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WORK. For some, its utter lack of enjoyment or meaning hurls them into existential crisis, while for others being on the job allows the highest level of fulfillment and even provides a life purpose. We spend a full third of our lives either preparing for work via school or actually being in the work…

Alise Cortez, PhD


    • Apr 27, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
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    Fear: Redefining it from Debilitating to Transformative

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2022 49:12


    Fear. A powerful and necessary human emotion. Yet, deadly once it seeps into the very DNA of an organization. Once there, it silently and insidiously drives dysfunction in every aspect of the organization: strategy, operations, cross-functional collaboration, human capital management, team dynamics, employee engagement, and employee well-being. It's not about removing fear or denying it, but rather to transform our relationship with fear. In this episode, we learn how to achieve both high performance and employee wellbeing by addressing how people relate to their fears individually and collectively.

    Fear: Redefining it from Debilitating to Transformative

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2022 49:12


    Fear. A powerful and necessary human emotion. Yet, deadly once it seeps into the very DNA of an organization. Once there, it silently and insidiously drives dysfunction in every aspect of the organization: strategy, operations, cross-functional collaboration, human capital management, team dynamics, employee engagement, and employee well-being. It's not about removing fear or denying it, but rather to transform our relationship with fear. In this episode, we learn how to achieve both high performance and employee wellbeing by addressing how people relate to their fears individually and collectively.

    The New Frontier: Leading Virtual Teams to Success

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2022 48:52


    Developing your ability to lead effectively in a remote or hybrid environment has become a whole new game. Learning to be an effective leader in this demanding environment requires you to be agile enough to grow and, lead and influence the team at a time when so much change and turmoil is still occurring. This is the new normal. Are you fit for the job? And how can you lead your team so they can perform at their best and succeed?

    The New Frontier: Leading Virtual Teams to Success

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2022 48:52


    Developing your ability to lead effectively in a remote or hybrid environment has become a whole new game. Learning to be an effective leader in this demanding environment requires you to be agile enough to grow and, lead and influence the team at a time when so much change and turmoil is still occurring. This is the new normal. Are you fit for the job? And how can you lead your team so they can perform at their best and succeed?

    Leading in Today's More Democratized Workplace

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2022 48:29


    As close to 40 percent of employees returned to the office in March, the notion of “the workplace of the people” has become clearer than ever before – and it's been quite a challenge for senior leadership. In this episode, we talk with a work culture guru about the more democratized environment appearing in workplaces around the country, and how leaders can take the reins on purposeful work and employee wellness.

    Leading in Today's More Democratized Workplace

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2022 48:29


    As close to 40 percent of employees returned to the office in March, the notion of “the workplace of the people” has become clearer than ever before – and it's been quite a challenge for senior leadership. In this episode, we talk with a work culture guru about the more democratized environment appearing in workplaces around the country, and how leaders can take the reins on purposeful work and employee wellness.

    Getting Real on Race at Work Like Your Business Depends on It

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2022 49:28


    Let's get real – it's difficult and uncomfortable for almost everyone to talk about race and racism at work. And yet, doing so in a way that increases understanding and connection is essential to reduce the costs of the lack of diversity in your organization. Study after study proves again and again that diverse businesses perform better on every metric that businesses use to evaluate success. It's time to move away from excuses to take action on diversity and inclusion and recognize that there is still so much you can do to foster an environment of equity where all stakeholders can feel comfortable, welcome and wanted, and valued for their contributions. Yes, that's the world we all want to live in.

    Getting Real on Race at Work Like Your Business Depends on It

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2022 49:28


    Let's get real – it's difficult and uncomfortable for almost everyone to talk about race and racism at work. And yet, doing so in a way that increases understanding and connection is essential to reduce the costs of the lack of diversity in your organization. Study after study proves again and again that diverse businesses perform better on every metric that businesses use to evaluate success. It's time to move away from excuses to take action on diversity and inclusion and recognize that there is still so much you can do to foster an environment of equity where all stakeholders can feel comfortable, welcome and wanted, and valued for their contributions. Yes, that's the world we all want to live in.

    FIXED: Where Fine Art Meets Improving Solutions and Communication

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2022 49:08


    In this conversation with the author of FIXED, she helps listeners to effectively articulate ideas and goals that encourage tangible and strategic development. Works of art are engaged to address breakdowns in communication, navigate new landscapes, and remove assumptions. She shares how you can use the powers of observation to promote best practices and more effective problem-solving. Since the pandemic began, Amy has worked with a myriad of organizations to address various issues through the lens of art, including burnout, unconscious bias, and navigating the new landscapes that COVID has presented. Amy gives listeners tips to hone their powers of perception and discover deep-seated truths that can obstruct clear-thinking and optimal decision-making.

    FIXED: Where Fine Art Meets Improving Solutions and Communication

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2022 49:08


    In this conversation with the author of FIXED, she helps listeners to effectively articulate ideas and goals that encourage tangible and strategic development. Works of art are engaged to address breakdowns in communication, navigate new landscapes, and remove assumptions. She shares how you can use the powers of observation to promote best practices and more effective problem-solving. Since the pandemic began, Amy has worked with a myriad of organizations to address various issues through the lens of art, including burnout, unconscious bias, and navigating the new landscapes that COVID has presented. Amy gives listeners tips to hone their powers of perception and discover deep-seated truths that can obstruct clear-thinking and optimal decision-making.

    Achieving You and Your Team's Impossible Goals Through Flow

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2022 50:01


    Many people set artificial limitations on themselves and their lives. They convince themselves they can't reach their highest goals because they're simply too far out of reach. What they need is someone to help hold up a mirror to their full potential and what lies beyond their immediate perception. A coach can help activate and awaken what is already present in someone and ignite their flow state. And in that place, all manner of possibilities await. In this episode, we talk with an executive flow coach who helps people realize their wildest dreams. Tune in and glimpse the possibilities for your own life.

    Achieving You and Your Team's Impossible Goals Through Flow

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2022 50:01


    Many people set artificial limitations on themselves and their lives. They convince themselves they can't reach their highest goals because they're simply too far out of reach. What they need is someone to help hold up a mirror to their full potential and what lies beyond their immediate perception. A coach can help activate and awaken what is already present in someone and ignite their flow state. And in that place, all manner of possibilities await. In this episode, we talk with an executive flow coach who helps people realize their wildest dreams. Tune in and glimpse the possibilities for your own life.

    The Great Resignation Forces a Developmental Boot Upstairs

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2022 48:15


    Leading in today's COVID times requires a whole new breed of competency. The workforce's needs and wants have changed, and employees are voting their preferences in strong numbers by resigning from their jobs, often before their next one is secured. Leaders are scrambling to keep their businesses running and are desperate to find ways to shore the tide of departing talent. In this episode, Dr. Garlick provides a perspective on the importance of companies stewarding a good experience for all stakeholders and the critical roles pride in work and pride in the company play in keeping them fulfilled and staying.

    The Great Resignation Forces a Developmental Boot Upstairs

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2022 48:15


    Leading in today's COVID times requires a whole new breed of competency. The workforce's needs and wants have changed, and employees are voting their preferences in strong numbers by resigning from their jobs, often before their next one is secured. Leaders are scrambling to keep their businesses running and are desperate to find ways to shore the tide of departing talent. In this episode, Dr. Garlick provides a perspective on the importance of companies stewarding a good experience for all stakeholders and the critical roles pride in work and pride in the company play in keeping them fulfilled and staying.

    Is Workplace Toxicity Killing Your Company?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2022 48:43


    Are you and your team willing to take personal risks for the sake of your company and its performance? No? Why not? Likely because there exists at least some element of workplace toxicity that is stifling innovation, collaboration, succession planning, and productivity. Particularly attuned to the critical effects of a toxic environment, Melanie spent more than 20 years of progressive corporate experience studying the impact leaders and workplace cultures have on employee security and performance. Through that effort, Melanie learned how to shape a corporate environment to manifest powerful teamwork, authentic communication, diverse creativity, and heartfelt loyalty.

    Is Workplace Toxicity Killing Your Company?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2022 48:43


    Are you and your team willing to take personal risks for the sake of your company and its performance? No? Why not? Likely because there exists at least some element of workplace toxicity that is stifling innovation, collaboration, succession planning, and productivity. Particularly attuned to the critical effects of a toxic environment, Melanie spent more than 20 years of progressive corporate experience studying the impact leaders and workplace cultures have on employee security and performance. Through that effort, Melanie learned how to shape a corporate environment to manifest powerful teamwork, authentic communication, diverse creativity, and heartfelt loyalty.

    Today's Workforce Seeks Well-Being

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2022 49:40


    “Do you really care about me? Or, do you just need me to get the work done?” Such a common refrain among a frazzled workforce still weathering the COVID fallout after two years. People everywhere have gotten sick with the virus, their loved ones have died from it, and the intensity of it seems to have both led to burnout and elevated what is wanted and possible in life. As employees contemplate their choices and options, they are increasingly leaving their current employer often without having a new job secured, a phenomenon referred to as The Great Resignation. Companies understandably are, for their part, scrambling to remain viable in a world turned upside down by supply chain issues, labor shortages, and a whole myriad of other challenges. As the pandemic continues to unfold, one trend is that talent, especially the millennial generation which comprises the majority of workers, is on the hunt for companies who will honor their well-being.

    Today's Workforce Seeks Well-Being

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2022 49:40


    “Do you really care about me? Or, do you just need me to get the work done?” Such a common refrain among a frazzled workforce still weathering the COVID fallout after two years. People everywhere have gotten sick with the virus, their loved ones have died from it, and the intensity of it seems to have both led to burnout and elevated what is wanted and possible in life. As employees contemplate their choices and options, they are increasingly leaving their current employer often without having a new job secured, a phenomenon referred to as The Great Resignation. Companies understandably are, for their part, scrambling to remain viable in a world turned upside down by supply chain issues, labor shortages, and a whole myriad of other challenges. As the pandemic continues to unfold, one trend is that talent, especially the millennial generation which comprises the majority of workers, is on the hunt for companies who will honor their well-being.

    High-Performance Companies Operate from Deep Purpose

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2022 48:51


    The term “purpose” has been deployed superficially by companies to appear virtuous without the benefit of using it as a core operational principle. Companies that treat purpose as an existential intention that informs every decision, practice, and process are thriving in today's times where business is expected to be a force for good in the world. This new breed of stakeholder capitalism adopts purpose as their operating system, perceiving it as a vital animating force with near-spiritual power. As a result, these companies can navigate the tumultuous terrain of multi-stakeholder capitalism far more adeptly than most, increasing value for all stakeholders, including investors, over the long-term.

    High-Performance Companies Operate from Deep Purpose

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2022 48:51


    The term “purpose” has been deployed superficially by companies to appear virtuous without the benefit of using it as a core operational principle. Companies that treat purpose as an existential intention that informs every decision, practice, and process are thriving in today's times where business is expected to be a force for good in the world. This new breed of stakeholder capitalism adopts purpose as their operating system, perceiving it as a vital animating force with near-spiritual power. As a result, these companies can navigate the tumultuous terrain of multi-stakeholder capitalism far more adeptly than most, increasing value for all stakeholders, including investors, over the long-term.

    Confidence: The Essential Performance Tool

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2022 49:29


    Confidence, or the lack of it, is the ultimate deal maker or breaker, and no one is immune from its tenuous presence. Whether just starting your career or leading a large organization, and everything in between, your ability to learn, improve, and apply confidence makes all the difference in your desired achievement. In this conversation with the Director of Performance Psychology Program at the United States Military Academy West Point, you will learn how to understand confidence, build it, protect it, and rely upon it when your performance matters most.

    Confidence: The Essential Performance Tool

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2022 49:29


    Confidence, or the lack of it, is the ultimate deal maker or breaker, and no one is immune from its tenuous presence. Whether just starting your career or leading a large organization, and everything in between, your ability to learn, improve, and apply confidence makes all the difference in your desired achievement. In this conversation with the Director of Performance Psychology Program at the United States Military Academy West Point, you will learn how to understand confidence, build it, protect it, and rely upon it when your performance matters most.

    Lead Brighter by Navigating Through the Unfolding Path

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2022 48:02


    There is promise for a brighter future when we learn to lead by unlocking a new navigational system built on the Unfolding Path. By enacting the set of reinforcing commitments and practices that underpin the Unfolding Path approach, we can create a powerful cycle that builds on itself. When we lead from this way, the more we find our inner stability and power, the more we step into the fullness of who we are and who our lives want us to be, and the more we all shine and lift everyone around us. This is your invitation to shine by leading brighter.

    Lead Brighter by Navigating Through the Unfolding Path

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2022 48:02


    There is promise for a brighter future when we learn to lead by unlocking a new navigational system built on the Unfolding Path. By enacting the set of reinforcing commitments and practices that underpin the Unfolding Path approach, we can create a powerful cycle that builds on itself. When we lead from this way, the more we find our inner stability and power, the more we step into the fullness of who we are and who our lives want us to be, and the more we all shine and lift everyone around us. This is your invitation to shine by leading brighter.

    Crafting Your Purpose with John Coleman

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2022 49:45


    Purpose is essential to a fulfilled life. Yet, it's not necessarily about “finding” our purpose as much as it is building a concrete web of purpose that suits our goals visions, and desires. Crafting your purpose doesn't have to be difficult. When you do so, you can transform your role at work into something much more fulfilling, build positive relationships, and connect your work to service and beyond. Crafting work well worth the effort.

    Crafting Your Purpose with John Coleman

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2022 49:45


    Purpose is essential to a fulfilled life. Yet, it's not necessarily about “finding” our purpose as much as it is building a concrete web of purpose that suits our goals visions, and desires. Crafting your purpose doesn't have to be difficult. When you do so, you can transform your role at work into something much more fulfilling, build positive relationships, and connect your work to service and beyond. Crafting work well worth the effort.

    Cultivating Your Flux Mindset to Empower Your Way Forward

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2022 43:44


    What's your relationship with change? Friend? Enemy? We seem to do better when we opt for change. But what about those foisted upon us? In this playful episode, we'll learn about 8 counterintuitive superpowers that help us develop a “flux mindset.” The future of work, our climate, personal relationships suppl chains, investing, and technology – they all require radical changes in our response and connection to them. This episode will help equip you for a vibrant, innovative future.

    Cultivating Your Flux Mindset to Empower Your Way Forward

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2022 43:44


    What's your relationship with change? Friend? Enemy? We seem to do better when we opt for change. But what about those foisted upon us? In this playful episode, we'll learn about 8 counterintuitive superpowers that help us develop a “flux mindset.” The future of work, our climate, personal relationships suppl chains, investing, and technology – they all require radical changes in our response and connection to them. This episode will help equip you for a vibrant, innovative future.

    Encore Profitable and Beautiful: Elevating Business to Soulful Heights

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2022 47:16


    Did you know your business could be so much more than an engine of profitability? That through it, you and your team can be much more impactful and exponentially more valuable? The way to do it? Shepherd your business, with brilliance, guts, and grace, to venture outside the superficial into the profound, past the collection of things into the realm of connection. Go beyond fragmentation into belonging, past the ordinary into the extraordinary, beyond transactions into transcendent experiences. Here as evolved leaders we become alchemists of possibility and can create “a beautiful business,” crafted intentionally with conscious capitalism principles and an eye to making the most of your one, precious life.

    Encore Profitable and Beautiful: Elevating Business to Soulful Heights

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2022 47:16


    Did you know your business could be so much more than an engine of profitability? That through it, you and your team can be much more impactful and exponentially more valuable? The way to do it? Shepherd your business, with brilliance, guts, and grace, to venture outside the superficial into the profound, past the collection of things into the realm of connection. Go beyond fragmentation into belonging, past the ordinary into the extraordinary, beyond transactions into transcendent experiences. Here as evolved leaders we become alchemists of possibility and can create “a beautiful business,” crafted intentionally with conscious capitalism principles and an eye to making the most of your one, precious life.

    ConnectingRemote Teams through Virtual Reality Experiences

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2022 46:43


    Want to unite your remote team and elevate them to a whole new level? How about incorporating Virtual Reality (VR) to blend exquisite human creativity with the extension and scale of technology? You can utilize VR to connect remote teams to enable learning what comes from diving off with wild abandon that can only come (safely) with VR! We'll learn from the ever-adventurous CEO of Vestigo just how to make this happen by inviting everyone to go into a VR headset and shatter communication barriers by having teams meet in VR worlds in which their survival depends on their ability to listen and be heard. Next level!

    ConnectingRemote Teams through Virtual Reality Experiences

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2022 46:43


    Want to unite your remote team and elevate them to a whole new level? How about incorporating Virtual Reality (VR) to blend exquisite human creativity with the extension and scale of technology? You can utilize VR to connect remote teams to enable learning what comes from diving off with wild abandon that can only come (safely) with VR! We'll learn from the ever-adventurous CEO of Vestigo just how to make this happen by inviting everyone to go into a VR headset and shatter communication barriers by having teams meet in VR worlds in which their survival depends on their ability to listen and be heard. Next level!

    Christmas as an Everyday State of Mind, Even in COVID

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2022 48:51


    What if we lived every day of the year as if it were Christmas – and as if we were Santa Claus? What if we let ourselves be called into a higher state of being that embodied love, gratitude, and giving, every day – not just during the holidays? It's a good bet that not only would our own immediate life and well-being skyrocket to a higher level, but the ripple effect could literally cascade across the world. Christmas is a state of mind that is available to us all, no matter what religion we observe. Let it live on every day of the year and thread us together as a unified, grateful whole.

    Christmas as an Everyday State of Mind, Even in COVID

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2022 48:51


    What if we lived every day of the year as if it were Christmas – and as if we were Santa Claus? What if we let ourselves be called into a higher state of being that embodied love, gratitude, and giving, every day – not just during the holidays? It's a good bet that not only would our own immediate life and well-being skyrocket to a higher level, but the ripple effect could literally cascade across the world. Christmas is a state of mind that is available to us all, no matter what religion we observe. Let it live on every day of the year and thread us together as a unified, grateful whole.

    Short-Termism Be Gone: Investments for Total Shareholder Returns

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2021 44:53


    Corporate “short-termism” is killing a robust, resilient and purpose-driven future. Companies are governed by the quarterly profit reporting system that encourages short-term, smaller value results. The opportunity is to help companies and their leadership to develop smarter, more strategic financial incentives and instilling an ownership culture among employees to take actions that materially increase long-term value by linking strategy and execution to the core drivers of Total Shareholder Returns.

    Short-Termism Be Gone: Investments for Total Shareholder Returns

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2021 44:53


    Corporate “short-termism” is killing a robust, resilient and purpose-driven future. Companies are governed by the quarterly profit reporting system that encourages short-term, smaller value results. The opportunity is to help companies and their leadership to develop smarter, more strategic financial incentives and instilling an ownership culture among employees to take actions that materially increase long-term value by linking strategy and execution to the core drivers of Total Shareholder Returns.

    Profitable and Beautiful: Elevating Business to Soulful Heights

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2021 47:16


    Did you know your business could be so much more than an engine of profitability? That through it, you and your team can be much more impactful and exponentially more valuable? The way to do it? Shepherd your business, with brilliance, guts, and grace, to venture outside the superficial into the profound, past the collection of things into the realm of connection. Go beyond fragmentation into belonging, past the ordinary into the extraordinary, beyond transactions into transcendent experiences. Here as evolved leaders we become alchemists of possibility and can create “a beautiful business,” crafted intentionally with conscious capitalism principles and an eye to making the most of your one, precious life.

    Profitable and Beautiful: Elevating Business to Soulful Heights

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2021 47:16


    Did you know your business could be so much more than an engine of profitability? That through it, you and your team can be much more impactful and exponentially more valuable? The way to do it? Shepherd your business, with brilliance, guts, and grace, to venture outside the superficial into the profound, past the collection of things into the realm of connection. Go beyond fragmentation into belonging, past the ordinary into the extraordinary, beyond transactions into transcendent experiences. Here as evolved leaders we become alchemists of possibility and can create “a beautiful business,” crafted intentionally with conscious capitalism principles and an eye to making the most of your one, precious life.

    Profitable and Beautiful: Elevating Business to Soulful Heights

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2021 47:16


    Did you know your business could be so much more than an engine of profitability? That through it, you and your team can be much more impactful and exponentially more valuable? The way to do it? Shepherd your business, with brilliance, guts, and grace, to venture outside the superficial into the profound, past the collection of things into the realm of connection. Go beyond fragmentation into belonging, past the ordinary into the extraordinary, beyond transactions into transcendent experiences. Here as evolved leaders we become alchemists of possibility and can create “a beautiful business,” crafted intentionally with conscious capitalism principles and an eye to making the most of your one, precious life.

    Optimal Care and Feeding of Your Powerful Ambition

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2021 47:10


    Ambition is a precious resource in life that can drive people to pursue all manner of initiatives important to them. But pursuit of ambition at the expense of growth and well-being has serious repercussions. Learning to understand the source of ambition and the strengths and weaknesses associated with its pursuit are critical in transforming the energy transmitted into a worthy result. This episode explores seven “frenemies” of ambition, healthy ways to optimize it, and discusses ways companies can create a culture where ambitious people thrive.

    Optimal Care and Feeding of Your Powerful Ambition

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2021 47:10


    Ambition is a precious resource in life that can drive people to pursue all manner of initiatives important to them. But pursuit of ambition at the expense of growth and well-being has serious repercussions. Learning to understand the source of ambition and the strengths and weaknesses associated with its pursuit are critical in transforming the energy transmitted into a worthy result. This episode explores seven “frenemies” of ambition, healthy ways to optimize it, and discusses ways companies can create a culture where ambitious people thrive.

    Unleashing the Creative Power of System Choreographers

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2021 49:26


    System Choreographers. These are the disruptive big picture generalists rule breakers that drive high impact system innovation. They comprise an emerging career breed that pushes innovation beyond simple products and incremental change. They are a passionate band of talent that help organizations confront the “wicked combination of urgent threats and exceptional opportunities.” In this episode, we meet a leading member championing the cause, Dan McClure.

    Unleashing the Creative Power of System Choreographers

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2021 49:26


    System Choreographers. These are the disruptive big picture generalists rule breakers that drive high impact system innovation. They comprise an emerging career breed that pushes innovation beyond simple products and incremental change. They are a passionate band of talent that help organizations confront the “wicked combination of urgent threats and exceptional opportunities.” In this episode, we meet a leading member championing the cause, Dan McClure.

    The Defiant Power of the Human Spirit to Turn Darkness into Light

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2021 49:12


    We can choose to respond to whatever life serves up to us, no matter how grim, heart-breaking, or devastating. We can and, arguably, must develop resilience to help us deal with and grow from those experiences. And happily, humanity has an infinite wellspring always available to each of us in the endeavor. It comes in the form of the defiant power of the human spirit, which is man's capacity as a spiritual being to resist and brave whatever conditioning, circumstances or suffering he may face or endure. On the near eve of Thanksgiving, this episode peruses the importance of wandering through the darkness to find the light and celebrates the magnificence of what every human being can do and be in life when we summon the defiant power of the human spirit.

    The Defiant Power of the Human Spirit to Turn Darkness into Light

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2021 49:12


    We can choose to respond to whatever life serves up to us, no matter how grim, heart-breaking, or devastating. We can and, arguably, must develop resilience to help us deal with and grow from those experiences. And happily, humanity has an infinite wellspring always available to each of us in the endeavor. It comes in the form of the defiant power of the human spirit, which is man's capacity as a spiritual being to resist and brave whatever conditioning, circumstances or suffering he may face or endure. On the near eve of Thanksgiving, this episode peruses the importance of wandering through the darkness to find the light and celebrates the magnificence of what every human being can do and be in life when we summon the defiant power of the human spirit.

    Logotherapy in Nation Building in the Middle East and Beyond

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2021 50:22


    With the vision and dream to make logotherapy available officially in the MENA region, Daliya Zgheib founded LOGOTHERAPY MENA, a Meaning Centered Institution, which primary cause is to help people find meaning and purpose through logotherapy and existential analysis. Her vision of the institute is to build communities and empower individuals to undergo a fulfilled life primarily anchored on meaning and this through spreading the philosophy, teachings and practices of Logotherapy in the MENA region and reaching all the sectors of the community. This episode explores her goal to anchor the MENA region in meaning as a basis to build communities and overall nations.

    Logotherapy in Nation Building in the Middle East and Beyond

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2021 50:22


    With the vision and dream to make logotherapy available officially in the MENA region, Daliya Zgheib founded LOGOTHERAPY MENA, a Meaning Centered Institution, which primary cause is to help people find meaning and purpose through logotherapy and existential analysis. Her vision of the institute is to build communities and empower individuals to undergo a fulfilled life primarily anchored on meaning and this through spreading the philosophy, teachings and practices of Logotherapy in the MENA region and reaching all the sectors of the community. This episode explores her goal to anchor the MENA region in meaning as a basis to build communities and overall nations.

    The Imperative “Lead With WE” Business Revolution

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2021 48:50


    What the world needs more than anything right now goes beyond a simple or even shared purpose. It needs to be a collective purpose, a single rocket ship we can all fuel, board, and navigate with, together. Unless every one of us, together, embrace the critical prioritization of the whole, our most well-intended efforts will continue to be undone by others choosing not to play along. And we certainly won't meet the contracting timelines drawn by the crises we face. The LEAD WITH WE philosophy and approach build on previous notions of purpose-based capitalism, then thrusts it light-years forward, because this prescription calls for all of us to act on a single purpose. That's our only hope for continued business relevance. For our very survival.

    The Imperative “Lead With WE” Business Revolution

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2021 48:50


    What the world needs more than anything right now goes beyond a simple or even shared purpose. It needs to be a collective purpose, a single rocket ship we can all fuel, board, and navigate with, together. Unless every one of us, together, embrace the critical prioritization of the whole, our most well-intended efforts will continue to be undone by others choosing not to play along. And we certainly won't meet the contracting timelines drawn by the crises we face. The LEAD WITH WE philosophy and approach build on previous notions of purpose-based capitalism, then thrusts it light-years forward, because this prescription calls for all of us to act on a single purpose. That's our only hope for continued business relevance. For our very survival.

    Feeling Lonely and Without Purpose? Increase Relational Energy

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2021 49:46


    More than 60 percent of American adults report they feel isolated, with a similar trend in Europe. The consequences are dire for individuals and the businesses that employ them, manifesting in mental and physical illness, decreased productivity, and toxic workplaces. Workplace and social violence can also result from loneliness. The key to health is to increase your relational energy, which may also delightfully elevate your purpose.

    Feeling Lonely and Without Purpose? Increase Relational Energy

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2021 49:46


    More than 60 percent of American adults report they feel isolated, with a similar trend in Europe. The consequences are dire for individuals and the businesses that employ them, manifesting in mental and physical illness, decreased productivity, and toxic workplaces. Workplace and social violence can also result from loneliness. The key to health is to increase your relational energy, which may also delightfully elevate your purpose.

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