Where Workplace Wisdom Meets Compassion, Clarity, and Courage.
Workplace Digest helps you prepare for opportunity, navigate the realities of work, and build resilience through change, with compassion for the person doing the work.
A word from the founder
Hi, I’m Leona.
I’m the founder of Workplace Digest, a trauma-informed leader, career strategist, and author with over eight years of experience in talent acquisition and recruitment.
I’ve spent years on the inside of organizations, helping connect people with opportunities. But my work has also taught me something important: professional success cannot be separated from the person experiencing it.
Because the professional matters. And so does the person behind the title.
Leona Ugbo · Founder
Our mission
Behind every professional is a person.
Personal realities don’t stay at the door. Loss, layoffs, burnout, parenting, and life transitions shape how people show up at work.
Workplace Digest exists for the whole professional: practical career wisdom for the work, and dignity for the person doing it. Leadership isn’t reserved for a title. Every person can build professional capability and lead from where they are.
Compassion
Seeing the person behind the role, and responding with care rather than assumption.
Clarity
Practical, honest insight into how workplaces actually work, so you can make informed decisions.
Courage
The confidence to grow, adapt, speak up, and keep going through change.
Explore Workplace Digest
Find your place here.
Choose where you are right now: getting hired, thriving at work, or growing and leading. Everything else is under More to Explore.
Laid off, job searching, graduating, or starting over? Everything for your search.
Templates for your search
Is This Job Real?, the Job Search Tracker, and two OPT tools.
See the templates →Books for your search
The Other Side of the Table, You’re Laid Off. Now What?, Beyond OPT and more.
See the books →The CLARITY Assessment
Get clear on what you want next before you apply.
Take it →
You don’t have to search alone
The Talent Community, Job Board, A Layer of Resilience and mentorship.
Find your people →For the job you have now: feedback, politics, burnout, speaking up.
Templates for work
The Weekly WINS Tracker, Managing Up, Navigating Performance Concerns and more.
See the templates →Career Etiquette Handbook
How workplaces actually operate: communication, relationships, conflict and more.
See the book →The 4 Levels of Workplace Exhaustion
A free self-reflection to see where you are, and what may help next.
Take it →The Template Bundle
Choose any five paid templates in one checkout.
See the bundle →Your career deserves more than survival. Prepare for opportunity, steward it with wisdom, and grow with intention.
The Future-Proof Professional
November 20–21, 2026: two 90-minute interactive sessions built on three pillars.
Explore →Career & Workplace Consultations
Workplace guidance and career strategy. Ask anything.
Book a session →Diversify your skills
Skills that go with you, wherever your career goes.
Learn more →Invite Leona to Speak
For colleges, teams, conferences, and Christian organizations.
Send an inquiry →The newsletter, books by Leona, prayer, the shop, the Leadership Wall and ways to get involved.
The Digest Hub
Monthly issues and a short word of encouragement for each day.
Read →Books by Leona
Echoes of Love and Mental Strength for the Modern Professional.
See the books →Career Prayer
Send a prayer request for your job search or your work.
Pray with us →
Wear Your Mindset
10% of every purchase supports single parents facing hardship.
Shop →Everyday Leadership Wall
Leadership isn’t reserved for a title. Nominate someone who leads from where they are.
Nominate →
Grow With Us
Bring your skills and grow with our vision.
See opportunities →Stay connected
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Laid off or job searching? Share your background with our Talent Community.
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