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How To Make Equitable Feedback A Catalyst for Innovation w/ Ollie Lingwood-Craddock Dec 04, 2023

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Work With Amy Elevate Your Life With The SQ21 Assessment Join me, Amy Lynn Durham, with Ollie Lingwood-Craddock where we unravel the dynamics of building an equitable feedback culture that propels innovation.

In this episode, we explore the inspiration behind "Rungway" and dive deep into creating a psychologically safe environment for giving and receiving feedback.

Explore the inner workings required for leaders to maintain openness to feedback, fostering a culture of continuous improvement. What to anticipate:

Inspiration behind "Rungway"
Providing feedback in a psychologically safe manner
Diverse approaches for leaders to seek feedback
Navigating change in the feedback process
Ensuring safety in providing and receiving feedback
Alternative approaches to the "my door is always open" approach
Creating channels for comfortable feedback and idea sharing
Knowing what's going wrong as a leader and taking action
Inner work for leader's openness to feedback

If you love the episode, please leave a 5-star review on Apple podcast or Spotify, and don't forget to subscribe so you can stay up to date on any future episodes! Quote "You don't hear the real truth from people because people either don't engage at all, or they feel that they can't, they aren't fully safe so they can't share everything" - Ollie Lingwood-Craddock

Connect with Ollie Lingwood-Craddock: Website: https://rungway.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/craddocko/?originalSubdomain=uk Ollie Lingwood-Craddock is a passionate leader with a focus on growth through people. With extensive experience in scaling SaaS business models, B2B revenue growth, talent/learning/edtech sector knowledge, content development, and subscription business growth, Ollie is a sought-after speaker and thought leader in the industry.

As the CEO of Rungway, Ollie is at the forefront of employee listening platforms that guide constructive conversations, enable stronger connections with leadership, and accelerate employee-based decision-making. With over 100,000 employees worldwide using the platform, Rungway is changing the way organizations manage change by providing a continuous feedback loop that fosters a psychologically safe environment for employees to speak up and contribute to creating a more open and inclusive culture.

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The Invisible Fences That Divide Us At Work w/ Jeffrey Besecker Nov 27, 2023

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Work With Amy Elevate Your Life With The SQ21 Assessment Gaining a deeper understanding of our unconscious scripts and their significance in shaping our responses and behaviors, is on my heart this week at Create Magic At Work.®

Join me, Amy Lynn Durham, with Jeffrey Besecker, a seer, a healer, and a guide who helps others understand how unconscious behaviors influence life.

WHAT TO EXPECT:

▪ How to spot an unconscious pattern or script you may be living with. ▪ How to rewrite our automatic ego scripts. ▪ How to embrace anger and express it in a healthy way ▪ Ways to create psychological safety in the workplace.

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Quote "One key aspect is always step to the forefront. That's that aspect of creating partnerships and creating that visionary approach to understand how we grow and change as individuals, how we connect and communicate, and how we form a whole as a community." - Jeffrey Besecker Connect with Jeffrey Besecker: Instagram: @jeffreybesecker LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffrey-besecker/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thelightinsidepodcast Jeffrey is a seer, a healer, and a guide - who also helps other people understand how unconscious behaviors influence life.

In this regard, both a coach and a mentor. But first and foremost - educator. Jeffrey is a holistic behavioral coach who influences the balance of our conscious existence.

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Transforming Frustration Into Leadership Serenity with Cari Jacobs-Crovetto Nov 20, 2023

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Work With Amy Elevate Your Life With The SQ21 Assessment Join me, Amy Lynn Durham, with Cari Jacobs-Crovetto an Executive Coach and Advisor specializing in leadership development as we explore the art of turning frustration into leadership serenity. Be a part of this thought-provoking and transformative conversation with us as we explore the realms of leadership serenity, soul retrieval, and a live exercise where we release challenging energies such as frustration.

WHAT TO ANTICIPATE:

▪ Assertiveness vs. Aggressiveness: Discover effective communication strategies, understanding the fine line between assertiveness and aggression. ▪ Mindful Living: Learn techniques to slow down and genuinely experience your daily encounters, fostering a heightened awareness of your surroundings. ▪ Soul Rewiring: Explore the profound connection between leadership and soul fulfillment, with insights into rewiring for long-term satisfaction. ▪ Live Exercise: Immerse yourself in a live exercise designed to release frustration and cultivate a sense of peacefulness.

Let's commit to embracing a deliberate pace, savoring each life moment rather than hurriedly moving on to the next.

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Quote: "We get so fixated at work on where we're getting to next that there are times when I think we actually lost touch with why we began the whole journey in the first place." - Cari Jacobs-Crovetto

Connect with Cari Jacobs-Crovetto:Website: https://www.carijacobs.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CariJacobsSF Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/Cari_Jacobs_SF LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carisf/ Cari Jacobs-Crovetto is an executive coach and advisor specializing in leadership development. She built a career at ad agencies in the 90s, working with prominent brands like Levi's, P&G, and Lexus. She then moved into the entertainment industry with NBC and CBS and contributed to Bay Area startups, including Sunrun and ModCloth.

In the early 2000s, Cari pivoted towards promoting personal growth, earning mindfulness certifications from Google and UC Berkeley. She eventually founded The Force Majeure, offering executive coaching to startup CEOs and founders, including clients from LinkedIn, Coinbase, and Twitch. Additionally, she is an active coach at Stanford University and regularly published in Forbes, as a Forbes Council Member.

Cari's personal achievements are equally impressive. She spent three months in silence in the Himalayas and accumulated over 5,000 hours in silent meditation. She was part of the founding teams of two solar startups and played a role in launching a new category of co-investing.

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Redefining Resilience In A Tumultuous Workplace w/ Cherini Ghobrial Nov 13, 2023

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Work With Amy Elevate Your Life With The SQ21 Assessment In the high-pressure corporate world driven by relentless achievement reframing what resilience truly means is on my heart this week at Create Magic At Work®. Join me, Amy Lynn Durham, with Cherini Ghobrial, a Somatic Experiencing practitioner, as we discuss how some current workplace definitions of resilience may be doing more harm than good. Also, we explore the mind-body connection, the demands of hyper-achievement, and the vital importance of giving yourself permission to rest. WHAT TO ANTICIPATE:▪ How to explore subtle body signals before burnout. ▪ Ways to have energy consciousness in a world of hyper-achievement. ▪ Tips for those struggling to rest. ▪ Redefining resilience in the workplace. Let's challenge the norms of resilience in the modern workplace as you listen in on valuable insights for living a healthier, more playful, and aligned life.If you love the episode, please leave a 5-star review on Apple podcast or Spotify, and don't forget to subscribe so you can stay up to date on any future episodes. Quote "Connecting with the sound of something or the taste of something to really ground you into the present, helps keep the body online so it hasn't completely gone offline." - Cherini Ghobrial Connect with Cherini Ghobrial: Website: www.cherinighobrial.com unCURATED: www.uncuratedco.com Cherini Ghobrial, PharmD. is a licensed pharmacist, Berkeley Certified Executive Coach, and Somatic Experiencing practitioner (Intermediate level). She has experienced firsthand the physical and emotional challenges that come from living a life as a high achiever, but disconnected from herself. But in 2020, she experienced a physical health crisis that brought her to rock bottom. Her health crisis began her journey of reconnecting to her body, learning to hear her body's wisdom, and developing embodied self-regulation skills. Her goal with her clients is to help them reconnect to the wisdom of their body's intelligence and increase their capacity to regulate their emotions. By doing so, they can experience embodied resilience by remaining present through life's ups and downs, greater aliveness, and restored choice, instead of living overwhelmed, burn-out, and stuck in survival mode.

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Is Balance a Myth for Parents in the Workplace? w/ Dr. Anne Welsh Nov 06, 2023

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Work With Amy Elevate Your Life With The SQ21 Assessment Join me, Amy Lynn Durham and Dr. Anne Welsh, a Clinical Psychologist, Executive Coach, & Consultant, as we delve into the experiences, challenges, and successes of working parents. In this enlightening episode, we navigate the intricate journey of balancing career growth and family life. Come along with us as we explore the profound effects of flexibility, wise and compassionate leadership, and the biases that often surround the lives of working parents.

What to anticipate: ▪ Mitigating Talent Drain in the Workplace Caused by Flexibility Concerns. ▪ Overcoming Stereotypes Associated with Working Parents ▪ Addressing Preconceived Notions about Childbearing Age ▪ Promoting Flexibility-Supportive Initiatives in the Workplace ▪ Establishing Effective Parental Leave Policies ▪ Rethinking the Notion of Balance for Working Mothers

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Quote"I think a lot of times moms walk into my office thinking that balance is this kind of nirvana state that they're going be able to find if they can just get the right formula and there's often a lot of guilt and shame that they haven't figured it out and assumptions that everyone else has and so first we just start by breaking apart the idea that balance is even achievable or that balance is somehow a thing you find." - Dr. Anne Welsh

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Website: https://www.drannewelsh.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drannewelsh/ Instagram: @dr.welsh.coaching After leaving a career at Harvard, Dr. Anne Welsh launched her own practice to support women and mothers through therapy, executive coaching and consulting. With a specialized focus in working with women in STEM, healthcare and law, she is an expert in the transition from working person to working parent. Dr. Welsh combines her research background with practical experience to help women grow their careers, and advise employers on generating impactful policies and practices to support them.

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The Leadership Contradiction w/ Traycee Mayer Oct 30, 2023

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Get your copy of The Leadership Contradiction here. Work With Amy Join me, Amy Lynn Durham, with Traycee Mayer, an expert in helping leaders leverage the strengths of human connection, as we embark on an insightful journey of the intricate world of leadership, choices, and acceptance. Traycee introduces the concept from her book about the choices we encounter throughout our lives and how they shape our leadership.

Discover valuable advice and reflective insights on letting go of regret and finding peace with your decisions.

What to anticipate:

Ways to incorporate acceptance of choices we've made in the past.
Letting go of regret gracefully.
Contradictions in leadership are named and discussed.
How to hold accountability and kindness in the same space at work.
Ways to increase acts of kindness in your leadership that inspire productivity.

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"It's really about not just taking those slippery slopes and those rocky paths and the ones that are dark and scary, but what can we learn from that so that we can improve our lives and the lives of the people we lead?" - Traycee Mayer

Connect with Traycee Mayer:

Website: https://beyouleadership.com/ Email: traycee@beyouleadership.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/trayceemayer YouTube: @beyouleadership Instagram: @trayceemayer

Traycee is an expert in helping leaders leverage the strengths of human connection to achieve explosive success in their own careers and with those they lead. She unapologetically believes people don't need to be treated fairly, they need to be treated as the unique individuals they are in order to thrive and succeed. She has led teams of hundreds and helped to create paths for dozens of great leaders. Traycee can help you drive accountability, productivity, and positive financial results while guiding you in leadership presence, growth mindsets and new tools to help you attract and retain individuals with exceptional talent. Plus, she can help you get the very best from everyone on your team. She's experienced great triumphs as an entrepreneur, executive coach, leadership trainer and as an author of her soon to be released book, The Leadership Contradiction. Traycee has over 40 years of Leadership success in many areas of hospitality, business development and facility operations, and has demonstrated a uniquely authentic ability to relate to and develop all levels of employees and model excellence in a 360-degree fashion. She is known to be transparent, trustworthy and intuitive in guiding you to your best path forward.

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Inclusive Organizational Futures: Mapping Tomorrow's Landscape w/ Dr. Sandra Upton Oct 23, 2023

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Work With Amy Elevate Your Life With The SQ21 Assessment

Join me, Amy Lynn Durham, with Dr. Sandra Upton, Founder + Chief DEI Strategist at Upton Consulting Group, where we delve into Cultural Intelligence in the workplace. Dr. Upton shares her extensive insights and expertise, shedding light on the importance of cultural Intelligence and inclusion in today's organizational landscape. Discover Dr. Upton's wisdom and experience that will inspire you to broaden your cultural intelligence skills for the workplace. What to anticipate:

Discover the personal benefits of Cultural Intelligence\
Cultivate skills for effective cross-cultural collaboration
Unlock opportunities for inclusive work and compensation
Learn why the spiritual intelligence skill, 'awareness of other's world views' can help you become more successful.

Quote "I understand and I teach organizations all the time that it's not enough to just make people aware or sensitive to cultural differences but none of them actually guarantee that I'm going to be effective in those interactions so that's where cultural intelligence comes in because it's capability. It's a form of intelligence that can be measured." - Dr. Sandra Upton Connect with Dr. Sandra Upton: Website: https://uptonconsultinggroup.com/ LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/drsandraupton Email: sandra.upton@uptonconsultinggroup.com As Founder and Chief DEI Strategist with Upton Consulting Group (UCG), Dr. Upton brings 25+ years of DEI experience consulting, coaching and training with businesses, educational institutions, governmental agencies and non-profits to this work. Prior to launching UCG, Dr. Upton was Vice President, Global Diversity Practice with the Cultural Intelligence Center and was responsible for providing strategic leadership and expertise on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) matters for hundreds of clients across the globe. She led organization's response to the growing demand from global and Fortune 500 companies to Ivy-League universities. She is also a subject matter expert in unconscious bias training.

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Creating a Safe Space & Healing Hyper Masculinity in Business w/ Sean Harvey Oct 16, 2023

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Work With Amy Elevate Your Life With The SQ21 Assessment Join me, Amy Lynn Durham, with Sean Harvey as we engage in a profound conversation on a transformative journey that Sean provides in healing hyper-masculinity in business. Sean provides examples of superficial leadership training, shedding light on the need for more meaningful and transformative approaches to leadership development. Discover what led Sean to his mission of working with men, helping them navigate and transcend hyper-masculinity in a rapidly evolving world. What to anticipate:

Transitioning from the shadow to embracing one's essence.
Examples of superficial leadership training.
Sean's journey to working with men and addressing hyper-masculinity.
The three touch-points that ignited Sean's passion for this work.
Exploring workplace spirituality.
Components cultivating compassion in the workplace.
The role of storytelling and understanding personal histories.
Characteristics of a hyper-masculine workplace.
Drawbacks of being in a hyper-masculine environment.
Tapping into shared humanity for greater compassion.
The transformative impact of Sean's work.

If you love the episode, please leave a 5-star review on Apple podcast or Spotify, and don't forget to subscribe so you can stay up to date on any future episodes! Quote "When I talk about the work of spirituality in the workplace, I really translate it to, it's just the concepts of love, compassion, and, deeper humanity" - Sean Harvey Connect with Sean:

Website: https://www.warriorcompassion.com/
Instagram: @warrior_compassion
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seanharvey/
Book: Warrior Compassion: Unleashing the Healing Power of Men

Sean Harvey, MSOD, MSEd, is Chief Compassion Officer and Founder of the Warrior Compassion Men's Studio. His work in personal, organizational, and societal transformation is inspired by twenty-five years of organization development consulting combined with his past and current academic affiliations at Cornell University, New York University, Baruch College CUNY, and George Washington University. In 2021, Sean received the Saul A. Silverman Award for Conflict Resolution and Healing from the International Organization Development Association for his healing work with men in hyper-masculine systems. As an interfaith minister, he co-founded Project Compassion, a national initiative to deepen compassion in police departments. Sean is also a TEDx Speaker with his talk, "Compassion Makes the Warrior." Learn more about his work at www.warriorcompassion.com.

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Pt. 2 - Feedback Generation Z: Unleashing the Power of Feedback for Tomorrow's Leaders w/ Aaron Tabacco Oct 09, 2023

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Work With Amy Elevate Your Life With The SQ21 Assessment Join me, Amy Lynn Durham, with Aaron Tabacco, in part 2 of a 2-part episode, where we continue our conversation around transformational feedback and utilizing it to foster meaningful relationships through curiosity. We start by emphasizing the importance of curiosity and information exchange in building connections as a leader and a recipient. Skill 16 of Spiritual Intelligence was discussed, highlighting the significance of seeking guidance from a transformational feedback perspective. We explore the concept of holistic reception, emphasizing self-generosity and self-exploration as crucial elements. Additionally, we considered the value of generational conversations, focusing on understanding feedback from a Gen Z colleague's perspective. This episode encourages listeners to embrace curiosity and self-exploration to build more profound and enriching relationships when giving and receiving feedback. Today on Create Magic At Work®:

Ways to tap into curiosity in difficult conversations

How to practice presence during feedback interactions
Ways to prepare yourself as a recipient of feedback
Why the practice of self-awareness offers exponential growth
How to approach requesting feedback
Ways to prompt feedback conversations

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"A space of setting aside and wanting to be a very high level practitioner of self-reflection is the key to development." - Aaron Tabacco Aaron Tabacco is an RN with a PhD, an Executive Coach, and the Director of Staff Experience in the Department of Medicine at the University of California San Francisco. A former professor of developmental pediatrics, Aaron transitioned into his current line of work three years ago, becoming a thought leader in developing holistic workplaces, leadership development, DEI efforts, and internal institutional workforce research. He is a highly skilled public speaker and communicator, having been featured at numerous public and private professional engagements in his areas of specialty. Aaron has several professional publications in the US, Europe, Japan, and online, and is a graduate of the UC Berkeley Executive Coaching Institute at the Berkeley-Hass School of Business. Additionally, Aaron has engaged in high-stakes healthcare and higher education conflict mediation for families and professionals over thirteen years. He's a father of three young adult sons who live in Portland, Oregon. Aaron currently lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. Connect with Aaron:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaron-tabacco-phd-rn-83359b9/

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Pt. 1 - Elevating Feedback Through Skillful Presence w/ Aaron Tabacco Oct 02, 2023

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Within every critique lies the potential for growth or disheartenment. A workplace where growth is nurtured, not souls crushed is on my heart this week at Create Magic At Work®...

Join me, Amy Lynn Durham, with Aaron Tabacco, in Part 1 of a 2-part episode, we delve into workplace feedback, focusing on its potential for transformation over crushing the spirit.

We explore going beyond constructive feedback and tap into utilizing transformational feedback as a catalyst for growth. Strategies for providing feedback that inspires change are offered.

We tackle the challenge of conducting difficult conversations with self-awareness, compassion and address how to stay receptive on the receiving end of feedback.

What to anticipate:▪ Ways to approach feedback as a transformational conversation. ▪ Why practicing the skills of Spiritual Intelligence plays a crucial role in transformational feedback. ▪ How to develop presence and self-reflection as the provider and recipient. ▪ Navigating difficult conversations with self-awareness and compassion. ▪ How to receive feedback with curiosity.

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Quote "I think many negative stories of feedback experiences at the heart of it is that people are leaving the conversation in some way, feeling that their very identity, Being, strengths, skills, or knowledge, etc. has been attacked. Instead of feeling approached from a perspective of curiosity." - Aaron TabaccoConnect with Aaron:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaron-tabacco-phd-rn-83359b9/

Aaron is an RN with a PhD, an Executive Coach, and the Director of Staff Experience in the Department of Medicine at the University of California San Francisco. A former professor of developmental pediatrics, Aaron transitioned into his current line of work three years ago, becoming a thought leader in developing holistic workplaces, leadership development, DEI efforts, and internal institutional workforce research. He is a highly skilled public speaker and communicator, having been featured at numerous public and private professional engagements in his areas of specialty. Aaron has several professional publications in the US, Europe, Japan, and online, and is a graduate of the UC Berkeley Executive Coaching Institute at the Berkeley-Hass School of Business. Additionally, Aaron has engaged in high-stakes healthcare and higher education conflict mediation for families and professionals over thirteen years. He's a father of three young adult sons who live in Portland, Oregon. Aaron currently lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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