The Practionable Leader

Practical, Actionable Strategies to Cultivate Your Inner Leader for Outer Impact

PLN 27: When commitment starts working against you

Time to Read: 4 mins Commitment is a virtue. 👍 Until it becomes a vice. 👎 If you’re committed to… ↳ the wrong thing ↳ the wrong person ↳ the wrong company ↳ the wrong approach …it can turn your life inside out. A client of mine was on the verge of burnout… but they couldn’t see it. 🙈 Their commi...

Apr 09, 2026

PLN 26: Is AI weakening your thinking?

Time to Read: 3 mins Recently, AI and Leadership have been getting a lot of attention in my professional circles. But there’s one specific aspect that’s not talked about often enough. 🤖 So let’s talk about it. Yes, AI is getting better and better every day. You ask a question and it quickly give...

Apr 01, 2026

PLN 25: What if defensiveness is actually useful?

Time to Read: 3 mins I have a file called “Read Later” synced across all my devices. It’s where I stash things that catch my attention… everything from articles, to quotes, to ideas I want to come back to. And whenever I’ve got time to burn, like standing in crazy long lines at the airport 🤦‍♀️, ...

Mar 25, 2026

PLN 24: Is “fake it till you make it” bad advice?

Time to Read: 3 mins There’s a piece of advice that tends to make people roll their eyes: “Fake it till you make it.” I hear people dismiss it all the time. They say it encourages inauthenticity... or that it’s about pretending to be something you’re not. And to be fair, if “faking it” meant exag...

Mar 18, 2026

PLN 23: 10 Minutes. Once a Week. Watch What Happens.

Time to Read: 3 mins When clients first come to me, there’s often a similar pattern. They’ve read the books, listened to the podcasts, taken the courses, and done all the things. They have TONS of insight. But insight alone hasn’t changed their outcomes. Why? Because information without action ke...

Mar 11, 2026

PLN 22: What if “FUN” was a leadership strategy?

Time to Read: 4 mins A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of coaching at a multi-day event for women building incredible businesses. We kicked it off by having the participants share their biggest goals for 2026, and as you’d expect, traditional goals immediately flooded the conversation... Reven...

Mar 04, 2026

PLN 21: The hard truth about leading others

Time to Read: 3 mins There was a season in my life when I was absolutely convinced I was a strong, effective leader. I had the plans, the standards, the expectations… I knew where we were headed, and I was very clear about what needed to get done. And I made sure everyone else knew it, too. 🤦‍♀️ ...

Feb 25, 2026

PLN 20: That's not who I am! (Or, is it?)

Time to Read: 3 mins “I’m frustrated with myself.” Those were the first words out of my client’s mouth. They had just left a high-pressure meeting with their executive team, and they couldn’t stop replaying it in their head. Their tone… their impatience… the edge in their voice. They responded in...

Feb 18, 2026

PLN 19: Responsibility has a branding problem

Time to Read: 3 mins My coaching work has made me realize… Responsibility has a branding problem. It somehow picked up a reputation for being heavy and restrictive. But is it, really?! When people hear “take responsibility,” they often feel pressure or blame. It starts to feel like condemnation.....

Feb 11, 2026

PLN 18: Revisiting a classic through a self-leadership lens

Time to Read: 3 mins It’s been a good twenty years since I first read Eat That Frog by Brian Tracy. 🐸 I’ll be honest… I assumed it had quietly taken its place among the classics and was now living out its retirement somewhere on a dusty bookshelf. Then, I had a conversation with a vibrant twenty-...

Feb 04, 2026

PLN 17: Don't confuse self-leadership for self-sufficiency

Time to Read: 3 mins There’s a common misunderstanding I run into when the topic of self-leadership comes up. People often equate self-leadership with independence, self-reliance, and personal resolve. The unspoken assumption sounds something like… If I’m really leading myself well, I should be a...

Jan 28, 2026

PLN 16: The patterns quietly shaping your results

Time to Read: 3 mins There’s a familiar rhythm in my coaching conversations right now… And you might be feeling it too. When people look back on the previous year, they usually talk about what they accomplished, what was left undone, and what they wish had gone differently. And all of that matter...

Jan 21, 2026

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