Uncover the Human

The Great Resignation, the Great Awakening, the Great Journey to aligning purpose, meaning, and values with our work lives.  We have heard many ways to describe the record level numbers of people leaving their current employment.   The main reason?  People are searching for meaning and purpose, they want to know that their work matters, that they are valued, seen, heard, and appreciated for what they do.   Receiving a paycheck is no longer enough, and maybe it never was.  After almost 2 years of pandemic, many people have been left wanting to make the most out of life, and since we spend the majority of our adult lives working, the hours we dedicate to our jobs need to matter too.   

Our 50th Episode comes out just in time for this very busy time of the year.  We reconnect with Eimear Zone on establishing boundaries as a key skill to not overwhelm ourselves and then burnout.  Eimear helps us unpack why it is so hard to communicate and set boundaries, how to provide an elegant NO that allows us to maintain respect for the relationship, the recipient and ourselves.  

Life is full of lessons and it is not linear .  We explore the multi-facets of life, what it means to find our essence of being, and embrace the journey with Michanda Lindsey.   She helps us accept that there is no one-size fits all and that when we learn to embrace the messiness and just enjoy it, we can just BE and make the most of our experiences. 

For Simply Tiny Development, sustainability is not just a word, it is action.  We have the honor to learn from Sean and Megan this week about their incredibly important work in creating environmentally sustainable living options by building custom tiny homes and camper conversions.    Their commitment to sustainability goes way beyond the environmental and financial benefits of tiny living.  They apply it in every decision and action they make in their company and life.  

Season 2 kicks off with a recap of the best personal and professional assessments to know yourself and your workplace better. Cristina and Alex discuss the pros and cons of various assessments along with different paths to uncover the hard data behind essential skills in yourself and others.  The two assessments we review and recommend are The Working Genius  and The Standout Assessment.   

We are taking a break. Season 1 exceed all our expectations, by a lot.  We will be back with Season 2 in November with new exciting guests and fun conversations.   In the meantime, you can catch up with any of our first 46 episodes on your favorite Podcast platform.   Thank you for your support.  Listen to yourself, listen to others, and remember to Uncover The Human. 

This is the second part of our Season 2 reflections and highlight of our enriching and wholehearted guests.   We will be taking some time off to regenerate and get ready for Season 2, coming in November.  Until then, you can find all our episodes wherever you listen to podcasts and the latest ones on Youtube.   In the meantime, we would like to thank all our listeners and supporters, this has been a truly magical and "bigger than life" experience. We appreciate all of you. 

As we close out our first season of Uncover the Human, we decided to reflect back on all the inspiring guests we had the absolute honor to have on our podcast.  This is another two-part episode, because they were so many, that we felt each one should have a proper mention, along with what we learned and enjoyed the most.   We are deeply grateful for the availability and willingness to give us a bit of their time, and share their stories and authenticity. 

Continuing with our VALUES focused month, we share our personal values, what we learned from going through our values discovery and how we came together to review for alignment, update, and create an action plan around our company's values.  Understanding what behavior reflects our core values helps us make business decisions, align with clients based on our mutual values, and be accountable for the culture we want to create.   Our Siamo values are the actions that make our vision and mission tangible and attainable. 

In this second part of our Values Discovery and Definition exercise with Laurie,  we review SMAFFA (Laurie's values).   We then proceed to the action plan.  We discuss how she can put them into action in her every day life, when making decisions, and how they are signals of misalignment when they are being challenged.     Laurie also shares what the impetus to understanding and living into he values was, and how her life has changed since then.