Spark It

Pause.   Your team needs you to debrief with them. You need your team to debrief with you. Why? Listen in to this week's episode of SparkIt: a backstage pass to leadership. 

Working from home has left many of us working through lunch, missing our 30-minute commute, and wishing we could walk our dogs just a little bit longer. Working from home has blurred the lines in between our professional and personal lives. Audrey Aimee talks about how Mental Wellbeing is a must have....not a "nice-to-have". 

Thought Leader, Audrey Aimee, invites listeners to hear about what is on her mind.  Audrey Aimee is the host of SparkIt, a backstage pass to leadership. She has a Master of Business Administration degree, a Master of Science in Healthcare Leadership degree, and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from Regis University in Denver, Colorado. Audrey has over 20 years of experience in Healthcare with 10 years of experience leading teams. Audrey currently leads teams within a large healthcare system.

Cultivating resilience and work/life wellbeing starts with taking a moment to reflect on how we are spending our energy. This episode is Part 2 of Resilience and Work/Life Well-being. 

Being resilient requires us to acknowledge our energy is limited, not every challenge we face is a problem to solve, and the importance of connecting to our purpose. 

VUCA is an acronym meaning Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity. Paraphrased from the Oxford dictionary: Volatility means fast, unpredictable change. Uncertainty means the lack of confidently knowing. Complexity means being comprised of many parts. Ambiguity means having more than one clear interpretation of word or situation.

VUCA is an acronym meaning Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity. Paraphrased from the Oxford dictionary: Volatility means fast, unpredictable change.  Uncertainty means the lack of confidently knowing.  Complexity means being comprised of many parts.  Ambiguity means having more than one clear interpretation of word or situation.  Based on this, we can agree creating resilience is nonnegotiable. 

Listening is more than hearing the words spoken. Listening involves noticing the filter which we listen through and asking a question...Check out the last episode of Season 2 on Spark It, a backstage pass to leadership. 

SparkIt's Season 2, Episode 12 is about how the practice of mindfulness supports leadership skills. SparkIt's host, Audrey Aimee, spends 8 hours in silence during a at home retreat through the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction program.

On episode 11 of Spark It, a backstage pass to leadership, the host, Audrey Aimee talks about noticing the words we use, the impact those words have on our energy, and asks us to consider how we define the word "enough". 

Episode 23 of SparkIt is about recognizing the terms are what they are, however, we are invited to create the context in which we lead. 

Spark It's host, Audrey Aimee, talks about reading the book, Present-over-Perfect written by Shauna Niequist, and then pauses to reconsider the term "self-care".

SparkIt's host Audrey Aimee talks about bombing a conversation, being in the mess, and searching for self-compassion. 

Episode 20 does not disappoint, SparkIt's host Audrey Aimee answers questions around employee engagement, receiving feedback and creating a culture of recognition, while emphasizing that leadership is a verb. 

      We have all been told things about ourselves. Think back to your childhood...were you told you were bossy? Talked too much? Too forward? Fast forward to adulthood, are you still working on those "weaknesses"? What if these "fix it projects" were the actually your strengths?

After a six month hiatus, Audrey Aimee continues to bring her full self to her listeners and supporters.  We can recognize ourselves in the questions she asks herself as she acknowledges starting a new journey--and perhaps just by shifting her perception she will discover she is already where she is supposed to be. 

Audrey Aimee corrects an earlier statement from episode 3 and then goes on to talk about building trust in our VUCA world. The three key drivers in creating trust. 

Audrey Aimee talks about getting comfortable with chaos. Leading in a VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity) requires resilience and radical focus. 

COVID-19-who do we be inside of this challenge? You've got a backstage pass. 

Audrey Aimee sparks off Season 2 of SparkIt: A backstage pass to leadership.  An exciting Season lies ahead with books from Shawn Achor, Sonja Lyubomirsky, John Kotter, Nick Saban, Viktor E. Frankl, and many more. 

Silence is putting your organization and your team at risk. Spark It host, Audrey Aimee, talks about the book written by Amy Edmondson, titled, "The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and Growth". 

Spark It host Audrey Aimee discusses the book, "You Can Be Happy No Matter What: Five Principles for Keeping Life in Perspective" written by Richard Carlson PhD. 

When we are passionate about our careers, we can easily lose ourselves in our work, and this can lead to unintended results. Spark It's host, Audrey Aimee, summarizes the book, "How Will You Measure Your Life?" written by Clay Christensen, James Allsworth, and Karen Dillon. 

Team of Teams written by General Stanley McChrystal with Tantum Colllins, David Silverman, and Chris Fussell is the focus of this week's episode on Spark It.  The host of Spark It, Audrey Aimee, talks about the book, Team of Teams, highlighting why the current way of leadership will not work inside a volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous world.

John Kotter's change model is highly used within organizations around the world. Kotter teams up with Holger Rathgeber writing the book titled, "Our Iceberg is Melting: Changing and Succeeding Under Any Conditions". Spark It host, Audrey Aimee, walks listeners through the Penguin fable which illustrates Kotter's 8-step change model. 

Radical Candor by Kim Scott is Spark It's host Audrey Aimee's favorite book of 2019. Focusing on the first part of the book, Audrey Aimee explores Kim Scott's new management philosophy. Team building, relationships, feedback and driving results-it's your job. 

The host of Spark It, Audrey Aimee, talks about the book, "Humble Inquiry: The Gentle Art of Asking Instead of Telling" by Edgar H. Schein.  The book focuses on how asking questions can create an essential space of psychological safety to promote information gathering conversations necessary to achieving excellence. 

Spark It's host Audrey Aimee talks about the book, "The Four Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive" written by Patrick Lencioni.  Audrey finds herself confronted by the possibility of not having politics be a part of the organizational life and discovers how critical clarity is to the health of the team.  Note: In error, the host uses the name Peter, instead of Patrick.  The correct name of the author is Patrick Lencioni. 

The host of Spark It, Audrey Aimee, talks about the book, "Girl, Stop Apologizing" written by Rachel Hollis. The book centers around how to accomplish what inspires you, how to accomplish your goals. 

Spark It host, Audrey Aimee, highlights key takeaways from the book written by Brene Brown, titled "Dare to Lead". Learn about what it takes to build a strong team capable of navigating through the challenging conversations critical to producing excellence. 

Spark It host, Audrey Aimee, talks about why EI (emotional intelligence trumps IQ and strategies for how to increase self-awareness. 

Spark It host, Audrey Aimee, uses the children's book titled, "What Do You Do with a Problem", written by Kobi Yamada, to focus on perception and the power of words. 

Spark It: A backstage pass to leadership is a podcast focused on the details of leadership life. Spark It brings value to the listener through interviews, a synopsis on various books and the sharing of real-life experiences.  Spark It is hosted and created by Audrey Aimee.