Episodes

Are you depriving your teams of proper sleep? Did you know that rested minds and bodies work better and are more creative? Listen to this podcast to discover the other significant benefits of getting rest and how these positively impact your organization. The post Rest from Your Labor and Increase Productivity and Satisfaction first appeared on TRANSLEADERSHIP, INC®.

What may be perceived as normal and ordinary in one culture may be experienced as unacceptable in another. Listen to this podcast as Dr. Karen explains why you may not be the yardstick of acceptability. The post Understanding Cultural Differences: It’s Not About You first appeared on TRANSLEADERSHIP, INC®.

Blame and punitive cultures are unfortunately too common in many organizations. The blame/punitive culture creates a culture of silence, hiding mistakes, finger pointing, and blaming each other. In this podcast Dr. Karen describes a way to transform these negatives and create a positive culture of accountability. The post Cascading Accountability in Organizations first appeared on TRANSLEADERSHIP, INC®.

To be an effective leader, you must become both a coach and a consultant. In this podcast, Dr. Karen shares her insights about the reasons for doing both. The post The Leader as Coach and Consultant first appeared on TRANSLEADERSHIP, INC®.

Succession planning is not an event, rather an organic part of organizational culture and identity. Succession planning is about facilitating the growth, development, and contribution of each team member. In this podcast, Dr. Karen reveals the three critical succession components and the special type of mindset needed to sustainably build the future. The post Succession planning: Building Future Sustainability first appeared on TRANSLEADERSHIP, INC®.

When is the right time to start thinking about your leadership legacy? It’s never too early to start. In this podcast, Dr. Karen shares her insights on three elements of leadership legacy and four considerations as you pass the leadership baton. The post Leaving a Powerful Leadership Legacy first appeared on TRANSLEADERSHIP, INC®.

Do you fight fire with fire? If so, you have probably also noticed unintended collateral damage. Dr. Karen shares eight destructive conflict behaviors as well as seven constructive conflict alternatives that work much better. The post Identify Constructive Choices: Managing Your Emotions (Part-2) first appeared on TRANSLEADERSHIP, INC®.

Did you know that unreliable people, overly analytical perfectionists, and unappreciative people are three of the nine types that may trigger conflicts in your life? Dr. Karen explains that the more we know about our own hot buttons, the more response options we have available for our use. The post Know Your Conflict Triggers: Managing Your Emotions (Part-1) first appeared on TRANSLEADERSHIP, INC®.

Leadership lessons are all around us, even from beautiful nature and the backyard robin. A planned and delicate eco-system depicts in parallel form, separate responsibilities for the organization and the worker. Dr. Karen unpacks what happens if either fails to do their part or circumstances make life unsustainable? The post Sober Lessons from a little Robin first appeared on TRANSLEADERSHIP, INC®.

Do you realize the level of stress that may exist inside your organization? Or that certain conditions may be creating an overwhelm mindset? Stress impacts your team’s thinking and restricts their innovation. Listen to this podcast to discover the other negative impacts of stress and more importantly what to do about them. The post When More is Less: Stress in the Workplace first appeared on TRANSLEADERSHIP, INC®.

Cultures enrich our lives, experiences, and successes and they also present some key challenges for us to overcome. Dr. Karen shares some fun and fascinating stories as well as insights for cross-cultural relations on this podcast. You will have to listen to find out the rest of the story! The post Finding Ways to Connect Across Cultures: Lessons from Saudi Arabia first appeared on TRANSLEADERSHIP, INC®.

Did you know that conflict can be measured? Or that an instrument exists that allows you to assess five different conflict styles? Listen to this podcast and to Dr. Karen talk about this tool, the various conflict styles, and the potential impact on your company as you use the styles. The post What Does Agility Have to Do with the Use of Conflict Styles? first appeared on TRANSLEADERSHIP, INC®.

Advocating too hard to get everyone to see the issue as you do is the second of three points in creating problematic conflict. Listen to this podcast to discover the other two causes of problematic conflict and what Dr. Karen recommends you do about them. The post The Top 3 Reasons Conflict Becomes Problematic and What to Do About It first appeared on TRANSLEADERSHIP, INC®.

Are you trying to avoid conflicts? Do you realize that some conflicts are productive? In this podcast Dr. Karen talks about how to enhance productive conflict. You will also discover the critical importance of “the third option.” The post Productive Conflict: Five Steps to Enhance What Works first appeared on TRANSLEADERSHIP, INC®.

In life we encounter many storms. How we fly through or around them makes a difference. Even in a storm, you can experience inspiration and calm. In this podcast Dr. Karen shares her experiences and observations while flying around a storm. Do you see the beauty and opportunities when facing your storms? The post Flying Around a Storm: Lessons Learned first appeared on TRANSLEADERSHIP, INC®.

Is your team walking blind through a maze at work? How can you prevent or even eliminate this from happening? In this podcast Dr. Karen shares how positive and constructive feedback creates the positive platform of a success culture. The post Feedback as the Bridge to Positive Culture first appeared on TRANSLEADERSHIP, INC®.

Dr. Karen’s definition of freedom relates to identifying collective purpose. She also believes that finding people who buy into your organization’s purpose and “why” is one of the most important attributes of freedom at work. Listen to this podcast to stimulate your thinking and your interpretation of freedom in your workplace. The post Free to be Me at Work first appeared on TRANSLEADERSHIP, INC®.

Childhood reflections are a tool for leading yourself first. In this podcast, Dr. Karen reflects on some of her childhood gifts, talents, and interests and how they show up in her life and leadership today. She invites you and your team to also take the journey. The post Reclaim Your Signature Strengths from Childhood first appeared on TRANSLEADERSHIP, INC®.

Children recognize their gifts early and readily gravitate to their areas of giftedness. Great parents also bring out these special talents by finding the right experiences and opportunities for their children. How can we take a lesson from the children and recognize our gifts too? The post The Beauty of Children and What We Can Learn from Them first appeared on TRANSLEADERSHIP, INC®.

Did you know that early life experiences prepare us for later life opportunities? Find out what Dr. Karen learned from the Girl Scouts and discover new ways of looking at how your early life experiences help you to create success today. The post What I learned from the Girl Scouts first appeared on TRANSLEADERSHIP, INC®.

Open communication and being vulnerable are a couple of the attributes of successful marriages. In this podcast, Dr. Karen shares these and other marriage lessons and how they relate to success in business. The post Marriage Lessons We Can Use in the Workplace first appeared on TRANSLEADERSHIP, INC®.

How can you leverage your listening skills and the concept of discovery to improve the power of your dialogues? What are the workplace benefits of dialogue and what else is needed to improve this skill? This podcast will reveal them all to you. The post Leveraging the Power of Dialogue first appeared on TRANSLEADERSHIP, INC®.

Fathers influence the personal and work lives of their children in profound ways. The lessons we learn from them while growing up can provide a powerful and stable foundation for success. As Father’s Day approaches, Dr. Karen shares how her father influenced her life. One of the lessons learned was the importance of divine guidance. … The post How my Father has Influenced my Life and Career first appeared on TRANSLEADERSHIP, INC®.

Not all decisions are life or death type decisions. In this podcast, Dr. Karen shares practical strategies and a model for making the daily decisions the business leader faces. In addition, she shares some perspectives on the less frequent occasions when you may be called upon to make life and death decisions. In all cases, … The post How to Make Decisions with Limited Information first appeared on TRANSLEADERSHIP, INC®.