Tools to help you with five common leadership problems. 

In my coaching practice there are certain themes that reoccur as clients navigate change and deal with organizational and personal challenges. These are the top five, along with links to blog posts I’ve written that offer strategies and resources to support you when you are dealing with these issues.

1. Balancing Self-Care and Responsiveness

One prevalent theme revolves around the internal struggle between self-care and being responsive to others. Taking care of  oneself is seen as in conflict with taking care of and being responsive to others.

Support strategies: Breaking the pattern of burnout with collective self-care and What are you yearning for?

2. The Struggle for Time

Clients express concern that making time to do projects for oneself is selfish and taking away from others. There is the fear that other people – whether loved ones in the family or people at work or in the community will wonder if you are committed to them. And there is the challenge of time in general, how to make time for the things that are important to you?

Support strategies: Pausing, being still and becoming, Not enough time and Why don’t we do the things we long to do?

3. Value Misalignment in Well-Paying Jobs

Many clients find themselves in well-paying jobs that, despite financial rewards, lack alignment with their values. Are you in a job that you thought you could tolerate because you were committed to the field or the mission but it is not the right fit? 

Support strategies: Identify what you most value and How do we bring our values into the workplace?

4. Leading Amidst Fear and Scarcity

Leadership challenges arise when attempting to bring others along who are resistant due to fear. Whether it’s fear of funding cuts or a scarcity mindset, influencing others to embrace bravery and take action can be an exhausting uphill battle.

Support strategies: Modeling the way forward and How to lead when there is resistance to change

5. Coping with Organizational Change

Dealing with organizational change is a recurring issue. The dynamic nature of workplaces often requires adapting to shifts, and clients grapple with navigating these changes.

Support strategies: Three ways to get things done with ease and flow, Centering joy and connection, and How to have a greater impact

As I reflect on these recurring themes, I’m reminded of the profound questions surrounding transition. Who are you in the midst of change? What supports and challenges you? Where do you find yourself stuck, frustrated, or excited? And crucially, who do you turn to when standing on the edge of uncertainty?