How to be more connected at work

<p>873. Employees are waiting for leaders to fix work. Leaders are drowning trying to fix everything. Rachel explains why both sides are stuck in an outdated model - and how to break free.</p> <p><p>Modern Mentor is hosted by Rachel Cooke. A transcript is available at Simplecast. ... Show More

<p>872. Work used to be a place where connection happened naturally. Now it's not - and the impacts run deeper than we realize. Rachel explores why we've lost the "Second Place" and offers five practical strategies to rebuild belonging and connection at work.</p> <p><p>Modern Men ... Show More

<p>871. When there's no clear right answer, how do you move forward? Rachel shares insights from philosopher Ruth Chang and her own experience to help leaders break through analysis paralysis and make hard choices with confidence.</p><p> </p> <p><p>Modern Mentor is hosted by Rach ... Show More

<p>Many small business owners can feel the barrier of perceived inferiority when it comes to connecting with the CEO of a larger company. Sometimes established business people can look down on the new or micro business owner. In either case, they are forgetting the fundamental pu ... Show More

With all the time you spend at work, you tend to get comfortable around your peers, which can lead to talking more freely than you should. However, regardless of your friendly relationship with your coworkers, there are definite red flag conversations to avoid in the office.Moder ... Show More

Many people have the impression that when you attend a business-oriented networking event, you should only talk about business. In reality, if you only show your business side, you are missing out on the true power of your network (and probably aren’t making great connections, ei ... Show More

<p>Most of the work we do requires coordinating and collaborating with others. But how can we ensure the benefits of working with others, while avoiding conflict that’s inherent to communicating within groups?</p><p>In this episode, Matt Abrahams speaks with <a href="https://www. ... Show More

<p>Stanford professor, author, and podcast host Matt Abrahams is back on the show to share simple tips that will help you think faster and talk smarter. You’ll learn:</p><ul><li>How to manage speaking anxiety symptoms</li><li>Simple ways to structure your communication for the au ... Show More

<p>In this week's Ask the Expert episode Sarah talks to London Business School professor and author, Herminia Ibarra.</p><p> </p><p>Together they discuss the concept of outsight and how doing new things and interacting with different people can set you up for career success.</p>< ... Show More

Jen discusses how small business owners can find collaborations that will help take their business to the next level. She covers how to set goals for collaborations, find complementary partners, set clear expectations, measure success and more.Episode Highlights:Set clear goals f ... Show More

<p>This week, Helen and Sarah talk about the knowing-doing gap. This is when you know what you should, could or want to do but you still don't take the action that you need to. They discuss how this gap can create cognitive dissonance and lead to us feeling frustrated at work. To ... Show More

Welcome to the Accelerate Your Business Growth podcast! In this episode, host Diane Helbig is joined by sales and marketing expert, Matt Clark. Matt shares his insights on leveraging LinkedIn for targeted outreach and intentional, productive interactions. He emphasizes the import ... Show More

<p>How to present an idea so it makes sense to other people, and has the best possible chance to shine and stick.</p><br><p>This week Helen and Sarah explore some different strategies for presenting ideas at work. Whether it's a small idea to improve a process or a big idea to do ... Show More