Clarity Under Pressure

Ever made a decision, felt confident about it, and then spent hours questioning whether you made the right call? You replay conversations. Wonder what you missed. Question your judgment. But here's the interesting part...

When the pressure is high and you have seconds to respond, are you actually making a decision, or reacting based on a familiar pattern? Experienced leaders are often rewarded for thinking fast, connecting the dots, and...

What would happen if you just didn’t do it? That question completely changed how I think about responsibility, leadership, and the tendency to carry too much. High-performing leaders often become the person who handles...

Doing great work doesn’t guarantee you’ll get promoted, recognized, or offered the opportunities you want. If you want to grow your career, you need more than strong performance. You need a career strategy. In this...

What is burnout costing you outside of work? You can still be high-performing, hitting your goals, leading your team, and being the person everyone counts on while burnout quietly shows up somewhere else: your...

Most leaders track KPIs, OKRs, and pipeline but nobody measures the quality of the decisions driving all of those numbers. That blind spot is where burnout lives. In this episode, executive and leadership coach Lisa...

Have you ever received a vague message from your boss and immediately started imagining everything that could be wrong? That’s what our brains do when information is incomplete. We fill in the gaps. Under stress and...

AI can make you look more experienced than you actually are. But if AI does the work you used to learn from, how do you develop the judgment you'll eventually be paid for? In this episode of the Young Professionals...

You take the vacation. You disconnect. You start sleeping better and thinking more clearly. Then, before you’ve even opened your laptop, the pressure starts coming back. What if the problem isn’t that you need more time...

Can getting a raise actually make you less financially free? In this episode of the Young Professionals Survival Guide, Lisa Larson explores lifestyle creep as more than a budgeting problem. It's a decision-making...

The Hidden Cost of Unfinished Thinking You close your laptop. But your brain keeps working. You replay the conversation from this morning. Think about the decision you still haven't made. Wake up at 2 a.m. trying to...

Are you worried you're not spending enough time with your kids? As a technology executive, I spent years believing that working harder would create a better future for my family. Instead, I found myself carrying the...

Have you ever looked back at a decision and thought… "I knew that wasn't going to work." "I should have taken that opportunity." "I had that idea first." If you really knew, why didn't you act? In this episode of...

Why do great employees leave, even when they're paid well? In this episode of Fitness Friday , Lisa Larson sits down with Chief People Officer and leadership strategist Jenna Keesee to explore what truly drives hiring...

Why do experienced leaders make poor decisions during a crisis? It's rarely because they lack experience, intelligence, or preparation. After leading hundreds of cyber incident response engagements, I discovered...