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Maurine Kwende

Empowerment Minutes is a podcast for learning and development, leadership, and coaching. The goal of the podcast is to empower learning and development, coaching, and leadership professionals with L&D, coaching, and leadership nuggets shared by hosts and guests on the show. To learn more about me visit my website: https://emklearningsolutions.com/contactus/

In this episode, Dr. Maurine Kwende opens the August series, Culture by Design: What Leaders Reward, Permit, and Model, by exploring how culture is shaped less by written values and more by everyday leadership patterns. She defines what culture really means, connects it to performance and retention, and challenges listeners to notice one leadership pattern they repeat often and what it may be teaching their team.

This week's action: Choose one leadership pattern you repeat often and get honest about what it's communicating to your team.

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Coming up next: Episode 2, What Leaders Reward Becomes the Standard, drops next Tuesday.

Have you helped your team align around what matters most for the second half of the year?

This week on the Empowerment Minutes Podcast, we close our July theme, Mid-Year Leadership Reset: Lead With Intention, Not Urgency, with the episode Strategic Alignment: Guiding Your Team Forward With Clarity.
In this episode, we discuss how leaders can move from personal reset to team alignment by creating clarity, setting expectations, and providing strategies that position the team for success.

Tune in on your favorite podcast platform and learn how to guide your team into the second half of the year with greater clarity, focus, and purpose.

Are you saying yes more than you should?

Every yes has a cost. Sometimes it costs your focus, your energy, your deep work, or your ability to lead with clarity.

This week on the Empowerment Minutes Podcast, we continue our July theme with Guarding Your Capacity: Boundaries That Protect Leadership Impact.

Tune in and learn why boundaries are not barriers, but leadership tools that help you protect your capacity, learn how to protect boundaries and lead with intention.

Are you leading your day, or is your day leading you? Urgency can keep you moving, but intention helps you lead.

This week on the Empowerment Minutes Podcast, we continue our July theme: Mid-Year Leadership Reset: Lead With Intention, Not Urgency with the episode From Reactive to Intentional: Leading Beyond Constant Urgency.

Tune in and learn how to recognize reactive leadership, protect one high-leverage priority, and lead the second half of the year with clarity and purpose.

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Are you pushing into the second half of the year with urgency?

Before you push forward, pause.

This week on the Empowerment Minutes Podcast, we kick off our July theme: Mid-Year Leadership Reset: Lead With Intention, Not Urgency.

In this episode, The Mid-Year Audit: Making the Invisible Load Visible, we explore why leaders need to pause before pushing forward.

Sometimes urgency is not what gets you the results you are looking for. Sometimes the most strategic thing a leader can do is pause, reflect, give thanks, rest, and identify the invisible load that may be affecting their leadership capacity.

In this episode, you will also learn a simple Mid-Year Pause Audit built around three questions:

What am I grateful for?
What am I carrying?
What needs to be released, delegated, clarified, or rested?

Tune in on your favorite podcast platform and learn how to lead the second half of the year with clarity, capacity, and intention—not urgency.

As we begin the second half of the year, this is the perfect time to pause, reflect, and reset.

This week on the Empowerment Minutes Podcast, we conclude our monthly series, Leading Forward Without Burning Out: Building Capacity, Connection, and Mentorship for the Second Half of the Year.

In the final episode, Leading Forward Without Burning Out: Your Leadership Reset for the Second Half of the Year, we bring together the key lessons from this month's series and explore practical ways to lead with greater intention, protect your capacity, strengthen your priorities, invest in meaningful relationships, and build sustainable leadership habits for the months ahead.

The second half of the year doesn't just require you to work harder and smarter. It invites you to lead differently.

Tune in on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean, YouTube Music, or your favorite podcast platform and learn how to reset your leadership, strengthen your impact, and lead forward without burning out.

Who is helping you become the leader you are called to be?

This week on the Empowerment Minutes Podcast, we continue our monthly theme: Leading Forward Without Burning Out: Building Capacity, Connection, and Mentorship for the Second Half of the Year.

In this episode, Mentorship Matters: The Leadership Advantage Too Many Leaders Overlook, I discuss why mentorship is not only for emerging leaders. It is a leadership advantage at every stage.

We explore how mentorship helps leaders gain perspective, navigate difficult decisions, grow with confidence, and invest in others along the way.

Tune in on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean, YouTube Music, or your favorite podcast platform and learn why mentorship matters for sustainable leadership and long-term impact.

Are you carrying too much as you move through the second half of the year and losing sight of the work that matters most?

Many leaders believe they need to do more to achieve more. But true capacity is not built by adding more to your plate. It is built by strategically reducing the load so you can focus on meaningful work, deep work, and leadership priorities that move things forward.

This week on the Empowerment Minutes Podcast, we continue our monthly theme: Leading Forward Without Burning Out: Building Capacity, Connection, and Mentorship for the Second Half of the Year.

In this episode, Building Leadership Capacity: How to Reduce the Load Without Losing Momentum, I share how leaders can identify what is draining their capacity and choose one leadership load to reduce, redesign, delegate, or pause.

Tune in on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean, YouTube Music, or your favorite podcast platform and learn how to reduce the load without losing momentum.

June is graduation season, and while you may not be graduating from school, is there an area in your leadership that you need to graduate from?

As leaders, we can graduate from overextending ourselves, operating in constant response mode, staying busy without creating impact, and proving our value through exhaustion.

This week on the Empowerment Minutes Podcast, we kick off our monthly theme: Leading Forward Without Burning Out: Building Capacity, Connection, and Mentorship for the Second Half of the Year.

In this episode, The Midyear Check-In: How to Stop Leading from Exhaustion and Build Leadership Capacity, I invite you to pause and ask:

What am I ready to graduate from so I can lead the second half of the year with greater clarity, focus, and sustainability?

Tune in on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean, YouTube Music, or your favorite podcast platform learn how to build the leadership capacity you need for the second half of the year.

Who supports the woman everyone depends on?

Senior women leaders are often the ones others turn to. You are leading teams, making decisions, solving problems, managing expectations, and staying composed under pressure.

But when the leader herself does not have enough support, there is a cost.

This week on the Empowerment Minutes Podcast, we explore The Hidden Cost of Leading Without Enough Support and Ways to Move Forward.

In this episode, we discuss the Support Gap, the hidden pressures many senior women leaders carry, and share practical ways to begin moving forward with more clarity, support, and sustainability. Support is not a luxury. It is a leadership necessity.

Tune in on your favorite podcast platform today and learn practical ways to move forward.

And if this conversation resonates with you, registration is officially open for my live Strategic Briefing on June 10 where we will take this conversation deeper. Here is the link to join

Senior women leaders are often the ones everyone depends on. You are leading teams, making decisions, managing expectations, navigating complexity, and staying composed under pressure.

But often, the woman everyone depends on is also carrying far more than people realize.

This week on the Empowerment Minutes Podcast, we explore The Unseen Leadership Weight: How to Lighten the Load.

In this episode, we reflect on the hidden pressure many senior women leaders carry, why strength does not cancel out weight, and how the Law of the Environment reminds us that sustainable leadership requires the right support, space, and conditions to thrive.

Because lightening the load is not about lowering your standards or doing less. It is about leading in a way that is sustainable, supported, and aligned with the high-stakes season you are in.

If this conversation resonates with you, watch this space over the coming days. This week, I will be sharing more about a special live briefing I am hosting on June 10. Stay tuned for details on how to join the room. Tune in on your favorite podcast platform and take one step toward lightening the load you were never meant to carry alone.

Is your current environment helping your dreams grow, or is it quietly keeping them stuck?

This week on the Empowerment Minutes Podcast, we continue our blooming theme with Bloom in the Right Environment: What Your Next Season Needs to Grow.

So many people want their dreams to grow. They want peace, clarity, stronger leadership, and a new season, but they overlook the role environment plays in supporting what is trying to bloom. Dreams do not grow in just any environment. They need the right conditions.

In this episode, we discuss John Maxwell’s Law of the Environment, which states that growth thrives in conducive surroundings. We explore why your environment matters, how it shapes your energy, your thinking, and your habits, and how to make one intentional shift to help create the kind of soil your dreams need in this next season.

Tune in on your favorite podcast platform and take one step toward creating the kind of environment your dreams and growth need.

What if the next season of your life is not something you have to chase, but something you have to be willing to grow into?

This week on the Empowerment Minutes Podcast, we discuss what it means to Bloom Into the New Season of Your Dream Life.

So many people want a new season, a fresh start, a better rhythm, greater alignment, or the life they have been praying for, but they are unwilling to make the changes required to grow into it. Blooming is not instant. It is intentional. It requires growth, courage, change, and the willingness to become ready for what is next.

In this episode, we explore why your dream life has seasons and how to make one intentional shift that helps you bloom into the next one.

Tune in on your favorite podcast platform and take one step toward the season you are meant to grow into.

Did you know that dreamers are leaders?
It takes leadership to manifest a dream. Vision alone is not enough. A dream needs ownership, intention, and action to make it to the finish line.

In this week’s episode of the Empowerment Minutes Podcast, we wrap up our series New Beginnings: Get Unstuck and Launch the Dream You’ve Been Carrying with Dreamers Are Leaders: Stop Waiting and Start Leading Your Dream.

Too often, people treat their dreams like passengers in their lives, waiting for the perfect time, the right conditions, or more confidence before they move. But a dream does not need a fan; it needs a leader.

In this episode, we explore what it means to stop waiting, take responsibility for the vision you carry, and begin leading it with intention and action.

Tune in on your favorite podcast platform and take one step toward the dream you are meant to lead.

Why do so many leaders feel stuck even when they are working hard every single day?

Sometimes it is not a lack of vision. It is the traps we fall into along the way.

This week on the Empowerment Minutes Podcast, we continue our series: New Beginnings: Get Unstuck and Launch the Dream You’ve Been Carrying with a new episode:

Why Leaders Get Stuck and How to Break Free

In this episode, we explore some of the most common traps that keep leaders from moving forward, including the Busy Trap, the Delay Trap, the Isolation and inconsistency Trap.

If you have been feeling like you are doing a lot but not making progress on the dream you carry, this episode is for you.

The good news? Stuck is not a permanent state. It is a signal. And once you identify the trap, you can begin to break free.

Tune in on your favorite podcast platform and take one intentional step toward the future you know is calling you.

Is your dream in maintenance mode?

As leaders, we often become experts at keeping things running. We solve problems, meet deadlines, support others, and carry the weight. But sometimes, in the middle of maintaining everything else, we stop making room for what still matters to us.

What dream have you placed on the shelf because life got too busy?

This week on the Empowerment Minutes Podcast, we kick off a new series: New Beginnings: Get Unstuck and Launch the Dream You’ve Been Carrying.

In Episode 1 of the series, Starting Over: Dream Again Gain Clarity, Courage, and Take Action, we explore how to reconnect with the dream you may have set aside and take one step toward it. The dream may have been delayed, and the vision may have been postponed, but it does not have to stay buried.

Tune in on your favorite podcast platform and learn how to take your first step forward today.

As a leader, what are you normalizing?
Did you know that what you normalize becomes your culture?

In this week’s episode of the Empowerment Minutes Podcast, as we close out National Women’s History Month, we also close The Legacy Series: Women Who Lead, Lift, and Lower the Ladder with our finale:Beyond the Leader: Building a Culture That Outlives You

Culture is built in the patterns leaders repeat every day. If you normalize silence, silence becomes the culture. If you normalize chaos, chaos becomes the culture. If you normalize trust, accountability, growth, and care, that becomes the culture too.

In this episode, we explore what it means to build a culture that continues beyond your presence, your title, and your role.

Tune in on your favorite podcast platform and learn how to build a culture that outlives you.

Keep leading with intention, keep lifting with purpose, keep lowering the ladder, and keep building a culture that outlives you.

What happens to your leadership when you are no longer in the room?

If you left your role tomorrow, what would still be growing because of your leadership?

In this week’s episode of the Empowerment Minutes Podcast, we close The Legacy Series: Women Who Lead, Lift, and Lower the Ladder with Episode 4: Lower the Ladder: Building a Legacy That Outlives You

The true test of leadership is not just what happens when you are present. It is what continues when you are not.

If everything you have built depends on your constant presence, direct oversight, and fix-it energy, you may not have built a legacy. You may have built a dependency.

In this episode, we explore strategies for building a legacy that outlives your title, your role, and your time in the room. Tune in on your favorite podcast platform and how your leadership can continue to grow through others long after you are gone.

Keep leading with intention. Keep lifting with heart. And keep lowering the ladder.

In this week’s episode of the Empowerment Minutes Podcast, we continue The Legacy Series: Women Who Lead, Lift, and Lower the Ladder with Episode 3: Lift While You Lead: How Women Leaders Empower, Advocate, and Make Room for Others

Leadership is not just about getting to the next level yourself. It is also about helping someone else believe they can rise too. In this episode, we explore what it really means to lift while you lead and how to lead in a way that changes someone else’s confidence, capacity, and trajectory.

This episode is a reminder that great leaders do not just succeed on their own. They multiply others.

Tune in on your favorite podcast platform and reflect on this question:

Who is rising because of your leadership?

Keep leading, keep lifting, and keep making room.

Too often, women leaders are taught to wait for permission, for a title, or for formal authority before stepping fully into their influence. But true leadership is not limited to an organizational chart. It is reflected in how you think, how you show up, and how you respond to what the moment requires.

In Week 2 of The Legacy Series, we are diving into The Audacity to Lead. We are exploring what happens when you stop waiting and start owning the authority you already carry. Tune in to your favorite podcast platform and learn how to use your voice and be willing to lead exactly where you are.

Happy National Women’s History Month!

As women leaders, we are often celebrated for being the “fixers.” We pride ourselves on having the answers, moving things forward, and being the glue that holds everything together.

The question is : Is your leadership a bridge or a bottleneck?

If your team scrambles the moment you step away, you have not built a legacy. You have built a dependency.

In the premiere episode of The Legacy Series on the Empowerment Minutes Podcast, we are examining what actually remains when you are not in the room.

In this episode, we audit four key areas:

What did I build?
Who did I grow?
What did I normalize?
What can continue without me?

Tune in to The Legacy Series | Episode 1: The Legacy Audit: Is Your Leadership a Bridge or a Bottleneck? on your favorite podcast platform and learn how to audit your leadership footprint.

Treating people the way you want to be treated assumes everyone on your team is exactly like you. They aren’t.

If you want to build a People-First Culture, lead people the way they need to be led.

Today, we wrap up our Love Language of Leadership series on the Empowerment Minutes Podcast with our finale: “Through Their Lens: Lead Your Team with Their Leadership Love Language.”

In this final episode of the month, we discuss why your default support style might be missing the mark, how to “read” your team’s language through their actions and complaints, and how to turn that insight into a true Culture of Care.

Tune in on your favorite podcast platform and learn how to lead—and love—your team through their lens.

Do you think you’re being kind as a leader by being vague?

Most leaders avoid direct feedback because they don’t want to hurt feelings—but vagueness doesn’t protect people. It creates anxiety, confusion, and rework. And if your team’s leadership love language is Words of Affirmation, they don’t just want a “good job.” They want clarity.

This week on the Empowerment Minutes Podcast, Episode 2 in our February series The Love Language of Leadership is live: “Clarity Is Kindness: The Feedback Love Language of Leadership.” In this episode, you will learn a simple way to give feedback constructively plus a quick reset you can use this week to help your team move faster without guessing. Compassion isn’t about lowering the bar—it’s about being clear enough to help your team reach it.

Do you know your leadership love language? Are you experiencing a Leadership Love Language Gap? This month on the Empowerment Minutes Podcast, we’re diving into a brand-new theme: The Love Language of Leadership. We’re starting exactly where leadership begins: with the leader. In our season premiere, “Leading From Within: Discover Your Leadership Love Language,” we explore how to identify your professional defaults especially under pressure. We break down five professional “love languages” and share a quick reset you can use this week to help your care land with more clarity and impact.

We all have goals, but without a plan, those goals won’t survive past February.

Today marks the finale of our “Design Your 2026” series on the Empowerment Minutes podcast. If you’ve been following along, you know we aren’t just talking about “dreaming” we’re talking about executing.

In this series finale, we share one insight, one tool, and one action designed to help you execute your 2026 goals before the “new year energy” fades.

Tune in on your favorite podcast platform to learn how to lead with intention.

The journey from Accidental to Intentional Leader doesn’t have to be a solo one.

Friday, January 30th, is the LAST DAY to register for the Emerging Leaders Cohort starting February 4th. If you’re ready to be in the room with other leaders and get the structure and accountability you need to win your first 90 days, this is your moment.

Do you feel like you’re doing a lot—but not moving forward?

Have you ever ended a week thinking:
“I was busy… but what did I actually move forward?”

That’s the busyness trap. And the truth is: busyness isn’t a strategy—systems are.

Today on Empowerment Minutes in under 10 minutes, you’ll learn:
✅ a simple weekly system to move from unproductive busyness to intentional progress
✅ a quick 30-second reset to design the rest of your week on purpose

Tune in on your favorite podcast platform and take one step toward leading 2026 with more clarity, structure, and purpose.

Are you already stuck in the Accidental Loop?

If your calendar is hijacking your priorities, you may be in the loop—the cycle where leaders drift fast, especially at the start of the year.

You start the day with priorities and end the week wondering where your time went.

Tune in to today’s Empowerment Minutes episode: Are You Leading Your Year or Is Your Year Leading You?

In under 10 minutes, you’ll learn tips how to lead 2026 with more clarity, boundaries, and purpose including an Accidental Loop Check and a 30-second reset you can use today.

Want support designing your plan live? Register for my Design Your 2026 Blueprint Workshop: From Accidental to Intentional Leader :

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Today’s Empowerment Minutes episode is extra special. It’s not only the final episode of 2025—it also marks our 200th episode milestone.

I am deeply grateful to every listener, client, cohort member, and leader who has tuned in, shared an episode, or applied these insights to your leadership journey. Thank you for growing with me and for allowing me to be part of your path.

To celebrate, we’re closing out our December series, “Design Your 2026: From Dream Board to Bold Action,” with the most important step of all: execution.

In this episode, “From Dream Board to Bold Action: The Roadmap from Vision to Reality,” we move beyond inspiration. We talk about how to turn your 2026 vision into a practical 90-day roadmap—with weekly moves and daily systems that bring your dream board to life.

If you’ve been following the series, we’ve covered:

✅ Part 1: Reflecting on 2025 -The Leadership Audit

✅ Part 2: Identifying Your North Star -Purpose, Values, Impact

✅ Part 3: Going Beyond the Board -Visualizing with Intent

✅ Part 4: Today: Turning it all into Bold Action

Vision without action is just a daydream. This episode is the bridge to your new reality.

Wishing you a restful, reflective, and hope-filled end of the year. I’ll see you in 2026!

Are you building a dream board for 2026 or just making a pretty collage you’ll forget by March?

Most people stop at the pictures. But as a leader, your vision needs to be a strategic roadmap, not just an aesthetic.

In this week’s Empowerment Minutes episode, “Beyond the Board: Building Your 2026 Dream Board Anchored in Purpose,” we explore how to design a vision board rooted in your North Star. When your board is anchored in your Purpose, Values, and Impact, it becomes a powerful leadership tool that keeps you aligned when things get busy.

Tune in on your favorite podcast platform and start designing a 2026 you can actually see and step into.

Ready to go deeper on your own? Grab a copy of my newly released Dream Big and Live Your Dreams Boldly Workbook a structured, self-guided process to help you move from the board to the breakthrough.

Are you building your 2026 plan on a shaky foundation?

If your goals don't align with your North Star, you're setting yourself up for busyness and burnout, not meaningful breakthrough.

In the newest episode of Empowerment Minutes, we introduce the critical concept of the North Star: a combination of three essential areas that serve as the guiding force for your year ahead. This must be defined before setting any major goals or creating your dream board.

We walk you through exactly how to create your powerful North Star statement for 2026.

Listen now on your favorite podcast platform and get clarity!

Looking for a structured approach? Look out for my Dream Big and Live Your Dreams Boldly Workbook, the perfect companion resource going live December 15th to help you put this plan into action because goals without direction create motion, not meaning—your North Star turns movement into impact.

Are you getting ready to design your 2026, or are you about to copy and paste the same year on repeat because you never stopped to gather the data behind your results? In this week’s Empowerment Minutes episode, we explore why your 2025 strategy needs an audit and walk you through a structured year-in-review to help you reflect and identify the leadership skills you need to build next year. Tune in on your favorite podcast platform and turn your 2025 lessons into bold 2026 action.

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What will you be remembered for as a leader?

In the final episode of our November theme: Gratitude in Leadership, we explore Beyond the Moment: Building a Legacy of Gratitude. When appreciation becomes a system, not a surprise, trust rises, people grow faster, and the mission outlasts you. In this episode, we discuss practical ways you can build a gratitude legacy that outlives you and transcends generations.

Tired of High Turnover? The Answer Might Be Gratitude.

In this week's episode, Gratitude in Leadership: 7 Ways to Build a Culture of Gratitude at Work, you will learn how making appreciation a system not a surprise directly boosts trust, psychological safety, and retention. Discover 7 actionable ways to cultivate and practice gratitude at work, starting today. Tune in on your favorite podcast platform and learn how to start leading with gratitude!

On this Veterans Day, we pause to honor all who served and the families who stood with them. Your courage, commitment, and example of service inspire all of us. Thank you.

This Week on the Empowerment Minutes Podcast, we discuss the science of gratitude, its many health benefits including lowering stress and strengthens focus, creativity, and trust.

We also discuss how the 3Rs How the 3Rs (Recognize → Reflect → Reinforce) make appreciation specific and repeatable.

Listen on your favorite podcast platform and if this resonates, tag a veteran you're grateful for and tell them why.

This Thanksgiving month on the Empowerment Minutes podcast, we’re spotlighting gratitude. Empowerment Minutes podcast exists because of you our listeners who’ve tuned in every Tuesday for nearly five years. Your support keeps us going. Thank you. In our latest episode, "The Leader's Edge: Ways to Master the Art of Gratitude in the Workplace," we shift appreciation from a soft skill to a performance driver.

Tune in to learn:

Why strategic gratitude is the secret weapon for boosting resilience, engagement, and retention.

The simple but effective 3Rs framework to make your appreciation specific, meaningful, and repeatable.

Daily practices you can implement today to sharpen your leadership edge and better manage your team. Tune in on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Podbean, Spotify, YouTube Music, or your favorite podcast platform and learn how to transform your 'thank yous' into a competitive advantage.

In this week’s episode of the Empowerment Minutes Podcast, we explore how conscious leaders build trust and human connection in a tech-driven world. Discover ways to learn how to use AI as a bridge, not a barrier, to genuine connection. Tune in on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Podbean, Spotify, YouTube Music, or your favorite podcast platform and learn how to cultivate trust and connections in a digital era.

Are you letting the digital world diminish your empathy? In this episode of the Empowerment Minutes podcast, we discuss why Emotional Intelligence (EQ) is relevant for conscious leadership. While AI serves as your co-pilot for efficiency, your EQ serves as your pilot for connection. Tune in on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Podbean, Spotify, YouTube Music, or your favorite podcast platform and understand the dimensions of emotional intelligence and ensure you're leading with Heartset, not just metrics.

Are you letting technology lead you, or are you leading with intention?

In the age of AI, leaders have access to more data and control than ever before. But the more we try to manage everything, the easier it is to lose what makes leadership truly human.

This episode of the Empowerment Minutes Podcast explores The Paradox of Control—why the goal isn’t to completely rely on AI, but to trust it as a co-pilot while leading with Heartset.

Discover how letting go of control can help you reclaim focus, elevate your impact, and lead consciously in the age of artificial intelligence. Tune in on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Podbean, Spotify, YouTube Music, or your favorite podcast platform—and learn how to lead from Heartset.

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Done with just surviving the final quarter? This week we wrap our four-part Fall Forward series on the Empowerment Minutes Podcast. Week 1, we covered: The Power of Reset: Why fall is the perfect season for leaders to pause, recalibrate, and prepare.

Episode 2: Sharpening Your Leadership Edge & Planting Seeds: How to invest in growth today while strategically planting for tomorrow's harvest.

Episode 3: Clarity Over Chaos: My simple four-step process to focus, simplify decisions, and lead with confidence in Q4.

In today’s episode we discussed how leaders and organizations can turn the year-end into a strategic launchpad.

Tune in on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Podbean, Spotify, YouTube Music, or your favorite podcast platform and learn how to reset, sharpen, focus, and launch. Don't just close out the year, create the momentum that carries you into a stronger, more strategic 2026.

Are you racing through the end of the year with endless to-do lists?

Many leaders fall into the "finish line" mindset, leading to burnout and scattered priorities. The result is a team that feels more drained than inspired.

But what if fall wasn't a sprint to survive, but a season to recalibrate and thrive?

In this week's episode of the Empowerment Minutes Podcast, we explore how to choose clarity over chaos by shifting your mindset. We'll share:

Why leaders get trapped in chaos and the hidden costs to trust, innovation, and team energy.

A simple 4-step process to reset and refocus your leadership.

Practical tools to simplify decision-making.

A leadership challenge to help you start today.

Tune in on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, or your favorite platform.Tune in on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Podbean, Spotify, YouTube Music, or your favorite podcast platform and learn how to recalibrate and thrive.

How do you sharpen your saw as a leader? Who do you learn from?

Great leaders don’t grow in isolation—they grow by learning from others and planting seeds that last. In this week’s episode of the Empowerment Minutes Podcast, we discuss how to use this fall season to grow intentionally. We explore how to:

Sharpen your leadership edge by seeking feedback and auditing your time.
Plant seeds today that will grow into tomorrow’s harvest of success.
Put these strategies into action with a practical challenge.

Tune in on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Podbean, Spotify, YouTube Music, or your favorite podcast platform and learn how to fall forward with intention.

Do you feel the pressure of the year-end finish line?

The final months of the year often feel like a frantic race—pushing harder, moving faster, and running on autopilot. But what if, instead, you paused, reset, and recalibrated?

In this week’s episode of the Empowerment Minutes Podcast, we discuss:

Why the power of pause creates clarity amid chaos

A simple recalibration process and how to shift from autopilot to intentional action

A challenge to help you reset for a stronger, more strategic 2026 harvest

Ready to lead with clarity, courage, and intention? Tune in on

Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Podbean, Spotify, YouTube Music, or your favorite podcast platform and learn how to finish strong with clarity, courage, and intention

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Great leaders don’t rise alone, they rise by lifting others. This week, we continue our Leading W.E.L.L. series for National Wellness Month with a new episode focused on lifting others. We discussed what it really looks like in daily leadership and practical ways to apply at work and in life and a challenge lift someone this week. Tune in on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Podbean, Spotify, YouTube Music, or your favorite podcast platform and learn how to lead W.E.L.L, because when you lift others, you lead with purpose and power.

Leadership is evolving fast. Are you keeping pace?

This week on the Empowerment Minutes Podcast, we continue our Leading W.E.L.L. series with “Leading W.E.L.L.: The Evolving Leader’s Superpower.”

In honor of National Wellness Month, this episode is your guide to staying relevant by making continuous growth a habit. You’ll learn how to:

Redefine yourself through intentional growth

Embrace a mindset of daily improvement

Master the skills every evolving leader needs

Listen and learn how to show up better—for yourself, your team, and your legacy

August is National Wellness Month—but what does that mean for you as a leader?

This week on the Empowerment Minutes Podcast, we kick off our Leading W.E.L.L. series with:

“Leading W.E.L.L.: Your Wellbeing Superpower.”

In this episode, discover why your personal wellbeing is more than self-care—it’s your superpower. We explore how a mindful approach to wellness fuels your leadership, empowers your team, and strengthens your organization. Because when you’re well, you lead well.

Tune in on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Podbean, Spotify, YouTube Music, or your favorite podcast platform and learn how to lead W.E.L.L

You’re in your second-half sprint but what happens if momentum starts to fade?

Do you have a plan to avoid the slump and turn bold action into lasting impact?

In the new episode of the Empowerment Minutes Podcast you will learn how to avoid the slump, keep your momentum, and build consistent habits for enduring success and legacy. The sprint may start the race, but it’s the consistent stride and strategies that builds your legacy.

Tune in now on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Podbean, Spotify, YouTube Music, or your favorite podcast platform and learn how to take bold action in a lifetime rhythm

Are your daily actions moving you closer to your biggest dreams—or pulling you further away?

This week on the Empowerment Minutes Podcast, we're diving deep into "The Second Half Sprint: Vision, Goals, and Habits That Propel Your Dream Success."

You'll learn practical strategies to:

Align your vision and set clear, bold SMART goals

Eliminate habits that hold you back and cultivate new accelerator habits

Build daily practices that consistently move you closer to your dreams

Tune in now on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Podbean, Spotify, YouTube Music, or your favorite podcast platform and discover how to finish the year strong and make your second half your best yet!

Are you choosing comfort over courage? Are you stuck in your comfort zone? Just like a rubber band achieves its purpose when stretched, you unlock your true potential by embracing tension. The Law of the Rubber Band by John Maxwell states: "Growth stops when there’s no longer tension between where you are and where you could be." In this weeks episode of the Empowerment Minutes podcast titled "Courage Over Comfort: How to Take Bold Steps Toward Your Vision," you will learn how to see discomfort as a powerful indicator of growth, tap into your why when challenges arise, execute impecfect action and build a supportive circle that fosters courage. It's time to stop playing it safe and stretch beyond your limits and become the transformative leader youre meant to be.

Are you ready to break through what’s holding you back? Do you have big dreams for your second half of the year but feel stuck? In this week’s episode of the Empowerment Minutes podcast titled: Beyond the Barriers: 7 Strategies to Overcome Obstacles and Unlock Your Full Potential, we discuss actionable strategies to help you identify the real barriers (they might surprise you!), shift your mindset and take bold, imperfect action. Tune in now on Amazon Music, iTunes, Podbean, Spotify YouTube Music, or your favorite podcast platform and ultimately accelerate your goals.

Feeling stuck at the midpoint of the year? What if the second half of the year became the boldest, most focused season of your career and life? This month’s theme on the Empowerment Minutes podcast is: Set Your Dreams in Motion: Accelerate Your Second Half with Bold Action, inspired by my book “Dream Big and Live Your Dreams Boldy” which empowers high achievers and organizations to escape invisible traps that hold them back and take bold action to unlock their full potential and drive meaningful growth, making the second half of their year unstoppable. In this week’s episode, we’re diving into: Beyond the Midpoint: Strategies to Fuel Bold Action and Momentum. You’ll learn the 5Rs Reset Framework to help you shift your mindset, reset your goals, and reignite your momentum.

Listen now on Amazon Music, iTunes, Podbean, Spotify YouTube Music, or your favorite podcast platform and give your dreams the push they’ve been waiting for.

Over the past few weeks on the Empowerment Minutes podcast, we've explored what it means to be a future-ready leader and organization, covering everything from assessment to cultivating a resilient mindset and empowering your teams. Now, as we close this series, we're diving into the pillars of a future-ready culture – the strategies essential to your leadership legacy. What leaders’ model, empower, and leave behind matters.

Listen now on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean, YouTube Music, or your favorite podcast platform to learn how to build a future-ready culture that lasts.

Is your team and organization future-ready?

The future of work is here. In this episode of "Empowerment Minutes," we discuss why re-skilling is essential for future-ready leadership. She'll share actionable strategies to prepare yourself and your team for what's next, including:

Why employees need to reskill and the key skills that matter most.

Three ways to build a culture of continuous learning.

Tools and programs to help your leaders thrive

Tune in now on Amazon Music, iTunes, Podbean, Spotify, YouTube Music, or your favorite podcast platform and learn how to empower your team for future success!

In today's rapidly evolving world, a leader's mindset is crucial for navigating change, uncertainty, complexity, and opportunity. This podcast episode dives into the essential mindsets every leader needs and strategies to build a future-ready organization. Tune in on Amazon Music, ITunes, Podbean, Spotify, YouTube Music or your favorite podcast platform and learn how to cultivate a future-ready mindset for intentional leadership.

Are You Future-Ready? As a leader, you and your organization’s success depends on more than just reacting to change, it’s about anticipating it, adapting, and leading through it.

In the latest episode of the Empowerment Minutes podcast, we discuss 10 Questions to Prepare Your Organization for What’s Next. From assessing your organization, leadership mindset to scanning your environment and upskilling your team, this episode is your guide to building a future-ready leadership and organization. Tune in on Amazon Music, iTunes, Podbean, Spotify, YouTube Music, or your favorite podcast platform and tag a leader who needs to hear this.

Feeling the weight of leadership challenges lately? You're not alone. While leadership can be challenging, you don’t have to stay stuck. In this week’s episode of the Empowerment Minutes podcast following Memorial Day, leaders are invited to pause and reframe the way they lead when facing challenges. We explore:

Reframing and how it helps leaders find purpose despite challenges

Leveraging strengths to navigate uncertainty

Tune in on Amazon Music, iTunes, Podbean, Spotify, YouTube Music or your favorite podcast platform and explore how to reframe and rise.

Continuing on the theme of strengths-based leadership and this week being the international coaching, this episode focuses on empowering client growth through strengths based, values and belief. Listen and learn why this approach matters, how its applicable to ICF competencies and supporting client growth through strength-based conversations. Tune in on Amazon Music, iTunes, Podbean, Spotify, YouTube Music or your favorite podcast platform and explore a pathway to client growth and success.

This week on Empowerment Minutes, we’re kicking off our May theme of Strengths-Based Leadership by helping you uncover your super power as a leader. In this episode we discuss how to identify your unique leadership edge. For those who have a copy of my book " Dream Big and Live Your Dreams Boldly" refer to Chapter 10. Explore how strengths and values shape your leadership. Tune in on Amazon Music, iTunes, Podbean, Spotify, YouTube Music, or your favorite podcast platform and learn to lead from a place of strength, values, clarity and confidence!

When was the last time you gave yourself permission to pause? As leaders, we’re always in motion but growth doesn’t only happen in the doing. It also happens when we pause. This week on the Empowerment Minutes Podcast, we dive into the four-part reset cycle, discuss why intentional pauses fuel long-term success and ways to grow without burning out. Tune in on Amazon Music, iTunes, Podbean, Spotify, YouTube Music or your favorite podcast platform and explore a pathway to leadership success.

What kind of impact are you building as a leader—one that’s temporary or one that will outlast you? This week on the Empowerment Minutes Podcast, we continue our April theme: The Power of Renewal: Reinventing Yourself and Your Leadership. Legacy isn’t just what you leave behind—it’s what you build right now.

In this episode, we’ll explore:

✅ What legacy leadership really means

✅ How to align daily choices with long-term impact

✅ Ways to intentionally shape your leadership legacy today

Tune in on Amazon, iTunes, Podbean, Spotify, YouTube Music, or your favorite podcast platform and learn how to be intentional about building your legacy.

What if this is your season to stop hiding and start blooming? This week on the Empowerment Minutes Podcast, we continue our April theme: The Power of Renewal: Reinventing Yourself and Your Leadership. In this week's episode The Courage to Bloom: Leading with Boldness and Purpose, we explore how to embrace bold leadership, let go of playing small, and grow into the leader you’re meant to be. Bold leadership doesn’t mean having it all figured out. It means showing up—even when it’s uncomfortable. It means growing into your purpose, one courageous step at a time. You don’t have to bloom overnight. But you do have to decide to grow—even if it’s one petal at a time.

Do you really need to do more this second quarter—or is it time to let go of what no longer serves you as a leader- or both?

What if renewal isn’t about adding more to your plate—but about releasing, realigning, and making space for what truly matters?

April’s theme on the Empowerment Minutes Podcast is:The Power of Renewal: Reinventing Yourself and Your Leadership

We’re kicking off Week 1 with the episode: “Why Every Leader Needs a Fresh Start”

In this episode, we explore:

✅ Why letting go is essential for growth
✅ How to shift your mindset as you enter Q2
✅ Simple ways to create space for what’s next

💬 “Sometimes what you release is just as powerful as what you reach for.” – Unknown

It’s time to refresh your dreams, vision, revisit your goals, and lead with intention in this new season.

🎧 Tune in now on Amazon Music, iTunes, Podbean, Spotify, YouTube Music—or your favorite podcast platform and learn why you need a fresh start and then share: What are you making space for this quarter.

This week on the Empowerment Minutes podcast, we discuss the power of the collective: how women are transforming the future of work together.

From leading with compassion and purpose to creating inclusive, flexible workplaces, mentorship, collaboration and community—women are not just leading, they’re they’re doing it together.

"There is no limit to what we, as women, can accomplish." — Michelle Obama

Join the Unstoppable Women Webinar, kicking off March 27 — designed to empower and equip women to rise, lead, and thrive.

Still celebrating National Women’s History Month! This month’s theme on the podcast is Women in Leadership, and this week, we’re diving into a powerful conversation about what it means to be an unstoppable woman in leadership.

Women in leadership face unique challenges—imposter syndrome, job loss, criticism, and systemic barriers—but guess what? We rise anyway. In this episode, I’m sharing why women should never back down when faced with obstacles and strategies to push forward and thrive.

PLUS! Want more insights? Join me for the Unstoppable Women Webinar, starting March 27, where we’ll go even deeper into breaking barriers and stepping into leadership with confidence.

Listen now on Amazon Music, Podbean, Spotify,Youtube Music, or your favorite platform!

Are you ready to transform your organizational culture? Discover how heart-centered leadership can revolutionize your workplace. In the latest Empowerment Minutes podcast episode, we discuss how actionable strategies including kindness, empathy, compassion, emotional intelligence, and values and how they pave the way for success. "Leadership is not about being in charge. It's about taking care of those in your charge." — Simon Sinek

Are you truly listening to lead, or just waiting for your turn to reply?

In the latest episode of the Empowerment Minutes podcast, we explore how honing your active listening skills can transform your leadership. Learn what active listening really is, how builds trust, deepens team connections, and strategies that drives transformation in your leadership.

"The most basic of all human needs is the need to understand and be understood. The best way to understand people is to listen to them." – Ralph Nichols

Are you ready to build authentic relationships that transform your leadership? In this episode of the Empowerment Minutes podcast, we explore how genuine connections can reshape your leadership, boost team morale, and drive lasting success. We also discuss actionable strategies to foster trust, open communication, and a work culture where everyone feels valued.

"Authenticity is the daily practice of letting go of who we think we’re supposed to be and embracing who we are." – Brené Brown

Tune in on Amazon Music, iTunes, Podbean, Spotify, YouTube, or your favorite platform, and start leading from the heart.

Did you know January is National Mentoring Month? In our latest episode, "Guided to Greatness: Leveraging Mentoring to Reach Your 2025 Goals," we discussed mentoring, its benefits, strategies to help you find the right mentor, tips to help you accelerate your progress and reach your 2025 goals. You’ll also learn best practices and how you can become a mentor, providing the same invaluable support to others.

“Tell me and I forget, teach me and I may remember, involve me and I learn.” – Benjamin Franklin

Tune in on Amazon Music, Itunes, Podbean, Spotify, YouTube Music, or your favorite platform now and start turning your 2025 vision into tangible achievements—whether you’re seeking mentorship or offering it to someone else.

Are you ready to kick off the new year with SMART goals and strong new habits? In this episode, we dive into the SMART goal setting and explore practical strategies to build (and break) habits that will help you stay on track all year long. "We are what we repeatedly do… therefore excellence is not an act, but a habit.” Will Durant. Tune in now on Amazon Music, Itunes, Podbean, Spotify, YouTube Music or your favorite platform, and learn strategies for a successful year!

As we wrap up this year and prepare to return in 2025, now is the perfect time to reflect on your journey and map out a future you’ll be proud of. In this final episode of the year, learn how to use vision boards to turn your dreams into clear, actionable goals for 2025."The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." – Eleanor Roosevelt. Tune in now on Amazon Music, iTunes, Podbean, Spotify, YouTube Music or your favorite channel start transforming your aspirations into reality. We’ll see you again in 2025! Happy holidays.

As we approach the end of the year, there’s no better time to reflect on your experiences and use those insights to shape your 2025 goals. In this episode, we explore how intentional reflection transforms lessons learned into meaningful, forward-looking objectives that set the stage for future success. "We do not learn from experience... we learn from reflecting on experience." – John Dewey

Are you ready to transform your leadership with the power of gratitude? In this week’s episode, we dive into practical ways leaders can show appreciation to their teams and build a positive, thriving workplace culture. "Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough and more." – Melody BeattieTune in now and discover how leading with gratitude can uplift your team and transform your organization.

Can gratitude be your secret leadership sauce? What’s the most powerful lesson you’ve learned about the impact of gratitude on leadership? Learn some lessons learned and how to harness the power of gratitude to elevate your leadership game. Discover how gratitude can transform your leadership style and inspire your team. Listen to the latest episode of the Empowerment Minutes podcast for inspiring stories on lessons learned and practical tips and strategies. Tune in now on Amazon Music, iTunes, Podbean, Spotify, YouTube Music or your favorite channel for valuable insights and practical tips.

Did you know that gratitude is a game-changer for leaders? In this week’s episode of the empowerment minutes podcast, we dive into the transformative power of gratitude in the workplace and how it can uplift team morale, boost productivity, and foster a positive culture. Learn why leading with appreciation matters, and get practical tips for incorporating gratitude into your daily leadership style.” Appreciation can make a day, even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary." – Margaret Cousins. Tune in now on Amazon Music, iTunes, Podbean, Spotify, YouTube Music or your favorite channel and start building a culture of gratitude and see the impact it has on your team and organization!

Aren’t you tired of tears, sadness, and the emotional roller coaster at work? It’s time to reclaim your happiness! This week, we wrap up our Toxic Leadership series with the final episode! We’re sharing 7 powerful steps to help you reclaim your happiness and break free from a toxic work environment. Plus, we’ll dive into best practices to protect your well-being along the way. Tune in on Amazon Music, iTunes, Podbean, Spotify, or your favorite podcast platform and take the first step towards a healthier and happier you. "Happiness is not something readymade. It comes from your own actions." — Dalai Lama.

Are toxic habits holding back your leadership potential? In this week's episode of the Empowerment Minutes podcast titled "Empowering Change: Breaking Free from Toxic Leadership Habits," we dive into actionable strategies for detoxing your leadership style and eliminating the toxic behaviors that can silently undermine your team’s success.

"Leadership is not about being in charge. It’s about taking care of those in your charge." — Simon Sinek. Tune in now on Amazon Music, Itunes, Podbean, Spotify, YouTube music or your favorite podcast platform and take the first step toward becoming a more intentional, impactful leader.

Did you know that toxic leadership can create a ripple effect that affects your entire organization? In this week’s episode of the Empowerment Minutes podcast, we dive into how toxic leadership can have far-reaching consequences on morale, productivity, and culture. We also discuss key signs that your organization might be suffering from the ripple effect of toxic leadership.We discuss actionable strategies to identify, address, and stop the spread of toxic behaviors before they damage your team.

Tune in on Amazon Music, Itunes, Podbean, Spotify, YouTube Music, or your favorite podcast platform and learn how to detox your leadership and prevent the ripple effect of toxicity.

This month on the Empowerment Minutes podcast, we're focusing on the theme of Detox Leadership—how leaders can eliminate harmful behaviors to create healthier, more effective teams. In this week’s episode, we’re tackling one of the most critical topics: Toxic Habits: The Silent Killers of Leadership. These subtle yet destructive behaviors can quietly undermine your effectiveness and damage your team's morale, productivity and more. Tune in on Amazon Music, iTunes, Podbean, Spotify, or your favorite podcast platform and take the first step towards healthier, more effective leadership.

"Leadership is not about being in charge. It's about taking care of those in your charge." – Simon Sinek

Are you ready to lead through the challenges of tomorrow? In this week’s episode, we explore the essential qualities that every leader need to thrive in a rapidly evolving world. From adaptability to emotional intelligence, we discuss the strategies that will future-proof your leadership and equip you to lead effectively through change.

"The best way to predict the future is to create it." – Peter Drucker

Tune in now on Amazon Music, iTunes, Spotify, Podbean or your favorite podcast platform and start cultivating the leadership qualities that will ensure your success in the face of change.

Are you ready to future-proof your leadership? In today's rapidly changing business landscape, leaders must constantly adapt and evolve to stay ahead of the curve. In this week’s episode, we explore how coaching helps leaders stay ahead of the curve. In this episode, you’ll learn how coaching equips leaders to navigate the complexities of the future and key coaching techniques and the impact of coaching on leadership and organizational culture. Tune in and learn how coaching can transform your leadership and prepare you to lead with confidence.

"A coach is someone who tells you what you don’t want to hear, who has you see what you don’t want to see, so you can be who you always knew you could be." — Tom Landry

Is your leadership ready for the future? In our latest episode, we discuss key strategies for future-proofing your leadership through cultivating a growth mindset and building resilience. Discover how to adapt to constant change and lead with confidence, ensuring your leadership style remains relevant and impactful no matter what challenges lie ahead. In this episode, you’ll learn:

Why a growth mindset is essential for future-proof leadership.
How to develop resilience to thrive through rapid changes.
Actionable strategies to enhance adaptability and lead through uncertainty.

Prepare yourself and your team for the challenges of tomorrow.

In a world overwhelmed by data, how can leaders turn vast information streams into actionable insights? Dive into our latest episode where we explore the strategies that empower leaders to make effective decisions using big data. Learn how you can apply these tips to drive success in your organization. Learn practical strategies for integrating big data into your decision-making processes. Don't miss this insightful guide to navigating the complexities of big data and enhancing your leadership decisiob-making capabilities.

As a leader, are you leery of leveraging big data for decision-making? In this episode, we dive into the world of big data, discussing its challenges and benefits, and why it’s crucial for leaders to harness its power for informed and strategic decision-making. Tune in on Apple Music, Itunes, Spotify, Podbean or your favorite streaming service and learn why and how to make it work for you.

Are you facing ethical dilemmas in technology as a leader? The latest Empowerment Minutes podcast episode offers insights and practical strategies for navigating the complex ethical landscape. This week's episode also explores how leaders can maintain their moral compass while driving innovation. Tune in to discover practical strategies for building an ethical culture within your organization. #EthicalLeadership #TechEthics #LeadershipPodcast #leadershipandtechnology #organizationalculture

Are you prepared for the future of leadership? Tune into our latest podcast episode, where we explore the evolving leadership landscape in the modern world. In this episode, we uncover how cutting-edge technologies transform agile practices, cultural shifts' importance, and more. "The best way to predict the future is to invent it." – Alan Kay. Agile leaders don't just adapt to changes; they drive them. Tune in now to gain insights that will prepare you to lead with agility and innovation. Available on Amazon Music, iTunes, Podbean, Spotify, YouTube Music, or your favorite streaming service!

Are you ready to transform how you make decisions? Dive into our latest episode, where we explore the critical skills of speed and precision in agile decision-making. Learn about the tools and strategies to help you lead with agility and confidence in today’s fast-paced business landscape. "In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity" — Sun Tzu

Whether you're leading a startup or steering a large organization, tune into the latest episode of the Empowerment Minutes podcast, where we unlock the secrets to developing an agile mindset that fosters innovation and dynamic success. Discover essential strategies every leader needs to thrive in today's fast-paced world and lead your organization successfully. Whether leading a startup or steering a large organization, these insights will empower you to break through barriers and lead with confidence and agility. Don’t forget to like, comment, and share if you find these strategies helpful. Join the conversation and let us know how you apply these strategies in your leadership journey.

This month's Empowerment Minutes podcast theme is "Agile Leadership." This week's episode delves into the secrets to thriving in rapidly changing environments and learning how leaders can empower their teams more effectively. Learn practical strategies to embrace and implement agility in your leadership approach. "Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future." — John F. Kennedy.

Is your workplace buzzing with productivity or bogged down by inefficiency? In this episode, we explore what it means to develop a workplace productivity culture. We discover the key characteristics that define a high-performance work environment, understand the importance and benefits of fostering such a culture, and explore actionable strategies to create one. Learn how leading companies set the standard and how you can implement similar practices in your organization. A productive culture is not just about working harder; instead, it's about working smarter together. Tune in to elevate your team's productivity and drive your organization toward success!

Is your team struggling with productivity? You're not alone. Continuing on the theme of productivity, this episode of the Empowerment Minutes podcast explores current statistics and why workforce productivity is crucial for business success. Learn practical strategies, starting with strategic planning, and discover how to transform your team's productivity from unproductive to unstoppable. "Productivity is never an accident. It is always the result of a commitment to excellence, intelligent planning, and focused effort." - Paul J. Meyer

This month’s theme on the Empowerment Minutes podcast is 'Empowering Productivity,' we're committed to helping leaders unlock their team's full potential. This week's episode delves into the hidden barriers holding employees back. Empowering productivity starts with recognizing these barriers. Join us as we uncover these factors and provide actionable strategies to boost your team’s performance and morale.

Feeling overwhelmed and unproductive? This month's theme is empowering productivity in the workplace. In today's episode, the focus is on leaders. It's about empowering leaders to unlock their best possible productive selves so they can empower others. As a leader, you can't boost your team's productivity until you've empowered your own. In this episode, we discuss productivity and your best possible productive self, share a vision for your ideal productive workday, and provide strategies to help you crush your goals this month.

Are you feeling the weight of compassion fatigue as a leader? In this week's episode of the Empowerment Minutes podcast, we discuss the critical topic of self-compassion and compassion fatigue in leadership. We explore the signs of compassion fatigue and provide actionable strategies for leaders to manage it effectively. Tune in as we navigate the challenges of compassion fatigue and share valuable insights to help you maintain balance and well-being in your leadership journey. Tune in to learn how to take care of yourself while continuing to lead with heart and empathy.

Are you fostering psychological safety in your team? This week, we continue with the theme of compassionate leadership, exploring the crucial concept of psychological safety. Join us as we uncover the benefits of vulnerability, shed light on the dangers of perfectionism, and offer actionable strategies to cultivate a safe and supportive environment for your team. Tune in to learn how fostering psychological safety can transform your leadership approach and drive success in your organization.

Have you ever wondered how leaders can lead with more compassion?

This month, we're embarking on a journey to explore the transformative theme of "Humanizing Leadership." Join us as we delve into the essential qualities that set exceptional leaders apart: empathy, compassion, and authenticity.

In this week's episode, we're tackling the heart of compassionate leadership. What does it mean to lead with compassion? How can you foster genuine connections with your team? And why is practicing self-compassion crucial for effective leadership? "Compassion is not a luxury. It is essential for our own peace and mental stability." - Dalai Lama

Tune in to discover invaluable insights and practical tips for humanizing your leadership approach.

Are your values aligned with the values of your organization? Is your organization built on a foundation of strong values? Discover the transformative power of values-driven culture in this episode! Tune in as we explore the impact of values on organizational success and leadership effectiveness. Listen and learn practical strategies to cultivate a culture of integrity, authenticity, purpose, and impact. "Values are like fingerprints. Nobody's are the same, but you leave 'em all over everything you do." - Elvis Presley

Is your organizational culture purpose-driven? In this week's episode, we delve into the world of purpose-driven cultures, exploring strategies to determine if your organization aligns with this transformative ethos. From defining purpose-driven culture to uncovering its myriad benefits, we cover practical insights to assess and cultivate purpose within your organization. Don't miss out on unlocking the keys to driving sustainable growth and fostering a culture of purpose.

This week on the Empowerment Minutes podcast, we explore the profound impact of a learning culture on business success. We unravel the essence of continuous learning, share strategies for cultivating a dynamic learning environment, and uncover the benefits of prioritizing growth and development. Tune in to gain valuable insights and discover how fostering a learning culture can drive innovation, enhance employee engagement, and propel your organization to new heights.

"Learning is not attained by chance; it must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence." - Abigail Adams

Dive into the heart of organizational culture with us this month on the Empowerment Minutes podcast. This month, we're exploring the theme of organizational culture, delving into what it means for businesses and how it shapes the future. In today's episode, we unravel the intricacies of organizational culture and its profound impact on business success. Tune in to discover the essence of organizational culture and its significance, the effects of nurturing a vibrant culture, and Strategies for aligning culture with business strategy. Join this insightful discussion to gain valuable insights into unlocking the full potential of your organization through culture.

Tune in to our latest podcast episode, "Leading with Heart: Nurturing Compassionate Communication in Leadership." Join us as we explore the transformative power of mindful communication infused with compassion in leadership. Discover practical strategies for fostering deeper connections, building trust, and driving positive change within your teams and organizations. Don't miss this insightful discussion on how leading with heart can elevate your leadership journey!

Discover the transformative power of mindfulness in leadership with our latest podcast episode! Join us as we explore practical strategies for cultivating mindfulness and navigating the present with purpose. Tune in to unlock the keys to greater focus, resilience, self-regulation, and compassion in your leadership journey. “The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it.”- Thich Nhat Hanh.

Love doesn't have to end when February does! Our latest podcast episode, "Leading with Love: Cultivating a Year-Round Culture of Compassion," explores how leaders can make love a year-long commitment and lifestyle. Discover practical strategies to infuse love into your daily leadership practices, from embracing self-love to spreading compassion across teams. “Leadership is about empathy. It is about having the ability to relate to and connect with people for the purpose of inspiring and empowering their lives.”— Oprah Winfrey

Leaders, before leading others effectively, you must first love and care for yourself. In our latest episode, discover essential self-care strategies tailored for leaders like you. Learn how small daily practices can greatly impact your well-being and success. Leading with balance starts with prioritizing self-care. Join us as we share actionable tips and insights to help you integrate self-care into your busy schedule.

Dive into the heart of leadership with our latest podcast episode, "Leading with Love: The Importance of Self-Love in Leadership." Discover why cultivating self-love is not only essential for leaders but also transformative for teams and organizations. Join us as we explore the impact of self-love on stress management, relationship-building, creativity, and setting a positive example for others. Tune in now to unlock the power of self-love and lead with compassion and authenticity. "The most powerful relationship you will ever have is the relationship with yourself." - Steve Maraboli

Unlock the secret sauce to goal achievement and success in our latest episode, "Accountability Partnership: The Secret Sauce to Achieving Goals and Boosting Success." Delve into the transformative power of accountability partners, exploring what makes this dynamic relationship the game-changer you need for 2024. Discover the benefits, understand the process, and gain practical tips for a successful partnership. Elevate your goals and join us on this journey toward unparalleled success! "In union there is strength." - Aesop

Dive into the transformative world of goal setting with the latest episode of the Empowerment Minutes podcast. Tune in as we share expert tips for successful goal setting and uncover the 8Ps that will guide you toward a remarkable year.

Explore the power of casting your vision, visualizing dreams, and setting meaningful goals for 2024 in this week's episode of the Empowerment Minutes podcast. Clarity is the key to effective visualization. "Visualize this thing that you want, see it, feel it, believe in it. Make your mental blue print, and begin to build."-Robert Collier

Discover the power of daily reflection for leaders and teams in this week's episode of the Empowerment Minutes Podcast. In every reflection, there is a growth opportunity. Join us as we discuss the benefits of reflective leadership and share practical tips leaders can leverage for personal and professional growth.

In every experience, there is a lesson. In every lesson, there is growth. This week's Empowerment Minutes podcast episode focuses on lessons learned in 2023. We discuss the wisdom gained from embracing change, prioritizing well-being, cultivating resilience, celebrating small wins, and nurturing relationships.

In the latest episode of the Empowerment Minutes podcast, we're diving deep into strategies to finish the year strong! Join us as we explore the dynamic fusion of SMART goals and purpose-driven actions. Discover the benefits and practical tips that will inspire you to make the most of the remaining weeks of the year. Ready to turn your dreams into powerful goals? Tune in on Amazon Music, iTunes, Podbean and Spotify. Links are available in the comments section. "The trouble with not having a goal is that you can spend your life running up and down the field and never score." –Bill Copeland

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, the Empowerment Minutes Podcast's latest episode is all about finding harmony between work and life. In this episode, we explore the benefits of work-life balance and share practical tips to finish the year strong. Discover the keys to enhanced well-being, increased productivity, and stronger relationships. Plus, actionable tips on setting boundaries, prioritizing self-care, and expressing gratitude. Tune in and strike that perfect balance for a fulfilling and successful year-end!

In the pursuit of productivity, leaders face unique challenges. Join us on the Empowerment Minutes podcast as we explore "How Leaders Can Be More Productive at Work and in Life." Discover the essential productivity components and unlock strategies to maximize your efficiency. Ready to boost your productivity game? Tune in now! “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is not an act, but a habit.”-Will Durant.

This November, we're celebrating gratitude and its powerful impact on the workplace. Join us in our latest episode as we explore '5 Ways Leaders Can Develop a Culture of Gratitude in the Workplace.' Discover the remarkable benefits of gratitude for employees, including improved well-being, increased engagement, and strengthened team dynamics. Learn from real-world examples of gratitude in action, including employee recognition programs, personalized thank-you notes, and celebrating successes together. We'll show you how fostering a culture of appreciation can transform your workplace. Tune in for practical tips and inspiration to create a more positive and productive work environment! Don't miss out on these valuable insights. Share with your colleagues and friends to inspire a workplace culture of gratitude! “When we focus on our gratitude, the tide of disappointment goes out, and the tide of love rushes in.” —Kristin Armstrong

Are you a new leader or manager looking to navigate your role successfully? In our latest podcast episode, we dive into the common pitfalls that new leaders and managers often encounter and share actionable tips to help you steer clear of these obstacles. Whether it's communication challenges, the urge to micromanage, or the importance of team building, we've got you covered. Tune in now to equip yourself with the knowledge and strategies to thrive in your leadership journey! Take advantage of these valuable insights. You're welcome to subscribe and share with your fellow leaders in the making!

Unleash Your Leadership Potential! In our latest episode of the Empowerment Minutes podcast, we dive deep into the journey of leadership and the importance of learning from credible sources. We also share stories about the emerging leader's journey, obstacles, and lessons learned. Discover how you can avoid the long and winding road to leadership success and fast-track your journey. Plus, get a sneak peek at our upcoming 'Emerging Leader's Cohort Program,' where you'll gain vital insights into leadership, self-confidence, time management, decision-making, and much more. Don't miss this episode to discover how you can become the exceptional leader you aspire to be. Tune in now!

In this week's episode of the Empowerment Minutes podcast, we uncover the key lessons that can transform your leadership journey. From the wisdom of historical and contemporary leaders to the power of active listening and leading with a vision, there's something for every aspiring leader." The day we stop learning is the day we die."-Michael Scott

In this week's episode of the Empowerment Minutes podcast, we uncover fundamental priorities that every leader, including emerging leaders, needs for personal and professional success. Listen in and discover actionable strategies to enhance your leadership journey and create a brighter future. Tune in and lead with purpose!

Our latest Empowerment Minute podcast episode discusses ways organizations can know if they are raising potential leaders. We also explore the essential checklist for identifying, nurturing, and elevating emerging leaders within your organization. Want to discover strategies to empower your team, foster autonomy, and develop decision-making skills? Tune in to the Empowerment Minute Podcast and take the first step towards building a more robust and agile workforce.

In this week's episode of the Empowerment Minutes podcast, we delve into the essential steps organizations can take to empower emerging leaders through personal and professional growth. Are you an emerging leader, a new leader, or an organization interested in developing emerging leaders? Listen in as we explore the transformative journey of leadership development, offering valuable insights for individuals and organizations alike. Listen now and ignite your leadership potential!

Do you sometimes feel like a whirlwind of tasks and responsibilities as a leader? It's okay to feel overwhelmed occasionally, especially when juggling multiple projects and striving for excellence in your leadership journey. The key is not to let the overwhelm overwhelm you. In this episode of the Empowerment Minutes podcast, I share some valuable tips that can help you navigate these moments of overwhelm and emerge a more robust and resilient leader.

This month, the Empowerment Minutes podcast focuses on emerging leaders. In this week’s insightful episode, I discuss the emerging leader's journey, the path to success for emerging leaders, valuable insights, lessons learned, and tips emerging leaders can apply to chart their course toward success.

This week’s episode of the Empowerment Minutes podcast is the final episode in the AI series. While we agree that AI is here to stay and has so many benefits, we can't totally rely on AI. This week's episode is about ethical considerations of AI, some disadvantages, and why combining AI with critical thinking skills is important. “Technology alone is not enough” – Steve Jobs

This week’s episode of the Empowerment Minutes podcast AI series is focused on ways ANYONE can leverage AI for personal growth. In this week’s episode, I also discuss specific AI tools for personal development. “You cannot change your destination overnight, but you can change your direction overnight. To reach your goals and fulfill your potential, become intentional about your personal growth. It will change your life.” – Jim Rohn.

This week’s episode of the Empowerment Minutes podcast is the second episode of the AI series. This week, the focus is on specific AI tools that can help leaders to be more effective at work and in life. This week’s episode also focuses on how the tools can be used depending on leaders' and managers' specific needs and challenges.

Is there any leader or manager who is still cautious about using AI? You are not alone and may have valid reasons, but the good news is that AI is not going away. It's here to stay. What if there is evidence that using AI can help you be more effective at life and work? Would you reconsider and explore AI? In this week's episode, I share how, as a leader or manager, you can leverage AI to be more effective at Home and at work. “The real problem is not whether machines think but whether men do.”-B.F Skinner.

Are you an accidental leader or manager? Are you facing challenges due to a lack of leadership experience or preparation? Do not fret. Accidental leadership is more common than you may think. In this week's episode, I discuss what accidental leadership looks like, the common challenges accidental leaders experience, and how to overcome them and transition from accidental to intentional leadership.

What do you do as a leader to ensure you and your team are set up for success? In this week's episode of the Empowerment Minute podcast, I share four laws of leadership that will set you and your team up for success. “The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership.” — Harvey S. Firestone.

Are you thinking of starting a podcast? Do you have a podcast and thinking of giving up? This week on the empowerment minutes podcast, I share lessons learned and the benefits of hosting a hundred podcast episodes in 2 years. Hopefully, these inspire you in some way to keep up your podcast or get started on your podcasting journey. Big shout out to all those who have been guest hosts on the show and all the listeners and fans. We did it. Congrats to us for the first 100 episodes.

Are you a new leader or a first-time manager? Are you striving for perfection and afraid of making mistakes? It's okay to make mistakes. Perfection really doesn’t exist. We all make mistakes, including leaders and managers with many years of experience. In this week's episode of the empowerment minutes podcast, I share common mistakes new leaders and managers make and how to fix them.I hope this episode inspires you to recognize and learn from them. “All leaders make mistakes. They are a part of life. Leaders recognize their errors, learn from them, and work to correct their faults.”-John Maxwell

The end of the year's first half is upon us, and as we step into the second half of the year, it’s a great idea to take a moment to reflect and celebrate the wins and be intentional about the second half of this year. In this week's podcast, I share seven tips on setting yourself up for success and finishing the year strong, even if things didn’t go as planned or you had some setbacks in the first quarter. You can still do it if you take action. Success is also “how high you bounce when you hit bottom.”-George Patton.

As a leader, what are your values, and what are your strengths? Do you live those through your organization? Do you have the qualities of a valuable leader? Are you a valuable leader? Would your team describe you as a valuable leader? Would you like to become a valuable leader? In this week's episode, our special guest and valuable leadership expert, Velma Knowles and I answer all these questions. Velma Knowles shares about valuable leadership and how to cultivate valuable leadership through a proven framework in 7 steps. She also shares a free resource to help uncover your leadership blindspots.

Feedback is a critical aspect of leadership. Feedback is essential to everyone in the workplace, leaders, and employees. Research tells us that employees who get feedback at least once a month are likelier to improve than those who do not. In this week's episode, I discuss the benefits of delivering and receiving feedback and ways to receive feedback effectively in the workplace.

We wrap up the coaching series on the empowerment minutes podcast this week. As a leader, what is your leadership style? Is there a preferred style? I discuss the most common leadership styles, situational leadership, and how to be a coaching leader. I also discuss the benefits of using the coaching style and when to use the coaching style. “Coaching is unlocking a person’s potential to maximize their performance. It’s helping them to learn rather than teaching them.”-Tim Gallwey

Are you familiar with coaching models as a leader and or an aspiring coach? Do you know the benefits of coaching models in the workplace? In this week’s episode, I discuss what coaching models are and how you can benefit from coaching models. I also discuss a coaching model that most are familiar with and how it can be leveraged for performance improvement and motivation.

Still celebrating international coaching week, this week's empowerment minutes podcast episode focuses on coaching. Many have asked me, “How do I know if I need a coach?” Well, listen to this episode and find out. I share six signs that let you know you may need a coach and what a great coach can do about it.

As a leader, are you wondering if workplace coaching or consulting is needed? Could knowing the difference help you decide on how to proceed? In this week's episode of the empowerment minutes podcast, I discuss the key similarities and differences. "Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other."-John F. Kennedy

Are you a first-time manager or supervisor wondering if you can grow your leadership skills? Did you know that even though management and leadership differ, a manager can become a great leader? This episode will tell you how. In this week's episode of the empowerment minutes podcast, I discuss some ways a manager can develop their leadership skills and become great leaders. "Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing yourself and others."-Jack Welch

This week's empowerment minutes podcast episode focuses on AI and Leadership. As a leader, what are some of your daily responsibilities? How can AI help you accomplish these to be more effective, efficient, and productive in the workplace? In this week's episode, I discuss how AI can benefit leaders in the workplace. “The advance of technology is based on making it fit in so that you don't really even notice it, so it's part of everyday life.”- Bill Gates

Do your peers look up to you and value your problem-solving abilities, are you described as having a high potential at work? Do you like to be a leader? Do you consider yourself an emerging leader? This week's episode of the empowerment minutes podcast will help you identify what an emerging leader is, what its core characteristics are, what is not an emerging leader, common misconceptions about emerging leaders, and tips to develop yourself as an emerging leader in your organization.

As a leader, do your people describe you as average, good, great, or exceptional? What are your thoughts? What are you doing for you and your team to reach your full potential? Have you heard about the K.A.R.D. framework? In this week’s episode, our special guest Kiran shares how a leader leadership uses the K.A.R.D. framework, communication tips, and tricks. As a TEDx speaker, coach, and trainer, she also shares some tips on getting on the TEDx stage and shining. As a bonus, she shares tips to empower women to amplify their leadership.

“Average leaders raise the bar on themselves; good leaders raise the bar for others; great leaders inspire others to raise their own bar.”― Orrin Woodward.

This week on the empowerment minutes podcast, we wrap up the women’s history month special series with a bang. In this week’s episode, the focus is on resilience. Have you heard of the expression “what you resist persists?” Are you going through some things in life, and you are resisting and its persisting? You’re not alone. Life has many challenges and challenging experiences, and building resilience is one of the great skills to help you take charge of your life and bounce back from the difficult experiences of life. Our special guest Detola Amure shares a lot on this topic. She also provides tips on how to be more productive during such challenging times. To mark women’s history month, Detola shares tips to empower women to become.

Episode 87 of the empowerment minutes podcast is focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). To mark women's history month, our special guest Monica Hernandez shares her journey as a woman leader in stem and some challenges women leaders from minority populations face from stem backgrounds even though they have a seat at the table. Monica shares strategies leaders can use to be more intentional about DEI in the workplace. She also shares proven strategies leaders can use to ‘extend the ladder’ and be more inclusive in the workplace.

One thing that most leaders want is to be successful. Success means so many things to different people. As a leader, what does success mean to you? To be successful is one thing, is it sustainable? In this episode of the empowerment minutes podcast, our special guest Amy Leong shares some strategies to help leaders get unstuck and experience sustainable leadership. She shares a unique framework, the six dimensions of wellness, that leaders can leverage to succeed and thrive in the workplace.

Episode 85 of the empowerment minutes podcast is focused on self-awareness and self-leadership. Our special guest, Tavara Johnson, leads this episode and shares some golden nuggets on leadership and emerging leaders. As an author on emerging leadership and the founder of an emerging leader’s magazine and radio show, Tavara shares many strategies that emerging leaders can use to succeed in the workplace. It all starts from within. She shares personal growth tips that emerging leaders can use to grow themselves in order to grow others.

This episode of the empowerment minutes podcast is focused on leadership. Still celebrating women’s history month, this episode is the fourth episode of the series. Our incredible guest Natalie Pickett shares strategies for women to own it and lead freely. She shares more tips to empower women to give themselves the freedom to lead and lead by example. “True leadership has people follow when they have the freedom not to.”- James Collins.

Happy women’s history month once again. We have a women empowerment series this month on the empowerment minutes podcast. This is the third episode of the series, and this episode is focused on cultivating joy. Our special guest Joy Freeman, CEO and founder of Just Own Yours, distinguishes between Joy and happiness and shares the benefits and ways to cultivate joy at home and in the workplace. Joy also shares awareness and tips for any woman struggling with cultivating joy. She challenges women to accept and embrace joy and be intentional about joyful living at home and in the workplace. Joy also shares tips to empower women to be courageous, authentic, and intentional about owning their joy.

In honor of women’s history month and the international women’s day and week, the focus of the empowerment minutes podcast this month of March is on women empowerment. All the guests on the show this month are women leaders empowering other women. This week, two episodes of the empowerment minutes podcast are focused on self-awareness and self-leadership. This specific episode is led by a special guest, Amy Nelson who shares some golden nuggets on self-awareness and self-leadership. As women we feel many time’s we have to be the best we have to be and asking for help is a sign of weakness. She shares strategies on self-awareness and self-leadership. It’s important to learn to be aware of what we don’t know as women. Amy also shares on selfcare, self-talk, the power of mentorship and accountability for women empowerment. Amy also shares unique perspectives on reverse mentoring. As women we should be open to mentoring both ways. She shares on women empowerment and tips for women on a transition to empower them to move forward.

In honor of women’s history month and international women’s day and week, the focus of the empowerment minutes podcast this month, March, is on women's empowerment. All the guests on the show this month are women leaders empowering other women. This week's episode of the empowerment minutes podcast is focused on self-awareness. To grow personally and professionally, we need to be self-aware. In this episode, our special guest Jenna Armato shares what self-awareness is and key strategies to cultivate it and thrive at home in the workplace. She shares three unique questions to help you make the unconscious conscious and supercharge your momentum in the workplace. Jenna also shares tips for women who feel stuck to empower them to move forward. She also shares a unique perspective on women’s empowerment worth listening to.

A common myth about leadership is that leaders know everything and have the answers to all questions. Don’t fall for this myth and many others you may have heard. Whether you are new in the job or a seasoned leader, asking the right questions to your team is one of the keys to success. In this week's episode of the empowerment minutes podcast, I discuss the benefits of asking questions and 5 great questions a good leader should ask their direct reports. “Good leaders ask great questions that inspire others to dream more, think more, learn more, do more, and become more.” ― John C. Maxwell

Many first-time managers and leaders struggle with delegating work. Even those who have been on the job still struggle with delegation. This week's episode of the empowerment minutes podcast is about successful delegation. In this episode, I cover tips that managers and leaders can use to delegate effectively.

How confident are you as a leader? Will your team describe you as a confident leader? From recent research, 50 percent of employees have confidence in the abilities of the leadership. One of the benefits of leadership confidence is trust. Confidence is one of the key traits of a leader. How can you gain confidence and be more effective as a leader? In this week's episode, I discuss 5 ways to develop your confidence as a leader and become more effective.

Are you an aspiring leader, or a first-time manager eager to embark on the leadership journey? You probably have your goals set for 2023. What is the next step? John Maxwell’s law of intentionality says ‘Growth doesn’t just happen.” We have to be intentional about our personal and professional growth. In this episode, I discuss the things that hold us back from moving forward including growth gaps, fears, and habits, and ways to be intentional, move forward, and succeed in 2023

“It’s only after you’ve stepped outside your comfort zone that you begin to change, grow, and transform.”― Roy T. Bennett

This month is national mentorship month. Today's episode is focused on leveraging the power of mentorship for personal and professional growth. In this episode, I discuss what mentorship is and is not, the benefits of mentorship, and strategies a leader can use to implement a mentorship program in the workplace. “A mentor is someone who sees more talent and ability within you, than you see in yourself, and helps bring it out of you.” – Bob Proctor

This week's episode on the empowerment minutes podcast is focused on creating a dream board to empower your vision at home and in the workplace in 2023. I discuss what a dream board is, the characteristics and benefits of creating a dream board, and the steps to help you actually make one. I invite you to join me on January 20th, 2023 at 7 pm eastern for a complimentary dream board virtual workshop. Sign up free here: http://eepurl.com/h44rcP

This week's episode on the empowerment minutes podcast is focused on reflections from 2022 and 2023 big goals. I'm sure last year, there were many lessons learned, challenges, and opportunities that you can glean from to make 2023 what you want it to be. In this week's episode, I share some lessons learned and 2023 big goals with the intention to inspire you to reflect, write down your big goals, take action and make 2023 your best year yet. It's 2023, we got this.

Where are you headed in 2023? Are you one of those who don’t believe in setting goals or aiming too low? Last week's episode discussed the benefits of goal setting. Today's episode is focused on how to set goals for 2023 and achieve them. Stop playing small and do yourself a favor. "The great danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short, but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark." –Michelangelo

Today's episode on the empowerment minutes podcast is the first episode in the goal-setting/self-care series. Today's episode is focused on the benefits of goal setting in the workplace. I share 7 tips on why goal setting is vital in the workplace to inspire and empower you to get started on your 2023 goals. "The trouble with not having a goal is that you can spend your life running up and down the field and never score." –Bill Copeland

As you reflect on the year 2022, did you experience fear in your personal or professional life? You probably did. How did you respond to it? Did you freeze, flee or fight? Did fear hold you back from reaching your goals? This week's episode of the empowerment minutes podcast is focused on dealing with fear. Our special guest coach Teon Singletary shares some proven strategies to help you take action and deal with fear. “ I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear.” -Nelson Mandela

Today's episode on the empowerment minutes podcast is the last episode in the aspiring/first-time manager series. Today's episode is focused on transitioning from manager to leader. In today's episode, I share tips to help you transition and stand out as a leader. The benefits of a great leader include high employee morale, good employee retention, and sustainable long-term success. As a leader what do you want to be remembered for? “A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.”-John Maxwell

Are you a first-time manager in L&D or any other field? Then this episode of the empowerment minutes podcast is for you. Are you experiencing some challenges as a first-time manager and wondering what to do about them? Then this episode is also for you. In this episode, I share the challenges first-time managers go through and strategies to overcome them. I also share final thoughts to empower you to lead successfully. “Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better”-Maya Angelou

Did you just transition from an individual contributor role to a first-time manager position? Then this episode is for you. Perhaps you are looking for some tips to transition and manage successfully, then this episode is also for you. In this week's episode, I share 5 keys you need to successfully transition from an individual contributor to a first-time manager. I also share bonus tips and final thoughts to empower you to lead successfully.

Are you a novice instructional designer, trainer, or individual contributor in the learning and development field or any other field and aspire to become a leader and or manager one day and would like let get started on that journey? Then this episode is for you. This episode is also for anyone who desires to become a leader or manager. How do you position yourself to become a first-time manager or leader? In this week's episode, I share a lot of nuggets to empower you to get started in your leadership or management journey." A journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step."-Chinese proverb.

Another great episode this week on the empowerment minutes podcast focused on how to build a table for personal and professional growth. Our special guest Carolyn Warren explains ‘building a table’ as using our sphere of influence to positively impact others. Carolyn shares strategies on how ordinary women can make great impact using the power of mentorship. Did you know there was a thing as a 3-minute rule? It’s a great formula Carolyn shares from her book that you can use to make an extraordinary impact. Quoting from Carolyn, ‘everyone needs to affirm to be affirmed.’ Affirmations are great to practice daily but go beyond ‘ I am….’ To ‘I am ….. so I can empower someone else to be ..…’ So many golden nuggets to help you in your personal and professional growth.

Are you a leader in L&D or any other field? How are you leveraging influence with your people? Are you a connector? Do you know how to grow or increase your influence and the influence of others? Our special guest Charles Russell breaks this down and shares some key strategies to empower leaders in influence (leadership) and connections. I love some of the quotes Charles shares on the podcast “Influence is the currency of leadership.” “Vision is caught before it is taught.” Charles also speaks to challenges leaders experience while increasing influence and leveraging connections and how to overcome them. Charles uses a compelling story-based approach as he shares exciting insights in this episode. He also shares bonus tips to help you network effectively. Hope you get the chance to listen and share with your network.

I am also excited to announce that the empowerment minutes podcast is now available on Amazon Music. You can listen to this amazing episode on iTunes, Spotify, Podbean, Amazon Music, and my website. See links in the comments section.

Many instructional designers, trainers, and learning and development professionals got into the field of learning and development accidentally. Well, me too. Many leaders also find themselves in leadership accidentally. Is that you or someone on your team? Then this episode is for you. This episode is also for anyone who desires to be intentional about leadership. It's okay to be an accidental leader in learning and development or any other field if that’s where you are right now but how do you evolve from accidental to intentional transformational leadership? In this week's episode, I share a lot of nuggets to empower you in your intentional transformational leadership journey.

This week, on the Empowerment Minutes podcast, the focus is on leadership and communication. Our special guest Dr. Michael Koku shares his unique leadership journey worth listening to. He zeroes in on leadership and communication, focusing specifically on leadershift and the art of listening and asking questions. Leadershift is “the ability and willingness to make a leadership change that will positively enhance organizational and personal growth.”-John Maxwell. Dr. Koku shares so many tips and strategies to help leaders embrace leadershift, communicate more effectively and become transformational leaders in the workplace.

Are you stressed out or going through some things or know someone who does? This week's episode is focused on self-empowerment. The empowerment minutes podcast is about empowering others, the idea of equipping others to become stronger and more confident through various topics in learning and development, leadership, coaching personal growth, and entrepreneurship. Our special guest, Donald Lea shares some powerful tips on self-empowerment and ways to create positive energy within and around you and walk in your purpose. “Whatever you choose for a career path, remember the struggles along the way are only meant to shape you for your purpose.”-Chadwick Boseman.

We are 3 months away from the end of the year, how are you doing with your goals? Are you doing okay, are you almost giving up on your dreams? What are some struggles, things that are holding you back, making you lose sight of your goals? In this week's episode, our special guest, Jamaal Cottrell shares vital strategies to help you stay focused, work on your goals, achieve them and STILL end the year on a high note.

As a leader, how intentional are you with DEI? DEI in the workplace goes beyond training modules, mentorship programs, new policies, or headcounts. The benefits of DEI in the workplace are huge including workplaces earning deeper trust and commitment from their employees as a result. In this episode, our special guest Emmanuel Ecoma and I discuss strategies a leader can be intentional about DEI in the workplace. Our special guest also shares tips on DEI sustainability in the workplace.

As a leader, what are your employees, your remote or hybrid teams saying about you? How are you showing up as a leader? Do you care to lead? Why are you a leader? Are you just interested in the title, or the position? Leadership is not about titles, it's about service. Are you making the success of your teams a priority? In this week's episode, I discuss strategies to help leaders in L&D or any other field to care enough to lead their teams effectively.

"Our strengths are our tools, our reality, our weaknesses are only what we are not."-Joseph Batten. As a leader, do you use your strengths at work? Do you encourage your team to use their strengths? Recent research informs us that employees who use their strengths every day at work are six times more likely to be engaged on the job and it can lead to improved motivation and performance. In this week's episode, I discuss the benefits of focusing on our strengths, and how to identify, develop, grow and leverage our strengths for career and all round success.

Are you just started as an ID independent consultant, freelancer, or entrepreneur, or have you been in the business for a while? Running a business is not a walk in the park. About eighteen percent of businesses fail in the first year, thirty percent in the second year, and fifty percent in the fifth year. In this week's episode, I discuss 4 keys to help you G.R.O.W and thrive and a few additional tips.

Are you at the beginning of your journey as an ID, trainer, in HR, or any other field and belief that you're just getting started and so, you're not a leader? Or maybe you do not have any direct reports and so you think you are not a leader? Not having direct reports or just getting started in your field doesn't mean you are not a leader. If are you able to positively influence others and add value to them, then you're a leader and therefore benefit from cultivating a leadership mindset. In this week's episode, I discuss what is a leadership mindset, its benefits in the workplace and how you can develop a leadership mindset.

Are you a newbie coach, or aspiring to become a successful coach in L&D or any other field? Becoming a successful coach includes a combination of factors such as experience, skills, education, practice, and confidence. In this week's episode, our special guest and coach, Nikki Ward shares tips, and lessons learned to help coaches and aspiring coaches get set, thrive, and succeed.

Do you like what you do in L&D or any other field? Are you unhappy with what you do or where you are in life even though you have a choice to be somewhere else? Have you thought about why you are settling for less than you truly deserve? In this week's episode of the empowerment minutes podcast, I talk about settling, how it affects us and what can be done to stop settling.

“The minute you settle for less than you deserve, you get even less than you settled for.” Maureen Dowd.

While COVID-19 has in some ways altered our ways of working which might be challenging yet this challenge presents a huge opportunity to improve digital practices and organizational learning & development opportunities through current trends such as masterminds, and podcasts that are already revolutionizing the way people learn and develop at work.

This week's episode is focused on one of those trends, "masterminds," the power of masterminds. Are you an L&D professional, entrepreneur, leadership expert, IT expert, healthcare worker, or transitioning from one field to another? Masterminds can benefit every professional and organization. In this episode I discuss how joining a mastermind can benefit you, what to expect from a mastermind, and invite you to unlock your potential by joining the Leap to Your Passion and Purpose Mastermind.

Are you dreaming of starting a podcast? Learn the insider tips and tricks about podcasting from a podcast host. This episode of the empowerment minutes podcast is not the be-all and end-all of podcasting but will give you what you need to get started as a podcast host. You will also learn tried and true tips from the lessons learned section of the podcast.

This week's episode is focused on ID project kick-off meetings. Most IDs, consultants freelancers, work on projects on a regular basis. Asking the right questions is key to having a successful project kick-off meeting. One of my favorite books on asking the right questions is a book by John Maxwell titled 'Good leaders ask the right questions; your foundation for successful leadership.' In this episode, I discuss the essential questions you need to ask for a successful project kick-off meeting.

This week's episode of the empowerment minutes podcast is focused on leadership. As a leader how do you leverage gratitude, emotional intelligence, and even more so, humility in leadership? In this episode, our special guest Dr. Matthew Sowcik and I chat about leadership qualities and he shares key strategies that leaders can use to reach their full potential with humility in leadership.

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This week's episode of the empowerment minutes podcast is focused on leadership. As a leader how do you leverage gratitude, emotional intelligence, and even more so, humility in leadership? In this episode, our special guest Dr. Sowcik and I chat about leadership qualities and he shares key strategies that leaders can use to reach their full potential with humility in leadership.

The role of instructional designers includes many moving parts ranging from working with SMEs, managing projects, conducting needs analysis, and managing authoring tools which are always changing. Having the right mindset is key to succeeding as an ID. In this week's episode, our special guest Ant Pugh and I talk about mindset and he shares some mindset strategies that IDs, consultants, and anyone can use to be more effective in the workplace. " Give yourself permission to find what aspects of L&D you are interested in, you don't have to know it all."-Ant Pugh.

This week's episode of the empowerment minutes podcast is focused on ID newbies. Are you an ID newbie and wondering which to apply for: a corporate ID position or a higher ED ID position? This week's episode discusses the key differences to help you make a decision.

Are you afraid of taking the next step in living your dreams? Are you letting fear hold you back? Let's face it, EVERYONE experiences fear on a daily basis. Fear is not a bad thing and when you embrace fear, it can be a catalyst for your personal and professional growth. In this episode, I discuss the common fears that hold us back from living our dreams and ways to overcome them. " The brave man is not he who is not afraid, but he who conquers fear."-Nelson Mandela

You can also find more tips on fear in chapter 3 of my book "Dream Big and Live Your Dreams Boldly "available on amazon.

Dream Big and Live Your Dreams Boldly: Taking Action to Fulfill Your Passion and Purpose

Have you been asked to deliver a virtual presentation and you would love to but are not sure how to, or are afraid of public speaking? Do not panic. The fear of public speaking even virtually is common. In fact, some experts estimate that as much as 77% of the population has some phobia of public speaking. In this episode of the empowerment minutes podcast, I discuss how you can hone your virtual speaking and leadership speaking skills in 7 steps. Listen in and be intentional about developing this skill and before you know it you will become a rockstar virtual speaker.

I often get asked the question 'what does personal growth have to do with professional growth?' This week's episode of the Empowerment Minutes podcast answers this question. In this episode, I discuss strategies for personal growth and how they translate to your professional growth. To succeed professionally, you need to develop personally first. " You must know yourself to grow yourself"-John Maxwell.

Episode 43 of the Empowerment Minutes podcast is for ID newbies. Are you just getting started as an ID and wondering where you can find assets to include in your ID Projects? In this episode, I put together a list of FREE ID resources, where you can find them, and how to include them in your projects at no cost to you. " A leader knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way."-John Maxwell.

Are you thinking about becoming an ID entrepreneur or any other field? Have you been in business and could use some tips on how to be more successful in business? In this week's episode of the empowerment minutes podcast, I discuss seven tips including a bonus tip to help you succeed as an entrepreneur.

Coaching and training are often used interchangeably and even though training and coaching have differences, there are some areas where they overlap. What do they have in common? How can you leverage both to improve employee performance in the workplace? Find out by listening to this week's episode of the empowerment minutes podcast.

This weeks episode on the empowerment minutes podcast is focused on leadership. How will your team describe you as a leader? Will you be proud of what they will say about you? Actually, do you care? The hope is for leaders to not just lead but care enough to lead from the heart. In this weeks episode, Coach Oge Ucheatu and I take about leading with passion and purpose and Oge shares great tips from her book " Purpose, passion and purity.

Many people want to be successful in L&D or whatever field in life. Indeed, success Is great. You have lived or are living your big dreams, thats awesome but how about significance? " Success is about you, significance is about others." John Maxwell. Do you want to go from success to significance? In this weeks Podcast, special guest and author, Kemi Akindutire and I chat about key strategies to go from success to significance from her book. Check out this awesome episode

Are you an L&D coach, a career coach, a life coach, a personal development, leadership coach etc? Regardless of the field or area of interest, one thing that is important for coaches is staying relevant. How do you stay relevant as a coach? In this weeks episode, I discuss various tips to help you stay relevant as a coach.

This episode of the empowerment minutes podcast is focused on learning and development (L&D). There are so many models and frameworks in L&D including ADDIE and SAM. Have you heard about the CALDO framework? In this episode, our special guest, EJ Leblanc and I chat about his L&D journey, the CALDO framework and how to utilize the CALDO framework to develop a culture of experimentation and learning in L&D.

Do you use the terms 'mentor' and 'coach' interchangeably? Well you are not alone. Coaching and mentoring is often used interchangeably. Some think it seems they mean the same thing. Others think, maybe not. Sounds confusing? This weeks podcast will help clear the confusion and provide ways to leverage both for personal growth.

How intentional are you with your social media presence, personal or professional branding? There is this saying that people do business with those they know, they like and they can trust. Is your social media presence and strategy helping or hurting your business? In this week's episode Sonya Mitchell, CEO and Founder of HDSOAR shares tips and strategies on social media presence and ways to use your social media voice to drive engagement and build a community. check it out.

Have you worked on your 2022 goals yet? This weeks episode of the empowerment minutes podcast is about strategic goal setting to help you make this year your best year yet. "Don't be afraid to fail big, to dream big but remember dreams without goals are just dreams and they ultimately fuel disappointment"-Denzel Washington. Take charge of your 2022 goals and make this year your best year yet.

As an L&D professional, leadership coach, consultant, entrepreneur, trainer , whatever field you are in, you do have dreams. We all do. The question is, what are you going to do about your dreams? In this weeks episode of the empowerment minutes podcast, I talk about my new book " Dream Big and Live Your Dreams Boldly." I discuss how the whole idea came about and what you will find in the book to inspire, empower encourage and equip you to dare to live your dreams boldly. Thanks in advance for purchasing the book and spreading the word. Here is link to learn more and purchase on amazon.

Dream Big and Live Your Dreams Boldly: Taking Action to Fulfill Your Passion and Purpose

As an L&D leader, do you have your 2022 strategic plan in place our at least working on it? In episode 32 of the Empowerment Minutes podcast, I share five ideas to help you rethink your 2022 L&D strategy. "By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail."-Benjamin Franklin.

Are you thinking of becoming a first time author and don't know how to proceed? This week's episode of the empowerment minutes podcast has got you covered. This week I share 7 steps to become a published author in L &D or any other field."Substitute 'damn' every time you're inclined to write 'very;' your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be." --Mark Twain

Are you a novice ID, L&D individual contributor without leadership experience and seeking leadership experience? Then this episode is for you. In this weeks episode I discuss several ways you can gain leadership experience as an ID, L&D individual contributor or any field. Start now.

As an ID have you thought about exploring the idea of crafting fascinating narratives to guide your learners? One that will elicit positive change, knowledge retention and performance improvement? Storytelling is a great skill to have in L&D, leadership, public speaking or any field. The benefits of storytelling to learning are endless. In this episode, special guest and story warrior, Dr. Gideon For-mukwai and I chat about leveraging the power of storytelling in L&D and beyond. Gideon shares a whitepaper as a free gift to download

“If history were taught in the form of stories, it would never be forgotten.” -Rudyard Kipling

Are you terrified at public and professional speaking? Well you are not alone. You can still be an effective speaker even if you are an introvert. Public and professional speaking is a skill that will serve you well in all areas of life. In this episode, Brian J. Olds of the Black Speakers Network and I have a great conversation about this topic and Brian shares a five level framework to public and professional speaking and he also shares a free download for your information.

Do you have a checklist to become an ID? Is the checklist holding you back from becoming an ID? It times to ditch the checklist. In this weeks episode, our special guest Henno Kotze shares '7 things I wish I knew before becoming an ID,' and tips to help you make the leap as an ID. Be yourself .“You can please some of the people all of the time, you can please all of the people some of the time, but you can't please all of the people all of the time.”-John Lyngate . You can join Henno's Ed Tech SIG

Are you an ID newbie, need a refresher or a fresh take on ID models ADDIE and SAM then this weeks episode of the Empowerment Minutes podcast is just for you. In this episode I discuss both models, the pros and cons, a hybrid approach and how ADDIE and SAM can be applied to improve performance across teams.

Episode 25 of the Empowerment Minutes podcast is focused on leadership. "Leadership is Influence, nothing more nothing less." John Maxwell. In this episode I talk about commons misconceptions about leadership, what leadership is and what leadership is not. I also talk about the 5 levels of leadership and ways to increase your influence as a leader.

Are you stuck in your professional journey unable to make the switch to leadership? Then this episode is a must listen for you or someone you know. Ramesh Dewangan, special guest, CEO and Founder of Quantum Consulting and I chat about leadership, management and what is a leadership chasm and how to get unstuck in your professional journey, become empowered and make the switch to leadership.

The focus on this weeks episode of the Empowerment Minutes Podcast is on instructional design. This weeks special guest Mikkel Haas is an educator and shares his incredible journey as an aspiring ID. He shares great processes, excellent tips and strategies to making the leap to instructional design.

Are you making a career detour or have been forced to move in that direction? Many would think about it but never act on it or take too long to act on it. In this weeks podcast, I talk about the power of detour and provide you great tips to help you embrace it and live your dreams boldly.

Why are you a leader? How are you leading? Are you leading with purpose? Are you leading authentically? This weeks episode is about authentic leadership. This episode also launches a two day virtual workshop to empower women and girls to not only dream big but live it boldly and unapologetically. Become a REAL leader, a REAL woman. Register today

Are you a teacher and thinking about transitioning to instructional design? Then this episode is for you. In this weeks episode, take a seat and learn about the incredible journey of our special guest, the inspiring Dalia Abbas. Dalia shares not only how she transitioned from teaching to ID and strategies to help you move forward, she also shares excellent tips to help you transition and when you eventually do, how to pay it forward.

Are you contemplating about becoming your own boss and need some advise? Well, ask your self this question by Steve Jobs: "If today were the last day of your life, would you want to do what you are about to do today?" In this weeks episode, I discuss some ideas to explore and get you started on living your passion.

Leadership indeed is not a walk in the park. Leaders carry baggage conciously or unconsciously which impacts how they show up at work and influence in the workplace. In episode 18 of the Empowerment Minutes Podcast, CEO and Founder of Kelly Neff Speaks Kelly Neff and I chat about ways to unpack your baggage and lighten your leadership load.

Episode 17 of the Empowerment Minutes Podcast is all about becoming the leader others want to follow. "A leader with moral authority is someone who has turned time into an ally—over time, a leader with moral authority has proven to be consistently competent, have consistent character, and shown consistent courage." John Maxwell. Our special guest, CEO and Founder of MAC Solutions LLC, Merlyn Clarke, and I chat about moral authority leadership, the difference between management and leadership, and ways to stand out as a moral authority leader.

How accountable are you as a coach or leader? How do you hold your team accountable? How about you? Do you hold yourself accountable? Perhaps, one way to hold yourself accountable is to give yourself the grace to do what you know needs to be done? In this weeks episode, Laura Kulp, Founder of ‘Real Courageous Women’ www.realcourageouswomen.com and I chat about accountability, its benefits and ways to apply accountability to your personal and professional lives.

Do you have a personal brand? Does your ID portfolio or online presence reflect your personal brand? There are many ways you can stand out by leveraging your personal branding to grow personally or professionally. In this weeks episode, our special guest Reggie Holmes, Founder of Enthuse Creative https://www.enthusecreative.com tells us how. " You have to show clients not just what you know but also that you can offer what the client needs." "You have to tailor your branding where your audience is." Thanks Reggie for dropping so many gold nuggets on branding.

Whether you are making new connections on site or in a virtual event, it is essential to connect meaningfully with your audience. With events opening back up, now is a good time to brush up on your networking skills. In episode 15, guest host, voice over artist, David Gilbert and I chat about networking, debunking networking myths and how to successfully network even if you are an introvert. You can learn more about David on www.davidgilbertvoiceover.com. Don't be a stranger, start networking today.

Episode 13 of the Empowerment Minutes Podcast is all about visual design. This weeks guest is the incredible Connie Malamed, Author, Learning Leader, Consultant and Podcast host. Connie and I chat about all things visual design, and how to be more productive as an ID.

Last weeks episode 11 was an intro to microlearning, how to leverage microlearning in the workplace. This weeks episode is a deep dive into microlearning. Hector Simoudis, Founder of VP Legacies, Jonny Havey, Co Founder, VP Legacies and I chat about the VP legacies approach to microlearning, framework, processes, challenges and solutions.

This week, I chat about one of the top 5 L & D trends in 2021, microlearning. I discuss what microlearning is, what microlearning is not and how to leverage microlearning in the workplace.

Episode #10 is focused on leadership. Many get hung up on titles, titles are great but really, leadership is more than a title. In this episode, Denise Rhodes, a certified leadership coach, speaker consultant, and I chat about what leadership is, leadership is influence.

In this episode, Melissa Lambert, ID at Camden Property Trust and Change by Design and I chat about the top ten skills and tips an ID needs to stand out in the field. Whether you are new to ID or have been in the field for a while, this weeks episodes is for you. Learn about the top ten skills and tips an ID needs to thrive in L& D today.

In this weeks Episode, with International coaching week around the corner, Yemisi Odusanya, Founder The Serenity Group, Ogechi Ucheatu, Founder Coach Oge, and I talk about our coaching journeys, common misconceptions about coaching and ways to stand out as an aspiring or new coach. You can connect with both coaches, Oge on www.ogechi-ucheatu.com and Yemisi on www.iamyemisi.com . Enjoy

In Episode 7, My mentor Dr. Sue Ebbers, CEO and founder of Change by Design talks about performance improvement and the value of performance improvement skills on delivering instructionally sound learning events.

Sue recently celebrated 13 years as a successful entrepreneur and shares success tips for entrepreneurs. "Believe in yourself, you can do it. As L & D professionals, we need to not only own it, but insist upon it.' Learn about Sue: http://changebydesign.us/about

Episode 6 of the Empowerment Minutes podcast is all about new instructional designers and those who are transitioning into instructional design. I often get the question 'what are your favorite tools an ID newbie can use?' . In this weeks podcast, I answer the question. I talk about favorite tools and tool tips for new instructional designers and those transitioning into our field.

In this episode L&D Coach and Consultant , Lei Comerford and I talk about embracing diversity of thought and the multiple benefits of cognitive diversity within L&D teams. Lei also shares tips for those who are thinking of going solo, becoming an L&D entrepreneur. Lei drops an exciting quote at the end 'A true leader is someone who steps up to empower others.' you can find Lei on Linkedin or https://www.leicomerford.com.

In this episode, Amber Walters, L&D Manager, Leader at HIIT University talks about how L& D leaders can save a seat at the table while adding value to the organization. Amber sums up the episode with a powerful quote 'If you are an L&D leader and you have a seat at the table, you BELONG there.'

Are you confused by ID processes and titles? Some IDs find ID processes and titles ambiguous. In this episode Rachel Afolabi talks about these ambiguities and how to make them less ambiguous.

Welcome to this first episode of the empowerment minutes podcast. In this first episode we talk about Maurine's journey in L&D, the goal of the podcast and what to expect in the upcoming episodes .

In this episode of Empowerment Minutes, Dr. Luke Hobson talks about his incredible journey to becoming an Instructional Designer. He shares how he made it as a self-taught ISD. He also shares wonderful tips on how to work with SMEs.