Thoughts from Conscious Leadership Coach Sue Heilbronner
Latest blogs from Sue
Aug
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Jul
29
Conscious Leadership and Current Events
I’ve been involved in some recent discussions about current events from my home base in Boulder, Colorado, in the United States. Honestly, who hasn’t? I know these conversations are happening everywhere in the world, but I imagine things are particularly complex in the US.As I often do, I look at... read more →
Jul
11
Why I Ask Every CEO I Coach to Attend Leadership Camp First
I am fortunate to have the opportunity to provide executive coaching to some of the most talented CEOs and other C-level executives I know. CEO coaching relationships are intimate and lengthy. Many of my CEO coaching clients have been working with me for years; I have worked with others on their teams... read more →
Jul
11
A 💯% Responsibility Exercise
I’ve been thinking a lot about my “model” or “definition” of leadership in the context of what I do as a coach to leaders or companies and what I deeply care about pertaining to the Conscious Leadership practices we bring to companies, camp and forums.I first tried on authenticity. I... read more →
Jul
11
There Has Never Been a Better Time for Hyper-clear Agreements
We talk a lot here about the value of Clean Agreements for conscious leaders. But it has never been more obvious to me that now is the best time I can remember to double down on this conscious leadership choice. While you're at it, I'm going to recommend also upping... read more →
Jul
11
The ROI of Authenticity: Happiness, Effectiveness, and Bottomless Devotion (or Why We Do Leadership Camp)
We believe there is a significant ROI on Authenticity. Read the full post, “The ROI of Authenticity,” on Medium. Here’s a summary of everything we believe companies and leaders get from cultivating authenticity at work:ROI #1: Turning towards our natural instincts to be who we are reduces friction and allows... read more →
Jul
11
The Awkward Olive: Introducing a Holiday-Relevant Game For Gatherings
This year I’m attending holiday festivities with thirteen people I don’t really know. Most of them know each other, as at least five of them grew up in the same house, the rest are partners, extended family, and me. You know at a salad bar when you notice an olive... read more →
Jul
11
Say Yes, Show Up, and Be Present
Two years ago, I was working on my new startup, WildeGuide. As it happened at that time, all of my mentors were male. Though these gentlemen offered years of experience and a willingness to help, once in a while it would occur to me that I didn’t have a single... read more →
Jul
11
Running Conscious Virtual Meetings on Zoom: Hot Tips and Ahas
There’s never been a more important time for good leadership, and for now, for most of us, that leadership is virtual.Like everyone else, I’ve been running heaps of meetings online in the last month as COVID-19 has forced us all to stop traveling and work from home. There is no... read more →
Jul
11
Learning About Appreciation and Self-Awareness from The Apple Store “Clap-Out”
During a recent visit to the Apple Store in Boulder, a team member at the back of the store called for everyone’s attention, interrupting my transaction. I wondered what the hubbub was all about?Team members in the trademark matching t-shirts started clapping as they lined up on both sides of... read more →
Jul
11
Performance Management: More About Us (and our Cognitive Biases) than Our Employees
Our friend and portfolio CEO Devon Tivona of Pana recently shared this article on Cognitive Bias and Performance Management. In short, the post reflects on how managers diagnose and handle “performance problems,” suggesting that oftentimes solving or improving a performance issue hits a dead end when the manager doesn’t fully... read more →
Jul
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