Hey Kait,

You think your desire to be kind, to be soft, makes you weaker, makes others doubt you, and makes you a less effective leader. It doesn’t. You think wanting collaboration makes you less decisive. It doesn’t. Your strength as a lead is your striving for kindness and your desire for empowered collaboration. You will learn how to channel the fact that you care for your team, your project, into confident leadership.

And your striving for kindness will also make you one hell of a fighter. You will go to bat for your team, your ideas, and to strengthen and empower those around you because you care. Don’t try to be less kind, to be less soft, to be less vulnerable. People will respect you and your team will trust you and you will grow better and stronger because of it.

Honestly.

Kait