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Creative Energy Options, Inc. (CEOinc) Your next leadership breakthrough begins here. This groundbreaking perspective on workplace dynamic and emotional patterns became the central idea behind CEO.

When Sylvia Lafair founded Creative Energy Options, it began as a way to teach others how to foster creative energy for better workplace associations and career success. Drawing on her experience working with families and teams, Sylvia discovered that many of the patterns pulled into workplace relationships reflected those used to cope with family conflict. Now, Sylvia uses her classes and programs to encourage clients to search for hidden emotional mechanisms in the workplace to discover the reasons behind reactions to misunderstanding, conflict, and certain types of leadership styles. Through her use of humor, suspense, understanding, and insight, she instills in others an attitude of success-minded living. Sometimes, the key to productivity is trusted change management. With the help of Creative Energy Options, your workplace will feel equally empowered and satisfied.

๐ŸŽฏ ๐‹๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ง'๐ญ ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐š๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ž๐œ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐ฆ. ๐ˆ๐ญ'๐ฌ ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐š๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐จ๐ง๐ž. โ€œHire slowly and fire...
10/22/2026

๐ŸŽฏ ๐‹๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ง'๐ญ ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐š๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐ž๐œ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ซ๐จ๐จ๐ฆ. ๐ˆ๐ญ'๐ฌ ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ฆ๐š๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ ๐จ๐ง๐ž.

โ€œHire slowly and fire quicklyโ€ sounds simple, but what happens when we let frustration, fear, or old patterns drive our decisions?

Every hiring and firing decision sends a message to your team about trust, accountability, and what kind of leader you really are.

In my latest blog, I share five questions to ask before making a major personnel decision, helping you recognize when to pause, when to act, and how to lead with greater self-awareness.

๐Ÿ”— https://ceoptions.com/2026/10/hire-slowly-fire-quickly-but-never-lead-impulsively/

โœจ ๐ˆโ€™๐ฆ ๐ก๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐›๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ณ๐ž๐ ๐š๐ฌ ๐š ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐“๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ”๐ŸŽ ๐“๐จ๐ฉ ๐•๐จ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š!Throughout my career, Iโ€™ve been passiona...
10/21/2026

โœจ ๐ˆโ€™๐ฆ ๐ก๐จ๐ง๐จ๐ซ๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐›๐ž ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ณ๐ž๐ ๐š๐ฌ ๐š ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ” ๐“๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ”๐ŸŽ ๐“๐จ๐ฉ ๐•๐จ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ก ๐€๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ข๐œ๐š!

Throughout my career, Iโ€™ve been passionate about helping leaders understand the patterns that shape how we think, communicate, and lead. Through my work with Creative Energy Options, I continue to explore how greater self-awareness and creativity can transform leadership and workplace relationships.

Iโ€™m grateful to be included among this community of thought leaders who share insights, advance knowledge, and contribute to meaningful conversations about the future of business.

Thank you to Thinkers360 for this recognition, and to everyone who continues to engage with and share my work. The opportunity to make a difference through ideas that inspire change is what keeps me going!

๐Ÿชœ ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ข๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐œ๐จ๐ซ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐ฅ๐š๐๐๐ž๐ซ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐›๐š๐œ๐ค?For decades, weโ€™ve been taught that leadership means climbing hig...
10/20/2026

๐Ÿชœ ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ข๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐œ๐จ๐ซ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐ฅ๐š๐๐๐ž๐ซ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐›๐š๐œ๐ค?

For decades, weโ€™ve been taught that leadership means climbing higher, earning bigger titles, and proving our value. But as AI reshapes the workplace, I believe itโ€™s time to rethink what success really looks like.

In my latest blog, I explore what Canva CEO Melanie Perkins can teach us about collaboration, breaking outdated patterns, and building bridges that help others succeed.

๐‘ป๐’‰๐’† ๐’“๐’†๐’‚๐’ ๐’’๐’–๐’†๐’”๐’•๐’Š๐’๐’ ๐’Š๐’”๐’โ€™๐’• ๐’‰๐’๐’˜ ๐’‰๐’Š๐’ˆ๐’‰ ๐’š๐’๐’– ๐’„๐’๐’Š๐’Ž๐’ƒ. ๐‘ฐ๐’•โ€™๐’” ๐’˜๐’‰๐’‚๐’• ๐’š๐’๐’– ๐’Ž๐’‚๐’Œ๐’† ๐’‘๐’๐’”๐’”๐’Š๐’ƒ๐’๐’† ๐’‡๐’๐’“ ๐’๐’•๐’‰๐’†๐’“๐’”.

๐Ÿ”— https://ceoptions.com/2026/10/the-old-corporate-ladder-is-cracking-are-you-ready-for-what-comes-next/

๐Ÿ”‘ I believe the most powerful leadership breakthroughs begin with self-awareness. ๐–๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ณ๐ž ๐š๐ง ๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฉ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ...
10/14/2026

๐Ÿ”‘ I believe the most powerful leadership breakthroughs begin with self-awareness. ๐–๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ ๐ง๐ข๐ณ๐ž ๐š๐ง ๐จ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฉ๐š๐ญ๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง ๐š๐ง๐ ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฌ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐จ๐ฉ ๐ฅ๐ž๐ญ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ก๐š๐ฉ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž, ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐  ๐œ๐š๐ง ๐œ๐ก๐š๐ง๐ ๐ž.

In my upcoming book, I explore how recognizing the patterns that hold us back can open the door to new choices, stronger relationships, and more effective leadership.

Growth begins when you realize you have the power to respond differently.

๐Ÿค” ๐‹๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐ข๐ฌ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ. ๐ˆ๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐จ๐งโ€™๐ญ.Iโ€™ve spent decades working...
10/13/2026

๐Ÿค” ๐‹๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐ข๐ฌ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐š๐ง๐ฌ๐ฐ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ. ๐ˆ๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐š๐›๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ ๐ค๐ง๐จ๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐จ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐จ๐งโ€™๐ญ.

Iโ€™ve spent decades working with leaders, and one thing is clear: the need to appear confident can sometimes stand in the way of real growth. When uncertainty strikes, our old behavioral patterns often take over. But what if a simple pause could change the way you lead?

In my latest blog, I explore why tomorrowโ€™s best leaders will be those who embrace self-awareness, ask better questions, and remain open to new perspectives.

๐€๐ซ๐ž ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐ซ๐ž๐š๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ซ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ค ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ž๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ž๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐ฅ๐จ๐จ๐ค๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ค๐ž?

๐Ÿ”— https://ceoptions.com/2026/10/the-most-dangerous-words-a-leader-can-say-ive-got-this/

10/12/2026

๐Ÿงก ๐“๐‡๐„ ๐‚๐Ž๐•๐„๐‘ ๐ˆ๐’ ๐‡๐„๐‘๐„!

Meet ๐™‚๐™‡๐™„๐™ˆ๐™ˆ๐™€๐™๐™Ž ๐™–๐™ฉ ๐™’๐™ค๐™ง๐™ : ๐™๐™๐™š ๐™Ž๐™š๐™ก๐™›-๐˜ผ๐™ฌ๐™–๐™ง๐™š ๐™‡๐™š๐™–๐™™๐™š๐™งโ€™๐™จ ๐˜ผ๐™™๐™ซ๐™–๐™ฃ๐™ฉ๐™–๐™œ๐™š, my upcoming book, making its debut later this month.

I believe great leadership begins with self-awareness. When you recognize your patterns and understand how your behavior affects others, you have the power to change the way you lead.

In this book, I explore how small moments of awareness create meaningful shifts in communication, strengthen teams, and transform the way we work together.

Stay tuned. I look forward to sharing more with you!

10/07/2026

๐Ÿ”ฆ ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐จ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ก๐š๐ฏ๐ž ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ ๐ญ๐จ ๐›๐ž ๐š ๐ ๐จ๐จ๐ ๐ฅ๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ.

When youโ€™re constantly seeking approval, itโ€™s easy to shape your words, decisions, and actions around what others want to hear.

But leadership grounded in truth asks something different: What do you actually believe? What matters to you? What are you willing to stand for?

The moment you stop performing for approval, you create space to lead with clarity, confidence, and authenticity.

Truth doesnโ€™t need applause to be powerful.

โœจ ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ข๐Ÿ ๐ฐ๐žโ€™๐ซ๐ž ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ณ๐ž๐, ๐œ๐ก๐š๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ?What if weโ€™re in the Ugly Middleโ€”that uncomfortable s...
10/01/2026

โœจ ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ข๐Ÿ ๐ฐ๐žโ€™๐ซ๐ž ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ซ๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก ๐ฉ๐จ๐ฅ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ณ๐ž๐, ๐œ๐ก๐š๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐œ ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ž๐ฌ?

What if weโ€™re in the Ugly Middleโ€”that uncomfortable space between what was and what could be?

The Renaissance emerged from enormous upheaval, challenging long-held assumptions about humanity, science, art, education, and authority. Today, weโ€™re facing our own Renaissance-sized questions:

Maybe the next Renaissance wonโ€™t begin in Florence. Maybe it begins with a pause: a moment when we catch an old pattern, get curious, and glimpse another possibility.

๐Ÿ”— https://ceoptions.com/2026/10/leaders-initiative-what-if-polarized-times-are-the-beginning-of-a-new-renaissance/

โš–๏ธ ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐จ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ?When controversy erupted around Macklemore's support for Palestine d...
09/29/2026

โš–๏ธ ๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐๐จ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ ๐๐จ ๐ฐ๐ก๐ž๐ง ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐œ๐ก๐จ๐ข๐œ๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ?

When controversy erupted around Macklemore's support for Palestine during Ed Sheeranโ€™s concert tour, there was no simple solution. Every possible decision carried consequencesโ€”for artists, venues, promoters, employees, fans, and Sheeran himself.

Leadership gets complicated when thereโ€™s no clear โ€œrightโ€ answer.

Sometimes youโ€™re choosing between two values you genuinely believe in, and whichever path you take, someone may disagree.

Read the article here: https://ceoptions.com/2026/09/when-every-choice-costs-you-something-the-ed-sheeran-leadership-lesson/

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