What Errol Walton Barrow Still Teaches Us About Leadership, Freedom, and Courage
Today, we pause as an independent nation to honour not just a fellow Barbadian, but a visionary and architect of possibility, by the name of Errol Walton Barrow. Now, I was born a year before his passing, so I would say I did not live during his lifetime, and there are definitely more than a few […]
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40 Lessons at 40: What I’m Taking With Me Into 2026
On this day, the 7th of January 2026, I have turned 40. Yeah… me, 40 years old! Four decades of living, leading, learning, and unlearning. During my entire final year of my 30s and now as I face this milestone head-on, I’ve been reflecting, not just on the journey behind me, but on the wisdom it’s carved into […]
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Lead Like Heaven Is Watching
Dear LeadHers, As the calendar is about to turn and we prepare to step into a new year, I want to leave you with this truth:Your impact is not measured by the volume of your voice, but the alignment of your life.In 2025, we spoke about identity, self-leadership, and the quiet courage it takes to shift […]
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Is It Giving or “Giving Back”? Rethinking the Heart Behind the Season
Every year around this time, I find myself quietly observing the world in motion. The lights go up. The music softens hearts. Calendars fill with potlucks, toy drives, and outreach events. Also, something beautiful happens: people seem lighter, happier, and more willing to give, and not just of gifts, but of time, attention, and care.It’s a season […]
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When the Applause Fades: What Leadership Leaves Behind
Good leadership is not about the length of time one holds power. It’s about the quality of impact created while there. And yet, far too often, especially in long-standing politics, what lingers at the end of a leader’s tenure is not gratitude or reverence, but desperation, fatigue, and a quiet exhale of collective relief. The kind […]
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The Illusion of Experience: Are You Growing or Just Repeating?
“Some people don’t have 20 years of experience. They have one year of experience repeated 20 times.” — Ginny ClarkeWhen I first heard Ginny Clarke say that, it stopped me in my tracks. I paused the podcast, rewound it, and played it again. It wasn’t just a clever line; it was a callout. Because I’ve seen it on […]
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Play Small, Think Big: The Power in Knowing When Not to Speak
There’s a certain power in silence. I didn’t always believe that. Back in my 20s, I used to think leadership meant asserting your ideas, challenging the status quo, and making sure the loudest voice in the room wasn’t the only one being heard. But then life happened. I experienced real leadership. And I learned. It was during a high-stakes meeting […]
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Are You A Leader?
It’s a simple question. However, I’ve learned that it rarely gets a simple answer. It’s a question I’ve asked countless women in mastermind sessions, casual conversations, and interviews on The LeadHer Shift Podcast. And 9 times out of 10, the answer is not an immediate “yes.” Instead, I get:A long pause and hesitation.A nervous laugh, followed by “Hmm… I’m […]
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Before You Build a Brand — Build a Relationship With Yourself
Back in 2017, I was invited to lead a four-week mastermind for a group of 10 female entrepreneurs. The client was a financial agency that provided loans to women building small businesses, and they had a very specific concern.“We believe they’re capable,” the programme manager told me, “but many of them don’t seem to believe […]
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Power, Politics, and the Leadership We Glorify
During the month of September, I received an email from a producer at the Antigua Observer Radio Station, inviting me to be a guest on their Voice of the People show. On the 1st of October, we recorded a live, one-hour interview on the topic of leadership. Throughout the conversation, the hosts and I explored many dimensions […]
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