Author Archives: Hayden Lee

2 + 2 = 5. Wait, what?! Imagine you’re sitting in the audience at a leadership conference deeply engaged in the speech of the keynote speaker. The speaker emphasizes his last point by saying, “It’s as easy as 2 + … Continued

I was recently teaching an Enneagram class and we were covering the topic of polarity.  For those who don’t know, the Enneagram is a system of personal and professional development that consists of 9 different core motivation styles.  All of … Continued

Confession: I’m bored. During one of my regular 4PC meetings with other high-level coaches and after listening to my coaching colleague and good friend, Mandy Lehto’s podcast about “bore-out” (link to podcast below), I had the epiphany that I’M BORED! … Continued

The word empathy has become such a common buzzword in recent years that many people don’t know what it actually means, nonetheless what it really takes to work on their empathy skill set. Furthermore, because the word gets thrown around … Continued

Intellectual humility is a trait characterized by an openness to the possibility of being wrong, a willingness to revise one’s beliefs in the face of new evidence, and a recognition of one’s own intellectual limitations. Essentially, it involves being humble … Continued

One of my favorite classes in undergrad was Social Psychology. I have always been fascinated by why people behave the way they do, and how that impacts those around them. That is a huge contributing factor to why I now … Continued

I was leading an offsite with a team of twelve scientists and engineers at one of the largest tech companies in the world. After meeting with each of them individually on Zoom to understand their Enneagram types, we were now … Continued

“True leadership stems from individuality that is honestly and sometimes imperfectly expressed… Leaders should strive for authenticity over perfection.” – Sheryl Sandberg I was having lunch in London with Donald, the leader of a successful marketing company when he asked … Continued

While New Year’s Resolutions and creating your “one word” for 2024 is nice, neither gets to the heart of understanding long-term sustainable change. In order to sustain your motivation toward an important goal, you first need to understand the difference … Continued

Who doesn’t want more insights and innovative ideas? This holiday season as we stroll into the new year, I’d love to introduce you to the Insight Innovation Loop. I first introduced this in our Neuroscience of Coaching course, a collaborative … Continued