Becoming Works

I trademarked my business name (shew, get help with that one!) - Becoming Works- because it does and I am. And I’m savoring my week with 75 leaders whose takeaways stopped me in my tracks and brought tears to my eyes. Making space for the deeper, real work of what I have coined ///identity-first leadership/// will transform performance. every. time. They tell me so. And I’ve watched it. I’m humbled to have a front row seat to the transformation of leader lives.

And Charleston you are lovely but I’m glad to be back to my cooler mountains 😅!

I had the privilege of coaching and learning from 35 amazing leaders last week- I’m on the road to Charleston to bring my identity-first leadership and workplaces approach to 75 more! I love this stretch of I-26. The mountains remind me of leadership.

From a distance these mountains I’m driving past look solid and strong and unshakable.

But beneath the surface there are tiny invisible shifts from erosion or pressure and eventually, a landslide may suddenly collapse and culminate from years of unseen movement.

We often blame leadership landslides on burnout or conflict or change resistance-
But those are rarely the beginning of the story.

Pressure doesn’t create a leader’s identity. It reveals it— I hear it in every coaching and consultation and training session. I see it firsthand- I experience it myself. This is why I believe and my work prioritizes leadership development that begins with identity, not performance.

Like the question echoed in Fleetwood Mac’s song Landslide Which may or may not be on my current driving playlist!) , change has a way of inviting us to look inward before we look outward.

That’s what we’re going to do this week in Charleston, SC!

It’s a beautiful day to share identity-first leadership, teams, and organizations with 13 executive healthcare leaders! Performance and metrics? Certainly!

Who we become as leaders and organizations navigating metrics pressure? How identity-first is the foundation for trust and synergy?

It’s the not so secret sauce for intentional, grounded leadership.

Metrics will follow.

Thanks Ma**ca Lang for including my article in support of Melinda French Gates and Adam Grant reminder that good growth sometimes requires hard feedback. Our leader identity is not formed in isolation. We can’t read the story of self to self without consideration of the story others are reading about us too. Identity-first leadership and teams and workplaces necessitate honest looks at reputation too!
—Who’s in your inner circle that you can ask to hold up the mirror this week?
—How have you built a feedback-rich culture?

Bill Gates' Ex Melinda Has One Simple Tip For Being A Good Leader (& It Makes All The Difference) - The List According to Bill Gates' ex-wife Melinda Gates, being a good leader is all about taking constructive criticism from people you trust, to enable personal growth.

My latest article on identity-first coaching and a practical tool are hot off the press!

The Coaching Skill for Lasting Change (and Why Many Coaches Skip It) A practical tool you can easily incorporate into your coaching for weaving identity into a goal-based approach.

I’m on my transcontinental adventure to LA! Excited to join the 2026 speakers team 🎤 and our 10,000+ 🤩fellow attendees for the week’s engaging, inspiring, equipping and networking ahead! Here’s a sneak preview of my workshop — See you soon, LA!

I’m on my transcontinental adventure to LA! Excited to join the 2026 speakers team 🎤 and our 10,000+ 🤩fellow attendees for the week’s engaging, inspiring, equipping and networking ahead! Here’s a sneak preview of my workshop — See you soon, LA! ✈️