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Podcast Episodes – Daphne Scott. Evolve Leadership
This week we are talking about resilience and what to avoid doing if you want to be even more resilient. That’s right, even more resilient. Human beings by in large are given much resilience but, some of the things we may be choosing to do can erode this naturally occurring strength to “bounce back” in ways that we may not recognize.…
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This week we discuss the many ways in which our lives may change due to the pandemic and also, the caution we might want to consider as we begin to get convinced that we should go back to business as usual.…
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With the arising of the pandemic and the need to isolate ourselves to protect human lives, the impact on business and unemployment has reached epic proportions. While there have been many who have had the privilege of being able to work from home, there are many who may not possess that ability and thus, are finding themselves not working at all.…
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Today we are going to be offering a lot of tips with how to work with the experiences of anxiety, depression, overwhelm and isolation.
First, we want to recognize the experience we are experiencing. So often we do attempt to rush to solutions to “get rid” of our experience or to force it to change in some way.…
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Today we are talking about the simplest of things that we can do as leaders, and beyond, that don’t take too much effort at all to demonstrate acts of kindness. In a recent Harvard Business Review article, the author proposed that great leaders know that small gestures matter.…
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Today’s show was inspired by a blog post from Mr. Money Mustache. Actually, it was inspired by a response to a post on the blog of Mr. Money Mustache by the main Mustachian himself, Pete Adeney. Now, I’ve read his blog for several years and I wish I could remember how I came upon him.…
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On today’s show we are going to talk about leading remotely. Before we dive in, let’s take a beat here and recognize that this isn’t necessarily new. There are just a LOT more people doing it, of course many who may have never had to lead in this way at the moment. …
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On today’s show we are very fortunate to have with us parenting coach and psychotherapist, Michelle Gambs. She is not only a genius in working with families and parents. She is also wickedly wise and infuses fun and play into the most difficult moments in life.…
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This show is our first show since the pandemic came into our awareness and into our lives. Never before have any of experienced a moment in time like this and I’ve been saying to everyone that “this is my first pandemic”.…
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This week’s show we ask a question that is intended to lead us into greater awareness as it pertains to how we relate to the people in our lives and especially in leadership. We are going to explore the idea of unconscious bias, essentially.…
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In this week’s show, we give a nod to the age old ideas of flexibility and freedom. Do you want both in your work and your life? And what does it mean to have these as we navigate our work and leadership?…
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We are taking this week’s episode to honor Clayton Christensen who passed away several weeks ago. Ironically, we just did a podcast on one of my all time favorite articles written just by him. Here is a quote from him that represents what he was really about in his life and leadership: “Don’t worry about the level of individual prominence you have achieved, worry about the individuals you have helped become better people.”…
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In this week’s show we ask a question that you may have never considered before: what brings you peace and joy at work? THis question can shift everything for us when we realize that we want the same experience at work that we want in our overall life; to feel calm, joyful and at peace no matter what shows up.…
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This week Daphne and Marta talk about all of the things they’ve quit lately. Why does it matter? Because choosing what fits and what doesn’t really matters in our lives. Just like a closet full of old shoes we may never wear anymore, if we keep them around too long, all they start to do is stink.…
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This week we are talking about the real root of collaboration and the importance of having many voices in the room. When we think of bringing in the entire team to evaluate decisions and make the best choices possible, we see even more that we are creating a culture of inclusion.…
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Ever felt like you’ve had too much to do and you never can seem to feel motivated enough to get it all done? And have you ever found yourself telling people how you wish you didn’t have to do this thing and that?…
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If you’ve ever had your boss tell you to accomplishing something and you’ve been given zero instructions as to the why or how, guess what? You just got dumped! And, if you’ve ever been the boss who has told someone to go ahead and roll out a project with zero instructions as to the why or how, guess what?…
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This week Daphne and Marta explore the world of complaining. For sure, it seems that much of our day at work can be taken up with listening to others, and ourselves, complain. If you’ve found yourself on either side of the table, here is a little something you want to know about complaints.…
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Almost every leader I’ve ever worked with has recognized at some point in their career that they need to be better at listening. It is probably true for us all! Well this week we ask you to do a strong self-assessment of your own listening skills and also, how to improve them.…
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This week’s show is based on one of my favorite articles and books by the same name; how will you measure your life by Clayton Christensen. I read the article so many years ago when it was published in Harvard Business Review and found this one question one of most profound, nagging and accelerating questions I’ve sat with ever since.
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Have you heard of “life hacks”? Yeah, we have too and this week we ask an important question; why are you hacking your life? Don’t get us wrong, we love efficiency and assume that some things are all about ways to be more efficient but, to what end?…
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This show is our time to talk about one of my favorite aspects of ending the year, completion! I spend the last two weeks of the year giving my full effort to completing anything that’s been “hanging around” and needing to be brought full circle.…
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In this week’s episode we are going to talk about one of the most important and critical resources that we have in our life and our leadership, our attention. One reality of our existence that is more overlooked than most is that we actually have the ability to train our attention and to also, choose where to direct it.…
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In this week’s episode we are going to talk about making mistakes and the paralyzing moments that can ensue once we realized we’ve made one. It sounds simple enough that a mistake is simply a mistake but notice how much time and energy we spend wanting to avoid them?!…
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This week’s show explores a question that can be a real game changer in our day-to-day lives. It has everything to do with the way we relate to thoughts and more so, the stream of thoughts that can create a full-blown story in our minds.…
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This week Marta and Daphne are at it again with another great question: when was the last time you failed? While this doesn’t seem like a very savory topic to discuss, the question is loaded with a lot of learning. After all, isn’t that what “failing” is all about?…
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We explore one of Daphne’s favorite questions to ask her clients…and also to reflect on herself. When we feel like we’re just surviving, life isn’t very fun. But, how do we ensure we can keep thriving at work and at life when we’re so busy and have so many things we’re responsible for?…
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This week’s episode was born from the stuff of life; in particular Daphne’s life when her significant other required an unplanned surgery. Of course, that was one of those big moments when life decided all other things we would be paused to allow her to take care of a person in need.…
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This week we are talking about how we make changes in our leadership and our lives. Have you noticed that most of the time we make changes from a place of finding our current reality totally unbearable? And we only focus on that which we don’t already have or what we think we need?…
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This week we sit in another relevant question for all of you great leaders at work and in life: How do you do goals? This is a question that is all about the many ways we can relate to goals. Sometimes we have a very healthy relationship to them but more times than not, not so healthy.…
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This week’s show begins a new era for the podcast. We are stepping into the world of questions as a new energy and way of being on the show. You’ll notice some changes but what remains the same is our commitment to making your leadership, and your life, all that it can be.…
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Ah, career development. Nothing could sound more dry and uninspiring. It can feel like something we “have to do” and remind us of the next series of meetings we’ll be pulled into that opens with the cheesiest of cheesy ice breakers.…
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It’s an age-old issue that many of us can complain about all too often; we’re all really busy. While we don’t ascribe to falling into that mantra too often, there certainly can be those moments when we do actually have a lot of things to get completed, all of which can feel like they have the same impending due date.…
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This week we are asking you to answer a question: How productive do you feel when you’re sleep deprived, hungover and totally exhausted? Probably not very productive at all. In this week’s show, we have a lively conversation about the many ways that we are energy machines that require the restoration of our fuel every day.…
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This week we talk all about saying “thank you” and expressing gratitude. It’s such a simple concept yet, it is also filled with nuances. What stops us from being grateful and expressing gratitude? Could there be a time when saying thank you might not be the best idea?…
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This week we talk about why we need to keep ourselves as present as we can even when we are working to achieve a goal sometime in the future. As it turns out, we are only ever here right now. What’s really true is that how present we are right now drives the quality of the actions we take.…
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This week we are exploring an age-old question: what do you REALLY want? It’s an oldie but a goodie and, even though it’s been beaten to death by almost every coach, it’s still something that is absolutely worth asking and knowing.…
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If you’ve been complaining about being too busy or your team not being able to handle things, today’s episode is for you! We were going to call this episode “an open door policy doesn’t mean open all the time,” but we feel like giving you 4 specific ways to maximize your time and your team makes more sense!…
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Good ‘ole anxiety…
It’s not fun. Today, we are talking about all of the ways we can make ourselves anxious and then what to do about it so we can GET RID OF ANXIETY!!
There’s a fantastic blog by The Minimalists (link below) that talks about how to make yourself anxious!…
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Communication is absolutely essential. When we think about communicating with others, how quick are we to think about making sure others understand us versus us understanding them? This is not an easy question, is it? But, let’s be honest: communication is complicated.…
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This week is all about getting ourselves to see how we can stop working so hard. We start off by wondering how we came up with the phrase “hard work” in the first place. Why does work need to be hard?…
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In this week’s show we are talking about the “C” word-Change. And we’re revealing the big secret about managing change. You should know going in that we don’t really manage it though. It’s happening whether we like it or not. That’s actually the first step in experiencing less difficulty with change.…
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In this week’s show, Daphne really gets on her soapbox with Marta as she talks about one of her least favorite questions asked to teams by their managers. As with most things, the question is well-intended and meant to be supportive.…
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This week we answer a question that everyone wonders about: does mindfulness at work actually work? Well, we first need to understand a few things. First, what do we mean by mindfulness? Are we just talking about meditation? The answer to that question is no.…
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If you’ve ever wondered how to really get your stress under control, this week’s show is for you. We’re back this week to support your leadership with some of the key tips and tricks to working with this thing we call “stress”.…
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In this week’s show, Daphne and Marta discuss the common challenges with meditation and how to overcome them. More and more people are coming to the practice of meditation and mindfulness as a way to manage stress and calm the mind that seems to chatter at us reliably.
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On this week’s show we talk about how to really say no. The good news is that you can do it without all of the guilt and concern of letting people down. What we like to say is that when you say no to something, you’re actually saying yes to something else.…
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In this week’s show we talk all about an age old complaint; I’m too busy! It is has been around since the dawn of time. We really explore how this habit of complaining about it and also, the habit of creating our lives so we feel too busy, keeps us from doing the things that we know are truly important for our over all well-being. …
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This week I share my top five team building exercises with you! I get asked about doing these with teams pretty often. Interestingly enough, when I ask most leaders what it is that they want to accomplish with these exercises, they are a bit stymied by the question.…
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LINKS:
- http://www.wakingupaleader.com
- daphne@daphne-scott.com
- marta@daphne-scott.com
- http://daphne-scott.com
- https://www.facebook.com/dsleadershiplife/
- https://www.youtube.com/user/DSLeadershipLife
- @daphnescott
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