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06/18/2026

✨ For decades, others tried to define Dolly Parton with labels. She chose something different. She stayed true to herself and kept building.

Many of us carry labels that were assigned years ago: too emotional, too sensitive, too ambitious, not leadership material. The problem isn't that people label us. The problem begins when we believe them.

In my latest blog, I explore what Dolly Parton can teach us about leadership, self-awareness, and how The GLIMMERS Effect™ helps us recognize the old stories that no longer serve us.

➡️ 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐥 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲?

🔗 Read the full article and join the conversation: https://ceoptions.com/2026/06/what-dolly-parton-can-teach-leaders-about-labels-confidence-and-authentic-leadership/

06/18/2026

06/17/2026

🤖 I had an unexpected conversation with ChatGPT the other day.

After asking it to revise the same piece over and over again, it pointed out something I teach leaders all the time ➜ under pressure, we fall back into our familiar patterns.

In my case? The Procrastinator pattern. Perfectionism disguised as “just one more edit” was keeping me from moving forward. Even AI recognized what I was doing before I did. 😄

Sometimes wisdom shows up in surprising places.

06/16/2026

𝐒𝐤𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬. ✨

After 35+ years working with leaders and organizations, I've learned that culture change doesn't begin with another technique. It begins with a Glimmer—that moment when you recognize an old pattern and choose differently.

And when awareness spreads across a team, something remarkable happens. I call it 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑮𝑳𝑰𝑴𝑴𝑬𝑹𝑺 𝑮𝒍𝒐𝒘™.

🔗 Read my latest blog to discover why lasting transformation starts from within: https://ceoptions.com/2026/06/the-glimmers-glow-what-happens-when-self-awareness-becomes-contagious/

06/15/2026

𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦.

Under pressure, hidden patterns from our past often shape how we communicate, react, and lead. The good news? Those patterns can be identified—and transformed.

When leaders understand the stories driving their responses, they gain the ability to lead with greater clarity, resilience, and emotional intelligence.

True leadership transformation starts from the inside out. 🦋

06/12/2026

🎭 At age 80, John Lithgow won another Tony Award.

Impressive? Absolutely. But what caught my attention wasn't the award itself. The leaders who leave the greatest legacy are not the ones who stop after achieving success. They are the ones who continue learning, adapting, and growing.

In my latest blog, I explore the hidden patterns that keep leaders stuck, the power of GLIMMERS™, and why staying teachable may be the greatest standing ovation of all.

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐧𝐨 𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮?

🔗Read the article here: https://ceoptions.com/2026/06/what-john-lithgows-tony-award-can-teach-us-about-leadership/

06/10/2026

Leaders love metrics, dashboards, and performance indicators, but numbers alone cannot resolve the anxiety, mistrust, and invisible patterns that shape how people work together.

But real leadership begins when we stop treating human problems like spreadsheet problems and start addressing what is happening beneath the surface.

That's where transformation lives. 🔍

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐩 𝐨𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐧𝐨 𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞?

06/09/2026

𝐀𝐈 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐳𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐲𝐳𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐬. 𝐁𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐧'𝐭 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐬𝐭.

It can't sense fear hiding behind resistance. It can't recognize when stress has triggered an old pattern. And it can't create a GLIMMER, that moment of awareness when we stop reacting and start responding.

The future isn't humans versus AI. It's humans with AI. 🤖❤️
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗻𝗼 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲?

🔗 Read the article here: https://ceoptions.com/2026/06/the-more-ai-we-have-the-more-human-we-must-become/

06/08/2026

𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐚 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐮𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐬 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥?

The workplace is often where old family patterns get replayed.

The Rescuer rescues.
The Rebel rebels.
The Pleaser avoids conflict.

Leadership begins when we recognize the pattern, step out of the costume, and choose a new response. That's where real change happens. 🎭

06/05/2026

𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂.
𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗽 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴.

The recent controversy surrounding Scott Pelley and CBS raises a question every leader eventually faces: Do you stay silent to protect your position, or speak up to protect your principles?

In my latest blog, I explore what happens when truth collides with fear, why organizations become fragile when honesty is punished, and how moments of conflict can become powerful leadership glimmers. 💡

The question isn't whether you'll be triggered. You will be.

🔗 Read it here: https://ceoptions.com/2026/06/what-scott-pelley-and-cbs-can-teach-us-about-leadership-under-pressure/