Gather at the Well: Season 2 Episode 4 The Art of Multi-Leader Calibration (Lindsey Fuller and Marisol Pineda Conde)

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Apr 23

Written By Sabrina Li

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Overview

Sustainable leadership is not about being identical—it’s about being aligned.

In this episode of Gather At The Well, co-leaders Lindsey and Marisol pull back the curtain on the real work of co-leadership—what it takes to align, recalibrate, and lead with intention. They share how they’ve built a leadership model rooted in alignment, trust, and professional authenticity at The Teaching Well.

From weekly syncs and systems audits to somatic check-ins and tough conversations, they offer practical tools and honest reflections on what it takes to lead together with intention. You'll hear how they navigate misalignment, build psychological safety, and stay grounded in shared values without sacrificing individuality.

This is a masterclass in shared leadership, psychological safety, and critical hope—rooted in love, truth, and a belief that we are stronger when we lead together.

Tune in to hear:

🤝How co-leaders (and leadership teams) can align their values, decision-making styles, and leadership approaches

🗓️Practical tools and rituals for co-leadership alignment, like weekly syncs and systems audits

❤️How to navigate misalignment with curiosity, care, and honest conversation

Today’s Speaker

Lindsey Fuller, Executive Director of The Teaching Well

Marisol Pineda Conde, Deputy Director of The Teaching Well.

“We are providing a corrective experience for our team to have leaders that aren’t workplace abusers.”

— Lindsey Fuller, Executive Director of The Teaching Well.

Episode Transcript

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Episode Highlights

Tone-Setting (1:00)
Building a co-leadership relationship: creating unified vision, establishing psychological safety, and discussing values alignment (6:00)
Alignment and calibration practices + weekly meeting structures (12:00)
Dots and Squeezes Somatic Practice (16:00)
Lindsey and Marisol’s six core co-leadership values (23:00)
Homework + Critical Hope (32:00)

Powerful Quotes

“The practice of checking in on alignment as a proactive action is invaluable." - Lindsey Fuller

“We are providing a corrective experience for our team to have leaders that aren’t workplace abusers." - Lindsey Fuller

“An invitation also, as we’re in this calibration…to assume positive intent, to stay in our body and to be able to not be responsive or reactive to those instances of misalignment .”- Marisol Pineda Conde

“We’re stronger together, so that’s my critical hope." - Lindsey Fuller

“Often we’re bringing our collective expertise, our collective experience, to figure out what is the path forward, and it’s not mine or yours, but what’s in service of our org and our team.” - Marisol Pineda Conde

“My critical hope is that we can anchor, continue to anchor, in the belief that once we've made it to a position that has power privilege, that we can make space for others, and then we can continuously do that.”- Marisol Pineda Conde

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