Lead Into 2026 with Clarity & Purpose
Even though the end of the year can feel like a lot, December is a natural time to pause.
It’s a time to reflect on the year behind you and envision the year ahead. Leadership is most effective when it combines reflection with intentional action. Taking time now to clarify your vision, priorities, and goals for 2026 will set the stage for a year of focus, growth, and meaningful impact.
Vision-driven planning doesn’t just guide your actions. It aligns your team and strengthens your influence.
Ask yourself:
What leadership legacy do I want to create in 2026, and what priorities will get me there?
I challenge you to pause, reflect, and commit to one clear leadership goal for 2026. When you approach the new year with intention and clarity, you set yourself and your team up for a year of high impact, strategic growth, and sustained performance.
Best,
Susanne
As the year comes to a close, I always carve out time to pause. To reflect, to look back, and to clarify what I want to carry forward. Leadership clarity doesn’t happen by accident. It comes from creating space to think intentionally about how you want to lead next.
This month’s reflection exercise, Your Leadership Year Ahead, invites you to pause and reconnect with your vision. In about an hour, you’ll step back from the day-to-day to clarify what truly matters, where you want to grow, and how you’ll lead with deeper purpose in 2026.
You can access the full exercise below.
My Favorite Resources
Great leaders never stop learning. Each month, I’ll share a few resources–books, articles, podcasts, and tools–to help you lead with clarity and confidence. This month’s resources are focused on how to reconnect with your vision in order to lead with clarity and purpose in the year ahead.
Book
Your Best Year Ever by Michael Hyatt
This is a great book to help with a step-by-step approach to setting and achieving ambitious personal and professional goals.
Podcast
Coaching for Leaders - Episode 319: The Way to Stop Spinning Your Wheels on Planning
Host Dave Stachowiak outlines a powerful quarterly-planning framework to start making clearer, intentional moves in your leadership.
As you look ahead to 2026, you may find yourself craving more clarity, focus, and intention in how you lead.
That’s why I created The Leadership Reset, a three-week, self-paced course for high-performing leaders who are ready to realign, refocus, and strengthen their leadership presence.
Over 18 short lessons, released Monday through Saturday, you’ll:
Reconnect with your leadership values and strengths
Build confidence in how you show up each day
Develop simple habits that elevate your presence and impact
Beginning January 12, 2026, this experience is designed to fit your schedule while helping you step into the new year centered and clear.
If you’ve been running on autopilot, The Leadership Reset is your chance to pause, recalibrate, and lead with greater purpose.
Enrollment is now open.
