Inner MBA The Podcast

Listen to Tami Simon's welcome message for Module 3: Increasing Emotional Intelligence at Work

Natalie Fée is the founder and CEO of City to Sea. Find out how she built her B Corp in this podcast episode.

Scott Shute shows us the quantifiable impact gratitude has on our well-being, performance, and ability to lead with strength and optimism, then equips us with several tools for bringing gratitude into daily life, both at work and at home.

Scott Shute gives us three strategies for reframing feelings of anxiety and concludes with a short journaling exercise to practice these strategies.

In this episode, Scott Shute guides us through two powerful breath-counting practices to settle the mind and cultivate a sense of groundedness.

Tara Brach guides us through her RAIN practice, which requires about 15 minutes of quiet focus.

Tara Brach focuses on the crux of RAIN: “nurture,” how creating a loving space or generating healing energy around a challenging moment is a core leadership skill.

In this episode, Tara Brach introduces the versatile RAIN practice (recognize, allow, investigate, and nurture) as a way to center yourself when you feel emotionally reactive.

Tara Brach explores the concept of the “trance of unworthiness” and how it can prevent us from enjoying life to the fullest.

Dr. Jeremy Hunter offers tools for building our capacity for handling intense emotions as they arise—within ourselves and our organizations.

Dr. Jeremy Hunter introduces the concept of the Red Zone, Black Zone, and Green Zone of the nervous system. Each zone has a distinct influence on emotions, physical health, and actions.

In this episode, Dr. Jeremy Hunter shines a light on two emotion systems, one of growth and connection and another of survival and protection.

Dr. Jeremy Hunter emphasizes how managing your nervous system—particularly in times of uncertainty and fear—is the foundation of mindful leadership.

Dr. Jeremy Hunter shares a personal anecdote to illuminate the “quiet horror” of how easy it is to be distracted from what is vital by what is trivial.

Listen to Tami Simon's welcome message for Module 2: The Art of Self-Management.

Padmasree Warrior is the CEO of Fable and a Board of Directors member at Microsoft and Spotify (recorded in 2020). A tech industry leader, Padmasree brings humanity to the center of her decision-making.

Scott Shute leads a practice for restoring calm and presence, offering tips to create a healthy and productive relationship to stress.

Scott Shute explores the power of being present as the critical starting point of your Mastery of Me development process, bringing positive change and enhanced happiness to our lives.

Scott Shute frames for us that in order to have compassion for others, we must first develop compassion for ourselves.

Blending anecdotes and research, Dr. Amishi Jha makes a compelling case for mindfulness as the quintessential brain training activity you can use to strengthen your attention to be more effective, even in high-stress situations.

When your mind wanders, you are far more prone to make significantly more errors while performing tasks. Dr. Amishi Jha addresses how mindfulness training refocuses the attention and reclaims it from distraction.

Dr. Amishi Jha walks you through her research lab that measures brain activity associated with perception and attention.

In this episode, Dr. Amishi Jha draws out the science behind attention and emotional regulation. What happens in the brain when high-stress situations disrupt our attention systems?

Dr. Amishi Jha highlights how central attention is to how we engage with complex situations and relationships—the mainstay of the business environment.

Dr. Amishi Jha introduces her work on attention and how you can use this science to protect this valuable asset.