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Episode #44: Minimal Investments With Huge Dividends

Remaining proactive is more than just anticipating the future so you are better prepared to deal with it. It is about recognizing that regardless of the situation and whether or not you have control over it, you always have a choices in how you respond to it. In this episode, the MTI team discusses differences between proactivity and reactivity in the workplace and how one reaps greater outcomes than the other in the end.
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Episode #43: No Pain, No Gain

All of us have likely experienced it at one point in our lives – whether you didn’t make the team or get the job you applied for – rejection hurts. It breaks hearts, brings tears, and raises fears. That fear can stay with you at each new opportunity, ultimately costing you a life full of success and happiness. In this episode, the MTI team discusses fear of rejection and methods to overcome it. 
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Episode #42: As a Woman in Business: What I Know Now That I Wish I Knew Then

When Rae started her career in business in the early 80s, fresh out of college, she often says she was kickin’ butts, and takin’ names!  She simply states from her perspective, that’s how women got ahead in those days and that quite honestly it was expected of men to be hard-nosed, facts-over-feelings, get-it-done no-matter-what.  If a woman took that approach, she was considered overbearing. That’s just the way it was.  Rae got it done; she advanced, and she had the fancy title, but at what expense? Join Rae & Bryana in this special episode focused on women as they discuss lessons learned and how even yesterday has something to teach us.
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Episode #41: How to Recognize Others

The workforce is starved for recognition. Too many times managers, leaders, or even coworkers get caught up in their own work, they forget to recognize the many contributions of the people they work with. In this episode of The Weekly Workplace, Dewey and Bryana offer tips and techniques to help you recognize the efforts and outcomes of others.    
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Kouzes, J. & Posner, B. (2003). Encouraging the Heart: A Leader's Guide to Rewarding and Recognizing Others. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 
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Episode #40: Learning to Say No

There are many reasons why it’s hard to tell someone no, from not wanting to let someone down, to simply not knowing how. This episode of The Weekly Workplace will help you understand your motivation for saying no, as well as help you find the words to set your boundaries and say "NO" when it's appropriate.
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Episode #39: ”At Least” is a Horrible Way to Start

Have you ever responded to your colleague’s emotionally intense story with “At least…” or even “I understand…” or how about “When I went through that…”?  These are not very empathetic responses at all. Join the MTI team as they discuss what empathy is as how to be a more intuitive and empathetic listener.
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Brown, Brene. (2018). Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Heart. Random House.
Brown, Brene. (2021). Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience. Random House. 
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Episode #38: Performance Management, Does it Feel Like Doing Your Taxes?

Performance appraisals often feel like doing your taxes. They come around once (or even twice) a year, the emphasis is on completing the forms, and must be completed on time by a certain due date. Often what is lacking is meaningful feedback about someone’s performance on the job, and their future developmental needs. Join Dewey, Rae, and Bryana as they describe both the formal approach to performance management, the written appraisal, and the informal role that coaching can play to improve performance and increase employee engagement. 
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Episode #37: Letting Go of Toxic Things

How often have you ever let who you truly are be defined by the things you have; the car you drive, the clothes you wear, the neighborhood you live in, even the people you associate with?  When you are young and dependent on others, you have little choice in the matter.  By the time you are old enough to make your own decisions, pay your own bills, you might believe this really IS who you are and become accustomed to whatever is in front of you – good or otherwise.  As we turn the page on a new year, maybe it’s time to re-evaluate that perspective and really take inventory of the things that are serving you because you aren’t limited by who you think you are but by who you think you are not.  Join Dewey, Rae, and Bryana as they discuss the hard reality of taking life inventory, raising your awareness, and saying goodbye to the toxic things in our lives so you can move forward.
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