Hey there,

Were you the person in school who’d wind up doing the whole group project?

Yeah. Me, too. I remember spending a zillion hours trying to project-manage my peers: reminding them of due dates, nudging them about progress, stitching together their disjointed contributions at the 11th hour. I hated it. And yet, I somehow always found myself in that role.

And now… I see the same thing playing out with my coaching clients, especially those with manager or lead responsibilities. They want to do great work—but often feel stuck playing team cat-herder. Their 1:1s are full of awkward silences… so they spend more and more time coming up with topics to cover. Their team brainstorms are crickets… so they just go back to telling everyone what to do. They keep trying to delegate… yet their mental load? It’s somehow higher than ever.

It’s even worse on teams that have recently had layoffs or reorgs. Because not only are those managers trying to support people who are more stressed, fearful, and disengaged—but they’re often being asked to support more of them, too, as their teams absorb a hodgepodge of ICs coming from dismantled teams.

This can create a pretty damaging cycle: managers and leads are more pressed for time than ever, yet offloading work feels like it takes even longer than doing it themselves. As a result, they keep custody of every problem. Then they burn out and start to resent their direct reports for being so needy… while their reports feel frustrated that their manager doesn’t trust them and never has time for them.

If this feels familiar, you might think the problem is them: they just won’t step up! But the truth is, you’re probably playing a role in this cycle, too. And Jen and I want to help you break out of it. We’ve spent the past few months transforming all our curriculum on coaching, conflict, and communication skills into an on-demand course that will show you how to stop this doom loop. For good.

It’s called Team Up, and it launches TODAY. To celebrate, we’re giving newsletter subscribers a special launch price: 50% off the sticker price of $329. That brings the cost down to just $164.50.

There’s so much in this course, we promise: this is a steal. We hope you’ll check it out. Just use the code BRANDNEW to get the discount.

—Sara

Team Up

Build a team that talks, works, and wins together... without the drama.

Team Up is an on-demand course for managers, leads, and anyone who wants their team to do big things—together. It teaches the coaching skills great managers use to unlock growth and build healthy, high-performing teams—and the conflict-resolution skills all of us need to navigate stressful moments (but that most of us never learned).

Each Team Up module is packed with video lessons, hands-on activities, real-world assignments, and quizzes—so you won't just learn theories or concepts, but practice them, too. By the end, you’ll know how to:

• Navigate stressful situations with confidence and composure

• Get your team members unstuck—without taking on their problems

• Trade awkward 1:1s for coaching conversations that unlock growth

• Improve team trust, safety, and collaboration

• Give feedback that’s clear, fair, and actionable

• Turn conflict into deeper alignment

We’ve spent the past 5 years honing this material in our private workshops and 1:1 sessions—and now we want as many people as possible to benefit from it. So if you want to worry less, win more, and strengthen every work relationship, check out Team Up. It’s half price through April 15 only.

What you’ll get

7 on-demand learning modules27 video lessons (3+ hours of content)Hands-on activities paired with every video lessonQuizzes to test your knowledgeDigital workbook packed with bonus resourcesCertificate of completion at the end

Course price: $329 $164.50

Through April 15 only. Use code BRANDNEW at checkout.