the UNCOMMODiFiED Podcast

This episode is an UNCORK Conversation with Business Mentor Jeff Chesebrough.  Jeff is the CEO of Innovate Niagara, a one-stop resource for entrepreneurs in high-growth sectors that includes a network of business incubators and service providers. Our conversation explores some very practical ways that we can incubate the ideas, dreams, and passions of others. And the role that mentoring and asking...

In this 4-minute and 24-second Mini Nitty-Gritty episode, I explore the wisdom and power that comes to us and others when we live "paradoxically" and play "tug-a-war" with ideas and ideologies. For us to hold tension in truth, to hold tension in an argument, and to understand the complexity of many things in life, we must stop seeing things as contradictions. Instead, we should...

Inspired by a recent trip to Atlanta, I reflect on the challenge of MLK for me and you to be "Servants of Justice."  In this 6-MINUTE & 35-SECOND mini NITTY-GRITTY episode, I challenge you and me to not let the feeling that the "little thing" we can do in our world to break the power of injustice is so insignificant that it's not worth doing.  Don't be deceived or...

Motivating and inspiring Humans to be great and to do amazing things is relatively simple.  This 4-MINUTE & 6-SECOND mini NITTY-GRITTY episode will teach you that it's all about your beliefs about them and what those beliefs tell you to do next. Tim Windsor the UNCOMMODiFiED Podcast – Host & Guide tim@theuncommodified.com PRODUCER: Kris MacQueen TECHNICAL EDITOR: Alyne Gagne MUSIC BY:...

This episode is entitled "Black Dogs & Butter Tarts."   It's an UNCORK Conversation with Sandy Nickel about living well with the "Black Dog." A chat about how Sandy manages her "black dog" (her depression) and her journey in learning how to take care of "him" in her daily life.  Sandy has enjoyed a 20-year career as an IT Project Consultant. She is...

WARNING: IF F-WORDS LIKE FAILURE, FAILING, FUCKUPS, OR FUCKED IT UP OFFEND YOU; THIS EPISODE MAY NOT BE FOR YOU ... BUT YOU SHOULD PROBABLY STILL LISTEN TO IT. I recently had the privilege of speaking at an event in my local community called "FuckUp Nights." This episode is based on what I shared that night.  These community events encourage and challenge us to share and think about our...

This UNCORK conversation with my friend and your historian Craig Minchin is inspired by the awfulness of 10 days and an adventure of 72 days, 6 hours, 11 minutes and 14 seconds.  Craig and I UNCORK some exquisite Irish whiskey and American bourbon and chat about the amazingly insightful and inspiring life and work of one of the foremost female journalists of the 19th century. Nellie Bly (born in 1...

This 5 MINUTE & 6 SECOND mini NITTY-GRITTY episode explores this provocative and powerful question and idea; How do you identify the "pollinators" in your "ecosystem" and partner with them. Why? Because you need "pollinators," you need "bees."  You must engage and enlist the people who influence other people early and often. You need the people that othe...

UNENDERS are and were WEAVERS. Listen to this episode, and you will discover the 3 Wonderous gifts the UNENDING WEAVER gives to you and me. Firstly, they give us the gift of PARTNERS & PARTNERING. They help us see that the tapestry of our interconnected lives is a weaving. Connect you and me with other threads. And they weave their ideas and ideals in and through you and me. The second gift th...

Leaders need to stop fooling themselves; they don't really believe their employees are "customers" because they think their employees always have to "buy" into what they're saying and selling. In this 4-minute and 38-second mini NITTY-GRITTY, we discover the 5 things that great leaders must "sell" to their employees. Because if they don't "buy&quot...

What do you "lean" into? What are you "leaning" into in this season? In this 4-minute and 39-second mini NITTY-GRITTY, we explore why the 23.5-degree tilt of the earth is so important and why our personal, professional, and organizational "tilt" is as well.  Tim Windsor the UNCOMMODiFiED Podcast – Host & Guide tim@theuncommodified.com PRODUCER: Kris MacQueen TECHN...

This episode is an eye-opening and practical chat with my colleague and consulting partner Amanda Macdougall about a bad habit, a very bad leadership and management habit that drives your very best employees to the brink and maybe even to drink. Ponder these provocative questions with us: When is a gift not a gift? When is a reward not so rewarding? And why do leaders and managers sometimes reward...

UNENDERS are and were RUNNERS.  Listen to this episode, and you will discover why RUNNERS are not afraid to put their success in your hand and trust you to run well with "it" and them. And how they help you and others learn the skills and secrets required to get out of the blocks and into a fast stride; get rid of "toxins," and "oxygenate" yourself to run farther and...

UNENDERS are and were DIGGERS.  In this, the 7th episode in a 14-part series, we explore another of the 13 characteristics, the actions, and the passions of those who are UNENDING legacy leavers. the UNCOMMODIFIED. the UNENDERS, who even though many of them are gone now, they are still alive with me. UNENDERS are and were DIGGERS. And if you and I can become DIGGERS NOW ... DIGGERS who unearth, un...

This episode is entitled "UNBRANDED & UNBRIDLED: Living and Leading the Maverick Way" it's an UNCORK Conversation with consultant, trainer, mentor, speaker, and author Judith Germain. Judith is a "Mindful Maverick" who amplifies impact and influence - hers, mine, and yours. Judith and I set this conversation free and ride full-on into the world where Mavericks run free...

UNENDERS are and were BELIEVERS.  Listen to this episode, and you will discover how belief and being a believer in and for others will impact and influence them today ... tomorrow ... and even when you are dead and gone. Together we will discover the practical things that believers do that empower and demonstrate their belief in others. And we also examine the possibilities and potential that are...

UNENDERS are and were RECORDERS.  Listen to this episode, and you will discover the power and potential in your hands and heart when you get out paper, scissors, markers, or your iPhone or Galaxy Note or any other kind of smartphone and make it smarter and wiser for someone else. Be a RECORDER of events and ideas or your seemingly mundane life so it can be transformed from mundane to magical memor...

UNENDERS are and were PAINTERS.   Listen to this episode, and you will discover how to:  Help people "see" the hidden value in themselves and meaning in their lives. And what is real and what is possible for them. Help people use the light and shadow of their lives and "paint" a brighter future with and for them. And "PAINT" on "human canvases," so you will...

This episode is an UNCORK Conversation with Bo Andersson. Bo is a passionate leader in the water and wastewater value industry. His career began over ½ a century ago and continues to flow today with a vibrant desire for excellence. Our conversation ebbs and flows as we dive deep into why curiosity and caring are so transformational. And what Bo's understanding of the curious journey of H2O ha...

UNENDERS are and were MENTORS.  Listen to this episode, and you will discover the essential attitudes and actions that will empower you to empower others and enhance the impact and effect of your mentoring and encouragement of others even when you are gone. In this 3rd part in a 14-part series, I explore another of the 13 characteristics, actions, and passions of those who are UNENDING legacy leav...

In this episode, I will explore the first of thirteen characteristics, actions, and passions of those who have become UNENDING Legacy Leavers. UNCOMMODiFiED UNENDERS to me. Even though they are gone, they are definitely not forgotten because they were PUSHERS. And if you and I can become one now on purpose and with purpose, proactive PUSHERS, we can and will become UNENDING legacy leavers. UNCOMMO...

I will be your ferryman over the river Styx (you may have to google that reference) into a series of podcast episodes about my UNENDING, about your UNENDING, about the lasting legacy of the UNCOMMODiFiED. Because, when it’s all said but really never done, what unique mark will we leave? The subject matter of these episodes has weight. It’s deep and maybe even a little dark for some. It’s dangerous...

This episode explores the overused term but sometimes underappreciate journey of "the Pivot." Whirling from stability to following a dream and recalibrating when the world throws you curve balls like COVID.  Join us, my friend and business partner Amanda Macdougall and myself for this UNCORK Conversation with former CTV News reporter, anchor, journalist, creator, and founder of Buff Mom,...

This 1 MINUTE & 53 SECOND mini NITTY-GRITTY episode explores these questions: What season are you in, and are your expectations reasonable? For example, are you expecting whole ripe fruit in spring or planting your seed in the fall? Harvest in winter? Or cool spring rains in the heat of summer? Understanding the season you are in and having reasonable seasonal expectations will help you settle...

This episode is entitled "BLOW YOUR FEARS AWAY: the Secret Power of Your Nervous Farts." It's an UNCORK Conversation with media specialist, television broadcaster, news writer, and FEAR FACER Natasha McKenty.  Natasha and I chat and chin wag about living life uncomfortably, facing our fears, and using your platform and your gifts to inspire and encourage others along the way. As we...