Everything we’re doing on the podcast this season impacts the way that we talk and listen to one another at work. If we think about the days in which we worked on larger teams ourselves, or even the teams we’ve come to visit as coaches, a lot of those conversations take place in meetings.

Despite the fact that we know deep down that meetings can be useful, most of us dread them. Yet, our calendars are all jammed full with them. Meetings are such a big part of the conversations we have on a daily basis that we wanted to bring in an expert to help us tackle this specific topic.

Daniel Stillman designs conversations for a living and insists that you do, too. He's an executive coach for leaders who want to facilitate real change. He's also the host of The Conversation Factory podcast and author of Good Talk, a handbook for changemakers and innovators.

In our conversation with Daniel, we talk about how to make meetings a place of connection rather than just a place of information dumping.

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The format of our podcast may have changed slightly, but don’t worry. You’ll still get your weekly dose of banter about the weather and Pearl Jam. You’ll also get a deep dive into why leaders struggle to give good, actual feedback.

As a manager or a leader, feedback is one of the most important levers we have. Everyone wants to know where they stand in their organization, and most of us would likely say we don’t currently receive the kind of feedback that would change how we perform our jobs.

This topic is the number one thing we get brought in to talk with teams about, so we thought it would be the perfect way to really dig into our current series about conversations that count.

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We’re back, and we’re not going to lie … we missed you all while we were gone.

In this first episode back, we’re dusting off the recording equipment, sharing our thoughts about the sabbatical we took, and explaining how we’ll be shaking things up here on the podcast moving forward.

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This week, we’re discussing what’s next for us, the most common question we’re asked, and how those two things are connected.

Tune into this finale episode of 2024 to find out when we’ll be back with new episodes and how you can stay connected with us in the meantime.

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Here in the United States, it’s Thanksgiving this week and that usually means focusing on what we’re grateful for and spending time with family. It also usually comes with a long list of to-dos, and we don’t want to add to that.

So, instead of giving advice about how to spend the holiday weekend, we thought we would instead offer an opportunity to reflect on an idea or two that we’ll be doing some reflecting on ourselves.

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In an episode we released almost exactly two years ago, we specifically told you you don’t have to get shit together. Do we still feel the same or is it, in fact, time to get your shit together?

Take a listen as we explore how our perspective on this topic has changed over the past two years, the barriers you’ll face when trying to get your shit together, what your goal should be when you’re trying to get your shit together, and more.

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We tend to work with a lot of people who believe they’re incredibly self-aware, and it can be a little hard to break through when they’re actually not as self-aware as they think they are.

As result of this, we’ve realized that taking personal responsibility is one of the more difficult things to coach our clients on. So, we figured it was time to bring this topic to the podcast in case you’re maybe not as self-aware as you think.

In this episode, we want to dive into the topic of taking personal responsibility by showing you how to see the different ways you may be contributing to a problem, how to not get in your own way, and how to not be that person.

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Are our fantasies our actual goals or do they represent something deeper?

Whether it’s drooling over #vanlife renovations on Instagram, or daydreaming of reading a book in our private library while overlooking a picturesque garden, or being jealous of the CEO on the cover an industry-leading magazine, we all have fantasies about the life or things we wish could have.

Sometimes those fantasies grow from a want to what feels like a need. But, does that mean we should burn it all down and chase after those daydreams?

In this episode, we explore the idea of what our daydreams and fantasies are really telling us, how we can gain clarity around them, and whether or not we should try to make them a reality.

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