Lighthearted Leadership with Lizette

Today's episode reveals some deep insight from CS. Lewis. Show Notes: https://lightheartedleadership.com/

Today's show explores how to stay positive when everything is a mess. Show Notes: https://lightheartedleadership.com/ https://lightheartedleadership.com/2021/11/23/episode-26-staying-positive-when-everything-is-a-hot-mess/

On today’s episode we are heading into unhurried conversations. I am just wrapping up a coaching group Unhurried at work where we spent 6 sessions exploring unhurried conversations and how unhurried habits can help you elevate your own communication style. We are going to talk about that today. There is something about this time of year that just gets hurried for me. A quick transition from one mo...

On today’s episode we are heading into distraction. If you’ve joined me before you know don’t you my lighthearted friends how easily I get distracted on the show and we’re going to talk about that today. We are also going to talk about how you get distracted. How many times a day do you pick up your phone? When we go the gym I must pick up my phone after every rep. I don’t know what I’m thinking,...

On today’s episode we are heading into stress and your health. It’s that time of year when stress kicks up into high gear for many of us. Yep and it’s called something that ends in DAY. Any old day of the week can trigger stress, usually less on Thursdays and Fridays but for me it hits any day of the week. They all tend to blend together. So today we are going to talk about a few stress busting st...

There are so many paradoxes women face in the workplace and how to get ahead when you, if you are a woman listening are faced with these paradoxes. Paradoxes like (according to HBR) women need to be demanding yet caring, authoritative yet participative, advocating for themselves yet supportive of others and maintain distance yet be approachable. If you’re banging your head against a wall, On today...

On today’s episode we are heading into how you can help women advance in leadership. The statistics are  sobering. In most organizations over half the members are women, and you’ll find less than 1/3 of women in leadership roles for that same organization. We explore some ways you can help women advance in leadership, regardless your role in the organization. Apply for the Power, Poise and Co...

On today's episode we are reviewing modern psychological tools you can use to avoid conflict. How does that sound? We are diving into Transactional Analysis and we'll only be skimming the surface but the surface may be deep enough for you to take some tools with you that you can apply in your conflict scenarios. Blog Post on How to Avoid Conflict https://www.optimumvobis.com/post/how-to-avoid-conf...

On today’s episode we are heading into dignity. We seem to be in an employee’s market that’s been dubbed the great Resignation or as a coach with busy Organizations working to retain their staff, the vision from the organization is the Great Retention. In either case if you have another job offer and you are resigning, how do you do so with dignity? Do you counter offer? Do you accept a counter of...

On today’s episode we are heading into change. What’s your feeling about change. Do you run from it? Welcome it? What happens when your organization makes change decisions? What if you are an executive in an organization and you are driving change? Whatever your experience with change, today we are going to explore the change space and we’re going to uncover some change wisdom for you. On lighthea...

On today’s episode we are heading into decisions. What’s your feeling about decisions. Do you make them easy? Do you take your time? Do you make a list? Pros, cons? Or do you decide quickly or do you meet in committee, take consensus, and walk away with inaction? Whatever your experience with decisionmaking today we are going to explore the space around making a decision. We won’t delve deep into...

When you think about the workplace. Where do you fit in with emotions? Many of my clients are not comfortable with emotions whether it’s crying, laughing, anger, frustration sometimes people - and I work in a technical field so it is perhaps exacerbated this concept that we work without emotion because emotions means, you aren’t working to optimal efficiency. Or something like that. We are humans...

On today’s episode we are wading out into the unknown. Nothing terrifies me as much as the unknown. I say terrify but you can also replace that with thrill. Truth be told nothing terrifies me or thrills me as much as the unknown. Today we are going to play with the unknown and see if we can’t discover some ways you can get comfortable with the uncomfortable. Resources: Show wisdom https://www.patr...

I was in a conference last week where as an executive coach, I was asked multiple times, how to avoid zoom fatigue. In the conference I gave a couple of quick suggestions. On today’s show we are going to go a little bit deeper to leave you with a few provocative thoughts on how you can avoid zoom fatigue. That and more on today’s show. Connect with Lizette on LinkedIn Show notes: https://lighthear...

Today we are going to explore some coaching wisdom and how you can use it to your advantage to level up your meeting experience and hit effective meeting level. On today’s show we are going to play with some coaching tools, some executive coaching tools and one in particular called the coaching agreement. We aren’t going to go deep into a coaching agreement but we are going to explore what this li...

What can you do when you are on a sinking ship, metaphorically speaking? There are times when you are legitimately sinking or at least it feels like it. You’re overwhelmed, more and more is piling up on top of you and it’s not fun to be you. I find that this topic comes up a lot this topic of being overwhelmed in over your head, too much to do, feels like I’m sinking, a bunch of different activiti...

EPISODE SUMMARY Lord of the Rings! We are talking about taking a Lord of the Rings retreat. Are you interested? I know I was. In today's show I talk with a retreat master, Fr. Tom Behrend, about how you can take a leadership retreat, types of retreats he's taken, benefits of retreats, and how you can incorporate retreats into your life. The best part is we get to dive into the wisdom from Lord of...

In today's special show I finish our inspirational talk with elite level athlete and gymnast, Gage Dyer - men's gymnast who flies through the air on floor and vault. Speaking of flying through the air, check out his instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/gagedyer/?hl=en or find him on Facebook If you are interested in the summary show notes you can find them here: https://lightheartedleadership...

In today's special show I talk with an amazing athlete, Gage Dyer - men's gymnast who flies through the air on floor and vault. Speaking of flying through the air, check out his instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/gagedyer/?hl=en or find him on Facebook If you are interested in the summary show notes you can find them here: https://lightheartedleadership.com/shownotes/ Part 1 of my interview...

EPISODE SUMMARY Saying "No" can be easy for some and nerve wracking for others. To complicate matters hearing "No" can have some repercussions for you. In this episode we are going to explore some ways you can communicate "No" without actually saying no. PODCAST SPONSOR Get your own Rocketbook here https://www.getrocketbook.com/?rfsn=5246447.0aa09fa&utm_source=affiliate&utm_campaign=524644...

EPISODE SUMMARY Recently the BBC had a story on why we buy into the cult of overwork and LinkedIn followed that up with stories on how rising and grinding is bad for you. In today's show we’re going to dive into how you can be upwardly mobile, and successful by cultivating breaks. Breaks are important whether they are scheduled or impromptu and today's show may just inspire you how to start incorp...

Welcome to the show notes for Lighthearted Leadership with Lizette. EPISODE SUMMARY On today’s show we’re going to the serengetti. Does it every feel like you work at a zoo? Does it feel like a zoo is calmer than your workplace? If you feel that way, you are not alone. Today we are going to talk about how to work with a rampaging rhino and other office wisdom. Download the T echnique Wisdom Worksh...

Welcome to the show notes for Lighthearted Leadership with Lizette. EPISODE SUMMARY In today's show we talk about appreciation, the benefits of appreciation and how you might be able to use appreciation as a motivating source. We also have a special guest on today's show who has a stupendous gift of motivating others. PODCAST SPONSOR Optimum Vobis works with individuals and organizations to raise...

We take on the not so lighthearted topic of long working hours and discover how to fuel and balance work and life. We also take a peek at rocket fuel in today's show. PODCAST SPONSOR Optimum Vobis works with individuals and organizations to raise their level of effectiveness with lighthearted coaching. Explore coaching here FULL SHOW NOTES  here https://lightheartedleadership.com/2021/06/22/e...

EPISODE SUMMARY In today's show we explore how to use lightheartedness and how being lighthearted can increase your effectiveness, communication, engagement, trust and even your pay. Managers who lead with fun and levity benefit from employee engagement and overall success and the research shows that playfulness can elevate your status and lower your stress. Too good to be true? Decide yourself! P...