Leadership Coach · Keynote Speaker · Founder
Lilah Jones
After 20+ years at Google and Microsoft, I coach mid-to-senior leaders through the decision they keep postponing.
20+ years in leadership
Google & Microsoft
PQ Certified Coach
1,100+ subscribers
"I had $36 in my bank account the morning of the most important interview of my life. I got the job. That moment taught me everything I know about making high-stakes decisions under pressure — and it's why I do this work."
Lilah Jones
Why I started this
I spent over two decades at companies like Google and Microsoft, helping leaders navigate change, build high-performing teams, and step into bigger roles with confidence. On paper, I was successful. In reality, I stayed longer than I should have — optimizing within a situation instead of questioning the situation itself.
When I finally left, I didn’t have a plan. What I had was clarity about the problem I wanted to solve: high-performing leaders who are stuck not because they lack capability, but because they can’t make the decision that would change everything.
They know what they want. They have the skills. But they keep waiting — for more information, for more certainty, for someone to tell them it’s okay to go. That waiting costs them months, sometimes years, of their career and their life.
The Activated Leader exists to close that gap.
At a glance
Experience
20+ years leading at Google & Microsoft
Certification
PQ Coach · Positive Intelligence Framework
Coaching
1:1 programs, workshops & keynotes
Newsletter
1,000+ subscribers · 47.9% open rate
Clients include
ERGs, L&D teams, associations & senior leaders
Tools used
Saboteur Assessment · CliftonStrengths
Who reads this newsletter
Mid-to-senior leaders who are succeeding externally but feeling stuck internally—and can’t figure out why.
High performers in analysis paralysis — you have the information, the capability, and the options. What you don’t have is a way to choose without regret.
People at an inflection point — a transition, a promotion, a quiet-but-growing sense that something needs to change — who need frameworks, not inspiration.
Leaders who are tired of being told to “just trust the process” — and want someone to name what’s actually happening and what to do about it.
Before you subscribe — find out what’s really stopping you.
Most leaders don’t have an execution problem. They have a Saboteur running the show. Send me your email and I’ll personally send you the 7-minute PQ Saboteur Assessment that reveals exactly which mental pattern is keeping you stuck — and what to do about it.
No automation. I respond personally to every submission.