Kate Gigax
Navigating the Decision Leave: Four Signs That It’s Time
At some point in work life, most of us reach a point where we must ask ourselves when “enough is enough.” This sentiment can arise from a...
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Kate Gigax
Jan 113 min read
This New Year, Own Up to Your Bullsh*t
We are less than two weeks into the new year, gyms are crowded, and the air is filled with the buzz of promises we make to ourselves to...
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Kate Gigax
May 25, 20235 min read
Work’s Got You Drained? Try Carrying Less Instead of Caring Less
Have you ever longed for a simpler way of working? More than a few times, my leadership coaching clients have expressed a desire to...
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Kate Gigax
Apr 19, 20232 min read
As a People Lead, Don't Focus on Employee Happiness
Happy employees are more productive and engaged...right? Yet, if you have ever managed an unhappy employee, you likely know the...
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Kate Gigax
Sep 6, 20224 min read
The Dark Side of Being a Go-To Person
As a high achiever, being considered a “utility player” or a “go-to person” by colleagues and higher-ups was a badge of honor for most of...
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Kate Gigax
Feb 10, 20224 min read
It's Not a Resignation, It's a Break Up
The thought of resigning often induces feelings of anxiety, panic, avoidance and doubt. These same feelings come up when ending a...
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Katie Engel
Jan 26, 20222 min read
3-2-1 Goals: A Tool for Setting Goals That Won't Drain You
How is 2022 going for you so far? The beginning of a new year is a natural time to think about our professional and personal lives—how to...
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Kate Gigax
Oct 21, 20213 min read
The Water Cooler May Be Gone, Talking Isn't: A Current Approach to Knowing What People Are Saying
For managers in today’s world, it's more likely than not that team members are not in one central location. They are spread around the...
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Kate Gigax
Oct 1, 20214 min read
The Silver Bullet of Management: One-on-One Meetings
One-on-one meetings are the norm in many organizations, but it’s quite common for them to be… sub-optimally utilized. Sound familiar?...
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Kate Gigax
May 27, 20212 min read
The High Achiever’s Recipe for Not Doing it All
High achievers would prefer to succeed at everything they do, every time they do it. As a result, many high achievers maintain a ‘to do’...
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Kate Gigax
May 27, 20212 min read
The High Achiever’s Recipe for Not Doing it All: Find Perspective by Zooming Out
Ask yourself two questions: “In the big scheme of things, how important is this?” and, “How would I view this if I wasn’t taking it so...
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Kate Gigax
May 27, 20212 min read
The High Achiever’s Recipe for Not Doing it All: Prioritize Your Top Five
High achievers can occasionally lack discernment. In other words, the pursuit of excellence often gets applied universally when it would...
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Kate Gigax
May 27, 20212 min read
The High Achiever’s Recipe for Not Doing it All: Develop Flexible and Realistic Boundaries
The combination of technology and working from home has left us feeling the need to be “always on.” We’ve heard how critical downtime is...
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Kate Gigax
May 27, 20212 min read
The High Achiever’s Recipe for Not Doing It All: Build a Support System
The ingredients in the Not Doing It All recipe ladder up to creating a support system. Most elite performers have support, and a lot of...
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Kate Gigax
Apr 9, 20213 min read
What Our Triggers Say About Us
Let’s talk about the voice in your head. The one whose running commentary is often very… harsh. While that voice is often very...
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Kate Gigax
Mar 26, 20212 min read
Why The Pandemic Made Us Reevaluate Our Lives
Let’s face it, it’s a challenge for many of us to feel a sense of forward movement in the current environment at work and in our personal...
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Kate Gigax
Mar 11, 20215 min read
Goal Setting to Get Results: WOOP (there it is)
When we seek to create forward movement in life, goal-setting is the go-to starting point. As an executive coach, much of my work with...
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Kate Gigax
Mar 5, 20212 min read
Two Steps to a Stronger Relationship
Building stronger relationships, in both our professional and personal lives, is something that so many of us want to do, we just don’t...
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Kate Gigax
Feb 9, 20213 min read
Apply This Scientific Principle for More Ease at Work - and in Life
Two of our natural human tendencies create drama and drain our energy on a daily basis: making things more difficult than they need to be...
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Kate Gigax
Nov 12, 20204 min read
High Achieving Women: Don't Get Stuck in Act I
Raise your hand if you consider yourself a high achieving woman. I’m there with you. In fact, when people ask me what I do, my answer is,...
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