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The Eighth Mile Consulting Blog

Ideas that challenge old ways & inspire new thinking

The Eighth Mile Consulting’s blog consists of articles designed to help you level up your leadership and take your career to the next level. We cover a range of topics in the realm of leadership and creating high-performing teams, as well as professional and personal development.

All of our blog articles can be used to supplement your learning during our available courses.

Explore our blog posts below.

Article, Culture

How Attitude Affects Leadership

This is the third of a four-part series on the role of values, beliefs, attitudes, and behavior in leadership. Let's say you believe that keeping your teams motivated requires inspiring a positive attitude. Why do you believe that? "It's…

A woman leaning against a window contemplating the question "what are my beliefs?"

Article, Culture

The Role of Beliefs in Leadership

This is the second of a four-part series on the role of values, beliefs, attitudes, and behavior in leadership. The role of beliefs in leadership is pervasive. Operationally, few jobs can survive the lack of a base theory or system, especially…

Three people sitting around a table in an office with one person smiling and listening in a demonstration of leading with empathy

The Eighth Mile Consulting

Leadership, Video

Leading with Empathy

In this workshop, we discuss leading with empathy.

A person with their dog gazes into a glowing sunset over a mountain ridge while contemplating values in business.

Article, Culture

How to Define Your Values as a Leader

This is the first in a four-part series about the role values, beliefs, attitudes and behavior in leadership. Your values are your individual principles motivating your sense of right and wrong. They serve as your guide for judging behavior,…

Personal Development, Project Management

Why Good People Are Like Vampires

Why Good People Are Like Vampires. It's an interesting analogy to use in business. In 1998 the movie Blade was released starring Wesley Snipes. This movie explains a world existing with both humans and vampires. It details how humans continue…

White and yellow text on black background in reference to workplace mental health: "It is so easy to be great nowadays, because everyone else is so weak..."

Article, Personal Development, Self discipline

Workplace Mental Health and Self-Discipline

A few weeks ago I saw a comment from David Goggins which read: It’s a brutal comment that doesn’t pull any punches. I’ll admit that my first temptation was to get a little defensive. “What a jerk. What does he know?” But, after…

B/W Image of man's back during chin-up as symbolic of rupture and repair with the words "Repair What's Broken and Come Back Stronger"

Article, Communication

How to Apply Rupture and Repair Therapy as a Leader

What the Eighth Mile team have taught me is that mistakes are an opportune time for reflection, review and improvement.

why leadership training?

Article, Leadership, Training & Education

Top 5 Reasons to Consider Leadership Training

As a leader, you are vital to the success of your organization. Between hiring and retaining great talent, fostering a culture of connection and belonging, and providing direction and encouragement, much of your responsibility revolves around…

how to stay calm under pressure

Article, Leadership

How Leaders Stay Calm Under Pressure

Leaders face monumental amounts of pressure every single day. Whether it's the pressure of making important decisions, managing a team, or dealing with difficult conversations and situations, leaders must stay calm under pressure to succeed…

Article, Personal Development

Beyond Reinventing Yourself: The Journey Continues

The process of reinventing yourself is a challenging but rewarding journey. If you've read the previous articles in this series, you know that it requires a great deal of introspection, hard work, and determination to identify what you want…

top online leadership courses

Article, Leadership

Top 7 Online Leadership Training Courses

"Leaders are born, not made." If you're reading this, you're either a leader or a prospective leader. But do you believe you were born with the knowledge to succeed? In other words, can you learn from mistakes you haven't made or have heard…

Article, Personal Development

Reinvent Yourself, Part 3: Your Reinvention Roadmap

Do you ever wonder why you feel stagnant? Or alternatively, are you a kettle about to boil over? Have you ever considered learning how to reinvent yourself? Part 3 in our Reinvent Yourself series discusses the role that motivation and discipline…