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88. How to Turn Micro Aggressions into Micro Expressions - Purpose Driven Leadership with Audrey Cavenecia Jan 05, 2022

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Are you looking to grow to be a purpose-driven leader and to hold yourself accountable in 2022? If so, tune today's episode is for you. Today we have an amazing guest that will help you improve and grow in this new year. Audrey Cavenecia is the Chief Content Officer, Co producer for Amplify Voices, the co-host alongside NFL coach Pete Carroll for the Amplify Voices podcast and host of the Unlikely podcast on leadership. A talented storyteller and visionary systems thinker, Audrey has decades of experience in leadership development, entertainment production, and content marketing with a focus on championing humanity in all people. She has worked alongside some of the most influential leaders in the world—including speaker and author Tony Robbins and Oracle founder Larry Ellison—to develop and empower new visionaries as well as build major brands through stories and insights around authentic human connection. No matter the sector, she continues to build bridges between what is and what can be, with storytelling as the scaffolding. In today’s episode, we will discuss:

How you can show up purposefully, not only for yourself – but for your team,
How to turn micro aggressions into micro expressions
decisiveness versus choices - and choosing who you are going to be in the face of crisis or circumstances that are beyond your control

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87. Behind the Scenes Bloopers: Professional Development Workshop Woes Dec 29, 2021

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There you are, in a professional development workshop that uses improv comedy to train you on your power skills. You see the skilled improv professionals show up buttoned up and ready to go, and you are right there with them, ready to rock. But do you have an idea of the things that happen behind the scenes? Or the things that are funny that occurred on the way to the workshop or in the workshop, that weren’t even suppose to be part of the funny? There are SO many stories, and today we are highlighting them for you in a behind the scenes blooper reel. That's right. Bloopers from behind the scenes here at improve it. You're going to hear some of the funniest moments that have happened before, after and during our workshops from our very own improve it! team. This is a fun one – so listen in your car, run, walk or wherever you need a smile. Enjoy! Show Links:

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86. The Number One Way to Network and Own Your Career with Andy Storch Dec 22, 2021

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Are you the type of person who shies away from networking? Do you think about networking internally with senior leadership so you can learn what they do and how to get to their level? Or perhaps you’ve thought about networking with someone in the same role at a different organization to share best practices, but you automatically clam up when it comes to making that first connection? If so, tune today's episode is for you. Today we have an amazing guest that will help you improve and grow in the new year. Andy Storch is an author, speaker, consultant, coach, and connector as well as the host of two podcasts including The Talent Development Hot Seat and Own Your Career Own Your Life Show. Andy is also the founder and host of the Talent Development Think Tank conference and community. Andy is passionate about helping people fulfill their true potential and his book, Own Your Career Own Your Life, is designed to help people stop drifting and take control of their futures. Most importantly, Andy is a husband, father and friend who is on a mission to get the absolute most out of life and inspire others to do the same. Grab your notebook, this one has some juicy nuggets! Enjoy. Show Links:

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85. Neuro Biology of Team Culture & Epigenetic Play-Circuit Coaching! With Awesome-Sauce Alchemist, Rajkumari Neogy Dec 15, 2021

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Leaders, are you...

Looking for ways to build better team culture?
Interested in the science behind it?
Wondering how a positive AND negative work culture can affect your team’s brain?

This week on the improve it! Podcast, we’re sitting down to talk with Rajkumari Neogy, Awesome-Sauce Alchemist and expert in epigenetic coaching (you’ll find out what that is in today’s episode). Rajkumari's passion is found deep in the intersections of interpersonal neurobiology, technology culture, and empathic language for business. Sounds pretty cool right? Tune in, listen, and don’t forget to leave us a review! Show Links:

The Epigenetics of Teams - Rajkumari
The Neuroscience of Trust
Your Resonant Self Book
Affective Neuroscience Book
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84. Not SHRM Approved: A Safe Online Community for HR Professionals to Say EXACTLY What They're Thinking with Jan Janerson Dec 08, 2021

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Welcome back, improve it! Fam and happy Wednesday! Today, we have an anonymous guest on, Jan Janerson, the avatar of Not SHRM Approved community, who has so many nuggets of wisdom regarding the HR professional life. Not in HR? Don’t worry! This episode will benefit any professional leader. During this episode, you’ll learn more about...

What inspired Jan to create the Not SHRM approved community
Why HR can be a lonely position
Being understood and how to find your people
Jan’s content creation process and why she chose HR as a career

Tune in for some wonderful advice not only for HR leaders, but for anyone who leads a team. Get your notebooks out for this one and enjoy improve it! Fam! Show Links:

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83. Power Skills for Leaders: Five Ways to Train Your Mind to Focus Dec 01, 2021

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Welcome back, improve it! Fam and happy Wednesday! Hope you enjoyed some well deserved time off and are enjoying the holiday season. The holidays tend to be hectic, which is why it’s so important to train your mind to focus to accomplish ALL the things. In today’s episode, Erin will provide you five different ways on how to train your mind to zero in, focus and get the work done, so you can enjoy all the holidays bring. Get your pen and paper, and let’s improve your focus! Show Links:

Hybrid Hype Worksheet
Radical Candor Book
High Five Habit Book
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82. Change Fatigue Framework: How to Battle & Mitigate Your Ever Changing Work Environment & Constant Uncertainty Nov 24, 2021

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Welcome back, improve it! Fam and happy Wednesday! The past two years have brought about changes in our day to day, and changes in the way we do work. Today’s show is going to give you a framework for how you can mitigate fatigue and look at change in a positive way! Erin will provide you an acronym to help change your fatigue framework. Listen in and don’t forget to take some notes! Show Links:

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Minisode 1
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81. Make 2022 Your Most Successful Year: Vision Setting Nov 17, 2021

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Welcome back, improve it! Fam and happy Wednesday! This year is going by fast and we have a perfect episode for you on creating a great next year. Listen in on how to make 2022 a success by using these vision setting techniques to make it your best year yet. Erin will provide you the steps it takes to help you achieve next year’s goals! Show Links: Hybrid Hype Worksheet Kim Magnus’ Episode Episode 66: Ice Breakers Send us a voice message here! Did today’s episode resonate with you? Please leave us a review! Connect with Erin Diehl: Instagram LinkedIn improve it! TikTok Improve it! Instagram Improve it! Facebook improve it! website Book a Laugh Break Book a Workshop Email Erin: info@learntoimproveit.com “I love this podcast and I love Erin!!” If that sounds like you, please consider rating and reviewing this podcast! This helps Erin support more people – just like you – move toward the leader you want to be. Click here, click listen on Apple Podcasts, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with 5 stars, and select “Write a Review.” Then be sure to let Erin know what you loved most about the episode! Also, if you haven’t done so already, subscribe to the podcast. That way you won’t miss any juicy episodes! Thanks in advance, improve it! Fam :)
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80. You CAN give feedback as a Leader, and it CANNOT be triggering with Kim Scott. Nov 10, 2021

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Are you struggling with providing feedback to your team in this new hybrid world? Are you wondering how to ask for feedback for yourself, in a way that will solicit the best response? If this sounds like you – then improve it! fam – We. Have. An. Episode. For. You. Today’s guest is the one and only Kim Scott! Not only is she the brains behind Radical Candor, she’s also one of Erin’s favorite authors on the planet! You’ll listen in on this world renowned author’s writing process, her take on Radical Candor, parenting, books she’s reading, but most importantly, feedback and soliciting feedback as a leader. Grab your notebook, iPad, tablet, or whatever you take notes on, because this episode is full of juicy chicken nuggets. Let’s get to improvin’ it! Show Links: Radical Candor – Kim Scott’s Book Just Work – Kim Scott’s New Book After On Book A Swim in a Pond in the Rain Book Send us a voice message here! Did today’s episode resonate with you? Please leave us a review! Connect with Kim Scott: Kim Scott is the author of Just Work: Get *t Done Fast and Fair as well as Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity. She co-founded two companies that help organizations put the ideas in her books into practice. Kim was a CEO coach at Dropbox, Qualtrics, Twitter, and other tech companies. Kim previously held leadership roles at Apple and Google. Earlier in her career Kim managed a pediatric clinic in Kosovo and started a diamond-cutting factory in Moscow. Kim's LinkedIn Connect with Erin Diehl: Instagram LinkedIn improve it! TikTok Improve it! Instagram Improve it! Facebook improve it! website Book a Laugh Break Book a Workshop Email Erin: info@learntoimproveit.com “I love this podcast and I love Erin!!” If that sounds like you, please consider rating and reviewing this podcast! This helps Erin support more people – just like you – move toward the leader you want to be. Click here, click listen on Apple Podcasts, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with 5 stars, and select “Write a Review.” Then be sure to let Erin know what you loved most about the episode! Also, if you haven’t done so already, subscribe to the podcast. That way you won’t miss any juicy episodes! Thanks in advance, improve it! Fam :)
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Minisode #9: Using Improv in Your Virtual Holiday Party Nov 08, 2021

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Leaders, do you need a fun and unique idea for your virtual holiday party? How about a little HA-liday cheer? On today’s minisode, one of our improve it! improvisers, Andy Junk, is here to talk all about how you can use laughter and improv to spark joy this holiday season. Listen in on this fun and insightful conversation. Want to see a Laugh Break in action? Join us for our Laugh Break Live on 11.16 at 12 pm CST. Join here: LAUGH BREAK LIVE Use the promo code "laughwithus" for discounted tickets! About the Guest: Andy Junk is an improviser, actor, and teacher who hails from Chicago, where he is a member of the Improvised Shakespeare Company. He studied at both the iO Theater and the Second City Conservatory, and was an instructor at the iO. His work is primarily on the stage, but his television credits include roles on "Joe Pera Talks with You", "Chicago PD," "Shameless," and more. Connect with Erin Diehl: