Wild Hearts at Work

How is technology affecting the whole of humanity? How is affecting our ability to work, connect, and communicate?

"I'm not anti-technology; I'm pro-humanity." - Rob Krecak

Rob Krecak has spent hundreds of hours researching our (for better or worse) connection to technology, and  now he is on a mission to help individuals and companies reduce burnout and get back time to master their careers and lives. He founded Hu...

How is your past workplace hurt showing up in your work today? As a leader, are you aware of how trauma and past experiences are affecting the perception and performance of your team? In this episode, I speak with Katie McLaughlin who asks these very important questions of leaders as she seeks to help them all heal and move forward in a productive way. Using methods from her theatre background, she helps to uncover what's holdi...

This week, we are turning the mic around! I had the pleasure of being a guest on Subject Matter Pros Podcast with Kunal Desai. It was a wonderful chat that I wanted to share with you! Check out his podcast - he interviews lots of different guests on many topics. 

Here's his description: 
Today's workplace is a whole new being. With the great resignation brought about by the pandemic, being agile is not just important, it is m...

David Hawks knew that a change was necessary in order for Agile Velocity to survive and thrive when the world had turned upside down in 2020. Like most companies, they could no longer rely on their old habits or assumptions to move forward. So David took it to the team: What would AV2.0 need to look like? How could they walk their own talk? Could they create a flat consulting organization?  Listen in as he tells us the AV story of ...

This quote from Dr. Michael Gerharz is what drew me in: "I imagine a world in which those of us who have an important story to tell, a story that has the potential to change the world, find the words to make that happen."   For those of us who are wild hearts at work, one of the biggest impediments to change is getting other people on board. In this episode, Dr. Gerharz talks about the difference between show and substance,...

The Chief People Officer at Zappi understands the importance of preventing burnout. At Zappi, they have a minimum PTO policy and they take all-company holidays at certain intervals in the quarter. I saw this on LinkedIn and immediately asked Tom if he would join me on the podcast. 

Little did I know that minimum PTO was just the beginning of the Zappi story. Listen in as Tom shares a story of self organization, no managers but then ...

What happens when a group of kids are given a substantial amount of money to make change in their school? Do they spend it on chips and candy? Or do they invest in the things that will really help make a difference in other kids' lives? Learn the answer from this podcast with FirstRoot CEO Luke Hohmann as we examine the journey of kids and adults who learn what it takes to really prioritize and invest in a big idea through part...

In this episode,  I speak with Joseph Pelrine about the focus on (and the danger of misunderstanding)  Psychological Safety in the workplace. He speaks to what teams really need in order to open up innovation and risk-taking in teams and help them to high performance.  

References: 

“Trust is the intersection of a person’s hopes and fears”

Simpson, J.A. (2007) Psychological foundations of trust. Current directions in psychological sci...

Word/Phrase of the Week: Bias Disruption

Palantir.net is a digital consultancy led by CEO Tiffany Farriss. (not to be confused with another company of a similar name) I was excited to speak with Tiffany because she has set out to lead her company in a very wild-hearted way, right down to how people are compensated and how promotions are handled in her no-manager org structure. Listen in as we talk about the different assumptions and...

Word/Phrase of the Week: Imposter Syndrome

In this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with leadership coach Asia about overcoming imposter syndrome and sitting deeply in your values to become the strongest - and most YOU- leader you can be. We talk about accepting constructive "feedback" vs. being firm in your personal boundaries when criticism is not well-communicated. Most importantly, we talk about being driven by pe...

Word/Phrase of the Week: Boundaries

Nic Frick is a Career Coach who specializes in working with new moms who are trying to find their next career move. Often these new moms are struggling to reprioritize their lives and find new identity after the birth of their children. Like these new moms, all of us are experience reprioritization and new identities as we approach the end of the pandemic. In this episode, we discuss the parallels...

Word/Phrase of the Week: Agency

In this episode, I speak with Microsoft CTO Advisor Williams Adams on the topic of Agency. A long time Microsoft employee, William has made long-standing impact within the large company by engaging his own sense of agency. He talks with me about how he challenged the status quo, created new programs (specifically LEAP, Microsoft's apprenticeship program), and made global impact through a series o...

Word/Phrase of this episode: Authenticity

In this episode, I speak with Dr. Erika Michalski about her favorite topic: authenticity. What does it mean? How does it show up at work? What is rebellious about it? This glitter loving doctor shares some challenges of being truly authentic, and how authenticity shows up in our leadership. We also talk about balancing our own needs with the needs of others in order to truly be our authenti...

I first learned of Katelyn Magnuson in the same way as many others: when her 1 minute video on the flexibility of her business went viral on TikTok. In this video, she was explaining how she and her employees work 32 hour work weeks and no more. For obvious reasons, I was dying to talk with her about this and invite you to listen! I was thrilled to wrap this Season 1 of Wild Hearts at Work with a leader of her caliber, emotional in...

In this episode, I speak with Melanie Parish of The Experimental Leader book, The Experimental Leader Academy, and the Experimental Leader podcast! We had a lovely chat about the nature of experiments, why humans are wary of experiments, and what it looks like to experiment or support experimentation as a leader! Moreover, I really enjoyed just talking about leadership with someone of Melanie's perspective.   

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Have you ever had an idea that just wouldn't leave you alone - and you don't even know where it came from? Have you ever been in a meeting and something you heard just didn't feel right - but you were afraid to speak up because you had no "data" to prove you were right? Your intuition might be screaming at you!

Shoshanna French hears stories like this every day in her work.  In this episode, she and I chat about...