RESOURCES & INSIGHTS

Strategic Thinking for
Leaders Who Are Serious About Results.

Articles, podcast episodes, and books built for C-suite executives and senior leaders navigating complexity, uncertainty, and organizational inflection points.

FEATURED ARTICLE
Leading with strategic courage
STRATEGIC COURAGE

Microcourage: a new process for leadership

The author, CEO of the Association of Corporate Executive Coaches, contends that the “essence of courageous leadership contains elements of providing the space for inspiration, innovation, and creativity for others, where every individual feels empowered to step out of their comfort zone, voice their ideas, and use their initiative.

LATEST ARTICLES
C-suite Leadership Insights

Courage to Leap & Lead – Vol XXVIII

Courage to Leap & Lead Vol XXVIII: Oct 2024 In this issue: Article: The Courage to Speak Up: Confronting Injustice in Everyday Life by CB Bowman (-Ottomanelli)     Books

Read →
C-suite Leadership Insights

Courage to Leap & Lead Vol XIII

DO YOU HAVE THE COURAGE TO CHANGE as an Executive Coach? Vol XIII ABOUT THIS NEWSLETTER: “Courage: To Leap & Lead… the Newsletter” This monthly periodical is focused on implementing

Read →
CB_bowman_speaking to microphone
The Podcast

Courage to Leap & Lead

CB’s podcast brings together the world’s most decisive executives for conversations about navigating complexity, making clear decisions in uncertainty, and building organizations where courageous leadership is the norm. New episodes every week.

Ep. 142
Why Most Executive Coaches Are Giving You the Wrong Advice
Ep. 141
The One Decision That Changed My Company: CEO Stories of Strategic Courage
Ep. 140
Building High-Stakes Decision Frameworks That Actually Hold
PHILOSOPHY

What I Believe About Leadership

Courage to leap and lead

AMAZON #1 BESTSELLER

Courage to Leap & Lead

A groundbreaking framework for leaders who need to make clear decisions when there is no roadmap, no precedent, and no guarantee of the right outcome.

courage to leap and market

AMAZON #1 BESTSELLER

Courage to Leap & Market

The practical roadmap for authors, coaches, and thought leaders ready to apply Strategic Courage© to the one challenge most never prepare for, marketing the work they’ve already written.

courage to leap and lead with a playbook

coming 2026

Courage To Leap & Lead
without A Playbook...

CB’s next book explores the Microcourage™ framework in depth, a comprehensive leadership playbook for the era of radical uncertainty and organizational complexity.

STAY CONNECTED

Get CB's Strategic Insights Delivered to Your Inbox.

Join thousands of C-suite executives and senior leaders who receive CB’s weekly dispatch on courageous leadership, strategic decision-making, and organizational performance.

WORK WITH CB

Ready to Move From Reading to Results?

The insights in these articles are a preview of what CB installs inside organizations. If your team is ready to build real strategic courage – let’s talk.