Episodes

  • Developing Your People for Success Using an Individual Developmen

    Developing Your People for Success Using an Individual Developmen
    Jul 25 2024
    It’s every leader’s responsibility to develop their people within their current role, and even to get them promoted. Most leaders only do this by mentoring their people. That’s just part of the development initiative. Leaders need to find their peoples’ gaps and help them close those gaps. They need to set realistic development goals and then ensure those goals are owned and met by their people. The best way to do this is with an Individual Development Plan (IDP). An IDP is not remedial – it’s not used for discipline. It’s a growth tool, used to get someone from where they are to a higher level - either in their current role or for a promotion. Tune in to this informative solo show where your host, Monique, takes you through the IDP tool and a case study of how her client used it for her direct reports.
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    1 hr
  • Become the CEO of Your Career by Marketing and Branding Yourself

    Become the CEO of Your Career by Marketing and Branding Yourself
    Jul 18 2024
    Did you know that you’re an entrepreneur? In order to succeed in today’s competitive business environment, you must build and maintain the most important brand you will ever fully own. Yours! It’s the brand that will follow you throughout your entire career and the one that you have full control over. So why not start building a valuable one now that sells itself? In this episode, Michelle will share secrets to help you build and market a valuable brand that will lead you to success in your desired fields of interest. Michelle will share insights and provide actionable tips and strategies using proven frameworks on how to begin fully owning your career development and personal branding.
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    1 hr
  • Why High Sensory Leaders Are So Valuable

    Why High Sensory Leaders Are So Valuable
    Jul 11 2024
    High sensory intelligence — also known as high sensitivity, or sensory processing sensitivity — is a trait shared by 20-30% of the global population. And yet, misunderstood and wrongly stigmatized, it's one of the best-kept secrets in the corporate world, especially among leadership. High sensory intelligence is a form of neurodiversity, although it's neither a diagnosis nor a disability. It simply means our brains are wired differently. With that different wiring comes an array of superpowers — including empathy, intuition, an understanding of nonverbal communication and energy, an unusual ability to see both the big picture and the details, a high level of conscientiousness and high standards of quality, among others — that help leaders read a room, think strategically, and inspire and generate loyalty within and outside of their organizations. In other words, ideal leadership qualities. And yet, the trait comes with challenges, too. Research has shown that highly sensitive brains optimize for group outcomes rather than individual success. These leaders are driven, but they tend to prioritize everyone and everything but themselves. This is especially true for women leaders, given the way most of us have been socialized. They struggle with setting, communicating and maintaining boundaries. They may be afraid to say no. And while they’re usually willing and eager to advocate on behalf of others, they often lack the confidence to speak up for themselves. So they take on everything, they take care of their teams, and they work extra-long and extra hard to ensure that they get their own work done, too. Those with families then go home and do the same thing, without stopping to recharge their own batteries. Those without families are often too exhausted to have personal lives. All are on a collision path with burnout.
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    1 hr
  • Encore 3 Steps to Make Your Employees Happier

    Encore 3 Steps to Make Your Employees Happier
    Jul 4 2024
    Since Richard was 16 he's been fascinated with the concept of happiness, first his own and then how he could make others happy. His personal journey took him around the world before settling in Gran Canaria in 2001. While still struggling to find the secrets of happiness, in 2014 he read 2 books: Start with Why and Let My People Go Surfing. And he realized what fulfilled him was helping others and making them happy. So in 2014 he set up a company whose main KPI was team and client happiness. He had a theory ... if he built a company where team and client well being was the priority then collaboration, innovation, etc would naturally happen and success would consequently follow. The problem was, in retrospect, he had no idea how to make his team happy. So, over the last 10 years he's studied the science of happiness in the workplace and applied it in his own company. He's learned that free breakfasts and gym membership aren't as important as feeling safe to share ideas and have a purpose. He's learned about ownership and community and the importance of feeling you can grow. In 2022, with revenue near 2m and a team of almost 50, he handed over the role of CEO so he could spend more time with his family and share the knowledge he's learned with the rest of the world. Now he teaches leaders how to make their teams happier. He shows companies what makes people happy at work, how to measure it and what they need to do. If you are looking for ways to reduce staff turnover, attract better talent, improve collaboration, performance and innovation, you won't want to miss this episode and Richard's framework that can truly make a difference.
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    1 hr
  • Organizations as Living Systems

    Organizations as Living Systems
    Jun 27 2024
    We often make the mistake of thinking about companies/corporate entities as if they are machines with parts that we can replace when they aren’t working the way we want them to. Organizations are made up of humans and are more like the human body than like machines. All the people, departments, and programs must work together for it to survive. It is more effective to see organizations as living things that can learn and grow and that can heal from injury or sickness, because organizations can experience trauma just like individual people can. To do this, we need to apply systems thinking, which simply means understanding that everyone is connected to each other in a system. For the system to do its work effectively, everyone needs to be on the same page about basic mission and values, even while each person is doing something different. Systems thinking encourages us to look at events and patterns by focusing on the connection and relationship between the system’s parts instead of only looking at the individual parts in isolation. To do this, we need to recognize system problems rather than applying the machine mentality to problem solving.
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    1 hr
  • Empowering Yourself to Navigate Job Loss

    Empowering Yourself to Navigate Job Loss
    Jun 20 2024
    Separation from a company, for any reason, can lead to feelings of guilt, anxiety and fear. It impacts self-esteem, confidence, and self worth which makes it almost impossible to muster the influence and impact you need in the interview process. Being proactive about company separation is the best way to keep your confidence intact in case it does happen, and there are many things employees can do in advance. However, if the unthinkable does occur and you find yourself jobless you need to have a solid strategy to get yourself on track immediately. Learn the strategies that Monique uses with her clients who are employed and those who have separated, to boost their confidence and get them prepared for a career transition. We'll discuss how to keep your resume up to date, tips to leverage LinkedIn for networking, best ways for an introvert to network, the importance of practicing interview skills, and how to exude confidence during an interview. Most importantly, you'll learn how to care for yourself and stay grounded during a transition.
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    1 hr
  • Developing Your People for Success Using an Individual Developmen

    Developing Your People for Success Using an Individual Developmen
    Jun 13 2024
    It’s every leader’s responsibility to develop their people within their current role, and even to get them promoted. Most leaders only do this by mentoring their people. That’s just part of the development initiative. Leaders need to find their peoples’ gaps and help them close those gaps. They need to set realistic development goals and then ensure those goals are owned and met by their people. The best way to do this is with an Individual Development Plan (IDP). An IDP is not remedial – it’s not used for discipline. It’s a growth tool, used to get someone from where they are to a higher level - either in their current role or for a promotion. Tune in to this informative solo show where your host, Monique, takes you through the IDP tool and a case study of how her client used it for her direct reports.
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    1 hr
  • Empowering Yourself to Navigate Job Loss

    Empowering Yourself to Navigate Job Loss
    Jun 6 2024
    Separation from a company, for any reason, can lead to feelings of guilt, anxiety and fear. It impacts self-esteem, confidence, and self worth which makes it almost impossible to muster the influence and impact you need in the interview process. Being proactive about company separation is the best way to keep your confidence intact in case it does happen, and there are many things employees can do in advance. However, if the unthinkable does occur and you find yourself jobless you need to have a solid strategy to get yourself on track immediately. Learn the strategies that Monique uses with her clients who are employed and those who have separated, to boost their confidence and get them prepared for a career transition. We'll discuss how to keep your resume up to date, tips to leverage LinkedIn for networking, best ways for an introvert to network, the importance of practicing interview skills, and how to exude confidence during an interview. Most importantly, you'll learn how to care for yourself and stay grounded during a transition.
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    1 hr