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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.
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.
On The Court Series: High Engagement And Low Attachment
In our latest video, executive coach Nicola Albini from The Alchemy Group shares a transformational leadership mindset: High Engagement and Low Attachment.
On The Court Series: What if slowing down made you more effective?
In our latest video, executive coach Liz Goldman from The Alchemy Group explores a powerful shift that transformed one leader — and his entire team.
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.
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.
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.
On The Court Series: Accept to Decline Ratio
In our latest video, one of the founding partners of The Alchemy Group, Allie Wik, shares a story about the power of: tracking your "decline to accept ratio" as a leader, and how it was applied to address overflowing calendars; calendars that often end up driving the bus of your life.
From Excruciating to Exhilarating ... in less than 60 minutes
One of the Top 5 Leadership Practices at The Alchemy Group is leaders have coaches and are coachable. Sounds easy peasy, right? Well, not exactly ...
This is the greatest show…
Fun fact about the Wik Family: on occasion we break out into an impromptu dance party. Yes, at completely random moments I will blast the music and my boys and I will dance our hearts out (while my husband laughs and rolls his eyes).
Blinded By The Light
Two weeks ago Sandy and I were once again in “the room where it happens” for another quarterly Leadership Experience. The good news - we were not plagued by the sounds of construction.
What are you sinking about?
I’ve been noticing a common complaint lately in many of my coaching calls with clients. It tends to begin with something like …“I thought I told him what to go do and then nothing happened”
Mastering the J Turn…
I’ve had a story in the queue that I’ve wanted to share with you all for a while. It’s a story about my eight year old son, Charlie, skiing, self-admiration, and doing it afraid.
I Thought I Had It Handled
Back in January, I had hand surgery. Fast forward four months and I thought for sure I had it handled. I thought for sure my recovery and growth was complete. Until it wasn’t. Check out this video to hear more, and how this closely relates to the journey of leadership…
When Taylor Swift drops a new song called “THE ALCHEMY”
… You immediately listen on repeat, to uncover how this song could possibly relate to The Alchemy Group. I mean, come on! Taylor Swift … writing a song about our company? (And yes, for all our readers I get the song is most likely about her love story with Travis Kelce, and humor me here.)
Tax Season
It is April which means it is officially tax season, which for many of us is not an entirely desirable season of the year. Well this tax season gifted me a powerful leadership “ah ha” moment. Check out my video to hear more …
Under Construction
Several weeks ago we hosted our second open enrollment Leadership Experience. 24 elite leaders gathered at the Adelphi Hotel in Saratoga, NY to embark on an intimate and transformative leadership journey.
What is your system for getting inspired?
Do you ever notice what I call the “New Year’s Gym” Phenomenon? Every year, without fail, the gym, yoga class, spin class is PACKED with people. For the month of January these venues feel like they are bursting at the seams, full of people with New Year's Resolutions.
The HOW is in the WOW
When was the last time you said “wow” OUT LOUD? If it has been any longer than 24 hours, pause and watch this video … You are likely overdue for a “wow”.