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Managing Well is our weekly series, offering practical tools, real-world strategies, and thoughtful reflections to help you navigate the complex aspects of leadership. From building trust by giving honest and clear feedback to having the necessary conversations, we provide guidance on creating teams that work well and feel well.

Grounded in emotional intelligence and psychological safety, each post offers perspective and guidance for accountable, human-centered leadership.

Because managing others well always begins with managing ourselves.

Get practical tools for the hard parts of leadership.

Grounded in emotional intelligence and psychological safety, each post offers perspective and guidance for accountable, human-centered leadership.

Because managing others well always begins with managing ourselves.

Confidence, Events, General, Leadership, News

The feedback didn’t sound helpful, until it was

I almost ignored important feedback earlier this year. I was surfing when my instructor yelled, “TURN TO THE RIGHT!” as I was catching a wave. It wasn’t gentle or detailed. No prep or encouraging pep talk. Just a sharp, clear directive. I was irritated. “Why am I paying to be yelled at?” I thought. In hindsight,…

Confidence, Events, General, Leadership, News

The shift I didn’t expect after winning this award

Last month, I had the honor of winning the Titan 100 award for the second year in a row. My mother and godmother flew in to celebrate. My daughters and their best friend came. My bestie and my love were there. I was surrounded by joy, pride, and a whole lot of love. In a…

Anxiety, Confidence, Self-care, Self-esteem, Self-love, Stress

When Everything Feels Like Too Much

Last week’s webinar, Manage Well Without Losing Yourself, was full. Not just the Zoom room but full of honesty, questions, and the kind of truth-telling that doesn’t always have a space at work. We talked about the tension between keeping it all together and holding onto yourself, about what it means to lead when you’re…

Anxiety, Confidence, Depression, Self-care, Self-love

Rest isn’t quitting. It’s prep. Why rest makes you better at hard things

There’s a particular kind of disgust that comes from cleaning out a bathroom drain, which I had the pleasure of experiencing this weekend. I have two teenage daughters with long, curly hair. Despite new drain stoppers and persistent fussing, the drains still clog. Every few months, water backs up. Drano wasn’t cutting it anymore. Wading…

Anger, Anxiety, Confidence, Depression, Empathy, Grief, Relationships, Self-care, Self-esteem, Self-love, Stress

Unclog the Drain

Anger, Anxiety, Confidence, Depression, Empathy, Grief, Relationships, Self-care, Self-esteem, Self-love, Stress

I’m Done

If your people aren’t saying it out loud, they might be thinking it. Here’s what to do before disengagement spreads. How many times have you heard it lately, either out loud or in a colleague’s silence? “I’m done”. It’s not always a dramatic declaration. It’s the quiet resignation behind the camera-off meetings, the missed deadlines,…

Confidence, Depression, Empathy, Leadership, Self-esteem

No One Becomes a Great Manager by Accident

Most people aren’t trained to be great managers. They’re promoted because they were excellent individual contributors. But leading people is an entirely different job. The shift from peer to manager, from doing the work to guiding others, can be awkward, overwhelming, and even isolating, especially without support. Right now, we’re working with a client who…

Anxiety, Confidence, Self-esteem, Stress

The Conversation You’re Avoiding Is Costing More Than You Think

During our last webinar, Say What Needs to Be Said: How to Have Uncomfortable Conversations with More Ease, we had so many questions that we went over them over time. People stayed because they were hungry for real tools and language to use to have the uncomfortable conversations. Because avoiding hard conversations doesn’t make tension…

Confidence, Grief, Relationships, Self-care, Self-esteem, Self-love

What I Got Wrong as A New Manager

I still remember my first management role. I had just been promoted after doing a great job as an individual contributor. And I did what a lot of people do when they step into leadership for the first time. I overcorrected. For me, that meant becoming hyper-professional. No personal stories. No small talk. No real…

Confidence, Leadership, Relationships

Knowing When It’s Time: Leadership, Liberation, and Life-Changing Decisions

June is my liberation month. It holds my birthday, Juneteenth, and the anniversary of one of the most pivotal decisions I’ve ever made. Three years ago, I sat on a quiet set of steps and said something aloud that I had been holding for far too long. I didn’t know exactly what would happen next….

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