Simply Lead Coaching

08/28/2026

We’ve spent August on visionary leadership.

Before we move into September, I want to name something clearly.
Vision isn’t a talent some leaders have and others don’t.

It’s a discipline. It develops. And it compounds.

Leaders who build their visionary capacity don’t just sound more inspiring. They get better at aligning decisions, communicating direction so it sticks, holding steady through uncertainty, and building teams where the future shapes today’s choices instead of the other way around.

If there’s one thing I’d want you to take from this month, it’s this: most leaders who’ve lost their horizon haven’t lost the ability to think. They’ve lost the room to do it.

That’s a solvable problem. If you want to do this work with some structure around it, I’d love to have you in the Leadership Reset Lab. Join us for three live, 75-minute sessions on September 23, September 30, and October 7 at 9:00 a.m. PT. You’ll be part of a small group of six to eight leaders. No pre-work required.

The full experience is $397, and early enrollment pricing is available through September 4. Comment RESET, and I’ll send you the details.

08/28/2026

You didn't get to where you are by accident. The instincts, habits, and strategies that built your success as a leader were the right ones for the person you were at the time.

But leadership isn't a skill you master once. It's a practice you keep re-learning, especially as your role, your team, and you yourself keep changing. The leadership style that got you promoted might be the exact thing holding you back now.

Here are five signs that your leadership approach is due for an update. ⤵️

You didn't get to where you are by accident. The instincts, habits, and strategies that built your success as a leader were the right ones for the person you were at the time. But leadership isn't a skill you master once. It's a practice you keep re-learning, especially as your role, your team, and....

08/26/2026

The next Leadership Reset Lab cohort offers a supportive space to pause, reflect, and reconnect with who you are as a leader.

It’s an opportunity to step away from the constant demands and expectations long enough to hear your own thoughts again. In a small group of leaders who understand the weight you carry, you’ll have room to reflect honestly on what’s working, what’s draining you, and what you want leadership to feel like moving forward.

Ready to learn more? Visit this link and claim your early bird rate today! https://simplyleadcoaching.systeme.io/leadership-reset-lab-early-bird

08/25/2026

I’ve been thinking about something I see happen with leaders, especially the ones who are used to being the person everyone else can count on.

You get really good at keeping things moving. There’s always a decision to make, someone who needs your input, a problem to solve, a meeting to prepare for. And because you’re capable, you handle it.

Until at some point, you realize you’re tired. Not necessarily the kind of tired that a good night’s sleep fixes either.

Your mind is full. You’re questioning decisions you normally wouldn’t question.

Maybe you’re a little less patient. Or you’ve noticed that you spend most of your day responding to what’s in front of you and very little time actually thinking about where you’re going.

If you’ve been telling yourself, “I just need to get through this week… this project… this quarter,” this post is for you. ⤵️

08/25/2026

Worth revisiting this week: “Building Your Company’s Vision” by James Collins and Jerry Porras, Harvard Business Review, 1996.

It’s thirty years old and still the most useful thing I’ve read on the difference between the parts of a vision that should never change and the parts that should change constantly.

Their distinction is between core ideology, which is what you stand for and why you exist, and envisioned future, which is what you’re building toward. Core ideology is meant to be stable for decades. The envisioned future is meant to be replaced once you reach it.

Most of the confusion I see in leadership teams comes from mixing those two up. People defend a strategy as though it were a value, or they treat a value as though it were negotiable when things get hard.

If you’ve ever had a team argue about vision and realized halfway through that you were arguing about two different things, this article explains why.

Which parts of your team’s direction are meant to be permanent, and which are meant to be replaced?

Read more here: https://hbr.org/1996/09/building-your-companys-vision

08/20/2026

What do you get inside the Leadership Reset Lab?

This isn’t another program asking you to do more. It’s intentional space to step away from the noise, slow down, and reconnect with how you want to lead.

Inside the Lab, you’ll get:
✓ A Small, Supportive Group Space. You’ll be surrounded by leaders who understand what you’re navigating.
✓ Guided Reflection & Conversation. You’ll have thoughtful prompts and facilitated dialogue to help you make sense of what’s been building and what needs your attention.
✓ Space to Think, Without Pressure. You’ll have room to pause and reflect without the expectation to have all the answers or share more than feels comfortable.
✓ Facilitated Support & Gentle Guidance. You’ll receive live coaching and guided conversations to help you step out of the constant pace and reconnect with a more grounded way of leading.

3 sessions. One intentional reset.

Early Bird: $397 for the full 3-session experience through August 31st.

Claim your Early Bird Rate today: https://simplyleadcoaching.systeme.io/leadership-reset-lab-early-bird

08/19/2026

Vision requires distance. You cannot see the horizon from inside the fire.

The leaders who lose their horizon usually haven’t lost their ability to think. They’ve lost the room to do it.

That’s what The Leadership Reset Lab is for. There will only be six to eight people in the room, and we’ll meet live on September 23, 30, and October 7, 2026.

If the Leadership Reset Lab sounds like the space you’ve been needing, you can take advantage of the Early Bird Rate and reserve your spot here: https://simplyleadcoaching.systeme.io/leadership-reset-lab-early-bird

08/18/2026

Book recommendation: The Fifth Discipline by Peter Senge.

I come back to this one often, because it addresses something most leadership content skips: how a real shared vision gets built, not just declared.

Senge’s argument is that vision isn’t something a leader hands down. It’s something built through genuine dialogue, where people’s individual pictures of the future get tested and refined against each other until something durable emerges.

The section on shared vision is directly relevant to leading through uncertainty. When the environment is volatile, a vision that was only ever the leader’s personal picture tends to crack. A vision the team helped build tends to hold.

If you’ve read it, what’s the idea that’s stayed with you longest?

If you haven’t, it’s worth it, especially if you suspect your vision is more yours than theirs right now.

08/17/2026

The first 90 days in a leadership role aren't about proving yourself. They're about learning what your team needs from you.

It's natural to want to make an immediate impact, but the strongest leaders don't rush to change everything. They take time to understand the people, the culture, and the challenges before deciding what comes next.

In my experience, the first 90 days are best spent in three phases:
1️⃣ Listen & Learn 👉🏼 Understand before you change.
2️⃣ Build Trust & Gain Alignment 👉🏼 Relationships create the foundation for results.
3️⃣ Lead with Impact 👉🏼 Once trust and clarity are in place, your influence becomes more sustainable.

The temptation is to move fast. The opportunity is to move intentionally.

Leadership isn't about having all the answers on day one. It's about asking the right questions, building trust, and creating momentum that lasts long after those first 90 days.

08/17/2026

Have you ever left a meeting thinking: that wasn't really me?

There's a version of leadership most of us learn early. What it's supposed to look like. How it's supposed to sound. What it requires us to project.

And most of us get good at performing it.

It's not dishonest, exactly. It's adaptive. We learn what the role demands and we show up that way.

But over time, the performance can become the thing. And the real person underneath starts to feel a little harder to access, even to yourself.

The leaders who do their best work aren't performing it. They're living it.

There's a difference. And most people know, somewhere, which one they're doing.