Are You Measuring Success Against the Wrong Finish Line?
Earlier this summer, I finished my first triathlon of the season and immediately started thinking about everything I could have done better. After 28 years of racing, you’d…
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Darcy Luoma
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Darcy Luoma, creator of Thoughtfully Fit®, is a Master Certified Coach, dynamic facilitator, and inspiring motivational speaker. She has worked as director for a U.S. Senator, deputy transition director for a governor, and on the national advance team for two U.S. presidential campaigns. As the owner and CEO of Darcy Luoma Coaching & Consulting, she’s worked in forty-eight industries with more than five hundred organizations to create high-performing people and teams. The media has named Darcy the region’s favorite executive-and-life coach four times. Darcy balances her thriving business with raising her two energetic teenage daughters, adventure travel, and competing in triathlons.
Latest Posts by Darcy Luoma
How We Run Our Leadership Team With EOS (and Why It Works for Us)
When I first started my business 15 years ago, we were constantly chasing new ideas. Every opportunity looked promising, and every conversation sparked something new. We were busy,…
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The Problem With “Holding People Accountable”
A senior leader said it plainly in a recent training session on accountability: “I feel like I’m constantly chasing people. If I don’t follow up, things just stall.”…
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How to Reset a Leadership Partnership That’s Lost Traction
How to Reset a Leadership Partnership That’s Lost Traction If you read our last post on the five ways leadership duos lose traction, you might be sitting with…
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5 Ways Leadership Partnerships Lose Traction (And What’s Not Being Said)
5 Ways Leadership Partnerships Lose Traction (And What’s Not Being Said) If you’re in a leadership partnership (co-founders, a CEO and COO, a visionary and an integrator, or…
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Manager Stress Is Climbing. Pushing Harder Isn’t the Answer.
I’m seeing a trend across many organizations right now, and if you’re in leadership, you’ve probably noticed it too. Resources are getting tighter, and consequently, fewer people are…
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How to Create Momentum When You Don’t Feel Ready
Michelle didn’t come into our coaching session saying, “Darcy, I’m avoiding a hard conversation.” She came in saying, “I don’t know what to do.” Except that she knew…
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EOS Visionary Integrator Conflict: 3 Tensions That Create Friction (Even With Traction)
Visionary and Integrator conflict isn’t always easy to see, especially if the business is doing well. The business has traction, the scorecard tells a mostly positive story, rocks…
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When High Performers Become Toxic Co-Workers
On paper, it looks great. Two peers. Both smart. Both reliable. Both are delivering strong results. If you were building a team from scratch, you’d hire them again…
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