--- title: Leadership, Culture, Impact | Active Choices, Inc. | Anese Cavanaugh | The IEP Method® | Leadership Tips (10) description: Leadership Tips | Featuring articles and resources from the founder of the IEP Method®, Anese Cavanaugh, and the team at Active Choices, Inc. Subscribe today and tap into thought leadership, culture optimization tips, and best practices for organizations dedicated to creating authentically Positive Energy Workplaces and maximizing performance and impact. 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Or with your partner. Or in your life. But there's a quiet fear that they just aren't going to go for it. And you really want it. You know in your heart of hearts that this is important. What do you do? Shut it down before it's even started, blame it on the infamous "they" for not letting you be fabulous, and let it go? OR get in there, face it head on, and make it happen? If you're doing it for the right reasons and your leadership wisdom is *taking you* there--yeah--you get in there. [Read More ›](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/inc-how-to-prove-your-naysayers-wrong) In [Self-Awareness](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/topic/self-awareness)/ [Engagement](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/topic/engagement)/ [Leadership Tips](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/topic/leadership-tips)/ [Inc.com Column](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/topic/inccom-column) [![](http://s3.amazonaws.com/cdn1.hubspot.com/StockImages/Laptop%20Work/7K0A0155.jpg)](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/5-ways-to-optimize-your-executive-presence) January 26, 2015  by [Anese Cavanaugh](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/author/anese-cavanaugh) ## [Inc.com: 5 Ways to Optimize Your Executive Presence](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/5-ways-to-optimize-your-executive-presence) "I'm a top performer, I'm doing really well, our company is hitting our targets, but apparently people think I'm a jerk and I don't know why." This from a rock star who was killing it in results at her company but also leaving "dead bodies" and a trail of tissues behind with her team. This is not uncommon--I see it all the time. Great performance, wicked talent, awesome people with unintended impact. An easy fix *if* the person wants it to be. 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Here are 7 things you can do this week to love them up and send them off. [Read More ›](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/7-awesome-acts-of-kindness-for-your-employees) In [Engagement](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/topic/engagement)/ [Leadership Tips](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/topic/leadership-tips)/ [Organizational Culture](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/topic/organizational-culture) [![](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/hs-fs/hub/452797/file-2342128742.jpg)](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/leadership-tips/cost-presence-organization) November 5, 2014  by [Anese Cavanaugh](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/author/anese-cavanaugh) ## [The Cost of Leadership Presence in Your Organization](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/leadership-tips/cost-presence-organization) It was costing them roughly $288K a year. Conservatively. This number did not include lost opportunity costs, nor any hard costs. It was simply the expense of negative energy brought into *a team meeting* leading to lost productivity, distracted focus, and funky team dynamics\*. It involved two people within a small team of eight. And a set of attitudes and negative presence that brought the entire room “down” – almost immediately. The culprit? Poor energetic presence and unintentional impact. [Read More ›](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/leadership-tips/cost-presence-organization) In [Leadership Tips](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/topic/leadership-tips) [![](http://www.anesecavanaugh.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Be-about-it-150x150.jpg)](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/from-anese/busy-work-life-balance) August 21, 2014  by [Anese Cavanaugh](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/author/anese-cavanaugh) ## [So so so BUSY?? 10 Reasons Your Work-Life Balance Is Out of Whack](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/from-anese/busy-work-life-balance) "I'm soooo busy!" So much talk about "busy busy", I hear it everyday. It's not very productive. It's not very life-giving. And really, it's just not very compelling. Although I'm sure when people say it, they think in some way it is... or do they? I did an interview yesterday on Sirius XM 126 (Urban View w/MaggieLinton). We talked a lot about "busy". It was an especially great time to talk about it with all the back to school kid shuffles people have going on this week and with all the awesome opportunities we have in business these days! 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