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:...

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...

The Boundary I’ve Kept for Six Years, And Why Leaders Need Their Own 

by Wendy McClellan | Jun 16, 2026 | Affirmations, AI in Business, Business World, Employee Engagement

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 

by Wendy McClellan | Jun 2, 2026 | Affirmations, Business World, Employee Engagement, Empowerment, HR & Company Policies, Structuralities, Time Management, Workplace Culture

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

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

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...