When I first committed to climbing Mount Kilimanjaro, I felt excited, and motivated. I had one main goal: Summit the mountain. That goal gave me purpose. It helped me improve my fitness, learn about what to pack, and [...]

There was a time when change felt manageable. You could plan it, communicate it, and guide your team from one stable point to another. Today, change is rarely neat. It’s constant, overlapping, and often emotionally exhausting. Reorganizations follow [...]

Somewhere between the gift lists, the group chats, and the grocery runs, the holidays can start to feel more like a grind than a celebration. We say yes because we always have. We show up because it’s expected. [...]

At the time, it just felt like a task I couldn’t get through. I was reviewing our team’s quarterly budget and even though I’d done it many times before, this time I couldn’t focus. Nothing was sinking in. [...]

I never thought I would suggest to a client that they be ruthless. But I have. There is one aspect of work where being ruthless helps success. It’s in the choices we make about how we spend our [...]

You’ve probably heard it stated, “We need to hold people accountable.” Let’s be honest: when you hear that phrase, does it feel inspiring or heavy? Too often, “accountability” gets tangled up with blame or control. It can sound authoritarian [...]

The world isn’t only complex. It’s VUCA. Volatile. Uncertain. Complex. Ambiguous. These aren’t buzzwords. They describe the lived reality of leaders today. In recent months, we’ve seen volatility accelerate across industries, communities, and economies. From shifting markets to [...]

We’re standing at the midpoint in the year, the summer stretched out in front of us. By June, most leaders I work with have been sprinting hard for months. Meetings pile up. Priorities multiply. Tasks get checked off [...]