Leadership can feel like running a marathon with a weighted vest—carrying invisible emotional, mental, and relational responsibilities. This reflective piece shares practical leadership tips to reduce overload, build trust, and empower others to step up.

Studying abroad is more than an academic experience — it is a powerful leadership classroom. Living and learning in a new culture builds confidence, adaptability, and cultural fluency while strengthening communication and decision-making skills. Through immersive challenges, unfamiliar environments, and real-world problem solving, studying abroad shapes leaders who are self-aware, resilient, and prepared to lead with empathy in a global world.

In Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Elisabeth reflects on a powerful coaching moment that revealed her growth wasn’t visible to her — yet the work was working. This blog post explores leadership, self-reflection, resilience, and the BRAVE® mindset leaders need to see their own strength more clearly.

Learn a simple yet transformative leadership lesson stolen from Disney: prioritise human connection over efficiency to build trust, psychological safety and high performance in your teams.

Unlock the secret to performance reviews that actually land. Discover why traditional feedback fails, how psychological safety matters, and what leaders must shift to create trust-based conversations that drive results.

Learn how trusting your intuition can transform your leadership. Through real stories of connection, courage, and self-trust, Elisabeth shares how inner guidance shapes powerful, authentic leaders.

Learn the neuroscience and communication framework behind feedback that builds trust, accountability, and growth. Discover how the BRAVE® approach helps leaders give feedback that works—without conflict or confusion.

Discover how to transform empathy from people-pleasing into powerful, self-led leadership. Learn how the BRAVE® Framework helps conflict-averse leaders set boundaries, prevent burnout, and lead with courage and clarity.

Discover why true leadership starts beyond the office. Learn how the BRAVE® Framework transforms conversations at work, home, and in life.

A simple moment with my 17-month-old daughter and a soccer ball revealed a powerful leadership truth: people rise to the level of belief placed in them. Discover how empowerment, trust, and presence can transform your team’s performance.

Discover how the BRAVE® Framework transforms communication—from a toddler saying “I don’t like grandpa” to leaders building psychological safety and resilience in their teams.

On September 11th, we honor through responsibility—not sides. Discover how BRAVE Conversations® can heal division, rebuild trust, and transform leadership at work and in society.

True leadership and connection come from recognizing sameness beneath differences. A powerful lesson on parenting, relationships, and building high-performing teams.

Palm trees inspire lessons in resilience, connection, and trust in the workplace. Learn how strong culture helps teams weather challenges and grow together.

How daily contact naps with my daughter taught me leadership lessons on regulation, presence, and scaling culture without burnout—essential for high-growth teams and fast-paced companies.

The powerful question that unlocks trust, deepens connection, and transforms communication across teams, families, and partnerships. Learn how to truly listen—and be listened to.

Underdogs don’t win by playing it safe. Startups win with belief, speed, and culture. Learn how communication and trust create nonlinear results—and how to avoid the culture cliff.

Learn how building trust, shared language, and nonverbal communication helped an underdog soccer team win championships—and how the same principles can transform your team at work.

Discover why creating intentional space is the key to unlocking innovation, avoiding burnout, and leading with impact. Insights from Seth Godin and actionable strategies for teams.

This weekend I got to speak at one of my best friend’s weddings. She didn’t want me to read a passage from the Bible or quote a poem about love. She wanted me to say a few words about brave conversations and love. “Make it like one of your TED talks,” she said. Gulp. No pressure. 😳