It happened in a breakout room. We were leading one of our coaching groups…tight circle, no slides, just stories. One participant (let’s call him Al) had just finished sharing how exhausted his team was. “They’re checked out,” he said. “It’s like nobody wants to own anything anymore.” Another leader in the room asked: “How do […]

Leti isn’t an office with sleep pods or meaningless values painted on walls. We are early morning flights to Dallas, bleary-eyed morning epiphanies, and excessive use of whiteboards and dot votes.  Our office is next to the OU stadium…where we host epic tailgates, not TED Talks. We move fast. We stay messy. And we care […]

I’ve had a lot of people ask about the name “Leti.” The surface-level answer is that Leti means happiness in Italian which, given my Swiss-Italian roots, tracks. But the truth? The real story lives in a tiny village in the Swiss Alps. Leticia Semadeni. Leti. She’s part godmother, part badass auntie, and 100% inspiration. She […]

In an AI-saturated world, content is cheap…and mediocrity is everywhere. Everyone’s publishing advice. Nobody’s changing. You’ve seen it. You’re handed a mandate from the board or the C-suite: “Fix the culture. Deliver the transformation.” So you bring in the experts. And what do you get? Slide decks. Models. Slop you could’ve downloaded off the internet. […]

I remember sitting across from my business partner, thinking: This isn’t working anymore. Not because we didn’t care. Not because we weren’t good people. But because the impact we set out to make? It wasn’t happening. And we both knew it. Still – I waited. Quietly thinking we might turn it around but carrying the […]

They were a tight-knit community bank. Smart. Ambitious. And unfocused. Every year, they’d roll out a new “strategic plan.” Pages of priorities. A dozen new initiatives. Charts. Metrics. Posters. It looked impressive. But behind closed doors? Nobody knew where to start. Their meetings felt like déjà vu. Projects stalled. People stopped caring. Strategy became a […]

You can’t “self-care” your way out of burnout. I’ve worked with leaders who think burnout is an employee issue.They offer yoga.They hand out gift cards.They roll out a new wellness initiative.And their people are still drowning.Because burnout isn’t solved with perks.It’s solved with culture.In healthcare, I’ve seen this up close.Doctors, nurses, administrators — professionals trained […]

2007Fresh out of grad school.While most people were playing it safe, my business partner and I decided to go for it – we launched a boutique leadership and culture consulting firm.In the middle of a recession.No investors. No playbook.Just guts, heart, and a belief that we could help leaders do better.And guess what? It worked.We […]