By Kat Rippy and Ashley Allen Seeley, Ph.D We have all worked with great leaders and really poor leaders. The most dubious leaders we have worked with are those with great strengths and amazing potential, but never pushed through to the next level because they got in their own way. This could be the brilliant […]
Has bad behavior made its way into your work environment? We see it in school. We see it online. We see it on TV. We see it in the news. We see it as we drive our cars and we see it as we shop in a store. We also see it in our workplaces. […]
As technology takes over more and more of how we do things and interact with each other, we’ve lost our ability to connect to what matters most – to ourselves and to each other. Our heads have been committed to our computers, our phones, and our technology for so long that we’re burnt out. Our […]
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 […]
Do you struggle with “having it all” but also “managing it all?” Living the life of a leader is not for the faint of heart. It takes a lot of effort to get to the top ranks and along the way decisions are tough to make and can have a tremendous impact on your life. […]
