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Last year, I received assessment results that rocked me. My immediate response wasn’t curiosity. It was resistance. That can’t be right. Power? That doesn’t match how I see myself at all. The assessment revealed that my need for influence—to drive outcomes, make an impact—was shaping my leadership in ways I hadn’t seen. I tend to […]
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Here’s a question most leaders never stop to ask themselves: What do you want to be known for? Not your title. Not your résumé. Not the projects you’ve delivered or the problems you’ve solved. But the way people experience your leadership—what they say about you when you’re not in the room. Most of us have […]
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Last January, I sat down with my journal and made a list of leadership goals for the year. Stay laser-focused on what’s working. Maintain healthy ambitions. Let “good enough” actually be good enough. You know what happened? I kept doing the exact same things I’d always done. Because I never actually stopped to ask myself […]
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I want to tell you about my first week in a new leadership role. I was the newest person on the team. Everyone else had been there for years. I didn’t know the systems, the culture, or the unwritten rules yet. So I did what felt natural: I was first in, last out. Every day. […]
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I spent years working my way up to the C-suite. As I advanced, I became increasingly fearful of making mistakes. I worked at all hours. I read and re-read slides. I knew intellectually that I should delegate more—but I couldn’t quite let go. I was working in a culture where perfection wasn’t a goal; it […]
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When I was a CEO, I remember one particularly brutal week of year-end stakeholder meetings. The board wanted aggressive targets. My program partners were pushing for resources. My staff needed clarity on what was actually realistic. By Friday, I caught myself wondering: Did I just contradict myself? Did I say what each person wanted to […]
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Stop letting self-doubt derail your leadership. A 5-step framework to transform your inner critic into your greatest asset.
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Belonging is a powerful concept, especially for women in leadership roles who are ambitiously balancing their careers and family responsibilities. For me, belonging is about feeling accepted, valued, and connected in all aspects of life. As someone navigating these paths, I’ve discovered that fostering a sense of belonging is not just beneficial; it’s vital for […]
