Workforce Energy Management
Guiding organizations to shift patterns, not people, so they can lead differently without burnout. Visit website for more resources: kbtrainingconnections.com
Revenge Procrastination: Why You Stay Up Late to Get Your Time Back
Staying up late because the day never felt like yours? Explore revenge procrastination, why it happens, and the energy patterns that keep the cycle going.
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The 3 Levels of Leadership Development Every Organization Needs
Leadership development isn't one-size-fits-all. Explore three levels of leadership development and what organizations need at each stage to grow leaders from within.
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What My Garden Taught Me About Leadership and Growth
Sometimes leadership lessons show up in unexpected places. Explore what the garden can teach us about growth, patience, patterns, and leading people through change.
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The Forces Behind Team Decision Making
What makes a team move forward or stay stuck? Explore the forces that influence team decision making, collaboration, and the ability to take action.
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Procrastination Patterns: Why You Delay Work and How to Shift It
Procrastination isn't always a time-management problem. Explore the patterns underneath procrastination and practical ways to shift how you approach your work.
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Leading Through Constant Change Without Burning Out Your Team
Constant change can drain energy and create change fatigue. Learn how leaders can shift their approach and help teams navigate change without staying in reaction mode.
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From Expert to Leader: How to Make the Shift without Burnout
Moving from expert to leader requires more than a new title. Explore the behavior shifts needed to delegate, influence, coach, and lead without burnout.
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How DISC Styles Prioritize Differently at Work
Why does your team disagree on what should come first? Explore how natural patterns influence priorities, decisions, and team energy.
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How to Have Accountability Conversations Without Creating More Conflict
Learn how to have accountability conversations that address behavior, expectations, and trust without creating defensiveness or more workplace conflict.
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Best Exercise for Your DISC Style: Work With Your Energy
Your DISC style can influence how you approach exercise and motivation. Learn how these natural patterns can help you build movement routines that work with your energy.
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The High-Performance Tax: Why Your Best Employees Burn Out
High performers often become the most burned-out employees. Learn why organizations unintentionally reward unsustainable patterns, the hidden cost of high performance, and how leaders can build success without creating burnout. Resources: www.kbtrainingconnections.com Produced in partnership with Attic Studios: www.nictassone.com
The Hidden Energy Driving Your Team's Performance
Every team has invisible patterns that either fuel performance or quietly drain it. Learn how leaders can identify the energy beneath workplace behaviors to improve collaboration, engagement, and long-term results. Resources: www.kbtrainingconnections.com Produced in partnership with Attic Studios: www.nictassone.com
Using DISC to Find the Right Career Fit and Avoid Burnout
The right job isn't just about skills. It's about energy. Discover how DISC Behavioral Science can help you identify work environments, communication styles, and roles that align with how you naturally perform best. Resources: www.kbtrainingconnections.com Produced in partnership with Attic Studios: www.nictassone.com
Boss Burnout: Why Leaders Burn Out First
Leadership can quietly become one of the biggest energy drains in the workplace. In this Burnout Diaries episode, discover the hidden patterns driving boss burnout and practical ways leaders can protect their energy without sacrificing performance. Resources: www.kbtrainingconnections.com Produced in partnership with Attic Studios: www.nictassone.com
Burnout Isn't the Problem. Your Energy Patterns Are
Most burnout solutions focus on reducing stress, but what if stress isn't the real problem? Learn how hidden energy patterns shape performance, resilience, and burnout. Explore how shifting those patterns creates lasting change. Resources: www.kbtrainingconnections.com Produced in partnership with Attic Studios: www.nictassone.com
How to Do Performance Reviews for Better Employee Growth
Performance reviews shouldn't feel like a checklist. Learn how DISC Behavioral Science helps leaders tailor feedback, improve communication, reduce defensiveness, and create development conversations that actually lead to growth. Resources: www.kbtrainingconnections.com Produced in partnership with Attic Studios: www.nictassone.com
Productivity for Impact and Energy
Learn productive patterns for focus, effectiveness, and sustainable success. Resources: www.kbtrainingconnections.com Produced in partnership with Attic Studios: www.nictassone.com
Leadership Habits That Drain Team Energy
Small leadership habits have a big impact. Discover the patterns that quietly exhaust teams and how to shift them. Resources: www.kbtrainingconnections.com Produced in partnership with Attic Studios: www.nictassone.com
DISC Adaptive Behaviors: Why You're Exhausted at Work
Learn how adapting your DISC style affects your energy, communication, and long-term burnout risk. Resources: www.kbtrainingconnections.com Produced in partnership with Attic Studios: www.nictassone.com
Healthy Boundaries at Work: Protect Your Energy Without Guilt
Discover how healthy boundaries reduce burnout, improve communication, and create sustainable performance without damaging relationships. Resources: www.kbtrainingconnections.com Produced in partnership with Attic Studios: www.nictassone.com
The 4 Energy Patterns That Fuel Performance or Cause Burnout
Learn the four energy patterns that increase focus, performance, and resilience or quietly drain your capacity every day. Resources: www.kbtrainingconnections.com Produced in partnership with Attic Studios: www.nictassone.com
Negotiation Without Burnout: How to Protect Your Energy Under Pressure
High-stakes conversations don't have to leave you exhausted. Learn practical strategies to stay calm, focused, and effective.
Stress Relief for High C DISC Styles
If stress tools overwhelm you, this DISC Compliance guide shows how to release stress with structured relaxation, simple meals, and cognitive unloads. Resources: www.kbtrainingconnections.com Produced in partnership with Attic Studios: www.nictassone.com
Stress Relief for High S DISC Styles
Stress doesn’t release the same way for everyone. Learn how Supportive DISC styles can release stress through calming routines, nourishing meals, and boundaries. Resources: www.kbtrainingconnections.com Produced in partnership with Attic Studios: www.nictassone.com
Stress Relief for High I DISC Styles
Struggling with stress relief that never sticks? Learn how to release stress using the DISC Influence style with relaxation, food habits, and cognitive reset tools. Resources: www.kbtrainingconnections.com Produced in partnership with Attic Studios: www.nictassone.com
Stress Relief for High D DISC Styles
Learn how to release stress based on the DISC Dominance style. Discover the right relaxation, meal habits, and cognitive resets that actually work.
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Energy Management Beats Time Management
Time management doesn’t fix burnout when your energy is depleted. In this episode, we dig into the difference between managing time and managing energy, why burnout persists even with a well-organized schedule, and how shifting to energy-based 'budgeting' supports sustainable recovery without pushing harder. Resources: www.kbtrainingconnections.com Produced in partnership with Attic Studios: www.nictassone.com
How to Start a Fractional Career
Thinking about fractional work but unsure where to start? In this interview, I invite Terra Fletcher to break down how professionals can transition into fractional roles, build sustainable flexible careers, and navigate the mindset shift from traditional employment.
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Quiet Quitting & Workplace Disengagement
The rise of “quiet moves”, from quiet quitting to quiet cracking, and what they reveal about workplace energy, engagement, and leadership in today’s changing work culture. Resources: www.kbtrainingconnections.com Produced in partnership with Attic Studios: www.nictassone.com
Burnout Recovery Lessons Learned
In this episode, I reflect on the truth about energy, the beliefs that kept me burned out, and what actually started recovery. If you’re exhausted but can’t quite explain why, you may recognize yourself here. Resources: www.kbtrainingconnections.com Produced in partnership with Attic Studios: www.nictassone.com
Stress vs Burnout Explained
In this episode we explore how stress turns into burnout, the symptoms that signal you’ve crossed that line, common scenarios that accelerate burnout, and three simple switches you can use to begin recovery without pushing harder. Resources: www.kbtrainingconnections.com Produced in partnership with Attic Studios: www.nictassone.com
Supporting Hidden Disabilities at Work
Kelly Bubolz speaks with Vocational Coach Kate Kirchner about how employees with unseen disabilities can optimize their productivity, advocate for their needs, and create sustainable work rhythms that support energy, focus, and well-being.
Kate's services: https://www.kirchnercareers.com
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How to Ask for Flexible Work
Kelly Bubolz reads a listener’s email from a professional who’s burned out by a broken work-life balance and wants to request a flex role instead of leaving their company. Learn how to confidently re-approach leadership about flexible work and redesign your role for energy, balance, and longevity at work. Resources: www.kbtrainingconnections.com Produced in partnership with Attic Studios: www.nictassone.com
Divorce Without Losing Yourself
In this podcast interview, Kelly Bubolz sits down with Kristen Jonas, Certified Divorce Coach, to explore how to navigate divorce while protecting your emotional energy, mental clarity, and daily stability. Kristen's services: https://www.capstonedivorcecoaching.com Resources: www.kbtrainingconnections.com Produced in partnership with Attic Studios: www.nictassone.com
When Success Leaves You Empty
Sometimes the job you’ve worked for no longer fits your energy, values, or purpose. Kelly Bubolz explores career misalignment, how to recognize it, and actionable steps to pivot without burnout. Resources: www.kbtrainingconnections.com Produced in partnership with Attic Studios: www.nictassone.com
How to Handle Toxic Coworkers
Toxic coworkers silently drain energy, focus, and morale. Kelly Bubolz shares strategies to identify toxicity, set boundaries, and protect your mental and emotional energy without derailing your career. Resources: www.kbtrainingconnections.com Produced in partnership with Attic Studios: www.nictassone.com
Role Creep: When Helping Becomes Burnout
Role creep is a hidden driver of burnout. Kelly Bubolz explains how over-extended responsibilities drain energy and how to reset boundaries without damaging trust. Resources: www.kbtrainingconnections.com Produced in partnership with Attic Studios: www.nictassone.com
Leading Neurodivergent Talent
Kelly Bubolz speaks with Emily Honor Hubbard about supporting neurodivergent employees through inclusive leadership, energy-aware workflows, and psychological safety. Resources: www.kbtrainingconnections.com Produced in partnership with Attic Studios: www.nictassone.com
Managing Energy on Remote Teams
Leading virtually doesn’t have to mean losing connection. Kelly Bubolz explains how to use DISC insights to manage remote teams effectively and sustain energy across distances.
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When Burnout Feels Like Numbness
Burnout isn’t always exhaustion. Sometimes it’s emotional numbness. Learn why this happens, how it affects energy, and what steps help reconnect motivation and meaning. Resources: www.kbtrainingconnections.com Produced in partnership with Attic Studios: www.nictassone.com
