Internationally-acclaimed keynote and TEDx speaker, award-winning leadership writer, and author Tanveer Naseer sits down with today’s top leadership experts to explore insights and tools to help leaders take on the challenges and opportunities found in leading today’s workplaces. You'll also hear Tanveer's unique perspective on leadership in his popular "Leadership Espresso Shot" series, where he shares insights from speaking to audiences across North America, Europe, the Middle East, and As ...
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The Messy Middle is one mom's journey to build a business based on her specialized knowledge. We are creating a movement of women of faith where we help each other overcome adversity and navigate the challenges of running a business, prioritizing a healthy marriage, and intentionally raising our kids, all while homeschooling. This show is intended to encourage successful corporate women, turned entrepreneurs to take the next step, giving practical and tactical tips in each episode to help yo ...
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Since the Great Resignation, culture has become paramount in recruiting and retaining top talent. Fairness and equity have become deal breakers for many job seekers. As a culture consultant, Change Management Specialist and Talent Optimization Partner with Predictive Index, I decided to do this show because I started to meet CEO’s and Founders that were… well, “white guys” that recognized that their homogenized leadership teams were leaving them blind Two risks that could only be seen from d ...
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How To Guide Struggling Employees To Improve Performance | Leadership Espresso Shot 62
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One of the biggest challenges – and at times, headaches – you’ll have as a leader is having to deal with an employee who’s under-performing. Of course, it’s not just leaders – we’ve all had experience working on teams where there was one person who wasn’t doing their part to help carry the team’s load. As employees, it’s easy for us to be annoyed a…
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Season 2 | EP 16: Cultivating Your Leadership Vertigo with Tanveer Naseer
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Join Anita as she sits down with Tanveer Naseer, a thought leadership consultant and the author of Leadership Vertigo. Tanveer shares his unique journey from the medical field to becoming a renowned leadership speaker and podcaster. They discuss the importance of discovering one's purpose, the significance of focusing on the journey rather than jus…
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Season 2 | EP 19: Shaping Powerful Communication to Serve Your Audience with Mike Phillips
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In this episode, Anita invites Mike Phillips to share his unique journey from hockey coach to podcast powerhouse. They discuss how to craft a compelling story that speaks your own truth while serving others, how perseverance leads to unexpected success, and the real value of having just one person who hears your message. Tune in as Mike offers mean…
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Season 2 | EP 18: Finding Freedom Through Forgiveness with Cathy Barker
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In this episode, Anita is joined by Cathy Barker from Ontario, Canada. Cathy, who is on a mission to help parents reach their full potential and create nurturing and safe family environments, shares her journey of forgiveness. Focused on three critical pillars—assertive communication, conflict resolution, and setting healthy boundaries—Kathy discus…
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Bob Sutton | How Leaders Can Become “Friction Fixers” To Make Work Better
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This is one of the interviews for my "Leadership Biz Cafe" podcast that I couldn't wait to share - my interview with Stanford professor and all-around great guy, Bob Sutton. Bob is an organizational psychologist, Stanford professor, and best-selling author of “The No Asshole Rule”, “Good Boss, Bad Boss”, and “Scaling Up Excellence”. My conversation…
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Season 2 | EP 17: Breaking Free from the 'Should Do' List with Lissa Figgins
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In this episode, we explore dealing with the pressures of a "should do" list and discuss healthy ways to manage time. Lisa Figgins, a recovering "should do" list person, offers insights into managing time in ways that align with individual calling and the season of life one is in. Anita also discusses relational boundaries, especially in the contex…
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3 Springtime Leadership Reminders To Help You Succeed | Leadership Espresso Shot 61
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The arrival of Spring often brings to mind the idea of renewal and new beginnings. And it’s not surprising when we see trees waking from their winter slumber to transform their spindly branches into luscious clouds of green foliage. Or when we see spring flowers like tulips emerge from the ground, erupting into this dazzling display of bright yello…
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Season 2 | EP 15: Beyond Frameworks: Embracing Your Unique Path with Julie Reisler
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In this episode, Anita and Julie dive into the power of being your authentic self and listening to divine guidance to reach your highest potential. They explore the limitations of conventional frameworks for success and highlight the importance of personal intuition and spiritual guidance in navigating life and entrepreneurship. Julie shares her pe…
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Season 2 | EP 14: From Corporate Despair to Content Creator Extraordinaire with Diana Gladney
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In this inspiring episode, Anita is joined by the amazing Diana Gladney a passionate entrepreneur and content creation expert. Diana opens up about her journey from corporate job dissatisfaction and a major health scare to a life-altering wake-up call that led her to embrace entrepreneurship. They explore the transformative power of video content, …
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Dr. Paul White | Communicating The 5 Languages Of Appreciation In The Workplace
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There’s no question that being an effective communicator is critical to succeeding at leadership. But as my guest in this episode of my “Leadership Biz Cafe” podcast points out, a leader’s ability to express the right kind of appreciation to their employees is key to driving employee growth and success. Dr. Paul White is a psychologist, author, and…
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Season 2 | EP 13: Building Your 10 Year Vision with Maya Gudka
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This episode features a deep dive conversation with UK-based Executive Coach, Maya Gudka. Maya discusses her transition from a career in corporate economics to becoming an independent executive coach specializing in leadership development. The discussion focuses on her method of coaching clients through creating a 10-year vision for themselves, par…
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Season 2 | EP 12: Building Kingdom-Focused Businesses with Stephanie Hibbert
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Anita welcomes certified life coach Stephanie Hibbert to explore the journey of aligning personal values with professional aspirations, particularly for women in the corporate world looking to pivot into entrepreneurship with God-sized ideas. They delve into various topics including the importance of building God's kingdom instead of one's own, ove…
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3 Steps To Creating A Vision That Inspires Purpose And Success | Leadership Espresso Shot 60
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One of the common themes around leadership that I’m asked to speak on for a keynote or a corporate training workshop around is how can leaders create conditions that inspire employees to show up and deliver their best. As a point out in these talks, a key ingredient to making such conditions is defining a vision that helps to inspire purpose in you…
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Robin Sharma | 8 Hidden Habits To Live Your Richest Life
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“The real job of leadership is the chance to sincerely, passionately, excellently elevate human lives. And the best businesses are very mission-driven and purpose-centered.” This is just one of many brilliant and thoughtful insights Robin Sharma shares in this latest episode of my “Leadership Biz Cafe” podcast. I can’t tell you how excited I am to …
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Season 2 | EP 11: Overcoming Giants With Your Own Personal Blueprint
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In this episode of The Messy Middle podcast, Anita shares her personal journey as an entrepreneur, emphasizing the ups and downs she faces in building a profitable business. She recounts a recent experience during a business mastermind trip, where she found clarity and confidence after spending time in prayer and journaling, only to face doubts and…
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Season 2 | EP 10: Embracing Faith Through Music with Art Suriano
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When the path of life takes an unexpected detour, how do you find your way back to faith and purpose? In this episode, Anita spoke with Art Suriano, the host of the radio program Let Go and Let God. Art recounted his journey from a Catholic upbringing into a period of doubt and faithlessness, then followed by religious awakening after a harrowing m…
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4 Steps To Transform Negative Self-Talk Into Driving Force For Success | Leadership Espresso Shot 59
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I’ve spoken with many highly successful people over the course of career and there’s one interesting characteristic I’ve noticed they all share in common. Each of them exudes this quiet confidence about themselves and their abilities. And to repeat, not just confidence, but quiet confidence, meaning they don’t try to be the smartest person in the r…
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Season 2 | EP 09: Finding the Courage To Share Your Voice
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In this episode, join Anita as she bravely shares her evolution from a shy girl coping with an abusive household, to a strong woman fiercely advocating for herself and those affected by similar situations. You'll hear how she rose above her past, utilizing the way she was raised to carve out a different path for her children and others who have bee…
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Season 2 | EP 08: The Art of Calm Parenting: Leading with Love and Patience w/ Kirk Martin
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Anita and Kirk Martin delve deep into the world of parenting, particularly focusing on the unique challenges and strategies involved in raising strong-willed children. Kirk shares his personal journey from being a yelling parent to developing effective calming techniques that became the foundation of a program reaching over 1,500 children, teaching…
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Season 2 | EP 07: Keys To Growing Your Business In 15 Hours Per Week
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In this episode, Anita discusses how to successfully transition from corporate life to entrepreneurship. She shares personal experiences that led her to pursue her God-given vision of running her own business. Anita provides practical steps and principles to manage time effectively and grow a business even with just 15 hours per week. Download your…
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Shaara Roman | Fortifying Your Workplace Culture To Thrive In Any Crisis
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Over the past several months, there’s been a lot of attention paid to an organization’s workplace culture, particularly in terms of the on-going debate over the future of work. But at a time where it feels we’re going from one crisis to another, it is important for leaders to consider what kind of workplace culture their promoting in their organiza…
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Season 2 | EP 06: Family Builders: How to Build a Strong Family and a Strong Business with Joe Pomeroy
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In this episode of The Messy Middle, Anita is joined by her close friend and successful business builder, Joe Pomeroy. Drawing from his experience in building an eight-figure business from scratch and creating the family builders movement, Joe shares powerful insights on how to transition from a fulfilling corporate job to a thriving entrepreneuria…
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3 Important Lessons Leaders Can Learn From Success | Leadership Espresso Shot 58
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When it comes to success, much of the focus tends to be on how do we go about being successful. We read books and watch documentaries about the lives of successful people in the hopes that we might better understand what allowed them to succeed in the hopes that we might achieve a similar result from our efforts. But a recent conversation with my d…
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Season 2 | EP 05: The Relationship Factor: Cultivating Key Connections for Business Success with Cliff Ravenscraft
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Podcasting has changed the game for content creation and personal brand building. This episode features Cliff Ravenscraft, a former insurance salesman who reinvented himself as a podcast wizard. He shares his journey, the ups, the downs, and invaluable lessons learned along the way. From growing a fledgling podcast into a platform with hundreds of …
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Carice Anderson | How Black Professionals Can Thrive In Today’s Workplaces
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When it comes to diversity in today’s workplaces, understandably much of the focus is on systemic challenges members of various marginalized groups have to deal with. But as my guest in this episode of my Leadership Biz Cafe podcast points out, that doesn’t mean there aren’t measures Black professionals can take at the individual level so they can …
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The One Thing Exceptional Leaders Never Forget | Leadership Espresso Shot 57
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How many of us would be happy knowing the high point of our career was that we were good at just getting through the day? Unfortunately, that’s the reality leaders need to recognize as the focus of today’s leadership becomes less and less about achieving long-term goals and more about just putting out fires and ‘getting things done’. While this cer…
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Season 2 | EP 04: Unveiling the Formula for Financial Success in Business with Rocky Lalvani
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In this episode, Anita invites guest Rocky Lalvani to discuss the transition from the corporate world to building a successful business. Rocky, a certified Profit First Professional, shares his expertise in helping entrepreneurs achieve financial success. Key Points in the Episode: - Understanding the Profit First system and its impact on business …
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Allen Adamson | Transforming What People Do To Gain Market Advantage
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What do Uber, Apple, Netflix, and AirBnB share in common in terms of the successes they’ve achieved? According to my guest in this episode of my Leadership Biz Cafe podcast, what these and other successful companies share in common is that they’re all experience disruptors. And he has a framework based on studies in consumer behaviour, behavioural …
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My Favourite Guest Moments And Insights From 2023
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The last few weeks of the year are an ideal time for self-reflection and review as on the one hand, there’s an understandable eagerness to plan and map out goals for the upcoming year. But at the same time, it’s a perfect moment to take note of both the successes earned and lessons gained over the past 12 months. It’s in the vein of the latter that…
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S2 E83 - HIGHLIGHT - Amri B Johnson- CEO, Inclusion Wins
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In this highlight episode of my transformative conversation with Amri Johnson, I unpack how bringing expectations that people will change to the equity and Inclusion conversation may be inhibiting progress. More about Amri B Johnson: For more than 20 years, Amri B. Johnson has been instrumental in helping organizations and their people create extra…
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Season 2 | EP 03: A Mom & Daughter Conversation: Reflections on Life & Faith
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Today, Anita brings her mother, Rowene, as a guest. Drawing from Rowene's personal experiences and wisdom, they address the challenges faced by corporate women of faith who are transitioning into entrepreneurship. They highlight the importance of continuous learning, turning hobbies into profitable ventures, and balancing personal and professional …
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S2 E82 - Amri B Johnson- CEO, Inclusion Wins
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Is it possible that progressive, DEI specialists are bringing resistance and judgment to the table? In my revealing conversation with the insightful Amri Johnson we discussed how practitioners like us can get in our own way of progress. More about Amri B Johnson: For more than 20 years, Amri B. Johnson has been instrumental in helping organizations…
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James Burstall | How Leaders Can Prepare For The Next Major Crisis
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If I were to ask your employees if your organization is ready to navigate the next global crisis, what would they say? As much as we’d like to think we’re prepared for whatever crisis comes our way, the pandemic and subsequent global supply chain crises clearly proved many organizations are vastly under-prepared to handle any kind of global crisis,…
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S2 E81 - HIGHLIGHT - Tanveer Naseer - Founder/CEO Tanveer Naseer Leadership
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In the surprising conversation I had with Tanveer Naseer last week, we dove into the importance of empathy for successful leadership, development and change management. In this highlight episode, I unpack how practicing empathy is a great opportunity to create a culture of care, which has been proven to be a critical component of employee retention…
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S2 EP80 - Tanveer Naseer - Founder and CEO, Tanveer Naseer Leadership
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What is the most overlooked aspect of change management that can make or break organizational change? Empathy. I had the chance to interview the remarkable Tanveer Naseer about the Powerful role of empathy in developing high performance leadership teams. This skill has become table stakes for growth in the 21st century. More about Tanveer Naseer: T…
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How To Support Employee Success When Things Go Wrong | Leadership Espresso Shot 56
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Have you ever had the experience dealing with after-sales support where you not only get the runaround, but you spend days just trying to get someone on the phone to acknowledge your problem?That’s the situation my wife and I had to content with when we contacted a major retailer about an issue with our newly purchased recliner sofa.While on the su…
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S2 E79- HIGHLIGHT - Steve Urban - Founder and CEO, Riderflex
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The vast majority of white men on homogenized leadership teams, know that a change is needed to keep the company growing, maintain or create a competitive advantage, and prevent obsolescence. It’s going to take a particular kind of leader to get on board. In this highlight episode of the amazing conversation I had with Steve urban CEO of Boutique c…
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Season 2 | EP 02 - Building a Profitable Consulting Business in 20 Hours or Less
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Join Anita as she breaks down the essential steps in building a successful consulting business for those with a busy schedule. She shares the importance of identifying specialized knowledge, defining your target audience, creating a plan, building your brand, implementing time management strategies, and effective marketing. She emphasizes the value…
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S2 E78- Steve Urban - Founder and CEO, Riderflex
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Recruiters can have the biggest impact when it comes to diversifying organizations and senior leader ship teams. Steve, urban, who is the CEO and founder of Riderflex, a multi million dollar boutique recruitment company, speaks candidly about the realities of bringing in diverse candidates into the hiring process, and clever ways to be successful, …
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Kamales Lardi | The Human Side Of Digital Business Transformation
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With the explosive growth of AI and other emergent technologies, it’s not surprising to see many organizations focusing on digital business transformation. Unfortunately, many leaders are making a critical mistake in their strategy, something I discuss and explore with my guest Kamales Lardi in this episode of my “Leadership Biz Cafe” podcast.Kamal…
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Season 2 | EP 01 - Finding Peace in the Now While Striving for the Future
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Welcome to the Season 2 of the Messy Middle Podcast! In this episode, host Anita Anello and her staff, Sheena, discuss the struggle many successful corporate women of faith encounter in balancing ambition and finding peace in the present moment. They delve into topics such as building a profitable business, setting and achieving goals, experiencing…
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S2 E77 - HIGHLIGHT - Jeff Hoffman - Chairman of the Board, Global Entrepreneurship Network
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Last week I was honored to have a conversation with Jeff Hoffman. In this weeks highlight episode, I dig into one of his most memorable quotes, “the biggest piece of advice I’ve been sharing is that having a successful start up, it’s not a funding game, it’s a talent game“. I also review the source of his personal culture and Northstar: the single …
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S2 E76 - Jeff Hoffman - Chairman of the Board, Global Entrepreneurship Network
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I had the privilege of speaking with Jeff Hoffman this week on the C-Change show. Among his innumerable accomplishments, he is the chairman of the global entrepreneurship network as well as a founding board member of the unreasonable group whose portfolio companies have raised over $11 billion in funding he’s been featured as a business expert on e…
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4 Steps For Creating A Culture of Inquisitiveness | Leadership Espresso Shot 55
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Does your organization encourage a sense of curiosity? According to a survey in the Harvard Business Review, 83% of leaders say they do, but barely half of their employees would agree.Far from being something that's 'nice to have', encouraging a sense of curiosity in your workplace is going to become increasingly critical, not only to ensure better…
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S2 E75- HIGHLIGHT - Robin DiAngelo - Affiliate Associate Professor, University of Washington
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Last week I had the incredible opportunity to have a conversation with Dr. Robin DiAngelo who is the person who actually coined the phrase, white fragility. In this highlight episode, I drill down into the nuances of growing up in a country, where our racialized identities form a completely unconscious bias mechanism, that seeps unnoticed into our …
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S2 E74 - Robin DiAngelo - Affiliate Associate Professor, University of Washington
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I had the rare opportunity to interview one of the foremost thought leaders in the equity and inclusion movement. Dr. Robin DiAngelo, (who coined the term "white fragility") shared some deep insights about the struggle for equity and some great tools for even the most daunted person to take the first step in owning their privilege and using that po…
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Adam Bryant | How Managers Can Make The Jump To Leadership
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“One of the biggest stumbling blocks for organizations is an unwillingness to be brutally honest about the challenges they face.”There’s no question leadership is becoming a more challenging role than it was 5-10 years ago. The rapid pace of change, the on-going uncertainties, even the very nature of the way we work have made being a leader a more …
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S2 E73 - HIGHLIGHT - Dr Joey Faucette - Founder, Listen to Life
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If you caught my interview with Dr. Joey Faucette last week, then you know how important it is to make a safe space for men to address their insecurities, and be better leaders. Who best to do that? The good guys. Please join me in this highlight episode, where I unpack the possibility, of the average good guy to step up and create immense positive…
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S2 E72 - Dr Joey Faucette - Founder, Listen to Life
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Have you noticed that many male leaders constantly make everything about them? What is this about? I had the privilege of speaking with Dr. Joey Faucette, of Work Positive, who shares his ideas about building bridges to help these leaders move from “me” to “we” and build, inclusive, equitable cultures. More about Dr Joey Faucette: Dr. Joey Faucette…
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The Critical Key Missing In RTO-Remote Work Debate | Leadership Espresso Shot 54
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Few issues have captured the attention and focus of leaders over the past few years as the ongoing debate over whether to allow employees to work remotely or demand they return to office (RTO).And because it’s a contentious issue, there’s invariably numerous articles and studies out there which are meant to clarify things, but which honestly probab…
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