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Newsletter: What Success Makes Possible

This time of year always makes me a little more reflective. Today marks 17 years since I founded Mountaintop Consulting, and I’ve found myself thinking about the impact of our work. Since inception, we’ve helped professionals earn promotions, step into executive roles, and build stronger teams. But one client conversation stands out. He had recently…

Forbes Coaches Council Contribution: How To Manage People Effectively As An Introverted Leader

Are you an introvert? In this Forbes Coaches Council article, Mountaintop CEO Precious Williams Owodunni shares “Introversion is a superpower. Introverted leaders can leverage it to enhance their people management skills by leaning into their natural tendency to listen deeply. Listening will allow them to develop trust with colleagues quickly. Those meaningful, trusting relationships with…

May 2025 Quote Inspiration: Working Together

Thanks to all our Mountaintop Consulting colleagues for helping us go far. Quote inspiration this month: “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” – African Proverb

Newsletter: Do less, not more

Since 2022, our team has been focused on doing fewer things that have greater impact, or the concept of “addition by subtraction.” (Thanks to coach Robert Friedland for the term.) This practice requires a diligent look at every new and existing commitment – personal and professional. This rationing of your focus is particularly valuable when time is…

How do you learn to view failures as opportunities?

Learning to view failures as opportunities is a useful way to build resilience and eventual success, but it is easier said than done. If you’re working on building this useful muscle, start with others. Identify someone you admire and examine what happened after a key failure in that person’s career or personal life and how…

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