Workday Playdate

Perfectionism is a word and an idea that we throw around frequently, but has anyone taught us how to actually identify its signs within ourselves? Within our team? If we can’t identify perfectionism within ourselves and in our team, we can’t begin to dismantle it and develop more sustainable personal and professional habits. Awareness is the first step to becoming, as we like to say, a Recovering...

You know when the project you’re working on is acceptable, maybe even good - but you can’t stop trying to repair it, more so to buy time rather than to actually improve it? In this three-part episode, Erin is joined by business and leadership coach Jess Joswick to discuss perfectionism in all its forms, especially the ones we don’t want to confront. Not only will you hear about the origins of perf...

Self-care isn’t just about the shiny new facial brush or heated spin class that’s all over Instagram. Self-care is about the Yeti coffee mug that helps you enter into the WFH mood each morning because it serves you and makes a difference in your morning mindset. You deserve to invest in the self-care products that make you feel good, give you something to look forward to, and give you a physical r...

In this episode, Erin and Tania talk about giving yourself permission to own and express your value, and in turn help others do the same. ICYMI – Your Post-Episode Homework: Determine a vulnerable story that you know has the power to connect, inspire, and transform someone else's life - and share it. Whether it's in a team meeting, at a dinner, at a round table discussion, or in a conference room....

Happy Valentine’s Day, improve it! Peeps! Today's episode is all about you - so put your feet up, relax. Stop carrying all of the invisible loads. Allow yourself to have a moment for you. Self-love is relearning the love that we were put here with from the very beginning. Fear is what we’ve learned over time, love is what’s innate and always there to return to. In this episode, Erin spills her own...

Happy New Episode Wednesday in our final episode of the Self-Healing series. Today Erin speaks with Dr. Kataria, the founder of Laughter Yoga. The topic? How humor can reduce stress and increase productivity. ICYMI – Your Post-Episode Homework: Go to this website and get yourself some free laughter yoga. And if today's conversation inspired you, made you laugh, and/or you have a friend who could u...

Happy #𝗡𝗲𝘄𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 in our Self-Healing series. This week, the 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘁! 𝗽𝗼𝗱 hosts PART 2 of Erin’s conversation with Michael Galinsky: filmmaker, cinematographer, photographer, musician, and owner of Rumur, a production and distribution company. (In case you missed Part 1, tune in to Episode 143!) Erin and Michael continue to dissect the role our mental health plays in our physical healt...

Happy #𝗡𝗲𝘄𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 in our Self-Healing series, improve it! peeps! We can’t wait to share this one with you, featuring special guest Michael Galinsky. An instrumental part of Erin's self-healing journey, Michael Galinsky has so many tricks up his sleeve that we decided to make this into two episodes. Today you'll listen to part one, and next week you’ll listen to—you guessed it—part two! To...

The gig is up! Please welcome to the stage: The Failfluencer Files! Celebrating Real Work Fails with Really Real Leaders This is exactly what it sounds like, improve it! peeps. We’re reframing and filing the failures that make us, us. Dare we say, we’re celebrating them. Yup, we’re throwing an actual party that’s right in your headphones. What happens as a result? Our failures lose their power ove...

Happy #𝗡𝗲𝘄𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, improve it! peeps! We can’t wait to share this one with you, featuring special guest @Heather Whelpley. As a keynote speaker, award-winning author, and host of the podcast Create Your Own Rules For Life, Heather speaks on imposter syndrome, authentic voice, and creating your own rules for success. This episode is absolutely jam-packed with goodies. And not to give any s...

Welcome to the second episode in our Self-Healing Series! We are thrilled to have today's guest on the show, Michael Frontier. Get ready to hear all about how you can discover repressed emotions and how it can help you lead more authentically. Post-Episode Homework: Today’s tangibles are the books that were shared in this episode linked below. Take today's show, apply it and/or send it to someone...

Happy New Year, improve it! peeps! Erin here. I am taking a new approach to this year: today's episode and what follows may be one of the most important episodes to date on this show. Get ready to hear some new content around these parts. If you are new here, welcome. But if you have been an improve it! peep and have stuck around for 139 episodes, you're in for a treat. I've got some content that...

improve it! peeps – One of the key takeaways that Erin has learned this year is that we must make time to process what we've been through. And she’s going to give you an entire series all about this coming up in 2023. But today we wanted to give you a tangible list of things that you can do to end 2022 on a high note. 📝 Press play now! Show Links: Want to book Erin to speak at your organization o...

improve it! peeps – are you looking to combat burnout and focus on joy and impact as we approach the end of 2022? Join Erin and Rocki Howard, Chief People and Equity Officer at The Mom Project, to explore four strategies you can incorporate into your everyday. The bonus? They won’t add more to-do's to your schedule; they will allow you to show up to each to-do with more joy and impact. By the end...

“𝙄𝙛 𝙄 𝙥𝙪𝙨𝙝 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙛𝙤𝙘𝙪𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝙬𝙝𝙖𝙩’𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙢𝙚, 𝙞𝙩’𝙡𝙡 𝙜𝙤 𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙮.” If this has been a thought of yours before, you’re definitely not alone. The truth is, improve it! peeps, we’ve been programmed to throw ourselves at everything besides the problem… Work? ✔️ Errands? ✔️ Home projects? ✔️ Travel? ✔️ Family? ✔️   And yet. No one tells us how to “✔️” the problem. How do we confron...

It’s time to Gift-Give for real! Interrupting regular scheduled programming to bring you an 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘁! 𝗽𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 that has your name on it.  We’re thinking of a neat cursive handwriting labeling a gift underneath the tree or perhaps on a decorative card in front of the place setting of your dreams. The choice is all yours. 💝🍽️ We hear you, improve it! peeps. Inflation is real, budgeting ar...

❌ Connect the work to the human being ✅ Connect the human being to the work 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘰 𝘸𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴, 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘵! 𝘱𝘦𝘦𝘱𝘴? For starters, we’re saying that when you prioritize each individual team member - their core values, their short-term and long-term goals, their worries and their hopes - you connect them to the work.  What follows? This team member is empowered to engage in the 100% unique way...

Another Wednesday, another brand 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘁! 𝗽𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲! Join us in today’s conversation with Tori Niemann telling us the key to empowering emerging leaders. 🔑 As the Assistant Athletic Director at Clemson University, Tori’s an expert in empathetic leadership, collaboration, time management, and using your voice to continue the conversation in each space you enter into.    About Tori: To...

Do you…  feel like your plate is always full, especially with the holidays coming up? Wonder how everyone else has it “figured out”? If you're like us and have asked yourself these questions, today’s 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘁! 𝗽𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 episode is for YOU. Life doesn't have to be this way. Work doesn't have to be this way.  Dive into these 5 strategies to replace burnout with more energy, intention, and l-o-v-e, L...

Liz Fosslien is the co-author and illustrator of the national best-seller Big Feelings and the Wall Street Journal best-seller No Hard Feelings (which have both been translated into 15+ languages). Liz is an expert on effectively embracing emotions at work, and as the Head of Content and Communications at Humu, she empowers leaders to develop and manage high-performing, inclusive teams. Liz regula...

Are you a leader who is looking to show up with more vulnerability? Did you know that vulnerability and impact go hand in hand, and can transform not only how you show up, but how your team shows up each day?  Today’s 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘁! 𝗽𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 guest, Helen Hall-Leland, is as real as they come. Helen is passionate about helping people achieve a balanced and fulfilling life through her 80/20 lifestyle app...

Hey, improve it! peeps. It’s that time again: 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘺. Fresh out of ideas? Worried it’ll be a limited turnout with the virtual format? 😰 We hear you and we got you. Tune into today’s 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘁! 𝗽𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 for not one, but 𝘧𝘪𝘷𝘦 concrete ideas for virtual holiday parties that won’t be a drag. Who says monotony can’t transform into something memorable? 🚫😑 ✅💭 P.S...

Are you…  🧐 Tired of the same old resolutions? Today’s 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘁! 𝗽𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 episode is for YOU. How do you set priorities and visions in a way that harnesses all thoughts and ideas and then makes the people within your organization feel seen, heard, and valued? 💬 Don’t miss this convo – grab your pen and paper to prep for the next year!   Show Links: Want to book Erin to speak at your organizatio...

Do you have…  🧐 Curiosity about HR? 🔒 A team that’s closed off? 😰 Fear about being yourself at work? 🤭 Desire to be funny at work without going overboard? If one, all, or none, today’s 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘁! 𝗽𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 episode is for YOU. Make some commotion for our HRShark, 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗸. He speaks to the daily grind of 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸, the role HR plays in making a workplace culture thrive, and...

Here’s a question to ask yourself, improve it! peeps: 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗻’𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗴𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻? 🤔 🎙Today’s 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝘁! 𝗽𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 guest is none other than Chief Heart Officer, Claude Silver of VaynerX and VaynerMedia who has all the wisdom, benevolence, and charisma coming right to your earbuds. Absorb her insight like a sponge and watch as those around y...