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I want to be honest about something before you decide whether to join me on August 20.This is not another talk about AI....
08/18/2026

I want to be honest about something before you decide whether to join me on August 20.

This is not another talk about AI.

AI is changing plenty about how work gets done. But in 25 years of sitting with executive teams, I have never once seen a piece of software create the kind of leadership gap I'm asked to help fix. What AI is doing is exposing gaps that were already there. Unclear decision rights. Leadership expectations that never got updated. Cultures where people don't feel safe enough to raise a concern before it becomes a crisis.

Technology changes how the work happens. Human Intelligence decides whether your people can actually make the change work.

That's what I'm bringing to this private virtual forum for CEOs, CHROs, and senior leaders. A framework I call the Clarity Cascade, five moves that take executive agreement and actually turn it into coordinated action across an organization. Not another slide about AI. The real leadership work underneath it.

If that's the conversation you've been wanting to have, I'd love to send you an invite.

Request an Invite: https://www.powersresourcecenter.com/executive-forums

08/16/2026

Move in day at - sophomore year! Time certainly speeds up - it’s a real thing somehow. Seems to get harder every year to see her go🥹 but beyond blessed to witness the young woman she is becoming. What an honor of my life to watch her grow. I’m so thankful for this experience. Fly Kyla Powers fly! Go Rams!

There's a specific moment I watch for in almost every organization I work with.A high-performing manager gets promoted. ...
08/13/2026

There's a specific moment I watch for in almost every organization I work with.

A high-performing manager gets promoted. Everyone celebrates. Six months later, she's drowning because the skills that made her brilliant running one team are not the skills required to lead five of them, and no one told her that would be true.

That's not a her problem. That's a clarity problem, and I see it play out the same way in company after company. Executives agree on strategy in the room. Functions pursue competing goals without realizing it. Decisions that should stay at the manager level keep rising back up to the executive team, because nobody handed managers enough context to make the call themselves.

None of this happens because people stopped caring about the business. It happens because the organization grew faster than its leadership clarity did.

On August 20, I'm hosting a private virtual forum for CEOs, CHROs, and senior leaders who are ready to look honestly at where that's happening in their own organization, and what to do about it. It's an invitation-only conversation, and I'd love for you to be part of it.

Request an Invite: https://www.powersresourcecenter.com/executive-forums

After 25 years of sitting with executive teams, there's a pattern I could probably spot in my sleep.Everyone in the room...
08/04/2026

After 25 years of sitting with executive teams, there's a pattern I could probably spot in my sleep.

Everyone in the room agrees. They leave the meeting sure the direction is clear.

Then I talk to their leaders one level down, some of whom feel like family to me at this point, and I hear three or four different answers about what matters most.

That's not because anyone stopped caring. It's because agreement in a meeting and real alignment across a company are two very different things, and I've watched that gap cost good organizations more than they realize.

On August 20, I'm opening up a private virtual forum for the CEOs, CHROs, and senior leaders I've had the honor of knowing, and a few new ones I'd love to welcome in. We'll talk honestly about where that gap shows up, what it costs, and how to close it.

And no, this isn't another AI talk. The technology isn't the problem. It's just shining a light on the leadership gaps that were already there.

Seats are limited on purpose. This is meant to be a real conversation among people who trust each other, not a webinar. If this sounds like your world, I'd love to send you an invite.

Request an Invite: https://www.powersresourcecenter.com/executive-forums

After 25 years working with and coaching leaders, here's what I'm seeing. The people carrying the most weight get the le...
07/31/2026

After 25 years working with and coaching leaders, here's what I'm seeing. The people carrying the most weight get the least support to carry it.

We invest in the strategy. The tech. The teams. But the leader's own blind spots? That still gets filed under nice to have. Or when there's time.

I don't think this can wait...especially in the corporate climate we're currently in.

Check out my latest blog and learn why the case for coaching your leaders now is stronger than ever!

https://www.powersresourcecenter.com/blog/the-case-for-coaching-now

Curious what the Catalystâ„¢ platform actually feels like to use? The Certified Practitioner Experience gives you hands-on...
07/30/2026

Curious what the Catalystâ„¢ platform actually feels like to use? The Certified Practitioner Experience gives you hands-on time in Wiley's modern, digital DiSC ecosystem, not just a slide deck about it.

One note before you sign up: certifying four or more people? Reach out to my team first. We can often arrange a cost-saving Wiley licensing agreement for your organization. https://www.powersresourcecenter.com/everything-disc-certification

For decades, organizations have trusted my team at Powers Resource Center to bring Everything DiSC® into their workplace...
07/28/2026

For decades, organizations have trusted my team at Powers Resource Center to bring Everything DiSC® into their workplace and get it right. Now there is a way to bring that expertise in-house.

The Catalyst™ Certified Practitioner Experience from Wiley trains your HR professionals, trainers, or leaders to run Everything DiSC® themselves, with official certification, ready-to-use materials, and ongoing support from my team behind you the whole way.

Here is what is included: full training on the Everything DiSC® model and Catalyst™ platform, official Wiley certification, facilitation content for Workplace®, Worksmart, Agile EQ, and Management, customizable presentations and scripts, unlimited reporting, and a seat in the Practitioner Community alongside people doing this same work.

Total value: $7,235. Your investment: $3,995. A savings of $3,240, or 45 percent.

Certifying four or more people? Reach out first. We can often set up a cost-saving Wiley licensing agreement on your behalf.

Ready to bring Everything DiSC® to life inside your organization? https://www.powersresourcecenter.com/everything-disc-certification

Every leader making high-stakes calls should have someone in their corner. Not as a perk — as due diligence.
07/23/2026

Every leader making high-stakes calls should have someone in their corner.
Not as a perk — as due diligence.

07/21/2026

When conflict shows up at work, have you noticed you don't really decide how to respond? You just react. Your instinct takes over before you've thought anything through.

After nearly thirty years of coaching leaders, I've found most of us lead with one of four conflict instincts. Some of us Assert and want to deal with it head-on. Some of us express and say what everyone else is thinking. Some of us Harmonize and protect the relationship. And some of us Defend and slow down to get the facts.

Every one of those is a real strength. And every one has a shadow side under pressure. The one who asserts stops listening. The one who expresses starts venting. The one who harmonizes avoids the conversation, and it goes underground. The one who defends turns a discussion into a cross-examination.

None of them are wrong. The skill is simply noticing when your instinct is no longer serving the conversation, and choosing what the moment actually needs. Your instinct is your first response. It doesn't have to be your final response.

I put the whole practice into a short video (above). And if you'd like to build this skill alongside a group of people doing the same work, that's exactly what we do in the Modern Manager Lab → https://www.powersresourcecenter.com/modern-manager-lab (We start TOMORROW!)

Which of the four sounds most like you under pressure? I'd love to know.

07/20/2026

Think about your last important conversation. You probably prepared what you wanted to say. But did you spend any time preparing for the person you were saying it to?

Here's what I've learned after nearly thirty years of coaching leaders. People don't hear feedback the same way. They hear it through their own filter. Some want you to get right to the point. Some need context first. Some need to know you're in their corner before they can hear anything about what needs to change.

One of my coaching clients put it beautifully. He said, "I used to think my job was delivering feedback. Now I realize my job is helping people hear it."

So before your next important conversation, try this. Take two minutes and ask four questions about the person. What motivates them? How do they naturally communicate? What might make them defensive? And what will help them stay open?

I put the whole practice into a short video (above). And if you'd like to build this skill alongside a group of people doing the same work, that's exactly what we do in the Modern Manager Lab → https://www.powersresourcecenter.com/modern-manager-lab We start on Wednesday, July 22!

What helps you actually hear hard feedback? I'd love to know.

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