In this bonus episode of Pop! On Leadership, we take our second deep dive into a topic discussed throughout season 1- influencing positive change at work. We learn from experts Cheri Torres and Jackie Stavros, who have written numerous best-selling books, coached, taught, and led organizations with a positive organizational development approach called Appreciative Inquiry. Also, we talked Jackie into binge-watching Ted Lasso, and she's now such a fan that she bought goldfish for the university football team where she teaches, Lawrence Technological University.

Here are some helpful links :

Conversations Worth Having - https://conversationsworthhaving.today/

Cheri Torres -https://www.linkedin.com/in/cbtorres/

Jackie Stavros - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackie-stavros-0b45824/

In this Bonus Episode of Pop! On Leadership we take a deep dive into the Enneagram framework with special guest Sandhya Sudhakar. Sandhya is a certified executive coach and Enneagram practitioner, and recently started her own practice called Self at Work. This episode format is a little different than what you might be used to, but we intentionally wanted to provide our audience with an expert's perspective on one of our favorite frameworks.  Don't worry we talk about Ted Lasso and other TV shows, as well.

Here are some helpful links --

Sandhya Sudhakar / Self at Work: https://www.yourselfatwork.com/

Enneagram Institute website: https://www.enneagraminstitute.com/

Description of the nine Enneagram types: https://www.enneagraminstitute.com/type-descriptions

In this episode we talk about how to reframe challenges from a new angle to allow for creative ideas to emerge. As Rebecca tells Ted: “Sometimes your disadvantage is actually your biggest advantage”. We also go on a tangent about MLMs.

In this episode, we talk about taking accountability in service of moving on and growing. This includes taking responsibility for making the tough decisions that need to be made (even when it means potentially upsetting others).

We reference Dr. William Sparks' Actualized Leadership Framework in this episode, and you can learn more here: https://alpfree.com/

In this episode we explore the formation of Ted’s Diamond Dogs and talk about making friends at work. We walk through the benefits (as well as the risks) of venting to friends at work.

In this episode we pull out a bunch of frameworks – Timothy Clark’s 4 Stages of Inclusion and Innovation, Kim Scott’s Radical Candor, Patrick Lencioni’s 5 Dysfunctions of a Team as we talk about how the team bonds after getting some overdue (and tough) feedback from Nate. We also offer up some tips on how to pick a good karaoke song. 

In this episode we explore creating and participating in rituals at work to bring people together and mark important moments. And we also briefly touch on Enneagram types. https://tests.enneagraminstitute.com/

This episode explores understanding when it's time to make big changes. We explore how people use toxic positivity to avoid conflict and when company values are weaponized to force harmony. And also, on the other end, how a victim complex can create an overly pessimistic view of things.

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In this episode we talk about moving past the passive aggressive moments, and dealing with conflict head on to clear the air and release tension on a team. And unpack why we often experience intergenerational tensions on teams.

Links related to topics we discussed in this episode: Hanlon's Razor theory is when we excuse our own mistakes because of good intentions, but struggle to excuse the mistakes of others because we assume bad intentions. https://thedecisionlab.com/reference-guide/philosophy/hanlons-razor