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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. [Read More ›](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/7-things-your-leadership-needs-now) In [Self-Awareness](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/topic/self-awareness)/ [IEP Method](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/topic/iep-method)/ [Energy Leadership](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/topic/energy-leadership)/ [Effective Leadership](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/topic/effective-leadership)/ [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/Anese%20Cavanaugh%20-%20Intentional%20Energetic%20Leadership.jpeg)](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/iep-leadership-culture-resources-available-now) April 13, 2020  by [Anese Cavanaugh](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/author/anese-cavanaugh) ## [IEP Leadership & Culture Resources Available NOW](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/iep-leadership-culture-resources-available-now)   Hi Everyone, I hope you are staying safe, sound, being kind, and taking care of yourself and those you love and lead. This moment in time is surreal and I'm grateful to be in it with you. I am clear that we will get through this together and I, like you, am sitting with the *experience, lessons,* and *quiet opportunities for becoming* in it all. We wanted to let you know about a few resources we've made available to you to help you navigate, and be more intentional with, all that's going on in the world right now. Most of them are gifted to lean into this moment, some are for fee with parts of proceeds going to support food security. All of them are offered with intention and heart. I hope you will find something here that serves you. (If you need/desire something different, or feel we can be helpful in other ways to you right now, please [contact us here](https://www.anesecavanaugh.com/contact/).) And please help us pay this forward by sharing this post with your friends, family, and colleagues as you see fit. (Note: New video coming soon, we're updating as we go! /AC 7/20) [Read More ›](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/iep-leadership-culture-resources-available-now) In [Self-Awareness](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/topic/self-awareness)/ [Energy Leadership](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/topic/energy-leadership)/ [Work-Life Balance](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/topic/work-life-balance)/ [Effective Leadership](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/topic/effective-leadership) [![](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/hubfs/Simple%20Border%20Health%20Quote%20Instagram%20Post%20(1).png)](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/contagiousness-today-ways-to-help-things-go-better-for-ourselves-others) March 13, 2020  by [Anese Cavanaugh](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/author/anese-cavanaugh) ## [CONTAGIOUSNESS Today (& Ways to Help Things Go "Better" for Ourselves & Others)](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/contagiousness-today-ways-to-help-things-go-better-for-ourselves-others) *This information was shared in our bi-weekly contagious leadership conversation broadcast (which is [subscription-based](https://www.anesecavanaugh.com/subscribe)). Given what we’re all going through right now, we wanted to provide this information on a bigger scale. Stay well. Stay present. Wash your hands. Breathe.*   We talk about contagiousness a lot. In my world and in this work, this word is most often used when referring to   *energetic, emotional, attitudinal,*  and   *cultural*  contagiousness. In today's world, as we all know, we are deep in the conversation of   *physical*  contagiousness and COVID-19. It's a daunting time, it's scary. And the range of responses -- from terrified, freaked out, and buckling down, to hash-tagging coronavirus smears and flying all around the world enjoying empty planes and upgrades, to somewhere in the middle -- makes it even more daunting, confusing, overwhelming, and anxiety producing\*.  [Read More ›](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/contagiousness-today-ways-to-help-things-go-better-for-ourselves-others) In [Self-Awareness](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/topic/self-awareness)/ [Contagious](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/topic/contagious)/ [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/F6616A2D-5B9B-4054-98CA-38D6E1016623_1_105_c.jpeg)](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/updates-news-and...-what-are-you-choosing-really) January 23, 2020  by [Anese Cavanaugh](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/author/anese-cavanaugh) ## [Updates, news, and... What are you choosing? Really?](https://blog.anesecavanaugh.com/updates-news-and...-what-are-you-choosing-really) Oh gosh... friends. The fodder for today is so rich. I've had so many things happen this last quarter that have informed much of my thinking, inspired me, and given me so many answers to questions I've been grokking literally for over a year.   I'm going to be addressing some of these things here on this blog over the next year -- I hope you'll join me. And I'll be doing it in mini posts and long. Business and personal. Leadership and culture. Whatever is true for me as I write. Note: The more personal stuff that I write about, I save for our ***AC #TuesdayTreats*** email subscribers (as well as articles and announcements and deals that I don't make publicly). Would love you to join me there as well. [Subscribe here](https://www.anesecavanaugh.com/subscribe). 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