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You care about your team. That’s not the problem. The problem is that caring has started to feel like a trap. When you want to set a boundary, you worry you’ll come across as cold. When you want to push back on a request, you second-guess whether you’ll be seen as unreasonable. Every time you

Sarah had told her team a dozen times: “Don’t worry about the weekends. You’ve got it covered.” But she couldn’t stop herself from calling anyway. Every Saturday morning, she’d check in. Every Sunday afternoon, she’d send a quick message. Just to make sure everything was okay. Just to make sure no one was struggling. It

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.