Episodes

Hiring: Paul Spector
March 14, 2023

Hiring: Paul Spector

Today we talk about hiring with Dr Paul Spector (), specifically the role of assessments when it comes to assessing skills. If you have a team or company, what are some of the considerations to take when assessing if you have a capable candidate....

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Skill Coaching: Becoming a Meta-Leader to Manage a Crisis
March 2, 2023

Skill Coaching: Becoming a Meta-Leader to Manage a Crisis

In this mini-episode, learn the steps to manage a crisis from the lens of a meta-leader.  For more resources, sign up for the newsletter at Connect with me via

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Crisis Management: Eric McNulty
Feb. 28, 2023

Crisis Management: Eric McNulty

My guest today has dedicated his career to help executives and crisis workers on how to manage crisis. Eric McNulty (  is one of the co-authors of the book You're It: Crisis, Change, and How to Matter When it Matters Most. He is also associate...

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Skills Coaching: Explaining What you Do and Other Communication Tips
Feb. 23, 2023

Skills Coaching: Explaining What you Do and Other Communication Tips

In this mini-episode, learn how to manage conflict, do a better pitch and answer the question "So, what do you do?" For more resources, sign up for the newsletter at Connect with me via

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Verbal Communications: Sam Horn
Feb. 21, 2023

Verbal Communications: Sam Horn

Don’t you feel now that as we mostly engage our lives online that it is very difficult to communicate verbally?  We can be misunderstood, we have to deal with angry customers, pitching our ideas, or how to say no to others. We address all of...

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Skills Coaching: Mastering Your Self-Leadership
Feb. 16, 2023

Skills Coaching: Mastering Your Self-Leadership

In this short episode, learn 3 steps to help you achieve self-leadership and be able to lead others.  For more resources, sign up for the newsletter at Connect with me via

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Self-Leadership: Lisa Jaster
Feb. 14, 2023

Self-Leadership: Lisa Jaster

In this episode we talk with Lisa Jaster  () , an American soldier, combat engineer, and one of the first three women to graduate the elite United States Army Ranger program.  We discussed how to achieve self-leadership and how to lead...

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Skill Coaching: How to Build Your Confidence
Feb. 9, 2023

Skill Coaching: How to Build Your Confidence

In this short episode, learn the steps to get rid of impostor syndrome and learn confidence.  For more resources, sign up for the newsletter at Connect with me via

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More Confidence: Richard Orbe-Austin
Feb. 7, 2023

More Confidence: Richard Orbe-Austin

In this episode we welcome back Dr. Richard Orbe Austin ( a psychologist, executive coach, organizational consultant, and a speaker. Dr. Orbe Austin and his partner Dr Lisa Orbe Austin co-wrote the books 𝐎𝐰𝐧 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫...

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Skills Coaching: 3 Mistakes When Adopting Agile
Jan. 18, 2023

Skills Coaching: 3 Mistakes When Adopting Agile

This episode marks the end of season 6. Today I intend to answer a question: how do we become more agile? Here are three reasons why Agile initiatives fail and what skills to use to address this.  Here are some of the resources shared on the...

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Skills Coaching: Why Your Meetings Suck and What to Do About It
Jan. 11, 2023

Skills Coaching: Why Your Meetings Suck and What to Do About It

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 should have been an email, long meetings where only one person is...

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Skills Coaching: Five Skills You Need for Your Next Career Move
Dec. 29, 2022

Skills Coaching: Five Skills You Need for Your Next Career Move

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 will truly make you succeed. Especially transitioning careers or...

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Skills Coaching: Making Tech Teams Powerful with Hari Haralambiev
Dec. 14, 2022

Skills Coaching: Making Tech Teams Powerful with Hari Haralambiev

What makes a tech team successful? The great teams and the really good team members integrate their non-technical skills to ensure they deliver good products. To talk more about this, I invited Harry Haralambiev and he's a teamwork and soft skills...

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Skills Coaching: Yadi Caro in Biz Help for You Podcast
Nov. 29, 2022

Skills Coaching: Yadi Caro in Biz Help for You Podcast

In this episode, Yadi Caro is featured on the podcast Biz Help for You with Candy Messer. Here is the video version:   In her podcast, she interviews experts in multiple topics to help you thrive as a business owner. In this interview Yadi shares...

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Soft Skills Coaching: 5 Steps for Negotiation
Oct. 18, 2022

Soft Skills Coaching: 5 Steps for Negotiation

In this episode we talk about Negotiation. You will learn 5 steps I learned at Harvard University to become a better negotiatior.  Listen to our previous episode on Negotiation here:   For bonus materials of this and other episodes,...

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Soft Skills Coaching: Manage Your Productivity
Oct. 4, 2022

Soft Skills Coaching: Manage Your Productivity

In this episode we talk about Productivity. You will learn key steps to manage your productivity in 5 steps. This is a framework you can use, including if you have Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).  Listen to the episode with...

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Soft Skills Coaching: Skill Stacking Featuring Hala Taha
Sept. 27, 2022

Soft Skills Coaching: Skill Stacking Featuring Hala Taha

In this episode we talk about Skill Stacking featuring Hala Taha, CEO of YAP Media and host of the Young and Profiting Podcast    We talked about:  - What is skill stacking? - How can we build a network?  - Which skills are...

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Skills Coaching: How to Use Soft Skills for Hardcore Results
Sept. 13, 2022

Skills Coaching: How to Use Soft Skills for Hardcore Results

In this episode we talk about Self-Assessment.   - Why is it important to conduct a self-assessment?  - Why should we focus on our Strengths?  This episode also includes a replay of Dominate Your Day with Dana Williams, in which she...

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Skills Coaching: Soft Skills Origins and Why Should You Care
Sept. 6, 2022

Skills Coaching: Soft Skills Origins and Why Should You Care

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

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Leadership Lessons: Fran Racioppi
Aug. 16, 2022

Leadership Lessons: Fran Racioppi

In this end of season 5 my guest is Fran Racioppi () who had also been podcasting interviewing many other experts and fascinating people in the Jedburgh podcast ()  He is going to share a lot of the lesson he has learned in his podcast and as a...

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Replay: Personal Branding with Peggy Klaus
Aug. 9, 2022

Replay: Personal Branding with Peggy Klaus

This episode originally aired in August 2021.  ----------------- How can we make this less uncomfortable or basically how can we just feel better about promoting ourselves? In this episode you will learn each step to do so. My gust Peggy Klaus (...

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Leadership: Bailey Barnell and Hamza Khan
Aug. 2, 2022

Leadership: Bailey Barnell and Hamza Khan

In this episode we talk about Leadership. While we think some people are born leaders, I believe in most cases leadership is something we develop as time goes on. We may not even be aware of our leadership skills or we think we are just great but we...

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Optimism: Kate O'Neill
July 26, 2022

Optimism: Kate O'Neill

Today we talk about Optimism. No, I am not referring to how to be all positive all the time and all that stuff. I am referring to how you as tech leader, expert, consultant, can approach the future with a different lens. A lens of possibilities. ...

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Presenting: Tamsen Webster
July 19, 2022

Presenting: Tamsen Webster

In today’s episode we will talk about Presenting, specifically how can we captivate audiences through our message and to be truly understood. Today you will lean from keynote speaker Tamsen Webster (). For over 20 years Tamsen has helped experts...

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