Just because you can follow a high level lead doesn’t mean you are at that level.” Let me explain: The other day I was assistant teaching in a group class and we were doing high level combinations. I rotated this follow who was having some trouble and I realized it…
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Leadership Lessons from Partnered Dance – Delegation
Often when I bring up my awareness that both following and leading are expressions of leadership people pause to ponder that concept as it doesn’t get talked about enough. I believe that all leaders must know how to and when to both lead and follow. One example I have shared…
Living the Resilience Tree Model
So often I hear people talk about resilience yet few share what it looks like for them. Below I will share with you the 4 components to Living the Resilience Tree Model. You can use these strategies at any time to increase your resilience in a given situation or season.…
Leadership Lessons from Dance – Basics
I was teaching a Salsa private lesson recently and we were going over an intermediate move – a wrap. It’s when the lead turns the follow while holding both hands and at the end of the turn the lead wraps their arms around the follow as they transition from one…
Leadership Lessons from Dance – Signals
As I drove to dance practice recently I witnessed an action in everyday life that I then interpreted through dance and translated into leadership. I’m so excited to share it: OBSERVATION I exited off the highway/freeway and turned on my blinkers to alert other drivers that I was exiting. I…



