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The Leader Learner PodcastS04E09- Shake the Tree with Valentina TacchinoSend us a text💡 SPOTLIGHTED BOOK : Nice Girls Don't Get the Corner Office 📚 GUEST READER : Valentina Tacchino💬 CONVERSATION HIGHLIGHTS:the book is very portable -- you can dip in and outhow girls/women are educated to be "nice" and certain behavior were educated with not making the most for them in an office environmentwhen being too "nice" can prevent us from standing up for ourselves or voicing our opinionsstudent behaviors don't work in an office environmentthe cultural conventions and unwritten rules in within a work envir...2025-02-1337 min
The Leader Learner PodcastS04E08 Incongruence and The Smush (with Lucy Chambers)Send us a textđź’ˇ SPOTLIGHTED BOOK : Unbound by Kasia Urbaniak đź“š GUEST READER : Lucy Chambersđź’¬ CONVERSATION HIGHLIGHTS:when managing 2 opposing views together ( a Taoist Nun and a Dominatrix)power is connected to our attention and where we direct itDominant Position - attention outSubmissive Position - attention inLink to coaching and coaches not setting the agendapower is about influence and nothing elseboth types of attention have value"The SMUSH" - when we flip flop between the two states of attention, or we have a foot in each stateInco...2025-01-0946 min
The Leader Learner PodcastS04E07 Live, Love, Learn and Leave a Legacy (with Maha Bali)Send us a text💡 SPOTLIGHTED BOOK : First Things First by Stephen R. Covey 📚 GUEST READER : Maha Bali💬 CONVERATION HIGHLIGHTS:it's a life management book and how to prioritizeimagining the end of your life and what people will say about youLive, Love, Learn and Leave a Legacyvisualization where you attend your own funeralwhen what is written on paper and what you do in real time does not matchDo our personal goals interfere with our institution's goals?Switch careers in order to focus on learning and leaving a legacyYou...2024-12-0543 min
The Leader Learner PodcastS04E06 Turn a Sacred Wound Into a Sacred ScarSend us a textđź’ˇ SPOTLIGHTED BOOK : Wild Mind by Bill Plotkinđź“š GUEST READER : Andrei Stoicescuđź’¬ CONVERATION HIGHLIGHTS:growing from a place of unknowingnot knowing where/when you will learn - it can happen at any timewe often forget that we are a part of natureeco-psychology lenswe live in an ecosystem and don't recognize our interdependenceeco-centric -- start from the place of recognizing the nature and niche around usyou can work with metaphor without understanding ityou can live beyond knowledge and under...2024-11-2147 min
The Leader Learner PodcastS04E05 Comment Fonctionnent Les Groupes HumainsSend us a textLIVRE: Les structures fondamentales des sociétés humaines de Bernard LahireINVITÉ : Aïda KonéResumé:Comprendre les groupes humainsPsychologie - focus sur l'individuelSociologie - focus sur le groupeRacines communes entre les groupes Identifiez les différentes strates -- dimensions biologiques, sociales et culturellesPour un facilitateur ou coach d'équipe, c'est bien de savoir où tu vas réagir le groupe -- par quelle coucheLes couches sont bien mélanges Comment on est élevé, c'est la couche culturelle Métaphore utilisée -- le barba papa - le bâton, c'est l...2024-11-0738 min
The Leader Learner PodcastS04E04 Don't Fear Her Tears with Dominique AraSend us a textSpotlight Book: That's What She Said by Joanne LipmanGuest : Dominique Ara Conversation Highlights:soft skills are people to peopletransgender experiences can give a peak into how our gender biases show uphard to recognize that we live in a man's worldnot only men interrupt women - women do it toowe're not dreaming - the experience of the world is different if you are a man or a womanneed more sponsors versus mentorsmentors - give us advice, been there before, tactical approachessponsor - pave the way for us, put our n...2024-10-2448 min
The Leader Learner PodcastS04E03 The Perils and Power of PerfectionismSend us a textSPOTLIGHTED BOOK: The Perfectionists Guide to Losing Control by Katherine Morgan SchaflerGUEST READER : Viktoriia Berezhna CONVERSATION HIGHLIGHTS:Perfectionism evolves over time when we challenge our beliefsPreparing does help, but doesn't change perfectionismThe 5 Kinds of Perfectionists : Classic, Intense, Messy, Procrastinator, ParisianIntense - really high expectations for self and others and get intense if expectations not metProcrastinator Perfectionist - wait until it's flawless before putting it out thereAre there differences in how perfectionism shows up based on your age?Perfectionism being external - meeting invisible standardsThe role of social media o...2024-10-1047 min
The Leader Learner PodcastS04E02 Moose Heads and Fertilizer with Alejandro Garcia MachucaSend us a textSPOTLIGHTED BOOK: Moose Heads on the Table by Karin Tenelius and Lisa GillGUEST READER : Alejandro Garcia MachucaCONVERSATION TOPICS:Leadership is something you step in and out of. It's too heavy to be a leadership all the time.Self managed organizations don't have managers - they distribute the power and authority among the employeesWhen people take ownership for their work, they don't need managersManager as the person who clears the way for others to do their work3 Big Lessons From the Book - a coaching mindset and way...2024-09-2639 min
The Leader Learner PodcastS04E01 : The Magic of Metaphor with Vincent MusolinoSend us a textSPOTLIGHTED BOOK : Images of Organization by Gareth MorganGUEST READER :Â Vincent MusolinoCONVERSATIONAL TOPICS :Â We talk of organizations as metaphorsWe speak in metaphors and storiesSome metaphors are older than timeAnalysis of what we do, drawn from metaphorsThe 8 Metaphors - Orgs and Machines, Organisms Brains, Cultures, Political Systems, Psychic Prisons, Flux and Transformation, Instruments of DominationMetaphors drive our images and our language, and thus our structures and processesHumans driven from the outside (social) more than the inside (psychology)"Culture eats strategy for breakfast" ~Peter DruckerRecognize the dynamic nature of organizations...2024-09-1227 min
The Leader Learner PodcastS03E19 The Season 3 RecapSend us a textCheck-In:What actor or actress would play you in the movie version of your life? Episode 1:Power is for everyonePower is an expression of our relationships within groupsPower over and power to are different How different types of power unconsciously drive usEpisode 2:Unleashing is allowingWho is doing the unleashing? Purpose is in relationship to othersPurpose is temporary People can do the same job but find different meaningPurpose vs meaningEpisode 3:Belief that everyone is doing the best that they can - Is that true and does...2024-07-0955 min
The Leader Learner PodcastS03E18 The Practice Listening! EpisodeSend us a textCheck-In:What was your favorite job? And why?Big Ideas:move from shallow questions to deep questionsfreedom, pace, connectionautonomy and connectedness are part of the motivational factors of humansautonomy within a group, leaning into the group rather than isolationindependence, dependence, and interdependence3 types of conversations - the practical conversation (What's this really about?) , the emotional conversation (How do we feel?), the social conversation (Who are we?)context matters and appreciate what type of conversation to havewhen we are having different types of conversation with others, there is a mismatch...2024-06-1944 min
The Leader Learner PodcastS03E17 The Disengaged EpisodeSend us a textSUMMARY:In this episode, Vincent and Theresa chat about some Gallup data around employee engagement across the world. Who is actively disengaged at work? Who is not engaged? Who is engaged?Check-In:What's at the top of your bucket list? Big Ideas:professional bucket list the success racewhen we buy things to make us happyConnection between engagement and successCompany tap into personal engagementLet people be engaged how they want to be engagedLebanon - highest percentage of active disengagementActively disengaged, not engaged, engaged Sweden - lowest percentage of...2024-05-2947 min
The Leader Learner PodcastS03E16 Leading The 20-Somethings EpisodeSend us a textCheck-In: What's your favorite place in your neighborhood?Big Ideas: Common issues in phone-based children now adults - social isolation, sleep deprivation, attention fragmentation, addictionLack of in-person interactions and conflict, leaves them unable to resolve conflict in realityDopamine addiction online, leads to cycle of waiting for acknowledgementJudging people in ways that we wouldn't do in real timeCancel culture emphasized online Sense of community is superficial online - high quantity, low qualityAnxiety - keeping up with social expectations and fear of not being acceptedHow do leaders support Gen Z? Who is doi...2024-05-0745 min
The Leader Learner PodcastS03E15 : The How Can I Help? EpisodeSend us a textCheck-In:What has recently become less important to you?Big Ideas:Look at the lattice of the organization, not just the ladderLeap between individual contributor and managerNo change of nature between the different levels of managers - shift in intensity, but not the nature of the workDevelop a network of people at and around your levelAt some point you'll be playing the game, so need a wide network to support youHow do we define a "good working relationship" with your manager?Being too passive in the relationship with your managerLack...2024-04-2437 min
The Leader Learner PodcastS03E14 Is Theresa a Sexist Episode?Send us a textCheck-In: What's giving you hope right now? Big Ideas:What constitutes inequity?When your unbelonging can connect you with other people who feel unbelongingGender equity issues not coming up in some leadership trainings Cultural and country differences in gender equityCalling out misogynistic jokes - Should I? Context dependent?"isms" as part of the air we breathe - it's conditioned into usCreating the system and benefitting from it - are they separateUnconscious bias that comes out in small ways as a parentIs awareness enough to change behavior? If we are all sex...2024-04-1039 min
The Leader Learner PodcastS03E13 The Story I'm Telling Myself EpisodeSend us a textCheck-In:Which projects give you energy?Big Ideas:3 skills that lead to successful groups: building safety, sharing vulnerability, establishing purposecohesive groups - telling stories and reminding one another what they stand formurmuration - how birds move togetherusing small signals to link the present moment to the future idealorganizations that don't have a purpose, mission, vision, etc. the challenge of extracting a purposehow to detect weak signals and act on themgoing through the motions of purpose - some people feel it's not worthwhile"What's the purpose of having a purpose?" Purpose is...2024-03-2742 min
The Leader Learner PodcastS03E12 The Intentional Flexibility Episode (with Lisa Davidian)Send us a textCheck-In:Â Do think the best time of your life is in the past, present, or futureBig Ideas:flexibility in work schedules - what do we need to do sothe equipment that supports remote workingshifting mindsets around traditional ways of workingshifting schedules to accommodate global clientssense of freedom in being able to shift your scheduleflexing people's pay to allow for flexible schedulesBe present, be equipped, be allowedCompressed work week - had to create the modelKeeping people engaged after 30+ years in the corporate worldEmpowering people to have balance and to grow i...2024-03-1455 min
The Leader Learner PodcastS03E11 The Chess and Checkers EpisodeSend us a textCheck-In:Â If you could live anywhere, where would you live and why?Big Ideas:Â when books make leadership seem easy, when it's not5 elements that every team needs to function well together, written as a pyramidusing books as a guide can lead us down the wrong pathThe 5 Dysfunctions are: Absence of Trust, Fear of Conflict, Lack of Commitment, Avoidance of Accountability, and Inattention to ResultsLencioni is anti-consensusCan people have results without trust? (example - the Chicago Bulls of the 1990's)Trusting someone's character and capabilitiesPeer review of modelsBooks can be se...2024-02-2848 min
The Leader Learner PodcastS03E10 The Trombone Leadership EpisodeSend us a textCheck-In:How did you spend your summer breaks as a child?Big Ideas:How do you know when connection exists in a group?The importance of having care/connection when giving feedbackConnection is not the same as relationshipFeel a connection to someone without a relationshipA relationship can exist without fully knowing someoneTrusting character versus trusting someone's competenciesTrust: Competence, Kindness, ReliabilityBRAVING Model of Trust (Brené Brown): Boundaries, Reliability, Accountability, Vault, Integrity, Non-Judgment, GenerosityIntent doesn't always match impact - can care about someone and s...2024-02-1451 min
The Leader Learner PodcastS03E09 The Kronos and Kairos EpisodeSend us a textCheck-In:In your opinion, when is innovation overused?Big Ideas:Binary questions - Are they useful or not? Are creating and innovating the same?Moving from being salaried to hourly and the implications/impact it hadFeeling of liberation being hourly rather than salariedSense of equity - treating all of us the sameMental load and how it's often not counted in salariesSense of autonomy in deciding to work or notWorking to deserve the salarySpace for thinking/reflecting separate from doingWhat's your relationship to decision-making? Working less as one of the goalsStepping ba...2024-01-3149 min
The Leader Learner PodcastS03E08 The Value the Voice EpisodeSend us a textCheck-In Question:Would you tell people if you won the lottery, would you tell people or keep it a secret? Big Ideas:Exercise:Draw a meeting on a paper.Color code. RED- people talking too much. GREEN - people talking too little. ORANGE - people speaking in a toxic wayWhat do you notice? Share of voiceWhen is interrupting others okay? Cultural differences between share of voice, and adapting to how others communicateHow can we encourage green people to talk more, besides simply "Speak up"?Wait time.Eye contactModerate conversation more...2024-01-1738 min
The Leader Learner PodcastS03E07 The Feel Gratitude Don't Talk Gratitude EpisodeSend us a textCheck-In: What cause would you be willing to give up your life for?Big Ideas:gratitude can help us out of dark placesattitude of gratitude is not the same as a practice of gratitudegratitude practice as a daily ritualgratitude as a feeling, not necessarily saying "Thank you."feeling proud rather than just luckyWho are you grateful for who supported something you are proud of?Characteristics that supported the achievement - who helped to develop those characteristics in you? Strangers who helped you - being grateful for t...2023-12-1329 min
The Leader Learner PodcastS03E06 The Mental Health Responsibility EpisodeSend us a textCheck-In:If you could change anything about yourself, what would you change?Big Ideas:Should organizations provide resources for employee mental health?Mental health is still a taboo topic for many, especially in organizationsNot educated about topics of mental healthShame associated with an EAP programCulture of "suck it up," "be strong," and "pull up your bootstraps."Perception of being weak - the stigma of mental health issuesIs there a right way to support people around mental health?Community-based program to support employee mental health - feeling...2023-11-2938 min
The Leader Learner PodcastS03E05 The Everyday Authentic Leadership EpisodeSend us a textCheck-In:Which superpower would you like to have? Big Ideas:Definitions of authentic leadershipAuthentic leaders deeply understand their values, strength and purpose and use that to motivate and inspire othersThe ability of people to tell their own stories and help people connect to that story4 Dimensions of Authentic Leadership: Self-Awareness, Relational Transparency, Balanced Process, and Internal Moral PerspectiveVulnerability is a strength not a weaknessHow our unconscious mind interferes with authenticityDon't bring our true self to work due to cultural expectations, fears, peer pressure, etc.Authentic Leadership i...2023-11-1444 min
The Leader Learner PodcastS03E04 The Create Your Leadership EpisodeSend us a textCheck-In:Do you like to be used or second hand items?Big Ideas:Is leadership working? Does leadership training work?Training cannot be done outside of the contextConsuming, Connecting, CreatingStopping our ways of being are habitual is more challenging than we thoughtWe are emotional beingsEmbodiment of the ideas takes longer than a trainingBeing intentional about practicing the ideas we learn in the training - take the pause and creating a support systemSense of personal responsibility of the individuals in trainingThe treadmill and lack of control prevents...2023-11-0155 min
The Leader Learner PodcastS03E03 The F*ck Up List EpisodeSend us a textSPECIAL NOTE: This podcast was originally recorded as part of the "Talent Unleashed" podcast, which never launched because Theresa was too optimistic about her time capabilities. We decided to honor the guests and publish it under this brand instead. Enjoy :) BIG IDEAS:The F*ck Up List - an explicit place for sharing our mistakes and making it transparent and acceptablethe person who is responsible for the f-ck up is the one who adds it to the listchallenge of internalizing the culture of being...2023-10-1135 min
The Leader Learner PodcastS03E02 Harnessing Curiosity and PurposeSend us a textSPECIAL NOTE: This podcast was originally recorded as part of the "Talent Unleashed" podcast, which never launched because Theresa was too optimistic about her time capabilities. We decided to honor the guest(s) and publish it under this brand instead. Enjoy :) Big Ideas:What does it mean to unleash talent? When learning spreads out across multiple areas of your lifeMix of theoretical and practical aspects of learning - using the learningIntrinsic motivation and curiosityHow do organizations support curiosity individually, and across an organization?Learning offered versus l...2023-09-2733 min
The Leader Learner PodcastS03E01: The Power to Be EpisodeSend us a textCheck-In:What's better, love or money? Which has more power, love or money? What's more powerful, love or money? Big Ideas:Money as a substitution for timeInfatuation can be a very powerful motivator. Differentiation between moments of happiness and lovePutting love into leadership People going back to work just to see the peoplePower and the complexity of human relationships Power has a negative connotationHaving power is a privilegeYour relationship to power can hold you back, especially if you think of it as negativePower over, power to...2023-09-1350 min
The Leader Learner PodcastS02E22 The Care and Challenge EpisodeSend us a textCheck-In QuestionIf you were invisible, what's the first thing you would do?What good can you do while being invisible?Big Ideas:4 quadrant matrix - Caring Personally, Challenging DirectlyHigh Care, High Challenge - Radical CandorHigh Care, Low Challenge - Ruinous EmpathyLow Care, High Challenge - Obnoxious AggressionLow Care, Low Challenge - Manipulative InsincerityIndustry dependent (ie, manufacturing more direct, healthcare less direct)gender dynamics at play - women not wanting to challenge directly for fear of being labelled a "B*tch", men don't want to be s...2023-07-1247 min
The Leader Learner PodcastS02E21 The Creating Meaning At Work EpisodeSend us a textCheck-In:What do you think the purpose of life is?Big Ideas:Failing reference modelsShift from the meaning of crisis to the crisis of meaningWhat's the meaning of work?Reference models on how to live together (the Greek pantheon, organized religion, science, governments)Does work give us meaning?When we get the message that meaning at work is overratedEffort in making communityIn the past, work didn't need meaning because we got meaning elsewhereAre organizations built to provide meaning to employees?Cultural aspect of meaning makingPeople resigning...2023-06-2649 min
The Leader Learner PodcastS02E20: The Leadership Beyond Morality: Othering Others for Othering EpisodeSend us a textCheck-In:If you had the whole world's attention for 30 seconds, what would you say or do?Big Ideas:Hypocrisy and leadershipImmorality in leadershipDo leaders have to be good people?We think of leadership as for the good of the peopleWhat tactics are immoral leaders using to get people to follow them?Leadership as a pipeline - a relationship between peopleHow you position yourself in respect to other peopleLeadership can be about how you hook and attract themCharisma as a tool to attract people"Othering" of people...2023-06-1251 min
The Leader Learner PodcastS02E19 Intentionally Close While Distant Episode (with Wayne Turmel)Send us a textCheck-In:Â Share an experience when you felt great as part of a long-distance team, or a team in general.Big Ideas:Is virtual the right word?Long distance, remote, or virtual - Are they interchangeable?Long distance being more neutralVirtual teams used to be for individuals meeting for a certain project, where not everyone worked for the same bossWho's the hub for all the spokes?Who owns the team? Compliance versus ownershipAll teams have a culture, but no one person owns the culture, it's the responsibility o...2023-05-2954 min
The Leader Learner PodcastS02E18 The Arguing is Fun EpisodeSend us a textCheck-In:What is one key trait that makes successful people successful?Big Ideas:Thinking better with other people"We think best when we think socially." Social constructivism Group think -- we let loyalty take the place of our thinkingThink for yourself, before you think with othersUse tools/methods to help people think betterThink first, share second - Alone TogetherWhen the first person anchors the rest of the sharingSpeaking last as a managerDivergent thinking before convergent thinkingGiving ideas space - go into a room together to de...2023-05-1549 min
The Leader Learner PodcastS02E17 The It's Not About Meetings Episode (with Elise Keith)Send us a textCheck-In Question:Share a memorable meeting experience.Big Ideas:Rituals in meetingsClear structures in meetings get to a resultHow we feel in a meeting mattersPower dynamics in meetingsA common ritual - rotating "leadership" of the meetingRituals can vary depending on the type of organization and their values and the spirit of what you are doingCheck-ins would be great in every organization, but the questions will changeCheck-ins can set the tone of the entire meetingNot all groups need to connect and build trust togetherAirport book advice...2023-05-0153 min
The Leader Learner PodcastS02E16 The Get a Move On EpisodeSend us a textCheck-In Question:What do you look back and think, "I would never do that again?"Big Ideas:We do our best thinking when are up and moving aroundGestures help us think through ideas "We use our brains entirely too much."Do we use our brains, or does our brain use us?Most of our best ideas come when not trying to think through somethingThinking harder is counter-productiveProtestant thinking is against fun and all about hard workNot wrestle with ideas, but play with themWhat is professional?Definitions o...2023-04-1745 min
The Leader Learner PodcastS02E15 The Learning Revolution Episode (with Lisa Davidian)Send us a textCheck-In Question:Do you think the internet is making people more or less social than we used to be?Big IdeasLook at the quality of connectionsMove to virtual was an opportunity for manyWhat is remote work? What do I do in the office? How do I cope with back-to-back calls? Do I have to watch recordings of missed meetings?How do we collaborate together in this new transformation?When culture does not exist, how do you create it?What do we need to do to c...2023-04-0352 min
The Leader Learner PodcastS02E14 The Create Opportunities to Connect EpisodeSend us a textCheck-In Question:What are you attached to?Big Ideas:How does our attachment related to our happiness?Relationships have a direct relationship to our healthWhat will continue to shift in our relationships as we work in virtual spacesDesperate for connectionCan't escape our need for connectionA tribe is 150 peopleAre people more afraid of connection because of the pandemic?1 in 3 people around the globe says they are lonely (pre-covid)Social media gives us a false sense of connectionRelying on tools for connection, but it's not true connectionWe say...2023-03-2047 min
The Leader Learner PodcastS02E13 The What's His Name Again Episode (with Dave Mills)Send us a textDave Mills Bio:With over 25 years experience in the learning and development industry. In that time he has facilitated internationally and covered a wide number of subjects from driver training on forklift trucks to facilitating senior leaders to flourish through change.He is currently a senior consultant and SME in the People Development and Effectiveness Centre of Expertise for Kantar (the world’s leading data, insights and consulting company).In his many previous lives he trained as a horticulturist, spent years as a night club and mo...2023-03-0651 min
The Leader Learner PodcastS02E12 The Upstream And Downstream EpisodeSend us a textCheck-In:Describe a time when you helped a stranger.Big Ideas:sense of ownershipautonomy as a cop-out for organizational responsibilitynot about changing the fish, but about changing the environmentWhen we invite people into our organizations, are we hoping they will be 'unbreakable'?the challenge of changing the whole organizationteaching fish to swim in the toxic water, or changing the waterIs the entire system toxic? lower toxicity with caring and listeningleadership, history impact how toxic the environmenttreating the symptom rather than the causeduty to support the individuals a...2023-02-2045 min
The Leader Learner PodcastS02E11 The Failure Is An Option EpisodeSend us a textCheck-In QuestionHave you given yourself a life mission?Big Ideas:How different industries look at failure and learningNot being criminalized for making mistakesCan we really trust people? (ie, Body Cams)When to be treated as a criminal for a mistake that kills someone and when not toThe situations that draw us into making life/death decisionsDoes black-boxing situations help us be objective?Hold people accountable without blame.Is blame the opposite of accountability?Blame has a sense of judgment and can be poisonous to cultureCultural...2023-02-0650 min
The Leader Learner PodcastS02E10 The Intentionally Human In Virtual Spaces Episode (with Gwen Wilkie)Send us a textwith Guest, Gwen Stirling-WilkeDialogic OD ConsultantCheck-In QuestionOne powerful moment in a virtual spaceBig Ideas:The Check-in QuestionCheck in questions brings about shifts in the relational space and createsLiminal space can help people transition from one space to another. It's a punctuation and allows for recalibrationQuestions can be adapted to the time, the people, etc.Prepares people to the relationship part of the workCreates the relational glue around peopleTransition from in-person to online was both exciting and terrifying. Created a l...2023-01-2353 min
The Leader Learner PodcastS02E09 The 2022 Year In Review EpisodeSend us a textAn episode of questions, all about 2022. How would you answer these?What was the best $100/100€ you spent in 2022?What compliment did you receive in 2022 that still sticks with you?What book did you read in 2022 that was really impactful? What is the nicest thing that someone did for you in 2022?What was the best TV show, movie, or series you watched in 2022?What is something you had the most fun doing in 2022?If you could give 1 piece of advice from your experience in 2022, what advice would you give? Describe a time when you...2023-01-0952 min
The Leader Learner PodcastS02E08 The Beyond Culture EpisodeSend us a textCheck-In Question:Are you the kind of person to make the first step in love? Tell us all about it.Big Ideas:8 different dimensions of culture that show up in work:Communication (low context or high context)Evaluating (indirect negative or direct)Persuading (why or how)Leading (Egalitarian or HierarchicalDeciding (Consensus or. Top Down)Trust (Task-based or Relationship-based)Disagreeing (Confrontational or Avoidant)Scheduling (Flexible or Linear)Is seeing person by culture stereotyping?Talking to the person versus talking to the country they come fromThe culture...2022-12-2049 min
The Leader Learner PodcastS02E07 The Leadership From The Back End EpisodeSend us a textCheck-In Question:How do you define intelligence?Big Ideas:Is charismatic leadership over-rated? Likeability versus leadership. They aren't mutually exclusive.Melencholic leaders are more affectivePower over (positional), versus power with (relational)What emotions can be shown at work, and by whom?Leadership struggles for Theresa come from trying to be the strong, even in the face of hard emotionsSharing emotions can build trustHolding down the balloon underwater isn't sustainableBig life changes are okay at work, but the little stresses accumulate and can't always been shown, shared a...2022-12-0546 min
The Leader Learner PodcastS02E06 The Simplify EpisodeSend us a textCHECK-IN QUESTION:If you could take a week-long vacation anywhere in the world by yourself, where would you go?BIG IDEAS:Essentialism isn't minimalismBeing intentional about how we spend our timeHow do we decide what we take on and what we don't?Useful time - how to determine what is useful or not?Useful doesn't always mean funWhat's the difference between being useful and essential? 3 minimal criteria for saying yes to things, and 3 ideal criteria to saying yesEssential intent aligned with purpose, big why, just causeIf w...2022-11-2145 min
The Leader Learner PodcastS02E05 The Connection Before Content EpisodeSend us a textCheck-In Question:Is there any value in buying paper dictionaries anymore? Do you think paper books will die within our lifetimes?Big Ideas:Creating connection in virtual spacesImportance of taking time and not having an agenda or expectationsWho we are as people as opposed to who we are in our rolesSkills needed in virtual space are differentHow am I different in person versus virtually?Knowing how we are in different spacesBetter listeners in different spaces - virtual versus in personHaving agreements around virtual spaces to...2022-11-0751 min
The Leader Learner PodcastS02E04 The What Does It Mean To Be Humble EpisodeSend us a textCheck-In Question:What personal quality do you know people appreciate about you?Big Ideas:3 attitudes - Unconditional Responsibility, Essential Integrity, Ontological HumilityOntology - Philosophy related to being, relationships one has to beingDividing responsibility starting from 100% doesn't work, each person has 100% responsibility for themselvesKeeping your word is not the same as honoring your wordKeeping your word with others sometimes means NOT keeping your word with yourself Integrity is different for every person because everyone's values are differentHumility being pushed, but is it really what people need o...2022-10-2450 min
The Leader Learner PodcastS02E03 The Explain Not Persuade EpisodeSend us a textCheck-In Question:If you were a vegetable, what vegetable would you be?Big Ideas:Theresa's BIG Reflection Question: How can I have an opinion or take a stand on something, without other people taking in personally, or feeling judged."Strong back soft front." ~Joan HalifaxIs taking a stand the same as having an opinion?How can you care about someone and want to persuade them that you are right?Can you take a stand without persecuting someone?Values as our standConversations don't always have to...2022-10-1044 min
The Leader Learner PodcastS02E02 The Let's Talk About Shame Baby EpisodeSend us a textCheck-In Question:What website do you visit multiple times a day?Big Ideas:What gets in the way of great leadership?Imposing my perspective/values on other peopleImposter syndrome leading to self-doubtWhen we don't address our own emotionsShame getting in the way of leadershipThe less we talk about emotions the more we feelNot talking about shame at work -- frustrations, fearDifference between shame (I am a failure) versus guilt (I failed at this project)Is shame a cohesion mechanism?Fault and mistake -- how are they...2022-09-2639 min
The Leader Learner PodcastS02E01 The Do You Need A Break EpisodeSend us a textCheck-In Question:Who is the most likeable person that you know?Big Ideas:Taking breaks - why we do it, why we don't, etcReal vacation, no work AND vacation, but thinking about workTaking a break means NOT thinking about workHaving some location separation between work and homeCan't compartmentalize work and personal life Is separating work and home life valid anymore? Communication between work and home so the pressure doesn't buildSetting permeable boundariesBreaks to process what just happened and what might happen nextCreating space to think deeplyDistinction be...2022-09-1241 min
The Leader Learner PodcastSeason Finale: How We Found Room for ImprovementSend us a textCheck-In Question:Do you like working from home? How to create community in virtual spacesBig Ideas:What's our magic, our thing, our niche, etc? The importance of FUNTech issues we encountered - Theresa's slow connectionTypes of episodes: Quotes and Question, Guests, Shoot from the Hip, Coaching One Another - Listeners, what is your favorite episode type? Learning from other people's perspectivesModeling getting tough feedbackTitles engage people - "Click Bait"Being more strategic about marketingPeople interested in the content more than who we are as p...2022-07-1834 min
The Leader Learner PodcastS01E12 The How Do We Respond To Gifts EpisodeSend us a textEnjoy this spontaneous, unplanned conversation which turned into an episode :) BIG IDEAS:Relationship being more important than the giftDo gifts pollute or change the relationship?Polluting versus enhancing? What do we do with compliments?Genuine connections over the "connect and pitch"Link between connections and gifts to worthinessWhen we don't accept a gift, we rob someone of the joy in givingThe 5 Love Languages, - Touch, Service, Words of Appreciation, Gifts, Quality TimeThe gaps between how we like to give and receive loveAdapt love language to a work situationSupporting p...2022-07-0426 min
The Leader Learner PodcastS01E11 The Is Money Dirty EpisodeSend us a textCheck-In Question:What is money good for?Big Ideas:Two kinds of money --Â those that fulfill our needs, and those that we think will fulfill our needs, but don't.Indigenous tribes that don't use money. Question of whether it is essential?"Money isn't the problem. Money isn't good or bad. Money itself doesn't have power or not have power. It is our interpretation of money, our interaction with it, where the real mischief is and where we find the real opportunity for self-discovery and p...2022-06-2044 min
The Leader Learner PodcastS01E10 The Hero On The Balcony EpisodeSend us a textCheck-In Question:What do you think people regret the most when they look back on their life? Big Ideas:Different stages of life: the call, the messy middle, the resolutionLife being one long journey, with lots of small hero's journeys throughoutStage 1: Ordinary World; Stage 2: The Call to Adventure; Stage 3: Refusal of the Call; Stage 4: Meeting with a Mentor; Stage 5: Crossing the 1st Threshold; Stage 6: The Adventure (enemies, shadows, etc); Stage 7: The ElixirSaying no in my mind, and not feeling like I had a choice.When our ego says that we d...2022-06-0639 min
LeadershiftEpisode 144: Tout sur le coaching exécutifDonnez-moi votre feedback par SMS (mobile uniquement)!Source: https://www.coapta.ch/blog/tout-sur-le-coaching-executifRecommandation du mois: The Leader Learner Podcast avec Theresa DestrebecqTous les épisodes disponibles sur www.coapta.ch/podcast ou sur votre plateforme préférée (Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts); cherchez "Leadershift" ou "Vincent Musolino" Faites partie de notre communauté sur le Discord officiel COAPTA!2022-05-3022 min
The Leader Learner PodcastS01E09 The Theresa Gets Bad Feedback EpisodeSend us a textCheck-In Question:Do you think it's appropriate to cry at work, and when was the last time you cried at work? Big Ideas:Is appropriate the right word to refer to having emotions at work?Judgment behind the work appropriatePermission to have the full range of emotions, even at workHow criticism brings up a sense of threat, even if we don't consciously think of itThe importance of specific feedback, so we know what to do differently or more ofNegativity biasWhat makes feedback appropriate, useful, or adequate? Im...2022-05-1635 min
The Leader Learner PodcastS01E08 The Honor People's Voices EpisodeSend us a textCheck-In Question:Would there be more or fewer people leaving their jobs (divorces) if people could read each other's minds? Big Ideas:The importance of candor in organizationsHow we do candor mattersThe culture of candor matters - sometimes labeled a non-team player if point out mistakesSafety as it relates to communication styles - direct/indirectOur own relationship to threat and how it relates to psychological safetyTwo people can be on the same team, and one can feel safe and another notThe company needs people to feel psychological safeHow we receive ca...2022-05-0244 min
The Leader Learner PodcastS01E07 The Who The Hell Are We EpisodeSend us a textWhat kinds of things you'll learn about us:What we individually create in our work, and what forWhat makes Theresa happy about her workThe company Vincent would want to change The artist/band Theresa would take with her to a deserted islandThe book Vincent would read for the rest of his lifeTheresa's most badass leadership moment What Theresa would do with her one magic wandThe leadership lesson Vincent keeps having to learn again and againHow Vincent is like his fatherTheresa's key to a happy professional lifeWho Theresa would have dinner with if sh...2022-04-1840 min
The Leader Learner PodcastS01E06 The Transform To Perform Tomorrow Episode (with Suzanne Lee)Send us a textWith Guest Suzanne Lee from Straumann GroupBig Ideas:Intimate relationship between leadership and learningLeadership is an invitation to tomorrow that is better than todayPerform for today, transform for tomorrow - learning and listening is at the coreLearn faster than the environment is changingThe I, the We and the It -- learning must happen on those 3 dimensions or you leave others behindLearning is a mindset, not a tool, process, or life hackChange is speeding up, so must learn faster than the change so we don't get...2022-04-0443 min
The Leader Learner PodcastS01E05 The Keep Your Monkeys EpisodeSend us a textVincent starts off with a story….Big Ideas:Don’t take employees monkeys, or it turns into a zooEmployees need to keep their own monkeysLeaders and managers are not necessarily the sameIt’s exhausting and unsustainable for a manager to take everyone’s monkeysIt’s natural for managers to take things off people’s plates. They think it’s their job. How are we supporting people’s transition from individual contributor to management? What is the role of a manager? The shift from owning your work, to overseeing the work of the ind...2022-03-2136 minThe Leader Learner PodcastS01E04 The Not Giving Advice EpisodeSend us a textCheck in Question:Do you believe criminals can be truly rehabilitated in prison? Big Ideas:“You are the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with.”Fear of people who are different than usThe costs of the advice trap that leads to dysfunction in teamsAdvice is personal and the transfer of it doesn’t alway flourish in another context, or with another personBest practices shift based on context, and means that there is only one.We don’t live in a linear world, so there can...2022-03-0736 minThe Leader Learner PodcastS01E03 The Living of The Knowledge of Life Episode (with Tames Rietdijk)Send us a textWith Guest: Tames Rietdijk, founder and former CEO at Business ForensicsCheck in Question:Did you ever play hooky or cut class in school?Big Ideas:Learning as a way of lifeBalance between “living the life of my knowledge, living of the knowledge of life”Would lose perspective if I focused my learning on only one areaLiving of the knowledge of life is learning from the signs and your interpretation Sometimes your environment doesn’t always allow you to transform you into who you want to beNot using the kno...2022-02-2142 minThe Leader Learner PodcastS01E02 The Be Equals EpisodeSend us a textCheck in Question:If you could spend a whole day with any one person, who would it be?Big Ideas:Learning from anyone through their experiencesThinking that one has potential doesn’t commit to anything, but believing that people have the keys to their own happiness and that you are equalsSeeing your children as your teacher, rather than you as their teacher.Equalize the relationship to reduce status/rank, and exploring how the relationship shifts when we relate to them with more equityChildren not as spongers, bu...2022-02-0737 minThe Leader Learner PodcastS01E01 The Hunting and Farming EpisodeSend us a textCheck In Question:If you only had 24 hours to live, what would you do? Big Ideas:“Living is learning to die”Having a “north star” that is worth dying for (a just cause)Sinek’s belief that businesses are focusing on money, not on a cause.How to transition or connect a non-“sexy” business to having a just cause?Our “just cause” shouldn’t be tied to a service or product, so we can have “existential flex”How do businesses measure success? Financial, Social, Ecological?An infinite game isn’t ab...2022-02-0732 min