Rebellious Business
by Katherine R. Lieber
Latest episode
S1E21: Start Being the CEO Who Knows What Powers Their Business
S1E21: Start Being the CEO Who Knows What Powers Their Business
About this podcast
Rebellious Business dares to challenge outdated business practices and reimagine the way organizations work, lead, and grow. Produced by Katherine R. Lieber of TitaniumBlue LLC, this show flips the script on “business as usual” with bold ideas, actionable insights, and transformative strategies. Whether you’re a leader ready to spark change or a professional looking to stay ahead of the curve, you’ll love our rebellious take on innovation and the future of work.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 21 episodes
- S1E21: Start Being the CEO Who Knows What Powers Their Business · 10 min · Season 1 Episode 21Too many CEOs are leading companies they don’t actually understand. They avoid the hard questions, stay removed from the infrastructure, and end up trusting vendors, consultants…
- S1E20: From Productivity Theater to Proof of Work: How to Rebuild Business on Results · 8 min · Season 1 Episode 20Modern business has a dangerous blind spot: it rewards smooth-talking big talkers who sell the sizzle—while the people actually delivering results stay invisible. The more…
- S1E19: Stop Forcing Your Team to Use Only 10% of Their Brainpower—Again and Again and Again · 7 min · Season 1 Episode 19Why are your top performers doing the same work they mastered five years ago? Why are your smartest minds stuck in recurring meetings, outdated workflows, and Excel-driven…
- S1E18: Business Claims to Want Profit and Productivity—So Why Doesn’t It Optimize for Them? · 6 min · Season 1 Episode 18Businesses love to say they value profit and productivity, but if that’s true… why do so few actually optimize for them? Instead of streamlining operations, eliminating waste…
- S1E17: Time, Work, and Impact: It’s About Time You Realized It’s Not About Time At All · 7 min · Season 1 Episode 17Most businesses still think productivity is about hours worked instead of results delivered. They reward the people who look busy, sit in the most meetings, and log the longest…
- S1E16: The (In)Visibility Game: Stop Rewarding Big Talkers Over Real Producers · 6 min · Season 1 Episode 16Why do businesses keep rewarding the people who talk the most instead of the ones who actually get things done? You know the type—the Big Talker. Always in the meetings, always…
- S1E15: The Reality of Making Space: Stop Demanding Big Results Without Giving Time for Big Results · 6 min · Season 1 Episode 15High performers don’t create breakthrough results in five-minute gaps between meetings. They don’t produce game-changing work while juggling shallow tasks, endless emails, and…
- The Myth of Physical Engagement in Knowledge Work: Why Offices Waste High Performers’ Time · 7 min · Season 1 Episode 14Most businesses still believe a dangerous myth—that forcing employees to be physically present in an office equals higher productivity. It doesn’t. It never has. For high…
- Train Your Team to Ask Smarter Questions—And Stop Accepting Surface-Level Thinking · 8 min · Season 1 Episode 13This episode of Rebellious Business reveals how businesses can make smarter, more strategic decisions—not by working harder, but by training their teams to think with greater…
- Stop Bleeding Out Your Competitive Edge: Use IdeaOps To Start Capturing And Acting On Essential Innovations · 10 min · Season 1 Episode 12High performers are idea machines, constantly absorbing insights and generating innovations that could transform your business. But without a system to capture and act on these…
- Unlocking Excellence: Do You Really Know Your High Performers? · 10 min · Season 1 Episode 11High performers aren’t just employees—they’re your competitive edge. But here’s the question: do you truly know who they are and what they bring to your business? In this…
- Stopping the Meeting Madness: Reclaim Time and Unlock Real Work · 9 min · Season 1 Episode 10Meetings are all over your work-week landscape, but are they worth the cost? In this episode of Rebellious Business, we tackle the hidden productivity drain of meetings, from…
- The Myth of Workplace Bonding: Why Forced Team Socializing Backfires · 8 min · Season 1 Episode 9Workplace relationships aren’t built on coffee chats, team lunches, or bonding games—they’re built on trust, reliability, and shared goals. In this episode of Rebellious…
- The Mediocrity Epidemic: Why Excellence Goes Unnoticed and How to Fix It · 8 min · Season 1 Episode 8Why do modern workplaces reward mediocrity while high performers are left unrecognized and undervalued? In this episode of Rebellious Business, we pull back the curtain on the…
- The Mirage of Productivity: Stop Making Your Employees "Look Busy" And Let Them Get Real Work Done · 10 min · Season 1 Episode 7The biggest lie in modern work? That the appearance of busyness equals productivity. In this episode of Rebellious Business, we expose the toxic obsession with “looking busy”…
- Reclaiming Your Inbox: Email as a Strategic Tool, Not An Unfillable Sinkhole: Part 2 · 12 min · Season 1 Episode 6Your inbox doesn’t have to be an unfillable sinkhole—it can be a powerful strategic tool. In Part 2 of Reclaiming Your Inbox, we flip the script on how you see email…
- The Endless Loop: How the Lack of Milestones and Rewards Crushes High Performers · 13 min · Season 1 Episode 5Modern work is broken for high performers. Endless loops, hollow recognition, and a constant demand for more aren’t just exhausting—they’re fundamentally at odds with human…
- Unconventional Tools: The Tools You Need to Manage the Tools You Use · 10 min · Season 1 Episode 4### Spotify Episode Description Are your tools running you instead of the other way around? In this episode of *Rebellious Business*, we uncover the secret weapon every high…
- Reclaiming Your Inbox: Email as a Strategic Tool, Not An Unfillable Sinkhole: Part 1 · 6 min · Season 1 Episode 3Your inbox doesn’t own you—it's time to take back control. In this episode of Rebellious Business, we uncover the hidden costs of email overload, from decision fatigue to the…
- Why Traditional Performance Reviews Reward Slackers And Punish High Performers · 10 min · Season 1 Episode 2Traditional performance reviews are broken—and they’re costing your company its best talent. In this episode, we pull back the curtain on why cookie-cutter evaluation forms…
