Category: Uncategorized
-
Clear as Mud? That’s Not Leadership.
Ambiguity at work is about as awesome as slicing my finger while food prepping. If you’ve been there, you know exactly what I mean. In the last week alone, I have engaged in three separate conversations that went well beyond the jovial discussion of difficult conversations. These conversations dove in headfirst and dug deep in…
-
Burnout Lives in the Cave You Refuse to Leave. Light Only Shows Up When You Step Out
Stop for a minute. No seriously, stop and pay attention to this. You need this. July is closing out and heating up. Heat waves across the country. Summer is almost over and school will be back in session in a couple weeks. Yet here you are, exhausted, needing a break, carrying a huge load all…
-
How to Make Difficult Choices a Little Easier
I don’t know what to move forward on, we need many things and I am struggling to decide what is best. Yep, that was last week’s conversation with a director. Last week we talked about difficult conversations. This week we lean into difficult decisions, because they often go hand in hand. My first question was,…
-
Why Leaders Struggle With Difficult Conversations and How to Fix It
I am really struggling with one of the managers I oversee right now. They are not getting the job done. I hear this all too often. To which I respond, “have you discussed things with them and designed a plan?” “Well, I told them they were not meeting deadlines, and it was holding the team…
-
The Year I Started Over: Why Change Built My Calling
A year ago today, life changed in a big way. Change is not always easy, but sometimes it is needed. July 4, 2025, was my final night of a one-month stint living in a hotel while closing out my job duties. Oh yeah, my son was living in the hotel with me while he closed…
-
The Power of Connection Starts With Your TEAM
We are hitting the middle of summer. Avoid the mid‑summer meltdown. You know exactly what I’m talking about. All staff, part-time included, are going to start burning out from heat, long hours, and working more days than they are used to. And when we are tired, habits slip. The key to overcoming this is uniting…
-
Set the Standard: Stop Carrying the Team and Start Leading It
Set the Standard. Set clear expectations. Quit wondering if things are landing with your team at meetings and change the way you conduct them. Eighty two percent of leaders feel they don’t have the time to build consistency and accountability. One in three leaders feel they are the only one holding the team together. Folks,…
-
It’s Happening Already: The First Signs of Summer Burnout
It’s happening already and I told you it would. Most people I’ve talked to lately are 2–4 weeks into the summer season and it’s present. They’re already feeling the beginning stages of burnout. It’s true. This is exactly why over the last 6 weeks I’ve been writing about accountability and the H3 Formula: Health, Heart,…
-
When Habits Fail, Leaders Fail
Have you ever had a week where everything felt like it was slipping? Too much workload. Chasing fires. Losing sight of your focus blocks. Falling behind. Feeling burnout creeping in. Ya, me too. And here’s what I learned the hard way: When habits fail, we fail. We’ve spent the last two weeks building the foundation…
-
Heart Is How You Defeat Summer Burnout
Have you ever poured so much of yourself into something that you simply had nothing left to give. Ya, me too. Remember this, you cannot pour into others from an empty cup. It is not possible. Last week we covered the beginning of the H3 Formula, Health. We refocused on prioritizing exercise, nutrition, rest, and…
