What if the answer to exhaustion at work isn't another initiative? What if, before we build something new, we need to understand what's already there? 

This question is at the heart of today’s episode with , a community weaver and experienced leader, who has spent over two decades training leaders and shaping organizational culture. Her journey has led her to profound insights about connection, community, and the importance of understanding our foundational values.

One of the most compelling metaphors in this conversation is that of fabric, illustrating how workplaces can be viewed as woven materials. The vertical warp threads represent foundational values, policies, and procedures, while the horizontal weft threads represent company culture, communication, and personality. Together, they create an environment of belonging, connection, and mattering.

Kathy's insights remind us that understanding these threads is crucial for fostering environments and creating systems where individuals can thrive. As we reflect on these ideas, consider how you can contribute to creating a workplace or community where individuals feel they belong and matter.  

To dive deeper into Kathy's insights and the framework of her new book, check out and explore the transformative power of community and connection in your own life.

E188: The Fabric of Transformation: Reweaving Our Workplaces

In this episode, we sit down with Kathy Coffey Solberg, author of the groundbreaking new book, Reweaving What Matters: Practical Tools for Workplace Transformation (available at creativecouragepress.com). Using the tactical metaphor of a fiber weaving loom, Kathy reveals why applying quick, technical fixes to complex corporate problems never works. She introduces her two-phase Unweaving and Reweaving framework, offering modern leaders actionable steps to honestly evaluate broken organizational foundations, rebuild internal trust, and protect the humanity of middle management. Tune in to discover how to systemize change, navigate the messy middle of growth, and lead your workforce with true dignity.

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As we enjoy our freedoms we must work to protect those of others. As the saying goes, it’s not pie. As I sit with the blessing of living in this country and my freedoms, I have had to separate the definitions of freedom and rights.

It all begins with an idea.

How do we restore sanity? How do we work together to build the future we want to live in amidst so many systems that no longer serve us well and are in a state of collapse? How do we come together in the way that we need to in order to move forward creating what we want to be a part of and what we want our children and grandchildren to know?