Active Choices, Inc. | IEP Method?

As the year ends, I’ve been reflecting on my conversations with 300+ leaders over the last two years. We’ve talked about what keeps them up at night, how their teams and companies are REALLY doing, and what actually works (and doesn’t work) when it comes to changing outdated standards of operation, creating impact and new levels of growth, and finding peace in leadership. ? In every single conversation, it’s clear that real change begins with each individual leader. Your presence, self-care, and approach are the most powerful factors in developing high-performing teams, inspiring individual accountability, and creating a thriving culture.? ? Trying to address company culture, your team, or any other external factors without addressing the leader first doesn't work. At least not sustainably. It’s a bandaid. It’s avoidance. It's exhausting. And it’s silly.? ? Yes, it’s silly not to start with the individual leader. Consider it procrastination: it delays your ability to get to real solutions to the most significant challenges your company faces.? ? It has to start with YOU.? ? No matter how we’ve taught, marketed, or implemented this work — whether tackling major culture shifts, focusing on innovation, sales, retention, leading enterprise initiatives, or using scalable training platforms — the most real and lasting change comes from working with you as an individual leader and ensuring you are equipped for your best impact and well-being. ? Plus, the higher a leader’s position and responsibility, the more conscious, no-nonsense, and intentional they need to be. When leaders operate from this place, the ripple effect on their teams and company is profound, leading to a healthier culture and improved results. ? You, as a leader, need a space to do your inner work, strengthen your presence, and be resilient in the face of demands. Once you experience this transformation, you’ll be more energized to extend it to your teams in scalable ways. ? After two years of exploring different models, ACI and I are returning to our roots: direct, focused work with leaders 1:1 and in small groups to support personal growth and organizational impact. You, as a leader, now have space to work closely with me while also having scalable support for your teams. Gratitude & An Invitation: - Thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for being part of this journey over the past few years and for embracing the IEP work, however long we’ve known each other.? - Thank you for participating in our experiments and new ways of working as we adapted to meet each moment.?We’ve learned so much, especially as we rebuilt after a painful, unexpected loss last year. This has strengthened our work and my resolve to get it to more people in the right ways and with the right partners. ?- If you are serious about your leadership and growth, I invite you to step into this work with me now in a new way....(note in comments) Have a great weekend! #leaders #iepmethod #presence #leadership

The Presence Protocol Program? is starting to heat up for Q1. We start January 9th (with a special year-end call on 12/12 if you register before then). If showing up as the very best version of yourself matters to you so that you can create the impact you desire and inspire others to show up as the best versions of themselves, creating even more ripple effects, join us! Common side effects may include: -Greater connection and inspiration -More effective collaboration and creativity -Stronger psychological safety and trust (internally and externally) -The peace and stamina and gravitas that comes with being in integrity with oneself. -More effective customer relationships and results And essentially whatever you decide is most important for you... Can't wait to launch this... #iepmethod #energy #executivepresence #presence #leadership https://lnkd.in/eNsfBasM

Reflected to me today by a CEO I highly respect (who happens to have great IEP and gets it): "Anese, you've chosen the hardest thing in the world to teach and get people to understand. Your work is literally teaching people the intangibles of showing up. It's essential, but people don't see it or the value of it immediately. It's a big lift. When push comes to shove, they're going to focus on the hard skills, the sales, the urgent, etc. But gosh... if people showed up better and took responsibility for it, we'd be doing the hard skills, and sales, and urgent better... and saving so much time and energy... and money. Hmmm... What a pickle." Yes... Yes I have. Yes it is. Yes, often they do not. Yes it is. And yes, they often do. Yes we would, we would we would... Here. For. It. What I can say unabashedly is that when people lean in and do this work with my team and I and actually DO IT, BE IT, EMBODY IT, change happens. Sustainably and for years to come. Getting people into the work to do this work on themselves and for their organizations can be tricky - it's easy to take for granted and miss the nuance. I get it. But it works. It takes courage to be the kind of leader or CEO who says... YES... I'm bringing this in. I'm going to work on how I show up. I'm going to give my people tools and resources to help them show up better, too (at work and at home because this work travels - you can't take the IEP out). If you are done with Band-Aid solutions and trying to solve the same problem repeatedly and would like to take a different approach to your leadership, culture change, L&D, and unlocking potential, innovation, and psychological safety in your company, reach out. --> We have The Presence Protocol Program? starting in January (register before Thanksgiving for early bird rates). (Note: Two more spots for private 1:1 work remain.) --> We have RESET & RISE, a 4-month holistic organizational program for your team or workforce to give them a solid reboot after tough stuff. --> We have the Intro to the IEP Method? Self-Study Course for you and your team if you want to do the work on your own. --> And we have my Keynotes and Private Advisory if you want me in the room with you and your people... All of these come (or can come) with access to membership on our app and platform at various levels. I'll put links to each in the comments. If you're interested in something custom designed to ensure we take a bespoke approach and get you off the tilt-a-whirl of leadership and culture challenges, let's set up a call. In the meantime, I made this little video for you to grok WHY what you're doing is not working and how IEP, and the intangibles, IS the secret sauce. Leadership, L&D, and Performance: Understanding the Importance of IEP Methodology ?? - Watch Video https://lnkd.in/eAzQ9hCV #Iepmethod #leadership #culturechange #learninganddevelopment #people #energy #Intentionalenergeticpresense

I'm excited to announce this new program starting in January! Introducing the Presence Protocol Program? with a "Reset & Rise" focus to support presence, resiliency, leadership, alignment, and leading solidly (in so many ways) in 2025. -- This virtual program starts on January 9th, 2025. -- There are three levels of engagement to play at: Participant, Mastermind Cohort, and Private Immersion. -- Our work will run for 90 days, so you will have a conscious and intentional infusion of this work in Q1. (Note: The private level work is a 4-month program, and you can add additional advisory work with me if need be). I'll lead a special "Reflect/Reset/Rise/Let's Go" session on 12/12 for those who register before then. All information below. This program is the latest and greatest for the IEP work as well as new findings, principles, and tools I've been experimenting with to support the presence work at a whole new level. I'm really looking forward to playing here in new ways! Reach out if you have questions; otherwise, go to the link below to learn more and to secure your spot. (We have crafted this offering so that early adopters save up to 50% off on tuition. Get in now!) https://lnkd.in/eNsfBasM #presence #energy #iepmethod #presenceprotocol #leadership

Friends in the SF Area, my dear friend and CEO and cofounder of Zingerman’s will be doing an event with Sam Mogannam of BiRite in SF later this week! These guys always have amazing conversations. Highly recommend! https://lnkd.in/dj7TCvny

"I can't bring my full or real self to my team; they won't be able to handle it. Please make sure you don't share any of what we discussed." These words were spoken to me by an executive in a company working on creating psychological safety and full permission for authenticity in the organization. Their intention was to improve collaboration and innovation and to reduce burnout and the attraction and retention problems they were having. I was about to give a keynote on IEP (Intentional Energetic Presence?) and leadership, specifically addressing authenticity, diversity, and showing up fully as we are in service of impact. And one of their top top top executives was living and leading from this space. Can you see the painful irony here? It's impossible to create a culture and workforce that is authentic, safe, diverse, and shows up fully if you, as a leader, don't have that for yourself. This is not uncommon. I have these conversations weekly. Many executives that come to this work are considering leaving because they're exhausted, feel alone, feel the weight of the world on their shoulders to show up a certain way, etc. Once they get into the work and integrate (and embody) the tools of the IEP Methodology, they create a different type of energetic field, vibration, and presence that enables them to hold their space, show up authentically, and, therefore, create that space for others. Some of these leaders still leave, they discover through doing their own inner work that the organization is not in alignment for them or their values and is sucking the life out of them. So they leave from a place of authenticity, power, discernment, and choice. However... Many of the executives and leaders who thought they'd be leaving and were looking for their exit ended up staying because they realized there was more they could do from an internal state on their end to lead their energy and create change -- both internally for themselves and systemically in their organizations. After all, authenticity is contagious. Presence is contagious. Leadership is contagious. Awareness is contagious. But you have to do the work for yourself first. Because... You are contagious. If you would like personal support here for yourself as a leader or for your team/organization, reach out, and let's discuss. We have training tracks for this for your larger workforce and private work. Additionally, we are launching my next body of work, The Presence Program Program, in January (the next level of this IEP work) with three levels of engagement. If I have enough committed leaders for this work, I will personally host a small private Executive Cohort of up to 4-6 leaders to do deep work with me next year. If interested, type "Presence" in the comments below and we will follow up with you. If you are on my subscriber list, you'll see the early announcement that went out yesterday. #Iepmethod #presenceprotocol #leadership #presence #authenticity

If you, your team, and/or your organization feel fatigued, overwhelmed, or disconnected with all the moving pieces of business, collaboration, world events, and human dynamics, AND you'd like a RESET, an invitation to reach out. We've created a Reset & Rise Training Track explicitly designed for teams (and scalable to entire divisions) to reset your people, build resiliency, increase leadership accountability, and strengthen energetic hygiene so that people show up, lead, collaborate, and perform at their best without burnout. This track is four months long and includes: -- Discovery & Diagnostic (pre/post measurements) w/Executive Debrief -- A Kickoff Keynote with me (In person or virtual for your remote workforce) -- IEP Method? Leadership Training (with a reset and resiliency focus - remote or in person) -- Membership on our platform (with a private company-branded circle for your people and an app so they can engage on the go) -- Regular check-ins to ensure integration -- Closing Keynote and Assessment to measure impact and move your crew into their next steps. Additionally, participants can earn their credentials as a Certified IEP Method Positive Energy Leader, L1 should they choose to. This is one of the best things we've created in our 22 years of leading this work. It combines all of the most important features into one bundled package for ease and impact. You can learn more on our site (link in comments), and if you need a more comprehensive program that addresses leadership and culture change over a more extended period of time, we can build upon Reset & Rise. At a time when so many people are busier, more stressed, and more disconnected than ever—while we still need to lead, create business results, and inspire our people and customers—a pause and a reset with some solid tools and training is a solid next step and powerful way to kick off a new year. If you'd like to discuss this, please don't hesitate to reach out. #Iepmethod #resetandrise #leadership #resiliency #presence Jenny Wiley