How Coaching Can Build Better Leadership Engagement
by Brittany Teepe | Jun 10, 2025 | Coaching, Leadership Development, Uncategorized
By: Patty Prosser It is widely believed that an Engaged Leader is a more Effective Leader. Why? Well, aside from the fact that they generally produce greater results for the companies they serve, an equally important reason is that Engaged Leaders foster an...
What We’re Reading: “It Doesn’t Have to Be Crazy at Work” Book Review
by Brittany Teepe | May 22, 2025 | Career Development, Leadership Development, Uncategorized, What We're Reading
By: Brittany TeepeIf you’re fed up with the “hustle harder” mentality that dominates so much of the business world today, It Doesn’t Have to Be Crazy at Work by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson is the perfect antidote. Fried and Hansson, the co-founders of a...
It Might Be Time For a Coach When….
by Brittany Teepe | May 15, 2025 | Career Development, Coaching, Uncategorized
By: Patty Prosser I’m sure you’ve heard it said that “Everybody needs a Coach,” and where that’s certainly true, you don’t have to be wrestling with a crisis to enlist the aid of an Executive or Leadership Coach. Executive Coaches help leaders with all kinds of issues...
How One Bad Member of a Leadership Team Can Damage a Good CEO’s Reputation
by Brittany Teepe | Apr 30, 2025 | Career Development, Coaching, Leadership Development, Uncategorized
By: Patty Prosser For years, CEOs were viewed as virtually and remarkably untouchable. However, in recent years, CEOs have come under much greater scrutiny, both for the actions they take and those they don’t. And nothing can be more damaging to a CEO's reputation...
A Coaching Tale: The Adaptive Leader
by Brittany Teepe | Apr 9, 2025 | Career Development, Coaching, Leadership Development, Uncategorized
By: Patty Prosser As a long-time Executive Coach, there have been many case studies that reflect how coaching can dramatically improve an individual’s performance. However, often the key to real success is the individual’s openness to accepting help, and the...
Managing Vs. Leading: Making the Critical Shift
by Brittany Teepe | Mar 26, 2025 | Career Development, Coaching, Leadership Development, Uncategorized, Women's Leadership
By: Patty ProsserAt The Center for Leadership Excellence, we find that many new leaders we work with struggle with letting go of their old manager responsibilities. They tell us that they find it difficult to keep from falling back to those familiar tasks they were...
Barriers to Bridges: How Women are Creating Inclusive Workplaces
by Brittany Teepe | Mar 24, 2025 | Career Development, Leadership Development, Uncategorized, Women's Leadership
By: Brittany Teepe Women aren’t just participating in the workforce - they’re reshaping it. Across industries, they’re tearing down outdated systems and building environments where collaboration, equity, and innovation thrive. And they’re not waiting for permission...
Mentorship Made Easy: Finding (and Being) Great Mentors
by Brittany Teepe | Mar 17, 2025 | Career Development, Emerging Leaders, Leadership Development, Uncategorized, Women's Leadership
By: Brittany Teepe All month long we have been celebrating the trailblazers, glass-ceiling shatterers (I know it’s not a word, but I think it should be), and everyday powerhouses who’ve paved the way for women. But let’s talk about the future - because the next...
Selecting a Leadership Coach That’s Right For You
by Brittany Teepe | Mar 12, 2025 | Career Development, Coaching, Leadership Development, Uncategorized, Women's Leadership
By: Patty Prosser Every Leader Needs a Coach - Here’s What to Look for When Selecting One That’s Right for YOU! Today, having an Executive Coach is pretty common. And, where most people in corporations assume that being given the chance to work with a coach is a...
Supporting or Sabotaging? How Women Can Lift Each Other Up and Knowing When You’re Not.
by Jessica Gendron | Mar 5, 2025 | Women's Leadership
Many women must navigate patriarchal systems to advance in their careers, but there’s a fine line between strategic survival and reinforcing the very oppression that holds women back. Are you unknowingly “carrying water for the patriarchy”? Learn how to identify these behaviors, shift your mindset, and actively support other women in the workplace.