by Bill Treasurer | Mar 19, 2025 | Courageous Leadership, Leadership Development, Personal Growth
How can you tell when a leader is becoming tainted by hubris and self-centered behavior? We like the simple explanation offered by Patrick Decker, the retired CEO of Xylem, a multibillion-dollar water solutions company. As he was rising through the corporate ranks,...
by Bill Treasurer | Mar 12, 2025 | Courageous Coaching, Leadership Development, Personal Growth, Strategic Planning
Most people perform better when they are heading toward a goal. But it is important to understand that the goals must motivate. If your goals leave you feeling inadequate, stressed out, or overworked, then you will lack the motivation to complete them. But where do...
by GLAdmin22 | Feb 19, 2025 | Courageous Leadership, Leadership Development, Personal Growth
There’s something you need to hear if you’re to be entrusted with leading others. It’s something that you’ve probably not read before, but something you deserve to know. Keep this in the forefront of your mind as you meet the challenges, and reap the rewards, of...
by Bill Treasurer | Feb 12, 2025 | Courageous Coaching, Courageous Leadership, Leadership Development, Personal Growth
A lot has been written about the natural tendency to fear the unknown. In my opinion, the first (and perhaps best) description of this phenomenon comes from the 4000-year-old masterpiece of Plato. In The Republic, Socrates (an early Right Risk-taker) describes fear as...
by Bill Treasurer | Jan 9, 2025 | Leadership Development
Leadership is a messy business… at least when it’s being done right. However, is there room for leader imperfection? It requires making bold decisions, often while relying on ambiguous, shifting, or contradictory information. Sometimes you have to get it wrong, a lot...
by Bill Treasurer | Dec 18, 2024 | Courageous Leadership, Leadership Development, Personal Growth
There’s a certain inevitability to leadership – no matter how high you climb. The view from the top is exhilarating at first—the accolades, the accomplishments, the recognition—but what happens when the climb slows, when the thrill of the ascent gives way to...