Author: emilyjpitman

Emily J. Pitman, ACC, CPCC COO of Concord Leadership Group | Co-Founder of Sidecar Advisors | Co-Director of Exactly What to Say® CoachingEmily J. Pitman is a leadership coach, writer, and lover of words who helps individuals and teams lead with clarity, creativity, and confidence. As COO of the Concord Leadership Group, she guides strategy, coaching programs, and leadership development for organizations around the world.Emily is also the Co-Founder of Sidecar Advisors and Co-Director of EWTS Coaching, where she helps build communities of coaches trained in both the International Coaching Federation (ICF) Core Competencies and Phil M. Jones’ Exactly What to Say® framework.A Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC) and Associate Certified Coach (ACC), Emily blends curiosity, play, and purposeful reflection to help leaders uncover their natural creativity and bring more humanity into how they work and live.When she’s not coaching or training, Emily might be reading, quilting, walking in nature, hanging out with friends and family, or playing on her Nintendo Switch. She once even took an improv class—and counts it among her proudest adventures in learning to lead (and live) with play.She is available for coaching, coach training, and speaking engagements that invite people to rediscover the joy and creativity in leading well.

Coaching | Sprouts
Max Tangled
Byemilyjpitman April 14, 2023June 21, 2023
Last week I stood in our kitchen and heard the washing machine banging. As I sipped my coffee, I observed the responsible thing to do would be to trudge upstairs, interrupt the cycle, and re-balance the clothes. Then I realized that I hadn’t started a load of laundry. What could possibly be making all that…
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Beginnings | Career | Coaching | Sprouts
First Quarter Review
Byemilyjpitman April 7, 2023June 22, 2023
When I saw people begin to post reflections of their first quarter last week, I was convinced they had to be partaking in a massive early April Fool’s joke. I don’t now how many times I counted January, February, March on my fingers wondering if they really equal three months. When I finally resolved that…
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Beginnings | Musings | Sprouts
Sprouts in my Life
Byemilyjpitman March 31, 2023June 22, 2023
Happy Sprouts Day! Creating and writing for this newsletter has been such a fun challenge. Looking at the names as they show up in the newsletter database, I am so thankful for each of you choosing to hang out with me here and to support this adventure. I wanted to give you some updates on…
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Beginnings | Coaching | Sprouts
What’s growing on….
Byemilyjpitman March 24, 2023March 26, 2023
What seeds will you grow this spring?
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Beginnings | Coaching | Sprouts
About the Sunflower
Byemilyjpitman March 17, 2023September 20, 2023
It all began with a seed. And now it is a sunflower. A sunflower is often associated with EJPitman. My website, scheduling account, the logo that I use (when I remember to), the Sprouts header – all feature a single Russian Mammoth sunflower. Whenever I use this sunflower, I want to share the story of…
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Coaching | Wonder
Just a drop in the bucket….
Byemilyjpitman February 15, 2023
Last fall, I caught myself using this phrase. “It’s just a drop in the bucket….” meaning it will barely make a difference compared to what is needed. I have no recollection of what I was thinking about or what conversation might have prompted this metaphor. I imagine I have used and read this idiom without…
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