When Leadership Feels Heavy: How to Show Up for Your Team After the Holidays
When Leadership Feels Heavy: How to Show Up for Your Team After the Holidays By Purciarele Group The week after Thanksgiving always hits differently. Everyone returns carrying a mix of exhaustion, lingering emotions, family stress, financial pressure, holiday chaos — and a to-do list waiting to explode. And leaders? We’re carrying it all too. This is the time of year when leadership feels heavier. The business still needs you. Employees need guidance, reassurance, direction, and clarity. Clients expect responsiveness. And yet, you’re also human. You’re allowed to feel the fatigue of the season, the weight of decisions, and the emotional intensity that often surfaces this time of year. But one truth remains: Leadership doesn’t stop just because life feels heavy. And when the holidays create a perfect storm of stress, distraction, PTO shortages, and year-end demands, your team needs you more than ever — not as a flawless leader, but as a present one. Why the Post-Holiday Dip I...