#145 | Train Your Energy or Go Negative: How Leaders Build Culture From the Inside Out W/ Sara Schaeffer

Culture doesn’t start in meetings, mission statements, or strategy decks. It starts in you. In this episode, we unpack a hard truth most leaders avoid: if you don’t intentionally train your energy, it will default to negative and your culture will follow. Every room you walk into feels something. Every decision you make carries emotional weight. Every reaction teaches people what’s acceptable. We explore how leaders unknowingly shape culture through their internal state, not just their external actions and why energy management is one of the most overlooked leadership skills in schools, nonprofits, and organizations. You’ll learn how to recognize when your energy is leaking, how negativity quietly spreads through teams, and how disciplined leaders build contagious culture by doing the inner work first. This episode is a reminder that leadership isn’t about being perfect, it’s about being intentional. Because the culture you want on the outside can’t exist if it’s not being practiced on the inside. If you lead people, this conversation will challenge you, ground you, and call you higher. -- Order Your Copy of Contagious Culture: Creating an Ecosystem of Academic Excellence Subscribe & Leave a Review to The Contagious Culture Podcast Subscribe to Apple Podcasts 📞 Schedule Your Call Here 🖥️ Join the #1 Community for Leaders and Change Makers 👉🏽 Apply to Be in the Growth Alliance  👉🏽Connect with Kyle S. King