Welcome to The Leadership Breakthroughs Blog

As an executive coach, I have learned that leadership skill-sets and mindsets are never fully mastered.  And as leaders, we never reach our full potential.  We all face the challenge to engage others in our mutual goals.  Gaining our followers’ buy-in and commitment is an ongoing challenge.  

To address that challenge, I’ve created over 280 edu-tainment articles to help you purposefully pursue your potential as a leader: one breakthrough at a time.

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Tom
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Integrity

How Preemptive are You? 7 Quick, Powerful Questions to Ask Yourself when Blindsided

We likely agree that integrity is a critical leadership trait. With your reputation on the line, I would argue that
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2020 – Turning Lemons into Lemonade

My 2020 Lemonade: I’m extremely fortunate. I would describe the year as an opportunistic adventure. My friends and family have
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Your Zoom Presence: Put Your Best Face Forward

While it may be true that you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover. The truth is that we not
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Why We Need a Lot of Thanksgiving in 2020

Without warning, the events of 2020 challenged our resiliency. We’ve all temporarily lost much of life that we took for
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Tom Lemanski Hall of Fame Induction

On Thursday October 29, 2020 I became a Hall of Famer in my field. At the Fall Power Summit for
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Getting the REAL Story

When it comes to effective decision making, there's no substitute for being informed. At the same time, we’re living in
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Are You Writing Checks that Your Calendar Can’t Cash?

A check is a promise to pay. The banks hold you to your promise and enforce strict consequences for insufficient
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What Triggers You?

What are "Triggers"? There’s no denying it. We all have events that can lead to a reaction. In psychology a
Wasteful Habits

What Are YOUR New Habits?

Who would have thought that so simple as staying at home could be so challenging? Have you become uncomfortable with
I skate to where the puck is going to be, not where it has been.

Envisioning Your Brave New World

Many of us suddenly have more time. Time is the scarcest of all resources. Count your blessings, assuming you’re healthy.
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Social Distancing: A Poor Choice of Words?

Wordsmith-ing The Brave New World: Our vocabularies have evolved. But some of the new words and phrases can be misleading
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Emotional Intelligence: A Pandemic and Isolation Coping Tool

Have you had experienced any pandemic related feelings of fear, anxiety or doubt lately? Let's learn how emotional intelligence will
Judgmental

How Judgmental Are You?

Being a judgmental leader is like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut – it’s destructive and totally unnecessary. Constant
Failure Celebration

How Do You Reward Failure in Your Organization or Team?

What Kind of Question is This? We can agree that it’s provocative. When is failure ever the goal? So why
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Meet the OTHER Kevin McCarthy

Had enough with the political leadership circus world? There’s a different Kevin McCarthy I’d like you to meet. He’s the
Be Grateful.

How to Spread Gratitude in Our Digital World

How Complimentary is YOUR Close? This is the part of a letter that immediately precedes the writer’s signature, consisting of
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Your Post-Pandemic Hangover: Are You Now More Risk Averse?

How Could You NOT be more Risk Averse? Citizens of the world have experienced relentless fear, uncertainty and doubt since
Positivity

Are You Sabotaging Your Own Happiness?

I won’t bury the lead here. The answer is YES. We all sabotage our happiness to some degree. So the
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Do You Suffer Fools Gladly? What Would You Gain if You Did?

“Suffer Fools Gladly” – Saint Paul; 2 Corinthians, Chapter. 11 As with all theological scriptures, those three words can be
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Effective Leadership Communication: How Accountable are You?

“Communication is a process, not an event.” – Seth Goden Do you treat communication as a process? Or an event?
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That Critical Decision: When Should You “Sleep on It”?

There are times with decision making when we have both the need and the time to think it over. It
Office Gossip

What’s the Harm in a Little Office Gossip?

Why do People engage in Office Gossip? There’s a multitude of motives for gossiping. What are your reasons for engaging?

Leadership Breakthroughs Blog Articles

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What’s “Too Hard” for You?

We all have our mental barriers. Our limiting beliefs that create the perception that certain tasks are too hard. As long as we harbor those beliefs, they will hold us back from pursuing goals with conviction.

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Tom Lemanski

What I Did on My Summer Vacation

I don’t usually write posts that are overly personal or promotional.  But this seemed like an appropriate time to bend my own rules.   A Once-in-a-Lifetime

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