You're standing in front of your team with a new initiative to roll out, but you can't explain why it matters any more than the seven other things already on everyone's plate. In this episode, I break down what's actually happening when everything is labeled a priority and what you can actually do to protect your team’s bandwidth, capacity, and energy. Key Takeaways: Why you need to know the difference between what you believe and what you're delivering before you walk into any room The one question to ask your leadership before your team asks it of you How to give your team the truth without giving them the chaos, even when you don't have all the answers The calculated risk I took with a 40-hour monthly report, revealing what low-value work really costs Why being willing to have uncomfortable conversations is what opens up capacity for what's possible This episode is for you if you've ever smiled and nodded your way through explaining why something matters when you couldn't honestly answer that question yourself. Want to explore what systemic change could look like in your organization? Visit sparkthefirm.com to learn more about working together. __ Strong Face is for leaders caught between caring for their people and enforcing a system that wasn't built to do so, without losing themselves in the process. Hosted by Tamara Steward, organizational consultant and founder of Spark the Firm, each episode takes one situation you're likely living through at work right now or have seen before, and shows you what's actually broken, and what's yours to fix.