Drama Free Living with Dennis and Lisa McIntee

Dennis and Lisa are looking back at the most popular podcast episodes in 2022 and this conversation about the ruthless elimination of hurry was number one. Dennis and Lisa return with a powerful discussion of a condition coined by cardiologist Dr. Meyer Friedman, “hurry sickness.” This nonmedical terminology refers to a harrying sense of time urgency but it can lead to real medical issues, includi...

When it comes to the holiday season, drama has a clear source. Dennis and Lisa always refer to drama as “a tragic expression of an unmet need.” So, the key question any listener should ask themselves is, “what do I need?” If you can answer that question, you can keep yourself away from the drama. And you can only control yourself! Getting your needs met in a healthy way is a focus of this episode...

Dennis and Lisa are back with another Drama Free Holidays episode helping you prepare for whatever kind of holiday experience you might encounter in the coming days. Time with family, painful memories, and the overwhelm of the season in general can drum up substantial emotion. Emotion can keep us from thinking clearly and maintaining boundaries. Listen to learn strategies to help keep your emotion...

The holiday season is here, and with it the drama that seems unavoidable–at work and at home. In this week’s episode, Dennis and Lisa discuss tactics you can use this year to wade through the high emotions and conflict that inevitably pop up. This episode is a must listen for people looking to find peace in a time of swirling emotion with family and in the workplace. The Leadership Development Gro...

Dennis and Lisa are back with an in depth focus on the five mindsets for transformation. In this episode, they highlight how these mindsets are manifested through the Leadership Roundtable and offer opportunities for ways to become involved if it is a good fit. The Leadership Development Group is a consulting firm led by Dennis and Lisa McIntee that exists to help you create a better work culture...

In their nearly two decades of leadership consulting and training, Dennis and Lisa have a few key things they recommend clients do every single day. Ultimately, it comes down to narrowing your concentration, or your focus, in order to find more success. The key way that manifests is what LDG calls “The Top Three.” Listen to this week’s episode to know what that means, how to find accountability, a...

Tony and Alisa DiLorenzo host the ONE Extraordinary Marriage Show, a weekly podcast that launched in 2010 and is dedicated to strengthening communication, trust, and intimacy within a marriage. Dennis and Lisa welcomed Tony and Alisa onto the podcast this week to discuss expectations, overwhelm, and some of the secrets to a successful marriage. This is an episode not to miss for married couples of...

Dennis and Lisa are tackling what can sometimes be a controversial topic: feeling busy and overwhelmed is not real. Here is the thing. Feeling a certain way is completely dependent on the stories you tell yourself and feelings are different from facts. When you have a feeling, you do not have a strategy to get out. But if you can step back and identify that being overwhelmed is just a feeling, you...

A recent survey indicated 58 percent of workers trust strangers more than they trust their bosses. Dennis and Lisa were struck by this statistic and the associated data suggesting the reason for this distrust is the lack of their employer displaying empathy. In this week’s episode, they offer a deep dive into the importance of leading with compassion, how to identify employee burnout, and a helpfu...

Are you viewing your employees as costs or investments? This perspective is extremely important when it comes to retention and productivity. In this week’s podcast, Dennis and LIsa explain the difference between these two ways of thought and the value that comes from seeing employees as investments. Thinking of everything (people, time, and energy) as investments where you want to have a solid ret...

Dennis and Lisa are on a mission to help you create team meetings that actually yield results and can help you with retention. This week’s episode explains how to do that and introduces a few new tools that can help listeners become better managers. Our goal is to help you lead valuable meetings that are encouraging and motivational—so you can encourage and empower your people. The Leadership Deve...

Dennis and Lisa have found frustration to be a recurring theme with their coaching sessions, consulting practices, and in the Leadership Roundtable program. In today’s episode, they are walking listeners through the four-step framework created to help you harness the power of your frustration to release your creativity. While using the tool, you will actually find yourself thanking the frustration...

Inspired by a quote, Dennis and Lisa are tackling the relationship between how you define success and where you put your energy in this week’s episode. They discuss how to determine what success means to you, how to use your past to shape a brighter future, and how to answer the question of who you want to become. A perfect book end to last week’s episode on what it means to truly live a drama fre...

Every so often, Dennis and Lisa will get a question about what it actually means to pursue drama free living. Isn’t there supposed to be some kind of drama? In this week’s episode, they answer that question and explain what living drama free really looks like for them, in 2022 with years of experience honing this approach. If you are new to the concept of drama free living, this is a great first e...

Dennis and Lisa continually preach the importance of feedback in all kinds of relationships. But, as humans we often struggle with receiving it. In this week’s episode, they dive into the differing ways we tend to receive feedback as men and women. The foundation for giving and receiving feedback is creating safe spaces to do so. This foundation is built by being brave, strong and confident or cur...

Before we get an explicit label on this podcast description, know we are talking about feedback here. For many of you, it gets the nickname of the “F word” because you absolutely hate it. Feedback is viewed as a negative thing meant to only ruin your day. However, withholding feedback can actually be extremely damaging…perhaps more damaging than thinking you are doing someone a favor by keeping it...

The catchy phenomenon of “quiet quitting'' has been sweeping social media and traditional media in recent weeks and months. On the heels of “The Great Resignation,” this concept is intricately linked to the impact COVID-19 has had on the labor market as well as forcing people to introspect about what they want out of life. Dennis and Lisa discuss quiet quitting in this week’s episode, with perspec...

Dennis and Lisa continue their discussion on the powerful tool of feedback. After discussing the importance of feedback in overcoming blindspots in Episode 72, they answer the question of why people tend to be afraid of receiving feedback. For many, the fear is associated with being criticized and brings back pain from past experiences. However, by shifting our thinking to view feedback as a posit...

Special guest Trey Ingram, partner at Holliday Ingram Real Estate Law in Greenville, SC, joined Dennis and Lisa to share his stories and experiences building a culture at his firm. Trey is a Leadership Roundtable participant and was able to grow his business from five to 65 team members in just four and a half years. He is adamant about building a workplace culture where balance between home and w...

How often do you cringe when someone tells you they want to give feedback? Yes, it is true that feedback can be negative, but so often we forget that positive feedback is just as possible. In today’s episode, Dennis and Lisa start a deep dive into the world of feedback. They discuss the power of feedback to uncover blind spots, but also to be a driver of reinforcing good habits or actions. If ever...

Following in the footsteps of some of our favorite podcasts, speakers, and blogs, Dennis and Lisa join this week’s episode with a collection of things they are loving right now. When approaching the question, they thought about the experiences, people, and things that have helped them find the most joy. It’s an encouraging episode with ideas to help you find more joy in your life and some tips you...

Uncertainty seems to be the new “abundance of caution” of 2022 as headlines discuss anything from political unrest to inflation to Ukraine—there is plenty to be uncertain about these days. And while that is always the case in our lives, coming out of the pandemic we might have hoped for a little clearer picture about what the future holds. The fact is, the gray is here to stay but it is what you d...

Dennis and Lisa were joined by special guests Bryan Cuccaro and Brad Stephenson, co-owners of Newcastle Lawn and Landscape in Pennsylvania, to discuss the work culture they created that landed them the award of “Best Lawn and Landscape Company to Work For” in the United States. Building a strong culture in a landscape company is no easy feat and this interview is a must listen for employers in any...

One of Dennis and Lisa’s favorite subjects to talk about with their clients is frustration. Why? It is one the single greatest motivators for action. Frustration creates energy that can be put towards productivity…productivity that ultimately leads to more peace, happiness, and a better quality of life. In today’s episode, you will learn four ways to harness the energy triggered by frustration and...

As a husband and wife team, Dennis and Lisa frequently find ways to apply the factors at play within a healthy marriage to those that also work for the professional world. In today’s episode, they examine four top communication tips for married couples that actually apply equally well to teams seeking to rid themselves of unwanted drama. After all, drama free teams are more productive, efficient,...