• Should You Use Group Coaching in 2024?

    Should You Use Group Coaching in 2024?

    Do you want your leaders to operate better in 2024? Doesn’t your overall business rely on having great teams that work together well towards common goals? Have you considered using a group coaching process to catapult how those leaders work to accomplish their success? Group coaching is emerging as a powerful tool within organizations. Unlike…

  • Great Leaders Serve a Purpose That Reaches Much Further Than Their Own Self-Interest

    Great Leaders Serve a Purpose That Reaches Much Further Than Their Own Self-Interest

    Personal Leadership Mastery is essential on the path to success, but what does it really mean in the present moment? Peter Drucker said that “real leadership is the lifting of a man’s vision to higher sights, the raising of a man’s performance to a higher standard, the building of a man’s personality beyond its normal…

  • Penn State Great Valley Welcomes Kathryn DiPuppo Tucker as New Director of Development 

    Penn State Great Valley Welcomes Kathryn DiPuppo Tucker as New Director of Development 

    Penn State Great Valley is announcing Kathryn DiPuppo Tucker as its new Director of Campus Development.   Bringing a wealth of experience in fundraising, relationship-building, and community engagement, Kat is joining the team to spearhead philanthropic initiatives and foster a strong connection with the campus community.  With a distinguished career in the nonprofit sector, Kat has…

  • 7 Ways Coaching Improves Your Leadership Effectiveness

    7 Ways Coaching Improves Your Leadership Effectiveness

    Our goal when coaching is to take deep dives with our leader-clients to help them explore the “why’s” behind their behaviors that keep them stuck in destructive patterns and not just the “what’s”. By approaching our coaching work with this method, our clients make mindset shifts that they carry with them throughout their lives.  …

  • The Only Way to Change Your Results Is to Change Your Thinking

    The Only Way to Change Your Results Is to Change Your Thinking

    If you have goals that you’ve been struggling to achieve, the missing piece may be in your thinking. As human beings, our attitude is essentially a habitual pattern of thinking. When you transform the way you think, it’s an effective tool that can change your behavior, which in turn can lead to better results. Marcus…

  • How To Drive Business Performance by Imperfectly Loving Yourself and Your Teams

    How To Drive Business Performance by Imperfectly Loving Yourself and Your Teams

    During February, this leadership column will focus on the importance of incorporating aspects of love into your daily leadership activities to help you become a more effective leader. Perfectionism kills performance. It is a silent saboteur. In your quest for flawlessness, productivity, innovation, and success suffer. Originating from childhood messages, perfectionist tendencies spread, damaging relationships,…

  • Are You Chasing Magic Bullets or Transforming Your Mindset for Success? Unveiling the Key to Achieving Exciting Goals

    Are You Chasing Magic Bullets or Transforming Your Mindset for Success? Unveiling the Key to Achieving Exciting Goals

    After years of working with many clients to help them achieve their goals, the most common mistake I see people make is trying to find a magic bullet for better results without first changing their thinking. Only by transforming your mindset and emotional state can you take new action leading to new habits that will…

  • 3 Leadership Reasons to Develop Your Self-Awareness

    3 Leadership Reasons to Develop Your Self-Awareness

    During February, this leadership column will focus on the importance of incorporating aspects of love into your daily leadership activities to help you become a more effective leader. Self-aware leadership is not just a personal journey; it is a profound expression of love, both for yourself and the direct reports under your guidance. Your ability…

  • You Can’t Bring Your Old Self with You to Achieve New Goals

    You Can’t Bring Your Old Self with You to Achieve New Goals

    Are you off to your best year yet? Have you clearly defined your three top priorities for 2024? Have you created written and specific goals to achieve those priorities? Are you reviewing your goals every day and identifying the most important activity to move that goal forward? These questions are just the beginning. To achieve…

  • 7 Ways Your Strategic Plan Shows Love for Your Employees

    7 Ways Your Strategic Plan Shows Love for Your Employees

    During February, this leadership column will focus on the importance of incorporating aspects of love into your daily leadership activities to help you become a more effective leader. In May 2002, I was fortunate enough to help facilitate a gathering of five thousand people at a gathering in New York City. The full-day session was…

  • Who’s Leading You? Personal Leadership Entails a Continuous Journey Toward Personal Excellence

    Who’s Leading You? Personal Leadership Entails a Continuous Journey Toward Personal Excellence

    As the leader of your own life, you face a daily choice: lead or follow. Personal leadership and mastery entail a continuous journey toward personal excellence, where you intentionally strive to become the best version of yourself. To live a life aligned with your dreams and passions, you must be deliberate and intentional about your…

  • How to Build Your Leadership Excellence By Loving Yourself

    How to Build Your Leadership Excellence By Loving Yourself

    During February, this leadership column will focus on the importance of incorporating aspects of love into your daily leadership activities to help you become a more effective leader. In the fast-paced and competitive world of leadership, the journey to success often begins with a crucial yet often overlooked aspect—self-acceptance. Self-love and self-acceptance can be challenging…

  • What’s Your Why? A Journey into the Power of Purpose

    What’s Your Why? A Journey into the Power of Purpose

    Motivation is the driving force that propels you toward achieving your goals. It serves as the compass guiding you from point A to point B, infusing you with the courage and energy to tackle the challenges that lie ahead.  Top achievers, the top three percent, are motivated by commitment through systematic goal setting. These extraordinary…

  • 7 Reasons Why You Should Love Your Employees

    7 Reasons Why You Should Love Your Employees

    During February, this leadership column will focus on the importance of incorporating aspects of love into your daily leadership activities to help you become a more effective leader. February is typically known as the month of love and images of floating hearts fill our brains.  Typically, we think of chocolates, Valentine’s Day, and romance for…

  • From Auto-Pilot to Purpose: Daily Practices for Lasting Change

    From Auto-Pilot to Purpose: Daily Practices for Lasting Change

    Just because the calendar simply switched from 2023 to 2024, it’s not enough to magically motivate us to achieve goals. If you want to achieve bigger and more exciting goals than ever before, you cannot take the current you with you. So, the question is who do you need to become, who is your future…

  • From Inbox Overload to Goal Success: Morning Habits That Work

    From Inbox Overload to Goal Success: Morning Habits That Work

    In last week’s article, we talked about the importance of mindful media consumption and the power of remaining in the present moment. This week, let’s dive into how critical it is in the pursuit of success to reassess our daily habits, especially in the early hours when you have the opportunity to set the tone…

  • Delaware County Leadership: Bertram L. Lawson II, President and CEO, YMCA of Greater Brandywine

    Delaware County Leadership: Bertram L. Lawson II, President and CEO, YMCA of Greater Brandywine

    In July 2023, Bertram L. Lawson, II began his newest chapter in the YMCA movement, stepping into the role of President and CEO of YMCA of Greater Brandywine (YGBW).  Throughout a career spanning nearly three decades, Lawson has served at YMCAs across the eastern region, developing a reputation as a prolific leader, a skilled businessman,…

  • Reclaim Your Time: A Strategic Approach to Media Consumption

    Reclaim Your Time: A Strategic Approach to Media Consumption

    If you’re looking to elevate your focus on achieving goals this year, keep this philosophy in mind: “Be Here Now.” This mantra serves as a reminder to direct your attention to what truly matters in your life, aligning seamlessly with your goals program. Being present isn’t just a mindfulness practice; it’s a paradigm shift that…