I’m excited to share a special highlight from The Talent Development Hot Seat podcast perfect for anyone passionate about building thriving workplaces, authentic leadership, and truly inclusive cultures.

Since this is a holiday week and many of us (myself included) are taking some well-earned downtime, I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to revisit the archives and reshare a few of our most popular and impactful episodes. Today’s feature is one I found especially meaningful and insightful: my conversation with my friend Claude Silver, originally released as Episode 365 in January 2023.

Claude is on a mission to spread what she calls “emotional optimism,” which is simply an awareness that we have the capacity to influence how we think and how we feel.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

1. The mission of Vayner Media and what the term Honey Empire means to Claude Silver.
2. How you can move away from leading with fear and instead leading with honey in your organization.
3. Why safety in an organization is vital for employees to bring their authentic selves to work.
4. What emotional optimism is, why it’s important in the workplace and what toxic positivity is.
5. The definition of radical inclusion and how it can help others find their voices to participate in the conversation.
6. A preview of Claude’s talk about building a culture of belonging and bravery at the upcoming Talent Development Think Tank Conference.

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