You’d be amazed how often we get called in because a team wants to adopt a new project management tool, sales platform, communication suite—you name it. They’re convinced this one new tool will finally fix all their workflow problems.

And listen, I’m renovating a house, I am positively drowning in tools. I love them. Don’t even ask me how many measuring tapes I own, it’s horrifying. But here’s the hard truth: if your process is broken, no tool is going to save you.

While it’s true we get to do a lot of cool work with various companies, it’s no secret that our individual coaching is considered the crown jewel of The Threadsmith Group. If we can make one person’s life better through the coaching we provide, the business is a success.

BUT, not everyone is able to make the investment to get 1:1 coaching, and we believe in giving back to the community. So welcome to WednesdAMA, in which we take a mix of reader submitted questions and LinkedIn questions and answer them.

You’re the one everyone turns to because you always get things done. You double-check every detail. You prep for the meeting like it’s a final exam. You’ve got color-coded to-do lists, backup plans, and notes on everyone’s communication style. You’re the undisputed QUEEN of being Type-A. Look at you.

From the outside? You look like you’ve got it all together.

On the inside? You’re buzzing. Wired. Exhausted. And always bracing for something to go wrong.

Let’s not sugarcoat it: managing people is hard. It’s one of the most complex, emotional, and high-stakes jobs you can have, and the vast majority of people are thrown into it with zero training and a prayer.

Suddenly, you’re not just responsible for your own work. You’re responsible for someone else’s career growth. Their motivation. Their clarity. Their conflict resolution. Their mental health on the bad weeks. Their ability to thrive in a system that may or may not be working.

While it’s true we get to do a lot of cool work with various companies, it’s no secret that our individual coaching is considered the crown jewel of The Threadsmith Group. If we can make one person’s life better through the coaching we provide, the business is a success.

BUT, not everyone is able to make the investment to get 1:1 coaching, and we believe in giving back to the community. So welcome to WednesdAMA, in which we take a mix of reader submitted questions and LinkedIn questions and answer them.

Let’s get one thing straight: feeling stuck doesn’t mean you’re broken. It doesn’t mean you’ve failed. And it definitely doesn’t mean you’re behind.

Feeling stuck is a signal. A blinking neon sign from your nervous system that says, “Hey! Something’s off. Let’s pay attention and do something.”

Let’s be honest: most of us are leading long before we ever get a formal title. And a lot of the best leaders you’ll ever meet? Never had the title at all.

Leadership isn’t about power. It’s about influence. It’s about how you show up in a room, how you communicate, and how you make things better, regardless of your role on the org chart

While it’s true we get to do a lot of cool work with various companies, it’s no secret that our individual coaching is considered the crown jewel of The Threadsmith Group. If we can make one person’s life better through the coaching we provide, the business is a success.

BUT, not everyone is able to make the investment to get 1:1 coaching, and we believe in giving back to the community. So welcome to WednesdAMA, in which we take a mix of reader submitted questions and LinkedIn questions and answer them.

Let’s get something out of the way: accountability isn’t a punishment. It’s not some sword to wield at the hapless people who dared to make a mistake. It’s not about blame, shame, or making someone feel bad for missing a deadline. Accountability is ownership. It’s clarity. It’s about knowing what you’re responsible for—and following through.

And if you’re trying to coach that into your team without living it yourself? Good luck.

A lot of leaders are deeply uncomfortable not knowing something. Somewhere along the way, they got the message that leaders should always have a plan, always have an answer, always be ten steps ahead. So they fake it. They bluff. They pretend. They isolate themselves in ivory towers, pretending they have all the answers, like some kind of shitty Merlin without the dragons or magic.

And that’s how you get half-baked strategies, awkward silences in all-hands meetings, and teams that don’t quite trust their leadership—but can’t always articulate why.

While it’s true we get to do a lot of cool work with various companies, it’s no secret that our individual coaching is considered the crown jewel of The Threadsmith Group. If we can make one person’s life better through the coaching we provide, the business is a success.

BUT, not everyone is able to make the investment to get 1:1 coaching, and we believe in giving back to the community. So welcome to WednesdAMA, in which we take a mix of reader submitted questions and LinkedIn questions and answer them.

Let’s start with something simple and true: You are not a machine. You are a person with limits, feelings, off days, high-energy streaks, family stuff, weird brain fog, creative bursts, and that one week a month where everything feels 20% more difficult and stressful. You are human. Beautifully, frustratingly, gloriously human.

So why do so many companies act like you're a robot?

We’ve all been there wayyyy too often: a 45-minute meeting that could have been a Slack message, a status update that turns into a tangent-fest, or a recurring sync where everyone pretends to be engaged while secretly answering emails or playing Solitaire. Meetings are supposed to move work forward, not weigh it down.

If your calendar is packed and your team is exhausted, it’s time to take a hard look at how meetings are working—or not working—for your team.

Let’s talk about how to make meetings actually useful.

While it’s true we get to do a lot of cool work with various companies, it’s no secret that our individual coaching is considered the crown jewel of The Threadsmith Group. If we can make one person’s life better through the coaching we provide, the business is a success.

BUT, not everyone is able to make the investment to get 1:1 coaching, and we believe in giving back to the community. So welcome to WednesdAMA, in which we take a mix of reader submitted questions and LinkedIn questions and answer them.

The moment someone says, “That’s just how we’ve always done it,” your ears should perk up. Not because tradition is inherently bad, but because that phrase is usually code for, “We don’t really know why we do it this way, and we haven’t thought about whether it still makes sense.”

That sentence is often the final defense of a broken system. It’s what people say when something isn’t working, but no one feels empowered to change it. ICK.

Burnout doesn’t always crash in like a tidal wave. Most of the time, it’s a slow leak—quiet, sneaky, and easy to dismiss until it’s taken over everything. One day you’re on top of your to-do list, and the next you’re staring at your screen, wondering why you can’t make yourself care.

It doesn’t happen all at once. It builds.

Let’s talk about how burnout really shows up and how to spot it before you’re completely drained.

While it’s true we get to do a lot of cool work with various companies, it’s no secret that our individual coaching is considered the crown jewel of The Threadsmith Group. If we can make one person’s life better through the coaching we provide, the business is a success.

BUT, not everyone is able to make the investment to get 1:1 coaching, and we believe in giving back to the community. So welcome to WednesdAMA, in which we take a mix of reader submitted questions and LinkedIn questions and answer them.

Let’s be honest: some weeks don’t feel like leadership, they feel like pure triage. Your brain is juggling too many things. There are deadlines slipping through the cracks, people asking for your input on seven unrelated things, if you hear the Slack three knock sound ONE MORE TIME you’re going to WHIP YOUR LAPTOP OUT THE WINDOW, and you still haven’t figured out what’s for dinner. You’re not running at peak strategic energy—you’re just trying to get to Friday in one piece.

And yet, the team still needs you. Not just as a task manager, but as a leader. So what does leadership look like when you’re deep in the weeds?

Let’s start here: advocating for yourself doesn’t make you a jerk. It makes you a person with boundaries, needs, and goals. That’s just a normal part of being a human being. But I get it, some of us were taught that asking for more is pushy, or that having needs makes us "difficult." So we bite our tongues, downplay our accomplishments, and hope someone notices and rewards us for being quiet and chill and agreeable.

Spoiler alert: THEY DON’T. And you will ENDLESSLY frustrate yourself if you live your life this way.

While it’s true we get to do a lot of cool work with various companies, it’s no secret that our individual coaching is considered the crown jewel of The Threadsmith Group. If we can make one person’s life better through the coaching we provide, the business is a success.

BUT, not everyone is able to make the investment to get 1:1 coaching, and we believe in giving back to the community. So welcome to WednesdAMA, in which we take a mix of reader submitted questions and LinkedIn questions and answer them.