The Courage to be Powerful
By Andrea Chilcote
A lifelong commitment I have made to my clients and my work in general is to practice what I teach. It is the way of integrity. This does not mean I aim to be perfect, or that I am at any given time masterful, or “better than”—it means that I continuously work to behave in the ways I hope to inspire others. Often, conditions conspire to offer me tests of my resolve.
Of late, I have been working with the quality of courage and its many complex behaviors.
One such behavior, “speaking truth to power,” seems to be at the heart of many development dilemmas.
It’s Time to Wake Up
By Andrea Chilcote
When you and I get up each day and make the decision to continue to lead, it is an act of courage.
The Power of Courageous Intent
By Andrea Chilcote
As I look into the new year, like many of you, I don’t have a clear view of what the future holds. When people ask me what I have planned for 2025, I startle a bit. How could I possibly know what I intend for 2025 when I don’t want 2024 to end?
Yesterday, when asked this question (again), I replied,
Looking Back to Look Ahead
By Andrea Chilcote
With the holidays upon us (already!), it’s time to look back and reflect on the year. I hope you can find an abundance of gratitude, albeit mixed with some “what ifs.” Reflection can be so meaningful…
Leadership Courage: Desired, Yet Elusive
By Andrea Chilcote
We are steeped in the process of gathering evidence to prove (or disprove) my hypothesis that what leaders need now are compassion, courage, and humility. Part of that work involves an assessment of leaders of varying levels across
Free Leadership Assessment: Anecdotes to Evidence
By Andrea Chilcote Compassion, courage, and humility. It’s been more than a year since the release of my book, What Leaders Need Now, a work in which I posit that these three leadership qualities are simultaneously essential for healthy, thriving organizational cultures—and in dangerously short supply.
The Burnout Complexity
By Andrea Chilcote How are you feeling right now? Energized or drained? Lively or bored? Engaged or burned out? I am blessed to do work that I love. Yet there are times when I’m feeling tired, rundown, and in need of…something.
Becoming Who We Are
By Andrea Chilcote
As we grow through life, do we change “who we are” or do we become ourselves? I remember being asked by a potential client, “What do you do, really, as a coach?” He seemed earnest, so I answered sincerely. “I help people become themselves,” I replied.
So, You Have an Executive Coach…Now What?
By Andrea Chilcote
This article was born from my latest podcast episode in which I interviewed two clients about their experience with executive coaching. David Clapp of CarterBaldwin Executive Search and Virginia Neiswender of Cox Enterprises kindly spent time with me to help other leaders understand the benefits of coaching and share some of the best practices for maximizing its impact.
Now is the Time to Engage
By Andrea Chilcote
Have you recently heard (or spoken) the phrase, “There’s a lot of fear out there”? I have heard it a lot, though I’m in the unique position in which people often confide in me the conversations they have only with themselves in the middle of the night.
