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,...
The Summer Slowdown Myth: Why July Is Actually a Power Month
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Leading When Half the Team Is on Vacation
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
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
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
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...
The Boundary I’ve Kept for Six Years, And Why Leaders Need Their Own
Every Friday, without fail, I have a video call with my mom. It started during the pandemic. Six years. Dozens of seasons. Hundreds of Fridays. We only skip it if I’m physically visiting her; because the...
Recalibrating in June
As I sit here working on my June goals it hits me, hard. We are halfway through the year. Crazy huh? My goal books all have the refresh allotted to complete at the end of June, but I find myself drawn to my goals, my plans, and my calendar....
How Employers Can Support Parents During Graduation Season and End‑of‑Year Chaos
Every spring, I see chaos. Working parents enter a perfect storm of school events: graduations, end‑of‑year ceremonies, final projects, class parties, and the logistical gymnastics that come with half‑days and school closures. For many...
The Spring Clean Your Leadership Actually Needs
This last month has reminded me of several leadership qualities and habits that make leadership powerful. Now that things are normal (are they ever?!) I am dedicating May to getting back on track and getting organized. Every Spring I...
Returning to Work While Still Worrying About What is Happening at Home
Much to my husband’s delight, I have officially returned to my office instead of working from home. I’m choosing to believe my presence was such a motivational force that he healed faster just to get me out of the house. That’s my story...