Insights for Leaders.
Impact for Organizations.
Practical insights, real conversations, and proven strategies to help you lead with clarity, align your team, and drive meaningful change
The Post Labor Day Sprint
This article is about what happens when the pressure of year-end stops being motivation and starts becoming weight. Derek shares how one client learned to lead through a high-stakes campaign without letting the number define him.
What You Can't See From Inside It
This article is about how leaders miss their own growth by moving too fast to notice it. Derek shares why pausing to name progress changes what you believe you are capable of next.
What Gets Edited Out in the Room
This article explores why teams self-censor around authority and why asking for input is often not enough to fix it. Derek shares what leaders can do to make honest dialogue expected, not just invited.
Leadership Shouldn't Cost You Your Personality
his article is about what leaders quietly lose when responsibility becomes identity. Derek reflects on what it means to bring your full self into the work, not just the weekends.
I Don't Know How to Be Successful Doing Less
This article explores the leadership shift that comes when working harder stops being the answer. Derek reflects on why the habits that drive early success can become the ceiling that keeps leaders from what is next.
When the Fun Disappears
This article is about the cost of carrying situations that are not working longer than we should. Derek reflects on what it means to finally trust what you already know.
The Conversations Organizations Avoid
Derek Mulhern joins Coaching by Jeannie to talk about what's really happening underneath your leadership team — and why "nice" cultures are often the hardest ones to fix.
The Quiet Cost of Trying to Keep Everyone Happy
This article examines what happens when leaders prioritize comfort over clarity. Derek explores how leading from your values instead of everyone's immediate needs changes the way teams make decisions and move forward.
The Pressure to Have the Answer
This article looks at what happens when leaders delay difficult conversations while waiting to feel certain. Derek explores how that instinct shapes team culture in ways leaders rarely intend.