Your Weekly Sanity Check
I hate corporate buzzwords. I believe that to be a healthy leader, we must Equip ourselves with tools, Reflect on our internal world, and Act with intention.
Every Thursday, I send out a letter that explores the “messy middle” of management. We talk about:
Emotional Intelligence (EQ): Why you feel the way you do, and how to stop absorbing your team’s stress.
Sustainable Productivity: How to get things done when the world feels heavy.
Boundaries: The art of saying “no” so your “yes” actually means something.
Think of this newsletter as a quiet room in a noisy office. It’s a place to drop your shoulders and get honest about the work.
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Subscribers get the weekly ERA Letter delivered straight to their inbox. These are deep dives into leadership, personal development, and the occasional book review to help you make sense of the world.
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Who writes this?
I’m Cate Burnett Fierbaugh. I founded E.R.A. Coaching and Consulting because I saw too many brilliant, mission-driven leaders burning out.
I am an ICF-credentialed coach and an EQ-i 2.0 practitioner, which is a fancy way of saying I have the science-backed tools to help you navigate leadership. But more importantly, I am someone who pays attention. I write to help you navigate the gap between who you are and who you want to be as a leader.
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