Articles

Writing on leadership, decision-making, and the inner work behind both.

Decisions, Decisions: A Model for Making Quality Decisions & Managing Perception

September 2026 · Originally published at Reboot.io

The effectiveness of a decision is the product of its quality and the team's acceptance of it. On decision-making as a relational challenge, and the Vroom-Yetton framework for knowing when to be autocratic, consultative, or to delegate.

The Practice of Checking In

June 2020

Red, Yellow, Green Check Ins: a simple, consent-driven practice for naming your inner state in one to ones and meetings — and why safety, trust, and the vagus nerve make it matter.

Podcasts

Episodes of the Reboot Podcast's Wisdom for Work series featuring Virginia.

Wisdom for Work #13 — Accountability & Trust

With Ali Schultz. Why the key to accountability is healthy channels of communication and cultures of trust — and the distinction between leader-led and self-led accountability.

Wisdom for Work #19 — Strategic Delegation: Building Trust & Setting Clear Expectations

With Ali Schultz. A dive into delegation — clarity, trust, and accountability — including a mental model that weighs individual readiness against the importance of the task.

Wisdom for Work #23 — Cultivating Conditions of Courage

With Ali Schultz. Unpacking "conditions of courage": how fostering psychological safety within teams goes hand-in-hand with leaders cultivating their own self-awareness.