When Change Gets Spooky, Be The Scarecrow
Change can feel as sudden and unsettling as the monsters in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, but great leadership means learning to stay grounded amid the chaos. This post explores how leaders can shift from “firefighter” to “scarecrow,” cultivating foresight and stability when their teams need it most.
AI for Managers: What’s Gold, What’s Garbage, What’s Just Glitter
AI is no longer a question of if—it’s a question of how. For managers, the real challenge isn’t whether to use AI, but knowing where it actually adds value, where it creates risk, and where it’s just another shiny distraction. From drafting messages and brainstorming ideas to making meetings more efficient, AI can be a powerful tool in the manager’s toolkit. But it can also miss nuance, reinforce bias, or waste time chasing half-baked outputs.
In this post, we cut through the noise and share a practical framework: what’s truly gold, what’s caution-worthy, and what’s better left on the cutting room floor. Plus, we’ve included ready-to-use prompts so you can test AI in your own day-to-day leadership.
Leading with Transparency: Insights from Our July 2025 Team Effectiveness Intensive
Jourdan, our Research & Insights Associate, shares a summary of what he learned from interviewing participants in our July Team Effectiveness Intensive (now known as the Leading High Performing Teams Intensive).
Overcoming Your Inner Influencers with KPop Demon Hunters
Come for KPop clips, stay for the pop psychology.
Better sit down for the show
'Cause I'm gonna show you how it's done, done, done
Elevate Labs’s Theory of Leadership
The way we’ve traditionally thought about leadership is flawed, at least for this moment in time. The gravitas and omnipotent leader is a thing of the past; in its place is transparency, vulnerability, and humility. As we looked at what sets apart leaders who are thriving in this moment from those perpetuating the status quo, we noticed 3 critical actions that leaders take:
They build awareness of themselves and their environment, able to cut through the noise to pinpoint the truth in a situation.
They develop alliances with others similar and different to generate progress.
They take action for change, even when there’s no right answer, and experiment and iterate until they get it right.
Look For The Helpers
When everything is hard, we’re wired to go into survival mode and protect ourselves against external threats. But there’s a counter force that’s just as strong: the motivation to help.
Hot Take: Don’t Go to Your Check-Ins With Solutions
Should you go to your boss with a solution to your problem? Or share the barriers you’re facing? The “right” solution is rarely choosing one side over the other but rather finding a different path that cares for the needs of both sides.
The Surprising Corporate Advantages of a Nonprofit Background
Spending my early career in nonprofits directly correlated to my success in corporate America. Tips for companies on how to build agility, tolerance of ambiguity, openness to feedback, and influence without authority in your people.
Am I a Fraud?
The Imposter Phenomenon is a tricky balance for women, walking the tightrope between feeling not good enough and overconfidence. How I’m quieting the voices in my head as I try something new.
Leap of Faith or Pushed Off a Cliff?
Taking the leap is never easy - can it be better to get a push?
Operating From Abundance
In times of difficulty, we’re wired to try to protect ourselves. Choosing collaboration and connection can feel impossible, but it’s a choice we can make.