The Audacity to Fail: Misstepping Into Success!

Latest Episodes:

S3E1: Is Leadership for Me? with Moira Shaughnessy Jan 09, 2023

Show notes

Welcome to Season 3! We’ve got so much fun instore for you! On this season’s opener, Dr. Shari Dade is joined by Moira Shaughnessy. Moira is a program manager and trainer in the Veteran’s Benefits Administration’s Leadership Development Directorate of Human Capital Services. She also manages a national-level leadership development program called LEAD to prepare GS 10 through 12 employees for first-line leadership. Moira is also considered to be a thought curator and podcaster in her own right as she has been the host of the VA Distinguished Speaker Series from its inception. Listen in for tips on how to answer the question, “Is leadership for me?”
Closed Caption Transcript is available at: https://www.sharedfedtraining.org/Podcasts/TATF_S3E1.pdf ===============================
Key Lessons:
1) Limiting beliefs about our own abilities or unconscious beliefs about who deserves or “should” be leaders can often prevent great leaders from taking the leap into leadership!
2) Although leadership may seem like the “logical next step”, ask yourself if now is the time to step into a formal leadership role.
3) Everyone is a leader in their own right, but formal leadership roles and positions call for someone who is people minded and open to being vulnerable enough to learn new things!
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S2E10: How to Help Employees Sustain Engagement with Dr. Charlotte McCloskey Oct 10, 2022

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On this season’s closer, Dr. Shari Dade is joined by Dr. Charlotte McCloskey. Dr. McCloskey is the Local Recovery Coordinator and staff Psychologist of the Kansas City VA Medical Center. In her role she serves as the VISN Point of Contact for both fellow Local Recovery Coordinators and the Supervisors of Veteran Peer Support Specialists. Dr. McCloskey is also the EPIC Coordinator, Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention’s Tele-mental Health Champion and serves on many of Kansas City VA’s hospital wide committees. For example, she is the Co-Chair for the Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion SharePoint where she acts as a Subject Matter Expert. Also serving as a SME for JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion) Consultation Program. She is formerly a Postdoctoral Training Director and most recently, Dr. McCloskey is very proud of helping set up the Kansas City VA’s Second Victim Program-RISE, where she is a core trainer.
Listen in for a discussion of how to increase and sustain employee engagement.
Closed Caption Transcript is available at: https://www.sharedfedtraining.org/Podcasts/TATF_S2EP10.pdf
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Key Lessons:
1) Evaluate the last 3 months of the activities you have been engaged in at work and ask yourself, “what has brought me a spark?” Make a list of these things and chat with your supervisor about how you might engage in more of these activities.
2) Engaging in activities that bring you purpose will help you sustain employee engagement.
3) “The single most important thing that can keep workers deeply and happily engaged on the job is moving forward on work they care about – even if the progress is an ‘incremental’ small win.’ “– Dr. Teresa Amabile
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S2E9: Move Beyond Transactions: Mindset Matters with Erik Sletten Sep 12, 2022

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On this episode, Dr. Shari Dade talks workplace relationships with Erik Sletten, the Workforce Excellence Coordinator for VA North Texas Health Care System. In his role, Mr. Sletten focuses on the development of leaders, teams, and employees throughout the North Texas System.
Listen in for a discussion of how mindset and emotional intelligence play a role in moving beyond transactional workplace connections.
Closed Caption Transcript is available at: https://www.sharedfedtraining.org/Podcasts/TATF_S2EP9.pdf
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Key Lessons:
1) Work to shift your mindset from inward thinking to outward thinking! Think about what factors can be influenced to move the organization or team closer to goals.
2) Cultivate workplace relationships create a culture where everyone can show up in ways that are authentic.
3) Couple your passions with your actions! Strive to connect what drives and motivates you to the work you do every day!
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S2E8: Consultant Connection: The Power of Managing Up with Dr. Mira Brancu Aug 08, 2022

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On this inaugural episode of Consultant Connection, Dr. Shari Dade sits down with Dr. Mira Brancu a Senior Organization Development Psychologist for VA’s National Center for Organization Development (NCOD). Prior to working at NCOD, she also served in several leadership roles supporting the Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention’s Mental Health Centers of Excellence, including the one in VISN 6 where she served as Deputy Director for 10 years. Mira is also an Associate Professor at Duke University. She specializes in team development, women’s leadership, and navigating workplace politics.
Listen in for a moment to connect with a leadership consultant around, The Power in Managing Up!
Closed Caption Transcript is available at: https://www.sharedfedtraining.org/Podcasts/TATF_S2EP8.pdf
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Key Lessons:
1) Think about managing up as a way of “joining upward” and partnering with your leadership.
2) Take a step back and listen closely to how leaders talk about their pain points – what are their struggles, what might they be stressed about, what are they watching or tracking, and what are their drivers. Once you do this ask yourself, “what is my role in providing solutions and helping my leader overcome this?”
3) Ensure your approach is focused on listening, learning, empathy, and understanding.
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S2EP7: Finding The Way by Playing the Long Game with Mr. Seginald Bryant Jul 11, 2022

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On this episode, Dr. Shari Dade is joined by Mr. Seginald Bryant, the Information Technology Area Manager for Durham, North Carolina. Mr. Bryant has a team of 27 IT Specialists that support Veterans from Central NC out to Eastern Coastal NC. This support includes VISN 6 HQ in Durham, two NCAs – one in Raleigh & New Bern, four Raleigh CBOCs, a Wake County Health Care Center, two Vet Centers – One in Greenville & one in Raleigh, a Health Care Center in Greenville, a VBA office in Raleigh, the Durham VAMC, a National Program Office, National Research Office, an Admin office in RTP and numerous remote customers scattered across the AOR. On this episode, he talks about how he has been able to charge past failures of his past and remain encouraged to push himself to success.
Listen in for a discussion on how to turn the adversity of today into the success of tomorrow by playing the long game!
Closed Caption Transcript is available at: https://www.sharedfedtraining.org/Podcasts/TATF_S2EP7.pdf
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S2EP6: Success Shaped by Failure with Dr. Erica Scavella Jun 13, 2022

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On this episode, Dr. Shari Dade takes a moment to connect with Dr. Erica Scavella, a member of Senior Executive Service (SES), who serves as the Assistant Under Secretary for Health for Clinical Services and the Chief Medical Officer at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Dr. Scavella and her team define VA’s clinical strategy and policy in order to assure the provision of an enterprise-wide, patient-driven, evidence-based standard of care, the reduction of unintended variability in outcomes, and the delivery of world class healthcare for Veterans.
Listen in for a discussion on how to begin thinking about missteps or failures as breadcrumbs leading to your success!
Closed Caption Transcript is available at: https://www.sharedfedtraining.org/Podcasts/TATF_S2EP6.pdf
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Key Lessons:
1) As a leader it is important to be a model and share failures or areas of growth with your team to encourage their own growth and understanding of how to rebound.
2) Look at each misstep as a canary in a coalmine and take inventory of what you learned from failures. Think about ways your can expand your toolbox from these learnings.
3) When rebounding from failure, gather a support team to help along the way. You will likely find the answers are already in the room!
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S2EP5: Limitations Are Only Real If You Believe Them with Mr. James Douglas May 09, 2022

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Are you living a life based on the memories of your missteps or are you living a life with a vision of your future in mind? On this episode, Dr. Shari Dade spends time with Mr. James Douglas the Associate Director for the VA West Texas Health Care System. In his role, Mr. Douglas is responsible for the administrative operations of the Health Care System to include Fiscal and Engineering oversight.
Listen in for a discussion on how to still achieve success when you feel limited by their failures, situations, and circumstances.
Closed Caption Transcript is available at: https://www.sharedfedtraining.org/Podcasts/TATF_S2EP5.pdf
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Key Lessons:
1) Do the work with the love of people in the forefront. When you see the people in the work, the titles won’t matter but what will matter is the lives we impact.
2) When we're put in uncomfortable situations it may allow us to see things differently and in ways that will help us grow.
3) When you enter the VA Enterprise, don’t leave if you feel you have limits. Instead, chart your path and look for the people who will support you as you gain more resources to push past those limits.
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S2EP4: The Path Towards Trusting Yourself with Dr. Shabnam “Shabi” Showell Apr 11, 2022

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On this episode, Dr. Shari Dade takes a moment to connect with Dr. Shabnam “Shabi” Showell, an Associate Chief of Staff (ACOS) of primary care West at the North Florida South Georgia Health Care System, and a leadership coach. Dr. Showell is an internist who completed medical school and residency at the University of Colorado.  She is passionate about primary care, women's health, musculoskeletal medicine, medical education, leadership coaching, and in improving health disparities. She is an avid baker, dancer, skier, and the mother of four beautiful children.
Listen in for a discussion on how the fear of missteps and not trusting yourself as a leader can lead to failing before you even begin the journey.
Closed Caption Transcript is available at: https://www.sharedfedtraining.org/Podcasts/TATF_S2EP4.pdf
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Key Lessons:
1) Working to accept that failing at something does not make you a failure will relieve the weight of having to be successful every time you put in effort.
2) When you are not engaging and taking the steps to lead, even in the risk of possible failure, you are manufacturing smallness for yourself and preventing yourself from getting to your goals in leadership.
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S2EP3:The Gift in Risking the Reroute with Dr. Kristina Seymour Mar 14, 2022

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On this episode, Dr. Shari Dade sits down with Dr. Kristina Seymour, a Clinical psychologist at the Columbia VA Health Care System. Dr. Seymour also serves on the Trauma Recovery Team (TRP) as a Rotation Supervisor. She is also a published author and creator of the Optimal Response Initiative (ORI) with Military, Civilian, and Primary Care Version Workbooks. Dr. Seymour is also the Founder of Share & Co. A Publishing company focused on empowering People to Share their Testimony, Time, Talent, Treasure!
In this episode they discuss moments of redirection and reroutes throughout her career and the risk of failure during these times. The episode examines the importance of deciding to look inward to determine if growth is worth the risk of failure.
Closed Caption Transcript is available at: https://www.sharedfedtraining.org/Podcasts/TATF_S2EP3.pdf
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Key Lessons:
1) Remember when you are learning something new there is a learning curve. You can figure it, but you must engage in the process of learning.
2) Take on reroutes with curiosity to move through the fear of failure. Embrace the reroutes because they could take you on a journey to your now.
3) Instead of thinking about the fear of failure, refocus on how you are contributing to the people involved. Broaden your perspective and focus on your experiences with others.
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S2EP2: This episode has been removed Feb 14, 2022

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In accordance with executive order titled Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing and Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions this episode has been removed.

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