Leadership and Career Blog
Real talk about leadership and career moves for mid-career leaders who want to achieve their greatness.
How to Handle Feedback Like a CEO (Even When It Stings)
How to Handle Feedback Like a CEO (Even When It Stings) Last month, I watched a seasoned executive completely freeze when her board member delivered some pointed feedback about her team's performance. Here's someone who regularly presents to investors, negotiates...
How Leaders Use Networking as a Success Tool for Career Growth
Introduction: Rethinking Networking What comes to mind when you think about networking? Awkward mixers, collecting business cards, or saying “we should grab lunch sometime”? Most of us are over it. That kind of surface-level stuff does not move your career forward....
Leadership Lessons Women Wish They’d Learned Sooner
What do women leaders wish they had known earlier in their careers? It’s not another certification or a new time-management app. It’s the ability to navigate three areas that consistently come up in executive coaching: building a network that works for you, setting...
What It’s Really Like Leading in a PE-Backed Company
Leading a company is never simple. Leading a PE-backed company? That’s a whole different ballgame altogether. On paper, it’s what many founders aspire towards – a personal bank account with lots of zeros, capital to fuel growth, smart investors, a clear mandate to...
The Executive Burnout Crisis: How Chronic Stress is Depleting Female Leaders’ Essential Nutrients
Let's cut through the wellness BS for a minute. Studies on multiple stressors revealed compounded effects women in leadership juggling professional demands plus family responsibilities experience layered stress that accelerates nutrient depletion patterns. If you're a...
Darren Kanthal
Darren Kanthal, Founder of The Kanthal Group, is a values-driven leadership and career coach with over 20 years of experience in HR and Talent Acquisition. Darren is intensely passionate about helping mid-career leaders cut through the BS, do the foundational work, and achieve their greatness.