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Connection Between People and Profit

What is the connection between people and profit in the workplace, and why do some companies choose to prioritize one over the other? Due to the pandemic, we may be seeing the true sides of organizations who choose profit over their people.

In this episode, Christopher Lin discusses how the pandemic has affected companies’ mindsets, the importances of people and profit, and what makes for a great leader while keeping those aspects in mind. In allowing others to rise up and choosing to focus on your people, an organization can create successful leaders and progress.

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How Does Culture Fit Into Diversity and Inclusion?

How can we as a society build a more inclusive culture? With the various interpretations of culture, diversity, and inclusion, coming to a consensus on making everyone included may seem simpler than it actually is; when in reality, it requires effort to make a change.

This episode features a discussion with Joe Motes on the issue of creating a more inclusive society and understanding how you can help. Through describing topics such as each person’s responsibility to be better, recognizing privilege and using it for growth, and wanting to understand and fix things, Motes creates a conversation on how understanding culture can create true inclusion.

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Destigmatizing Mental Health

Conversations on mental health have become more widespread in recent years, and with everyone social distancing due to COVID-19, becoming aware of your mental health has never been more important.

This episode features Karen Sullins providing her stance on accommodating people in need of support with their mental states as an experienced clinician. Approaching topics such as the stigma on mental health, successful counseling and guidance, and counseling during the pandemic, she opens a discussion that may reframe views on mental health and therapy.

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Conversations on Mental Health

Mental health is a subject that many have touched upon, yet there is still so much to be discussed. With managing triggers and emotions, one can try to get a better hold on their mental state and be more in touch with it.

In this episode, Bryan Forsythe discusses his experiences with autism and depression and what he has learned from them. Describing topics such as triggers and anchors for depression, how he gets in touch with emotions, and how he relates to others, his experience details one person’s account of their mental health and may help others who can relate to it.

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Understanding and Eliminating Incivility

Incivility is on the rise, specifically in the workplace, whether everyone may realize it or not, so what can we do to get people to acknowledge it and end it?

Sejal Thakkar discusses how to recognize acts of incivility, what to do if you witness such behavior, and how to understand what behavior is acceptable. By educating ourselves on incivility, we can help create a more respectful and welcoming work environment for everyone, and we can also use this knowledge outside of the workplace.

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Living in Possibility

We are faced with many different possibilities in life, many of which we may not always be aware of, and it is up to us to decide what we do with each of them and what they will mean for us.

In this episode, Shamila Gopalan talks questioning why you and others make certain decisions, what opportunities can come from anything, and how all this impacts your life. Since we all live in possibility, we are given many different ways we can carry on our journey, and facing these different paths can bring us to something great. 

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How Do You Keep the Fire Going?

We all feel motivated when we get hired at a new job, and we work hard to make sure that we get that job, but how do we keep that same work ethic going past the first day?

This episode features Scott Mason and focuses on topics such as creating a good work environment, knowing how to assess positive and negative feedback, and building relationships with people. All of these points culminate to provide an answer on instilling motivation in ourselves as well as coworkers in order to maintain that fire during your entire time at a job.

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The Importance of Patience and Networking

Networking is an essential process to make connections and gain support from a variety of people, and patience is a necessary tool to have when creating your network.

Steve Blanchard takes this episode to talk about having an open mind when making connections, understanding other people and the impact we make on one another, and why patience is needed in business and networking. During this time of a pandemic, now more than ever is patience needed in order to create a healthy environment and mindset and to maintain a support network.

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Maintaining Inclusion and Making Your Voice Heard

During this difficult and confusing time of reopening the country, you may feel overwhelmed or disconnected from the rest of the world, but it is important to maintain control of your life and make sure that you are being heard. In this episode, Susan Ganz talks what makes a leader, being a part of a community, and being aware of what’s happening.

Now maybe more than ever is a necessary time for a community, and Ganz describes the importance of having a space to feel connected and appreciated. In satisfying people’s needs for certainty and connection, having this inclusion can make us feel secure and visible amidst conditions that are out of our control.

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Going into Conversations Without Expectations

Conversations are our chance to really get to know people, but they also give us a chance to learn more about ourselves. In joining conversations without having preconceived assumptions, we are given a space to really explore and develop connections.

In this episode, Mel McSherry discusses why being open-minded when coming into conversations can help us really learn more about others and ourselves. By going beyond surface level questions or focusing on things like job titles, we are able to really dive deep into people’s minds as well as our own souls with a multi-level conversation.

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