Overly Human

We're human. We all have emotions, including leaders. Some leaders might try to ignore their emotions, but sometimes it's actually better to lean in—but not too far! Let's explore emotional intelligence and how emotion, assertiveness, and independence are all a part of self-expression as a leader.  Follow the show on Twitter or LinkedIn or learn more at overlyhuman.com.

Running a successful business means that you invest in your team just as much as they invest in themselves leading to growth and upward mobility within your organization. But if becoming a manager is not the right option for an individual, what ladder do they have? Let's talk about how to listen and encourage individual contributors and how to offer other options for advancement. Follow the show on Twitter or LinkedIn or learn more at overlyhuman.com.

We say it all the time, “It's not just business—it's personal too.” But when tough decisions have to be made or there are difficult challenges ahead, leaning into this is going to help. Here are three steps to better get through hard times.  This episode is brought to you by the Bureau of Digital. Learn more at bureauofdigital.com. Follow the Show on Twitter or LinkedIn or learn more at overlyhuman.com.

Adding new responsibilities for an existing employee—which some are calling quiet hiring—is something that naturally happens as you build talent and see if someone is right for a promotion. But the biggest trick is simple: clear communication. Learn how clear communication between employer and employee helps avoid burnout and unfair compensation. This episode is brought to you by the Bureau of Digital. Learn more at bureauofdigital.com. Follow the Show on Twitter or LinkedIn or learn more at overlyhuman.com.

With many changes in how we work and maintain a work-life balance, it's no wonder people are focusing more on their internal journey. Self-care is more than just taking time for yourself. Let's explore how understanding your priorities and your needs are the keys to better self-care.  This episode is brought to you by the Bureau of Digital. Learn more at bureauofdigital.com. Follow the Show on Twitter or LinkedIn or learn more at overlyhuman.com.

Feelings of inadequacy and uncertainty can really be a deeper-rooted insecurity. It happens to all of us in some way, and you can see that showing up in a variety of ways. Learn how to be a leader through your insecurities and some strategies for not letting your insecurities define who you are as a leader. This episode is brought to you by the Bureau of Digital. Learn more at bureauofdigital.com. Follow the Show on Twitter or LinkedIn or learn more at overlyhuman.com.

In this special episode, we will be talking with Nancy Lyons, author of “Work Like a Boss” and CEO of Clockwork. Let's discuss how making company-wide changes take time (in this case many years) and how the impact of these changes altered the entire present and future of Clockwork.  This episode is brought to you by the Bureau of Digital. Learn more at bureauofdigital.com. Follow the Show on Twitter or LinkedIn or learn more at overlyhuman.com.

Our workplace is full of different generations: Boomers, Gen Xers, Millennials, and Gen Zers. How can we successfully navigate all of their needs? Learn how each generation values slightly different things and how each group might be just as impacted by their age as their generational differences.  This episode is brought to you by the Bureau of Digital. Learn more at bureauofdigital.com. Follow the Show on Twitter or LinkedIn or learn more at overlyhuman.com.

Everyone feels different after they are done working on something big: a book, that speaking event, or planning that large company retreat. But most people get the post-launch blues like not knowing what is next feeling or even maybe physical illness. In this episode, Rob and Traci discuss this phenomenon and how to overcome these feelings before they even start. This episode is brought to you by the Bureau of Digital. Learn more at bureauofdigital.com. Follow the Show on Twitter or LinkedIn or learn more at overlyhuman.com.

No one finds having tough conversations fun. Many common conversations can be hard: giving bad news, hard feedback, or the final news of terminating an employee. Tune in as Rob and Traci discuss how to broach these topics and how to approach tough conversations with empathy. This episode is brought to you by the Bureau of Digital. Learn more at bureauofdigital.com. Follow the Show on Twitter or LinkedIn or learn more at overlyhuman.com.

You've all heard them, the phrases that explain how quitting is a failure or how you'll never win if you quit. But quitting can be healthy and necessary at certain times—especially since many people quit too late. Join Traci and Rob as they discuss when to walk away and how to really take an overall look at your life when making large decisions. This episode is brought to you by the Bureau of Digital. Learn more at bureauofdigital.com. Episode Transcript: https://www.overlyhuman.com/podcast/knowing-when-to-quit Follow the Show on Twitter or LinkedIn

Join us as we celebrate Traci's new book “What If There's More: Finding Significance Beyond Success” as it covers the strategic life mapping process she personally went through. In this episode, Rob and Traci cover her time at HGTV, leaving to discover her life path, and how you can find your path to finding significance in your life. This episode is brought to you by the Bureau of Digital. Learn more at bureauofdigital.com. Episode Transcript: www.overlyhuman.com/podcast/tracis-new-book-what-if-theres-more-finding-significance-beyond-success Follow the Show on Twitter or LinkedIn

Taking time to make a strategic life map can really help you understand the past patterns of your life and set you up for success after a crossroads. Tune in as Rob and Traci interview Carl Smith from the Bureau of Digital about his experiences from his life mapping process with Navigate the Journey. This episode is brought to you by the Bureau of Digital. Learn more at bureauofdigital.com. Episode Transcript: overlyhuman.com/podcast/strategic-life-mapping-with-carl-smith-from-the-bureau-of-digital Follow the Show on Twitter or LinkedIn

We spend a lot of time planning for our businesses, but what about planning our lives? Rob interviews Traci about strategic life mapping—a workshop her company offers that helps individuals who are at a crossroads figure out where they've been, where they are, and where they want to go. This episode is brought to you by the Bureau of Digital. Learn more at bureauofdigital.com. Episode Transcript: overlyhuman.com/podcast/strategic-life-mapping Follow the Show on Twitter or LinkedIn

We've all experienced the end of the year stress: taking on too much, deadlines all at the same time, and emotions running high. But how do you navigate that effectively, even all year long? Tune in as Rob talks about his end of year stress and he and Traci go through ways to best manage cyclical stress. This episode is brought to you by the Bureau of Digital. Learn more at bureauofdigital.com. Episode Transcript: overlyhuman.com/podcast/managing-end-of-the-year-stress. Follow the Show on Twitter or LinkedIn

The big question many workplaces are still facing is how to work: in-person, hybrid, or remote. No matter your workplace, many wonder if in-person meetings or retreats should be held more often to build culture and engagement. Harvard Business Review recently came out with an article on “4 Myths About In-Person Work, Dispelled.” Join Rob and Traci as they discuss these myths and some things you as a business leader need to keep in mind when planning an in-person event for your team. This episode is brought to you by the Bureau of Digital. Learn more at bureauofdigital.com. Episode Transcript: overlyhuman.com/podcast/our-take-on-harvard-business-reviews-4-myths-about-in-person-work-dispelled Follow the Show on Twitter or LinkedIn

The increasingly popular term ‘Quiet Quitting' has gained traction on social media platforms like TikTok, but it also has real ramifications for the workplace. In this episode, Traci and Rob explore what quiet quitting is and how you as either an employer or employee can go back to being engaged in the workplace. This episode is brought to you by the Bureau of Digital. Learn more at bureauofdigital.com.

How you end an employee relationship is just as important as how you start it. You might have heard about the tools like exit interviews, but how do you ensure they are used well and unbiased? Traci and Rob discuss just this and more about the offboarding process.

It's very hard to find good employees nowadays, so keeping our good employees is more important than ever. But what can you do as a business leader to help with retention? Traci and Rob go through four practical tips for building employee retention through transparency and intentionality.

Once you have the candidate chosen and signed on for the job, the next important task is onboarding—and we mean even onboarding before their start date. Learn from Traci and Rob how to create an organized and repeatable onboarding process and something to consider throughout your new hire's first journey with your company.

Interviews are a big topic. That's why we continued to talk about them in this episode. Rob and Traci continue digging into interviewing candidates for your company and discussing topics like calling references, salary transparency during the process, and the term ‘cultural fit.' Also, get a glimpse behind the sense into Sparkbox's interview process.

We have talked about how you recruit and find the right candidates, now that you have them, how can you determine they will be the right fit for the role? Interviews of course! In this episode, Rob and Traci discuss making sure the interview is a great process for both the interviewees and the interviewers and explore how to keep interviews free of bias while staying informative.

Growth and hiring depend on one thing: recruitment. In this episode, Traci and Rob discuss putting fresh energy into your recruitment programs and how to build diversity into the entire recruitment process. Learn some simple tweaks you can make today to your recruitment to make a huge difference in your overall hiring process.

Intentionality is everything, but sometimes intentionality and forethought get left out of the hiring process. Traci and Rob examine two key areas when you are getting ready to hire: strategic planning of where your organization is going and understanding if your company is ready for growth.

Over the Great Resignation, turnover has increased to over 50% between voluntary departures and layoffs. Ideally, a healthy turnover is closer to 10%. So what can be done to bridge this gap? Traci and Rob discuss these turnover numbers and how having a strategy is the best first step towards retention and scaling.

As life and business bring many crossroads, have you ever paused to reflect on what you're getting from the two? In this episode, Traci shares insights from her talk, Knowing What You Want from Your Life and Your Business. Listen in as she and Rob discuss strategies to stay focused, pivoting when you need to, and how to keep the end in mind.

If you are experiencing burnout as a leader, it is hard to focus on fixing your company. So why not try to create a company that will endure even if you have to take a step back. In this episode, Traci and Rob discuss Rob's talk titled Designing A Company You Don't Have to Escape From. Learn five steps to creating a healthy and sustainable company.

If you are experiencing burnout as a leader, it is hard to focus on fixing your company. So why not try to create a company that will endure even if you have to take a step back. In this episode, Traci and Rob discuss Rob's talk titled Designing A Company You Don't Have to Escape From. Learn five steps to creating a healthy and sustainable company.

Have you taken the quiz for your Language of Appreciation? After reading Gary Chapman's The Five Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace, Rob and Traci discuss their Languages of Appreciation how knowing their Language impacts their work.

Have you taken the quiz for your Language of Appreciation? After reading Gary Chapman's The Five Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace, Rob and Traci discuss their Languages of Appreciation and how knowing their Languages and how Language impacts their work.

How do you prefer to receive appreciation in the workplace? Gary Chapman's The Five Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace offers 5 common forms of appreciation for you to both receive and give in the workplace. In this episode, Traci and Rob share what the 5 languages are and brief descriptions of what makes each of these unique.

How do you prefer to receive appreciation in the workplace? Gary Chapman's The Five Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace offers 5 common forms of appreciation for you to both receive and give in the workplace. In this episode, Traci and Rob share what the 5 languages are and brief descriptions of what makes each of these unique.

You might have already heard about The 5 Love Languages, but have you heard about Gary Chapman's The Five Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace? More than ever, because of The Great Resignation—or as we like to call it The Great Reshuffle—we need to show our employees appreciation in the ways they want to receive it. Join Rob and Traci as they give an introduction to these five languages and why they are so critical.

You might have already heard about The 5 Love Languages, but have you heard about Gary Chapman's The Five Languages of Appreciation in the Workplace? More than ever, because of The Great Resignation—or as we like to call it The Great Reshuffle—we need to show our employees appreciation in the ways they want to receive it. Join Rob and Traci as they give an introduction to these five languages and why they are so critical.

This Great Resignation has left a lot of companies with many open positions and a feeling of self-doubt with everyone leaving. But with every raincloud, there is a silver lining. In this episode, Rob and Traci discuss how this mass shift in employees has actually positively impacted teams being vision-centered and how saying goodbye can be a great thing for the future of the company.

This Great Resignation has left a lot of companies with many open positions and a feeling of self-doubt with everyone leaving. But with every raincloud, there is a silver lining. In this episode, Rob and Traci discuss how this mass shift in employees has actually positively impacted teams being vision-centered and how saying goodbye can be a great thing for the future of the company.

As a business owner, looking ahead is something we all do when our businesses are constantly shifting between growing and thriving. But how do you know where to grow? In this episode, Traci and Rob uncover how looking critically at your organizational chart and planning for the skills and roles you need to add to your team can be a great first step.

As a business owner, looking ahead is something we all do when our businesses are constantly shifting between growing and thriving. But how do you know where to grow? In this episode, Traci and Rob uncover how looking critically at your organizational chart and planning for the skills and roles you need to add to your team can be a great first step.

The word “family.” You may have heard it before to describe the culture at a business or teams throughout a company. In this episode, Traci and Rob discuss four reasons to be cautious about using this terminology in the workplace. Dive in as they explore the difference in dynamics between employee and family relationships and how leaders can be intentional in the way they care for individuals and the companies they work for.

The word “family.” You may have heard it before to describe the culture at a business or teams throughout a company. In this episode, Traci and Rob discuss four reasons to be cautious about using this terminology in the workplace. Dive in as they explore the difference in dynamics between employee and family relationships and how leaders can be intentional in the way they care for individuals and the companies they work for.

Over the past two years, many individuals have experienced compounded emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion which lead to burnout. Going into this new year, how do we as leaders help our team with burnout and how do we overcome burnout on the individual level. Tune in as Traci and Rob discuss this prolonged exhaustive state many of us find ourselves in and how self-examination can be the first step towards a better year.

Over the past two years, many individuals have experienced compounded emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion which lead to burnout. Going into this new year, how do we as leaders help our team with burnout and how do we overcome burnout on the individual level. Tune in as Traci and Rob discuss this prolonged exhaustive state many of us find ourselves in and how self-examination can be the first step towards a better year.

Over the past 18 months, many employees got used to working from home during the pandemic. And now we are seeing companies navigate a new frontier, a space between remote work and meeting in person: the hybrid workplace. Rob and Traci explore the different types of hybrid workplaces and how these have evolved into a great option if you can navigate the human-centered challenges they create.

Over the past 18 months, many employees got used to working from home during the pandemic. And now we are seeing companies navigate a new frontier, a space between remote work and meeting in person: the hybrid workplace. Rob and Traci explore the different types of hybrid workplaces and how these have evolved into a great option if you can navigate the human-centered challenges they create.

Stephen Covey's The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People ends with sharpening the saw which entails building self-awareness and practicing all seven habits for self-improvement. Tune in as Traci and Rob consider what it means to be intentional about self-care in the four main areas: physical, spiritual, mental, and social-emotional.

Stephen Covey's The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People ends with sharpening the saw which entails building self-awareness and practicing all seven habits for self-improvement. Tune in as Traci and Rob consider what it means to be intentional about self-care in the four main areas: physical, spiritual, mental, and social-emotional.

What creates synergy amongst your team? In exploring the sixth habit from Stephen Covey's The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Rob and Traci explain how this habit is a culmination of healthy conflict, trust-based collaboration, and embracing each other's differences in order to reveal solutions that outshine what one person could do on their own.

What creates synergy amongst your team? In exploring the sixth habit from Stephen Covey's The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Rob and Traci explain how this habit is a culmination of healthy conflict, trust-based collaboration, and embracing each other's differences in order to reveal solutions that outshine what one person could do on their own.

It is too easy to only partially listen to what someone is saying and then make assumptions. In exploring the fifth of Stephen Covey's The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Traci and Rob discuss how fully listening and approaching a conversation with the ability to be influenced will open understanding for you and those who talk with you.

It is too easy to only partially listen to what someone is saying and then make assumptions. In exploring the fifth of Stephen Covey's The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Traci and Rob discuss how fully listening and approaching a conversation with the ability to be influenced will open understanding for you and those who talk with you.

In the fourth of Stephen Covey's The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, we shift from thinking about independence to interdependence to achieve success. Traci and Rob discuss thinking about win-win and how you can achieve this through forming trusting relationships and having a common understanding of expectations.