The Workplace Chameleon with Dr. Celina

Send us Fan Mail What happens when a leader is having a hard time making a decision? Others wait. Opportunity is lost. Misunderstandings creep in. This short and sweet episode explores the state of "wishy washy" decision-making and gives you some quick tips to identify and overcome the moments when fear, perfectionism, or uncertainty take hold.

Send us Fan Mail What role does fear have in change? Dr. Celina explores the choice of change and what helps us or holds us back. Organizations and people must change or be changed. The question then really becomes what choice we will make when the circumstances present themselves or if we engage the opportunity so we can drive it.

Send us Fan Mail By definition, judgement is the evaluation of evidence to make a decision. However, we know in teams and organizations it can become a long line of opinions about who, what, when, and why something is or is not a good idea, of value or to standards. When do decisions help us and when does judgment get in the way of progress? Dr. Celina explores judging others and where it limits o...

Send us Fan Mail Motivation is simple and complex all at the same time. What motivates you doesn't motivate someone else and what motivates you today, won't motivate you tomorrow because things change. Join Dr. Celina for an episode about motivation in our teams, where gaps show up, and what leaders can do about it.

Send us Fan Mail Leadership is hard. It should be challenging. It should stretch you. With a short message, packed with a punch, Dr. Celina reminds us that the journey of leadership should come with more responsibility and accountability. Using some of her favorite mantras, this episode will fire you up to take on what you need to next. Leaders, you can do this. We must.

Send us Fan Mail Moving from a peer to a formal leadership role is a common change for many seeking new challenges. In this episode Dr. Celina describes the opportunities and potential pitfalls that anyone looking to make that move should be aware of. For those who have already made that change, she'll touch on the lessons learned that she has seen, and ways that you can help new leaders have...

Send us Fan Mail Change is extremely hard when we are not ready. So what can we practice now to increase our readiness for the next shift in our path? Dr. Celina explores that in this episode of what we can do to strengthen our change to ready our muscles before we need to use them at full strength. Whether it is our personal life, work life, role as a leader or team member, increasing our change...

Send us Fan Mail Organizational histories are full of hard things, decisions, hurts, and betrayals. Recent research has added new insights into the role of forgiveness in our work life, a concept often complicated with a faith based approach in the work setting. Dr. Celina explores the gaps that are created when damaged relationships linger and letting go is hard. She focuses on setting down the h...

Send us Fan Mail Moving from here to there...a common process and yet, what do we know about the transition in between? In this episode Dr. Celina explores the gap, the in between point and where they show up in daily work. She'll offer some reflective questions for you to consider as you move through various types of transitions and what you might want to include, too, for transitions at wor...

Send us Fan Mail If we aren't leading our teams, they are following someone. What else happens when there is a leadership void or someone who isn't prepared or empowered to lead? Dr. Celina explores both the lack of leadership and opportunity it creates to do better than "Simon says" and step in to make an impact where you can.

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Celina takes on the gap of alignment and ties it to strategy. When we don't know where we are going, we end up in all sorts of places, and always the best ones in our teams and organizations. Listen in and explore where gaps of alignment may exist and how, whether as a leader or individual contributor, you can stretch your perspective to see best ways to align resources s...

Send us Fan Mail Furthering our conversation and understanding about gaps, Dr. Celina addresses why we should seek them out. While gaps happen because of a deficiency, they are also an opportunity. By uncovering and naming, we can choose what to do next. This is our second episode in Season 3 to address the issue of gaps. Stay tuned in each of the next episodes, we'll address specific types o...

Send us Fan Mail Kicking off Season 3, Dr. Celina is tackling one of the biggest opportunities she sees in companies everyday: gaps. Listen in as we start a journey exploring all the ways and places gaps show up in our teams and organizations and what you can do to see them with new insight!

Send us Fan Mail Frustration can emerge from unmet expectations. Dr. Celina explores more in this episode about what we can learn from what type of expectations we have, how they were set, and what happened as a result.  Teams today are even more challenged by shifting priorities, demands, and goals.  As a result, expectations can shift quickly.  Listen in to hear Dr. Celina share some of those ex...

Send us Fan Mail What frustrates you? Dr. Celina takes a look at the emotion of frustration in this episode because there seems to be a whole lot of it going on in our world, our organizations, our teams, and daily life.  What can you learn from your frustration?  In this short episode we'll look at what is in your control, what impact you have on it, and why it might be frustrating you at th...

Send us Fan Mail What does control do for you?  What do you need from it?  If you find it hard to let go of control, Dr. Celina takes on a few ideas in this episode about why you might want to keep it and why you need to let some go.  Dig a little deeper into your own "why" and find a new opportunity to release some stress, support other people's learning, and be more collaborative...

Send us Fan Mail How are you? It’s a question that some times confuses us in not knowing how to answer or even if it is just a greeting. Dr. Celina explores this question and its connection to self-care.  How do we articulate “how we are” when we aren’t even sure “how we are”?  Listen in and learn more about the changing definitions of self-care and being able to respond to this question the next...

Send us Fan Mail When do you step in?  If conflict can't be avoided and leaders must help others work through it, when do you intervene and when do you not?  In this episode Dr. Celina outlines reminders of why we want to build skills in others so they solve it directly yet recognize signs that our help is needed. Support those around you better by not letting conflict fester and address it s...

Send us Fan Mail Recently Dr. Celina spent some time with HR professionals in a discussion about teaching ethics in today's workplace.  In this episode she shares some of that insight with listeners while also connecting it to a wider picture about the role of leaders in setting and defining ethical decision-making structures in their teams and organizations.  Even if you aren't a leader...

Send us Fan Mail What stories get told in your team or workplace?  Are they stories that help your team move forward or hold you back?  In this episode Dr. Celina shares that recently she has been witness to false narratives in organizations that are limiting their potential.  While stories themselves can be powerful, when incorrect or inaccurate they can do lots of harm.  She'll share with y...

Send us Fan Mail What is the status of your relationships at work?  And Dr. Celina doesn't mean Facebook status.  How healthy are they?  What have you contributed and committed to for strengthening the relationship?  We depend on each other to deliver the work we promised.  Roles, tools, and resources are only parts of what make that work.  Healthy effective relationships are key to influenci...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Celina takes on the responsibility of leadership to take good care of people, even when they annoy or dislike them.  With a few thought provoking questions and stories, this episode will ask you to question what efforts you are making to be a better leader, colleague, or person.  As leaders, we may not understand everyone but it is our responsibility to lead them.

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Celina sees prioritization in our organizations as one of key discussion points team have to have candid conversations about.  In this episode she explores the issue of timing.  Saying something isn't a priority doesn't mean it isn't important, it may just be "not now".  To do this, we need to understand our goals and strategy with crystal clear vision...

Send us Fan Mail In your organization, what causes the gaps in leadership?  Is it not having the right people?  Is it an unwillingness to move into those roles?  Is it ineffectiveness or bad behavior?  Effective organizations rely on great leadership and great leadership has to be cultivated.  What is the vision and plan to grow leadership in your company?  Without it, there is a gap that impacts...

Send us Fan Mail We are kicking off Season 2 with new music, new energy, and lots of learning.  Our first feature in this and future episodes will be specific examples of what Dr. Celina is seeing in companies and today starts us off with a few reflections of hot topics and hard challenges.  From there she looks at strength versus resiliency and what organizations, teams, and individuals need to f...