3 Steps To Being a Courageous Leader Today Leadership DevelopmentHey, I’m Belinda Egan. My mission since I began this journey at Egan Edge is to inspire leaders and those headed toward leadership to be their most authentic selves. Transformative things will happen in your life and the lives of those around you when you take off The Mask and show up, step up, and […] Read More
High integrity can cause problems for leaders. Here’s how to balance being good with being successful. Leadership DevelopmentIntegrity is an interesting word. On one hand, the most common definition of it is “a strict adherence to a set of morals or principles” – a commitment to doing what you consider to be right. On the other hand, it can also be used to mean “complete, whole, structurally sound”. If you consider yourself […] Read More
Remote work is still important work – here’s how to remind your talent they matter Leadership DevelopmentRemote work was once a welcome reprieve for office workers – but things have changed. While remote work is still the preference of most employees – a reported 85% of job seekers saying they prioritize jobs with a remote work option (Robert Half, 2023) – there has been mounting pressure to have employees return to […] Read More
How present are you? The art of Executive Presence Leadership DevelopmentHow often would you say you’re actively present and reflecting your status as an executive at work? Ideally you’d want to say, “All the time.” But are you really? It’s more likely, if you’re like most, that you’re easily “lost in the sauce” in your daily life. When your days are filled with a giant […] Read More
Emotional intelligence Leadership DevelopmentThe most effective leaders are all alike in one crucial way: They all have a high degree of what has come to be known as emotional intelligence. It’s not that IQ and technical skills are irrelevant. They do matter, but…they are the entry-level requirements for executive positions. -Daniel Goleman Hot take: you shouldn’t “leave your […] Read More
These poor communication tactics will destroy your leadership potential Leadership DevelopmentThe real motivation behind your communication with your team might be exactly what’s keeping you from communicating well. We want our leaders to be great communicators. We believe we’re chosen for leadership roles because we communicate well. We get our message across and we get things done. If that’s the case, why are so many […] Read More
Making good decisions as a leader Leadership DevelopmentEver lose sleep over decisions you’ve made (or haven’t made)? How much of your day is filled with mulling over a decision or doubting your ability to make the “right one”? And how do you measure whether a decision was the right one or not? Today we’re exploring decisions: how you make them now, how […] Read More
Are you a strategic thinker? Leadership DevelopmentIf your goal is to be promoted in your organization, you need to be strong in one very particular skill: strategic thinking. If there’s ever been a top buzz phrase thrown onto resumes and into job descriptions willy-nilly, it’s this one. But what does it actually mean? And how do you know when you’re doing […] Read More
Visionary leadership is desperately needed Leadership DevelopmentIn 2023, my goal is to shake up the landscape of leadership. Frankly, I aim to be disruptive – but for a good reason. For too long, we’ve functioned as leaders that do things “the way it’s always been done”. We’ve had our sights on the wrong stuff. We’ve aimed for the wrong goals. We’ve […] Read More
3 steps for practical growth as a leader Leadership DevelopmentImagine spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on training your people and never following up to see if your investment has made a difference in the quality of your trainees’ work. It sounds crazy, but this is precisely what happens in organizations all over America year after year. Leadership training and development is a top […] Read More