When I say I’m a leadership coach, people think I help tall people speak louder. I’ve learned as a 2nd generation leadership coach with over 10yrs in the field: the most effective leaders are the most themselves. When it comes to impact, radical integrity invariably beats conformity to stereotype.

Yet: few define themselves as leaders. Being a leader must mean being smarter, better, stronger than others. Being a leader must mean others are lesser, coerced, controlled. This old model of “power over” limits good people’s willingness to step up.

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