Leadership, Energy and Creating on the Edge | Everyday Leader Podcast

Leadership, Energy and Creating on the Edge

Episode 26 · Self-awareness · 11 min  ·  2025

How emotions show up as energy in motion -- and what happens when someone else's intensity, fear, or reactivity spills into your space. Shannon and Conrad explore how leaders can use energetic awareness to stay centered, grounded, and present even at the edges of difficult conversations.


What you’ll take away

Emotions are energy in motion -- they don't stay contained, and as a leader your emotional state is constantly affecting the people around you.

Creating on the edge means staying present and engaged even when someone else's intensity spills into your space, without absorbing it or shutting down.

Energetic boundaries are not walls -- they are a conscious practice of staying connected to your own center while remaining open and present to others.


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