Grounded and Aligned™
The podcast for people in senior roles who carry real responsibility - budgets, teams, visibility, and pressure - that doesn’t switch off at the end of the day.
If your role has grown faster than your comfort zone…
If you’re managing up, setting boundaries, delegating, and absorbing more than you used to…
If you care about being effective and human (without being inauthentic or pushing yourself past your limits), this show is for you.
No hype.
No generic advice.
Just grounded conversations for navigating complex roles with composure and self-trust.
In this episode of Grounded and Aligned™, Karen addresses a pattern that consistently undermines senior leaders taking on new roles: delaying decisions in the name of cert...
Taking on a broader mandate at VP or SVP level is rarely accompanied by clear operational boundaries. The remit expands, visibility increases, and expectations accumulate ...
In this episode of Grounded and Aligned™, Karen Gombault reflects on leadership through an unexpected but instructive lens: observing how people respond when authenticity, ...
This episode was recorded on December 31, 2025.
It’s a simple pause at the end of the year to look at what actually made a difference, personally and professionally.
In t...
The meeting is scheduled for the next day.
A decision needs to be made. Teams are waiting for direction.
As you review the materials one final time, you see it immediatel...
There’s a shift happening in leadership—and in this podcast.
In this episode of Stepping Into the Arena, Karen announces powerful changes coming to the show, all rooted in...
You can be grateful—and still feel dissatisfied.
In this episode of Stepping Into The Arena, Karen unpacks a powerful phrase shared by her mentor: “You can be grateful and...
Your next level of leadership might just start with one conversation. In this episode of Stepping Into The Arena, Karen shares why mentorship—formal or not—is essential for...
What actually happens when you bet on yourself?
In this deeply personal year-in-review podcast episode, Karen shares the six most important lessons she’s learned after goi...
When You’re Not Confirmed in Your Role: What Now?
You took the leap. A big new role. A new company. A bold career move. And then, a few months in, the call comes: they’re ...
Awareness is only the beginning—real leadership transformation happens when you take bold, intentional action. In this powerful podcast episode of Stepping Into The Arena, ...
When executives lose influence, it rarely happens in one dramatic crash—it fades away slowly, almost invisibly. In this episode of Stepping Into The Arena, Karen Gombault ...
