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Lead Through Anything was published in November 2023 and became an instant USA Today National Bestseller — #3 in business and #16 overall.

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Manfre Leadership Inc

Ed Manfre is a trusted business leader and advisor, USA Today bestselling author of Lead Through Anything, and accredited executive coach (ACC) with two decades of experience helping CEOs and C-Suite leaders energize and align their organizations for success.

He specializes in partnering with transformation-oriented leaders and newly ascendant executives at critical inflection points, focused on driving higher levels of resilience, performance and success.

Ed’s clients include leaders and organizations on Fortune’s “World’s Best Places to Work” and “World’s Most Admired Companies” lists. 

Qualifications and Credentials
•	Accredited Executive Coach (ACC), International Coaching Federation
•	Leadership Coaching Certification, Hudson Institute of Coaching
•	MBA, University of Southern California Marshall School of Business
•	Official Member, Forbes Human Resources Leadership Council

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Spencer Stuart

Leadership Advisor & Consultant

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Principal & Vice President Business Development

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Leadership Growth, Delivered | Bestselling Author • CEO Coach • F500 Advisor | Partner @ Heidrick Consulting | Follow for proven C-Suite strategies that drive real results

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CEOs & C-Suite Leaders across all industries who want to drive growth in the era of rapid change and AI—by unlocking better leadership and shaping powerful, future-ready cultures.

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↳ Proven methods to get executive teams aligned on priorities, roles, and culture—accelerating performance from Day One and beyond.

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↳ A step-by-step approach to clarify your purpose & strategy, hardwire it into daily leadership behaviors, and build cultures that fuel energy, resilience, and long-term growth.

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Fidelity
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Multiple National Utilities
…and many more.

My clients include members of Fortune’s Best Places to Work and Most Admired Lists.

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Success isn't about staying strong.

It’s about knowing when to hold on.

Thanks to my friend Nadeem Ahmad (give him a follow) for this reality check:

You hit a wall.
The doubt kicks in.
And everything says: “Just stop.”

But this part?
The part where it hurts the most?

That’s the part you need to push through.

But most people don’t.

5 Actions For When It Feels Hardest:

1/ Pressure Signals Proximity
↳ The hardest days come closest to breakthrough
✔️ Don’t change the goal. Rest, then go again.

2/ Confusion Comes Before Clarity
↳ Your brain’s rewiring old patterns
✔️ Let the fog sit. The next step is inside it.

3/ Fear Masks the Finish Line
↳ Doubt shows up loudest near results
✔️ Pause. Reread your ‘why’. Then move.

4/ Your Limits Aren’t Truth
↳ “I can’t” is usually “I’m scared” in disguise
✔️ Say it out loud. Hear how false it sounds.

5/ The Work Is Working
↳ Struggle means growth is happening
✔️ Track what’s changed. That’s proof.

🧨 The Hard Truth:
You’re not stuck.
You’re being stretched.

This moment isn’t here to stop you.
It’s here to see if you’re ready.

❓ Which other actions help keep you going?

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Ed Manfre

Follow to master the inside job of leadership.

I help CEOs & C-Suite leaders energize and align their organizations for success in a world of near-permanent disruption. 

With over 20 years of experience as a business builder and people leader, I'm an accredited executive coach (ACC) and a trusted advisor to clients across industries, from startups to the Fortune 100.

I'm also an international key note speaker, Telly award-winning writer/columnist, and the National Bestselling Author of 'Lead Through Anything,' a book that aims to make simple and research-backed leadership education accessible to all seasoned and aspiring leaders so they can thrive in the modern era.

Clients include perennial members of Fortune's World's Most Admired Companies and Best Places to Work lists. 

For more info, go to www.leadthroughanything.com.

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Avilash Ramlowat

You really only lose when you give up.
Or stop learning.
10 ways to keep growing through it all 👇

When things are going well, 
stay curious:

1️⃣ Celebrate, but don’t coast
↳ Enjoy the moment — then ask, “What got us here, and what will get us further?”

2️⃣ Extract the lessons from success
↳ Wins can breed complacency. Study what worked while it’s still fresh.

3️⃣ Stay humble and hungry
↳ Confidence fuels progress. Arrogance ends it.

4️⃣ Keep experimenting
↳ Treat success like a lab, not a museum. Keep testing, iterating, refining.

5️⃣ Invest in others’ growth
↳ Share what’s working so your whole team levels up with you.

When times are tough,
stay learning:

6️⃣ Pause before labeling it “failure”
↳ What feels like a setback may just be a setup for your next insight.

7️⃣ Ask the better question
↳ Not “Why me?” but “What is this teaching me right now?”

8️⃣ Separate self-worth from outcome
↳ This moment doesn’t define you. How you respond will.

9️⃣ Zoom out
↳ In the fog, focus on the next step — not the whole mountain.

1️⃣0️⃣ Rebound with reflection
↳ Once the dust settles, capture one lesson you’ll apply next time.

Wins fade. So do losses.
The lessons are what last.
Keep learning, and you’ll never truly lose.

That’s how leaders keep growing — through it all.

❓ What would you add?

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Stuck? 
Try Day One energy.
5 ways to restart 👇

There’s a unique energy
that comes with Day One.

The beginning.
The blank slate.
When the problem is fresh
and possibility is wide open.

But what if you could access that same energy
even when you’re deep into a problem?

Even when the path looks blocked?

Here are 5 ways to bring a Day One mindset
to even the messiest, most “unsolvable” challenges:

1️⃣ Name the limiting beliefs
• Say them out loud:
 “We’ve tried everything.”
 “Leadership won’t support it.”
 “It’s too late.”
• These aren’t facts — they’re stories.
• Call them out. Break their grip.

2️⃣ Ask: “What if we were starting from scratch?”
• Pretend the old plan doesn’t exist.
• What would we do today, knowing what we know now?
• This clears space for fresh ideas to surface.

3️⃣  Shrink the problem
• Don’t try to fix everything.
• Find one small part of the system to make a dent.
• Progress builds momentum.

4️⃣ Invite new people into the room
• Bring in fresh eyes.
• People not tied to the history.
• People who still believe big things are possible.

5️⃣ Make a first move
• Don’t wait for the perfect plan.
• Make the call. Write the draft. Try the experiment.
• Big shifts begin with small, brave actions.

Most “impossible” problems aren’t impossible.

They’re just waiting for a new lens.
A new entry point.
A new beginning.

Wherever you are in the process…

Start again.
Call it Day One.
And go.

➡️ How can you make today Day One?

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Guy Sergio Arlapen FBCS CITP

Most leaders work to manage others.
The best learn to master themselves first.
10 mindsets to lead from the inside-out 👇

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1️⃣ Protect your focus like it’s fuel
→ Where attention goes, energy flows.

2️⃣ Discipline builds what talent starts
→ Great beginnings mean nothing without follow-through.

3️⃣ Yes is never free
→ Every agreement drains something—guard your capacity.

4️⃣ Fear fades once you’re in motion
→ It’s the waiting that makes it louder.

5️⃣ Your future rides on what you repeat
→ Small habits aren’t small. They’re leverage.

6️⃣ Ambition needs a framework
→ Dreams drift without structure to catch them.

7️⃣ Effort is not the same as effectiveness
→ You can sprint all day in the wrong direction.

8️⃣ Perspective rewrites the story
→ Tilt the lens. New answers emerge.

9️⃣ You don’t belong if you have to shrink
→ The right rooms invite all of you in.

🔟 Sometimes your gut is ahead of your head
→ Don’t ignore the signal just because it’s quiet.

The more of these you live…
The more energy, clarity, and control you get back.

Because the strongest leaders don’t wait for insight.
They create it—from the inside-out.

What mindset helped you level up?

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Zeeshan Arif

Your mind has a volume knob.
Here are 10 ways to use it 👇

Leadership can be loud.

Not just meetings and pings,
but the inner noise:
→ Pressure
→ Doubt
→ Emotional drag

To lead clearly, you need quiet practices.

These 10 habits help you find it. 👇

🧠 Emotional Awareness
1. Name the emotion.
→ “I’m feeling tension right now.”
→ Labeling reduces the charge.

2. Morning mood check.
→ Ask: “What’s my state of mind today?”
→ Awareness helps us bring better energy.

🧠 Mental Clarity
3. Externalize the swirl.
→ Don’t let your mind be the only inbox.
→ Write it down or log a digital task.

4. Practice response delay.
→ When triggered, pause.
→ Even 10 seconds can shift the outcome.

🧠 Physical Reset
5. Breathe with intention.
→ Try the 4–7–8 method. (Google it)
→ It works because it’s physiological.

6. Move emotion through motion.
→ Walk. Stretch. Shake it off.
→ Don’t let stress get stuck.

🧠 Build Boundaries
7. Limit comparison.
→ Your journey. Your pace.
→ Comparison is emotional theft.

8. Avoid input overload.
→ Protect the first 30 minutes of your day.
→ Let stillness speak before the scroll.

🧠 End-of-Day Closure
9. Track what restores you.
→ Certain people. Certain habits.
→ Prioritize your emotional rechargers.

10. Mentally sign off.
→ Say: “I’ve done enough today.”
→ Don’t let work rent space in your rest.

Calm can be practiced.

These aren’t just habits.
• They’re your volume knob.
• Your mental reset button.
• Your way back to presence.
  
It’s not about having less to handle.
It’s about training how you handle it.


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10 Inner Habits that Quiet the Noise

Sonya Stinson

Everyone stumbles.
The best move on faster.
7 ways to do it 👇

Ted Lasso calls it “being a goldfish.”
Goldfish are famous for short memories.

When setbacks hit, 
leaders need that same gift.

Use these practical approaches to let go faster:

1️⃣ Change the channel
-> Take a walk, call a friend, reset your state.
-> Move the body, move the mind.

2️⃣ Shrink the frame
-> Will this matter in a week?
-> In a year? Usually, no.

3️⃣ Flip the script
-> Ask: What did this teach me?
-> Turn setbacks into fuel.

4️⃣ Name it, then release it
-> That was tough.
-> But it’s done.

5️⃣ Use the one-line rule
-> Capture the lesson in a single sentence.
-> Stop replaying the movie.

6️⃣ Anchor forward
-> Refocus on the next action that matters.
-> Small wins rebuild momentum fast.

7️⃣ Remember your highlight reel
-> One bad day doesn’t define you.
-> Years of good leadership do.

Leaders who master the art of forgetting 
unlock more energy for what’s next.

❓What’s one thing you need to forget faster this week?

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