The Equipped for Change® Podcast

Far too often organizations and teams are focused on keeping what they have in order to protect their "piece of the pie". But if you want to build truly collaborative networkings and partnerships that will create sustainable outcomes, you have to employ the Stone Soup approach. Join Keisha A Rivers of The KARS Group LTD as she outlines just what IS Stone Soup and provides strategies and action steps that you can take to create your own version of Stone Soup and insure success.

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Having difficult conversations about race, diversity, inclusion, equity, performance, restructuring and team dynamics are oftentimes necessary--but oh SO uncomfortable! How do you navigate the minefield and know what to say and do? Join Keisha A Rivers, President and Chief Outcome Facilitator of The KARS Group LTD as she outlines several key considerations and provides actionable steps that will assist you in creating safe spaces where people can be heard and their voices valued through the Art, Science & Psychology of Communication--Style and Substance.

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For many of us, our lives are filled with goals and "to-do" lists of things that we want to accomplish and check off. But at the end of the day, what impact are you making? Once the lists have been completed and the goals have been achieved, what mark are you leaving on the world? Join Keisha A Rivers, President & Chief Outcome Facilitator of The KARS Group LTD for this Mic-Side Chat as she shares her journey and invites you to ask yourself "What impact are you making?".

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In order to be successful, teams have to begin from a foundation of truth that will enable them to move forward. Join our guest Heather Younger "The Employee Whisperer" as she shares nuggets of truth, strategies and actionable items that can help you in your journey.

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So often we set goals for what we want in our life, only to get frustrated when we "fall off the wagon". Join us as Scott McCarthy, Chief Leadership Officer of Moving Forward Leadership, gives us his formula for helping you to set and keep P.O.W.E.R. Goals!

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When we talk about creating truly diverse and inclusive organizations, we focus on checking the boxes of race, gender, etc. But to create a truly inclusive and dynamic learning-focused organization, we have to identify and understand how our people learn. The way that we learn and interact with information shapes the way we apply it and influences our outcomes. Join Keisha A Rivers, President & Chief Outcome Facilitator of The KARS Group LTD as she outlines ways in which learning styles impact the success of organizations.

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When we talk about Diversity & Inclusion, typically the conversation revolves around representation of different groups (i.e., race, gender, sexual orientation, etc.). But what happens when we expand our thinking about diversity to become more diverse? What if we include different considerations such as: diversity of thought, diversity of experience and diversity of learning style to the equation? How would our teams and workplaces change as a result? Join Keisha A Rivers, President & Chief Outcome Facilitator of The KARS Group LTD, as she explores what it means to truly be diverse about diversity and how this impacts your teams and ultimately the success of your organization.

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We hear SO much written about leadership---what it takes to be a good one; how to improve as a leader; etc., etc., etc.,. But do we REALLY understand what the big deal is about leadership? WHY is it important? What does it mean to be a leader anyway? Tune in as we discuss how leadership--and particularly leading from within--is integral to the foundations of your success.

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So many times we get stuck in the version of ourselves that we (and others) have created. But what happens when you decide to break out of those old ways of being and become a NEW YOU--YOU 2.0?! In this episode, Keisha A Rivers shares her own journey to becoming Keisha 2.0 and gives some tips and things to think about if you want to make the shift into becoming the next version of you.

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Join me for a Mic-Side Chat as I share a transparent moment when faced with what should have been a simple decision--what to do with my hair--but one that morphed into a 45-minute internal debate about the possible implications. So what does that say about the spaces that we create and where we operate? Are they TRULY safe spaces for people to show up authentically and fully? Tune in and then share your thoughts.

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