Lifting Leaders Podcast

Valentine’s Week Gems – Loving the Earth

Yes, it is Valentine’s Day week, once again…a time when people all over the country show their feelings of love and gratitude, toward their loved ones and the sale of flowers and chocolate confections goes through the roof! What about showing our love for the Earth, for nature, for our environment? Join us as we unearth gems from a Psychology Today article on this very topic. Learn about not only the three primary motivational systems but an emerging fourth system that focuses on loving the Earth. Discover the impact of bringing love and joy into the acts of loving and navigating our Earth. Ever heard of the term, Earthing? Listen in and find out more about this. We truly enjoyed recording this episode and we Hope you will enjoy learning from it. Have you taken the opportunity to complete our HOPE survey yet? We Need Your Voice!

Coaches Corner – Unpacking Joy

It has been said that Joy is one of the most vulnerable of human emotions. It can be as brief as a moment, or it can last longer if you practice ways to elongate it. The stars don’t have to align for one to feel joy. It can actually happen during tough times as well. However, we, as humans, often rob ourselves of our joy by foreboding it. Want to know more about that? What does gratitude have to do with joy? What part does joy play in psychological recovery. Listen in and you will learn more about all of this and much more. However you listen, we hope this episode will be insightful for you. Have you taken the opportunity to complete our HOPE survey yet? We Need Your Voice!

Human Flourishing - Unpacking the PERMA Model – Unearthing Gems from Judy Oyedele and Sasha Farley (Parts One & Two)

Human Flourishing…It has been our topic of choice, over the past few weeks, for good reason. We envision the world being a better place, if leaders will learn about and practice the components that lead to Human Flourishing. Join us as we unpack the PERMA model that we learned about, during our interviews with Judy Oyedele and Sasha Farley. Listen in and learn how simple acts can touch more than one component of the PERMA model. Want to know more about the actions that lead to Human Flourishing? Listen in and then take action!

What’s All This Buzz About Human Flourishing…An Insightful Discussion with Judy Oyedele and Sasha Farley (Part Two)

Kristal Roberts and I hope you had an opportunity to listen in on last week’s episode, with Judy Oyedele and Sasha Farley. That was part one of this two-part mining expedition, on the topic of Human Flourishing and it set the foundation for the deeper dive we take in this episode. These two Organizational Development professionals discuss how the collective power of individual mindset and behaviors, even coming from varying states of mental/emotional wellbeing is what it takes to achieve more systemic Human Flourishing. Want to know more about why Judy sees Human Flourishing as a “big, hairy, amorphous challenge?” Listen in to find out. Knowing that Human Flourishing is seen as not so much of a “nice to have” state of being but, rather, a new imperative for all of us, it seems important for us to learn as much as we can so we can decide how it might fit into our worlds. One of the many takeaways from this rich episode has to do with ways in which leaders can help further and foster Human Flourishing in their organizations. We hope you will listen in on the entire episode. You will find a wealth of information on this important topic, and we believe it will be an insightful mining journey.

What’s All This Buzz About Human Flourishing…An Insightful Discussion with Judy Oyedele and Sasha Farley (Part One)

While it seems like forever that experts have been concentrating on negative human behaviors, burn out and depression, there is a rising buzz in the world of psychology and organizational development that is shifting much of the focus toward something called Human Flourishing. Join us, as we welcome Judy Oyedele and Sasha Farley, two Organizational Development professionals who bring their expertise to the podcast and share their journeys to this complex world of Human Flourishing. Learn how they define flourishing and how it differs from fixing what’s wrong. Discover the PERMA model and how it’s linked to Human Flourishing. Learn how flourishing differs, in different countries and cultures and why Judy and Sasha say that Human Flourishing is a team sport. This topic is so important, during this time we are living in, and there is so much information to share, that we are bringing Judy and Sasha back, for our next episode, as well. Don’t miss this episode, though, as it sets the foundation upon which our next conversation will be based. We know there are a lot of gems to be found in this episode, and we think you will be glad you spent time mining with us.

Happy 2024! – It’s All About The Plan…or is it?

Happy 2024! We are back after the holidays that were filled with family, friends, and lots of fun! Want to know what we did over the holidays? Are you interested in learning what’s coming up, for us and the podcast, in 2024? Listen in, as we share a little about our holiday experiences and shift the discussion toward the value of having a plan, for your year, while being open to all the new and unplanned moments that will inevitably grab your attention, when you least expect it. Why is it important to allow yourself to step away from your plan? What’s the best thing that can happen, when you do? Listen in and you’ll find out. OH! We’re continuing to promote our HOPE Survey this year so, if you haven’t taken the opportunity to complete it yet, we Hope you will do it, this year. You will find the link on our website.

Mining Gems from Jeff McAuliffe’s Interview – What’s Your Vision?

We round out the year with a deeper look into our interview with Jeff McAuliffe and the many gems he shared with us (Episode 78). One gem that seems, to us, to be foundational is the importance of having a vision. It is so much more than mapping out a future state. In the current state of our World, it is critical that we look beyond the boundaries that are containing us and look at unknowns and possibilities. While the pandemic showed us how we act without a clear vision, with respect to climate change, we lacked vision, long before that. Do you know what your organization’s vision is? How about your own vision? Listen in and learn some of the impacts of operating without a vision and what some steps are that can help you and your team/organization/family collectively map out your aspirational future state. Finally, if you have not already done so, please take a few moments and complete our Hope survey. We would love to include your responses in our research. Happy Holidays!

Checking in with Jeff McAuliffe – Stepping Back and Looking Toward the Next 52 Weeks

We welcome back our guest from Episode 41, Jeff McAuliffe, Activist, Coach and Consultant and creator of the newsletter 52 Weeks of Earth Day. Listen in, as Jeff shares some of the insights he’s had, over the past year, around the realities of climate change, and the polarization of this topic, in our current culture. Learn more about what’s important, right now, with respect to shifting our thinking around our climate and how today’s youth may hold the key. Want to know what you can do to make a positive difference for our planet? Listen in as Jeff shares fairly simple steps we can take. Also, learn about the importance of taking collective actions to bring climate to the forefront, on a larger scale. Interested in learning what’s happening with Jeff’s 52 Weeks of Earth Day newsletter? Listen in to find out!

Unearthing Net Positive OD Leadership Practice Gems from Lindsey Godwin

You’re in for a treat, with this Gems episode! We begin this session with an appeal, from one of our favorite past guests. Hint…she shares one of the songs from her upcoming musical debut. You won’t want to miss it! Next, after a seriously insightful and inspiring episode, featuring Dr. Lindsey Godwin, professor, practitioner and possibilitizer, there were so many gems on which to focus, for this session, that we found it difficult to narrow the field to just one. However, we just couldn’t pass up the opportunity to unpack one of the Net Positive OD Leadership Principles (and practices) – Radical Regenerative. Join us as we explore a website that embodies what we see as Radical Regenerative. What are you doing to ensure that your work benefits both people and the natural environment? Join us and learn more about what you and the world can do!

Radical New Approaches to Save The World with Lindsey Godwin

We know that future generations are counting on us to solve the many critical challenges facing us today. This week’s guest, professor, practitioner and possibilitizer, Dr. Lindsey Godwin, shares with us important concepts to understand as we develop solutions to move us toward our Earthshot. Discover what Net Positive OD and full spectrum flourishing are and how they can help organizations be catalysts toward positive impact in the World. Listen in, as Dr. Godwin shares radical and practical actions we can take, right now, to move toward net positive OD leadership. This is a must listen episode for all leaders (hint: we are all leaders!). Step into your exclusive role for saving the world.