Episodes

How do we create a joyful workplace? In this episode, Rich Sheridan, co-founder of Menlo Innovations , and author of Chief Joy Officer and Joy Inc, shares how we built a culture of joy in his tech company. For courses and coa...

In this episode we begin a series focused on providing actionable advice you can use to cultivate essential skills. In this episode we review: - Why do we use the term "soft" skills? - What are the most effective way ways to ...

In this episode, learn about how to become unruly with is the author of Unruly: Deconstruct the Rules, Defy the Norms, and Define Your Success. Lauren found success in the field of military contracting by changing the rules of the game. She...

This episode originally aired in December 2022. If you are a regular listener of this podcast you know that beyond the learning you do for your work related skills to get you in the door, the “soft” skills are the ones that w...

This episode was originally aired in 2022. Today we talk about Body Language with an expert who has been voted as a number one body language expert. Mark Bowden ( https://truthplane.com/home/people/mark-bowden/ ) is a bestse...

This episode originaly aired on January 2023. If hearing the expression “let’s have a meeting” makes you cringe, you are not alone. Why? Because you and I have been part of some terrible, terrible meetings. Meetings which sho...

Branding is not for products. You need branding regardless of what you do. This is the topic today with my guest Mike Kim. He is a consultant, speaker, and coach, teaching the principles of personal branding to executives, ex...

This episode was originally aired on September 2023. In this episode, we will review the 8 steps for change management from John Kotter. If you want to receive more information, subscribe to my newsletter via https://www.hard...

In this live episode I am joined . She is an AI Neuroscientist, bestselling author, TED speaker, and innovation advisor. For nearly two decades she has worked at the intersection of neuroscience and artificial intelligence, helping Fortune 100...

In this episode we talk about Negotiation. You will learn 5 steps I learned at Harvard University to become a better negotiatior. For bonus materials of this and other episodes, subscribe via the website https://www.hardcores...

How do you assume a position of leadership effectively? What happens if you feel the odds are against you? In this epsiode you will learn tools to master how to assume a position of power at work. Dr. Sheila Gujrathi is a lea...

This episode originally aired in December 2023. For courses and coaching https://www.hardcoresoftskillspodcast.com/courses/ Connect with me via LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/yadiraycaro/

This interview originally aired in April 2023. --------------------------- Dr. Mark Goulston was a psychiatrist and one of the world's leading experts on listening with his book, Just Listen , becoming the top book on listeni...

This episode originally aired in nov 2023. For courses and coaching https://www.hardcoresoftskillspodcast.com/courses/ Connect with me via LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/yadiraycaro/

Imagine having to compete against Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos to send humans to space. What if you take the lessons you have learned as a result of that experience and you develop a series of principles to serve as guide to lif...

This is a podcast conversation in Spanish. Yadi speaks with Iliana Fuentes Lugo from Hola Podcast about her own challenges through her career journey facing self-imposed limitations. You can view the YouTube episode here. For...

In this episode Yadi shares some of her background, inspirations and other lessons she has learned from mentors. View the Youtube episode here View the interview to Bob 'Fabien' Zinga here. For courses and coaching https://ww...

This interview was originally aired on April 11, 2023. For courses and coaching https://www.hardcoresoftskillspodcast.com/courses/ Connect with me via LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/yadiraycaro/

Decision-making is a skill we have talked about before on this podcast and we address this again because making decisions is difficult, especially with the amount of choices we have today, and the speed we need to do so. Cons...

You may have been intrigued by the title of this podcast and it was originally going to be called team mistakes but then I thought that these are not just mistakes these are things we do deliberately out of our own self inter...

Do you feel you and your team are being productive? Are your hours spent on a lot of work yet you feel at the end of the day you have not achieved what you really needed to? Or do you spend your time putting out fires? In thi...

Building our emotional intelligence is hard. We speak about it all the time, read books about it, yet when it comes time to practice the skills we need we fall short. In this episode you will learn specific techniques you can...

Let's face it. You are afraid of giving feedback. You’d rather tell someone else what you think about that person’s behavior rather than just tell them. We make all sort of excuses such as “they should know its not my job to ...

Less say you have a team, and you feel great about your work. You think you are on top of tasks, you think you are supporting the team and giving them the direction they need, you are crushing it. Yet something is off, your t...