Leading the Pivot | What We Bring Into the Room


Welcome to Wednesday! As you step into the natural pivot point of the week, here’s a brief moment of encouragement and perspective to help you lead the pivots in your life.


Leading the Pivot | What We Bring Into the Room

Practical wisdom for the pivots that shape us.


The Moment

When we lead anything, we want to do it well.
We want good decisions, strong outcomes, fewer costly missteps.

So we stay close to the plan. The metrics. The details.
And sometimes we forget that the plan is carried by people, including us.


The Pivot

Emotional intelligence is not a box we check. It is a way of being with what is happening, in us and in others.

It asks for honesty about our own patterns. The places we get reactive. The places we get guarded. The places we rush past what we feel so we can stay productive. That inner work can feel inefficient, even indulgent, until we notice how much it shapes every conversation, every conflict, every moment of trust.

A broader definition of success holds both. Results, and the human experience inside the results.


The Move

Before you measure the day by what got done, pause and ask what you were present to.
What might strengthen in the results and in the room, if you stayed with yourself first?


Cheering you on to your best life,

Amanda Crooks, M.Div, BCC, CMCS, GCDF
Board Certified Coach | Leadership, Career & Well-Being

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