You’ve said it. We’ve all said it:
"We just need people to take more ownership."
But what if your leadership habits are unintentionally training people not to?
The Control Trap
In high-pressure environments like food manufacturing and production, it’s easy for leaders to default to control. We manage tasks, make decisions quickly, and expect people to follow through.
And it works—until it doesn’t.
Because control creates compliance, not commitment. And cultures built on compliance don’t gr...
With shifting labor dynamics, shrinking resources, and a noticeable drop in team engagement, food leaders are facing the constant pressure to do more with less. The chaos isn’t slowing down—and neither are the expectations.
When the whirlwind picks up, leaders must get intentional about taking care of themselves.
“If you can’t take care of yourself, you can’t take care of others.”
– Jill Stuber
In this week’s episode of Real Talk with Tia & Jill, we dive into 3 practical shifts to stay ground...
Rewriting Your Leadership Story: Why Intentional Leadership Changes Everything
A reflection from Jill Stuber, Catalyst Food Leaders
We all start building our leadership story long before we realize we’re writing one.
We absorb what we see — how our bosses handle pressure, how meetings run, how feedback lands, how people get promoted (or don’t). Somewhere along the way, those experiences start shaping how we lead — often without us even noticing.
For a long time, that’s exactly how I led too....
