Episodes
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Marly Q Casanova: The Currency of Kindness & How to Avoid Burnout
People often confuse empathy and kindness so I spend many a keynote or leadership training session debunking the myths of empathy. My guest today, Marly Q Casanova, or Marly Q as she is known, is “Miami’s Top Kindness Influencer” whose talks and events have inspired thousands of people of all ages to be more kind…
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Dr. Peter Sear: What Elite Sport Teaches Us About Empathic Leadership
Athletes and legendary coaches from sport are often cited by leaders to motivate, inspire, and pull together as a team. But how many leaders actually practice and employ the skills these high-achievers leverage to be successful? In today’s sports landscape, coaches who have embraced emotional intelligent approaches are scoring points and building dynasties. And corporate…
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Teri Schmidt: Empathy-Infused Team Building for Lasting Impact
When I say “team-building” or corporate training, do you say….ugh! Maybe you imagine sitting in a windowless conference room, or enduring an interminable video call that takes you away from the pile of work you need to get done – without offering anything of lasting value? There’s a better way. And yes, it involves empathy…
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Brigette Iarrusso: Disrupting Toxic Business Models in the Online Space
We are not tied to harmful business and workplace practices. In fact, history shows us that we, as humans, work to improve things over time – look at laws against child labor, unsafe working conditions, and safety and truth in advertising regulations. Yes, capitalism and business have been rooted in toxic and inequitable practices for…
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Janice Munemitsu: The Kindness of Color
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Sam Fleischacker: Adam Smith on Empathy and the Free Market
Captains of industry and political pundits who believe the free market economy will save us all love to cite 18th-century social thinker Adam Smith and his book The Wealth of Nations. In it, he championed self-interest and a free market as a catalyst for societal improvement. But he also assumed those with the power and…
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August Hot Take: Why Connecting Through Story Works So Well
We are too often sleepwalking through our lives. Rushing from here to there, where people we come in close contact with become mere extras in the screenplay of our day. But what if you could take some time and find a way to connect with someone over a shared joy, or frustration, or cool coffee…
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Joanna L. Cea: Beloved Economies
A beloved economy. Doesn’t that just sound like an economic ecosystem you want to be part of? Well, it can be. There are organizations out there who have innovated HOW they do work and broken out of business as usual – to stellar results. And the great news is that everyone can contribute to practicing…
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Lindsay LaShell: A Marketing Activist Blends Purpose & Profit
Want to save the world – & build a healthy profitable business? You can. My guest today, Lindsay LaShell, and I talked about everything purpose & profit! What is a marketing activist, how impact organizations can better leverage marketing to achieve goals, where folks go wrong when leveraging social media, & the marketing lies that…
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Deconstructing Ted Lasso’s Lessons on Leadership, Empathy, and Connection with Elisa Camahort Page
In this special episode, I deconstruct Ted Lasso’s cultural impact and golden lessons on leadership and empathy with one of my favorite people, Elisa Camahort Page.You may recall her from a past episode – she is a leadership and business expert, as well as a devoted empathy and pop culture fan, like myself – and…