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"doozy." Pandemics, politics, wildfires, hurricanes, more violence, unrest, and racial injustices, people and businesses I love changing forever, people hustling and finding new meaning in ways unknown before, distance learning, sending my son back to school and the multiple levels of tenderness that go with that, not to mention the death of someone near and dear taken far too soon and attending a funeral during a pandemic -- outdoors, amongst the smoke, with loved ones in tear-stained masks, six feet apart... It feels like every week brings a new level of intensity, darkness, and grief, but also lightness, grit, and grace...  [Read More ›](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/honoring-funerals-pandemics-leadership-and-the-light) In [Navigating Change](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/topic/navigating-change)/ [Showing Up, IEP Method](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/topic/showing-up-iep-method)/ [Leadership Presence](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/topic/leadership-presence)/ [Stress, Overwhelm and Burnout](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/topic/stress-overwhelm-and-burnout) [![](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/hubfs/Optimizing%20Your%20Virtual%20Presence..png)](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/optimizing-your-virtual-presence-now) August 6, 2020  by [Anese Cavanaugh](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/author/anese-cavanaugh) ## [Optimizing your virtual presence now](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/optimizing-your-virtual-presence-now) As we become more and more virtually-based (V), leading team meetings, having 1:1's, teaching, speaking, dating, relating, and all things human connection over pixels, our *Intentional Energetic Presence®* (IEP) + (V) is more important than ever. After all, we now have to create safety and connection ON a screen in little boxes, hundreds and thousands of miles away from each other, and sometimes just next door. This is no small feat. However, it can be done beautifully.  [Read More ›](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/optimizing-your-virtual-presence-now) In [Navigating Change](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/topic/navigating-change)/ [Showing Up, IEP Method](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/topic/showing-up-iep-method)/ [Leadership Presence](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/topic/leadership-presence)/ [Virtual Presence](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/topic/virtual-presence) [![](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/hubfs/The%20wisdom%20of%20stuck..png)](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/reasons-we-get-stuck-and-what-to-do-about-them) July 22, 2020  by [Anese Cavanaugh](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/author/anese-cavanaugh) ## [Reasons we get stuck (and what to do about them)](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/reasons-we-get-stuck-and-what-to-do-about-them) I'm considering starting up a podcast or some kind of weekly "live" on Instagram or LinkedIn (possibly both for the different platforms, [email](mailto:info@anesecavanaugh.com) or DM me if you have a preference). We're currently exploring what feels congruent and most useful for people and, in the meantime, I'm playing with the content and pathways that work best for the two groups. My intention, of course, is to make it as simple, useful, and easy as possible for all.  So we've been experimenting...   One thing for sure -- regardless of the platform you're on -- is the challenge, dance, and journey of self-leadership, self-care, self-partnership, culture creation, relationship navigation, and the things that make us all human together.   One of those human things? The feeling of being "stuck." [Read More ›](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/reasons-we-get-stuck-and-what-to-do-about-them) In [Self-Awareness](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/topic/self-awareness)/ [Authenticity](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/topic/authenticity)/ [Showing Up, IEP Method](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/topic/showing-up-iep-method)/ [Stress, Overwhelm and Burnout](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/topic/stress-overwhelm-and-burnout) [![](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/hubfs/essential%20to%20your%20leadership%20now.png)](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/the-value-of-doing-your-inner-work-to-reset-right-now) July 6, 2020  by [Anese Cavanaugh](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/author/anese-cavanaugh) ## [The value of doing your "inner work" to RESET right now](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/the-value-of-doing-your-inner-work-to-reset-right-now) We had the final *Contagious Culture* Book Club meeting today. I love these sessions as the people who show up -- show up, the questions they ask make me think in new ways, the situations shared are real, and the dialogue is rich. Of course, as with so many of my client calls, a GOLD nugget question or "aha" gets brought up RIGHT at the END of the session. Today was one of those days.  [Read More ›](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/the-value-of-doing-your-inner-work-to-reset-right-now) In [Self-Awareness](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/topic/self-awareness)/ [Authenticity](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/topic/authenticity)/ [Effective Leadership](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/topic/effective-leadership)/ [Showing Up, IEP Method](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/topic/showing-up-iep-method)/ [Leadership Presence](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/topic/leadership-presence) [![](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/hubfs/Pink%20and%20Red%20Motivation%20and%20Inspirational%20Blog%20Banner.png)](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/7-things-your-leadership-needs-now) June 25, 2020  by [Anese Cavanaugh](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/author/anese-cavanaugh) ## [7 Things Your Leadership Needs Now](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/7-things-your-leadership-needs-now)   We are in a new era of leadership. Many of us thought we were in a new era in the last few years (I guess we were), and oh... wow... little did we know. What is required NOW as we navigate the present moment and lead into the future, is similar in some ways (after all, we're talking about human beings, human dynamics, connection, and leadership), *and* also will require more -- and in new ways. 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