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This is my KZFR guest DJ spot that originally aired earlier this year in my efforts to support survivors of The Camp Fire. Now we face the one-year anniversary of this devastating event and face all of the emotions, stress, and circumstances we have moved through during this time. For me, it seems like the fire was last weekend and, at the same time, years ago..."fire brain" is real; difficulty concentrating, low energy,...
The Relatable Leader podcast is here to help you optimize your skills and passion to increase job satisfaction, productivity, effectiveness, and influence! Please be sure to review the back-log of episodes and seek out titles of interest to you. In this episode I interview management consultant, Liz Kislik. She was generous with her knowledge and insights! This is a must-listen episode for anyone filling a leadership role.
In this episode you will learn about interviewing questions that help you identify candidate talents. Thank you for listening and subscribing to The Relatable Leader podcast! We appreciate you recommending this podcast to your coworkers. This podcast is produced to help you optimize your skills and passion so you can increase your job satisfaction level to become more productive and effective in your role. Episode show n...
"Experience, intelligence, and drive matter, but we should prioritize talent." Buckingham & Coffman. Managers and supervisors need to know exactly what talents they need in each role. In fact, they should understand their own talents and how they uniquely fit in the culture of their organization. Then they can work with HR to design an interview process focused on hiring the right talents for the job. #relata...
"The ONLY way to generate enduring profits is to build the kind of work environment that attracts, focuses, and keeps talented employees." from The Service Profit Chain. Listen and develop your action plan and employee survey to measure your organization's effectiveness at keeping "A" players engaged. More resources to support your leadership success:
In this episode I answer 2 questions: "How should I respond to an employee who always plays the victim?" and "How much time should I spend listening to an employee who can't focus because of drama in their personal life?" I also share how I recently used time lapse video to highlight employees and their work processes. My camera gear articles and direct links:
Your organization cannot afford too many people who play the role of victim or too many people who talk about what could or should be done, but who don't execute action plans in a timely manner. This episode provides some self-assessment questions you can ask to ensure you hold yourself accountable for outcomes, and are open to tag-teaming with someone else at your organization to create joint accountability. Thank y...
Training is expensive. When we take time to train employees who then quit, it gets VERY expensive. Many employees quit because they don't excel quickly enough to feel valued by their supervisors and managers. Or, they don't feel engaged because without being given higher levels of work, "busy" work is shoved on them. This situation can lead to less engagement and productivity. Imagine this: what if, on their firs...
When was the last time you had an entire day to yourself to do or not do whatever you wanted to do or not do? Even though we have the weekend to, in theory, take a break, many of us don't take a break because that's the time to hurry up and accomplish all the things we didn't have time to take care of during the week. If you have kids who aren't old enough to take public transportation or drive on their own, you ...
On a scale of 1-10, 10 being the highest, how would you rate your emotional stamina today? Are you able to face unforeseen circumstances throughout your work day without getting so depleted you can't do good work? Are you able to face difficult coworkers without coming undone? When things take you by surprise, are you able to respond appropriately? Are you taking good care of your body? Are you able to maintain produ...
Do you have financial freedom? What is your plan for getting out of debt? Do you prioritize paying off debt before making unnecessary purchases? Suzie Orman advises us to, "Live below your means and within your needs." Unfortunately, too many of us follow the, "when you make more money you spend more money," program and, as a consequence, we aren't building our savings and investments. Who is your financial m...
How would you describe your typical morning? Do you think your mornings set you up for a positive state of being on most days? When you arrive at work at your best, why is that? What have you done to create that success state? When you dread leaving the house or don't feel ready to face the work day, why is that? What actions are you taking or not taking that set you up to operate at less than your best? In this episode you ...
Are your values driving you to be a champion in your life? If you were boarding a ship and the captain greeted you by telling you there was no rudder on the boat and no common rules of engagement for passengers - lying, cheating, stealing, and taking advantage of others would be encouraged, would you get on that boat? If you interviewed for a job and the HR manager told you most of the day you'd be doing something you don...
You might be familiar with this quote from Michelangelo: "The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark." Have you given this message personal thought and focus recently? We must not worry about what others think as we choose to make the most of this incredible life. Who knows what you might discover when you create forward...
Each of us has a limited amount of time and energy. If you have to waste energy tolerating situations and behaviors that are not okay, that you shouldn't have to tolerate - then you have less energy and time for those aspects of your life that bring you joy and fuel a thriving life. Don't zap energy away from your talents and passions: stop tolerating the intolerable. If you haven't already listened to the fi...
Why should you define and communicate your boundaries? So you can feel respect and create a respectful environment for all of your relationships. When people do not communicate their boundaries, they sometimes fall into passive aggressive behavior patterns or end up resenting some of the people in their life because they aren't getting their needs met. Or, maybe you have communicated your boundaries, but people continued the...
This is day one of the 10 Day Challenge to Build or Strengthen Your Personal Foundation. There will be a new episode each work day for two weeks as we cover the ten steps. Thank you for recommending this podcast to your coworkers and friends! As you define success for yourself, it's important not to compare yourself to others. While some people might live a certain lifestyle representing success according to social n...
Jason provides insights and alternative views of coworker relationships. He was generous with his time as he talked with me about his work focused on building deep levels of trust and extraordinary coworker relationships. Jason is an author, TEDx speaker, team building facilitator through the product he has launched, and a leadership consultant. Employees in every role will benefit from listening to this episode and considering ...
Team huddles and meetings don't need to be boring. Surprise people by bringing in content that inspires, is thought-provoking, or makes them laugh. This episode provides examples of the types of content you can use. Remember this: you don't always have to be the person to bring this type of content meetings. You can assign different employees to participate in each meeting by asking THEM to bring in a quote or some histo...
Even if writing is not part of your core job responsibility, writing is an important representation of your thoughts. Most of us are writing email daily, and many of us have additional writing contributions in our roles. The five writing tips in this episode will help you organize your thoughts and improve the quality of your written - and possibly verbal - messages. #relatableleader #catherinegoggia #professionalwriting...
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