S2E4: The Art of Multi-Leader Calibration
Episode Description
Sustainable leadership is not about being identical—it’s about being aligned.
In this episode of Gather At The Well, co-leaders Lindsey and Marisol pull back the curtain on the real work of co-leadership—what it takes to align, recalibrate, and lead with intention. They share how they’ve built a leadership model rooted in alignment, trust, and professional authenticity at The Teaching Well.
From weekly syncs and systems audits to somatic check-ins and tough conversations, they offer practical tools and honest reflections on what it takes to lead together with intention. You'll hear how they navigate misalignment, build psychological safety, and stay grounded in shared values without sacrificing individuality.
This is a masterclass in shared leadership, psychological safety, and critical hope—rooted in love, truth, and a belief that we are stronger when we lead together.
Tune in to hear:
🤝How co-leaders (and leadership teams) can align their values, decision-making styles, and leadership approaches
🗓️Practical tools and rituals for co-leadership alignment, like weekly syncs and systems audits
❤️How to navigate misalignment with curiosity, care, and honest conversation
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Tone-Setting (1:00)
Building a co-leadership relationship: creating unified vision, establishing psychological safety, and discussing values alignment (6:00)
Alignment and calibration practices + weekly meeting structures (12:00)
Dots and Squeezes Somatic Practice (16:00)
Lindsey and Marisol’s six core co-leadership values (23:00)
Homework + Critical Hope (32:00)
Critical Hope:
“My critical hope is that we can anchor, continue to anchor, in the belief that once we've made it to a position that has power privilege, that we can make space for others, and then we can continuously do that.”- Marisol
Homework:
What are your human-centered leadership values?
How do these values show up for yourself and your team?
How can you make them measurable and observable
Affirmations:
I can unmask with my co-leader it can help us reach our goals
I honor my position of power by making space for others to rise with me.
I am not alone in this work—together, we are stronger and more resilient.
I don’t need to excel at everything; self-awareness is my superpower.
I embrace my unique strengths and trust others to bring theirs.
Resting into my gifts allows me—and us—to build with greater sustainability.
Powerful Quotes
"We don't have to agree, but we do have to align." -Lindsey
"When I am fully my authentic self, I give permission for others to do the same." -Marisol
"We were finally in a position where we could dictate policy, practice and model what we wanted to be true." -Marisol
"The practice of checking in on alignment as a proactive action is invaluable."
"We are providing a corrective experience for our team to have leaders that aren't workplace abusers." -Lindsey
"An invitation also, as we're in this calibration... to assume positive intent, to stay in our body and to be able to not be responsive or reactive to those instances of misalignment." -Marisol
"We're stronger together, so that's my critical hope. Is that folks that have been telling themselves I'm not good enough... maybe you just need to get a co-leader." -Lindsey
“Often we're bringing our collective expertise, our collective experience, to figure out what is the path forward, and it's not mine or yours, but what's in service of our org and our team." -Marisol