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Leadership

June, 2025

The Trust Dividend: How Safe Conversations Strengthen Relationships

What would happen if your team trusted you enough to tell you everything you didn’t want to hear? I’ve asked that question in rooms full of leaders and the answers are always revealing. Some Read More

June, 2025

The True Cost of Silence in the Workplace

What happens to a team when people stop speaking up and just start nodding along? I’ve seen it too many times to count. Silence isn’t neutral. It’s not calm. It’s a signal. And more o Read More

June, 2025

The Teamwork Mindset: Moving from ‘Me’ to ‘We’ for Company Impact

What would shift in your workplace if everyone stopped asking “what’s in it for me?” and started asking “what does the team need right now?” I ask leaders that question a lot. Because h Read More

June, 2025

Listening to Yourself First: The Inner Work of Safer Leadership

Have you ever stopped long enough to hear yourself think… and trusted what you heard? Most leaders I meet are tuned into everything except themselves. They’re scanning for results, pressure p Read More

June, 2025

Listening Logs: A Leader’s Tool for Continuous Improvement

Leadership isn’t just about speaking with clarity, it’s about listening with purpose. And one of the most underrated tools I’ve used to improve how I lead is something simple but powerful: Read More

June, 2025

A Listening Culture Is a Leadership Culture

If there’s one leadership trait that continues to stand out over time, it’s the ability to listen. Truly listen. A culture of listening isn’t just about nodding in meetings or letting peopl Read More

June, 2025

The Mark of a Great Leader: Making Others Feel Safe to Speak

One of the most powerful traits I’ve seen in truly great leaders is their ability to make others feel safe enough to speak honestly. Not just to talk but to feel comfortable sharing concerns, i Read More

May, 2025

How Honest Conversations Build (or Break) Psychological Safety

One of the most powerful tools a leader has isn’t a strategy or a framework; it’s a conversation. More specifically, it’s the ability to have honest, respectful, and timely conversations wi Read More

May, 2025

3 Questions to De-Escalate Emotionally Charged Conversations

Have you ever found yourself in a conversation where emotions are running high, and you’re unsure how to bring the temperature down? It’s a situation many of us face, whether at work, Read More

May, 2025

How to Prepare for a Difficult Conversation Without Overthinking It

Have you ever rehearsed a tough conversation in your head so many times that you talked yourself out of actually having it? I’ve been there. Most leaders have. We go over every word, every poss Read More