I think itās worth starting with what happened Friday night.
I was just fascinated by the magnitude of it.
It is hard not to get a little emotional and full of pride watching the four astronauts come home from Artemis II and thinking about what they accomplished together.
I found myself glued to ...
Growth gets a lot of attention.Ā
What it does to leaders and teams gets far less.
Growth doesnāt break most businesses.It exposes the gaps that were already there.
The business is moving. Thereās progress.But underneath it, things start to feel heavier than they should.Ā Things take longer than t...
The impact of leadership decisions often shows up first in teams.Sometimes in confidence and momentum.Ā Sometimes in hesitation.In conversations with leaders recently, one frustration keeps surfacing:
"My team just isn't taking ownership."
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And what makes it frustrating is that most of these lea...
Earlier this week, I wrote a LinkedIn post:Ā Weak judgement scales faster than bad strategy.
The conversation that followed centered around discernment, a word that feels increasingly important in a world where information is abundant and decisions move faster than ever.
One response framed it thi...
When I stepped into the President role, I thought I understood what the responsibility would require.
I had spent years inside the business, starting as a retail and marketing specialist and growing through multiple leadership roles to SVP. I knew how the business worked. I knew the people. I kne...
I want to share something with you about this space, about The Pulse.
In a world where Iām constantly told to write shorter captions, be more edgy, create more scroll-stopping hooks, and chase attention on social mediaā¦this is not that space.
And thatās intentional.
I believe part of whatās happe...
Hi friends,
It's only two full weeks into the new year, and for many people, things already feelĀ full.
Some of that fullness is exciting and motivating.New ideas. Momentum.Ā Building what's next.
And some of it feels like you never quite get to put things down.
Not busy in the "wow, I'm getting s...
Happy New Year.
As we step into 2026, I wanted to share something I've been noticing - both in my own leadership and in conversations with many of you.
There is a lot of opportunity right now.Ā Real opportunity.Ā And at the same time, the pace is intense, the noise is constant, and it's easy to f...
A theme I keep hearing in conversations with leaders is this:
They can see what needs to change.They care deeply about the work and the people.But they don't feel like the things they are doing are moving things forward.
They've tried.They've spoken up.They've pushed in the right ways.
And still,...
The past couple of weekends, I've found myself leaning into something that feels almost rare these days:nostalgia.
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Old-fashioned small-town holiday events.Craft fairs filled with goods from local makers.People roasting chestnuts over fire pits.Hot cider and cocoa warming cold hands.Tree ...
Plus, one simple shift to carry into the rest of 2025.
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Hi friends.
As we head into Thanksgiving week, I've been thinking about all the leaders I've advised and supported this year.
And honestly?
I'm grateful.Deeply grateful.
Because thereās a different kind of leadership rising right now, stead...
Hi friend,Ā
I'm late getting this newsletter out.Ā Usually it hits your inbox first thing every other Sunday morning but I rewrote it several times.Ā I edited it, messed up the formatting, Jenn helped me fix it, and I still found myself changing it again.
Why?Because this message matters.And I wa...
