LeaderSips

Like or didn’t like what you heard? Share your sip with me! This episode is talking 'bout my and all generations and how we lead and thrive together in a multi-gen workforce.  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! Like a great dandelion tea, everybody needs a detox. I believe the world needs a detox as well. A leadership detox. If we are to change the world for the better, for ours and future generations, haven't we seen enough proof that bad leaders prevail in every corner of the planet? Will you join me in a movement? #LeadershipReset  For m...

Like or didn’t like what you heard? Share your sip with me! Throughout history people have fallen for the messages and persuasion of charismatic leaders. Is charisma a necessary leadership trait or all smoke and mirrors? Tune in to dive deeper into the concept of social charisma and where we as leaders should be focusing our efforts to be the change we wish to see in the world.  For more sips and...

Like or didn’t like what you heard? Share your sip with me! It's especially hard to be a leader nowadays with world events being an increasing presence  in our workplaces for a variety of reasons. As leaders it's important to be understanding as each person reacts differently to various issues, but is there such a thing as too much empathy? Are we losing our will to provide constructive...

Like or didn’t like what you heard? Share your sip with me! It’s so important leaders don't half-heartedly search for a work-love connection when interviewing potential team members just to get someone in the door.  WARNING: Unpopular opinions about hiring practices may be shared in this episode. But who said popular means right anyway?  For more sips and tips, connect with me on social and f...

Like or didn’t like what you heard? Share your sip with me! Does slow and steady always win the race? No. But slow and steady always wins the personal growth game. Tune in to find out how a slow roast on the right things can actually lead to a fast brew to activate on the work things.   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! Hulling a coffee bean is removing its skin during processing, and I believe people need to do the same to traditional hierarchical cultures if they wish to thrive in the future marketplace and survive the great resignation. Think you don't have the influence to help? Think again.  For more sips and tips, connect with me on social and...

Like or didn’t like what you heard? Share your sip with me! Just as commercial packaging can be misleading for product quality, so can being quick to judge about what a person wears to work. With so many people returning to office environments, will the office clothing norms change? Should they? In this episode, let's brew something authentically you in the world of office wear.  For more sip...

Like or didn’t like what you heard? Share your sip with me! The Great Resignation as the media has dubbed it. People leaving their jobs for a myriad of reasons. What's a leader to do when they are struggling to stabilize a team AND a business? Well it all starts with - you guessed it - leadership.  For more sips and tips, connect with me on social and follow @LeaderSips @Leadspirations and @L...

Like or didn’t like what you heard? Share your sip with me! The word Metaverse has been gaining a lot of media attention lately, but what is it and why should we care? Ready Player One? Tune in for some sips on if we're ready to go full meta or not.  For more sips and tips, connect with me on social and follow @LeaderSips @Leadspirations and @LifeisGrit on Instagram, Threads, X, Facebook, You...

Like or didn’t like what you heard? Share your sip with me! Teachers are leaders, leaders are teachers. Both play critical roles in shaping our future. Tune in for some sips about being teachers from the classroom to the boardroom.  For more sips and tips, connect with me on social and follow @LeaderSips @Leadspirations and @LifeisGrit on Instagram, Threads, X, Facebook, YouTube, and Pinterest. Le...

Like or didn’t like what you heard? Share your sip with me! Out with the old, and in with the new. Time to set your intention for 2022!  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 sad reality that we all have people in our lives who take credit for other people's work, who lie and cheat to get ahead. It is so frustrating. What are people with integrity to do? I don't advocate fighting fire with fire. Tune in to pour a different kind of brew on the people who deceive you.  For more sips and tip...

Like or didn’t like what you heard? Share your sip with me! You may have experienced FOMO, well in this episode we're talking about FOPO - fear of other people's opinions. From year-end reviews at work to semester grades to family opinions around holiday tables to comments on social, we're inundated with opinions about our lives. So, why do we put so much weight on other people&apos...

Like or didn’t like what you heard? Share your sip with me! Companies have been asking their employees to return to an office building, and not everyone welcomes the change. There is no "going back" to pre-COVID life, so as leaders, how can we best support ourselves and our teams when asked to create a new normal yet again? Throw away the old stale coffee and tune in to make a fresh pot....

Like or didn’t like what you heard? Share your sip with me! Recruiters are busier than ever, and teams are turning over quicker than they can hire. Are you panicked or pausing to ensure you get the right people on your team? Tune in to see if your hiring approach is hot or iced.  For more sips and tips, connect with me on social and follow @LeaderSips @Leadspirations and @LifeisGrit on Instagram,...

Like or didn’t like what you heard? Share your sip with me! Why do we spend more time and resources developing executives than entry level employees? We need to proactively start investing in our employees on day one. Because just like the pineapple upside down cake, all of the best stuff starts on the bottom, then gets flipped over to the top for a beautiful and delicious finish.  For more sips a...

Like or didn’t like what you heard? Share your sip with me! Pride is ego's little brother and ego-driven decision-making is not leadership. Tune in for thoughts around the importance of vulnerability and setting an example for the people you love and lead.  For more sips and tips, connect with me on social and follow @LeaderSips @Leadspirations and @LifeisGrit on Instagram, Threads, X, Facebo...

Like or didn’t like what you heard? Share your sip with me! We all have branches that need to be pruned in our lives. This week we’re sipping on a bit of wine as we strive to cultivate only healthy vines in our lives.  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...

Like or didn’t like what you heard? Share your sip with me! I hope you don't cancel this episode as I share my thoughts on how cancel culture is adversely impacting what leadership and inclusion is all about.  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...

Like or didn’t like what you heard? Share your sip with me! Transformational leadership starts with a spark of rebellion. Change my mind after you listen to this next episode on why the most transformational leaders are non-conformists.  For more sips and tips, connect with me on social and follow @LeaderSips @Leadspirations and @LifeisGrit on Instagram, Threads, X, Facebook, YouTube, and Pinteres...

Like or didn’t like what you heard? Share your sip with me! We often look to public figures for leadership inspiration and encouragement. Join me in this episode about leadership role models and the pitfalls of putting people on pedestals.  For more sips and tips, connect with me on social and follow @LeaderSips @Leadspirations and @LifeisGrit on Instagram, Threads, X, Facebook, YouTube, and Pinte...

Like or didn’t like what you heard? Share your sip with me! Even leaders with the best of intentions can exhibit bad behaviors. Part 6 continues the sips to self-awareness as we spill the tea of bad behaviors and dump the bitter batch down the drain.  For more sips and tips, connect with me on social and follow @LeaderSips @Leadspirations and @LifeisGrit on Instagram, Threads, X, Facebook, YouTube...

Like or didn’t like what you heard? Share your sip with me! Ristretto is the strongest and most concentrated type of espresso drink, so I thought it only fitting to use this term with a critical leadership skill we're going to sip on to strengthen today: resilience.  For more sips and tips, connect with me on social and follow @LeaderSips @Leadspirations and @LifeisGrit on Instagram, Threads,...

Like or didn’t like what you heard? Share your sip with me! You thought the dreaded group project would end after college. Wrong! Group projects are a part of life, and collaboration is critical, then why does it go sideways so much when we try to team up with others? Let's grab a cuppa and sip on some ways we can be the best individual in a group.  For more sips and tips, connect with me on...