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# The Sparks Group

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- [The Match You’re Playing in Your Own Head](https://sparksgrp.com/the-match-in-your-own-head/) - A lesson from the French Open on mental fragmentation, self-talk, and why high achievers often struggle to trust success.
- [Unlikely Leadership Lessons](https://sparksgrp.com/unlikely-leadership-lessons/) - A leadership lesson on presence and excellence learned from a 5-star Uber driver with 18,000 trips and a simple approach to consistency.
- [Big News, Meaningful Work, and What’s Ahead](https://sparksgrp.com/big-news-and-whats-ahead/) - 2026 updates from The Sparks Group: CCR certification, leadership webinars, speaking highlights, and a new partnership expanding coaching solutions.
- [The Missing Link in Coaching Success](https://sparksgrp.com/missing-link-in-coaching-success/) - Discover how The Sparks Group ensures coaching success through trust, alignment, and sponsor engagement—driving meaningful impact for leaders and organizations.
- [Our New Strategic Partnership Means More Services for You](https://sparksgrp.com/new-strategic-partnership-with-people-results/) - Our coaching and leadership development team just got stronger through a new partnership with People Results—bringing you deeper HR and labor expertise.
- [What Motherhood Taught Me About Letting Go](https://sparksgrp.com/what-motherhood-taught-me-about-letting-go/) - Motherhood taught me the power of delegation—not as surrender, but as a strategy for ensuring what matters most gets done well.
- [What Our Coaches Are Reading This Summer (Spoiler: It's Good)](https://sparksgrp.com/what-our-coaches-are-reading-this-summer/) - Whether you’re reading from a hammock, a gate-side seat at the airport, or between Zoom calls, this is the season for slowing down—and maybe, digging in. We asked our coaches & consultants to share the books they’re recommending and returning to this season—and they delivered. A wonderfully wide-ranging collection of insightful, uplifting, quirky, and quietly
- [The Power of Being Alone (On Purpose)](https://sparksgrp.com/the-power-of-being-alone/) - Discover the power of intentional solitude through my annual solo trips — how time alone helps me reconnect, reflect, and realign with what matters most.
- [The Enneagram: A path to better results](https://sparksgrp.com/the-enneagram-a-path-to-better-results/) - Discover how the Enneagram reveals your true self beyond personality, helping you gain self-awareness and make better choices.
- [What Are the 7 Stages of Vertical Development?](https://sparksgrp.com/7-stages-of-vertical-development/) - Vertical development recognizes 7 stages of personal growth that help leaders mentally and emotionally prepare to guide organizations and themselves through an ever more complex world Key Takeaways: The 7 main stages of vertical development Opportunist Conformer Expert Achiever Redefining Strategist Alchemist The traditional approach to leadership development has been to focus on what people
- [The Art of Disorientation: Reflections from My Thai Adventure](https://sparksgrp.com/art_of_disorientation/) - Explore how a trip to Thailand disrupted my sense of self and offered profound insights into life and work.
- [When to Stop Digging: Embracing Change and Letting Go](https://sparksgrp.com/when-to-stop-digging/) - Hello and happy summer! I hope the summer is treating you well. This summer is busy for The Sparks Group with a trip to Thailand for me (more on that next month!), Anna moving back to the US, and Emily leaving The Sparks Group after six years with us. It has me reflecting on how
- [Reflecting on 10 Years of Impact: The Sparks Group Journey](https://sparksgrp.com/anniversary/) - Reflecting on a decade of growth, impact, and entrepreneurship at The Sparks Group. Here's to another ten years!
- [Crafting Communication is a Strategic Choice](https://sparksgrp.com/cross-cultural-communication/) - Dive into the dynamic world of storytelling across cultures. Explore adaptation strategies and the impact of communication styles on global narratives.
- [Rethinking Training as More Than Just a Magical Fix](https://sparksgrp.com/rethinking-training-as-more-than-just-a-magical-fix/) - Uncover the truth about training efficacy beyond mere magic. Explore horizontal and vertical development to elevate team performance.
- [Tourist, Traveler, or Pilgrim?](https://sparksgrp.com/tourist-traveler-or-pilgrim/) - Explore the concept of pilgrimage in life and work. Are you a tourist, traveler, or pilgrim in your professional journey?
- [Strategic Planning That Hits](https://sparksgrp.com/strategic-planning-that-hits/) - Unlock the power of strategic planning retreats. Discover how a bespoke approach fosters alignment, development, and ROI, maximizing leadership investment.
- [Happy Holidays: You are seen. You are safe. You belong.](https://sparksgrp.com/happy-holidays-2023/) - Unwrap the layers of holiday joy and privilege. A thoughtful journey through shared stories and the quest for connection during this festive season.
- [Teamwork Ugh](https://sparksgrp.com/teamwork-ugh/) - Teamwork. Collaboration. It sounds so straightforward, doesn’t it? Time and again, however, leaders share with us just how challenging it is. Many models describe what effective teaming looks like, the lifecycle of teams, and the dysfunctions team experience (thanks Patrick Lencioni!) While there’s value in many of these ideas, in the individual coaching context getting
- [Skills are Important, but Capacity is Critical to Success](https://sparksgrp.com/skills-are-important-but-capacity-is-critical-to-success/) - I was thrilled when Forbes published the article I wrote on one my passions — the idea that our capacity is far more critical to our success than learning new skills. So much of current leadership development efforts focus on skills, but miss the far more meaningful territory of our worldly perspective or how we
- [How to Avoid Failing Out of Your HIPO Leadership Development Program](https://sparksgrp.com/how-to-avoid-failing-out-of-your-hipo-leadership-development-program/) - The Harvard Business Review recently published an article by Jack Zenger and Joseph Folkman on why most employees in high potential leadership development programs aren’t actually high potential. Companies Are Bad at Identifying High-Potential Employees According to their research, as many as 40% of the people in HIPO leadership development programs inside organizations are actually below average
- [The Man Trap](https://sparksgrp.com/the-man-trap/) - A number of years ago I was talking to my Dad on the phone, complaining mightily about something happening at work. My Dad, with a unique ability to sock it to me on occasion, said, “It sounds to me like you’re part of the problem, not part of the solution.” Ouch. But then it occurred
- [Metallica Used a Coach. For Real.](https://sparksgrp.com/metallica-used-a-coach-for-real/) - Metallica has benefitted from coaching and one could argue was even ahead of its time using a team coaching approach. Very cool. How might team coaching help your team, however you define it? Metallica’s Lars Ulrich And James Hetfield Are in It for the Long Haul That partnership has not always been easy. In 2004,
- ["You are a Warrior; You are Strong; and Sharks are not Real."](https://sparksgrp.com/you-are-a-warrior-you-are-strong-and-sharks-are-not-real/) - 95% of our self-talk is negative. 95%! We humans are meaning-making machines, and the stories we make up and repeat to ourselves over and over again are often limiting. What would you do if you knew you could not fail? It is hard work to create space between ourselves and our stories, and to change the narrative
- [Let it Go! Get Unattached.](https://sparksgrp.com/let-it-go-get-unattached/) - “Whenever we’re trying to succeed at anything—going for a promotion, getting funding or closing the sale, we become attached to the outcome. That focus on a future we can’t control stops us fulfilling our potential in the moment.” — The Upside of Ignoring Your Competition This rings true for me and is an ongoing effort. I
- [Resilience - A Key Concept for Personal & Organizational Change](https://sparksgrp.com/resilience-a-key-concept-for-personal-organizational-change/) - Of all the topics in my change toolkit, resilience has the broadest appeal. During my time at Lowe’s, I taught resilience workshops extensively — the c-suite did it first and set the tone for the rest of the organization. Since then, many of my other clients have requested it as well. In fact, during my
- [What Does Work/Life Balance Look Like When it’s Working for You?](https://sparksgrp.com/what-does-work-life-balance-look-like-when-its-working-for-you/) - Featured on Huffington Post: I’ve recently had a number interesting client interactions that highlighted for me just how personal and how different perceptions of work/life balance are. My client Steve* received an offer for a role he not only described as a “dream job”, but believed would never be a reality for him in the first
- [Managing Pandemic Fatigue](https://sparksgrp.com/pandemic-fatigue/) - “Is this normal?” “Is anyone else experiencing this?” “Is there any advice you can give me on how to manage?” “I’m getting all this pressure to produce from above – I don’t see how I’m going to meet these expectations.” “I am so tired. Exhausted.” As coaches, it’s not our job to provide our
- [Inspired by Young Leadership](https://sparksgrp.com/inspired-by-young-leadership/) - Earlier this month, I learned my blog post, “Inspired by Young Leadership”, was to be featured on Training Industry’s website. I was honored, as this post is especially dear to my heart because it focuses on the second installment of my workshop series at my alma mater, Michigan State University. Please read on below for
- [The Power of Shared Intent](https://sparksgrp.com/the-power-of-shared-intent/) - Travel, for me, is like breathing—it’s a necessity. I thrive from the change in context and the chance to broaden my perspective. It renews me in a way that nothing else seems to. It isn’t surprising, then, that my husband and I decided on a whim to escape to Ireland while our kids were happily
- [Coaching as a Change Practitioner](https://sparksgrp.com/coaching-as-a-change-practitioner/) - The word “coaching” gets thrown around a lot, but I find that not everybody means the same thing when they say it. As my profile grew as a change practitioner, I was increasingly asked for coaching. It was relatively easy (and fun) to give advice, but I had a hunch there was more to coaching
- [What is Coaching?](https://sparksgrp.com/what-is-coaching/) - Coaching is a terrific support in growing as a leader, onboarding successfully to a new role, during a particularly challenging time in an organization’s lifecycle, and for many other reasons. While lots of people are interested in coaching, it’s a tough thing to understand until you’ve actually experienced it. So what exactly is coaching?
- [Demystifying the Coaching Experience   ](https://sparksgrp.com/demystifying-the-coaching-experience/) - What exactly is coaching? It’s a tough thing to explain – one of those things you can only truly appreciate after you’ve experienced it. But if you’re considering coaching for the first time, how can you get an idea of what you’re signing up for to help decide if it’s right for you? After wrestling
- [Distinctions of Coaching](https://sparksgrp.com/distinctions-of-coaching/) - Welcome back to my blog series on coaching. So far, I’ve described what coaching is, what the work of coaching entails, and what actually happens during an engagement. In this article, I’ll dive into some of the distinctions about coaching that make it such a unique method for development. As a way of kicking off
- [Identifying the Best Coach for You or Your Team](https://sparksgrp.com/identifying-the-best-coach-for-you-or-your-team/) - Wow, we’ve covered a lot of ground this series of articles! So far, we’ve talked about what coaching is, demystifying the coaching experience, and the distinctions in coaching. At this point you might be thinking, “Enough already! You’ve sold me on coaching. How do I get myself, my team, or my organization started?” There are
- [What to Expect in Your Coaching Experience](https://sparksgrp.com/what-to-expect-in-your-coaching-experience/) - It’s an exciting time! You or someone in your organization is finally getting started with coaching. Naturally, you probably have a lot of questions on what the next steps will entail. In this blog, I outline a typical coach-client experience, so you’ll know what exactly what to expect. Building the Foundation Your first few sessions
- [What I Did on my Summer Vacation](https://sparksgrp.com/what-i-did-on-my-summer-vacation/) - I checked out. I turned off my email. I went incommunicado. For two weeks. It was fabulous. It also wasn’t always this way. Sometimes clients think we coaches have got it all figured out, and that’s high praise, but it’s hardly true. I think the best we can do as humans is continue to improve
- [Lessons in Grief](https://sparksgrp.com/lessons-in-grief/) - We had to put our family dog, Nana, down this summer. She was ten and had blood cancer. My older son has mild autism, and when he was young and newly diagnosed, we explored getting a service dog for him. Golden Retrievers are the go-to breed for service dogs for people with autism. While Kevin’s
- [Sometimes leadership lessons emerge from the strangest places.](https://sparksgrp.com/ometimes-leadership-lessons-emerge-from-the-strangest-places/) - One of the premier museums in Stockholm, Sweden is the Vasa Museum. The Vasa was a ship commissioned by the King Gustav II Adolph in 1625. It was intended to be a warship with significant firepower to protect and expand the Swedish empire. When the king ascended to the throne, Sweden was at war with
- [My Awful Feedback Conversation](https://sparksgrp.com/my-awful-feedback-conversation/) - Let’s time travel. Let’s go back to 2010 or 2011. I’m working at Lowe’s Home Improvement’s corporate office, and my broad-based human resources career is deepening into the strategy execution and change management space. Because of the clients I was supporting in my HR Business Partner role, I had a front-row seat to the enterprise
- [Cultivating  Leadership in  an Academic  Medical  Research Base](https://sparksgrp.com/cultivating-leadership-in-an-academic-medical-research-base/) - Summary This case study explores the transformation of an academic medical research institution that, despite its technical excellence and world-renowned status, lacked a focus on leadership development and the development of its people. Recognizing the need for change, the institution embarked on a long-term partnership with The Sparks Group. The study examines the journey of
- [Transforming a  Creative Services  Agency for Long Term Success](https://sparksgrp.com/transforming-a-creative-services-agency-for-long-term-success/) - Summary In this case study, we explore the journey of a creative services agency that faced significant challenges with a retiring founder/CEO, an impending leadership vacuum, and struggles in securing new business. Through a comprehensive approach involving 360-degree assessments, group coaching sessions, and individual coaching, the agency successfully restructured its leadership team, established a new
- [Cultivating  Leadership in  a Real Estate  Development  Firm](https://sparksgrp.com/cultivating-leadership-in-a-real-estate-development-firm/) - Summary This case study highlights the transformative journey of ABC Properties, a real estate development firm facing an ownership change, a CEO transition, and the pandemic. The engagement with The Sparks Group provided crucial support and guidance during this critical phase. Overall, the partnership with The Sparks Group contributed to ABC Properties' successful transition and
- [Make Feedback Your Superpower](https://sparksgrp.com/make-feedback-your-superpower/) - Years ago, at the beginning of my coaching career, I was working with a leader (let’s call her Allie) who was having a challenge with a direct report of hers (let’s call him George). As Allie described it, George wasn’t showing up to work on time and wasn’t letting anyone – including her – know
- [Why I Became an Executive Coach](https://sparksgrp.com/why-i-became-an-executive-coach/) - I’m often asked how and why I became a coach. Let’s go back to 2008. I had just moved to Charlotte for my new role running the succession planning program at Lowe’s Home Improvement. I got off to a good start but a few months after I started, the woman who hired me took a
- [Romancing the Stone ... or Not.](https://sparksgrp.com/romancing-the-stone-or-not/) - Often, when people think of Cartagena, Colombia, they think of either Romancing the Stone or the illegal drug trade. Far more pedestrian, Cartagena was the site of our second annual Sparks Group retreat a couple of weeks ago. Anna, our Chief Operating Officer, is married to a diplomat and their family is based in Bogota,
- [What Is the Complexity Crisis? 7 Tips to Lead Through Uncertainty and Rapid Change](https://sparksgrp.com/how-to-overcome-workplace-challenges/) - How to overcome the biggest challenges in the workplace with 7 lessons from vertical development Key Takeaways Understand the differences between horizontal and vertical development Embrace vertical development over horizontal development to meet the complexity crisis Increase leaders’ capacity for collaboration Seek out multiple perspectives Learn how to hold opposing ideas at the same time
- [If Your Business Wants to Develop Better Leaders, It Needs Vertical Development](https://sparksgrp.com/understanding-vertical-development/) - The world is increasingly volatile and complex. Businesses need leaders who can think through complex situations and find innovative solutions. Enter vertical development. Key Takeaways: Vertical development focuses on how employees think more than what they know As leaders rise through the ranks, how they think becomes more important to business success than what they
- [5 Benefits of Vertical Development for Business Leaders](https://sparksgrp.com/5-benefits-of-vertical-development-for-business-leaders/) - Learn why expanding leaders’ capacity is a crucial investment for today’s complex world. Key Takeaways Vertical development is more about thinking, behavior, and beliefs rather than skills and competencies 5 benefits of vertical development: More effective leadership Better business outcomes Self-betterment Linear, mappable progress Versatility We currently live in fast-changing, complex times. There’s a lot
- [A Guide to the Early Stages of Vertical Development](https://sparksgrp.com/early-stages-of-vertical-development/) - Learn the characteristics, advantages and limitations of the two earliest vertical development stages – Opportunist and Conformer – and how they fit into the workplace. Key Takeaways Opportunists are self-focused and know how to get what they want and need Conformers identify with the beliefs and opinions of a group and may not be aware
- [What Does It Really Mean to Be an Expert?](https://sparksgrp.com/what-does-it-mean-to-be-an-expert/) - The third stage of vertical development, the Expert, focuses on perfecting skills and being really good in their domain. These are key players for many organizations but face their own limitations. Key Takeaways An Expert is the master of one specific area, and 40% of adults reside in this stage They’re really good in their
- [The Achiever: Working Hard or Hardly Living?](https://sparksgrp.com/what-is-achiever-in-vertical-development/) - Stage four of vertical development, the Achiever, is defined by productivity, controlling outcomes, and burnout. Key Takeaways: Achievers identify with the Western culture ideal of working hard, being productive, and improving outcomes Qualities of Achievers include their collaboration skills, drive, and outcome-driven perspective Limitations of Achievers include getting burned out quickly, being emotionally unavailable, and
- [The Strategist and the Alchemist: Advanced Vertical Development](https://sparksgrp.com/strategists-alchemists-in-vertical-development/) - The sixth and seventh stages of vertical development are when leaders can expand their capacity and handle a complex world. Key Takeaways: Strategists are on more solid ground than those in the Redefining stage and have a fuller view of themselves. They can take on multiple perspectives and prioritize them. The Strategist stage is most
- [Redefining: The Stage That Turns Everything on Its Head](https://sparksgrp.com/redefining-stage-of-vertical-development/) - The fifth stage of vertical development is where people move from conventional to post-conventional thinking, questioning just about everything. Key Takeaways: The Redefining stage is all about self-questioning, upending tradition and beliefs, and finding solutions that work better for us and match our values Advantages of this stage include appreciating other perspectives, questioning systems that
- [Seeing and Working With Limiting Mindsets and Behaviors](https://sparksgrp.com/how-to-get-rid-of-limiting-mindsets/) - Limiting beliefs can get in the way of desired results and outcomes. Here’s how to see them, understand them, and address them. Key Takeaways: It is possible to change limiting mindsets by focusing on beliefs and emotions, in addition to behaviors Three ways to address limiting beliefs: Unmaking and remaking beliefs Recognizing that a belief
- [Why Vertical Development Is the Antidote to VUCA](https://sparksgrp.com/why-vuca-requires-vertical-development/) - VUCA helps us define how complex our modern world has become. Vertical development allows leaders to deal with the ongoing complexity crisis. Key Takeaways: The term VUCA stands for volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity and helps us understand our modern world Vertical development is a requirement for leaders because how they think becomes more important
- [Can You Skip Steps in Vertical Development?](https://sparksgrp.com/can-you-skip-stages-of-vertical-development/) - While we can’t skip stages, we often go back to earlier stages, and sometimes we take on the state of another stage without fully embodying it. Key Takeaways: No skipping the line: We can’t skip vertical development stages – think of the framework like tree rings, where the outer rings can’t exist without the inner
- [How Do We Grow Vertically?](https://sparksgrp.com/how-to-grow-vertically/) - Vertical development requires the right conditions and experiences, which we can find ourselves in and also create for ourselves when we want to grow. Key Takeaways: Growing vertically means we move forward through the seven stages of vertical development, finding and working through our limitations to expand our thinking Often unplanned life experiences push us
- [Proactively Trying to Move to the Next Stage of Adult Development: The First Four Stages](https://sparksgrp.com/how-to-transition-through-first-four-stages-of-vertical-development/) - When we’re looking for solutions to our limitations and conflicts or we realize our beliefs are no longer serving us, it may be time to challenge ourselves to purposely move to the next stage of adult development. If you’ve read a bit about adult development, you know that there are stages past yours that may
- [Proactively Trying to Move to the Next Stage of Adult Development: The Last Three Stages](https://sparksgrp.com/how-to-transition-through-last-three-stages-of-vertical-development/) - We’re back with more about how to transition from one stage of vertical development (or adult development) to the next. Now, we’re focusing on the post-conventional phases. Post-conventional means these stages have the common characteristic of shedding some societal norms and expectations. This may look like letting go of stories we’ve always told about ourselves
- [How to Measure Vertical Development with Assessments](https://sparksgrp.com/maturity-assessments-in-vertical-development/) - Maturity assessments measure where a person falls within the seven stages of the vertical development framework. Key Takeaways: Maturity assessments are used to help leaders and their coaches understand the stage of adult development they’re in and how they can move forward The assessments usually contain a sentence completion element, take about 20 minutes online,
- [7 Characteristics for More Resilient Leadership](https://sparksgrp.com/7-characteristics-for-more-resilient-leadership/) - Learning how to be a resilient leader helps us adapt to disruptions that are a part of everyday life. Key Takeaways: Three levels of change: Small changes, which can be addressed within minutes or hours Medium changes, which take weeks or a few months Large changes, which are paradigm-shifting life disruptions Resilience allows us to
- [The Guide to Effective Remote and Hybrid Leadership](https://sparksgrp.com/remote-leadership-training/) - Leading a remote team requires you to be agile. Key takeaways: Drive performance without micromanaging Constantly improve communication Find ways to foster connections Build an inclusive team Be flexible and agile The shift to remote and hybrid work had been growing for decades. But the COVID pandemic accelerated that shift and now it’s here to
- [What Is the Value of Leadership Coaching?](https://sparksgrp.com/developmental-coaching-value/) - There is no more valuable investment for leaders and organizations than coaching. Leaders set the tone for the entire organization, and the organization can only be as good as its leaders. Key Takeaways: Effective leaders increase the probability of achieving better business performance by 38 percent Leadership coaching costs are influenced by the type of
- [An HR Manager’s Guide to Developing Leaders](https://sparksgrp.com/hr-guide-to-vertical-development/) - Vertical development provides unique opportunities for more dynamic, interesting, and long-lasting learning and development (L&D). Key Takeaways: Focusing solely on developing competencies (horizontal development) only gets leaders so far as the world becomes more complex Vertical development provides a roadmap HR can use for what growth looks like and for employees’ stage in that journey

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