Radiance Real Talk

ITTA Episode 1 The Foundation

Welcome to the It's Time to Adapt series. Your host, Carole Burton invites fellow Leadership Professional Development colleague, Tracy Y. Washington, to discuss how we can adapt in the workplace and life.

Carole and Tracy noticed how people are trying to figure out ways to respond to all developments surrounding us. We thought to invite you to listen in on our discussions about what we see and share how you can navigate in today's climate.

It's Time to Adapt aims to offer ways to reflect and engage in the challenges organizations face and how to respond. We talk about how leaders seek to lead, not knowing what the day next brings. We discuss how employees navigate to thrive. When we recorded the introduction, we realized we needed to discuss four topics to help leaders during these times and broke them out into four episodes. We address why leaders need to be vulnerable, aware, uncomfortable, and understand how we connect to each other and our environment. While we base much our conversation on adapting, we chose to view the lens of grieving, equity, and culture. We thought to share through our eyes, perspectives, and experiences to help you navigate as you do the same.

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About Carole

Carole Burton is a Professional Development partner for next-gen talent and mid-level managers who want to expand their organization's effectiveness. Carole is the Founder and Facilitator of Radiance Resources and host of Radiance Real Talk. Carole supports career professionals in individual career advancement coaching, peer mentor programs, and company-wide equity initiatives. Carole helps organizations committed to their teams' personal growth, improving company culture, and delivering real ROI for each leader.

To learn more about Carole, go to https://radianceresources.com

About Tracy

Tracy Y. Washington is a Leadership Engagement Consultant, Speaker, Trainer, and Coach certified in Grief Recovery, and Human Behavior. Tracy is the creator and author of "The Relationship Leadership Philosophy." Tracy has worked with organizations to refine strategies on Diversity & Inclusion, and Leadership Development to improve leadership and management effectiveness, change and transition, employee engagement, interpersonal & communication styles, and customer relationship management skills.

To learn more about Tracy, go to https://getrelationshipcurrency.com

Podcast Host and Natural Awakenings Twin Cities magazine publisher Candi Broeffle invited Carole Burton to Green Tea Conversations. We discussed how to include equity in your daily practice. 

You will learn about what equity is and where Carole works to expand the definition, so we gain a better sense of how equity sparks care, trust, support, and growth to increase empathy. Carole shares why there is a call for each of us to live in our purpose, why we need to support each other now more than ever, and offer you steps to discover ways to create an equitable mindset. 

The interview wraps up as Carole explains the meaning and call to action of the Spiritual Dome Prayer Vigil: An invitation to Join.  Written in late May 2020. Natural Awakenings Twin Cities magazine published the piece for the September 2020 edition. 

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Equity Series Ep. 15 What does Equity mean from a Symbolic or Cultural Mindset in Your Organization? 

People and communities are the vision of what is next. When we value our culture, we create a collective thought that becomes our vehicle to thrive.

Listen to this.

Join host, Carole Burton, on her final stop of the Equity Series discussing the topic of the Symbolic Mindset. (Make sure to listen to season 2 - episodes 01-04 available now.)

Thank you for being curious about our Equity Series journey. During this episode, Carole works with the symbolic framework, the final framework for the Bolman and Deal model. Bolman and Deal focus on organizational change and how managers can view the operations, structure, communication, and processes from a wide variety of perspectives, which empowers managers to build high-performance within the organization.

Carole answers - What is symbolic in organizations? And how does a leader look at equity from this lens?  She challenges us to go beyond the theme colors, logos, and marketing messages. Carole helps us look through the alphabet soup of the culture and go deeper into the collective stories that define companies. All you need to do is look for the rituals – how you gather, celebrate, go to meetings or events – to start to understand the culture. Carole shares how the symbolic frame focuses on the people. How people can be inspired to move the organization forward because people are the engine of the vision. When you have equity as the playing field it creates a wonder of how much better an organization can be.

Get a notebook and pen ready for the final Radiance Real Talk action question Carole leaves you with to ponder and grow.

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Equity Series Ep. 14 What does Equity mean from a Political Mindset in Your Organization?

Do you have conflict in your organization? What are you seeking to understand?  Listen to this.

Join host, Carole Burton, as she continues discussing the topic of Political Mindset in the fourth of her five-part Equity Series.

The political framework or perspective is the next stop of the Equity Series journey. Carole continues to unpack the Bolman and Deal model - how managers can view the operations, structure, communication, and processes from a wide variety of perspectives, which empowers managers to build high-performance within the organization.

Carole shares how a company is made up of coalitions, individuals, and interest groups. It is from an individualistic mindset where “hidden agendas” emerge in company culture and during times of uncertainty is when those agendas are amplified.

Carole shares how this model can be used for conflict resolution. Let’s face it, most of us have experienced when the politics of an organization gets ugly and it isn’t hard to spot change on the horizon. When Equity uses the Platinum Rule it allows the shift into the community rather than staying in a space of individualism.

Carole discusses that when you have a political structure and it is perceived that everyone agrees with the “rules” it is where the conflict emerges. She challenges us to remember that every person has a different perception, set of experiences, and understanding of those “rules”. Carole provides some thought-provoking ways to seek to understand. It is all about the culture of the company when working with Equity.

Get a notebook and pen ready for the final Radiance Real Talk action question Carole leaves you with to ponder and grow.

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If you are interested to learn more, about other ways to shift professional development  at your workplace,  go to https://radianceresources.com

Equity Series Ep. 13 What does Equity mean from a Human Resource Mindset?

What are peoples' needs as an organization? You need people to run the company effectively. Got 15 minutes to learn how focusing on your people through the lens of Equity can maximize human capital?

Join host, Carole Burton, as she continues discussing the topic of Equity in the third of her four-part series on Equity.

Carole continues to unpack the Bolman and Deal model - how managers can view the operations, structure, communication, and processes from a wide variety of perspectives, which empowers managers to build high-performance within the organization.

She challenges us to think about - How leaders can take a stand for how people perform, the need for human contact, job satisfaction, and personal growth. This action by the leader promotes growth within the organization.

Equity is not about the leader; it's not about the product; it's not about the timeline…it is about the people. Equity is part of the foundation from where the organization evolves as a whole. She also asks the question – How well does your company thrive?

Get a notebook and pen ready for the final Radiance Real Talk action question Carole leaves you with to ponder and grow.

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If you are interested to learn more, about other ways to shift professional development  at your workplace,  go to https://radianceresources.com

Equity Series Ep. 12 What is Equity and Why is Equity Important?

How do I infuse Equity into my workplace? Where do I start?  Got 15 minutes to learn how to begin the Equity journey for your organization?

Join host, Carole Burton, as she continues discussing the topic of Equity in the second of her four-part series on Equity.

Carole continues to unpack the Bolman and Deal model - how managers can view the operations, structure, communication, and processes from a wide variety of perspectives, which empowers managers to build high-performance within the organization.

She also offers how-to approach organization issues from the model’s frames. The first step is to focus on the structural perspective from Bolman and Deal and connect it to equity. She answers - How leaders can use this tool from this framework to move the Equity conversation forward within the organization.

Carole shares how this model can be used to implement change. Every company says we are a “great: company and we are doing well…yet there are issues. This is why we get to create a mindset change as the first step to the mind shift. The structural frame is the obvious area of “how” to change because it is the technical aspect of it.

Equity is part of the foundation from where the change grows, it allows the transparency and divergent thinking necessary in the room to understand what the “rules” are. Think of a workplace where everyone receives fair treatment where language and ideas matter – that is the essence of Equity.

Get a notebook and pen ready for the final Radiance Real Talk action question Carole leaves you with to ponder and grow.

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If you are interested to learn more, about other ways to shift professional development  at your workplace,  go to https://radianceresources.com

Equity Series Ep. 11 What is Equity and Why is Equity Important? 

Equity works from a company culture perspective. Got 15 minutes to discover what impact equity could have if everyone had a voice at the table?

Join host, Carole Burton, as she delivers the first of a four-part series on Equity.

Carole reminisces on one of her first lessons on equity she learned from her mother. “There are two people who are the most important people in the building, and they are the secretary and the janitor. One opens the door and the other closes the door.” A profound message on identifying the key attributes of culture in any workplace environment.

Carole shares the Bolman and Deal model - how managers can view the operations, structure, communication, and processes from a wide variety of perspectives, which empowers managers to build high-performance within the organization. Carole also discusses that by infusing inclusion and diversity into the company culture you can see how equity plays underneath all of that.

She challenges the status quo - to think about what you might miss in interactions if you are not present. There could be thought-provoking and life-changing adventures that await us if only we are open to receiving the wisdom.

Get a notebook and pen ready for the final Radiance Real Talk action question Carole leaves you with to ponder and grow.

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In 15 minutes find your spark by jumpstarting your creativity in leadership by design. Join host, Carole Burton, as she unpacks how when designing purposefully it moves the lens from I to WE.

Are you designing your life? A close friend of Carole shared, “If you are not creating and affecting your environment your environment creates and affects you.”

Carole discusses how designing can take many forms from construction, composition to creation. She explores how asking yourself as a leader – How am I designing myself as a leader for my team? How am I designing? What does designing mean? Where do I design?

She also goes on to say that it is during the quiet moments (that Carole calls “Light Bulb” moments) when change happens in a process. She challenges you to push beyond yourself and fully engage and be present in the moment.

Get a notebook and pen ready for the final Radiance Real Talk action question Carole leaves you with to ponder and grow.

If you are interested to learn more, about other ways to shift professional development  at your workplace,  go to https://radianceresources.com

Finding yourself needing a goal revival? Join host, Carole Burton, as she shows you how to use SMART goals to hit all the notes for a successful project, goal, initiative.

Carole challenges you to use SMART Goals to understand KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) in work and in life. SMART Goals are used to break down objectives into specific, measurable, achievable, realistic steps that can be tracked within a certain timeframe. She poses the following questions to consider – How will I know I solved the problem? Will everyone be able to achieve the goal? Will the problem being solved meet the goal of my company, department, or team?

She asks you to think about using SMART Goals as a forward-thinking measure and that can be used to build community on a team. Carole brings back the WE Factor (empower yourself to look at the problem/information from a different perspective) from last week’s episode as part of the process. Revive your goals using SMART Goals to experience success.

Get a notebook and pen ready for the final Radiance Real Talk action question Carole leaves you with to ponder and grow.

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Are you experiencing challenges that leave you with lemons? Join host, Carole Burton, as she unpacks a recipe for success when resolving issues.

Carole during this episode encourages you to utilize the CAR model - Challenge, Action, and Results - to shift your paradigm to think of issues in terms of “Challenging Opportunities.” She implores you to answer the following questions - How can CAR help me solve a problem? How can I use CAR beyond the workplace? What would life look like if I used CAR consistently?

She showcases the “We Factor” and how if you can’t resolve issues on your own, you can empower yourself to look at it from a different perspective. It is through this lens that you will figure out a successful action plan. Learn how to make lemonade from the lemons (issues) that come your way as a leader. These practices are how you can work together with your team in a powerful way.

Get a notebook and pen ready for the final Radiance Real Talk action question Carole leaves you with to ponder and grow.

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If you are interested to learn more, about other ways to shift professional development  at your workplace,  go to https://radianceresources.com