Leadership Unveiled Podcast | Career, Leadership, Productivity, Organization, & Working Mom Life

About Leadership Unveiled Podcast | Career, Leadership, Productivity, Organization, & Working Mom Life

Are you easily distracted at work - struggling to keep tasks and projects organized? Do you wish you could accelerate your career growth, but you feel held back due to unclear expectations or your lack of boundaries? Are you tired of the vicious cycle of burnout and long to feel the peace that comes with doing fulfilling, impactful work? I am so excited you’re here! This podcast is your go-to for all things career growth! You’ll learn productivity systems to help you get organized, plan ahead, and accomplish your work efficiently. You’ll increase your ability to anticipate problems at work and inside your team before they occur and increase your confidence to lead through them. Goodbye burnout, hello confident, proactive leadership! Hey, I’m Kayla Fahey-Ahrndt, MPH, MLS(ASCP)SBB…but you can call me KFA! I’ve got 13+ years of professional healthcare leadership experience, and I have 9+ years of management experience. I’m a mama of 3 littles, wife and best friend to my hubby who is also in healthcare, and coffee and planner obsessed. When I first stepped into my first professional leadership role, I was promoted quickly! At the time, I was a new mama and had way less experience than those I was leading. I knew I needed to learn and grow in order to succeed in my role. I lacked work-life balance and had no boundaries. I experienced burnout quickly by trying to people please and do everything myself. I worked long hours and my relationships suffered as a result. I finally realized that I needed simple, effective strategies to help me get organized and manage my competing priorities. I created my own daily management tool which helped me get organized, manage stress, achieve work-life integration. I quickly became the go-to leader for innovative healthcare leadership, and I was promoted again! If you are ready to implement sustainable systems and strategies to help you get organized, ditch the burnout, and finally get the recognition you deserve, grab your coffee or bubbly and press play on my show while you rock your spreadsheets! It’s time to dive in!

Publisher

Kayla Fahey-Ahrndt | MPH, MLS (ASCP) SBB, Laboratory Manager, Healthcare Leader, Scientist

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

14 Sept 2018

Latest episode

5 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

249 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   5 Oct 2026

   Project Management for Leaders: Always Know What's Happening

   Project Management for Leaders: Always Know What's Happening Project work gets hard to lead when the status, decisions, owners, and next steps are scattered across meetings, messages, and your memory. In this episode, Kayla breaks down a simple project management system to help you see what’s happening and keep work moving. You’ll learn how to distinguish projects from tasks, what information to track for each active project, how to partner with a project manager without handing over your role as project owner, and how a regular review can help you spot blockers and support your team. If a project needs coordination support and no project manager has been assigned, Kayla also suggests asking what support may be available. In this episode: Why project information can’t live only in your head The difference between a project and a task What to track so you can quickly see project status The project manager’s role—and what remains with the project owner When to ask for project management support How a regular review helps spot blockers and clarify next steps Missed this round of the Leadership Cohort? Join the waitlist for our January 2027 Cohort: Kayla’s Leadership Operating System cohort starts tomorrow! She’s excited to begin building practical leadership systems with this founding group. Want to join a future cohort? Enrollment is expected to open in mid-December. Join the January Leadership Operating System cohort waitlist: https://kayla-fahey-ahrndt.myflodesk.com/waitlistjan27livecohort 🎙️ Next week on Get Organized at Work Next week, Kayla is sharing why to-do lists fail leaders and how to create systems that actually help you prioritize your work. 🎁 Resources Mentioned 📋 Take the FREE Leadership Operating System Audit 🌱 Join My Podcast Community and App for Professionals 🎙️ Subscribe so you don't miss the next episode in this Leadership Operating System series. ⭐ If this episode was helpful... If you enjoyed today's conversation, I'd be so grateful if you would subscribe, leave a review, or share this episode with another leader. It helps more people discover the show and build systems that create more capacity for what matters most. Continue Your Leadership Journey: 🎯 Free Resource:Download the Simple Task System Template to start organizing your tasks today: https://kayla-fahey-ahrndt.myflodesk.com/simpletasklist 📓Get the OneNote Hub template I use to organize my work and leadership systems:https://kayla-fahey-ahrndt.myflodesk.com/ultimateonenotetemplate 🎥If you want to watch my OneNote Hub tutorial, it's here on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Co83sC_qovw?si=nQtnaV3EQiqaQKas Microsoft Planner: 4 Kanban Boards Every Leader Should Build: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH0etm9NgkI 📖 Want the full Microsoft Planner Kanban system? Check-out my e-book: https://kayla-fahey-ahrndt.myflodesk.com/microsoft-planner-kanban-boards 🎥Watch the Active Projects List walkthrough in my OneNote Hub: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEDJl9M7178 🎥Watch the Daily & Weekly Dashboard tutorial in my OneNote Hub: https://youtu.be/nWgmoIJBCPc 🎥 Watch the Leader Standard Work and Weekly Reflections Questions tutorial in my OneNote Hub: https://youtu.be/JQ4IFTDQV9Y 🎥Watch the Goal Setting for Professionals in OneNote | Annual Goals + Self-Assessment tutorial in my OneNote Hub: https://youtu.be/wf7qvyBNK5o Keywords: project management, project management for leaders, managing projects, project owner, project manager vs project owner, project roles and responsibilities, project planning, project coordination, keeping projects on rack, project status tracking, stakeholder management, team alignment, delegation and accountability, leadership skills, work management, leadership operating system Get Organized at Work, Kayla Fahey-Ahrndt

2. 

   1 Oct 2026

   100,000 Downloads 🎉The 5 Systems Every Leader Needs Workshop Replay

   Get Organized at Work Podcast has now reached over 100,000 downloads! 🎉 I’m still wrapping my head around that number. Every download represents someone choosing to spend time with an idea, a conversation, or a tool that might help them feel more organized and lead with greater clarity. Thank you for listening, sharing episodes, and being part of this community.There’s another reason this milestone feels special. Around this time last year, I was leading a live membership cohort and teaching what I called the COGS of Leadership. I was showing how tools like Microsoft Teams and OneNote could support different parts of a leader’s work: communication, information, and the systems that help everything move forward.Looking back, I can see the early shape of what I’m building now: the Leadership Operating System. This idea has been taking form over months of conversations, teaching, experimenting, and noticing what leaders actually need.It feels pretty wild to see how far the work has come—and to know there are more than 100,000 downloads behind it.Thank you for being here. I’m celebrating this one. 🩵 -- The 5 Systems Every Leader Needs Workshop Replay Registration is OPEN NOW until 11:59PM Central on 10/4/26 for the Leadership Operating System Live Cohort! ➡️All details are here: https://www.kfaconsulting.org/livecohort Feeling pulled in too many directions, reacting all day, or trying to keep too much in your head? In this workshop, I introduce the Leadership Operating System: a practical way to bring more clarity, structure, and follow-through to your work as a leader. ' You’ll learn how to think about the systems that support your leadership, identify where your current approach is getting stuck, and choose practical changes that can help you lead with greater focus and intention. This workshop is for leaders who want to manage priorities, information, and everyday responsibilities with more confidence—without relying on memory or constantly starting over. Want support putting your Leadership Operating System into practice? The 8-week Leadership Operating System Cohort begins the week of October 5, 2026. You’ll get live workshops, replays, a Leadership Operating Manual, practical templates, weekly practice, and a private cohort community. ➡️Register for the Founding Cohort here and sign up today: https://www.kfaconsulting.org/livecohort -- 🎁 Resources Mentioned 📋 Take the FREE Leadership Operating System Audit 🌱 Join My Podcast Community and App for Professionals 🎙️ Subscribe so you don't miss the next episode in this Leadership Operating System series. ⭐ If this episode was helpful... If you enjoyed today's conversation, I'd be so grateful if you would subscribe, leave a review, or share this episode with another leader. It helps more people discover the show and build systems that create more capacity for what matters most. Continue Your Leadership Journey: 🎯 Free Resource:Download the Simple Task System Template to start organizing your tasks today: https://kayla-fahey-ahrndt.myflodesk.com/simpletasklist 📓Get the OneNote Hub template I use to organize my work and leadership systems:https://kayla-fahey-ahrndt.myflodesk.com/ultimateonenotetemplate 🎥If you want to watch my OneNote Hub tutorial, it's here on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Co83sC_qovw?si=nQtnaV3EQiqaQKas Microsoft Planner: 4 Kanban Boards Every Leader Should Build: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH0etm9NgkI 📖 Want the full Microsoft Planner Kanban system? Check-out my e-book: https://kayla-fahey-ahrndt.myflodesk.com/microsoft-planner-kanban-boards 🎥Watch the Active Projects List walkthrough in my OneNote Hub: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tEDJl9M7178 🎥Watch the Daily & Weekly Dashboard tutorial in my OneNote Hub: https://youtu.be/nWgmoIJBCPc 🎥 Watch the Leader Standard Work and Weekly Reflections Questions tutorial in my OneNote Hub: https://youtu.be/JQ4IFTDQV9Y 🎥Watch the Goal Setting for Professionals in OneNote | Annual Goals + Self-Assessment t

3. 

   28 Sept 2026

   Build Your Leadership Operating System With Me

   Build Your Leadership Operating System With Me You don’t need another productivity hack. You need a leadership system that can actually support the complexity of your role. In this episode of Get Organized at Work, we’re taking the next step in the Leadership Operating System series and talking about what it looks like to intentionally build the systems underneath the way you lead. If you’ve ever felt like you’re the person holding everything together — remembering the details, tracking projects, following up on commitments, finding information, managing priorities, and trying to stay strategic at the same time — this episode is for you. You’ll learn why successful leaders often outgrow the systems that used to work for them, how disconnected tools and processes create unnecessary mental load, and what changes when your leadership systems actually work together. We’ll also talk about the difference between learning about better systems and actually implementing them — and why building a Leadership Operating System can help you create more clarity, consistency, visibility, and space to lead. And if you’re ready to build yours with support, enrollment is now open for the Leadership Operating System Founding Cohort, an eight-week live experience designed to help you create a practical operating system for your real leadership role. ➡️*Learn more about the Founding Live Cohort here:* https://www.kfaconsulting.org/livecohort In this episode, we cover: what a Leadership Operating System actually does why leadership complexity requires better systems how to reduce mental load and stop keeping everything in your head how to connect task management, project management, strategic planning, information management, and leadership workflows why successful leaders still get stuck in reaction mode what it means to build systems that grow with your role how the Leadership Operating System Founding Cohort works If your responsibilities have grown but your systems haven’t grown with them, this may be the conversation you’ve been waiting for. ✅Ready to build your Leadership Operating System? ➡️Learn more about the Founding Cohort here and sign up today: https://www.kfaconsulting.org/livecohort -- ✨ Free Live Workshop: Build Your Leadership Operating System If you’re ready to stop letting your inbox, meetings, and everyone else’s requests determine your priorities, join Kayla for the free Build Your Leadership Operating System workshop on Tuesday, September 29 at 5 p.m. Central. Join me on September 29 for my free live workshop, Build Your Leadership Operating System. You’ll discover how five essential systems—information management, project management, task management, leadership management, and strategic planning—work together to create more clarity, consistency, and proactive leadership. 👉 Save your seat: https://www.kfaconsulting.org/build-your-leadership-operating-system-workshop 🎙️ Next week on Get Organized at Work And next week, we're going right back into the Leadership Operating System and getting extremely practical. We're talking about project management—and how to always know what's happening without becoming the person who has to chase everyone for updates. --- 🎁 Resources Mentioned 📋 Take the FREE Leadership Operating System Audit 🌱 Join My Podcast Community and App for Professionals 🎙️ Subscribe so you don't miss the next episode in this Leadership Operating System series. ⭐ If this episode was helpful... If you enjoyed today's conversation, I'd be so grateful if you would subscribe, leave a review, or share this episode with another leader. It helps more people discover the show and build systems that create more capacity for what matters most. Continue Your Leadership Journey: 🎯 Free Resource:Download the Simple Task System Template to start organizing your tasks today: https://kayla-fahey-ahrndt.myflodesk.com/simpletasklist 📓Get the OneNote Hub template I use to organize my work and leadership systems:https://kayl

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