Global Innovator | Humanitarian | National Geographic Explorer | United Nations Visionary Award Recipient | TED Speaker

Aloha, I’m Dr. Elizabeth Lindsey

I help leaders make clearer decisions when conditions keep changing.

In the Pacific, navigators call this wayfinding:
staying oriented in motion, reading what’s real, 
trusting your inner compass, and course-correcting calmly.

Many leaders are carrying high-stakes pressure:

• uncertainty without clear answers
• burnout they don’t talk about
• markets shifting faster than strategy
• the sense that the old map no longer fits

My work helps you:

• see clearly (inside and out)
• reduce decision overload and choose the next right step
• course-correct with steadiness as conditions change
• return to True North: values, meaning, alignment

I’m a National Geographic Explorer and anthropologist (PhD in ethnonavigation). 
I translate timeless wayfinding wisdom into practical frameworks for modern life.

I’m currently building a digital wayfinding companion for decision mastery. 
Planned release: mid-April 2026.

From those who’ve experienced my work:

“Elizabeth's timeless insights provided critical unlocks to our team and will no doubt do the same for a broad audience.” 

Ashley Grice, CEO BCG BrightHouse

"Elizabeth is a spellbinding presenter who embodies an inimitable coherence as a daring explorer, visionary, and courageous advocate for cultures around the world."

Dr. Chellie Spiller, Leader-in-Residence, Oxford University

"Elizabeth has greatly honored her cultural heritage. She is superbly qualified for her global quest to find and protect the essence of at-risk cultures." 

Captain Don Walsh, National Geographic, Ocean Elder

Dr. Elizabeth Lindsey

The people you keep close 
shape the person you become.

Not through grand gestures.
Through quiet moments of belief 
when you doubt yourself.

It's been true for me.

Each time, the difference between 
staying stuck and moving forward 
came down to one thing:

The voices I let into my inner circle.

This is what I learned from those voices:

Some people light fires. 
Others tend them. 

The rarest ones sit with you in the dark 
until morning comes.

You need all three.

The colleague who sees 
your potential before you do.

The friend who stays steady 
when you're not.

The mentor who celebrates small wins 
like they're milestones.
Because they are.

At this stage of life, 
we're choosing people who energize us.

We're building connections 
that feel like true partnership.

We're keeping company 
with those who expand our vision.

Your circle should make you braver, 
not smaller.

It should remind you who you are 
when the world tries to tell you who you're not.

Surround yourself with people 
who reflect your strength back to you.

Not because they're perfect.
But because they're real.

Share with those who 
want to protect their peace.

For daily insights on intentional leadership, 
join me, Dr. Elizabeth Lindsey.

Dr. Elizabeth Lindsey 

Helping leaders navigate with greater clarity | National Geographic Explorer | United Nations Visionary Award Recipient | TED Speaker

Most people don't fail because they lack talent.

They fail because they stop believing.

You've started over before. 
Maybe more than once.

You may be standing at another edge, 
wondering if you still have what it takes.

If so, I understand what you're going through.

You may feel exhausted from holding it together.
Wonder why decisions don't feel as clear.
Worry this time might be different.

That doubt isn't weakness.

It's the cost of caring deeply 
about what comes next.

Belief isn't something you find. 
It's something you practice.

One small decision at a time.
One honest conversation.
One step when you're not sure.

A year from now, 
you won't remember the fear.

You'll remember the moment 
you chose to trust yourself anyway.

Not because it was easy.
Not because you had all the answers.

But because you decided your next chapter 
mattered more than your comfort.

Repost for those standing at their own edge.

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I didn’t quit my career.
My life quit it for me.

I spent 15 years building a career.
Then life said: "start over."

Seven times.

Each time felt like failure. 
Like I'd missed some invisible rulebook 
everyone else had memorized.

After decades of reinvention, 
the chaos wasn't random.

Hard conversations I avoided 
taught me courage.

Projects that collapsed 
taught me resilience.

Moments I felt obsolete 
taught me adaptation.

Every time I felt a loss of identity,
I learned who I actually was.

The skills I needed for what came next 
were being forged in what felt 
like falling apart.

Your uncertainty right now isn't
evidence you're behind.

It's preparation.

- The pressure you feel leading through fog.

- The exhaustion from holding it together.

- The quiet fear that you've peaked.

These aren't signs you're failing. 
They're the exact conditions that build 
the steadiness you'll need for what's ahead.

What you're going through isn't punishment.

It's preparation for what you asked for, 
even if you didn't know you were asking.

The question isn't whether you 
can handle what's coming.

It's whether you'll trust that everything 
so far has been getting you ready.

Think of one moment in the past year 
that felt like a setback. Write down what 
strength it actually built in you. 

That's the pattern worth seeing.

For daily insights on Inner Leadership, 
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Real luxury isn't what they're selling you.

It's waking up without an alarm.
Walking to your kitchen in silence.
Making tea while the world 
is still quiet.

I spent years collecting symbols 
that meant nothing.

The title that impressed strangers.
The watch that said I'd made it.
The calendar so full it proved
I was indispensable.

Then burnout taught me
what I'd been trading away:

• Saturday mornings with nowhere to be
• Conversations that go deeper than work
• Sleep that actually restores you
• The ability to say 'no' without justifying it

The people I admire most
don't own the most expensive things.

They own their attention.
Their energy.
Their peace of mind.

They've learned the difference between
being busy and being fulfilled.

True luxury is building a life
you don't need to escape from.

Everything else is just noise
we've been convinced to call success.

Repost for those redefining wealth.

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One of the hardest things you'll do
is stop holding on so tight.

Most people I work with are exhausted not from 
doing too much, but from holding too hard.

Gripping the role that no longer fits.
Gripping the client who drains you.
Gripping the identity you've built.

Detachment isn't giving up. It's clearing space.

When you stop chasing what doesn't want you, 
you make room for what does.

When you stop begging for the seat at the table, 
you build your own table.

When you stop settling for misalignment, 
you finally hear your own compass.

This is the work of your next chapter:

• Let the wrong opportunities fall away
• Let go of relationships that cost more than they give
• Stop defending choices that no longer serve you
• Trust that what's meant for you won't require force

Detachment is the quiet strength that comes from 
knowing your worth doesn't need external validation.

Let go. Make space. Watch what arrives.

Share with those who are ready to start trusting.

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Most leaders I know are exhausted.

Not tired. Exhausted.

They've built the career, 
earned the title, checked every box.

But somewhere along the way, 
they lost themselves.

After decades of starting over, 
I've learned:

The markers of real wealth 
aren't on your resume.

1. They're in your body:

• Can you sleep through the night?
• Do you have energy for what matters?
• Can you move without pain?

2. They're in your mind:

• Can you sit in silence without spiraling?
• Do you trust your own judgment?
• Can you let go of what you can't control?

3. They're in your circle:

• Do your people see the real you?
• Can you be honest without performing?
• Do they make you better or just busier?

The truth most won't say out loud...

You can have every external win 
and still feel hollow inside.

Because success without peace isn't wealth.
Achievement without health isn't winning.
Status without real connection is just noise.

The people who last 
don't optimize for more.

They protect what actually sustains them.

Repost for those interested in 
the markers of real wealth.

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Own who you are.
Then approval stops being currency.

I spent 20 years building 
a version of myself that 
looked good on paper.

The right credentials. 
The right titles.
The right answers.

But this is what what no one 
tells you about that version:

It requires constant maintenance.

Every decision becomes a vote.
Every choice needs validation.
Every move waits for approval.

The exhausting part is that you’re never 
quite sure if you're succeeding 
or just performing.

I see this pattern everywhere now.

Leaders who've built incredible careers 
suddenly second-guessing everything.

Professionals in transition asking everyone 
else what they should do next.

People who've earned their authority 
still seeking permission to use it.

The shift happens when you realize:

The approval you're chasing 
won't make you more certain.

It just makes you more dependent.

Owning who you are isn't about confidence.

It's about ending the negotiation.
It's deciding your experience counts.

Your instincts matter.
Your path is valid even when others 
don't understand it.

The people who move through transition with clarity
stopped asking if they're allowed to be who they are.
They just started being it.

Repost for those who are tired of 
seeking permission to trust themselves.

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You're standing at a threshold 
you didn't plan for.

The path that carried you here just ended. 
The next one isn't visible yet.

Lessons I've learned in major transitions:

1. The discomfort isn't a warning sign.
It's the way through.

2. You don't need to see the full path 
to take the next step.

3. You need something else entirely: 
trust in your inner compass.

4. The stillpoint within you 
has always been there. Quiet and precise. 

Most people at this crossroads 
do one of two things:

They retreat to what feels safe.
Or they step into what's possible.

I've chosen the second path multiple times.

Each one of them felt like 
starting from scratch. 

Each time I was wrong about that.

You're not starting from zero 
when you rebuild in your second act.

Something changes when you're rebuilding 
instead of building fresh.

You stop navigating by external markers.
You start trusting internal guidance.

You learn to read the terrain, 
sense direction, 
and trust the next right step.

The metrics change completely.

You stop measuring:

• Whether you're keeping pace 
with people half your age

• If this matches your original plan

You start measuring:

• Whether this aligns 
with your inner compass

• If you're honoring 
what that stillpoint tells you

Your next chapter won't mirror your last one.

It's going to surprise you.

Not because you forced it into being.

But because you trusted the process 
when you couldn't see the full picture.

If you found this helpful, share it with those 
who are navigating a transition.

For more on Mastery and Mindset, 
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If mental clarity is wealth, 
we’re in a recession.

Notifications pinging.
Multiple browser tabs demanding attention.
Podcasts, articles, updates.

All are competing for the same mental space.

We mistake consumption for productivity.

Your brain wasn't designed for this.

The executives I work with
often feel mentally exhausted.

Not because they lack focus.
But because they're trying to focus
on everything at once.

Your attention is finite.
Your mental bandwidth has limits.

The clearest leaders I know
protect their cognitive space
like their most valuable resource.

They turn off non-essential notifications.
They batch similar tasks together.

They create buffer zones
between intense work sessions.

They understand that saying ‘yes’
to every information stream
means saying ‘no’ to deep thinking.

Mental clarity isn't about
processing more information faster.

It's about choosing what deserves
your mental energy in the first place.

Your next breakthrough won't come
from consuming more content.

It will come from creating space
for your best ideas to surface.

Repost for those ready to protect
their mental well-being.

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Change doesn’t wait for your approval. 
It waits for your trust.

Most people think transformation 
is about having a plan.

It's not.

It's about dissolving.

At 50, when my husband died, 
I found myself standing 
in the rubble of everything I knew.

Logic said stay.
Stay where the memories lived.
Stay where it felt safe.
Stay where it made sense.

But something deeper whispered: 

California.

I had no plan.
No job waiting.
No logical reason to go.

Just an inner knowing 
that wouldn't be silenced.

That whisper was my instincts 
guiding me through the darkness.

The truth about transformation 
is that it feels like dying 
before it feels like living.

The caterpillar doesn't just grow wings.

It dissolves.
Completely.
Into nothing recognizable.

No map through the dissolution.
No roadmap for the in-between.

Just trust in what wants to emerge.

Your deepest instincts are 
your compass when 
everything else fails.

They feel the pull 
before your mind understands.

They sense the opening 
before your eyes can see it.

They know the way forward
when logic offers only fear.

Transformation is:

1. Messy before it's beautiful.
2. Terrifying before it's liberating.
3. Confusing before it's sacred.

But your body knows the path
when your mind is lost.

The whisper that says "go."
The pull that says "now."  
The knowing that says "yes."

Instead of asking:
"What if I'm making a mistake?"

Ask:
"What if my instincts see 
what my mind cannot?"

I followed that whisper to California.

Not because it made sense.
Because it made me alive again.

In the space between 
who I was and who I was becoming,
instinct was my guide.

It led me home to myself.

What's calling you to trust more deeply?

Share with those navigating 
their own transformation.

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join me, Dr. Elizabeth Lindsey.

Wayfinding for modern leaders | Decision clarity as conditions change | National Geographic Explorer | United Nations Visionary Award Recipient | TED Speaker

"May you never lose the drive 
to pursue the things you love 
no matter how hard it gets."

It's important to remember
you're not alone.

It gets hard for all of us.

At different points.
And in different ways.

The question isn't whether it will get hard.
It's whether you'll keep going anyway.

I've led expeditions far beyond my abilities. 
The difficulty wasn't the point. 
The pursuit was.

1. The drive doesn't disappear. 
It gets buried under doubt.

2. Hard doesn't mean impossible. 
It means you're stretching.

3. What you love 
will ask everything of you. 

4. You don't need certainty. 
You need commitment.

5. The exhaustion is real. 
So is your capacity.

6. Alignment matters 
more than ease.

7. Your compass still works, 
even when you can't see the path.

The things worth pursuing don't get easier.

You get stronger, clearer, steadier.

And that's how you keep the drive alive.

Not by avoiding the hard parts.
By remembering why you started.

I'd love to know what keeps you going 
when things get hard.

Share to remind others: 
that the pursuit is worth it.

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and inner steadiness, join me, 
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Most redirections don't feel like upgrades.

They feel like failures.

Like proof you missed something.
Or, evidence you're falling behind.

When you stop measuring redirections against 
where you thought you'd be, and start measuring 
them against who you're becoming, 
everything changes.

1. The layoff that felt like rejection 
becomes the exit you needed.

2. The pivot that looked like retreat 
becomes the recalibration you avoided.

3. The change that seemed like loss 
becomes the clearing you required.

Not because you're putting a positive
spin on it.

But because you've built enough self-trust 
to know you don't need the old path 
to validate you.

A secret to happiness is to have 
so much love for yourself that any redirection 
in life feels like an upgrade.

That's not about affirmations.

It's about knowing your worth isn't tied to a title, 
a trajectory, or someone else's timeline.

When you trust yourself that deeply, 
redirections stop feeling like setbacks.

They start feeling like course corrections.

And that shift changes everything.

Repost this for those who 
are navigating a redirection.

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Starting over doesn't mean you're behind.
It means you're brave enough 
to begin again.

If you're standing at the edge of a major transition right 
now, you might be wondering if you have what it takes.

You do.

After rebuilding my life from scratch at 50, I learned 
something that completely shifted how I think about 
starting over:

I went from being a married executive and co-owner 
to a widow starting over when the company dissolved.

Everything I'd built with my husband was gone.
Yet, my past wasn't wasted. 

Every year I invested, every challenge I faced, 
every decision I made built something in me 
that can't be taken away.

Resilience. 
Fortitude. 

The ability to keep going 
when everything falls apart.

That's not gone. That's yours.

When you're rebuilding and everything feels 
uncertain, these steps helped me find solid ground:

• Stop measuring yourself against 
who you were 10 years ago. 

Your experience didn't disappear. 
It's the foundation you're building from now.

• Write down 3 hard things you've already 
survived. Not to dwell on them. 

To remember you're tougher than you think.

• Take 1 small action today that aligns with 
where you want to go. 

Not where you've been. Where you're headed.

• Trust that the skills you've built over decades 
don't expire. They adapt. 

You've done this before in different forms.

Transition at this stage of life looks different 
than most people think:

You're not starting from zero. 
You're starting from experience. 

Not too old to rebuild, but exactly 
the right age to do it with wisdom. 

And you're moving forward with 
more tools than you had at 30.

Every morning is a choice: 

Either believe the voice that says 
you're too old and you've wasted everything.

Or, remember that you've rebuilt yourself 
more times than you can count. 

You already know how to do hard things.

This is just the next one.

Repost for those facing their own transitions.

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Humanitarian | National Geographic Explorer | United Nations Visionary Award | TED Speaker

Most people in their 40s to 60s 
don't abandon their dreams.

Instead, they quietly negotiate them down.

A little less ambitious.
A little more "realistic."
A little safer.

I've done this.
For self-protection.
To avoid disappointment.

I’ve also watched brilliant leaders do the same:

• The executive who wanted to start something new 
but stayed for the pension.

• The founder who had a vision 
but settled for what seemed possible.

• The professional who knew their worth 
but accepted what was offered.

They didn't fail.

They just made their dreams smaller 
to fit the life they already had.

After starting over more times than I can count, 
I've noticed something:

Your reality will always try to shrink your dreams.

That's not wisdom. 
That's fear wearing a practical mask.

The real question isn't whether your dream fits 
your current reality.

It's whether you're committed enough 
to build a new one.

Because the ones who actually create what they want 
don't downgrade their vision.

They upgrade their belief in it.

They stop asking "Is this realistic?" 
and start asking "Am I all in?"

Your dream doesn't need to be smaller.

You need to believe in it more.

Repost those who are ready 
to stop negotiating with their potential.

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Real influence isn't about getting people to follow you.
It's about helping them get where they want to go.

When I am truly present for others,
they feel seen, heard, and cared for. 

An unspoken connection is born.

People who actually move things forward
aren't the ones talking about themselves.

They're the ones asking better questions:
"How can I help you?"
"Who should you be connected with?"
"What would success look like for you?"

The Law of Influence is simple:
Your influence grows when you place
others' interests first.

Not as a networking strategy.
Because it's how real relationships work.

Here's what that looks like:

• Share opportunities that don't benefit you
• Make introductions without expecting anything back
• Celebrate someone else's win publicly
• Ask how you can help before talking about what you need
• Remember what matters to them, not just what matters to you

The most influential people I know
built their reputation one conversation at a time.
One moment where they chose to serve
instead of self-promote.

Your influence isn't your title or your followers.
It's how many people are genuinely better off
because they crossed paths with you.

Start there.

Repost for those building influence
the right way.

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Reinvention begins the moment you decide.
You're no longer available for your old life.
That's when everything shifts.

At 50, newly widowed, I found a travel magazine.
Something stirred so deep I couldn't ignore it.

I was living too small.

I made a commitment to myself: I would travel.
I had no plan. No map. No idea where it would lead.

It led to National Geographic.
First Polynesian Explorer in their history.
And first female fellow. 

Someone once told me I'd never do great things.
That I should be grateful for the job I had.

People project their own fears.
Most often, their opinions are untrue.

You don't need permission to walk away 
from what no longer serves you.
You don't need to wait until it makes sense.

The dream comes before you're ready.
Before you have a plan.
Before you know the next step.

You've already started by considering it.

What version of yourself 
are you no longer available for?

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courage and finding your True North.

We're drowning in content.
And calling it strategy.

Every platform screams:
"Post more. Share more. Create more."

But I've watched people exhaust 
themselves feeding the machine.

I've been there myself.

Creating because we think we should.
Not because we have something worth saying.

But content without meaning is noise.
Meaning becomes increasingly valuable.

After years of watching what actually
cuts through the chaos, here's what separates
content that matters from content that disappears:

1. One focused message beats ten scattered ideas.
Stop trying to cover everything in one post.
Pick one insight. Make it crystal clear.

2. Write for the person lying awake at 2 AM.
The executive questioning their next move.
The leader feeling uncertain about their path.
Not for the algorithm that rewards frequency.

3. Share what you've lived, not what you've learned.
Your battle scars carry more weight
than all the books you've ever read.

4. Before you publish, ask: "Will this matter in a week?"
If the answer is no, save your audience's attention
for something that will.

The creators who actually influence
don't confuse volume with value.

You can post every day.
But only if each post earns
the attention it's asking for.

Something that makes you think.
Something that changes how you see things.

Meaning requires space to breathe.
Noise fills every available moment.

Your audience's attention is sacred.
Let's treat it that way.

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substance over frequency.

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Status is rented. 
Character is earned

When you prioritize character,
success becomes inevitable.

Not because you're chasing it,
but because people want to 
work with those they trust.

I've watched this play out
across continents and cultures.

In Kenya, a Maasai elder with no formal education
taught me more about leadership in one afternoon
than four years of college.

His secret wasn't his knowledge.
It was how he listened.
How he made every person feel seen.

I saw this pattern play out around the world.

The fisherman who shared his catch
never went hungry.

The mother who adopted a stranger's sorrows
never lacked for family.

Choosing character over credentials
requires courage that some people lack.

You'll lose opportunities that compromise your values.
You'll speak truth when lies would profit you.
You'll invest in relationships 
that may never "pay off."

This is the cost that our achievement-obsessed world 
doesn't talk about.

The people who sustain success
ask different questions from the start:

Not "How can this help me?"
But "How can I help?"

Not "What will I gain?"
But "What value can I add?"

That shift in orientation
changes everything.

The difference between performative 
and authentic character is simple:

Performative character asks:
"What will make me look good?"

Authentic character asks:
"What's right?"

I've seen executives with impressive credentials
crash and burn over character flaws.

And watched people with modest backgrounds
build empires because they were trustworthy.

The CEO who still answers his own emails.
The billionaire who's lived in the same house for 30 years.
The leader who promotes the person who challenged them.

They understood something
our credential-focused world forgets:

Credentials depreciate.
Character compounds.

Your followers can disappear overnight.
Your degree may lose relevance.
Your title changes with your job.

But your reputation
follows you everywhere.

Here's how to spot authentic character:

1. Watch how a person treats people
who can't help them advance.

2. Listen to how they talk
about people who aren't present.

3. Notice if their private values
match their public persona.

This question is like my North Star:

"If I choose character over credentials,
how does this decision change?"

Suddenly, every choice becomes clearer.
Every relationship deeper.
Every opportunity more meaningful.

We carry two resumes through life:

One lists our achievements.
The other lists our character.

Only one opens doors
that actually matter.

The world will always reward credentials first.
Character takes longer to pay dividends.
But when it does,
the returns are exponential.

Is there a decision you'd make differently
if character was your only currency?

Share with those those building legacies 
and not just resumes.

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join me, Dr. Elizabeth Lindsey. 

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Andrea Petrone

The CEO Whisperer | Top 1% Executive Coach & Speaker in the UK | CEO at 35 | Founder of WCL21 | Host of The World Class Leaders Show | Follow for Mindset & Leadership Mastery

I'm known as The CEO Whisperer because CEOs come to me for the conversation they can't have anywhere else.

When you're in the CEO seat, the hardest part isn't strategy. It's the invisible pressure:

↳ Boards
↳ Investors
↳ Optics
↳ Internal politics
↳ Leadership team (reading every signal you send)

That's why most CEOs need a private, high-trust space where they can:

↳ Speak without consequences
↳ Think without distortion
↳ Pressure-test the decision before it becomes public
↳ Refine the message so people actually follow

For 20+ years across seven countries, I've worked with Fortune 500s, mid-caps, and high-growth companies - partnering with CEOs and top leaders at Shell, Unilever, Goldman Sachs, Takeda, EssilorLuxottica, BT, ENI, Snam and others.

My work strengthens what decides outcomes at the top: identity, influence, and presence - and the CEO's ability to align the company through a clear message.

The result: CEOs who make faster, clearer decisions and lead with unshakeable conviction- even when the pressure is highest.

My work happens in three ways:

1. CEO Coaching & Labs – Confidential, high-trust advisory for CEOs navigating complexity and high-stakes decisions
2. Leadership Development – Partnering with organisations to strengthen their C-suite and senior leadership teams
3. Keynote Speaking – International stages, corporate events, and leadership summits where I challenge leaders to think differently about identity, influence, and impact

I also lead:

↳ WCL21, an invitation-only CEO hub built on trust, peer learning, and growth
↳ The World-Class Leaders Show (top 5% globally)
↳ CEO Playbook weekly newsletter

I'm a Wiley author with a new CEO book coming Q4 2026.

I share practical leadership insights with 160K+ leaders on LinkedIn, but my most important conversations happen in private.

Connect with me and let me know which conversation you're looking for.

Andrea

Performance and Executive Coach to CEOs and their Leadership Teams, Facilitator, Speaker

I help visionary and ambitious CEOs to become world-class leaders, build extraordinary companies and achieve breakthrough performance.

Since 2019: 👇 

- I've been coaching and advising 250+ leaders across the globe.

- I've seen them:

 - transform themselves and become powerful leaders
 - shift their mindsets and behaviors to achieve breakthrough results
 - create a bold future for themselves and their company
 - lead and empower their executive teams to raise the capability of their organization
 - lead successfully massive change and strategic initiatives

The real leadership failure is invisible.
It starts when humans become secondary to status.
Because some leaders fall in love with their:

↳ Ego
↳ Title
↳ Power
↳ Authority

And their team pays the price.

Here’s what leaders must avoid:

❌ Ignoring personal connections:
↳ Focusing only on metrics erodes trust
↳ Strong relationships show you genuinely care

❌ Overlooking team achievements:
↳ Neglecting to celebrate hard work kills motivation
↳ Recognition fuels engagement and loyalty

❌ Engaging in gossip:
↳ Negative talk about team members spreads toxicity
↳ A toxic culture always starts at the top

❌ Hoarding information:
↳ Secrecy undermines trust
↳ Transparency shows respect and builds confidence

❌ Criticizing without solutions:
↳ Pointing out failures without guidance crushes morale
↳ Constructive feedback inspires growth

Want to lead with impact? Here's what to do:

✅ Create meaningful connections:
↳ Spend time with your people
↳ Build real teamwork through trust

✅ Celebrate successes:
↳ Publicly recognize achievements
↳ What gets celebrated gets repeated

✅ Be transparent:
↳ Share decisions openly
↳ Trust grows in the light, not the shadows

✅ Offer constructive feedback:
↳ Focus on solutions, not problems
↳ Help your team improve and thrive

✅ Prioritize well-being:
↳ Encourage breaks and time off
↳ Boundaries aren’t optional—they’re essential

Great leaders know:

It's not about you. It's about them.

So, which leader are you becoming?

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You don’t lose energy because you do too much.
You lose it because you manage it the wrong way.
10 ways to protect and grow your energy every day:

1. Audit your leaks
↠ Notice what drains you
↠ People, habits, clutter, overthinking
↠ Awareness is step one

2. Protect your mornings
↠ Don’t start with screens
↠ Start with silence, water, and movement

3. Say fewer yeses
↠ Every yes is a withdrawal from your energy bank
↠ Spend it wisely

4. Simplify your space
↠ Physical order creates mental clarity
↠ Remove all distractions

5. Move every day
↠ Not to burn calories (which is helpful!)
↠ To release tension

6. Fuel with intention
↠ Eat and hydrate to sustain focus
↠ Not just to fill time

7. Pause between tasks
↠ A 2-minute reset keeps your brain sharp all day
↠ Don't book back-to-back meetings

8. End rumination early
↠ Worry is a thief that never pays you back
↠ It's the best pathway to unhappiness

9. Sleep like it’s strategy
↠ Recovery is not rest
↠ It’s performance insurance

10. Guard your joy
↠ What excites you gives more back
↠ Than any caffeine ever will

Energy isn’t built overnight.

It’s built by protecting what matters.

One small choice at a time.

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Most presentations lose the room in the first 30 secs.
Not because the content is bad.
Because of one thing almost everyone gets wrong:

They don't connect with the audience.
But stories do.

They’re how humans connect, trust, and remember.

Here’s how to make your next presentation unforgettable:

1️⃣ Introduce the Villain
↠ Start with the problem you’re solving
↠ Be specific—what pain points does your audience face? 
↠ When they feel the problem, they’ll lean in

2️⃣ Position Your Solution as the Hero
↠ Show how your solution saves the day
↠ Make it aspirational, not just functional
↠ Think: “This could change everything for you.”

3️⃣ Add Personal Touches
↠ Share your “aha” moment: how did you solve this?
↠ Vulnerability creates trust
↠ Your story becomes theirs

4️⃣ Use the Power of Three
↠ People love patterns
↠ Give them three parts:
↠ The challenge, the breakthrough, the transformation

5️⃣ Create a Visual Journey
↠ Your slides should feel like a movie, not a spreadsheet
↠ Bold visuals + concise words = memorable
↠ The simpler, the better

6️⃣ End With a Mic Drop
↠ Leave them with ONE unforgettable message
↠ Tie it back to their pain—and what they can do next
↠ A powerful ending moves people to act

7️⃣ Rehearse Until It Feels Natural
↠ Practice your story—not your slides
↠ Your authenticity is your superpower
↠ The more natural you feel, the more they’ll believe you

Great presentations don’t just share information.

They spark emotion. Build trust. Inspire action.

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Ever feel like everything’s urgent?

Here’s how to focus on what moves the needle:

1️⃣ Don’t start with your tasks, start with your outcomes
↠ Ask: “What does success look like this week?”
↠ Clear on results = drop what doesn’t serve them
↠ Busyness ≠ Progress

2️⃣ Use the ‘Impact vs. Effort’ filter
↠ Plot your work into 4 categories:
↠ High impact / low effort = do first
↠ High impact / high effort = plan and schedule
↠ Low impact = question if it’s worth doing at all

3️⃣ Prioritize people, not just projects
↠ Some of your most important work is invisible:
↠ Building trust, clarifying direction, helping them
↠ Your calendar should reflect this

4️⃣ Choose 3 priorities per day—max
↠ The brain isn’t built for 10 urgent tasks
↠ Choose 3 things that matter most.
↠ Everything else? Bonus, not baseline

5️⃣ Say “not now” without guilt
↠ You don’t have to say “no” forever, just not now
↠ Try: “Happy to revisit your idea next week?”
↠ “This deserves full attention which I can't offer now"

6️⃣ Share your focus with your team
↠ Tell your team what you’re working on and why
↠ This creates alignment and fewer interruptions
↠ You can’t lead with clarity if you prioritize in silence

7️⃣ Check in weekly: what’s noise vs what matters?
↠ Each week, ask: What’s the most valuable thing I did?
↠ What could I drop with no real consequence?
↠ Over time, you’ll learn to spot true priorities faster

Hard truth:

You don’t need more hours.

You need to know what makes a real difference.

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How to Set Priorities When Everything Feels Urgent

Most feedback feels like a personal attack.
That’s why people shut down instead of growing.
Let's fix this:

This happens not because people don’t care.

But because feedback is delivered poorly.

↳ Too vague
↳ Too harsh
↳ Too late

Here’s how to give feedback that actually lands:
(and makes people better, not bitter)

1. Don’t ambush, set the stage
→ No one likes being caught off guard
→ Say: “Can we talk about something I noticed?”
→ Giving a heads-up lowers defensiveness

2. Focus on behaviors, not personality
→ Don’t say: “You’re careless with deadlines”
→ Say: “This report was late, which caused delays”
→ It keeps the conversation objective, not personal

3. Use the “win-win” frame
→ Feedback should feel like support, not punishment
→ Say: “I share this as I want to see you succeed”
→ It shows you care about them beyond results

4. Go small, go early
→ Don’t wait for a pattern to get worse
→ Correct small things early with care
→ Light guidance >>> heavy correction

5. Ask, don’t preach
→ Say: “How did you feel that went?” or
→ “What do you think could’ve been better?”
→ Feedback is a conversation. Not a monologue

6. End with belief
→ Say: “I know you can turn this around.”
→ “You’ve done great work before, I believe in you”
→ People remember how you made them feel

7. Don’t wait for a reason, make feedback normal
→ Create a culture where feedback is regular, not rare
→ Give it when things go right too
→ This makes your team stronger, faster

Feedback isn’t about being right.
It’s about helping people grow.

Feedback is a tool for performance.

Not a source of fear.

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How to Give Feedback 

Capable people often fail not because of their ability. 

But because of the system they’re in.

I see too many great people fail in the wrong systems. 

They are hired to bring a fresh perspective to the organization...

But end up getting swallowed by the environment they find themselves in.

Because the system pushes them away.

Often unintentionally.

Bottom line:

They can't create the impact they were hired for.

If you feel this way, you have three options:

1️⃣ Blame the system and complain
 ↳This is easy because you don't have to fight it. You get off the hook by accepting the status quo.

2️⃣ Take responsibility for what is not working
↳ It gives you back the power to shape the system and make a real difference. You don't resign mentally.

3️⃣ Leave (but only if you tried hard to make it work)
↳ Only when you have tried really hard after having taken responsibility. If not, it's just quitting because it's easier.

In summary...

There’s no chance to create an impact when you feel like a victim of the system.

You create impact when you face the system despite the headwinds.

Have you ever experienced that?

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People engage when they get connected with you. Here’s how to stop broadcasting and start connecting:

1. Start with why it matters 
→ Don’t begin with facts. 
→ Start with purpose. 
→ Show people what’s at stake.

2. Use stories, not slides 
→ People remember feelings more than facts. 
→ Stories spark attention.

3. Ask more than you tell 
→ Make your message interactive. 
→ Ask for reactions, ideas, responses.

4. Short sentences, real words 
→ Cut the jargon. 
→ Speak like you would to a friend.
→ Clear and human.

5. Move your energy 
→ If you’re flat, so is the room. 
→ Energy is contagious.
→ Use yours well.

6. Use names, not just roles 
→ Call people in directly. 
→ Engagement rises when people feel seen.

7. Create space to pause 
→ Don’t fill every second. 
→ Let silence do some of the talking.

8. React to the room 
→ Engagement is a two-way street. 
→ Adjust your style based on what you see.

9. End with a call, not a close 
→ Don’t just wrap. 
→ Say, “What will you do next?”
→ To turn listening into action.

Because you don’t need a mic to move people. 

You need real connection.

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How to Communicate in a Way That Drives Engagement

AI isn’t a wave. 

It’s a tsunami that will hit the unprepared leaders.

For 30+ years, Nancy Duarte has shaped how leaders communicate, written bestselling books on presentations, and delivered one of the most-watched TED talks on how great talks work.

In our conversation, she shared insights on how to win with AI and how CEOs and leaders can communicate powerfully.

Here are 5 big takeaways:

1. If you delegate AI, you delegate your voice.
You can outsource tools and vendors. 
You can’t outsource how AI changes the way you:
Think, speak and show up as a leader

2. Use AI to clarify your thinking, not fake your genius
Let it test your logic and structure your story
Then put everything back into your own words
“This doesn’t sound like you” is the worst feedback

3. Prepare for resistance more than applause
Every big move now creates friction
List the toughest questions people will ask
And rehearse those out loud

4. Cascade one story, not ten slogans
Your execs should all share the same simple narrative: 
Where we are, we’re going, and what this means for you
Their style can change. The story can’t

5. Hold performance and belonging at the same time
Letting go of low performers is brutal
But if you talk about it clearly and respectfully..
They learn that courage & honesty are part of belonging

I bet the CEOs who win the next decade will be the ones who lean into AI personally and treat communication as a core system of the company, not a soft skill.

This conversation with Nancy is a masterclass in both.

If you’re a CEO or aspire for greatness, this episode is for you.

Watch it here: https://lnkd.in/ev-Nwsyx

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