How many times have you attended a training, a retreat, or a development program where you learned a whole lot, but left feeling like you didn’t know what to apply or what to do next? At Energize Leadership, we are all about blasting past this type of experience. So we’ve dug in on the very […]
Did you know that emotions and empathy go hand in hand? When a person hears an emotionally engaging story, the body releases the chemical oxytocin which creates empathy in the hearer and serves to strengthen bonds and relationships. At Energize Leadership, we use this as an unbeatable argument for doing those silly ice breakers at […]
One of the many responsibilities we have as leaders is to effectively manage the organizational systems that are in place to support the retirement and exit processes of our longtime employees. And this is no trivial matter – we have seen all too often soon-to-retirees mentally checking out before they’re physically out the door because […]
We all know how debilitating to our motivation going through a setback can be, and why that makes it so important to celebrate the little everyday wins that happen along the way to achieving our bigger goals. We’re also well aware that rewarding those micro-achievements is what gives us the push we need to keep […]
It’s early on Monday morning and you just arrived at work. You spent your entire commute once again thinking about all the various conversations you have to have this month with your direct reports, and it’s really starting to weigh you down. Some are retiring soon but already appear to have checked out, and others […]
How many times have you called an executive and ended up with the unfriendly admin on the other end telling you there is no time in the calendar for several weeks? Have you ever told said executive about your negative experience or that it is not what you’d expect based on your close relationship with […]
