Dave is joined by Kara Hardin, a Registered Psychotherapist and Lead Executive Officer at The Practice Lab. Kara specializes in the complicated ways that mental health drives performance and how it shows up at work. Drawing from her extensive experience, Kara provides actionable advice for B2B marketers to enhance their professional lives.
Kara and Dave cover:
- How adapting to your team’s preferences can lead to better collaboration, higher productivity, and a more harmonious work environment
- How to view change as a natural and positive part of business strategy, rather than something to fear
- Practical advice on how to maintain meaningful connection and effective communication in remote work environments
Timestamps
- (00:00) - - Intro
- (07:09) - - Learning to Embrace Change
- (09:56) - - Connection at Work
- (13:19) - - The Loneliness of Remote Work
- (16:40) - - Balancing Remote Work and Relationships
- (21:17) - - Aligning Work with Values
- (23:13) - - Creating Your Own Career Path
- (28:28) - - How Self-Awareness Helps Make Better Decisions
- (30:05) - - Discovering Your Personal Work Preferences
- (39:03) - - Recognizing Self-worth in Between Jobs
- (40:46) - - Self-Awareness in Communication
- (43:46) - - The Work of Work: Understanding Yourself and Others
- (48:40) - - Kara’s Framework for Self-Reflection and Interaction
- (50:31) - - Creating Emotional Guardrails
- (53:29) - - Combatting the Urgency Impulse at Work
- (58:08) - - Improve Work by Slowing Down
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