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“It's the responsibility of leaders to help people connect to what it is they want, and it is in harmony with what you want, then you succeed."
-David Ibarra

What might you be able to accomplish if you shift your mindset and see your team as equally important as your capital? Today I connect with David Ibarra, a renowned business leader in Utah and author of “Stop Drifting” a story about how one man finds his way to success by following key strategies that David credits for his own successful career.  

In this episode, we cover:

• David’s transition from a dishwasher to Director of training
• David path to finding his purpose in life
• How to unleash your potential
• What is pivoting the positive and how to do it? 
• Leading with positive thought.
• Talent and Capital are equal partners
• What to do when you inherit a team
• Talent and Capital are equal partners
• David Equation for success, revealed! 
• Building a dream team; skills you need
• Leading the team you inherit
• Signs of having a negative drifter on your team
• What is the Power of Positive Thought?

About Today’s Guest: 

David Ibarra is a leadership consultant and entrepreneur. He is the founder of eLeaderTech, the Ibarra-Brito Group, and David Ibarra Enterprises. David received a U.S. Patent for his performance management software “Executing the Standards®” in September of 2000.

David’s background spans highly successful careers in the hospitality and automotive industries. He was the General Manager of a large metropolitan automobile dealership for nearly 10 years and has held many other leadership positions within the retail automotive industry. David served as Director of Training for the Western United States and District Manager of Operations for the Marriott Corporation prior to entering the automotive industry. David also owned and operated several successful restaurants in the Western United States.

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Do you ever feel like you are facing an impossible task? Join me today for a conversation with Kimberly Wiefling about ways to stretch your mind and grow your capability so you and your team can turn the impossible into “barely an inconvenience”!

In this episode, we cover:

• Tips to turn individuals into leaders and to turn groups into high performing teams
• Cross pollination technique for innovation 
• What is Work Shock therapy?
• Details on Leadership Learning Laboratories
• Core components of leadership... and what's missing 
• Expand your comfort zone for new possibilities
• Why do teams fail?
• Why is vulnerability important as a leader?
• A leader's responsibility
• Why salary is a distraction
• Why the hierarchy is at the root of the dysfunction within organizations

About Today’s Guest: 

Kimberly enables leaders to avoid or fix the most common causes of failure in global teams, problems that damage or destroy companies, along with $Bs in shareholder value. A physicist by education, she has found that many of these are “human” problems that don’t require “rocket science”. All that’s required to achieve significant positive impact in many cases is to make common sense into common PRACTICE.

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Feeling stuck at work and in life is no fun. Tune in today for practical ways to enjoy this journey we call ‘life’ with daily practices to guide your way.

In this episode, we cover:

• How to turn your situation around If you're feeling stuck.
• What does Firefly mean?
• Is following your Firefly a conduit for hope?
• How following your Firefly can increase your creative capacity.
• How to recharge your workplace
• The missing piece on workplace right now
• Moving forward without all the answers
• What if you aren't free to follow your dreams?
• Why do new hires quit?
• Vandad Pourbahrami: “Every finish line is a new starting line”

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Sometimes when you're on the journey to your own personal pursuit of happiness or trying to get things done at work, there are going to naturally be some obstacles in your way.  Sometimes those obstacles are circumstances. Sometimes those obstacles are other people. Sometimes those obstacles are even closer to home. Sometimes they're within us. No matter where those obstacles are, they have the ability to start drama.

Hear from LinkedIn Learning expert, Marlene Chism, on the best way to stop drama so that you can get back to getting things done.

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Our guest today (Stephen Wiedner) is someone who has worked with Dr. Amy Edmondson, a leading expert in the area of psychological safety. What does psychological safety really mean in a workplace setting? What does it look like? How would you know if it's there and if it's not there, what's missing?

In this episode, we cover:

• What is psychological safety at work? 
• Psychological safety is the courage to speak up and how to embrace it. 
• The important aspect of psychological safety. 
• What does psychological safety look like?
• Celebrating diverse talents creates a sense of safety
• Does your company incentivize psychological safety?
• Details on Stephen’s training program that will introduces you to psychological safety.

About today’s guest: Stephen Wiedner

Stephan Wiedner is a psychological safety expert whose career has focused on developing sustainable high performance leaders, teams, and organizations. His passion for unleashing the collective potential of people has led him to cofound Noomii.com, the web’s largest network of independent life coaches, Skillsetter.com, the deliberate practice platform for interpersonal skills, and Zarango.com, the psychological safety training experts. Stephan has been a guest speaker for ACETech, MAGI, Marketing IMPACT Council, and many other audiences interested in psychology, business, and technology. His writing has been featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur, and other popular publications. 

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We’re going to talk about this concept of overwhelm today. If you’re the type of person who says yes to all of the opportunities and is carrying more weight than one person can handle, then this episode is for you.

Join me and Elayne Fluker, host of the Support is Sexy podcast as we unpack how burnout starts from within and what you can do to get out from under the weight of everything you signed up to do.

In this episode, we cover:

• Current workplace trends, what you need to know
• How do you know if you're stuck versus settling? Questions you need to ask yourself
• Ways to overcome feeling stuck
• Signs and symptoms that you’ve taken on too much responsibility 
• Tips that will help you stop forgetting things
• Why support is sexy
• The 3D’s that prevent others from helping you - Defiant, Defensive, Defeated
• Being defiant, defeated, or defensive, how to overcome it?
• Don’t forget to Ask For:

H - ”H” is “having it all doesn’t mean doing it alone”

E - “E” is to “ask empowering questions”

L - “L” is to “live that question and let go of the how”

P - “P” in the framework is about “believing in the possible” 

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How do you stay connected in a very disconnected world? Our guest this week is Paul Osincup. I’ve known Paul for a couple of years through the Association of Applied and Therapeutic Humor. Paul is a comedian at heart, and his mission is to create happy, healthy, and connected workplaces. He shares tools and tips with people to help them do that. 

About today’s guest: Paul Osincup

Paul Osincup is a Speaker and Positive Workplace Strategist who helps organizations create happier, healthier, and more connected places to work. Paul’s global mission for workplace happiness has provided him the opportunity to work with hundreds of organizations including Nasdaq and the Harvard Kennedy School of Leadership. He’s a content creator for Happify, an app that provides evidence-based solutions for emotional health and well-being for over 4 million users. Paul is also a certified Stress Mastery Educator with the American Institute of Stress, and a training partner with the international work culture consultancy, “Delivering Happiness.” His TEDx Talk: “Leading with Laughter, the Power of Humor in Leadership” is used in corporate and collegiate leadership courses around the world and he is the President of the Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor, an international organization dedicated to the study and application of humor to enhance health and human performance. Paul’s work has been highlighted in The New York Times, Forbes, and on his mom’s refrigerator.

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Did your employees jump ship and leave you with some gaping holes to fill? Never fear. We have you covered. Check out today’s episode to find out how you can find your next team of rockstars.

Key Takeaways:

• Real-life experiences from her American Airlines transition to working at an advertising agency
• Danielle’s hiring strategy was behind making a million dollars in revenue in the first year of business
• Ways to attract a 5-Star candidate 
• How you can incorporate a “Shadow Day” into your hiring process
• Why aligning on core values between team members and the company is helpful for business
• How Danielle runs multiple companies in less than 10 hours per week
• The benefits of showing appreciation to your employees 

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How much courage does it take for you to “be you” at work?

I have the pleasure of speaking to Jeremy Ryan Slate today. Jeremy is the founder of Create Your Own Life podcast. It's ranked number one on iTunes. Jeremy interviews some of the highest performers in the world and finds out how their approach to life contributes to their ultimate success. 

I'm happy to have Jeremy on today because of our focus this month on being yourself, walking boldly and courageously out there, and not letting your circumstances dictate how you show up.

Key Takeaways: 

• Jeremy shares his life experiences and lessons learned
• How to position yourself as the go-to person in your field
• How to gauge if you are living a successful life 
• How Jeremy uses humor to be resilient
• What is the true meaning of courage
• What differentiates the top 1% of performers from everyone else
• How to approach leadership
• Perspectives on taking feedback like a champ

Resources Mentioned

• So Good They Can't Ignore You by Cal Newport
• Unremarkable to Extraordinary by Jeremy Ryan Slate

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Do you feel like you can be honest, open, transparent, confident, and vulnerable at work, honest, open, transparent, confident, and vulnerable at work? Well. These are the top five qualities of authenticity bringing authenticity into the workplace.

If you want employees who are going to be more committed and ready and willing to go above and beyond, then you’re in the right place today.



About the Guest

Rachael Kay Albers is a creative director and brand strategist for businesses that burn the rulebook. When she's not helping brands set fire to the box instead of thinking inside it, she writes and hosts a podcast, Marketing Muckraking, about the intersection of branding, pop culture, tech, and identity. Rachael is also a stand-up comedian and hosts a business comedy show, Awkward Marketing, using sketch and storytelling to teach about entrepreneurship in the Internet age.

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