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Stop Being Interesting. The “Expert Trap”.

Most leaders operate from a Default Setting of being "Interesting." We think our job is to command the space, have the best stories, and provide all the answers. That is a performance trap.

In this video, Allie Wik is sharing why true leadership influence has nothing to do with being interesting—and everything to do with being Interested.

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Stop Recognizing. Start Acknowledging. Amplify Your Team’s Gold.

Most leaders are experts at recognition of tasks and milestones—celebrating the win, the closed quarter, or the finished deck. Yet very few have mastered the art of acknowledgment.

Sandy Sullivan explores the vital distinction between what people do and who they are. It’s the difference between managing a transaction and seeing a human being.

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The Myth of Being Finished: Why Leadership is an Infinite Game

We talk about leadership like it’s something we graduate from— as if there’s an age or stage where we’re supposed to stop having challenges. After thousands of coaching conversations, Alchemy coach Alex Cary can tell you: there is no finish line. And that’s actually the best news.

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Even Your Coaches Get Scrambled

We're Alchemy co-founders and full-time coaches... we're also clients. And sometimes, being coached is messy.

Today, Sandy Sullivan and Allie Wik go behind the scenes: "I walked into the call feeling whole—like an egg in a carton—and walked out feeling scrambled. Messy. Emotional.”

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Transform Your Leadership in Micro Moments

In the pursuit of high-impact leadership, we often overlook the simplest, most powerful tool: acknowledgment. For The Alchemy Group coach Arza Goldstein, this practice—seeing and acknowledging people for who they are—is the single most important lesson she has alchemized as a coach.

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Why Your Failures are Your Permission Slips

Alchemy co-founder, Allie (Allison) Wik, gets real about the turning point in her professional journey: a major rejection from a former employer.

The secret? She chose to reframe it. Those crushing words became her inner permission slip to pivot and build the path she was meant for.

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The Leadership Truth…We're All Ducks on Water

What happens when successful leaders pull back the curtain on their personal and professional struggles? You get a powerful message about the messy, human reality of growth. Ever feel like you’re smoothly gliding through a difficult period while furiously paddling beneath the surface? You're not alone.

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On The Court Series: Are you a people pleaser?

In this week’s video, one of our executive coaches, Sylvain Newton, shares a practice that has consistently transformed leadership teams from stagnant to high performing: Serving vs. Pleasing.

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On The Court Series: Are you Managing or Leading?

In this week’s video, executive coach Amy Hruby shares a subtle and powerful shift in leadership that can dramatically change how your team responds to you: The difference between managing and leading — and how it directly impacts trust.

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On The Court Series: The Four Trust Signals You Might Be Missing

In this week’s video, executive coach Liz Goldman shares one of the most overlooked — yet powerful — tools in a leader’s toolkit: Tracking trust. Many leaders assume trust is either present or absent. In reality, trust is dynamic — something you can observe, evaluate, and strengthen over time.

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On The Court Series: As Is Reality

In our latest video, executive coach Jonny Roman from The Alchemy Group shares a powerful story about how the narratives we create can silently shape — and limit — our leadership. What if the way you're relating to a situation isn’t based on truth, but on a story you’ve been telling yourself? When we pause to question that narrative and focus on the inarguable facts, we access more clarity, creativity, and confidence.

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On The Court Series: How You Relate to the Issue IS the Issue

In our latest video, one of the executive coaches for The Alchemy Group, Carol Little, shares a story about the power of how you relate to a given situation. Getting curious about the choices you make can unlock a brand new future for you, as a leader, in your professional and personal life.

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On The Court Series: Blind Spots

In our latest video, one of the founding partners of The Alchemy Group, Sandy Sullivan, shares a story about the power of blindspots and how getting curious about your blindspots can unlock a brand new future for you, as a leader, in your professional and personal life.

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