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In this edition of The Podgress Report, host Jen Phillips is joined by Meredith Nicklas, CEO, The CFO Solution. This episode is for you if you've ever thought..."I want to spend more of my time at work doing the work that energizes me". It's a masterclass in "helpability". Meredith has a fantastic way of finding the people, resources, and partners in her community to support her career development.

Meredith is a former CFO and long time finance leader. As the CEO of the CFO Solution, she's taken her skills and passion for partnering with business owners to identify their financial trends, and guiding them towards their goals in a fractional capacity.

Meredith's shift into solopreneurism after a successful executive stint in corporate finance began with unexpected change. It proves you can successfully begin your "what's next" from your "right now". Meredith's approach to planning and ramping into entrepreneurship is powerful and helped her de-risk her leap.

In this episode, we talk about embracing the power of "I don't know, but I'll find out", and keeping your cheerleaders close, while muting or muffling your detractors.

99.9% of American businesses are small businesses, and 43% of those are women-owned. I love shining a spotlight on Meredith's endeavor, her decision-making process, and how absolutely incredible it feels to launch.

Episode Resources

• Ask Jen Anything! I’m looking for workplace wellness and burnout recovery questions to be featured experts episodes.
• Connect with Meredith Nicklas on LinkedIn. Need to talk finance? She'd love to!
• Recommended companion episode | 03 | The Superpower Discovery Framework: Energizing Work & Your Expertise
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In this #snackable edition of The Podgress Report, host Jen Phillips is bringing real talk from day 146 of her burnout recovery journey. It got bumpy, y'all. Jen's giving her take on what that feels like, how connecting with others ... being helpable ... has been so - well - helpful. And on how to keep momentum even as fear, uncertainty, and doubt rise up.

Recommended Listen:

02 | Five Science-backed Steps for Burnout Recovery
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• Get a Monthly Progress Report GUIDE to help create your personal monthly review.
• Ask Jen Anything! We’re looking for your workplace wellness and burnout recovery questions to be featured on upcoming episodes.
• Recommended reads:
  • HBR: Don’t Underestimate the Power of a Walk
  • Harvard Health: Go Alfresco

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In this #HowTo edition of The Podgress Report, host Jen Phillips is sharing her June Progress Report to show how monthly reviews can help accelerate personal change, career reinvention, recovery from burnout, and “on purpose” professional growth.

Jen’s a former Marketing Operations executive who’s been using the proven power of monthly business reviews throughout her career. This practice is inspired by the methods used by Amazon, Google, Salesforce and many, many other companies to streamline vision and get everyone working on the “rightest” work.

Jen adapted the process to support her burnout recovery and career reset. It’s been a powerful part of her recovery process, and she’s sharing it to help your recovery. Download the Monthly Progress Review Guide HERE.

Managers, founders, & aspiring managers…this is a process you can adopt to support your teams. When employees understand team (company) goals, and their role in meeting those goals, employee engagement (and satisfaction) increases. Gallup estimates low employee engagement costs the global economy $8.9 trillion U.S. dollars, or 9% of global GDP.

Episode Resources

• Get the Monthly Progress Report GUIDE to help create your personal monthly review.
• Ask Jen Anything! We’re looking for your workplace wellness and burnout recovery questions to be featured on upcoming episodes.
• Recommended reads:
  • Measure What Matters, John Doerr's book on OKRs
  • HBR: Don’t Underestimate the Power of a Walk

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In this edition of The Podgress Report, host Jen Phillips is joined by Henk Campher, CMO, Deep Origin. This is one for those of you who wish it were easier to disconnect from work, to work better together…and to do it all in a way that respects the rest of your life. Managers and aspiring managers, you’ll walk away with tactics and frameworks you can bring into your team to improve the culture and the outputs.

Henk Campher lives by the Ubuntu philosophy: I am because we are. And it is that philosophy that informs his leadership style…in Henk’s eyes, if the team has a clear plan, and accountability to that plan, less meetings are needed, leaving more time for deep work (and the rest of your life to unfold, stress free).

Henk experienced burnout firsthand. He reports it was a “slow burn”...something that grew over years, eroding his passion for life over time, and almost without him realizing it. Henk’s recovery leaned heavily into reestablishing boundaries for himself, and his team. This reduced not only Henk’s stress, but increased his team’s engagement and wellbeing.

And wait until you hear the benefits this shift brought to the company. Gallup estimates low employee engagement costs the global economy $8.9 trillion U.S. dollars, or 9% of global GDP. Henk’s team at Hootsuite saw a 30 percentage point improvement in their employee engagement when they incorporated boundaries and deep work into their culture.

Episode Resources

• Ask Jen Anything! I’m looking for your workplace wellness and burnout recovery questions to be featured on an upcoming episode.
• Henk Campher is 1000% fascinating on LinkedIn. Follow Henk today.
• Recommended read | Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle [Emily Nagoski PhD (Author, Narrator), Amelia Nagoski DMA (Author, Narrator)]

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In this Success Report edition of The Podgress Report, host Jen Phillips welcomes the inspiring Chef Lisa Brooks, CEO of Heart and Soul Personal Chef Service and the Personal Chef Academy.

From battling intense anxiety and workplace burnout and leaving her high-stress job in IT to becoming a successful entrepreneur and CEO, Chef Lisa shares her journey of discovering her true calling in culinary arts.

Learn how she recovered from chronic anxiety and went on to build a thriving business helping clients celebrate life's moments through food, and is now coaching others like her to do the same…using her proven playbook.

This episode is packed with insights on finding joy, taking courageous steps, and harnessing your professional superpowers. Despite some sound quality issues, this conversation is too motivating to miss. Tune in for an uplifting and empowering story!

Episode Resources

• Follow Chef Lisa Brooks (@ChefLisaBrooks) TikTok | Instagram | X | YouTube
• Get Chef Lisa’s Personal Chef Playbook
• Find YOUR Professional Superpowers (The Podgress Report Episode 03)

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On this episode of The Podgress Report, host Jen Phillips isn't wearing a cape, but she *is* talking about superpowers. We're covering a framework you can use to discover and get real crispy on your own superpowers.

We're calling it the Superpower Discovery Framework, and it's important for job seekers and anyone interested in thoughtfully developing their career to maximize their energy and earning power. And, according to Gallup research, people who know their top strengths are six times as likely to say they have the chance to do what they do best every day. Doesn’t that sound like an amazing way to go through life?

Join us here as we focus on making progress toward our healthy career "What's Next".

Episode Resources
Superpower Discovery Framework [Workbook]
Book: The Five Lost Superpowers: Why We Lose Them and How to Get Them Back John Reid (Author), Andrew Reid (Author), Corena Chase (Author), Lynae Steinhagen (Author)
Book: What Color Is Your Parachute Richard N. Bolles (Author)
Gallup State of the Global Workplace: 2024 Report

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In this episode of The Podgress Report, host Jen Phillips does her very best podcaster impression. It's our first episode, and we're very nervous.

But today's topic is incredibly important; it's the information you need to understand Burnout...it's definition, dimensions, accelerators, and profiles. So try to hang in there because we may just have pulled together some really useful information for you if you...or someone you care for...is struggling with burnout.

Experiencing burnout is painful, but we don't have to go it alone. We're better when we have accurate data and a strong community to support our recovery.

Episode Resources
Burnout Definition - World Health Organization
Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) [Assessment Tool]
Book: The Burnout Challenge [Christina Maslach (Author), Michael P. Leiter (Author)]
Asana Anatomy of Work Global Index [2023]
Women in Leadership and Burnout [Inc.]
Entrepreneurship in 2024 [Quickbooks]
Reach the Suicide and Crisis lifeline by dialing 988 [U.S.]

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Nothing on The Podgress Report is intended to substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified provider. Never disregard professional medical or mental wellness advice or delay in seeking it because of something you've heard or content you've read or reviewed on this podcast.

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In this episode of The Podgress Report, host Jen Phillips gives a recap on Workplace Burnout: its definition, dimensions, and accelerators. We're also talking about the many profiles of burnout - which can be discovered by assessing your symptoms using proven, research-backed tools (check the episode resources for links).

But we're most excited to get into the 5 low-ish lift but POWERFUL steps burnout sufferers can take - even today - to jumpstart recovery. Join us here as we focus on making progress toward our healthy career "What's Next".

Episode Resources
Burnout Definition - World Health Organization
Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) [Assessment Tool]
Book: The Burnout Challenge [Christina Maslach (Author), Michael P. Leiter (Author)]
A prescription for better health: go alfresco [Harvard Health Publishing]
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Nothing on The Podgress Report is intended to substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified provider. Never disregard professional medical or mental wellness advice or delay in seeking it because of something you've heard or content you've read or reviewed on this podcast.

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