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We’re Back: Tipping Point Skills™ & Leader Stories Jun 03, 2025

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The LeaderLab Podcast is back — with a fresh twist. Originally launched over five years ago by a passionate group of Labmates at LifeLabs Learning, this podcast quickly became a go-to resource for bite-sized leadership skills.

Now, we’re relaunching with the same beloved format — short, practical episodes — plus a new layer: candid conversations with senior people leaders. You'll hear from LifeLabs facilitators teaching our signature Tipping Point Skills™, and from real-world changemakers tackling today’s toughest leadership challenges.

Still quick. Still actionable. Now with even deeper insight.

Grow Kind: The Leader Level Wrap Up Nov 07, 2022

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When we look at change in the workplace, it can often be challenging to navigate. As a leader, there are ways to guide your team in an empowering and empathetic way. Join us for this special panel-style conversation on Grow Kind Leadership in times of uncertainty.

Want training for your team? Get in touch with us to find out which learning experiences are right for your team.

[Music by Blue Dot Sessions]

Grow Kind: Easy Focus Oct 03, 2022

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In this week’s episode of The LeaderLab, we continue our discussion about how leaders can play an active role in helping their teams and people through periods of growth in the kindest way possible. We invite Annie-Rose London, a Facilitator at LifeLabs Learning, to explain how leaders can harness the power of easy focus to quickly create space for their teams to think, feel, and connect by using the "I could talk abouts" primer.
Want to help your organization grow kind? Get in touch with us to find out which learning experiences are right for your team.
[Music by Blue Dot Sessions]

Grow Kind: Data Dive Aug 29, 2022

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In this week’s episode of The LeaderLab, we continue our discussion about how leaders can play an active role in helping their teams and people through periods of growth in the kindest way possible. We invite Rachel Glick, Director of Consulting & Team Enablement at LifeLabs Learning, to explain how leaders can take a look beneath the surface of their team’s data to uncover the inputs contributing to performance outcomes using a Data Diiiive (and no, that’s not a typo — find out what the four I’s stand for by listening to the full episode).
Want to help your organization grow kind? Get in touch with us to find out which learning experiences are right for your team.
[Music by Blue Dot Sessions]

Grow Kind: Vision Statements Aug 15, 2022

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In this week’s episode of The LeaderLab, we continue our discussion about how leaders can play an active role in helping their teams and people through periods of growth in the kindest way possible. We invite Massella Dukuly, Director of Team Enablement at LifeLabs Learning, to explain why using vision statements is one of the best ways to get people on board with, and even excited about, change.
Want to help your organization grow kind? Get in touch with us to find out which learning experiences are right for your team.
[Music by Blue Dot Sessions]

Grow Kind: Reasoning Questions Aug 01, 2022

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Now that we’ve learned what it takes to grow kind from a systems level, it’s time to get a little more granular. In this series, we'll discuss how leaders can play an active role in helping their teams and people through periods of growth in the kindest way possible. In this episode of The LeaderLab, we invite Victoria Chen, Facilitation Lead and Leadership Trainer, to demonstrate how leaders can use reasoning questions to create perspective and promote productive dialogue by understanding the ‘why’ behind somebody’s ‘what’.
Want to help your organization grow kind? Get in touch with us to find out which learning experiences are right for your team.
[Music by Blue Dot Sessions]

Grow Kind: A Quick Update from the LeaderLab Jul 25, 2022

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We're taking a tiny break to Grow Kind and bring you new and exciting content on August 1st!

Grow Kind: Systems Level Wrap Up Jul 11, 2022

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When we look at growth from a systems level, it’s essential that we intentionally consider the people that growth will impact the most. In this special episode of The LeaderLab, we welcome back a few incredible guests from our systems-level Grow Kind series to discuss how the ‘grow kind’ mission came to be at LifeLabs Learning, what we’ve learned about growing kind so far, and what companies can do to grow in a way that benefits the business while still being people-centered, empowering, and energizing.

Want to help your organization grow kind? Get in touch with us to find out which learning experiences are right for your team.

[Music by Blue Dot Sessions]

Grow Kind: Reinforcing Organizational Ethos Jun 27, 2022

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As your company grows, how do you maintain its purpose, mission, and values across teams at scale? Joie Lim, LifeLabs Learning’s Impact Lead, joins The LeaderLab this week to talk about how leaders can protect an org’s ethos by reinforcing the behaviors that align with the company’s ideal identity.
Want to help your organization grow kind? Get in touch with us to find out which learning experiences are right for your team.

Grow Kind: The FAIR Framework for Inclusive Growth Jun 13, 2022

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How can you ensure the systems and practices that are scaling alongside your business stay as inclusive and anti-biased as possible? This week, Vanessa is joined by Ashley Schwedt, LifeLabs Learning’s Director of IDEA (Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Anti-bias), to discuss one of her favorite tools: a DEI checklist for systems that we refer to as the FAIR framework.

Want to help your organization grow kind? Get in touch with us to find out which learning experiences are right for your team.