When Delegation Becomes a Question of Permission
This is Week 6 in a 12 Week Series on Systems-based Leadership. In executive leadership, delegation is often described as a matter of efficiency—an adjustment of workload meant to preserve … Continue reading
The Design Gap: When Leadership Matures Beyond Problem-Solving
This is Week 5 in a 12 Week Series on Systems-based Leadership. The Illusion of the Solvable Problem In the early years of building my school, I believed that most … Continue reading
The Blame Path — How Power Determines Where Problems Land
This is Week 4 in a 12 Week Series on Systems-based Leadership. The Pattern Leaders Keep Misdiagnosing Across sectors, leaders encounter a familiar and frustrating pattern. Performance lags. Morale dips. … Continue reading
The Coordination Gap: Transitioning from Personal Performance to Systemic Flow
This is Week 3 in a 12 Week Series on Systems-based Leadership. In the early years of my tenure as Founder and Executive Director, I occupied a paradoxical space: I … Continue reading
The Legibility Gap: Why Systems Ignore Transformative Success
This is Week 2 in a 12 Week Series on Systems-based Leadership. Many leaders often operate under the delusion that evaluation systems are neutral mirrors reflecting organizational health. In my … Continue reading
The Architecture of Inevitability: What Running the Whole System Taught Me
Week 1 of a 12-Week LeadershipSeries on Systems, Production, Power, and Results Years ago, I sat in the back of a room during “Portfolio Day.” To an outside observer, the … Continue reading
Trump Made Me Do It
Entrepreneurship is often wrapped in mythology: go all in, risk everything, push forward without pause. But growth rarely works that way. To scale is to slow down. Recalibration requires space—time … Continue reading
Organizational Power and Individual Identity
Hierarchical systems, by design, create distinctions between those in positions of power and those who are subject to it. While they help organize roles and responsibilities, hierarchies can also unintentionally … Continue reading
Being a Collaborator
Lately, I have been pondering on how I am both a competitor and a collaborator. In a strange and unrelated way, a post from LinkedIn helped me to clarify my … Continue reading
Upright and Ready to Fly
Originally posted on Medium in response to an article on neurodivergence. **** This explains my relationship with my heart coach. Why my work with her was so refreshing… endearing. And … Continue reading
Empowerment Starts Here 