Strong Leaders Serve with Teri Schmidt
For compassionate leaders who've quietly outgrown what used to work.
You're not in leadership for the title. You're in it to use your strengths to make a way for others to use theirs.
You've stopped waiting for a certainty that was never going to arrive. Now you're ready to lead with clarity and confidence, right in the middle of the uncertainty.
This show is for you if you're looking to:
✅ Find your footing again, instead of just pushing through the overwhelm
✅ Turn the people who follow you into leaders in their own right
✅ Lead in a way that sustains you, not one that wears you down
Hosted by Teri Schmidt, Executive Leadership Coach & CEO of Strong Leaders Serve.
Each episode supports leaders navigating the shift into roles where success isn't just about their own performance anymore. It's about leading through complexity, ambiguity, and stakes their old playbook never had to handle.
We name what's actually happening underneath the overwhelm, and find a way back to steady leadership, without pretending there's a five-step fix.
Strong Leaders Serve with Teri Schmidt
90. Leading Through Grief with Laura Jack
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Have you experienced the loss of hopes dreams or expectations recently? Or do you lead someone who has? Then you're leading through grief.
In our culture of toxic positivity, we try to ignore or "at least" these feelings away. You're sad that you didn't get a promotion? "At least you have a job."
We may feel ill-equipped to support people through this grief, so we resort to platitudes like "I'm sorry for your loss."
This leads to disconnection and isolation, the exact opposite of what the griever needs.
Our guest today, International Best Selling Author, Speaker, Founder of The Compassion Code Academy™, and Trainer for The Grief Recovery Institute©, Laura Jack, demystifies leading through grief and provides simple, yet impactful ways that we can support those we lead.
About Laura:
As a Compassionate Communication & Leadership Coach, International Best Selling Author, Speaker, Founder of The Compassion Code Academy™, and Trainer for The Grief Recovery Institute©, Laura coaches heart-centered leaders reconnect with their purpose, give from overflow, and communicate from the heart without losing their authority, efficiency, or effectiveness. She provides in-depth training for those who want to create a culture of compassion and leave a legacy of love for future generations.
Links Shared:
Laura's website
FREE gift: The Compassion Code Starter Guide
The Compassion Code: How to say the right thing when the wrong thing happens
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