Want monthly insights and tips delivered right to your inbox? Stay in the loop with our most current Enews! Sign Up

Leading with Heart

Leading with Heart

For too long, leadership has confused love with weakness. Somewhere along the way, we decided that professionalism meant emotional distance, that caring too much for others made U “soft,” and that empathy somehow diluted authority. I don’t believe that. I actually...
Build Your Best U

Build Your Best U

A new year has a funny way of making us feel like we should reinvent everything…new habits, new goals, new routines…a whole new U. In my opinion, and throughout my life, I found this to be completely unrealistic. To me, real growth doesn’t come from a laundry list of...
Finding Gratitude in the Grind

Finding Gratitude in the Grind

As many of U know, I’ve been a soul parent for 18 years, raising two amazing daughters while building a business, coaching and training leaders, and keeping up with the constant motion of life. I’m not the only one. Many of us…most of us…are juggling…A LOT. Through it...
Letting Go & Leaning Forward: Lessons from the Nest

Letting Go & Leaning Forward: Lessons from the Nest

A couple of weeks ago, I recorded a short video about the crazy mix of emotions that comes with becoming an empty nester. And wow…was I feeling it. Heck, who’s kidding who…I still am. For me, this season hits differently. As many of U may know, I’ve been the sole...
3 Key Skills Every Leader Needs Right Now

3 Key Skills Every Leader Needs Right Now

At U & Improved, we’ve always believed leadership isn’t about titles, position or authority. Leadership is about growth. And when I refer to growth, I’m referring to both professional and personal growth. One thing I have have learned in my 26 years in leadership...