Author: Laurel Ross

Top 3 Transformations Coming in 2026

Laurel Ross August 21, 2025 No Comments
As the summer winds down and we head into the last quarter of 2025, industries worldwide are bracing for seismic shifts driven by technology, workforce dynamics, and societal demands. Drawing…
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Driving Change at Scale

Laurel Ross April 24, 2025 No Comments
Global organizations today face a crucible of complexity: disruptive technologies, fractured teams, and relentless market demands. Leading change at scale isn’t just a goal—it’s a survival imperative. As a transformational…
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Whatever Happened to Servant Leadership?

Laurel Ross March 4, 2025 No Comments
In the not-so-distant past, Servant Leadership was the gold standard for progressive leaders. Coined by Robert K. Greenleaf in the 1970s, it flipped traditional leadership on its head, urging leaders…
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Why Transformation Needs Proven Leaders

Laurel Ross February 24, 2025 No Comments
The U.S. labor market hums along—143,000 jobs added in January, unemployment at 4.0%, wages up 4.1%. Yet beneath the numbers, a quiet scramble unfolds. Companies race to pivot—digital overhauls, hybrid…
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The Crucible of Leadership 2025

Laurel Ross January 21, 2025 No Comments
Wherever you stand on the recent U.S. election, one thing is clear: leadership is defined by moments of challenge. These pivotal moments demand not only decisive action but also a…
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The Enneagram for Business

Laurel Ross August 17, 2023 No Comments
In the evolving world of business, where soft skills and team dynamics have become integral to success, understanding oneself and one’s colleagues has never been more vital. Enter the Enneagram:…
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Five Key Indicators for Ethical Leadership

Laurel Ross May 6, 2023 No Comments
Transformational leaders understand that development and motivation are essential for organizations to achieve their fullest potential. While transformational leadership can be an effective way to create positive change within an…
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Transforming Trouble

Laurel Ross March 19, 2023 No Comments
It is understandable to feel discouraged and defeated when challenges arise. With the acceleration of change, we have unexpected events happening all around us.  As a transformational leader, though, you…
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Leading by Example

Laurel Ross February 19, 2023 No Comments
Transformational leadership is a leadership style that focuses on inspiring and motivating followers to achieve their full potential. One of the most important aspects of transformational leadership is leading by…
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The Basics of Transformational Leadership

Laurel Ross February 6, 2023 No Comments
What IS transformational leadership? Transformational leadership is an approach to leadership that inspires and motivates individuals to achieve their full potential. This approach is characterized by a focus on personal…
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Why Leadership Coaching Matters

Laurel Ross January 24, 2021 3 Comments
In the past ten years, Executive or Leadership coaching has gone from being viewed with skepticism to a business trend that garners over 1 billion dollars each year. What is…
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Overcoming Change Resistance

Laurel Ross December 18, 2020 No Comments
I walk my dogs every morning: rain or shine, wind or heat, I walk my dogs every morning. And every morning I experience some form of change resistance. Now, don’t…
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Leaders: Are you Willing to Take a Half-Step?

Laurel Ross April 25, 2018 No Comments
  The news media are crowded with stories of crises in leadership. Politics, financial institutions, Universities, businesses, healthcare and religious organizations flounder, searching for an approach, a strategy that will…
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Knowing Beyond Knowing: Intuition

Laurel Ross July 6, 2015 No Comments
Intuition is a popular subject these days. References to it saturate social media. I see everything from advice on how to improve my intuition, to tests to discover whether or…
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Here’s the Choice: Do Your Best!

Laurel Ross April 1, 2015 1 Comment
Last Monday, Alberto Zamora arrived home later than usual. He opened his garage door and drove in. He was eager to see his wife and new baby daughter after a…
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Remember the Clue!

Laurel Ross March 23, 2015 No Comments
It’s the lightening round at the end of the game. You still have one chance to pull out the win. The words fly onto your screen from right and left:…
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It’s the Lights

Laurel Ross December 5, 2014 No Comments
  One of my favorite things about the holidays is all the lights in the neighbor. As December 25th approaches, more and more lights appear: icicles, strings, lighted deer scattered…
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In the Waiting Room

Laurel Ross October 24, 2014 2 Comments
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. Pink ribbons adorn the stores, posters remind us to take care of ourselves. But I don’t need October to remind me of my ongoing…
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October Reflections

Laurel Ross October 8, 2014 No Comments
I was talking to a friend of mine this morning about affirmations: those positive statements we create to help us stretch into new areas of personal development. I was reflecting…
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Get Busy Loving

Laurel Ross January 26, 2014 1 Comment
On January 19th, 1967, a man named Michael Daugherty, shot and killed my father, Peter Keefe in Costa Mesa CA. My father had gone out that night after dinner at…
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Playing with the IS-ness

Laurel Ross May 6, 2013 No Comments
Huh?  What’s that? –you ask. As we turn the focus of our attention back to our own quiet center, we are also re-turning our attention to the IS-ness: that which…
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YOU are the Leader!

Laurel Ross April 29, 2013 No Comments
Have you ever been in a conversation with someone who didn’t understand you? It’s like this: you are trying to explain your view or position on a certain subject and…
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Just Love

Laurel Ross April 16, 2013 No Comments
My post will be short today, in honor of those injured and killed in yesterday’s bombings in Boston. I just want to take a moment to send my love and…
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Where is the Love?

Laurel Ross March 19, 2013 No Comments
I love that old Roberta Flack and Donnie Hathaway song, don’t you? “Where is the love, you said you’d give to me through eternity, will it ever be? Where is…
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The Real You: Public and Private

Laurel Ross March 4, 2013 No Comments
What kind of a gap between public and private self do you experience in your daily life? Do you find yourself thinking one thing and doing another? Do you make…
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Change Your Password

Laurel Ross February 19, 2013 No Comments
Do you ever have trouble remembering your password?? Why not use your passwords to give yourself an affirmation. Now that we have to log in for EVERYTHING, I have discovered…
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Finding Your True Abundance

Laurel Ross February 11, 2013 No Comments
Do you have enough of what you need to be happy? What else do you need? Money? A job? What is it? We can lose ourselves in the fear of…
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My Favorite Question

Laurel Ross February 4, 2013 1 Comment
I love it when people ask me: “What can I do to live a spiritual life?” I love it because it is so easy to answer. I’ve heard other teachers,…
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The Power of the Story

Laurel Ross January 28, 2013 No Comments
Are you aware of the stories you tell yourself day-to-day and minute-to-minute?  It’s not your fault if you are not aware–nor are you bad/wrong/unenlightened–if you haven’t noticed it yet. The…
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You’re Right! What Now?

Laurel Ross January 21, 2013 1 Comment
Do you ever catch yourself in the middle of a tirade against yourself? I mean, really hollering at yourself inside your own head? I catch myself more often than I’d…
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Where Are Your Feet?

Laurel Ross January 14, 2013 No Comments
As we step into this New Year, full of exciting changes and opportunities, it seems worth taking a moment to think about our feet. If you’re like me, you probably…
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Dream a Little Dream

Laurel Ross January 7, 2013 No Comments
Have you been thinking about about New Year’s resolutions? Some of us use this time of year to dust off our old ambitions and make another attempt at wishes unfulfilled.…
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Why Bother?

Laurel Ross December 17, 2012 No Comments
The world has changed—did you notice? Last Friday, a young man walked into an elementary school in Connecticut and killed 20 children and 4 adults. Like you, I was stunned…
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What Are Your Gifts?

Laurel Ross December 10, 2012 1 Comment
I have been using the Enneagram both personally and professionally for about 15 years. Though I am certified in (MBTI) Meyer-Briggs Temperament Indicator, I actually prefer the Enneagram’s 9 Personality…
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Everything is Personal

Laurel Ross December 3, 2012 No Comments
Has anyone ever told you: “don’t worry about it–it isn’t personal”? Well, I’m here to suggest to you that it IS personal–in fact, it may be that everything is personal. As…
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I am not the Boss of you!

Laurel Ross November 13, 2012 No Comments
One of the pitfalls that comes with coaching people happens when they give me the role of being their “judge.” I feel so sad about this because if they knew…
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