Your CEO tells you the team needs to be restructured.
That big project your team worked nights and weekends to deliver? Cancelled due to a new AI priority.
Or maybe you’ve been doom-scrolling for weeks and just want to quit life.

This is leadership in 2025:
Holding intense decisions, emotions, and deadlines - while still showing up with compassion and strength.

At The Mintable, we use the 5 Dimensions of Great Leadership to help managers lead through uncertainty with clarity, resilience, and focus. To learn more, check out this Wild Hearts podcast A Managing Masterclass featuring our co-founder, Lauren Humphrey.

1. AWARE

Create space to process.
Not scroll. Not optimize. Just pause and feel.
You don’t need a solution yet. You need a moment to be honest with yourself.

2. CARE

Label your emotions. Don’t suppress them.
Emotional labeling is a research-backed strategy for reducing stress and improving decision-making (Research):

“I’m carrying a lot today.”

“I feel frustrated."

"I feel sad about this."
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Naming what you feels builds self-awareness, so you can respond with care.

3. PREPARE

Know your non-negotiables.
Define them. Share them. Protect them.
This is the foundation of sustainable leadership.

And make impeccable commitments.
It’s not just about saying no, it’s about choosing what you can say yes to with integrity.
When you align your time with what matters most, you reduce reactivity and increase trust.

4. SHARE

Communicate clearly and authentically.

Make time to check-in with your team.

Over-communicate during times of change.
Own your words:

5. DARE

Reconnect to what moves you.
Motivation affects everything that you do. Especially in hard times.

Need help figuring out what motivates you? Try our Motivation Map to reflect and re-align.

You don’t have to be steady all the time.
But with the right mindset and tools, you can lead with strength and compassion - even when the world feels like it’s tilting.