Leading From the Inside Out

Most leadership books are filled with outdated, one-size-fits-all advice that doesn't consider how leaders make sense of leadership itself. The real transformation comes from leading from the inside out - not from mimicking tactics that worked for someone else. Instead of looking for "the right answer," start asking: "What's true for me as a leader?"

You are not indecisive. You’re evolving. There’s a difference.

The Shift: Let’s be honest—nothing derails momentum quite like a leader who keeps changing their mind. The project stalls. Teams eye-roll. Trust erodes. But here’s the thing we don’t talk about: in a world that demands clarity, certainty, and confident decision-making, the ability to change your ...

Jul 08, 2025

We didn’t invent the burnout badge; we inherited it.

You weren’t born thinking praise is weakness, that overwork equals loyalty, or that silence is professionalism. Those are scripts passed down from generations before us, reinforced at home, echoed in the workplace, and rewarded until they become ingrained as “normal.” Consider this: the behaviors...

Jun 24, 2025

You’re Not Stuck. You’re Just Uncomfortable.

(Read that again.) The Shift When leaders say " I feel stuck," what they often mean is, “This version of me no longer fits—but I’m not sure who I’m becoming next.” It’s not stuckness. It’s discomfort. And discomfort is not failure. It’s feedback. The mistake? We treat discomfort like a signal to ...

Jun 03, 2025

You Might Not Need a New Job.

𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗺𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳. The Shift A client came to me ready to resign. The job wasn’t toxic. Her boss wasn’t terrible. But something felt off, tight, dull, invisible. She’d been holding it all in. Skipping over her own ideas. Avoiding hard conversations. Keeping the peace, w...

May 20, 2025

What if your career isn’t stalled because of your skills?

🧠 What if your career isn’t stalled because of your skills, but because you’ve been too good at playing by the rules? 🔄 The Shift:Let’s stop blaming "skills gaps" for stalled careers. It’s an easy narrative—neat, measurable, and comfortably outside our control. But here’s the uncomforta...

May 06, 2025

What Does Alignment Look Like in Your Career?

We throw around the word alignment a lot in the professional world—but what does it actually look like? More importantly, what does it feel like? Not in theory.Not in a values statement.But in the lived experience of your day-to-day work? If you’re reading this, chances are you’ve already outgrow...

Apr 22, 2025

Everyone’s hunkering down. You? You’re quietly leveling up.

🔄 THE SHIFT: The Great Stay Isn’t the Pause You Think It Is - It's a Setup for More Let’s be honest: The Great Stay is mostly driven by fear. Fear of risk. Fear of regret. Fear of jumping from one unstable ship to another. So, most people stay quiet, stay cautious, and stay small. But here’s t...

Apr 08, 2025

How Fear Masquerades as Wisdom in Corporate Spaces

📌 Leaders rarely say, “I’m afraid.” Instead, they say, “Let’s be realistic.” The Shift: Fear is sneaky. It doesn’t show up as panic; it shows up as overthinking, endless contingency planning, and waiting for just a little more certainty. It presents itself as caution, due diligence, or even s...

Mar 26, 2025

Playing Defense Isn't Leadership. It's Survival.

Let's be real - many leaders don't realize they're leading from a defensive stance until it's too late. If this is you... You're not strategizing for impact, you're mitigating risk. You're not shaping the future, you're reacting to the present. And while you believe you're playing smart, what you...

Mar 11, 2025

What Got You Here Won’t Get You There - But Not for the Reason You Think

We’ve all heard this phrase before, but what if the real reason isn’t about skills—it’s about how you make sense of leadership? The Shift: Most professionals believe the key to their next career leap is more: more skills, more credentials, more effort. But here’s the truth—what’s actually keepi...

Feb 25, 2025

Why Do Equally Talented Leaders Advance at Radically Different Speeds?

The Unspoken Truth: At your level, technical expertise isn’t the bottleneck—how you manage yourself is. Ever watch a peer with the same credentials move effortlessly into bigger roles while you keep grinding? It’s not luck. It’s not politics (at least, not entirely). It’s that they’ve mastered so...

Feb 18, 2025