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120: Up-Level Your Professional and Presentational Presence with My Coach Jane Atkinson Aug 17, 2022

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There you are standing in front of a room of strangers, about to present a PowerPoint deck and your mind goes blank. Gulp. Feet glued to the floor. Armpits sweating. Heart racing. Wishing the words would come to you. Wishing you had not stayed up all night anxious about today’s event. Wishing you had the tools to make yourself feel confident when presenting to groups. Sound familiar? Then get those ear buds ready for today’s show with special guest (and my speaking coach) Jane Atkinson! Jane Atkinson has been helping speakers catapult their careers for more than 30 years. She is the author of The Wealthy Speaker 3.0 (out this Fall), The Epic Keynote, The Wealthy Speaker Daily Success Planner and Journal, and Scaling Your Speaking Business. Prior to coaching, Jane worked as an agent for several speakers whose careers skyrocketed. She also served as Vice President of a Speakers Bureau in Dallas where she represented several celebrities, best-selling authors, and business experts. Jane founded The Wealthy Speaker School, which helps speakers build the businesses of their dreams through their courses, community, masterminds, and coaching. In this episode, you will hear:

The benefits of having a positive mindset when it comes to public speaking
The challenges associated with professional and presentational presence
Three tangible tips to getting more comfortable with the uncomfortable

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Episode 18: How to Rattle the Cage of Mediocrity with your Courage & Fear Failure Less with Judi Holler
Episode 40: Team Wait vs. Team Create: How to Show Up in 2021 with Erin King
The Four Hour Work Week by Timothy Ferriss
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119: Three Tips To Manage Neurodiverse Team Members with Joy Young Aug 10, 2022

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Do you lead a neurodivergent team? Perhaps you want a more in-depth analysis of the benefits of managing neurodiverse team members? If so, this episode is for you. Our guest, Joy Young, has 15 years of HR experience and has spent the last five years building HR departments in high growth organizations. In this episode, you will hear:

The benefits of hiring a neurodivergent team
The challenges associated with leading a neurodivergent workforce
Three tangible tips to leading neurodivergent team members

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118: Sunday Scaries: Three Improv Techniques To Use to Reduce Pre-Work Jitters Aug 03, 2022

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There you are on a Sunday night, the night before a new work week ahead. You’re sitting in your room, thinking about all of your upcoming to do’s. Suddenly, your heart starts fluttering with anxiety and your mind starts twisting and turning with fear. Sundays can be scary for so many people and they use to be terrifying for Erin. Listen in on this episode, to see three techniques that can help you overcome these Sunday scaries, and help reduce those pre-work jitters! Show Links:

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Minisode 17: Morning Mindfulness Practice for Mission Driven Leaders Aug 01, 2022

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There you are - waking up for work in the morning, stressed and frantic. You are throwing on your clothes, MAYBE remembering to brush your teeth, and running out of the door in a state of panic. You give and give to others all day, and at the end of the day feel depleted. You race home and have zero energy to give to the person doing it all – YOU. Does this sound familiar? Then you are in the right place, because today’s episode will give you a solid morning mindfulness practice that will allow YOU to run the day, not allow the day to run YOU. Grab your notebook, pen and get ready to change your morning mindset! Connect with Erin Diehl:

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117: Four Reasons To Have a Four Day Work Week with Celeste Bell Jul 27, 2022

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There you are, on a Friday afternoon - hanging out by the pool and enjoying the fruits of a four day work week. You’ve managed to get everything done in the past 32 hours, and have an extra day to run errands, hang with family or dare we say, relax?! Sound like a pipe dream? It could just be your new reality. Today we are chatting with special guest Celeste Bell, all about the four day work week. Listen in on this episode to see the benefits and the challenges that come with it, and then how to start trialing this within your organization! On today’s episode, Erin and Celeste discuss:

Work life balance – myth or not?
The biggest desire for employees today – flexibility
How to start trialing a four-day week within your organization
Ways to approach leadership about implementing a four-day work week

More about Celeste Bell: Celeste currently serves as EVP, Head of Human Resources at Deutsch NY, where she leads all HR activities and drives structural and strategic change management initiatives. Celeste has a wealth of experience in building equitable policies, procedures and practices that deliver and positively impact diverse groups of talent. Most of Celeste’s career experience was with Major League Baseball, where she was instrumental in the digital evolution of the organization. Prior to joining Deutsch, she handled talent acquisition at Publicis Media. Celeste holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, a Master’s degree in HR from New York University as well as a Certificate in HR Analytics from Cornell. She’s currently pursuing a PhD in Business at Virginia Tech and interested in pursuing research in the areas of future of work, leadership and diversity, equity and inclusion. Show Links:

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116: Two Years of Laughing & Learning on this Podcast! 24 Life & Leadership Lessons I've Learned in 24 Months! Jul 20, 2022

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Two years of laughter, learning and podcasting. In twenty-four months, we’ve covered so many topics and spoken to so many outstanding guests. We’ve talked to entrepreneurs, to TikTok Stars, to corporate leaders, and to quite a few comediennes. As you can imagine, we’ve learned quite a few things in the process. Today’s episode includes a long list (ok, 24 things to be exact) of insightful tidbits, memorable quotes and mantras to motivate you to become your best self – both personally and professionally. It’s your own motivational speech set to pump you up, and fill you up with wisdom from some of the smartest (and coolest!) people we know. Want to know something else that’s cool? We just found out that the improve it! podcast is in the Top 1.5% of Global Podcasts. Pretty sweet, right?! Press play on this episode, and see for yourself why laughter is one of the best teaching tools in the world! Show Links:

Episode 11: Jai Brown
Episode 18: Judi Holler
Episode 45: Myles Berrio
Episode 73: Erin Coupe
Episode 80: Kim Scott
Episode 85: Rajkumari Neogy
Episode 94: Claudia Martinez
Episode 99: Kara Goldin
Episode 111: Shereen Daniels
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115: Hiring & Leading A Remote Team? Hacks to Improve Productivity & Collaboration with Liam Martin Jul 13, 2022

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Are you leading a remote team? Or are you struggling with hiring a remote team? Perhaps you need some hacks on how to improve productivity and collaboration? If this sounds like you, you are in luck. We have the one, the only, Liam Martin, who is such a fantastic resource when it comes to remote work. Liam is a serial entrepreneur who runs Time Doctor and staff.com, which is one of the most popular time tracking and productivity software platforms in use by top brands today. He's also the co-organizer of the world's largest remote work conference, running remote, which has some fantastic speakers. On today’s episode, Erin and Liam discuss:

The challenges of remote work
Three ways to promote collaboration in a remote team
Ways to promote productivity within your team

More about Liam: Liam is a serial entrepreneur who runs Time Doctor and Staff.com — one of the most popular time tracking and productivity software platforms in use by top brands today. He is also a co-organizer of the world's largest remote work conference — Running Remote. Liam is an avid proponent of remote work and has been published in Forbes, Inc, Mashable, TechCrunch, Fast Company, Wired, The Wall Street Journal, The Next Web, The Huffington Post, Venturebeat, and many other publications specifically targeting the expansion of remote work. Liam's products and services are defined by the concept of giving workers the flexibility to work wherever they want, whenever they want. He holds an undergraduate and graduate degree in Sociology from McGill University. He lives in Canada but travels 3-6 months out of the year due to his ability to work wherever and whenever he likes. While he travels around the world a few times a year, he usually spends time in Austin, Las Vegas, and Ubud. He encourages others to work remotely while he's on his travels. Liam has also co-authored a book - Running Remote - focused on remote work methodology. In this revolutionary guide, Liam and his co-founder, Rob Rawson, have unearthed the secrets and lessons discovered by remote work pioneering entrepreneurs and founders who've harnessed the async mindset to operate their businesses remotely in the most seamless, hassle-free, and cost-effective manner possible. Hit play on this tangible episode and drop us a line at info@learntoimproveit.com to tell us what you think! Show Links:

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Email: liam@timedoctor.com, liam@runningremote.com
Website: https://www.timedoctor.com, https://runningremote.com
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/runningremote
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/liammcivormartin/, https://www.linkedin.com/company/time-doctor/, https://www.linkedin.com/company/running-remote/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/vtamethodman, https://twitter.com/manageyourtime, https://twitter.com/RunningRemote
Facebook Biz Page: https://www.facebook.com/TimeDoctorSoftware/, https://www.facebook.com/runningremote/
Running Remote Community Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/runningremotecommunity/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/liamremote/, https://www.instagram.com/runningremote

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114: How to Connect & Communicate in a Cross-Cultural World with Tayo Rockson Jul 06, 2022

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Leaders, do you want to know how to better connect and communicate with your cross-cultural team? On today’s episode of the improve it! pod, Erin is excited to bring on Tayo Rockson - a writer, speaker, consultant, podcaster, poet, professor, co-founder and brand strategist at UYD Management, a strategic consulting firm that empowers organizations to incorporate sustainable diversity and inclusion practices. On today’s episode, Erin and Tayo discuss:

Why understanding the importance of cross-cultural communication is so important as a leader
Challenges organizations face when it comes to cross cultural communication
What you can stop and start doing as a leader to better communicate in a cross-cultural world

More about Tayo: As the son of a diplomat, Tayo grew up understanding the nuances of multicultural diversity while living on four continents. He leveraged his experiences to establish himself as an authority in communicating effectively across cultures and personal branding. He graced various stages to share his knowledge including TEDx, the prestigious Chautauqua Institution, and the United Nations. Tayo is the host of As Told by Nomads, a podcast ranked in the top 5 tier of the Top 25 Business Podcasts for Entrepreneurs on Entrepreneur.com. He’s the author of Use Your Difference To Make A Difference and a professor at the prestigious Imperial College Business School as well as Felician University. In 2020, he launched the national anti-racism campaign called #LetsTalkBias. In 2021, Tayo was named in Remote Weekly’s list of The 100 Most Influential Remote Experts and starred in the award winning movie, IMPACT which is about three people who embark on a personal journey to transform the way they communicate on their quest to impact the world. Hit play on this tangible episode and drop us a line at info@learntoimproveit.com to tell us what you think! Show Links:

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tayorockson/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tayorockson
Personal Website: https://www.tayorockson.com/
Company Website: https://www.uydmanagement.com/
Book: https://www.amazon.com/Use-Your-Difference-Make-Cross-Cultural/dp/B08157LXKK
Podcast: https://tayorockson.com/media

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113: 5 Easy Time Management Hacks: My Weekly Schedule Breakdown as Full-Time Leader, Facilitator, Content Creator and Working Mom Jun 29, 2022

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Leaders, do you realize you have as many hours in a day as Beyonce? Let that sink in. We all have the same number 24 hours, it’s just up to us how we spend them. On today’s episode of the improve it! pod, Erin is grateful you’re giving YOUR valuable time and investing in your biggest asset – YOU. She will show you how to manage your time most effectively and efficiently, so you get the most out of every day! In today’s episode you’ll hear:

Erin’s weekly schedule breakdown
Five easy time management steps that you can implement right now
An acronym for T.I.M.E. that will make you think about how you spend it

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Minisode 16: Planning Your Team Off-Site? Why Improv Is Better than any Trust Fall Jun 27, 2022

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improve it! Peeps, do you need ideas for creating connection within your team? Would you love it if these ideas included activities that facilitated laughter, spontaneity and cause your team to radiate positivity at the highest possible frequency? Then you are in the right place because today’s episode is (spoiler alert) includes ways you can do just that using our beloved art form, improv! Today we will discuss:

Why improv is such an awesome teaching tool
Why it’s better than any trust fall
How Erin has used it personally in her own life, and how it’s helped transform her as well as the lives of others

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