Coaching Corner 2026 March Newsletter

“The role of a creative leader is not to have all the ideas; it’s to create a culture where everyone can have ideas and feel that they’re valued.” – Ken Robinson

As we continue our journey into our next season of our becoming, I’d like for us as leaders, to take a moment to not only reflect upon our own achievements and successes, but to also to reflect upon the achievements and successes of our teams. 

Part of being great leaders and good stewards of the collaborative spirit is not only knowing and understanding Emotional Intelligence (EI) on a personal level, but also about recognizing EI and the moments of struggle or conflict among our people. 

As you are reminding yourselves to become more grounded, open, and aware of your own personal feelings and emotions, it is in some cases even more important to ask the same of our teams, a simple “hey, how are you doing”? really does go a long way. Not for nothing and like it or not, our own successes are forever ♾️ bound to the mental, emotional, and physical health and wellbeing of our people. 

While some may be planning a world 🌎 void of people and of human interaction, some of us who lead by the principles of being good servant leaders are very much aware that people first, as a leadership strategy, in most cases yields the greatest impact on our organizations overall succusses.  

We servant leaders understand that while our technology can help to augment our operations, it will never truly become a satisfactory solution to our operational needs or become a quick fix for everything as is being projected to be the case in the coming years. No, we servant leaders still believe in our people and in their abilities to bring our visions to light through a collaborative process that’s based upon our mutual respect for ourselves as individuals, and our team members who represent the backbone of our organizations. 

Make no mistake about it, our global trajectory as a society will be to embrace technological advancements such as AI, and general advances in automation and the like. However, in industries where we are still heavily dependent upon our people as the foundation of our successes, we also recognize that it is vitally important to understand that we are currently at a critical point in our professional becoming where we cannot afford to look away from or pass the personal, financial, or political challenges that our people are facing in this moment. 

If we are struggling, then it’s likely our people are struggling as well. So, we must ask ourselves, how do we continue to protect and keep our people motivated, while also continuing to create and develop innovative solutions to our everyday problems, and, moreover, we need to consistently be asking ourselves as leaders, what can we do to help keep our teams rooted, whole, and becoming. 

Although I may not have all the answers as to how that might happen within your own organizations or industries, what I can offer as your coach are some inexpensive and practical options for you to consider which include in your 2026 strategic planning:

• Hosting a weekly potluck or standing group lunch to help promote and support their interpersonal relationships. 
• Coordinating a group walking challenge to get your people moving and physically stimulated. 
• Begin the day with yoga break to get your teams grounded and mentally prepared for the day.
• Take a group siesta during the day, breaking away from your traditional workplace routines, extend the lunch break to an hour or more to give yourself and your people time to rest and prepare for the next part of their day.
• Partner with a local business in your area who provides human focused services such as a massage therapist, a reiki master, or a yoga instructor to come to your office once a month to provide low cost or if your able, no cost mini sessions for your employees.
• Lastly, create space and time for team building activities, soft still based education, and consider the benefits of a collaborative coaching approach to your organization’s team development program by partnering together with me as your local coaching partner 💁🏾‍♀️🫟

As you can see, it doesn’t have to be a complex or expensive process. I’ve provided you with a few options to consider and implement into your organization’s people focused practices. 

Remember, it truly is our people who are our greatest organizational assets and if we, as leaders, want to work together in environments that support our own rooting, wholeness, and our own becoming, then we must also be the ones who will make time and space for those environments to develop and thrive.  So, I’ll say it again, don’t forget your people as you step into your next season of becoming.

Looking to help motivate your teams? Want to bring your people together in a positive and supportive environment of team-based collaboration? Or are you just looking to break away from the day-to-day grind and focus on having some team-based fun? Consider the many benefits of a collaborative coaching experience with LeadWhole Coaching & Healthcare Advocacy. 

We offer onsite and offsite solutions for your teams that include:

• Soil to Soul II Group Coaching Based Workshops 
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How Can You Become an Ambassador for More Kindness & Love ❤️Within a World of Chaos & other Shit I Ask AI 

So, while some people are asking AI how to create chaos, I decided to ask it how we as a collective can bring more kindness and compassion into our world 🌍 and honestly, it didn’t do a bad job at all. What do ya think? 

I mean, if you’re gonna use AI, at the very least try to use it for something good, right😊 

So per AI, here are some everyday, doable ways people can show more love and kindness. 

1. Practice Micro-Acknowledgments

Look people in the eye.

Use their name.

Say, “I appreciate you.”

It sounds simple but being seen is one of the deepest human needs.

2. Pause Before You React

Kindness often lives in the pause.

Instead of snapping, ask:

“What might they be carrying right now?”

Responding instead of reacting is love in action.

3. Offer Specific Encouragement

Instead of “Good job,” try:

“I noticed how calmly you handled that situation.”

Specific affirmation builds confidence and trust.

4. Lighten Someone’s Load

Hold the door.

Send the follow-up email.

Make the coffee.

Pick up the slack without announcing it.

Small acts of service say, “You don’t have to do this alone.”

5. Listen Without Fixing

Sometimes love is not advice.

Sometimes it’s simply:

“That sounds really hard.”

Being present without trying to solve is powerful.

6. Speak Well of People Who Aren’t Present

Protect someone’s reputation when they’re not in the room.

Shift gossip into gratitude.

That’s integrity. That’s kindness.

7. Express Gratitude Out Loud

Don’t assume people know you value them.

Say it. Text it. Write it.

Unspoken appreciation doesn’t build connection, expressed appreciation does.

8. Give the Benefit of the Doubt

Assume positive intent first.

Most people are doing the best they can with what they know.

9. Respect Boundaries: Yours and Theirs

Kindness includes honoring capacity.

“No” can be loving.

Rest can be loving.

Clarity can be loving.

10. Be Gentle With Yourself

The way we treat ourselves often spills onto others.

Self-compassion increases compassion capacity.

If I were to sum it up in one sentence:

Love and kindness are rarely loud , they are steady, intentional, and practiced in the smallest moments.

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