June 2025
Halftime Adjustments: Mold Your Goals, Don't Abandon Them
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Picture this: You’re the quarterback. You’ve just spent two quarters grinding it out on the football field… dodging surprises, making tough calls, rallying the team. You’re a little banged up, maybe behind on the scoreboard, but you’re still in the game. And now… it’s halftime.
You jog into the locker room, not just to take a much-needed break, but to regroup. This is where leaders can really earn their stripes. The halftime break isn’t about that one bad play in the last minute of the second quarter, it’s about taking a holistic perspective. What’s working? What needs to change? And how will you lead the charge in the second half?
That’s exactly where we are on the calendar. Six months down. Six to go. Time to huddle up, reset your goals, and get ready to come out swinging!
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH DAVID DORN
How can leaders use goal setting as a way to build resilience and foster a growth mindset in their teams?
Well, as leaders, we want to set stretch goals that actually grow the team. Part of growing up—part of being successful in life and in an organization—is stretching and taking risks. And when we take risks, sometimes we don’t succeed. That’s why it’s the leader’s job to build a system where people can be stretched, where they’re allowed to fail in safe ways—not in unsafe ones.
We want people to grow and learn from their failures and setbacks. That’s what builds resilience—because once we know we can come back from a challenge and grow stronger, we’re better prepared for the next one. But if someone fails in an unsafe way, I believe that’s on the leader. The leader shouldn’t let that happen. We’ve got to check in often enough to support our people—make sure they have what they need, that they’re headed in the right direction, and that we’re giving the level of support necessary for them to ultimately succeed.
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Don't Set Your Goals in Stone: Mold Them Like Clay
Lauren Kuykendall and Valerie Tiberius | HBR
A popular analogy compares our goals to rocks in a jar: put the big rocks (your most valued goals) in the jar first, or else the smaller (less important) rocks will take up all the space. But goals aren’t rocks; in fact, they’re more like balls of soft clay that require molding as much as prioritizing. To better mold your goals to your stage in life and what’s important to you, work through a four-step process that breaks your goals into values and definitions of success. The flexibility this molding facilitates will not only help you understand what’s really important to you, but will allow you to change and adjust your goals over time.
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We are thrilled to announce our next live virtual event!
Listen and learn valuable insights into the principles and practices that underpin a thriving organizational culture where prioritizing people drives the success of iconic brands as one of the largest U.S. privately held Coca-Cola bottlers. With a distinguished career in leadership, Gianetta is recognized for her innovative approach to promoting an inclusive, supportive workplace environment, while building credible influence with others to achieve the results needed to succeed.
Listen in as our speaker shares her unique experiences and insights.
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Facilitated by Anne Quiello, M.S., PCC
Senior Consultant & Host of Women in Leadership
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TLG at SHRM Chapter Meeting at Agnes Scott College
What an energizing and insightful SHRM-Atlanta chapter meeting on June 4 at Agnes Scott College! Special thanks to Dr. Yves-Rose Porcena, VP for Global Diversity and Inclusion at Agnes Scott, for graciously hosting us in such a beautiful and welcoming space.
We’re grateful to have had the opportunity to connect with fellow HR professionals, share ideas, and explore how trust serves as the foundation for purposeful leadership.
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TLG at the OnBoard Awards
We were honored to attend the 2025 OnBoard Inc. Excellence Awards yesterday at the beautiful Ponce City Market The Rooftop - a morning filled with inspiration, celebration, and connection.
A special thank you to OnBoard, Inc. and CEO Lisa Robinson for inviting us to be part of this important celebration. We’re proud to support OnBoard’s mission to increase the number of women on corporate boards - a mission we deeply believe in.
Congratulations to this year’s Excellence Award Honorees!
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Tim Huff at CEO Netweavers
Such a great discussion this month with CEO Netweavers! Our CEO, Tim Huff, delivered an insightful presentation on “Navigating Career Growth Without Sacrificing What Matters” alongside Sangram Vajre and Joe Licata.
Huge thanks to the CEO Netweavers team for curating a meaningful and engaging event, and to our generous hosts at Carr, Riggs & Ingram for welcoming us. And thank you to all the presenters for sharing your wisdom and energy - your perspectives made the conversation even richer.
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Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones
No matter your goals, Atomic Habits offers a proven framework for improving--every day. James Clear, one of the world's leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results.
If you're having trouble changing your habits, the problem isn't you. The problem is your system. Bad habits repeat themselves again and again not because you don't want to change, but because you have the wrong system for change. You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems. Here, you'll get a proven system that can take you to new heights.
Clear is known for his ability to distill complex topics into simple behaviors that can be easily applied to daily life and work. Here, he draws on the most proven ideas from biology, psychology, and neuroscience to create an easy-to-understand guide for making good habits inevitable and bad habits impossible. Along the way, readers will be inspired and entertained with true stories from Olympic gold medalists, award-winning artists, business leaders, life-saving physicians, and star comedians who have used the science of small habits to master their craft and vault to the top of their field.
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The 4 Disciplines of Execution
Do you remember the last major initiative you watched die in your organization? Did it go down with a loud crash? Or was it slowly and quietly suffocated by other competing priorities? By the time it finally disappeared, it’s likely no one even noticed. What happened?
Often, the answer is that the “whirlwind” of urgent activity required to keep things running day-to-day devoured all the time and energy you needed to invest in executing your strategy for tomorrow. The 4 Disciplines of Execution can change that forever.
The 4 Disciplines of Execution (4DX) is a simple, repeatable, and proven formula for executing your most important strategic priorities in the midst of the whirlwind. By following the 4 Disciplines—Focus on the Wildly Important; Act on Lead Measures; Keep a Compelling Scoreboard; Create a Cadence of Accountability—leaders can produce breakthrough results, even when executing the strategy requires a significant change in behavior from their teams.
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