by Terri Klass | Jun 8, 2025 | Building Trust, Collaborative Leadership, Communication, Core Values, Executive Coaching, Influential Leader, Leadership Coaching, Leadership Development, Teams
One of the biggest frustrations that leaders face isn’t a lack of skills or knowledge—it’s being out of alignment with the people around them. This is often a topic brought up in my coaching sessions with leaders at all stages of their careers. Whether it’s a...
by Terri Klass | May 25, 2025 | Building Trust, Collaborative Leadership, Communication, Executive Coaching, Influential Leader, Leadership Development, strategic listening
The leader seemed upset that her team wasn’t receiving the message she was sending out during a team meeting. “Listen everyone. We need to be on a call late tonight to get the information from our colleagues in Asia. Without their input, we cannot finish our report...
by Terri Klass | Apr 27, 2025 | Building Confidence, Career Development, Collaborative Leadership, Curiosity, Gifts and Strengths, Leadership Development, Open-Minded
Working with a senior leader recently, it became clear that they were feeling very stuck in their daily work routine. They were feeling frustrated that in some way they had lost their “mojo” and couldn’t find a way to recapture it. As the coaching session continued,...
by Terri Klass | Nov 24, 2024 | Appreciation, Collaborative Leadership, Executive Coaching, Leadership Coaching, Leadership Development, Team Building
What’s gratitude got to do with leadership? Everything! As the Thanksgiving holiday approaches leaders in the United States are preparing for an onslaught of family visitors, delicious turkey dinners and plenty of personal drama. It can be a stressful time for...
by Terri Klass | Oct 13, 2024 | Building Culture, Collaborative Leadership, Influential Leader, Leadership Coaching, Leadership Development, Team Building
Leaders always seem to be in a rush. They are often working against tight deadlines with internal and external customers breathing down their backs. At least this may be the perception of their daily work worlds. I’ve coached leaders who can barely breathe as they...
by Terri Klass | Jul 14, 2024 | Building Confidence, Building Trust, Career Development, Collaborative Leadership, Executive Coaching, Gifts and Strengths, Influential Leader, Leadership Coaching
In many of my blogs throughout the years I have shared the idea that “leadership is not for the faint of heart”. Being a leader may sound enticing and it really can be very fulfilling. Yet sometimes leaders fall prey to their own internal thinking that can hijack...