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When You Need More Than One Person to Hold Your Deep

The words stung. My instinct was to focus on how much his words hurt, instead of whether what he was saying might be true. “I can’t be the only person you talk to about this stuff,” he said. “I wish I could, but I am simply insufficient for what you need right now. And frankly, […]
August 8, 2025
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Triggered? Good. That’s Your Cue to Do the Inner Work

Becoming a more integrated leader isn’t something that happens to you simply by learning the concepts. It takes practice. We often share this in our workshops — you won’t become a conscious leader without practice. Just like you won’t see muscle definition without hitting the gym. It only counts if you put in the reps. […]
July 2, 2025
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The Comparison Trap: Reclaiming Power Through Perspective

Comparison is a thief. It robs you of being able to see the gifts that you bring to your world. It is far too easy to look at others, how far they have come, the skills they have that you feel you lack, the accomplishments and strides they have made, while you often feel like […]
June 14, 2025
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Why Leadership Tools Belong in Every Room—Including This One

I snuck into the store late one night after my shift at Starbucks and walked to the most vulnerable aisle — feminine products. I stared at the endless array of pregnancy test options, weighing whether I should get the cheapest (not cheap) option or splurge on the name-brand one to ensure accuracy. I glanced around, […]
May 16, 2025
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From Reactivity to Resilience: Embracing Challenges in Partnership

I sat at the table, bracing myself for the conversation ahead. I had been mulling this over in my mind for weeks—how to best engage in a topic that I’ve realized I get triggered by—Roles. What is it about Roles that is so intimidating? Why does my nervous system ramp up into a state of […]
March 18, 2025
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Reframing the Mess: A Lesson in Grace, Growth, and Letting Go

I stood, glancing around the room, noticing all of the unfinished things on the “list” that my child was to do when picking up the room he had been asked to clean. I identified a couple of things that had been moved around and put into different places, but even those were done hastily and […]
March 5, 2025
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Taking Extreme Ownership: Turning Triggers into Transformation

Why is it so easy to feel that when I have not been triggered by a wound for a while, it has somehow resolved itself—only to feel blindsided when that wound rears up again? Healing doesn’t work that way, as much as I wish it did. The phrase “time heals all wounds” falls wholly short […]
February 26, 2025
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Between Stimulus and Response: Harnessing the Power of the Pause

“Why don’t we pause? Fear of judgment?” This was a question that was brought forward in our most recent workshop on leadership. Sixty-eight nonprofit leaders from around the Midwest gathered to learn ways to grow into integrated leaders and engage with their teams in more co-creative ways to combat the ever-pervasive issue of burnout. Many […]
February 4, 2025
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The Courage to Be Authentic: A Journey Toward Wholeness in Leadership

Being a whole human means embracing the courage to show up as our authentic, complex, and unique selves in every aspect of life. It’s a journey of vulnerability, self-awareness, and conscious leadership—one that impacts not only our well-being but also the environments we create for others. What if, by stepping beyond the facade and embracing authenticity, we unlock connection, growth, and joy in ourselves and those around us?
January 22, 2025
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Restorative Conversations vs. Letting Employees Go: Which Path to Take?

I don’t know how to reconcile something…  It’s been said that for employees, wisdom is to “hire slow; fire fast”.  But is that wisdom helpful?   I just experienced a conversation between my teenage son, his boss, and his boss’ boss (I have multiple sons, so I hope this helps with anonymity). My son and his […]
May 31, 2024
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From Asset-size to Impact-size: What I learned about the future of Community Foundations from facilitating a CEO retreat

“We must change the language of how we describe ourselves to fit why we’re here.” These words were spoken to me by Simeon Banister, the CEO of the Rochester Area Community Foundation.  We recently facilitated a series of impact-driven leadership workshops for CEOs of community foundations from across the country at the CEONet spring retreat. […]
April 29, 2024
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Leading Like a Maestro: Focusing on ‘Who’ Not ‘How’

“Tucker, every time we talk about revenue your energy plummets…” That’s what Aaron Cohen, my coach and now our Chief Growth Officer at THRIVE IMPACT, said to me early last year.  Realization came crashing in all at once. I had created a system around me where I was the one accountable and responsible for everything […]
March 29, 2024
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