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Bringing Humanity Back to Work: Leading with Values and Joy in 2026 - December 22, 2025
As this year draws to a close and we look ahead to 2026, I’ve found myself slowing down in some noticeable ways. Listening more. Questioning more. Letting go of things that once felt essential but no longer do. And I’m paying closer attention to joy. Not the loud, performative kind, but the quiet, steady kind that signals alignment. It feels like the right moment to name this out loud, because so many leaders I work with are feeling something similar: successful on paper, ex

Carol Pfeiffer
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Celebrating 10 Years of Expansive Leadership Coaching - October 1, 2025
Ten years ago, I took a huge leap. I left behind the security of a corporate paycheck and decided to bet on myself. On October 1, 2015,...

Carol Pfeiffer
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The Words We Choose (and Why They Matter) - July 14, 2025
I had planned to publish a different blog – back in late May. I even publicly said I would in my early May blog. But then… life happened....

Carol Pfeiffer
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Whole Leaders Start with Whole Humans - May 8, 2025
May is Mental Health Awareness Month , and next week is International Coaching Week (May 12–16) —both feel like timely invitations to...

Carol Pfeiffer
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Self-Awareness and the Power of the Pause - April 22, 2025
An essential aspect of effective leadership is recognizing your identity as a leader and understanding your influence on others. My...

Carol Pfeiffer
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Resilience and Leadership: How to Keep Going When the World Feels Hostile - March 31, 2025
These last few months have been full of social and political upheaval, creating challenges and conversations for leaders that are...

Carol Pfeiffer
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Work, Love, and Play - December 17, 2024
“The richest and fullest lives attempt to achieve an inner balance between three realms: work, love, and play.” - Erik Erikson I recently...

Carol Pfeiffer
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This Election Day, Slow Down. Take Time for You. Remember Who You Are. - November 4, 2025
At the publishing of this blog post, it is the eve of Election Day 2024. We are living through a politically charged period of time, one...

Carol Pfeiffer
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How to Create More Space in Every Day with Ruthless Delegation - October 7, 2024
This month, I’m celebrating the nine year anniversary of my business. I have now officially been my own boss for nine months longer than...

Carol Pfeiffer
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Are you Going Through a "Lifequake" - May 22, 2024
A few weeks ago I stumbled across a concept that I love: the “lifequake.” It comes from Bruce Feiler’s book, Life is in the Transitions: Mas

Carol Pfeiffer
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You are What You Think: How Mindset Changes Everything – March 5, 2024
I’m not someone who goes through the world with much fear on a daily basis, but lately, it’s been coming up for me in different areas of my

Carol Pfeiffer
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Defining Values and Honoring What Matters Most – December 18, 2023
The end of the calendar year is an excellent time to look back at the last 12 months and engage in some heartfelt self-reflection,...

Carol Pfeiffer
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Why Vision is the #1 Success Factor in Your Life and Work – October 3, 2023
Welcome to Fall! It’s been a while since I’ve published this newsletter. I’m looking forward to reconnecting with you as we move into the...

Carol Pfeiffer
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Retaining Your Best Employees During the Age of Resignation – February 28, 2023
Back in January, Monster.com reported that 96% of employees are planning to look for a new job in 2023 , according to its December Job...

Carol Pfeiffer
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Set. It. Down. – January 31, 2023
“Worrying does not take away tomorrow’s troubles, it takes away today’s peace.” -Anonymous Coaches need coaches, too (we’re only human,...

Carol Pfeiffer
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Your Presence (Not Presents) is Requested this Holiday Season – December 20, 2022
Well, here we are. There are only a handful of days left in 2022. Some people love the holidays; they love spending time with their...

Carol Pfeiffer
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A Guide to Getting Women to Want to Work for Your Company, and Keep Working for Your Company – November 29, 2022
McKinsey & Company, in partnership with Leanin.org , recently released an eye-opening study titled, “ Women in the Workplace 2022 ,”...

Carol Pfeiffer
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The Partnership of Coaching – November 1, 2022
In my work with clients, I frequently hear people say, “I should have known that” or “I should have been able to figure this out on my...

Carol Pfeiffer
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What is Enough? – October 3, 2022
Exhaustion : The Oxford dictionary defines it as, “A state of extreme physical or mental fatigue.” “The action or state of using...

Carol Pfeiffer
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The 12-Hour Walk: How I Unplugged to Reconnect with Peace and Creativity – September 12, 2022
In my last blog post, I wrote about two important neural networks in the brain: the TPN (Task-Positive Network) and the DMN (the Default...

Carol Pfeiffer
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