Transcend Leadership Collective

Transcend Leadership Collective I help business owners and executives resolve the "people issues" that keep them up at night. Refuse the limits of average leadership.

Discover what really sets world-class leaders apart. *Hint* It's not the systems.

09/04/2026

Join Layci Nelson and Colleen Malmassari as they unravel the intricacies of leadership and HR on 'Confessions of a Terrible Leader.' A must-listen for anyone looking to grow!

09/02/2026

Vulnerability in the workplace? Yes, please! Colleen Malmassari opens up about its importance in effective leadership on 'Confessions of a Terrible Leader.' Tune in for a powerful conversation.

Episode link in first comment!

09/01/2026

Small, sustainable changes can lead to big results! 🌱 Colleen Malmassari discusses the power of gradual improvement in business on 'Confessions of a Terrible Leader.' Don't miss it!

08/28/2026

First-generation high school graduate on her dad's side.
First-generation college graduate.
Now leading a company that transforms how manufacturers develop leaders.

Layci Nelson didn't come from a professional network. She built one. After stepping away from executive roles to raise her kids, she moved back to her hometown of Yakima, WA with zero local connections and asked herself one question:

What feels like breathing for me?

The answer: helping people build teams worth following. That question became Transcend Leadership Collective, now a decade in with a network of trainers serving organizations across the Pacific Northwest and beyond.

Sometimes the most powerful leadership stories don't start in corner offices. They start with a decision to go home and reinvest.

🎧 Hear Layci's full story on the podcast, link in first comment.

08/26/2026

You can have the best operating system in the world.
But if your people can't talk to each other, it won't matter.

HHART First Leadership is built on 5 things:
Honest communication
Healthy conflict
Acceptance
Respect
Trust

These aren't soft skills. They're 48 measurable, teachable hard skills that underpin every high-performing team.

Without them? Happy chaos. And happy chaos turns into not happy chaos real quick.

With them? Problems surface earlier. Quality improves. Turnover drops. And your team finally breaks through that ceiling.

Both sides of the coin, people and systems, have to work together. That's where the magic happens.

🎙️ Layci Nelson unpacks all of it with Kirk Davis on the CAMPS podcast, link in first comment.

08/24/2026

Most teams don't have a productivity problem.
They have a reaction problem.
What happens when your plan falls apart?

You have two choices:
Wing it and hope for the best
Or respond with intention

That one shift? It changes everything.

Not because the work gets easier — it won't. But because you stop spending your energy on fires that a little proactive thinking could have prevented.

A few extra minutes in a shift handoff. More deliberate planning. Less "hair on fire."

That's where real productivity lives.

Not in doing more — but in leading yourself and your team with intention when things inevitably go sideways.

Because they will. The question is: how will you respond?

🎧 Catch the full conversation between Layci and J. Davis on the - Center for Advanced Manufacturing Puget Sound podcast- link below in first comment.

08/18/2026

Performance isn't just a people problem.
It's a systems problem too.

The organizations that see real change don't just ask for better communication — they want the full performance system. People. Teams. Enterprise level. All of it.

That's where the magic happens.

Layci joined Kirk Davis on the CAMPS podcast to break down both sides of the coin: the human side of performance and the scaffolding that helps teams tell the difference between what's urgent and what's important.

Because improvement doesn't live in one conversation — it lives in the way everything is built around it.

🎙️ Listen to the full episode (link in first comment)

08/07/2026

Dive into Terry's story of facing cancer with grace and resilience. Explore how life's trials can lead to profound growth and betterment.

1️⃣ Embracing life's challenges. 🎗️
2️⃣ Transforming trials into lessons. 🌱
3️⃣ Connecting through shared experiences. 🤝

Join Terry's conversation about finding meaning amidst adversity! ✨

08/05/2026

📚 Mistakes: The Overlooked Teachers 🌟

Catch this touching dialogue where Terry opens up about parenting and embracing imperfections. A discussion that nudges us towards growth through vulnerability.

Key Moments:
1️⃣ Reflecting on past mistakes and their impact. 🌟
2️⃣ Choosing to learn and grow from personal errors. 📈
3️⃣ The power of vulnerable storytelling. 🎤

Join our journey of transformation today!

08/04/2026

This week, we're revisiting our episode with the incredible, amazing and resilient Terry Tucker! Terry is an author, speaker, former NCAA collegiate player, and cancer warrior.

Uncover how personal decisions define our lives and how to take an active role in what's ahead. Terry shares his powerful journey of involvement in his own healthcare and his defiance against odds. 🩺

Discover:
1️⃣ The freedom of making your own decisions. 💪
2️⃣ Inspiration from a personal healthcare story. ❤️
3️⃣ The strength in challenging predictions. 🔥

Don’t miss this challenging and inspiring episode!

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