Make Work Human

Raise your hand if you've ever pissed off anyone in your life.

Raise the other if you had no idea how to clean it up, so you ignored it and hoped it would just get better.

Whether we intend to or not, our actions can hurt the people in our lives. And it's up to us to clean it up.

In this week's episode, we talk all about intent and impact.

We share the key to cleaning it up when we've gone and made a mess of things without meaning to - and there is no empty "I'm sorry" involved.

Do you think a simple apology is enough - or do you go deeper when addressing your breakdowns with others?

Meet Emily Crookston. Ghostwriter. Speaker. Renegade. Her superpower is drawing out your most audacious, fiercely original ideas and stoking the sparks until your thoughts spread like wildfire.

After spending years getting a Ph.D. in philosophy and teaching, she realized that academia didn't serve her purpose. Being the rebel she is - she broke free and is now loving life, her work, and helping other people bring their authentic voices into the world. Join us as she shares her story and how she's working to make writing human.

Where to find Emily:

LInkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/emilycrookston/

Website - https://www.thepocketphd.com/

Are you guilty of the fly-by dive bomb check-in?

You know, when you pop by your people's office or randomly call them to ask them what they're working on.

Your intentions may be supportive, but the impact is far from it. Especially in a year when everyone is hypersensitive to feeling like they don't know what they're doing and that they're not doing enough.

In this episode, we talk about the upcoming one-year mark of living at work and how it has caused some fatigue.

We also share some ways to help alleviate that fatigue - including laying on the floor between meetings. Hey, don't knock it until you try it.

If you've ever been promoted, only to feel like you have no idea what you're doing - this episode is for you. Our guest this week is Keith Edmunds.  He is a self-proclaimed "recovered operations professional who found his passion better suited for others in coaching and leadership development" and is Principal of Coach2Performance and SadlerAllen. When not serving his clients, Keith is serving his community with his wife through their organization, Donor Advisor of HopeFeathers. 

If you are looking for some inspiration, Keith is it. 

You can find him on LinkedIn or at his websites:

http://coach2performance.com/

https://hopefeathers.org/

In this week's episode, we talk about taking care of ourselves when the world feels big. It's sometimes automatic to try to push through a tough time, but slowing down to take care of yourself will make everything seem more manageable. 

We cover the difference between self-maintenance and self-care, how to achieve both and why boundaries are key to keeping yourself supported.

In a world where vulnerability is seen as a weakness, asking for help can be difficult. But when someone asks us for help, we feel a sense of joy and are more than happy to support others. Shifting our thinking to see asking for help as a gift to others can be a powerful way to include others while also taking some of the burdens to "do it all and be it all" off of our shoulders. As we enter 2021 we can all use a little help - and others could use a pick-me-up of helping. 

Do you know your top two values? More is not always better - especially in the case of values. When we list too many values, we ultimately have none. And it leaves us feeling exhausted, overwhelmed, and guilty. Ain't nobody got time for that anymore. Once you are clear on your values, you get clear on your priorities, which creates a sense of unparalleled freedom. You get to decide where you spend your time, energy, focus, and money.

In this episode, we dive into where our values come from, how they impact our career, and some tips on how to discover your top lived values. 

In today's episode, we talk about how to figure out who you are really in comparison to everyone else on the planet. Because who you are is a habit - not a truth. And we see the world through our own habitual lens. Even when we find out something about ourselves, we see it as a truth for the world. Or at the very least that all the best people do it that way.

And we do it EVERYWHERE

Sales (we expect our clients to buy how we sell)
Leadership (we expect our people to understand us)
Teams (we expect co-workers to do it like we do)

You are not alone if you find yourself doing any of this. It's not intentional - and it's totally normal.

We share some good tips on how to find out how you compare to others on the trifecta of workplace cohesion.

Communication
Action Taking
Decision Making

Hint: getting curious is a BIG part of it.

In this episode Jen and Larissa scrap the script and drop some truth bombs about why being human at work matters. With so much going on in life, and the world, sometimes it's best to get back to basics and simply be human.

In this episode, we talk again with Dr. Joshua Hammonds about how emotional intelligence impacts how we lead others. We discuss everything from stress responders to why we need to go further in the time of covid to ensure people are connecting in authentic, meaningful ways.

In this episode, we explore the fourth and final pillar in Goleman's Emotional Intelligence framework. This is the fun stuff! This is where all the hard work from the first three steps begins to come into play as a leader and team member. We cover the six relationship management competencies and give strategies for improving each. 

Developing Others

Inspirational Leadership

Change Catalyst

Influence

Conflict Management

Teamwork & Collaboration

In this episode, we cover the third of Daniel Goleman's stages of emotional intelligence. Social Awareness refers to how people handle relationships and awareness of others’ feelings, needs, and concerns. 

We look at the three core competencies Empathy, Organizational Awareness, and Service Orientation and how they help create strong relationships with team members. 

Once you become aware of your own needs, you can begin to meet the needs of others.

In this episode, we talk with Dr. Joshua Hammonds of Rollins University, all about self-awareness and self-regulation.

Dr. Hammonds has over 15 years of teaching and research experience within the field of Interpersonal and Business Communication. He shares with us all about why powering through difficult interactions is important, especially when working remotely. We also talk about how some of us are naturally better at self-regulation and how abrupt ending zoom meetings leave us all feeling a little, well, weird.

There is more inside this episode that can fit in this box - give a listen. We promise you'll learn something.

Ok, I have feelings...now what? As we continue to explore the four main steps in emotional intelligence we dive into what to do with those thoughts, feelings, and emotions once you become aware of them. We offer some strategies for self-management that you can start today. 

In this episode, we go deeper into self-awareness which is the first step of emotional intelligence. Introducing emotional awareness, self-assessment, and self-confidence as the three main parts.  Sharing strategies to increase your self-awareness. 

We even share a bit about how our bodies hold clues to the future. 

New series! This episode kicks of the next eight week series where we dig into the super hot topic of emotional intelligence. We talk all about what it is, how it helps, and introduce the four-part structure that we'll dig into deeper throughout the series.

Self-awareness

Self-management

Social awareness

Relationship management

As we wrap up our six-part series on vulnerability, we review the highlights and talk about using these tools to become deliberately developmental. Whether you are a leader, a manager, or an individual contributor, you can always find ways to develop yourself and your teams.

Jen and Larissa are self-proclaimed assessment aficionados. In this episode, they share all about the tools, assessments, and resources they use and recommend to help you learn to love vulnerability. 

In this episode, we interview Aaronde Creighton who is an executive coach and leadership consultant and a trained Brene Brown's Dare to Lead facilitator. He shares with us his thoughts on vulnerability, and why it's necessary to have hard conversations.

We talk about diversity, inclusion, and belonging and how we need to go deep within ourselves do the work that's needed in the world. Showing up bravely as leaders will be what it takes to make an impact.

All about Aaronde:

My goal in life is to live seamlessly without compartmentalization. What the heck does that mean? I bring my whole self to work each and every day…husband, father, mentor, trafficking abolitionist and practical joker. This approach allows me to give all of who I am to my clients and community, which brings great results to clients and is fulfilling for me personally.

I love working with great people, clients, and teams who are committed to common goals, not individual achievements and accolades.

In this third episode in the vulnerability series, we get down to how you can take action and create a positive impact on your organization using the power of vulnerability. We talk about leaders, teams, and organizations that are using this well and give you examples of how to bring them into your organization.

Where theory and story meet action.

In the second episode in the vulnerability series, we start breaking down what it is and what it isn't. We bust some myths about what it means to be vulnerable and start defining what professional vulnerability is. 

SPOILER ALERT: It's not sharing your deepest darkest secrets with everyone at work.

This episode kicks off a six-part series on vulnerability. What it is. What it isn't. And how to make it work at work. 

In this episode Jen and Larissa talk about Brene Brown's enlightening book Dare to Lead and discuss how vulnerability can impact you, your team, and our organization. 

Welcome to the Make Work Human podcast! We're so glad you found us. This intro episode is all about getting to know your hosts Jen Baggett and Larissa Haynes - and why we felt drawn to help make work human.

Join us as we explore what it means to make work human.