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Dec 5, 2014 8:45:58 AM ## [Can One Be a Coach and Leader?](https://blog.virtusinc.com/virtus-inc-leadership-journal/journal/can-one-be-coach-and-leader) Common advice to today’s leaders: be [emotionally intelligent](https://virtusinc.com/expertise/sessions/) and avoid using an authoritarian... Mar 14, 2014 1:00:23 AM ## [Self-Managing: How Not to Snap!](https://blog.virtusinc.com/virtus-inc-leadership-journal/journal/self-managing-how-not-to-snap) Think back to a time when you reacted to a situation in a way that you thought afterwards “I wish I... Nov 12, 2013 12:00:42 AM ## [What Cultivating a Compassionate Corporate Culture Can Do for Your Business](https://blog.virtusinc.com/virtus-inc-leadership-journal/journal/what-cultivating-a-compassionate-corporate-culture-can-do-for-your-business) Tough leaders get more from their employees. Is this true? Sure, successful leaders need to hold... May 23, 2012 12:50:08 AM ## [Biv Boardroom Strategy: Focusing on Past Corporate Success to Build Future Success](https://blog.virtusinc.com/virtus-inc-leadership-journal/journal/biv-boardroom-strategy-focusing-on-past-corporate-success-to-build-future-success) An enormous amount of time and energy gets devoted to solving problems within organizations, all... May 3, 2012 12:50:07 AM ## [Biv Boardroom Strategy: Candid Realities About Business’ Dirty Little Secret](https://blog.virtusinc.com/virtus-inc-leadership-journal/journal/biv-boardroom-strategy-candid-realities-about-business-dirty-little-secret) In an effort to avoid conflict, leaders and [team members](https://blog.virtusinc.com/about/team/) often conceal their true feelings,... Apr 4, 2012 12:25:29 AM ## [Leadership Minute: Healthy Conflict](https://blog.virtusinc.com/virtus-inc-leadership-journal/journal/leadership-minute-healthy-conflict) \[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HB8WAG2ZlM\] Mar 5, 2012 11:32:37 PM ## [If Only Everyone Else Was More Candid, I Would Be Too…](https://blog.virtusinc.com/virtus-inc-leadership-journal/journal/if-only-everyone-else-was-more-candid-i-would-be-too) As a leader if you’ve waiting for everyone else to start modelling candour and authenticity, it... May 26, 2010 11:31:14 PM ## [From Manager to Leadership: Building Your Leadership Roadmap](https://blog.virtusinc.com/virtus-inc-leadership-journal/journal/from-manager-to-leadership-building-your-leadership-roadmap) Here’s a question I get asked fairly often: how can I move from being a manager to truly becoming a... Oct 6, 2009 11:04:42 AM ## [Candor: An Explanation](https://blog.virtusinc.com/virtus-inc-leadership-journal/journal/candor) The most straightforward piece I’ve read on candor comes from Jack Welch’s book, Winning. In... [1](https://blog.virtusinc.com/virtus-inc-leadership-journal) [2](https://blog.virtusinc.com/virtus-inc-leadership-journal/tag/authentic-leadership/page/2) # ViRTUS Inc. Mailing Address: P.O. Box 3166 Vancouver, BC V6B 3X6 | P: 604.519.7000 | F: 604.648.8320 | E: info@virtusinc.com © 2026 ViRTUS Inc.