Activating Hope

Most people think you need a team, office, and round-the-clock hustle to run a successful marketing team. Todd Krise is here to challenge that. In this episode of Activating HOPE, he shares how he left traditional agency life to build a solo business powered by AI and designed for freedom. You’ll hear how to launch your own setup—tools, processes, and mindset included.

But this episode isn’t just about going it alone. Todd also intr...

Leading in moments of crisis requires the higher-thinking part of your brain, your frontal cortex, to orchestrate all of your other brain components to find those stroke-of-genius thoughts that allow things to move forward instead of spiraling into an outright catastrophe. Yet this level of adversity shifts your thinking to the more primitive, survival, component of your brain, your amygdala. At your moment of existential crisis,...

In this episode of Activating HOPE, we take an honest and hopeful look at what it truly means to lead a nonprofit in today’s complex world. This conversation explores the passion that fuels nonprofit leaders—and the pressures that come with the job.

Our guest, DeVon Holt, brings a wealth of experience and insight to the table as we unpack both the inspiring opportunities and tough challenges of mission-driven leadership. From naviga...

Clarity can mean different things to different people. For some, it arrives in the form of an answer or a direction. For others, it’s understanding the context of a complex situation. For most, however, clarity evokes a calm and focused state of mind with lower stress and diminished anxiety over what to do next. As satisfying as it is to help people find clarity with their business problems, it’s far more rewarding to teach someone...

There’s a reason the movie Horrible Bosses was such a hit. When it comes to working for bad bosses, most of us have “been there and done that.” If you work long enough, you’re bound to end up working for a real tyrant — an emotionally abusive leader with a penchant for pettiness, a deficit of humanity, and a mountain of insurmountable, unrealistic expectations.

Most of us —when we fall victim to “managerial terrorism” — default to ...

A strong professional brand differentiates you in a competitive job market, builds credibility and trust, positioning yourself as a thought leader and a go-to expert in your field. Utilizing tools like LinkedIn can help boost your visibility and facilitate networking. By developing a strong LinkedIn profile and presence you can open doors to new opportunities, promotions, and career growth. During this episode of Activating HOPE wi...

In this episode, we explore the essential skills and strategies leaders need to guide their teams through change, especially in today’s world where change fatigue is becoming increasingly common. Rebecca will share real-life examples from her experience in leadership development and offer practical lessons to help navigate change fatigue. Leaders will be provided with a roadmap for not only managing change but inspiring their teams...

Facing unprecedented levels of disruption, anxiety, and ambiguity, leaders in your organization need more support and direction now than ever before. Coaching is critical. But “coaching” means different things to different people and can vary greatly in its effectiveness depending on the methods and strategies used. How can you be intentional in creating a coaching culture? How can you incorporate objective data into the coaching p...

Emotional intelligence (EI) or emotional quotient (EQ) has become increasingly important in the age of AI. It is vital in fostering empathy, ethical decision-making, and collaboration. While AI is excellent at tasks that involve logical reasoning and data analysis, it lacks the ability to understand and respond to human emotions. EI bridges this gap by enabling individuals to recognize, understand, and manage emotions, leading to m...

With the ease of digital communication at anyone’s fingertips and many professionals transitioning to work-from-home, the way an individual communicates online is more important than ever before. In this episode of Activating HOPE, we’ll chat with keynote speaker and communication coach, Dr. Ali Atkison, about her latest guide for personal success, How’s Your Computer-side Manner? The 9 Digital Communication Mistakes You’re Making ...

Disrespect is everywhere. It is often represented as powerful, liberating, and even fun. It has become the drug of choice for large parts of our culture, and it is amplified on digital social platforms. It is leaking into the technologically connected, geographically dispersed workforce of the 21st century. Leaders must learn how to lead with respect to capture the best value of teamwork.

Takeaways

Respect is fundamental to workplace...

Leaders and employees dread performance reviews and ways to check on progress to goals. What’s wrong with performance management? It’s not you – or the system. It’s how leaders and employees gather information, data, real-work examples, and then create meaningful conversations that actually improve performance.

During this episode of Activating HOPE with Jeff Nally, we’ll discuss what makes performance management systems actually he...

Summary

In this conversation, Dr. Brad Shuck discusses the evolving landscape of employee engagement, particularly in the wake of COVID-19.

He highlights how the integration of personal and professional lives has shifted the value proposition of work, leading to a more transactional nature of employment. The discussion also delves into the importance of intentionality in remote work, the connection between employee engagement and hea...