What Keeps Leaders From Actually Changing?


The CALG Leadership Brief: June 23, 2026

Hi Reader,

A few people asked me this week: "What actually happens inside the Sprint?"

Fair question. So let me walk you through it.

Because I think the way most programs work — you buy it, you get access, you're on your own — is exactly the problem the Sprint is designed to fix. So the structure matters.


Here's what happens inside the CALG Sprint.

It starts with intake. Before you get a plan, I need to understand your actual situation. What's the problem? How long has it been going on? What have you already tried?

That part matters more than people think. A generic plan doesn't fix a specific problem.

From there, I build your custom 30-day action plan and deliver it as a personal Loom video. This is the piece people mention most. Not because a video is novel, but because seeing your own situation reflected back — with a specific path forward attached — lands differently than reading general advice.

The most common thing I hear after the Loom video:

"This is the first time I've seen my situation clearly and known exactly what to do about it."

One leader told me they’d been carrying the same issue around for months before finally realizing they weren’t actually stuck, they just didn’t have a clear path forward yet.


That shifted something for them. And honestly, that’s the goal. Not perfection. Just clarity and a next step.

Then comes the 30-day implementation phase. This is where most programs drop off — they give you the plan and leave you to figure out the execution. The Sprint stays in it with you.

When you hit resistance (and you will, because change is uncomfortable), you have a next step. And if you’ve been carrying the same leadership issue around for a while now, I just want you to know you’re not the only one. Not another thing to research. Something clear to come back to.

What I’ve learned is that most leaders don’t actually need more information.

I think this is the part I underestimated for a long time too — how hard it is to sustain change when you’re trying to do it alone.

They need support while they apply it.

That’s really what the Sprint is about: Support while you do the work.


Still Open

Enrollment is still open — for now.

Spots are limited because the Sprint is personalized. I can only take a set number at a time.

If you've been reading along this month and something has been resonating, this is the right next step.

Enroll in the CALG Sprint $147  |  30 days  |  Personalized to your gap

Talk soon,

Sharon
Founder, Leadership Coach & Strategist
Justice Leadership
sharon@justiceleadership.com

P.S. Hit reply and tell me: what's the one leadership problem you keep coming back to? I'm curious — and it helps me build the next round of Sprint content around what's actually showing up for leaders right now.

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