The Behaviorist

What really drives a leadership team to greatness? Hint: it’s *not* about everyone being a superstar. Join Sarah, Dylan, and Kedren as they dive into the essential ingredients that make executive teams excel. Discover the surprising qualities that elevate team performance and how balancing the paradox of leadership is key to sustained success. Ready to rethink what it takes to lead? Don't miss thi...

The Work Wisdom team invites you to join us for our second installment of our series on Curiosity as we explore what behaviors you can adopt that enhance your ability to learn and grow. We will also explore some behaviors and mindsets that may interfere with your curiosity and block you from engaging with information in ways that are ripe for learning To learn more about Work Wisdom, visit our web...

Asking questions that help us more deeply and richly connect can be harder than it seems. Join us in our series on the benefits of cultivating curiosity as we explore the art of asking questions with Dr. Scott Waltman To learn more about Work Wisdom, visit our website at  www.workwisdomllc.com  and follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram (@workwisdom).    

In a world where we sense so much division, could listening be the superpower we didn’t know we needed? Join us as Mike McKenna talks with Tracy Cutler about concrete ways to truly listen deeply and connect more meaningfully across the many forms of differences in our neighborhoods, workplaces, and social lives. “Listening Across the Divide” will help you understand others even when you don’t or c...

What is the most hard-won, unglamorous, yet high-performance skill in leadership?  It may be one that is almost never discussed: killing your darlings. How do we recalibrate our bias towards adding?  How do we accept, normalize and even grieve when it is time to let go of a beloved offering, product, department for the long-term health of the organization?  What role does confidence play in creati...

Intuition is simply knowing without fully knowing how you know.  We benefit from accessing ALL of our knowledge (both cognitive and intuitive), yet some of us have been encouraged to undervalue our intuitive knowledge.  Join Kedren and Sarah to learn about the four types of intuition (Expert, Creative, Relational, and Temporal) as well as Kedren's top ten favorite techniques for developing your ow...

Inspired by the leadership book Extreme Ownership, Sarah *convinced* Nate Shea from SecureStrux to return to the podcast and dig into what Owning It means on our teams. “What’s rewarded is repeated.” In a recent March 2024 article by Zenger and Folkman, the research about the culture of empowered teams shows that if we want high engagement and productivity, we need to set the tone and help our tea...

Join Ryan Berardi, Mike Mason, and Kedren as they explore  recent research  documenting the shifts in what we truly want and expect from our leaders.  The necessary and elusive role of 'Executive Presence' is evolving in significant and even some encouraging ways.  What makes a leader now?  What skills should we hone to be a modern leader?  Listen in to learn about both the changing and evergreen...

This week on The Behaviorist, join Sarah and Kedren for an impromptu discussion on how to build one's confidence. During this episode, you'll learn what mindsets, behaviors and habits foster sustained, enhanced self-regard. Explore Work Wisdom's experience about the facets and building blocks of MODERN confidence, which include humility, polish and deep listening. To learn more about Work Wisdom,...

Join us as Janine talks with Liz Orr, creator of the Rude Ass Enneagram, about the best way to discern your number, Liz's process of writing her new book “The Unfiltered Enneagram, A Witty And Wise Guide to Self Compassion,” and how to recognize the negative patterns of your number and move toward Badass Pattern Breaking You can follow Liz on Instagram @rudeassenneagram and visit her website  www....

We certainly needed to hear this right now, and we hope it’s perfect timing for you, too.  This is possibly the most countercultural business podcast ever recorded. What would our workplaces be like if we learned to love uncertainty?  How do we double down on our inputs, our habits, our practices and let go of trying to predict the future?  Why is our intolerance of uncertainty growing?  How do we...

Join us as Sarah talks with Alisa and Alex about three key ways of maximizing potential. If you’re interested in unlocking your potential or, as a leader, unlocking your team's potential, the following episode might interest you. We’re not getting anywhere fast sitting in Zoom meetings in our pajamas. How can we level up and get that boost of energy and performance that makes life exciting and wor...

Join us as Work Wisdom’s Real-Time strategy associate, Mike McKenna talks with Work Wisdom Founder Kedren Crosby and Vanessa Philbert, CEO of Community Action Partnership, about lessons in growth mindset from one of Hollywood’s culinary anti-heros. Follow along as we slice and dice the journey of Cousin Richie from Hulu’s hit The Bear. To learn more about Work Wisdom, visit our website at www.work...

We received too many requests for this content to wait until we could get into the studio. Are you burning out, or have you lost your spark?  If you’re trying to find your vibrancy, listen to Kedren as she shares her top twenty favorite ways to sustainably revive and renew in times of uncertainty or unprecedented stress. To learn more about Work Wisdom, visit our website at www.workwisdomllc.com a...

Join some Work Wisdom leaders to reflect on Adam Bryant’s new work on Leap to Leader. Adam Bryant has found that there are SIX focus areas when growing. 1. What do you stand for? Your values? 2. Hone your decision-making. 3. Setting the bar at the right level. 4. Compartmentalization 5. Self-awareness 6. Know and own your own story.             Sit back and listen as Sarah, Janine, Kedren, and Mat...

We need entrepreneurs everywhere. They’re gritty, they take risks, they inspire us and they solve problems. Join us as we dive into the ingredients of an entrepreneurial mindset with three entrepreneurs: Deb, Nate and Andy. Find out what has inspired these leaders to do what they do despite the challenges and how their entrepreneurial mindset has influenced their leadership style. They just might...

Employee happiness has been in steady decline since 2020. In an article in Fast Company earlier this week, CEO and author Jenn Lim asked, “Why are employees so glum? They’re no longer riding the ‘highs and lows’ of their roles but instead shifted to ‘resignation and apathy’” writes Lim. “The true problem with employee engagement isn’t a lack of motivation but a disconnect between the employee and...

Join us as Work Wisdom’s Real-Time strategy associate, Mike McKenna talks with Atomic Design’s CBDO, Joey McMonagle about lessons of fatherhood that can strengthen your workplace leadership and help with effective, compassionate parenting, too. To learn more about Work Wisdom, visit our website at www.workwisdomllc.com and follow us on LinkedIn , Instagram (@workwisdom).  

Self-less leadership is bad for everyone.” Join us as Sarah talks with Kedren about the impact of self-less leadership on leaders and teams and the sustainable ways leaders can empower and invest in team members without burning out. To learn more about Work Wisdom, visit our website at www.workwisdomllc.com and follow us on LinkedIn and  Instagram (@workwisdom). The closing song is "Heaven Knows I...

It's crucial for leaders to become competent in guiding their teams through transitions. In this episode of The Behaviorist, Kedren Crosby shares evidence-based insights for leaders to effectively navigate the different stages of transition. A significant takeaway from this conversation? Embrace the fact that 'uncertainty is the only certainty'. To learn more about Work Wisdom, visit our website a...

Join us this week as Vanessa and Kedren explore Organizational Burnout. We can’t yoga and meditate our way out of an epidemic of burnout, but we can reframe the problem, lead courageously, and apply systems-wide interventions.  Listen in to learn about the mindsets, habits, and guardrails your organization can adopt to shield your teams from burnout. To learn more about Work Wisdom, visit our webs...

Join Kedren and Sarah on this episode of The Behaviorist as they delve into the pressing importance of trust in these times of uncertainty. With the pandemic and remote work, coupled with the phenomenon of the great resignation, the overwhelming presence of over-employment, and a sea of Instagram posts playfully mocking the predicament of being at Target while the boss is calling, It is abundantly...

From The Great Resignation to The Great Regret, leaders and teams have experienced epic challenges in recruiting, retaining, and engaging talent over the past three years.  Join Kedren and Sophie Nicholas, a recruiter at Siemens, as they discuss concrete, strategic, modern, and inclusive methods for attracting and empowering new talent to your team.  Tune in to learn Sophie’s tactics for deploying...

What is the difference between perfectionism and excellence? Maybe you’ve heard the line, “Don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good.” Perfect is an ideal that is, by definition, unattainable. Many of us strive for a high standard beyond merely “good.” On today’s podcast, tune in to hear Mike, Vanessa, and Sara clarify key differences between the pursuit of perfection and the pursuit of excel...

If you’re wondering how an article on project management could possibly be inspiring, tune into the latest episode of The Behaviorist to hear Work Wisdom’s founders, Kedren Crosby and Sarah Colantonio discuss how the architect Frank Gehry epitomizes creativity and innovation in surprising ways.  While we might assume creative and innovative organizations are throwing paint at walls and having pizz...