by Lori Ann King | Feb 19, 2026 | Life Lessons
Where Might the Water Be Getting Warm for You? (Burnout warning signs) Have you heard the boiling frog metaphor? If you drop a frog into boiling water, it jumps out immediately. But if you place it in cool water and slowly turn up the heat, the frog stays, adapting as...
by Lori Ann King | Feb 9, 2026 | Leadership and Culture
Many of us have lived under a particular kind of leadership hierarchy. One rooted more in fear than in trust. It’s the kind where leadership exists at a distance. Senior leaders sit high above, access is limited, and authority flows downward through control. Decisions...
by Lori Ann King | Feb 4, 2026 | Life Lessons
Some pauses take longer than we planned. Some transitions ask us to linger. January invited me into pause and reflection, and I accepted. What I didn’t expect was that February would ask the same of me. I returned from a week in Florida late on a Wednesday night....
by Lori Ann King | Jan 29, 2026 | Cycling
This year, I keep coming back to the same three words. Intention. Alignment. Authenticity. Not as aspirational ideas. As daily practices. We don’t stumble into alignment. We choose it. Again and again. Sometimes those choices are quiet and private. Sometimes they are...
by Lori Ann King | Jan 19, 2026 | Life Lessons
Over the years, I’ve learned that difficult conversations are unavoidable, whether in leadership, families, or life. What is avoidable is the damage they cause when we choose defensiveness over listening, or comfort over courage. Lately, I’ve been reflecting on...
