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Weekly wisdom to help you lead with intention and elevate your team’s results

Automatic Alignment

By Wendy McManus | May 22, 2025

(In Both Life & Leadership) Imagine you’re sitting at your desk, with a list of your core values on a…

Your 4 to 6 Core Values

By Wendy McManus | May 14, 2025

Complete the “Mining for Values” Exercise Are you ready for the final phase in “Mining for Values”? Today’s exercise is…

“Mining for Values” Part 2

By Wendy McManus | May 8, 2025

Free Download! Think fast. If I asked you to list your core values, what pops into your mind first? Honesty?…

Mining for Core Values

By Wendy McManus | May 2, 2025

The Step-by-Step Process I Teach Clients Have you ever experienced a time when you suddenly realized… This isn’t the kind…

Your Leadership Impact

By Wendy McManus | April 25, 2025

Create a Legacy You’re Proud of Each individual leaves a legacy. But leaders have a unique opportunity. We have the…

Inner Game vs. Outer Game

By Wendy McManus | April 17, 2025

Which One is Holding You Back? What truly makes a good leader? When most people think about leadership, they picture…

Companies are Failing Their Teams

By Wendy McManus | April 10, 2025

The Top Five Excuses for Not Developing Talent Companies are in a crisis of their own making right now. At…

New Managers Aren’t Trained in Leadership

By Wendy McManus | April 4, 2025

Addressing the Leadership Skill Gap “When I first went from regular employee to manager, I knew exactly how to step…

Control Kills Motivation

By Wendy McManus | March 27, 2025

How To Motivate Without Micromanaging Many newer managers tend to swing wildly in one direction or another in terms of…