The Brandi Show
The Brandi Show was created to give listeners access to some of the amazing people I’ve encountered and how they’ve led, developed and grown. It’s a growth lesson in a podcast.
Measuring Your Own Courage Gap
Why the distance between knowing and doing is the only leadership gap that actually matters I was coaching a senior executive — let's call her Diane — who had known for fourteen months that a direct report was underperforming at a level that was damaging the team...
When Organizations Manage Plans Instead of Leading People
What Katrina's aftermath still teaches us about the leadership failure hiding inside every protocol In August 2005, the United States federal government had a 426-page plan for a catastrophic hurricane striking New Orleans. The plan was called the Southeast Louisiana...
The Real Emergency Preparedness Conversation Nobody Is Having
I want to tell you something that took me 20 years in federal service to fully understand, and a front-row seat to what's happening in Washington right now to finally say out loud. Most Americans are operating with a dangerous assumption about emergency preparedness....
AI Didn’t Take Your Job. That’s Just What They’re Saying.
AI is a reason being used for mass layoffs. It is not always the real reason. On communications subterfuge, market uncertainty, and the leadership cost of blaming the machine.
Who You Name in Public Is Your Reputation Talking
Who leaders name in public reveals cognitive bias, organizational trust, and reputation. What the 2026 Oscars and 60 years of cognitive science teach about the communications decisions leaders make without thinking.
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A short self-assessment to help you see where things are misaligned—and where becoming whole will change everything.
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