The Weekly Workplace

Episode #17: Meaningfulness at Work

Interestingly, immediate supervisors have the most impact on an employee’s engagement yet cannot create meaningfulness at work.  However, leadership can actively cause meaninglessness. Listen as we discuss the factors that destroy meaningfulness and how employees find work meaningful.
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Resources:
Bailey, C., & Madden, A. (2016 June 1). What Makes Work Meaningful - Or Meaningless. MIT Sloan Management Review. https://sloanreview.mit.edu/article/what-makes-work-meaningful-or-meaningless/

Episode #16: Engaging in Difficult Dialogue

Engaging in difficult dialogue with an employee is never easy and requires a careful approach.  Whether you are addressing poor performance, or behavior that is detrimental to your team or its success, it is important that leaders address these issues head-on. This episode offers tips for leaders to keep these difficult conversations positive, constructive, and focused on productive outcomes.  
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Resources:
Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High
Patterson, K., Grenny, J., McMillan, R., & Switzler, A. (2012). Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes Are High. The McGraw-Hill Companies.
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Episode #15: The Effect Lack of Confidence Has on Your Career

Many times low self-esteem leads back to “that one time when…” and once that seed is planted and takes root it can be hard to stop. From your personal life into your professional life, that nagging voice in the back of your mind can get in the way of accomplishing great things. Listen in as we navigate our way through what confidence actually is and how you can eradicate the weeds to move forward to a more productive future.  
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Episode #14: Where the Real Meetings Happen

Have you ever heard the phrase, “the real meetings happen at the water cooler”? The average meeting lasts ninety minutes, has no written agenda, and its purported purpose is completed only 50% of the time. This episode will address concepts to help you prepare and deliver a virtual or in-person meeting that has impact and purpose in a way that grows your influence.
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Resources: 
The Memory Jogger: A Pocket Guide of Tools for Continuous Improvement
Brassard, Michael. (1985). The Memory Jogger: A Pocket Guide of Tools for Continuous Improvement. GOAL/QPC.
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Episode #13: Creating Positive Workplace Culture

Veterans United not only has an altruistic purpose of lending to veterans but has also become an employer of choice for many people due to the positive culture it has created for employees. Learn how Veterans United established and maintains its positive culture and continues to be a magnet for talent as we talk with Ian Franz, the Director of Culture at Veterans United in Columbia, Missouri.
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Episode #12: Business Writing

More and more of our communication in the workplace is done through writing. Whether it’s emails, texts, instant messaging, etc, we spend a lot of time constructing written communication to set expectations, discuss problems, or provide feedback. However, the spoken word is very different from the written word. Join us for on this episode to learn how to be simple, concise, and specific with your business communication. 
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Episode #11: Influencing Others

To get things done in today’s organizations, we must positively influence others. Whether it is your direct reports, colleagues, clients, suppliers, or even your boss, it’s important to gain buy-in and securing cooperation from others. This week’s episode of the Weekly Workplace explores influence: what it is and how to grow it when working with others.
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Episode #10: Accountability for Leaders

The hardest expectation to meet is the one no one knew about, and that’s where accountability starts. Accountability is results-focused and outcome-based. Listen in as MTI experts talk about what leaders can do to hold their team members accountable for expected outcomes.
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