Talent isn't what separates high performing teams from exhausted ones. Trust is. This edition looks at what it actually takes to earn it, through a leadership team learning to manage their own reactions under pressure, a client learning to lead without formal authority, and a Cavapoo's take on why rest is part of the rhythm, not a reward.

This past Sunday, there was a Blue Moon. Not the beer. Not the song. An actual Blue Moon -- the second full moon in a single calendar month. It only happens every two to three years. CC and I were out walking when it rose over the intercoastal. She stopped. Looked up. And just... sat there for two whole minutes. Honestly? Same. Because there is something about a rare thing that makes you stop and pay attention in a way you forget to the rest of the time. And that got me thinking about teams....

There is a conversation happening quietly inside leadership teams right now. Not about strategy. Not about technology. Not even about growth. About exhaustion. Not the kind that comes from hard work. The kind that comes from carrying uncertainty for too long. And at the same time, I am seeing something else. The leaders navigating this season best are not necessarily working harder. They are thinking differently. In this edition of People Powered Performance, CC 🐾 and I are talking about: •...