Leveraging Leadership
with Amy Burkett
If the word strategy makes your shoulders tense a little, you’re not alone.
Last week’s blog survey made something crystal clear to me:
80% of you want strategy to feel less overwhelming and more acti...
I hope you enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving. I’m incredibly grateful that we got to celebrate it with our son who works in the ski industry in Park City, Utah. We didn’t get any snow until our last ...
I know you won’t be surprised when I say, the world feels pretty heavy right now.  Every time we turn around, another company’s announcing layoffs. Teams are shrinking. Workloads are growing. People a...
I’m pretty sure everyone can agree 2025 has been a year like no other. For many leaders, it’s been a time to step back, take a deep breath, and reevaluate what leadership really means. When things get...
Leadership has always been about character, but in today’s world, character isn’t just tested, it's televised. Every decision we make, every tone we take, and every inconsistency we try to quietly man...
Today's topic isn't one of the most exciting topics, but it may be one of the most critical. As leaders, it’s easy to look downstream when things go wrong. Missed deadlines? Must be the team. Customer...
I recently had the privilege of hearing Jesse Cole, the energetic owner of the Savannah Bananas, speak at the International Maxwell Leadership Conference. If you don’t know Jesse, he’s the man in the ...
Does this seem familiar to you? You’ve set the vision, you’ve laid out the plan, and your team is… moving. Just not quite fast enough. Or in quite the right direction.
Now comes the hard part—do you ...
There’s never a good time for a crisis. They arrive fast, uninvited, and always inconvenient. Whether it's a financial downturn, a PR nightmare, a health emergency, or internal disruption, a crisis i...
If you’ve ever looked at a team member and thought, “They’ve got potential… but they’re not there yet,” you’re not alone. At the core of who I am as a leader is the fact that in my DNA, I’m a teacher ...
In this fast-paced, AI-driven, always-connected world, one quality stands out more than ever for leaders navigating the digital landscape: curiosity. Not just a casual, “Hmm, that’s interesting,” but ...
What separates successful leaders from those who fall short? Talent? Luck? A privileged background? You might think it’s all of those things and I believe they do play a part. But according to psychol...
