How Can I Overcome Confidence Envy?

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On What’s Your Work Fit we posed this question: how can I overcome confidence envy?

This week, Remarkable Speaking‘s co-founders Shelley Goldstein and Mark Bossert answer this and other questions.

Early in her career, Shelley, a self-described extrovert, had in public facing situations felt confidence envy. And she froze. “All the doubt, all the fear and anxiety terrified me. And for years I stayed in the background.”

Even the-most successful of career professionals must overcome confidence envy. Shelley and Mark believe that public speaking practice and focus can help get professionals to success.

Mark’s introversion negatively impacted his confidence when speaking; he didn’t like that his work peer outshined him. Now, he asserts that the best way to overcome confidence envy is public speaking practice.

During this engaging episode, Shelley and Mark offer career professionals of all ages actionable strategies for overcoming confidence envy.

About our guests:

Shelley Goldstein and Mark Bossert are internationally recognized and respected public speaking coaches. They are principals of Remarkable Speaking, a brand which helps clients to gain the confidence that they need to become effective communicators in the workplace and in life. Shelley lives and works in Los Angeles, California while Mark is based in British Columbia, Canada.

This episode originated as a live show on December 20, 2022. You can watch the show in its entirety on the What’s Your Work Fit YouTube Channel.

EPISODE DATE: December 23, 2022

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Can I Side-Hustle My Work Fit?

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On What’s Your Work Fit we posed this question: can I side-hustle my work fit?

This week, Hudson-Davis Communications and Hudson-Davis Creative Agency co-founders Amanda and Nick Huddy answer this and other questions.

Amanda was a well established and highly respected corporate executive. But she needed to work remotely. Nick talked her through her corporate exit. And Amanda’s boss assured her: “we will work with you as a client.”

Career professionals today wonder: can I side-hustle my work fit? Side-hustles are fun and can turn into meaningful careers. Amanda and Nick turned theirs into a successful enterprise.

Amanda: “We were having a lot of conversations with people. We’d been through a year of the pandemic. And people were starting to realize: ‘I need marketing in my business.’”

What’s key to their great success turning a side-hustle into a work fit? Perhaps it is investing in counseling to make sure that both their business and marriage thrives. Nick recognizes that it is not a good thing for couples to agree on everything in running their business.

About our guests:

Amanda Huddy was a B2B corporate marketing executive before becoming co-founder of Hudson-Davis Communications and Hudson-Davis Creative Agency. Nick Huddy, is a serial entrepreneur with deep knowledge of, and a record of success in, marketing agency leadership. He is also the co-founder of Hudson-Davis Communications and Hudson-Davis Creative Agency. Amanda and Nick live and work in Los Angeles, California.

This episode originated as a live show on December 12, 2022. You can watch the show in its entirety on the What’s Your Work Fit YouTube Channel.

EPISODE DATE: December 16, 2022

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How Do I Become a Workplace Leader?

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On What’s Your Work Fit we posed this question: how do I become a workplace leader?

This week, globally recognized leadership expert and host of The Packard Network, Bret Packard, answers this and other work and career questions.

Bret believes the key to becoming an effective workplace leader is to figure out the “antiquated 1970s shareholder first, profits before people” culture. And then, to successfully navigate it to have a highly engaged following.

Most career professionals today express the desire to become a workplace leader. But the best models for them to apply are often nuanced.

Considering two popular leadership models, coach and facilitator, Bret believes that career professionals benefit when they draw from the best aspects of each.

About our guest:

Bret Packard had a storied management career in the global financial services space. And throughout it he kept up to 89 journals which he filled with leadership insight. Now, on The Packard Network, he leverages his insight to help others become respected workplace leaders in their own right. Bret lives and works in Las Vegas, Nevada.

This episode originated as a live show on December 6, 2022. You can watch the show in its entirety on the What’s Your Work Fit YouTube Channel.

EPISODE DATE: December 9, 2022

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Is My Boss Spying on Me?

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On What’s Your Work Fit we ask a jarring question posed by several of our viewers: is my boss spying on me?

This week, workplace diversity, equity and inclusion expert Dr. Betty Johnson, answers this and other work and career questions.

“The home was formerly a sanctuary, the place where you could take a breath, drop the mask (the mask of performance), ” laments Dr. Johnson.

With so many workplaces adopting a hybrid work policy, more workers are feeling intruded upon. What is more, many now feel pressure to perform after hours at home.

In this episode, Dr. Johnson answers:

  • Is my boss spying on me.
  • What channels are companies using to surveil their talent?
  • What is allowable versus disallowable intrusion?
  • Are bosses using “find my device apps” to watch me?
  • Is there transparency around the expectations of remote workplace presence?

Dr. Johnson adds: “Is this a culture of transparency? Or is this a culture where we don’t trust each other, where we do everything that we can to maximize our own self-interest?”

She believes that as transparency wanes, we in the workplace lose trust in each other.

About our guest:

Dr. Betty Johnson is the founder of Bridging the Difference. She is a keen observer of people in the workplace and DEI. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and a Ph.D. in Leadership from Antioch University. Dr. Johnson lives and works in Charlotte, North Carolina.

This episode originated as a live show on November 29, 2022. You can watch the show in its entirety on the What’s Your Work Fit YouTube Channel.

EPISODE DATE: December 2, 2022

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Why is My Workplace So Freakin’ Serious?

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On What’s Your Work Fit we ask a viewer’s question: why is my workplace so freakin’ serious?

This week, “neurohumorist” Karyn Buxman and stand-up comedian David Horning answer this and other questions.

Why is my workplace so freakin’ serious? According to Karyn, [people] are afraid of “stepping on something.” They don’t like taking chances.

In this episode, we ask Karyn and David:

  • Why is the workplace so freakin’ serious?
  • What is forced fun and why is it destructive to people and workplace?
  • What is one easy starting point for leaders to infuse humor in the workplace?
  • What’s your work fit?

David believes that “humor is like a math problem; there has to be a solution to it,” Further, he says humor is “creative problem solving driven by curiosity.”

About our guests:

“Neurohumorist” Karyn Buxman is the leading expert on brain-based strategic humor. Karyn helps people achieve true success, lasting significance, and genuine happiness through humor. She lives and works in San Diego, California.

David Horning is by night a stand-up comedian and the co-founder of Secret Society Comedy. But during daylight hours, David helps companies to recruit, engage, and retain top talent by reframing their cultures through the effective use of humor. He lives and works in the very funny community of Cleveland, Ohio.

This episode originated as a live show on October 25, 2022. You can watch the show in its entirety on the What’s Your Work Fit YouTube Channel.

EPISODE DATE: October 28, 2022

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Why Doesn’t My Boss Get Gen Z?

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On What’s Your Work Fit we ask a viewer’s question: why doesn’t my boss get Gen Z?

This week, work futurist and LinkedIn top voice for Gen Z Danielle Farage and the founder and CEO of BRANDthrō Billee Howard answer this and other questions.

Why doesn’t [my boss] get Gen Z? According to Danielle, it is because Gen Zers don’t live to work. “We’re working to live.”

In this episode, we ask Danielle and Billee:

Why Doesn’t My Boss Get Gen Z? Billee adds that “these are fractured times, and we’re seeing a reversal of Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs.”

About our guests:

Danielle Farage is a member of the Gen Z cohort, a LinkedIn top voice for Gen Z discussion, and a respected work futurist. She tackles timely workplace issues such as neurodiversity and civility. Danielle serves as the Director of Growth and Marketing for Café (YC S21). She lives and works in New York City.

Billee Howard is a globally recognized marketing insights leader and the founder and CEO of market research firm BRANDthrō. Her research leverages emotional insight to help marketers connect well with their consumers and hired talent. She is a member of the Fast Company Executive Board, and, she is a Senior Contributor to Forbes. Billee lives and works in New York City.

This episode originated as a live show on October 18, 2022. You can watch the show in its entirety on the What’s Your Work Fit YouTube Channel.

EPISODE DATE: October 21, 2022

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Are Work Fit and Health Connected?

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On What’s Your Work Fit we ask: are work fit and health connected?

This week, board-certified internist and mind/body expert Charles Glassman, MD and future of work thought leader and SWAYworkplace founder Denise Brouder, answer that and other questions.

Good health and wellness are critically important to achieving work fit. Conversely, not having good health can cause ill effects throughout the day and not just during work hours.

In this episode:

  • Learn about What’s Your Work Fit? and its mission.
  • Discover how your work fit and health are connected.

About our guests:

Charles Glassman MD is a board certified internist, an expert in wellness, and a social media figure known worldwide as CoachMD. Dr. Glassman is the Associate Medical Director of The Standard. He lives and works in Rockland County, New York. 

Denise Brouder is a globally recognized future of work thought leader and the founder of SWAYworkplace, which helps people and companies embrace hybrid work and other future work modalities. She lives and works in Northern New Jersey.

This episode originated as a live show on October 11, 2022. You can watch the show in its entirety on the What’s Your Work Fit YouTube Channel.

EPISODE DATE: October 14, 2022

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What’s Your Work Fit Premieres

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Future of Work thought-leader Dan Smolen’s What’s Your Work Fit premieres in October 2022.

Finally, what it means to work is informed by your own personal needs and desires and not someone else’s directives.

How we work, who we work for, when we work, why we work, and the workplace where it all happens has turned upside down and inside out. And, I say that now is the time to own the work that you do and hope to do.

What’s Your Work Fit? is the first-of-its-kind interactive engagement platform bringing today’s business and workplace thought leaders, hiring managers, and career seekers together.

The show premieres live on Tuesday, October 11, 2022 at 10AM Eastern Time US.

We will challenge the traditional notions of work and workplace, to FIT who you are and what you want your lasting work and career contributions to be.

Each week, we will invite you to join our LIVE SHOW—on LinkedIn, Facebook Live, and YouTube—to learn from and engage with amazing people who are leading the work zeitgeist.

The questions that What’s Your Work Fit asks them to answer are likely the ones that keep you up at night. 

Get ready for an amazing experience!

EPISODE DATE: September 16, 2022

Hitting the Pause Button

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Dan Smolen is hitting the pause button on The Dan Smolen Podcast.

When the podcast returns in Fall 2022, it will provide a more impactful interactive experience for career professionals.

From the episode:

“Given the success that the podcast has enjoyed during the past four years, I recognize that there is so much more for me to do, to further these discussions and make learning from them truly actionable. 

I will strive to give career professionals—talent and hiring managers—the insight that they need to make sound decisions about their career development and workplace.”

Further:

“The remote workplace technology that we now use to connect to one another—and to the world—has been in place for ten years or longer. But it took the Covid pandemic to allow us to unleash its full potential. And as we adapted to it, and applied its numerous benefits, millions of us began to question what it means to work: for sure, what our work entails, but also when, where, and how we do the work that we do.”

The Dan Smolen Podcast debuted in 2018. During that time, Dan has dropped 159 episodes focused on future of work and workplace topics.

Hitting the pause button is necessary to return this fall with a new podcast experience that talent and hiring managers alike can use to navigate the future of work and workplace.

EPISODE DATE: June 10, 2022

Starting a First Job of Many

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Dan Smolen recalls how starting a first job of many benefitted his professional career and informed a profound journey in the future of work:

As the last of the graduation ceremonies conclude, America’s latest crop of entry-level workers is stressed out about connecting with work and career.

I remember the experience well. And what I recall most was how I wanted my first assignment out of college to align me perfectly with my career goals of reaching the senior advertising agency management ranks.

It was a fool’s errand.

The Spring of 1983, my graduation season, ushered in one of the-worst job markets since the 1930s.

Unemployment was terribly high. Like me, my peers struggled to connect to entry-level work. With each passing week of no returned phone calls, I fell into a depression.

In this episode, Dan discusses:

  • The chance meeting, at a Washington Post advertisers event, that got him to starting a first job of many.
  • How that first job taught him how to succeed in a corporate setting.
  • Turning a messy, analog magazine circulation file into a money making resource.
  • Leveraging first job skill, experience, and accomplishments to find a great ad agency position in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area.

Starting a first job of many provides young careerists the time and space they need to learn how to work, and make work part of a day doing other things.

EPISODE DATE: June 3, 2022