to beโ€”and decide what they want to do about it.

The ๐—–๐—ผ๐—น๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ ๐—”๐˜€๐˜€๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ยฎ (๐—–๐—Ÿ๐—”) gives teams a shared picture of their current and desired leadership culture, helping them find language for what theyโ€™re experiencing and focus on where they can grow together.

What might your team discover?

๐Ÿ‘‰ Explore the CLA at the link in the comments.

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—น๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜…. Sometimes, the real opportunity is to step back, look at the bigger pic...
10/20/2026

๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐˜€๐—ผ๐—น๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ปโ€™๐˜ ๐—ฎ๐—น๐˜„๐—ฎ๐˜†๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—พ๐˜‚๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐˜…. Sometimes, the real opportunity is to step back, look at the bigger picture, and understand whatโ€™s creating the problem in the first place. Thatโ€™s Systems Thinker in action.

Our latest Surfacing Creative Leadership infographic explores what the data reveals about Systems Thinker, including:

โœ”๏ธ How systems thinking supports strategic focus and better leadership effectiveness
โœ”๏ธ Why disengagement can keep leaders from seeing the bigger picture
โœ”๏ธ Practical ways to recognize patterns, anticipate ripple effects, and look beyond the obvious

The takeaway? ๐—ง๐—ผ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ, ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฐ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜„ ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜†๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ. The more curious we are about the patterns, assumptions, and connections beneath the surface, the better equipped we are to make decisions that serve the whole.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Explore the Systems Thinker infographic to see what the data revealsโ€”and find practical ways to strengthen your own systems thinking.

๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ ๐—ฆ๐˜†๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€!๐Ÿ‚ This week in Park City, Utah, practitioners ca...
10/16/2026

๐—–๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜‚๐—น๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—Ÿ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ ๐—ฆ๐˜†๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€!
๐Ÿ‚ This week in Park City, Utah, practitioners came together with facilitators Bill Adams and Cindy Adams to deepen their work with leaders and explore how that development can take hold across teams and organizations. Learning in person gives us time to ask questions, share experiences, and learn from one another.

A special shout-out to Crystal Rowley, who joined us for the experience!

๐—ง๐—ผ ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ผ ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฝ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ: ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ for the care you bring to this work and the people you support. ๐Ÿฅฐ As you take what youโ€™ve learned into your practice, you carry the potential to help leaders see more clearly, work through challenges, and create meaningful change together.

Weโ€™re grateful to be learning alongside you.

This week, we hosted another Surfacing Creative Leadership webinar, exploring ๐—ฆ๐˜†๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐˜€ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ.One question from the conv...
10/09/2026

This week, we hosted another Surfacing Creative Leadership webinar, exploring ๐—ฆ๐˜†๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—บ๐˜€ ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ.

One question from the conversation has stayed with us: ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐˜ƒ๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—บ๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด?

As leaders, we can put a lot of care into supporting our own teams and still miss whatโ€™s happening beyond them. A decision that makes sense within one department may create challenges elsewhere. A relationship we havenโ€™t made time for may hold a perspective we need.

Seeing the whole system begins with getting curious about those connectionsโ€”and making room for people to help us understand what we canโ€™t see on our own.

๐Ÿ’ก In your next leadership or coaching conversation, try asking: ๐—ช๐—ต๐—ผ ๐—ฒ๐—น๐˜€๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐—ธ, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—บ๐—ถ๐—ด๐—ต๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ป ๐—ฏ๐˜† ๐—ฏ๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ ๐—ถ๐—ป๐˜๐—ผ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป?

๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ป๐—ผ. Not because the opportunity isnโ€™t worthwhile. Not ...
10/07/2026

๐—ฆ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜ ๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ฝ ๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐˜€๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐˜„๐—ถ๐˜๐—ต ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐˜†๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ป๐—ผ. Not because the opportunity isnโ€™t worthwhile. Not because the work doesnโ€™t matter.

Sometimes itโ€™s simply recognizing that saying yes to everything leaves very little room for what matters most.

For leaders, thatโ€™s not always easy. There will always be another meeting to join, another project to take on, another opportunity that feels too good to pass up.

๐—•๐˜‚๐˜ ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐˜๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ถ๐˜๐—ฒ. And the work we care most deeply about often needs more than whatever energy we have left at the end of the day. It needs space for us to think, explore, create, and go deeper.

Knowing what deserves your yes is part of leadership. So is knowing when a thoughtful no, not right now, is what makes that yes possible.

What are you making room for?

Some certification experiences are simply different. ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ.This December, Bill and Cindy Adams will person...
10/01/2026

Some certification experiences are simply different. ๐—ง๐—ต๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒ ๐—ผ๐—ณ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—บ.

This December, Bill and Cindy Adams will personally lead a special ๐˜ƒ๐—ถ๐—ฟ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น Leadership Circle Profileยฎ Certificationโ€”giving participants the opportunity to learn directly from two of the leaders who have spent decades shaping, teaching, and living this work.

Beyond learning how to interpret and work with the LCP, youโ€™ll have three days to explore the thinking behind the model, ask questions, hear the stories and experiences that bring it to life, and deepen your understanding of what it really means to help leaders move from Reactive to Creative leadership.

If youโ€™ve been considering LCP Certification, this is a rare opportunity to experience it with Bill and Cindy.

๐Ÿ“† Dec. 8โ€“10 | Virtual | 8:30 a.m.โ€“5 p.m. MT

Early bird pricing is available now.

๐Ÿ‘‰ Learn more and register at the link in the comments.๐Ÿ‘‡

09/30/2026

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฝ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐˜€๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ๐—ผ๐—ป? ๐——๐—ผ ๐˜„๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐˜† ๐—ด๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ๐—ฒ๐—ฑโ€”๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐˜†๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐—น ๐—ฒ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜†๐˜๐—ต๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐˜‚๐˜€?

In this ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฎ ๐—ช๐—ถ๐˜‡๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฑ๐—ฟ๐˜† video, Leadership Circle Psychometrician Joseph Leman takes a closer look at the ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒ dimension and finds some fascinating connections between staying centered, working with others, and how we respond when things get tense.

One finding really stood out: When weโ€™re feeling threatened or uncertain, it can be tempting to tighten our grip, tell people what to do, and try to make everything around us behave. But the data suggests there may be another option: Create enough space to manage our own response before we start managing everyone elseโ€™s.

The data also raises some intriguing questions about gender, industry, and what it takes to stay grounded when people are counting on us.

๐ŸŽฅ Join Joseph as he digs into the data behind Composureโ€”and explores how the way we handle pressure doesn't just affect us, but impacts the people around us, too.

Good conversations have a way of opening up new ways of seeing leadership.In this episode of ๐Ÿฑ ๐—ขโ€™๐—–๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฎ ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ธ๐˜€, Leader...
09/29/2026

Good conversations have a way of opening up new ways of seeing leadership.

In this episode of ๐Ÿฑ ๐—ขโ€™๐—–๐—น๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ธ ๐—ง๐—ฒ๐—ฎ ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ธ๐˜€, Leadership Circle Business Partner Mariam Al Douri sits down with host Seda Tekeci to talk coaching, leadership, personal development, and the ongoing work of growing as a leader.

Mariam brings more than two decades of experience working with leaders and organizations across the Middle East and Europe, along with a deep belief in the power of awareness, reflection, and learning from the inside out.

We love to see her sharing her perspective with a broader coaching and leadership community as she and KUN Consult continue to build Leadership Circleโ€™s presence across the MENA region.

๐ŸŽง Take a listen to Mariamโ€™s conversation with Seda at the link in the comments, and see what new insights you discover.

09/24/2026

๐—ช๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜โ€™๐˜€ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—น๐—ผ๐—ผ๐—ธ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—บ ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐˜‚๐—ฎ๐—น๐—น๐˜† ๐—ฏ๐—ฒ๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ด ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐—ฒ๐—ฑ?
In this monthโ€™s conversation, Leadership Circle Co-Founders Bill Adams and Bob Anderson explore ๐—–๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฝ๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜‚๐—ฟ๐—ฒโ€”a Creative Competency in the Leadership Circle Profileยฎ that speaks to our ability to stay centered, present, and connected when the pressure is on.

Composure isnโ€™t about pretending everything is fine. And it isnโ€™t the same as going quiet, pulling back, or keeping your emotions under control. Real composure means being able to feel the fear, pressure, or uncertainty without letting it take overโ€”and staying fully present and connected in the midst of it.

The conversation moves from storms on Lake Erie to high-stakes meetings, from โ€œnothing to gain or loseโ€ to the practice of finding our own inner quiet. Along the way, hear how our presence affects the people around usโ€”and how staying connected can change what becomes possible in even the most difficult moments.

๐Ÿ“ฝ๏ธ ๐—ช๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ถ๐—น๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฐ๐—ต ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ณ๐˜‚๐—น๐—น ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—ป๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—น๐—ถ๐—ป๐—ธ ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐˜€.๐Ÿ‘‡

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