The Work of Leadership

By Everground Advisory

The Work of Leadership is the podcast that cuts through leadership theory and gets into the real work of leading people, navigating change, building culture, and making tough decisions.

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The podcast currently has 32 episodes available.

The Work of Leadership episodes:

December 15, 2025How to Beat Burnout at Work - Starting with You
In this episode of The Leader You’re Becoming, we break down what it really takes to recover from burnout — and why the first step has nothing to do with your workload, your meetings, or your company.
We start with you: your body, your nervous system, your baseline capacity… long before we ever talk about work.
You’ll learn:
Why burnout recovery begins with your physical and emotional foundation
How the HALT framework (Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired) reveals your true state of depletion
The impact of sleep, nourishment, movement, and regulation on your leadership
What your nervous system is trying to tell you when you feel overwhelmed or checked out
How to use the Chair Principle to assess whether your work environment is contributing to burnout:
— Are you paid enough?
— Is your work meaningful?
— Do you have a supportive manager?
— Do you like the people you work with?
Burnout isn’t a personal failure — it’s a signal that your internal capacity and your external environment are out of alignment.

This episode will help you rebuild your foundation, understand what’s fueling your burnout, and take the first grounded steps toward feeling like yourself again.
✨ Lead Better 1:1s, Team Meetings & More with these FREEBIES
Practical guides, toolkits, and resources for leading better meetings, holding better 1:1s and having hard conversations.
👉 Sign up here
https://everground-advisory.myflodesk.com/1-1-freebies
📊 FREE HR Layoff Crash Course
In this free course, you'll discover step-by-step strategies to plan, communicate, and execute layoffs with professionalism and empathy. Self-paced and available 24/7.
👉 Register here
https://semerie.learnworlds.com/course/hr-layoff-crash-course
🌀 Lead Differently. Read Differently.
Join This Isn’t a Leadership Book Club — a free, low-pressure community for curious, thoughtful leaders who believe the best leadership lessons come from unexpected stories.
You’ll get a curated reading list, reflection prompts, and invites to quarterly conversations designed to help you lead with more clarity, care, and intention.
👉 [Join the Book Club Here]
https://everground-advisory.myflodesk.com/this-is-not-a-leadership-bookclub
✨ Lead Like You
A three-month private coaching experience that helps leaders uncover their authentic leadership style, build confidence, and navigate challenges with clarity and intention.
Get an exclusive discount with the code PODCAST10 for 10% off
👉 Start now
https://www.evergroundadvisory.com/lead-like-you
Join 12 Months of Leadership Mastery — a completely free 12-month program designed for leaders and founders who want to grow with clarity, confidence, and purpose.
✨ Get monthly themes, reflection prompts, and live leadership trainings — all free. https://everground-advisory.myflodesk.com/12-months-leadership-opt-in
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9min
December 12, 2025When Leadership Burnout Makes You a Stranger to Yourself
In this episode of The Leader You’re Becoming, we explore what happens when leadership burnout makes you unfamiliar to yourself — when your patience fades, your confidence dips, your reactions surprise you, and your strengths feel temporarily out of reach.
You’ll learn:
Why burnout affects your identity, not just your energy
Signs you’re operating in survival mode rather than from your true leadership self
What’s actually happening in your nervous system when you “don’t feel like you”
How to re-anchor to the version of yourself you trust
Practical ways to rebuild your capacity so you can return to grounded, intentional leadership
Burnout doesn’t mean you’re failing — it means your system is overextended.
This episode will help you recognize the signals, reclaim your clarity, and reconnect to the leader you already are.
✨ Lead Better 1:1s, Team Meetings & More with these FREEBIES
Practical guides, toolkits, and resources for leading better meetings, holding better 1:1s and having hard conversations.
👉 Sign up here
https://everground-advisory.myflodesk.com/1-1-freebies
📊 FREE HR Layoff Crash Course
In this free course, you'll discover step-by-step strategies to plan, communicate, and execute layoffs with professionalism and empathy. Self-paced and available 24/7.
👉 Register here
https://semerie.learnworlds.com/course/hr-layoff-crash-course
🌀 Lead Differently. Read Differently.
Join This Isn’t a Leadership Book Club — a free, low-pressure community for curious, thoughtful leaders who believe the best leadership lessons come from unexpected stories.
You’ll get a curated reading list, reflection prompts, and invites to quarterly conversations designed to help you lead with more clarity, care, and intention.
👉 [Join the Book Club Here]
https://everground-advisory.myflodesk.com/this-is-not-a-leadership-bookclub
✨ Lead Like You
A three-month private coaching experience that helps leaders uncover their authentic leadership style, build confidence, and navigate challenges with clarity and intention.
Get an exclusive discount with the code PODCAST10 for 10% off
👉 Start now
https://www.evergroundadvisory.com/lead-like-you
Join 12 Months of Leadership Mastery — a completely free 12-month program designed for leaders and founders who want to grow with clarity, confidence, and purpose.
✨ Get monthly themes, reflection prompts, and live leadership trainings — all free. https://everground-advisory.myflodesk.com/12-months-leadership-opt-in
...more
9min
December 10, 2025"I Have No Time to Get Work Done”
If you’ve ever said, “I feel like I have no time to get work done,” this episode is for you.
Most leaders don’t lack time — they lack control of their time. Between constant meetings, rapid-fire questions, and being the person everyone goes to for decisions, it’s easy to feel like your entire day is spent reacting instead of leading.
In this episode, we break down:
Why your role naturally attracts interruptions
The hidden habits that make your calendar unmanageable
How meetings multiply in unclear systems
The real reason leaders struggle to protect deep, focused work time
Five practical ways to reclaim your attention, energy, and schedule
If your days feel packed but your impact feels small, this episode will help you shift from reactivity to intentional leadership.
✨ Lead Better 1:1s, Team Meetings & More with these FREEBIES
Practical guides, toolkits, and resources for leading better meetings, holding better 1:1s and having hard conversations.
👉 Sign up here
https://everground-advisory.myflodesk.com/1-1-freebies
📊 FREE HR Layoff Crash Course
In this free course, you'll discover step-by-step strategies to plan, communicate, and execute layoffs with professionalism and empathy. Self-paced and available 24/7.
👉 Register here
https://semerie.learnworlds.com/course/hr-layoff-crash-course
🌀 Lead Differently. Read Differently.
Join This Isn’t a Leadership Book Club — a free, low-pressure community for curious, thoughtful leaders who believe the best leadership lessons come from unexpected stories.
You’ll get a curated reading list, reflection prompts, and invites to quarterly conversations designed to help you lead with more clarity, care, and intention.
👉 [Join the Book Club Here]
https://everground-advisory.myflodesk.com/this-is-not-a-leadership-bookclub
✨ Lead Like You
A three-month private coaching experience that helps leaders uncover their authentic leadership style, build confidence, and navigate challenges with clarity and intention.
Get an exclusive discount with the code PODCAST10 for 10% off
👉 Start now
https://www.evergroundadvisory.com/lead-like-you
Join 12 Months of Leadership Mastery — a completely free 12-month program designed for leaders and founders who want to grow with clarity, confidence, and purpose.
✨ Get monthly themes, reflection prompts, and live leadership trainings — all free. https://everground-advisory.myflodesk.com/12-months-leadership-opt-in
...more
9min
December 08, 2025The Difference Between Busy Leaders and Effective Leaders
Most leaders feel busy — but not effective.
And there’s a reason: what looks productive at the surface level often isn’t the work that actually moves a team or company forward.
In this episode, we break down the difference between performative productivity (full calendars, fast responses, constant doing) and true leadership productivity — the kind that creates clarity, momentum, and leverage.
You’ll learn:
Why busyness drains your leadership impact
The high-leverage work leaders should spend most of their time on
What clarity actually saves you (and your team)
How to stop doing everything yourself and build capability instead
The subtle habits that make leaders feel productive but stall their effectiveness
If you’ve been feeling stretched, reactive, or overloaded, this episode will help you reset your definition of productivity — and align your time with the work that actually matters.
✨ Lead Better 1:1s, Team Meetings & More with these FREEBIES
Practical guides, toolkits, and resources for leading better meetings, holding better 1:1s and having hard conversations.
👉 Sign up here
https://everground-advisory.myflodesk.com/1-1-freebies
📊 FREE HR Layoff Crash Course
In this free course, you'll discover step-by-step strategies to plan, communicate, and execute layoffs with professionalism and empathy. Self-paced and available 24/7.
👉 Register here
https://semerie.learnworlds.com/course/hr-layoff-crash-course
🌀 Lead Differently. Read Differently.
Join This Isn’t a Leadership Book Club — a free, low-pressure community for curious, thoughtful leaders who believe the best leadership lessons come from unexpected stories.
You’ll get a curated reading list, reflection prompts, and invites to quarterly conversations designed to help you lead with more clarity, care, and intention.
👉 [Join the Book Club Here]
https://everground-advisory.myflodesk.com/this-is-not-a-leadership-bookclub
✨ Lead Like You
A three-month private coaching experience that helps leaders uncover their authentic leadership style, build confidence, and navigate challenges with clarity and intention.
Get an exclusive discount with the code PODCAST10 for 10% off
👉 Start now
https://www.evergroundadvisory.com/lead-like-you
Join 12 Months of Leadership Mastery — a completely free 12-month program designed for leaders and founders who want to grow with clarity, confidence, and purpose.
✨ Get monthly themes, reflection prompts, and live leadership trainings — all free. https://everground-advisory.myflodesk.com/12-months-leadership-opt-in
...more
9min
December 05, 2025How Leadership Burnout Impacts Your Nervous System
Burnout isn’t just exhaustion — it’s your nervous system signaling that something about the way you’re working isn’t sustainable. In this episode, we break down what’s actually happening inside your body when leadership stress goes unchecked, why it impacts your clarity and decision-making, and how to restore your capacity so you can lead with more steadiness and presence.
In this episode, you’ll learn:
How chronic activation and responsibility push leaders into sympathetic overdrive
Why burnout often shows up as irritability, numbness, or mental fog
The three most common nervous system states leaders get stuck in
How stress undermines clarity, decision-making, and emotional availability
Practical resets to regulate your system before you lead, decide, or communicate
Why burnout is not a failure — it’s physiology
You’ll walk away with:
Simple, science-backed ways to downshift out of urgency, reclaim your presence, and restore your leadership capacity — without needing a week off to recover.
✨ Lead Better 1:1s, Team Meetings & More with these FREEBIES
Practical guides, toolkits, and resources for leading better meetings, holding better 1:1s and having hard conversations.
👉 Sign up here
https://everground-advisory.myflodesk.com/1-1-freebies
📊 FREE HR Layoff Crash Course
In this free course, you'll discover step-by-step strategies to plan, communicate, and execute layoffs with professionalism and empathy. Self-paced and available 24/7.
👉 Register here
https://semerie.learnworlds.com/course/hr-layoff-crash-course
🌀 Lead Differently. Read Differently.
Join This Isn’t a Leadership Book Club — a free, low-pressure community for curious, thoughtful leaders who believe the best leadership lessons come from unexpected stories.
You’ll get a curated reading list, reflection prompts, and invites to quarterly conversations designed to help you lead with more clarity, care, and intention.
👉 [Join the Book Club Here]
https://everground-advisory.myflodesk.com/this-is-not-a-leadership-bookclub
✨ Lead Like You
A three-month private coaching experience that helps leaders uncover their authentic leadership style, build confidence, and navigate challenges with clarity and intention.
Get an exclusive discount with the code PODCAST10 for 10% off
👉 Start now
https://www.evergroundadvisory.com/lead-like-you
Join 12 Months of Leadership Mastery — a completely free 12-month program designed for leaders and founders who want to grow with clarity, confidence, and purpose.
✨ Get monthly themes, reflection prompts, and live leadership trainings — all free. https://everground-advisory.myflodesk.com/12-months-leadership-opt-in
...more
9min
December 03, 2025A Quick Grounding Reset for Leaders
The difference between regular stress and nervous system burnout
Why your system gets stuck in fight-or-flight without you realizing it
Real-life signs you may be dysregulated:
exhaustion that rest doesn’t fix
irritability + emotional reactivity
poor focus or spiraling thoughts
waking up tired
feeling disconnected from yourself or others
“waiting for the other shoe to drop”
✨ Lead Better 1:1s, Team Meetings & More with these FREEBIES
Practical guides, toolkits, and resources for leading better meetings, holding better 1:1s and having hard conversations.
👉 Sign up here
https://everground-advisory.myflodesk.com/1-1-freebies
📊 FREE HR Layoff Crash Course
In this free course, you'll discover step-by-step strategies to plan, communicate, and execute layoffs with professionalism and empathy. Self-paced and available 24/7.
👉 Register here
https://semerie.learnworlds.com/course/hr-layoff-crash-course
🌀 Lead Differently. Read Differently.
Join This Isn’t a Leadership Book Club — a free, low-pressure community for curious, thoughtful leaders who believe the best leadership lessons come from unexpected stories.
You’ll get a curated reading list, reflection prompts, and invites to quarterly conversations designed to help you lead with more clarity, care, and intention.
👉 [Join the Book Club Here]
https://everground-advisory.myflodesk.com/this-is-not-a-leadership-bookclub
✨ Lead Like You
A three-month private coaching experience that helps leaders uncover their authentic leadership style, build confidence, and navigate challenges with clarity and intention.
Get an exclusive discount with the code PODCAST10 for 10% off
👉 Start now
https://www.evergroundadvisory.com/lead-like-you
Join 12 Months of Leadership Mastery — a completely free 12-month program designed for leaders and founders who want to grow with clarity, confidence, and purpose.
✨ Get monthly themes, reflection prompts, and live leadership trainings — all free. https://everground-advisory.myflodesk.com/12-months-leadership-opt-in
...more
9min
December 01, 2025How to Set Boundaries at Work (And What They Actually Are)
In this episode of Leadership, Actually, we’re breaking down one of the most misunderstood leadership tools: boundaries.
Most people think boundaries are harsh, rigid, or confrontational.
They’re not.
Boundaries are clarity — about your capacity, your focus, and how you work best. And when leaders model them, they create healthier, more sustainable teams.
You’ll learn:
What boundaries are (and what they are absolutely not)
How boundaries shift culture, not just calendars
Simple scripts for setting clear, respectful boundaries
How to manage upward, downward, and sideways with more clarity
Real-world examples you can borrow today
✨ Lead Better 1:1s, Team Meetings & More with these FREEBIES
Practical guides, toolkits, and resources for leading better meetings, holding better 1:1s and having hard conversations.
👉 Sign up here
https://everground-advisory.myflodesk.com/1-1-freebies
📊 FREE HR Layoff Crash Course
In this free course, you'll discover step-by-step strategies to plan, communicate, and execute layoffs with professionalism and empathy. Self-paced and available 24/7.
👉 Register here
https://semerie.learnworlds.com/course/hr-layoff-crash-course
🌀 Lead Differently. Read Differently.
Join This Isn’t a Leadership Book Club — a free, low-pressure community for curious, thoughtful leaders who believe the best leadership lessons come from unexpected stories.
You’ll get a curated reading list, reflection prompts, and invites to quarterly conversations designed to help you lead with more clarity, care, and intention.
👉 [Join the Book Club Here]
https://everground-advisory.myflodesk.com/this-is-not-a-leadership-bookclub
✨ Lead Like You
A three-month private coaching experience that helps leaders uncover their authentic leadership style, build confidence, and navigate challenges with clarity and intention.
Get an exclusive discount with the code PODCAST10 for 10% off
👉 Start now
https://www.evergroundadvisory.com/lead-like-you
Join 12 Months of Leadership Mastery — a completely free 12-month program designed for leaders and founders who want to grow with clarity, confidence, and purpose.
✨ Get monthly themes, reflection prompts, and live leadership trainings — all free. https://everground-advisory.myflodesk.com/12-months-leadership-opt-in
...more
9min
November 28, 2025 How to Build Your Own Personal Curriculum for the Quarter
Most adults approach growth in a chaotic way — saving articles they never read, bookmarking videos they never watch, and buying courses they never finish.
In this episode of Leadership, Actually, we walk through a more intentional approach: designing your own quarterly personal curriculum.
Inspired by creators like Arabella Touchstone and the rise of “DIY learning semesters,” this episode shows you how to pick a theme, curate your core materials, add supportive electives, build in reflection rituals, and end the quarter with a capstone that turns learning into transformation.
If you’re craving structure, depth, or a more intentional way to grow this season, this episode will give you a simple framework you can start using today.
What We Cover
• Why adult learning often feels scattered — and how to fix it
• How to choose a meaningful quarterly theme
• How to design your “core curriculum” (and why to keep it small)
• Ways to use electives to keep learning fun and sustainable
• How to build weekly and monthly reflection rituals
• What a personal “capstone” project can look like
• How to design a curriculum that fits your season, energy, and goals
• A behind-the-scenes look at my Q1 2026 curriculum
👉 FREE 2026 Planning Workbook
Design Your Most Intentional Year Yet A free 2026 Planning Workbook to help you gain clarity, set aligned goals, and create a year that supports your growth, wellbeing, and leadership. [Get it Here]
https://everground-advisory.myflodesk.com/personal-annual-planning
✨ Lead Better 1:1s, Team Meetings & More with these FREEBIES
Practical guides, toolkits, and resources for leading better meetings, holding better 1:1s and having hard conversations.
👉 Sign up here
https://everground-advisory.myflodesk.com/1-1-freebies
📊 FREE HR Layoff Crash Course
In this free course, you'll discover step-by-step strategies to plan, communicate, and execute layoffs with professionalism and empathy. Self-paced and available 24/7.
👉 Register here
https://semerie.learnworlds.com/course/hr-layoff-crash-course
🌀 Lead Differently. Read Differently.
Join This Isn’t a Leadership Book Club — a free, low-pressure community for curious, thoughtful leaders who believe the best leadership lessons come from unexpected stories.
You’ll get a curated reading list, reflection prompts, and invites to quarterly conversations designed to help you lead with more clarity, care, and intention.
👉 [Join the Book Club Here]
https://everground-advisory.myflodesk.com/this-is-not-a-leadership-bookclub
✨ Lead Like You
A three-month private coaching experience that helps leaders uncover their authentic leadership style, build confidence, and navigate challenges with clarity and intention.
Get an exclusive discount with the code PODCAST10 for 10% off
👉 Start now
https://www.evergroundadvisory.com/lead-like-you
Join 12 Months of Leadership Mastery — a completely free 12-month program designed for leaders and founders who want to grow with clarity, confidence, and purpose.
✨ Get monthly themes, reflection prompts, and live leadership trainings — all free. https://everground-advisory.myflodesk.com/12-months-leadership-opt-in
...more
9min
November 26, 2025 How to Build Your Personal Board of Directors (And Who Should Be On It)
Behind every great leader is a circle of people who challenge them, ground them, and help them see what they can’t see on their own. Most leaders try to shoulder everything themselves — but the strongest leaders build a system around them. In this episode of Leadership, Actually, we break down how to design your own personal board of directors, and the six types of people every leader should have in their corner.
What We Cover
• Why leaders need a personal board — not just mentors
• How to define what support you actually need right now
• The six roles every strong board should include:
– The Challenger
– The Sage
– The Peer
– The Specialist
– The Truth-Teller
– The Emotional Anchor
• How to choose the right people (and avoid the wrong ones)
• Why your board should include people outside your organization
• How to structure this as a real leadership system, not a “vibe”
• What makes a personal board effective — and sustainable
If leadership has ever felt heavier than one person can carry, this episode will help you build the support structure you need to lead with clarity, steadiness, and strength.
Disclaimer: The information provided in this article is for operational and educational purposes only and should not be interpreted as legal, financial, or compliance advice. Always consult with your HR, legal, and financial advisors before finalizing or implementing any layoff or severance policy.
✨ Lead Better 1:1s, Team Meetings & More with these FREEBIES
Practical guides, toolkits, and resources for leading better meetings, holding better 1:1s and having hard conversations.
👉 Sign up here
https://everground-advisory.myflodesk.com/1-1-freebies
📊 FREE HR Layoff Crash Course
In this free course, you'll discover step-by-step strategies to plan, communicate, and execute layoffs with professionalism and empathy. Self-paced and available 24/7.
👉 Register here
https://semerie.learnworlds.com/course/hr-layoff-crash-course
🌀 Lead Differently. Read Differently.
Join This Isn’t a Leadership Book Club — a free, low-pressure community for curious, thoughtful leaders who believe the best leadership lessons come from unexpected stories.
You’ll get a curated reading list, reflection prompts, and invites to quarterly conversations designed to help you lead with more clarity, care, and intention.
👉 [Join the Book Club Here]
https://everground-advisory.myflodesk.com/this-is-not-a-leadership-bookclub
✨ Lead Like You
A three-month private coaching experience that helps leaders uncover their authentic leadership style, build confidence, and navigate challenges with clarity and intention.
Get an exclusive discount with the code PODCAST10 for 10% off
👉 Start now
https://www.evergroundadvisory.com/lead-like-you
Join 12 Months of Leadership Mastery — a completely free 12-month program designed for leaders and founders who want to grow with clarity, confidence, and purpose.
✨ Get monthly themes, reflection prompts, and live leadership trainings — all free. https://everground-advisory.myflodesk.com/12-months-leadership-opt-in
...more
9min
November 24, 2025 Why Leadership Feels So Lonely — And How to Fix It
“It’s lonely at the top” isn’t just a cliché — it’s the structural reality of leadership. The higher you rise, the fewer people you can talk to honestly. Your circle shrinks, your guard goes up, and the pressure to hold everything for everyone else grows heavier.
In this episode of Leadership, Actually, we break down why leaders feel so alone, what’s actually happening beneath the surface, and how to build the support systems you need to stay grounded, connected, and human.
We explore:
• Why the structure of work makes deep connection difficult for leaders
• The three levels of friendship — and why most leaders lack the deepest one
• What to share with your team (and what not to)
• The difference between healthy vulnerability and oversharing
• The real cost of leadership loneliness on judgment, empathy, and burnout
• Practical ways to rebuild your support system inside and outside of work
• How to create connection without crossing boundaries
✨ Lead Better 1:1s, Team Meetings & More with these FREEBIES
Practical guides, toolkits, and resources for leading better meetings, holding better 1:1s and having hard conversations.
👉 Sign up here
https://everground-advisory.myflodesk.com/1-1-freebies
📊 FREE HR Layoff Crash Course
In this free course, you'll discover step-by-step strategies to plan, communicate, and execute layoffs with professionalism and empathy. Self-paced and available 24/7.
👉 Register here
https://semerie.learnworlds.com/course/hr-layoff-crash-course
🌀 Lead Differently. Read Differently.
Join This Isn’t a Leadership Book Club — a free, low-pressure community for curious, thoughtful leaders who believe the best leadership lessons come from unexpected stories.
You’ll get a curated reading list, reflection prompts, and invites to quarterly conversations designed to help you lead with more clarity, care, and intention.
👉 [Join the Book Club Here]
https://everground-advisory.myflodesk.com/this-is-not-a-leadership-bookclub
✨ Lead Like You
A three-month private coaching experience that helps leaders uncover their authentic leadership style, build confidence, and navigate challenges with clarity and intention.
Get an exclusive discount with the code PODCAST10 for 10% off
👉 Start now
https://www.evergroundadvisory.com/lead-like-you
Join 12 Months of Leadership Mastery — a completely free 12-month program designed for leaders and founders who want to grow with clarity, confidence, and purpose.
✨ Get monthly themes, reflection prompts, and live leadership trainings — all free. https://everground-advisory.myflodesk.com/12-months-leadership-opt-in
...more
9min

FAQs about The Work of Leadership:

How many episodes does The Work of Leadership have?

The podcast currently has 32 episodes available.