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SmikleSpeaks
Joanne L. Smikle, PhD is a respected authority on leadership and organization development. She provides learning that helps you soar! Each episode prepares you to lead in our ever-evolving world. Subscribe today...content is updated all of the time! Get more relevant tools from The SmikleSpeaks YouTube Channel and the library at smiklespeaks.com. Contact Joanne for assistance with your individual and organizational development.
Episodes
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Beating Burnout, Featuring Dr. Carrie Hersh, Pt. 3
Dr. Carrie Hersh, nationally recognized expert on MS and neuroimmunology, has a passion for wellness. We continue our discussion of burnout, cause and cures.
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The Future of Higher Education, Featuring Dr. Michael Horowitz, Pt. 3
Dr. Michael Horowitz is the Chancellor of The Community Solution Education System, a nonprofit consortium of six colleges and universities: The Chicago School…
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The Future of Higher Education, Featuring Dr. Michael Horowitz, Pt. 2
Dr. Michael Horowitz is the Chancellor of The Community Solution Education System, a nonprofit consortium of colleges and universities. He holds a B.A. in…
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Beating Burnout, Featuring Dr. Carrie Hersh, Pt. 2
Dr. Carrie Hersh takes us deeper into our exploration of burnout, it's causes, and prevention. She shares her very personal story of how she recovered from…
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How it All Happened
Thank you for the many inquiries about how this podcast began. And, how my career began. Today I'm sharing my story.
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The Future of Higher Education, Featuring Dr. Michael Horowitz, Pt. 1
Dr. Michael Horowitz is a nationally recognized leader in education known for as a strategist and an innovator. Founding The Community Solution Education…
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Beating Burnout, Featuring Dr. Carrie Hersh, Pt. 1
Burnout is impacting people all over the globe. It is not respecter of person. It has the potential to be debilitating on many different levels. Carrie M…
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The World of Work, Featuring Brian Powell, Pt. 2
The world of work continues to evolve and increase in complexity. Brian Powell returns to discuss those complexities and potential solutions.
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See Something, Do Something, Featuring Allison DeHonney, Pt. 3
Allison DeHonney, creator of Buffalo Go Green and Urban Fruits and Veggies is back. She is tackling the nutrition, health outcomes, and hunger. Listen and…
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The World of Work, Featuring Brian Powell, Pt. 1
Brian Powell, attorney and HR executive, is back to discuss issues and trends facing employers and employees across the globe.
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See Something, Do Something, Featuring Allison DeHonney, Pt. 2
Allison DeHonney, founder of Urban Fruits and Veggies and Buffalo Go Green is back with me. She saw a need and did something about it. Her actions are having a…
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Brain Matters, Featuring Matt Picard, Pt. 2
Matt Picard joins us again to share more about his passion for brain health. He has come through a long process of recovery from 10 diagnosed concussions and…
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Next Chapters, Featuring Robb King, Pt. 2
Robb King left a great career as a leader in data sciences to found Blume Theory Strategies. The last time we talked he explained what Blume Theory does and…
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See Something, Do Something, Featuring Allison DeHonney, Pt. 1
Allison DeHonney has received numerous awards in Western New York because of the work she's doing with urban gardening. She founded two organizations that are…
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The Friendship Factor
This short podcast is a relationship refresher. These are things we know and sometimes forget. I want to explore how we nurture our relationships so that they…
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Next Chapters, Featuring Robb King, Pt. 1
Robb King, founder of Blume Theory Strategies, a DC-based consulting firm, is with me to share this next chapter, the creating of Blume Theory Strategies…
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Next Chapters, Featuring Russ Snyder, Pt. 2
More insights on following your calling, fulfilling your purpose, and having successful career transitions. Russ Snyder, CEO of Volunteers of America…
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The Fun Factor
I feel like there’s more stress in the world and in the country than ever before in my lifetime. One thing I’ve learned from Linda Roszak Burton, she’s been a…
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Exploring the Opposition
I had a long flight from the east coast to San Diego. My seat mates were two guys from a rural town in Maryland. I don’t know how it happened but we got…
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Gratitude in the Midst of Pessimism, Featuring Linda Roszak Burton
Linda Roszak Burton, author of Gratitude Heals, explores being grateful in pessimistic and cynical environments.
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Gratitude in Chaotic Times, Featuring Linda Roszak Burton
Linda Roszak Burton, author of Gratitude Heals and one of the country’s leading experts on the subject guides us through maintaining a grateful heart in the…
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Next Chapters, Featuring Russ Snyder, Pt. 1
Russ Snyder currently serves as CEO of Volunteers of America Chesapeake and the Carolina's. This faith-based health and human services develops and owns…
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Business Architecture, Featuring Kenyn Benjamin, Pt. 2
The business architecture strategy is an innovative way of approach organizational development and design. Kenyn Benjamin, president of ARGITEK, a strategy…
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Business Architecture, Featuring Kenyn Benjamin, Pt. 1
Kenyn Benjamin is the President and founder of ARGITEK, a strategy management consultancy. He’s a thought leader on organizational transformation and business…
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Business Architecture, Featuring Kenyn Benjamin, Pt. 1
Kenyn Benjamin is the President and founder of ARGITEK, a strategy management consultancy. He’s a thought leader on organizational transformation and business…
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Next Chapters, Featuring Marilyn Wood, Pt. 2
Marilyn Wood shares more of her story of going from bedside nurse, to nursing home administrator to founder and CEO of one of the country's most highly rated…
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Spirit at Work, Featuring Rev. Virgil Hammett
As we continue in the Spirit at Work Series we get to have a conversation with Virgil Hammett. He has two successful careers: one as a leader in human services…
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Living the Dream, Featuring Lanecia Baldwin, Pt. 2
More with Lanecia Baldwin on how she took a chance on herself, pursued a cross-country adventure, and made many of her dreams reality.
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Living the Dream, Featuring Lanecia Baldwin, Pt. 1
Not a lot of people have the courage to sell their homes, store the possessions they care about, pack their car, drive around the country, and explore to their…
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Next Chapters, Featuring Marilyn Wood, Pt. 1
Marilyn Wood is the retired founder and CEO of Opis Senior Services Group. The company operated 14 nursing homes throughout Florida. It also had a physician…
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Brain Matters, Featuring Matt Picard, Pt. 1
Matt Picard is a private equity investor at Bolt Ventures, a family office focused on acquiring large global sports franchises and operating businesses around…
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Mental Wellness, Featuring Dr. Jennifer Douglas, Pt. 3
Today we get to talk about Dr. Jennifer Douglas' book, Freedom From Perfection. It is such an important tool for anyone who can’t accept good, great or even…
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Mental Wellness, Featuring Dr. Jennifer Douglas, Pt. 2
Dr. Jennifer Douglas, respected expert on mental wellness, shares her insights on the dimensions of mental health that impact young people. She provides…
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Mental Wellness, Featuring Dr. Jennifer Douglas, Pt. 1
Dr. Jen Douglas, author of Freedom From Perfection, is joining us for a three-part series of mental wellness. She holds a PhD in Clinical Psychology from San…
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The Evolving World of Work, Featuring Brian Powell, Pt. 3
One of the country’s leading experts on the world of work, Brian Powell, is back to further explore issues impacting leaders. Today he shares his insights on…
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The Evolving World of Work, Featuring Brian Powell, Pt. 2
I’m continuing my conversation with Brian Powell. We’ve been talking about the future of work. He’s the Chief Human Resources Officer for The Community…
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The Evolving World of Work, Featuring Brian Powell, Pt. 1
Brian Powell is an attorney and human resource executive. His focus is on transforming leadership. He's currently serving as Chief Human Resource Officer for…
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Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas. If Christmas isn’t your faith tradition Happy Holidays. If Holidays aren’t part of your world Best Wishes…
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Looking Ahead
We’re told to be resilient. To tough it out. To stay the course. In reality, that may not be possible at the moment. But, eventually, we have to look ahead…
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Speak it!
Today I want to talk about how we speak, hope for, pray for, cheer for other people. What I’m talking about is affirming another person. When we think of…
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Vision...What do you see?
If you listen to these podcasts, you know I get some of my best inspiration at church. Some of the sermons leave indelible imprints on my heart. Two Sundays…
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Spirit at Work, Featuring Reid Spearman, PhD
This is the first episode of the Spirit at Work Series. We are going to explore many facets of faith, spirituality, believing and belonging. Reid Spearman, PhD…
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The Power of Resentment
Many people, myself included, have held or do hold resentments. Resentment towards other people, towards organizations, towards societal systems…resentment can…
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What are you expecting?
This podcast is all about expectation…what are you expecting from yourself and from others. Our expectations are typically fulfilled one way or another. Let's…
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Brain Matters, featuring Dr. David Dodick, Pt. 3
Dr. David Dodick is back to help us better understand brain health. He is a distinguished professor, researcher, and advocate for research in brain diseases…
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Handling Critical Feedback
How do you handle the feedback that hurts? Especially when it's true. We'll explore that today.
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What Not to Do When Negotiating
This summer I had the pleasure, tongue in cheek, of planning and conducting an estate sale…a three day estate sale for a home that was lovingly occupied for…
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See Something...Do Something, Featuring Jeff Armstrong, Pt. 2
Jeff Armstrong is back on the See Something…Do Something Series! He’s the Executive Director of Family Promise of the Midlands, a nonprofit in Columbia SC…
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Option Creators
I love meeting people who have intentionally created options in their lives. There are so many people doing interesting, creative things all because they had…
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Brain Matters, Featuring Dr. Merit Cudkowicz, Pt. 2
Dr. Merit Cudkowicz returns to discuss the nuances of brain health. In our last interview she shed light on clinical trials in ALS. Dr. Cudkowicz is one of the…
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Summer Jelinek on Leadership, Pt.3
Summer Jelinek is back to share more of her insights on leadership. She's a best-selling author, trainer, and speaker. Her clients include some of the most…
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Brain Matters with Joanna Heatwole, Pt. 2
Brain diseases are many and varied. No matter the disease, it takes a toll on the patient and their families. Walking with her husband through his dementia…
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Summer Jelinek on Leadership, Pt. 2
Best-selling author Summer Jelinek is back to share insights on how we can maximize our leadership potential. Listen and learn!
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See Something...Do Something, Featuring Jeffrey Armstrong, Pt. 1
I haven’t had See Something…Do Something interview in quite a while. This is the series that I love because I get to feature people all around the country who…
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Brain Matters with Joanna Heatwole, Pt. 1
As I have continued in this Brain Matters series I realized that I’ve talked to physicians, scientists, and researchers. But I’ve never had a conversation with…
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Summer Jelinek on Leadership, Pt. 1
There’s a new book that everyone needs to know about: Unlocking the Magic of Leadership: 5 Keys to Inspire Yourself, Empower Others and Drive Extraordinary…
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Coming Soon...Spirit at Work
I’m launching a new series this Fall called Spirit at Work. We’re going to explore the nuances of integrating your faith, your spiritual life, into how you…
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Application Leads to Transformation
So many leadership theorists, scholars, and consultants like myself talk about transforming organizations, transforming leaders, transforming the world. I…
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Expect Opposition
The most effective teams have disagreements and conflict. The way that they handle it is what matters. Remember that because a person or people disagree with…
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Healthy Competition
What is healthy competition? It’s an interaction that encourages everyone to reach their highest potential, to strive for even higher achievements. What’s…