Career Stretch Zone

Kaihan Krippendorff, author of OutThink the Competition, and Nancy Fredericks, author of The Mindful Innovator, dialog about innovation in business. This is a fascinating and informative discussion between two original thinkers who are deeply committed to introducing innovation to all levels of the organization.

Perceptions and Assumptions often harm careers without our ever knowing. Gain savvy tips to make a difference in how you’re seen and how you experience your career.

Everyone in today’s marketplace is begging for more discretionary time. Tips and challenges are offered that will give you back time to use the way you choose.

Today’s Podcast continues the transformative conversation essential to shift your mind from low-to-mid-level thinking to seeing your job through the eyes of a leader. If you want more out of your career, you have to take on new thinking practices.

Today’s Podcast clears up all the miss perceptions that get in the way of executives achieving all they have longed for in their career. Learn to see your career through the eyes of a leader.

I don’t know an executive alive that doesn’t experience fear even though they might not realize that it is at the root of symptoms they’re experience. Learn the latest tips to overcome the roadblocks to your career progression.

Office gossip is harmful for your company, but more importantly to your career. Being seen participating in work gossip will reduce your professional power, demonstrate a lock of self-control to your leaders, harm the work environment and have you exhibiting an inability to concentrate on the important work at hand. Is that how you want to be seen? 6 savvy, easy to implement tips are offered.

If office politics is a dirty word in your dictionary…. think again. Learn why. You’ll pick up easy tips that you can start implementing immediately in integrity.

The latest research on change will open your eyes to why change is so critical to your future career success. You’ll comes to understand the two competing forces of change: Structural Stability and Purposeful Change and why you need to be comfortable with both sides of the equation.

Storytelling has been the method of transferring learning as far bask as the cavemen’s era. They are far more effective then PowerPoint presentations or statistics and figures at activating change in an audience. Learn some KISS Storytelling Techniques… Keep It Simple and Short

The “Economist Magazine” has called female economic empowerment the most profound change of our times. Men: Unless you know how to make your way in this new landscape the most senior corporate positions will not be in your future. Women: Unless you have the tools to take advantage of this tipping point of change, you’ll not reach the top. This Podcast offers three tips.

Offsite employees is a growing population that managers are facing when studies show that 40% of our work population could be working from home at least part of the time. Whether you are currently managing remote workers believe me you soon will be. Practical, how-to tips will change how you respond to this changing workforce.

Increased creativity accounts for an additional 14% annual growth to our economy over the last six years. So creativity is an important quality for everyone to bring to their careers. 7 effortless tips to implement are discussed that will have you utilizing more creativity in your daily actions.

This is not a ‘woo-wooie’ topic rather an incredibly relevant topic for business today. Research reveals the effectiveness of meditation in today’s fast paced, chaotic environment. Learn how to incorporate it in your daily life.

Everyone is overworked and over-stressed in today’s work environment. Since how we use time determines who we are and the quality of our lives, Nancy Fredericks shares 5 counter-intuitive tips that you’ll be able to implement immediately. Change your habits; change your life!

The truth is that much of the time we’re the barrier to our own success. Tips are shared that will have you digging deeper into your behavior and attitude you’ll discover how to tap into your power to change the trajectory of your career.

If you are or want to be a leader in the future, this is the Podcast for you. It offers 7 tips that you can start demonstrating a leadership mindset no matter what position you currently hold in your organization.

So many of the transformational ‘Ah’s’ that have positively impacted my life and career have come from small, nuanced thoughts that have radically shifted the way I view the world. I’m sharing three of these with you on the Podcast today that I know will have you stretching yourself to fulfill all of your magnificent possibilities right now.

Customer service is the lifeblood of every business. Whether it is part of our official job description or not, all of us provide products and/or services for someone whether an external customer or an internal corporate customer. Learn three mindsets that will have you being seen by your organization as a high potential employee.

There’s never been a better time for offsite employees though clearly there are challenges. Gain the secrets to make sure your onsite boss and team members see you as a powerful, high-valued offsite team member.