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Leadership & Emotional Intelligence Expert. Speaker, Coach & Facilitator to Business Owners & Teams. http://www.LeadersInspired.com

Emotional Intelligence and Leadership Expert, Speaker, Trainer, Facilitator, Coach

07/17/2026

Quick question before you head into your Friday.

When's the last time you had a conversation you'd been putting off... and it went better than you expected?

That moment right there. That's what fearless leadership actually feels like. Not the absence of fear. Just choosing not to let it drive.

I'm talking about all of this live today at 10am Central with John Murphy on the Fearless Podcast. Would love to see you there.

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What separates fearless leaders from everyone else?In this episod...

06/30/2026

I've been posting some important content on the Leaders Inspired blog. Last week's article caught a lot of attention as readers recognized their over-performance, itch to fix, and caretaking. When they saw the impact on their own energy and effectiveness matched with the atrophy of team performance, it was an eye opener. Let me know what you think.

I sat across from two business partners recently. They have spent the last few years growing their firm fast, and they have grown...

05/08/2026

There are some really good articles on the blog. Check them out. Some of my best work ever.

Welcome to the Leaders Inspired Blog

03/26/2026

This week's article is an important one. The revolving door of departing and emerging leadership requires some care and attention. The impact of action or inaction will determine what happens in the wisdom gap.

We are hitting a massive, subterranean shift. This isn't the kind of "disruption" that gets a catchy name in a trend report or a...

03/04/2026

There is so much in the world competing for our attention right now. For leaders, that matters.

Where we place our attention shapes our inner state, and our inner state shapes the people around us.

The new blog post article at Leaders Inspired is about what happens when watching begins to replace leading — and how to find our way back.

Speaking for myself, I think this is an important read.

Paying attention is part of responsible leadership. But not all attention strengthens our capacity to lead. I don’t like how quickly my...

02/26/2026

Reacting or responding? The room to breathe may help determine your choice. New article this week on the Leaders Inspired Blog Site.

I’ve always liked that line. Not because it’s cynical, but because it’s honest.It reminds me that no matter how thoughtful, strategic, or...

02/19/2026

New article. Constructing a communication style that is Factual, Direct, Neutral and Kind while applying discernment in the face of fear - well that's a recipe for humanized leadership. Enjoy!

Sometimes, in leadership, the question shifts. It’s no longer just what should I do, but something quieter and more personal.

02/11/2026

New Blog Post on Leaders Inspired.

I’ve been noticing how the tension of fear and courage and the action of seeing clearly vs turning away from it are showing up in leadership, especially when uncertainty lingers.

Here's the thing - that which we are willing to see clearly can move us forward. What stays obscured keeps us operating in a false narrative and it impacts our ability to lead.

This week’s article explores how fear often slips in sneakily and starts driving decisions without being named. You will feel it show up as urgency. There's a pressure to “just decide” so the discomfort will stop. The relief can feel productive, even responsible, but clarity is often the tradeoff for short term pain ease.

Let's name it: urgency is frequently the nervous system trying to get back to familiar ground. When we don’t recognize that, it’s easy to cave into that pit-in-the-stomach feeling thinking we are decisive when we are really reactive.

For leaders committed to emotional intelligence and humanized leadership, awareness comes first. Accurate self-appraisal. Seeing what’s actually happening inside us before we decide what to do next.

I invite you to read the article and notice what resonates. Let me know what you see for yourself.

How urgency quietly replaces clarity in leadership decisions. Lately, I’ve been noticing how decisions get made when uncertainty lingers.

01/28/2026

Happy Birthday!!!

Five years ago today on January 28, 2021, I sat biting my nails as The Humanized Leader was released into the world.

I didn’t do a ton of fanfare at the time. I felt really vulnerable wondering if what I felt so deeply in my heart would resonate with others, or if it would simply be some kind of vanity project. I hoped and I waited.

What I couldn’t have known then is how much this work would change me. And how this work would impact so many others, too.

I see leadership differently now. I coach differently. I listen more carefully. And I hold my students and clients with a deeper sense of wholeness and respect for their humanity. And my clients - oh my clients!!! What powerful transformations, growth, and shifts did I witness!

Later that day, when Ignite Press publisher Everett O’Keefe and his team reached out, I learned that the book had reached number one in twelve substantial Amazon categories, including internationally. I was stunned — and deeply grateful.

Today feels less like a victory and more like a moment of appreciation. For the work itself. For the people who have carried it forward. And for the quiet ways it continues to matter.

Happy birthday to The Humanized Leader.
Thank you for celebrating with me.

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Happy Birthday!!! Five years ago this week, The Humanized Leader was released into the world.I didn’t mark the date at the time.

01/21/2026

New Article Posting.

Although I am very hopeful about 2026, it has started off as a cacophony of noise and confusion. This is such a sure-fire trigger into reactivity, fear and judgement. How exhausting.

The fear trigger often shows up as a false sense of quick decisions and less-than-thoughtful movement.

Sitting with that tension, led to the reflection in this week's article on The Leaders Inspired Blog.

I'd love to hear your thoughts. How are you intentionally working a pause into the equation so that you can show up in your most human and emotionally intelligent self?

If certainty is the shadow that quietly derails leadership, then the pause is the capacity that restores it.

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