• leadership isn’t about having the answer first

    Leadership often creates pressure to have an answer before there is enough information to justify one. In critical moments, leaders are expected to steady the room and offer certainty, whether or not there is a basis for it, which can feel like the most reassuring thing to do. In those moments, reassurance doesn’t come from…


  • leading with empathy and boundaries to build better organizations

    The culture of an organization shapes how people feel, how they show up, and how they experience their lives in and out of the workplace.  In leadership, there’s a natural tendency to seek fairness and make everything seem equal. However, fairness and equality are not the same. Fairness involves meeting people where they are, understanding…