Leadership is full of turning points — moments where one choice sharpens you and another dulls your edge. Adaptive Edge is where we distill those moments into tools you can use tomorrow.
I’m Pele — a Pacific woman of Samoan, Māori, and German descent, born and raised in Samoa. After 25 years in the global leadership arena, I’ve paid the prices, taken the hits, and found the patterns. Each short episode delivers one axiom, one story, and one leadership move — so you don’t have to stumble where I did.
This isn’t theory. It’s field-tested wisdom, shaped by both my Pacific roots and global experience, for leaders who want clarity without fluff. Sharpen your edge, then share it — because leadership isn’t solo, it’s collective.
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Leadership is full of turning points — moments where one choice sharpens you and another dulls your edge. Adaptive Edge is where we distill those moments into tools you can use tomorrow.
I’m Pele — a Pacific woman of Samoan, Māori, and German descent, born and raised in Samoa. After 25 years in the global leadership arena, I’ve paid the prices, taken the hits, and found the patterns. Each short episode delivers one axiom, one story, and one leadership move — so you don’t have to stumble where I did.
This isn’t theory. It’s field-tested wisdom, shaped by both my Pacific roots and global experience, for leaders who want clarity without fluff. Sharpen your edge, then share it — because leadership isn’t solo, it’s collective.
This episode explores how to transform a calendar into a map of energy. With the Traffic Light Calendar — red for draining, green for energizing, yellow for unpredictable — leaders can set boundaries that prevent burnout and sustain resilience.
Pele shares a resilience lesson from racing across the ocean: calm seas are for practice, storms are for performance. True resilience isn’t built in the calm — it’s proven when your rhythms hold under pressure.
Here, I share the price I paid when an attempt at inclusion left someone feeling shamed. Respect starts with knowing the room — intent isn’t enough, impact requires cultural awareness.
When friendship blurs leadership, respect collapses. Pele shares the Boundary Compass — expand recognition, hold in friendships — to lead with warmth and clarity.
In this episode, I share the price of feedback inconsistency. A rhythm isn’t enough — without consistency and clarity, feedback leaves you leading in the dark.
Most leadership advice sounds good in theory — but collapses in the real world. That’s why I created Adaptive Edge. After 25 years leading teams across four continents and paying the price for my mistakes, I now share one anchor line, one story, and one leadership move you can use immediately. No fluff. Just field-tested wisdom to sharpen your edge in under ten minutes.
Leadership is full of turning points — moments where one choice sharpens you and another dulls your edge. Adaptive Edge is where we distill those moments into tools you can use tomorrow.
I’m Pele — a Pacific woman of Samoan, Māori, and German descent, born and raised in Samoa. After 25 years in the global leadership arena, I’ve paid the prices, taken the hits, and found the patterns. Each short episode delivers one axiom, one story, and one leadership move — so you don’t have to stumble where I did.
This isn’t theory. It’s field-tested wisdom, shaped by both my Pacific roots and global experience, for leaders who want clarity without fluff. Sharpen your edge, then share it — because leadership isn’t solo, it’s collective.
