Your monthly All Personal Leadership Newsletter — audio brief.

"I think I'm toxic" — said no one about themselves, ever. And yet… toxic dynamics happen. In teams. In cultures. Sometimes even in our own heads.

In this episode, Roxana Radulescu and Felicia Stepan go backstage into real workplace scenarios submitted by real people in the frozen middle — the managers and leaders navigating gossip and favouritism, passive-aggressive feedback, cultures of polite silence, and managers who just... go quiet.

No theory. No headlines. Just boots-on-the-ground conversations from people living it.

Plus: Imposter Syndrome gets its close-up in this month's Learning Bite — why even Maya Angelou and Albert Einstein felt it, what the Dunning-Kruger effect has to do with your self-doubt, and a TED-Ed video worth your 10 minutes.

🎯 Game On question to sit with:Sometimes the detox starts with your own thoughts — what would that look like for you?

Links mentioned in this episode:

🔗 Read the full newsletter here: https://personalskillscoach.com/news/

🌐 Full conversation on Workplace Toxicity: https://www.linkedin.com/events/7313612015648866304/

📺 Coaching Questions Friday Raffle playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvLKiUK0FiqXMv8py2678RZTt83A6ogY2

🌐 Free leadership resources: https://personalskillscoach.com/media-resources/

🎧 TED-Ed Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tnnsSiNk0o&t=21s

📅 Book a complimentary 30-min call: https://bookings.cloud.microsoft/book/[email protected]/s/gZBHDjaEf0GUkZBimEyVIQ2?ismsaljsauthenabled=true

Game On. Lead Different!

The All Personal Podcast is back — after 5 years! 🎙️

And it's changed to super short form: your monthly All Personal Leadership News, now in audio form.

In this episode:

After 10+ years of coaching conversations across industries, titles, and seniority levels, one theme keeps showing up, almost without exception:

Am I enough? What will they think of me? What if I fail them?

In this episode, Roxana takes you backstage into real coaching conversations to unpack the one common denominator behind all of it: The Voice. The one that second-guesses before you've even started. The one that replays the meeting after it's over. The one that keeps you small, quiet, and safe.

She calls it Buzzkill. You might have a different name for it.

But here's what's also true: the Buzzbuild Voice is always there too. It just needs permission to speak.

Plus, a book recommendation that will quietly shift how you think about other people's opinions: 'The Courage to be Disliked ', by Ichiro Kishimi and Fumitaro Koga. Because "things of lightness" might be the leadership concept you didn't know you needed.

🎯 Coaching question to sit with:What permission would you effortlessly give yourself, if the critical voice got quieter and the cheerleader got louder today?

🔗 Links mentioned in this episode:

🌐 The All Personal Monthly News: https://personalskillscoach.com/news/

🌐 Free leadership resources:

⁠https://personalskillscoach.com/media-resources/⁠

📺 The All Personal Coaching Questions Friday Raffle playlist:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLvLKiUK0FiqXMv8py2678RZTt83A6ogY2

📖 'The Courage to be Disliked':

https://www.amazon.com/Courage-Be-Disliked-Phenomenon-Happiness/dp/1501197274

📅 Book a complimentary 30-min call with Roxana:

https://bookings.cloud.microsoft/book/[email protected]/s/gZBHDjaEf0GUkZBimEyVIQ2?ismsaljsauthenabled=true

Game On: Lead Different!

In this episode, I talk to Alex Leon Flores. And I am going to tell you what he says about himself, so that you get an idea of just how fascinating this episode is going to be:

‘I am an ordinary human being, who considers himself perfectly imperfect. I want what any other individual wishes to have: I would like to fulfill the highest truest, expression of myself as a human being.

My life mission is: “To live the best life I can. In Kindness & Acceptance. With Deep Understanding & Infinite Compassion”.

My title -and purpose- in my career involves looking for potential in other human beings, while doing my best to provide them a place - a platform if you will - where they could develop.

As a Professional Recruitment Specialist, I have always remained focused on the importance of building strong relationships with all stakeholders, clients and coworkers. Social Scientists have proven the correlation between relationships, success and our quality of life. As a Professional Administrator my goal is excellence. Attention to detail and perseverance are vastly needed to achieve excellence, if we're to meet any goals successfully, all while being compassionate to myself and those around me.’

Alex currently does his best work from within an incredible Marketing and Experience Design Agency. If you are looking for your next career move, please reach out to him! He will love to have a chat with you.

I will also say that we connected on LinkedIn due to one of Esther Perel’s posts. We cover so much in this conversation, and still we could have kept going.

Some snippets of our conversation: 

OK, ready to take this a game-changing ride with us, from wherever you are? Buckle up, here we go.

Book: How Emotions Are Made, by Dr. Lisa Feldman Barrett

Connect with Alex:

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/alexleonflores/

Men’s Social Support Group: https://evryman.com/about/

Critical Mass Job Board: https://www.criticalmass.com/join

In this episode, I talk to Rachel Despres, a Career Coach for Rebels who, after successfully escaping her own cubicle, began helping others break free of their desk jobs and build unconventional careers that truly fit with who they are—from creative work, to side hustles, to starting a business.

That word, rebel, is one that I found to be the magic key in your conversation. Which you will love, as she takes us through her journey of becoming a coach for rebels and a rebel herself, from ‘rule follower extraordinare’ as she calls herself at some point. 

Sharing some nuggets of our conversation here:

So, get ready to make room for some ‘big magic’ in your life as you join Rachel and I in this episode! 

Book recommended by Rachel: 'Big Magic', by Elizabeth Gilbert

Where you can find Rachel:

To chat with me about emerging leaders, leading different and skills muscles, book a call here.

Enjoy!

Roxana @ All Personal

In this special Fourth of July episode, I’m talking to Tammy Gooler Loeb. In her 20 years as an executive career and executive coach, writer, facilitator and speaker, Tammy has inspired people to engage in work that is fulfilling, meaningful and satisfying. She provides a variety of services to individual clients and businesses in a range of sectors and industries, including executive and career coaching, group facilitation, training and speaking. This work focuses primarily on workplace communication, leadership strategies, and team development.

Tammy hosts a podcast, Work From The Inside Out, which showcases the inspiring stories and practical lessons of people who have transitioned to more satisfying and meaningful work. Her expertise has been showcased in many publications, such as HBR Ascend, Forbes, Fast Company, The Boston Globe, Monster.com, The Ladders.com, and recently in the book, Stretched Too Thin: How Working Moms Can Lose the Guilt, Work Smarter, and Thrive by Jessica Turner.

Her upcoming book, 'Work From The Inside Out: Break Through 9 Common Obstacles and Design a Career That Fulfills You', will be available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble and through independent bookstores in September 2021.

Tammy holds an M.B.A. from Boston University and is a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach by the Coaches Training Institute.

Snippets of our conversation:

Book Tammy recommends and quotes from: ‘The Last Lecture’ by Randy Pausch

Where to find Tammy:

www.tammygoolerloeb.com

www.tammygoolerloeb.com/podcast

www.linkedin.com/in/tammygoolerloeb

https://www.facebook.com/TammyGoolerLoebCoaching

Twitter & Instagram: @tammygoolerloeb

My guest in this episode is Debra Joy Eklove. Debra is a consultant, an author, a musician, and a passionate teacher. For over 25 years she has worked with clients and students sharing the importance and the joy of better understanding and nurturing our mind-body and spirit.  Prior to concentrating on teaching, she had a private practice in body-centered psychotherapy and shiatsu.

For over 15 years she is teaching  with the Art of Living Foundation, a humanitarian, educational, international not for profit. [Research has shown the outstanding effectiveness of the SKY Breath, and Sri Sri yoga, and the Art of Meditation, helping people worldwide with stress reduction.]

Debra is Director of Product Development at Veda by Sonia and teaches Ayurveda at the Canadian School of Natural Nutrition.  [She was the ayurveda consultant to Tetley Tea, Canada when they developed and marketed their successful Ayurveda Balance brand.  In addition to studying with Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and other leaders in the fields of energy, ayurveda, and vibrational medicine Debra has a B.Comm. from McGill University and an M.Sc. from the London School of Economics, England.]

Debra produced her CD of original music in 2003, and she continues to sing and create music, now exploring and sharing the beauty and impacts of vibrations and sound.

Some of the wisdom nuggets Debra shares with us - I guarantee you will love this episode:

The quote she shares at the end 'Make your smile cheap and make your anger expensive' from Ravi Shankar. 

She also mentions the book 'Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind  Hardcover' by Yuval Noah Harari

Links to Debra's courses:

http://tiny.cc/SelfcareBreathJuly6 - July 6-8  10am - 1230 Pm EST. More info and on the program at https://www.artofliving.org/ca-en/happiness-program.

Meditation program for the public now planned for June 22-24, morning: http://tiny.cc/MeditationJune

Where to find Debra

[email protected] 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/debra-joy-eklove-6814772/

https://www.instagram.com/debrajoyeklove/

https://www.facebook.com/debrajoy.eklove - messenger

In this episode, I talk to Britt Skrabanek, who is the self-published fiction author of four novels: 'Beneath the Satin Gloves', 'Everything’s Not Bigger', 'Nola Fran Evie', and 'Virasana'. 

She is a content strategist and the co-founder of Superneat Marketing, a long-time blogger, and the host of Love Your Enthusiasm, a self-empowerment podcast that inspires women to pursue their greatest passion. She is also a yogi, ballet dancer, cat mom, and life enthusiast.

Britt is taking us on a story of becoming, and also of overcoming obstacles, time after time, and transforming them into opportunities! Find out:

A few golden nuggets that Britt shares in this amazing story she's taking us on:

Where to find Britt Skrabanek:

https://loveyourenthusiasm.com/

https://brittskrabanek.com/

https://www.amazon.com/Britt-Skrabanek/e/B008P09DKA/

https://superneatmarketing.com/

Instagram – @loveyourenthusiasm/ @bskrabanek

Facebook – @loveyourenthusiasm/ @brittskrabanek

LinkedIn – @love-your-enthusiasm/ @brittskrabanek

Twitter – @ly_enthusiasm / @brittskrabanek

My guest on this episode is Emanuel Petrescu. 

He is a digital marketing specialist from Toronto, helping business enhance their online footprint through Search Engine Optimization (SEO), email marketing, paid ads, and social media. 

Emanuel is a Business Administration alumni and before coming to Canada in 2017, he has worked in different fields, from government administration, media research, accounting, and some entrepreneurial endeavors. 

He spends his time mostly working on digital marketing stuff, watching (too many) movies and series, reads, and, sometimes, writes. 

Recently, he authored a chapter in the "Grow Together" book anthology published by the Immigrant Writer's Association, where he is the marketing manager.

Snippets of our conversation:

Here are all the links to the videos and resources that Emanuel mentioned during our chat:

To connect with Emanuel you can visit his website, follow him on Twitter, and connect with him on LinkedIn.

You can also check his website at: www.emanuelp.com.  

This is a super special episode, the first one of Season 3! Starting 2021 with a topic that's so close to my heart: we talk about professional development – the revolutionary kind!

My guest on this episode is Dennett Edwards, the Founder of the Corona Daze Professional Development (CDPD) Group. 

After twenty years of working in local and international community development and education, she decided to use her skills and abilities to respond to record unemployment rates stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. 

She is passionate about increasing professional access and representation of people of color, people from the LGBTQIA community, and other marginalized groups in all industries and employment spaces.

Her passion and journey are absolutely inspiring! We talk about how she founded a professional development group due to the pandemic, how she nurtured and nourished it, and we also talk about her way of creating a development revolution.

Tune in and check this out, it will definitely inspire you on so many levels! Some snippets of our conversation:

Here's where you can connect with Dennett and her amazing group:

This episode is part of the All Personal Podcast Limited Series ‘Home/Work Unlocked’ where we  discuss what work (from home) will look like as we get out of lock-down.

In  this episode, I talk to Sam Miller, a Registered Psychotherapist M.A.  R.P. and President of Sam Miller Consulting, as he shares his view on  building a healthy 'future of work'.

Sam is a resourceful Psychotherapist with extensive experience in Trauma Response and Treatment and Wellness Initiatives.

He  has demonstrated strengths in leadership, coaching and communication.  Sam has worked with many organizations and corporations in creating  healthy, respectful, workplace environments as well as managing  work-related traumatic events.

An experienced facilitator, Sam has  worked with a variety of organizations and corporations developing and  presenting seminars and workshops that cover a wide spectrum of Wellness  topics.

In his psychotherapy practice, Sam has worked with a  variety of clients both privately and within many different workplace  settings. He has dealt with many different clinical issues ranging from  anxiety and stress to workplace change, conflict resolution and  management-employee relations.

Sam holds an undergraduate degree in Psychology and a Masters of Arts in Educational Psychology from McGill University.

Connect with Sam here: https://workplacetraumawellness.com/about-sam-miller/