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S1 E3 Mini Workshop – Your Ego Isn’t Your Amigo

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Summary
 
In this post-interview episode, Dr. Marc Reynolds discusses the importance of managing ego in personal and professional relationships. He provides practical tips for recognizing and balancing ego, as well as strategies for checking and managing ego in the workplace. The episode emphasizes the impact of ego on communication, relationships, conflict resolution, leadership, and personal growth.
 
Chapters
 
00:00  Managing Ego in Personal and Professional Relationships
03:25  Recognizing and Balancing Ego
07:41   Strategies for Checking and Managing Ego
 
Takeaways

  • Managing ego is crucial for improved communication, healthier relationships, conflict resolution, effective leadership, and personal growth.
  • Recognizing ego in oneself involves identifying signs such as defensiveness, inflexibility, seeking validation, blaming others, and a constant need for control.
  • Balancing self-confidence and humility in a professional setting involves acknowledging strengths and limitations, practicing active listening, seeking feedback, showing empathy, and continuously learning and growing.

S1 E2 Interview With Lauren Crampsie – There is no such thing as an executive

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Summary
 
Lauren Crampsie shares her career journey, insights on making work work better, and practical leadership advice. She emphasizes the importance of understanding ego, embracing silence, and being authentic. She challenges the notion of top performers and highlights the significance of addressing the ‘rotten fruit’ in a team. Lauren also advocates for the value of offending and the need for genuine communication.
 
Chapters
 
00:00  Lauren’s Career Journey and Leadership Insights
04:48  Challenging the Notion of Top Performers and Team Dynamics
06:35  Life-proofing your self-value  
11:30   Take time to understand how your past influences you
12:20   The importance of understanding ego
15:08   “I don’t like words like Executive.”
16:05   “Treat everyone like they are the CEO”
17:00     Embrace silence
19:18    Importance of prioritizing and fostering genuine relationships
22:53    Detox your brain
24:14.    Highlights the significance of addressing the ‘rotten fruit’ in a team.
29:36    “Never, ever, ever be afraid to offend someone.”
 
Takeaways

  • Understanding ego and its impact on leadership and personal growth
  • Embracing silence as a tool for self-reflection and clarity
  • Giving extra attention to the ‘rotten fruit’ in a team to improve dynamics and performance
  • Advocating for genuine communication and the value of offending during early career in leadership
  • Challenging the notion of focusing on top performers and emphasizing the importance of the entire team
Sound Bites

  • “Your ego is not your amigo.”
  • “I don’t like words like Executive.”
  • “Treat everyone like they are the CEO”

S1 E1 Welcome to the Make Work Work Better Podcast

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Summary:
 
     The Make Work Work Better podcast, hosted by Dr. Marc Reynolds, aims to provide a platform for executives and leaders to share the lessons they have learned about making work work better for themselves and their teams. The podcast includes interviews and mini-workshops, offering specific tips and practical applications related to the interviews.
 
     Dr. Reynolds shares his career pivot from opera stage directing to executive coaching and corporate consulting, highlighting the relevance of his previous experience in his current role. FYV Consulting focuses on executive coaching and third-party skip level interviews, offering unique processes and services to empower employees and help executives hear their employees.
 
Takeaways

  • The podcast aims to provide a platform for leaders to share lessons they have learned.
  • Dr. Reynolds shares his career pivot from opera stage directing to executive coaching and corporate consulting, highlighting the relevance of his previous experience in his current role.
  • FYV Consulting focuses on executive coaching and third-party skip level interviews, offering unique processes and services to empower employees and help executives hear their employees.
Sound Bites

  • “We want to give executives and leaders in the business world a chance to share the lessons they’ve learned.”
  • “I’ve been really fortunate to have clients come to us and see that potential before I did.”
Chapters

00:00 Welcome to the Podcast & Exploring Leadership and Voice
03:00 Career Pivot and Relevance
11:32  Empowering Employees and Executives