The Lenserf Group

10/09/2026

Earlier this week, we asked which sign of being your team's help desk hit closest to home: back-to-back conversations, a team that asks instead of decides, or strategic work pushed to evenings.

Here's what to do about it: stop fixing and start coaching. Four small shifts to help your team decide so you don't have to:

1. Pause before you answer. Count to three when someone brings you a problem.

2. Ask one question, like "What have you already considered?"

3. Ask for a recommendation. Make "Bring me the problem and your best option" a team norm.

4.Accept the 80%. Their solution won't be exactly yours, but it will be 100% theirs.

Which one will you start with this quarter?

10/07/2026

If every decision still lands on your desk, you're not leading a team. You're running a help desk.

Most leaders get promoted for what they know and what they deliver. Nobody teaches the next skill: helping your team decide so you don't have to. It starts with knowing when to give the answer and when to help someone find their own.

The signs are easy to miss:

1. Your calendar is back-to-back conversations
2. Your team asks instead of decides
3. Your strategic work gets pushed to evenings

Which one hits closest to home? Tell us 1, 2, or 3 in the comments

10/05/2026

Your team is capable.
But every decision, every approval, every problem still routes through you.

At some point, that stops being leadership and starts being the thing that holds your team back.

Join Farnia Fresnel, founder of The Lenserf Group, for "Are You the Bottleneck?", our next Leadership COGS session. She'll help you figure out where your involvement really adds value and where it's capping what your team can do.

You'll leave with a simple Dependency Audit to see what needs to move beyond you.

Wednesday, October 14 @ 1PM ET
Register via BetterSpaces on Eventbrite: link in comments

10/02/2026

Is your team learning to think, or learning to wait for you? 🤔

A lot of leaders hear "build a coaching culture" and picture something awkward: endless questions, no straight answers, and a team that's more frustrated than empowered. In this clip, Farnia Fresnel shares why that picture is wrong (and there's a laugh in it you'll recognize).

Here's the simple version:
A coaching culture is a workplace where developing people's judgment is part of everyday work, not a special conversation saved for performance reviews. Leaders still decide, direct, and share what they know. The difference is that they also make room for their people to grow into confident decision makers.

Signs coaching is becoming the norm on your team:
🔹 Meetings include more voices than just the leader's
🔹 Problems come with proposed solutions attached
🔹 Fewer decisions bottleneck at the top
🔹 New leaders are emerging from withiWhich of these is your team strongest at? Which one needs work?

From Leadership COGS by The Lenserf Group, in partnership with BetterSpaces.

Leader Coaching Skills helps managers turn these habits into everyday practice.

07/13/2026

is back in Q3. Join us for micro-learning focused on developing coaching skills in everyday leaders.

See you soon.

06/19/2026

Today, we honor Juneteenth.

A day of freedom, remembrance, resilience, and responsibility.

May today be a celebration of progress and a reminder of the work still ahead.

06/10/2026

Many professionals are in job search mode due to changing markets, business priority, or choosing to step out for a breather.

We are hosting an in person "Search Salon" to support folks with structure, mindset, focus, and a framework. It will be in person in Philly (we may have a hybrid option based on demand).

Please share with someone who may need the community and added support.

Overview video: https://youtu.be/olRdPyss6fY?si=tb92LWNWDpS5gPMW
They can submit interest here: https://forms.gle/rv2JUTKwVU2aRGq88

Today is the day that you ignite your job search. The Search Salon provides the in-person structure, mindset, focus, and framework to support your job search. Over just five weeks (June-July 2026), you will reevaluate yourself, reconnect to your environment, and redefine your search strategy. If you...

05/12/2026

This week we celebrate all things coaching...

Encouraging you to participate in one or many of the scheduled activities or just tune in here for daily tips.


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03/07/2026

Get There, Sooner.

Announcing the launch of Spring Accountability Circles.

The Inaugural Ignite Circle is 12 weeks (March 13 - May 29) of focused action for people who are ready to do the work.

Inside the Circle, you commit to meaningful goals across life and leadership and meet regularly to report progress, sharpen focus, and remove obstacles. Each session is structured to help you stay aligned with what matters most.

We'll focus on:

• Clarifying priorities and meaningful goals
• Building disciplined ex*****on habits
• Strengthening personal and professional capacity
• Moving ideas into action
• Maintaining momentum throughout the year

The Circle combines facilitated conversation, peer accountability, and practical reflection.

If you’ve ever found yourself saying:

“I know what I want to do… I just need to follow through.”

This is the room.

Ignite Circles are ideal for:

• Leaders and entrepreneurs
• Professionals navigating growth or transition
• High performers who want structured accountability
• Anyone ready to move from intention to ex*****on

Learn More: https://eypacademy.lenserfgroup.com/ignitecircle
Register Here: https://eypacademy.lenserfgroup.com/offers/J24QrGAd/checkout

EYP Academy is a comprehensive suite of courses and professional development services that support first or only leaders to lean in and level up.

03/04/2026

How many goals are actually living in your head right now?

Not just the big career ones.

The dentist appointment.
The certification.
The panel you want to pitch yourself for.
The boundary you need to set.
The revenue target.
The “I should really…”

This International Women’s Day, we’re getting it out of your head and onto the board.

🔥 IGNITE Your Goals BINGO
🗓 March 6 | LinkedIn Live
Hosted by The Lenserf Group's Farnia Fresnel and Nonya Collier of Elinor Management

In one high-energy, interactive session, you’ll:

✔️ Name what you are working on this year
✔️ See what’s personal vs. professional
✔️ Spot what’s urgent vs. meaningful
✔️ Walk away with clarity and momentum

This isn’t vision boarding.
This is activation.

Because high-achieving professionals don’t struggle with ambition.
They struggle with carrying too much alone.

Let’s clear it.
Let’s focus it.
Let’s IGNITE it.

Drop a 🔥 if you’re joining us live.

Register Here: https://www.linkedin.com/events/7433737385110036480?viewAsMember=true