Welcome to the final day of our '7 Days of Sanity' series, aligned with election day. In this episode, Shawna reflects on the journey over the past week, emphasizing the importance of embodying the change we wish to see. After practicing values, setting boundaries, fostering commonality, engaging in deep listening, and self-care, today's focus is o…

Today’s episode in our "7 Days of Sanity" series is about self-care during stressful times. Shawna Corden emphasizes that essential self-care practices like sleep, nutrition, and brief restorative breaks often get overlooked when chaos surrounds us. Remember: you can’t pour from an empty cup. Key Takeaway: Schedule at least 15 minutes of self-care …

Welcome to Day 5 of our special '7 Days of Sanity' series, where we navigate the emotional landscape of election season with practical strategies for maintaining peace and connection. Today’s episode focuses on finding common ground to build bridges rather than walls. Building on yesterday’s lesson about deep listening, Shawna Corden discusses how …

This episode explores the importance of listening and seeking to understand, especially during divisive times. Key Points: 1. Listen Without Agenda: Approach conversations with curiosity, not judgment, to foster understanding. 2. Psychological Safety: Everyone deserves to express their opinions without fear of retribution or humiliation. 3. Find Co…

Today’s episode of the "7 Days of Sanity" series focuses on the importance of setting healthy boundaries, especially during stressful times like election season. Protecting your energy is essential to maintaining peace and well-being. Key Points: 1. Understanding Boundaries: Boundaries are not about excluding others but about choosing what you allo…

In today’s episode of Seven Days of Sanity, we explore managing emotional triggers and the power of responding thoughtfully rather than reacting impulsively. Shawna shares practical strategies to stay grounded during emotionally charged moments—especially in the lead-up to the election. Key takeaways: 1. Understand the difference between responding…

In today’s episode of Seven Days of Sanity, we focus on values as the key to staying grounded amidst the chaos of the upcoming U.S. election. Drawing from tools in my book Meet Me in the Middle, we explore how values serve as your personal compass, helping you make decisions and behave in alignment with what matters most. Tune in to discover practi…

In this episode, we explore the different ways people make decisions and the pros and cons of each style. Whether you make decisions quickly, seek input from others, prioritize harmony, or rely on detailed research, it’s essential to recognize your tendencies and how they affect your outcomes. We also dive into the concept of the sunk cost fallacy—…

In this episode, we explore the often-overlooked topic of strengths and how they can shape our personal and professional lives. We discuss the importance of recognizing and leveraging your natural abilities rather than striving for perfection. We also explore practical ways to identify your strengths using tools like Gallup's StrengthsFinder and le…

In this episode, we dive into the often-overlooked but crucial topic of team building. Shawna discusses the various aspects of team building, including communication, trust, problem-solving, and decision-making. She outlines the benefits of team building, such as improved collaboration, innovation, and trust within teams. Shawna also shares practic…

In this episode of the Playbook for Performance podcast, host Shawna Corden dives into the vital topic of diversity and inclusion within teams. While this subject may seem over-discussed, Shawna brings a fresh perspective, sharing why diversity isn't just a buzzword but a critical driver for innovation, creativity, and effective decision-making. Ke…

In this episode of "Playbook for Performance," Shawna Corden dives into the intricacies of performance management. Far from being a dreaded task, Shawna explains how setting clear expectations can transform this process into a seamless part of leadership. Episode Highlights 1. Understanding Performance Management: - Setting clear expectations for y…

Welcome back to the podcast! In this episode, we'll explore the intricacies of navigating change within teams. Key Points Discussed: 1. The Brain and Change: Understand why the brain equates change to pain and how developing new neural pathways can be challenging. 2. Research Insights: Learn from the ICF and HCI report on building a coaching cultur…

In this episode of the Playbook for Performance Podcast, Shawna Corden dives into the crucial topic of enhancing team engagement. With only 21% of employees actively engaged at work, Shawna explores strategies leaders can use to boost their teams' motivation, productivity, and job satisfaction. Key Points Discussed: 1. Defining Engagement: - Engage…

In this episode, Shawna Corden explores the often misunderstood topic of conflict within teams. She explains how conflict, when managed correctly, can be a powerful tool for innovation and growth. She also highlights the difference between productive and unproductive conflict and offers practical tips and strategies for fostering healthy competitio…

In this episode, Shawna Corden delves into the crucial topic of effective communication within teams. With multiple generations working together, understanding and implementing clear communication standards is essential. Shawna provides practical tips and strategies to help teams communicate more effectively, ensuring everyone is on the same page a…

In this episode of the Playbook for Performance podcast, host Shawna Corden explores the critical importance of building trust within teams. Trust isn't just about reliability; it significantly impacts productivity, engagement, and overall team dynamics. Key insights include: -Definition and elements of trust: Consistency, competence, communication…

Hello, and welcome back to another edition of the Playbook for Performance podcast. I'm your host, Shawna Corden. This month, we're talking all about team coaching, and specifically, today's topic is about the psychological safety of teams in team coaching. My mission is to make work fun again by building better leaders. Find out more on my website…

My mission is to make work fun again by building better leaders. Find out more on my website: https://linktr.ee/shawnacorden 🟥 Contact us at shawna@shawnacorden.com for: - Leadership Coaching - Workshops - in-person/virtual - Consulting and Mentoring in building a coaching culture- External, Internal, and Leaders with Coaching Skills. Subscribe to …

In today's podcast, we are discussing how to nurture our attitude during the holiday season. We explore the challenges that arise when our plans don't go as expected and provide strategies for maintaining resilience and a positive mindset. We also examine the importance of clear communication and honest conversations with loved ones. Join us as we …

In this episode of the Playbook for Performance podcast, we discuss strategies for enjoying the holiday season. We explore different desired outcomes for the holidays and how to eliminate obstacles that prevent us from achieving them. The episode emphasizes the importance of patience, relaxation, and self-care during this busy time. Listeners are e…

In today's podcast, I discuss how the DISC Personality assessment can help leaders understand their own style and the styles of their team members. By adapting their leadership style, leaders can effectively manage their teams. I also highlight the importance of change management exercises when a new leader takes over, as well as the impact of team…

In this video, I discuss the importance of adapting your leadership style to meet the needs of your team members, peers, partners, and even your children. I emphasize that there is no good or bad personality type and that adapting your style doesn't mean compromising authenticity. I provide examples of how adapting your style can improve retention …

Welcome back, folks. So, this is our last in the personality type series. As a reminder, if you're listening to this on your podcast platform, know that we have a YouTube channel and you can watch that. So let's get started. If you're just joining us, there are four different personality types. We're trying to help you understand the types so that …

Personality types are gauged by a couple of different factors, whether people are more outgoing or more reserved. Whether they're more warm and accepting or questioning and skeptical. Based on how you answer those questions, we will plot you on a four-quadrant system and each quadrant has a style name, a soundbite, a mantra, and an avatar to help y…

Hey, welcome back everybody. I hope your week is going well, and I've found you in a very good place. This month’s theme is about coaching your staff according to their style, and today, we're going to do a deep dive into the “I” type or the Influence personality type. So, just a quick recap, if you haven't been with us the last couple of weeks, th…

Last week, I discussed the importance of understanding different personality styles and how they can improve communication and collaboration in the workplace. I also introduced the DISC personality assessment, which divides individuals into four quadrants based on their dominant traits. For today's podcast, we will talk about coaching the dominant …

This month’s theme is about coaching your staff according to their style. In today's podcast, I am discussing the importance of understanding different personality styles and how they can improve communication and collaboration in the workplace. I introduce the DISC personality assessment, which divides individuals into four quadrants based on thei…

Today, we will talk about the second essential skill for an effective leader, and that is adapting your style as a leader. This means making sure that you are addressing each and every person that you interact with in a way that they can hear the message you're trying to deliver and delivering it in a way that matches their personality essentially.…

We are continuing the discussion about the essential skills for an effective leader. And today, we are talking about the first essential skill which is what leaders need to do when it comes to setting the vision. It is so important to know about vision because it's basically the leader's job to establish a clear expectation of where the team will g…

Hey everybody, welcome to another edition of the Playbook for Performance podcast. It's been a while since the last episode and we are working hard on some new changes to the website, our offers, and things like that. So today, I want to cover the essential skills of an effective leader. I've been doing some traveling lately and I've been running i…

So today, in the podcast, we continue with our theme about making the leader's life easier. And today’s topic is masterminding. So, we got a little follow-up from last week when we were talking about group coaching. Masterminding is probably my favorite form of group coaching so much so that I used to have a business that exclusively focused on mas…

In today’s podcast, we will talk about team and group coaching because we have emphasized so much executive coaching, where it's that one-on-one experience with a coach who works with you, gives you that time to think out loud, etc. Or we've been talking about the leader as a coach where they are exhibiting and practicing coaching skills with their…

To continue with this month's theme about making the leaders' life easier, we're going to talk about the applications of coaching. We've talked a little bit about the coaching conversation, and how it differs from performance management, but there are many ways you can use coaching that will really help you out. And again, make your life so much ea…

In today’s podcast, we will be discussing the difference between using a coach approach as a leader or as a parent versus performance management. I know it's kind of tricky. We got a couple of emails about it so I want to get into it. Let's start from the very beginning. When talking about a coach approach, we're talking about using this methodolog…

One of the follow-up questions that I got from the last podcast was, can you go into more detail about how I do that coaching conversation as a leader? And so what I want to do today is to give you an e- outline of what that conversation looks like and a couple of things not to do. But do recognize like the full training on this is, you know, two d…

Today, we will talk about a common frustration among my clients which is this idea of why I am working so hard. It's this idea that as a leader, you feel like you need to do everything in your power to control the results of what your organization is producing. However, there are more efficient ways to go about it. So I like to call that process co…

This is our last in the series on business planning, and I hope you found it super helpful. As a recap, we started with the values for your company, team, and yourself. It's about how you're going to make decisions. Who is it that you're really serving, and then what is the vision? What do you want it to look like? Who are you serving? How are you …

Hi folks, welcome back. Thanks for your patience with us. I know you were eagerly awaiting step five in the business planning process, but I took a little holiday over to the ranch, had some golf and some sun, and it was great. So I'm eager to get back to you and ensure you can progress on your journey with business planning. So what we're going to…

We're in the middle of our business planning segment and have just cast the vision to know what the most beautiful business will look like. We've figured out our values. We're figuring out who we're serving, and now, we've painted the picture. What's it going to look like? Our next step is to chunk it down and bring it to life by translating that p…

This month, we're talking about the theme of business planning. And we've covered a couple of lessons already. So you can return to podcasts 84 and 85 if you missed the first few lessons. But today, we're going to talk about step three, which is casting the vision. So when we talk about casting the vision, we're saying, let's paint a picture that's…

We are in the middle of a segment all talking about the general basics of business planning. So if you're an entrepreneur, you might be a little bit intimidated by this. I used to do business planning for a Fortune 10 company and now subscribe to a simplified version of business planning that'll get you through most of what you do. And it really he…

In today’s episode, we're entering into a new theme for the next ten podcasts or so. It's all going to be about business planning. Whether you're a small team within an organization, an entrepreneur, or the CEO, this set of business planning podcasts is all for you because it will take you step-by-step through how to do this. You're probably thinki…

In today’s episode, I'm reviewing my experience on 75Hard. If you're unfamiliar with 75Hard, you'll learn more about it. It is a program that builds mental toughness. Why are we talking about mental toughness when this podcast is about building better leaders? Well, sometimes leaders have to make tough decisions. It means they must be disciplined t…

Congratulations, you have really done a great service for yourself and the rest of the universe because strong, resilient people really make a big difference in our world. Today, we're going to be talking about celebrating, and you might think, well, why is this a lesson in the 20-week challenge? How does this make us more resilient? Well, there ar…

We are on week 19 of our 20-week challenge, where we are building our resilience so that we bend instead of break when we face adversity. Today we're going be talking about perfecting your present. So what does that mean? That sounds like it's such a strange thing. Well, the present is the current moment. So living in the now, and depending on what…

We are in the middle of our 20-week challenge to build resilience, and we're getting close to the tail end. In our lesson today, we're going be talking about attracting because the more we attract things naturally, the more ease and choice we have. So let's get started. When somebody wants something different than what they've been getting, they ne…

We continue with our 20-week challenge to build your resilience. This week’s lesson is about building a reserve. Now, you're probably familiar with this concept of building a reserve regarding emergency preparedness. In my area of the world, I'm in the Pacific Northwest, we are bearing up for a potential overdue earthquake that goes along the fault…

Did you know that there are three factors that really indicate the success of a change effort? If these three things are done poorly, the effort will fail. If they are done well, it will ensure the success of a project. Those three factors are: - Number one is leadership. Have we painted the vision? Do we understand this change and why we're going …

This week, we're talking about making your work an extension of yours. This is part of our 20-week challenge to build resilience, so let's get started. So when do I suggest this lesson? I suggest this lesson when… - people feel like they're a cog and a wheel. - their work isn't really aligning with their values, and - they want a bigger life. So wo…