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Powerful at Work Radio

By Rosa Ponce de Leon

The Powerful at Work Radio Podcast provides weekly insights into how seasoned leaders optimize their workforce. Learn how CEO’s and business experts invigorate their teams and maximize performance, so you can too. Each episode offers advice about professional development and fostering strong relationships you can implement today. Work should provide fulfillment and be an extension of your life’s purpose. Listen in weekly to learn how to cultivate a gratifying work culture.
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E10: Breaking down walls and getting into a state of play with Marli Williams, Master Facilitator, Activation Coach & Inspiration Generator

Powerful at Work RadioNov 25, 2020

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“Your culture isn’t your to-do list. It’s the long game” with Jennifer Thornton, Executive Coach and Leadership Educator | E79

“Your culture isn’t your to-do list. It’s the long game” with Jennifer Thornton, Executive Coach and Leadership Educator | E79

Are you so busy checking things off your to-do list that you lose sight of the big picture? Are you more interested in your own personal gain that you ignore the good of the company? Or, are you so set in your ways and married to your plan that you can’t think outside of the box?

While most leaders don’t like to admit it, Jennifer Thornton knows it’s normal for leaders to get so caught up in the day-to-day that they forget about the long game. Tune into this Powerful at Work Radio podcast episode to learn how you can switch gears to focus on how the organization functions and create a culture that supports growth and change…

Episode Outline:

  • [02:43] Too often we're thinking about our own resource needs and our own career agendas.
  • [06:07] Why you should redefine your own definition of success…
  • [12:17] In today's world where there are so many moving parts, you have to find what you're really good at and be fantastic at it. In everything else, get a passing grade and move on.
  • [16:42] Are you just throwing more payroll at the problem?
  • [18:31] Have you talked to the people doing the work? They typically have the solution, but we don't always stop and ask.

About Jennifer Thornton:

Jennifer has developed her expertise in Talent Strategy & Leadership Professional Development over her exciting 20+ year career as an HR Professional. She’s led international teams across Greater China, Mexico, the U.K., and the U.S. to expand into new markets, managing franchise retailers, and developing key strategic partnerships - all while exceeding business objectives and financial results.

The rapid growth of her consulting firm 304 Coaching has been largely due to Jennifer’s unconventional approach to building innovative workforce development solutions for companies who are facing breakthrough growth and accelerated hiring patterns.

She is a sought-after business strategist, specializing in start-ups and large value-based organizations. She assists her clients in building talent strategies that complement their business strategies to ensure exponential growth.

She lives in Texas with her family and rescues. In her free time, she enjoys reading, historic preservation, remodeling her lake home, and spending time with friends.

Connect with Jennifer:

LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferrthornton/

Website: 304coaching.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgMj1eVGsseqo9znNlPriXA

Email:  Jen@304coaching.com

Bonus Downloads:

  • How to Trade Fear for Innovation  - Link
  • Seven Deadly Sins of Leadership - Link

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Apr 19, 202225:39
“Is it favoritism or brown nosing?” with Rosa Ponce de Leon, Leadership Strategist | E78

“Is it favoritism or brown nosing?” with Rosa Ponce de Leon, Leadership Strategist | E78

Having a favorite is a natural human tendency, but what happens when an employee is brown nosing and how do you tell the difference? In this Powerful at Work Radio podcast episode, learn why it all comes down to a person’s motives…

When you have a self-serving employee, they're not looking out for you, even if it appears that they are on the surface. Tune in to hear why you as the leader need to address brown nosing as quickly as possible to avoid creating a culture of dysfunction in your workplace…

Episode Outline:

  • [01:06] When someone is hogging all the reward, that's when things start becoming dysfunctional.
  • [03:54] How can you handle brown nosing in the workplace?
  • [06:09] You, as a leader, need to reflect and ask yourself, is my ego attached to this?
  • [09:12] Why brown nosing is self-serving and not because they care about you as the leader…
  • [10:52] How leaders can prepare themselves to prevent brown nosing…

About Rosa Ponce de Leon:

Rosa Ponce de Leon is a master leadership consultant, public servant, and business adviser. As a 20+ year law enforcement veteran, Rosa has risen through the ranks to Sergeant, leading teams through critical situations with operational mastery. Rosa combines her tried & true leadership experience with her business consulting background to help small business owners build resilient teams & bulletproof work cultures.

Connect with Rosa:

Website: https://rosaponcedeleon.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosa-ponce-de-leon/

Twitter:  https://twitter.com/Rosa_PdL

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Apr 12, 202212:07
“Favoritism is Good” with Rosa Ponce de Leon, Leadership Strategist | E77

“Favoritism is Good” with Rosa Ponce de Leon, Leadership Strategist | E77

Apr 05, 202211:22
“Creating a mentally healthy environment within ourselves” with Dana Kaplan, Emotional Intelligence and Education Consultant | E76

“Creating a mentally healthy environment within ourselves” with Dana Kaplan, Emotional Intelligence and Education Consultant | E76

How often have you felt riddled with anxiety or stress? Have you felt so frustrated with your workplace culture that you didn’t know how to start bringing about change? Dana Kaplan encourages you to stop waiting until you need mental health services, to go ahead and create a mentally healthy environment within yourself, and for the people you support.

In this Powerful at Work Radio episode, Rosa and Dana talk about why it’s so important to have self awareness to become mentally healthy so that you can create a healthy environment for everyone. We can’t bring change to our workplace without first changing ourselves…

Episode Outline:

  • [03:04] How to restructure so that you can show up enthusiastically ready to play.
  • [06:21] 2022 is your year to design, to cultivate, to create, to foster, to nourish all that you want.
  • [10:57] Remember to speak to yourself the way you speak to me and the way you speak to the world.
  • [13:36] We’ve got to do something differently if we want a different result.
  • [16:21] Why being busy doesn’t equate to being valuable, but sitting with yourself is key…

About Dana Kaplan:

Dana Kaplan, Founder and Owner of Developing Empathetic Education with Dana (DEED)®, is an award winning Gifted and Early Childhood Educator and Social Emotional Intelligence expert, pioneering DEIAB - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility, and Belonging for birth to 12th grade. Dana's niche approach propels rich self-awareness while purposefully empowering children and adults to masterfully and confidently communicate and create the world they crave. Dana leads small and large group workshops, and speaks internationally on how to empower and engage in hard conversations.

Mission: I believe Emotional Intelligence is the driving force behind self-awareness, compassion, inclusivity, and bridging humanity through actionable steps, regardless of age. I purposefully empower, enlighten, and lead with flexibility, curiosity, and feedback while propelling each person to access and utilize their positively powerful voice and create the world they desire!

Connect with Dana:

LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/dana-kaplan-9b19ab71/

Website: https://www.danakaplanteach.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danakaplan_deed/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DanaKaplanDeed

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Mar 29, 202222:01
“Caught up in the hustle culture? Here’s how to escape” with Kimberly Smith, Resilience & Life Transition Coach | E74

“Caught up in the hustle culture? Here’s how to escape” with Kimberly Smith, Resilience & Life Transition Coach | E74

You know you’re caught up in the hustle culture when there are never enough hours in the day, your friends and family are wondering if you still exist, and you’re just downright exhausted. Kimberly Smith is all too familiar with what happens when we don’t give ourselves enough space to rest and recover. We get caught up in that fight or flight mentality, and some of us even freeze up.

Tune into this Powerful at Work Radio podcast episode to hear how you can escape the hustle culture and ditch your feelings of guilt and shame…

Episode Outline:

  • [01:08] Why now more than ever, people are feeling the weight of the world on their shoulders…
  • [05:25] Inflamed bells or whistles are going off, at all times.
  • [09:31] Here’s why you should be setting boundaries…
  • [14:23] As a leader, you may want to consider bringing in outside help for your employees.
  • [16:24] You're going to get more out of your people when, you allow them to slow down and don't deplete them…

About Kimberly Smith:

Kimberly Smith is a Resilience & Life Transition Coach and the founder of Encompass Coaching. She is a native New Yorker, proud Houstonian, truth seeker, DEIJ and mental health advocate, yogi, and mother.

Through coaching services, speaking, and writing, Kimberly helps busy women, mothers and entrepreneurs stop stressing and focus, so they can flourish within their careers, families, businesses, and relationships. Kimberly’s clients move through self-doubt, build a positive and resilient mindset while increasing energy and confidence, and crushing their personal and professional goals.

Kimberly is degreed in Sociology and Psychology, is an internationally certified life and career coach, and spent over 10 years in corporate talent acquisition for a variety of industries. She is a servant leader passionate about dissolving the stigma around mental health, and dedicated to empowering others to live more authentic lives full of passion, purpose, courage, freedom and adventure.

Connect with Kimberly:

Website: https://www.encompasscoachingservices.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/encompasscoachingservices/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kimberly.brooke.smith/

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Mar 15, 202221:44
“Fireproofing instead of firefighting your business” with Jeff Schwisow, Speaker, Strategic Consultant and Author | E73

“Fireproofing instead of firefighting your business” with Jeff Schwisow, Speaker, Strategic Consultant and Author | E73

How many “hair on fire” moments could you avoid in your business if you spent more time fireproofing instead of firefighting? Jeff Schwisow is a Strategic Consultant with years of project management under his belt.

One of the best ways to fireproof your business? Have an adaptable strategy that includes everyone on your team. This gives them something to be engaged in that’s meaningful. And when they are a part of the strategy, they know what’s needed to support the plan.

Tune in for Jeff’s secrets for creating a collaborative environment where you can focus on the vision of your company, while your team executes the plan…

Episode Outline:

  • [02:54] Changing the way businesses operate…
  • [05:28] …Coming up with ideas that established businesses didn't see coming and it's disrupting the market.
  • [06:43] Why your strategy should be adaptable and not an annual event..
  • [11:22] You're actually giving your people autonomy to pursue a very specific short term step toward that longer-term goal.
  • [12:49] Communication is good. Collaboration is better.

About Jeff Schwisow:

As a speaker, strategic consultant and author of PROJECTIFY, Jeff Schwisow helps businesses become more adaptable and resilient by tapping into the rich diversity of knowledge, experience, thought and perspective that exists within every organisation.

He shows business leaders how valuing difference can help them leverage their leadership and ‘make strategy’. His clients have included: Shell, Chevron, PetroChina, CPB Contractors, Downer Utilities, Powercor/Citipower and many more.

A free electronic copy of his book 'PROJECTIFY - How to use projects to engage your people in strategy that evolves your business' http://bit.ly/Projectify_ebook

Connect with Jeff:

Website: https://jeffschwisow.com/

LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffschwisow/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNHU7GL6FVnL5YUia7sERiA/videos

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Mar 08, 202222:14
“Filling gaps and developing other leaders” with Lou Everett & Sherri McManus, Leadership Coaches | E72

“Filling gaps and developing other leaders” with Lou Everett & Sherri McManus, Leadership Coaches | E72

Your responsibility as a leader? Developing other leaders. Let’s face it, your role as it exists today isn’t going to be there forever. Who is going to continue the legacy of your company or your business? And will that person be happy doing it?

Lou & Sherri are leadership coaches with a passion for creating workplace cultures that equip other leaders. Instead of pointing the finger and asking “Who did that?”, strong leaders take the time to understand the “why” behind what happened. Your role as a leader is to find and fill the gaps.

Tune into this Powerful at Work Radio episode to hear Lou & Sherri share their principles that every leader must follow to lead with influence…

Episode Outline:

  • [01:45] There's a way to get the results you're looking for as a successful leader.
  • [03:32] Sherri shares her personal story of how she ended up in the hospital. Were stress and burnout contributing factors?
  • [08:01] We help fill gaps and we develop other leaders. That's what our role is.
  • [10:30] If you develop them, you don't have to worry about it every day.
  • [14:08] Why leaders forget to develop themselves…

About Lou Everett & Sherri McManus:

As seasoned leadership coaches and trainers with over four decades of combined experience we love serving people and companies throughout their growth transitions. Regardless if you are a solopreneur or at the C-Suite level, Leadership is Influence. Nothing more, nothing less.

Lou and Sherri are your thinking partners offering dedicated and customized continuity plans that are designed to, not only resolve your current struggle, but provide proactive support, training and accountability with the goal of avoiding negative impacts on the growth of your business. Our clients have experienced measurable return, increased productivity, and up to 500% revenue growth.

Connect with Lou & Sherri:

Website: https://loueverettgroup.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theloueverettgroup/

LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-lou-everett-group/

Instagram: www.instagram.com/theloueverettgroup

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Mar 01, 202228:15
“Kicking distractions to the curb to regain quality and productivity” with Maura Thomas, Speaker and Trainer | E75

“Kicking distractions to the curb to regain quality and productivity” with Maura Thomas, Speaker and Trainer | E75

When was the last time you sat down to complete a task and weren’t interrupted by a ding of a new message? Or got so overwhelmed with your massive to-do list that you let distractions get the best of you?

Maura Thomas knows that now more than ever our teams are being interrupted and inundated with distractions. And it’s not just a problem for the people we support, leaders are subject to the same habit of distraction. Not only are we less productive, our ability to produce quality work suffers.

In this Powerful at Work Radio podcast episode, Maura shares her tips for how you can regain your patience and focus. Because if you can’t control your attention, you can’t control your life.

Episode Outline:

  • [02:32] How technology has created a habit of distraction…
  • [04:09] We're just chipping away at our attention span and it's getting shorter and shorter and shorter.
  • [09:00] Are you living a life where you are distracted AND disconnected?
  • [18:14] There are two primary ways people can begin to manage their attention…
  • [19:30] Are you inadvertently teaching your team to be disempowered?

About Maura Thomas:

Maura Nevel Thomas is an award-winning international speaker and trainer on individual and corporate productivity and work-life balance, and the most widely-cited authority on attention management. Her proprietary Empowered Productivity™ System has been embraced by the likes of NASA, L’Oreal, and Dell. She is a TEDx Speaker, founder of Regain Your Time, author of five books, and was named a Top Leadership Speaker in Inc. Magazine.

Maura is frequently featured in major business outlets including Business Insider, Fast Company, and Washington Post, and she’s also a regular contributor to both Forbes and the Harvard Business Review, with articles there viewed over a million times.

Connect with Maura:

Website: https://maurathomas.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RegainYourTime/

LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/mauranevelthomas-productivity-trainer/

Twitter:  https://twitter.com/mnthomas/

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Feb 22, 202226:39
“Helping your employees feel safe and connected” with Maureen Ross Gemme, MS Ed. | E71

“Helping your employees feel safe and connected” with Maureen Ross Gemme, MS Ed. | E71

In this Powerful at Work Radio episode, Maureen Ross Gemme shares her personal story of overcoming addiction. With over 35 years of sobriety, Maureen knows what it takes to help employees feel safe and connected at work.

Whether someone on your team has an addiction to alcohol, gambling, or even work (yes being a workaholic is an addiction), there are ways that you can support them. It starts with building a culture where people aren’t scared of you. Leaders can also use assessments, such as DISC, to understand their strengths and to play to the strengths of their employees.

Tune in to hear more from Maureen about why she wishes people would stop contributing to the stigma of addiction and help make a difference instead…

Episode Outline:

  • [01:37] Maureen shares her story of overcoming addiction and how far she’s come in 35 years of sobriety.
  • [03:58] We come to work and we sometimes think we need to shut our personality off, but that's the thing we need to influence more…
  • [10:46] You can be a high achieving competent person, but unless they can connect you as a person, they're afraid to fail, they're afraid to take risks.
  • [14:51] There is help for you out there, here’s how to get the help you need…
  • [18:56] Creating an environment for your employees to thrive…

About Maureen Ross-Gemme:

Maureen Ross-Gemme was a drug addict and alcoholic as a teenager and into her early 20s. She got help and achieved a complete transformation which led to an amazing life.

With over 35 years of sobriety, she had a corporate career and now coaches and trains leaders on how to improve their culture at work by doing their own deep inner work. Maureen loves to ride her motorcycle, play with her grandchildren and helps people develop a solid inner support system. Maureen is an Authorized Partner of Everything DiSC and helps leaders to create a culture of caring at work.

Connect with Maureen:

Website: https://emergeleadershipacademy.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/emergentleadership/

LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/maureenrossgemme/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emergeleadership/

Twitter:  https://twitter.com/mrgmentor/

Podcast: https://emergeleadershipacademy.com/podcast/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCArtSJlSvO4SkATXyZkUJ7w?view_as=subscriber

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Feb 22, 202226:31
“Accommodating your employees’ dreams” with Kimberly Young, CEO & Founder | E70

“Accommodating your employees’ dreams” with Kimberly Young, CEO & Founder | E70

In business we often forget that people are multidimensional. We all have dreams of experiencing new things. Rarely do people like to stay put in the same position. If you’re not offering your employees a way to experience new things, how are you contributing to their growth or happiness?

Imagine the employee that dreams of becoming a pilot some day. Does your company offer something to that effect? It could be as simple as letting that employee leave an hour early every day to take flight lessons.

In this Powerful at Work Radio episode, Kimberly Young shares her journey of self-discovery and uncovering her passion. Tune in to find out how you can help your employees in their own journey and create a win-win for everyone…

Episode Outline:

  • [02:17] Kimberly shares her emotional journey of overcoming hardship.
  • [06:02] Checking in with your employees to see if you can help, without prying…
  • [10:18] If you see someone make mistakes, don't just write them off.
  • [12:29] Let's go ahead and revamp some things in your life. Let's educate ourselves on what we can and can't do.
  • [15:55] Women, regret and self sabotage, where things go wrong…

About Kimberly Young:

Kimberly F. Young, CEO & Founder of Forever Young Management Services, LLC, empowers career driven women breakfree of an unfilled life and discover their passion and purpose.

Overcoming abuse, teen pregnancy, and homelessness, Kimberly went on a journey of self-discovery and uncovered her passion of helping others and seeing them succeed in their own life. She uses her CORES method to teach women the various ways to unleash their highest level of potential and talents.

Kimberly has been featured in Be Your Own Magazine and as a guest on Entrepreneur Podcast Network where she discussed her own personal and professional journey  She is an excellent addition to anyone’s conference, podcast, panel or show as she provides fresh and unique perspectives to multiple topics.

Connect with Kimberly:

LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimberlyf-young/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kimberlyf.young/

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Feb 15, 202223:03
“It's not about your processes or technical skills. It's about your people.” with Lily Woi, Career Coach | E69

“It's not about your processes or technical skills. It's about your people.” with Lily Woi, Career Coach | E69

As business owners, we often feel like we have to do everything ourselves. But imagine a workplace culture where your employees are practically begging to take work off your plate…

In this Powerful at Work Radio podcast episode, Lily Woi explains how investing in your people gives you the freedom to focus on the strategic parts of your business. When your people are engaged, motivated, and when they are connected to you, they become your first continual and your last line of defense.

Tune in to hear how by making it about your employees, they become committed to your vision and eager to help your business succeed…

Episode Outline:

  • [03:50] And that’s why people get so burned out in the workplace…
  • [06:22] Are you creating strong bonds and loyalty with your people?
  • [11:10] Finding the people with the right knowledge to help you.
  • [12:15] It's the small moments that people will reflect on in five or ten years…
  • [15:55] No one wants to fail. No one wants to do a bad job.

About Lily Woi:

Lily Woi has reshaped her career by 180 when she hit her limit and could not imagine living another day not achieving her full potential. Her journey has been an inspiration to many people, from naively letting her company mould her into another corporate consultant to breaking free, taking charge of her career and carving out a role for herself in her company that fits her passion.

She’s now on a mission to do the same for others and to help leaders understand the value of having people on the team who are truly fulfilled, and how to get there. Lily helps corporate professionals to get purposeful and intentional, to break the glass ceiling and to unleash their full potential. The bottom line is they will get excited about their careers again.

Lily holds a Diploma of Transformational Coaching, is a member of the Institute of Leadership and Management, a trained facilitator for #IamRemarkable workshops and trained in optimizing team dynamics. Lily is also an Executive Contributor with Brainz Magazine.

Connect with Lily:

LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/lilywoi/

Website: https://lilywoicoaching.com/

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Feb 08, 202221:38
“Using curiosity to create connections with your employees” with Dana Kaplan, Emotional Intelligence and Education Consultant | E68

“Using curiosity to create connections with your employees” with Dana Kaplan, Emotional Intelligence and Education Consultant | E68

Are you taking the time to really get to know your employees? Dana Kaplan, Education Consultant, recognizes that upfront it can feel like a large time investment. But what is the cost of not investing in your employees?

You might be surprised to learn that being curious about the people on your team doesn’t take a lot of time. By giving your employees just a few minutes a day to feel seen, heard, and understood, it has a huge impact on the fulfillment of that employee, while also elevating your entire team!

Tune into this Powerful at Work Radio episode to learn how you can create a space where curiosity leads to more joy, courage, and compassion in your business…

Episode Outline:

  • [01:34] When you are a curious human, you leave judgment to the wayside so that you can be present and you can actually listen to learn.
  • [06:45] Don’t forget, we’re not robots…
  • [08:12] Are you leading with humanity?
  • [12:26] This is what is dividing our culture…
  • [16:21] Don't be so fearful of the unknown that you're paralyzed by it.

About Dana Kaplan:

Dana Kaplan, Founder and Owner of Developing Empathetic Education with Dana (DEED)®, is an award winning Gifted and Early Childhood Educator and Social Emotional Intelligence expert, pioneering DEIAB - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility, and Belonging for birth to 12th grade. Dana's niche approach propels rich self-awareness while purposefully empowering children and adults to masterfully and confidently communicate and create the world they crave. Dana leads small and large group workshops, and speaks internationally on how to empower and engage in hard conversations.

Mission: I believe Emotional Intelligence is the driving force behind self-awareness, compassion, inclusivity, and bridging humanity through actionable steps, regardless of age. I purposefully empower, enlighten, and lead with flexibility, curiosity, and feedback while propelling each person to access and utilize their positively powerful voice and create the world they desire!

Connect with Dana:

LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/dana-kaplan-9b19ab71/

Website: https://www.danakaplanteach.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danakaplan_deed/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DanaKaplanDeed

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Feb 04, 202219:19
Would your people choose you to be their leader? w/ Delpha DiGiacomo, Leader, Author & Blogger | E67

Would your people choose you to be their leader? w/ Delpha DiGiacomo, Leader, Author & Blogger | E67

As leaders and business owners, we typically get to handpick our teams. But would your employees choose you to be their leader if given the choice?
People become leaders for different reasons. Some have been promoted through the ranks and becoming a leader is the next “logical” step, some have an appetite for power and control, and some are there to serve.
Delpha DiGiacom wants leaders to understand one thing: People are working with you, not for you. It’s your job to create a collaborative environment where everyone feels fulfilled and has a desire to do their part.
Tune into this Powerful at Work Radio episode to learn why creating fulfillment in others leads to greater productivity, rather than just getting the work done…
Episode Outline:

[01:34] Newsflash, your way is not the best way!
[03:26] What's your internal pressure for leading people?
[06:20] Why loving your team is key to leading them…
[09:44] If you take that perspective of fulfillment and you apply it to working with others, whether employees, peers, leaders, et cetera, then what you'll find is that their experience is richer.
[14:24] How to create a culture that engages employees…

About Delpha DiGiacom:
Delpha DiGiacomo is an accomplished leader with over 20 years of experience in the corporate world. Currently an Assistant Vice President at a Fortune 100 company, Delpha's experience has fueled her passion for helping others as blogger, author, speaker and podcaster of Leadership Lifestyle Conversations. Delpha has an undeniable dedication for influencing meaningful change for women and people of color.
Her focus on authenticity and challenging corporate cultures to be more accepting of the impact people of color bring to the workplace has created opportunities for her to be invited as a recurring guest speaker. She has also provided perspective on recruiting strategies with an eye for Diversity on behalf of various clients who are starting their focused diversity and inclusion initiatives.
Connect with Delpha:
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Website: www.delphad.com/
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Jan 25, 202220:09
“Transforming your pain into your purpose” with Michael S. Seaver, Leadership Coach, Speaker and Author | E66

“Transforming your pain into your purpose” with Michael S. Seaver, Leadership Coach, Speaker and Author | E66

Society often defines success as having the dream job, the model home, the fancy car, and the picture perfect family. But what if you have all of that and still feel unhappy?

Michael Seaver, Leadership Coach, experienced this unhappiness firsthand. It’s how he learned to transform his pain into his purpose. His trick for breaking free from the pain? Instead of waiting years and building on all of those painful moments, learn to release the pain in a short burst of time. He wants everyone to understand that even if you feel at a point of hitting rock bottom, it’s okay, it’s not the end.

Tune into this Powerful at Work Radio episode to learn how you too can transform your pain into your purpose…

Episode Outline:

  • [02:22] When someone sees something you can’t see within yourself…
  • [03:56] Why surrounding yourself with the right people is crucial to growing your business.
  • [06:53] I didn't have to work really hard in order to be loved or cared for.
  • [08:58] Why it’s so important to lean into the pain…
  • [15:53] How can I take some actions that are in alignment with my personal mission?

About Michael S. Seaver:

Michael S. Seaver is an award-winning executive coach, leadership consultant, keynote speaker, and author. He’s on a mission to unlock human potential to help people uncover and live their purpose, and live a more meaningful and authentic life. His unique methodology has revolutionized how leaders can live authentically and how organizations engage employees. He offers no-nonsense strategies to help people find confidence in their life’s narrative, commonalities across generations working today, and ways to communicate with emotional intelligence.

For more than 25 years, Michael has led teams and has coached global leaders. He’s invested thousands of hours in the “arena” managing personal and organizational change, guided others to uncover their lives’ missions, and taught leaders how to create psychological safety by inviting employee life experiences into the workplace.

Connect with Michael:

LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelsseaver/

Website: https://michaelsseaver.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MichaelScottSeaver

Twitter:  https://twitter.com/michaelsseaver

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/SeaverConsulting

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Jan 18, 202225:30
“Using our emotions to be successful in our work every single day” with Blake Schofield, Founder & CEO | E65

“Using our emotions to be successful in our work every single day” with Blake Schofield, Founder & CEO | E65

As women leaders, we have a lot of responsibility on our shoulders. We’re raised to believe it’s our job to take care of everyone. We’re balancing raising children, taking care of our homes, and finding time for ourselves. And when we get to work, we’re expected to check our home lives and emotions at the door.

Blake Schofield wants to see more humanity brought into the workplace and into Corporate America. We are not robots and our employees aren’t either. We each have our fears, doubts, and anxieties. When we can’t express our emotions, we create environments where people are constantly redoing things and afraid to make a move.

In this Powerful at Work Radio episode, tune in to hear how embracing emotions in your company opens the door to greater success…

Episode Outline:

  • [02:02] We've been raised to believe we have to take care of everybody else and it’s selfish to take care of ourselves.
  • [05:18] You don't need to be in the C-suite to change the corporate culture.
  • [07:01] Leadership 101, creating more leaders…
  • [08:09] Was the corporate environment created for men?
  • [11:10] Why so many women are seen as successful, yet so unhappy in their careers…

About Blake Schofield:

Blake Schofield is the Founder of Connections Illuminated, a mom of three and former corporate executive who spent 18 years in Corporate America building, growing and turning around 8 and 9-figure businesses.

Despite her success, Blake constantly found herself feeling unsettled, chasing the next job or promotion to "make it better" so she could finally do fulfilling work and be able to have the time she wanted to have a less stressful and more present family life.   Blake's personal journey through three career changes, years of seeking the right path for her life, overcoming the fear and doubt of forging a new path, and successfully building and running her own multi six figure business is the basis of the work she does everyday.

Connect with Blake:

LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/blake-schofield/

Website: https://www.connectionsilluminated.com/

Podcast:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-bridge-to-fulfillment/id1452077189

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/connectionsilluminated

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Jan 12, 202224:02
“How to lead a happy, successful team that is client-focused” with Kara Hoholik, Social Impact Marketing Founder | E64

“How to lead a happy, successful team that is client-focused” with Kara Hoholik, Social Impact Marketing Founder | E64

In the world of social media marketing, Kara Hoholik believes that building a true connection with your audience takes research, vulnerability and authenticity. When it comes to creating a team of high performers, the same principles apply.

In this Powerful at Work Radio podcast episode, Kara talks about how she built a team of nine employees in just two years. Her secret to building a rock star team? It starts with embracing humanity in the work and understanding that we all have lives outside of work.

Tune in to hear how giving a little grace can benefit your business tenfold…

Episode Outline:

  • [02:00] Why building an authentic connection can take more time but benefits your business in the long run…
  • [07:29] We don't want what's shiny and pretty, we want real.
  • [09:23] Do you know who will support you? Or who will leave?
  • [11:06] To be authentic online is to do what you're comfortable with and not do what you're not comfortable with.
  • [14:11] How recognizing that we all have lives outside of work benefits us, instead of working against us…

About Kara Hoholik:

Kara Hoholik helps social impact business leaders create compelling content to build community around their work. As the founder of Social for Good, she works to amplify positive messaging, connect others online, and spark belief in a vision for a better future.

Kara lives on a farm outside of Grand Rapids, MI with her husband and 3 bright and wild children. When she’s not wiping muddy feet, you can find her reading with a cup of cold coffee still sitting in the microwave. Growing up in New Jersey, Kara studied sociology and Spanish, and made time to travel to Costa Rica. She then moved to Michigan to pursue a Master’s Degree in Education, fell in love with the slow vibe (and a guy), but stayed for the craft beer.

Kara feels most like herself when she travels - immersed in a new culture and place. She openly struggles with anxiety, though she admits it often fuels her passions in a good way.

Connect with Kara:

LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/karahoholik/

Website: https://socialforgood.co/

Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/socialforgood.co/

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Jan 05, 202220:37
Season 2 Episode 0: This is Happening

Season 2 Episode 0: This is Happening

A message from from your Host as we reel in Season 2.
Jan 01, 202206:14
“Why admitting your shortcomings makes you a smarter leader” with Herb Long, Executive Coach | E63

“Why admitting your shortcomings makes you a smarter leader” with Herb Long, Executive Coach | E63

An unexpected leadership superpower? Not always having the answer and not being afraid to admit it, even to your team. When all eyes are on you, the leader, it’s normal to start to feel insecure. You might be questioning if you’re really cut out to lead or if you know enough to make the right decisions. These feelings can lead to Imposter Syndrome.
Herb Long is an Executive Coach that helps leaders overcome Imposter Syndrome so they can get their teams moving forward. Let’s face it, there’s no requirement for a leader to know everything. And that’s why confident leaders build teams of people with complementary skills.
In this Powerful at Work Radio episode, learn how asking this one question can help you lead your team with greater confidence…
Episode Outline:

[01:19] You don't become excellent at something before you've done it for the first time.
[02:42] Why asking for help is one way leaders can lead by example…
[08:07] When all eyes are on you, the leader, you can start to feel insecure…
[10:40] If you listen carefully, people will tell you what they need to be the best version of themselves in their profession.
[14:52] Too frequently, people seek to have all of the information before they're ready to execute before they're ready to make a decision.

About Herb Long:
Herb Long is an executive coach who helps leaders to engage, inspire, and execute so they can navigate obstacles, see around corners, and get their teams moving forward. As Certified Professional Coach, Herb uses the coaching method that optimizes your strengths and abilities to create sustainable change.
With over 25 years of experience, Herb has met most of the difficult challenges his clients face, therefore he is able to help leaders gain insights, develop a plan for success, and deliver strong results. Together they uncover solutions that allow people to be authentic while maintaining alignment with organizational goals.
Herb has developed strategic alliances in Africa, Asia, and Europe and served on the Board of Directors for public and private companies, and non-profit organizations. He has provided coaching services to executives, entrepreneurs, and professionals in financial services, logistics, and medical technology. Herb earned an MBA from the Wharton School, and a BBA in Finance from Howard University. A native of Philadelphia, Herb now resides in New York with his daughter.
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Website: carterelliott.com/
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Dec 29, 202120:08
E62: “Can career transitions make someone a greater asset to the workforce?” with Paula Cowan, Career Transition Strategist

E62: “Can career transitions make someone a greater asset to the workforce?” with Paula Cowan, Career Transition Strategist

The expectation used to be that someone would stay working in one industry throughout their entire career. But today’s workforce has changed and Paula Cowan knows it’s commonplace for people to change careers, maybe even more than once or twice!

While some people may see this as starting over, Paula sees this as a way to bring a valued skill set to a new industry. In this Powerful at Work Radio episode, learn why hiring someone who has changed careers isn’t a bad thing and why it can be advantageous to your business…

Episode Outline:

  • [01:44] Being resilient enough to take your skill set to make yourself marketable…
  • [02:30] Why changing careers doesn’t mean someone is starting over…
  • [04:56] The advantages of hiring someone from a different industry.
  • [09:07] What’s a career autopsy and why is it helpful?
  • [10:02] People should look forward to those transition spots because you can only stay in a rut for so long…

About Paula Cowan:

Paula Cowan is a Career Transition Strategist and Energy Clearing Practitioner.

She became the resource she needed 20 years ago when she was navigating her first career upheaval along with her own mental health struggles.  Drawing on her background in Human Resources and Behaviour Therapy, she now helps the 47% of employees who are really unhappy with their job to finally do something about it with her customized Career Shift and/or Jumping Ship programs.

Connect with Paula:

LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulacowan/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/clearyourpath/

Website: http://paulacowan.com/

Book a free discovery call: https://calendly.com/paulacowan/30min

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Dec 21, 202114:21
E61: “How sports can make you a better leader” with Lee Hackett, CEO, Speaker and Podcast Host

E61: “How sports can make you a better leader” with Lee Hackett, CEO, Speaker and Podcast Host

Playing sports takes drive, determination, and discipline. It also means being coachable, humble and resilient, all of which are core qualities in any great leader.

In this Powerful at Work Radio podcast episode, Lee Hackett shares his journey from soccer player to CEO. He shares why being the “tough as nails” leader was not the way, but becoming obsessed with what he didn’t know and staying curious was what transformed him into a stronger leader and business owner.

Tune in to hear more about Lee’s journey and why it's always about the team, not an individual person...

Episode Outline:

  • [05:18] The loneliness of making the tough decisions is part of the job.
  • [07:47] How playing sports gave Lee the confidence and transferable skills he needed...
  • [10:42] Team dynamics and being the youngest manager in the room...
  • [11:59] The opponent is actually the other team and we need to band together.
  • [13:32] It took me years of learning the hard way and making tons of mistakes...

About Lee Hackett:

Lee is the CEO of BluprintX, responsible for their strategic growth. He specialises in straight-talking consultancy for C-Level at some of the largest organisations in the world.

Lee was a professional footballer with Wigan Athletic FC before turning to the world of business.

As a seasoned operator and investor of start up businesses, Lee specialises in how to drive revenue and improve scalability through the power of data and technology. He has played a leading role in the creation and scaling of 7 startups in 3 continents over the last 10 years, driving over £50 million in net new revenue without a single penny of outside investment. Several became market leaders within 1-3 years, leading to trade sales to FTSE 200 organisations and global companies.

A leading practitioner of BrandTech for amazing customer experience, Lee is a popular public speaker on marketing, big data, people transformation, entrepreneurship and how to grow profitable business quickly. He is a firm believer in using technology and innovation to drive modern organisations, speaking around the world in key cities such as London, Tokyo, New York and more.

Lee hosts BluprintX's podcast series, Level Up, which documents a raw look into real business issues. If you’re interested in featuring as a guest on the podcast or having Lee speak at your event, contact Lee at speaking@thisisbluprint.com.

Lee is currently working on his first book, which will show entrepreneurs and startups how to master data to scale up their business.

Connect with Lee:

LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/leehackett/

Website: https://www.bluprintx.com/

Twitter:  https://twitter.com/bluprint_x

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/BluprintX

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Dec 15, 202122:45
E60: “Why business owners should slow down to speed up” with Teri Karjala, Life Transformation Strategist

E60: “Why business owners should slow down to speed up” with Teri Karjala, Life Transformation Strategist

As entrepreneurs, we often take pride in how busy we are, but are we busy doing the right things? It might sound counterintuitive, but slowing down is one way to speed up and accomplish more in your day.

Teri Karjala is a thought leader who knows that “powering through” is not the secret to success. In this Powerful at Work Radio podcast episode, Teri shares her recipe for time management and why multitasking is actually one of the biggest “time sucks” in your day.

Find out how you can be more intentional with your time, stay focused, and get some time back into your day...

Episode Outline:

  • [01:56] Prepping the dirt before you plant the seeds...
  • [03:30] We forget that we need to slow down to repair the brain.
  • [04:53] Our culture celebrates a strong work ethic, but maybe that's not where we need to be.
  • [06:52] Why building in breaks is key to managing your time better...
  • [08:41] If we're not intentional with the time that we do have, we are going to let things drag on and we're creating that in our people, in our team as well.
  • [14:03] Seeing the good in each other using patience, kindness, and love.

About Teri Karjala:

Teri Karjala is a Transformational Life Strategist, the founder of Creative Counseling Center,  host of her podcast, Talking With Teri, and the bestselling author of Be The Magic of You: Tools to Transform Your Life with a foreword written by Jack Canfield. She is a Premier Success Coach with eWomen Network and a coach with Forbes. She has been featured on many television shows, podcasts, and radio shows, including Hay House.

Teri is a thought-leader in female empowerment and entrepreneurship. Teri has combined her counseling background with energy psychology and applied the principles of quantum physics to transform people’s lives.

Connect with Teri:

LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/terikarjala/

Website: https://talkingwithteri.com/

Twitter:  https://twitter.com/talkingwithteri

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/TalkingwithTeriKarjala/

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Dec 07, 202119:04
E59: “Supporting the high performers on your team” with Elinor Moshe, Thought Leader, Mentor and Author

E59: “Supporting the high performers on your team” with Elinor Moshe, Thought Leader, Mentor and Author

Imagine if instead of paying employees for their time, they were paid for the results they produced. How would that shake up your culture? Elinor Moshe knows it would be one way to identify the real high performers on your team.

You might hear “high performer” and think of the charismatic, cheerleader type. That might not be the case, your high performer might actually be the quiet, “boring” employee who has a silent power. A high performer is that person who consistently and continuously produces results that exceed what the company expects.

Tune into this Powerful at Work Radio podcast episode to learn why listening to your high performers is so important...

Episode Outline:

  • [02:41] Why mindset matters when it comes to building
  • [06:23] 3 common career paths and why not everyone desires to become an entrepreneur
  • [09:50] Having a culture that supports innovation...
  • [11:54] It’s listening to your A-players because they're probably the ones who are training your business, like it’s their business.
  • [16:30] We need to work on the business. Otherwise you're not captaining the ship, you’re on the floor scrubbing the decks.

About Elinor Moshe:

Elinor once stood at the periphery of her own career, feeling lost, invisible, confused. She gave away power and agency over her own trajectory, feeling dulled and limited. She then realized diminishing herself to fit in will never work.

Elinor took back control over her career, maintained extreme ownership and unwavering self-belief in her vision and her purpose.

This led to Elinor founding Australia’s first ‘construction coach’, The Construction Coach. As a Thought Leader, Elinor is also the host of the leading industry podcast, Constructing You and Author of Constructing Your Career.

Connect with Elinor:

LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/elinor-moshe/

Website: https://www.elinormoshe.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elinormoshe_/

Twitter:  https://twitter.com/MosheElinor

Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/constructing-you/id1501998634

Dec 01, 202119:46
E58: “How to get your team moving in the same direction” with Jeff Wald, Writer, Speaker, Entrepreneur

E58: “How to get your team moving in the same direction” with Jeff Wald, Writer, Speaker, Entrepreneur

If you asked your team the mission of your company, would each person have a similar answer? Or would their answers be all over the place? As a serial entrepreneur, Jeff knows that if you want to get your team moving in the same direction, it takes a well-defined culture -- one that is put into practice daily. If your team doesn’t know who you are, why you're there, where you're going, and what you stand for, you could be setting your company up for failure…

In this Powerful at Work Radio podcast episode, Jeff also talks about the future of remote work and why leaders should be open minded when considering this as an option for their team. He urges leaders to be cautious about jumping to conclusions before researching the facts.

Episode Outline:

  • [02:14] Using history and data patterns to predict the future of work...
  • [06:18] Does productivity really require presence in the office?
  • [11:26] We're a social animal, we actually don't want to be locked away in our homes...
  • [23:02] I will tell you that the biggest mistake I made was that we did not have a culture document.
  • [28:18] Making the tough decision to let go of a high performing team member that doesn’t embrace your culture or share your values...

About Jeff Wald:

Jeff Wald is the Founder of Work Market, an enterprise software platform that enables companies to manage freelancers (acquired by ADP). Jeff has founded several other technology companies, including Spinback, a social sharing platform (eventually purchased by salesforce.com). Jeff began his career in finance, serving as Managing Director at activist hedge fund Barington Capital Group, a Vice President at venture capital firm GlenRock and various roles in the M&A Group at JP Morgan.

Jeff is an active angel investor and startup advisor, as well as serving on numerous public and private Boards of Directors. He also formerly served as an officer in the Auxiliary Unit of the New York Police Department. Jeff is the author of The Birthday Rules and the Amazon Best Seller The End of Jobs: The Rise of On-Demand Workers and Agile Corporations. Jeff frequently speaks at conferences and in media on startups and labor issues.

Jeff holds an MBA from Harvard University and an MS and BS from Cornell University.

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LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffwald/

Website: http://www.Jeffwald.com

Twitter:  https://twitter.com/JeffreyWald

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Nov 25, 202127:38
E57: “Setting intentions around the business you want to create” with Lauren Saunders, Business Coach, Manifestation Mentor and Podcast Host

E57: “Setting intentions around the business you want to create” with Lauren Saunders, Business Coach, Manifestation Mentor and Podcast Host

The world will make room for you when you show up for yourself. Lauren Saunders has experienced rapid growth in her business and knows one thing for sure: Having a successful business starts with setting intentions around what it is that you want to create, and then following the next thing that comes your way. When you take a position of inquiry rather than fear, it leads you to where you want to go faster than anything else.

How are you creating the space for the next great thing in your life? Start by doing the mindset work. If you don’t believe in the product or service you’re selling, how do you expect it to be wildly successful?

Tune in to this week’s Powerful at Work Radio podcast episode to hear how you can be in alignment with your inner narrative to create success in your life and business...

Episode Outline:

  • [03:14] Trusting your intuition over everything else...
  • [06:18] Set intentions around what it is that you're wanting to create, and then follow the next thing that comes your way...
  • [07:26] The universe shows up for people who show up for themselves.
  • [10:16] Operating your business from a place of conviction...
  • [15:48] What happens when you stop looking for validation from others...

About Lauren Saunders:

Lauren Saunders is a business and manifestation expert who teaches heart-driven business owners how to align their thoughts, actions, and beliefs to create the success they desire.

At the age of 28, she left her career as a high school art teacher for a life of entrepreneurship, and she’s built two full-time businesses by implementing mindset, marketing, & manifestation strategies that actually work. Her experience and massive success has allowed her to coach business owners all over the world into full-time entrepreneurship.

Connect with Lauren:

Website:  https://www.thealignedentrepreneur.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coachlaurencsaunders

Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/thealignedentrepreneur/

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Nov 23, 202118:26
E56: “Are you meeting your employees’ needs for belonging, community, and empowerment?” with Jacqueline Wales, Motivational Speaker, Coach, and Author of The Fearless Factor

E56: “Are you meeting your employees’ needs for belonging, community, and empowerment?” with Jacqueline Wales, Motivational Speaker, Coach, and Author of The Fearless Factor

Are you a leader who struggles with getting your employees on the same page? Jacqueline Wales knows it’s normal for leaders to feel this way. She also knows that you don’t have to take months and years to change things, that you can change things in a matter of weeks. It’s all about how you show up…

In this Powerful at Work Radio podcast, Jacqueline shares how you can transition from something that’s not working for you to something that is working for you. And if you want your team to bring about change, start by meeting their three innate needs. When they are met, people will do what they need to do and give you their best.

Episode Outline:

  • [01:54] Fear is an emotion that drives our thinking. Our thinking drives our behavior
  • [05:10] When it comes down to evolving, you have to have discomfort...
  • [06:52] Who made you Superman or Superwoman? We all have strengths and weaknesses!
  • [09:16] How leaders can use humility to drive change...
  • [11:31] What happens when companies invest in training but not in their people.

About Jacqueline Wales:

For more than 35 years, Jacqueline Wales has explored human behavior and asked tough questions to discover hard truths. She believes in the power of fearlessness to create the career and life you want.

As a motivational speaker, professional coach, author of The Fearless Factor and other books, Jacqueline has helped countless people become more empowered, confident, and resilient.

Her work focuses on leaders who will dig into self-discovery, take accountability for their actions and responsibility for their decisions. She challenges herself daily to be better and challenges her clients to do the same—pushing boundaries and breaking through excuses to achieve results.

Connect with Jacqueline:

LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacquelinewales/

Website: https://jacquelinewales.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JacquelineWales

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Nov 11, 202120:37
E55: Breaking beyond the surface of Imposter Syndrome” with Victor Mosconi, Founder and Coach

E55: Breaking beyond the surface of Imposter Syndrome” with Victor Mosconi, Founder and Coach

As leaders we often do our best to champion our employees, giving them extra encouragement when they need it most. Unfortunately when it comes to Imposter Syndrome, this type of positive reinforcement might not be helping in the way we intend. So what happens when you give someone positive reinforcement only for them to be met with self doubt and feelings of imposter syndrome?

In this Powerful at Work Radio episode, Victor Mosconi shares why positive reinforcement may not be helping your employees overcome their feelings of inadequacy. Tune in to hear Victor share what you as the leader can do instead.

Together you can make a world of difference with your employees and how they internalize their accomplishments and achievements.

Episode Outline:

  • [03:32] How external factors can influence the way your employees feel about their work
  • [06:10] Why breaking beyond the surface isn’t an overnight thing...
  • [7:58]  You feel like you're over questioning everything.
  • [13:18] If your employees are hiding themselves or making themselves small, it might be because of this...
  • [17:35] One thing leaders can do to help their employees overcome Imposter Syndrome.

About Victor Mosconi:

Victor has had a life-long experience with imposter syndrome and has learned how to recognize it, reframe his thoughts and make it work for him. He is a PhD Candidate in Psychology, with a MS in Psychology of Leadership Development and Coaching, and an MA in Industrial & Organizational Psychology. Former history/social science middle school teacher, and he is the founder of Imposter Solution coaching. He uses his experience, knowledge, training, and coaching skills to help women leaders and entrepreneurs overcome their self-doubt and imposter thoughts to develop the mindset to achieve the goals and life they desire.

Connect with Victor:

LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/victor-mosconi/

Twitter:  https://twitter.com/docmospsych

Website: https://victormos.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/impostersolutioncoach

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Nov 09, 202118:45
E54: “Establishing a culture that gets your business big wins” with Kristen McAlister, President, Author, Speaker, Thought Leader - Executive Expertise

E54: “Establishing a culture that gets your business big wins” with Kristen McAlister, President, Author, Speaker, Thought Leader - Executive Expertise

Are you clear on what direction your company is headed? Have you established which values are going to take it where you want it to go? Kristen McAlister knows that if you’re not clear on your company’s values, that your team will create their own culture and that often leads to conflict.

In this Powerful at Work Radio podcast episode, Kristen shares why leaders should lead with humility and be comfortable with not knowing every facet of their business. Learn how you can put more trust into your team and get the right people to come to your organization. Hint, you don’t need to have all the answers, just know what questions to ask.

Episode Outline:

  • [05:40] The only thing you need in life to be happy is to be in service to others.
  • [07:29] How knowing your company values can help in the onboarding process.
  • [10:32] Why business owners can’t afford to be enablers...
  • [14:04] One of my biggest lessons as a business owner was when an advisor said to me, “Stop having all the answers”.
  • [18:47] Do you have dysfunction in your company because everyone's making decisions and operating on different value systems?

About Kristen McAlister:

Kristen McAlister is co-owner for Cerius Executives. Kristen has spent most of her career helping companies establish and improve their infrastructure for high growth. She has grown companies and created optimal infrastructure from both an operational and client management perspective. Kristen has spent the last ten years teaching companies how to leverage executives for transitional situations such as high growth and turnarounds. She is a national speaker and is published on topics ranging from operations and productivity to talent management and the contingent workforce.

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Twitter:  https://twitter.com/csuitegirl

Website: https://ceriusexecutives.com/

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Nov 03, 202120:48
E53: “Getting your team to embrace and believe in new ways of doing things” with Keith Murley, Business & Technology Executive

E53: “Getting your team to embrace and believe in new ways of doing things” with Keith Murley, Business & Technology Executive

As a Technology Executive, Keith Murley knows that getting your team to love and embrace new technologies and processes can be challenging. Oftentimes people fear that the new way of doing things will actually complicate things or even take longer than doing things “the way we’ve always done them”. And leaders are met with resentment.

The best way to get buy-in? Have strong relationships with people. Are you implementing a new idea without doing the research to see if it’s a true help and not a hindrance? Are you listening to feedback or are you too focused on completing the project? How you show up for your team is what ultimately builds trust and gets them to support new technology and processes.

In this Powerful at Work Radio, tune in to find out how you can do work differently...

Episode Outline:

  • [04:48] Taking the time to see how things currently work before changing them...
  • [07:15] How we’ve grown since the early days of technology and IT departments
  • [15:01] The most successful implementations of technology are always when people believe in it, and aren't resisting it
  • [17:37] Collaboration, competence, and commitment are 3 secret ingredients
  • [21:52] How you choose to communicate can make or break your next initiative

About Keith Murley:

Keith Murley is driven by an innate curiosity of life, endless hunger for learning, and empathy to serve.

Keith’s great-grandfather was head of the Department of Classical Languages at Northwestern University, whose work has been memorialized in the U.S Library of Congress; his grandfather, an early member of IBM Corporation, was employed as a programmer and mathematician, authoring and co-authoring many scientific and technical journal articles, as well as being the grantee of three US patents; his father, a software developer, designer and entrepreneur, contributed to the manufacturing industry utilizing robots, electronic monitoring equipment and logic controllers.

“The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.”

Keith is a multi-talented entrepreneur, business and technology leader, and philanthropist, with a proven track record of exceptional performance. Graduating early from high school, he studied computer information systems and completed further specialized training in the areas of strategic business management, disaster recovery / business continuity, and network administration. Keith speaks English and Spanish fluently, having had the privilege of living with his family as a child in Ecuador.

For nearly two decades, he has successfully completed progressively larger business strategic initiatives and technology projects across diverse industries and globally extended teams. Keith has been celebrated by many colleagues, clients, and partners as the best of his kind.

Today, Keith Murley serves as the CEO of MAAPPEN, a strategic technology consulting firm, and the Founder of The Center for Good, a global philanthropic organization.

Keith is passionate in helping individuals and businesses to define, optimize, and keep score of their goals, both personally and professionally.

It starts with people, always.

Connect with Keith:

LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/murleyk/

Twitter:  https://twitter.com/keithmurley

Website: https://maappen.com/

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Oct 25, 202126:03
E52: “How being a caring leader can transform your workplace culture” with Margo Fowkes, Consultant & Founder of Salt Water

E52: “How being a caring leader can transform your workplace culture” with Margo Fowkes, Consultant & Founder of Salt Water

Now more than ever, people are bringing their whole selves to work. Long gone are the days of keeping home life and work life separate. So what does that mean for you as the leader or business owner?

It means showing your employees that you care and are invested in them both professionally and personally. Margo Fowkes knows one way to help your team feel seen and understood is to touch base with your team consistently. Check in regularly so you can tell when something is out of the ordinary and they might need some time off or a little extra encouragement.

Tune into this Powerful at Work Radio episode to hear how being a caring leader can create an empowered culture where employees feel safe, comfortable and ready to work together...

Episode Outline:

  • [04:46] When opportunity comes knocking, it's not always packaged in the way that we think
  • [07:30] What happens when leaders assume an employee is checked out...
  • [09:27] How this personal tragedy led Margo on an unexpected path...
  • [14:49] Supporting your employees through a difficult moment
  • [18:31] Touch base with the team weekly, monthly, whatever is appropriate...

About Margo Fowkes:

Margo Fowkes (pronounced “Folks”) is the founder and president of OnTarget Consulting Inc., a firm specializing in helping organizations and individuals act strategically, improve performance and achieve their business goals. Margo works with clients to solve problems of productivity, morale and innovation.

Before founding her own consulting firm in 1994, Margo held positions in the private, public and nonprofit sectors. A former budget analyst for the United States Budget Committee, she has worked for all levels of government – federal, state and local. She has also worked with a range of businesses from Fortune 500 companies to sole proprietorships.

Active in community service, Margo has served on several nonprofit boards as well as founded and run her own nonprofit. During her tenure as an instructor at the Nonprofit Resource Center in Sacramento, Margo provided training through the BOARDLINK™ program.

Inspired by her son Jimmy who died in 2014 after an eight year battle with brain cancer, Margo launched Saltwater an online community that provides a safe harbor for those who have lost someone dear to them – a child, parent, spouse, sibling, close friend or pet. 

Connect with Margo:

Website: https://findyourharbor.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FindYourHarbor/

Twitter:  https://twitter.com/FindYourHarbor

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/margo-fowkes-ontarget-consulting/

Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/findyourharbor/

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Oct 15, 202124:04
E51: “Innovation: If everything you try works, you’re not being bold enough” with Paul Sloane, Innovation Consultant

E51: “Innovation: If everything you try works, you’re not being bold enough” with Paul Sloane, Innovation Consultant

If you want your business to grow or your idea to take off, you’ve got to innovate. Paul Sloane is an Innovation Consultant that encourages leaders and teams to use “lateral thinking”. What’s lateral thinking? It’s approaching a problem from new directions.

As a leader, are you empowering your team to experiment and take risks? Or have you become risk averse?

In this Powerful at Work Radio podcast episode, learn why it’s so important to show the destination but let your team choose the route...

Episode Outline:

  • [02:17]  There's an element of risk and innovation in trying new things.
  • [04:16] The cost associated with innovation and experimentation...
  • [08:01] How to remove barriers to innovation and lateral thinking in the business today.
  • [12:54] You want an attitude where people are allowed to fail, provided they share the experience, and we learn from it.

[18:52] Why does your team need freedom and a budget?

About Paul Sloane:

Lateral thinking expert and pioneer of innovative leadership, Paul Sloane is a highly sought after motivational speaker. Blending puzzle challenges with authoritative business messages, Paul provides practical and memorable lessons. An innovative leader who specialises in creative challenges Paul can entertain an after-dinner audience, deliver a keynote speech, or facilitate.

Website: https://www.destination-innovation.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/paul.sloane1

Twitter:  https://twitter.com/PaulSloane

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulsloane/

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Oct 06, 202120:28
E50: “Are empathy and vulnerability leadership superpowers?” with Chuck & Ashley Elliott, Relationship Specialists

E50: “Are empathy and vulnerability leadership superpowers?” with Chuck & Ashley Elliott, Relationship Specialists

No one wants to feel like a cog in a wheel, people want to feel valued. In this Powerful at Work Radio podcast episode, learn how you can use empathy and vulnerability to connect with the people on your team.

Chuck and Ashley Elliott are Relationship Specialists that know that people make better decisions when they are in a positive space. So how can you as a leader help your employees switch from a negative mentality to a positive one?

We often feel like we shouldn’t blur the line between our professional and personal personas. But when you embrace the heart of a servant leader, and think about how you can best serve and develop your people, you’ll see it takes developing the whole person, not just the professional version. If you take a long term approach to drawing the best out of each individual, everyone wins!

Episode Outline:

  • [04:23] When you pay attention to how people are feeling, you can get them the help they need to succeed in and out of the workplace.
  • [6:03] Why investing in your team may not have an upfront cost, but it does take effort and commitment...
  • [10:31] I'm going to use my sphere of influence to help you win and help the organization win.
  • [13:29] How unmet expectations can shift your employees into a negative space.
  • [17:51] It's helping people to be self aware and taking ownership...

About Chuck & Ashley Elliott:

In addition to being a pastor and a professor, Chuck and Ashley Elliott are relationship specialists who help people build thriving personal and professional relationships. Their marriage, career, and grief content is available on many platforms including RightNow Media and YouVersion.

Understanding that building a legacy happens only with great intention, they speak, coach, and offer online programs to help individuals increase awareness of the cognitive and behavioral patterns that impact their work and family life.

Website: https://www.elliottlifecoaching.com/

Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/elliottlifecoaching/_created/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chuckandashleycoaching/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chuckandashley

Twitter:  https://twitter.com/AshleyChuckand

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Sep 29, 202125:23
E49: “What is miscommunication costing your business?” with Jill Schiefelbein, Award-winning Business Owner & Author

E49: “What is miscommunication costing your business?” with Jill Schiefelbein, Award-winning Business Owner & Author

How many times have you become frustrated when someone on your team didn’t deliver the result you were expecting? Did you pause to find out why that happened? Or did you assume it was an issue with your team? Jill Schiefelbein knows that miscommunication is one of the biggest problems leaders face.

When leaders miscommunicate, it’s often coming from a place of making certain assumptions about what our team knows. We assume that they understand our values, our mission and what we are hoping to accomplish.

Tune into this Powerful at Work Radio episode to hear how you can do an “assumption audit” and get your team working towards the same goal...

Episode Outline:

  • [06:28] The cost of miscommunication can potentially be in the millions, if not billions of dollars.
  • [10:18] Are my words reaching that person with the message that I want them to have?
  • [10:51] One way to avoid miscommunication with your team? Set the stage.
  • [13:24] Getting buy-in from your team...
  • [14:32] When you say to someone, “That's not possible”, you crush their innovation, you crush their spirit, you crush their desire to contribute at a higher level.

About Jill Schiefelbein:

Jill Schiefelbein is an award-winning entrepreneur, author, and recovering academic. She taught business communication at Arizona State University for 11 years before venturing into entrepreneurship.

Jill’s business, The Dynamic Communicator®, helps organizations navigate the physical and digital communication spaces to attract customers, increase sales, and retain clients. Her latest book, Dynamic Communication: 27 Strategies to Grow, Lead, and Manage Your Business hit stores March 2017.

Website: http://www.thedynamiccommunicator.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dynamicjill/

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Sep 27, 202130:44
E48: “The cost of a toxic workplace” with Neil Schambra Stevens, Founder, Mercury Jam

E48: “The cost of a toxic workplace” with Neil Schambra Stevens, Founder, Mercury Jam

We often hear about the high cost of workplace turnover, but what about the cost of a toxic workplace environment? A toxic workplace costs more than just money, it costs good people, creativity, and innovation, just to name a few.

Neil Schambra Stevens knows that having a kind, supportive environment is crucial to the success of any business. Because if you want to inspire people, if you want people to take risks, and if you want people to innovate, they have to be able to fail in the safety of their environment.

In this Powerful at Work Radio podcast episode, Neil shares his principles for creating a calm, and safe environment. They include kindness, resilience, momentum, and gratitude.

Episode Outline:

  • [03:47] The need for psychological safety: People need to feel safe and secure.
  • [11:11] Is kindness a weakness or a strength?
  • [17:23] You'll get the most productivity from people by simply asking these three questions...
  • [20:40] As a leader you are using your kindness and your empathetic qualities to really truly see people, hear them, and value them.

About Neil Schambra Stevens:

Neil Schambra Stevens is a Founder, Advisor and People Strategist, focusing on well-being and productivity in the workplace, especially for the Next Generation of leadership.

He draws on over 20 years' experience as a CMO/VP with Fortune 500 brands and corporations, including Converse, Vans, Levi's, and Polaroid.

This experience has highlighted the importance of putting 'People First' and encouraging them to be their best selves, both individually and collectively as a team.

He believes in the importance of people to be seen, to be heard and to be valued and has created bespoke programs and strategies to enable leaders to achieve this whilst working remotely.

He enables this through practices in kindness, gratitude, momentum and resilience, which are the founding principles of Mercury Jam, his business consultancy.

Originally from the UK, his career path has enabled him to collect life and work experiences along the way across Europe, Asia and US.

Neil believes in simplicity and encourages the principle of "Working From Anywhere', and currently lives and runs Mercury Jam from a houseboat in Amsterdam.

Connect with Neil:

Website: https://www.mercuryjam.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mercury-jam

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mercury_jam/

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Sep 23, 202125:22
E47: “Breaking the leadership mould” with Erin Jewell, Executive Coach, Leadership Professor, Podcast Host

E47: “Breaking the leadership mould” with Erin Jewell, Executive Coach, Leadership Professor, Podcast Host

Are you a leader who feels trapped in your ways? Or have you embraced a growth mindset? Erin Jewell is an Executive Coach who knows that to be a successful leader, it requires being intentional. If you’re a leader who feels that it’s your responsibility to have all the answers, you could be limiting your team and on the fast track to burnout.

Tune in to find out why a learner’s mindset leads to innovation and creativity, the keys to sustainability for any organization. Hint: Be the leader who is okay with not knowing it all. Lean on your team to support you.

Episode Outline:

  • [04:54] When you think about intentionality, intentionality really does support sustainability and it is not a sustainable model to expect all of the information to come from any one single individual.
  • [07:25] How the need to overperform can lead to burnout...
  • [11:21] Sometimes it could be a deficiency and that the team is broken and needs to be brought back to health.
  • [14:22] The impact of non-verbal communication.
  • [19:05] Moving beyond this idea of, "I'm someone who identifies as female, I must support other women," moving beyond this, "I have to support women," to, I get to support women.

About Erin Jewell:

Erin was raised with the belief in the possibility that she could do anything, so she ended up

quite quickly having a successful career in Sales Leadership positions in the

pharmaceutical and medical device industry (Pfizer, Boston Scientific, Medtronic). She

jumped four positions from individual contributor to global director of 3 business lines, 80

million in revenue, 200 direct and indirect reports, and felt completely unprepared. After 15

years in the healthcare sector, she decided that it was time to take a big leap and Co-

Founded her own healthcare Start-Up, that built online wellness platforms. As it wasn't

scalable and IT wasn't their core competency half a million later and 3 years down the line

she stopped it. Now Erin is an Executive Mindset and Growth Coach, International Speaker

and Professor of Leadership at Villanova University. As a Coach, Erin works with high-level

executives to make the most out of their teams so they can have more impact.

Website: https://erinjewellconsulting.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erinjewellgerst/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/erinjewellconsulting/

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Sep 08, 202127:30
E46: “Emotional Intelligence and Emotional Maturity, you need both!” with Dov Baron, Leadership Strategist

E46: “Emotional Intelligence and Emotional Maturity, you need both!” with Dov Baron, Leadership Strategist

In this two-part series of Powerful at Work Radio podcast, Rosa speaks to Dov Baron, Leadership Strategist. As someone with years of experience and a global leadership perspective, Dov has seen many companies experience the Peter Principle. The Peter Principle happens when someone has risen up through the ranks and is now in a leadership position, but without the leadership skills necessary to successfully lead. This ends up being a recipe for disaster for everyone involved.

In Episode 45, Rosa and Dov explore the deeper layers of emotional maturity and the deep work that is needed to achieve it.  Dov encourages leaders to focus on becoming a better leader by working on both their emotional intelligence and their emotional maturity. As a bonus, you’ll hear his example about empathy versus compassion.  Tune in to hear more about how you can approach leadership from a place of service and avoid the Peter Principle...

Episode Outline:

  • Episode 45
  • [0:45] How leadership is a global crisis...
  • [04:16] What’s “Dignity Money”?
  • [6:49] That was the American dream, this idea that a person could raise themselves up from working class, all the way to the top echelons of the world.
  • [14:33] What's the problem? It's always leadership. It's always leadership.
  • Episode 46
  • [1:08] Emotional Intelligence and Emotional Maturity...
  • [7:05] Understanding empathy and compassion in a leadership setting

About Dov Baron:

Dov Baron is “The Dragonist”, Inc. Magazine Top 100 Leadership Speaker, #1 Fortune 500 Podcast Host, Entrepreneur Magazine contributor, Loyalty Authority. Guiding us in how to recognize and nurture dragons (the top talent) hidden in our organizations. A Dragon Leader is not a position, it’s someone who is always pushing to improve and wants those they serve to reach their full potential.

Dov’s humour and no-BS style is contagious. As a master storyteller, he is considered to be the leading authority on actualized leadership. Actualized leadership means getting the result you set out to achieve in the most meaningful manner.

Working with diverse leaders and executive teams, Dov filters common bonds to create Fiercely Loyal cultures. You can’t achieve loyalty without “meaning” and talent only stay when they feel they are a part of something larger than themselves.

Besides being a bestselling author of One Red Thread and Fiercely Loyal: How High Performing Companies Develop and Retain Top Talent, Dov has been named one of Inc. Magazine’s Top 100 Leadership Speakers to Hire and as one of the Top 30 Global Leadership Guru's. He has spoken to the United Nations, The World Management Forum (Iran), The New York National Speakers Association, and The Servant Leadership Institute.

Website: https://www.dovbaron.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dovbaron/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DovBaronLeadership/

Twitter:  https://twitter.com/TheDovBaron

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dovbaronleadership/

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Sep 02, 202120:20
E45: “The Peter Principle and approaching leadership from a place of service” with Dov Baron, Leadership Strategist

E45: “The Peter Principle and approaching leadership from a place of service” with Dov Baron, Leadership Strategist

In this two-part set of Powerful at Work Radio podcast episodes, Rosa speaks to Dov Baron, Leadership Strategist. As someone with years of experience and a global leadership perspective, Dov has seen many companies experience the Peter Principle. The Peter Principle happens when someone has risen up through the ranks and is now in a leadership position, but without the leadership skills necessary to successfully lead. This ends up being a recipe for disaster for everyone involved.

In Episode 45, Rosa and Dov explore the deeper layers of emotional maturity and the deep work that is needed to achieve it.  Dov encourages leaders to focus on becoming a better leader by working on both their emotional intelligence and their emotional maturity. As a bonus, you’ll hear his example about empathy versus compassion.  Tune in to hear more about how you can approach leadership from a place of service and avoid the Peter Principle...

Episode Outline:

  • Episode 45
  • [0:45] How leadership is a global crisis...
  • [04:16] What’s “Dignity Money”?
  • [6:49] That was the American dream, this idea that a person could raise themselves up from working class, all the way to the top echelons of the world.
  • [14:33] What's the problem? It's always leadership. It's always leadership.
  • Episode 46
  • [1:08] Emotional Intelligence and Emotional Maturity...
  • [7:05] Understanding empathy and compassion in a leadership setting

About Dov Baron:

Dov Baron is “The Dragonist”, Inc. Magazine Top 100 Leadership Speaker, #1 Fortune 500 Podcast Host, Entrepreneur Magazine contributor, Loyalty Authority. Guiding us in how to recognize and nurture dragons (the top talent) hidden in our organizations. A Dragon Leader is not a position, it’s someone who is always pushing to improve and wants those they serve to reach their full potential.

Dov’s humour and no-BS style is contagious. As a master storyteller, he is considered to be the leading authority on actualized leadership. Actualized leadership means getting the result you set out to achieve in the most meaningful manner.

Working with diverse leaders and executive teams, Dov filters common bonds to create Fiercely Loyal cultures. You can’t achieve loyalty without “meaning” and talent only stay when they feel they are a part of something larger than themselves.

Besides being a bestselling author of One Red Thread and Fiercely Loyal: How High Performing Companies Develop and Retain Top Talent, Dov has been named one of Inc. Magazine’s Top 100 Leadership Speakers to Hire and as one of the Top 30 Global Leadership Guru's. He has spoken to the United Nations, The World Management Forum (Iran), The New York National Speakers Association, and The Servant Leadership Institute.

Website: https://www.dovbaron.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dovbaron/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DovBaronLeadership/

Twitter:  https://twitter.com/TheDovBaron

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Sep 02, 202120:31
E44: “Build your expertise, your network, and your bank account” with Kelly Hoey, Author, Speaker, Networking Expert

E44: “Build your expertise, your network, and your bank account” with Kelly Hoey, Author, Speaker, Networking Expert

Kelly Hoey gets the power of networking. She knows the importance of investing in the people you connect with is a huge factor in your career success. Kelly shares networking secrets she learned when she studied the success of people in organized networks.  If you can link arms and look for that mutually beneficial win-win, networking opens up the door for stepping out of your comfort zone, owning your expertise, and finding opportunities that you might not otherwise know about.

Tune in to hear how you can build your expertise, build your network and build your bank account (yes, invest in that ‘me fund’)...

Episode Outline:

  • [04:40] Taking chances, what’s the worst that could happen?
  • [12:50] The 3 pieces of advice that are key to your success...
  • [16:18] You need to show up for your network every single day.
  • [16:46] Be good to people every day, then they'll be there for you when you need them.
  • [25:06] Diversity is important because you don't want someone who brings the precise same network that mirrors your own, you need to tap into different insights, different perspectives, different experiences...

About Kelly Hoey:

Kelly Hoey is determined to change the way we understand and approach the critical career skill of networking. She’s the author of Build Your Dream Network: Forging Powerful Connections In A Hyper-Connected World (Tarcher Perigee/Penguin Random House), a modern, practical guide to the necessary (and frequently dreaded) task of networking.

Kelly has worked with top companies, brands and conferences. She’s appeared on CNBC’s Power Pitch, co-created and moderated the “Meet The Innovators” speaker series at Apple, and contributed to a whole host of publications such as The New York Times, Forbes.com, Fast Company, and Inc. Kelly’s networking insights have been featured in a wide range of publications from Real Simple, Working Mother, Good Morning America, AARP, Vogue.com, Brit & Co, The Muse, SHRM, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, CBC Radio, Monster.com, AARP, The Ladders, Parade, Business Insider, U.S. News & World Report and many more.

Active in the startup community, especially around female founders, Kelly has been lauded in various publications.

Website: https://jkellyhoey.co/

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Sep 02, 202126:42
E43: “Connecting the right talent to the right organization” with Sue Schultz, Career & Life Coach

E43: “Connecting the right talent to the right organization” with Sue Schultz, Career & Life Coach

Have your own limiting beliefs prevented you from finding the right organization to work for? Sue Schultz knows that landing the right job takes more than luck, it takes planning and research. As an applicant, have you done your homework? How do you know the organization you’re applying to is a good fit for your talents?

In this Powerful at Work Radio podcast episode, Sue shares her insider tips on how you can connect your talents with the right organization. Hint: Be prepared to ask your own questions during the interview....

Episode Outline:

  • [02:18] Hope is not a destination...
  • [07:04] The 4 personalities and how to use your personality type to ask the right questions.
  • [8:41] You need to speak the same language as the job description...
  • [10:34] Most of us fixate on the negative of the past, not the positive of the past.
  • [18:31] Being strategic to free up your time.

About Sue Schultz:

Sue Schultz is a coach and mentor. She has guided clients through the world of Talent Management for over 30 years.

From placing cold calls for various recruiting firms to running her own recruiting business, Sue understands what it takes to find your dream job and live your best life.

Learn about The Integrated Life Academy or personalized coaching opportunities that will help get your life and career on track.

Website: https://inspiredintegration.org/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sue-schultz-inspired/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InspiredIntegration

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Aug 10, 202122:36
E42: “We all win when we accommodate special needs in the workplace” with Alex Gilbert, Business Consultant

E42: “We all win when we accommodate special needs in the workplace” with Alex Gilbert, Business Consultant

As a child diagnosed with ADHD and Dyslexia, Alex was fortunate to get the help and resources throughout her years as a student. Unfortunately transitioning into the workplace wasn’t quite as smooth and resources were limited. Despite bringing her unique gifts and some pretty awesome talents to her employer, she didn’t have an environment that supported her disability.

In this Powerful at Work Radio podcast episode, learn what you can do as a leader or business owner to support those on your team who may need extra support. When you create a workplace environment that helps someone with a learning disability to thrive, you’ll be surprised at how everyone else will benefit too. Tune in to hear how you can have a win-win for your team...

Episode Outline:

  • [03:25] It really comes down to communicating, making an environment that is open and inclusive...
  • [06:02] Have you created the right environment for your team?
  • [10:41] Best Practices vs. Best Principles
  • [12:44] There's so many layers of this to create not only satisfied employees, but productive employees. And, you know, satisfaction and productivity go hand in hand.
  • [19:44] How accommodating someone with special needs benefits your whole team...

About Alex Gilbert:

Alex Gilbert (She/her) is a New Yorker, a Mets fan, a yogi, and a brunch enthusiast. She also has dyslexia and ADHD.

After spending her career working in leadership development, she decided to start a consulting and coaching business that will help adults with learning disabilities and/or ADHD like herself who have been struggling in their careers. Her business, Cape-Able Consulting, was created to help them navigate their day-to-day workloads so that they feel supported and are able to reach their highest potential.

Her biggest goal in creating Cape-Able Consulting is to change the stigma surrounding learning disabilities/ ADHD by reminding people what they Cape-able of.

Website: https://www.capeableconsulting.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cape-able-consulting-llc

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CapeAbleConsultingLLC/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamcapeable

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Aug 08, 202122:37
E41: “How to simplify things in your business and win back time.” With Kris Ward, Author, Podcaster, Coach, Speaker

E41: “How to simplify things in your business and win back time.” With Kris Ward, Author, Podcaster, Coach, Speaker

Being an entrepreneur doesn’t mean you have to burn the candle at both ends. There’s no gold star for working 13 hour days. Some of the best inventions have been created during times of rest and play. Your business needs that too!

In this Powerful at Work Radio episode, Kris Ward talks about the 3 D’s: damaging overhead, diminished opportunity and delayed income. Tune in to learn why it’s important to follow the 60-40 rule of divvying up the administrative and your creative work…

Episode Outline:

  • [03:23] The 60/40 WIN Formula...
  • [05:28] How $12 got Kris her Fridays back and gave her freedom to grow her business.
  • [8:19] Diminished opportunity happens when you show up too late to the game and somebody else hires someone similar to you.
  • [10:09] All the best inventions in the history of mankind were done at times of rest and play.
  • [18:31] Being strategic to free up your time.

About Kris Ward:

Kris Ward is the leading authority in building your business by building your team. Kris is the founder of the Win The Hour, Win the Day philosophy. She helps entrepreneurs create their W.I.N Team (what is next) team using her signature Super Tool Kits so you can get your Idea to execution and make your ambitions come alive!!

After the loss of her husband, Kris returned full-time to her work as a marketing strategist. She was thankful to see that her business had not only survived her absence but was thriving.

Now, Kris has completely changed the landscape for entrepreneurs by sharing the successful practices that allowed her absence.

Kris has been interviewed by one of the original sharks from Shark Tank, Kevin Harrington, and ABC’s The Secret Millionaire - James Malinchak. She has been featured on award winning podcasts, radio and TV shows.

You can hear Kris on her own podcast - Win The Hour Win The Day, where she has engaging conversations with dynamic guests covering a variety of business topics so you can get to your next win now!

Website: https://www.winthehourwintheday.com/optin-447311181618695117538

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kriswardbuildyourteam/

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Jul 29, 202125:56
E40: “Can peer learning help your team become better leaders and champions for culture?” with Mark Herschberg, Author & CTO

E40: “Can peer learning help your team become better leaders and champions for culture?” with Mark Herschberg, Author & CTO

As an accomplished software developer, Mark Hershberg is no stranger to the tech world. Like many of us have experienced, the people he was hiring had the technical skills for the job, but lacked the leadership and people skills. In this Powerful at Work Radio episode, Rosa and Mark talk about how you can use peer learning as a cost efficient way to give your people the training they need and desire. Mark also tells us why titles are important, and how regardless of our job titles, we can bring our different perspectives to work together to make a better solution. Tune in to hear how you can strengthen your team while getting them to work more efficiently...

Episode Outline:

  • [02:34] HR often gets this completely wrong...
  • [05:29] Not only are you training everyone in your organization to be better at communication or leadership, you are building a common language.
  • [7:38] Expanding your network to expand your learning...
  • [10:58] If you start to understand this larger environment, you can deliver more value to your company and your customers.
  • [17:12] The hardest part of business is managing people. Why we need to put more time into conscientiously defining the roles and attributes...
  • [19:09] The future of our workforce...

About Mark Herschberg:

Mark is the author of The Career Toolkit, Essential Skills for Success That No One Taught You. Educated at MIT, Mark has spent his career launching and fixing new ventures at startups, Fortune 500s, and academia. He’s developed new software languages, online marketplaces, new authentication systems, and tracked criminals and terrorists on the dark web. Mark helped create the Undergraduate Practice Opportunities Program, MIT’s “Career Success Accelerator”, where he’s taught for twenty years. Mark also serves on the boards of nonprofits Techie Youth and Plant a Million Corals.

Website: https://www.thecareertoolkitbook.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hershey/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheCareerToolkitBook

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Jul 14, 202122:40
E39: “Knowing when to rework vs when to rebuild.” with Dr. Eva Lantsoght, Professor in Civil Engineering

E39: “Knowing when to rework vs when to rebuild.” with Dr. Eva Lantsoght, Professor in Civil Engineering

Jul 07, 202121:06
E38: “Using your personal values, passions, and natural talents to uncover your calling.” with Janet Birgenheier, Certified Career Transformation Coach

E38: “Using your personal values, passions, and natural talents to uncover your calling.” with Janet Birgenheier, Certified Career Transformation Coach

Janet Birgenheier knows that finding your calling doesn’t happen overnight. Through her career in Corporate America, she’s learned that it takes a great mentor who is willing to stretch and motivate you. When you’re clear on your values, passions and strengths, you’re on the path to identifying your calling and feeling fulfilled. Tune in to hear what happened when Janet realized she had more than one calling...

Episode Outline:

  • [01:28] Why Change Management? And why getting the team on board is important.
  • [04:18] Three Pillars to Finding Your Calling.
  • [05:45] A calling isn't necessarily just one thing.
  • [15:21] The Value of Having a Mentor.
  • [18:16] Leaders make for a meaningful work culture.
  • [19:26] How you show up in the workplace, for your organization, is so very important.

About Janet Birgenheier:

Retired from the field of change management in corporate America, Janet Birgenheier is now a  career coach. She guides her clients to realize their visions for meaningful work by living their  values, following their passions, and leveraging their strengths. Janet has written The Mentoring  Difference: Stories to Inspire Your Career Transformation.

Her own mentoring experience moved Janet to tell her transformation story. Entering  corporate America in a male-dominated industry, her mentor guided Janet to master important  skills and even more important life lessons. She gained the confidence, assertiveness, and courage that drove her later success.

Nine additional, true stories reveal how women and men in a variety of fields transformed  under their mentors’ guidance. The concluding chapters capture enlightening themes across  the stories and relevant, actionable advice on receiving a mentor and nurturing the  relationship.

During her corporate career, Janet led teams at major financial services, health care, and  technology organizations and advised others as a consultant. She has a Master of Science in  organization development from the University of San Francisco.

Website: https://meaningfulwork.coach/leaders-drive-meaningful-work-cultures-or-not/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janetbirgenheier/

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Jun 30, 202120:51
E37: “Leveraging your emotions to seamlessly adapt through transition” with Noa Ronen, Coach, Speaker, Author

E37: “Leveraging your emotions to seamlessly adapt through transition” with Noa Ronen, Coach, Speaker, Author

As an Israeli moving to America, Noa shares her experience with transition and how she overcame the feeling of being lost. As she adapted, she was called to help others navigate through transitions happening in their lives.

Even though the experience will differ from person to person, grief is present in most transitions. When someone's connection with a thing, place, or person they have associated affection towards is disrupted by change or transition – the feeling of grief takes place.

Tune in to hear how you can leverage your emotions to adapt through transition, or to help someone on your team deal with change...

Episode Outline:

  • [03:10] On feeling stuck and getting into coaching by mistake.
  • [09:42] Is there a sense of feeling lost in every transition?
  • [11:27] The 'Being' Energy.
  • [14:20] It's sometimes hard to reflect on your “being” energy alone.
  • [16:10] Integrating the being and the doing energy together.
  • [17:20] Life is a series of transitions.
  • [18:04] You need to have quiet time.
  • [21:01] The book, BEyond: Leadership from AwareLess to AwareNess.
  • [23:58] Learn to lean back. Why?

About Noa Ronen:

Noa Ronen is your out of the box coach. She is also an author, vlogger, disruptor, and coffee lover.

She brings more than 20 years of experience in Change Management, Human Resources, Project Management, and coaching.

She encourages progressive and social business leaders and their teams to challenge the norms so they can create the change they desire.

Noa’s personal relocation experience resulted in a refreshing view of the world that invites you rather than looking for others' differences to open your mind and heart to see people and situations differently. This is what Noa calls BEyond Leadership where your new way of being inspires and influences others. If you would like to go to BEyond: Leadership check her book: BEyond: Leadership from AwareLess to AwareNess.

Website: https://www.noaronencoaching.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/NoaRcoach

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NoaRCoach/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/noarcoach/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/NoaRcoach

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Jun 23, 202125:30
E36: “Why change starts with the people on your team, not you as the leader” with Dr. Benjamin Ritter, leadership, career, and empowerment coach, national speaker, podcaster, author, and mentor

E36: “Why change starts with the people on your team, not you as the leader” with Dr. Benjamin Ritter, leadership, career, and empowerment coach, national speaker, podcaster, author, and mentor

Dr. Benjamin Ritter knows that if you want your organization to change, you need to start with the people on your team. To get the change you’re after, start by asking yourself what type of culture you are creating.

Do employees enjoy room for creativity and change? And is everyone getting the training and support they need? Tune in to hear why it’s so important that you get to the heart of “why” and use that to cultivate engagement, growth, and a sense of purpose for everybody on your team.

Are you leading with purpose and clear on your intent? Find out more in this episode of Powerful at Work Radio!

Episode Outline:

  • [01:46] Helping those who have been deemed “successful” but don't feel successful.
  • [05:26] Two different ways of working.
  • [07:37] What possibilities is your work culture creating for your workforce?
  • [10:48] It's not “Human Resources” anymore!
  • [12:10] Companies need to invest in real experts.
  • [13:32] One mistake we’re making when it comes to training...
  • [14:30] Organizations often overlook the effects of interpersonal communication.
  • [17:08] The need for space for creativity and fun.
  • [19:44] Building Trust Inside Work: A 3:1 Rule.
  • [21:07] "Always question what you think is the answer."

About Dr. Benjamin Ritter:

Dr. Benjamin Ritter, is a leadership, career, and empowerment coach, national speaker, podcaster, author, mentor, and passionate about guiding others in finding, creating, and sustaining a career they love.

With over 10 years of experience coaching and a background in organizational leadership and adult learning theory Dr. Benjamin Ritter understands how to navigate any career path you decide you want to travel.

Since launching his coaching practice he has guided hundreds of professionals toward creating the career they love and has impacted thousands through his events and media content.

From empowering young professionals to take accountability and feel empowered over their own levels of job satisfaction and careers, to guiding senior leadership on how to stand out from the competition, develop executive presence, and discover meaningful work, Ben is an expert in his field that will guide you toward truly living for yourself at work and in life.

Website: https://benjamin-ritter.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ritterbenj/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC82xDM02RAN2guFI2_C0s6g

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ritterbenj/

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Jun 16, 202125:04
E35: “Shifting from control to empowerment” with Alisa Cohn, #1 Startup Coach in the world at the Thinkers50 Marshall Goldsmith Coaching Awards

E35: “Shifting from control to empowerment” with Alisa Cohn, #1 Startup Coach in the world at the Thinkers50 Marshall Goldsmith Coaching Awards

Alisa Cohn believes that leadership is an unnatural act; meaning all of us have work to do to become better leaders. One way to become a better leader? Have the self awareness to know if you really want to be a leader in the first place. Oftentimes as entrepreneurs, we get so caught up in our product or our ideas, that we have a hard time letting go and shifting that power to the people on our teams. Tune in to hear Alisa talk about why you need to start by managing yourself first...

Episode Outline:

  • [01:23] Managing you, them, and it (the business).
  • [02:18] Here's what won't make your sustainable business happen…
  • [03:39] Having emotional self-control!
  • [06:02] The thing you need to make sure you're doing as a leader.
  • [10:28] Not every founder has to be CEO!
  • [16:29] How do you handle bad performance as a leader?
  • [19:03] Is it easy to reinforce measures that meet goals?
  • [21:02] "It's not too big, but it's also not a one-man show."
  • [23:25] One person never has the whole package.
  • [23:53] There is a massive influx of entrepreneurship.

About Alisa Cohn:

Named the Top Startup Coach in the World at the Thinkers50/Marshall Goldsmith Global Coaches Awards in London, Alisa Cohn has been coaching startup founders to grow into world-class CEOs for nearly 20 years. A one-time startup CFO, strategy consultant, and current angel investor and advisor, she was named a top 30 “Global Guru” and has worked with startups such as Venmo, Etsy, The Wirecutter, Mack Weldon, and Tory Burch. She has also coached CEOs and C-Suite executives at enterprise clients such as  Dell, Hitachi, Sony, IBM, Google, Microsoft, Bloomberg, The New York Times, and Calvin Klein.

Alisa is a sought after speaker and has keynoted events for companies such as IBM, PwC, Dell, Standard Chartered Bank, and Citi. Inc named Alisa one of the top 100 leadership speakers.

Her articles have appeared in HBR, Forbes, and Inc, and she has been featured as an expert on Bloomberg TV, the BBC World News and in the New York Times. A recovering CPA, she is also a Broadway investor in productions which have won two Tony Awards and is prone to burst into song at the slightest provocation.

Website: https://www.alisacohn.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisacohn

Twitter:  https://twitter.com/AlisaCohn

Medium: https://medium.com/@alisacohn

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Jun 09, 202127:21
E34: "The Issue is in the Tissue!" with Janis Isaman, Founder of My Body Couture

E34: "The Issue is in the Tissue!" with Janis Isaman, Founder of My Body Couture

Janis Isaman knows that when we feel physical pain in our body, there’s a correlation between that pain and pain in another part of our lives. Whether it be pain from a strained relationship or a toxic work environment, Janis is passionate about finding relief. She knows that it takes more than just one visit to a practitioner, it takes a sustainable lifestyle change. Tune in to hear how you can use this correlation to start healing your pain...
You connect with Janis on the socials @MyBodyCouture or check out her website to connect:
www.mybodycouture.com/
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***Janis Isaman, founder of My Body Couture, helps people feel better in their body. Like most business owners today, she sees clients online and in person, and her speciality is helping people rid themselves of pain. She’s highly certified in both fitness and nutrition modalities and has been quoted as a lifestyle expert in Reader’s Digest, Prevention and Woman’s Health.
But she’s not just a textbook of knowledge with a wall full of certifications. She’s a very real person, who has lived through her own lifestyle and body challenges. In her one to one sessions, she therefore provides practical solutions for her clients, taking the time to get to know their lifestyle challenges and provide reasonable solutions with her lively personality and approachable manner. This is a woman you want to know!***
May 12, 202129:19
E33: “The culture of courage” with Betsy Kauffman, Leadership Coach and Organizational Agility Consultant
May 06, 202122:59
E32: “You’ve Got a Life to Live” with Fitz Koehler, Fitness Expert, Race Announcer, & Author

E32: “You’ve Got a Life to Live” with Fitz Koehler, Fitness Expert, Race Announcer, & Author

When faced with one of life’s greatest challenges, Fitz Koehler had two secret weapons: a winning attitude and perseverance. You’ve got one life to live and when you really want something, you will find a way to make it happen. Even when times are tough, Fitz knows the importance of being able to find humor in any situation. In this podcast episode, she shares why you should never underestimate the power of owning your choices.
You connect with Fitz on the socials @fitzness or check out her website to connect:
www.fitzness.com/blog/
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***Fitz Koehler, M.S.E.S.S. is one of the most prominent and compelling fitness experts and race announcers in America. As the voice of the Los Angeles Marathon, Philadelphia Marathon, Big Sur Marathon, DC Wonder Woman Run Series, and more, she brings big structure, energy, and joy to sport. She’s passionate about guiding others to live better and longer through her company, Fitzness®. She’s appeared on national media outlets and worked with corporations like Disney, Tropicana, Oakley and Office Depot.
Fitz has also inspired millions of kids to get active through her successful school running/walking program, The Morning Mile®. Her second book, My Noisy Cancer Comeback, was released in October 2020 and has been welcomed with fantastic sales and reviews. Fitz enjoys water sports, strength training, animals, hugs, sarcasm, and travel. She lives in Gainesville, Florida with her husband and two kids.***
Apr 28, 202128:35
E31: “Trust through transparency” with Robin Dreeke, Best-Selling Author, Speaker and Retired FBI Special Agent

E31: “Trust through transparency” with Robin Dreeke, Best-Selling Author, Speaker and Retired FBI Special Agent

Imagine a workplace where you and your team feel comfortable communicating strengths and weaknesses, and where you can be transparent with your thoughts and ideas. As a retired FBI Special Agent, Robin has a knack for creating tight knit teams. In his journey, he learned that humility and self-awareness are key fundamentals to gaining trust within his team. Tune in to hear how you can gain trust and form amazing partnerships with the people you support...

You connect with Robin on the socials @PeopleFormula or check out her website to connect: https://www.peopleformula.com/

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As a special bonus, Robin is gifting Powerful at Work Radio listeners with a coupon for 25% off anything from his website, including courses and mentoring. Just use code powerful25.

***Robin Dreeke is a best-selling author, professional speaker, trainer, facilitator, and retired FBI Special Agent and Chief of the Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program. Robin has taken his life's work of recruiting spies and broken down the art of leadership, communication, and relationship building into Five Steps to TRUST and Six Signs of who you can TRUST. Since 2010, Robin has been working with large corporations as well as small companies in every aspect of their business. Whether it is newly promoted leaders, executives, sales teams, or customer relations, Robin has crafted his People Formula for quick results and maximum success.***

Apr 21, 202123:07