More Than A Paycheck

The more decisions you have to make, the more fatigued your brain gets. The more fatigued your brain gets, the harder it is to make decisions. Research has shown, your decision-making skills are better earlier in the day. So, how do you make decisions during work, but save some energy for decisions at home? The pandemic has made seemingly simple decisions even harder to make. Listen in this week a...

It's the time of year where so many of us get feedback on our performance. Being told we should "think big" is such a scape goat feedback response. It's what leaders say when they don't know what else to tell you to work on. But when we tell ourselves to "Think Big" it rarely works. Join us this week and we talk about why and what we're rebranding "Think Big" to. List and learn.   Ready to get som...

Title : 81 Intent vs Impact Podcast Summary   I like to assume most people have a good intent because I really think they do. But the impact of what we do does not always line up with the intent. Join us this week and we talk about the 4 steps to optimize to the impact and not just the intent.   Ready to get some free 1:1 help? I offer a limited number of free coaching calls each week. Grab time o...

Listen in as we talk about the most important skill that will not only impact your career, but every aspect of your life. This one skill is the secret to getting promoted, reaching health goals, having the type of relationships you want, making more money, and to loving your life. And the good news is it's not based on how you look, your education, your job title or your past experience. Listen in...

We are constantly told we need to change to be better. Lose weight, make more money, work less, focus more on your family. And then we're quickly sold a quick way to get these things. But what if there was nothing wrong with you? What if you focused more on being you and being happy with you? This week we're diving into when to focus more on being and want to move to "becoming something else. If y...

Happy hours, launch parties, and annual awards are great, but they don't give you that daily boost of endorphins. Learning to really celebrate your wins everyday will help you feel motivated to keep going. But you've been going about it all wrong. This in this week and learn how to celebrate the good stuff and really feel the excitement. Listen and learn how.   Ready to get some free 1:1 help? I o...

If you feel like you need to take a break to rejuvenate, you're doing self care all wrong. Pedicures, massages, and baths are great, but that's not what true self care is. If you were really taking care of yourself, you would not need a break. Your life would include things like a bath, but because you like them, not because you need to escape your life. Listen in this week and learn the 3 things...

Ever feet stuck when you just don't know what to do? Sometimes the data can be argued towards both decisions which makes it hard to decide. Join us this week as we talk about what to do when just don't know what to do. It's easier than you think. Listen and learn how. Ready to get some free 1:1 help? I offer a limited number of free coaching calls each week. Grab time on my calendar at http://lind...

Studies show that people spend an average of 23 hours per week in meetings. I'm guessing now that many of us work in hybrid settings, this number is even higher. We all agree we need less meetings, but at the same time they can feel like a necessary evil. Join me this week as we dive into what to do about meeting overload. This is not your typical info like make sure to have an agenda and purpose,...

When someone asks you how you're doing, most of us say some generic response like fine or good. The same thing happens when we feel stuck or consumed on what to do. Or that thing that's nagging you over and over. There are so many sneaky little thoughts that keep us stuck. Things like I don't know or I'll do it tomorrow. Listen in this week and learn what to do about it.   Ready to get some free 1...

Learning from your failures is a great sounding idea. But most of us are going about it all wrong. We over complicated it, avoid thinking about what we screwed up, or just pretend we will remember next time. Learning to apply this simple project management best practice to your week will be a game changer in changing things for the better. Listen in and learn how.   Ready to get some free 1:1 help...

Join me this week and get to know Rich Hua. He's a Principal World Wide Go To Market Specialist for AWS at Amazon and the founder of Amazon's EQ community. Rich has helped thousands of people better understand Emotional Intelligence (EQ). As someone that's been kicked out of preschool, received an education from a top school, became a Pastor, and is an Engineering genius, he's learned so much alon...

Shifting your career from being an individual contributor to manager can be amazing and hard. It's exciting to keep growing and learning new things. But also hard because what skills needed to manager are very different. You can't just hustle your way through any more. You have to level up your work to deliver at the next level. Listen in this week and learn the 4 tips to make the transition smoot...

A brand is an intangible feeling and thought you have about something. When you feel excited, cool, and intrigued, you're more likely to engage with that brand. Building a personal brand  is no different. But most people are trying to optimize the completely wrong part of their personal brand. They're trying to make sure other people like them, but this is the wrong thing to focus on. Listen in th...

Feeling like you're just surviving and trying to make it through the day is not sustainable long term. We were not built to live in survival mode for extended periods of time. When you feel like you work in a toxic environment, when your manager is not supportive, and when you've lost your motivation, things can feel impossible. This week, we're talking about how to take steps to get out of surviv...

Mental models are a buzz word, but when used properly are a very helpful tool. They enable you to scale and be a leader that enables teams to align. Knowing and communicating clear mental models makes people strong leaders. But just looking at mental models is not enough. There are two other key elements require to make a mental model work. This week we dive into what they are and how to better un...

What is something that you want? That result you really want? The new job. A house. Better relationships. Health. More money. Whatever it is, the reason you don't have it yet is because you keep doing this one thing wrong. Join me in this episode as I tell you what it is and the proven formula to getting any result you want. Listen and learn how.   Ready to get some free 1:1 help? I offer a limite...

One of the biggest mistakes people make in their career is focusing too much on their past. What school they went to, their degrees, their previous jobs. That's great, but your past only lives in the present. Things that happened yesterday don't matter and can't impact you until you think about them today. And if you past only lives in the present, your future lives in the present as well. And the...

Everyone struggles. We all have been, are, or will go through really big and overwhelming things. Things that feel like you'll never survive. Things that make you questions everything. Things that feel like there's no way through it. But the crazy thing about us humans is that we keep making it. One day, one hour, or even one minute at a time. This week I'm getting venerable and sharing about my r...

Managing up is building healthy and effective relationships with higher-ups. But the tips and tricks about managing up like learning to communication in your leaders' styles or bringing solutions and not just problems don't get you there. These things lead to political games and obsessing over getting people to like you. In this episode you're going to learn how to manage up in a way that actually...

As someone that's been at my company 10x longer than the average employee, I get numerous people asking me what my advice is. As I've thought a lot about this, I've decided there are 3 main things that will make anyone successful as they onboard to their new job. Join me this week as we dive into what the short, medium, and long-term advice is to making at work. Listen and learn.   Ready to get so...

Data is important to drive your business, but understanding the story that data is telling you is crucial. Without knowing how to interpret the data, it's useless. The same goes with the data and story we tell ourselves about our careers. Listen and learn.   Ready to get some free 1:1 help? I offer a limited number of free coaching calls each week. Grab time on my calendar at http://lindsaybuchanc...

One of the things I love most about my job is the people I get to work with. They are smart, funny, caring, inspiring and some of the best people I've come across. While we get along with most of our coworkers, there are times when that one person just drives us crazy. This week we are diving into why this can become a problem for you and how to deal with it. By following the 2 steps outlined in t...

We've all had a manager that we just don't trust. Whether they are taking credit for your work, throwing you under the bus, or telling you what you want to hear and not acting on it, it's hard when you feel like you can't trust your manager. This week we are diving into what to do when you find yourself in this situation. Listen and learn.   Ready to get some free 1:1 help? I offer a limited numbe...

Join me on the podcast this week as we dive into what to do when you don't have help from a manager. Most people feel like their manager can make or break their success, but what happens when you don't trust your manager? Or maybe they rotate or go on leave? In this episode you'll learn what to do when you don't have the safety net from a good manager. Listen and learn.   Ready to get some free 1:...