Inspired Action for Imperfect Humans

The fear of failure, is it real? What is fear of success and how is it different from a fear of failure? In this Inspired Action For Imperfect Humans Podcast episode, hosts Christopher Lawrence and Kyle Kalloo discuss the fear of failure, whether it’s a real thing, and give some tips on how to succeed in life, career, and leadership.

“There is no guarantee of success and people should know about that first and foremost.”

Summary:

• Introduction
• Are you afraid of success? Or afraid of failing?
• What is fear of success?
• The symptoms of fear of success
• When you’ve failed, and getting back on the horse
• Redefining success

Calls to Action:

Even before the remote workforce evolution, office culture was inherently fragile. After all, it’s made up of imperfect humans interacting with other imperfect humans. And while perfection isn’t the goal, we all secretly wish for a workplace where people find ways to bring out the best in each other. Unfortunately, that’s not always an intuitive skill. It takes guidance, practice, and then more guidance and practice... but with the right leadership, it’s definitely achievable. How do you enhance your workforce’s ability to engage, collaborate, and adapt in this volatile and uncertain reality? Get the answers to your culture questions when you setup a complimentary Discovery Session with Kyle Kalloo at https://ChangeMyLifeCoaching.as.me/?appointmentType=14623413

Not loving your career? Feel you need a change in your job? Let's Strategize! Book a complimentary Strategy Session with Christopher Lawrence here:https://ChangeMyLifeCoaching.as.me/?appointmentType=14044176

Tell us your “inspired stories” stories by visiting www.InspiredActionPodcast.ca

Christopher Lawrence LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/career-life-coach-christopher-lawrence/

Kyle Kalloo LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyle-kalloo/

Change My Life Coaching & Change My Business Coaching LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/6446498/admin/

Looking to create a corporate coaching culture? Reach out to Kyle Kalloo: [email protected]

Website: https://strategicleader.ca

What is it that you value in the workplace? Do you value team work? Do you value money? Overtime? Work-life balance? In this Inspired Action For Imperfect Humans Podcast episode, hosts Christopher Lawrence and Kyle Kalloo, discuss what is valued in the workplace in 2022, what will be valued post-pandemic, and why it’s important for leaders to adapt to the workers needs.

“Work-life balance is not sustainable anywhere. It's just physics. It's not sustainable psychologically or in the workplace”

Summary:

• Introduction
• Is cash king?
• Why a hybrid approach to work is the best
• What people really value in the workplace. 
• Why it’s important for the leader to adapt to the workers need.
• Christopher tells a story about a previous job in the oil and gas sector

Calls to Action:

Even before the remote workforce evolution, office culture was inherently fragile. After all, it’s made up of imperfect humans interacting with other imperfect humans. And while perfection isn’t the goal, we all secretly wish for a workplace where people find ways to bring out the best in each other. Unfortunately, that’s not always an intuitive skill. It takes guidance, practice, and then more guidance and practice... but with the right leadership, it’s definitely achievable. How do you enhance your workforce’s ability to engage, collaborate, and adapt in this volatile and uncertain reality? Get the answers to your culture questions when you setup a complimentary Discovery Session with Kyle Kalloo at https://ChangeMyLifeCoaching.as.me/?appointmentType=14623413

Not loving your career? Feel you need a change in your job? Let's Strategize! Book a complimentary Strategy Session with Christopher Lawrence here:https://ChangeMyLifeCoaching.as.me/?appointmentType=14044176

Tell us your “inspired stories” stories by visiting www.InspiredActionPodcast.ca

Christopher Lawrence LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/career-life-coach-christopher-lawrence/

Kyle Kalloo LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyle-kalloo/

Change My Life Coaching & Change My Business Coaching LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/6446498/admin/

Looking to create a corporate coaching culture? Reach out to Kyle Kalloo: [email protected]

Website: https://strategicleader.ca

Do you make the assumption, that when you have pressing questions or concerns, or when you are overwhelmed at work that your leader knows, or should know? In this Inspired Action For Imperfect Humans Podcast episode, Kyle Kalloo and Christopher Lawrence debunk the myth that your leader should know, and why it’s important to have the difficult conversations with your leaders.

“I don't want you to quit this organization or leave this organization and me to find out 10 months later that you hated me as your leader and you didn't tell me.”

Summary:

• Introduction
• The fear of having difficult conversations
• “Rejection Proof” by Jia Jiang
• Kyle’s story about an employee who struggled with difficult conversations
• Betting on the “Yes”
• Some facts about asking, and having the difficult conversation
• Tips for having difficult conversations

Calls to Action:

Even before the remote workforce evolution, office culture was inherently fragile. After all, it’s made up of imperfect humans interacting with other imperfect humans. And while perfection isn’t the goal, we all secretly wish for a workplace where people find ways to bring out the best in each other. Unfortunately, that’s not always an intuitive skill. It takes guidance, practice, and then more guidance and practice... but with the right leadership, it’s definitely achievable. How do you enhance your workforce’s ability to engage, collaborate, and adapt in this volatile and uncertain reality? Get the answers to your culture questions when you setup a complimentary Discovery Session with Kyle Kalloo at https://ChangeMyLifeCoaching.as.me/?appointmentType=14623413

Not loving your career? Feel you need a change in your job? Let's Strategize! Book a complimentary Strategy Session with Christopher Lawrence here: https://ChangeMyLifeCoaching.as.me/?appointmentType=14044176

Tell us your “inspired stories” stories by visiting www.InspiredActionPodcast.ca

Christopher Lawrence LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/career-life-coach-christopher-lawrence/

Kyle Kalloo LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyle-kalloo/

Change My Life Coaching & Change My Business Coaching LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/6446498/admin/

Looking to create a corporate coaching culture? Reach out to Kyle Kalloo: [email protected]

Website: https://strategicleader.ca

As a hiring manager, do you hire a potential employee if they don’t have the required experience? And as a potential employee, are you tailoring your resume to look like you have another 20 years of work left? In this Inspired Action For Imperfect Humans podcast episode, Hosts Kyle Kalloo and Christopher Lawrence discuss as a hiring manager why it’s important to be clear with the tasks, and as a potential employee, why it shouldn’t matter how much experience you have, and why it’s important to have a personal brand.

“You need to tailor your resume in such a way that it looks like you have another 20 years left.”

Summary:

• Introduction
• Should you hire someone without experience
• The results of our survey
• The Canadian labour shortage
• Dr. Phil’s “Life Code”
   

Calls to Action:

Even before the remote workforce evolution, office culture was inherently fragile. After all, it’s made up of imperfect humans interacting with other imperfect humans. And while perfection isn’t the goal, we all secretly wish for a workplace where people find ways to bring out the best in each other. Unfortunately, that’s not always an intuitive skill. It takes guidance, practice, and then more guidance and practice... but with the right leadership, it’s definitely achievable. How do you enhance your workforce’s ability to engage, collaborate, and adapt in this volatile and uncertain reality? Get the answers to your culture questions when you setup a complimentary Discovery Session with Kyle Kalloo at https://ChangeMyLifeCoaching.as.me/?appointmentType=14623413

Not loving your career? Feel you need a change in your job? Let's Strategize! Book a complimentary Strategy Session with Christopher Lawrence here: https://ChangeMyLifeCoaching.as.me/?appointmentType=14044176

Tell us your “inspired stories” stories by visiting www.InspiredActionPodcast.ca

Christopher Lawrence LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/career-life-coach-christopher-lawrence/

Kyle Kalloo LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyle-kalloo/

Change My Life Coaching & Change My Business Coaching LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/6446498/admin/

Looking to create a corporate coaching culture? Reach out to Kyle Kalloo: [email protected]

Website: https://strategicleader.ca

Difficult conversations. Are you having the difficult conversations in your organization? Or are there conversation gaps? Did you know not having difficult conversations in the workplace is actually killing team and employee engagement? In the second part of this Inspired Action For Imperfect Humans podcast episode, Hosts Kyle Kalloo and Christopher Lawrence discuss and define the problem of difficult conversation avoidance, and also get into some resolutions.

“I'll tell you what toxic workplace includes gossip. I should know I got involved in it and caught up in it and some really bad ways, a number of years ago. And it is toxic. It's not just creating a toxic work environment, but it's destroying your psychology.”

Summary:

• Introduction
• Statistics of not having difficult conversations
• Why accountability is important
• Gossip. Why not to do it.
• How to give feedback in the workplace
• Christopher tells his story of his time with an energy company

Calls to Action:

Even before the remote workforce evolution, office culture was inherently fragile. After all, it’s made up of imperfect humans interacting with other imperfect humans. And while perfection isn’t the goal, we all secretly wish for a workplace where people find ways to bring out the best in each other. Unfortunately, that’s not always an intuitive skill. It takes guidance, practice, and then more guidance and practice... but with the right leadership, it’s definitely achievable. How do you enhance your workforce’s ability to engage, collaborate, and adapt in this volatile and uncertain reality? Get the answers to your culture questions when you setup a complimentary Discovery Session with Kyle Kalloo at https://ChangeMyLifeCoaching.as.me/?appointmentType=14623413

Not loving your career? Feel you need a change in your job? Let's Strategize! Book a complimentary Strategy Session with Christopher Lawrence here: https://ChangeMyLifeCoaching.as.me/?appointmentType=14044176

Tell us your “inspired stories” stories by visiting www.InspiredActionPodcast.ca

Christopher Lawrence LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/career-life-coach-christopher-lawrence/

Kyle Kalloo LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyle-kalloo/

Change My Life Coaching & Change My Business Coaching LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/6446498/admin/

Looking to create a corporate coaching culture? Reach out to Kyle Kalloo: [email protected]

Website: https://strategicleader.ca

Difficult conversations. Are you having the difficult conversations in your organization? Or are there conversation gaps? Did you know not having difficult conversations in the workplace is actually killing team and employee engagement? In part one of this Inspired Action For Imperfect Humans podcast episode, Hosts Kyle Kalloo and Christopher Lawrence discuss difficult conversations, why you should have them and stop avoiding them.

“we know by being conflict avoidant, or even just avoiding conversely, like even asking for what we want, because we're avoiding rejection. We know that it creates stress and anxiety in people's lives.”

Summary:

• Introduction
• What is avoidance versus lazy?
• Difficult conversations, why we need to have them?
• Kyle tells a story about a recent client who was avoiding a difficult conversation.
• Kyle and Christopher discuss the statistics around difficult conversations

Calls to Action:

Even before the remote workforce evolution, office culture was inherently fragile. After all, it’s made up of imperfect humans interacting with other imperfect humans. And while perfection isn’t the goal, we all secretly wish for a workplace where people find ways to bring out the best in each other. Unfortunately, that’s not always an intuitive skill. It takes guidance, practice, and then more guidance and practice... but with the right leadership, it’s definitely achievable. How do you enhance your workforce’s ability to engage, collaborate, and adapt in this volatile and uncertain reality? Get the answers to your culture questions when you setup a complimentary Discovery Session with Kyle Kalloo at https://ChangeMyLifeCoaching.as.me/?appointmentType=14623413

Not loving your career? Feel you need a change in your job? Let's Strategize! Book a complimentary Strategy Session with Christopher Lawrence here: https://ChangeMyLifeCoaching.as.me/?appointmentType=14044176

Tell us your “inspired stories” stories by visiting www.InspiredActionPodcast.ca

Christopher Lawrence LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/career-life-coach-christopher-lawrence/

Kyle Kalloo LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyle-kalloo/

Change My Life Coaching & Change My Business Coaching LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/6446498/admin/

Looking to create a corporate coaching culture? Reach out to Kyle Kalloo: [email protected]

Website: https://strategicleader.ca

It’s 2022. As an employee, are you engaged in the workplace? Or are you actively disengaged? In part two of this Inspired Action For Imperfect Humans podcast episode, Hosts Kyle Kalloo and Christopher Lawrence deeply discuss the current statistics of workplace engagement during the pandemic, as well as what an employee can do to encourage engagement from your leaders.

“Here’s what I find in my experience, a lot of middle managers don’t really like to manage back up.”

Summary:

• The conversation continues from the last episode
• Workplace engagement and statistics
• Work-life flow
• Why are employees and leaders not asking about disengagement
• Kyle tells his story of his early leadership at McDonalds
• What three areas middle-managers need to advocate in
• Managing back up
• Why you should always ask for what you need

Time Stamps:

The conversation continues from the last episode 00:00 – 01:25

Workplace engagement and statistics 1:25

Why are employees and leaders not asking about disengagement 08:13

What three areas middle-managers need to advocate in 12:37

Why you should always ask for what you need 16:50


Calls to Action:

Even before the remote workforce evolution, office culture was inherently fragile. After all, it’s made up of imperfect humans interacting with other imperfect humans. And while perfection isn’t the goal, we all secretly wish for a workplace where people find ways to bring out the best in each other. Unfortunately, that’s not always an intuitive skill. It takes guidance, practice, and then more guidance and practice... but with the right leadership, it’s definitely achievable. How do you enhance your workforce’s ability to engage, collaborate, and adapt in this volatile and uncertain reality? Get the answers to your culture questions when you setup a complimentary Discovery Session with Kyle Kalloo at https://ChangeMyLifeCoaching.as.me/?appointmentType=14623413

Not loving your career? Feel you need a change in your job? Let's Strategize! Book a complimentary Strategy Session with Christopher Lawrence here: https://ChangeMyLifeCoaching.as.me/?appointmentType=14044176

Tell us your “inspired stories” stories by visiting www.InspiredActionPodcast.ca

Christopher Lawrence LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/career-life-coach-christopher-lawrence/

Kyle Kalloo LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyle-kalloo/

Change My Life Coaching & Change My Business Coaching LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/6446498/admin/

Looking to create a corporate coaching culture? Reach out to Kyle Kalloo: [email protected]

Website: https://strategicleader.ca

It’s 2022. As an employee, are you engaged in the workplace? Or are you actively disengaged? In part one of this Inspired Action For Imperfect Humans podcast episode, Hosts Kyle Kalloo and Christopher Lawrence deeply discuss engagement in the workplace, why employees in the workforce are actively disengaged, and offer some tips and solutions to creating a more engaging workplace.

“What we've seen is that the (employee) engagement is lower now than it was two years ago.”

“Here's what the global employee engagement shows overall. 41% of employees globally. So 80 million responses, 41% are engaged.”

Summary:

• 2022 greeting
• Christopher and Kyle review 2021
• Unlimited vacation time
• Engagement Vs. Disengagement
• Statistics on employee engagement
• “The Great Resignation” in Canada

Calls to Action:

Even before the remote workforce evolution, office culture was inherently fragile. After all, it’s made up of imperfect humans interacting with other imperfect humans. And while perfection isn’t the goal, we all secretly wish for a workplace where people find ways to bring out the best in each other. Unfortunately, that’s not always an intuitive skill. It takes guidance, practice, and then more guidance and practice... but with the right leadership, it’s definitely achievable. How do you enhance your workforce’s ability to engage, collaborate, and adapt in this volatile and uncertain reality? Get the answers to your culture questions when you setup a complimentary Discovery Session with Kyle Kalloo at https://ChangeMyLifeCoaching.as.me/?appointmentType=14623413

Not loving your career? Feel you need a change in your job? Let's Strategize! Book a complimentary Strategy Session with Christopher Lawrence here: https://ChangeMyLifeCoaching.as.me/?appointmentType=14044176

Tell us your “inspired stories” stories by visiting www.InspiredActionPodcast.ca

Christopher Lawrence LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/career-life-coach-christopher-lawrence/

Kyle Kalloo LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyle-kalloo/

Change My Life Coaching & Change My Business Coaching LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/6446498/admin/

Looking to create a corporate coaching culture? Reach out to Kyle Kalloo: [email protected]

Website: https://strategicleader.ca

This next season we dig deep, to find out what motivates us (as humans), why we should have those difficult conversations, what are our values in the workplace, and much more! Are you ready for Season 4 of Inspired Action For Imperfect Humans Podcast? Tune in and let's get deep! 

Even before the remote workforce evolution, office culture was inherently fragile. After all, it’s made up of imperfect humans interacting with other imperfect humans. And while perfection isn’t the goal, we all secretly wish for a workplace where people find ways to bring out the best in each other. Unfortunately, that’s not always an intuitive skill. It takes guidance, practice, and then more guidance and practice... but with the right leadership, it’s definitely achievable. How do you enhance your workforce’s ability to engage, collaborate, and adapt in this volatile and uncertain reality? Get the answers to your culture questions when you setup a complimentary Discovery Session with Kyle Kalloo at https://ChangeMyLifeCoaching.as.me/?a... 

Not loving your career? Feel you need a change in your job? Let's Strategize! Book a complimentary Strategy Session with Christopher Lawrence here: https://ChangeMyLifeCoaching.as.me/?a... 

Tell us your “inspired stories” stories by visiting www.InspiredActionPodcast.ca 

Christopher Lawrence LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/career-li... 

Kyle Kalloo LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyle-kalloo/ 

Change My Life Coaching & Change My Business Coaching LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/6446... 

Looking to create a corporate coaching culture? Reach out to Kyle Kalloo: [email protected] 

Strategic Leader: https://strategicleader.ca Change My Life Coaching: https://www.changemylifecoaching.ca

Do you lead up and not out? Do you help you teams become the best they can be? In this Inspired Action For Imperfect Humans podcast episode, host Kyle Kalloo and CEO of Tundra Process Solutions and soon to be CEO of Wajax, Iggy Domagalski discuss leadership and how helping your teams to be the best they can be, can push your team members and leaders in your organization up, and not out!

“It's about helping, the people that I work with to be really the absolute best that they can be. And I think when you, when I've figured that out, that's when, you know, that that's, that's when, as a team, we started to experience more success because when everyone else was doing awesome. Then that just pushes the other leaders up, not out.”

Summary:

• Kyle introduces Iggy Domagalski
• Iggy talks about some of his key failures
• Leading up, not out.
• The silver lining in leadership.
• Why you should hire your replacement.

Guest Contact Info:

Wajax: https://www.wajax.com

Iggy Domagalski LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iggydomagalski/

Iggy Domagalski email: [email protected]

Calls to Action:

Even before the remote workforce evolution, office culture was inherently fragile. After all, it’s made up of imperfect humans interacting with other imperfect humans. And while perfection isn’t the goal, we all secretly wish for a workplace where people find ways to bring out the best in each other. Unfortunately, that’s not always an intuitive skill. It takes guidance, practice, and then more guidance and practice... but with the right leadership, it’s definitely achievable. How do you enhance your workforce’s ability to engage, collaborate, and adapt in this volatile and uncertain reality? Get the answers to your culture questions when you setup a complimentary Discovery Session with Kyle Kalloo at https://ChangeMyLifeCoaching.as.me/?appointmentType=14623413



Kyle Kalloo, ICF - PCC (Professional Certified Coach) and certified Master Coach (CTMC), to learn more on how he can help your organization create an engaged, collaborative, and adaptive culture.

Not loving your career? Feel you need a change in your job? Let's Strategize! Book a complimentary Strategy Session with Christopher Lawrence here: https://ChangeMyLifeCoaching.as.me/?appointmentType=14044176

Tell us your “inspired stories” stories by visiting www.InspiredActionPodcast.ca

Christopher Lawrence LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/career-life-coach-christopher-lawrence/

Kyle Kalloo LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyle-kalloo/

Change My Life Coaching & Change My Business Coaching LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/6446498/admin/

Looking to create a corporate coaching culture? Reach out to Kyle Kalloo: [email protected]

Website: https://strategicleader.ca