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EPISODE · Jun 24, 2026 · 1H 9M

Leadership From Panic to Powerful, Author Tess Fyalka, Illinois

from Edge Talk Radio with Angela Zabel · host Angela Zabel / Tess Fyalka

Leadership From Panic to Powerful, Author Tess Fyalka, IllinoisPromoted for your performance… but secretly panicking as a new leader?  If you’ve ever feared disappointing your boss, avoided a tough conversation, or felt overwhelmed trying to manage competing personalities, this episode is your leadership lifejacket. Stop teetering on the ledge—and start leading with resilience, clarity, and courage. Tess Fyalka, award-winning author of Walking the Leadership Ledge, reveals why being a standout employee doesn’t automatically prepare you to lead—and what to do instead. Tess shares practical, step-by-step tools to help new leaders confidently navigate difficult conversations, manage former peers, eliminate team dysfunction, reduce turnover, and build a culture of alignment and accountability—without losing their sanity.  Free:  Take the “NEW” Leader’s Reality Check assessment. In just 2-minutes you’ll identify leadership gaps, uncover team friction points, and get a custom action plan.                         Websites:  www.anglecoaching.com and www.walkingtheleadershipledge.com                       LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tess-fyalka-cpcc-pcc/                                                         Tess’s Book: Walking the Leadership Ledge: The “New” Leaders’ Guide to Building Resilience and Confidence at Every Step on Amazon, Kindle and Audible                                                    Coaching, Team Coaching & Alignment, Crossroads Coaching — When ‘Next’ Is Calling But You Haven’t Answered Yet, Workshops and Online Offerings, Speaking, Engaging keynotes  Tess Fyalka is an award-winning author, leadership development coach, team coach, corporate trainer, and speaker. She brings more than 25 years’ experience in leadership, management, corporate training, and organizational development. She is a 2024 Illinois Women in Leadership Athena nominee, which recognizes 10 women for professional excellence, community service, and for actively assisting women in their attainment of professional excellence and leadership skills. Tess recently spent nearly 10 years as director of employee development and engagement for a mid-size commercial construction company where she built their leadership development, coaching, and corporate training infrastructure. She was instrumental in leading the organization to earn the Apex Training Top 100 recognition in 2022 and 2023, which is awarded to only 100 organizations worldwide. Prior to that she was an independent consultant and worked for 14 years with a management consulting firm, which specialized in helping small businesses develop their management systems. Her passion is helping leaders at all levels develop the essential core competencies to lead successfully and equipping organizational teams with the tools they need to cut through challenging team dynamics and achieve their full potential.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Angela is a teacher, coach, medium, radio show host, writer, retreat host, gallery reader and speaker. Offering clarity, guidance, mediumship, intuition with online private and group sessions, classes, and the Amplified Universe Monthly Membership group. Growing our connection to ourselves, realms around us, our world, our role in it, increasing intuition, questioning, talking openly in a supportive welcoming group. Sharing knowledge with others working with people throughout the world.Sign up for my newsletter, membership and more at https://www.angelazabel.com/ https://www.facebook.com/angelazabelllc https://www.instagram.com/angelazabellc https://www.tiktok.com/angelazabelllc www.linkedin.com/in/angela-zabel-183304153 https://www.youtube.com/@angelazabelteachercoachmed7488The Edge Magazine is the leading events and media resource dedicated to all aspects of holistic living, health and wellness, and the mysteries beyond. Sharing information, wisdom and resources, committed and promoting businesses, organizations and individuals who support our collective journey to wholeness and balance. Currently distributed in 30 states and Canada with 17,000 magazines per printing, vibrant online magazine with over 42,000 people reached per month. Have a magazine shipped to your door, stay up to date with the newsletter, become a drop spot..Edge Talk Radio and Edge Magazine information is below.https://www.edgemagazine.net/edge-talk-radio/            Edge Magazine here https://www.edgemagazine.net/https://www.facebook.com/edgemagazine.nethttps://www.instagram.com/magazine.edge/https://www.linkedin.com/company/edge-magazine/https://www.pinterest.com/edgemagazinemn/https://www.pinterest.com/TheEdgeHolisticHealthMagazine/https://twitter.com/theEdgeMagazinehttps://www.youtube.com/@theedgenetworkI look forward to the next step of my journey with you.

Leadership From Panic to Powerful, Author Tess Fyalka, IllinoisPromoted for your performance… but secretly panicking as a new leader?  If you’ve ever feared disappointing your boss, avoided a tough conversation, or felt overwhelmed trying to manage competing personalities, this episode is your leadership lifejacket. Stop teetering on the ledge—and start leading with resilience, clarity, and courage. Tess Fyalka, award-winning author of Walking the Leadership Ledge, reveals why being a standout employee doesn’t automatically prepare you to lead—and what to do instead. Tess shares practical, step-by-step tools to help new leaders confidently navigate difficult conversations, manage former peers, eliminate team dysfunction, reduce turnover, and build a culture of alignment and accountability—without losing their sanity.  Free:  Take the “NEW” Leader’s Reality Check assessment. In just 2-minutes you’ll identify leadership gaps, uncover team friction points, and get a custom action plan.                         Websites:  www.anglecoaching.com and www.walkingtheleadershipledge.com                       LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tess-fyalka-cpcc-pcc/                                                         Tess’s Book: Walking the Leadership Ledge: The “New” Leaders’ Guide to Building Resilience and Confidence at Every Step on Amazon, Kindle and Audible                                                    Coaching, Team Coaching & Alignment, Crossroads Coaching — When ‘Next’ Is Calling But You Haven’t Answered Yet, Workshops and Online Offerings, Speaking, Engaging keynotes  Tess Fyalka is an award-winning author, leadership development coach, team coach, corporate trainer, and speaker. She brings more than 25 years’ experience in leadership, management, corporate training, and organizational development. She is a 2024 Illinois Women in Leadership Athena nominee, which recognizes 10 women for professional excellence, community service, and for actively assisting women in their attainment of professional excellence and leadership skills. Tess recently spent nearly 10 years as director of employee development and engagement for a mid-size commercial construction company where she built their leadership development, coaching, and corporate training infrastructure. She was instrumental in leading the organization to earn the Apex Training Top 100 recognition in 2022 and 2023, which is awarded to only 100 organizations worldwide. Prior to that she was an independent consultant and worked for 14 years with a management consulting firm, which specialized in helping small businesses develop their management systems. Her passion is helping leaders at all levels develop the essential core competencies to lead successfully and equipping organizational teams with the tools they need to cut through challenging team dynamics and achieve their full potential.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Angela is a teacher, coach, medium, radio show host, writer, retreat host, gallery reader and speaker. Offering clarity, guidance, mediumship, intuition with online private and group sessions, classes, and the Amplified Universe Monthly Membership group. Growing our connection to ourselves, realms around us, our world, our role in it, increasing intuition, questioning, talking openly in a supportive welcoming group. Sharing knowledge with others working with people throughout the world.Sign up for my newsletter, membership and more at https://www.angelazabel.com/ https://www.facebook.com/angelazabelllc https://www.instagram.com/angelazabellc https://www.tiktok.com/angelazabelllc www.linkedin.com/in/angela-zabel-183304153 https://www.youtube.com/@angelazabelteachercoachmed7488The Edge Magazine is the leading events and media resource dedicated to all aspects of holistic living, health and wellness, and the mysteries beyond. Sharing information, wisdom and resources, committed and promoting businesses, organizations and individuals who support our collective journey to wholeness and balance. Currently distributed in 30 states and Canada with 17,000 magazines per printing, vibrant online magazine with over 42,000 people reached per month. Have a magazine shipped to your door, stay up to date with the newsletter, become a drop spot..Edge Talk Radio and Edge Magazine information is below.https://www.edgemagazine.net/edge-talk-radio/            Edge Magazine here https://www.edgemagazine.net/https://www.facebook.com/edgemagazine.nethttps://www.instagram.com/magazine.edge/https://www.linkedin.com/company/edge-magazine/https://www.pinterest.com/edgemagazinemn/https://www.pinterest.com/TheEdgeHolisticHealthMagazine/https://twitter.com/theEdgeMagazinehttps://www.youtube.com/@theedgenetworkI look forward to the next step of my journey with you.

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