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For accomplished women navigating the pressure, complexity, and isolation that come with leading at a senior level.
There’s a specific kind of frustration I hear from high-performing leaders, especially women in expanded-scope roles: You protect your team’s boundaries. You encourage them to log off. You model “reasonable hours.” And then you go home… and keep working. Not because you don’t believe in balance. Because your job includes a whole category of invisible work that doesn’t fit neatly into business hours—and no one has helped you name it, share it, or design support around it. Let’s talk about the...
Hey there, I wanted to talk about the thought that usually shows up right after you set your Q1 goals. You know the one: “Wait… what if I don’t actually want to be here?” Most leaders don’t say this out loud—it comes with an immediate wave of guilt: I committed. My team needs me. What will people think? So instead, they carry it privately… and it gets heavier. This newsletter is a permission slip to name what’s happening without making it mean you’re ungrateful. There's a difference between...
Hey there, I've been thinking about what a client told me recently: "I just came out of three back-to-back stakeholder meetings and I feel like I said three completely different things. The leadership team wanted one story, finance wanted another, and my team needed something else. Did I just lie to everyone?" She hadn't lied. But she'd lost her anchor. This is the pattern I see in senior leaders all year—especially during the holiday pressure cooker. If this sounds familiar, let me show you...