The Workplace Communication Podcast

Since we were kids, we’ve been told that honesty is the best policy.  Kids certainly have no problem telling us exactly what is on their minds. And yet, somewhere along the way, the notion of the little white lie gets normalized.  Through his research and 30 year track record as Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Navalent, Ron Carucci’s work has shown that, just like when we were kids, honesty is a foundational element to leadership organizational success. On this episode of the Workplace Communication Podcast, Ron shares research and insights from his brand-new book, To Be Honest: Lead with the Power of Truth, Justice and Purpose to help you identify the significant cost of dishonesty in the workplace and what you can do to repair and rebuild the cracks. Leadership tips you won’t want to miss: 🎙️ The 16x cumulative positive impact of honesty 🎙️ 4 predictable conditions that shape honest behaviour in the workplace 🎙️ The danger of not living your organization’s mission and values 🎙️ How performance art gets in the way of real conversations 🎙️ Tips for mending longstanding departmental feuds Ron is co-founder and managing partner at Navalent.  He has a thirty-year track record helping executives tackle challenges of strategy, organization and leadership.  From start-ups to Fortune 10’s, non-profits to heads-of-state, turn-arounds to new markets and strategies, overhauling leadership and culture to re-designing for growth. He has helped organizations articulate strategies that lead to accelerated growth, and design organizations that can execute those strategies. He has worked in more than 25 countries on 4 continents.  He is the author of 9 books, including the recent Amazon #1 Rising to Power and the forthcoming To Be Honest, Lead with the Power of Truth, Justice & Purpose. He is a popular contributor to the Harvard Business Review, where Navalent’s work on leadership was named one of 2016’s management ideas that mattered most. He is also a regular contributor to Forbes, and a two-time TEDx speaker. His work’s been featured in Fortune, CEO Magazine, Inc., BusinessInsider, MSNBC, Business Week, Inc., Fast Company, Smart Business, and thought leaders. If you’re wanting to bring a new level of honesty to your organization, then this episode is for you! If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please be sure to subscribe and leave a review.  A written transcript of this podcast episode is available upon request.  To request a copy, please send us an email. Ron Carucci’s contact information: Website Book LinkedIn Lindsay’s contact information:  To book a discovery call E-mail Website Free e-course: Free Yourself from Workplace Confrontation and Conflict LinkedIn Previous podcast episodes

With over 20 years of leadership experience, as Founder of Vision Finder International, Christy Rutherford, assists executive women with getting promoted through office politics and self-care.   Since June 2020, she's assisted her clients with earning $4.2 million in promotions, raises, and bonuses.  In the midst of a global pandemic.   On this episode of The Workplace Communication Podcast, Christy explores common factors that hold women back from asking raises and shares tips on how to do so with more success that you can imagine. Leadership tips you won’t want to miss: 🎙️ How the very thing you’re doing might be making you unpromotable 🎙️ Common mistakes women make in asking for a raise 🎙️ Getting the raise you want without having to leave your organization 🎙️ Actionable tips to help you achieve balance and keep your job If you’re wanting to ask for a raise but don’t seem to be able to bring yourself to do it, then this episode is for you! If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please be sure to subscribe and leave a review.  A written transcript of this podcast episode is available upon request.  To request a copy, please send us an email. Christy Rutherford’s contact information: Free Case Study - How Women in Leadership are Using the Superpower Method to Confidently Ask For and GET a 30% Raise Without Getting Another Degree -  Text changenow to 570-361-8992 Lindsay’s contact information: To book a discovery call E-mail Website Free e-course: Free Yourself from Workplace Conflict and Confrontation LinkedIn

Summer is here! After a long year, we’ve decided to take a good moment to slow down and create more space to refuel and recharge, so we can be back with renewed focus in the fall. On my very first solo episode of The Workplace Communication Podcast, I talk about the impact of chronic stress on executive functioning, reflect on how we can intervene proactively and share some decisions we’ve made at Collaborative Solutions to do so. Leadership tips you won’t want to miss: 🎙️ A model of the fundamental skills of leadership communication and why I’m going back to the basics 🎙️ The importance of building in ways to resolve the stress cycle regularly 🎙️ Reflections on predicted long-term impacts of the pandemic that organizations may want to keep an eye on 🎙️ A sneak peak into upcoming projects, our newest hire and an upcoming family adventure If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please be sure to subscribe and leave a review.  A written transcript of this podcast episode is available upon request.  To request a copy, please send us an email. Lindsay’s contact information: To book a discovery call E-mail Website Free e-course: Free Yourself from Workplace Confrontation and Conflict LinkedIn Previous podcast episodes

As a Canadian national team bobsled pilot who competed against the best in the world, Jayson Krause discovered that the littlest things can be the difference between victory and defeat.  After all, winning could come down to the difference of just a millisecond. As Managing Director of Level 52, Jayson now brings his leadership expertise to the Science Behind Success, an approach to leadership based on the physiology of high performance, which was piloted at the Warrington School of Business at the University of Florida. On this episode of The Workplace Communication Podcast, Jayson joins us to share insight into the science behind success to help you and your organization disrupt and accelerate a new breed of meaningful leadership. Leadership tips you won’t want to miss: 🎙️ The impact of taking critical responsibility for your leadership challenges 🎙️ Why the littlest things make the biggest difference in leadership 🎙️ Questions to reach a mutual understanding of performance expectations 🎙️ Fostering adaptability as a key leadership skill If you’re looking to really get in tune with the key skills needed for leadership success, then this episode is for you! If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please be sure to subscribe and leave a review.  A written transcript of this podcast episode is available upon request.  To request a copy, please send us an email. Jayson Krause’s contact information: Website: https://www.level52.ca/ Lindsay’s contact information: (note that when you put this into Libsyn, the underline here and above needs to be added in as it doesn’t copy) To book a discovery call E-mail Website Free e-course: Free Yourself from Workplace Conflict and Confrontation LinkedIn

While working in senior strategic positions in global multinational corporations, Julian Roberts came to realize that what he loved most about his work was supporting others in unlocking their own potential and watching them thrive. Now, as an Executive Leadership Coach, he gets to do this every single day. On this episode of the Workplace Communication Podcast, Julian shares his insights on how leaders can build their own resilience, as well as the resilience of others within their organization. Leadership tips you won’t want to miss: 🎙️ Purpose as the bedrock of resilience 🎙️ Resilience as a competitive advantage in business 🎙️ The link between accepting change and resilience 🎙️ Tips to increase resilience in the workplace Julian Roberts is an Executive and Leadership Coach with a background in commercial & sales, Julian has a passion for food, business and people. He has held several senior strategic commercial positions from global multinational corporations including Heinz, Yoplait and Johnson & Johnson to family run businesses and managed global brands to specialist/licensed brands.  He loves working with people and watching them achieve what they can’t yet see but deep down really want. So, in 2018, he pivoted into Executive Leadership Coaching to formally learn techniques he could use to replicate for others what he was already doing. As a result, his self-awareness increased. He realised, too, he had limiting beliefs to address. When he finished with the process, his clarity, his purpose, and path were clear.  He has a real passion for senior and emerging leaderfos in organisations along with business owners. If you’re looking for support to get through challenging times in business, then this episode is for you! If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please be sure to subscribe and leave a review.  A written transcript of this podcast episode is available upon request.  To request a copy, please send us an email. Julian Roberts’ contact information: Website: https://www.julianrobertsconsulting.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julesroberts/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/julesmroberts Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julesroberts45/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCLKBJ8Q5ZgM8foS9bqlkow?view\_as=subscriber Lindsay’s contact information: To book a discovery call E-mail Website Free e-course: Free Yourself from Workplace Conflict and ConfrontationLinkedIn

So much of the focus on leadership development is on developing the skills of individual leaders. With his background in systems design and systems thinking, Dan Edds kept wondering if the real key to leadership was to take a step back and focus on a system approach to leadership skills. On this episode of The Workplace Communication Podcast, Dan shares research and insights on a system approach to leadership from his book Leveraging the Genetics of Leadership: Cracking the Code of Sustainable Team Performance. Leadership tips you won’t want to miss: 🎙️ How high-impact organizations approach leadership as a system 🎙️ The perils of not capturing the voice of those lower in the organization 🎙️ The power of training leaders to not solve others’ problems 🎙️ Identifying foundational behaviours that support your organization’s values 🎙️ The significance of grading leaders on how they model foundational behaviours For 25 years Dan Edds has been a practicing management consultant, working primarily with state & local government, healthcare, K-12 education, higher education, and non-profits. He is the author of 2 books, the first, Transformation Management, and his most recent book, Leveraging the Genetics of Leadership, Cracking the code of sustainable team performance. His latest book looks at how organizations which consistently perform at very high-levels approach the practice of leadership. The result of this research is the conclusion that leadership can be modeled as an organizational system. If you’re looking to get creative and innovative, then this episode is for you! If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please be sure to subscribe and leave a review.  A written transcript of this podcast episode is available upon request.  To request a copy, please send us an email. Dan Edds’s contact information: Website: https://danieledds.com/ LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/danieledds Lindsay’s contact information: To book a discovery call E-mail Website Free e-course: Free Yourself from Workplace Conflict and Confrontation LinkedIn Previous podcast episodes

Jess Pettitt is one of a kind. As a former diversity and inclusion specialist by day / NYC stand-up comedy by night, she eventually decided to quit her day job to become a Diversity and Leadership keynote speaker. Her engaging and humourous approach helps people take a deep look at everything they’ve ever wanted to know about where leadership and diversity collide but are afraid to ask. On this episode of the Workplace Communication Podcast, Jess and I look at how to have conversations that matter and reflect on doing the best you can with what you have some of the time. Leadership tips you won’t want to miss: 🎙️ Do the best they can with what they have some of the time Jess Pettitt, M.Ed., CSP, has always had a foot in two different approaches to her life. Perhaps it is her Texas roots, but she believes to thrive in this world you have to ride two horses at once – one of humility and one of ego.    This is why while hosting and performing stand-up in NYC she also worked as a diversity and inclusion specialist as a day job. She quit her day job after a decade and almost 20 years later still uses humor to deliver actionable content related to everything you ever wanted to know about where leadership and diversity collide but are afraid to ask. Though often referred to as a thought leader, Jess responds that she just makes leaders think. If it’s time for you to embrace who you are, imperfections and all, then this episode is for you! If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please be sure to subscribe and leave a review.  A written transcript of this podcast episode is available upon request.  To request a copy, please send us an email. Jessica Pettitt’s contact information: Book: https://goodenoughnowbook.com/ Lindsay’s contact information: To book a discovery call E-mail Website Free e-course: Free Yourself from Workplace Conflict and Confrontation LinkedIn Previous podcast episodes

  Following a degree in behavioural psychology; a career in corporate communications and as a freelance journaIist, Caroline Stagg turned to helping leaders, and ambitious professionals maximise their critical skills and expertise to produce better results with less effort, so they can find more fulfilment and enjoyment in their work and their lives. On this episode of The Workplace Communication Podcast, Caroline joins us to talk about the hidden powers of communication. Leadership tips you won’t want to miss: 🎙️ Epic communication fails you’ll want to avoid 🎙️ 3 power tips to communicate better 🎙️ Tips on what to listen for to enhance understanding 🎙️ How to best communicate to get promoted If you’re wanting to develop better communication skills, then this episode is for you! If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please be sure to subscribe and leave a review.  A written transcript of this podcast episode is available upon request.  To request a copy, please send us an email. Caroline Stagg’s contact information: Website: http://carolinestagg.co.uk/index.html Discovery call: https://calendly.com/carolinestagg/discovery-call LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolinestagg/ Lindsay’s contact information: To book a discovery call E-mail Website Free e-course to free yourself from workplace conflict LinkedIn Previous podcast episodes

“How can I make this easy for you?  Because I want to.” Powerful words by Melanie Parish about how to support members of the LGBTQ community when you don’t quite know how. You don’t need to know everything about LGBTQ to work towards creating a respectful and accepting workplace environment.  Rather, you need to be able to sit in uncomfortable conversations, be willing to make mistakes and be open to learning.  You need to spend time understanding the challenges and barriers faced and building relationships that enable you to do the deep work - what Melanie refers to as “straight people work”. On this episode of The Workplace Communication Podcast, Melanie opens up about both personal and professional struggles as a queer woman, married to a transgender FTM husband, and shares ideas on fostering inclusivity and acceptance. Leadership tips you won’t want to miss: 🎙️ Understanding the impact of the words you use from the perspective of the identity holder 🎙️ How Melanie and her husband successfully sued the government of Ontario… and the weight of constantly being an advocate 🎙️ Why being overly cautious can lead to more harm than support 🎙️ How seemingly small comments can create an unsafe work environment for LGBTQ 🎙️ Changing our habits of gendered language to create a more inclusive workplace Melanie Parish is an author, public speaker, host of The Experimental Leader Podcast, founder of Experimental Leader Academy, and Master Certified Coach. An expert in problem-solving, constraints management, operations, strategic hiring, and brand development, Melanie has consulted and coached organizations ranging from a Fortune 50 company to IT start-ups. Her individual clients include those in FAANG and other top global IT companies. As an author, educator, and creator of The Experimental Leader book, Melanie shows people new ways of thinking about their leadership, informed by her understanding of the fast-paced ride of technology innovation. She is based in Dundas, Ontario and Las Cruces, New Mexico. If you’re looking to deepen your understanding of how to promote a more inclusive environment for members of the LGBTQ community, then this episode is for you! If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please be sure to subscribe and leave a review.  A written transcript of this podcast episode is available upon request.  To request a copy, please send us an email. Melanie Parish’s contact information: Website: https://www.melanieparish.com Book: https://ebook.experimentalleader.com/info42286161 Twitter: https://twitter.com/MelanieParish Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ExperimentalLeader/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/coachmelanieparish/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melanieparish/ Lindsay’s contact information: To book a discovery call E-mail Website Free e-course to free yourself from workplace conflict LinkedIn Previous podcast episodes

In 2011, Paul Higgins found himself faced with a life-changing decision. With a long-standing inherited kidney condition, his doctor told him that if he wanted to live long enough to meet his grandchildren, he would have to make some changes in his life. The decision was clear. Since that time, Paul has founded and sold two businesses and had a successful kidney transplant from his best mate.  He now mentors coaches and consultants to build online businesses to fund lifestyles. Join us for this episode of The Workplace Communication Podcast, where Paul shares his top tips on growing a successful business and leading with purpose and integrity. Leadership tips you won’t want to miss: Creating business growth by letting go of anything another team member can do Key foundations to business success Owning your responsibilities as a leader so your team members can do same Tips on communication tools that will enhance remote communication The power of creating individual development plans with your team members Paul Higgins has 26 years of experience in Sales & Marketing, finishing up an 18-year gig at The Coca-Cola Company leading the Marketing strategy for a $700m+ Business Unit. In 2011 he left to manage his inherited kidney condition. He has founded and sold two businesses and had a successful transplant from his best mate in February 2019. With his newfound energy, he loves to mentor, spend time with his teenage children, and play golf.  He has a book called Build Live Give and 100% of the proceeds go to the Purple House. If you’re looking to scale your business without sacrificing yourself, then this episode is for you! If you’ve enjoyed this episode, please be sure to subscribe and leave a review.  Paul’s contact information: Website: https://paulhigginsmentoring.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulhigginsmentoring Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/paulhigginsmentoring/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Paulhigginsmentoring Twitter: https://twitter.com/PaulHiggins555 Purple House: PurpleHouse.org.au Lindsay’s contact information: To book a discovery call: https://calendly.com/lindsaylapaquette/discovery-call E-mail: lindsay@collaborative-solutions.ca Website: https://lindsaylapaquette.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindsaylapaquette/ Previous podcast episodes:  https://lindsaylapaquette.com/podcast