We know that strong, positive organizational cultures lead to success. Kyle McDowell believes corporate culture is broken due to decreasing engagement, apathy, bureaucracy, and inauthenticity. He shares with Kevin that cultures of excellence should be based on guiding principles; the truths everyone in the organization aligns with. His 10 principles start with “we” to emphasize

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Follow: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio or your favorite podcast player. Work is part of our lives, and it can be difficult. Melissa Swift thinks we can do better for the world and make a living and it doesn’t have to suck. She joins Kevin to discuss how work can be transformed to be less challenging and more

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Follow: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio or your favorite podcast player. How are we doing? This is a simple question. However, we need to be vulnerable to hear the answers. Marc Lesser joins Kevin to discuss the importance of clarity, accountability, and compassion in creating relationships and successful teams. Lesser believes the business world has finally caught up

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Follow: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio or your favorite podcast player. In the spring of 2020, the way we worked changed. It might not have been pretty and look at what we accomplished. Heather McGowan tells Kevin the relationships between individuals and organizations changed. More people are asking where work fits in their lives. As such, leaders need

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Follow: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio or your favorite podcast player. We know that stress levels are high today. Karen Dillon and Rob Cross found that it’s not only because of your macrostressors like a job loss, death, or illness. Karen tells Kevin that there is more microstress due to our connectivity. These are the little stressors that

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Follow: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio or your favorite podcast player. WHATEVER. When we use this word to answer a question, we aren’t deciding or, we are passing the buck. Richard Moran believes that when we use the word Whatever we may feel helpless or lack control, and we surrender. Often, we have more control than we think.

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Follow: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio or your favorite podcast player. Too often, when we focus on the reward or incentive, we lose interest in the work and effort decreases, eventually leading to negative outcomes. Stefan Falk suggests that, as humans, we want to learn, grow, and do good by others. When we are intrinsically motivated, we become

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Follow: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio or your favorite podcast player. Ping-pong tables, free-lunch Friday, or another amenity are just things. Things are not culture. Culture is how you show up. Shaara Roman joins Kevin to discuss building a conscious workplace. Often, there is a disconnect between what we say our culture is and what we see, feel,

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Follow: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio or your favorite podcast player. Time is valuable and powerful, so it’s important to add value to everyone we meet and serve. Deepak Ohri joins Kevin to discuss the power of luxury and how it relates to getting better. Spoiler alert, luxury is not always defined by price or profit but rather

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Follow: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Amazon Music, iHeart Radio or your favorite podcast player. Regardless of your title, you can show up with an executive presence, a quality critical for success. Joel Garfinkle says it is about showing up with confidence and charisma. You have a reputation for making things happen. He also recognizes that not everyone is naturally inclined to

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