This 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 sophistication.

When companies empower both management and teams to ask the right questions before committing to a big decision, they don’t just avoid costly mistakes—they gain a massive competitive edge.

We'll cover why teams default to surface-level thinking, describe real-life gut checks and drills, and provide frameworks for asking the concise questions that can prevent costly errors.

If your business has ever sat through months of sales pitches, vendor demos, and flashy slide decks—only to realize later that no one actually showed the backend or explained the hidden costs of what you just bought—this episode is for you.

Rebellious Business is created, written, and copyrighted by Katherine R. Lieber, the Rebellious Business consultant of TitaniumBlue LLC.

High 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 flashes of inspiration, those game-changing ideas vanish into the daily grind.

In this episode of Rebellious Business, we introduce IdeaOps—the framework for systematically capturing, refining, and implementing high-value ideas as a continuous flow of innovation. Just like DevOps transformed development and SecOps redefined security, IdeaOps institutionalizes the process of turning spontaneous insight into action.

If your business is ready to stop losing its best ideas and start building a system where innovation is an ongoing process, this episode is for you. Tune in now!

Rebellious Business is created, written, and copyrighted by Katherine R. Lieber, high-performance strategist and the Rebellious Business consultant of TitaniumBlue LLC.

High 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 episode of Rebellious Business, we dive into why most leaders overlook their top contributors, how high performers often become invisible in traditional workplaces, and what it costs your organization when their value goes unrecognized.

Discover how to identify your high performers, make their contributions visible, and create systems that support their growth and success. If you want to stop coasting on assumptions and start unlocking the full potential of your best people, this episode is for you. Tune in now!

The Rebellious Business podcast is created, written, and copyrighted by Katherine R. Lieber, high-performance strategist and the Rebellious Business consultant of TitaniumBlue LLC.

Meetings 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 wasted time and money to the deep disruptions they cause for high performers and their "maker time."

We’ll explore the history of business meetings, break down why they’ve become the default setting in modern work, and expose how most meetings fail due to lack of goals, structure, and outcomes. Plus, we introduce the concept of Meeting Zero to reclaim your time and focus on what truly matters.

If you’re tired of feeling like meetings are running your day instead of driving results, this episode is for you. Tune in to learn how to flip the script and take control of your work time.

The Rebellious Business podcast is created and produced by Katherine R. Lieber of TitaniumBlue LLC, where rebellion sparks real business growth.

Workplace 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 Business, we’re exposing the myth of workplace bonding and breaking down why forced socializing often backfires.

Discover why work isn’t about being friends or acting like a family, and learn how real relationships thrive in the matrix of actual work—not around the lunch table.

If you’re ready to flip the script on workplace relationships, this episode is for you. Tune in now!

The Rebellious Business podcast is created and produced by Katherine R. Lieber of TitaniumBlue LLC, where rebellion sparks real business growth.

Why 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 systemic biases that celebrate “good enough” over true excellence.

Learn how invisible work—like creating efficiencies and leveraging mastery-level skills—is often ignored, and how this culture of mediocrity damages innovation, motivation, and talent retention. We’ll also dive into actionable strategies to recognize high performers and transform your workplace into one that values impact over appearances.

If you’ve ever wondered why excellence seems to get punished instead of rewarded, this episode is for you. Tune in now to reclaim the value of true performance.

The Rebellious Business podcast is created, written, and produced by Katherine R. Lieber, high-performance strategist and the Rebellious Business consultant of TitaniumBlue LLC.

The 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” that keeps teams stuck in shallow work and superficial activity. From the office’s performative hustle to remote work’s instant-response culture, we uncover why these outdated norms crush real productivity—and how to break free.

Learn how to ditch the productivity mirage for a workplace that values outcomes over appearances. Tune in now to start flipping the script and unlocking true effectiveness for yourself and your team.

The Rebellious Business podcast is created, written, and copyrighted by Katherine R. Lieber, high-performance strategist and the Rebellious Business consultant of TitaniumBlue LLC.

Your 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, transforming it from overwhelming noise into an intelligence engine that delivers insights, trends, and opportunities no one else is noticing.

Learn how to curate your inbox strategically, analyze patterns for actionable value, and turn newsletters, webinars, and promotions into market signals you can leverage. Stop reacting to email chaos and start using it to sharpen your edge, anticipate trends, and make smarter moves.

If you’re ready to reclaim control of your inbox and turn it into your secret weapon, this episode is for you. Tune in now and discover how to make your inbox work for you.

This podcast is created, written, and copyrighted by Katherine R. Lieber, high-performance strategist and the Rebellious Business consultant of TitaniumBlue LLC.