Transforming the workplace through self-awareness and delegation

What does it actually take to build a business that runs without you? Jane Monroe, founder of Embrace the Grape — the original beverage-only catering company in Kansas City — didn't plan any of this. It started with a crying bride, a licensing problem she had no answer to, and a decision to get uncomfortable. Seventeen years later, she's running a thriving company powered almost entirely by self-led employees she barely has to manage. In this episode of Evolving Your Workplace, host Carol Schultz digs into the leadership framework Jane has quietly built over two decades — including her "Road to Leadership Cohesion," a four-part model that maps your known self, blind self, hidden self, and mystery self. Most leaders only ever operate in the first one. Jane explains why that's exactly what's holding your organization back, and what it looks like when a leader finally stops avoiding the other three. They also break down delegation, ego, right brain vs. left brain decision-making, and why the leaders who refuse to lead themselves first are the ones who create the most chaos around them. If you've ever wondered why your team won't step up — this conversation is probably the mirror you didn't know you needed.