The Thought Model: How Your Thinking Drives Results Years ago, if you walked into my house around 6 p.m., you could feel the tension. I was quick to anger. My family wasn’t sure which version of me was walking through the door, and honestly—neither was I. When I first heard the idea that your thoughts […]
Believe Your Why: Stop Leading for Approval and Start Leading on Purpose As small business leaders, we want to make people proud—owners, clients, mentors, even our teams. The pull to please is strong. We react, we lose sight of why we lead in the first place. I’ve felt that drift in my own life. When […]
I was recently in a coaching group when the conversation turned to relationships. At first, I didn’t want to engage. I’m not perfect—and honestly, I wasn’t sure I had much to offer. But then I mentioned a framework I’ve used before: Men Are Like Waffles, Women Are Like Spaghetti by Bill and Pam Ferral Click […]
Fear-Based Leadership Is Costing More Than You Think Many seasoned leaders carry more than they show. They’ve built strong businesses, grown teams, and learned to handle pressure. But over time, that pressure changes shape. It’s no longer just about logistics—it’s about people, trust, and culture. That’s why strong leaders take 5 minutes to get clear. […]
You Can’t Change Others: The Leadership Truth That Sets You Free One of the most powerful shifts a leader can make is letting go of the exhausting belief that it’s their job to change other people. It’s subtle, but it shows up often: Here’s the truth: you can’t change others. But that doesn’t make you […]
Empowered Leadership is a thought first. Not a title, not a new team, not even a new strategy or mission. But a new thought. Empowered Leadership is a thought Most leaders look outward when things feel off—blaming performance, communication, or company culture. But empowered leadership doesn’t begin out there. It starts with what’s happening in […]
3 Habits that unlock your leadership
. Communication is at the core of great leadership, yet it remains one of the most challenging aspects of working with and leading others. This week, I am joined by Stephanie Geier of Being Me Better to explore the complexities of communication and how it shapes leadership. Together, we’ll unpack how servant leadership—an approach that […]
Do you find your team doesn’t trust you? As a leader, your team of managers needs to know that you trust them completely and that your number one goal is building relationships. All to often leaders undermine their managers. Which pushes their managers away and creates relationship walls. So what does it mean to empower […]
Our emotions take us for a ride and the result is sometimes is what doesn’t serve us. Join me as I unpack the What if Question.
