I Got It Wrong. Here’s What I Did Next
For weeks, I had been enthusiastically telling people about our upcoming leadership cruise — three countries, I said. Three. I painted the picture with confidence: the ports, the…
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Leading Through Tension Without Losing Your People
Losing your team doesn’t happen in a blow-up meeting. It happens quietly. People check out. They stop pushing. They nod in meetings… and then do the bare minimum. Not because they…
The Conversation of Change: Leading Through the “No”
The End Meeting notification blinked on my screen, leaving me in the sudden silence of my home office. My inbox was a digital landscape of rejection emails and withdrawn…
The Pivot: Finding Your “Change Fitness” When Plans Shift
The digital space was buzzing with anticipation. Our social media ads were live, and our community was expectant. We had promised an international makeup artist for our social…
Anchored in the Storm: Leading with Wisdom in an Age of Intelligent Power
There’s a question sitting quietly beneath many leadership conversations right now: What do we still know for sure?
The Bertha Standard: Why the Most Influential Leaders Often Have the Least Authority
Early in my career, I worked at a YMCA in North Carolina, and every day began at the front deskwith Bertha.
The Heart Doesn’t Scale (And Why I Stopped Trying)
In the beginning, Grace to Grow was just a small circle and a shared hunger for change. I facilitated almost every session, holding space for every scar and every hope. I didn’t…
Focused Energy: How I Learned to Work With Intention (Not Just Momentum)
January always feels like a reset, but when I started this job a year ago, I quickly realized something uncomfortable: even when I felt “on,” my energy was scattered. I was busy,…
Why Leaders Must Go First
We live in a time when connection is everywhere—and somehow harder to find. We message more than ever, work around people all day, and scroll through endless updates. Yet many…