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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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The Power of Language in Justice & Peace
So many well-meaning messages continue to be released regarding equity, diversity and inclusion. I realize the goal is to address the divides in our nation and…
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Rules of Engagement...Tips for Team Leaders
A hundred years ago I wrote a little book titled Rules of Engagement: Timeless Tips for Team Leaders. Don’t go looking for it on Amazon because it’s out of…
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Preparing for Tough Talks
You know that conversation that you’ve been dreading? The one with the staff person who isn’t pulling his weight? The one about downsizing in your department?…
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How inclusive is your organization?
As we continue to explore Justice and Peace series, I would like to begin to consider organizations. This podcast is a tool for helping you assess the climate…
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Using the Self to Create Positive Change
Many years ago, Dr. Charles Seashore a renowned organization development expert, coined the term “use of self.” He originally applied it in organization…
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The Ingredients of Conflict
This podcast will help you grasp what’s underlying the conflicts that you may be involved in. Our focus is on the ingredients, not strategies for resolution. I…
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Making Strategy Stick
This podcast is all about making strategy stick…and, yes, it can stick. We spent time exploring strategic thinking in an earlier podcast. Now let’s move to…
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Strategic Thinking
Strategic thinking…it is THE leadership imperative! Strategy and leadership are inextricably bound. This podcast is designed to help you fine-tune your…
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Employee Engagement...It Happens Through Transformational Leadership
This segment is all about Employee Engagement. And, transformational leadership is the key to employee engagement. Many, many organizations are looking for…
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Career Resilience
What does a resilient career look like? It is characterized by the ability to both pivot and demonstrate elasticity. Resilient people demonstrate the ability…
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Transforming Organizations
With resources continuing to be scarce, uncertain events rocking our sense of security, and change coming at an unbelievable pace, it is essential that leaders…
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Building a Powerful Network
Let’s talk about building your network…. Whether personal, professional or both…a network is a wonderful web of people with whom you share mutually supportive…
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Pipeline Planning...Cultivating Emerging Leaders
What is your organization doing to ensure that you have a talent pipeline for key positions, especially leadership positions? Are you just identifying…
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Assert Yourself
Assertiveness allows us to artfully disagree firmly and without aggression. It allows us to honor ourselves and our needs without dishonoring the other person…
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Mentor & Be Mentored
The mentor/mentee relationship can be the most rewarding one in your career. You both get to grow through this connection. Whether you are a mentor or a…
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Adaptive Leadership
As organizations continue to move into an unknown, uncertain future it is essential that leaders do what I call “mirror work.” This reflective work requires…
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Reinventing Your Personal Brand
How do you know if it’s time to reinvent? Are there major changes in your company, in your industry? Have you been passed over for promotion? Do you feel like…
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Emotional Intelligence
I like the definition Elizabeth Hutchison offers of Emotional Intelligence. She says it is the ability to “motivate oneself and persist in the face of…
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Wellness in a Wacky World featuring Diane Huey, M.Ac.
Featuring wellness expert Diane Huey, this podcast provides seven strategies for staying sane.
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Navigating Your Career
I like to think of a career as an ocean liner that has to be navigated through calm waters, smooth seas, storms, and all sorts of weather. Even an ocean liner…
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Building a Resilient Organization
This podcast is specifically for leaders intent on guiding their organizations through adversity. It is for leaders who don't just want to survive storms, but…
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Esteem-able Acts: Paths to Justice & Peace
This segment emerged from a conversation with my friend Corey McCarthy. We are going to address the actions that peace-loving people committed to justice and…
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The Gifts of Leadership
Explore your legacy in the work and in the world. This podcast introduces ways to examine your personal footprint. You will get tools to intentionally leave a…
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I Don't Know What to Say: Addressing Injustice & Inequity
We are going to address the sensitive subject of what to say when uncomfortable with issues of injustice, inequity, bigotry and racism.
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Tell it Before it Gets Told...Crisis Communications
If ever there were a time when a leader’s messaging skills matter, it is now. Whether you're looking for tools to message about the current pandemic or are…
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Building Personal Resilience
In this episode we are going to focus on building personal resilience… I am tired of people acting like just because I came through a tough time that I must…
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The What & Why of Resilience
We keep throwing around the word “resilience.” It is used so much now that it is almost lacking any meaning. This podcast is The What and Why of Resilience…
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Honoring the Human Element
The underlying reason for thoughtfully addressing the human element is to create environments that spawn and sustain growth. The goal is to develop a culture…