Live & Unlearn

Why do some professionals step up to assume the role as a changemaker? And what is important for changemakers to unlearn? In this season premier, Katy Caroan interviews Alyssa Jade McDonald-Bärtl, who is embracing multiple changemaker roles across industries, sectors, and topics. Alyssa shares why she decided to show up as a changemaker and what she unlearned in order to become one. For over a dec...

What do buddies have to do with unlearning and becoming a changemaker? In this season finale, Katy Caroan summarizes the main benefits of being in buddy relationships as a pre-requisite to assuming a changemaker role. She shares some of the topics to be addressed in the next season. For over a decade, Katy Caroan has served clients looking to excel as professionals. She meets leaders on all levels...

How do you end a buddy relationship which is not serving you anymore? What are the most frequently asked questions to end a buddy relationship? Katy Caroan answers five key questions that anyone should ask themselves when looking to end the buddy relationship. For over a decade, Katy Caroan has served clients looking to excel as professionals. She meets leaders on all levels to explore challenges,...

How do you maintain a buddy relationship effectively? What are the most frequently asked questions to sustain a buddy relationship? Katy Caroan answers five key questions that anyone should ask themselves when assessing the buddy relationship. For over a decade, Katy Caroan has served clients looking to excel as professionals. She meets leaders on all levels to explore challenges, develop skills,...

What are the most frequently asked questions when starting a buddy relationship? Katy Caroan answers five key questions that anyone should ask themselves before starting the process. For over a decade, Katy Caroan has served clients looking to excel as professionals. She meets leaders on all levels to explore challenges, develop skills, and practice new behaviors. This podcast focuses on unlearnin...

What are the key success factors for healthy buddy relationships? Katy Caroan summarizes the insights from the previous episodes about starting, maintaining, and ending buddy relationships. For over a decade, Katy Caroan has served clients looking to excel as professionals. She meets leaders on all levels to explore challenges, develop skills, and practice new behaviors. This podcast focuses on un...

What is the future of buddies, and how are AI, technology, and virtual peer support already playing an important role in this space? Katy Caroan shares her experiences with different tools to enhance the results from buddy relationships. For over a decade, Katy Caroan has served clients looking to excel as professionals. She meets leaders on all levels to explore challenges, develop skills, and pr...

What is a transformational buddy, and what does it take to become or find one? Katy Caroan shares her own experiences and provides hints and tips for keeping valuable buddy relationships healthy. For over a decade, Katy Caroan has served clients looking to excel as professionals. She meets leaders on all levels to explore challenges, develop skills, and practice new behaviors. This podcast focuses...

Why do some buddy relationships turn bad, and what can you do about it? Katy Caroan shares own experiences and provides hints and tips in keeping valuable buddy relationships healthy. For over a decade, Katy Caroan has served clients looking to excel as professionals. She meets leaders on all levels to explore challenges, develop skills, and practice new behaviors. This podcast focuses on unlearni...

The episode follows up on the season 5 premiere episode where Shailia Stephens shared her insights from buddying in a business context for over a decade. The listeners will take part in Katy Caroan's take and tips on why buddy relationships are vital to professional success. To put it simply: Unlearning the belief that we have to do it on our own. For over a decade, Katy Caroan has served clients...

The season premiere episode focuses on the role of the buddy in any professional's career. The listeners will meet Shailia Stephens, one of Katy's most prominent buddies over the last decade, and learn about her journey and what she is currently unlearning in her ambition to stand out as a transformational coach and be of service. For more information on Shailia Stephens:  shailiastephens.com...

The season finale episode focuses on the vital role of assessments in unlearning to get a head start on the journey and stay committed to the process. The listeners will be invited to kick off their unlearning journey by using the self-assessment tool and getting tailored recommendations in the Leader In Demand app, available free-of-charge via Appstore and Google Play. For over a decade, Katy Car...

This episode focuses on the value of silence and unlearning from catching insights about the advantages of adding more silence within four different areas: physical, mental, emotional, and social. Through three scenarios, the listeners will be challenged by reflecting on how they may benefit from learning and unlearning by adding more silence in one or more areas in their lives. For over a decade,...

This episode focuses on decluttering and unlearning from catching insights about the advantages of decluttering within three different areas: physical, mental, and digital. Through three scenarios, the listeners will be challenged by reflecting on how they may benefit from learning and unlearning when decluttering one or more areas in their lives. For over a decade, Katy Caroan has served clients...

This episode focuses on detachment and unlearning from catching insights about the advantages of being more detached to specific outcomes. Through three scenarios, the listeners will be challenged by reflecting on how they may benefit from learning and unlearning about detachment in their personal or professional lives. For over a decade, Katy Caroan has served clients looking to excel as professi...

This episode focuses on procrastination and unlearning from catching insights about advantages and disadvantages when procrastinating. Through three scenarios, the listeners will be challenged by reflecting on how they may benefit from learning and unlearning about procrastination in their personal or professional lives. For over a decade, Katy Caroan has served clients looking to excel as profess...

This episode focuses on impatience and unlearning from catching insights about choosing patience when making decisions, running projects, and improving listening skills. Through three scenarios, the listeners will be challenged by reflecting on how they may turn impatience into more patience and advantages in the work environment. For over a decade, Katy Caroan has served clients looking to excel...

This episode focuses on imperfection and unlearning from catching insights related to building non-native language skills in a job or when applying for a job. Through three different scenarios, the listeners will be challenged by reflecting on how they may turn variable language skills into an advantage in the work environment. For over a decade, Katy Caroan has served clients looking to excel as...

This episode focuses on resilience and unlearning from catching insights based on the learnings of Sydney Banks' Three Principles perspective of Thought, Consciousness, and Mind. The listeners will be challenged by reflecting on how they may build resilience in different scenarios. For over a decade, Katy Caroan has served clients looking to excel as professionals. She meets leaders on all levels...

The episode will focus on simplicity and unlearning from catching insights based on the learnings of Sydney Banks' Three Principles perspective of Thought, Consciousness, and Mind. The listeners will be challenged by reflecting on important presentations, meeting performance targets, and workforce conflicts. For over a decade, Katy Caroan has served clients looking to excel as professionals....

Welcome to season 4! The season theme will be around unlearning from catching insights based on the learning of Sydney Banks' Three Principles perspective of Thought, Consciousness, and Mind. In this season premiere, Coach Katy Caroan interviews one of her business mentors, Robin Charbit, who generously shares what he believes he helped her unlearn over the years. He is also sh...

In this season finale, coach Katy Caroan shares some of the key takeaways by reflecting on the lessons she unlearned from her coachees and her own career. She also sets the scene for Season 4, which will be launched in May 2024. For over a decade, Katy Caroan has served clients looking to excel as professionals. She meets leaders on all levels to explore challenges, develop skills, and practice ne...

In this podcast episode, coach Katy Caroan shares some pivotal moments from her own career when experiencing the cost of avoiding confrontation. She challenges you to address your vulnerability and untapped potential in unlearning to neglect confrontations. For over a decade, Katy Caroan has served clients looking to excel as professionals. She meets leaders on all levels to explore challenges, de...

In this podcast episode, coach Katy Caroan invites you to reflect on the fear of public speaking. She shares her own experiences and challenges you to explore your own vulnerability and untapped potential by building capabilities in public speaking. For over a decade, Katy Caroan has served clients looking to excel as professionals. She meets leaders on all levels to explore challenges, develop sk...

In this podcast episode, coach Katy Caroan invites you to reflect on  the  fear of feedforward. She challenges other professionals to explore their vulnerability and untapped potential by asking for feedback and embracing feedforward.  Her coachees struggle to unlearn behaviors they want to reduce or eliminate from their professional lives. For over a decade, Katy Caroan has se...