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Aug 17
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049: Improved Happiness, Improved Performance with Michelle Gielan

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Michelle Gielan says: "We're all broadcasters, constantly broadcasting information to the people around us... We're transmitting through our verbal and non-verbal channels messages that either create success for everybody or hold us all back."

Positive psychology researcher (and former CBS News anchor) Michelle Gielan discusses connections between happiness and career success–and how to get more of both.

You’ll Learn:
1. How happiness truly translates into career performance
2. How to use “small shifts” to talk about solutions instead of problems
3. The “4 C’s” of delivering bad news better

About Michelle
Michelle Gielan is national CBS News anchor turned positive psychology researcher, who is the bestselling author of Broadcasting Happiness. Michelle is the Founder of the Institute for Applied Positive Research and is partnered with Arianna Huffington to study how transformative stories fuel success. She is an Executive Producer of “The Happiness Advantage” Special on PBS and a featured professor in Oprah’s Happiness course. Michelle holds a Master of Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, and her research and advice have received attention from The New York Times, Washington Post, FORBES, CNN, FOX, and Harvard Business Review.

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Aug 03
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044: Calming the Voice Inside Your Head with Dan Harris

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Dan Harris says: "Meditation... really what it does is change your relationship with the voice in your head."

ABC News anchor Dan Harris shares how meditation has helped him and other high-achievers accomplish even more.

You’ll learn:
1. Dan’s wild story of how he came to discover meditation and its benefits–including a panic attack on national television
2. The crucial question to rein in sub-optimal ruminations
3. The meditation dose required to see substantial benefits

About Dan
Dan Harris is the author of the #1 New York Times Bestseller 10% Happier, the co-creator of the ‘10% Happier: Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics’ app, and the host of the podcast 10% Happier with Dan Harris. He is also co-anchor for ABC News’ Nightline and the weekend edition of Good Morning America. He has been at ABC News for 15 years, receiving Murrow and Emmy awards for his reporting. Before joining ABC, he was on the local news in Boston and Maine. He grew up outside of Boston and currently lives with his wife, Bianca, and son, Alexander, in New York City.

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Jul 11
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034: Accelerating Amid Complexity with Kevan Hall

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Kevan Hall says: "We've got to get a bit more comfortable with ambiguity and even conflicts, because that stuff happens and it's healthy."

Globetrotting trainer Kevan Hall shares how to minimize waste and frustration in work environments complicated by multiple bosses, countries, and priorities.

You’ll learn:

  1. The “star vs spaghetti” perspective to minimize unnecessary meeting attendance
  2. Approaches to getting needed clarity at work
  3. Frameworks for quickly sizing up and adapting to cultures

About Kevan

Kevan is CEO of Global Integration and author of the books “Making the Matrix Work: How Matrix Managers Engage People and Cut Through Complexity” and “Speed Lead: Faster, Simpler Ways to Manage People, Projects and Teams in Complex Companies.” He is the author of the “Life in a Matrix” blog, videos and podcasts.

As an experienced corporate line manager he spent 14 years leading teams in manufacturing operations, HR, and strategic & market planning in the Telecoms & FMCG sectors. He has lived in the UK and France and worked around the world.

As an entrepreneur, he has founded, built and runs Global Integration, a group of companies based in Europe, USA and Asia and operating worldwide.

The companies have consulted with more than 300 of the world’s leading companies (including PepsiCo, GE, Walmart, Johnson & Johnson, Morgan Stanley, W. L Gore, Abbott, Samsung and Vodafone) around the world and delivered over 100,000 participant days of training in the skills of working in matrix, virtual and global organizations.

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Jun 13
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023: The Power of Workplace Humor with Michael Kerr

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Michael Kerr says: "A lot of psychologists believe that a healthy sense of humor is, perhaps, the most powerful stress-buster available to us."

Could you give 5 seconds to help make work more fun? If so, please click this graphic to share.

Michael Kerr shows us how to see the humor in our daily work frustrations, and the benefits it brings for long-term success.

You’ll learn:

1) The critical link between humor and creativity
2) How to turn a stressful situation into something humorous with the three R’s (reframe, reward, relax)
3) Approaches to building a humor“first-aid” kit

About Michael
Michael is listed as one of Canada’s most in-demand speakers. He is a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP), best-selling author, and one of only 22 speakers to be inducted into the Canadian Speakers’ Hall of Fame. Building on his experience as a “recovering senior manager,” Michael travels the world researching, writing, and speaking about what makes a great workplace,well…great! He is known as one of North America’s leading authorities on how to create a more positive and inspiring workplace: the kind of workplace that drives phenomenal success.

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May 20
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014: Emotional Mastery with Dr. Marcia Reynolds

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Dr. Marcia Reynolds says: "People want you to be present more than they need you to be perfect."

Dr. Marcia Reynolds provides tools for some extra self-mastery of emotions to enrich ourselves and our colleagues.

You’ll hear:

1) The story of a dramatic exchange in jail that altered Marcia’s life trajectory—and made me cry.
2) Key coaching questions that make people stop, think, and become open to change.
3) The four steps to change your emotional state at will.

About Marcia:

Dr. Marcia Reynolds coaches, teaches and presents at conferences worldwide on leadership, emotional intelligence, and personal success. She is the author of 3 award-winning books, The Discomfort Zone, Wander Woman, and Outsmart Your Brain. Her doctorate is in organizational psychology with an emphasis on the challenges and needs of high-achievers in the workplace. She has overcome many roadblocks and detours in life, which makes her writing and teaching personal, practical and inspirational.

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