Say It Skillfully®

Say It Skillfully® is a show that helps you to benefit from Molly Tschang’s expert guidance on the best possible ways to speak your mind at work in a positive and productive manner. In Episode 65, Zaza Pachulia, whose 20-year career included 6 NBA teams and 2 Championships with the Warriors, opens up about starting in former Soviet Union in tough times—no jobs, no electricity, standing in bread lines. He recalls his Mom's role in picking basketball. His joy became his passion, then obsession. He shares poignantly the exuberance in his breakthrough at age 14—invited to play in Istanbul—then the devastating passing of his Dad. Discipline, work ethic and embracing challenge laid the foundation to be lucky so that his sport could be his life. Zaza’s groundedness and appreciation for his roots are only rivaled by his zeal to fulfill new dreams—raising 4 kids, building businesses—to inspire and help others. Tune in and learn how to navigate work while being invaluable and true to yourself.

Say It Skillfully® is a show that helps you to benefit from Molly Tschang’s expert guidance on the best possible ways to speak your mind at work in a positive and productive manner. In Episode 64, Dr. Mara Harvey, shares her journey to passionate advocate for gender financial equality and youth financial literacy. Her positive, blissful sense of money vanished overnight at age 10 with her parents’ divorce. Her incomeless mother, raising 2 daughters, modeled determination and belief that has served Mara well. She turned to the numbers to identify key factors with real consequences; e.g., a 10% pay gap can result in a 40% wealth gap (11:00). Mara shares how bias starts at home, and we discuss ways to close gender gaps. Then Aysha, an MD, calls in: without warning, she was suspended and later fired for moderating a student discussion on bias/racial health disparities (students supported Dr Khoury, 36:00). Tune in and learn how to navigate work while being invaluable and true to yourself.

Say It Skillfully® is a show that helps you to benefit from Molly Tschang’s expert guidance on the best possible ways to speak your mind at work in a positive and productive manner. In Episode 63, Mike, an introvert who leads technical folks, calls in about a team member’s lack of motivation. Next, Denise has apprehension about a familiar situation...how to get clarity on a project that you need to execute when the sr executive isn’t communicating the purpose or details clearly (20:40). Then, Uri calls in about a client in a precarious place: exhausted & desperate in an 80-hr a week job with no end in sight (40:15). Molly’s thought for the wk honors one of the most remarkable, impactful human beings and a leader of leaders, Dr. Jim Yong Kim, “Leadership is how much do you care to humble yourself, listen to others and change your behavior so that a group of people does something they wouldn’t do otherwise.” Tune in & learn how to navigate work while being invaluable and true to yourself

Say It Skillfully® is a show that helps you to benefit from Molly Tschang’s expert guidance on the best possible ways to speak your mind at work in a positive and productive manner. In Episode 62 Molly’s first caller, Joey, is excited about a job offer from an industry leader, but not fully clear on the actual role; he asks about getting clarity. Next, Brett has a new boss after a reorg and is keen for how to contribute his expertise (which his boss doesn’t have) without ruffling feathers. (10:30). I tackle a couple of topics: when others underestimate your capability and also engendering a real conversation on diversity (28:00). Lastly, Heidi asks how to advise a friend in need of mental health support from work, though she isn’t sure how to raise this sensitive topic without risking that others diminish their perceptions of her (37:00). Tune in and learn how to navigate work while being invaluable and true to yourself.

Say It Skillfully® is a show that helps you to benefit from Molly Tschang’s expert guidance on the best possible ways to speak your mind at work in a positive and productive manner. In Episode 61, the 8th feature of OUR VOICES, NFL pro turned entrepreneur Marques Ogden shares his remarkable story of diversity on many levels. With a supreme role model in his father, he opens up about a fractured relationship with his mother & the reality of going from plenty at home to deliberately overeating when at friends’ because his own fridge was bare. Marques talks of early struggles at Howard Univ—tough love when his GPA was 1.8 made all the difference (and a 3.8)—the business of football, and how arrogance in his 1st company led to the lowest of lows…just $400 left to his name. Marques tells it like it is; self-doubt bent him, but never broke him. He encourages all to realize that little things can go a long way to create a society in which all are safe, seen & heard, and our true, best selves.

Say It Skillfully® is a show that helps you to benefit from Molly Tschang’s expert guidance on the best possible ways to speak your mind at work in a positive and productive manner. In Episode 60 futurist Jonathan Tavss helps you take pause on this unreal year—and recalibrate, celebrate the seeming small victories and be present for those who matter most. He shares early days in Miami as a fearless, self-directed youth, struggle when first faced with uncertainty post-graduation and navigating his career in a radically shifting entertainment industry once clarifying his own passion. Jonathan opens up about deciding with his wife to adopt–embracing a beautiful black baby boy entering the world under much less than ideal circumstances–and later stepping up to weather profound health challenges. Don’t miss his heart-felt thoughts. Next, Prashant’s challenge is someone taking credit for others’ work (45:30)! Tune in and learn how to navigate life while being invaluable and true to yourself.

Say It Skillfully® is a show that helps you to benefit from Molly Tschang’s expert guidance on the best possible ways to speak your mind at work in a positive and productive manner. In Episode 59 Molly’s first caller, Olivia, frustrated that a conversation with a family member on keeping everyone safe with Covid had not gone well, is keen for how to give it another try. Howard, well aware of the end-of-year frenzy, inquires about how to effectively, and positively, follow-up with a client (12:00). I share Part 2 of managing when your boss yells at you. Then Eric, who onboarded to new role 5 months ago and has never met in-person any colleagues, wants to strengthen these connections and handle Zoom overload (23:20). Finally, Vivian shows her vulnerability—sharing that often she doesn’t speak up and why that is (36:35). Molly’s thought for the week: Presence starts by experiencing the now—Matt Giordano. Tune in and learn how to navigate work while being invaluable and true to yourself.

Say It Skillfully® is a show that helps you to benefit from Molly Tschang’s expert guidance on the best possible ways to speak your mind at work in a positive and productive manner. In Episode 58 Alejandra, passionate about empowering women in business in Mexico, is Molly’s first caller. They discuss how to balance being vulnerable while leading, and to handle dynamics of women with male bosses. Next, Ron calls in with 2 potential career paths, one well-worn with great impact; the other, true to his creative passion yet lacking clarity (17:00). They talk through how he might take advantage of his creative genius to decide. Then Kelly is gearing up for a new role and keen for ways to make the most of her early days (35:35). Molly wraps with thoughts if you find yourself being yelled at by your boss (49:20)! Her thought for the week: It’s not the journey or destination that’s most important—it’s the company. Tune in learn how to navigate work while being invaluable and true to yourself.

Say It Skillfully® is a show that helps you to benefit from Molly Tschang’s expert guidance on the best possible ways to speak your mind at work in a positive and productive manner. Episode 57 is Graham Weaver’s humor-filled, inspiring and at times unbelievable journey. His youth in blue-collar, small town Ohio laid the foundation for an insatiable appetite to learn, grow and push the limits. 1000’s of hours of self-help cassettes—listened to while mowing lawns—and wrestling ignited in Graham the magic of pursuing big goals. Disbelief in first jobs out of college paves the way for a remarkable journey founding Alpine Investors, a 19-year old PE firm putting people first. He talks of conversations on diversity and asks about helping his Stanford students navigate to their true north. Feel the aliveness, passion & make-it-happen zeal that propels Graham & Alpine to lift people and businesses to new heights. Tune in learn how to navigate work while being invaluable and true to yourself.

Say It Skillfully® is a show that helps you to benefit from Molly Tschang’s expert guidance on the best possible ways to speak your mind at work in a positive and productive manner. In Episode 56, 7th feature of OUR VOICES, 3-time Olympian, 12-time Great Britain national champion, Robert Weir, shares a very personal account of his journey as professional athlete & coach. One of 7 raised by Jamaican parents, he was taught early how to hold his own & to expect to work twice as hard. Early injustice fueled his drive to control his own destiny (21:00). Robert shares keys to competing at the highest levels and his choices between business & athletics, harnessing his competitive spirit throughout. Coaching elite athletes was serendipity; humbly, he details his profound impact on Olympians in multiple sports and professionals in medicine & banking, alike. Robert talks about parenting, regrets & ways he finds common ground when people are at odds.He implores: help others; reach for the stars.