From the front lines of leadership
These articles reflect the questions leaders are asking right now—about influence, change, trust, communication, and what it really takes to lead well in today’s workplace.
As a regular Forbes Coaches Council contributor to Forbes, I write at the intersection of research, real-world leadership challenges, and what I see every day in my work with executives and teams. Each piece is designed to offer practical insight you can apply immediately—whether you’re navigating complexity, developing leaders, or strengthening how people work together.
This page brings my Forbes articles together in one place so you can explore the ideas most relevant to your role, your team, and your organization.
If an article resonates, it often connects directly to the workshops, assessments, and leadership work we do with clients.
16 Ways Leaders Can Beat Perfectionism And Boost Their Self-Confidence
Recognize how self doubt shows up.
Four Actions Extraordinary Employees Take
Giving and receiving feedback, keeping your agreements, managing how you show up and doing what’s best for the company can benefit everyone.
Find A Happy Middle Between Blind Trust And Micromanagement
Find A Happy Middle Between Blind Trust And Micromanagement
How to Help Diagnose And Overcome Burnout
Asking short, open-ended questions helps us discover what’s really concerning our employees. .
Lessons Learned From Standout Group Sessions
We are excited to join a Forbes Coaches Council Expert Panel to share memorable group coaching engagements and what made them so exceptional.
Statice Founder Awarded AUA Presidential Citation
On May 1, the American Urological Association (AUA) presented our Founder Kathleen Shanley with a Presidential Citation for her work in advancing AUA’s mission in public policy and advocacy. Presidential citations are awarded to individuals deemed to have significantly promoted the cause of urology.
You Can’t be a Good Communicator without Being a Good Thinker
A Harris poll of 251 business leaders estimated their teams lose nearly an entire working day—or 7.47 hours per week—due to poor communication each week. Of those leaders, 22% equated that lost time to be valued at $50,000 or higher annually.
The solution? Businesses need to invest in the ways their teams connect because communication impacts how and whether people want to respond, creates an understanding of expectations and priorities and, ultimately, impacts the bottom line.
4 Steps For Exiting Your Job Gracefully
In December 2022, around 4.1 million people—or 2.6% of the workforce—quit their jobs. I was one of them.
How 14 Coaches Help Their Clients Overcome Procrastination
Procrastination can be a major roadblock to achieving one’s goals, and it’s a challenge that many professionals face.
Take These Six Actions To Maximize Engagement
Engagement soars when you connect on a personal level.
15 Professional Coaching Trends From The Past Year That Will Carry Into 2023
Statice Founder Kathy Shanley is excited to join the Forbes Coaches Council in discussing 15 professional coaching trends from the past year that will carry into 2023!
14 Executive Coaches Share Leadership Lessons For New Leaders
See the potential in your team and find ways to maximize it.
We’re in Forbes.
I am excited to share that our Statice Founder is featured in a Forbes article entitled “Faced big challenges in 2022? 15 Ways CEOs Can Rally The Team For The New Year”.
Why Policy Priorities Matter and Ways to Ensure They Align with your Members’ Thinking
Identifying the issues that are important to your members and developing related policy positions are key components of any membership association.
Is this who you want to be?: A client success story
It’s hard to forget a client like Natacha who approached me several years ago looking for a new way to look at her life.
Lessons Learned
As I wind down my time as Chief Policy Officer at the AUA, I wanted to share words of wisdom I learned from our leaders.
The Five Behaviors™️: Healthy Behaviors That Improve Team Accountability
In a survey of 4,000 people, 89% of respondents thought that their work team would be more effective if people were better at holding one another accountable.
