Working as a team of diverse members with hundreds of differences is something that many of us have yet to master. One thing that often remains untapped is the strength and power of optimizing those differences that lie between us. Carolynne Wintrip has been fascinated by team work and collaboration from a young age. She believed that learning about team collaboration would not only help her to impact change, but also help her team to become more productive, achieve better results, and build stronger relationships. On this episode of The Workplace Communication Podcast, we’re talking with Caro ..read more

As a nationally acclaimed attorney mediator, Hesha Abrams has earned her stripes as a Professional peace maker by mediating everything from business cases to car accidents to civil rights to whose roommate peed on the rug. On this episode of The Workplace Communication Podcast, Hesha (tag: Hesha Abrams Mediation) Hesha joins us to share her top tips to help you handle tension before it escalates into conflict. Leadership tips you won’t want to miss: ?️ Focusing on the problems in front of you rather than everything that has ever happened ?️ Taming your fight, flight, freeze reaction ?️ Tips on ..read more

After graduating with double degrees in International Relations: Language & Society and German Language, Heather Hansen moved abroad and began working in global environments while speaking a foreign language. She quickly began to notice that speaking English afforded her a certain level of respect, power and privilege that wasn’t necessarily given to second language speakers – particularly to those who weren’t as proficient or intelligible in English. As Founder, Author and TedX Speaker at Global Speech Academy, Heather joins us on this episode of The Workplace Communication Podcast to tal ..read more

After listening to a recent podcast episode, my mentor commented that there wasn’t a single sign of the mountains of struggles I’ve been dealing with this past year. She said I sounded competent, together and professional. I should hope so. Ha! But it also led me to reflect on why. Why was the podcast episode the polished version of me? Was I trying to portray success and perfection and hiding what was really going on? The honest answer is that I simply haven’t had the energy to engage much on social media this past year. But being real is important to me. And this year has been anything but s ..read more

After working 60-hour weeks for multiple years and laying off 100s of people, Jerome Myers realized that despite his long list of accomplishments, his work lacked a sense of significance. By creating a business and career that brought purpose to his work, Jerome discovered that when you are passionate about what you do and are using your talents, the need to seek balance naturally disappears. On this episode of The Workplace Communication Podcast, Jerome and I discuss how to unlock your hidden potential and to live a life of fulfillment while delivering massive value to the organization you se ..read more

After working 60-hour weeks for multiple years and laying off 100s of people, Jerome Myers realized that despite his long list of accomplishments, his work lacked a sense of significance. By creating a business and career that brought purpose to his work, Jerome discovered that when you are passionate about what you do and are using your talents, the need to seek balance naturally disappears. On this episode of The Workplace Communication Podcast, Jerome and I discuss how to unlock your hidden potential and to live a life of fulfillment while delivering massive value to the organization you se ..read more

Mark C. Crowley had a tumultuous childhood. His mother died when he was very young, spiraling his father into years of abusive behaviour towards Mark. A few days after Mark graduated from high school, his dad kicked him out onto the streets. As a top finance and banking exec, Mark’s journey towards heart-led leadership began years and years before he had ever realized that his focus on leading from the heart was a way of healing from his own past. On this episode of The Workplace Communication Podcast, Mark shares insights and tips from his recently revised and fully updated book: Lead From Th ..read more

Mark C. Crowley had a tumultuous childhood. His mother died when he was very young, spiraling his father into years of abusive behaviour towards Mark. A few days after Mark graduated from high school, his dad kicked him out onto the streets. As a top finance and banking exec, Mark’s journey towards heart-led leadership began years and years before he had ever realized that his focus on leading from the heart was a way of healing from his own past. On this episode of The Workplace Communication Podcast, Mark shares insights and tips from his recently revised and fully updated book: Lead From Th ..read more

Workplace communication can often give rise to conflict as people intensely share and defend different opinions on topics they are passionate about. When not addressed effectively, these differences of opinion can start to affect how we treat one another. How do we find common ground so we can start moving towards one another instead of dividing further? On this episode of The Workplace Communication Podcast, we’re talking with Attorney Frederick T. Golder about bridging the divide by proactively identifying common sources of conflict and then using Frederick’s simple, constructive strategies ..read more

Workplace communication can often give rise to conflict as people intensely share and defend different opinions on topics they are passionate about. When not addressed effectively, these differences of opinion can start to affect how we treat one another. How do we find common ground so we can start moving towards one another instead of dividing further? On this episode of The Workplace Communication Podcast, we’re talking with Attorney Frederick T. Golder about bridging the divide by proactively identifying common sources of conflict and then using Frederick’s simple, constructive strategies ..read more