Back to School: How to Lead When Everything's in Motion

"Change isn’t just a calendar shift—it’s an emotional shift. And people don’t resist change because they fear the new. They resist because they’re grieving what they’re leaving behind."

As leaders—whether of teams or families—we need to honor that. Before we rush into new routines, we need to create space to name the transition, allow people to recalibrate, and ground ourselves in purpose. Because people can weather a lot of change. What they can’t weather is feeling alone in it.