Hardcore Soft Skills Podcast

In this mini-episode, learn the do's and don'ts on using assessments to hire new people in your team. For more resources, sign up for the newsletter at https://www.hardcoresoftskillspodcast.com/ Connect with me via https://www.linkedin.com/in/yadiraycaro/

Today we talk about hiring with Dr Paul Spector (https://paulspector.com/), specifically the role of assessments when it comes to assessing skills. If you have a team or company, what are some of the considerations to take when assessing if you have a capable candidate. Also, what areas should you avoid? And, if you are not hiring, what are some ways to cultivate talent from within. My guest will provide answers to these questions. Dr Spector is an Industrial Organizational Psychologist who has studied topics such as the impact of jobs on the behavior and well-being of employees, counterproductive work behavior, job satisfaction, and job stress,. He's written books on both methodology and content, including an I-O psychology textbook Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Research and Practice. For more resources, sign up for the newsletter at https://www.hardcoresoftskillspodcast.com/ Connect with me via https://www.linkedin.com/in/yadiraycaro/

In this mini-episode, learn the steps to manage a crisis from the lens of a meta-leader. For more resources, sign up for the newsletter at https://www.hardcoresoftskillspodcast.com/ Connect with me via https://www.linkedin.com/in/yadiraycaro/

My guest today has dedicated his career to help executives and crisis workers on how to manage crisis. Eric McNulty (https://ericmcnulty.com/) is one of the co-authors of the book You're It: Crisis, Change, and How to Matter When it Matters Most. He is also associate director of the National Preparedness Leadership Initiative at Harvard University. Today we discuss steps to manage a crisis effectively. For more resources, sign up for the newsletter at https://www.hardcoresoftskillspodcast.com/ Connect with me via https://www.linkedin.com/in/yadiraycaro/

In this mini-episode, learn how to manage conflict, do a better pitch and answer the question "So, what do you do?" For more resources, sign up for the newsletter at https://www.hardcoresoftskillspodcast.com/ Connect with me via https://www.linkedin.com/in/yadiraycaro/

Don't you feel now that as we mostly engage our lives online that it is very difficult to communicate verbally? We can be misunderstood, we have to deal with angry customers, pitching our ideas, or how to say no to others. We address all of these issues with Sam Horn (https://www.intrigueagency.com/). Sam Horn is a top speaker, a coach and the CEO of the Intrigue Agency, a branding, positioning, and messaging global company. She is the author of 9 award winning books including Got Your Attention? and Tongue Fu. Today you will learn how to become a better communicator and why elevator speeches do not work. For more resources, sign up for the newsletter at https://www.hardcoresoftskillspodcast.com/ Connect with me via https://www.linkedin.com/in/yadiraycaro/

In this short episode, learn 3 steps to help you achieve self-leadership and be able to lead others. For more resources, sign up for the newsletter at https://www.hardcoresoftskillspodcast.com/ Connect with me via https://www.linkedin.com/in/yadiraycaro/

In this episode we talk with Lisa Jaster (https://deletetheadjective.com/about-lisa-jaster/) , an American soldier, combat engineer, and one of the first three women to graduate the elite United States Army Ranger program. We discussed how to achieve self-leadership and how to lead others. For more resources, sign up for the newsletter at https://www.hardcoresoftskillspodcast.com/ Connect with me via https://www.linkedin.com/in/yadiraycaro/

In this short episode, learn the steps to get rid of impostor syndrome and learn confidence. For more resources, sign up for the newsletter at https://www.hardcoresoftskillspodcast.com/ Connect with me via https://www.linkedin.com/in/yadiraycaro/

In this episode we welcome back Dr. Richard Orbe Austin (https://www.dynamictransitionsllp.com/dynamic-transitions/) a psychologist, executive coach, organizational consultant, and a speaker. Dr. Orbe Austin and his partner Dr Lisa Orbe Austin co-wrote the books 𝐎𝐰𝐧 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬: 𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐲𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐞, 𝐁𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐒𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐃𝐨𝐮𝐛𝐭, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 and their latest book, 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐔𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬: 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐤 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐲𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐞, 𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐀𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐔𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐆𝐨𝐚𝐥𝐬. In a previous episode we talked about confidence and specifically impostor syndrome. At some point in ur lives we may have felt like we were just not cut for a role, but what if this is truly our own imagination and what if because of this, we are living in constant burnout, codependency and we fail to achieve our potential? Also, what if that micromanaging boss is also suffering from impostor syndrome? In this episode we delve even deeper into this topic and give you more ways to address this. For more resources, sign up for the newsletter at https://www.hardcoresoftskillspodcast.com/ Connect with me via https://www.linkedin.com/in/yadiraycaro/