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Jun 8, 2023 • 28min
Episode 214: Dealing with Distress and Detachment
As humans, we are hardwired to simplify decision-making and move to extremes with our thinking when stressed and facing uncertain situations. When stressed, there is a tendency to react to the extreme. Join me on the podcast as I discuss what gets in the way of curiosity.
This podcast will help you:
Learn the distress & externalizing behaviors
How detachment & internalizing behaviors work
About the impact of numbing emotions

Jun 1, 2023 • 19min
Episode 213: Leading with Curiosity
You can have all the tactical leadership skills in the world, but if you don't have self-awareness, no one will want to be led by you.
Tune into the podcast as we discuss the importance of leading with curiosity. We will dive deep to ensure you have what you need to Lead yourself and others well.
This podcast will help you:
Why curiosity is essential to leading confidently
Understand the demands of self-leadership
Why self-care cannot be sacrificed

May 25, 2023 • 23min
Episode 212: Book Review - Radical Acceptance
When facing life's challenges, do you feel like you're battling uphill? Maybe you feel like you've tried everything to slay your demons. Join me as I review Tara Brach PhD, book Radical Acceptance, to learn what's so radical about radical acceptance.
This podcast will help you:
With strategies to manage the pain of inadequacy
Learn the wings of acceptance
Be attuned and aware of the cues of our body

May 18, 2023 • 30min
Episode 211: Drive Better Results with a Better Delegation Process
To succeed, we need to get delegation right, but most of us have no clear process for ensuring we delegate effectively in order to drive better results. A clear process pins down task ownership, communicates why a task matters and what it entails, and, perhaps best, it empowers teams to bring autonomy and skill to task execution.
Tune into my latest podcast to learn how having a clear delegation process can be a game-changer for your teams.
This podcast will help you:
Learn a simple communication & collaboration process for better results
Identify when a delegation process is needed
Understand the value of a strong accountability chain

May 11, 2023 • 30min
Episode 210: 3 Delegation Errors
The best teams get more done through effective delegation. Leaders who fail to delegate fail to develop their teams. This week we will continue our conversation about delegation. We will learn 3 common delegation errors and what to do about them.
This podcast will help you:
Identify 3 common delegation errors
Learn how effective task assignment accelerates team effectiveness and efficiency
Improve process management

May 4, 2023 • 14min
Episode 209: Are You Failing to Delegate?
Tell me I’m not the only one. Delegation can be so challenging and yet it is critical to effective leadership. If you tend to be a control freak or wear perfectionism as a badge of honor, delegation may be your last resort at work.
Join me this week to learn more about how to delegate and why it really matters. Your future self will thank you.
This podcast will help you:
Learn how failure to delegate leads to three specific failures at work
Understand why delegation can be challenging and what to do about it
Challenge unhelpful beliefs that keep you from effective delegation

Apr 27, 2023 • 19min
Episode 208: Book Review - Platonic
If you've been listening to the podcasts recently, you know we are experiencing a loneliness epidemic. As humans, we are hard-wired for connection and yet too many of us feel alone and adrift even if we can name folks we love and care about. Today, I've got an excellent new book to share with you Plotonic, by Marisa G. Franco. It's all about how understanding the science of attachment can help you be a good friend and have good friends.
This podcast will help you:
Identify your needs in relationships
Understand how friendships transform our lives
Develop specific practices to help you make good friends

Apr 20, 2023 • 22min
Episode 207: True Belonging
We’ve been taught that fitting in is the name of the game if you want love, affection, and connection. Ironically, however, these efforts lead to the exact opposite outcome: loneliness and disconnection.
Join me on the podcast to learn the difference between fitting in and true belonging.
This podcast will help you:
Identify how belonging requires our basic safety needs to be met
Learn why individual needs to belong vary greatly
Focus on activities that cultivate belonging

Apr 13, 2023 • 14min
Episode 206: Are You Trying to Fit In?
Our society is experiencing a loneliness crisis, which carries high costs for health and well-being. Loneliness is a natural outgrowth of not feeling a sense of belonging. It’s the experience of feeling lonely even when surrounded by people you know and care about. Today we'll explore fitting in as a false substitute for belonging.
This podcast will help you:
Understand why fitting in is a poor substitute for belonging
See why fitting in may be killing us as a society
Learn the different ways we try to fit in

Apr 6, 2023 • 20min
Episode 205: 13 Keys to Greater Well Being
What does it mean to have a life well-lived? No, it's not money, power, looks, or influence. Join me on the podcast as I discuss what 40 years of research points to.
This podcast will help you:
Understand the research of "what makes life worth living"
Learn 13 sources of well-being
Clarify that well-being doesn't mean you're happy all the time