Thought Leadership

Ideas for leadersnavigating what's next.

Books, podcasts, practical tools and webinars from Dr. Terri Hartwell Easter, grounded in research on sponsorship, meaning-making leadership and change.

Featured Book · Forthcoming

Because Fear Can't Innovate

Answering the Call for Meaning-Making Leadership

The fear of disruption, failure, and displacement has become the dominant force shaping how organizations make — and avoid — decisions. Dr. Terri Hartwell Easter argues that the antidote isn't courage for its own sake; it's Meaning-Making: the leadership practice of interpreting complexity, contextualizing challenge, and creating shared purpose.

This book is a call to action for leaders who know something has to change — and are ready to be the ones who change it.

Because Fear Can't Innovate by Dr. Terri Hartwell Easter — book jacket
Key Themes

What the book explores

Meaning-Making Leadership

The art and practice of leading through complexity with clarity.

Fear as an Organizational Force

How fear shapes culture, decisions, and innovation — and what to do about it.

Sponsorship & Power

The hidden systems of advancement — and how equitable leaders disrupt them.

Equitable Leadership Culture

Why inclusion is a leadership discipline, not a diversity program.

Podcasts

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Episode · 38 min

Sponsorship That Changes Careers

What makes sponsor relationships form, grow and endure.

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Episode · 42 min

Leading Through Change

Meaning-making when the ground is shifting.

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Guest appearance

Emotional Intelligence at the Top

Why EQ matters more as scope grows.

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Leadership Tools

Put ideas into practice

Guide · PDF

Sponsor Conversation Guide

Questions to open and grow a sponsorship relationship.

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Webinars

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Upcoming · Live

Positioning Yourself for Sponsorship

Date to be announced · 60 minutes

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Building a Cohesive Executive Team

The Five Behaviors® in practice · 45 minutes

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Culture by the Numbers

Reading engagement data by demographic · 45 minutes

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