Lifting Leaders Podcast

Episodes

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  What Is Enough? Rethinking Success, Leading Change, and Taking Action 27.10.2026 11m

  What is enough - and how do you know when you’ve reached it? In this Spark episode of the Lifting Leaders Podcast, cohost Kristal Roberts explores how defining “enough” can help us rethink success, clarify what really matters, and take meaningful action toward change. In a world that constantly encourages us to pursue more, more success, more money, bigger goals, bigger accomplishments, sometimes the most powerful thing we can do is pause and ask: What am I really trying to create, and what would be enough? Kristal shares the personal story of fulfilling a longtime dream of buying a small family cabin on a lake. What began as a vision of a larger getaway evolved as she and her husband became clearer about what they truly valued: time with family, connection, nature, accessibility, and a place they could enjoy often. The result wasn't the biggest or most elaborate version of the dream. It was something that fit their lives, their values, and their budget and ultimately offered more of what they were really seeking. That realization offers a powerful lesson for leadership and organizational change. Leaders often begin with big visions: transforming a culture, developing a high-performing team, launching a major initiative, changing careers, or creating something entirely new. Big visions can inspire us, but they can also become so complicated, expensive, or resource-intensive that we struggle to take action. What if the question isn't always, “How do we do more?” but instead, “What is enough to make a meaningful difference?” Listen in for a reflection on the difference between settling for less and recognizing enough, why smaller changes can sometimes create greater impact, and how getting clear about your values can help you move from possibility to action. Because leading change doesn't always require doing more. Sometimes it requires getting clearer about what matters most and taking the next meaningful step.
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  Coaches Corner: Leading Organizational Change, How to Sustain Momentum When Change Takes Time 20.10.2026 33m

  Leading organizational change takes more than a great plan. Successful, long-term change requires sustained leadership, employee engagement, resilience, and the ability to maintain momentum when progress is slow or unexpected challenges knock the work off track. In this Coaches Corner episode of the Lifting Leaders Podcast, we explore practical strategies leaders can use to keep teams focused, motivated, and committed throughout organizational change. Whether you’re leading a large-scale organizational transformation, implementing new processes, navigating a culture shift, or guiding your team through ongoing change, you’ll discover how to sustain momentum when the finish line still feels far away. How can leaders help people recognize progress, stay energized, and remain connected to the bigger picture? We share practical leadership questions and approaches that can help you: Recognize progress and contributions along the way Connect today’s work to the larger vision and future goals Help people see what they can do now that they couldn’t do before Invite fresh ideas and uncover barriers that may be slowing progress Give team members opportunities to shape the change they’re helping bring to life Re-engage people when energy, motivation, or commitment begins to fade Long-term organizational change rarely follows a straight line. Sustaining change means helping people see that their efforts matter, keeping the purpose of the change visible, and creating opportunities to reflect, adapt, and move forward together. Listen in for practical, foundational leadership strategies that can strengthen engagement, build commitment, and help your team maintain momentum—even when meaningful change takes longer than expected.
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  “Lead the Change”: Stay the Course or Catch a New Wave?...Gems Inspired By Jack Schlosser 14.10.2026 24m

  As leaders, we face decisions that can shape our careers, teams, and organizations. Do we stay the course, make a change, or catch a new wave of opportunity? In this Gems episode of the Lifting Leaders Podcast, inspired by our conversation with our friend, leader, coach, and writer, Jack Schlosser, we explore five practical steps to strengthen leadership decision-making, navigate uncertainty, and move forward with greater clarity and confidence. Before making your next big decision, are you asking the right questions? Discover why stepping back may reveal what you’ve been missing, what your inner wisdom might be telling you, and how your values can serve as a compass when the way forward isn’t clear. We’ll also explore a frequently overlooked factor that can make all the difference: timing. Listen now for five thought-provoking steps to help you evaluate your options, recognize new possibilities, and decide whether it’s time to stay the course or catch a new wave. Then, put these insights into practice: What decision are you facing, and which question could help you see it differently? Join us for this short, practical episode on leadership development, effective decision-making, self-awareness, and leading change with intention. Tune in, reflect, and take your next step with purpose!
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  Leadership, Career Change & Resilience: Navigating the Waves of Work and Life with Jack Schlosser 06.10.2026 50m

  How do you know when to stay the course, make a career change, or take a new direction when the future is uncertain? In this episode of the Lifting Leaders Podcast, Kristal Roberts and Tricia Rhine welcome back Jack Schlosser - executive coach, leadership advisor, speaker, author, and lifelong surfer - for a conversation about leadership, career transitions, resilience, decision-making, and navigating change and uncertainty. Drawing on more than three decades of advising CEOs, boards, and senior executives, and a lifetime spent surfing, Jack uses the ocean as a powerful metaphor for navigating work and life. Surfers can’t control the waves, but they can learn to read the conditions, make decisions, adapt, recover after a wipeout, and recognize when it’s time to paddle toward a different wave. As we continue our Lead the Change journey, Jack explores how leaders can move from waiting for the “right” conditions to recognizing where they have agency and taking action. Listen in for practical insights on: Navigating career transitions and unexpected change Knowing when to stay the course or change direction Leading through circumstances and systems you can’t control Moving forward when you feel stuck or uncertain Building resilience, adaptability, courage, and sound judgment Recovering and learning from setbacks Making decisions when there is no obvious “right” answer Sustaining curiosity, purpose, and possibility throughout your career and life Jack also shares what surfing can teach us about timing, balance, adaptability, resilience, and courage and why navigating change isn’t about controlling everything around us. It’s about paying attention to the conditions, understanding what we can influence, and deciding how we want to respond. Whether you’re considering a career change, leading through organizational change, facing a leadership challenge, recovering from a setback, or wondering whether it’s time for something new, this conversation offers a powerful reminder: We don’t have to control the ocean to move forward. Sometimes leading the change begins with recognizing the wave in front of us—and choosing to paddle. Why I'm writing this series - and what the ocean taught me about careers   https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jack-schlosser_surfyourcareer-activity-7495943343563005952-MTGg
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  How to Get Unstuck in the Messy Middle: 6 Practical Ways to Lead Change 28.09.2026 24m

  Change rarely happens in a straight line. Whether you’re leading organizational change, navigating a personal transition, or simply trying to figure out what comes next, there’s often a point where forward movement feels difficult. You know something needs to change but you’re not quite sure what to do next. Welcome to the messy middle of change. As we continue our Lead the Change journey on the Lifting Leaders Podcast, we’re taking a cue from fall. The leaves change, the weather shifts, daylight gets shorter, and we adjust, pulling out warmer clothes and preparing for what’s ahead. Change can be like that, too. Sometimes it’s expected. Sometimes it catches us by surprise. And sometimes we simply feel stuck. Inspired by our recent conversation with millennial leader, coach, and author Melissa Castro, this Gems episode explores six practical ways to get unstuck and create forward movement when change feels uncertain. We explore questions that can help shift your perspective, why taking a small action, even when you’re not sure it’s the “right” one, can create momentum, and the surprising value of stepping away, seeking another perspective, and opening yourself to new experiences. If you’re leading through change, navigating uncertainty, or feeling stuck in the messy middle, this episode offers practical leadership strategies to help you move from uncertainty toward action and discover your next step.
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  From Hope to Action: Leading Change When the Path Isn’t Clear with Melissa Castro 22.09.2026 57m

  What does it take to move from hoping for change to actually making it happen, especially when you can’t be certain how things will turn out? In this episode of the Lifting Leaders Podcast, Kristal Roberts sits down with Melissa Castro, author of Intrinsic Leadership, to explore what it means to turn hope into agency and take meaningful action in the face of uncertainty. Drawing from two significant changes in her own life, writing and publishing Intrinsic Leadership and moving to Costa Rica with her partner, Melissa shares what she has learned about planning, persistence, vulnerability, and having the courage to move forward before you have all the answers. Along the way, Melissa offers a powerful ziplining metaphor for change: sometimes our instinct is to grip tighter when we’re afraid, but holding on too tightly can actually stop our momentum. Leading change requires us to prepare thoughtfully, take the leap, and trust our ability to adapt along the way. Kristal and Melissa also explore the often-overlooked “messy middle” of change, the place where initial excitement has faded, the destination is still out of sight, and sustaining momentum becomes the real work. Melissa shares why trusted relationships, connection to purpose, patience, and noticing incremental progress are essential for staying the course. And when change feels especially difficult, she encourages leaders to look for “glimmers of the good,” small signs of possibility, progress, and hope that remind us that our efforts are making a difference. If you’re leading organizational change, navigating a personal transition, or simply trying to turn an idea for a better future into meaningful action, this conversation is a reminder that you don’t need certainty to move forward. You need a sense of purpose, a willingness to begin, and the persistence to keep going.
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  Lead the Change: How Leaders Turn Hope Into Action | Season 6 Premiere 14.09.2026 36m

  Season 6 of the Lifting Leaders Podcast is here! Kristal and Tricia are back from summer break and ready to begin a new chapter in our leadership journey: Lead the Change. But first, we’re catching up! We share a few highlights from our summer, from working in our yards and enjoying some much-needed downtime to taking day trips, exploring, and simply making space to recharge. Stepping away from our everyday routines can give us the perspective, energy, and inspiration we need to return with fresh eyes and we’re excited to be back exploring the leadership questions that matter to us and to you. In Season 5, we explored what it means to Ignite Genuine Hope and discovered that hope is more than optimism or positive thinking. Genuine hope helps us believe a better future is possible and gives us the agency, energy, and motivation to move toward it. Now we’re asking the next important question: How do we turn hope into action and lead meaningful change? Throughout Season 6, we’ll explore what it takes to lead change in organizations, teams, communities, and ourselves. How can leaders navigate uncertainty and resistance? How do we build trust and engage people through change? How do we influence systems, sustain momentum, and help people move from possibility to meaningful action? Through practical leadership insights, personal stories, and conversations with inspiring guests, we’ll explore topics including change leadership, organizational change, leadership development, employee engagement, trust, influence, resilience, agency, systems change, and sustained action. Because hope matters - but hope must move or it fades. Join us for Season 6 as we move from believing that a better future is possible to taking the actions that help create it. It’s time to Lead the Change.
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  How Great Leaders Inspire Hope During Uncertainty | 10 Practical Leadership Strategies 05.08.2026 47m

  As we wrap up Season Five of the Lifting Leaders Podcast, we're reflecting on one of the most important leadership questions of our time: How do leaders inspire genuine hope without ignoring reality? In this season finale, we share 10 practical leadership strategies for creating hope during uncertainty, organizational change, and challenging times. You'll learn how effective leaders build trust by telling the truth, create opportunities for meaningful action, help people reconnect to purpose, celebrate progress, and model the resilience needed to move forward together. Whether you lead an organization, a team, or simply want to have a greater positive influence on those around you, these evidence-informed leadership practices will help you foster optimism grounded in action, not wishful thinking. Throughout our Ignite Genuine Hope series, we've been inspired by extraordinary guests whose experiences reminded us that hope isn't simply a feeling, it's a leadership capability that can be cultivated every day. In this episode, we also look back on some of our favorite conversations, lessons, and memorable moments from Season Five. As we take a short August summer break, we want to thank every listener who has joined us on this journey. Your support has helped build a community of leaders committed to making workplaces, and the world, a little better. When we return for Season Six, we'll launch our new leadership series, Lead the Change, exploring how leaders transform hope into action, navigate complexity, and create lasting organizational impact. In this episode: 10 practical ways to inspire genuine hope as a leader How to build trust during uncertainty and change Why hope is a leadership skill, not simply an emotion Lessons from our favorite Season Five guests A preview of Season Six: Lead the Change Thank you for listening to the Lifting Leaders Podcast. We'll see you in September as we continue lifting leaders, and leading change, together.
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  Sometimes Hope Begins with Letting Go | A Life-Changing Lesson from the River 27.07.2026 10m

  What if the only way forward was to let go? In this deeply personal Spark episode of the Lifting Leaders Podcast, co-host Kristal Roberts shares, for the first time publicly, the true story of a kayaking accident that nearly claimed her life - and the profound leadership lesson she discovered beneath the surface. Pinned under a dangerous log jam and fighting against a powerful current, Kristal faced a decision that became a life-changing metaphor: continue clinging to what felt familiar or trust the current and let go. That experience transformed the way she thinks about leadership, hope, resilience, courage, trust, and navigating uncertainty. Whether you're leading through organizational change, facing a difficult life transition, or struggling to release a future that no longer exists, this episode offers a powerful reminder that genuine hope often begins where certainty ends. In this episode, you'll discover: Why letting go is sometimes the bravest leadership decision you can make. How hope grows when we release the need to control every outcome. What a near-death experience taught about resilience and choosing life. Questions every leader should ask when facing change, uncertainty, or loss. How trusting the "river" can open the door to new possibilities and a better future. If you've ever felt stuck, overwhelmed, or unable to move forward, this story will encourage you to consider a different question: Where are you still trying to swim against the current? Listen now and discover why, sometimes, the path to freedom, growth, and genuine hope begins with simply letting go.
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  Honoring the Legacy of Dr. John H. "Jack" Zenger: Timeless Leadership Lessons from a Strengths-Based Leadership Pioneer 15.07.2026 30m

  Some leaders leave an impression. Others leave a legacy that continues to shape leaders for generations. This week, we honor the extraordinary life and enduring impact of Dr. John H. "Jack" Zenger, who passed away on July 3, 2026, at the remarkable age of 94. A pioneering leadership expert, bestselling author, researcher, teacher, consultant, and mentor, Jack transformed the field of leadership development through his groundbreaking work on strengths-based leadership and exceptional leadership effectiveness. His ideas have influenced leaders and organizations around the world and will continue to do so for generations to come. Several years ago, we had the extraordinary privilege of spending more than an hour in conversation with Jack. True to who he was, he was generous with both his time and wisdom, sharing insights drawn from decades of research while offering a glimpse into the innovative leadership ideas he and his longtime colleague, Joseph Folkman, were just beginning to explore. What struck us most wasn't simply Jack's brilliance, it was his humility, warmth, curiosity, and genuine desire to help others become better leaders. He embodied the very leadership principles he spent his lifetime teaching. In this special tribute episode of the Lifting Leaders Podcast, we're revisiting that conversation and sharing some of our favorite moments with Jack. You'll hear timeless insights on leadership, human potential, strengths-based development, and what it means to bring out the best in others. Rather than tell you who Jack was, we'd love for you to experience him for yourself. Join us as we celebrate the life, wisdom, and enduring legacy of Dr. John H. "Jack" Zenger - a leader whose influence will continue lifting leaders for years to come.  
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  How to Become a More Inspirational Leader: 8 Leadership Practices That Motivate, Influence, and Inspire | Coaches Corner 07.07.2026 40m

  What makes an inspirational leader? Is it charisma or is it a set of leadership skills anyone can develop? In this Coaches Corner episode of the Lifting Leaders Podcast, executive coaches Kristal Roberts and Tricia Rhine share eight practical leadership practices that can help you become a more inspirational leader, strengthen employee engagement, and create a workplace where people feel motivated, valued, and hopeful. Whether you lead a team, an organization, or simply want to increase your leadership influence, you'll learn how to: Lead with purpose instead of just process. Communicate a compelling vision that people want to be part of. Use storytelling to inspire action and create connection. Ask thought-provoking questions that unlock new possibilities. Recognize and celebrate the strengths and potential in others. Build confidence by believing in people before they believe in themselves. Inspire hope during uncertainty and organizational change. Show up with courage and authenticity when leadership matters most. If you're looking to become a more inspiring leader, improve your leadership presence, motivate your team, or develop leadership skills that create lasting impact, this episode is packed with practical strategies you can begin using immediately. In this episode, you'll discover: Why inspiration is a learnable leadership skill, not a personality trait. Eight habits of highly inspirational leaders. How hope and purpose increase trust, engagement, and performance. Practical ways to inspire greater commitment, confidence, and resilience in the people you lead. Whether you're an executive, manager, entrepreneur, coach, or emerging leader, this episode will help you lead in ways that bring out the very best in others.
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  Hope and Trust in Leadership: How Great Leaders Build High-Trust Teams | Igniting Genuine Hope 29.06.2026 11m

  Can a leader build trust without creating hope? Can people truly feel hopeful if they don't trust their leader? In this Lifting Leaders Podcast Spark Episode, co-host Tricia Rhine explores the powerful relationship between hope and trust in leadership and why these two qualities are essential for building high-performing teams, increasing employee engagement, and creating healthy organizational cultures. You'll learn: Why trust and hope are foundational leadership capabilities How hope influences motivation, resilience, and team performance Practical leadership behaviors that strengthen trust every day Why leading through change requires both credibility and hope Simple actions that create psychological safety and lasting influence Whether you're an executive, manager, coach, or emerging leader, this episode will help you lead with greater intention by cultivating the trust and hope your people need to thrive. Reflection Question: What is one action you can take today to strengthen trust and ignite hope for those you lead? If you're looking for practical insights on leadership development, organizational culture, employee engagement, trust-building, resilience, and hope-based leadership, this episode is for you.
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  Igniting Genuine Hope: Navigating Life After Graduation with Madison Mulligan | Career Growth, Resilience, and Defining Success 22.06.2026 40m

  Five years after graduating with her Master's degree in Architecture, Madison Mulligan joins the Lifting Leaders Podcast to reflect on one of the most significant transitions many people face: moving from student life into the working world. In this special mother-daughter conversation, host Kristal Roberts and Madison explore the realities of early adulthood, including navigating uncertainty, building a career, redefining success, and discovering that life rarely unfolds according to a perfect plan. Together, they discuss the lessons Madison learned as a young professional, the challenges of transitioning from college to a full-time career, and how resilience, relationships, and hope helped shape her journey. As part of our Ignite Genuine Hope series, this episode reminds us that hope is not about having all the answers. It is about trusting yourself enough to take the next step, learning through experience, and remaining open to possibility even when the future feels uncertain. In this episode, you'll discover:✨ Why adulthood is more about learning than having everything figured out✨ How to define success on your own terms instead of following society's expectations✨ The critical role of networking, relationships, and soft skills in career growth✨ What a career setback, including being laid off, can teach you about resilience and purpose✨ How focusing on what you can control helps you navigate uncertainty with confidence✨ Why building a meaningful life matters just as much as building a successful career✨ Practical advice for new graduates, young professionals, and anyone navigating a major life transition Whether you're graduating, changing careers, mentoring emerging professionals, or navigating your own season of transition, this conversation offers practical wisdom and genuine hope for the journey ahead. Topics discussed: life after graduation, career development, young professionals, resilience, networking, leadership development, navigating uncertainty, career transitions, personal growth, and defining success.  
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  Resilience, Recovery, and Hope-Led Leadership: How to Adapt Forward Through Life’s Challenges 15.06.2026 40m

  What does true resilience look like when life, leadership, and uncertainty don’t go as planned? In this Gems episode of the Lifting Leaders Podcast, we revisit powerful conversations from our Ignite Genuine Hope series and explore a theme that keeps emerging: resilience. You’ll hear insights from guests who model what it means to adapt, recover, learn, and move forward with purpose. Melanie Vargas shares how more than 30 years of sobriety became a mission of service through her podcast, creating psychologically safe spaces for honest recovery stories. P.L. and Kristen, founders of Cycle 5 To Survive, remind us that resilience is not always about pushing through. After facing equipment failures, floods, illness, and unexpected setbacks in South America, they chose to return home, heal, regroup, and adapt their path forward. We also reflect on the stories of Sasha Farley and Leah Fleischner, whose decisions to build lives and careers outside the United States reveal the courage, flexibility, and resilience required to navigate uncertainty, embrace new cultures, and stay grounded in purpose. Together, these conversations point to an important leadership distinction: endurance treats people like machines; resilience treats people like humans. Endurance asks us to keep going no matter the cost. Resilience invites us to pause, learn, recover, adapt, and move forward with greater wisdom. This episode explores how hope-led leadership, emotional resilience, psychological safety, recovery, and adaptability help us create a better future, not through heroic effort alone, but through our collective capacity to heal, grow, and keep moving forward. Key Takeaways: Resilience is about adapting, learning, recovering, and moving forward. Recovery and growth are strengthened by psychological safety and honest conversations. Setbacks can become opportunities to heal, regroup, and adjust course. Living and leading through uncertainty requires courage, flexibility, and purpose. Genuine hope is sustained when we believe people can adapt and create a better future together. Listener Reflection:When challenges arise, do you push through or adapt forward?
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  Igniting Genuine Hope: Courage, Reinvention, and Global Leadership with Sasha Farley & Leah Fleischner 08.06.2026 1h 9m

  What happens when you leave behind the familiar, embrace uncertainty, and intentionally build a life aligned with your values and purpose? In this inspiring episode of the Lifting Leaders Podcast, hosts Kristal Roberts and Tricia Rhine welcome leadership professionals Leah Fleischner and Sasha Farley for a powerful conversation about hope-led leadership, resilience, courage, personal reinvention, and living abroad. Although both have appeared on the podcast before, this marks their first conversation together—and the insights that emerge are both timely and thought-provoking. Originally from the United States and now living internationally, Leah in Portugal and Sasha in Spain, they share their experiences of navigating major life transitions, adapting to new cultures, and redefining success on their own terms. Together, they explore what it means to lead with hope in uncertain times, stay grounded in purpose, and remain open to new possibilities even when the path forward is unclear. Whether you're facing a career transition, considering a bold life change, leading through uncertainty, or simply looking for inspiration to take your next step, this episode offers practical wisdom and encouragement for leaders seeking to create meaningful impact in a complex world. In this episode, you'll discover: Why hope is a leadership practice, not just a feeling How courage and curiosity help us navigate uncertainty and change Lessons learned from living and working across cultures The connection between resilience, adaptability, and personal growth How to align your life and leadership with your values and purpose What it means to expand your perspective through global experiences Strategies for moving forward when the future feels unclear If you're ready to cultivate greater resilience, lead with intention, and embrace new possibilities, this conversation is for you. Resources Sasha Farley Consulting Leah Fleischner | Sovereign Leadership & Executive Facilitation
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  Hope in Action: Turning Purpose into Impact with Cycle 5 To Survive 01.06.2026 1h 8m

  What happens when a milestone birthday becomes a mission to change lives? In this inspiring episode of the Lifting Leaders Podcast, we sit down with P.L. and Kristen, founders of Cycle 5 To Survive (C5TS), an extraordinary initiative powered by purpose, courage, resilience, and a commitment to helping communities thrive. Through Cycle 5 To Survive, P.L. and Kristen are cycling across five continents in five years while partnering with five charities to raise awareness and funding for sports, education, and business initiatives that create opportunity and lasting impact. As part of our 2026 leadership theme, Ignite Genuine Hope, this conversation explores what it means to turn purpose into action. Hope is more than optimism or wishful thinking. Genuine hope is relational, actionable, and rooted in the decision to keep moving toward possibility, even when the path is uncertain. In this episode, P.L. and Kristen share the personal story behind Cycle 5 To Survive, the challenges they have faced along the way, and the lessons they have learned about resilience, trust, community, belonging, and leading with purpose. In this episode, you’ll discover: ✨ Why hope is a leadership practice, not a personality trait✨ How purpose builds resilience during uncertainty and challenge✨ The role of community and belonging in creating lasting change✨ How leaders can acknowledge fear without becoming paralyzed by it✨ What it takes to turn personal purpose into meaningful impact✨ How ordinary people can create extraordinary change through consistent action Whether you lead an organization, a team, a family, or a community, this episode offers a powerful reminder: hope grows when people choose to move toward possibility together. 🎧 Listen in and be inspired by a story of purpose, perseverance, cycling for charity, and hope in action.
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  Building Hope, Trust, and Belonging in Our Neighborhoods 28.05.2026 57m

  In this special crossover episode, Melanie Vargas of What’s in Your Neighborhood joins Kristal Roberts and Tricia Rhine of the Lifting Leaders Podcast for a deeply honest conversation about leadership, vulnerability, hope, and the emotional neighborhoods we all carry within us.   Together, these three executive coaches and leadership practitioners explore what it means to lead in a world filled with uncertainty, burnout, identity shifts, and growing disconnection. Through stories from their own lives and careers, they unpack the masks people wear to survive, the courage it takes to show up authentically, and the power of creating spaces where people truly feel they belong.   This conversation weaves together themes of emotional intelligence, recovery, resilience, hope, imposter syndrome, belonging, and the importance of community, both in leadership and in life. The episode also offers a rare behind-the-scenes look at what podcasting itself has taught them about courage, self-acceptance, and creating meaningful conversations that ripple outward into the world.   At its heart, this episode is an invitation: to stay present, to choose connection over fear, and to remember that even small moments of authenticity and compassion can transform the neighborhoods we build around us.   If you’ve been navigating change, questioning your place, searching for hope, or longing for deeper connection in your work or life, this conversation will leave you feeling seen, inspired, and reminded that none of us are meant to do this alone.
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  Encore Edition: With Homage to Mothers - Let's Talk About Caregiving, From Different Angles! 12.05.2026 44m

  Sharing this Encore edition from 2025. As we recorded this episode, on the front end of Mother’s Day weekend, we started simmering on the topic of caregiving…something moms know all too well about.  So, with a world of respect, to all the moms out there, we are taking a look at caregiving, from a few different angles. The first angle is, of course, all about people who provide care for others.  This includes all women AND men, who may be providing ongoing care for one or more parent or other family member(s).  It includes the “Sandwich Generation,” who may have kids at home and, just maybe, have older family members living in their homes.  Being a primary caregiver is a truly challenging job, and it can be difficult to realize the rewards, while you’re entrenched in the role. Listen in, as we share a few of our personal journeys, as caregivers and what we gained from our experiences. If you’ve ever needed care from others, but found it difficult to ask or accept, you’ll learn more about why it’s okay and courageous to be vulnerable and accept care.  Finally, we approach caregiving from the angle of caring for ourselves. This may be the most challenging aspect of caregiving and it’s critically important.  So, join us as we hold caregiving “Story Time,” with you.  We hope it inspires you to explore your own environment and feelings.
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  Hope-Led Leadership: What It Is and How to Ignite Genuine Hope | Coaches Corner 04.05.2026 33m

  What is hope-led leadership, and how do you actually practice it in today’s complex world? In this Coaches Corner episode of the Lifting Leaders Podcast, we explore how to ignite genuine hope in leadership, not as a fleeting feeling, but as a disciplined, actionable leadership practice. We begin in a place many leaders avoid: the moment when something isn’t working. Instead of bypassing that tension, we explore how naming what’s not working can become the catalyst for clarity, imagination, and forward movement. In this episode, we introduce our definition of hope-led leadership:the disciplined practice of helping people believe a better future is possible and equipping them with the pathways, agency, and energy to move toward it. You’ll learn: How to move from awareness to genuine hope in leadership Why naming challenges clearly is essential to building trust and momentum The three critical questions every hope-led leader must answer What transforms leadership from inspirational to actionable How to create energy, belief, and possibility within your team or organization If you’re a leader, executive coach, or leadership development professional looking to lead with intention, build trust, and create meaningful impact, this episode will help you turn hope into a powerful leadership advantage. 🎯 Whether you’re navigating change, leading a team, or developing your leadership mindset, this conversation will support you in leading with clarity, courage, and possibility.
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  From Awareness to Hope: Igniting Genuine Hope in Leadership | Lifting Leaders Podcast 27.04.2026 19m

  What does it take to move from awareness to genuine hope in leadership? In this transition episode of the Lifting Leaders Podcast, we close our Light the Spark phase and step into our next leadership focus: Ignite Genuine Hope — a deeper, steadier, and more sustainable way of leading in today’s complex world. We reflect on what it meant to light the spark — building self-awareness, courage, and imagination — and why those capabilities are essential foundations for hope-led leadership. Because real hope doesn’t begin externally — it starts within. In this episode, we revisit powerful leadership moments, including:• The courage to name what’s not working — and how truth-telling can reshape a leader’s path• The discipline of pausing, listening deeply, and sensing what’s emerging• The role of values-based leadership in navigating uncertainty and change These insights become the bridge into our next phase. As we shift toward igniting genuine hope, we explore:• What it means to model hope as a leadership practice — not just an idea• How to lead with purpose, presence, and sustainability in a fast-moving world• The importance of connection — to community, environment, and each other This episode sets the stage for a powerful new chapter in leadership development, purpose-driven leadership, and hope in action. 🌱 Join us for this short, reflective episode — and begin to consider:What does genuine hope look like in your leadership… and how will you model it?