I have spent more than four decades in this profession. I’ve seen it change in ways I never could have predicted, and I’ve stayed close enough to the ground to hear what’s really happening to the women trying to build careers within it. That’s why I’m honored to share that
By Lisa Baue The numbers have dropped for the last two years in employee engagement, and they should stop every funeral and death care service company owner and leader in
There’s something about spring that reminds me of a lesson I learned a long time ago. Sitting on the back of a bucking Shetland pony on my grandfather’s farm in
By Lisa Baue The numbers have dropped for the last two years in employee engagement, and they should stop every funeral and death care service company owner and leader in their tracks. Gallup’s State of the Global Workplace: 2026 Report, the world’s largest ongoing study of the employee experience, found that global employee engagement only […]
There’s something about spring that reminds me of a lesson I learned a long time ago. Sitting on the back of a bucking Shetland pony on my grandfather’s farm in southern Illinois. Pop didn’t let me quit when I hit the ground. He stood over me, brushed the dirt off his hands, and said, “Now, […]
February invites us into a quieter kind of leadership. Not the loud kind. Not the performative kind. But the kind that leads with heart, and stands firmly in strength. As we move through February, the month of love, I find myself returning often to the theme “Lead With Heart, Stand in Your Strength.” It feels […]
PARKER, Colo., Jan. 20, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Acclaimed funeral industry leader, entrepreneur, and advocate for women in deathcare, Lisa Baue (https://lisabaue.com/), announces the upcoming release of the audiobook edition of her Amazon bestselling book, Wake-Up Calls: A Journey of Learning to Lead and Succeed in the Funeral and Deathcare Profession. The audiobook publishes January 20, 2026 and is […]
Proud to be featured in Southern Funeral Director this month on the value of mentoring. Mentorship has been one of the most powerful accelerators in my career—helping me grow, stretch, and lead with more confidence. If you’ve had a mentor (or been one), I’d love to hear what made the biggest difference for you. Click […]
Last year, I became an author. That’s still strange for me to write. I didn’t set out thinking, One day I’ll publish a book. I didn’t grow up imagining my personal story in print, held in other people’s hands, discussed in rooms I’ve never entered. And yet, here I am. Writing Wake-Up Calls was one […]
