Episodes

  • Beyond the Dashboard: Building Trust and Connection in the Age of AI with Dr. Maurine Kwende
    Oct 21 2025

    In this week’s episode of the Empowerment Minutes Podcast, we explore how conscious leaders build trust and human connection in a tech-driven world. Discover ways to learn how to use AI as a bridge, not a barrier, to genuine connection. Tune in on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Podbean, Spotify, YouTube Music, or your favorite podcast platform and learn how to cultivate trust and connections in a digital era.

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    12 mins
  • Conscious Leadership: Leading with Emotional Intelligence in a Digital Era with Dr. Maurine Kwende
    Oct 14 2025

    Are you letting the digital world diminish your empathy? In this episode of the Empowerment Minutes podcast, we discuss why Emotional Intelligence (EQ) is relevant for conscious leadership. While AI serves as your co-pilot for efficiency, your EQ serves as your pilot for connection. Tune in on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Podbean, Spotify, YouTube Music, or your favorite podcast platform and understand the dimensions of emotional intelligence and ensure you're leading with Heartset, not just metrics.

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    10 mins
  • The Paradox of Control: Letting Go and Leading with Heartset in the Age of AI with Dr. Maurine Kwende
    Oct 7 2025

    Are you letting technology lead you, or are you leading with intention?

    In the age of AI, leaders have access to more data and control than ever before. But the more we try to manage everything, the easier it is to lose what makes leadership truly human.

    This episode of the Empowerment Minutes Podcast explores The Paradox of Control—why the goal isn’t to completely rely on AI, but to trust it as a co-pilot while leading with Heartset.

    Discover how letting go of control can help you reclaim focus, elevate your impact, and lead consciously in the age of artificial intelligence. Tune in on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Podbean, Spotify, YouTube Music, or your favorite podcast platform—and learn how to lead from Heartset.

    #ConsciousLeadership #AIandLeadership #Heartset #LeadershipPodcast #FutureOfWork #EmpowermentMinutes #LeadWithPurpose

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    11 mins
  • How Leaders Can Turn the Year-End into a Strategic Launchpad with Dr. Maurine Kwende
    Sep 30 2025

    Done with just surviving the final quarter? This week we wrap our four-part Fall Forward series on the Empowerment Minutes Podcast. Week 1, we covered: The Power of Reset: Why fall is the perfect season for leaders to pause, recalibrate, and prepare.

    Episode 2: Sharpening Your Leadership Edge & Planting Seeds: How to invest in growth today while strategically planting for tomorrow's harvest.

    Episode 3: Clarity Over Chaos: My simple four-step process to focus, simplify decisions, and lead with confidence in Q4.

    In today’s episode we discussed how leaders and organizations can turn the year-end into a strategic launchpad.

    Tune in on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Podbean, Spotify, YouTube Music, or your favorite podcast platform and learn how to reset, sharpen, focus, and launch. Don't just close out the year, create the momentum that carries you into a stronger, more strategic 2026.

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    13 mins
  • Clarity Over Chaos: How Leaders Stay Focused Through the Fall Season with Dr. Maurine Kwende
    Sep 23 2025

    Are you racing through the end of the year with endless to-do lists?

    Many leaders fall into the "finish line" mindset, leading to burnout and scattered priorities. The result is a team that feels more drained than inspired.

    But what if fall wasn't a sprint to survive, but a season to recalibrate and thrive?

    In this week's episode of the Empowerment Minutes Podcast, we explore how to choose clarity over chaos by shifting your mindset. We'll share:

    Why leaders get trapped in chaos and the hidden costs to trust, innovation, and team energy.

    A simple 4-step process to reset and refocus your leadership.

    Practical tools to simplify decision-making.

    A leadership challenge to help you start today.

    Tune in on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, or your favorite platform.Tune in on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Podbean, Spotify, YouTube Music, or your favorite podcast platform and learn how to recalibrate and thrive.

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    11 mins
  • Fall Forward: Ways to Sharpen Your Leadership Edge and Grow with Intentionality Dr. Maurine Kwende
    Sep 16 2025

    How do you sharpen your saw as a leader? Who do you learn from?

    Great leaders don’t grow in isolation—they grow by learning from others and planting seeds that last. In this week’s episode of the Empowerment Minutes Podcast, we discuss how to use this fall season to grow intentionally. We explore how to:

    • Sharpen your leadership edge by seeking feedback and auditing your time.
    • Plant seeds today that will grow into tomorrow’s harvest of success.
    • Put these strategies into action with a practical challenge.

    Tune in on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Podbean, Spotify, YouTube Music, or your favorite podcast platform and learn how to fall forward with intention.

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    13 mins
  • The Power of Reset: Why Fall is the Perfect Season for Leaders to Recalibrate with Dr Maurine Kwende
    Sep 9 2025

    Do you feel the pressure of the year-end finish line?

    The final months of the year often feel like a frantic race—pushing harder, moving faster, and running on autopilot. But what if, instead, you paused, reset, and recalibrated?

    In this week’s episode of the Empowerment Minutes Podcast, we discuss:

    Why the power of pause creates clarity amid chaos

    A simple recalibration process and how to shift from autopilot to intentional action

    A challenge to help you reset for a stronger, more strategic 2026 harvest

    Ready to lead with clarity, courage, and intention? Tune in on

    Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Podbean, Spotify, YouTube Music, or your favorite podcast platform and learn how to finish strong with clarity, courage, and intention

    #EvolvingLeader #MindfulLeadership #EmpowermentMinutes #LeadershipGrowth #SelfLeadership #LeadershipSuperpower #LeadershipDevelopment #Leadership #FallForward ClarityAmidChaos #StrategicLeadershipTune

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    13 mins
  • Your Leadership Superpower: Leading W.E.L.L. by Lifting Others with Dr. Maurine Kwende
    Aug 26 2025

    Great leaders don’t rise alone, they rise by lifting others. This week, we continue our Leading W.E.L.L. series for National Wellness Month with a new episode focused on lifting others. We discussed what it really looks like in daily leadership and practical ways to apply at work and in life and a challenge lift someone this week. Tune in on Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Podbean, Spotify, YouTube Music, or your favorite podcast platform and learn how to lead W.E.L.L, because when you lift others, you lead with purpose and power.

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    8 mins