The Summer Slowdown Myth: Why July Is Actually a Power Month 

by Wendy McClellan | Jul 21, 2026 | Business World, Employee Engagement, Empowerment, HR & Company Policies, Leadership & Management

The month of July gets a bad reputation with business owners and leaders. Too slow. Too many vacations. Too hot (ok, that is fair). Too many half‑days, half‑staffed weeks,...

Leading When Half the Team Is on Vacation 

by Wendy McClellan | Jul 14, 2026 | Business World, Employee Engagement, Empowerment, HR & Company Policies

Welcome to July, the month where your Teams Messages / Slack Channels are quiet, your office is half‑empty, and your project timelines suddenly feel like they’re held together with sunscreen and optimism.  Leading in July requires a different kind of muscle:...

Independence Day for Leaders: What to Declare Freedom From 

by Wendy McClellan | Jul 7, 2026 | Uncategorized

I hope everyone had a great 4th of July weekend full of family, good food, and fun. To stay in the spirit of freedom I have a challenge for you.   This July, skip the sparklers and free yourself from the things that make your job...

Leadership Isn’t About Carrying More, It’s About Managing Your Capacity 

by Wendy McClellan | Jun 30, 2026 | Employee Engagement, Empowerment, HR & Company Policies, Leadership & Management

There’s a quiet truth I learned the hard way: my capacity isn’t infinite, and pretending it is doesn’t make you stronger, it makes you scattered. After crawling my way out of a mental crash (more than once), I finally understood something important:  Boundaries...

The Pace You Keep Is the Pace Your Team Learns 

by Wendy McClellan | Jun 23, 2026 | Business World, Employee Engagement, Empowerment, HR & Company Policies

There’s a moment every leader eventually faces: You look at your calendar, your inbox, your Teams messages, your text messages, and you realize… You’ve been sprinting for so long that you’ve forgotten what a sustainable...