As humans, we are hardwired to simplify decision-making and move to extremes with our thinking when stressed and facing uncertain situations. When stressed, there is a tendency to react to the extreme. Join me on the podcast as I discuss what gets in the way of curiosity.

This podcast will help you:

Learn the distress & externalizing behaviors

How detachment & internalizing behaviors work

About the impact of numbing emotions

You can have all the tactical leadership skills in the world, but if you don't have self-awareness, no one will want to be led by you.  

Tune into the podcast as we discuss the importance of leading with curiosity. We will dive deep to ensure you have what you need to Lead yourself and others well.  

This podcast will help you:

Why curiosity is essential to leading confidently

Understand the demands of self-leadership

Why self-care cannot be sacrificed

When facing life's challenges, do you feel like you're battling uphill? Maybe you feel like you've tried everything to slay your demons. Join me as I review Tara Brach PhD, book Radical Acceptance, to learn what's so radical about radical acceptance.

This podcast will help you:

With strategies to manage the pain of inadequacy

Learn the wings of acceptance

Be attuned and aware of the cues of our body

To succeed, we need to get delegation right, but most of us have no clear process for ensuring we delegate effectively in order to drive better results. A clear process pins down task ownership, communicates why a task matters and what it entails, and, perhaps best, it empowers teams to bring autonomy and skill to task execution. 

Tune into my latest podcast to learn how having a clear delegation process can be a game-changer for your teams. 

This podcast will help you:

Learn a simple communication & collaboration process for better results

Identify when a delegation process is needed 

Understand the value of a strong accountability chain

The best teams get more done through effective delegation. Leaders who fail to delegate fail to develop their teams. This week we will continue our conversation about delegation. We will learn 3 common delegation errors and what to do about them.

This podcast will help you:

Identify 3 common delegation errors

Learn how effective task assignment accelerates team effectiveness and efficiency 

Improve process management 

Tell me I’m not the only one. Delegation can be so challenging and yet it is critical to effective leadership. If you tend to be a control freak or wear perfectionism as a badge of honor, delegation may be your last resort at work. 

Join me this week to learn more about how to delegate and why it really matters. Your future self will thank you.

This podcast will help you:

Learn how failure to delegate leads to three specific failures at work

Understand why delegation can be challenging and what to do about it

Challenge unhelpful beliefs that keep you from effective delegation 

If you've been listening to the podcasts recently, you know we are experiencing a loneliness epidemic. As humans, we are hard-wired for connection and yet too many of us feel alone and adrift even if we can name folks we love and care about. Today, I've got an excellent new book to share with you Plotonic, by Marisa G. Franco. It's all about how understanding the science of attachment can help you be a good friend and have good friends. 

This podcast will help you:

Identify your needs in relationships

Understand how friendships transform our lives

Develop specific practices to help you make good friends

We’ve been taught that fitting in is the name of the game if you want love, affection, and connection. Ironically, however, these efforts lead to the exact opposite outcome: loneliness and disconnection. 

Join me on the podcast to learn the difference between fitting in and true belonging. 

This podcast will help you:

Identify how belonging requires our basic safety needs to be met

Learn why individual needs to belong vary greatly

Focus on activities that cultivate belonging 

Our society is experiencing a loneliness crisis, which carries high costs for health and well-being. Loneliness is a natural outgrowth of not feeling a sense of belonging. It’s the experience of feeling lonely even when surrounded by people you know and care about. Today we'll explore fitting in as a false substitute for belonging. 

This podcast will help you:

Understand why fitting in is a poor substitute for belonging

See why fitting in may be killing us as a society

Learn the different ways we try to fit in

What does it mean to have a life well-lived? No, it's not money, power, looks, or influence. Join me on the podcast as I discuss what 40 years of research points to.

This podcast will help you:

Understand the research of "what makes life worth living"

Learn 13 sources of well-being

Clarify that well-being doesn't mean you're happy all the time