Keith Power

Leadership Under Pressure: The Deeper Lesson A dramatic headline perhaps, but it’s the title of the song written by Elton John with Bernie Taupin. The song isn’t just about a personal crisis, it’s about what happens when external expectations collide with internal truth, a moment every senior leader eventually faces. Click here for the song: https://youtu.be/u1Ap66som1o?si=Gz4L95Hcgs-OEE5t 1. The Most Dangerous Moment Isn’t Failure: It’s False Success Elton wasn’t failing. He was: Engaged On...

Not long ago, getting somewhere new meant unfolding a map, asking for directions, or, heaven forbid, getting lost and figuring it out as you went . Today, most of us couldn’t drive five miles without a satnav calmly telling us where to turn. That small convenience points to a much bigger shift. We no longer navigate - we follow. We no longer explore - we execute instructions. And it’s not just driving. When we don’t know something, we don’t sit with the question anymore. We Google it,...

Modern coaching did not begin in a boardroom, nor in an MBA classroom. It began on the dusty streets of Athens. Socrates, a real flesh-and-blood philosopher with worn sandals and an awkward gait, would stop people in the marketplace to ask unsettling questions: What do you believe? Why? And what will you do next? He never offered answers. He offered discovery. This is the heart of modern coaching. Not advice. Not instruction. Inquiry that awakens capability from the inside. The Power Within....