Build High Performing Teams Podcast

Join leadership and performance expert, Anna Oakes, as she shares conversations and insights around sustaining high performance and restoring humanity into our work and workplaces.

How To Build Your Career Success Team 07/21/2020

How To Build Your Career Success Team “I feel like I'm not doing a good job at my work, in my life. I feel lonely and overwhelmed.” I hear this a lot. My advice is that you shouldn’t be navigating the work world alone. There are resources and people to have on your own personal “team”. If you don’t have this support team already, it is your job to build it and sustain it. In this episode, I’ll tell you the roles you need to support you in your work life, internal and external, and explain what exactly to seek from these roles. Discussed in this Episode: How to promote internal success as a leader How to have a consistent weekly communication The power of having a leader, team, mentor, and sponsor How to create your personal board of directors Here are a few highlights: 03:26 LEADER “One of the best relationships, and most influential relationships that you can have is with your leader.” 4:54 TEAM “If you're a people leader or if you are thinking about your relationship with your leader, it starts by consistent communication and connection.” 14:38 MENTOR “A mentor is somebody who is going to be more behind the scenes; somebody who's agreeing to meet with you on a regular basis.” 17:56 MENTORS AND SPONSORS “The difference between a mentor and a sponsor is that a mentor is more behind the scenes and a sponsor is more upfront.” 25:38 HR “I want you to be friends with somebody in HR.” I appreciate you listening and invite you to subscribe, like and share it with whomever may want to be high performing and own their career. Apply for my Own Your Career Accelerator: A 4-month program with 1:1 coaching, tools, and resources, and your secret weapon for deepening your impact. You'll leave with increased knowledge of how and when you can increase your impact through a career plan, time management plan, and project plan to present your current organization an idea that could add value to the business or its people. Links to the Freebies Mentioned: If you or your organization are looking for a thought leader and strategic partner to address organization/team/employee performance, managing change, or people/culture strategy, please contact us at . I hope you liked today’s episode. Please don’t forget to subscribe on all podcast platforms and while you’re there, please don’t forget to rate and review! I truly appreciate and love you, and can’t wait to see you in the next episode! P.S. Please don’t forget to tag me & my team on instagram, and connect on to share your big takeaways and for more Build High Performing Teams updates. I’ll see you there! Peace & Progress, Anna /episode/index/show/buildhighperformingteams/id/15295328

Talking About Race and Other Taboo Topics At Work 07/14/2020

Talking About Race and Other Taboo Topics At Work In today’s episode, Anna interviews Alonzo Kelly, founder and CEO of Kelly Leadership. As a sought after speaker and consultant, Alonzo leverages his corporate executive experience and 14 years as a coach and consultant to positively impact the world of work and leaders. Alonzo shares advice on “Talking about Race and Other Taboo Topics At Work” and why it’s time we do it more and better. Anna and Alonzo discuss: How to prepare for talking about race in the workplace How to create the change The power of "being a witness" How to create a safe place to talk about and understand different cultures We appreciate you listening and invite you to subscribe, like and share it with whomever may want to be high performing and own their career. Apply for Anna’s Own Your Career Accelerator: A 4-month program with 1:1 coaching, tools, and resources, and your secret weapon for deepening your impact. You'll leave with increased knowledge of how and when you can increase your impact through a career plan, time management plan, and project plan to present your current organization an idea that could add value to the business or its people. Links to the Freebies Mentioned: If you or your organization are looking for a thought leader and strategic partner to address organization/team/employee performance, managing change, or people/culture strategy, please contact us at . “I've been using the anatomy of a tsunami [to explain what happened during the BLM movement]. So, out in the ocean, we've got these two things under incredible pressure, pressing up against each other, and then inevitably, something breaks and you have this ripple. And this ripple goes unchecked. So what was a 3 foot wave turns into 30, 30 turns into 300, and then it hits landfall. And at that point, there's really absolutely nothing you can do about it. So everything is about service recovery. So I feel like in the last month, this tsunami hit landfall. And it becomes impossible to not talk about all those things you prefer we not talk about at work, because we're in service recovery. We’re all in survival mode.” At minute 4:00, Alonzo shares how he visualizes the BLM movement. His analogy paints a picture in your mind that makes it easy to understand what happened, and why. “If I'm looking out and I see a flock of white sheep, all white, 100 of them, and one of them is black, for me to pretend like I don't see that denies that sheep. For everybody to pretend like they don't see that denies their experience with the world around them. 100 people walk by. I won't remember any of them, but the black one. So I don't know why we got to pretend like I don't see it. And so a lot of we don't we don't talk about race here. Well, then you've denied me. And it's really just that simple for me. It doesn't even have to be some of this stuff they think is uncomfortable. I just asked that you see me, I'll go back to the sheep. I'm a sheep. I'd like to be treated like sheep. And I need you to acknowledge that my experience as a sheep is different. And I have no idea why that turned into something taboo. I have no idea.” At 12:20, Alonzo emphasizes the importance of being able to talk about race, understand different experiences that different races go through, and make change. He wants people to understand and DO something about it. If we deny the conversation, we deny the humanity. “I don't know how I would feel if I had a party and a bunch of people came to my party and didn't know my name. And here's what I mean by that; Martin is not his name. Harriet Tubman is not her name. Frederick Douglass is not his name. I could go on and on and on and on. So how about you honor these people by, at a minimum, learning what their real name is? How about that's my contribution. You can have the party, but at least know the name on the invitation.” At minute 36:20, Alonzo highlights the importance of understanding the past and knowing the truth behind Black History, in order to make the present better. Alonzo shared a lot of valuable information about how to address and be prepared to talk about taboo topics. He also gave a lot of helpful tips and insights for all of us, so make sure you stay tuned! Don’t forget to connect and follow Alonzo through his website , , , , and on Check out his ! I hope you liked today’s episode. Please don’t forget to subscribe on all podcast platforms and while you’re there, please don’t forget to rate and review! I truly appreciate and love you, and can’t wait to see you in the next episode! P.S. Please don’t forget to tag me on Instagram and connect on to share your big takeaways and for more Build High Performing Teams updates. I’ll see you there! Peace & Progress, Anna /episode/index/show/buildhighperformingteams/id/15188909

Stay Put 07/06/2020

Anti-Corporate or Pro-Humanity? 06/30/2020

What is an INTRApreneur? 06/23/2020

Emotions at Work with Dr. Kurt Nelson 05/26/2020

Emotions at Work with Dr. Kurt Nelson Emotions at work. I swear, when I said that half of you cringed, either because of your own emotions or the emotions of people that you have had to deal with. And look, as someone who has been a coach and worked with 2 individuals to 20 individuals on conflict resolution, communication, productivity and mental health in the workplace...emotions are something that are either going to hinder or help a person or a situation. I am passionate about helping you make sure that your emotions, or the emotions of other people actually help the situation and not hinder it, so I am introducing Dr Kurt Nelson to you. He's an amazing guy, he works with behavioral science and helps companies and people improve with that. This is going to be a great episode where we dive into how we can leverage emotions, use that for more powerful connection and performance. So get your notebook and take notes! And as always guys, sending you peace in progress on your journey. “Well I think one of the very first things that we have to take into consideration that we know implicitly but sometimes we just forget, is that humans are emotional creatures. We really come at things from an emotional perspective as opposed to a rational perspective, and in business we often overlook that.” At minute 7:15, Dr. Kurt talks about how our emotions often drive us in the workplace and how we tend to overlook that, trying to rationalize without factoring our feelings to the situation. “I think the mindset is really allowing that emotion to be there, recognizing it. And then, understanding do I act upon that emotion or do I not? Then it's taking a pause and allowing ourselves to catch ourselves. There's a lot of great work and you can talk about meditation or mindfulness, but it is a really good technique, or tip to understand to have us look at how our mind works. Mindfulness training is really looking at what are the thoughts that I'm having, and why are they there because our mind is always filled with thoughts and it's really hard. Our mind has to stop having those thoughts. ” At 21:18, Dr. Kurt emphasizes the importance of connecting mindfulness and meditation to your emotions and how there is power in pausing to reflect on what you are both thinking and feeling in the moment. “We cannot separate the emotion from the rational and we shouldn't go on either spectrum. I find that journaling is a really powerful way of being able to collect that data on your day. If you're very purposeful about identifying what happened today, how did I respond, how did I feel, then over the course of a week, a month, a year, you can look back and start tracking some of that. It's really powerful to see the trends and the patterns that you have, and we are habitual creatures by nature, we respond to triggers.” At minute 39:26, Dr. Kurt encourages us to write our emotions down in a journal so we can identify patterns or triggers that cause us to feel a certain way. Dr. Kurt Nelson shared a lot of valuable information about embracing our emotions at work. He also gave a lot of helpful tips for all of us, so make sure you stay tuned! Don’t forget to connect and follow Dr. Kurt Nelson through his website , , , and on Check out the and the ! And if you have any questions for Dr. Kurt, just send an email to [email protected]. Go follow him now! I hope you liked today’s episode. Please don’t forget to subscribe on all podcast platforms and while you’re there, please don’t forget to rate and review! I truly appreciate and love you, and can’t wait to see you in the next episode! P.S. Please don’t forget to tag me on Instagram and connect on to share your big takeaways and for more Build High Performing Teams updates. I’ll see you there! Peace & Progress, Anna /episode/index/show/buildhighperformingteams/id/14579381

Leveraging Your Varied Experience For Career Success with Connie Steele 05/19/2020

Leveraging Your Varied Experience For Career Success with Connie Steele Alright, alright, alright friends! We've got Connie Steele joining us today and I feel like we just dropped a free masterclass on how you can own your career and make an impact where you're at. Connie Steele is the co-founder of Flywheel Associates. She also has a lovely podcast and an online resource called Strategic Momentum so check them out! Their website is stocked with all amazing resources for you so please check that out. But we really wanted to spend time talking to the individuals within organizations who want to leverage where they're at right now, and they want to grow, they want to learn, they want to test. They want to put together a plan to get to their best next, and so we're talking to you on how to do that. How do you work within a system and move your ideas forward, how do you move ideas more without hearing people win a championship? So, there is power in being a generalist There is power in being that intrapreneur, somebody who wants to maximize their impact right where they are and get to their best next. So, enjoy this episode and as always guys, I want you to pick one thing that you're going to try, so that you get different results, better results that you're getting today. Enjoy! “Everything is perpetual beta. If you think about your business or even your own work life or personal life, things are in a perpetual beta because of the way the world is now and in particular with COVID. Things are even more strange but that doesn't mean you're not setting a specific goal or objective. You could identify that big picture goal, but to me what it comes down to is, you're breaking that down into smaller achievable objectives or milestones that you can hit.” At minute 14:50, Connie shares that right now, during the COVID-19 pandemic, that everything is in beta mode which gives us even more of a reason to pursue our goals. It is also important to make sure those goals are measurable! “Everything you do becomes a lesson for you to take somewhere else. I don't think I had that understanding myself until later on in my career. When I reflect back on those times where I thought, “Well, maybe I didn't move as far as I wanted to or didn't accomplish in the way that I wanted to or I had these really challenging situations.” It dawned on me, it's because of those incredibly difficult circumstances, or people that now I know how to better address it. You know in anything going forward but had I not gone through that experience. It's easier to actually problem solve and problem solve, much more dynamically because you have to do that today. ” At 26:19, Connie emphasizes the importance of learning from every circumstance in order to uplevel and get better in life and in the workplace. “For anybody who is a leader, you have to know how to manage those dynamics because a company has been around people. If you don't understand the natural behavior of people, their wants, their needs, their interests, their behavior. Again, their behaviors now are more of a mash up. They’re context switching. They're looking at different interests. If you can’t relate to that I don't know how you're gonna be able to get the best outcome. So I think that's really important.” At minute 37:30, Connie emphasizes the importance of understanding the natural behaviors of people in your workplace in order to manage all varied dynamics. Connie shared a lot of valuable information about how to leverage your experience for career success. She also gave a lot of helpful tips for all of us, so make sure you stay tuned! Don’t forget to connect and follow Connie through her website , , , , , and on Check out her ! And don’t forget to listen to the Strategic Momentum Podcast on , , and . Go follow her now! Here are links to the books we mentioned in this episode: I hope you liked today’s episode. Please don’t forget to subscribe on all podcast platforms and while you’re there, please don’t forget to rate and review! I truly appreciate and love you, and can’t wait to see you in the next episode! P.S. Please don’t forget to tag me on Instagram and connect on to share your big takeaways and for more Build High Performing Teams updates. I’ll see you there! Peace & Progress, Anna /episode/index/show/buildhighperformingteams/id/14490032

What Empathy at Work Truly Looks Like with Alain Hunkins 05/12/2020

What Empathy at Work Truly Looks Like with Alain Hunkins Alright peeps in today's episode we're talking about a concept that I see leaders and employees struggle with a lot and it's the concept of empathy. It is a strength for some, yet it is confusing to others. My guest today, Alain Hunkins, is the best selling author of Cracking the Leadership Code, and he and I really dive deep, as people who have been working with leaders, facilitating training, and coaching for over 20 years each. We really gathered together to talk about how we define empathy, and how we work with a concept like holding space. It is one of the most powerful tools we can do because it involves being present and being grounded. Those are two mindsets or mentalities that I believe leaders, whether that's by title or by influence, need more of: empathy and the ability to hold space. We also delve deeper into some of the concepts of the book he's written. Alain also has over 10 years of blog writing on his website too so please check out this episode and really consider how you can leverage your strengths to demonstrate empathy and hold space for others in a way that's most authentic to you. Until next time, sending you guys peace and progress! “As I look at my life, I saw a common thread. It is always easier to see the thread when you're looking backwards, and you're living it out. The thread has always been the fact that I've always been really fascinated by people. Why do people do what they do and specifically why is it that certain environments seem to support people's thriving and other ones don't? So that has always been really interesting to me. ” At minute 4:38, Alain shares a common thread he has discovered in his life, which is a love for people. He has always had a fascination with motivation and environments and how the two have intertwined together. “Part of that is going to be, can you be an accountability buddy? You can be as formal or informal as you want. But the goal here, ultimately, is can you publicly declare to them, what your intentions are? And then, can they help you support you to follow through? There are so many things that we can benefit if we ask other people for support, instead of trying to go it alone.” At 20:06, Alain talks about the importance of finding a group of people who will support you and hold you accountable in achieving your goals. There is also power in publicly declaring your goals and speaking them into existence! “The biggest thing you can do to grow your empathy and frankly, as a leader, is to start listening with purpose which is very different from just hearing people to interrupt them, or to give them advice. We talked about holding space, parking your agenda, and putting that other person's agenda front and center to listen, with the goal of trying to understand them and to see reality, the way they see it, feel it the way they feel it, so you can understand what's going on.” At minute 38:40, Alain emphasizes the importance of listening in order to gain empathy with those around you. Put your own agendas aside so you can really understand what the person is thinking and feeling. Alain shared a lot of valuable information about how to increase empathy and how to implement it in the workplace. He also gave a lot of helpful tips for all of us, so make sure you stay tuned! Don’t forget to connect and follow Alain through his website , , and on Check out his And don’t forget to grab his book called, Go follow him now! I hope you liked today’s episode. Please don’t forget to subscribe on all podcast platforms and while you’re there, please don’t forget to rate and review! I truly appreciate and love you, and can’t wait to see you in the next episode! P.S. Please don’t forget to tag me on Instagram and connect on to share your big takeaways and for more Build High Performing Teams updates. I’ll see you there! Peace & Progress, Anna /episode/index/show/buildhighperformingteams/id/14352599

A Philosopher's Take On Performance with Deb Helfrich 05/05/2020

A Philosopher's Take On Performance with Deb Helfrich You guys. This episode is so good! Alright, you're gonna join me for this conversation. Deb and I got to know each other on LinkedIn, which is where I find a lot of my network expanding over the past ten plus years. Deb was in corporate as an HRIS, which is more of the IT side of HR technology data, working for fifteen to twenty years. Now she's out on her own under the consulting business called Insights Occur. I love her mentality. She says she is all about love and logic intertwined. You're gonna really enjoy her energy but here's the value in this conversation. Deb really considers herself a philosopher and she is doing this work herself to think clearly and also encouraging other people to do the same. There are many parallels in this episode on how you can take her advice and mentality as a philosopher to both improve your own career and improve the performance of your team. There are deep insights for us individually and collectively and I challenge you to listen, pause when you need to and do that individual reflection. You may even need to listen more than once. So, this podcast episode is my gift to you. I hope you find at least a nugget of something that you can implement here. Do not leave this overwhelmed, write down all of your nuggets, and then pick one at a time. This is one of those episodes where it's heavy lifting. We're talking about a lot, but I know you can do hard things and so can I. Let’s get to it! “It comes down to one phrase that I've coined life-centric. We are managing the leaders or managing people as widgets, as we're factory-farming humans in corporate cubicle captivity.” At minute 11:55, Deb raises an awareness that most workplaces view their employees as machines or widgets, rather than people. She stresses the importance of bringing humanity back into the workplace. “I am saying to the leaders that they are going to have to pivot their thinking…You used to be managing against past results and improving them. COVID-19 has built a world of entirely new questions. Now, if you're trying to solve the old questions, you will not be around much longer. And you know I have no predictions on when your corporation will self extinct. But if you don't put keeping people alive first your customers are going to desert you.” At 28:33, Deb encourages leaders to think of the people in their organization first and foremost during this major pivot due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This pandemic has brought entirely new questions to the forefront of our minds. “View your employees as consultants who you want to rotate, not somebody in one stream late in one vertical. Some people will want to think like that and their brains will work like that. But again, maybe 20% of the workforce should be constantly consultants. Your business should think of them as internal consultants that you rotate around. They're getting bored.” At minute 38:42, Deb shares insight about using your employees as consultants in your business and rotating their roles to keep them engaged and innovative in the workplace. Deb shared a lot of valuable information about how to think as a philosopher and make life-centric decisions. She also gave a lot of helpful tips for all of us, so make sure you stay tuned! Don’t forget to connect and follow Deb through her website , , and on Check out her and her . Go follow her now! I hope you liked today’s episode. Please don’t forget to subscribe on all podcast platforms and while you’re there, please don’t forget to rate and review! I truly appreciate and love you, and can’t wait to see you in the next episode! P.S. Please don’t forget to tag me on Instagram and connect on to share your big takeaways and for more Build High Performing Teams updates. I’ll see you there! Peace & Progress, Anna /episode/index/show/buildhighperformingteams/id/14280050

A Royal Marine's Take On Building High Performing Teams with Roderic Yapp 04/28/2020

A Royal Marine's Take On Building High Performing Teams with Roderic Yapp Hello! I am very excited to give you guys exposure to Roderic Yapp today. He's a former Royal Marines officer, an accredited coach and specialist in developing resilience and leadership skills. We touch on his TEDx talk that he gave a few years back on adaptive leadership techniques but we also just focus a lot on the tactical skills to individually and collectively move towards high performance. We also talk about maintaining your team in that zone of hyper performance because it's easy for humans to get distracted, for ego to take over, for other things to happen. Sometimes high performing teams are no longer an asset to the organization and can instead be a hindrance. So please enjoy this episode, connect with Roderic Yapp, and take notes! “I think the key principle of leadership is creating absolute clarity. Most of the time in organizations people assume that clarity exists, but more often than not, it doesn't. So one of the things that I get leaders to focus on is vision. What is the team vision? What is it we are working towards here? You know, what's the mission statement or the vision of the organization? Or what's the aim? What are we ultimately trying to achieve as a group of people, because if you don't have that clarity, people will be working on things that they want to be doing, rather than things that they need to be doing.” At minute 5:42, Roderic emphasizes the importance of a leader bringing clarity to the team in order to eliminate uncertainty and get your team back on track towards the organization’s vision and goals. “I think a lot of teams call themselves teams, but in actual fact they kind of work in groups, they don't sort of lean in to support each other when one of the individuals is kind of struggling. And that's one of the things that I really look for: how do people interact with each other when a member of their team isn't doing potentially as well as they could be?” At 29:56, Roderic encourages teams to pull together during tough times. Even when one team member is having a bad day or going through a stressful season, how your team handles difficult times will determine the strength and longevity of your team’s high performance. “In the military, if you receive an order that you believe to be unlawful, you have a duty to turn around and say, “No, I'm not going to do that.” Because the classic line of, “I was told to do it” doesn't actually devolve you of any responsibility. And I think it's worth reminding yourself of that if you find yourself under any pressure from a leader or an organization and you think there's an integrity issue at play there. Then you have an actually bigger responsibility to the organization to do something about it.” At minute 37:26, Roderic shares insight with us from his time in the Royal military about having integrity in your work and taking responsibility for the organization. Roderic shared a lot of valuable information about how to live with clarity and integrity when moving towards high performance. He also gave a lot of helpful tips for all of us, so make sure you stay tuned! Don’t forget to connect and follow Roderic through his company and on You can also check out his Go follow him now! I hope you liked today’s episode. Please don’t forget to subscribe on all podcast platforms and while you’re there, please don’t forget to rate and review! I truly appreciate and love you, and can’t wait to see you in the next episode! P.S. Please don’t forget to tag me on Instagram and connect on to share your big takeaways and for more Build High Performing Teams updates. I’ll see you there! Peace & Progress, Anna /episode/index/show/buildhighperformingteams/id/14133488

Innovation: How to Do It Your Way and Get Ahead with Lindsey Kunz 04/21/2020

Innovation: How to Do It Your Way and Get Ahead with Lindsey Kunz Hey, high performers! Welcome to a new episode of the Build High Performing Teams Podcast. Today, my guest is Lindsey Kunz. She's an author of a new book to be out in July, titled, “Why Women Innovate.” I wanted to bring her onto the podcast before her book launch because I love the work she's doing. She's a young professional, she's working for a startup, and she gave herself permission to play a learner role for a while to interview and research innovative women in the changing world of work. And so she's used all that knowledge and experience to write this great book. Our conversation can apply to both leaders and employees at all levels, because we're really talking about giving ourselves permission in our careers to claim that we both own our careers, and we can choose where they go. Meaning, that we can maximize where we're at right now, in order to get to our best next. If you've listened to me or know me well, that is the topic of my TEDx talk that I gave a year ago, “Leveraging Your Now to Get to Your Best Next.” Lindsey and I are very much in line and she gives some great tips, very tactical things that you can do as you're exploring how to be more innovative in line with your natural strengths, and then how to leverage that to get to new and different things, which is the definition of innovation. I truly hope you guys enjoy this episode with Lindsey. “I think one thing that I learned from my experience with sports that I still apply to my life today is that even if you are in an instructive role, you still have to be very cognizant and understanding of where the learner is coming from. Especially when giving constructive criticism. You have to do it in a way where they still feel supportive.” At minute 7:20, Lindsey shares how her background in both participating and coaching in sports help develop her leadership skills. She emphasizes the importance of following up with your teammates and encouraging them to be better in their performance. “I think that actually, we need to take a step back and say, Where am I right now? And what can I do in the position that I'm in to start developing the skills that I need to get to my next step? I think that's where innovation comes in and plays a role is that the definition that I use for innovation throughout my book is just doing something different than what's been established. ” At 24:27, Lindsey talks about the value of self-reflection when pursuing your career and concentrating on what you are passionate about. Innovation is an important part of getting you to your best next! “I think passions are something that can be explored and I think you have to go out and you have to try things. You have to have a “yes” mentality and do things outside of your comfort zone. Take those opportunities that you would never have thought you would have enjoyed and just see what you enjoy. You know, it's this playful mindset, I think really is what it's about is trying new things.” At minute 36:42, Lindsey shares with us that there is a lot of power in having a “yes” mentality and exploring new ventures, hobbies, and skills in order to find what you truly love in life. Lindsey shared a lot of valuable information about how to live with innovation and get to the next level in life. She also gave a lot of helpful tips for all of us, so make sure you stay tuned! Don’t forget to connect and follow Lindsey on Instagram and Twitter You can also preorder her book titled, . Go follow her now! I hope you liked today’s episode. Please don’t forget to subscribe on all podcast platforms and while you’re there, please don’t forget to rate and review! I truly appreciate and love you, and can’t wait to see you in the next episode! P.S. Please don’t forget to tag me on Instagram and connect on to share your big takeaways and for more Build High Performing Teams updates. I’ll see you there! Peace & Progress, Anna /episode/index/show/buildhighperformingteams/id/14043707

Nurture: Your Team's Secret Weapon for Performance with Kelly Roach 04/14/2020

Nurture: Your Team's Secret Weapon for Performance with Kelly Roach Hello, everybody! My guest today is Kelly Roach. She is a coach who typically works with entrepreneurs online, but I believe a lot of the advice we talked about today is applicable to anyone in the world of work and right now it's the changing world of work. Kelly is an expert in a lot of places. She had a great career in corporate America like I did before going out on our own, had a tremendous trajectory there and now has built an organization of 23 people who are leveraging coaching, accountability, incubators, doing a lot of good work training up entrepreneurs for online selling. But let's break that down to how that applies to you. Our focus today is one that is near and dear to my heart, which is not only building and sustaining high performing teams, but nurturing. I think a lot of people hear that word and then like, “nurturing...ugh,” but let me give you the definition for nurture. It is the care for and encouragement of the growth and development of something. The process of caring for and encouraging the growth or development of someone or something, what could be more important to a leaders job then nurturing your team, caring for and encouraging the growth and development of your team? So that's what's going to be our focus today. This is true during any time of the year, but it's especially true during this time of change of the pandemic of COVID. So this is our gift of conversation to you. Please check out Kelly Roach, she's got some amazing resources online. She's got a Facebook community that is strong and free for anyone who would like to hear more information. Check out her podcast, her blog, or any of her social media activities to get more involved. Sending you guys peace in progress. Enjoy this episode on nurturing your team! “I've learned so much from every job that I've ever had. Because, you know, I think with all jobs, it really comes down to you learning the lesson that you can have, be, do. Whatever work you’re willing to go through to have, be or do. I think that's the lesson I've learned from all jobs that I've had. It's the degree to which you are willing to do what it takes. That is the degree to which it's gonna come into your life.” At minute 5:09, Kelly talks about the importance of learning from every job and empowering yourself to go after what you want, knowing that you are fully capable of it. “You can feel fearful, you can feel uncertain, you can feel all those human emotions that we all feel. But you can still act in alignment with your convictions, you can still be certain about the value of what your company does or the service or the product or program that you provide. You can still authentically show up and be a true leader, despite none of us knowing what's right around the corner.” At 15:10, Kelly shares with us that it is okay to be afraid and uncertain during this time of change and to use those emotions to motivate you to take action and step up for both yourself and your career. “If you're just navigating all of this, leading people for the first time and trying to carry them through a really tough time, I think over communication is huge. That's how you create trust, right? And trust is what is going to determine whether people will extend themselves to do the things that they feel scared about doing or do the things that maybe don't come naturally to them. Everyone will need to extend themselves to perform at a high level through turbulent periods like this.” At minute 27:01, Kelly talks about how building trust is the foundation to high performance. Once you have trust from your team, they are more likely to explore and be more willing to learn new skills. Kelly shared a lot of valuable information about how to nurture a high performance team. She also gave a lot of helpful tips for all of us, so make sure you stay tuned! If you want to know more about Kelly and her programs, go to . Don’t forget to follow her on Instagram and check out her free . You can also check out her book titled, . Go follow her now! I hope you liked today’s episode. Please don’t forget to subscribe on all podcast platforms and while you’re there, please don’t forget to rate and review! I truly appreciate and love you, and can’t wait to see you in the next episode! P.S. Please don’t forget to tag me on Instagram and connect on to share your big takeaways and for more Build High Performing Teams updates. I’ll see you there! Peace & Progress, Anna /episode/index/show/buildhighperformingteams/id/13938815

Owning Your Cultural Strengths as a Company and Team with Jackie Hermes 04/07/2020

Owning Your Cultural Strengths as a Company and Team with Jackie Hermes Hey, peeps, I'm excited to share my next guest with you. She is a personal friend of mine, and an absolute powerhouse in the world of marketing in our community here in Milwaukee. Her name is Jackie Hermes. She is the founder and CEO of Accelity Marketing. She is also the co-founder of Women's Entrepreneurship Week here in Milwaukee with two other multi-talented women. She is doing a lot of fun stuff. She's also a future pilot. She's training right now to be a pilot, but you will see how she has built her team from just her to now seventeen employees over the past seven years, making a huge impact in the marketing world. But really what I want to focus on in this episode is how she's established a culture of transparency and trust. You may be wanting to establish a culture of innovation, but we really dig into what it takes to build a culture. And hint, it's not the values that you put on the wall. It's not the vision that you put in writing and send it back to your customers. It's actually more focused than that. So take a listen and give us your feedback. Give us some love as we gave you some love in this episode with Jackie Hermes! “I think that every single job I've ever had has taught me how to work really hard. It was easy to see even when I was fourteen years old, how the discipline of working hard got you to the next place. ” At minute 4:28, Jackie recalls her first job and how she learned right away that hard work ethic allows you to have new opportunities and get to the next level in your career. “I keep telling them right now we are doing okay and we have a contingency plan moving forward. We are hoping to sell more but this is a serious situation. I want everyone to know that they have to be really dedicated and working really hard to keep the business going right now. It feels like sometimes maybe more transparent than I should be but I’m just doing what feels right at this point.” At 26:05, Jackie shares about her transparency with finances with her team, due to Covid-19. It is important for leaders to be transparent during this time so that employees know how a shifting workload will affect the business moving forward. “I am a part of what's leading the culture. But I've also put it largely on the team to help build a culture to learn to tell us what they weren't and to take part in building that culture. So we have a culture of transparency, which is probably not surprising to you. And we have a culture of working hard, but also not overworking people. ” At minute 40:22, Jackie talks about how she is establishing the company culture but is also empowering her leaders to help build the culture of the company. Collaborating with your team is so important when it comes to culture! Jackie shared a lot of valuable information about how to build a company culture with transparency. She also gave a lot of helpful tips for all of us, so make sure you stay tuned! If you want to know more about Jackie and Accelity Marketing, go to . Don’t forget to follow her on Instagram , Twitter and on . Go follow her now! I hope you liked today’s episode. Please don’t forget to subscribe on all podcast platforms and while you’re there, please don’t forget to rate and review! I truly appreciate and love you, and can’t wait to see you in the next episode! P.S. Please don’t forget to tag me on Instagram and connect on to share your big takeaways and for more Build High Performing Teams updates. I’ll see you there! Peace & Progress, Anna /episode/index/show/buildhighperformingteams/id/13875164

HR: How to Be a Strategic Partner During Times of Change with Jay Salim 03/31/2020

HR: How to Be a Strategic Partner During Times of Change with Jay Salim Hello high performers and high performing leaders. I’m coming at you with a little bit of a heavy heart because we are in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic. This episode is near and dear to my heart, both Jay Salim and I have a background and work with people in HR and operations and so we wanted to bring you an episode on the high performing teams podcast that really helps you. I would say we centered it a lot around at HR, right, so whether you are working with people or in operations or whatever you want to call it, we did gear a lot towards HR. But sort of stepping back and just hanging out with Jay, I think there are so many goodies in here for leaders. For those of you who may not be leaders or people leaders in your organization yet by title, but you are blazing a path, you are an influencer internally, you are called to serve and continue to do that. So I think you guys are all going to get a lot out of this. Specifically, Jay and I talk about tips for being a solid partner to both the business and employees during times of change. We give five or six tips that you can leverage. So take the time, pull out the notebook and pen because I think you guys are going to want to be taking notes in this episode. It is a lot of value, especially during times of change and what we are all experiencing right now. So look, I'm sending you all peace and progress wherever you are, hoping that you and your family are safe and sound and moving forward. “You know, being a doorman, you're a problem solver. It taught me how to adjust my personality and communication to my audience, because the building of 200-300 different people and they all have different personalities. Some of them are very rich and pretentious, and you'd have to communicate with those people in a certain way and some are down to earth and you can be a bit more natural with them. It actually taught me to be a little bit of a chameleon which is something I actually pride myself on being able to adapt to my environment and situation and adjust accordingly.” At minute 5:15, Jay recalls one of his first job experiences as a doorman and how that job helped shape his communication skills for today. He also highlights the importance of adapting to your environment. “I once had a CEO ask me, ‘Why do you think Mercedes can charge 10 times what Kia can charge for a car?’ And I said, ‘Oh, it's quality. The parts are more expensive,’ and he was like, ‘No. It's about the brand, right? They have built a reputation of being elite, for lack of a better term, and you have to think of yourself as a brand too. And everything you do contributes to your perception what your brand is.’” At 19:38, Jay shares wisdom he learned from a colleague about the importance of branding and perception in your business. Paying attention to your brand will allow you to instill passion into your company’s culture, help you make pragmatic choices, and further your understanding of the business. “You have to be strong for everyone, especially in HR. If I've had to catch myself a couple of times, to be like, ‘Okay, people are looking to me as the leader and the person that's supposed to bring a sense of calm and instill confidence in people.’ So I've had to be strong. But take this opportunity to step up as a leader to introduce new ideas. There's no way you're gonna make everybody happy at this time, but at least give them a little bit of an escape and have them stop thinking about life or work for a while and just be humans, you know?” At minute 33:56, Jay stresses the importance of looking out for the people of your organization and allowing them to be human. While also realizing that people will turn to their HR department for confidence and strength in uncertain times. Jay shared a lot of valuable information about how to be a strategic partner during times of change. He also gave a lot of helpful communication tips for all of us, so make sure to stay tuned! If you want to know more about Jay and Complex, go to . Don’t forget to follow him on Instagram , Twitter and on . Go follow him now! I hope you liked today’s episode. Please don’t forget to subscribe on all podcast platforms and while you’re there, please don’t forget to rate and review! I truly appreciate and love you, and can’t wait to see you in the next episode! P.S. Please don’t forget to tag me on Instagram and connect on to share your big takeaways and for more Build High Performing Teams updates. I’ll see you there! Peace & Progress, Anna /episode/index/show/buildhighperformingteams/id/13741994

Two Experts, One Podcast: Four Habits for High Performing Teams with Steph Clarke 03/24/2020

Two Experts, One Podcast: Four Habits for High Performing Teams with Steph Clarke Hello, peeps. Okay, so today on the podcast, I would say you're getting a twofer. You're getting sort of two experts, two thought-leaders on this crazy world that we live in, the future of work, specifically we both look at leaders and teams. Steph Clark is joining me today! I have followed her work for quite a while and one of my favorite things about her is not only what she does to her organization called Spique but also what she does on her own. She's the host of Steph’s Business Bookshelf Podcast. It's super cool because I am such a book lover and she shares so many great summaries so Steph’s been my favorite person for a long time. She originated from the UK and now she lives in Australia. I just love to hear her talk. So enjoy this episode because I think you're going to get a really unique view of what people who work with teams and leaders often relating to high performance would say about what you can do either as an employee or a leader today. “...what I like to do is not just get in and do the task, but actually to find out a little bit about the person I was doing it with because let's face it was probably pretty painful for them as an experience to have the auditors in. So if I can make that slightly less painful by being just a kind of nice person to them and showing some interest in them. ” At minute 8:24, Steph talks about the importance of learning more about your client in order to serve them in the most effective ways. This relational approach helps build trust with your clients! “How are you contributing to that situation? And it's a question I ask myself whenever I'm complaining about something or not happy about something. My first question to myself is, how do I contribute to that?” At 17:22, Steph shares an important question regarding her own self-awareness when she is in the midst of difficult circumstances. Taking ownership of situations by asking this question will only help in moving forward, gaining insight, and learning. “Having a role model tenacity - we have this when we talk to clients and one of the things we want to share is, we have this kind of four part model of head, heart, hands and hunch. So these are the things and this is how we work.” At minute 34:05, Steph introduces us to the Role Model Tenacity, which helps teams identify and implement progress in the workplace using spirit, values, knowledge, curiosity, and more. Steph shared a lot of valuable information about building habits for high performance. She also gave a lot of helpful tips to leaders and teammates in the workplace so make sure you check it out! If you want to know more about Steph, learn all about her at . Don’t forget to follow her on Instagram and on . Go follow him now! And don’t forget to listen to , hosted by Steph. Here are some of the links we mentioned in this episode: I hope you liked today’s episode. Please don’t forget to subscribe on all podcast platforms and while you’re there, please don’t forget to rate and review! I truly appreciate and love you, and can’t wait to see you in the next episode! P.S. Please don’t forget to tag me on Instagram to share your big takeaways and for more Build High Performing Teams updates. I’ll see you there! Peace & Progress, Anna /episode/index/show/buildhighperformingteams/id/13667759

Bonus Episode: Covid-19 and Teams - Mindsets For Productivity + Performance with Steph Clarke 03/24/2020

Bonus Episode: Covid-19 and Anxiety - Helping Teams and Leaders With Powerful Habits with Richie Burke 03/23/2020

Minimizing Anxiety For High Performance At Work with Richie Burke 03/23/2020

Minimizing Anxiety For High Performance At Work with Richie Burke Hello, guys, I'm stoked to share this episode with you. I'm joined by Richie Burke. He is the founder and president of GGMM. They are a marketing company and they do automation, video, photography, and digital advertising. One of the cool things they do is podcast services and strategy and Richie and I have followed each other for a while. We recently connected live and I couldn't wait to bring him on. Our episode is focused on anxiety at work and so whether you are a person who has anxiety that you are bringing to the workplace, Richie and I have both had personal experiences in, or maybe you have anxiety caused by work, or even perhaps you are a leader who leads people suffering from anxiety. And by the way, that's probably every leader at some point. You're going to find some tips and tricks on what Richie and I have done to minimize our own anxiety, and how you can lead yourself and others through the anxious times. Enjoy! “I've heard this statement from other people before - just firing yourself as fast as possible in the roles that you're not good at is what you should be doing if you're really serious about it. Growing your business and building a sustainable company. ” At minute 15:49, Richie talks about working to your strengths and hiring help to fill the gaps in your business. He adds the importance of knowing what you are good at and going from there to move forward. “The main thing I realized is that everyone's going through something. And so many people are going through their own version of the exact same thing I went through. The variety of people that reached out whether it was people I hadn't talked to in high school, parents of people that I grew up with who had gone through something other business leaders who are pretty powerful and charismatic people, and you wouldn't envision them having to deal with this stuff. To anyone who's listening, if you are going through something similar, it's a lot more common than you think. And there are ways to fix it and get better. It's not easy, but it can be done.” At 30:06, Richie highlights the fact that no one is alone in their anxiety. There are more people around who are going through similar situations than you might otherwise think. Realizing this can give you a sense of community. “I think on both sides when it comes to work, being open in communicating and doing it sooner rather than later, is crucial. A lot of people like me who are non confrontational people, and if we have to have a difficult conversation, which is inevitably inevitably going to happen in the workplace and can happen quite often, we procrastinate.” At minute 49:26, Richie gives advice to communicate sooner rather than later of your anxiety. This will help give knowledge to those around you in the workplace and will help you avoid procrastination. Richie shared a lot of valuable information about minimizing anxiety at work. He also gave a lot of helpful tips to friends and families of people with anxiety, so make sure to stay tuned! If you want to know more about Richie, learn all about him at . Don’t forget to follow him on Instagram and on . Go follow him now! And don’t forget to listen to , hosted by Richie. Here are some of the links we mentioned in this episode: Text “NAMI” to 741741 when you have a crisis. I hope you liked today’s episode. Please don’t forget to subscribe on all podcast platforms and while you’re there, please don’t forget to rate and review! I truly appreciate and love you, and can’t wait to see you in the next episode! P.S. Please don’t forget to tag me on Instagram to share your big takeaways and for more Build High Performing Teams updates. I’ll see you there! Peace & Progress, Anna /episode/index/show/buildhighperformingteams/id/13641779

Managing Chronic Illness and Pain at Work with Callie Dixon 03/17/2020

Managing Chronic Illness and Pain at Work with Callie Dixon Okay, high performers and high performing leaders! I hope you guys enjoy this episode - it felt a lot like having coffee with a friend because Callie and I have both had experiences with chronic disease or chronic pain and illness. We were really passionate about bringing you an episode of the Build High Performing Teams podcast where we talk to both the people who are experiencing chronic illness, disease or pain, and also the people who are leading those people. How does this affect the workplace? So whether you are dealing with a personal shift or change, a divorce, a marriage, moving, starting a new job, or you are somebody who is dealing with this chronic pain and illness or maybe leading someone with chronic pain and illness, we give you quite a few tips as well as a three part framework that really just repeats itself of awareness, understanding and communication around this topic. So please take a listen. We invite you to be part of this conversation and continue the conversation after the episode so that you can help people be more chronically well in the workplace. Enjoy! “Yeah, so it was a year and a half after diagnosis, I was still still experiencing daily pain and symptoms. And, I always just kind of decided, Okay, this is what I have. What am I gonna do? What am I gonna do about it? Who am I? How do I move forward? How do I still live a beautiful life? And then I started experimenting.” At minute 13:51, Callie talks about how to navigate through an illness and find your identity amidst the transition before a diagnosis and after. In addition to establishing your identity with your illness, your role in your family, and in your career. “I really think that sometimes there are things that our body is screaming for us to acknowledge and sometimes the only way that it can do that is through pain. It manifests you know, emotional pain can manifest in the body. If you look it up there. You know it's tied to different areas of the Depending on what you're going through. And for me, I realized that I needed to address some things.” At 38:39, Callie talks about the importance of listening and paying attention to your physical health when under stress or in the midst of a highly emotional situation. She expresses that pain can be a way for our body to let us know that something is not right. “I think the first thing is believe them know that they're not trying to get attention and it probably took everything in them to just talk to you about it. Yeah. And so give them grace. Have grace on them, have grace on yourself because maybe you won't get it completely right. Maybe you won't be the perfect boss to someone who's going through a chronic illness, but if you're willing to hear them, and you're willing to change things as you go along and figure it out and just communicate.” At minute 47:49, Callie gives advice to loved ones surrounded by an individual with a chronic illness. Both in the workplace, in the home, and out in the community and how communication can go a long way in building trust. Callie shared a lot of valuable information about managing chronic illness and pain at work. She also gave a lot of helpful tips to friends and families of chronic illness, so make sure to stay tuned! If you want to know more about Callie, learn all about her at . Don’t forget to follow her on Instagram and on her Facebook Page . Go follow her now! And don’t forget to listen to , hosted by Callie. Here are some of the links we mentioned in this episode: I hope you liked today’s episode. Please don’t forget to subscribe on all podcast platforms and while you’re there, please don’t forget to rate and review! I truly appreciate and love you, and can’t wait to see you in the next episode! P.S. Please don’t forget to tag me on Instagram to share your big takeaways and for more Build High Performing Teams updates. I’ll see you there! Peace & Progress, Anna /episode/index/show/buildhighperformingteams/id/13543754

Manage Your Time and Maximize Your Impact by "Stacking Your Week" 03/10/2020

Build Your Dream Life: How to Build a Team and Work Alongside Family with Stacy Tuschl 02/25/2020

Build Your Dream Life: How to Build a Team and Work Alongside Family with Stacy Tuschl Alright Hipos, I'm so excited you're joining us today! Thank you for listening to the Build High Performing Teams Podcast. My guest today was my coach last year in 2019. She is a best selling author, speaker and founder of multiple seven-figure businesses. She is also a children's book author. She is a baller if I've ever met one. She runs a mastermind that I was a part of last year. But really, we spend most of our time talking about her career journey. How did she follow her strengths? How did she build up this huge empire of a variety of things? And we even talk about what it's like to work and do business with her family, including her sister and her husband. I'm hoping you get a lot out of this episode in terms of how you can manage your own career, whether you are an entrepreneur or an intrapreneur, how you can leverage your own strengths and really understand how to put a plan together to achieve the things that you're looking to achieve. “I definitely had that imposter syndrome of “Oh, why would I? What am I going to teach you?” type of thing. So I had a local karate studio reach out and I thought, “Well, that's weird. What does he want to talk to me about?” You know? And he just said, “Can I take you to lunch? Can I pick your brain? What are you doing over here?” I'm like, wow, okay, I guess I really do know a lot. And I started to gain more confidence the more I started to meet with people.” At minute 7:52, Stacy talks about how she experienced imposter syndrome when other business owners started reaching out to connect with her. She tells us that her confidence grew as she continued to meet with other entrepreneurs in her area. “Well, it's great that we have peers that we can go to and ask, but they don't know the ins and outs of your business like your team does. So I might ask a very different question to a friend that I would go back to my team too, because my team knows everything we did a week ago, a month ago, a year ago. Right? Versus a friend. They don't know every little detail. And it's just going to be different. Advice or opinions.” At 21:47, Stacy talks about the difference between taking advice or opinions from your peers in business and your team. She emphasizes that your team is more knowledgeable about the intricacies of your business, which will bring you greater results. “Fortunately, I was able to witness my parents working together and then my grandparents working together. So I get to see the husband and wife dynamic because I already know that my sister is a little bit different than my husband will be. But there are definitely some big takeaways. I think the biggest thing I learned with my sister was (and it took many years for us to really get this team to work together) we needed to figure out where our lanes were. And then we needed to stay in our lanes and not get into each other’s lanes. So we definitely take ownership of certain things.” At minute 29:22, Stacy talks about working with family in her businesses and how she had a great example of work ethics from her parents while she was growing up. She also notes the differences between working with a sibling versus a spouse. Stacy shared a lot of valuable information about building your career and working with family. She also gave a lot of helpful tips to fellow entrepreneurs, so make sure to stay tuned! If you want to know more about Stacy and learn all about her at , and don’t forget to follow her on Instagram . Go follow her now! And don’t forget to listen to , hosted by Stacy. I hope you liked today’s episode. Please don’t forget to subscribe on all podcast platforms and while you’re there, please don’t forget to rate and review! I truly appreciate and love you, and can’t wait to see you in the next episode! P.S. Please don’t forget to tag me on Instagram to share your big takeaways and for more Build High Performing Teams updates. I’ll see you there! Peace & Progress, Anna /episode/index/show/buildhighperformingteams/id/13282271

Lean OUT or Lean IN: Choose Your Own Career with Marissa Orr 02/18/2020

Lean OUT or Lean IN: Choose Your Own Career with Marissa Orr I’m super excited for today’s episode because Marissa Orr is going to join us as she shares her experiences working for some of the most innovative companies in the country and how she learned to lean out in order to own her career. For those of you who don't know Marissa Orr; Marissa is a former Google & Facebook executive, bestselling author, and leadership speaker. Spending 15 years working at today’s top tech giants, she has conducted talks for thousands of people in the US, Europe, and Asia-Pacific. Originally from Miami, Orr received her Master’s degree in Decision and Information Sciences from the University of Florida. Her best-selling book, Lean Out, The Truth About Women, Power, & the Workplace, was released by HarperCollins Leadership in June of 2019. “I really had to rewire my personality, though, because I've never been known for my planning and discipline and I’m somewhat of an impulsive and instant gratification kind of person. So we spent a lot of time reading and figuring out how to instill habits and routine and discipline.” At minute 13:05, Marissa talks about how she had to adapt after getting a new job and had to create habits of productivity in order to uplevel her performance. “I want to make sure we take a minute to define what “lean out” means, because a lot of people don’t know. It doesn't mean that you quit your job, it doesn't mean you reduce your ambition, and it doesn't mean you can take your foot off the pedal of your career. The essence of the title is really about leaning out of anyone else's story for what your career should look like or what success looks like.” At 23:38, Marissa talks about the meaning of “lean out,” the title of her book and the importance of both defining your career and making it your own, not letting other people define your career for you. “...one of the solutions I talk about to things like that is around holding people accountable for objective measures of success. It's not easy. But the point that I make is, had the leader of that organization been graded on the outcome of the project after the fact, instead of, you know, how she looked in the process of the project, the outcome might have been different.” At minute 42:59, Marissa talks about making sure your team has objective measures of success when working on projects. Not only will this push your team to perform better, but will also give them motivation and something to strive for. Marissa shared a lot of valuable information about owning both your career and your life. She also gave a lot of helpful tips to fellow entrepreneurs, so make sure to stay tuned! If you want to know more about Marissa and learn all about her at , and don’t forget to follow her on Instagram . Go follow her now! And don’t forget to . I hope you liked today’s episode. Please don’t forget to subscribe on all podcast platforms and while you’re there, please don’t forget to rate and review! I truly appreciate and love you, and can’t wait to see you in the next episode! P.S. Please don’t forget to tag me on Instagram to share your big takeaways and for more Build High Performing Teams updates. I’ll see you there! Peace & Progress, Anna /episode/index/show/buildhighperformingteams/id/13188506

3 Tips on Managing Down to Be a High Performing Leader 02/11/2020

Authentic Leadership: Evolving from Bossy to BOSS with Nikki Innocent 02/05/2020

Authentic Leadership: Evolving from Bossy to BOSS with Nikki Innocent All right. I say authentic. And you? Overall, I'm sure you're rolling your eyes. I get it. But listen. Authentic leadership, is so true to what Nikki Innocent is all about. I think you're gonna love this conversation. And what you're going to hear is two big hearted coaches who truly care about humans and just kick out all the topics that are like that. Nikki Innocent, like me, was corporate bread but now she's out in the world being a coach and entrepreneur. She is a podcast host of "Check Box Other," which has really in-depth conversations with other change makers and I love the uniqueness of her approach. She's also both a keynote speaker and a fellow tech speaker. So enjoy the time and give authentic leadership a chance as we listen to Nikki talk about how she moved from sort of that quirky, bossy young leader to really an evolved boss. So enjoy. “Business was something that felt very concrete. It wasn't something I thought I was interested in, really. I just felt like it was safe. And I wanted to create a safe space for me to be able to kind of lay the foundation of the next parts of my life. Cause so much had happened that felt like it was out of my control.” At minute 8:18, Nikki talks about a time in her life when circumstances were out of her control but she used her energy to focus on her passion and career in her future, something she took full reign of and gained control over. “Giving yourself not only the time to prioritize the bullets on the job description, but really to prioritize the bullets in your life of who you are, how you bring your best self, but also the best energy to the party and what can help you grow into the person you want to be. Because I promise you, when you identify those, you can map them to the thing that's productive within your organization.” At 19:41, Nikki talks about how she intentionally took time for reflection, self awareness, and personal development. “Self compassion specifically, I think is so important. I'm doing the best I can. I'm going to continue to do the best that I can. I'm not going to be perfect, but that's OK. Not meaning, I get a pass because I didn't do something. But like, I'm not going to beat myself up because I think what happens, especially when we get to a point where we see what we didn't do well, we beat ourselves up and then we default back to kind of the concrete analytical stuff to show stuff.” At minute 45:58, Nikki talks about giving yourself grace and compassion as a leader, both for the sake of your team and yourself. Nikki shared a lot of valuable information about how she is always trying to express herself authentically in her personal life and in her business. She also gave a lot of helpful tips to fellow entrepreneurs, so make sure to stay tuned! If you want to know more about Nikki and learn all about her at , and don’t forget to follow her on Instagram . Go follow her now! And don’t forget to subscribe and give her podcast called a listen. I hope you liked today’s episode. Please don’t forget to subscribe on all podcast platforms and while you’re there, please don’t forget to rate and review! I truly appreciate and love you, and can’t wait to see you in the next episode! P.S. Please don’t forget to tag me on Instagram @buildhighperformingteams to share your big takeaways and for more Build High Performing Teams updates. I’ll see you there! Peace & Progress, Anna /episode/index/show/buildhighperformingteams/id/13009037

High Performers and Entrepreneurs: Your #1 Asset with Emma Hicks 11/26/2019

High Performers and Entrepreneurs: Your #1 Asset with Emma Hicks All right, guys. You've all heard of imposter syndrome, but what do you do when you really don't recognize who you are anymore or you're just not feeling connected to your purpose or to your truth? We're going to talk to Emma Hicks today, who's an entrepreneur who's building an amazing brand around Camp Climb, who I've had the privilege of getting to know over the past year. Emma is a serial entrepreneur, brand manager, event host extraordinaire, and has always been passionate about pursuing her creativity. And we're going to hear from her a little bit about her truth, how she's balanced family, but more how she's built increased self-awareness, which is the number one predictor of success for you and me. So enjoy the episode. “And before I even had a name for that event, I reached out to Jenna, just told her what my dreams and visions passion were. And she said yes. So that was my motivation to keep building the brand and bringing visions to life because like if done, it's gonna be here and I'm gonna say yes to this.” At minute 17:01, Emma talks about how she used momentum in both her personal and professional life to reach out to respected colleagues, collaborate, and create Camp Climb. She knew that if other women she valued believed in the vision of Camp Climb that only affirmed the fact that she had to continue pursuing it. “I don't regret any of these decisions that I made. You know, I think they made doors open even if I was inside, not feeling confident. But now that I have that connection with myself, it just comes so natural.” At 21:49, Emma talks about how she invested in her own personal development and how self discovery gave her confidence in both herself and her business. “...when life is just throwing crap at you to realize that it's just a season and it's not going to be the same in a few months.” At minute 43:21, Emma talks about how to stay consistent and keep showing up when life can be overwhelming. Work flow can be stressful during seasons but time always passes. Emma shared a lot of valuable information about how she is always trying to learn and grow in both her personal life and in her business. She also gave a lot of helpful tips to fellow entrepreneurs, so make sure to stay tuned! If you want to know more about Emma and learn all about her at , and don’t forget to follow her on Instagram and . Go follow her now! I hope you liked today’s episode. Please don’t forget to subscribe on all podcast platforms and while you’re there, please don’t forget to rate and review! I truly appreciate and love you, and can’t wait to see you in the next episode! P.S. Please don’t forget to tag me on Instagram @buildhighperformingteams to share your big takeaways and for more Build High Performing Teams updates. I’ll see you there! Peace & Progress, Anna /episode/index/show/buildhighperformingteams/id/12173468

The Importance of Community in Any Size Organization with Natalie Franke 11/19/2019

The Importance of Community in Any Size Organization with Natalie Franke All right, hipos. Here we go. In order to build a high performing team, the a leader, the team, the organization need to build a sense of community. And really on the top of my list of people who know about community is Natalie Franke. She is the founder of Rising Tide Society. And in less than five years has built a huge community - I think seventy seven thousand plus people meeting monthly, supporting each other. Both Natalie and I are gonna talk about where loneliness can lead in terms of leadership and why community is always a good idea to support encouragement and performance. Enjoy the episode! “I loved getting to experience an environment where, you know, authenticity and vulnerability in the conversation was cherished and protected. And these stylists were just rock stars, like they cared so much about the people they were serving.” At minute 02:48, Natalie tells us that her first job was being a shampoo girl in a salon. From that first job, she was able to help provide a place where people could experience a safe haven and feel free to share their stories. The ability for stylists to listen and empathize made the experience very therapeutic for their clients. “I spent every day behind a computer, not connecting with other human beings, working from home, you know, just really isolated and longing for connection and the chaos and the entire movement was born from that desire to not go through it alone anymore.” At 8:31, Natalie talks about the feeling of loneliness for leaders and how that loneliness motivated her to create community and connection with other small business owners by launching Rising Tide. “...when there is a success, when an employee does something exceptional or given day to day, going the extra mile type work, we have someone on the support team that does something extraordinary for a member or we get inbound feedback that in certain employee has really done an exceptional job.” At minute 29:03, Natalie talks about celebrating wins with your teams, paying attention to when team members go above and beyond and supporting them during that time. Organizations should constantly be investing in the professional development of their employees. Natalie shared a lot of valuable information about how she is always connecting with others and constantly looking for ways to grow and strengthen the community she is a part of. She also gave a lot of helpful tips to fellow entrepreneurs, so make sure to stay tuned! If you want to know more about Natalie and learn all about her at , and don’t forget to follow her on Instagram . Go follow her now! I hope you liked today’s episode. Please don’t forget to subscribe and while you’re there, please don’t forget to rate and review! I truly appreciate and love you, and can’t wait to see you in the next episode! P.S. Please don’t forget to tag me on Instagram @buildhighperformingteams to share your big takeaways and for more Build High Performing Teams updates. I’ll see you there! Peace & Progress, Anna /episode/index/show/buildhighperformingteams/id/12088928

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