LeaderSips

Like or didn’t like what you heard? Share your sip with me! Leadership is nothing without action. And in order to take action, we have to identify where, how, and what action to take that will drive the most impact for positive change. Start at the root cause of any issue or situation, then determine how you can pour into a cup with actions that will quench the thirst of a problem, as opposed to j...

Like or didn’t like what you heard? Share your sip with me! This Women's History Month, I've been sharing on LinkedIn a daily quote, quip, or sip of women who have made an impact on my life. It got me thinking about my childhood role models and Julie Andrews was one of them. I was getting a bit nostalgic about "Mary Poppins" - one of my favorite movies of all time - and had the...

Like or didn’t like what you heard? Share your sip with me! Ever wonder what the future of work looks like? I'm not talking about crystal balls and tarot cards. I'm talking about what's next for the workplace and society with technology, social media, interpersonal interactions. Will we come full circle and want to go back to a simpler time or plunge into a metaverse? Join me as we...

Like or didn’t like what you heard? Share your sip with me! Do you like surprises or not so much? Sometimes we mistake the unknown or unplanned as something bothersome or stressful, rather than seeing it for the opportunity it is. This episode tunes into what we as leaders can do when the cup of coffee served to us is not what we ordered.  For more sips and tips, connect with me on social and foll...

Like or didn’t like what you heard? Share your sip with me! In this episode we reflect on what we can learn from the life, leadership and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  For more sips and tips, connect with me on social and follow @LeaderSips @Leadspirations and @LifeisGrit on Instagram, Threads, X, Facebook, YouTube, and Pinterest. Learn more about me at karlynnholbrook.com  

Like or didn’t like what you heard? Share your sip with me! It's a new year and 365 days of blank pages lay ahead. How will you write your next  chapter? Don't worry, I don't like resolutions either, but I do like setting a word of intention for the new year. Let's sip on how to do that together.  Happy New Year!  For more sips and tips, connect with me on social and follow @Le...

Like or didn’t like what you heard? Share your sip with me! The death of Stephen "tWitch" Boss shocked and rattled many of us. How can a seemingly happy and loving light like tWitch take his own life? Suicide rates are higher than ever and what we see isn't always what is happening in people's heads. I debated on doing this episode for weeks, but felt compelled before we close...

Like or didn’t like what you heard? Share your sip with me! You can't achieve anything if you don't believe you can. Before even putting pen to paper on your intentions to drive your vision/mission, you have to get in the right mindset, and trade out negative thoughts for ones that will serve you up the best cup in 2023.  For more sips and tips, connect with me on social and follow @Lead...

Like or didn’t like what you heard? Share your sip with me! It's time for the next sips (or more like a big gulp!) in our end of year reflection before we rev up our engines to start the journey into a new year. Get a piece of paper out and get ready to start drawing your roadmap.  For more sips and tips, connect with me on social and follow @LeaderSips @Leadspirations and @LifeisGrit on Inst...

Like or didn’t like what you heard? Share your sip with me! The year is quickly coming to a close and it's time for some sips to help you pause and assess what you want to leave behind and take with you into the new year. This episode shares some easy tools to reflect, relinquish and rejuvenate before you set intentions for the new year.  For more sips and tips, connect with me on social and...

Like or didn’t like what you heard? Share your sip with me! We see great leaders throughout history and today, but what makes them great, and how can we be just as impactful from where we are for the greater good? Find out in this episode's sips how to get started.  December's 31 Days of Sips and Tips is back on my social! This year, I am opening a coffee Advent calendar through Christma...

Like or didn’t like what you heard? Share your sip with me! Tired of hearing about gratitude this season? Well, too bad. Because it's important, even critical, to our mental state of wellbeing, especially during the holiday season. Tune in for a few easy sips of how to stay thankful even through the yuck times. I would be so grateful to YOU.  December's 31 Days of Sips and Tips is back o...

Like or didn’t like what you heard? Share your sip with me! We tend to overcomplicate our lives and view activity as some kind of badge of honor, when in reality, simplicity is what achieves health, wealth and big dreams. Less is more, but how do you get there in an especially busy time of year? Let's explore how we can fill our lives with intentional purpose, just one cup at a time.  For mor...

Like or didn’t like what you heard? Share your sip with me! It's easy to get wrapped in the petty problems and forget how good we have it living in America. In this month of gratitude, tune in to hear about two recent conversations I had with strangers and how they impacted my heart to share this message. For more sips and tips, connect with me on social and follow @LeaderSips @Leadspirations...

Like or didn’t like what you heard? Share your sip with me! Fall is in the air! Well sort of, unless you live in Florida like me, LOL. But for most of us that means changing leaves, cooler temps, corn mazes, and haunted houses. How do some of the traditional things of this season actually show us the fears we have as leaders? Tune in for a pumpkin cold brew and let's get froth out these fears...

Like or didn’t like what you heard? Share your sip with me! On the heels of the great resignation, quietly quitting is another movement sweeping through the world's workforce. What does this mean exactly and how should we as leaders respond? Join me for some quiet sips of loud leadership tips on this topic to help you and your team get out of a trend and into a more fulfilling life.  For more...

Like or didn’t like what you heard? Share your sip with me! Proverbs tells us that “He who walks with wise men will be wise, But the companion of fools will be destroyed." While that may sound dramatic, think about the truth in that statement. You become the people you surround yourself with. So who do you want to be? Based on this, who should be in your circle of trust? And what do you do ab...

Like or didn’t like what you heard? Share your sip with me! From that worker with the big laugh to the person who's concerned about what you're wearing to work, let's talk about how we can identify the things we should address  vs. the things that just don't matter in the grand scheme of things. Mama and papa bear leaders, this one's for you.  For more sips and tips, conne...

Like or didn’t like what you heard? Share your sip with me! Hearing a 1998 song in a Starbucks inspired the flavor of this episode's sips. Tune in to find out "...that thing, that thing, that thing..." that leaders must do to educate their people about collaboration.  For more sips and tips, connect with me on social and follow @LeaderSips @Leadspirations and @LifeisGrit on Instagra...

Like or didn’t like what you heard? Share your sip with me! In a world where we can be constantly connected to everyone we know, and people we don't know, we are losing our own identities. This podcast episode will show you how to disconnect, where to disconnect, and even who to disconnect...so you can reconnect in bigger, badder and uncut ways. And I really hope you read the description for...

Like or didn’t like what you heard? Share your sip with me! Some of the latest coffee trends including the pour over and using a French press, are nothing new and have been around for more than 100 years. With each new generation there is often a renewed sense of appreciation for the vintage, and in the case of coffee making is fun and harmless, but what if we don't recognize when other thing...

Like or didn’t like what you heard? Share your sip with me! Doctors take a Hippocratic oath of morals. Sadly, too many workplaces seem to encourage a hypo-critic oath. They say one thing, but their actions and unspoken culture says another. In this episode we explore how leaders can flip that mess of a Macchiato upside down so the sweet stuff becomes our foundation, not just an ingredient floating...

Like or didn’t like what you heard? Share your sip with me! We're in a bring your authentic self to work kind of society, but what does this actually mean and how is this really playing out? Is it helpful? Harmful? Are we really cultivating a more inclusive environment. Let's discuss without spilling too much tea.  For more sips and tips, connect with me on social and follow @LeaderSips...

Like or didn’t like what you heard? Share your sip with me! It's time to order the large latte (Hello!) and take small sips towards achieving your big dreams. This episode's sips give you an easy dream-achieving outline to follow, so don't cream your dreams and tune in to get sippin' on your life's purpose.  For more sips and tips, connect with me on social and follow @Lea...

Like or didn’t like what you heard? Share your sip with me! Likes, Comments, Shares have become the new validation in our society. Tune in to hear how we as leaders need to rise above the critics and encourage others to use their voice, regardless of what the critics online or in the boardroom might say.  For more sips and tips, connect with me on social and follow @LeaderSips @Leadspirations and...