energetic impact blog

Welcome to the Energetic Impact blog—a resource for modern leaders, emerging professionals, and curious teams committed to growth. Here, we explore what it means to be a good teammate, how to build trust in teams, and the leadership vision required to navigate today’s evolving workplace. From human-centered leadership practices and innovative leadership strategies to storytelling for influence and Gen Z workforce dynamics, this blog is designed to spark reflection, challenge assumptions, and inspire action. Whether you’re on a personal growth journey or learning how to motivate employees and drive cultural change, you’ll find real-world insights, examples of great teammates, and practical tools for becoming the kind of leader people want to follow.

AI Can Schedule the Interview. It Can’t Tell You What Energizes the Person.

Two sessions at HFTP’s Annual Convention last week, a room of leaders working through modern interview skills, and one question kept surfacing: where does AI stop? Where AI Earns Its...

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How Confident Are You in Your Hiring?

On a scale of one to ten, how confident are you in your ability to recruit the right people? If you paused before answering, you’re in good company. Most hospitality leaders...

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Three Things I Heard at Peabody Institute That Every Leader Should Sit With

Last week, the Peabody Institute at Johns Hopkins had me in for new student orientation: a room full of musicians, dancers, and performing artists, classical, jazz, music technology, all starting...

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A Culture of Yes: What Energizing Your Values Actually Looks Like

What happens when experienced leaders get a fresh start? That’s where Commodore Perry Estate’s leadership team stood going into their retreat. The Auberge Resorts Collection property in Austin has a...

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Learn to Rest, Not Quit

At the Banksy museum in Austin, there’s a piece that’s just text on the wall, no image, no stencil trick. It reads: “If you get tired, learn to rest, not...

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A Question A Day Keeps Assumptions Away

I just gave the closing keynote at Carahsoft’s 4th Annual Event for Women in the Public Sector Channel. As I talked with the women at the event, one question came...

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Reframe to Reclaim: Three Leadership Lessons From Women Leading the Las Vegas Strip

I recently had the honor of speaking at the Women in Leadership Conference with the Nevada Hotel & Lodging Association. Before I wrote a word of the keynote, I sat...

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Three Things I Heard at EO LAC Bridge That Every Entrepreneur Should Sit With

I recently spoke at EO LAC Bridge, the borderless chapter of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization that brings together entrepreneurs from across Latin America and the Caribbean. It’s a multicultural group built...

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The Guest Experience Starts with The Candidate Experience

In hospitality and travel, leaders spend enormous time designing the guest experience. We map customer journeys, refine service standards, train for memorable interactions, and obsess over satisfaction scores. But there’s...

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By Rebecca Ahmed, award-winning energy expert. For more information on keynotes, coaching, and consulting services to energize your people so they can execute your organization's vision, mission, and goals, go to www.energeticimpact.com.