Most leaders think their job is to have the answers. The best leaders know their real job is to ask the right questions.

Here’s one that changed how I lead:
👉 “How am I touching both the hearts and the minds of my team right now?”

By the time Maria sat down for dinner, she’d already logged 10+ hours of work, answered dozens of emails, led meetings, solved problems, and shuttled her kids to their activities. On paper, she had achievement. She had meaning.

But joy? Nowhere on the calendar.

Impact isn't about doing more. It's about doing it right. Knowing when to push, when to pause, and when to let skill—not sweat—do the heavy lifting.

If you were in a meeting with someone… would you pull out your phone and have ChatGPT speak for you?

Virtual communication isn't "less human."
But it requires more intention to feel human.

"Team" is one of those words we throw around so easily, it starts to lose meaning. Kind of like "innovation" or "strategy." Everyone wants one. Few know how to build a great one.

“I know how to be tough. But I’ve never been taught how to be kind.”

Tough-minded AND tender-hearted isn’t contradictory… It’s the whole point!

Real leadership isn’t loud. It isn’t immediate. And it isn’t performative.

Let your presence be earned, not performed.