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  • EP 59: Ana Melikian: You Are Your Own Worst Boss
    About Ana Melikian: Ana is an optimist who had to overcome two bouts with cancer to learn that pursuing happiness is a fallacy and that choosing happiness is a much more powerful strategy to tap into your highest potential. Either by working with leaders and their teams or other coaches and consultants, Ana supports her clients to break through their mindset limitations and upgrade their psychological operating system so that they achieve better results than ever in work, in life, enjoying the process all throughout. She's the host of the Mindset Zone Podcast which has been selected for Huffington Post's "15 Podcasts That Will Leave You Pondering Life's Big Questions". In this episode, Jordan and Ana discuss:
    • From pursuit to choice
    • Confronting your critical voice
    • How the Navy SEALs Ethos relates to executive Leadership
    • Ana's interview with the grandson of Holocaust survorViktor Frankl
    Key Takeaways
    • Your internal critic/bully often has your best interest at heart. However-it may not be correct in its beliefs and judgements.
    • Forcing yourself to be happy is the best way to be miserable. Rather, focus on knowing and achieving your purpose.
    • Choosing happiness requires changes in your Thinking-Feelings-Behaviors. Not just thinking and mindset.
    • Making a positive impact and leaving a positive legacy is the key.
    • Switching the language and intention of choosing happiness instead of pursuing it is very empowering. It emphasizes your power to choose.

    "Happiness doesn't need to be a goal; it can be a way of being." — Ana Melikian

    Connect with Ana Melikian:

    Mindset Zone Podcast and Website: https://anamelikian.com/

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anamelikian/

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/anamelikian

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AnaMelikian

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anamelikian/

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkb-9Mq5T_BN_-JCbuQwwbQ

    Connect with Jordan:

    Conversation: "Drive Results Without Damaging Relationships®": [email protected]

    Website: www.workplacewarriorinc.com

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/jordangoldrich1

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jordan.goldrich

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jordangoldrich/

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jgoldrich/

    40 min
  • EP 58: Guillaume Wiatr: Building A Strategic NarrativeThe Key To Inspiring Buy-In

    About Guillaume Wiatr: He is a strategy consultant and leadership coach who guides CEOs and founders to align people and accelerate the adoption of innovation. He is the founder of MetaHelm which is a consulting firm focused on building strategic narratives for established companies. For Guillaume, traditional business story-telling is dead, innovation happens when you build a new narrative instead. He says people will pay for a story but they will die for narrative. After helping save a 20 million euro venture during the dot-com boom, Guillaume went on a mission to turn every company into a source of inspiration that few can resist. Since then he's been working with start-up founders as well as senior executives of companies like Alaska Airlines, The Gates Foundation, AIG, Loreal, Spencer-Stuart, GAP, Google, Microsoft, the US and the French Government. His commitment to education led him to become an instructor and a mentor to young entrepreneurs at the University of Washington, The School of Visual Concepts and Emlyon International Business School in France. Guillaume publishes daily insights in his newsletter, The Next Narrative, where you can find a canvassy design to get you started in your strategic narrative.

    In this episode, Jordan and Guillaume discuss:

    • Narrative as an interpretation of reality
    • The sum of invention and adoption
    • Internal and external narrative
    • Dimensions of a narrative

    Key Takeaways

    • A strategic narrative must have a viewpoint or an interpretation of reality. A company stands out more when they have a distinct perspective or an opinion.
    • Innovation is the sum of invention and adoption. It needs a story that will take people from one narrative to the next.
    • The internal narrative is your belief system, values, and the way you operate while external is how you are perceived and what impact you create. Both are essential in creating a cohesive strategic narrative.
    • Establish your origin story and opportunity story. Align people to your perspective - your values and culture, and remember to put less focus on what the product does and more on why people should get it.

    "A story is something that happened in the past - it has a beginning, a middle and an end. A narrative is more future-oriented. It has a beginning, a middle, but no end…" — Guillaume Waitr

    Get Guillaumi's Free E-Book: www.strategicnarrative.com

    Get Guillaumi's Daily E-Mails: https://www.metahelm.com/the-next-narrative/

    The Strategic Narrative Workshop - https://www.metahelm.com/workshop/

    Get the complimentary guide: How To Select An Executive Coach at www.selectcoach.workplacewarrior.com

    Get the Am I Abrasive Self Test at abrasive.workplacewarrior.com

    Connect with Guillaume Wiatr:

    Website: https://www.metahelm.com

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/guillaumewiatr/

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/GuillaumeWiatr

    Connect with Jordan:

    Website: www.workplacewarriorinc.com

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/jordangoldrich1

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jordan.goldrich

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jordangoldrich/

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jgoldrich/

    46 min
  • EP 57: Grace Odonnell: How To Be A WSJ/USA Today Best Selling Author

    About Grace Odonnell: She is an interviewer and story teller who's been crafting stories for over 10 years. She's had the privilege of working for Leader's Press for two years. Because she's authentic and empathic, she has the ability to empower people to let their guard down, revealing the most fascinating parts of their inner selves. To date, with Leader's Press, she has developed over a dozen books - all best-sellers on Amazon and she's worked with over a hundred authors. She recently conducted interviews for Areva Martin, who's an award-winning civil rights attorney and talk show host and Hans Keirstead, renowned stem cell researcher and Steve Ferrera, a transport mogul.

    In this episode, Jordan and Grace discuss:

    • Living gratefully and excitedly
    • Looking at your idea analytically
    • Sticking to a coherent idea
    • The purpose of publishing your book

    Key Takeaways

    • Stick to one coherent idea, but acknowledge the other side of it. Bring your unique perspective into what you're writing.
    • Many times we hold our ideas so precious that any comment about it feels like an attack. You need to be willing to let your ideas be looked at with an analytical point of view.
    • Many times we hold our ideas so precious that any comment about it feels like an attack. You need to be willing to let your ideas be looked at with an analytical point of view.
    • If you have an idea, you should share it. Rather than focus on trying to be successful or how to win, you should focus on trying to help people with your concepts and learnings.
    • Learning about the frailty of the human body can make you feel fearful of danger but also it can teach you that living is a precious thing that you wouldn't want to take for granted.

    "I always compare it to a pregnancy, there's a lot of stress, you might gain a little weight from it - but then you push out something beautiful into the world and you're delighted that you created this wonderful things that takes a life on it's own. " — Grace Odonnell

    Learn what kind of author you are by taking the quiz in this link: https://leaderspress.com/your-quiz/

    Get the complimentary guide: How To Select An Executive Coach at www.selectcoach.workplacewarrior.com

    Get the Am I Abrasive Self Test at abrasive.workplacewarrior.com

    Get a free copy of "Outsource Your Book" - https://leaderspress.com/

    Connect with Grace Odonnell:

    Website: https://leaderspress.com

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grace-o-donnell-8888a640/

    Email: [email protected]

    Connect with Jordan:

    Get the complimentary guide: How To Select An Executive Coach at www.selectcoach.workplacewarrior.com

    Get the Am I Abrasive Self Test at abrasive.workplacewarrior.com

    Website: www.workplacewarriorinc.com

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/jordangoldrich1

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jordan.goldrich

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jordangoldrich/

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jgoldrich/

    34 min
  • Ep 56: Jordan Goldrich: The Big Leap - A Different View of Self-Sabotage

    In this episode, Jordan discusses:

    • "Imposter Syndrome" and self-sabotage
    • What is our upper limit?
    • Four reasons why we have an upper limit
    • A different way of responding to our upper limit internal conversation

    Key Takeaways

    • Many high-level leaders struggle with a voice in their head that says that they're not as good as people think they are and that they should be concerned if people find out.
    • Our upper limit is a conscious or unconscious thermostat that regulates the amount of success, love, money, and abundance that we're entitled to.
    • There are four reasons why we have an upper limit. The first is that we are fundamentally flawed, second is the fear that we are being disloyal to your roots or the people from your past, third is the believe that success brings a bigger burden and lastly, the crime of outshining - talented children are given a lot of attention and they learn that they shouldn't steal attention from others.
    • Rather than trying to heal our internal wounds or change our internal conversation, we should reflect to identify what positive state is trying to break through.

    "I started considering what positive things are trying to break through even though I was feeling self doubts, or I was feeling unsuccessful, or that I didn't fit in. It ended up making a real big difference for me." — Jordan Goldrich

    Get the complimentary guide: How To Select An Executive Coach at www.selectcoach.workplacewarrior.com

    Get the Am I Abrasive Self Test at abrasive.workplacewarrior.com

    Connect with Jordan:

    Get the complimentary guide: How To Select An Executive Coach at www.selectcoach.workplacewarrior.com

    Get the Am I Abrasive Self Test at abrasive.workplacewarrior.com

    Website: www.workplacewarriorinc.com

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/jordangoldrich1

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jordan.goldrich

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jordangoldrich/

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jgoldrich/

    13 min
  • Ep 55: Steve Fretzin: Sales Free Selling - The Death of Sales and The Rise of a New Methodology

    About Steve Fretzin: He is passionate about helping attorneys reach their full potential. He's regarded as the premier coach, skills trainer and keynote speaker on business development for attorneys. Over the past 17 years, he's devoted his career to helping lawyers master the art of business development so they can achieve their business goals and the peace of mind that comes with developing a successful law practice. In addition to writing four books on legal marketing and business development, Steve has a highly-rated podcast called, "Be that lawyer". Steve has been featured in the Chicago Tribune, Crain's and Entrepreneur.com and has appeared on NBC News and WGN Radio. He has written three books on legal business development, is a regular contributor to the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin and has published articles in Attorney at Law magazine, the National Law Review, the American Bar Association and the Illinois State Bar Association.

    In this episode, Jordan and Steve discuss:

    • Lessons from a plane crash
    • What is sales-free selling
    • How to not waste time in sales meetings
    • Asking for commitment

    Key Takeaways

    • Life is finite, never take it for granted. Always strive to develop yourself and add value to others around you in some way.
    • Sales-free selling is about getting the seller and the buyer to walk through a decision that will be a fit for both.
    • Start a sales meeting by establishing an agreement to make the best of each other's time. Make sure that they have the right kind of problems that you solve because if not, then it's best to just walk away.
    • In coaching situations, it's important to know if the other person is committed to resolving the problem. In a corporate setting, you'd be better off if you don't continue the coaching if the person is not committed to making a change.

    "I always appreciated the methodologies that were more consultative, more nurturing, that dealt with asking questions and being a really good listener, not about presenting and pitching." — Steve Fretzin

    Get the complimentary guide: How To Select An Executive Coach at www.selectcoach.workplacewarrior.com

    Get the Am I Abrasive Self Test at abrasive.workplacewarrior.com

    Connect with Steve Fretzin:

    Website: https://fretzin.com/

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevefretzin/

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/stevefretzin

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/salesresults/

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/SalesResultsInc

    Connect with Jordan:

    Get the complimentary guide: How To Select An Executive Coach at www.selectcoach.workplacewarrior.com

    Get the Am I Abrasive Self Test at abrasive.workplacewarrior.com

    Website: www.workplacewarriorinc.com

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/jordangoldrich1

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jordan.goldrich

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jordangoldrich/

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jgoldrich/

    46 min
  • Ep 54: Dr Katrina Burrus: Transforming Brilliant Jerks into Inspiring Leaders

    About Dr Katrina Burrus: She is a master certified coach and is one of the world's leading experts on international leadership. She facilitates a mastermind for CEOs of international companies and she's also the author of three books: "Abrasive Leaders", "Global Nomadic Leaders", and "Managing Brilliant Jerks". She's worked with Nestle, Navartis, and even the United Nations. She's especially good at helping executives succeed in a new assignment.

    In this episode, Jordan and Dr Katrina Burrus discuss:

    • Brilliant jerks vs. demanding leaders
    • How culture impacts how a leader is perceived
    • Understanding the motivation of brilliant jerks
    • Transforming brilliant jerks to inspiring leaders
    • Helping brilliant jerks understand the problem

    Key Takeaways

    • Brilliant jerks are highly competent. When things aren't done right, they react by attacking, dominating, or humiliating. Often they are unaware of their impact on others.
    • Polite in one culture can be seen as unassertive or unsure in another. Demanding leaders adapt their leadership style to the situation.
    • The ego of brilliant jerks are attached to results, achievement, recognition and success. The only way they know that they're doing good is if things are getting done. This often originates from childhood experiences.
    • As a coach, give them control right off the bat. Ask them what they think about why they're being coached right now and walk them through questions that will make them curious about themselves and how they have treated others.
    • Bring data and research to the coaching to help them honestly recognize how they need to change to be more effective.

    "A lot of these people are unaware of the consequences of their behavior. If they're made aware and can practice different behaviors for the situation, they can change and they can be more empathetic. It's a message of hope." — Dr Katrina Burrus

    Get 3 complimentary bonuses at Dr. Burrus's website: www.ExcellentExecutiveCoaching.com

    • Leadership Quotes
    • Exercise: How to develop your EQ to your IQ and prepare for a review with your employee
    • 18 Tips to Stop Abrasive Behavior

    Get the complimentary guide: How To Select An Executive Coach at www.selectcoach.workplacewarrior.com

    Get the Am I Abrasive Self Test at abrasive.workplacewarrior.com

    Connect with Dr Katrina Burrus:

    Website: https://mkbconseil.ch/

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katrinaburrus/ | https://Linkedin/in/ExcellentExecutiveCoaching

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/KatrinaBurrus | https://twitter.com/intlcoaching

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/katrina.burrus/ | https://www.facebook.com/ExcellentExecutiveCoaching

    Instagram: https://instagram.com/drKatrinaBurrus

    Connect with Jordan:

    Get the complimentary guide: How To Select An Executive Coach at www.selectcoach.workplacewarrior.com

    Get the Am I Abrasive Self Test at abrasive.workplacewarrior.com

    Website: www.workplacewarriorinc.com

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/jordangoldrich1

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jordan.goldrich

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jordangoldrich/

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jgoldrich/

    42 min
  • Ep 53: LaTonya Jackson: Unintentional Still Hurts, Getting Real About Equity and Inclusion

    About LaTonya Jackson: LaTonya Jackson is Vice President of Services & Operations at Media Partners Corporation which provides best-in-class training content, technology, tools, and services to help organizations elevate workplace behaviors and culture. She is a 4-time author whose latest book is called 5 Blinders to Seeing Color that was released in 2020. She was previously Human Resources Director for Walmart. Dr. Jackson got her Doctor of Education at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville.

    In this episode, Jordan and Latonya discuss:

    • Responding to racism and inequality
    • The Five Blinders to Seeing Color
    • Shame and blame versus awareness and action
    • Filling people's glass - seeing others with value

    Key Takeaways

    • It's so much better and easier to love everybody, treat them like humans and respect them as opposed to focusing on what's different about them. We'll be able to solve problems together more effectively if we have that in common.
    • Anxiety and Uncertainty, Egocentrism, Power, Ignorance and Immaturity are the Five Blinders.
    • Self-awareness of one's biases will lead to action and healthy change - it's not about blame and shame. It's about self-reflection and being honest with oneself.
    • Take a moment, open your eyes to the world's issues and see how you can brighten up someone's day or make them feel valued and important.

    "Watch the intention, because the impact is that you create an environment where microaggressions may be a norm, an environment that's not respectful and not inclusive. On the flip side, don't be aggressive or attack people who are asking questions because that's when we lose the opportunity to educate." — LaTonya Jackson

    Want to join the "Fill the Glass" training for free? Go to https://www.mediapartners.com/ and complete the form in the Live Chat and mention that Workplace Warrior sent you!

    Get the complimentary guide: How To Select An Executive Coach at www.selectcoach.workplacewarrior.com

    Get the Am I Abrasive Self Test at abrasive.workplacewarrior.com

    Connect with LaTonya Jackson:

    Website: https://www.mediapartners.com/

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/media-partners-corporation/mycompany/

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/latonyarjacksonedd/

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/MediaPartnersCorp

    Email: [email protected]

    Connect with Jordan:

    Get the complimentary guide: How To Select An Executive Coach at www.selectcoach.workplacewarrior.com

    Get the Am I Abrasive Self Test at abrasive.workplacewarrior.com

    Website: www.workplacewarriorinc.com

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/jordangoldrich1

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jordan.goldrich

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jordangoldrich/

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jgoldrich/

    51 min
  • Ep 52: Rekha Saleela Nair - Women Workplace Warriors Around The World

    About Rekha Saleela Nair: Rekha is a personal brand strategist, consultant, and coach who works with women in leadership as well as women with leadership aspirations. She was born and raised in a matrilineal clan in India. Matrilineal means the lineage is traced through the mothers. Rekha says that she was raised by strong women whose impact was felt on their communities. She currently lives in India and helps women leaders and aspiring women leaders build authentic brands that deliver results, build influence and create the desired impact. Her personal vision is to support the building of a critical mass of indepent women in India and across the developing world where the female labor participation rates are low. She blends the wisdom of her matrilineal legacy with two decades of branding and communication experience including radio and advertising and a fifteen year corporate stint. She helps leaders adopt a heart-centered approach of feel, accept, transform. Rekha is the founder of "Dragonflies Everywhere" which is a volunteer driven nonprofit bridge that supports the work of nonprofits serving grassroots communities world over through knowledge sharing, donations, volunteered resources and services.

    In this episode, Jordan and Rekha discuss:

    • How being raised in a matrilineal clan impacts how she coaches women and men.
    • Breaking mental barriers and allowing yourself to be ambitious
    • Responding to directness in the workplace
    • Balancing hard power and soft power

    Key Takeaways

    • A child being raised by visible, independent and powerful women encourages the same strength in that child.
    • Because of gender roles, women often don't go for what they need or want. Reaching for your ambitions and letting go of your programming is essential for your success.
    • Try not to take it personally when people criticize you for acting out of role. You don't have tobattle everything. Learn to navigate through that flow.
    • Don't back down. You need to have your boundaries, you need to be able to speak your truth, and you need to speak it clearly.

    "When you stand up for your truth, when you stand up for what you know is right and when you stand up and speak your truth with grace and integrity, they'll respect you anyway." — Rekha Saleela Nair

    Get the complimentary guide: How To Select An Executive Coach at www.selectcoach.workplacewarrior.com

    Get the Am I Abrasive Self Test at abrasive.workplacewarrior.com

    Connect with Rekha Saleela Nair:

    Website: http://www.dragonflieseverywhere.org/

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rekhanair

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/rekha_s_nair

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rekha_saleela_nair

    Connect with Jordan:

    Get the complimentary guide: How To Select An Executive Coach at www.selectcoach.workplacewarrior.com

    Get the Am I Abrasive Self Test at abrasive.workplacewarrior.com

    Website: www.workplacewarriorinc.com

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/jordangoldrich1

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jordan.goldrich

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jordangoldrich/

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jgoldrich/

    47 min
  • Ep 51: Erica Komisar: Raising Resilient Adolescents In The New Age of Anxiety

    About Erica Komisar: She is a clinical social worker, psychoanalyst and parent guidance expert who's been in private practice in New York City for over 30 years. She is a graduate of Georgetown and Columbia Universities and the New York Freudian Society. She's a psychological consultant who brings parenting and work-life workshops to clinics, schools, and corporations in childcare settings. She's a contributor to the Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, and the New York Daily News and a contributing editor to the Institute of Family Studies. She also appears regularly on Fox and Friends and Fox Five News. She is the author of "Being There: Why Prioritizing Motherhood in the First Three Years Matters" and her second book, "Chicken Little the Sky Isn't Falling: Raising Resilient Adolescents in the New Age of Anxiety".

    In this episode, Jordan and Erica Komisar discuss:

    • What busy, stressed executives need to know about their adolescents
    • What is happening in the adolescents' brain that causes risky behavior
    • How to respond to risky behavior so you do not trigger more risky behavior
    • A lot of the problems parents have with adolescents are due to misleading information
    • Neuroscience says that adolescence now begins at 9 years old and ends around 25 years. It can extend into the 30's.

    Key Takeaways

    • The mental health crisis: 1 in 5 children or adolescents will experience a major form of mental illness which has to be medicated. Suicide rates have tripled.
    • In response to risky, arrogant behavior you need to accept them and empathize with their underlying fear and shame before you enforce limits.
    • Adolescents need to go out into the world and try to be independent. They also need you to help them process the feelings that underlie risky, arrogant behavior.
    • If parents wrongly assume their adolescents don't need them, they won't be there enough to help them learn self-regulation.

    "Children and adolescents live in a world that's like a fish bowl, an exhibitionist world where everything is exposed." — Erica Komisar

    Get the complimentary guide: How To Select An Executive Coach at www.selectcoach.workplacewarrior.com

    Get the Am I Abrasive Self Test at abrasive.workplacewarrior.com

    Connect with Erica Komisar:

    Website: https://www.ericakomisar.com/

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erica-komisar-lcsw-305bb218/

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/EricaKomisarCSW

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EricaKomisarLCSW/

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ericakomisar/

    Connect with Jordan:

    Get the complimentary guide: How To Select An Executive Coach at www.selectcoach.workplacewarrior.com

    Get the Am I Abrasive Self Test at abrasive.workplacewarrior.com

    Website: www.workplacewarriorinc.com

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/jordangoldrich1

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jordan.goldrich

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jordangoldrich/

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jgoldrich/

    44 min
  • 050: Walter G. Meyer: Living Life As A Diverse Adventure - Summer Break Stories With My Co-Author

    About Walter G. Meyer: Walter is co-author of my book, Workplace Warrior: People Skills For The No-Bullshit Executive. He is a freelance writer who has written for dozens of magazines and newspapers including Kiplinger's Personal Finance, Los Angeles Times, The Orange County Register, and many others on a wide variety of topics ranging from baseball and Will Rogers, to sea turtles and pawn shops. He has a degree from the School of Communications from Pennsylvania State University and he's also the author of seven published books. He has appeared on local television and radio stations and has done many interviews in print to talk about his works. He worked for the Lambda Archives, which is a historical society and library for the LGBTQ+ community in San Diego and in that role he has spoken both around San Diego and around the country on issues relating to LGBTQ+, workplace equality, personal equality and more. His novel, Rounding Third, was published to rave reviews and was nominated for a Lambda Literary Award. He was a finalist for a San Diego book award and he got a lot of invitations to speak all around the country based on that as well. He also co-wrote The Respectful Leader by Gregg Ward. Finally, he's got a new book in the works titled, "If You Weren't Here, This Would Not be Happening, plogs from my life".

    In this episode, Jordan and Walter discuss:

    • Identity, equity and equality for LGBTQ+ in the workplace.
    • How to not die with regrets
    • Political correctness when it comes to gender diversity
    • "Tolerance" vs "Acceptance" of diverse groups

    Key Takeaways

    • Many people who have died don't know that it would be their last day, and so leave with the burden of regret. Today might just be a normal day, but if there's someone you need to say "sorry" or "I love you" too, better say it now while you still can.
    • Diversity and equality in the workplace is becoming better and better for diverse groups. It still has a long way to go, but it's going in the right direction in most spaces.
    • Accepting people's preferred pronouns is a matter of respect for other human beings and their identity.
    • Diversity pretty much won World War II (examples in the podcast), and it wins a lot for companies that embrace it today. There's a big difference between tolerance and acceptance, and people must start embracing diversity in order to win together.

    "We should stop teaching 'tolerance' and start relishing the differences with people of color and people from other communities and accept those as bonuses." — Walter G. Meyer

    Get Walter Meyer's newest book, If You Weren't Here, This Wouldn't Be Happening-Plogs From My Life at https://www.amazon.com/Books-Walter-G-Meyer/s?rh=n%3A283155%2Cp_27%3AWalter+G.+Meyer

    Get the complimentary guide: How To Select An Executive Coach at www.selectcoach.workplacewarrior.com

    Get the Am I Abrasive Self Test at abrasive.workplacewarrior.com

    Connect with Walter G. Meyer:

    Website: http://www.waltergmeyer.com/

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/walter-meyer-47307b8/

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/waltergmeyer

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RoundingThirdBook/

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5ViT3mGzolg_Ha9c76h6mg

    Email: [email protected]

    Connect with Jordan:

    Get the complimentary guide: How To Select An Executive Coach at www.selectcoach.workplacewarrior.com

    Get the Am I Abrasive Self Test at abrasive.workplacewarrior.com

    Website: www.workplacewarriorinc.com

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/jordangoldrich1

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jordan.goldrich

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jordangoldrich/

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jgoldrich/

    42 min

About Workplace Warrior®

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Workplace Warrior®: where you hear unique perspectives on leaders with an uncommon desire for results, who take charge, lead their teams and accomplish the mission. They are critical for success in our volatile, complex, and uncertain times. Sometimes, they are perceived as abrasive and occasionally called names like bully.