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What's on your To Live List™ ? I discovered that my life needed something that was missing. Not a bucket list. Because when you get through it and you are still alive, then what? To-Do lists, are utilitarian, they get you to "done" then there's always more (sigh). What about a To Live List™ ? On this podcast, we talk about how to look at life, ups and downs, and create the life you are after. Join me!
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Hello and welcome to the Needs Improvement Podcast, your regular deep dive into reimagining mental health and wellbeing in the workplace. I’m your host, Nicholas Whitaker, Coach and Co-Founder of the Changing Work Collective. In every episode, we sit down with thought leaders in organizational health, as well as individuals who’ve navigated the complexities of mental health, well-being and belonging in the workplace. Our goal? To dismantle the stigma surrounding mental health and ignite mean ...
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Workplace Mobbing: Insights and Patterns | Dr. Delia Grenville, Founder + CEO - SLYN Consulting
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Join host Nicholas Whitaker and Dr. Delia Grenville, Founder & CEO of SLYN Consulting as she delves into workplace mobbing and group aggression. Workplace mobbing occurs when coworkers unite to oust a specific individual, often someone seen as a change catalyst. This covert aggression includes gaslighting and gossip, making it hard for the target t…
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From Burnout to Brilliance | Dr. Tamara Beckford, CEO @ UR Caring Docs
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Join host Nicholas Whitaker and Dr. Tamara Beckford, CEO of UR Caring Docs, as she provides impactful insights into overcoming burnout. A board-certified emergency physician with over 15 years of experience, Dr. Beckford talks about self-care, strategies for productivity, and her approach to empowering organizations to build healthier work environm…
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Human Centered Workplaces | Bonnie Davis, Founder @ Huwork
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Join host Nicholas Whitaker and Bonnie Davis, Founder & Keynote Speaker at Huwork, as she discusses the rising importance of Strengths-Based Organizations. Bonnie helps her clients create human-centered workplaces through action-oriented workshops, consulting projects, and leadership coaching. She advocates for using assessments like the Human Fact…
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Compassion & Accountability -Two Sides of the Same Coin | Dr. Nate Rigier, CEO @ Next Element
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Join host Nicholas Whitaker and Nate Regier, PhD, Founder & CEO of Next Element Consulting, as he discusses the nuances of Compassionate Accountability® in the workplace. Together we explore the notion of compassion and accountability being two sides of the same coin, rather than competing energies. Dr. Nate gives us the ORPO formula to reconcile r…
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Rediscovering Awe & Artistic Beauty in the Workplace | Emma Laurence, CLC
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Chat with Emma Laurence, Certified Life Coach, creative artist, and author, as we dive into the challenges and opportunities that come with major life transitions. Emma’s powerful life transition story highlights the impact of an overachieving work culture on physical and mental health. She offers a creative perspective on workplace challenges, inc…
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Cancer Patient to IRONMAN Finisher - Resilience in a Health Crisis | Daniel Hight - Founder, More Than Our Story
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Chat with Daniel Hight, Founder of MoreThanOurStory.com and a Toronto-area husband, father, cancer survivor, and IRONMAN Finisher as we dive into the impact of physical health on mental wellbeing. Daniel shares his incredible journey of suffering a seizure while on a business call, his emergency open cranium surgery, and the subsequent brain cancer…
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Becoming A ”Compassionate Agitator” | Jeff Jacobs, Sr. Director of Organizational Effectiveness @ Adobe
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Listen in with Host Nicholas Whitaker and his guest Jeff Jacobs, Sr. Director of Organizational Effectiveness at Adobe and Mental Health Advocate, as he discusses navigating mental health challenges in the workplace. We tackle the idea of being a "compassionate agitator" and challenging individuals and teams to evolve with safety and kindness. Jeff…
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Career Transitions & Work/Self Alignment | Jennifer Spainhour - Founder & Executive Coach
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Chat with Jennifer Spainhour, Executive Coach and Founder of Position for Success Coaching, as she discusses the challenges and opportunities of career transitions. We tackle the importance of aligning work with personal values and strengths, and the need for courage to make a change. Jen also shares her approach of helping clients create a roadmap…
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Vicarious Trauma through Exposure | Hannah Storm - Journalist, Author, and Founder
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Chat with Hannah Storm, media consultant and founder of Headlines Network as she opens up about normalizing mental health conversations in journalism. Drawing from her personal experiences with complex post-traumatic stress disorder, Hannah stresses the necessity of safe spaces for discussing mental health and delves into topics like vicarious trau…
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Redefining Success with Anya Smith | Founder, RightOffTrack
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Chat with Founder & Host, Anya Smith, as she challenges the conventional definition of success and encourages you to follow your own purpose and values. Listen in as we explore the benefits (and difficulties) of mindfulness, how to embrace rejection, and some of the difficulties that working mothers in tech face. Anya's work focuses on amplifying v…
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Mental Health Support Gaps in the Workplace | Ennis Olson, Global Innovation Lead @ Google
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Chat with Ennis Olson, Global Innovation Lead at Google and fierce advocate for better mental health support in the workplace. Ennis discusses the need for leaders to receive training and tools to create a supportive environment and highlights the importance of accessibility to mental health services and the assessment process for diagnosis. We con…
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Authenticity and Secure Leadership with Sarah Devereaux | Founder & Leadership Coach
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Chat with Sarah Devereaux, Leadership coach, strategic advisor, keynote speaker, and workshop facilitator specializing in compassion, self-awareness, systems thinking, and trust for senior executives and emerging leaders. Sarah is a leadership coach, strategic advisor, keynote speaker, and workshop facilitator. She runs her own practice, Third Coas…
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Reinventing your career and business with Tijana Buric, Founder + CEO, Career Alchemist© | Human Design at Work
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Ever wondered what makes you unique and how to find your factor of differentiation in today’s competitive market? You’re in the right place, because you are going to discover the power of Human Design, also known as a science of differentiation. Listen as we chat with Tijana Buric, CEO + Founder of Career Alchemist©. Tijana is a CPA turned Human De…
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Moral injury in the workplace with Dean Yates | Author, ”Line in the Sand” | PTSD & Moral Injury
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Chat with author and war-time journalist, Dean Yates, as he dives into some excerpts from his new book, "Line in the Sand." Hear about the unique mental health challenges he faced after leading teams through the war in Iraq, the Bali Bombings, and the Boxing Day Tsunami, as well as his journey through the trenches of PTSD. Dean also introduces the …
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Emotions that shape our world - shame, bullying, and mobbing
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Standing up against bullying is important. No one likes to be bullied. In this episode, tune in to connect the dots between bullying, shame, and some our murkiest workplace encounters. Listen in as Delia talks about some of the emotions that bubble up in bullying. Checkout Our Blog called Tune-In for episode recaps and more show notes.…
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In this episode, we talk about a life and wellness social post that really resonated with our online community #30dayrules. We talk about wisdom of getting self care and self parenting. I share some comments from our community members. So insightful! We wrap up with a excerpt from my life and wellness book and tie in how we stay connected to oursel…
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Self parenting: reclaiming our bodies and our playfulness.
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In this episode, I look into self-parenting by reclaiming our bodies and playfulness. I share a chapter from my book, Rants and Ramblings on Life and Wellness, where my dad joined me for a workout. My dad tried a yoga lesson for the first time and never complained. He was just present. He's was in his seventies and he was all in. Key Talking Points…
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I wanted to share this chapter of my book with you because we don't know what each other is going through. If you are struggling with your mental health and mindfulness, anytime of the year is difficult. Sadly, the holidays tend to be even more difficult. It's hard to know how to help, what to do, or how to be there for people around us who might n…
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A big welcome to Amy Oberst (0:27). Our first guest ever. Amy is a mom (of 2), avid reader, pacific northwester, hiker, skier, and a real high-tech superhero. Amy "home edits" her bosses and global team's administrative life which got us talking to seeing your own superpowers (2:26). I had forgotten that she had downloaded a copy of Rants + Ramblin…
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My first time ever at a TEDx event (1:50). It was 'everything': a meet up, a show, and a time for reflection. After 3 years on "hold" because of pandemic, we met in the Moda Center (where the Trailblazers play). There were ~7000 of us. I had some premier seating down on the floor and could observe the production (3:14) . I'll let you in on some of …
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Everything has its origin story! We were all ready to go, when a mishap with the original live recording gave birth the first podcast episode. In this episode, I recap a lively interview discussion with the narrator (Kimberly Yvonne Steele) of my first short read available on Amazon. Kimberly and I talked about my book launch. And, lived up to my p…
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