Leadership Insights

Your organization has core values — but how often do you actually use them? Most teams I work with have values posted somewhere, but they're not part of the day-to-day. And that's a missed opportunity. When a team knows its values, they become a guide. They help you make hard decisions and navigate tension, and…

Leadership isn't just about doing; it's about pausing to reflect. And that's where coaching really helps. We're so busy striving that we don't create enough space to step back. Coaching gives us that space—and doing it with someone else makes all the difference. You can't read the label from inside the bottle. We're living our…

Are you above the line or below the line? It's a deceptively simple metaphor, but it will change the way you see yourself and others. At any point in time, we are either "above the line" or "below the line." Above the line = being open, curious, and committed to learning Below the line =…

When my colleague Alex and I talked about limiting beliefs, he said something that stuck with me: "It's like living your life with the handbrake on." We all have those moments when we get caught in self-judgment—when we become defensive in a difficult conversation, spiral in our thoughts, or second-guess ourselves out of fear of…

My colleague Alex describes something so many leaders experience: "It's like spinning a wheel. You wake up, you work, you go to bed, you wake up, you work—doing things on autopilot." When we're on autopilot, we're not pausing to reflect. We're not asking: Is this really where I'm thriving? Am I building my energy—or just…