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Are you an entrepreneur who feels caught in the “hustle and grind” culture, disconnected from the passion that made you start your business? Christine Kane’s The Soul Sourced Entrepreneur offers a powerful antidote. The book provides a clear framework for building a successful, profitable business that is deeply aligned with your intuition, values, and authentic

Empathy is not just a personal virtue—it’s a crucial leadership skill that shapes workplace culture, employee well-being, and organizational resilience. Inspired by The Empathetic Workplace by Katharine Manning, this checklist provides actionable steps for leaders to build a more compassionate, supportive, and effective workplace. Use it to assess and strengthen your approach to handling difficult

Fairness in the workplace isn’t just about policies—it’s about designing systems that produce real, measurable equity. Inspired by Make Work Fair: Data-Driven Design for Real Results by Iris Bohnet and Siri Chilazi, this checklist distills key principles for creating fairer workplaces through evidence-based interventions. Use it to assess and improve workplace fairness in hiring, promotions,

Introduction Ethan Mollick’s Co-Intelligence explores the evolving partnership between humans and AI, emphasizing collaboration rather than competition. This book demystifies AI technology, explains how to think of AI as a co-intelligence partner, and offers practical rules for integrating AI effectively in work and life. This checklist is designed as a practical reminder and guide to applying the

Kindness as a Leadership Imperative This article unpacks key findings from “Why Kindness isn’t a Nice to Have” by by Nicki Macklin, Thomas H. Lee and Amy C. Edmondson and explains how leaders can turn kindness from a “nice to have” into a practical, performance-driven management discipline. Table of Contents Why Kindness Matters More Than

This article unpacks key findings from Melody Wilding’s HBR article, “How to Stay on Top of Your Team’s Projects–Without Micromanaging” and explains how leaders can turn research into practical strategies for managing performance with empathy and accountability. Table of Contents Why This Article Matters Leaders are under constant pressure to know what’s happening inside their

Summary: This article unpacks key findings from the 2025 State of Workplace Empathy Report and explains how leaders can turn research into practical strategies for managing performance with empathy and accountability. Table of Contents One of my first coaching clients was a minister who felt trapped and under fire. Her staff resisted her leadership. Her

Summary: Empathy isn’t about rescuing—it’s about staying present with the discomfort of growth. This post explores how leaders like Michele Lewis Reeves hold the tension between current reality and future potential, guiding performance improvement without collapsing into quick fixes. Through real stories and the lens of creative tension, it offers a model for lasting change.

Summary: This article unpacks key findings from the HBR article Employee Stress Is a Business Risk—Not an HR Problem and explains how leaders can turn research into practical strategies for managing performance with empathy and accountability. Table of Contents Why This Report Matters The report’s core message is that stress is a systemic business risk

An Update from Amy: This post on “Hero Mode” has been expanded! The story you’ll read below is now the introduction to my complete framework, “The Leader as Regulator.” To get the full diagnostic toolkit, tactics, and scripts for leading through change, please click here to read the new, consolidated article. When I heard that Dan