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Amanda stands for building economic systems for the betterment of our world. She invites us to question assumptions, trust ourselves, and find allies for positive change. Amanda is the economics and policy lead at The Wellbeing Alliance (WEALL), whose mission is "To change the debate and build momentum for economic transformation so that economies around the world deliver shared wellbeing for...

Season 3 Premier! No matter where you are on your leadership journey, coach Kelly Huang (Boardroom Ready, Forbes Coaches Council) tells us it’s not too early—or too late—to consider joining a board and why it matters.  Learn more about Kelly at ⁠www.coachkellyhuang.com⁠ Visit us at ⁠www.the-next-level.com⁠ for all things connected leadership. 

Strategic Webbing is Next Level’s radically different approach to traditional networking, based upon building an authentic, values-aligned web of connections towards your career goals. In this series, I’ll help you web-build better by busting the most common connection barriers. In this episode, I break down how status differentials prevent us from connecting with key influencers on our career pat...

Next Level Leaders, The greatest resource we have to achieve our goals is one another. And, together there's a collective flow that can take us well beyond imagined success.  Over 15 years of running Success Circles peer coaching programs, I've had the privilege of catching 6-month waves of collective momentum. Last week, Changing the Future Success Circles for Women at Penn State Universi...

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A sneak peak inside our exclusive alumni kickoff event, launching our new partnership with DEI pioneer Sally Helgesen! With Sally, Lucia, and original Success Circle coaches Uneeda Brewer and Judy Francolini. We're making history together! Grab a journal and dive in. Rising Together Success Circles is our partnership with DEI pioneer Sally Helgesen, putting her book  ⁠⁠⁠⁠Rising Together⁠⁠⁠⁠  t...

The quality of our conversations is the quality of our questions. . And... responses can be underwhelming. . In this mini Listen to Lead episode, I share two *seemingly* banal answers that pack coaching-gold! Listen for them with direct reports, colleagues, friends, or in any conversation that deserve a deeper dive. . Subscribe to Listen to Lead on Spotify for deep diving conversations- as well as...

We're joined by Success Circles grad, Sarah Zappe, Assistant Dean of Teaching and Learning at Penn State's Leonard Center. . As we prepare to kick off our 2023 Success Circles program for women at Penn State, Changing the Future (CTF) we start by listening back to Sarah's leadership story at her CTF 2021 graduation. . We reflect on how she's grown since saying "yes: to her cur...

We rise together by both normalizing healthy attraction at work and speaking up about unhealthy power dynamics.  . We're counting down to Sept. 21st Rising Together Success Circles kick-off event with Sally's 8 most common workplace triggers. . Rising Together Success Circles is our partnership with Sally Helgesen, putting her book Rising Together to work via our signature Success Circles...

Why jokes-jokes often fail-fail, and how we can get humor right at work. Watch to the end for a workplace appropriate bit you can start using right away! . We're counting down to Sept. 21st Rising Together Success Circles kick-off event with Sally's 8 most common workplace triggers. . Rising Together Success Circles is our partnership with Sally Helgesen, putting her book Rising Together t...

If your inner teen is triggered by networking... this one's for you! With a special shout out to my improv training partner and born-inclusive leader, Sara Armour. . We're counting down to Sept. 21st Rising Together Success Circles kick-off event with Sally's 8 most common workplace triggers. . Rising Together Success Circles is our partnership with Sally Helgesen, putting her book Ris...

The truth is, it’s not. Let's take on this trigger – and take a stand for culture change. We're counting down to Sept. 21st Rising Together Success Circles kick-off event with Sally's 8 most common workplace triggers. Rising Together Success Circles is our partnership with Sally Helgesen, putting her book Rising Together to work via our signature Success Circles peer mentoring program....

Let's talk about communication-style triggers. We're counting down to kick-off Rising Together Success Circles with Sally's 8 most common workplace triggers! Rising Together Success Circles is our groundbreaking partnership with DEI pioneer Sally Helgesen, putting her latest book,  Rising Together: How We Can Bridge Divides and Create a More Inclusive Workplace , to work via our signat...

"True confidence is always rooted in our sense of our own abilities, along with our capacity- and our willingness- to learn."- Sally Helgesen, Rising Together We're counting down to kick-off Rising Together Success Circles with Sally's 8 most common workplace triggers! Rising Together Success Circles is our groundbreaking partnership with DEI pioneer Sally Helgesen, putting her l...

If the Barbie movie made you cry too, this one’s for you.  We're counting down to kick-off Rising Together Success Circles with Sally's 8 most common workplace triggers! Rising Together Success Circles is our groundbreaking partnership with DEI pioneer Sally Helgesen, putting her latest book, Rising Together: How We Can Bridge Divides and Create a More Inclusive Workplace, to work via our...

We're counting down to kick-off Rising Together Success Circles with Sally's 8 most common workplace triggers! Rising Together Success Circles is our groundbreaking partnership with DEI pioneer Sally Helgesen, putting her latest book, Rising Together: How We Can Bridge Divides and Create a More Inclusive Workplace, to work via our signature Success Circles peer mentoring program. In this 8...

Presence? Vision? Creativity? At root of all these: Positive mindset. In this solo mini-episode I talk about the why and how of cultivating a positive mindset for your next level leadership. Connect well by visiting us @ www.the-next-level.com , offering Success Circles peer coaching programs and executive coaching.

We're thrilled to announce our partnership with DEI pioneer Sally Helgesen, putting her latest book, Rising Together, to work via our signature Success Circles program. I share the story of how this came to be and repost our groundbreaking interview with Sally. When your success/ my success becomes our success, we all rise. Learn about bringing Rising Together Success Circles to your organizat...

Be is a coach and ceremonial space holder. Be embodies her teachings, living a life of surrender to what she calls “the energy of love.”  In doing so, she helps us come closer to our truth. With plant medicine, Be brings a depth of reverence and understanding of nervous system regulation to create safe spaces for radical change. In this conversation we explore the art of being- being with love, be...

Bonnie's a sculptor, Professor of Art at Penn State University, and Success Circles alumni. Through Together Tacit, Bonnie's empowering creative collaboration between sighted, low vision, and blind people. This conversation goes beyond inclusion, to sculpting new spaces for all, together. To learn more about Success Circles, visit www.connectwithlucia.com To learn more about Together Tacit...

Takeda Success Circles grad Eni Adedokun (Head of Quality Services and Improvement) joins for a deep-diving conversation on heart-centered leadership. We talk about planting seeds of greatness in the teams she leads, the complexity of being a black woman in the DEI space, and the willingness to admit we're all learning together. Listen to the end for some golden wisdom from Eni's Nigerian...

Best-selling author Sally Helgesen joins L2L to discuss her new book "Rising Together," the practice of inclusion, and bringing grace to work. Sally was the first person to use the term "inclusion" in the corporate sphere and coined the notion of "web-style leadership", the foundation of Success Circles. More than a legend, as her work continues to elevate us. For all...

We're joined by Penn State Success Circles '21 graduate,  Alexandra  Staub , professor of architecture. We explore applying the principles of participatory design for an inclusive future. __ How's employee development going at your organization? Cultures of belonging foster greatness. Success Circles create them. Learn more & book a discovery call @ www.connectwithlucia.com   __ Ex...

We're joined by Levi Barker, head of Iboga Wellness, Costa Rica. Levi shares how finding the Bwiti tradition of iboga plant medicine helped him find himself, and how he eventually left tech entrepreneurship to help others find themselves. We discuss the call to step into leadership, becoming a safe space holder for growth, and the simple yet profound Bwiti lesson of “enjoying the gift of life....