How to Lead Your Team Through Change | Tara Tharpe

Leading through change starts with a pause. Change architect Tara Tharpe joins Jim Robinson and Lori Prust to explain why the best leaders slow down before they move. When change hits, most leaders do one of two things: they freeze, or they charge ahead faster than their team can follow. Tara, founder of She Is Changed, shares why an intentional pause is the first step in leading through change. She explains how listening before solving builds trust during layoffs, and how to create stability for your team even when you can't give them certainty. ⏱️Chapters 0:22 Meet Tara Tharpe 1:31 The two ways leaders get change wrong 2:21 Why leaders need to pause, not react 3:10 Reacting vs. responding: Tara's empty-nest lesson 3:55 When you pause, your team gets permission to pause 7:17 Defining the pause: "Fueling the Flame" 9:06 Slow down to speed up 10:54 How to pause when the deadlines don't stop 12:10 Listen first: leading a team through layoffs 16:44 Asking yourself better questions 20:15 How to create stability without certainty 21:00 The three answers to any question 22:17 Leading through your own layoff 26:56 Clarity comes as you move 30:27 The first step in leading through change 32:03 Why leaders must be decisive 36:02 Tara's one takeaway on change 38:51 Where to find Tara and the CHANGED framework ----- ABOUT TARA THARPE Tara Tharpe is a change architect coach and the founder of She Is Changed. She helps people navigate significant life and leadership transitions, especially the moments when change forces us to reconsider who we are and how we move forward. A veteran of leading global teams and of three corporate layoffs herself, Tara created the CHANGED framework to help leaders and individuals move forward with clarity and confidence. Website: https://sheischanged.com/ LinkedIn:   / taratharpe   ----- ABOUT VISIONARY LEADER Leadership insights for executives, entrepreneurs, and business owners who want to lead with real influence. Not just authority. Jim Robinson is an executive coach, leadership speaker, and author of Leading with Empathy. Every week, Jim & Lori Prust share practical frameworks and honest conversations on visionary leadership, emotional intelligence, building high-performance teams, and the psychology of leadership. Work with Jim: https://www.visionaryleader.com/ Leading with Empathy (book): https://a.co/d/0bD1SpOP Jim on LinkedIn:   / jim-robinson-18211918   Lori on LinkedIn:   / lori-prust-309898195   #leadership #executivecoaching #leadingthroughchange #leadershipdevelopment #visionary