Plum Leadership Group

Plum Leadership Group Plum Leadership Group specializes in leadership development and executive coaching, providing customized solutions to meet the unique needs of our clients.

As a boutique firm, we offer tailored experiences that foster personal & professional growth.

06/10/2026

I have a challenge for you. If you can, right now, stand up with your feet planted firmly and your hands by your side.

Is this a normal posture for you? Or does it feel uncomfortable? So often, we try to exude executive presence with our attire or the way we communicate. But our body language does a lot of the work for us.

In our episode with Elle Zimmerman, we break down what executive presence actually is, and what you can do to build this skill. Give it a listen here:

Elle Zimmerman went from Broadway leading lady to coaching executives at some of the world’s biggest companies. Her take...
06/09/2026

Elle Zimmerman went from Broadway leading lady to coaching executives at some of the world’s biggest companies. Her take on executive presence will reframe how you think about it.

The leaders who feel the most powerful in the room are often the ones working the hardest to look that way.

Real presence does not come from being the loudest voice or the most polished one. It comes from being the most grounded one. And that is a very different skill to build.

Tune into the full episode to hear how.

Most managers think performance problems are about the employee.The way a manager interprets their team’s behavior revea...
06/05/2026

Most managers think performance problems are about the employee.

The way a manager interprets their team’s behavior reveals everything about their own leadership lens - their assumptions, their blind spots, their default settings.

That’s exactly what we work on in Manager Essentials. Not just skills. Self-awareness. It’s why we build 1:1 coaching directly into the program - so managers can examine their own judgment in real time, not just in theory.

Because the manager who can do that? That’s the one people actually want to work for.

06/02/2026

The rink teaches you something no leadership book can.

It’s easy to show up on a good day but when you’re part of a team you also have to show up on your bad days. How you and your teammates react to those bad days is leadership in action.

Full episode linked in bio and it’s a good one.

06/01/2026

Culture is not built just by the people at the top.

It is built in the small moments between the people standing next to each other every shift. The check-in before service starts. The acknowledgment after a hard table. The two words - good shift - at the end of the night.

This time last week, I had the privilege of spending 90 minutes with the incredible team at Richmond Golf and Country Club talking about just that. Connection, compassion, and why your energy is more contagious than you realize.

Every single person in that room - from the GM to the newest team member - has a role in how this season feels. That is the message. And it lands differently when the whole team hears it together.

If you want to bring this conversation to your team, I would love to hear from you.

05/29/2026

In sport and at work, I have seen a lot of teams suffer.

And the ones that struggle? It almost never comes down to talent or strategy.

It comes down to how they handle mistakes.

The gossip starts. Emotions go unmanaged. And slowly the culture erodes, sometimes without anyone realizing it’s happening. Before long the culture is the problem, not the person who made the mistake.

Simple shifts change everything. But someone has to be willing to lead them.

Your team doesn’t all think the same way. Your leadership style shouldn’t either.The May issue of Grown to Lead is out n...
05/28/2026

Your team doesn’t all think the same way. Your leadership style shouldn’t either.

The May issue of Grown to Lead is out now. This month we’re covering how to lead neurodivergent and multi-generational teams, why curiosity is your most underrated management tool, and practical ways to get more out of every person on your team.

Subscribe via the link in the bio so you never miss an issue.

Kelly Lannan is one of the sharpest people I know when it comes to leading across generations — and also happens to be a...
05/26/2026

Kelly Lannan is one of the sharpest people I know when it comes to leading across generations — and also happens to be a good friend. She spent nearly a decade at Fidelity focused entirely on younger investors, and now runs their flagship Boston branch with a team that spans every generation in the workforce. This conversation is the real thing.

If you’re managing a team right now, this one’s for you.

Link in bio to listen to the full episode.

05/15/2026

You’ve probably sat across from someone in an interview and thought: this person is a lot.

Too scattered. Too intense. Too in their head.

Dr. Áine O’Dea wants you to reconsider that instinct.

The person with 15 thoughts at once? That’s your creative problem-solver. The one who’s painstakingly thorough? That’s your internal auditor. The one who questions everything? That’s your innovation engine.

Hiring for sameness feels safe. But it’s a slow drift toward groupthink — and groupthink doesn’t build businesses.

Cognitive diversity isn’t a nice-to-have. It’s a competitive advantage most leaders are leaving on the table.

Listen to the full conversation with Dr. Áine O’Dea on Grown to Lead. Link in the bio.

05/12/2026

You can tell everything you need to know about a leader by how they treat the people who can do nothing for them.

It sounds simple. It is also one of the most consistently overlooked leadership signals there is.

Dr. Áine O’Dea on the advice that has stayed with her longest — and why it still holds up.

Listen wherever you get your podcasts.

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