The WildHER Way
Reflections on Leadership, Life, and Everything In Between
Ownership Requires More Than an Assignment
I recently found language for something I have believed for a long time…if accountability only travels down the org chart, it isn't accountability. It's authority. Authority gives you the right to make certain decisions. Leadership determines whether people trust you with that right, and accountability requires you to answer for how you use it.
Influence Is Built in the Translation
At some point in our careers, being knowledgeable about our work is no longer enough. We also have to help other people understand why what we know matters to them, and while that may sound simple, it can be harder than we realize.
Is Your Team Moving Too Slowly—or in Too Many Directions?
If everything feels equally urgent, people end up making these choices on their own, and they might not choose what their leaders would.
Leadership Is About Making Room
A leader's role is not to be at the center of everything. It is to understand what people need in order to be effective and to help clear the path. Sometimes that means opening a door. Sometimes it means stepping back. More often than we realize, leadership is less about adding ourselves to the work and more about removing the barriers that keep others from doing theirs.
Leadership Begins with a Pause
Leadership rarely slows down on its own. Between meetings, emails, and constant demands, it's easy to move from one decision to the next without thinking. What if one simple pause could change the way you lead?
The Last Vacation Before College
What started as five days in Boston became something much more meaningful. As our daughter prepares to leave for college, I was reminded that the greatest gift we can give the people we love isn't more time—it's more of ourselves while we have the time.
Available Isn’t the Same as Present
Leadership isn't about standing front and center or collecting the credit. It's about creating the conditions for other people to thrive.
The Unwritten Rules of Work: Doing your job well is only part of the story.
When you understand the expectations of a professional environment, you stop worrying so much about whether you're 'doing it right' and start focusing on the value you bring to the table.
Good Intentions Are Not a Leadership Strategy
Most leaders genuinely want to support their teams, but good intentions alone don't create healthy workplace cultures. Employees experience leadership through behaviors, decisions, and daily interactions. The strongest leaders learn to focus less on what they meant and more on the impact they create.
What Leaders Carry Into the Room
The longer I work with leaders, the more I realize how rarely we discuss leadership's inner life. We focus on what leaders do—communication, delegation, conflict resolution, and performance management. Far less attention is paid to what leaders bring into the room.