Someone on your team used your own words against you. Not because you did something wrong. Because you did something human.

In this episode of Leadership After 5, Kim gets honest about one of the most painful and least discussed realities of leadership: character assassination from within. What it actually feels like. Why it happens. And why loneliness is almost always the door that gets left open.

Kim introduces the Airbnb framework for thinking about access, what your team should and shouldn't have, how trust and time determine what gets opened, and why the host never forgets they're the host.

If you have ever shown someone who you really are underneath the title and had it used against you, this episode is for you.

In this episode of Leadership After 5, Kim gets honest about what it actually feels like to shift culture in an organization that isn't ready for it. The resistance. The moments you question whether the change was even necessary. The unexpected things behind the wall that cost more and take longer than anyone planned for.

Kim breaks down why most culture change efforts stall before they finish, the focus group trap that derails more strategies than people realize, and the three things that actually move culture forward, none of which involve a values poster or an all staff email.

If you are leading a culture shift, living through one, or wondering why the one you started never quite finished, this episode is for you.

In this episode of Leadership After 5, Kim gets honest about one of the least discussed realities of stepping into a leadership role, inheriting a team you didn't choose. The resistance. The uncertainty. The employees who had already made up their minds about you before you walked through the door.

Kim breaks down why inherited team dynamics are harder than anyone prepares you for, what to do in those critical first weeks, and the honest truth about what happens when you do everything right and some people still don't come around.