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.
How To Approach Involuntary Coaching Engagements And Reluctant Clients
When someone is nudged into coaching by their company for whatever reason, for the coach, it can feel like trying to start a conversation with someone who has one foot out the door. Unlike clients who come to coaching on their own with a desire to grow, involuntary clients might feel skeptical or resistant.
3 Ways To Address Values As Part Of Your Business Strategy
You’ve probably heard about the role of values in your life, which drive your behaviors, actions and reactions, responses and decisions. What you may not have considered is the increasing role that personal values are playing in the workplace.
14 Tips To Help Professionals Break Free Of Procrastination
14 Tips To Help Professionals Break Free Of Procrastination
Seven Messages From Your Inner Critic and How to Silence Them
In the book Own Your Greatness: Overcome Impostor Syndrome, Beat Self-Doubt, and Succeed in Life, the authors, two expert therapists, estimate that 70% of people will experience imposter syndrome in their life.
20 Consequences Of Promoting Leaders Who Lack People Skills
Our founder Kathy Shanley joined a Forbes Coaches Council expert panel to explore the potential consequences of promoting professionals lacking in people skills and why leaders should pause before extending a promotion to the wrong person.
How To Get Employees On Board With New Workplace Policies
Having to navigate organizationwide change while simultaneously steering their teams and businesses toward success is an inevitable part of the job for today’s leaders.
Seven Steps For Meaningful Feedback To Get The Results You Want
Gallup’s findings show that “organizations are not teaching managers to have meaningful conversations at the right frequency with their teams.”
15 Practical Ways To Strengthen Self-Control And Willpower
15 Practical Ways To Strengthen Self-Control And Willpower
Four Actions To Achieve Your Next Career Goal
Last year, nearly 20% of Americans surveyed said they plan to pursue a new full-time job or career.
19 Hurdles To Giving Constructive Feedback (And How To Overcome Them)
Our Founder Kathy Shanley has joined a Forbes Coaches Council expert panel to discuss common challenges leaders encounter when it comes to offering constructive feedback and share practical solutions to overcome these barriers.
20 Skills That Distinguish Great Managers From Good Ones.
While a good manager can achieve results, a great manager leverages certain leadership skills that leave lasting impressions on teams and organizations, amplify positive outcomes and inspire growth.
7 Strategies To Manage Your Relationship With Your Manager
Your success and satisfaction at work are rooted in creating a great relationship with your manager. Doing so can be a major career booster!
18 Ways For New Leaders To Balance Visionary And Operational Thinking
We’ve joined a Forbes Coaches Council expert panel to share 18 ways for new leaders to balance visionary and operational thinking.
17 Ways Company Leaders Can Combat The ‘Loneliness Epidemic’
Recently, there have been many media stories about a global “loneliness epidemic.”
18 Coaches Share The Top Issues Clients In Their Space Are Focused On
We’ve joined a Forbes Coaches Council expert panel to share the top issues our clients are seeking guidance on and how we prepare to face those challenges head on.
Four Actions To Free Up Your Time To Be Your Best
Read my latest article to learn the four actions that’ll help you prioritize your precious (and limited) time to be your best!
14 Ways CEOs Can Help Employees Make Decisions Based On Company Values
We’ve joined a Forbes Coaches Council expert panel to share the best ways for a CEO to foster a culture of values-based decision-making across all levels of the business.
20 Things To Not Forget About In A First-Time Founder’s Business Plan
Statice Founder Kathy Shanley joins a Forbes Coaches Council expert panel to share ways entrepreneurs can ensure they don’t ignore pivotal aspects they should be integrating into their business plans.