284: You Can Grow Strong Character

284: You Can Grow Strong Character

284: You Can Grow Strong Character

Character has always been essential for anyone in a leadership position. But what exactly IS character? And is it a fixed aspect of who you are, or can it be developed?

In this episode, you’ll learn the answers to those questions from a special guest, Denny Coates, who’s been Meredith’s business partner for almost 33 years. He’s the CEO of Grow Strong Leaders, and his genius is in writing and creating content for the company’s books and products.

Denny has studied character for decades, and he’s just published a new book, Grow Strong Character, that explores this topic in depth. Together, he and Meredith developed a new online, self-paced leadership program called GSL SkillBuilder that facilitates mastery of high-impact communication skills and character skills.

You’ll discover:

  • How Denny defines character
  • The relationship of communication skills and character to emotional intelligence
  • What’s required to strengthen a specific character skill
  • The role of coaching in the mastery of any skill
  • GSL SkillBuilder’s unique structure for growing strong character

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283: How You Can Develop an Aligned Mindset

283: How You Can Develop an Aligned Mindset

283: How You Can Develop an Aligned Mindset

What role does mindset play in achieving your greatest work and personal goals? It’s the foundation for everything! In this inspiring and valuable conversation, Sohee Jun, Ph.D., explains why that is true. We discuss several key ideas from Sohee’s latest book, The Aligned Mindset: Secrets of High-Achieving Women for Navigating Work and Life.

Sohee is a premier leadership coach for women, mindset expert, bestselling author, corporate leadership facilitator, TEDx keynote speaker, and thought leader and contributor to the Forbes Coaches Council.

The Aligned Mindset is the result of her two decades of transforming the lives and work of high-performing executive women at top companies such as Netflix, Fox, Disney, and others. Sohee shares the secrets of how highly successful women have created a winning mindset—conquering imposter syndrome, silencing inner critics, and empowering them to prioritize their own version of success.

You’ll discover:

  • The role of awareness in achieving greater alignment
  • How you can reframe the way you view situations or people
  • Micro-actions that reduce self-doubt and build self-confidence
  • How finding your North Star can guide your decisions about success
  • Why Sohee refers to mentors as your “Tribe of Advocates”

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The Aligned Mindset: Secrets of High-Achieving Women for Navigating Work and Life

 

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282: Creating the Conditions That Allow Others to Be Creative and Thrive

282: Creating the Conditions That Allow Others to Be Creative and Thrive

282: Creating the Conditions That Allow Others to Be Creative and Thrive

It’s not easy to make the transition from high-performing individual contributor to manager in an advertising agency (or in any industry, for that matter). TJ Bennett knows that first-hand because he was promoted to leadership roles with no advance preparation…and no training once he was in the position. In this episode, TJ shares lessons he learned along the way and the three primary areas he helps his coaching clients with.

TJ is the creative who helps creatives get creative with their career. Often beclad in cat-themed and/or Snoopy gear, TJ is pretty easy to spot in a crowd. Once you find him, you’ll discover that his love for felines and cartoon beagles is matched by a mildly unhealthy obsession with making work not suck. He spends his days listening intently to clients, helping them uncover insights that spark life-altering possibilities.

And he spends his nights dreaming of the same thing, except everyone is dressed like clowns and he forgot to wear pants for some reason. Rest assured he will never show up to a session sans trousers and will always show up with a fresh perspective that makes you think about work a little differently.

TJ is the Founder of The Pudding Factory, where he serves as coach, creative problem solver, and writer. He’s the host of an excellent podcast, Desuckify Work.

You’ll discover:

  • How leaders can create themselves in order to help others be creative
  • What agency is and ways to develop it
  • Actions leaders can take to help their team members become autonomous
  • Ways to create accountability up, across, and down
  • The importance of values and purpose in helping people find meaning in their work

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281: How to Become “Perfectly Flawsome”

281: How to Become “Perfectly Flawsome”

281: How to Become “Perfectly Flawsome”

Have you ever thought of yourself as a perfectionist, or do you know someone who is? In this episode, you’ll learn a new term—and a way of being—that will give you a new sense of freedom. Michele Molitor has been helping her clients achieve greater joy and satisfaction in their lives for more than 20 years, and you’re going to love what she has to share as we discuss key ideas from her book, I Am Perfectly Flawsome: How Embracing Imperfection Makes Us Better.

Michele Molitor, CPCC, PCC, CCHt, is a force for positive change in today’s challenging mental health landscape. As a master coach, hypnotherapist, speaker, and author, she has dedicated her career to helping others activate positive change in their lives, both personally and professionally.

As CEO of Nectar Consulting, Inc., Michele’s expertise focuses on empowering professionals to overcome anxiety, self-doubt, and the stress that often saturates modern work environments. Her approach is practical: to bring dignity into our communications that foster emotional well-being through genuine acceptance, belonging, and meaningful connection – with ourselves and others.

Clients affectionately dubbed her “The Mind Detective,” not just for her intuitive insights, but for her unique Rapid Rewiring™ approach that effectively combines the science of positive psychology and neuroscience with the healing powers of somatic and mindfulness practices. The results? Tangible improvements that make a real, lasting difference in people’s lives.

You’ll discover:

  • The differences between toxic perfectionism and striving for excellence
  • How Michele has evolved from her own perfectionistic tendencies
  • Why an effort to do everything right takes a toll on your mental, emotional, and physical health
  • The benefits of embracing your flawsomeness
  • What parents and leaders can do to help others when they fall short in their efforts

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Michele Molitor

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I Am Perfectly Flawsome: How Embracing Imperfection Makes Us Better

 

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Mastering the Top 10 Communication Skills

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280: How Xperigo Built an Award-Winning, High-Performance Culture

280: How Xperigo Built an Award-Winning, High-Performance Culture

280: How Xperigo Built an Award-Winning, High-Performance Culture

It’s not easy to create a strong, positive culture, and it’s even more challenging to sustain it for 10 years. That’s exactly what Dan Turner and his team have done at Xperigo. And instead of resting on this accomplishment, Dan continues to raise the bar for himself and for his company.

Dan has been President and CEO at Xperigo since 2019. He’s also served as COO and Vice President of Business Development. Since joining the company in 2014, Dan has been instrumental in establishing Xperigo as a leading provider of customer experience management solutions to the automotive sector in North America.

With his people-first philosophy, Dan has placed significant emphasis on cultivating a high-performance culture at Xperigo, which has resulted in the company being the 3-time consecutive winner of the prestigious award, Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures™.

Before joining Xperigo, Dan held senior leadership positions in both sales and client services at other large companies, where he managed strategic relationships with Fortune 500 companies like Apple, General Motors, and Netflix. He successfully secured over 500 million dollars in new business over his 12-year sales career.

You’ll discover:

  • Dan’s journey from tow truck driver to CEO
  • The qualities Dan learned from high school that have served him well as a leader
  • How Xperigo’s values are used throughout the year by every leader and employee
  • Why “Life Is Better Here” is the tagline used to attract job candidates
  • Ways that Dan and his team used the results of the engagement survey to enhance the company culture

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