Leadership With a Twist @empoweringleadershipteams.com · 8hChange is everywhere right now. AI. Instability. Tension in the air. People aren't asking for more answers. They're asking for more connection. The human element is your edge. How you show up for your people in chaotic times matters more than any strategy. You get to choose it every single day. 💜 000
Leadership With a Twist @empoweringleadershipteams.com · 15/10/2026Same birthday. Totally different vibe. 🔥 That is your rising sign. Aries rising: "Here I am." Leo rising: "Hello, everybody." Sagittarius rising: "What else is out there?" Which one walks into the room like you? New Astro Vibes episode is live. #AstroVibes #Aries #Leo #Sagittarius #BirthChartleadershipwithatwist.substack.comFire Signs, Rising Signs, and the Way You Walk Into a RoomBarbara introduces the fire signs -Aries, Leo, and Sagittarius- and explains how viewing the zodiac through elements (fire, earth, air, water) and modalities (cardinal, fixed, mutable) helps clarify s... 010
Leadership With a Twist @empoweringleadershipteams.com · 14/10/2026Let Some Things Wait. Leadership With a Twist Podcast New Episodes Weekly Listen in 👇 leadershipwithatwist.substack.com/podcast #AuthenticLeadership #LeadershipWithATwist #WorkplaceCulture #TeamCollaboration #MindfulLeadership #EmpoweredLeadership #LeadershipCoaching 000
Leadership With a Twist @empoweringleadershipteams.com · 13/10/2026 In a crisis, you will not remember your best self-care habits. That's why you write them down now. Final episode of Coach Heather's Self-Care series is up. 🎧 #SelfCareActionPlan #LeadershipFundamentals #ExecutiveWellbeing #BurnoutPrevention #SelfLeadership #EmpoweringLeadershipleadershipwithatwist.substack.comFrom Stress to Success: The Essential Self-Care Toolkit for Business LeadersCoach Heather closes her self-care series with a decade-tested action plan tool for recovering yourself before stress and pressure take over. | Free Download 000
Leadership With a Twist @empoweringleadershipteams.com · 10/10/2026Own Your Self-Care Leadership With a Twist Podcast New Episodes Weekly Listen in 👇 leadershipwithatwist.substack.com/podcast #Work-Life #LeadershipWithATwist #WorkplaceCulture #self-care #MindfulLeadership #EmpoweredLeadership #LeadershipCoaching 010
Leadership With a Twist @empoweringleadershipteams.com · 09/10/2026Fire signs (Aries, Leo, Sagittarius) lead with expression. Earth signs (Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn) build what lasts. Air signs (Gemini, Libra, Aquarius) think it through. Water signs (Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces) feel their way in. Which one are you, and which one do you secretly need more of?leadershipwithatwist.substack.comExploring the 12 Zodiac Signs: Understanding the Language of AstrologyThe 12 Zodiac Signs as a Leadership Language: Elements, Modalities and the Way You Move Through Change | Astro Vibes Episode 3 000
Leadership With a Twist @empoweringleadershipteams.com · 07/10/2026Barbara and Mieko discuss how Mieko sets the table for authentic connection, and how leaders can name their strengths and build teams that grow without dependency. #AuthenticLeadership #EntrepreneurialLeadership #WomenInBusiness #TeamCulture #PersonalBrandingleadershipwithatwist.substack.comNavigating Entrepreneurship: Mieko Ozeki on Leadership and Personal BrandingLearn how Mieko Ozeki sets the table for authentic connection, and how leaders can name their strengths and build teams that grow without dependency. | LWAT Podcast #37 032
Leadership With a Twist @empoweringleadershipteams.com · 02/10/2026Coach Heather isn't a nutritionist, and she'll tell you that straight up. What she offers instead is permission to stop chasing the perfect diet and start noticing what actually works for your body. New episode is live. #SelfCareForLeaders #ExecutiveWellbeing #LeadershipFundamentals #Leadershipleadershipwithatwist.substack.comThe Busy Leader: Healthy Eating and Enhanced ProductivityCoach Heather explores why healthy eating is a leadership fundamental, not a diet industry checkbox, and how to plan ahead for your busiest weeks. 000
Leadership With a Twist @empoweringleadershipteams.com · 02/10/2026Facts First. Story Later. Leadership With a Twist Podcast New Episodes Weekly Listen in 👇 leadershipwithatwist.substack.com/podcast #Work-Life #LeadershipWithATwist #WorkplaceCulture #self-care #MindfulLeadership #EmpoweredLeadership #LeadershipCoaching 000
Leadership With a Twist @empoweringleadershipteams.com · 01/10/2026Your best work might happen away from your desk. Andie Asacker calls it taking time to make time. New Leadership With a Twist with Barbara and Andie leadershipwithatwist.substack.com/p/harnessing... #LeadershipWithATwist #CreativeEntrepreneur #WorkLife #Solopreneur #EmpoweringLeadershipleadershipwithatwist.substack.comHarnessing Creativity and Leadership: Andie Asacker’s Entrepreneurial JourneyMeet Andie Asacker, founder of Whirlybird, a one-woman marketing agency in Vermont, as she talks with Barbara Schindler about building a business she never formally planned. | LWAT Podcast #35 020
Leadership With a Twist @empoweringleadershipteams.com · 30/09/2026Not everything urgent is an emergency. Leadership With a Twist Podcast New Episodes Weekly Listen in 👇 leadershipwithatwist.substack.com/podcast #AuthenticLeadership #LeadershipWithATwist #Workplace #TeamCollaboration #MindfulLeadership #EmpoweredLeadership #LeadershipCoaching #SelfAwareness 001
Leadership With a Twist @empoweringleadershipteams.com · 29/09/2026Self-knowledge isn't a soft skill. It's the foundation every other leadership skill sits on top of. Debut episode of Astro Vibes offers a level of personal insight for empowering leaders. Watch time 11 minutes. #ConsciousLeadership #PersonalDevelopment #Astrology #AstroVibes #TransitionCoachingleadershipwithatwist.substack.comWhere Does the Sky BeginLearn the difference between the horoscope you read in a newspaper, general, broad, written for everyone born in a given month, and your actual birth chart, calculated from the exact moment you arrive... 020
Leadership With a Twist @empoweringleadershipteams.com · 29/09/2026Unconscious agreements don't disappear when ignored. They quietly run your behavior until you choose to surface and replace them. 🤔 #businessleadership #consciousleadership #empoweringleadership #workplaceculture #personalbehavior #entrepreneurism 000
Leadership With a Twist @empoweringleadershipteams.com · 28/09/2026Calm is a leadership skill, not a mood. Leadership With a Twist Podcast New Episodes Weekly Listen in 👇 leadershipwithatwist.substack.com/podcast #AuthenticLeadership #LeadershipWithATwist #Workplace #TeamCollaboration #MindfulLeadership #EmpoweredLeadership #LeadershipCoaching #SelfAwareness 000
Leadership With a Twist @empoweringleadershipteams.com · 25/09/2026Busy or Effective? This week, where did you let busy stand in for effective? Full calendar. Full inbox. Not necessarily full progress. Tell us the moment you noticed the difference, even if you didn't change course in time. We want the honest ones, not the polished ones. #Productivity #Workplace 000
Leadership With a Twist @empoweringleadershipteams.com · 24/09/2026Coach Heather gets personal in this one: almost a decade of neglecting herself, a full burnout, and two years to rebuild. She's sharing it so you don't have to learn it the same way. New episode on exercise and self-care is live. #SelfCare #Leadership #Burnout #CoachHeather #HealthyHabitsleadershipwithatwist.substack.comBoost Your Brainpower: Exercise Tips for Ambitious LeadersYour brain keeps solving problems in the background while you exercise. Step away from the desk and the answer often shows up later. Part 3 of our self-care series breaks down why. 010
Leadership With a Twist @empoweringleadershipteams.com · 24/09/2026Listen in 👂 Leadership With a Twist Podcast New Episodes Weekly leadershipwithatwist.substack.com/podcast #AuthenticLeadership #LeadershipWithATwist #HumanCenteredLeadership #WorkplaceCulture #MindfulLeadership #EmpoweredLeadership #LeadershipCoaching #SelfAwareness 000
Leadership With a Twist @empoweringleadershipteams.com · 23/09/2026Your next meeting has one assignment for you: speak last. It'll feel awkward. There might be crickets. Stay with it and ask "Tell me more" when someone finally jumps in. #LeadByFollowing #EmpoweringLeadership #LeadershipTips #LeadershipPodcast #BusinessPodcastleadershipwithatwist.substack.comLead by Following: Transformative Leadership StrategiesLead by following. Heather McGonigal and Barbara Schindler show mid-level leaders and CEOs how listening first turns quiet meetings into a collaborative think tank. 000
Leadership With a Twist @empoweringleadershipteams.com · 22/09/2026Listen in 👂 Leadership With a Twist Podcast New Episodes Weekly leadershipwithatwist.substack.com/podcast #AuthenticLeadership #LeadershipWithATwist #HumanCenteredLeadership #TeamCollaboration #MindfulLeadership #EmpoweredLeadership #LeadershipCoaching #NavigatingChange #SelfAwareness 000
Leadership With a Twist @empoweringleadershipteams.com · 19/09/2026Rest isn't one-size-fits-all. What recharges one person might do nothing for someone else. New episode on building a rest routine that's actually yours. #Rest #SleepHygiene #SelfCare #Leadership #EmpoweringLeadershipTeams #CoachHeather #BurnoutPrevention #ExecutiveCoaching #HealthyLeadershipleadershipwithatwist.substack.comRecharge and Lead: Why Smart CEOs Prioritize Sleep and RestRest isn't one-size-fits-all. What recharges one person might do nothing for someone else. New episode on building a rest routine that's actually yours. 000
Leadership With a Twist @empoweringleadershipteams.com · 19/09/2026When your hardworking team member receives specific acknowledgment, they feel truly seen, which creates buy-in for future work. 000
Leadership With a Twist @empoweringleadershipteams.com · 18/09/2026Listen in 👂 Leadership With a Twist Podcast New Episodes Weekly leadershipwithatwist.substack.com/podcast 010
Leadership With a Twist @empoweringleadershipteams.com · 16/09/2026Sleep hygiene isn't a buzzword, it's the wind-down routine that tells your body it's safe to shut off. New episode breaks it down. 🎧 #Rest #SleepHygiene #SelfCare #Leadership #EmpoweringLeadershipTeams #CoachHeather #BurnoutPrevention #MentalHealth #ExecutiveCoaching #HealthyLeadershipleadershipwithatwist.substack.comElevate Your Business: Essential Self-Care Practices for LeadersEver been proud of something you accomplished while completely running on empty? Worth asking what it actually cost you. New episode of our self-care series digs into why exhaustion isn't proof of cap... 010
Leadership With a Twist @empoweringleadershipteams.com · 10/09/2026Hey leaders, when's the last time you pulled out your strategic plan with your team and actually looked at it together? That document is supposed to be alive. If it's been sitting untouched, your best new ideas have nowhere to land. #businessleadership #strategicplanning #intentionalleadership 000
Leadership With a Twist @empoweringleadershipteams.com · 09/09/2026Barbara and Pam talk about why there is no blueprint for building a business, only your own true north star. New episode of Leadership With a Twist is live now. #Leadership #SmallBusinessTips #MarketingTips #ScalingWithHeart #LeadershipWithATwist #ConsciousLeadershipleadershipwithatwist.substack.comScaling by Subtraction: Pam Langord on Marketing, AI, and the Blueprint That Doesn't ExistBarbara talks with Pam Langord, founder of Simply Magic Marketing, about why most businesses grow by piling on instead of cleaning up, and what happens when you finally look under the hood. | LWAT Pod... 000
Leadership With a Twist @empoweringleadershipteams.com · 09/09/2026Real authority has kindness built in, and it doesn't require you to disappear to prove it. 000
Leadership With a Twist @empoweringleadershipteams.com · 02/09/2026Come over to Substack and help us celebrate! substack.com/@empoweringl... 000
Leadership With a Twist @empoweringleadershipteams.com · 01/09/2026 Before deciding what someone's behavior means, ask: — What happened, exactly? — What might I not know? — What would change if I assumed positive intent? Compassion does not excuse the behavior. It clears the way to actually address it. 000
Leadership With a Twist @empoweringleadershipteams.com · 31/08/2026Self-leadership = the choices you make every day about how you show up. Aligned with your values? Connected to your heart? That's where your power lives. 💪✨ #selfleadership #empowerment 000
Leadership With a Twist @empoweringleadershipteams.com · 28/08/2026Reaction mode is exhausting, and a lot of modern work culture is built to keep you there. Part 1 of Coach Heather Fundamentals covers the pause that interrupts the cycle. #EmpoweringLeadershipTeams #LeadershipDevelopment #LeadershipCoaching #CEOMindset #PowerOfThePause #EmotionalRegulation 000
Leadership With a Twist @empoweringleadershipteams.com · 28/08/2026Mindset, intention, and self-awareness get labeled soft skills, but they're the skills that determine how well you lead through change. 000
Leadership With a Twist @empoweringleadershipteams.com · 24/08/2026When leaders shift from managing appearances to authentic decision-making, they free mental bandwidth for better business outcomes. Try this today! 000
Leadership With a Twist @empoweringleadershipteams.com · 19/08/2026Ever finish a workday and have no idea where the last eight hours went? That's the energy leak we're talking about this episode. #IntentionalLeadership #EmpoweringLeadership #SelfAwareness #LeadershipMindset #LeadershipDevelopment #EntrepreneurialLeadershipleadershipwithatwist.substack.comThe 90-Second Habit That Changes How You LeadWhere did your energy actually go today? Heather McGonigal and Barbara Schindler of Empowering Leadership Teams break down why energy, not just time, is the resource mid-level leaders and entrepreneur... 130
Leadership With a Twist @empoweringleadershipteams.com · 18/08/2026Proactive communication works best when it's systematic, not sporadic. Build a rhythm: agree on what, when, and where updates happen. Co-create it with your supervisor. Calibrate it each quarter. Then let the system do the trust-building for you. #WorkplaceLeadership #LeadershipHabitsempoweringleadershipteams.comProactive Communication: the Most Underrated Leadership Skill You HaveLearn how proactive communication builds trust at work, improves delegation, and sets your whole team up for success, with practical steps you can apply today. 110
Leadership With a Twist @empoweringleadershipteams.com · 18/08/2026There's an inner experience and an outer experience, and if you separate them, there's a disconnect. You're not having a good balance of wellbeing and bringing your full self to the work you do. 010
Leadership With a Twist @empoweringleadershipteams.com · 14/08/2026Entrepreneurial businesses have always done more with less. AI is the next great amplifier of that capacity. Use wisely. 000
Leadership With a Twist @empoweringleadershipteams.com · 13/08/2026Advocacy is not self-promotion; it is responsible stewardship of organizational resources. 000
Leadership With a Twist @empoweringleadershipteams.com · 06/08/2026#IntentionalLeadership #LeadWithPurpose #EmpoweringLeadership #SelfLeadership #LeadershipDevelopment #EntrepreneurialLeadershipempoweringleadershipteams.comStop Letting Your Week Run You: A Guide to Intentional LeadershipAre you getting through your work weeks or actually winning them? Shift from reactive leadership to intentional leadership. Practical tools for mid-level leaders and entrepreneurial CEOs who are ready... 000
Leadership With a Twist @empoweringleadershipteams.com · 06/08/2026When teams sense their leader is managing appearances, they mirror that behavior and present polished versions of problems rather than messy truths. 000
Leadership With a Twist @empoweringleadershipteams.com · 04/08/2026Receiving outside expertise with genuine openness and filtering it through your team's actual capacity is not resistance to good ideas, it is the contextual judgment that leadership requires. 010
Leadership With a Twist @empoweringleadershipteams.com · 31/07/2026AI needs good human thinking alongside it. Without that direction, even the best tools fall short. 000
Leadership With a Twist @empoweringleadershipteams.com · 27/07/2026Your AI assistant can think with you, but it will never read the room for you. That's still yours to do. 000
Leadership With a Twist @empoweringleadershipteams.com · 24/07/2026Intuition is your innate guidance system. You're meant to listen to this internal voice that tells you what's working, what's not, and how you're really feeling in different scenarios. 000
Leadership With a Twist @empoweringleadershipteams.com · 21/07/2026Prep. Action. Result. That's the cycle. When results disappoint, the instinct is to throw everything at fixing it right now. Try this instead: stabilize, rest, regroup, come back with fresh thinking. Your team will thank you for it. So will your results. ✨ #LeadershipDevelopment #SelfLeadershipempoweringleadershipteams.comCourageous Confidence: A Leadership Skill Hiding Behind Your NicenessWhat does it mean to lead with courageous confidence instead of quiet niceness? Own your perspective, communicate so your message actually lands, and lead from self-leadership instead of self-protecti... 000
Leadership With a Twist @empoweringleadershipteams.com · 20/07/2026Intentional leadership is not about having a fixed style; it is about regularly discerning what this team, in this moment, most needs from you. #IntentionalLeadership #LeadershipWithATwist #LeadershipDevelopment #TeamLeadership #LeadershipHabits #EntrepreneurialLeadership #WorkplaceCultureleadershipwithatwist.substack.comIntentional Leadership: How Purpose-Driven Behavior Builds High-Performance TeamsDiscover how leading with intention transforms your leadership effectiveness, builds your team’s trust, and shapes your reputation as a purposeful leader. Learn the intention-behavior-habit framework ... 000
Leadership With a Twist @empoweringleadershipteams.com · 09/07/2026leadershipwithatwist.substack.comThe Part of Change No One Talks AboutWhy transitions feel hard, what the "messy middle" really means, and how leaders can move through change — personally and professionally — with greater awareness and support. 000
Leadership With a Twist @empoweringleadershipteams.com · 06/07/2026leadershipwithatwist.substack.comNavigating Transitions: What Your Feelings Are Actually Telling YouNavigating a major transition and wondering when it's supposed to feel okay again? Heather McGonigal of Empowering Leadership Teams breaks down why discomfort in transition is normal, how to process b... 000
Leadership With a Twist @empoweringleadershipteams.com · 23/06/2026Coach Heather on The Future-Proof Leader podcast to talk about the art of collaboration in business. Explore what theater can teach us about teamwork, how psychological safety helps people contribute their best thinking, and how AI can create more space for meaningful human collaboration.youtu.beThe Art & Effective Techniques of Collaboration in BusinessYouTube video by The Future-Proof Leader 000
Leadership With a Twist @empoweringleadershipteams.com · 18/06/2026leadershipwithatwist.substack.comThe Demonstration Gap: What Your Leadership Behavior Is CommunicatingWhat is your leadership actually demonstrating? Learn how to close the gap between your values and your behavior with practical tools including leadership anchor statements, self-regulation practices,... 000
Leadership With a Twist @empoweringleadershipteams.com · 16/06/2026Real question: at the end of your work week, do you know if you won? Not "did I survive" or "did I get through it." Did you actually WIN? If the answer is unclear, this episode is for you. #LeadershipWithATwist #IntentionalLeading #LeadershipPodcast #HighPerformance #MidLevelLeadersleadershipwithatwist.substack.comStop Reacting, Start Leading: How to Own Your Work WeekAre you getting through your work weeks or actually winning them? Heather McGonigal and Barbara Schindler of Empowering Leadership Teams break down the shift from reactive leadership to intentional le... 000