Envoy Performance Podcast

What can an 80 year old hydro electric plant teach us about making progress? In this episode, Candace and Alan talk about the kinds of barriers- real and made up- that stop us from moving forward, debate the idea of the infinite workday, and how social clubs and hobbies might influence how we lead.

Reframing how we approach things can feel daunting, but it doesn’t need to be. In this episode, Candace and Alan talk about how we reframe our perspectives on our daily work, what framing fear means, and how a small adjustment to how we interact with those around us can have ripple effects on someone’s day.

Learning is a journey, not a destination. How can we continue to flex our learning muscles and as a result, be more curious about ourselves and each other? In this episode, Candace and Alan talk about how our own recent away games helped us with this, curiosity as a strategic skill, and recent lesson about optimism that sparked big conversations about purpose.

Loneliness is an epidemic, and our increasingly short attention spans aren’t helping us see or hear how people actually are. In this episode, Candace and Alan discuss male loneliness and why we should care about it, how we can be better, more attentive listeners, and how we can carve out time to get to know people in spaces outside of the normal ways we interact. 

Five years, leaders found themselves facing profound uncertainty at the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. Today, leaders are facing similar challenges as they navigate rapid changes coming from US and global policy shifts. In this episode, Candace and Alan talk about how we make decisions as leaders, how we separate ourselves from our role, and how we can focus and prioritize by being intentional about where we aren’t spending our energy.

Join us as Candace and Alan talk all things executive performance, but not in the ways you might expect. In this episode, they dive into the types of fatigue plaguing leaders today, why making new friends is so hard as an adult, and some practical things you can do to stay connected the the people who matter to you.