BT Training & Coaching

08/24/2026

Meet the Facilitator: Brittany Titcomb
From Buddy to Boss is led by Brittany Titcomb of BT Training & Coaching, who's spent her career helping new supervisors build the skills nobody hands them on day one. Registration is open now for a 4-session series that covers:

• Session 1: Leadership Shift & Communication Essentials
• Session 2: Transparency, Confidentiality, & Expectations
• Session 3: Feedback & Coaching
• Session 4: Building Confidence, Series Review & Action Plan

REGISTER NOW: https://loom.ly/-4qd5nA

08/21/2026

One of the hardest leadership transitions is going from being one of the team to leading the team.

Suddenly, you’re learning how to:

🎯 Set clear expectations
💬 Give feedback
🧭 Navigate tough conversations
🤝 Lead people who may have been your peers yesterday

That’s exactly what From Buddy to Boss is built for.

I’m excited to partner with Iowa Valley Business & Community Solutions to help new and emerging leaders build the practical people skills they need to lead well. without feeling like they have to have it all figured out first.

If you have someone stepping into their first leadership role, this is for them.

📅 Sessions start in October! 👇

You're the boss now. Now what?
One day you're on the production floor with everyone else. The next, you're the one they're looking to. From Buddy to Boss is a new leadership series from Iowa Valley Business and Community Solutions, built for people stepping into their first supervisor role. Sessions start in October.

Learn more here: https://loom.ly/-4qd5nA

08/11/2026

🎉 Exciting News! 🎉
I'm thrilled to announce that BT Training & Coaching will be participating in the 2026 Iowa SHRM State Conference, October 7–9 in Coralville, Iowa!

I'm committed to supporting HR professionals in their pursuit of knowledge, growth, connection, and excellence.

Stop by our booth during the conference to chat, explore our new leader training options, and learn more about how BT can support your organization and its people!

We can't wait to see everyone in Coralville!

07/20/2026

You know that moment when something happens, and your reaction is already halfway out before your brain catches up?

That was the conversation I got to bring to the SPARK stage during Respond, Don’t React.

Because responding instead of reacting does not mean we never get frustrated, overwhelmed, or caught off guard.

It means noticing what is happening, creating a little space, and choosing what we want to do next.

I’m grateful I had the opportunity to be part of SPARK and share the stage with such a great group of speakers.

06/24/2026

Trust. I don’t know about you, but when I hear that word, a lot comes up.

How trust is earned. How it’s lost. Who has it. Who doesn’t. Where it’s been built, and where it’s been broken. All the things.

Something I’ve been thinking about a lot this year is a different kind of trust: self-trust.

The belief that you can handle what comes along. That you can take the next step, even when you don’t have the whole path figured out yet.

And that one has been big for me.

Because I love a plan. I like feeling prepared. I like knowing where I’m going before I start. And self-trust doesn’t always mean having all the answers.

Self-trust means saying, “I don’t know the whole plan yet, but I know the next right step. And I can take that.”

Even if it’s not perfect.
Even if I still have doubts.
Even if I don’t have the 101-step plan already mapped out.

Just enough trust in myself to begin.

I think a lot of us are waiting for certainty when what we really need is self-trust.
To say the thing. To make the change. To have the conversation. To try something new. To take the next step before we feel completely ready.

Because trust isn’t only something we build with other people.
It’s something we have to keep building with ourselves, too.

04/23/2026

I spent the past two days at the Women Lead Change conference, and one thing that stood out to me through conversations, observations, and even my own interactions is this:

More than anything, people want to feel seen.

Yes, the conversations mattered.
Yes, the networking mattered.
Yes, the opportunities mattered.

But underneath all of that, there was something even more human.
A need for real connection.

Not connection through the lens of what can you do for me.
Not from a place of what do they want from me.
Not relationships built only around opportunity.
Just two humans, being human.

A smile when you pass someone.
Eye contact.
A simple hello.
Taking a moment to really listen instead of thinking about what comes next.

Those little things matter more than we think.
Because at the end of the day, people may not remember every word you said, but they will remember how they felt around you.

Did they feel welcomed?
Did they feel noticed?
Did they feel like they mattered?

Sometimes networking can feel transactional.

But real connection is built in the small moments where people feel seen, heard, and valued.

In a world full of networking, be the person who makes people feel seen.

03/31/2026

Last week, I was facilitating a leadership class, and I walked in with a plan. Clear flow. Activities mapped out. Timing dialed in. Ready to roll!

And early on, I could feel they needed something different than the direction I had planned to take. What I was about to move into next was not what the group needed most.

Then I had the thought: Do I stick to the plan, which feels safe because I know where it’s going and what to expect? Or do I trust my gut and go somewhere I didn’t prepare for, but the team clearly needed?

Let’s be real for a second. Adjusting might sound simple. It’s not. At least not for everyone.

You’re stepping away from what you know. From what you rehearsed. Into something you’re not fully sure how it will land.

There’s risk in that.
What if it falls flat?
What if I lose the group?
What if I take it the wrong direction?

I decided to adjust and stay in the parts they needed most. It turned into a much deeper, more honest discussion than what I had originally planned. And it was exactly what the team needed most.

It reminded me of something I see in leadership all the time:

It’s not just about having a plan.
It’s about being willing to step away from it, even when you’re not fully sure what happens next.

That’s the part people don’t talk about.
The discomfort, the risk. and the moment when you have to trust yourself without guarantees.

That’s leadership.

Not perfectly executing the plan, but being present enough to know when to shift and willing enough to take the risk when you do.

Where are you feeling that pull to adjust right now?

02/26/2026

A lot of leaders think vulnerability means you have to “share more.”

It doesn’t.

Sometimes vulnerability is one sentence you avoid… because it makes you feel exposed.

It sounds like:

“I don’t have the full answer yet, but here’s what I do know.”
“I missed that. That’s on me.”
“Here’s what I’m worried about…”

That’s not a weakness.
That’s trust.

Because your team doesn’t need a perfect leader.
They need a real one they can follow.

What’s hardest for you to say out loud as a leader—“I was wrong,” “I don’t know,” or “I need help”?

02/24/2026

Some leaders don’t “command the room.”
They steady the room.

They make it safe to speak up.
They don’t add heat.
They don’t rush to prove themselves.

And somehow… things just run better around them.

This is one of those leadership skills that changes the whole tone of a team once leaders actually practice it.

What do you respect more in a leader: energy, clarity, or steadiness?

02/19/2026

You ever start a conversation to share a little feedback… and the next thing you know, there’s a lot of emotion in the room?

It goes from “quick insight” to tense… fast.

And once emotions spike (defensiveness, frustration, embarrassment, etc.)
it’s easy to get pulled into tone… instead of staying on the actual issue.

The move isn’t to ignore the emotion.
It’s to acknowledge it—and bring it back to what’s true.

“I can see this is frustrating.”
“Let’s slow down, here’s what I’m noticing, and I want to understand what happened.”

Now it stays a conversation… not a blow-up.
And you can actually solve the right problem moving forward.

This is one of those skills that changes everything once leaders actually practice it.

If you or your team need BT's Tough Conversations course to learn and practice these skills, lets talk.

What’s hardest for you: staying calm, naming the emotion, or getting back to the facts?