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Expert tips, actionable strategies, and inspiring insights on personal development, leadership, and life balance.
Designed to empower you with the tools needed to overcome challenges, boost productivity, and foster meaningful change.
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Sparking Leadership # 14: Is remote leadership harder?
Amazon, Dell, JPMorgan Chase are only a few notable names with a strict RTO mandate in 2025. Companies around the globe are calling their...
Christina - Spark Back Coaching
Jul 242 min read
Sparking Leadership #13: Is your next career step in leadership OUT instead of UP?
Ah, summer. For many, it's a time for sandy toes, slightly more relaxed schedules, and... quiet reflection on their #career path. While...
Christina - Spark Back Coaching
Jul 172 min read
Sparking Leadership #12: The silent engines on your team are often the unsung heroes 🦸
Some time ago, I worked with a CEO who was obsessed with the 9-box performance grid. It's the one where you plot each employee based on...
Christina - Spark Back Coaching
Jul 102 min read
Sparking Leadership #11: Quiet quitting and when it's your fault as a leader
Let’s talk about that unsettling feeling when you notice a team member who used to be a firecracker is now just… fizzling . They’re here,...
Christina - Spark Back Coaching
Jul 32 min read
Sparking Leadership # 10: Your attention diet and leading in the age of infinite distractions
Tell me if this you: Your mind feels like a web browser with 100 tabs open You are constantly juggling dozens of urgent tasks You are...
Christina - Spark Back Coaching
Jun 262 min read
Sparking Leadership #9: Are you still leading like the person you were 5 years ago?
Earlier in my leadership career, I believed that a good manager was always present. Always available, always stepping in for everyone,...
Christina - Spark Back Coaching
Jun 192 min read
Sparking Leadership #8: The performance trap & why fair isn't equal
We all say we want high performers on our teams. But what is high performance? Is it about hitting targets? Working long hours? Being...
Christina - Spark Back Coaching
Jun 122 min read
Sparking Leadership #7: Your junior team members are the most underrated source of learning.
We often assume that learning flows top-down, from the experienced leader to the junior employee. But what happens when the person with...
Christina - Spark Back Coaching
Jun 52 min read
Sparking Leadership #6: Why burnout feels different when you're leading
When you're the one people count on, there's no room to fall apart. So you power through, show up every day and pretend that everything...
Christina - Spark Back Coaching
May 292 min read
Sparking Leadership #5: Are we celebrating the wrong leaders?
Who do you think gets promoted faster? 👤 Person 1: Charismatic, confident, quick on their feet. The life of the party, thrives in chaos,...
Christina - Spark Back Coaching
May 222 min read
Sparking Leadership #4: When life happens (or where policy ends and leadership begins)
Have you ever been in a situation where you had to bend the rules? Maybe you knew what the policy said but your gut told you the right...
Christina - Spark Back Coaching
May 152 min read
Sparking Leadership #3: What if the most influential person on your team isn’t even your boss?
📖 Story time: A few years ago, I worked at a tech company headquartered in London. One of our most respected colleagues wasn’t a...
Christina - Spark Back Coaching
May 82 min read
Sparking Leadership #2: Exciting problems, boring solutions (and the real work of leadership).
In a recent conversation, a leader told me, "Exciting problems have boring solutions" and it stuck with me. Because it’s true and it’s...
Christina - Spark Back Coaching
May 12 min read
Sparking Leadership #1: Lighten the load - the hidden power of delegation
Have you ever been hiking with a group? If so, you probably know that one of the first rules of hiking is to only bring what you can...
Christina - Spark Back Coaching
Apr 242 min read
The moment you have to pull rank and say, 'Because I'm the boss,' you've already lost.
Most of us have had to deal with the leader who, when challenged, pulls out the "Because I said so" card. They remind everyone of their...
Christina - Spark Back Coaching
Apr 102 min read
Gut-based hiring: is it the right way to go? 🤔
Hiring the right #talent has become increasingly challenging. There are fewer roles, but the stakes are higher - every new #hire needs to...
Christina - Spark Back Coaching
Apr 32 min read
No-Regrets Decision-Making: The key to being a successfully decisive leader
As a leader, you make hundreds of decisions daily, both big and small. Some are quick: Should this email go out today or tomorrow? Should...
Christina - Spark Back Coaching
Mar 122 min read
Your manager may be a lot of things but they are not a mind reader! 🔮
A manager wears many hats - coach, mentor, expert - but one thing they aren’t is a mind reader. Even the best leaders can’t support you...
Christina - Spark Back Coaching
Mar 62 min read
The Scaling Trifecta: 3 Non-Negotiables for Sustainable Growth
A lot has been written and said about how to scale an organization effectively. But, after having supported fast growing scale-ups for...
Christina - Spark Back Coaching
Feb 272 min read
Middle Management: Is this the most overlooked, under-supported role in business? 🤔
According to a Predictive Index survey, 70% of middle managers would prefer to return to individual contributor roles if they could...
Christina - Spark Back Coaching
Feb 202 min read
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