by Kathleen Quinn Votaw | Aug 13, 2026
Every leader will face this moment. You know the person sitting across from you is not the right fit. You have known it for weeks, maybe months. And yet the conversation keeps getting postponed. In this series, we wrote about why exiting people well is one of...
by Kathleen Quinn Votaw | Aug 6, 2026
You can spend a year building trust with your team. You can invest in culture, refine your values statement, and give the most compelling all-hands talk of your career. Then one person walks out the door, and every remaining employee recalibrates everything they...
by Kathleen Quinn Votaw | Jul 29, 2026
Denver-based leadership expert and TalenTrust founder recognized by ColoradoBiz Magazine DENVER, CO — Kathleen Quinn Votaw, founder and CEO of TalenTrust and KQV Speaks LLC, has been named a Top Women in Colorado Business honoree by ColoradoBiz Magazine for 2026. This...
by Kathleen Quinn Votaw | Jul 29, 2026
Every leader will tell you that people are their greatest asset. Most of them mean it. But watch what happens when it is time to let someone go, and you will see what that statement is actually worth. Hiring gets the spotlight. It gets the budget, the branding, the...
by Kathleen Quinn Votaw | Jul 23, 2026
Throughout July, we have built the case: listening is infrastructure, exit interviews are too late, and your recruiting spend reveals a retention problem, not a hiring problem. Now it is time to build the system. A leadership listening system is the operational...
