INSUBORDINATE.

Ep. 30 - Stop Trying to "Build Culture"

Send a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2032326/open_sms] In this episode, we discuss the ubiquitous "building culture," and learn why we should STOP trying to build culture.  We also discuss: * What culture actually is, and why it's a lagging indicator * Why the term "cultural architect" is ridiculous * What we can do to influence culture * What organizations should be doing to define culture Click HERE  [https://www.facebook.com/groups/1108782543356267/]to join the conversation in the INSUBORDINATE. Facebook group! Get a FREE Leadership ebook HERE [https://constantod.com/getbook] Download your FREE guide "How To Engage Your Team" HERE [https://constantod.com/getengaged] Take our FREE Management Styles assessment HERE [https://www.constantod.com/managementstyles] Until next time, stay with the program! Take our FREE Management Styles assessment HERE [https://www.constantod.com/managementstyles] Click HERE [https://www.facebook.com/groups/1108782543356267/]to join the conversation in the INSUBORDINATE. Facebook group! Get a FREE Leadership ebook HERE [https://constantod.com/getbook] Download your FREE guide "How To Engage Your Team" HERE [https://constantod.com/getengaged] Until next time, stay with the program!

Ep. 29 Inequity, Empathy and Practical Mental Health Strategies for Work with Cheryl Baird

Send a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2032326/open_sms] In this week's episode I chat with Cheryl Baird, a pastor and licensed clinical therapist, about her experiences as a woman leader, her advice for addressing your mental health in the workplace, the one thing every leader should have, and many other topics. Books she references in the episode: The Body Keeps the Score by van der Kolk [https://www.amazon.com/Body-Keeps-Score-Healing-Trauma/dp/0143127748/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&dib_tag=se&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9._GDfd8RInPzGpyGqcpefe-0u81RUNAoCRYN-Rfmme_zLnZdGNcoTtAuWJH0Y8QriBVEKxx1pnKurtv0DWR8ag7yy_3xhgvj6I9NhmGysqZ5YRyQrYyUtsPByQgNtVrGItaDXoZZCq7aNebnun54XLURgopItVV0U6sF2NZ5zJ2pDSR80raD2TRfvKk5Ue37wrJcZtsmd3SC6m9ic5ECHMRGlD0l6L6qezU4dZYwm8bQ.G2JmV-MrwtoEE4SI-nI0JevxSdwmkHfG9Zn4mwPaSLw&qid=1723491735&sr=8-1] The Sneeches by Dr. Seuss [https://www.amazon.com/Sneetches-Other-Stories-Dr-Seuss/dp/0394800893/ref=sr_1_1?crid=AR830XJ3167&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.cqEjhFk8adO17qZRzJrhb4va-utr7CzVt-Ikgh7WL700hyGH6Hiby52cxWfNwE4aKD0e5tgFi1br-8tEy1YxV05Ayj1JAzmuSRr3qEMVuvbaLpR7oZWhWawbvGMumihqO4MVVnetBU9dnm4Zf43Z4F4qqK6JdQgnTEvC-bQa20RxHHRgHJcE8sy5zupkHgkEkLi7jgzc-xKIgE1iveUey_GoSUDbaKUkdKFukAmyqLU.8JwApsHyzVDEwYllEDQxZCvCf6hkvprqOtJ45hckHvU&dib_tag=se&keywords=sneeches+book+by+dr+seuss&qid=1723491797&sprefix=sneeche%2Caps%2C105&sr=8-1] Thou Shalt Not Be A Jerk by Eugene Cho [https://www.amazon.com/Thou-Shalt-Not-Jerk-Christians-ebook/dp/B07WRGTYC6/ref=sr_1_1?crid=18CHR23PUKX4C&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.KINH63asvJLPSo55MJ0tVH4vs5_-zj4VK7yXre2YX6bGjHj071QN20LucGBJIEps.IpBxbpGX3PvVXVEjOvbk-ZNx3n2_gi5YXfRO3qQR_cw&dib_tag=se&keywords=eugene+cho+thou+shalt+not+be+a+jerk&qid=1723491890&sprefix=not+be+a+jerk+eugene%2Caps%2C98&sr=8-1] Try Softer by Aundi Kolber [https://www.amazon.com/Try-Softer-Approach-Mode-Connection/dp/1496439651/ref=sr_1_3?crid=1J93GFUTQLGP3&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.OrkeXo65zMF3a3uPl6bhBlVyyr3HnDUKvqksoJSdbg5VBLfhVdTWgsECD9TyfDWtOhocWLK-952KpfEBA6RRkhZo52zy4ZOmC1OuX3YmPSYMo9QZQNvqS5vERBOjdKlsaN6ykAHso7d-Wmdu1D6iuUversaZApIF5syidsmTeykgZvd6GML2cMtGep7e56jT5Y-mS1VHgpTs8q5FTLsTyuv9PZpJj9nUcFEXOSCiT0Q.f8xFsKZsgxtCI7Z1cXMGrDS1HQeHAOh4vU4qYsp9W88&dib_tag=se&keywords=try+softer&qid=1723491960&sprefix=try+softer%2Caps%2C108&sr=8-3] Take our FREE Management Styles assessment HERE [https://www.constantod.com/managementstyles] Click HERE [https://www.facebook.com/groups/1108782543356267/]to join the conversation in the INSUBORDINATE. Facebook group! Get a FREE Leadership ebook HERE [https://constantod.com/getbook] Download your FREE guide "How To Engage Your Team" HERE [https://constantod.com/getengaged] Until next time, stay with the program!

Ep. 28 - LinkedIn, Uninformed Infographics, and Why Critical Thinking Is Important

Send a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2032326/open_sms] I had a post on LinkedIn go viral this week.  For all the wrong reasons.  In this episode, I talk about what happened, and cover: * Why "info" graphics are often not very informative * Why thinking critically about what we read online is important * Questions we can use to help us evaluate the quality of information * Why management and leadership are different (again) * What is unique to management and leadership, and what is "basic humanity" Take our FREE Management Styles assessment HERE [https://www.constantod.com/managementstyles] Click HERE [https://www.facebook.com/groups/1108782543356267/]to join the conversation in the INSUBORDINATE. Facebook group! Get a FREE Leadership ebook HERE [https://constantod.com/getbook] Download your FREE guide "How To Engage Your Team" HERE [https://constantod.com/getengaged] Until next time, stay with the program!

Ep. 27-My Father's Death, and Why Stories Matter

Send a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2032326/open_sms] PLEASE BE ADVISED--this content contains non-explicit references to self-harm, domestic violence and addiction.  If any of those areas are difficult for you for any reason, please care well for yourself as you watch/listen. We are all people.  And our stories matter.  Because they inform who we are everywhere we go, including work.  In this episode, I share a story I told at a recent storytelling event about my father's suicide, and the subsequent journey I've taken.  I hope this content inspires you to take the risk of sharing who you are and inviting others to do the same in your spheres of influence.  Indeed, with so many forces seeking to emphasize ways we disagree, part of being INSUBORDINATE is to insist on humanizing one another, and finding spaces where we can talk about our experiences before we consider issues, problems or conflicts. Click HERE  [https://www.facebook.com/groups/1108782543356267/]to join the conversation in the INSUBORDINATE. Facebook group! Get a FREE Leadership ebook HERE [https://constantod.com/getbook] Download your FREE guide "How To Engage Your Team" HERE [https://constantod.com/getengaged] Take our FREE Management Styles assessment HERE [https://www.constantod.com/managementstyles] Until next time, stay with the program! Take our FREE Management Styles assessment HERE [https://www.constantod.com/managementstyles] Click HERE [https://www.facebook.com/groups/1108782543356267/]to join the conversation in the INSUBORDINATE. Facebook group! Get a FREE Leadership ebook HERE [https://constantod.com/getbook] Download your FREE guide "How To Engage Your Team" HERE [https://constantod.com/getengaged] Until next time, stay with the program!

Ep. 26-Amplifi Assessment with David Rendall

Send a text [https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/2032326/open_sms] In the first episode of Season 3 of INSUBORDINATE, I chat (via video!) with David Rendall, author of The Freak Factor and several other books.  We discuss his new assessment, Amplifi, and how awareness can help us find the right fit for our work, our relationships and our interests. Also in this episode: * How Amplifi can help you identify descriptors and areas that have been difficult or painful * The importance of finding relationships with people who will encourage you to be more of who you are * A company that sells socks in sets of 3 that don't match * Dave's affinity for pink, and why part of being insubordinate for him is insisting that colors don't have a gender * Critical concepts like Alignment, Affiliation and Partnership You can access Dave's books HERE [https://www.amazon.com/s?k=david+rendall&crid=1SDFGO0D2AV81&sprefix=david+rendall%2Caps%2C97&ref=nb_sb_noss_1] You can take the Amplifi assessment for FREE HERE [https://amplifitest.com/home] You can view clips of Dave speaking HERE [https://www.drendall.com/#thefreakfactor] Take our FREE Management Styles assessment HERE [https://www.constantod.com/managementstyles] Click HERE [https://www.facebook.com/groups/1108782543356267/]to join the conversation in the INSUBORDINATE. Facebook group! Get a FREE Leadership ebook HERE [https://constantod.com/getbook] Download your FREE guide "How To Engage Your Team" HERE [https://constantod.com/getengaged] Until next time, stay with the program!