H2 Leadership

10/06/2026

What actually makes a team healthy, aligned, and effective?

In this episode of the H2 Leadership Podcast, Alan Briggs sits down with the H2 Leadership team for an honest conversation about the practices that help their team work well together.

If you lead a team, manage people, or are trying to build a healthier culture without sacrificing performance, this conversation will give you practical ideas you can apply whether your team is remote, hybrid, or sitting together every day.

04/07/2026

Huge news. Our sister org Sabbatical Coaching Group now has its own home on Facebook.

From the start we knew this day would come. Both orgs needed their own lane to truly thrive. This move helps us eliminate confusion between brands as both orgs continue to grow and serve leaders in unique ways.

As we've grown we've realized now is the time. And we've been building toward this moment for a while. There are some big things on the horizon for both organizations and we don't want you to miss any of it.

Same heart. Same guides. Fully dedicated to helping leaders live and lead with health and high impact here at H2 Leadership, and helping leaders demystify, prepare, experience, and reorient from a life-changing sabbatical with Sabbatical Coaching Group

We'd love it if you gave them a follow.

02/12/2026

Most leaders aren't behind.
They're just running too fast.

Here's what we've learned: when leaders run at an unsustainable pace, four things suffer: their health, their families, their work, and their teams.

The problem? Most leaders are focused on efficiency (doing all things fast) instead of effectiveness (doing the right things well).

Peter Drucker said it best: "Effectiveness is about doing the right things well."

Not fast. Well.

If you're exhausted or feeling like you can never catch up, our latest article breaks down:

✅ Why most leaders execute from anxiety instead of clarity
✅ How your personal pace becomes your team's pace
✅ Why Sabbath is the killer app for sustainable leadership
✅ How to shift from efficiency to effectiveness

Most leaders execute from anxiety, not clarity—running too fast and burning out their teams. Learn why effectiveness beats efficiency every time.

02/06/2026

Do you feel like you're living your life, or getting lived by it?

Most people wake up and see what their phone tells them to do. What their emails say. What meetings they need to show up at.

They're reacting. They're passive.

The main reason people don't feel they have agency in their life is because they don't understand their unique design.

You can never be 'them'. They can never be you. So stop trying.

Your unique design is the convergence of two things:

Form (what energizes you, what makes you come alive)
Function (how you serve others, where you bring value)

When those two overlap, that's your sweet spot. That's where you thrive.

Read more, below.

Most leaders spend their lives trying to become someone else. Learn how to discover your unique design—where what energizes you meets how you serve others.

01/22/2026

Quick question: What values in your life are aspirational but not actual?

In other words, what do you say matters to you, but you're not actually living out?

Maybe you say you value rest, but you never take a day off.
Maybe you say you value family, but you miss every dinner.
Maybe you say you value generosity, but you've never made a generous decision.

Here's the thing: Aspirational values are who you want to be. Actual values are who you really are.

And if there's a gap between the two, you're disintegrated—and that gap erodes trust.

I just wrote a blog post breaking down what it means to be a healthy leader: one who lives integrated and aligned to their values and needs.

It's not about perfection. It's about closing the gap between what you say and what you do.

Read the full post below.

Most leaders know health matters—few actually live it out. Learn what it means to be a healthy leader who lives integrated and aligned to values and needs.

01/15/2026

Do the people around you feel lifted up or worn down by your leadership?

Most leaders have never asked this question. And that's the problem.

Because influence isn't just about what you say. It's about how you show up.

→ Your mood matters
→ Your energy matters
→ Your scarcity or abundance mindset matters

The leader who doesn't comprehend their influence is bound to wound the people around them even with the best intentions.

So here's your challenge for you:

Ask your team: "How does my leadership impact you? Do you feel empowered or restricted?"

Their answers might surprise you. Some will be encouraging. Some will sting.

But you can't steward what you don't see.

Want to go deeper? We just published an article and released a podcast episode on how to use your leadership influence to build empowering cultures instead of wearing people down.

Discover why you have more leadership influence than you think and how to use it to build empowering cultures instead of beating people down. Learn the 70% rule for delegation, how to start with trust, and why your presence changes every room you enter.

12/20/2025

Leaders, this is your reminder as we close out 2025:

You are carrying more than you think.

Christmas is almost here, but the week after Christmas might be the single greatest opportunity all year for a creative reset, but only if you protect it.

Get out of your inbox.
Step away from the noise.
Be present with your people.
Journal. Reflect. Read. Be curious.

Great leaders know how to use rest and momentum together. Rest isn’t quitting. It’s preparation.

If you don’t plan for this reset, it probably won’t happen. And you deserve it.

We’re incredibly grateful for every way we’ve crossed paths with you this year, through the podcast, coaching, resources, emails, or conversations behind the scenes.

2026 is coming fast, and it’s going to require healthy, wholehearted, high-impact leaders more than ever.

Take the break. Protect the reset.

Our team is engaging in a creative reset, too.

We’re for you. We’re with you. And we can’t wait for what’s ahead.

What’s one thing you’re going to do to to reset this break? Share in the comments.

12/01/2025

Many leaders know they need a sabbatical before they know how to prepare for one. That gap often keeps them stuck, tired, or approaching burnout without a plan.

For Cyber Monday, The Sabbatical Journey, our self-guided learning experience is available for $97 (regularly $197).

This includes:
• 30+ coaching lessons taught by Alan Briggs
• A guided process to prepare, experience, and reenter from
sabbatical
• Reflection prompts, tools, and frameworks
• Companion guides for each module

This is the most accessible way to begin preparing for a healthy, strategic sabbatical.

Offer ends tonight.

https://www.yoursabbaticaljourney.com/learn

11/29/2025

NOW AVAILABLE.
We’re excited to share something big today.

As many of you know, Sabbatical Coaching Group is our sister organization. And together, we share a single mission: to help leaders become healthy and high impact.

For years, the only way to walk through a structured sabbatical process was through 1:1 coaching.

And while that continues to be one of the most transformative services we offer, we also know this:

If we’re serious about helping 1.1 million people experience healthy leadership (and we are), we need more than one pathway.

So today, we’re thrilled to announce the launch of The Sabbatical Journey — a complete self-guided learning experience created by Sabbatical Coaching Group.

This is the same pathway our coaches use in 1:1 coaching, now available in a format any leader can walk through at their own pace.

You’ll learn how to:

• Understand what sabbatical truly is
• Prepare with clarity
• Experience rest with intention
• Reenter your life and leadership healthier than before

If you’ve ever wanted to take a sabbatical but weren’t sure where to start, this is your roadmap.

Small Business Saturday Launch Price: $97
Available today through Cyber Monday.

https://www.yoursabbaticaljourney.com/learn