By
Gina Trimarco
How to Return from Vacation Without Burning Out
The first week back after a long holiday is one of the most fragile weeks in the professional year. Energy is low, expectations are high, and the gap between the two can create unnecessary stress and guilt. Instead of trying to snap back to full speed, this is the perfect moment to design a more...Read More
Why High-Achieving Leaders Still Feel Behind (Even When They’re Winning)
“I Feel Like I’m Sucking as a Leader” Several high-performing leaders have said those exact words to me in coaching sessions this year. In retrospect, I recall saying the exact same words in my leadership roles! Sales are up. Teams are hitting targets. Peers are asking for their input. From the outside, these leaders look...Read More
The New Choice Effect: A Strategy for Eliminating Overthinking
If you struggle with decision-making, it’s probably not because you’re afraid of making the wrong choice. You’re probably afraid of what making any choice means about you. Every day, you make approximately 35,000 decisions, from what to wear to which strategic direction will define your career. Yet despite this constant practice, decision-making remains one of...Read More
Why Trust Matters More Than Talent in High-Performing Teams
Your team is keeping score. Not on productivity metrics or quarterly goals, though they notice those too. They’re tracking something more fundamental: whether you do what you say you’ll do. Whether your words match your actions. Whether it’s safe to tell you the truth. You can see it in the small behaviors that shift when...Read More
Gossip vs. Venting: How Leaders Build or Break Culture
Every workplace has talk. The water cooler conversations. The internal chat messages. The hushed exchanges in hallways, breakrooms, and parking lots. The real question is whether that talk is strengthening your culture or slowly poisoning it. Here’s what most leaders miss: venting and gossip are not the same thing. And when you don’t understand the...Read More
The Cost of Monday Dread
Monday dread isn’t a personality issue; it’s a cultural signal. Research shows that anticipatory stress, unclear expectations, and low-trust environments make Mondays feel heavier than they should. The good news? Leaders can change this quickly. Here’s how to turn Monday dread into drive and help your team start the week with energy and clarity.Read More
“So, You Want Me to Fix Your Team?”
The Myth of the Broken Team and What Leaders Can Do Instead It usually starts with a familiar call: “Gina, my team isn’t getting along. Can you fix them?” The sigh on the other end of the line says it all. Frustration, fatigue, and the faint hope that maybe someone can swoop in and restore...Read More
From Conga Line to Cohesion: What a Dance Party Taught Me About Leadership and Human Behavior
When I step on stage as a keynote speaker, my goal isn’t just to motivate people; it’s to move them. Literally and figuratively. Sure, most keynote speakers aim to inspire reflection, and that’s important. But I want my audiences to experience something — to feel it in their bodies. Because what we feel, we remember....Read More
From Passive to Proactive: How Clear Leadership Communication Improves Workplace Culture
During a recent coaching session with a C-suite executive, the conversation started where many do, on surface-level updates. We talked about deadlines, projects, and personnel shifts. Underneath the calendar invites and tax return timelines, something deeper was brewing – cultural friction, unclear communication, and the quiet tolerance of behavior that was beginning to rot the...Read More
Why Leaders Need Coaching
The Forgotten Layer: Why Leaders of Leaders Need Coaching Organizations pour time and resources into frontline training, but the real coaching gap often starts one level up, with the leaders of leaders. Directors, VPs, and senior managers frequently assume their direct reports (other leaders) already know how to lead and coach. The result? Accountability slips,...Read More