--- title: Leadership, Culture, Impact | Active Choices, Inc. | Anese Cavanaugh | The IEP Method® | leadership (2) description: leadership | 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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Apparently there was an employee who was making everyone's life miserable. And no matter what they did, he wasn't shifting. They didn't feel like they could fire him yet, so they just worked around him, tolerated him, complained to each other, and hoped it would get better. Or that he would go away. They said they'd done everything to address this situation. They had...They had done everything except: [Read More ›](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/are-you-cool-or-cruel-with-your-feedback) In [Feedback](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/topic/feedback)/ [Inc.com Column](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/topic/inccom-column)/ [leadership](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/topic/leadership) [![](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/hubfs/superpower.jpg)](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/your-environment-leadership-kryptonite-or-super-power) September 19, 2016  by [Anese Cavanaugh](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/author/anese-cavanaugh) ## [Your Environment: Leadership Kryptonite or Super Power?](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/your-environment-leadership-kryptonite-or-super-power) You come home from work, walk through your door, and feel... exhausted. You get into your car, notice the to-go coffee cup (from 3 days ago) and your kid's Cheese-Its crumbed in the back seat... agitation spikes. You walk into your office, it's dark, stuffy, messy... energy dips, resistance comes in. You go to write on the white board, and have to move through 4 pens until you find one that works... broken flow and contraction. (Bonus points, if you put those 4 pens back into the bin to create this experience again and again. Oh, come on, you know you've done this.) You go on a date or meet a colleague for coffee and the noise, the lighting, the whatever, is not great...distraction, lack of presence, the "ick". [Read More ›](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/your-environment-leadership-kryptonite-or-super-power) In [leadership](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/topic/leadership) [![](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/hubfs/leadershipgamechangers.jpg)](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/5-leadership-game-changers-to-put-into-play-today) September 6, 2016  by [Anese Cavanaugh](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/author/anese-cavanaugh) ## [5 Leadership Game Changers to Put Into Play Today](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/5-leadership-game-changers-to-put-into-play-today) I had someone call me last week looking for the gold "nugget" of advice that would help them accelerate their leadership impact and influence in the quickest way possible. They have their MBA, they're super smart, they're in a highly visible position, and they care very much about what they're up to. And of course, like any high achiever who wants to have more impact, they're looking to optimize. [Read More ›](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/5-leadership-game-changers-to-put-into-play-today) In [leadership](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/topic/leadership) [![](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/hubfs/energysuck.jpg)](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/signs-youre-sucking-energy-out-of-the-room-and-what-to-do-about-it) August 1, 2016  by [Anese Cavanaugh](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/author/anese-cavanaugh) ## [Signs You’re Sucking Energy Out of the Room (and What to Do About It)](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/signs-youre-sucking-energy-out-of-the-room-and-what-to-do-about-it) I had a meeting with my team last week. All of us were prepared, we had some good stuff to dig into. Everyone showed up on time, checked in, confirmed our agenda, and then… I blew it. Yep, me, as the team leader… blew it. How? My presence. Despite being prepared, having all the “stuff” I needed to have to have a great meeting, and all the right “actions” – my presence was off. Our normally high vibration, present, positive energy meetings, turned into dysfunctional sludge; the sludge had nothing to do with what I said or did – it was my energy and what I brought into that Google Hangout. Fortunately, I quickly realized I was sinking the “room”, was able to name it, reboot, and get us back on track. (Ironic. Here we are, a company helping people up-level presence in order to be more effective in their leadership and impact, and *I* had just sucked the energy out of the room. With my beautiful team. Wow.) How awesome. So what happened? [Read More ›](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/signs-youre-sucking-energy-out-of-the-room-and-what-to-do-about-it) In [Energy Leadership](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/topic/energy-leadership)/ [Inc.com Column](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/topic/inccom-column)/ [leadership](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/topic/leadership) [![](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/hubfs/trust.jpg)](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/how-to-build-and-nourish-trust-even-after-youve-lost-it) June 20, 2016  by [Anese Cavanaugh](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/author/anese-cavanaugh) ## [How to Build and Nourish Trust (Even After You've Lost It)](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/how-to-build-and-nourish-trust-even-after-youve-lost-it) If you have it, you rarely think about it. If you don't have it, you likely grapple with it--even if you don't realize it. It mends wounds, inspires creativity, creates true engagement, allows for real relating, results in better and bigger ideas, provides a safety net for taking risks, creates safety and intimacy, and simply feels good. It's essential to "right relationship" and it's one of your strongest units of leadership and human currency. What is it? If you have it, you rarely think about it. If you don't have it, you likely grapple with it--even if you don't realize it. It mends wounds, inspires creativity, creates true engagement, allows for real relating, results in better and bigger ideas, provides a safety net for taking risks, creates safety and intimacy, and simply feels good. It's essential to "right relationship" and it's one of your strongest units of leadership and human currency. What is it? Trust. This word is thrown around *almost* as much as the word "busy". 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