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Ep. 81 The Leadership Crisis is Real. Joy is the Answer with Joy Saxton
Joy isn’t light and fluffy. Joy has deep roots. And you desperately need that kind of leadership right now: for yourself.
How do leaders sustain joy, avoid burnout, and make strategic decisions in an overwhelming...
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Ep. 80 Holding It Together: Leading Through Uncertainty with Jo Saxton
Are you leading or just surviving?
My Enneagram Seven self desperately wants to reframe and excuse and brush (shove) it all under a nice area rug. But that plunges us all deeper into barely hanging on.
In this...
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Ep. 79 The Leadership Crisis No One is Talking About
Are we in a leadership crisis? The statistics scream yes. Burnout, turnover, and the weight of constant change are overwhelming leaders everywhere. But you already knew that…because you feel it too.
In this episode,...
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Ep. 78 ICYMI Half-Play or Full-Play: Joy and Productivity at Work
You don’t get to decide what feels like play for someone else. I see this all the time in team building exercises or team happy hours, the leaders walk away from it thinking, “Yes, we rocked that!” only to later find...
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Ep. 77 Tackling Toxic Work Environments with Play and Psychological Safety With Jeff Harry
We didn’t leave bullies behind in the 7th grade. That person will appear in any group of people where the leader allows it.
And it’s the worst. Especially when the bully is the manager.
A Workforce Institute...
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Ep. 76 Not Forced Fun: How Play Powers Productivity with Jeff Harry
Big with Tom Hanks thrilled me. But Jeff Harry loved it so much, he wanted that to be his job! After he made that happen, he quickly realized the toy industry had no joy, no creativity and the most shocking of all… no...
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Ep. 75 Eight Ways to Overcome Team Struggles and Stop Burnout
Burnout rates among leaders range from 40% to a staggering 83%. So it's likely that you are feeling that crispy edge of overwhelm, exhaustion, or cycle of stuck, too.
Nobody wants it, and yet we're all living like...
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Ep. 74 ICYMI: Stop Worrying About Them
Stop breaking yourself into tiny pieces. You know what I mean; when you’re one way at work, one at home, one at church. It feels safer, it feels more acceptable, but often times you’re depriving yourself and others of...
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Ep. 73. Grow as a Leader and Build an Engaged Team with Jade Simmons
“What do you want to be when you grow up?” I wince a little when I hear adults ask kids that question because I know it’s laying a sandy foundation for their understanding of work and life.
This week, I continued...
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Ep. 72 Purpose Unleashed: Successful Leadership with Jade Simmons
Jade is living proof that you don't have to choose just one activity to be successful, but you must have purpose.
In part one of this conversation with Jade, a true Renaissance woman who's not afraid to embrace all...
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Ep. 71 The Paradox of Profit or Purpose
83% of American’s report having significant workplace anxiety. In 1990 that number was 30%.
How did we get here? And more importantly, how to restore? In this episode, we’ve got some compelling research and a few...
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Ep. 70 The Myth of More Encouragement for Tired Leaders
As the new year begins, do you feel it? That relentless pull?
The questions shout at us, demanding answers. What’s your plan? Your word of the year? Your goals? Your resolutions? The messages are everywhere: Strive...
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