Fully Aligned

If you’re grieving or have lost someone in your life, listen in. Our guest, Thom Cody of Pathmakers, shares his own very moving story of loss, grieving and vulnerability. A deep well of wisdom, he will inspire you to be a better human being.  Grief can be about more than a loss of life; it can include unmet expectations and other losses. Learn about varying types of grief as well as the myths we’v...

Do you often feel like you’re just reacting to the fires of the day? With 28 years of experience leading change and business initiatives at Hewlett-Packard, Tom Hardison is sharing how to focus on generative leadership over reactive leadership. Learn how to understand your personal triggers and take back control, how to bridge to others, build trust and improve collaboration.   Connect with Tom Ha...

Three leadership coaches collide. Joe and April of Prophit Co. recently sat down with fellow podcast host and leadership coach, Steve Scherer, for a conversation about powerful lessons they’ve learned in leadership. Discover how vulnerability both draws people to you and is freeing. Learn how to address Imposter Syndrome when you’re staring it in the face. Find out how to let go of fears that may...

This month’s podcast guest is an inspiring example of humble people creating real change in the lives of others. In witnessing extreme poverty up-close, Kara Valentine and her friends started Threads Worldwide with the belief that in providing an income to impoverished women, they discover their voice, they educate their children and they improve their communities as a whole. Tune in to discover l...

Do you know someone who frequently lashes out and you don’t know how to communicate with them? In this month’s podcast, Dr. Ryan Martin, psychology professor and anger researcher at the University of Wisconsin Green Bay, reveals how our upbringing, capacity for impulse control and brain structure affect our worldview and how we deal with day-to-day interactions. Learn about anger’s physical effect...

Do you work in high-gossip, high-turnover culture with rampant communication issues? In this month’s podcast, Dr. Kristen Donnelley of Abbey Research shares how to improve communication in your professional or personal life by adopting “rabid curiosity.” Learn the steps to increase understanding and heal relationships where trust has been broken.     For more on Dr. Kristen Donnelly and her compan...

This month’s podcast guest has a fascinating back story. Motivational speaker and author, Terry Tucker, has worked in marketing for Wendy’s, in law enforcement as an undercover narcotics investigator and SWOT team hostage negotiator, and as a high school basketball coach. He has also been battling a rare form of melanoma for ten years and has a remarkable perspective on the hand he’s been dealt. L...

Do you have uninspired employees among your staff? The solution may not be a change in personnel, but rather a change in mindset. In this episode of The Dignity Dialogue, Bill Harrigan from Harrigan Solutions shares his uplifting story of identifying and bolstering the unique strengths of marginalized people in his care.  This episode features: Joe Kiedinger, Founder and CEO of Prophit Co. April J...

In this inspiring episode, Joe and April sit down with Michele Molitor, founder and CEO of Nectar Consulting, Inc. and Executive Confidence Coach & Rapid Rewire Expert. Do you face moments of low self-esteem or believe you have imposter syndrome? Listen in as we dig deep into the causes of self-doubt and how to begin rewiring your brain with confidence. Learn how the conscious mind can redirec...

Have you ever had a teacher or relative who was absolutely brimming with wisdom? Well, meet our guest, Tom Thibodeau. Settle in and discover many thought-provoking concepts as Tom shares a heaping dose of inspiration for leaders. Discover how to inspire your employees, step into a growth mindset, and renew your own source of motivation along the way. This episode features: Joe Kiedinger, Founder a...

One of the most powerful tools leaders can harness in the workplace is vulnerability. Why, you ask? Leaders who reveal a bit about themselves as human beings come across as more authentic. Want to build trust with your team? Start by getting a bit personal. The big questions is, how vulnerable should we get with our associates? In this episode, learn 1) where to draw healthy boundaries and 2) how...

Know a know-it-all? Someone who ignores warnings because they feel they know better? Who cannot admit their wrongs? Who evokes conflict and creates an “us versus them” mentality? Who brushes off criticism because they feel they know better? Then, you just may live or work with someone experiencing the Dunning-Kruger Effect. This cognitive bias is the polar opposite of Imposter Syndrome, a very com...

Do you ever feel like a fraud—that despite your many skills and qualifications, you’re incompetent and others will soon discover your faults? This psychological phenomenon is known as Imposter Syndrome. Discover which of the five types of Imposter Syndrome you most closely identify with an learn how to stop the negative patterns that hold you back from realizing your full potential.   This episode...

Is your department or company facing significant change? In this month’s podcast, Joe and April share our acronym for change that will inspire you to embrace what’s to come rather than fighting for what you once had. Learn how to motivate your team through difficult moments and achieve buy-in.   This episode features: Joe Kiedinger, Founder and CEO of Prophit Co. April Strom-Johnson, Director of C...

Looking for a way to pour into the community? In this Dignity Dialogue, April Strom-Johnson, Director of Coaching & Curriculum at Prophit Co., fills in as host. She talks about our new partnership, The Worthiness Project, with Taylor Connell of CASA of Brown County—a nonprofit which trains volunteers to advocate for children who have been abused or neglected. Special guest—and our Project Mana...

Want to lift your company culture off the ground? In this month’s podcast, Joe and April Strom-Johnson, Director of Coaching & Curriculum at Prophit Co. have a lot of laughs and open dialogue about the secret ingredient that encompasses respect, empathy and addressing conflict in a healthy, safe way. Set your company apart from the rest with a heaping spoonful of this…

Are you overwhelmed by the idea of forming a company culture? In Joe’s latest podcast, he and April Strom-Johnson, Director of Coaching & Curriculum at Prophit Co., reveal a few simple building blocks that make up every company culture on earth—whether they know it or not. Learn how to get started designing your own, fully authentic company culture today.

Ever feel frustrated trying to get through to employees from different generations? In Joe’s latest podcast, learn how the wrong approach can be a lot like a lion tamer directing a dolphin. Joe’s guest today is Jerry O’Brien, public speaker and the Executive Director of the Kohl’s Center for Retailing in the School of Human Ecology at the University of Wisconsin Madison. Find out how his work with...

In this episode, Joe’s guest is a veteran leader in the science industry. Discover what he’s learned about humility and trust in his 38 years leading a research & development team and a manufacturing site. Listen in and learn how to get out of the weeds and make time for strategy and your key initiatives.

Joe sits down with seasoned leader, Lyle Flom, to discuss the dignity-based toolbox he’s used over the years to build effective teams. He will reveal his so called “secret sauce” of books, concepts, curriculum and events that have contributed to his decades of success.

In this somewhat controversial episode, Joe sits down with founder of The Wellness Way, Dr. Patrick Flynn. As a child, Flynn faced both physical and psychological challenges. He wasn’t satisfied with the conventional medical system’s solutions, so he sought to educate himself and find alternatives. On his journey, he also met his future wife, Christy, who suffered from ailments to include endometr...

In this poignant episode, Joe sits down with Mark Freier, Executive Leadership Coach and Trusted Advisor at WhatIf Enterprises , for a profound conversation about transformational living. If you want to bring out the best in yourself and others you must stop living transactionally and start living from both your head and your heart. Get ready for a thought-provoking look inside yourself and how yo...

Joe sits down with his high school friend and international teacher, Greg Le Moine, in this month’s podcast. In his decades living and working globally, from Cambodia to Egypt and Switzerland to Kuwait, Greg has learned you will discover an enormous list of cultural differences as you span the globe, but there is also one very surprising common denominator: human dignity.  Find out just how dignit...

During this month’s episode of The Dignity Dialogue, Joe sits down with his friend and colleague, April Strom-Johnson. April is one inspiring soul who leaves a lasting impact on anyone who crosses her path. Not only is she the Organizational Health Leadership Coach and Director of Curriculum at Prophit Co., but she’s also a vocal performance coach, a local performer herself and a service-oriented...

Joe Kiedinger of Prophit Co. and Shelley Peterson, CEO of Promoting Me, LLC, discuss how each person’s unique dignity can be used to promote their business or themselves. Are you applying for jobs or seeking to better market your company? Start by looking inside yourself. People don’t hire companies, they hire people. Find out how to mine the gold within yourself and bring it to the surface in tod...