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Brilliant woman, tons of stuff going on, major impact happening through her organization. From the outside, things were humming. But... She was having a challenging time making everything hum while still having a bit of inner peace, a personal life, and something left over for her husband and kids at the end of the day. [Read More ›](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/3-leadership-skills-you-must-master-for-optimal-productivity-impact-and-joy) In [Leadership Tips](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/topic/leadership-tips)/ [Inc.com Column](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/topic/inccom-column) [![](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/hubfs/getty_565877819_9706889704500238_65929_2-264816-edited.jpg)](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/how-to-make-your-presence-count-even-when-youre-not-in-the-room) September 28, 2015  by [Anese Cavanaugh](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/author/anese-cavanaugh) ## [How to Make Your Presence Count Even When You're Not in the Room](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/how-to-make-your-presence-count-even-when-youre-not-in-the-room) I spoke in Boston this last week at [HubSpot's #InBound2015](http://www.inbound.com/) where I got to hang out with 14,000 high energy marketers, agency owners, and entrepreneurs. My session was "Showing Up for Your Agency: Your Presence is Your Impact". The highlights? All sorts of stuff on what leadership needs today, how our presence is what creates more of our impact than we realize, how to optimize how you show up for everyone—including yourself, and 6 things for these guys to start doing NOW, individually and as a team, to enhance the effectiveness and energy of their leadership and culture. [Read More ›](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/how-to-make-your-presence-count-even-when-youre-not-in-the-room) In [Leadership Tips](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/topic/leadership-tips)/ [Inc.com Column](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/topic/inccom-column) [![](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/hubfs/startup-593343_1280-682775-edited.jpg)](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/you-re-contagious.-and-that-s-a-good-thing) September 24, 2015  by [Anese Cavanaugh](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/author/anese-cavanaugh) ## [You’re Contagious. And That’s a Good Thing!](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/you-re-contagious.-and-that-s-a-good-thing)   I was recently in Costco with my daughter. We stocked up on water, TP, her favorite ice cream bars, that extra kitchen gadget we absolutely had to have (and more things that weren’t on our list), and we headed to the checkout. We stood in line. It was packed. Lots of people loading up their baskets with water, TP, and ice cream bars. Everyone seemingly in their own worlds. On their phones. “Killing time.” (I don’t love this phrase. Do you?) Waiting out the line. Not a lot of presence, connection, or intention happening in the grocery store line. It was our turn. I handed my card to the guy and asked him to do two separate rings. He asked me for two cards. I was confused. [Read More ›](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/you-re-contagious.-and-that-s-a-good-thing) In [Leadership Tips](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/topic/leadership-tips)/ [Organizational Culture](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/topic/organizational-culture)/ [Effective Leadership](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/topic/effective-leadership) [![](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/hubfs/getty_479998562_970679970450057_64936-443603-edited.jpg)](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/5-socially-grievous-things-you-must-do-to-be-successful) September 14, 2015  by [Anese Cavanaugh](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/author/anese-cavanaugh) ## [5 Socially Grievous Things You Must Do to Be Successful](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/5-socially-grievous-things-you-must-do-to-be-successful) As a business leader (or human being), you have things coming at you all day long: requests, demands, this call, that email, these 42 decisions, that permission slip, this contract, that field trip you've been asked to chaperone, this friendship that energizes you, that relationship that sucks the life out of you … You name it, it's likely coming for you. In what I call the blender, when you're in the midst of all this, it can be so easy to lose your space. Oh, so easy ... Unless you get really good at doing these five things that will help you hold your space, discern correct action, and keep your bliss so you be the leader you want and need to be. 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