Hot Mess Hotline

Gen X is often called the sandwich generation, and while that phrase is certainly true on the home front, it's applicable to the workplace as well. My fellow Gen Xers are sandwiched between Baby Boomer CEOs and leadership and managing Millennial team members, and frankly, we're burning out.  In today's Mini Mess episode, I'm talking about Generation X motivation in the workplace and THEN, I'm talk...

In this episode, Stefanie talks with Doug Miller, the Owner & CEO of Brightworks, about his company’s experience with the COVID-19 pandemic and how his advanced-preparedness mindset helped his team immediately and seamlessly transition to an entirely virtual office while continuing to provide customer support. Pro Troublemaker Nation founder Stefanie Krievins draws on conversations with guest CEOs...

In this episode, Stefanie discusses when it’s time to challenge the status quo and how to harness the energy of your team when they’re excited about change. Leaders will also learn what to do when a new corporate culture begins emerging as the result of change initiatives, and how that happens. Pro Troublemaker Nation founder Stefanie Krievins draws on conversations with guest CEOs and leaders, he...

In this episode, leaders will tackle the obstacles that keep their teams from changing. Stefanie discusses the art of delegating as part of the change management process, then addresses how to break down your vision story in to multi-year, annual, and six-month goals. Listeners will learn why to set benchmarks for success, as well as how to celebrate the wins along the way with their teams. Pro Tr...

In this episode, Stefanie Krievins discusses why leaders need more than just a vision for their team and why you need to communicate significantly more than you think you do. Key takeways include how to create a vision story, how to communicate that story to your team with tools that you may not have considered, and how everyone at your company ultimately plays a role in the change you want to see...

In this episode, leaders will learn how to integrate urgency and accountability into business models; why your team needs radical personal responsibility; and what you need to truly sustain major changes. Stefanie also discusses the need for guiding coalitions within your organization and what a successful coalition looks like. In the first six episodes, Pro Troublemaker Nation founder Stefanie Kr...

Pro Troublemaker Nation founder Stefanie Krievins draws on conversations with guest CEOs and leaders, her own clients’ experiences, and the expertise of leading change-management professionals to provide tools for mid-level managers who want to learn to think like entrepreneurs. In this episode, Stefanie shares the 4 steps to disaster planning, discusses the 90-Day Sprint tool, and introduces the...

Pro Troublemaker Nation founder Stefanie Krievins shares conversations for mid-level managers who think like entrepreneurs.  Find out what happens when CEOs, leaders and others start getting real, from the hot messes they've found themselves in, to how they got out of them, and everything in between.  Stefanie Krievins is an executive coach based in Indianapolis, Ind. specializing in leadership an...