Edition #25

More ideas, insight, and inspiration.

September 12, 2025

Will You Lead Through Uncertainty?

Whether it’s global headlines or local tensions, uncertainty is everywhere:

  • AI shifting job roles

  • Remote vs. in-office battles

  • Team members clashing

  • Strategy with no clarity

It’s noisy. It’s unsettling. And it’s not going away.

As a leader, your job isn’t to have all the answers but it is to move forward anyway.

Start by leading yourself.

Ask yourself:

  • Am I spending more time worrying than leading?

  • What exactly is consuming my thoughts and why?

  • What are 3 positive actions I can take today, no matter how small?

Challenge:
Let go of what you can’t control.
Focus on what you can influence, your mindset, your words, your next step.

Will You Show Up With Integrity?

Integrity isn’t about perfection.
It’s about alignment  between who you say you are and how you actually live.

Whether you’re leading a business or a family, people trust leaders who are real, not just right.

Ask yourself:

  • Is my self-talk honest and healthy or harsh and defeating?

  • Am I telling the truth, even when it’s uncomfortable?

  • Do my actions reflect the values I’ve committed to at home and at work?

Challenge:
Check your alignment.
If you’ve drifted, don’t beat yourself up, adjust. The goal is progress, not performance.

Here are three practical steps to leading yourself well with leadership expert and pastor Craig Groeschel.

3 Steps to Leading Yourself Well - Craig Groeschel

Your potential to lead others is a direct result of how you lead yourself. Great leaders don’t just lead others well; they’ve also learned to lead themselves.

www.craiggroeschel.com/blog/3-steps-to-leading-yourself-well

Will You Be Consistent With Your Team?

Consistency builds trust.
And trust creates safety, the kind that unlocks the best in people.

At home and at work, people thrive when they know what to expect from you.

Ask yourself:

  • Do I stay calm when things get tense?

  • Do I listen more than I talk?

  • Am I clearly communicating expectations and feedback?

Challenge:
Be the same leader on your best day and your worst day.
Your consistency could be the anchor someone else needs right now.

For some interesting insights on the real value of consistency read this from Forbes.

P.S Need help uncovering hidden misalignments in your team?
Email [email protected] —I’ll share a quick diagnostic tool we use at Stakka to spot gaps before they become roadblocks.