Fire up your curiosity: what actually moves a team from burnout to momentum? We sit down with Dr. Cynthia Coy—veteran officer turned executive coach—to unpack the hard-won lessons that bridge military command and modern leadership. Her throughline is clear and compelling: self-leadership is the operating system, not a nice-to-have. When you’re fragmented and running on fumes, your team feels it. When you’re centered and people-first, retention climbs, ideas flow, and results stick.

Cynthia walks us through the realities of promotion without preparation and why so many organizations still elevate high performers into management with zero training. We get practical about building real capability: cadence-based one-on-ones, feedback that lands, celebrating small wins, and involving your team in decisions they’re hired to influence. We also dig into Live2Lead and why events should be designed for reflection and follow-through—not just hype. Expect actionable ideas you can use tomorrow, like short personalized video check-ins, seven-day micro-challenges to maintain momentum, and accountability buddy systems that make new habits survive Monday.

You’ll also get a first look at Cynthia’s upcoming book, “Overflow: The New Way to Lead, Live, and Last,” aimed at overwhelmed women leaders and valuable for any owner or manager chasing sustainable impact. Overflow reframes stress as a signal to realign: set boundaries, restore energy, and lead from wholeness. We connect this mindset with “fans first” culture, reducing friction for your team, and building relationships that aren’t purely transactional—because the note you send on an ordinary Thursday often matters more than the keynote on Friday.

If you’re ready to move from mission-at-all-costs to people-first performance, this is your playbook. Listen, pick one tactic, and test it with your team this week. If it works, keep it. If it doesn’t, iterate. Subscribe, share this with a leader who needs it, and leave a review to help more people find conversations like this.

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