No Ego

Beth Wonson, a Speaker, Facilitator, Coach, and Author, is my guest this week, whose brain-based research helped her recognize how emotions, stories, thinking errors, and fears impact our ability to create positive work environments. For the past two decades, she’s studied how leaders working in isolation and staff working in competitive silos adversely affect the prosperity and growth of the whole. Learn more about Beth's work:vBethWonson.com Follow Beth @Beth_Wonson

My guest this week is Tayo Rockson, a storyteller, cultural translator, & brand strategist for change-makers on a mission to use his difference to make a difference. Our conversation today has me reflecting on how we can make better cross-cultural connections, focus not on our intentions, but our impact, & live with radical self-awareness as we seek to better understand the world around us. Follow Tayo @tayorockson Pre-Order Tayo's book: Use Your Difference to Make a Difference https://amzn.to/33UPDDJ

This week, I'm chatting with Keith Risinger, HR Director for Leadership Development at Eli Lilly and Company, whom I have known for 5 years and is an excellent practitioner of the RBL philosophy. Keith and I regularly exchange ideas on how we are changing mindsets and building accountable teams on the daily. I think you'll love hearing about his favorite tools to build accountable teams! Want more of my content? Follow me everywhere on social @cywakeman

We've all been in meetings that go astray or are unproductive, and leave us completely frustrated. In today's episode, I'm answering a couple more questions from you about this very topic! I'll be sharing my best tips and tools to make your meetings go smoothly and keep drama out of it, whether you are leading it, or simply a participant. Think Inside the Box Tool: https://bit.ly/2YyPAgZ More Free Tools: https://bit.ly/2OeedMg Loving this podcast? Leave me a rating and a review!

Kristen Hadeed founded Student Maid in college with zero knowledge about leadership or running a company. She has uncovered some pretty awesome truths about how to build teams and workplaces that are engaged and create results. Her company is more than just about cleaning toilets, it's about building the future generation of leaders. Listen in as she talks about authenticity, limiting beliefs and giving herself permission to screw up. Learn more at KristenHadeed.com Follow me everywhere @cywakeman

My guest this week is on a quest to create 100 million deep listeners, and he just converted one more in me! Oscar Trimboli, an author and keynote speaker, has some incredibly practical tips for becoming a better listener. You'll also learn about the top myths of listening and the 4 villains of listening. Find out which deep listening crimes you are committing! Learn more at ListeningMyths.com Loving this podcast? Leave me a rating and a review!

In my personal life, I discovered 3 questions that literally changed my life. In the workplace, it had a major impact on reducing suffering and stress on my teams, and increasing productivity, creativity, teamwork, & happiness. We all have an ego that distorts our view of reality and leads us down the wrong path unless we are aware of it. These 3 questions are the tools you need to free you from your ego so you can have impact in this world. Enjoying this podcast? Please leave me a rating & a review!

On today’s episode, I’m answering some of YOUR questions about how to succeed in spite of changes & stress at work. 1. My team gets stressed at work when someone else makes a mistake. How can I reduce their suffering & get them helping, not judging? 2. We are moving into a new space within the year & there is a lot of turmoil and drama on the team. How can I get them to see the new opportunities instead of the negative? Have a question you’d like me to answer? Submit it here: https://bit.ly/2

Meliessa Ogrodowski, HR pro and Director of Learning and Development at Craft Brew Alliance, shares a behind-the-scenes look at how she built a learning and talent development culture from the ground up at CBA, using RBL philosophy as the foundation. In doing so, they transformed their hiring process, performance reviews and appraisals, employee survey, and so much more. You'll be blown away by their amazing results! Learn more about our Train the Trainer Certification program: https://bit.ly/2UPHpMm

Today my guest is Martha Bird, a Business Anthropologist with ADP. She and I are talking all about how we can use the discipline of anthropology to evolve and transform the way we work, our technology and products with curiosity and seeing the world through the lenses of others. Find Martha on social @anthro_tweeter Follow me everywhere @cywakeman Loving this podcast? I'd love your feedback! Please leave me a review and a rating!

This week, Alex Dorr finally pinned me down to talk about feedback in the workplace! He was able to pull out some of my best stories on the subject, which I'm confident will keep you entertained and learning how the ego can easily interfere in these conversations. Many fear giving and receiving feedback, but when it's based in reality - there's nothing to fear. This podcast is great for leaders and individual contributors alike! Follow me everywhere @cywakeman and Alex @alexmdorr

This week's guest is Mikey Ellis, a Culture Strategist at Pragmatic Thinking. In our chat, we explore the age-old question of what it takes to build a great work culture, including the leader's responsibility, as well as that of the employee. Mikey and I share a passion for creating workplaces that empower people to do great things together, as well as a love and appreciation for a glass of great wine from time to time! Follow Mikey on IG @mikey.ellis Follow me everywhere on social @cywakeman

After a pivotal moment surviving a life-threatening bike accident, Michael decided it would be his last bad day. In his recovery, he made a commitment to stop chasing happiness. Now as a coach, speaker and author, he is on a journey from being a human doer to a human being. This episode will inspire you to look at your life differently and consider making today your last bad day. Learn more about Michael at MichaelObrienShift.com Loving this podcast? Please leave me a rating and a review!

This podcast is a call to greatness for leaders who are practicing the philosophy to stay true to a wider concept of keeping an open mind, an open heart and staying curious. When we fall into overusing one part of the philosophy - a call to greatness, accountability - and underusing self-compassion and compassion towards others, we get out of balance. Use this as a self-reflection of how you're evolving yourself first, and then your talent, so you can do great things. Share your thoughts with me!

I love Catherine's evidence-based approach to prepare and engage working moms (aka "LeaderMoms") in the sometimes wonderful, sometimes rocky, professional path. This episode is great for moms and employers alike as we find a way to address real business problems of unwanted turnover and gender equality, while reducing the guilt, anxiety, and fear that comes along with being a LeaderMom. Learn more: LeaderMom.com @LeaderMomOfficial If you're loving this podcast, leave me a rating right here!