Connect with Donna on LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube Hi Reader, Have you ever sat in a leadership training that was actually good? The kind where people are engaged, the facilitator is inspiring, the content they've planned for the day makes sense, and for a moment you think, “Yes, this is exactly what we needed.” And then everyone goes back to work. The inbox is still full. The meetings are still happening. The same decisions are still waiting to be made, and before long, that...

Connect with Donna on LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube Reader, There’s a phrase that sounds practical in a meeting, but usually points to a much bigger issue: “We just need more people.” It sounds like a staffing problem, but sometimes it is really a leadership design problem. Adding more people may ease the pressure temporarily, but it will not fix unclear priorities, broken workflows, slow decisions, or work that keeps expanding without anything coming off the table. That is how...

Connect with Donna on LinkedIn | Instagram | Facebook | YouTube Reader, There are certain things leaders do that make people stop trusting them a little at a time. And believe me, it's rarely one massive mistake. More often, it's the slow accumulation of smaller moments that make people pause, pull back, and start moving differently. A leader says they want honesty, but their reaction makes people regret giving it. They talk about empowerment, but still need to control every detail. They...