For small business owners, solopreneurs, and founders, building a brand requires a constant balancing act. You are expected to be the visionary, the operator, the financial steward, and the chief storyteller all at once. When you have Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), this multi-role balancing act can quickly give way to a profound sense of overwhelm.

In the latest episode of the Coaching Gold Podcast, Dr. Rudy Jackson and Dorian Cunion sat down with Demetra Moore, PCC, to celebrate International Coaching Week. The conversation centered on a profound truth: Leadership is a human-centric craft that requires constant "pivoting"—not just in career paths, but in how we think and communicate.

I recently worked with a business owner who was ready to promote a top performer into a new Supervisor role. They had a great candidate, but they were hesitant. They’ve seen it happen before: a high-performing individual contributor gets promoted, struggles to lead, and eventually fails to live up to expectations, and either has to get demoted or leave the company. We thought we could reduce the risk of this happening by being intentional about how we transitioned this leader into the new...