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    Is goal setting getting the best of you? Whether you’re a goal getter or a no setter, there’s plenty to talk about when it comes to goals.    Join Kat and Andi to consider the pros and cons of goal setting. How can we do away with “artificial” timelines, forced goals, and deflated [...]

    Is vacation time more trouble than it’s worth? Join Andi and Kat as they talk about the dark side of what you always hope to be the “best weeks” of your year!   Using your PTO is meant to provide rest and recuperation, an opportunity to connect with others, get stuff done, or [...]

    Are the Holidays Wreaking Havoc in Your Workplace? Join Kat and Andi as they have their inaugural discussion on “things we don’t talk about at work” - The Holidays!   Holidays can stir up angst and, at the end of the year, they seem to be never ending!  Kat and Andi deconstruct some [...]

At Energize Leadership, we are clearly strong believers that everyone can benefit from mentorship and coaching.  In this article, we zone in on mentoring and how it can help you in your leadership journey, particularly if you are trying to scale and grow.  Who better to talk to about mentoring than the rockstar mentor herself, […]

Let’s be real here – how many “lackluster” leaders have you experienced?  You know the ones. They’re unenthusiastic, lack clarity, a bit uneasy, or just plain…gasp… uninspiring?  Now let’s be really honest here – just between you and I – are you one of them? Maybe just a little? Well, I’ll be honest.  Most of […]

Image from the Encinitas Unified School District’s Farm Lab – the nation’s first certified organic farm to school program. Doing purposeful work is becoming more of a goal for many people today. Just take a read through Aaron Hurst’s The Purpose Economy and you’ll see the proof in the pudding. We’ve wandered off from our […]

Kat Rippy recently sat down with Melanie Proshchenko, the Founder and CEO of Honeycomb Team Solutions to talk about her work with leaders in creating more synergistic teams to increase productivity. Through her work, Melanie has discovered remarkable patterns about how the greatest teams work together, collaborate and communicate to create a high-performance organization. She’s […]

Kat Rippy recently sat down with Catherine Mattice, the Founder and CEO of Civility Partners on The Everyday Leader Podcast to talk about her work with workplace bullying and culture change. Through her work, Catherine has devoted her career to creating workplace cultures where bad behaviors are replaced with positive ones and all employees are […]

Leader friends – we had an important conversation recently on The Everyday Leader podcast, and it was all about comfort zones. The old adage is true: great things never came from comfort zones. But you know what else is true? Great leaders never came from comfort zones. I always knew that leadership requires courage to do […]