The greatest impact can often come from the simplest approach. Take one small step today to lead, and to change yourself and your world for the better.

Forbes Coaches Council members offer tips for tackling new leadership problems.

People are juggling multiple priorities and making it work. Recent data finds that US workers were as much as 47% more productive in March and April 2020 versus a year ago.

 "Never use a complex word when a simple one will do." Your purpose in any communication—a one-on-one meeting, a sales pitch, a presentation to hundreds—is to create a relationship with your audience. Don't overcomplicate it.

As I was filling my car with gas the other night, I took a moment to express gratitude for 24x7 availability for gas stations – because I remember the days when my parents had to go get gas only when the station was open, or risk running out of fuel.

I had a theory…

Would you believe Jennifer Lopez was quoted saying “even though I had sold 70 million albums, I was feeling like “I’m no good at this.” According to the Journal of Behavioral Science, up to 70% of Americans have experienced imposter syndrome.

Kathleen is a featured contributor to this article on Forbes.com: 15 Methods To Help New Entrepreneurs Worry Less About Money

“It is what you read when you don’t have to that determines what you will be when you can’t help it.” – Oscar Wilde

Worried about overwhelm taking over? Want to make sure you're doing as much as you can to close out the year in a powerful way? Consider these six strategies…

In this video you'll learn:

• The five dimensions necessary for optimal team performance

• The impact of team reputation on the organization

• Six personal dimensions that impact team performance

If you’re trying to increase your credibility, strengthen your executive presence and make a bigger impact in a leadership role, an underrated trait to develop is sincerity. When you can cut through all the noise that often accompanies high level decision making, you’re not only more effective as a leader, you also save everyone time. Here are three ways you can be more sincere in the workplace.

Read this Forbes Coaches Council article featuring insights from our very own Kathleen Woodhouse.

Check out Kathleen’s article published on Forbes.

Millennials and older workers can learn from each other in the office. Chances are high that you’ve invited a millennial into an established workplace, with its own culture and way of doing things. Friendly reminder, you can be younger than 30 and still have good ideas. Second friendly reminder, an old dog can and probably wants to learn new tricks.

We spend so much time focusing on making our clients successful that it's not often that we talk about what drives us. We took a moment to reflect on a few key questions on passion, purpose, and how we wield our skill.  We hope you enjoy reading this, and invite you to share your perspective on these questions too!

One of the simplest ways of improving your executive presence is through clarity. What does clarity mean in the context of executive presence? Clarity is the ability to tell your story in an intuitively clear and compelling way.

Like a gymnast on the beam, one of most important executive presence factors is poise. Calm under pressure. Balance in the face of uncertainty. You’ve got to be able to handle the stress, challenge and, sometimes, platitudes without flinching and without letting it get in the way of your work.

“Love what you do” sounds like something that should miraculously happen, not something you have to develop. Cultivating passion makes it sound like, well, work. But cultivating passion is exactly what you have to do to develop the consistency, commitment, motivation, and drive to live the life you want.

So how do you cultivate passion? Read on.