Stewart Leadership Insights Blog

4 Ways to Prime Your Brain to Receive Feedback

By Peter Stewart

May 18, 2023

Leadership Development, Feedback, Managerial Courage

smiling professional woman at desk with closed laptop

For many employees, being on the receiving end of feedback may be one of the toughest, most stressful parts of their jobs. Few things can cause the palms to sweat and the heart to race, like the possibility of getting negative feedback.

The Three Levels of Managerial Courage

By Peter Stewart

May 04, 2023

Leadership Development, Feedback, Managerial Courage

A professional woman and professional man giving each other a high five

Humans have always enjoyed stories about people who overcome overwhelming obstacles, achieve massive innovations despite naysayers, andstand up for rights in the face of oppression. We often call these people heroes and rightly laud their courage.

Choosing a Coach: How the Right Coach can Help You Get Unstuck

By Daniel Stewart

January 10, 2023

Leadership Development, Personal Development, Executive Coaching, Feedback

Business man talking 1-on-1 with a colleague

You’ve decided—it’s time to hire a coach. Maybe you or your boss have identified some areas you need to develop to leap into a role with more responsibilities. You might feel “stuck” in your current role or position, or you might sense that you’re a...

The Key to Acquiring and Keeping Customers for the Long-Term

By Nolan Godfrey

August 15, 2022

Customer Focus, Research, Feedback, Relationships

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Smart companies know that acquiring and keeping customers for life requires more than just a good product or good service. The best way to build a loyal customer base is to create a relationship based on constant interaction throughout an ongoing...

Fight, Flight, Freeze: Our Brains on Feedback

By Peter Stewart

August 09, 2022

Coaching, Feedback

2 young professional womenf sitting across the table from each other talking

The words “performance review” can be enough to make our skin crawl. Hearing the phrase “I need to talk to you later, '' or preparing to give someone else feedback can be enough to trigger a pit-in-the-stomach feeling. Although the rational part of...

4 Ways to Encourage a Growth Mindset Culture

By Erin Ellis

August 08, 2022

Personal Development, Culture, Feedback, Growth mindset

2 professional men referencing a laptop and iPad between them while talking and smiling

For the last several years, educators have focused on helping children and young people develop a growth mindset through various techniques and methodologies in the classroom. These approaches are designed to encourage the development and...

The Value of an Iterative Process

By Daniel Stewart

July 14, 2022

Feedback, Iterative Process

female professional smiling and holding laptop against herself

Many people have heard me talk about my favorite high school teacher, Dr. Karen Hoppes, who first taught me how valuable iteration can be. She assigned a 15-page research paper that we could turn in as many times as we wanted until we got a grade we...

6 Ways to Become Aware of Your Leadership Blind Spots

By Erin Ellis

May 30, 2022

Leadership, Building Trust, Feedback, Self-Awareness

2 older professionals engaged in conversation with another person (out of the picture)

We all have blind spots—places where we are unaware of a weakness, trait, or tendency. Even very self-aware people can move through levels of leadership in an organization without becoming aware of particular blind spots. Others on the team may...