Leading Well is a short, impactful podcast for executive women, and the men who support them, who want to lead with purpose and show up well in every part of their lives. Through 10–15 minute solo episodes, leadership coach and speaker Gretchen Schott shares insights, practical tools, and personal reflections that help you navigate people problems, lead with authenticity, and grow your confidence from the inside out. Rooted in faith and designed to inspire, each episode ends with a brief prayer—an invitation to pause, reflect, and reconnect. If you’re ready to build trust, clarity, and connection in your work and life, Leading Well is your weekly dose of encouragement and strategy.
Leading Well
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Leading Well is a short, impactful podcast for executive women, and the men who support them, who want to lead with purpose and show up well in every part of their lives. Through 10–15 minute solo episodes, leadership coach and speaker Gretchen Schott shares insights, practical tools, and personal reflections that help you navigate people problems, lead with authenticity, and grow your confidence from the inside out. Rooted in faith and designed to inspire, each episode ends with a brief prayer—an invitation to pause, reflect, and reconnect. If you’re ready to build trust, clarity, and connection in your work and life, Leading Well is your weekly dose of encouragement and strategy.
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March 25, 2026
How Disappointment Can Quietly Erode Trust
<p>Have you ever reached the point where disappointment no longer feels temporary, but starts to change the way you trust? That shift can be hard to name, especially in leadership.</p><p><br>In this episode, I return to the conversation on disappointment and take it one step deeper by exploring what happens when repeated disappointment becomes a loss of trust. I share why trust rarely breaks all at once, but instead erodes through small unmet expectations, repeated patterns, and the quiet weight of carrying the emotional burden of repair on your own.</p><p><br>Drawing on Brené Brown’s BRAVING framework, Adam Grant’s insights on accountability, and reflections on the difference between covenant and contract, I reveal what trust really requires. With this, we discover how we can begin to discern whether trust is actually being rebuilt or whether we are simply learning to live without it.</p><p><br>I close with a reflection on wisdom, integrity, and the courage it takes to lead well when trust feels fragile.</p><p><strong>Timestamps:</strong></p><p>(00:00) Intro</p><p>(01:40) When disappointment turns into distrust</p><p>(04:08) Understanding the BRAVING trust framework</p><p>(05:30) How trust begins to erode</p><p>(07:29) Asking whether trust is being repaired</p><p>(10:12) How trust works at work and in marriage</p><p>(12:26) Finding wisdom in whether to stay or leave</p><p>(14:09) Scripture, reflection, and learning to trust yourself</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Connect with me:</strong></p><p>Official website: <a href="https://www.gretchenschott.com/">https://www.gretchenschott.com/</a> </p><p>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/gretchenschott/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/gretchenschott/</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/leadingwell_inspirations/">https://www.instagram.com/leadingwell_inspirations/</a> </p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@leadingwellgretchenschott">https://www.youtube.com/@leadingwellgretchenschott</a></p><p>Spotify: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6Ojq9yQUf71e3flr68JI9I?si=a9a423cc8e6b4a97">https://open.spotify.com/show/6Ojq9yQUf71e3flr68JI9I?si=a9a423cc8e6b4a97</a><br>Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/leading-well/id1838799325">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/leading-well/id1838799325</a> </p><p>Get Joy@Work: When Women Lead: <a href="https://www.gretchenschott.com/shop/p/joy-at-work">https://www.gretchenschott.com/shop/p/joy-at-work</a> </p>
February 11, 2026
Understanding Disappointment and Learning to Overcome It
<p>Have you ever noticed how easily disappointment slips past our awareness even as it quietly shapes how we lead? We often push through it, minimize it, or tell ourselves we should “just get over it,” but unprocessed disappointment has a way of lingering beneath the surface.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, I reflect honestly on a season of personal and professional disappointment and explore why it’s one of the most common (and least processed) emotions in leadership. I define what disappointment actually is, why it tends to stick around longer than frustration, and how it often shows up quietly as disengagement, over-functioning, or emotional distance.</p><p><br></p><p>I walk through how disappointment affects our energy, our trust, and our ability to lead with integrity, drawing on psychological insights and leadership research. I also share a simple but powerful framework for moving through disappointment: naming it, grieving it, reframing it, and releasing it. This way, it becomes a source of wisdom rather than resentment.</p><p><br></p><p>Finally, I connect disappointment back to hope, inviting you to consider how hope isn’t about pretending you weren’t hurt, but about believing that disappointment doesn’t get the final word.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Timestamps:</strong></p><p>(00:00) Intro</p><p>(00:45) A personal experience with disappointment</p><p>(02:28) What’s really behind feeling disappointed</p><p>(03:06) Why does it linger</p><p>(06:59) What happens if you don’t get over it</p><p>(09:03) A framework for processing disappointment</p><p>(14:03) Hope in the midst of disappointment</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Connect with me:</strong></p><p>Official website: <a href="https://www.gretchenschott.com/">https://www.gretchenschott.com/</a> </p><p>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/gretchenschott/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/gretchenschott/</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/leadingwell_inspirations/">https://www.instagram.com/leadingwell_inspirations/</a> </p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@leadingwellgretchenschott">https://www.youtube.com/@leadingwellgretchenschott</a></p><p>Spotify: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6Ojq9yQUf71e3flr68JI9I?si=a9a423cc8e6b4a97">https://open.spotify.com/show/6Ojq9yQUf71e3flr68JI9I?si=a9a423cc8e6b4a97</a></p><p>Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/leading-well/id1838799325">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/leading-well/id1838799325</a> </p><p>Get Joy@Work: When Women Lead: <a href="https://www.gretchenschott.com/shop/p/joy-at-work">https://www.gretchenschott.com/shop/p/joy-at-work</a> </p>
January 28, 2026
Revealing My 2026 Word of the Year
<p>Have you ever noticed how often we confuse hope with optimism? They feel similar, but they’re not the same. And in the context of leadership, that difference matters more than we realize.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, I share my one word for 2026 and the practice I’ve followed for over a decade of choosing a single word to guide my year. This year, my word is “hope.” It’s shaped by a season of uncertainty, loss, and learning to trust without clear answers, and I’m excited for it to guide me in the year ahead.</p><p><br></p><p>I talk about what hope means psychologically, in leadership, and spiritually, and why hope is not passive. I share how I’m learning to receive hope through prayer and stillness, choose it by challenging false beliefs, and extend it through my words, decisions, and presence.</p><p><br></p><p>Finally, I also invite you into reflection with two guiding questions about where you’ve stopped expecting things to improve and where you’re being invited to hope again. </p><p><br></p><p><strong>Timestamps:</strong></p><p>(00:00) Intro </p><p>(01:06) How I chose my word for the year</p><p>(02:26) The theme for 2026</p><p>(04:25) How to build hope</p><p>(06:32) Hope in quiet reflection</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Connect with me:</strong></p><p>Official website: <a href="https://www.gretchenschott.com/">https://www.gretchenschott.com/</a> </p><p>LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/gretchenschott/">https://www.linkedin.com/in/gretchenschott/</a></p><p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/leadingwell_inspirations/">https://www.instagram.com/leadingwell_inspirations/</a> </p><p>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@leadingwellgretchenschott">https://www.youtube.com/@leadingwellgretchenschott</a></p><p>Spotify: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6Ojq9yQUf71e3flr68JI9I?si=a9a423cc8e6b4a97">https://open.spotify.com/show/6Ojq9yQUf71e3flr68JI9I?si=a9a423cc8e6b4a97</a></p><p>Apple Podcasts: <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/leading-well/id1838799325">https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/leading-well/id1838799325</a> </p><p>Get Joy@Work: When Women Lead: <a href="https://www.gretchenschott.com/shop/p/joy-at-work">https://www.gretchenschott.com/shop/p/joy-at-work</a> </p>
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