Even seasoned leaders ask themselves: Am I doing a good job for my team? Not just in terms of performance or KPIs—but in helping people feel seen, connected, and confident in their contributions.

And it’s a wise question to ask.

If you are creating an organization that can thrive regardless of who is in the room, you and your team will be best served by creating spaces where people can name what’s real and move forward together.

That feeling? It’s what I believe leadership feels like right now. Leaders are trying to keep the business running while facing one unexpected challenge after another. Here are four key places to start as you figure out what to do next.

When stress is high and resources are stretched thin, even great teams can act horribly. How do you get people back on track?

What usually happens in leadership development … unfortunately - and what we can do to develop people as leaders in ways that actually works.

We’re all familiar with the idea of being dramatic at work. But what if drama could be more quiet, like the seeping of a leaking tire? How much do these scenarios sound familiar to you?

At first, speaking up seems like the courageous and necessary way to act -- to stand up for ourselves and be an ally for others by calling out mean people. Yet, what if calling people out in this way creates more separation and unkindness energy in the world?

We know how hard it is to hold tension and rebuild trust so the work we care about can be done. Yet, without trust at work, it’s like we can’t see straight.