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How often do you pause to embrace the simple joys of the present moment? Could you integrate mindfulness into activities you already enjoy? Mindfulness is simply paying attention to the present moment with kindness and curiosity.
In this episode of the Inspirational Leadership podcast, I speak with Dorsey Standish about the power of incorporating mindfulness and meditation into our daily lives. Dorsey is a mechanical engineer, neuroscientist, and wellness expert who brings evidence-based mindfulness and emotional intelligence to clients worldwide through her company Mastermind. Her personal mission is to help Type A people like herself slow down, de-stress, and optimize their performance through research-backed brain health training.
Listen in to learn how meditation strengthens the brainโs executive networks, helping us stay present, less reactive, and more focused. You will also learn how to start with small and consistent mindfulness habits to build mental resilience.
Key Takeaways:
Understanding mindfulness as a simple way of paying attention and common mindfulness practices that people unknowingly engage in.Start mindfulness and meditation small to build consistency, strengthen focus, and regulate the nervous system.How emotional intelligence (EQ) supports stress management, enhances relationships, and improves workplace dynamics.The importance of giving yourself grace during mindfulness practices and finding coping mechanisms that suit your needs.The power of committing to small, consistent practices like a one-minute daily and the 30-day mindfulness challenge.How mindfulness can help you become an expert on yourself, leading to intentional living.Standout Quotes:
โWhen we practice mindfulness, weโre paying attention to the present moment with flexibility, kindness, and curiosity.โโ Dorsey [08:52]โItโs your birthright. Youโre here to create the time and space to get to know yourself better, what serves you, and what helps you through things.โโ Kristen [35:20]๐ช๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ญ๐ฑ-๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ต๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ, ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐, ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐. ๐ง๐ผ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐บ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ-๐ผ๐ป-๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด, ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐: www.kristenharcourt.com
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Can leadership, grounded in authenticity and care, replace fear with collaboration? Are we ready to rethink what a healthy workplace truly looks like? While traditional leadership focuses on competition, we need love and compassion to create thriving workplaces.
In this episode of the Inspirational Leadership podcast, I speak with Hamza Khan about his experience with toxic leadership and workplace abuse and how to create healthy workplace environments. Hamza is a best-selling author, award-winning entrepreneur, and world-renowned keynote speaker whose TEDx talk โStop Managing, Start Leadingโ has been viewed over two million times. He challenges audiences and organizations to rehumanize their workplaces to achieve inclusive and sustainable growth. He is a visiting scholar, top-ranked university educator, and respected thought leader with actionable insights featured by the likes of Inc., VICE, and Business Insider.
Listen in to learn about the toxic triangle concept, where a leaderโs dark traits, collusion, and unstable work environment reinforce a negative culture. You will also learn how to create spaces of healing, growth, respect, and a humanized work environment with emotional intelligence and compassion.
Key Takeaways:
The traits of toxic leaders and how colluding colleagues and complacent bystanders sustain toxic environments.How the toxic culture affects work performance and personal life, making employees miserable in all areas.Understanding how leadership traits, conformity, and an unstable environment reinforce toxic cultures.The challenges of maintaining authenticity and emotional health in dysfunctional work environments.How organizations can create spaces of healing and growth with emotional intelligence and compassion.The importance of creating a respectful and humanized work environment where everyone can thrive.Standout Quotes:
โAny good leader is able to create systems that last and voluntary replication of leadership and culture. If youโre a dark core leader, you do the exact opposite because you made it all about yourself the minute you leave; it collapses overnight.โโ Hamza Khan [19:34]โLeaders who occupy a higher social status in an organization and are much more comfortable, secure, and able to engender influence among their followers use a lot more group pronouns. Leaders who are more fearful and insecure use a lot more personal pronouns.โโ Hamza Khan [40:50]โข Get full show notes and more information here: https://bit.ly/PodcastHamzaKhan
๐ช๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ญ๐ฑ-๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ต๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ, ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐, ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐. ๐ง๐ผ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐บ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ-๐ผ๐ป-๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด, ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐: www.kristenharcourt.com
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What one thing can you do today to boost your energy? It doesnโt matter how perfectly you plan your schedule; if your energy is drained, everything feels like a mountain to climb. Managing energy is about cultivating habits that recharge and sustain you.
In this solo episode of the Inspirational Leadership podcast, Kristen discusses powerful habits you can cultivate to boost and maintain your energy. She explains the importance of unplugging from technology, creating sleep rituals, and moving your body in ways you enjoy.
Listen in to learn how to redefine self-care for yourself and incorporate daily practices that nourish you instead of waiting for major events like vacations. You will also learn the importance of taking small breaks and creating white space during workdays to create a healthy balance and boost energy.
Key Takeaways:
How to self-regulate and make conscious choices that protect your energy.The importance of sleep, exercise, movement, nutrition, and natural sunlight in energy management.The power of daily practices to nourish yourself without waiting for a vacation to recharge.How to set clear and healthy boundaries with your phone and screen time to protect your mental and emotional energy.How to do quick energy audits to rate your energy level, make adjustments and create white space for productivity.Standout Quotes:
โIt is a component of emotional intelligence to be able to manage your stress, self-regulate, and be conscious of the choices you make.โ- Kristen [01:20]โYour body is so good at getting your attention and letting you know if you listen, it will tell you what it needs.โ- Kristen [25:04]๐ช๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ญ๐ฑ-๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ต๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ, ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐, ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐. ๐ง๐ผ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐บ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ-๐ผ๐ป-๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด, ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐: www.kristenharcourt.com
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Are you ready to lead with empathetic leadership, collaborate, and build a workplace community? Modern workplace leadership requires more than just technical expertise; it calls for emotional intelligence, trust-building, and encouraging open feedback.
In this episode of the Inspirational Leadership podcast, I speak with Jevon Wooden about his leadership journey and the evolving role of leadership in modern workplaces. Jevon helps leaders and organizations unlock their full potential through empathetic leadership and strategic insights. His background spans military service, business leadership, and experience with top global organizations; he blends data-driven strategies with empathy to transform leadership and team dynamics. His personal journey, from facing significant adversity as a teen to earning the Bronze Star for leadership under pressure, shapes the authentic guidance he offers.
Listen in to learn the importance of diversity, collaboration, and stepping away from micromanagement to encourage team growth. You will also learn how to empower employees with flexible work environments to boost productivity and job satisfaction.
Key Takeaways:
The value of diversity, collaboration, vulnerability, community, and feedback for leadership success.How to create boundaries in the workplace by embracing the power of community rather than labeling teams as family.How to balance empathy, assertiveness, and accountability in leadership and create high-performing teams.The benefits of hybrid work arrangements and remote work to avoid employee burnout.The necessity of ongoing leadership development and training to prepare emerging leaders for leadership roles.Standout Quotes:
โCollaboration allows you to expedite success and get this force multiplier on things youโre not necessarily well versed in. But to do that, you have to be open, and that means you have to be vulnerable.โโ Jevon [08:29]โIf you allow people to naturally select their thing, youโll find that youโll still get what you want as a leader, but you cannot just force people.โโ Jevon [24:41]โWe can teach a lot of technical components of leadership roles, but we cannot teach culture and behaviors.โโ Jevon [32:50]โข Get full show notes and more information here: https://bit.ly/JevonWooden
๐ช๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ญ๐ฑ-๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ต๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ, ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐, ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐. ๐ง๐ผ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐บ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ-๐ผ๐ป-๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด, ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐: www.kristenharcourt.com
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How empowered is your team, and do they feel supported by you and each other as a collective? Leadership is evolving, so shifting from a heroic leadership mindset and fostering collective impact through peer-based support is important. To become a strong leader, you must create space for peer support, collaboration, and growth.
In this episode of the Inspirational Leadership podcast, I speak with Glain Roberts-McCabe about leadership shifts in todayโs workplace and managing burnout for leaders. Glain is the Founder and President of The Roundtable, a company that helps leaders navigate change, disruption, and growth by building the mindsets and behaviors that matter most. A sought-after expert in group coaching, Glain works with executive teams and high-potential fast-trackers to move from heroic leadership to making a bigger collective impact. With over 30 years of leadership, business, and coaching experience, Glain combines an evidence-based approach with pragmatism.
Listen in to learn how to avoid impostor syndrome and burnout as an ambitious leader by focusing on the motivation to be your best. You will also learn the difference between Gen X and Gen Zโs workplace challenges and how the latter is shifting leadership dynamics.
Key Takeaways:
How to manage high-performing leaders and prevent burnout and impostor syndrome in ambitious leaders.How to navigate the post-COIVD complexities and uncertainty of hybrid work environments.Gen Zโs approach to work and leadership, plus the psychological impact of social media on Gen Zโs.The benefits of taking time away from work to boost creativity and leadership quality.The importance of being open to recalibrating your methods as an experienced leader to suit changing environments.Standout Quotes:
โSometimes we donโt make the right investments, and we donโt put our money where our mouth is around the importance of investing in people.โโ Glain [27:09]โIf I cannot leave my team for three weeks on vacation, I do not have a great team, and I am not a great leader.โโ Glain [34:49]โข Get full show notes and more information here: https://bit.ly/GlainRobertsMcCabe
๐ช๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ญ๐ฑ-๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ต๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ, ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐, ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐. ๐ง๐ผ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐บ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ-๐ผ๐ป-๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด, ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐: www.kristenharcourt.com
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What sets exceptional leaders apart in todayโs fast-paced work environment? How do they inspire high-performing teams while balancing individual growth with collective success? Unicorn leaders are leaders who prioritize team success over individual achievements.
In this episode of the Inspirational Leadership podcast, I speak with Fahd Alhattab about his early leadership and entrepreneurial experiences and the concept of unicorn leaders. Fahd Alhattab is a millennial workplace expert who teaches new managers how to lead multi-generational teams. He specializes in transformative leadership and team dynamics training for high-growth startups. He has spoken to +70K people across North America on leadership. Through his thirteen years of experience building successful teams, heโs identified the tried and true ingredient that set high-performing teams apart from competitors โ they had leaders who prioritized team performance over individual success. He calls them Unicorn Leaders.
Listen in to learn how to create collaborative environments that prioritize psychological safety, empowerment, and effective communication within teams.
Key Takeaways:
The importance of prioritizing team success over individual achievements.The significance of building psychological safety, empowerment, and effective communication within teams.How to balance between short-term returns and long-term investments in business growth.The impact of psychological safety and healthy conflict on team dynamics.How leaders can support self-regulation and emotional intelligence in their teams.The importance of dedicating time and resources to innovation within teams.Standout Quotes:
โIf youโre in a big company, often, leadership is about putting out fires; when youโre an entrepreneur, and youโve got this entrepreneurial leadership, itโs about starting fires.โโ Fahd [08:02]โHigh-performing teams, while they look smooth on the top, is that theyโve dealt with the core tensions on the bottom.โโ Fahd [27:44]โIf you want your leadership teams to innovate, then youโve got to support them in the day-to-day management so that they can create enough space.โโ Fahd [44:16]โIf you want your leadership teams to get more out of their team, then itโs not about squeezing out pressure and efficiency. Itโs about giving them the necessary tools to allow people to raise their standards and raise the performance of the team.โโ Fahd [44:16]โข Get full show notes and more information here: https://bit.ly/FahdAlhattab
๐ช๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ญ๐ฑ-๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ต๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ, ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐, ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐. ๐ง๐ผ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐บ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ-๐ผ๐ป-๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด, ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐: www.kristenharcourt.com
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What steps can you take to ensure every voice is heard and valued in your workplace? Imagine walking into a room and knowing that no matter who you are, your ideas matter, your experiences are recognized, and your contributions are celebrated.
In this episode of the Inspirational Leadership podcast, I speak with Sara Dean about the importance of creating environments where every voice is heard and everyone feels valued. Sara is a Seattle-based keynote speaker, executive coach, business consultant, and trainer for leaders and teams. She supports women in leadership who want to become more courageous in their thoughts, actions, and conversations. From womenโs empowerment events to corporate training series to long-term resiliency and creating custom talent development curriculum, Sara teaches folks how to identify and own their greatest strengths in order to show up and shine in the areas they most want to grow and evolve.
Listen in to learn how to create space as a leader for people to process, practice, and engage with new skills and not just deliver volumes of information. You will also learn about the common struggle with confidence across all genders and the importance of leaders recognizing and addressing this issue.
Key Takeaways:
The importance of helping women take up space and use their voices in powerful ways.How to effectively lead, cultivate, and empower other leaders by creating space for people to process, practice, and engage with new skills.The importance of providing resources and engaging in dialogues to foster learning and growth within organizations.The value of regular, open dialogues and personal sharing to build trust and connection in the workplace.Standout Quotes:
โItโs been really cool to see men step into allyship and advocacy for women and trying to unravel some of the ways that theyโve been socialized can be just as harmful as the way that women are socialized.โโ Sara [05:04]โIf we arenโt creating space for people to process the information or to practice using new skills, weโre missing a huge aspect of leadership that allows us to cultivate and empower other leaders.โโ Sara [13:31]โIf you give people the opportunity to share, demonstrate a little bit of vulnerability, and then connect around that, that experience makes them feel seen, heard, held, and valued in the moment, and then they also want more.โโ Sara [17:02]โข Get full show notes and more information here: https://bit.ly/SaraDeanPodcast
๐ช๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ญ๐ฑ-๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ต๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ, ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐, ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐. ๐ง๐ผ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐บ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ-๐ผ๐ป-๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด, ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐: www.kristenharcourt.com
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How can your personal transformation serve as a catalyst for the overall organizational change? Continually challenging yourself and preparing for inevitable changes will help you embrace discomfort, build resilience, and foster a growth mindset in your personal and professional life.
In this episode of the Inspirational Leadership podcast, I speak with Ashley Sardjoe about the importance of personal transformation as a foundation for organizational change. Ashley is a global People & Organization leader with a passion for driving transformative change that enhances organizational performance and drives sustainable business growth. With over 15 years of experience in the field of HR, Ashley is renowned for his ability to develop and execute human capital strategies that enable organizations to achieve their strategic objectives. He is currently the VP, Country People & Organization Head for Novartis in Canada. He is a passionate advocate for diversity and inclusion and is committed to creating work environments that foster innovation, accountability, and engagement.
Listen in to learn how creating a supportive environment and setting unnegotiable standards can help individuals thrive amid uncertainty. You will also learn the significance of having a well-prepared change management strategy while being adaptable and patient.
Key Takeaways:
Understanding the power of individual change as the foundation of organizational transformation.How to build resilience to cope with change through exposure to discomfort and personal challenges.The importance of enjoying the discomfort through your growth process in your personal and professional life.The importance of transparency and direct conversations in understanding individual struggles and fostering stronger team connections.The power of authenticity, humor, and vulnerability in leadership to connect with teams on a human level.Standout Quotes:
โIt is essential to recognize that organizational change involves multiple individuals basically coming together to collectively adapt and transform an entire system.โโ Ashley [07:03]โContinuously exposing yourself to a certain level of discomfort and in a disciplined manner, it will ultimately impact the way youโre capable of dealing with change.โโ Ashley [14:28]โYou need to have the flexibility and agility for the fact that transformation involves people and not everybody is on the same page of this infamous change journey.โโ Ashley [28:25]โข Get full show notes and more information here: https://bit.ly/AshleySardjoe
๐ช๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ญ๐ฑ-๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ต๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ, ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐, ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐. ๐ง๐ผ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐บ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ-๐ผ๐ป-๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด, ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐: www.kristenharcourt.com
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Do you often find yourself thinking, "I'll be happy when...?" What if you discovered that's a trap many of us fall into? Waiting for external achievements to bring happiness is a never-ending cycle leading to unhappiness.
In this solo episode of the Inspirational Leadership podcast, Kristen discusses the โIโll be happy whenโ syndrome and how to find happiness within yourself. She explains why true happiness is always available from within, even with relentless societal and cultural pressures that make us feel inadequate.
Listen in to learn practical tips to break free from the illusion that external changes are necessary to find happiness. You will also learn the importance of remembering to pursue your goals with the understanding that happiness is already within.
Key Takeaways:
How to avoid the Illusion of external happiness and instead embrace internal sources of joy and contentment.How to be aware of unhelpful thought patterns that lead to unhappiness and stay present and grounded.Mindful and gratitude practices to help you enhance contentment and joy within yourself.How to pursue your goals with the understanding that happiness is already within you for a more fulfilling and joyful journey.Standout Quotes:
"The reason why you will never have happiness come from any of those things is because you are looking for something external to give you that sense of happiness, that sense of contentment, and that sense of bliss."- Kristen [01:57]โThe good news is happiness, bliss, and contentment are available to you 24/7, but a lot of time we are looking in the wrong place.โ- Kristen [02:17]โThere is nothing that you have to attain; youโre already whole, enough, worthy, and complete. When you start to recognize a voice telling you that you're not, this is when you can do some things to bring yourself back to your truth.โ- Kristen [12:23]๐ช๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ญ๐ฑ-๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ต๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ, ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐, ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐. ๐ง๐ผ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐บ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ-๐ผ๐ป-๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด, ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐: www.kristenharcourt.com
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Are you ready to achieve your ambitious goals and elevate your leadership skills? How do you pursue your big gorgeous goals confidently and clearly and approach life with intention and joy? Achieving personal and professional growth as a female leader involves setting ambitious goals, pushing beyond your comfort zone, embracing creativity, and planning rest.
In this episode of the Inspirational Leadership podcast, I speak with Julie Ellis about her unexpected transition into finance and eventually into the world of entrepreneurship. Julie is a professional speaker, author, and executive coach for corporate leaders and scaling entrepreneurs. She provides unique experience and expertise to her clients, which she gained through working in the corporate world and then as a leading Canadian entrepreneur. Julie co-founded award-winning Mabelโs Labels, one of Canadaโs greatest small business success stories. She has developed keynotes and workshops for private companies, corporations, and associations, is the author of Big Gorgeous Goals: How Bold Women Achieve Great Things, and hosts the Figure 8 Podcast.
Listen in to learn how to improve your delegation processes with effective communication and setting clear expectations. You will also learn the importance of creating white space by intentionally clearing out the busywork to make room for dreaming and creativity.
Key Takeaways:
How to effectively delegate as a leader by getting clear on tasks, setting expectations, and communicating effectively.The importance of pushing boundaries and stepping into the unknown to achieve big goals.The power of creating white space in your schedule free from busywork and distractions to dream, reflect, and think creatively.How to build support systems at work and home to relieve your burdens and free up time and energy for career goals.Standout Quotes:
โSo often you get to a point in your career where youโve achieved that level because of the things you have individually done, but to go beyond that, you have to do the next round through other people, and that is a very different way of working than achieving your own personal success.โโ Julie [10:03]โIf youโre constantly in autopilot and constantly doing it in action, there isnโt that space to allow you to tune in and to hear some of those bigger dreams and bigger insights.โโ Kristen [23:49]โWe donโt have to grind it out all the time; if we can learn the right skills that will help us make it feel easier and with them, we can have more fun while weโre on the journey, then thatโs what life is about.โโ Julie [39:14]โข Get full show notes and more information here: https://bit.ly/PodcastJulieEllis
๐ช๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ญ๐ฑ-๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ต๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ, ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐, ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐. ๐ง๐ผ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐บ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ-๐ผ๐ป-๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด, ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐: www.kristenharcourt.com
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Did you attend the 2024 Workhuman Live conference? The conference was brimming with meaningful conversations and impactful sessions. It was also a whirlwind of insights, laughter, and profound moments.
In this episode of the Inspirational Leadership podcast, I invite Angela Champ on the show to discuss our individual experiences at the Workhuman conference. Workhuman is committed to the intentional curation of sessions for deep dives into key issues without overwhelming attendees, creating space for genuine connections. It also fosters a community of like-hearted individuals dedicated to reshaping work into a place of purpose and value.
Listen in to learn the importance of understanding cultural differences in communication and leadership styles to encourage collaboration and prevent conflicts in diverse workplaces. You will also learn about AI governance, updating language to empower employees, the Queen Bee Syndrome, and more.
Key Takeaways:
The importance of understanding cultural differences in communication and leadership styles.The value of in-person interactions for building community amidst a technology-dominated era.The Queen Bee Syndrome, the scarcity mindset that causes it, and how women can thrive at work without competition.The importance of governing the impact of AI decisions to prevent irreversible harm in the workplace.How modern leadership emphasizes compassion, curiosity, and co-creation to support employee growth and well-being.Standout Quotes:
โIf youโre feeling dysregulated and exhausted, how are you going to have the mental energy to address AI and where itโs coming from? So, itโs important to start to look for ways to be regulated.โโ Kristen [13:23]โWe, HR, are the ones to direct how people will use technology and not let technology dictate how it will use us.โโ Angela [14:32]โWith this whole AI environment, what we need right now are not the knowers in the room; we need the learners in the room, we need people who are going to listen and be open and ask different questions.โโ Kristen [17:03]โThe beauty of a conference like Workhuman or any conference or session you attend is that thereโs no point in going if youโre not going to take something away and apply it to your work or life because otherwise, youโve just gone for a good time.โโ Angela [27:30]โข Get full show notes and more information here: https://bit.ly/Workhuman2024
๐ช๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ญ๐ฑ-๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ต๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ, ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐, ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐. ๐ง๐ผ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐บ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ-๐ผ๐ป-๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด, ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐: www.kristenharcourt.com
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How do you foster diversity and inclusion to drive positive organizational change? Imagine a workplace where every voice is celebrated, and everyone feels a sense of belonging. In an empowered workplace, everyone can take ownership of their journey toward equity and inclusion and feel supported.
In this episode of the Inspirational Leadership podcast, I speak with Viva Asmelash (she/her) about creating psychological safety in the workplace, plus the systemic change needed in organizations. Viva is a passionate workplace consultant and certified inclusion strategist specializing in forward-thinking employee engagement, equity-centered strategic planning, values-driven branding, and critical team conversations. Vivaโs professional purpose is to create environments where people feel truly seen and are inspired to be their best and most authentic selves. As the co-founder of Liberation Labs, she proudly co-designed the first-of-its-kind Culturally-Aware Feedback Trainingโข. She also co-authored the viral 2023 Harvard Business Review article, Creating Psychological Safety for Black Women at Your Company.
Listen in to learn the importance of understanding how individualsโ past experiences influence their behaviors and interactions at work. You will also learn the impact of diversity, equity, and inclusion work on everyone in your organization.
Key Takeaways:
The need for organizations to invest in culture-building for equitable workplaces.The importance of shifting from individual actions to systemic changes to create psychological safety in the workplace.The importance of manager training and development for creating inclusive leadership.The role of HR departments in advocating for employeesโ best interests within organizations.The qualities of an inspiring leader include commitment to self-growth and developing others.Standout Quotes:
โItโs understanding historical context and having an awareness around it, and unless youโre willing to do that, you shouldnโt be calling yourself a leader unless youโre willing to approach it with a sense of cultural humility.โโ Viva [18:33]โWhen youโre paying more attention to improving your policies with the most marginalized in mind, you inevitably make things better for everybody else at the same time.โโ Viva [23:41]โข Get full show notes and more information here: https://bit.ly/VivaAsmelash
๐ช๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ญ๐ฑ-๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ต๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ, ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐, ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐. ๐ง๐ผ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐บ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ-๐ผ๐ป-๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด, ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐: www.kristenharcourt.com
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What are your important goals, and are you willing to take the time to achieve them? Reaching your full potential requires an investment, but most of us are stuck in an instant gratification mindset. The truth is, it is through the process of working towards your goals that you feel meaning, purpose, and satisfaction.
In this solo episode of the Inspirational Leadership podcast, Kristen discusses how to identify whatโs important to you and take the necessary action steps to achieve those goals. She explains the importance of understanding that big goals take time, persistence, commitment, and dedication, not solely focusing on instant gratification.
Listen in to learn how to stop self-sabotaging by allowing self-limiting beliefs to take over when good things happen, plus how to overcome the upper limit problem.
Key Takeaways:
How the process of working towards your goals gives you meaning, purpose, and satisfaction.How to identify whatโs important to the lifestyle you want to create and stop limiting yourself in terms of whatโs possible.How to change old patterns of self-sabotage by lasting longer in the uncomfortable to develop new patterns.How to take small steps towards achieving your goals and becoming who you want to be.Standout Quotes:
โSuccess comes from a lot of consistent hard work, focus, and commitment that a lot of times is happening in the background.โโ Kristen [00:56]โIf you can get really clear about what those dreams are and start to challenge yourself, youโll realize how often your mind and thoughts can hold you back from achieving amazing things you never thought possible.โโ Kristen [03:44]๐ช๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ญ๐ฑ-๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ต๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ, ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐, ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐. ๐ง๐ผ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐บ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ-๐ผ๐ป-๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด, ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐: www.kristenharcourt.com
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Are you aware that your leadership style is rooted in your past traumatic experiences? Many leaders are operating from a place of distracting themselves from experiencing the full spectrum of human emotions. But to become a more centered, rooted, grounded, and well-resourced leader, you must do the work needed to heal your trauma experiences.
In this episode of the Inspirational Leadership podcast, I speak with Kelly L. Campbell (they/she) about healing traumatic experiences to become a better leader. Kelly speaks and writes about trauma, leadership, and consciousnessโ โThe New TLC.โ The author of Heal to Lead (Wiley, April 2024), Kelly, is a Trauma-Informed Leadership Coach to emerging and established leaders who know they are meant for more. Kellyโs vision is to empower more than half of humanity to heal its childhood trauma so that we may reimagine and rebuild the world together.
Listen in to learn the importance of curiosity and exploring different practices to help you find what works to heal and integrate your trauma. You will also learn how, as a leader or organization, you can support your team by doing things that positively impact their health.
Key Takeaways:
How addressing and healing your past traumatic experiences can lead to conscious leadership.The importance of experimenting with different practices to find what works for you to integrate your trauma.How to do the healing work to become a centered, rooted, grounded, and well-resourced leader.How to support your team in ways that will impact their emotional, physical, mental, and psychological health.Standout Quotes:
โThe more centered, more grounded, and the more resourced we are, we can show up in a way that might influence the people who havenโt done healing work.โโ Kelly [19:22]โWhen it comes to healing and integrating trauma, you donโt know whatโs going to work for you until you try it.โโ Kelly [25:23]โข Get full show notes and more information here: https://bit.ly/KellyLCampbell
๐ช๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ญ๐ฑ-๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ต๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ, ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐, ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐. ๐ง๐ผ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐บ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ-๐ผ๐ป-๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด, ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐: www.kristenharcourt.com
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Are you ready to let go of the drama and restore sanity in the workplace? Drama in the workplace is a time and emotional waste, but with tools like self-reflection and accountability, it can be eliminated.
In this episode of the Inspirational Leadership podcast, I speak with Cy Wakeman about how the ego works, embracing self-reflection, and diffusing drama in organizations. Cy is a drama researcher, New York Times best-selling author, and 2023 Worldโs #1 Leadership Guru who is recognized for her Reality-Based approach to leadership. Backed by over 25 years of unparalleled experience partnering with top brands spanning all industries, Cyโs philosophy offers a modern approach to leadership in which employees and managers alike can deliver better results with less drama, higher engagement without entitlement, and more happiness in even the most challenging workplace realities. Cyโs avid fanbase online has surpassed 250,000 followers.
Listen in to learn about drama in the workplace, the five sources of drama, and how to clear up drama in an organization. You will also learn the difference between self-reflection and venting and how to evolve and give opportunities for self-reflection.
Key Takeaways:
The importance of questioning your thoughts to stop your ego from controlling your life.How to clear up drama in an organization by getting out of verbal communication and self-reflecting.How to get into a place of neutrality by naming whatever comes your way as an unpreferred reality and changing the story.The importance of understanding and articulating your needs as a leader to avoid working on the wrong thing.The power of doing profound inner work to be able to lead with love and be a great leader and or team member.Standout Quotes:
โSurrendering is as simple as naming whatever came your way as neutrally as possible as an unpreferred reality.โโ Cy Wakeman [24:30]โI am convinced that very little needs to change in my world for my world to change; all of what needs to change is my thinking.โโ Cy Wakeman [29:08]โIt takes a lot of evolution to move through the world lovingly because you canโt move through the world lovingly if you havenโt done your inner work.โโ Cy Wakeman [42:37]โข Get full show notes and more information here: https://bit.ly/PodcastCyWakeman
๐ช๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ญ๐ฑ-๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ต๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ, ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐, ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐. ๐ง๐ผ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐บ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ-๐ผ๐ป-๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด, ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐: www.kristenharcourt.com
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How do you lead with empathy and build a team of people that align with your core values? When you support and add value to your team without micromanaging them, you enhance their efficiency and productivity, and they become your best brand ambassadors.
In this episode of the Inspirational Leadership podcast, I speak with Julie Cole about her entrepreneurship journey and the effectiveness of the results-only work environment (ROWE) culture. Julie is a recovered lawyer, a mom of six, and co-founder of Mabelโs Labels. She is also a published author, keynote speaker, engaged community member, and winner of countless entrepreneur awards. In Julieโs latest book, Like a Mother, she shares her inspirational stories and lessons learned through parenting her lively crew of kids and building a multi-million-dollar business with her co-founders.
Listen in to learn how leading with empathy while still holding boundaries can help you hire right and retain employees. You will also learn how to integrate your work and life by knowing your needs, asking for help confidently, and owning your boundaries.
Key Takeaways:
How to build a results-only work environment that gives people the freedom to be effective managers.The power of having an empathetic leader who holds boundaries in retaining employees.How to understand and establish your boundaries and respect your time as a leader for work-life integration.The importance of knowing your needs, getting clear about your boundaries, being confident when asking for help, and being less of a people-pleaser.How to make giving back part of your core values, plus how powerful it can be for your brand.Standout Quotes:
โYou have to get uncomfortable being comfortable because as soon as you think you know what youโre doing, you experience growth.โโ Julie [08:36]โEverything about business is personal, particularly your team, and if you create support and build an incredible team of people who align with your core values and lead with empathy, then they will stick with you and be your best brand ambassadors.โโ Julie [35:50]โข Get full show notes and more information here: https://bit.ly/JulieCole
๐ช๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ญ๐ฑ-๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ต๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ, ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐, ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐. ๐ง๐ผ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐บ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ-๐ผ๐ป-๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด, ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐: www.kristenharcourt.com
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Have you established a speak-up culture as a leader in your organization? For teams and organizations to thrive, itโs crucial to create a speak-up culture where everyone feels psychologically safe to share their ideas, concerns, feedback, and vulnerabilities.
In this episode of the Inspirational Leadership podcast, I speak with Stephen Shedletzky, or โShed,โ about the positive impact of speak-up culture on teams and organizations. Shed is a sought-after speaker, coach, and advisor and has led hundreds of keynote presentations, workshops, and leadership development programs around the world. He helps leaders listen and nurture the voice of others and supports humble leaders who put their people and purpose first, all while knowing they are both a part of the problems they experience and part of the solutions they seek to create. As a thought-leader on psychological safety in the workplace, he works with leaders in all industries where human beings work. His latest book is called Speak-Up Culture: When Leaders Truly Listen, People Step Up.
Listen in to learn about the hard work that goes into psychological safety and its importance for safety, performance, and innovation in organizations. You will also learn how to be a better leader by studying leadership behaviors, getting constant feedback, and committing to leadership practice.
Key Takeaways:
Understanding why leaders arenโt born or made but chosen based on the way they behave.The importance of the speak-up culture and how leaders can create a speak-up culture through encouraging and rewarding.How to provide coaching and feedback on behavior and the impact of speak-up culture even as you reward the intent.How to stay committed to your leadership practice and search and find leaders youโd want to follow and work for.Standout Quotes:
โLeadership cannot be claimed, it must be earned; culture cannot be declared, it must be lived.โ- Shed [13:27]โWherever you are in your leadership development journey, the fact that youโre committing to a leadership development journey, thatโs good news.โ- Shed [32:21]โOftentimes, leaders display toxic deleterious behaviors because they donโt know better and theyโre struggling really badly.โ- Shed [35:07]โข Get full show notes and more information here: https://bit.ly/StephenShedletzky
๐ช๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ญ๐ฑ-๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ต๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ, ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐, ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐. ๐ง๐ผ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐บ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ-๐ผ๐ป-๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด, ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐: www.kristenharcourt.com
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Is your never-ending busyness a way to avoid reflecting and hearing answers to your big questions? Slowing down forces you to get clarity on whether the choices youโre making are aligned with what you say is important to you.
In this episode of the Inspirational Leadership podcast, Kristen discusses the power of intentionally slowing down and focusing on what truly matters. She explains bigger questions you need to ask yourself to understand what youโre avoiding by not slowing down, plus how to use the holidays to reflect on your 2023 wins, struggles, and learnings.
Listen in to learn how slowing down allows you to hear your intuition, identify what truly matters to you, and get your habits aligned.
Key Takeaways:
How to de-prioritize and give yourself permission to slow down and connect.How slowing down forces you to get clarity and answers on whatโs important in your life.How to use the holidays to reflect on your wins, struggles, and learnings and visualize your future goals.How to get intentional about growth opportunities that will result in more fulfillment, joy, purpose, and connection with yourself and others.How slowing down allows you to hear your intuition and identify what truly matters to you.Standout Quotes:
โWe all need rest; we need that time and rest where weโre not doing anything.โ- Kristen [07:07]โItโs important as you start to think about your vision and goals for 2024 that youโre very clear this is not something youโre doing on your own but something you can do with others and have support in order to feel less alone working on them.โ- Kristen [16:04]โAs you slow down, it is much easier to hear your intuition; it is much easier to hear your most resourceful self.โ- Kristen [16:48]๐ช๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ญ๐ฑ-๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ต๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ, ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐, ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐. ๐ง๐ผ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐บ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ-๐ผ๐ป-๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด, ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐: www.kristenharcourt.com
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What are some of the things you can do as a leader to make your teams more effective? The major reasons why teams fail to be high-performing are alignment-related and dynamic-related issues.
In this episode of the Inspirational Leadership podcast, I speak with Liane Davey about her experience working with teams and what leaders need to do to improve their team performance. For the past 25 years, Liane has researched and advised teams on how to achieve high performance. Known as the โteamwork doctor,โ sheโs worked with teams from the frontlines to the boardroom, across a variety of industries, and around the globe from Boston to Bangkok. In working with hundreds of teams, including 26 Global Fortune 500 companies (and counting), she has developed a unique perspective on the challenges teams face โ and how to solve them.
Listen in to learn about the layers of trust and the critical role of trust in teams to make things easier. You will also learn the difference between tension and friction in conflict and the importance of being aware of healthy tension.
Key Takeaways:
How to eliminate inefficiency by getting better at time management and creating boundaries.How to be a vulnerable and accountable leader to earn confidence and connection from your team.How to be aware of healthy tension and properly recognize friction and shut it down.How productive conflict enhances psychological safety and strengthens team relationships.Standout Quotes:
โWe need to address meetings and email problems so that we can create space for focus and flow.โ- Liane Davey [16:29]โThe more productive conflict we have, the higher the psychological safety gets because people learn that they can come out the other side and the relationship will be stronger.โ- Liane Davey [33:01]โข Get full show notes and more information here: https://bit.ly/PodcastLianeDavey
๐ช๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ญ๐ฑ-๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ต๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ, ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐, ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐. ๐ง๐ผ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐บ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ-๐ผ๐ป-๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด, ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐: www.kristenharcourt.com
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Are you in a fixed mindset or a growth mindset? A fixed mindset is when you have scarcity thinking, while a growth mindset is thinking from a place of possibilities. You can shift from a fixed mindset at any point; itโs just a matter of choosing and allowing yourself to create new patterns.
In this solo episode of the Inspirational Leadership podcast, I discuss the difference between a fixed and a growth mindset and how to adopt a growth mindset. I explain why we need to show ourselves compassion, patience, understanding, and grace as we work through new things and create space for emotions when they arise.
Listen in to learn the importance of having a growth mindset to be creative, innovative, and create new things. You will also learn how to challenge yourself to get out of your comfort zone and reach your full potential.
Key Takeaways:
Why you must have a growth mindset to be creative, innovative, and create new things.How to allow yourself to be in the process of practice by showing yourself self-compassion and grace.How to show up from a place of curiosity in order to adopt a growth mindset.How you can challenge yourself to get out of your comfort zone and reach your full potential.How getting feedback from others can help you shift from a fixed mindset and into a growth mindset.Standout Quotes:
โAnyone whoโs thinking about doing innovation or creativity and trying to create new things cannot do that if theyโre staying in a fixed mindset; it has to come from a place of a growth mindset.โ- Kristen [04:46]โIf youโre not consistently setting goals for yourself and having stretch goals, youโre not going to feel much meaning and fulfillment in your life.โ- Kristen [19:10]๐ช๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ญ๐ฑ-๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐ฒ๐ผ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐ต๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐น๐ฑ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ, ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ป ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฐ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ ๐น๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ด๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐๐, ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฎ๐น๐๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ถ๐น๐ถ๐๐. ๐ง๐ผ ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ป ๐บ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐บ๐ ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ-๐ผ๐ป-๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐ป๐ด, ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ป๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ป๐ด๐ผ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐: www.kristenharcourt.com
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