We often think growth comes from intention, planning, and preparation. But some of the most meaningful leadership growth doesn’t arrive that way at all.

In this solo episode, Sierra reflects on the kind of growth that comes from facing hard situations head-on, navigating uncomfortable conversations, and staying present when it would be easier to retreat. Drawing from recent client conversations and real leadership moments, she explores how challenge, friction, and unexpected difficulty often shape leaders in ways no goal or development plan ever could.

This episode invites listeners to rethink growth, not as something we always choose, but as something leadership sometimes asks of us. If you’ve experienced a season that stretched you, changed you, or forced you to lead differently than you expected, this conversation will help you make meaning of it and honor what it produced.

We often associate strong leadership with decisiveness, clarity, and having the final say. But what if some of the most effective leadership shows up in restraint instead?

In this solo episode, Sierra explores why confident leaders don’t feel the need to always speak last and how intentionally creating space can strengthen trust, ownership, and engagement. Through real leadership moments and reflection, she unpacks how rushing to close conversations can unintentionally limit others and why choosing when to speak matters more than how much you say.

This conversation invites leaders to rethink what strength looks like in everyday leadership and challenges the assumption that influence comes from always having the answer. If you want to lead with greater presence, confidence, and impact, this episode will encourage you to pause, listen, and lead more intentionally.

January often feels like a fresh start, but for leaders, it is something more powerful than that. It is a tone-setting season.

In this episode, Sierra unpacks why starting fast often leads to burnout by spring, how unspoken norms take root early, and what it looks like to lead with intention instead of urgency. This conversation is not about doing less, but about leading smarter and creating momentum that can actually last.

If you want this year to feel different, it may not start with new goals. It may start with how you lead in January.