The Workplace Chameleon with Dr. Celina

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Celina proposes that we need to normalize doubt, especially during change.  Sharing a few of her own stories that play in her mind and shape her own confidence, she explores the initial findings of imposter syndrome and ways to overcome your uncertainty, lack of confidence and feeling like “someone else” is more capable or qualified.  We need you.  This episode also wraps up S...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Dr. Celina talks about teams under strain and pressure. She talks about focusing on the things we can focus on, coming together, and clarifying priorities. She also addresses what are our goals and what we can do right now.  When little cracks start showing up, we need to pay attention and right now, everyone is feeling a lot of potential stress fractures.

Send us Fan Mail Life has a way of reminding us how precious time is.  Dr. Celina explores how that is also true in teams and organizations, too.   Time that is not mindfully managed can never be regained only borrowed from something else.  While individual time management techniques are important, teams also need to manage their time, align priorities, and truly understand the work to be done in...

Send us Fan Mail Have you ever had a "do over" moment?  That situation when you just wanted to undo, redo, and fix?  Dr. Celina shares her own insight where she dug in her heels, got stubborn, and wanted a "do over," then transitioned to a moment of learning. She offers some ideas about what it takes to be adaptable in times of change when we happen to make a mistake, especiall...

Send us Fan Mail What are you telling yourself that is helpful?  What is not helpful?  Dr. Celina takes a short look at the things we tell ourselves during change.  When does your brain get stuck in a "spin" on the negative and things you "can't do"?  Paying attention to the way you think during change something we've explored before yet the voice that keeps repeating...

Send us Fan Mail No more.  Don't feed the drama.  It takes away your energy and gives it to someone else.  In this episode, Dr. Celina explores drama during change and considers why some people thrive on it.  Focused on understanding why we run the emotional thought gauntlet as we work through change in our brain, Dr. Celina reminds us that when we connect, include others, and bring out the b...

Send us Fan Mail Does communication in your workplace resemble an adult game of "telephone"?  In this episode, Dr. Celina explores group and individual communication with her observations, insights, and recommendations.  Especially during times of change, communication has to adjust and is at most risk of breakdown.  What steps can you take to improve team and interpersonal communication...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Dr. Celina explores why modeling best behavior isn't enough.  Although leaders should exhibit the best practices they want to see in others, others may not pick up on the cues or really understand the "why" behind it.  As leaders we need to be deliberate in our actions yet talk to our teams about why and what we do so they can learn, too.  We'l...

Send us Fan Mail To all of you who keep going, steady in the storm, get it done, and keep the peace, this one is for you.  Dr. Celina offers both recognition and tips to keep you going especially in these difficult times.  While not everyone may recognize your contributions, what you do to hold it all together makes an impact and the workplace a better place. 

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Celina begins a series of episodes about how we think through change and respond through the emotion of different situations.  For us to influence in our teams, understanding how problem-solving in change happens is critical.  Consider your mindset when working through difficult moments,  examine "errors" in thinking and steps you can take to get "unstuck"....

Send us Fan Mail This episode builds on the last exploring the role of fear at work.  Dr. Celina looks at common causes of fear on the job and offers some steps to reducing that fear, especially fear related to change.

Send us Fan Mail How does fear change behaviors at work?  Dr. Celina will explore some initial thoughts on how fear influences us at work and what we can do to drive out fear while increasing psychological safety.  How can you model best practices to help drive fear out?  What can you do with others on your team to make it psychologically safer for each other and how will you continue to influence...

Send us Fan Mail Do you feel left out?  Who on your team does not feel included?  While the pandemic has increased this likelihood, it was there long before face masks and social distancing.  Feeling disconnected may result from never having really gotten connected.  Maybe it isn't something that comes naturally for them yet.  Some may even prefer it.  Yet, for organizational effectiveness, l...

Send us Fan Mail Communication is not the same thing as "effective communication."  Dr. Celina explores key issues with communication and actions steps to improve at the organizational, team, and individual level.  Communication isn't new to the human experience, but effective communication continues to change and evolve in our teams and companies.   Listen and find more ways to be...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Mel Gonnerman, a long time associate of Celina's, joins us as co-host for a discussion centered around change readiness and the opportunity for learning in companies today.  What is it your team needs to be ready for what's next?  How can we support continuous learning in a variety of ways for ourselves and our organizations?  Mel talks about the what, how, why and w...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode,  Dr. Celina shares some initial ideas and stories that help us see how power shifts in organizations and teams.  While it is a huge topic, she peels back a few layers to begin seeing how power is distributed in organizations, who wields it and for what purposes.  She believes that when you can be that much more aware of how it happens around you, you can choose to...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. Celina shares a story about a time when she got some feedback she really wasn't looking for.  Even when it is hard to take, receiving helpful constructive feedback is a critical component of building healthy workplace relationships.  In this episode Celina will share with you her own insights about why this is important and how to take that deep breath when you know it is...

Send us Fan Mail Join host Celina Peerman with Heather Woody to learn more about "showing up" when things are tough.  Heather brings insight and examples with her business and coaching background to help listeners think about how we respond during those hard changes.

Send us Fan Mail Change in organizations is relentless and it should be, yet, it can feel daunting to navigate. In this episode, we'll look at the individual response to change and options we must not get stuck.  Get to know Dr. Celina a little bit better as she shares more examples of her work and what she has learned. 

Send us Fan Mail As we start to get to know each other, here are a few of "whys" about this work and why it is important to your host, Dr. Celina Peerman.   More stories, lessons learned, tools and insight to come in future episodes including our next episode about navigating the responses to relentless change.

Send us Fan Mail This is the Workplace Chameleon.  I'm Dr. Celina Peerman. If you are happy, frustrated, motivated, confused, and all things in between about your work, your team and your organization, we have a podcast for you. All things work.   The Workplace Chameleon. Helping people learn so organizations can improve.