• #69: Professional Boredom
    Mar 22 2023

    Professional boredom is unfortunately common across today's workforce, which seems counterintunitive considering how much access we have to information and other forms of stimulation.  But boredom is not always what it may seem, and it is necessary for leaders and their team members to have a nuanced understanding of what boredom means and why it happens.

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    34 mins
  • #68: Strategies of Controlling Personalities
    Mar 8 2023

    Controlling personalities leverage the power of 3 specific strategies to assuage their anxieties and put a stop to the pain that confident people cause them.

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    18 mins
  • #67: A Happiness Conversation with Regina Carey
    Feb 24 2023

    John Collins speaks with Regina Carey, a coach, author, and teacher specializing in helping people overcome "invisible disabilities" to live the life they really want.  In this episode, John and Regina discuss the subject of happiness, reflecting on how to produce more of it in our lives while, at the same time, understanding that it shouldn't be our ultimate goal.

    Learn more about Regina and her work at https://reginacarey.com.

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    54 mins
  • #66: Culture and the Alec Baldwin Incident
    Feb 8 2023

    Alec Baldwin has now been charged in the shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. In this episode of Critical Victories, John Collins shares his perspective on the real reason why tragedy struck a movie set on that fateful day in October 2021.

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    20 mins
  • #65: The #1 Mistake of Newly Promoted Managers
    Jan 25 2023

    Individuals who are newly hired into their first management position or promoted into a position of higher responsibility and authority face daunting challenges as they orient themselves to the demands of the job. In this episode, John Collins, your host and Executive Trust Coach, explains what he argues is the #1 mistake that professionals make when taking on new management responsibilities.

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    13 mins
  • #64: Changes to the Critical Victories Format - Focused and Disciplined
    Jan 4 2023

    In this episode, John kicks off a new season of Critical Victories by explaining a change to its content and style of delivery. Listen on to hear why John made this change and what he didn't want to do.

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    15 mins
  • #63: Gallup Has A Problem
    Oct 26 2022

    Public opinion is a valuable asset, and mining it through elaborate measurement methodologies produces information that is vital for high-stakes decision-making.  But we have yet to know how much the public may be recoiling, and how much this recoiling affects the data that are collected.  In this episode, John discusses the Gallup Problem and why it needs to be addressed.

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    42 mins
  • #62: We are Wired to Sabotage Ourselves
    Oct 5 2022

    In this episode, John discusses how to avoid getting in our own way by understanding some basics about human biology and neurology that will stand in the way of progress if we allow it. For those working with professional coaches, this episode will help you prepare to be more effective in working with your coach.

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    45 mins