Not Ok? That’s OK! - TTST Interview with Author and Coach Alissa Carpenter
Time To Shine Today
Show Notes:
Welcome to Episode 199! Featured in Forbes, NPR, ABC, FOX, CBS and TEDx as a workplace inclusion expert with a Masters in Social and Comparative Analysis, Alissa Carpenter M.Ed., empowers leaders with practical strategies to communicate effectively with their diverse workforce.
A former administrator at The Wharton School and a Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach, Alissa has trained thousands of leaders and consulted with multi-billion dollar enterprises to successfully bridge communication gaps across generations, job functions, and geographies.
She is also the author of one of Cosmopolitan's top non-fiction books of 2020, How to Listen and How to Be Heard: Inclusive Conversations at Work, the founder of the Everything’s Not Ok and That’s OK consulting firm, and creator of the DE&I Intention to Action: How to Be a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Changemaker program.Remember Our Troops! Enjoy!
Quote: Always show up as your real self (be authentic) - Alissa Carpenter
Knowledge Nuggets and Take-Aways:
- As a great coach Alissa is a part of your process
- When you are interviewing a coach, tell them that you plan to hold them accountable, be on the same page for the best way to communicate
- Alissa loves to passionately engage and bring people together
- A great coach will ask you powerful engaging questions so that together you can define your blind spots
Here is a link to this episode on our website: https://timetoshinetoday.com/podcast/alissacarpenter/
Recommended Resources:
Alissa’s Book: How to Listen and How to Be Heard
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