by Michelle Doerr | Feb 21, 2026 | Uncategorized
Why Emotional Honesty Matters in the Workplace Emotional honesty in leadership doesn’t start with dramatic conversations. It starts with something much smaller. In my workshops, I often open with a simple question: “Give me one feeling word for how you’re arriving...
by Michelle Doerr | Jan 22, 2026 | Uncategorized
Why a Leadership Ecosystem? Over time, I’ve come to understand this work not as a set of services, but as leadership as ecosystem — interconnected, adaptive, and responsive to human capacity rather than performance alone. Over the last several years, I’ve been paying...
by Michelle Doerr | Jan 1, 2026 | Uncategorized
In the Winter 2026 issue of The Wildlife Professional, I co-authored an article titled “Re-Humanizing the Workplace: How Leaders and Peers Can Combat Fear.” This blog expands on that piece and explores how re-humanizing the workplace begins with small, intentional...
by Michelle Doerr | Oct 29, 2025 | Uncategorized
My Adlerian mentor and counselor, John Reardon, passed away this weekend. His teachings on encouragement, courage, and connection have shaped every part of who I am — as a mother, a leader, and a human being. Even as I write that, I feel the layers of gratitude and...
by Michelle Doerr | Sep 15, 2025 | Uncategorized
A Week of Hypocrisy and Harm Last week’s headlines troubled me. I heard the tragic news while driving to facilitate a wolf advisory group. Increasingly, people seem to be resorting to violence against those with different beliefs. Political institutions value...