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Minisode 21: Gift-Giving for Your Team Without Spending a Dime: How to Wrap Your Time, Energy, and Intentionality as a Leader with Cristy Me Dec 12, 2022

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It’s time to Gift-Give for real! Interrupting regular scheduled programming to bring you an 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘁! 𝗽𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 that has your name on it. We’re thinking of a neat cursive handwriting labeling a gift underneath the tree or perhaps on a decorative card in front of the place setting of your dreams. The choice is all yours. 💝🍽️ We hear you, improve it! peeps. Inflation is real, budgeting around the holidays is stressful, and figuring out the right gift for your team can be quite the tricky pursuit. Join us in putting all of that aside for the time being and stepping into this conversation with Erin & our very own Director of Talent, Cristy Mercier. This episode will bring you tangible ideas for what you can give to your team all year long - positivity, words of affirmation, unscheduled meeting time just to catch up, specific feedback on what they did (and are doing!) well, and more! Press play and give the gift of time to YOU today! Connect with Erin Diehl:

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136: How Setting Monthly Intentions with Your Team Will Help You Achieve Goals All Year Long Dec 07, 2022

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❌ Connect the work to the human being ✅ Connect the human being to the work 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘰 𝘸𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴, 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘵! 𝘱𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘴? For starters, we’re saying that when you prioritize each individual team member - their core values, their short-term and long-term goals, their worries and their hopes - you connect them to the work. What follows? This team member is empowered to engage in the 100% unique ways only they can, since they’ve been seen, heard, and valued as their whole person, not just as an employee. If you start with the work and connect it to the individual team member, those 100% unique ways only they can engage get lost in the sauce, as we like to say. What follows? Good work, but more generic work that lacks connection and passion behind it. In today’s episode, Erin will give you the how-to for monthly intention-setting, the benefits you’ll see once you implement this with your team, and some laughs along the way. Press play now! Show Links:

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135: The Key to Empowering Emerging Leaders with Tori Niemann, Assistant Athletic Director, Clemson University Nov 30, 2022

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Another Wednesday, another brand 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘁! 𝗽𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲! Join us in today’s conversation with Tori Niemann telling us the key to empowering emerging leaders. 🔑 As the Assistant Athletic Director at Clemson University, Tori’s an expert in empathetic leadership, collaboration, time management, and using your voice to continue the conversation in each space you enter into. About Tori: Tori Niemann has spent her professional career serving student-athletes at the collegiate level. She currently serves as the Assistant Athletic Director for Student-Athlete Development at Clemson University and self-proclaims that she has the best job in the country. Each day she gets to serve 18–23-year-old humans that just so happen to be pretty good at their sport. She played Division I basketball at Western Illinois University but has found herself in the south since 2017 with previous stops at the University of North Carolina on staff with the women’s basketball team and a prior stint at Clemson University. Niemann primarily focuses on leadership development for student-athletes, running the three-year Tiger Leadership Academy and last year launched POWER, a women’s leadership academy. Niemann graduated from WIU in 2013 with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and earned a master’s degree in sport management in 2015. Show Links:

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134: The 5 Best Strategies to Prevent Burnout & Increase Productivity This Holiday Season Nov 23, 2022

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Do you… feel like your plate is always full, especially with the holidays coming up? Wonder how everyone else has it “figured out”? If you're like us and have asked yourself these questions, today’s 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘁! 𝗽𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 episode is for YOU. Life doesn't have to be this way. Work doesn't have to be this way. Dive into these 5 strategies to replace burnout with more energy, intention, and l-o-v-e, LOVE. Show Links:

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133: The Behavioral Science Behind Big Feelings with Liz Fosslien Nov 16, 2022

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Liz Fosslien is the co-author and illustrator of the national best-seller Big Feelings and the Wall Street Journal best-seller No Hard Feelings (which have both been translated into 15+ languages). Liz is an expert on effectively embracing emotions at work, and as the Head of Content and Communications at Humu, she empowers leaders to develop and manage high-performing, inclusive teams. Liz regularly speaks about how to walk the line between sharing and oversharing, build resilience, and help teams avoid burnout. Her work has been featured by Good Morning America, TED, The New York Times, NPR, Shondaland, Adam Grant, and Mindy Kaling.⁣ This is all to say that she will bring you the science behind big feelings, and she will do it in style. 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 pause, ask for what you need, and be a leader who listens, adapts, and proactively prioritizes mental health for you and your team. 💬 Press play on this thought-provoking episode. We can’t wait to hear what you think! Show Links:

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132: Vulnerability Impacts + Empowers with Blender Bombs Founder, Helen Hall-Leland Nov 09, 2022

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Are you a leader who is looking to show up with more vulnerability? Did you know that vulnerability and impact go hand in hand, and can transform not only how you show up, but how your team shows up each day? Today’s 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘁! 𝗽𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 guest, Helen Hall-Leland, is as real as they come. Helen is passionate about helping people achieve a balanced and fulfilling life through her 80/20 lifestyle approach: food + ingredient education, mindset shift-work, and inspiring storytelling. All reasons behind the start of Blender Bombs in 2017 – to change lives, one superfood at a time (and of course, they’re 80/20 approved)! Along with making an impact, she is filled with so many tips and tricks on how to show up as your most authentic and vulnerable self. At the end of the day, week, month, year, Helen's mission is to be able to look back and feel that she’s made an impact. And trust us, improve it! peeps – this conversation is as impactful as they come! 💬 Press play on this real and raw episode. We can’t wait to hear what you think! Show Links:

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Minisode 20: 5 Fun and Memorable Virtual Holiday Party Ideas Your Team Will Actually Like Nov 07, 2022

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Hey, improve it! peeps. It’s that time again: 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘺. Fresh out of ideas? Worried it’ll be a limited turnout with the virtual format? 😰 We hear you and we got you. Tune into today’s 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘁! 𝗽𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 for not one, but 𝘧𝘪𝘷𝘦 concrete ideas for virtual holiday parties that won’t be a drag. Who says monotony can’t transform into something memorable? 🚫😑 ✅💭 P.S. - Our Laugh Breaks received a holiday-inspired makeover and we are so excited for the big reveal. Click the 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄 to join us for a 20-, 30-, or 45-minute session of our 𝗛𝗮!𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗟𝗮𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝘀. You may or may not start seeing snow outside your window with all of this holiday cheer! 🌨 Connect with Erin Diehl:

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131: Tired of the Same Old Resolutions? How Improv Can Help Your Team Vision-Set and Prioritize Goals for 2023 Nov 02, 2022

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Are you… 🧐 Tired of the same old resolutions? Today’s 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘁! 𝗽𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 episode is for YOU. How do you set priorities and visions in a way that harnesses all thoughts and ideas and then makes the people within your organization feel seen, heard, and valued? 💬 Don’t miss this convo – grab your pen and paper to prep for the next year! Show Links:

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130: Human Resources Can Be Humorous: Stories from the HRShark Clark Oct 26, 2022

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Do you have… 🧐 Curiosity about HR? 🔒 A team that’s closed off? 😰 Fear about being yourself at work? 🤭 Desire to be funny at work without going overboard? If one, all, or none, today’s 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘁! 𝗽𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 episode is for YOU. Make some commotion for our HRShark, 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗸. He speaks to the daily grind of 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸, the role HR plays in making a workplace culture thrive, and how to make humor a priority. 💬 Don’t miss this convo - your jokes are on the line! Show Links:

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129: Empathy is the Secret Sauce. Use it on Everything! An Insightful Conversation with VaynerMedia’s Chief Heart Officer, Claude Silver Oct 19, 2022

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Here’s a question to ask yourself, improve it! peeps: 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗻’𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻? 🤔 🎙Today’s 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘁! 𝗽𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 guest is none other than Chief Heart Officer, Claude Silver of VaynerX and VaynerMedia who has all the wisdom, benevolence, and charisma coming right to your earbuds. Absorb her insight like a sponge and watch as those around you feel the difference. And we’ll let you in on 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘁: you don’t have to be Chief Heart Officer to make sure those around you are seen, heard, and valued. Tune in, and let the empathy ensue! Show Links:

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