LeaderSips

Like or didn’t like what you heard? Share your sip with me! This is my 50th episode, so I decided to turn on the mic and let it flow. No agenda. Just heart strings. Thank you so much for your kind messages of encouragement and sipping along the journey with me. For more sips and tips, connect with me on social and follow @LeaderSips @Leadspirations and @LifeisGrit on Instagram, Threads, X, Faceboo...

Like or didn’t like what you heard? Share your sip with me! You don't have to look too far for lessons in leadership, just observe your own animal kingdom under your roof. A few catnip sips of lessons I learned from 18 years with our sweet baby girl Bonnie.   For more sips and tips, connect with me on social and follow @LeaderSips @Leadspirations and @LifeisGrit on Instagram, Threads, X, Face...

Like or didn’t like what you heard? Share your sip with me! Inspired by recent conversations and reflection on my own life, let's drink a carafe of courage and venti our voice in pursuit of becoming braver leaders.  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 abo...

Like or didn’t like what you heard? Share your sip with me! What if there was no such thing as a wrong decision and we saw every choice of path as an opportunity for growth? Sip on how we can reframe our thinking into seeing the positive possibilities, or positibilities, when faced with unexpected decisions.  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! There are so many definitions of leadership, and IMHO leadership is synonymous with love. Sip with me on some words that have inspired and defined to me the very core of what leadership is all about.  For more sips and tips, connect with me on social and follow @LeaderSips @Leadspirations and @LifeisGrit on Instagram, Threads, X, Facebook...

Like or didn’t like what you heard? Share your sip with me! Innovation does not happen without risk, but there is a better way to handle failure than giving everyone a participation trophy. Join me to hear how you can create an open and more honest environment for your team.  For more sips and tips, connect with me on social and follow @LeaderSips @Leadspirations and @LifeisGrit on Instagram, Thre...

Like or didn’t like what you heard? Share your sip with me! Even well-meaning leaders can exhibit bad behaviors if we're not mindful of our own actions. Part 5 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,...

Like or didn’t like what you heard? Share your sip with me! Evolving marketplace demands mean we have to new skill and sometimes re-skill our workforce. Good leaders develop the the amazing people they have before assuming they need new people to do the job.  For more sips and tips, connect with me on social and follow @LeaderSips @Leadspirations and @LifeisGrit on Instagram, Threads, X, Facebook,...

Like or didn’t like what you heard? Share your sip with me! Counterproductive war-like games are played every day in organizations. Sip on some ways we can raise the white flag to bad behaviors and build a culture of community together.  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! Perception paralysis is what keeps people from leading out of fear of what other people might think. This week we percolate on the dangers of this thinking and how to avoid this mind trap, so you can be a leader who takes action.   For more sips and tips, connect with me on social and follow @LeaderSips @Leadspirations and @LifeisGrit on...

Like or didn’t like what you heard? Share your sip with me! The fear of missing out is creating paranoia and fear in our minds and in our leadership. Tune in to get inspired about shedding the FOMO and focusing on your own path and people.   For more sips and tips, connect with me on social and follow @LeaderSips @Leadspirations and @LifeisGrit on Instagram, Threads, X, Facebook, YouTube, and Pint...

Like or didn’t like what you heard? Share your sip with me! You can't step in the same river twice. Whether you've heard that from Heraclitus or Pocahontas, it's true. There's no going "back to" pre-COVID days, so now what?  For more sips and tips, connect with me on social and follow @LeaderSips @Leadspirations and @LifeisGrit on Instagram, Threads, X, Facebook, YouT...

Like or didn’t like what you heard? Share your sip with me! Your motive is what drives your mission. What is your motive for leading people? Tune in to find out what should and should not be your motives in this self-reflection episode.  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! What other people think about you, is none of your business, and it is so important to not let the opinions of people dictate our now self-worth. It is such a hard concept to put in practice, but so necessary if we want to live the life we want, and help others live the life they want.  For more sips and tips, connect with me on social an...

Like or didn’t like what you heard? Share your sip with me! I recently got some bad news about someone very close to me, and started drinking from a bitter cup. Join me in the quest for a better brew and how perspective shapes every situation in our lives and leadership.   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! Even well-meaning leaders can exhibit bad behaviors if we are not mindful of our own actions. Part 4 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, Thr...

Like or didn’t like what you heard? Share your sip with me! Even well-meaning leaders can exhibit bad behaviors if they are not mindful of their own actions. Part 3 continues the stale sips to self-awareness as we dump the cups and carafes of bad behaviors once and for all!  For more sips and tips, connect with me on social and follow @LeaderSips @Leadspirations and @LifeisGrit on Instagram, Threa...

Like or didn’t like what you heard? Share your sip with me! It has been one year since the world as we knew it changed forever. As we slowly get back to a new "normal," let us take this opportunity to challenge some long held beliefs and create a better work environment of the future.  For more sips and tips, connect with me on social and follow @LeaderSips @Leadspirations and @LifeisGri...

Like or didn’t like what you heard? Share your sip with me! Job seeking is tough for anyone, especially if you are fresh out of college and not even sure where to begin. Many schools are not teaching the life skills needed to create a resume, interview or network into a career path, so it is up to us to help our future leaders find their way.  For more sips and tips, connect with me on social and...

Like or didn’t like what you heard? Share your sip with me! I believe the number one downfall of leaders is insecurity. Join me to learn how you can ditch the bitter sips of insecuriTEA and pour from a better brew of leadership.  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...

Like or didn’t like what you heard? Share your sip with me! Join me for coffee and conversation with Bobby Haro, a recent Texas A&M graduate in Leadership Studies.  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! Even well-meaning leaders can have bad habits if they're not mindful of their own actions. Part 2 continues the stale sips to self-awareness as we drain the urn to get rid of a bad batch of behaviors once and for all! 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! Bad behaviors are not unique to only "bad leaders." Even well-meaning leaders, or leaders with potential to be great leaders, can have or develop bad habits if they are not mindful of their own behavior. Join me for the first of several stale sips to self-awareness as we drain a large urn to get rid of the bad batch of coffee on...

Like or didn’t like what you heard? Share your sip with me! Do you think it would be super odd to see a manager standing next to a seasoned coffeehouse barista watching them make every cup of coffee, for the next 5 years? Of course it would. Then why do so many leaders in other business environments do the same thing then they insist on seeing, approving, reviewing or even doing everything themsel...

Like or didn’t like what you heard? Share your sip with me! The best leaders have servant hearts, and often serve others to the point of exhaustion or illness. Most of us know what we should be doing to take better care of ourselves, but have never stopped to really consider why we do not. This week gets personal as I share my own journey of self-worth and how it has impacted my own self-care.  Fo...