Tag: Coaching
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Leading Starts Here: Returning to Self in a World That Pulls Us Away
Leadership is often talked about in terms of vision, influence, or strategy. We’re taught to associate it with action: stepping forward, speaking up, setting direction. Indeed, all of that can be true. When I speak with leaders, especially those immersed in the hard work of mission-driven change, I often hear something else. It isn’t a…
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Triggers and Choices: Finding Our Way Through the Fixed Mindset Fog
There’s a moment that perhaps we all recognize: your stomach tightens, your face flushes, and suddenly, you’re in that old story again. Maybe it’s the story that says you’re not ready. Maybe it’s the one that says you should have known better. Or the one that says if you don’t prove your worth right now,…
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When the Weight Feels Heavy: A Love Letter to Nonprofit Leaders and Changemakers
Nonprofit leaders are a special breed. They’re the ones who run toward the fire, not away from it. They work long hours not for profit, but for purpose. They wake up thinking about how to heal communities, fight injustice, lift others up, and somehow still make payroll by Friday. It takes a rare kind of…
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The Center Holds: What It Takes to Lead Through Emotional Undercurrents
You don’t have to name it to feel it. The tension in a check-in that goes a little too quiet. The sideways energy in a team trying to push through. The inner pressure to stay upbeat when you’re not sure how much of your own uncertainty to show. We’re all living in a time of…
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One Year, 52 Blog Posts: A Reflection on Purpose, Progress, and the Future of Work
This week marks a quiet little milestone: my 52nd weekly blog post for Transformetic. One post, every week, for a full year. I didn’t start with a clear plan or a mapped-out content calendar. I just knew I had something to say about work, about leadership, about the systems we find ourselves in and the…
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Leading Like a Coach: A Mindset Worth Celebrating
Did you know that the art of coaching has its own celebratory week dedicated to it? That’s right, and this week is International Coaching Week, a time to celebrate the profound impact coaching has on individuals, teams, and organizations worldwide. As a leadership coach, I find this week especially meaningful because it highlights a powerful…
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Coaching Isn’t Therapy—But It Can Still Change Your Life
You’ve got a big decision weighing on you. Maybe it’s about your role, your team, or the next chapter of your life. You’ve been mulling it over, lying awake at night, caught in that loop of “What should I do?” and “Why can’t I figure this out?” So you wonder: Is this something to bring…
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From Boss to Coach: Easing into Self-Management
In traditional, hierarchical organizations, leadership is often synonymous with control—leaders issue directives, make high-level decisions, and manage subordinates. However, in self-managed teams, leadership takes on an entirely new form. For those transitioning from hierarchical organizations to self-managed ones, this shift can feel daunting, even threatening. Many leaders, especially those with long-standing experience in executive roles,…