When we laugh, we create friendships, we create community, we create connections. Having a sense of belonging and community is a contributing factor to our ability to be happy. When we feel we belong there is a feeling of safety, connectedness and support. These feelings encourage us to participate in life and apply ourselves to do great things in life! We have the ability to create this for ourselves and for others around us. In this podcast Valentina Fermanelli and I identify how to create community and connectedness with something we all have access to, Laughter. Valentina & I jump ..read more

"We have the power power to affect people and influence them. Even though we might be doing something that might seem small, it's not as small as you might think it is, because you're affecting people that affect other people, that then affect other people." Leadership happens in so many different ways and Chelsea King embodies so many of them. Today I am excited to be able to sit with Chelsea, this is someone who is passionate about youth, small businesses, homelessness, diversity, not to mention equity and inclusion. I am always in awe of Chelsea. Listen to how a peanut butter sandwich shape ..read more

Want a behind the scenes look at what Whole Person Coaching looks like in the leadership arena? Join CTW's founder Feroshia Knight, MCC and ICF Professional Whole Person Certified Coach Lou Ionis and learn how holistic coaching can be the difference in clients and coaches alike making their biggest and best impact. From case scenarios to best practices ..read more

“It’s me, not you” We have all likely heard this phrase before. Either someone said it to us, we said it to someone or we heard someone say it to someone else. This small phrase contains more truth than you might know. This feeling that I am having...is it because of me or is it because of you? In this podcast we are going to answer this question. Is it really me or are we just saying this, because it’s really you ..read more

Are you seeing what many of our clients are seeing --> a mass exodus within their organizations. People are swiftly leaving their jobs and moving to other companies. But why? In this 3 part series we will be exploring this new movement Part 1: What is it and why are people leaving Part 2: You, as the Employee, what to consider Part 3: You, as the Leader, how to retain talent ..read more

Are you seeing what many of our clients are seeing --> a mass exodus within their organizations. People are swiftly leaving their jobs and moving to other companies. But why? In this 3 part series we will be exploring this new movement Part 1: What is it and why are people leaving Part 2: You, as the Employee, what to consider Part 3: You, as the Leader, how to retain talent ..read more

Are you seeing what many of our clients are seeing --> a mass exodus within their organizations. People are swiftly leaving their jobs and moving to other companies. But why? In this 3 part series we will be exploring this new movement  Part 1: What is it and why are people leaving Part 2: You, as the Employee, what to consider Part 3: You, as the Leader, how to retain talent ..read more

Complimentary Change Tool: www.ioniswpc.com/change In today’s podcast we will dive into the stages of change, how to identify where you are in the change process and ways to reduce the depth and duration of that change. During the second half of this Podcast, we will focus from within the work environment and what Leader-Managers can do to help others around them through change ..read more

Being a leader who is aware, is extremely powerful. This is a key attribute of The Leader Manager™. It’s almost a sixth sense that is developed. We will dive into this to understand it deeper ..read more

For me, equality begins with how you feel about yourself and this is a source of greater leadership. We often see inequality as a problem with other people. It’s not just others we need to consider, we need to look at ourselves, as well. We are going to look at both sides of this same coin - equality with people around us as well as within ourselves ..read more