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Decision ownershipDecision ownership
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Your team agreed. So why did momentum fade?

Your team agreed. So why did momentum fade?

No pushback. No disagreement. And yet progress slows. This pattern shows up in capable teams more often than you think—and it starts after the room empties, not during the debate.

Shawnette Rochelle
Shawnette Rochelle
Decision trustDecision trust
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Your decision was clear. Something else wasn’t.

Your decision was clear. Something else wasn’t.

Execution doesn’t stall because people resist decisions. It slows when confidence fades in how you hold them as conditions shift. Here’s what’s really happening.

Shawnette Rochelle
Shawnette Rochelle
Team EffectivenessTeam Effectiveness
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Why execution slows even when the decision was clear

Why execution slows even when the decision was clear

Execution can slow even when decisions feel clear. This issue explores what quietly shapes how decisions are held, carried forward, and acted on once the meeting ends.

Shawnette Rochelle
Shawnette Rochelle
CultureCulture
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Why some leaders speak and others don’t

Why some leaders speak and others don’t

Silence can look like agreement until patterns surface. A closer look at the quiet forces shaping who speaks, who holds back, and what gets left unsaid in leadership conversations over time.

Shawnette Rochelle
Shawnette Rochelle
MindsetMindset
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The culture you establish at the moment of welcome

The culture you establish at the moment of welcome

How leaders welcome others shapes who speaks, who holds back, and what follows. A reflection on mindset, culture, and how the moment of welcome quietly shapes contribution long before decisions are made.

Shawnette Rochelle
Shawnette Rochelle
ReflectionReflection
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What stepping away revealed about how I lead

What stepping away revealed about how I lead

The holidays were meant to interrupt momentum. What stepping away revealed about reflection, self-leadership, and the subtle lessons you model when no one is watching.

Shawnette Rochelle
Shawnette Rochelle
ClarityClarity
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What December’s light can teach you about leadership

What December’s light can teach you about leadership

Light doesn’t remove difficulty, it reveals something important about where you stand inside it. These December traditions offer a lens that can shift how you navigate pressure and complexity.

Shawnette Rochelle
Shawnette Rochelle
ReflectionReflection
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Your year taught you something. Here’s how to see it. 👀

Your year taught you something. Here’s how to see it. 👀

Your year has been whispering insights the entire time. This issue offers a way to pause long enough to hear them and a framework that helps you recognize what those moments have been trying to show you.

Shawnette Rochelle
Shawnette Rochelle
LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®
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Why teams get clearer the moment ideas leave their heads

Why teams get clearer the moment ideas leave their heads

When your team stops carrying ideas internally and starts making them visible, something surprising happens. This week, see what changes when thinking becomes tangible.

Shawnette Rochelle
Shawnette Rochelle
LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY®
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The surprising power of seeing your thoughts with your hands

The surprising power of seeing your thoughts with your hands

Sometimes the clearest insights come when you stop talking and start building. This week, see how a simple hands-on exercise can help reveal assumptions you didn’t even know you were making.

Shawnette Rochelle
Shawnette Rochelle
MindsetMindset
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A question to take into Thanksgiving (and Monday)

A question to take into Thanksgiving (and Monday)

Before the food, the family, or the football, there’s a mindset worth examining. Because the way you move through this week will tell you something important about how you lead.

Shawnette Rochelle
Shawnette Rochelle
MindsetMindset
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How to strengthen your self-belief when the stakes are high

How to strengthen your self-belief when the stakes are high

Self-belief is not a feeling. It is an internal state you can shape. This week, I break down how one match offers a blueprint for leading yourself when everything feels stacked against you.

Shawnette Rochelle
Shawnette Rochelle
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