Sarah Bodner, PhD

Executive Coach / Leadership Expert / Trusted Confidant

[Sarah Bodner, PhD @sarahbodner]

It is very common for executives to feel a desire to vindicate themselves. And the longer they stew on the situation, the deeper that desire for vindication can root.

Don’t let your hurt dictate your actions.

#Leadership #ExecutiveCoach #Ego

[Sarah Bodner, PhD @sarahbodner]

Executives have such limited time with the further reaches of your span of care ... spend the majority of it listening rather than talking.

#Leadership #ExecutiveDevelopment #ExecutiveCoach #LeadershipDevelopment #LeadershipTips #ExecutiveLab

[Sarah Bodner, PhD @sarahbodner]

Grey areas are reality of executive life.

So get clear on YOUR boundaries by which you evaluate each gray area decision. Otherwise, you are likely to lose your core values.

Boundaries: What you will / will not do? And in what situations?

#Leadership #ExecutiveCoach

[Sarah Bodner, PhD @sarahbodner]

I often speak with leaders who feel "stuck" in their role.

The best way to get un-stuck is to grow the talent around and below you .... so you are invaluable and irreplaceable.

#Leadership #DevelopingTalent #TalentDevelopment

[Sarah Bodner, PhD @sarahbodner]

A desire to win, the ambition to create, the urge to defend, the fear to fail often tell us to fight ....

Be wise and put your emotions & ego in the back seat so that you can objectively pick your battles and the strategies to win.

#Leadership #ExecutiveCoach #Ego #Power

[Sarah Bodner, PhD @sarahbodner]

My #1 piece of guidance to aspiring coaches?

We cannot see the client clearly if we are looking through our lens ... we just muddy the water with our issues. If you cannot put aside your issues, you have no business coaching.

#Coaching #ExecutiveCoach #Objectivity

[Sarah Bodner, PhD @sarahbodner]

#ExecutiveCoach #ExecutiveEducation #LeadershipDevelopment

[Sarah Bodner, PhD @sarahbodner]

Parent & Leader .....
To be a good at it, both are required to be patient, to set clear expectations, to guide without taking over, to provide helpful feedback, to advocate for and support, to work through their own frustration so as not to place it upon their span of care

[Sarah Bodner, PhD @sarahbodner]

Without exception, high ranking executives rarely receive honest feedback. So they tend to discount "real" feedback.

This is almost always a mistake ....
The ONLY way to discern validity is to enter from a point of genuine curiosity

#Leadership #ExecutiveCoach

[Sarah Bodner, PhD @sarahbodner]

It’s that time of year ……

You may be asked to provide feedback to your leader. You may be nervous and unsure how to do that.

Approach your feedback not as a bomb that will detonate, but as a gift with a genuine desire to help.

[Sarah Bodner, PhD @sarahbodner]

Over and over, leadership development programs ignore the uncomfortable realities of corporate leadership. Leaving "high potentials" unprepared, unprotected, and often unable to survive in the real world as a corporate executive.

Teach them to be politically savvy!

[Sarah Bodner, PhD @sarahbodner]

Recently I saw a post from someone I respect talking about "brand" consistency across social media platforms.

It got me thinking.
It made me curious.
What do people know about me?

I am asking this on all social media I am active on. I'm interested to see the responses.

[Sarah Bodner, PhD @sarahbodner]

It’s that time of year …..
Every executive knows that they SHOULD do It.
Every executive thinks that they WILL do it.
and yet ……it never seems to happen.

Allow me to make you Year End Review easier.

LINK WORKBOOK: https://t.co/ovE9HtCwo7

[Sarah Bodner, PhD @sarahbodner]

Many leaders mis-interpret authenticity as having to be raw and vulnerable with those in their span of care.

Nope!

Just as you would not walk around the office naked, you should not walk around the office emotionally naked.

#Leadership #ExecutiveCoach #Authenticity

[Sarah Bodner, PhD @sarahbodner]

Behind the scenes of the executive reality is rarely pretty. Operating in an environment comprised of pressure, politics, stress, ego, fear, adversaries, uncertainty, hidden agendas, big decisions, and heavy implications is not for the faint of heart.

#Leadership #ExecutiveCoach

[Sarah Bodner, PhD @sarahbodner]

Leading by example is just table stakes .... a starting place for leaders. You have to clearly communicate your expectations and then create accountability for yourself and those in your span of care to live up to those expectations.

#Leadership #ExecutiveCoach

[Sarah Bodner, PhD @sarahbodner]

In the real world, nothing goes as planned, so those well thought out plans are not gonna work.

But having done the hard work of planning, you have already considered other options so you can easily adjust and move forward.

#Leadership #ExecutiveCoach #LeadershipTips

[Sarah Bodner, PhD @sarahbodner]

The end of year rush to complete (often irrelevant) goals that were arbitrarily decided (or simply made-up) at the beginning of the year.

The goal is NOT the destination.
The goals IS the indicator towards the destination.

#Leadership #ExecutiveCoach #Accountability

[Sarah Bodner, PhD @sarahbodner]

Rather than getting frustrated by the lack of respect, focus on the respect you NEED vs the respect you WANT. Then set your ego aside and build credibility where needed.

#Leadership #ExecutiveLeadership #ExecutiveCoach #LeadershipDevelopment #LeadershipTips #Ego

[Sarah Bodner, PhD @sarahbodner]

A healthy ego is not bad ... it is necessary for success at executive levels. BUT, that same ego must be kept in check and not allowed to take the lead in thinking, feeling, or action.

#Leadership #ExecutiveCoach #LeadershipDevelopment #Ego #Perspective