Connect with Donna on LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube Reader, Let me ask you something that might feel a little uncomfortable. If I took away your calendar for a week and asked you to point to three things that truly moved your team forward, would that answer come easily? Most leaders hesitate here. Not because they are not working hard. But because motion and progress are not the same thing. There is a quiet leadership pattern I see across organizations. Teams are busy. Leaders are...
18 days agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read
Connect with Donna on LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube Reader, Thereās a question I keep hearing lately. āIs AI about to replace what I do?ā That question came up in a recent conversation with a friend, and it led us somewhere more interesting than technology. Telephone operators. Elevator operators. Roles that once mattered because the work required a human in the middle. Those jobs didnāt disappear because people failed. They disappeared because the work changed. That pattern is...
25 days agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read
Connect with Donna on LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube Hey Reader, Every January comes with the same quiet pressure. Start over.Rebuild.Become someone new. You see it everywhere. New versions of people who swear this is the year everything finally changes. But hereās the question most people donāt stop to ask: What if the problem isnāt that you havenāt reinvented yourself yet? What if itās that you keep trying to? Most change efforts donāt fail because of laziness or lack of...
about 1 month agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read
Hello Reader, If thereās one thing Iāve learned as a Leadership Development Consultant, itās this... You donāt need to be the loudest voice in the room to be the most respected. But you do need to be the clearest. The calmest under pressure. The most consistent when things get messy. Because... people donāt follow titles. They follow trust. And trust is built by how you show upāagain and again and again. You have to learn how to lead in a way that makes people feel safe. Safe to speak up....
8 months agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read
Hello Reader, Hereās something I learned the hard way... Leadership isnāt just about being good at your job. Itās about being seen as someone who can handle more. There was a time in my career where I was doing everything right. I was dependable. Organized. Got things done. I thought that was enough. But I stayed stuck in the same role for years. š Why? Because I wasnāt showing up as a leaderāI was just performing the tasks in front of me. No one was going to pull me aside and say, āYouāre...
8 months agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read
Hello Reader, Ever wondered why some people get tapped for leadership roles while othersājust as capableāget passed over?I know you know what I mean....The truth is, being great at your job isnāt always enough. You can do everything right and still get passed over if no one sees your leadership potential. Because in todayās workplace, if you donāt know how to lead out loudāyouāll quietly stay stuck. Itās not always about seniority. Or technical skills. Or even experience. Most of the time?...
9 months agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read
Hello Reader, Is this you? If you're employed at an organization, or you're working with a client, you may feel that youāve outgrown your role. The work suddenly feels too small for the skills youāve developed. Youāve taken on more. Stepped up. Solved problems no one asked you to. But the recognition? The promotion? The title? The salary increase? Still out of reach. Hereās what no one tells you: You canāt just wait to be noticed. You have to start showing up as a leader before anyone gives...
9 months agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read
Hello Reader, I remember sitting in a meeting, hearing about a new project kicking offā¦ and waiting. Waiting for someone to say, āDonna, you should lead this.ā They didnāt. But I knew I could do it. I wanted to do it. Iād already done the heavy lifting on projects just like it. Thatās when it hit me: no one was going to give me permission.I had to step up and claim it. And the minute I did, things moved quicklyānew roles, higher rates, bigger trust.That one choice set everything in motion....
9 months agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read
Hello Reader, Every week, I hear from people who say: āI want to become a project manager, but I donāt know where to start.ā And I get it.The first thing you see when you search online is a bunch of articles telling you to get certified. Most of them suggest the PMPāwhich costs $405 to $555 just to take the exam. That doesnāt include prep courses, which can easily push your total cost to $1,000-$3000 or more. Hereās what no one tells you:You donāt need a certification to get your foot in the...
9 months agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read