Stewardship as Leadership: Holding Power with Purpose

Stewardship as Leadership: Holding Power with Purpose

By Erin Beattie, Founder and CCO, Engage + Empower Consulting Some words find you when you’re ready for them. For me, that word has been stewardship. It’s appeared again and again in unexpected places. In a friend’s book draft. In client conversations. And most...
The Power of Quiet Leadership

The Power of Quiet Leadership

Post by Erin Beattie, Founder + CCO I’ve spent most of my career in rooms where the loudest voices are the ones that get heard. You know who I mean: confident, charismatic, unflinching in their opinions. They speak first and longest. They command attention. And...
September is the reset button we all need

September is the reset button we all need

That weekly report that nobody reads.The meeting agenda that has not changed in years.The slide deck has been recycled so often that it has lost its meaning. We have all been there, running on habit (and a whole lot of caffeine) instead of intention. September is the...
The stories that sustain us

The stories that sustain us

I recently facilitated a session on my experiences with perimenopause. Every few slides, I included reflection prompts, inviting the group to share if they had similar experiences. At first, the room was quiet. Then something shifted. Mics came unmuted. Hands popped...