Wayne Turmel has been writing about how to develop communication and leadership skills for almost 30 years. He has taught and consulted at Fortune 500 companies and startups around the world. For the last 18 years, he’s focused on the growing need to communicate effectively in remote and virtual environments.

Mentioned on the Show

• Wayne Turmel's website: https://wayneturmel.com/
• Connect with Wayne on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wayneturmel
• Wayne's author profile on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B00J5PGNWU
• The Long Distance Leader (book): https://a.co/d/elERAKC
• Smart Brevity (book): https://a.co/d/3SN0wD2
• Writing Tools (book): https://a.co/d/aYRQAjB
• The Chicago Manual of Style (book): https://a.co/d/b1l92Xu
• On Writing by Stephen King (book): https://a.co/d/e5lEtTa

Timestamps
(1:45) - Welcoming Wayne
(2:20) - How did you get involved with remote work?
(4:40) - What is happening now that is making remote work such a monumental shift?
(7:03) - What have we learned from people sitting at home asking questions about their lives?
(10:42) - Where does the responsibility lie between individuals and employers when it comes to putting healthy boundaries in place?
(32:06) - What does the process look like reshaping work more appropriately?
(37:38) - What are the skills we need to be developing to navigate the new workplace?
(43:19) - What are your favorite writing books?
(45:38) - Are there other skills you’d like to highlight?
(54:15) - What kind of performing did you do?
(55:09) - What genre do you write and where can people find your writings?
(56:32) - Anything to add before we wrap up?

Elizabeth Lotardo returns to the podcast to discuss her new book, Leading Yourself. Elizabeth is a consultant, writer, and online instructor who helps organizations drive emotional engagement. Leading Yourself has been called a "refreshingly candid playbook that helps you create a work experience worth loving, right now".

Mentioned on the Show

• Elizabeth Lotardo’s website: https://www.elizabethlotardo.com/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethlotardo
• Get Elizabeth’s latest book, Leading Yourself: https://a.co/d/0mJLHzO
• Performance research by Morten Hansen: https://www.mortenhansen.com/book/great-at-work/
• The Long Game by Dorie Clark (book): https://a.co/d/5FmlHzI

Timestamps
(2:22) - Welcoming Elizabeth
(4:24) - What does it mean to lead yourself?
(8:09) - Do you see commonalities with Stoicism?
(9:29) - Can you talk about why it’s ok not to be passionate about what we’re doing all the time?
(11:29) - How can we define purpose for ourselves in a more productive way?
(15:14) - Please explain why most goals depend on consistency, not intensity.
(21:25) - Can you explain why success is not as gratifying as we think it will be?
(24:39) - How do we set goals and succeed but manage our energy better?
(29:13) - Can you give an example of not focusing on success only but the process along the way?
(33:04) - How can we reframe our thoughts about working with others?
(37:18) - Can you talk about how to know when a situation is repairable vs when it’s not?
(38:48) - Can you expand on ‘intent’ and how to navigate that?
(42:34) - What does "disagree and commit" mean?
(49:27) - How do you think about "team"?
(53:56) - How do we protect ourselves from all the noise coming at us?
(58:54) - How has self-leadership shown up in your world since writing the book?
(1:01:39) - Anything you’d like to close with?

Julian Posada is the founder and President of LiftUp Enterprises, a for-profit holding company that focuses on low-income individuals' economic and social outcomes. Prior he was COO of The Resurrection Project. Julian has
served on numerous non-profit boards over his career. Currently, he sits on the boards of the Chicago Public Media (WBEZ/SunTimes), BBB, Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC), HOPE Chicago, Crains Forum Advisory Board, and Sprague
Foundation.

Mentioned on the Show

• LiftUp Enterprises: https://liftupchicago.org/
• Connect with Julian on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/posadajulian

Timestamps
(1:48) - Welcoming Julian.
(2:29) - What is LiftUp Enterprises?
(5:41) - What made you want to approach social impact with a for-profit approach?
(6:53) - Do you get pushback from the nonprofit world?
(13:07) - What does it mean to "stabilize" a low-wage worker?
(16:07) - Can you expand on why more money doesn’t necessarily solve the problem?
(21:36) - How did you build your multi-faceted skill set for this work?
(24:49) - How do you hold the time for this kind of iteration?
(32:38) - What are some of the other principles of dignity-based management?
(38:57) - Does what you’re talking about require major financial investment?
(46:05) - How are you coming up with these ideas?
(57:28) - Can you talk about smile bonuses?
(1:03:05) - What advice would you give to leaders on how to get started with this?