Plum Leadership Group

Plum Leadership Group Plum Leadership Group specializes in leadership development and executive coaching, providing customized solutions to meet the unique needs of our clients.

As a boutique firm, we offer tailored experiences that foster personal & professional growth.

06/02/2026

The rink teaches you something no leadership book can.

It’s easy to show up on a good day but when you’re part of a team you also have to show up on your bad days. How you and your teammates react to those bad days is leadership in action.

Full episode linked in bio and it’s a good one.

06/01/2026

Culture is not built just by the people at the top.

It is built in the small moments between the people standing next to each other every shift. The check-in before service starts. The acknowledgment after a hard table. The two words - good shift - at the end of the night.

This time last week, I had the privilege of spending 90 minutes with the incredible team at Richmond Golf and Country Club talking about just that. Connection, compassion, and why your energy is more contagious than you realize.

Every single person in that room - from the GM to the newest team member - has a role in how this season feels. That is the message. And it lands differently when the whole team hears it together.

If you want to bring this conversation to your team, I would love to hear from you.

05/29/2026

In sport and at work, I have seen a lot of teams suffer.

And the ones that struggle? It almost never comes down to talent or strategy.

It comes down to how they handle mistakes.

The gossip starts. Emotions go unmanaged. And slowly the culture erodes, sometimes without anyone realizing it’s happening. Before long the culture is the problem, not the person who made the mistake.

Simple shifts change everything. But someone has to be willing to lead them.

Your team doesn’t all think the same way. Your leadership style shouldn’t either.The May issue of Grown to Lead is out n...
05/28/2026

Your team doesn’t all think the same way. Your leadership style shouldn’t either.

The May issue of Grown to Lead is out now. This month we’re covering how to lead neurodivergent and multi-generational teams, why curiosity is your most underrated management tool, and practical ways to get more out of every person on your team.

Subscribe via the link in the bio so you never miss an issue.

Kelly Lannan is one of the sharpest people I know when it comes to leading across generations — and also happens to be a...
05/26/2026

Kelly Lannan is one of the sharpest people I know when it comes to leading across generations — and also happens to be a good friend. She spent nearly a decade at Fidelity focused entirely on younger investors, and now runs their flagship Boston branch with a team that spans every generation in the workforce. This conversation is the real thing.

If you’re managing a team right now, this one’s for you.

Link in bio to listen to the full episode.

05/15/2026

You’ve probably sat across from someone in an interview and thought: this person is a lot.

Too scattered. Too intense. Too in their head.

Dr. Áine O’Dea wants you to reconsider that instinct.

The person with 15 thoughts at once? That’s your creative problem-solver. The one who’s painstakingly thorough? That’s your internal auditor. The one who questions everything? That’s your innovation engine.

Hiring for sameness feels safe. But it’s a slow drift toward groupthink — and groupthink doesn’t build businesses.

Cognitive diversity isn’t a nice-to-have. It’s a competitive advantage most leaders are leaving on the table.

Listen to the full conversation with Dr. Áine O’Dea on Grown to Lead. Link in the bio.

05/12/2026

You can tell everything you need to know about a leader by how they treat the people who can do nothing for them.

It sounds simple. It is also one of the most consistently overlooked leadership signals there is.

Dr. Áine O’Dea on the advice that has stayed with her longest — and why it still holds up.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

05/06/2026

Most leaders would never intentionally tell someone to hide who they are at work.

But when a throwaway comment signals that a certain way of thinking is unwelcome, that is exactly what gets communicated. And once someone starts masking, you lose the best of what they bring.

Dr. Áine O’Dea on what well-meaning leaders get wrong about neurodivergence — and how to lead differently.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

What if the employee you’ve been trying to manage differently is actually the one who will push your whole team forward?...
05/05/2026

What if the employee you’ve been trying to manage differently is actually the one who will push your whole team forward?

Dr. Áine O’Dea breaks down what neurodivergence looks like at work, how to lead for every brain on your team, and why inclusion is not about accommodation — it is about performance.

New episode of Grown to Lead is out now.

04/30/2026

The leaders who are hardest on themselves are often the ones who hold others to impossible standards too.

Grace is a leadership skill. Betsy Gregory makes the case in the latest episode of Grown to Lead.

Full episode out now.

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