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Because setting boundaries, resting well, and building healthier systems is radical.

🧪What's New In the Lab

Last month, I had the honor of facilitating a public health ethics training with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Ethics Advisory Committee.

We spent time grounding ourselves in a foundational (and often overlooked) question: What do we value, and how do those values show up in our organizations?

Ethical analysis isn’t just about policies, frameworks, or hypothetical dilemmas. It starts with understanding the values we carry as individuals, how those values intersect with organizational priorities, and where tensions or misalignment can shape decisions.

The photo below captures a moment from a thoughtful, energizing conversation that was a reminder of how powerful it is when leaders slow down enough to ask why before jumping to what should we do?

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🎧 Work Is Third: Podcast Spotlight

You Can’t Give Your Best If You’re Not at Your Best | Chronic Illness & Care Work With Adrienne Tucker

Did you catch the most recent episode with Adrienne Tucker? Adrienne is the Founder of a nonprofit organization called Generation NOW Alaska, an organization where teens and young adults can be seen, heard, and inspired to learn, grow, and thrive in an ever-changing and evolving world while discussing challenges they face today.
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Adrienne is also a very passionate speaker, speaking to both youth and adults alike on topics like sex trafficking, identity, healthy community, coaching, discipleship, and more.

Adrienne and I have so much in common, and I really appreciated how she shares her own personal challenges and triumphs and sheds a light on important topics facing today's youth.

Here's one of my favorite quotes:

"My boundaries obviously are not set when I'm trying to make sure someone else is okay, but I am not okay. I can't give my best if I'm not at my best."

Listen Now

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📊Data That Matters

Employees want to experience meaning and purpose at work, but 67% of employees say that their organization's purpose is defined, and just 41% say that their organization's purpose is tied to a common goal.

Why this matters

Adrienne Tucker's episode of Work is Third reminds us what purpose-driven work looks and feels like. But talking about purpose and embedding purpose are two different things. It's important that companies connect the dots for employees between work and purpose (individual and organizational).

Link: Mind the Purpose Gap​

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💬Quote of the Week

I recently shared an article, The Dalai Lama's Advice for Leaders Today, with some thoughts on LinkedIn.

The Dalai Lama’s counsel reminds us that leadership rooted in compassion strengthens resilience. Today’s leaders can help by:
👉🏽Acknowledging the emotional climate people are living in.
👉🏽Creating space for honest dialogue about how current events are affecting wellbeing.
👉🏽Taking a public, values-aligned stance that centers humanity and accountability.

Read the full LinkedIn post here.

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📓 Journal Prompt

Where do your personal values and your organization’s stated values clearly align, and where do they feel out of sync?

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🌞 Affirmation of the Week

I honor my values as a source of clarity, courage, and care. When I act in alignment with my values, I lead with integrity.

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Closing Reflection

Adrienne’s reminder—“I can’t give my best if I’m not at my best”—echoes far beyond individual boundaries. It’s also a leadership and organizational truth.

When we ask people to pour themselves into work without clarity, care, or alignment, we create purpose gaps, burnout, and ethical blind spots. But when values are named, lived, and revisited - by individuals and institutions -we create the conditions for people to show up whole.

This week, my invitation is simple: pause and check in. With yourself. With your work. With the values you want guiding both. That quiet moment of reflection might be the most ethical leadership practice of all.

👉 If you’re curious about collaborating this year—through speaking, facilitation, or strategic support—reach out. Let’s imagine what’s possible together.

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