Wisdom Posts by George Rohrer

Welcome to The Wisdom Post – A Leader’s Guide

Welcome to The Wisdom Post. We explore insights from my coaching work with leaders and teams to navigate the complexities of leadership. Each post aims to empower you and offers strategies to overcome challenges that test your leadership.

Every post ends with a Master Wisdom Key, a distilled piece of advice to help you lead with clarity and purpose.

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  • A Leader’s Guide: Be Ready for Wisdom to Find You

    A Leader’s Guide: Be Ready for Wisdom to Find You

    Leadership stories often emerge from unexpected places. Over the past few weeks, as part of my research, I’ve been seeking stories from coaching clients to illuminate the journey from knowledge to wisdom. I didn’t know when or where I’d find one, but a conversation with a friend unfolded into something much more profound. What began…

  • A Leader’s Guide: Transforming Knowledge into Wisdom

    A Leader’s Guide: Transforming Knowledge into Wisdom

    In leadership, knowledge is often praised as power. But, while valuable, knowledge remains a passive asset—useful in potential but inactive. The path from knowledge to wisdom, where true impact lies, is a leader’s most transformative journey. This guide shows how knowledge, through reflection and action, becomes wisdom. It is this wisdom that sets great leaders…

  • A Leader’s Guide: Activate Your Leadership Strengths with Avatars

    A Leader’s Guide: Activate Your Leadership Strengths with Avatars

    When coaching leaders aiming to make a real impact, I often suggest they try a simple yet transformative approach: embodying an “avatar” to practice new leadership qualities. This technique allows leaders to explore new facets of themselves, tapping into strengths and traits they may have avoided or not yet developed. It’s about becoming a fuller…

  • A Leader’s Guide: Lead Reorganization with Grounded Strength

    A Leader’s Guide: Lead Reorganization with Grounded Strength

    Reorganizations. They create a demanding and disruptive environment that tests leadership capability and stamina. The rapid pace of change can also overwhelm teams. Roles, responsibilities, and the company’s future become unclear. The unintended consequence? Doubt seeps in, lowering morale and productivity. It’s an experience we’d all rather forget. Yet, it is a chance to show…