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The Leadership Moment That Catches Most People Off Guard If you’ve ever been handed a major change at 4:00 p.m. and expected to guide your team through it by 9:00 a.m., you already know the truth: in today’s world, leaders are navigating change that arrives fully formed, often without their input, and almost always faster than their people can emotionally process it. Your team will look to you for steadiness. Meanwhile, you’re still absorbing the news yourself. This is the pa

I’ve been blessed with a career full of leadership development programs. Over the years, I’ve seen just about every framework, tool, and model you can imagine. Rarely does something feel   new . But during my morning routine recently, I came across a phrase that stopped me in my tracks:   “Next Play Mentality.” Alan Stein Jr. shared it with the Penn State football team, and it clicked for me instantly—because I’d been watching it in action my whole life, thanks to my son. A

29 years of marriage taught me more about leading through change than any MBA. Growth requires adaptation—together. Just like in marriage, leaders navigating scale or transformation must communicate openly, embrace flexibility, build trust intentionally, and celebrate progress. Change is inevitable, but alignment is optional. The real test is guiding people through it with honesty, trust, and resilience.

Most teams are full of hidden superpowers—talents buried under job titles, org charts, and urgent priorities. As a leader, the question isn’t just what your team does, but what unique brilliance each person brings. Awareness unlocks it. Permission grows it. Trust makes it thrive. What’s your superpower—and how might the world benefit if you used it more boldly at work?