Did you know your mindset can set the tone for your entire team, much like a weather forecast? Whether facing high stress or calm skies, how you “show up” as a leader influences morale, productivity, and performance more than you think.
Join me as we discover the parallels between your emotional state and the weather, exploring actionable strategies to maintain clarity, optimism, and resilience—even when the forecast looks stormy. Learn how to lead intentionally, inspire your team during challenges, and create an environment where growth thrives.
Does the weather have an impact on you and your attitude? Many people suffer from seasonal depression. How do you feel when it’s cold, cloudy, and rainy? You probably lack energy and want to crawl back in bed. What about when the Sun is shining, the skies are blue, and the temperature is in the high 70s or low 80s? You are likely energetic and in a good mood. You feel more inspired and ready to face the day.
It’s simple but profound. Your mood, energy, and attitude set the tone for your team. If you show up stressed or anxious, guess what? That’s the weather your team will work in. Our behaviors directly impact how our people think, innovate, perform, or connect with others. When you frequently bring bad weather, you erode trust in your team and will likely create a stressful environment. And that, my friends, is horrible for business.
But if you show up optimistic and focused, you create an environment where your people can succeed. Today’s leaders can be under extraordinary pressure. Operating under an avalanche of stress. It becomes difficult to regulate yourself and show up as the leader you want to be. So, we end up in a state of negativity and wrestling with challenging emotions.
If you’re not managing your emotions, mindset, and reactions, you can’t expect your team to manage theirs. They look to you to set the tone. Your Leadership and influence are compromised when you lead from your more challenged or negative behavior (for example, stress, anger, or fear). Leaders must be accountable for their emotional management, which directly impacts their team’s performance.
It’s essential to do the hard work of looking inward. It’s not easy to manage this. I have brought a few thunderstorms myself during my career. But the more courage we have to look at ourselves honestly, the better we all will lead. The more intentional you are about the energy you bring, the better your team can perform.
I listened to Mel Robbin’s book Let Them, and she shared something profound that has stayed with me. When you lead yourself first, you:
• Understand how you impact others.
• Offer clarity instead of chaos.
• Build trust by modeling calm and confidence.
• Inspire your team to rise to your example.
Doing this work doesn’t make you perfect—it means you’re intentional. It means you show up daily committed to growing and being the kind of leader your team can trust and follow.
The heart of being a good boss lies within—it’s an inside job. Your title or position might give you authority, but authentic Leadership comes from you: your mindset, your actions, and your ability to influence, not control. It’s about how well you lead yourself because your energy sets the tone for your team.
Every decision you make, every word you say, and every reaction you have flows from one place: your inner world. Your beliefs and experiences shape how you interpret what’s happening around you. You can lead with empathy and confidence or be reactive, defensive, or ineffective.
The challenge is that most of us have the best intentions. Then, we become overwhelmed and stressed. When that happens, our instinct is to control everything. We move from leading to reacting; from that stance, we create a chaotic environment for those we lead.
Let Self-Awareness Be Your Superpower The foundation of outstanding Leadership is self-awareness and what you do with it. It’s the ability to pause, reflect, and understand:
• Why am I reacting this way?
• What belief or emotion is driving me right now?
• Is this response helping me lead or holding me back? Self-awareness is about recognizing your talents and your strengths.
But it is also about understanding your triggers or fears and your curiosity about your behaviors, assumptions, and emotions. And here’s the good news: self-awareness isn’t something you’re born with—it’s something you build. The more you understand yourself, the better you can manage your impulses and emotions.
You’ll lead with intention instead of reactivity, shifting from fear to clarity. Your team can follow suit when you show up purposeful, calm, and grounded. As a leader, you can set the tone for your team’s environment. Everything About You In your own growth as a leader, often return to this advice: Leaders bring the weather.
So ask yourself:
What weather am I bringing today? And how is this impacting my ability to lead others? My hope for each of you is to blow the clouds away so the Sun and you can shine.
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Until Next Time. Bring the Sunshine!
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