Voice of Influence

How can individuals who approach a challenge from different perspectives leverage their differing strengths to work toward a goal collaboratively?  Andrea takes another look at the importance of balancing diverse perspectives and respecting the gifts and contributions of others, while engaging conflict with self-awareness so that we can remain aligned in our team objectives. Learn about how our Te...

Kolbe Certified Consultant and Youth Specialist Jen Heins shares with us how understanding the specific ways we and those with whom we work take action when faced with a project can make us more successful at meeting our team goals. Whether it's owning the best way for you to approach a problem or gaining a better understanding of why someone else needs to handle things differently, your team will...

As we close the door on 2020 and cross the threshold of 2021, I address the gifts that we can gain from seasonal transitions and look at what we can gain from letting go.   What can you look back on with gratitude? What did you learn?  Are there successes you can celebrate?  How have you emerged from this year stronger for what you've experienced? What things can be released to make space for new...

Have you ever wondered why the Grinch stole Christmas? Our son's 5th  grade teacher, Mrs. Brennan, posed this question to kids in the class and asked them to write a persuasive essay about why they believe the Grinch is either evil or misunderstood. On the Voice of Influence podcast one of the key questions we explore is why are people the way they are? How can we motivate others who may be closed...

What's your role in making your work an opportunity to do what you love? Are there ways that you might be blocking your own goals at work? As we wrap up this series sparked by our interview with Carson Tate, I address the difference you can make at work when you create a vision for yourself, build trust, initiate productive dialogue, and find win-win solutions for yourself and your company. Learn...

Do you have the power to make your job into your dream job? That's what our guest Carson Tate, founder and managing partner of Working Simply, Inc., joins us to discuss.  Carson shares how to understand your organization's needs, how to build a business case for the changes you want to see made, and how to create win-win scenarios for you and your employer. Carson is the author of the bestseller W...

We know that people want to be happy and fulfilled at work and that healthy organizations want to provide an environment that allows people to feel happy and fulfilled. The organization's culture, the leadership style, and the individual employee all play a role in whether or not that desire becomes a reality.  What aspects of our work environment do we determine directly and which ones can we inf...

What fears can get in the way of your business success, and what role does love play in overcoming them? Building on last week's conversation with Finka Jerkovic, Andrea discusses three core fears that are common obstacles when you're selling your idea, getting others onboard, or marketing a product or service, and how each fear can be overcome by love.  Learn about how our Team Performance System...

Whether it's a product or an idea, how do we move beyond selling as a transaction and instead make it the catalyst for transformation?  Finka Jerkovich joins Andrea today to discuss that, as well as why she believes confidence must be rooted in curiosity, creativity, and resourcefulness rather than being limited to competence.   Learn about how our Team Performance System and Personal Brand Strate...

Do you ever feel frustrated that others don't seem to grasp the value of what your expertise can offer them?  Getting buy-in from others sometimes requires some self-reflection on your part first. In this episode, Andrea discusses her own process of recognizing the things that kept her from owning her voice so that not only could she connect her gifts with the needs in the world but she could also...

Last week, we talked with Shasta Nelson who wrote a book about how you have friendships at work and why are they that important. This week, we're picking right up with a specific question I asked Shasta during our conversation that I feel deserves a deeper look. In this solo episode, I share how the experience of choosing a table in a school cafeteria is like being around people who have differing...

Shasta Nelson is a friendship expert and a leading voice on loneliness and creating healthy relationships. Whether she's speaking at conferences or on TEDx stages or giving media interviews to outlets such as the New York Times and The Washington Post, she is constantly teaching all of us how to create healthier and more fulfilling relationships in our lives. Shasta's latest book, The Business of...

Our next series on the podcast is about friendship at work and Rosanne and I thought a perfect way to kick things off would be to talk about our friendship and how it aligns with our working relationship. In this episode, Rosanne and I share the concerns she had when I first approached her a few years ago about working together, the lessons I had to learn in the beginning when it came to accepting...

A few episodes ago, we talked about why it's important to simplify your expertise so that people who don't share your knowledge of a subject can care about what you have to say. In last week's episode, I spoke with marketing consultant, Wes Gay, about practical steps that subject matter experts can take to cut the jargon and speak clearly so people will listen, In continuing with this theme, I'm n...

Wes Gay is a writer, entrepreneur, and marketing consultant. He is a StoryBrand Certified Copywriter and Guide, helping businesses clarify their marketing message and strengthen their position in the marketplace. While this is Wes' second appearance on the Voice of Influence podcast, he and I originally connected because I was looking for help with my own marketing efforts. In this episode, Wes an...

Starting today and continuing over the next few weeks, we'll be diving deeper into how to communicate more simply so you message doesn't get lost. In this episode, Rosanne and I discuss how her son's passion for fish is a perfect example of the importance of speaking to your potential customers in a way that will resonate with them, why we as experts need to realize that we'll always care more abo...

After the three previous three episodes about change, I wanted to take some time to think through together what the psychology behind behavioral change means for you individually and how you can process paradigm shifts and helps others process them as well. In this episode, I share the difference between assimilation and accommodation, the first time I experienced change in a way that rocked me to...

We've talked this month about the fact that change challenges us. As part of this theme, I had a conversation with Dr. Espen Klausen last week about the psychology behind how people change. In that conversation, Dr. Klausen described some of the differences between assimilation, which he says is bringing new ideas into old schemas, and accommodation, which he says involves significant paradigm shi...

Espen Klausen, Ph. D., is back on the show! In case you're not familiar with this frequent guest, Espen is a licensed psychologist and speaker based in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. His work in public community mental health includes individuals, couples, and family therapy with clients of all ages and he conducts psychological assessments. He is the lead psychologist for several County programs. He con...

With all of the global crises that have happened this year, people are stressed and we're finding ourselves in the middle of a great divide when it comes to our perspectives on many important topics and it's certainly having an impact on how we're able to be a voice of influence. In this episode, Rosanne and I discuss the growing lack of respect and trust for expertise and how you can get people t...

In this special episode, we're taking a look back at episode 100 of the Voice of Influence® podcast! Our team is thrilled with where we've been and we're excited for where we're going with the show in the years to come! In today's show, I share the ways the podcast has shifted and what has remained the same since the beginning. Then I discuss one of our biggest ah-ha's from interviewing guests, th...

Earlier this year, I had a great conversation with Colin Crowley and I'm excited to have him back on the show today to talk about the value of bringing your diverse experience and talents into your work. Colin is the VP of Customer Experience at Freshly, where he directs a two-hundred-person department across five locations in the United States and beyond. He specializes in building customer servi...

Kyle Gillette is an ACC certified coach, behavioral profiler, and author.  He's been coaching for over 15 years, turning professional in just the last couple of years.  He focuses on helping his clients become more self-aware and unlocking the talent within.  He is the creator of the SAGE Mindset Podcast and The SAGE Mindset course. In this conversation, Kyle shares about the value of assessments...

Today we're extracting the key takeaways from the series we've done this summer about power dynamics and the abuse of power. We started this series because we recognized how important it was to directly address the unhealthy imbalance of power and unhealthy use of power. The first step is to be able to clearly recognize the abuse of power and then to stand up in the face of the abuse of power. In...

Jason Kanz, Ph. D is a Neuropsychologist at the Marshfield Clinic in Eau Claire, Wisconsin where he lives with his wife and three children. Jason is the author of Soil of the Divine and Notes from the Upper Room: Lessons in Loving Like Jesus , as well as the editor of Living in the Larger Story: The Christian Psychology of Larry Crabb. Jason talks and writes about the concepts of wholeness, integr...