August has an interesting energy. For some organizations, a new fiscal year has just begun. Plans have been approved, budgets are fresh, and teams are beginning to turn strategy into action. For others, August offers a brief pause before the busiest season of the year. And for many leaders, it simply means making it through the summer shuffle—vacations, lighter schedules, shifting coverage, and all—while preparing for a strong fall. No matter your industry, August is more tha

If you know me, you know I can take just about anything—a television show, a family moment, a team meeting—and find the leadership story in it. Ted Lasso gives me plenty to work with! I absolutely love this show. A friend told me about it a few years ago, and since then, I’ve watched the series more times than I can count. Apparently, everyone else discovered it during COVID—when we were all stuck at home and desperately needed something good to watch. I missed that wave beca

I know — you probably didn’t expect Bad Bunny and leadership in the same sentence. But hear me out. After studying leadership for over 20 years, I can’t help but find lessons everywhere — at work, in parenting, in traffic, even in pop culture. My brain just connects the dots between everyday life and the way we lead people. And as someone who proudly grew up in a Puerto Rican neighborhood of Chicago — though I’m not from the island, my people are 🇵🇷 — I pay close attention