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For creative leaders doing the inner work. Sageform is a weekly publication on self-leadership, human connection, conscious leadership, and what it really takes to build something meaningful - starting with yourself.
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The problem with being certain (opens the original)
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I’ve noticed the people who grow the most aren’t necessarily the most confident, they’re the most curious.They’re curious about their own behaviours, curious about the world, and curious about the impact their behaviours have on the world.You don’t need confidence and certainty to grow. In fact, these things can get in the way. Certainty feels efficient, productive, reassuring, but it also closes the window for learning. When we’re already certain about the situation and the way forward, there’s
The dark side of what we value (opens the original)
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There’s a version of me that says yes before I’ve actually thought about whether I mean it. Someone needs a favour, a listening ear, one more thing done and I’m already handing myself over to them. In the moment it doesn’t feel ‘wrong’, it feels like being a good person.For a long time I didn’t look at it any closer than that. Helping people, showing up for people, being someone others can count on, that’s important to me. I would say they are all versions of one of my core values of kindness. B
Interview with Madison Bonser, Senior Operations Associate (opens the original)
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‘Word to the Wise’ is a Client Interview Series. I have had the privilege of working with many extraordinary creatives and leaders over the years and this is my way of sharing snippets of their experiences. Not just because they are inspiring but because they are relatable.Madison Bonser has built a career inside the operational engine rooms of fast-scaling companies. At Planned, a Montreal-based event planning platform, she spent nearly five years growing into a Business Operations Manager, str
Interview with Lacey Jae Christman, Executive Creative Director (opens the original)
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‘Word to the Wise’ is a Client Interview Series. I have had the privilege of working with many extraordinary creatives and leaders over the years and this is my way of sharing snippets of their experiences. Not just because they are inspiring but because they are relatable.Lacey Jae has always been a maker. Long before she was leading creative organizations, she was drawing, designing, obsessing over clothes, objects, color, and the tiny details that tell you something about a person before they
Stop trying to have influence. Build your connection blueprint instead. (opens the original)
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My unsolicited advice to you: don’t focus on having influence, focus on connecting with presence, authenticity, and social awareness. That way, influence takes care of itself.That might sound counterintuitive if you’ve spent time on developing executive presence, persuasion, or leadership communication. Those things aren’t wrong, but they land when they’re built on a foundation of genuine connection and they fall flat when they’re not.The leaders most people describe as genuinely influential are
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