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It's Choice, Not Chance, That Changes Everything.

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What Courage Looks Like

Essay

How courage shows up inside organizations. And how to recognize it before it is gone.

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A Fireside Chat With Marshall Goldsmith

Page Society Annual Conference

Marshall Goldsmith on the dream you keep delaying, the people who love you, and the risk you keep failing to take.

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From Oakland Streets To Corporate Suites

Reaching Higher with Aaron Strout

A long-form conversation on the journey from aspiring teacher to communications executive. On championship, authenticity, and the cancer year that changed how she leads.

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The Book

You Are Enough!

Amazon Best Seller · Memoir

The origin story of everything she teaches. On choosing yourself, leading without apology, and rebuilding when life changes the plan.

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This Is What Courage Looks Like Inside an Organization
This Is What Courage Looks Like Inside an Organization

What happens when one leader finally says the thing everyone's been avoiding. A real story of the Decision Effect flywheel in motion.

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I am Turning 62 Today
I am Turning 62 Today

Society has a clear script for 62. Slow down. Step back. Start wrapping things up. I am currently learning pole dancing. We are not following the script.

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The Decisions Most Leaders Don’t Make
The Decisions Most Leaders Don’t Make

Every organizational result is the downstream effect of a decision someone made, delayed, or avoided.

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One Less Place at the Table
One Less Place at the Table

My first Thanksgiving in thirty years without my daughters at the table. And I am grateful, because it means I raised women who are out building their own lives.

Original publish date: November 26, 2024 (Thanksgiving week)

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For Women Leaders

Which Archetype Are You?

Every woman leads from a story, a set of patterns shaped by experience, identity, and the environments we've had to navigate. A short quiz reveals which archetype has been shaping how you lead.

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For Every Leader

The Decision Diagnostic

Are you choosing on purpose or managing on default? A focused assessment of how you actually decide: where courage shows up, where avoidance hides, and what it's costing you.

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