Hi Reader, Many leaders tell me they want to use their intuition to make decisions but they’re nervous that they won’t use it on the right ones. They’re afraid that they’ll mess up important choices or will regret what they did because their intuition was “wrong”. Here’s what I know: not all decisions call for only using your intuition. The leadership skill is discerning which decisions need your intuition to make fast, confident calls, and which require more deliberation and time. The...
8 days ago • 2 min read
Hi Reader, Many decision makers I work with have admitted that they question if others in their organization will trust them if they can’t show their work with analytical data. They know their intuition is real, it’s served them before, but they’re not sure how to communicate decisions made using it. Here’s the science-backed truth: Your intuition is informed and trained by your past experience and expertise — every project completed, meeting held, course taken, conversation had. Intuition is...
21 days ago • 1 min read
Hi Reader, You have more data than you think. Not the kind of data that lives in a spreadsheet. You have the data that comes from every conversation, every pattern, every moment of experience you've accumulated over your career. This is what I call invisible data. Your intuition has been trained on it and your intuition processes all of it quietly, constantly, without you having to do anything. Most leaders I work with already know this on some level. They trust their gut. They make fast...
5 months ago • 2 min read
The Gut Check: Your pulse on intuition, strategy, and decisive leadership. Hi Reader, I have a mantra I return to every time I'm in a tough situation. Circle of Influence. Circle of Control. A mentor taught it to me years ago, and I've passed it along to probably every mentee and direct report I've ever had: care only about what you can influence and control. The rest isn't worth your time. I even picked up a Polish idiom along the way that's become my companion mantra: Nie mój cyrk, nie moje...
6 months ago • 2 min read
The Gut Check: Your pulse on intuition, strategy, and decisive leadership. Hi Reader, Some of my most formative professional experiences were working on consulting engagements known as Value Based Deals. These programs were intended to provide consulting services that realized actual, tangible, quantifiable benefits for clients (think beaucoup bucks CapEx and OpEx savings for Fortune 100 companies) without upfront payment. This was particularly appealing during the economic downturn in 2008...
7 months ago • 3 min read
The Gut Check: Your pulse on intuition, strategy, and decisive leadership. Hi Reader, I bet you're feeling the pressure. It's time. The clock is ticking... What is your new year's resolution? This time of year, many of us are thinking about resolutions. What are we taking with us from this past year? What will we toss aside to make space for something new? I can’t tell you the number of goal setting, reflective, resolute posts I’ve seen in my LinkedIn and Instagram feeds. Some feel like...
8 months ago • 2 min read
The Gut Check: Your pulse on intuition, strategy, and decisive leadership. Hi Reader, I get asked all the time what it actually means to trust your gut. It’s one of those phrases everyone nods at. Some people say it proudly - I always trust my gut!Some regret not doing it - I knew I should have trusted my gut...Some wonder what it actually means - Is it “woo-woo”? “Bro-science”? Trusting your gut is having the confidence to act on what your intuition is telling you. What I Mean When I Say...
8 months ago • 2 min read
The Gut Check: Your pulse on intuition, strategy, and decisive leadership. Hi Reader, December is full. Despite our best efforts to savor the season, we're careening towards deadlines and countdowns. But before you speed into 2026, take a few minutes to make sure you’re pointed in the right direction. Here’s a simple realignment exercise I use with clients (and myself) to clear the noise, hear your inner trusted advisor, and get focused... fast. 📝 The Alignment Audit (10 minutes) You only...
8 months ago • 2 min read
The Gut Check: Your pulse on intuition, strategy, and decisive leadership. Hi Reader, I’m Leah Goldman – creator of Intuition Strategy® and Corporate Tarot Cards®. If you noticed my absence from your inbox, that’s because I hit pause to realign and reset. Now I’m ready to bring this clarity back to you. Each week, The Gut Check will bring you quick, powerful insights on intuition, strategy, and decisive leadership. My goal is to help you make clearer, more confident decisions – and get...
9 months ago • 3 min read
