How to Have the Best Day Ever At Work!

Coaching is not a silver bullet for bad management!

Coaching is different from consulting, and it’s different from being someone’s mentor or manager. In this episode, Verhanika breaks down what coaching actually is, the questions to ask before hiring a coach, and the important distinction between what an outside coach should provide and what an internal manager should already be doing.

Whether you’re considering coaching for yourself or someone on your team, start by making sure coaching is actually the right tool for the problem you’re trying to solve.

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Welcome to season 6! Is this episode, Verhanika Willhelm talks community (specifically in the workplace)  how to build it, why it's important, and about the opportunity to join a new online peer community that Willhelm Consulting is building! 

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Host Verhanika Willhelm answers your most confounding workplace queries. This week we're tackling questions about managers! 

Inside the episode:

• How to cover your @ss when going against corporate policy. 
• SOS: My manager is bffs with my workplace bully!
• The importance of documentation. 
• What is a good management training program? 
• The Peter Principle 
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   Host Verhanika Willhelm answers your most confounding workplace queries. This week we're tackling questions about balance- time, energy, & what to say. 

Inside the episode:

• Correctly someone who is wrong...professionally!  
• Dealing with grief and "functional freeze" at work.  
• Performance review blues. 
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Links mentioned in the episode:

• Performance Review podcast episode 
• Polyvagal Theory podcast episode
• Some advice on grief.  
• Essay on grief
• Verhanika's guest appearance on the Made for Mother's podcast episode (on grief)

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Welcome to our new season- Ask V! Host Verhanika Willhelm answers your most confounding workplace queries. This week we're tackling questions about big feelings!

Inside the episode:

• Dealing with "yellers" at work.  
• Mixed emotions about quitting a job.  
• Why send e-mail when the planet is dying? Existential dread at work. 
• Love, Worth, Connection and Belonging (and Snacks!) 
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Welcome to our new season- Ask V! Host Verhanika Willhelm answers your most confounding workplace queries. This week we're tackling questions about communication.

Inside the episode:

• Expectations around "working while sick." 
• "This meeting could have been an email." How to do a meeting audit. 
• Passive aggressive communication woes. 
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Host Verhanika and producer Bethany got an email announcing the theme of the SHRM 2025 conference and we have....questions and some potentially spicy takes.  How many times are we going to ask  "How do we work with Gen Z?!" before moving on to more productive questions. Verhanika attended the 2024 conference earlier this year. She also works very with many HR professionals as clients and has been a member of SHRM for years. Season 4 of this podcast is all about the history and purpose of human resources in workplaces.

Inside the episode:

• Is "How do we work with Gen-Z the right question?" (spoiler- no) 
• Link to old man yells at cloud meme
• Link to referenced poetry by Mary Oliver
• Intergenerational workplaces, mentorships, and friendships are.. *gasp*... good. 

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In this week's BONUS episode: Verhanika sits down with her producer, Bethany, to discuss her recent trip to the SHRM Conference ( Society for Human Resource Management.)  Tune in to hear Verhanika's hot takes, lingering questions, and lightbulb moments from the world's biggest gathering of HR professionals. 

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How can we ensure that HR is a true resource for you and what you need? HR is an important part of an organization, so what do you need to know to utilize their capabilities and power to help you at work?

Inside the Episode:

How to have a good relationship with HR:

• Get clear on their role. What are the explicit functions of HR in your organization? 
• Get to know the people in HR and ask about their background. 
• Learn about the processes that HR are involved in.
• Think about when to involve HR. 
• Use HR more (not just for very big problems.) 

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Why don't people trust HR? This week we examine power dynamics, practices, and perceptions that corrode trust and "tear the middle." 

Inside the Episode:

What don't people trust HR? 

• HR is unaware of their personal biases. 
• Confidential conversations don't remain confidential.
• HR often prioritizes the company's interests over employees' needs.

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