ShelisaB - Business and Leadership Coach

Today's TILT: Get Out of the Boardroom and Into the Work.

One of the biggest risks in any change effort? Leaders disappearing into strategy-land while the rest of the company deals with the challenges.

It’s not that they don’t care. Sometimes it's just… meetings. So many meetings.

But when leadership gets too far removed from what’s actually happening, their well-intentioned decisions start to sound like punchlines.

Or worse, they quietly make everything harder.

We tell execs to:

Go where the action is.

Show up where the problems are happening.

Listen more, broadcast less.

Not hover. Just to stay connected to the actual business, not the PowerPoint version of it.

Think of it like this:

Strategy built in isolation usually creates problems in bulk.

There’s this obsession with moving fast.

Everyone’s racing to hit the next milestone, ship the next update, tick the next box.

Because if it’s not fast, is it even progress?

Except here’s the thing: real change doesn’t work like that.

It’s not a sprint.

It’s not even a well-organized relay.

It’s more like a very messy hike with unexpected detours and a questionable map.

We build space into our process for thinking.

For reflection.

For adjusting when things (inevitably) go sideways.

Because we’ve learned the hard way that rushing usually leads to rework...and rework costs more than just time. It burns people out.

So yes, we suggest the occasional pause, to reflect and assess. On purpose. Scandalous, I know.

Think of it like this:

Charging ahead without a pause is a great way to arrive somewhere no one actually wanted to be.

Here’s something I say to every new client:

If this only works while we’re here, it doesn’t really work.

I’ve seen so many change efforts launch strong - with energy, focus, external support - only to collapse shortly after external support packs their bags.

That’s because the people inside the business were never set up to carry it forward.

It’s like giving someone a spaceship with no manual. Sure, it’s shiny and sounds powerful, but good luck keeping it in orbit.

We build for independence from day one. We transfer the knowledge, build leadership muscle, and make sure no one’s left wondering: “Wait… how did that thing work again?”

We want you to graduate. Proudly. Without feeling like you're cramming for the final.

Think of it like this:

If it only runs with us driving, it’s not change...it’s chauffeuring. And that’s not what you hired us for.