How To Advance From Doer to Leader
When we promote people from doer to leader, we assume a magic transformation will happen in their comfort and skill to coach others.
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Kelli Thompson
- Jun 30
- 3 min
How To Stop Procrastinating
When I first launched my coaching business, I planned out all of my projected revenue and expenses, but I missed a big one. It's one that...
Kelli Thompson
- Jun 28
- 2 min
Making A Clear Impact Through Subtraction, Not Addition
The key to making an impact with your project or message is through subtraction, not addition.
Kelli Thompson
- Jun 27
- 3 min
Could Doubt Be a GOOD Thing?
Even successful leaders feel doubt. They take actions aligned to their values while also feeling doubt. Courage & doubt can coexist.
Kelli Thompson
- Jun 23
- 3 min
The Best Leadership Advice I've Received
When we're in conflict, it's tempting to think it's us vs. them. But every person values being seen, heard and communicated with.
Kelli Thompson
- Jun 5
- 3 min
Rest V Recovery: Why knowing the difference prevents burnout
As a former corporate leader and a leadership coach, I see major health consequences from leaders who refuse to give themselves a break
Kelli Thompson
- May 15
- 3 min
How To Decide With Confidence
2016 was a year of hard choices for me. Within a period of four months, I called off a wedding and quit a job I loved to take an even...
Kelli Thompson
- Mar 17
- 3 min
Advancing women in the workplace: 3 tools to boost your peace, potential & paycheck
March 8 is International Women's Day and the entire month of March is reserved to honor Women's History Month. There is good news - more...
Kelli Thompson
- Feb 21
- 2 min
3 Questions To Help You Level Up At Work
You cannot be a $500 million dollar leader with $200 million dollar habits. If you want to level up at work, you create the new results you
Kelli Thompson
- Feb 14
- 2 min
5 Tips For Managing Up At Work
A key mindset shift we all must learn as we advance in our career is this: You won't always have the leader you want, but many times you're
Kelli Thompson
- Feb 14
- 3 min
Leading Through Uncomfortable Situations
In times of discomfort, it's tempting to use short-term strategies like taking over a task, shying away from the risk, staying silent or pro
Kelli Thompson
- Feb 14
- 3 min
Why "Rust Out" leads To Burnout
Something to consider is this: Burnout isn't always caused by overwork, there is a type of burnout called “rust out" - and it's caused by us
Kelli Thompson
- Feb 14
- 3 min
Are You Leading As a Hero or a Coach?
Several years ago when I was still in the corporate ranks, I told my leader that I wanted more practice in developing my executive...
Kelli Thompson
- Oct 20, 2022
- 2 min
How To Advocate For Yourself (in a way you won't regret)
I had an impromptu call with a client because she felt stuck. A few weeks prior, she learned that her peer would be leaving. Instead of...
Kelli Thompson
- Oct 13, 2022
- 2 min
Why Saying No Builds Confidence (and how to do it)
This week I was talking with a friend about an opportunity that was presented to her. While on paper the opportunity looked good in terms...
Kelli Thompson
- Sep 22, 2022
- 3 min
Make The Shift from Doer to Leader
As leaders, we have to make the shift from doer and fixer to leader and coach. We can’t have it both ways. We can choose be the one who does
Kelli Thompson
- Sep 15, 2022
- 2 min
Leading With Confidence: Lessons From Indra Nooyi and Padmasree Warrior
In honor of Women's Equality Day, I had the privilege of a lifetime to moderate a conversation with Indra Nooyi, the former CEO of Pepsi,...
Kelli Thompson
- Apr 26, 2022
- 4 min
I Kept My IVF a Secret at Work Because of the Stigma Around Fertility Treatments
First seen on Working Mother. “The test is negative. I’m sorry, Kelli.” My doctor’s words rang through the still air and pierced right...
Kelli Thompson
- Mar 17, 2022
- 2 min
Why Your "Flaws" Are Your Best Leadership Gift
In the 1960's my great grandma bought this bus so she could pick up and house a seasonal harvest crew for our ranch in Southwest...
Kelli Thompson
- Dec 16, 2021
- 2 min
Is It Doubt or Imposter Syndrome? 5 Ways To Advance With Confidence
Every time I speak for women’s groups, I feel an overwhelming sense of doubt as I prepare my presentation. I get nervous that people will...
Kelli Thompson
- Nov 21, 2021
- 2 min
How To Present With More Confidence
Over my 15 years of speaking and training experience, I’ve learned there are four Cs for public speaking and presenting with confidence.
Kelli Thompson
- Oct 28, 2021
- 3 min
Closing The Leadership Development Gap for Women
Closing the leadership gap isn't just the right thing to do to level the playing field for women leaders, it's great economic decision, too.
Kelli Thompson
- Oct 25, 2021
- 2 min
Stay or go? 5 questions to ask before you join the great resignation
Before you jump ship out of frustration and look for something new, I encourage career changes to ask themselves some questions.
Kelli Thompson
- Oct 21, 2021
- 2 min
Advice To My Younger Self
If I had a message that I could tell my younger self (all women) it would be this: You belong in the rooms where decisions are made.
Kelli Thompson
- Oct 3, 2021
- 5 min
5 Leadership Lessons I Learned From Entrepreneurship
Entrepreneurship isn't a leap for everyone, but I learned some lessons that likely would have made me a better corporate leader.
Kelli Thompson
- Sep 26, 2021
- 3 min
Kelli Thompson Wins Bronze Stevie Award For Women In Business
KELLI THOMPSON WINS BRONZE STEVIE® AWARD IN 2021 STEVIE AWARDS FOR WOMEN IN BUSINESS Women Around the World to Be Recognized During...
Kelli Thompson
- Aug 5, 2021
- 2 min
My Best Tips To Ask For A Raise or Promotion
Here are my three best resources to ask for a raise or promotion.
Kelli Thompson
- Jun 3, 2021
- 2 min
How to ease the fear of public speaking
“What if they don't believe anything I have to say?! What if I stumble through my stories and main points and look stupid?” Those are the...
Kelli Thompson
- May 27, 2021
- 4 min
Dumping the unpaid workload of women (and the economic benefit)
“Anyone else panicking about getting end of year teacher gifts done?!” One of my friends, a physician and practice owner, shared this...
Kelli Thompson
- May 20, 2021
- 2 min
Zoom fatigue is real, especially for women. 3 Tips to manage it.
I didn't think it would happen to me, but it did. The last few weeks, I have been on more Zoom calls than ever. This is great news,...
Kelli Thompson
- May 11, 2021
- 4 min
Invest in yourself: My favorite professional development resources
For far too long, I relied on my organization to choose and fund my development. While my organization provided quality training on...
Kelli Thompson
- May 11, 2021
- 2 min
Choose Not To Feel Intimidated
Do you ever look around the meeting room (or Zoom room), especially if you're new-ish to the group, and think to yourself that the people...
Kelli Thompson
- Apr 18, 2021
- 3 min
What My Infertility Journey Taught Me About Marriage
April 18-24, 2021 is National Infertility Awareness Week and 1 in 8 women struggle with infertility - often in silence at work.
Kelli Thompson
- Mar 24, 2021
- 5 min
How To Negotiate The Salary You Deserve
Given today’s gender pay gap, a 20-year old beginning full time work today stands to lose $406,760 over a 40-year career compared to a man.
Kelli Thompson
- Mar 21, 2021
- 2 min
3 Money Conversations Every Woman Should Have
Equal Pay Day is March 24, 2021. What money conversation needs to be had in your work/life to help close the gender pay gap?
Kelli Thompson
- Mar 5, 2021
- 2 min
How a woman with a camera changed history
Jessie Tarbox Beals's photography showed how things "really were" for women and minorities in women's history.
Kelli Thompson
- Mar 1, 2021
- 3 min
Why it's not enough for women to be in the rooms where decisions are made.
RBG was almost right. Women need to be in the rooms where decisions are made. And, she also needs to make her unique impact in that room.
Kelli Thompson
- Jan 22, 2021
- 2 min
Somebody Is Counting On Your Unique Calling
What if your obstacle is actually an opportunity in disguise? What power has this obstacle given you?
Kelli Thompson
- Jan 8, 2021
- 2 min
How to overcome imposter syndrome
research shows that nearly 70% of people experience imposter syndrome. It doesn't go away but you can overcome it.
Kelli Thompson
- Dec 4, 2020
- 2 min
Don't Self-Reject.
Ladies, don't turn yourself down for opportunities before they can even become a reality.
Kelli Thompson
- Nov 20, 2020
- 2 min
What Are You Wishing For? (and how you can get it)
Wishing becomes a problem when it turns into stalling and placing hope that someone else will rise up or create the solution.
Kelli Thompson
- Nov 13, 2020
- 2 min
Stalling Because You Feel Afraid?
The truth is that I'm always running a little bit scared. Do you feel this way? Is there something you really want to do or ask for, a leap
Kelli Thompson
- Nov 6, 2020
- 1 min
What You Focus On Determines What You Miss
How could focusing on the negative be keeping you from missing the opportunities in the moment to learn, advance an idea, or connect with ot
Kelli Thompson
- Oct 29, 2020
- 1 min
You Are The CEO Of Your Career
Are you handing over the keys to your career to someone else? It can be tempting to follow the lead or recommendations from people we admire
Kelli Thompson
- Jun 16, 2020
- 4 min
Escape The Comparison Trap
As you scan the world, it's so easy to look side to side and take notice of what everybody else is doing and seems to be achieving. And yet,
Kelli Thompson
- May 13, 2020
- 3 min
Launch Your Ideas Into Action
These stall tactics block us from taking the first step toward making our ideas reality and living our unique calling.
Kelli Thompson
- Apr 29, 2020
- 4 min
Reclaiming Confidence Over Chaos
Values keep me resilient and confident as my true self and not conforming to what’s easy just to feel better in the moment.
Kelli Thompson
- Apr 15, 2020
- 4 min
Walking Out of Rock Bottom Moments
It created an inner confidence shift that in the moments where everything feels lost, I was free to recreate my future.
Kelli Thompson
- Mar 27, 2020
- 4 min
Why is it so hard to take a break?
I’m tired of tolerating this belief that if I’m not suffering then I’m not working hard enough.
Kelli Thompson
- Mar 23, 2020
- 4 min
Practicing Presence Over Panic
While uncertainty is our certainty, four ways to practice presence over panic.
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