Wholistic Work
Episodes
25 episodes
Implementing the Inner Development Goals
This episode looks at practical ways that we can use specific elements of the Inner Development Goals for personal growth, professional development, enhancing team dynamics, fostering optimal workplace cultures, and implementing systemic change...
The IDGs - Acting
The fifth of the domains in the Inner Development Goals, acting is about moving into and through the world to accomplish change. It is the culmination of the other four elements, and allows us to move from contemplation to traction.
The IDGs - Collaborating
This is the fourth out of the five categories in the Inner Development Goals. Collaborating is described as "Developing relationships of trust, acknowledging diverse values, skills, and perspectives, and creating safe spaces enables everyone to...
The IDGs - Relating
This is the third of the five Inner Development Goals categories. It is described as "Connecting with kindness, compassion, and a sense of shared belonging to communities, the living planet, and future generations helps us create a more just an...
The IDGs - Thinking
The second of the five elements of the Inner Development Goals, Thinking is listed as "Understanding Our Complex World - Expanding clarity, considering diverse perspectives, and imagining long-term consequences help us navigate completely and m...
The IDGs - Being
The second in the Inner Development Goals series, Being is defined as "Cultivating Our Inner Life - Deepening our awareness of inner experiences and their dynamic relationship with the world around us nurtures embodied presence, clarity of purp...
The Inner Development Goals
The Inner Development Goals are an international framework for creating change - at the individual, team, or systemic level. In this podcast I talk about the origin of the IDGs, and list the five elements - Being, Thinking, Relating, Collaborat...
Mind the Gap
We look at a common statement made while riding the London subway (or "Tube") as a metaphor for examine what it is that we don't see but others do. The "gap" often contains valuable information to support our growth and success that we can miss...
How Death Benefits Your Business
In this somewhat unusual session we talk about how an awareness of our eventual departure from this world can act as fuel for more focus in the present. We also look at the mourning process when a business relationship or entrepreneurial dream ...
How to Give and Receive Helpful Feedback
It is a challenge at times to give someone information - based on your experience - that will be perceived as truly useful, and will open a valued dialogue. It's also equally challenging sometimes to receive feedback, particularly when it activ...
What is Business Culture, Anyway?
When I started my company - Business Culture Consultants - over twenty-two years ago people would ask me, "what do you mean by business culture?" No one asks me that anymore, however it's amazing how many different definitions there are. In thi...
What Is Transformation?
How do we understand what it means to experience "transformation?" What are the factors that create and sustain it? How can we apply our understanding of and commitment to a life-long process of transforming how we engage with those around us a...
Ending the Blame Game
Finding fault with others (and sometimes ourselves) is an energy drain. In this podcast we look at the dynamics of blame, how it serves us - albeit in a dysfunctional way - and ways to move through it. Please let me know if you have any comment...
Robust Resiliency
We could all use a little more resiliency in these challenging times, right? When I went searching for a definition for "resiliency" I came across this one: "The courage to grow through stress." Hmm, I've definitely been there before. I hope yo...
Balancing Advocacy and Inquiry
Here's a discussion about the tool of stating where we're at, versus being curious about whether the other person is at. We look at practical examples, and hope this will be another useful tool in your leadership, management, and team toolbox.
The Mind Thinks, The Body Feels
How do we understand the relationship between our thoughts and feelings? When do we inadvertently mix them up? What are some tools for greater awareness as we navigate business and life? We'll look at the way the cognitive and emotional aspects...
The Soul of Business
What does "soul" mean in terms of how we do business? How do we create more depth and engagement in what we do? And what are some values that move us, and create value? We explore this and more in this episode. (Length - 15 minutes.)
The Art of Supportive Confrontation
For most of us, the word "confrontation" always has a negative connotation. However, when we look in the dictionary one of the definitions of "to confront" is "to present with information. I could confront you with the fact that you just ...
The Secret Life of Meetings
Wouldn't you like to have a dollar for every meeting that you've attended where you felt, "I'll never get that time in my life back"? In this episode we deconstruct the mess of meetings, look at how we jump categories without realizing it, and ...
Help! I Need Somebody (Not Just Anybody)
In this episode we look at the difference between friend, colleague, peer, mentor, coach, and counselor. At various times in our professional lives we all need somebody to lean on (thanks, Bill Withers). Knowing how these various roles play out...
How Organizational Change Happens (and Why It Usually Doesn't!)
Change management . . . change agent . . . we all talk about creating change in our businesses. Several myths are associated with this process. The first is that if we provide people with information that will be sufficient for them to understa...
Business As a Force For Good
Should businesses only be concerning with how much profit they can make? If a company says it is socially responsible, how do you know? In this podcast we look at the Certified B Corp movement - almost 5,000 companies in 74 countries who measur...