

Reality-Based Leadership
Cy Wakeman and Alex Dorr
Reality-Based Leadership, hosted by NY Times best-selling author Cy Wakeman and her VP of People Evolution Alex Dorr, will give you the tools you need as a leader to ditch the drama, end entitlement, and drive big results in your workplace and worldplace. It is time to modernize your leadership approach. In each episode, you will learn practical ways to evolve yourself, lead your teams with love AND call them up to greatness each and every day.
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Aug 17, 2021 • 47min
S4E12: Becoming a Peaceful Powered Leader
Jared Narlock, Speaker and Talent Development Coach, and author of Becoming a Peaceful Powered Leader, joins Cy in this episode to share the habits and dedications one needs to practice to be a peaceful powered leader - one transcends their own ego to build team members who can meet the challenges at hand in a state of contentment. https://www.peacefulpoweredleadership.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/jared-narlock/ https://twitter.com/JaredNarlock?s=20 https://www.instagram.com/jarednarlock/?hl=en Preorder the book now: https://www.amazon.com/Becoming-Peaceful-Powered-Leader-Courageously/dp/1631955330/ref=sr_1_4?crid=2ULQNIJG4H8ZL&dchild=1&keywords=jared+narlock&qid=1629141644&sprefix=jared+na%2Caps%2C181&sr=8-4

Aug 4, 2021 • 33min
S4E11: Tending to Your Mental Health with Jamie Zuckerman
Cy is joined by her favorite IG licensed clinical psychologist Dr. Jamie Zuckerman to talk all about her observations on the pandemic ’s effect on our mental health, ways to stop trying to fix and instead manage anxiety, suggestions for supporting others in ways that actually help, and avoiding toxic positivity all together. IG @Dr.Z_psychologist https://www.drjaimezuckerman.co

Jul 21, 2021 • 48min
S4E10: Becoming a Boundary Boss with Terri Cole, MSW, LCSW
The last year has revealed to many of us that the current state of our boundaries is disordered and in need of repair to avoid exhaustion and burnout. Join Cy and guest Terri Cole, MSW LCSW as they talk about how to become a boundary boss so you can live an authentic and fulfilled life. http://boundaryboss.me/noego

Jul 7, 2021 • 58min
S4E9: Gleb Tsipursky, Returning to the Office
With the vaccine situation improving, you are likely thinking about, or in the process of returning to the office. Gleb and I cover helpful benchmarking and best practices to aid in your return plan. Find the full white paper here: https://tinyurl.com/TheOfficeReturn

Jun 21, 2021 • 32min
S4E8: Erica Dhawan, Digital Body Language
Erica Dhawan, author of Digital Body Language, joins me this week to discuss her new book and building connection in the digital era.

Jun 4, 2021 • 35min
S4E7: Company Character - The Foundation for Building Resilience and Agility in Times of Constant Change ft. Frank Calderoni
Frank Calderoni - Chief Executive Officer of Anaplan joins Cy on this episode to talk about how he has used company character to align brand, strategy and experience to build a foundation for success at Anaplan. Preorder Frank's new book, Upstanding, at https://www.amazon.com/Upstanding-Company-Character-Catalyzes-Hypergrowth/dp/1119746493

Apr 6, 2021 • 42min
S4E6: Hope Makes A Comeback
We are certainly heading towards some pleasure, some decadence. Many predict something similar to the roaring 20’s that followed the Spanish flu pandemic – pleasure does most certainly follow pain but the two are kindred spirits in the same cycle that is predictable and always returns to pain – why?

Mar 30, 2021 • 1h 7min
S4:E5 Self Reflection
Feelings have good information – goal is to experience them completely. Important for leaders to develop the ability to hold space for people to share their experiences AND important for individuals to learn to self-regulate and take ownership for their own feelings and their own emotional experience.

Mar 23, 2021 • 38min
S4E3: Breaking Projection
This week we break down Projection and how it is showing up in our hybrid workplaces. We need to change the way in which we are having conversations and managing our energy to open up the opportunity for the BIG conversations that will determine how we move forward. Join me as we work through the Thinking Inside-The-Box Tool as well. Newsletter Sign-Up: https://www.realitybasedleadership.com/newsletter/ Thinking Inside-The-Box Tool: https://www.realitybasedleadership.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Ego-Bypass-Tool-Thinking-Inside-the-Box-Exercise.pdf

Mar 15, 2021 • 32min
S4E2: Evolve Yourself
Season 4 is in full swing! In this episode I break down ways to build your inner wisdom using some tools and tricks adapted to today's challenges.