The habits of an organization either build culture or erode it.

This episode is the next installment of the culture eroder (and corresponding culture builder) series. And today’s culture eroder is: lack of appreciation.

Lack of appreciation—whether it’s an organization-wide mindset or a simple lack of thanking people for their work—leads to disengagement, feeling unseen, and many other things that drag your team down.

Appreciation is really about awareness, and on today's episode, we’ll talk about what makes it hard for people to have the awareness they need to appreciate others.

We’ll also discuss how to incorporate appreciation into your regular practice, and I’ll share the phrase I use to describe the act of looking for strengths in others.

Thanks for listening.

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Original music by Amir Sberlo | Never Bored Photograph by Vivian Johnson Design by Deena Rutter This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

You feel called, drawn, compelled. To a project, a role, a career.

And this thing that you feel drawn to, you also feel incredible resistance to.

You avoid putting yourself in the chair and doing the work.

You fight your way through doubt and overwhelm as you do it.

You dread the delivery of the thing you created.

Welcome to resistance — the force that often shows up between us and what we’re here on the planet to do.

What is it? Why is it? Is it normal?

We’ll answer all these questions and more on today’s podcast.

Thanks for listening.

Hungry for more of the things we talk about on this podcast? Visit mimigordon.com to find articles, classes, and other resources. Or to schedule a free 60-minute consultation to talk about working with me as your coach. You can also find me on Instagram @mimigordoncoaching.

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Original music by Amir Sberlo | Never Bored Photograph by Vivian Johnson Design by Deena Rutter This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

What’s the most emotionally heavy team you’ve ever worked on?

You probably had an immediate answer to that question.

Heaviness, or emotional weight, is problematic within an organization.

On today’s Joyful Leader, we’re making sure it doesn’t weigh your team down.

We’ll talk about what it is, where it comes from, why it’s such a problem, and how to prevent it.

Thanks for listening.

Hungry for more of the things we talk about on this podcast? Visit mimigordon.com to find articles, classes, and other resources. Or to schedule a free 60-minute consultation to talk about working with me as your coach. You can also find me on Instagram @mimigordoncoaching.

Help other people find exactly what they’re looking for — take two minutes to rate and review Joyful Leader. Give the podcast 5 stars and a one-sentence (or more) review. I appreciate you in advance. And so will the people who find the show. (Find the show in Apple Podcasts from your phone, and scroll to the rate/review section below the episodes.)

Original music by Amir Sberlo | Never Bored Photograph by Vivian Johnson Design by Deena Rutter This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm