1171. Confidently Leading Through Change: Mindset Shifts to Thrive in 2026
1171. Confidently Leading Through Change: Mindset Shifts to Thrive in 2026  
Podcast: The Kelly Roach Show
Published On: Thu Sep 25 2025
Description: In this episode of The Kelly Roach Show, Kelly shares the key mindset and leadership shifts she made coming into the year that set her and her businesses up for success. From preparing for market contraction, to pacing with speed of change, to making tough team calls, Kelly walks through the exact adjustments that freed her as a leader and positioned her companies for explosive growth.  If you’ve been feeling weighed down by your team, slowed by your systems, or uncertain about how to lead into the next cycle—this episode will give you both clarity and courage. Timestamps 0:45 – 2:15 — Why September/Q1 planning determines next-year results 2:15 – 4:00 — Market outlook (contraction) & why expectation → preparation → execution 4:00 – 6:00 — Mindset shift: stop slowing down for people who can’t pace with you 6:00 – 8:00 — The “no-rehire” decision and why Kelly implemented it this year 8:00 – 10:00 — Pruning layers: moving market-facing, regaining creativity and bandwidth 12:00 – 14:00 — How to build/keep high-performance teams   Resources Mentioned Download The Reinvention Playbook (free guide) →  https://thekellyroach.com/reinvention  Join The Virtual Business School membership for real-time, hands-on business growth support- all for just $59/month, no contract! https://go.virtualbusinessschool.com/virtualbusinessschool-page-3054  Join The Virtual Business School GOLD to learn advanced sales systems for rapid scale: https://go.virtualbusinessschool.com/gold    Grab Bigger Than You: The Entrepreneur’s Guide to Building an Unstoppable Dream Team (The Audiobook) → https://www.audible.com/pd/Bigger-Than-You-Audiobook/B0DMR2FB2P?srsltid=AfmBOopsIwU82GAjvrXC3fO92kjWEE_pY99UFZSjuEDRi_cVCyodZ_zs  Follow Kelly on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kellyroachofficial/             Follow Kelly on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kelly.roach.520/        Connect with Kelly on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kellyroachint/