In this episode of We've All Done It, Kimberly breaks down the right and wrong way to prepare for a difficult or challenging conversation. Instead of just playing it out in your head with all of the best zingers, how about prepare so that you walk away with resolution and your integrity in tact.

Key takeaways include:

• being mindful of spiralling into a mental thunder dome of a conversation you make up in your head
• practicing with a partner
• plan for when the emotions get the best of you

Let's set you up for success!!

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To learn more about Kimberly J Benoit or how you can work with her, check out her website, kimberlyjbenoit.com, or find her on LinkedIn.

Have comments or questions about this episode, send them to podcast@kimberlyjbenoit.com.

You can purchase a copy of We've All Done It: Getting Real About the Role We Each Play in a Toxic Workplace HERE!

Special thanks to Esplanade Studios for mastering support & Melissa Argyle Designs. Music by Denys Kyshchuk from Pixabay

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In today's episode, The Positivity Pitfall: Cracking the Code of Workplace Positivity Gone Wrong, featuring Susan Bittner & Jon Rennie, we have a wonderful conversation breaking down where leadership positivity becomes toxic. Where trying to rally the troops turns into inauthentic, mumble jumble of motivational posters.

Take a listen to hear us breakdown:

• What is Toxic Positivity? #toxicpositivity
• What if you fall into the “positivity” trap as a leader?
• The importance of really knowing your team
• How to balance tough emotions, leadership challenges with focusing on the positive?
• How to support your team in an authentic way?

Definitely a NOT MISS!!!

Learn more about my guests here:

Susan Bittner Bio:
Susan Bittner is a respected Executive Coach, Talent Developer, Speaker and Organizational Development expert intensely committed to helping leaders find the spark that will ignite their best self. As an accomplished leader with over two decades in the banking, healthcare, consulting, and publishing sectors, she brings empathy and keen understanding of leadership rewards, risks, and realities, and what
it means to both struggle and succeed in getting, “a seat at the table.” Deeply informed by her own executive journey, her coaching style is candid, compassionate, humorous, inspiring, bold, and authentic.

Connect with her at:
https://www.susanbittner.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/susan-bittner-organizational-development/

Jon Rennie's Bio:
Jon Rennie is the Founder & CEO of Peak Demand Inc., a manufacturer of critical components for electrical utilities. He is a former U.S. Navy Nuclear Submarine Officer who made seven deployments during the end of the Cold War. Prior to starting Peak Demand, he led eight manufacturing businesses for three global companies. He is the author of three best-selling leadership books and is the host of the popular Deep Leadership podcast.

Connect with him at:
https://jonsrennie.com/
https://www.youtube.com/@DeepLeadershipPodcast
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/deep-leadership/id1494823921
https://twitter.com/jonsrennie
https://www.instagram.com/jonsrennie/?hl=en

To learn more about Kimberly J Benoit or how you can work with her, check out her website, kimberlyjbenoit.com, or find her on LinkedIn.

Have comments or questions about this episode, send them to podcast@kimberlyjbenoit.com.

You can purchase a copy of We've All Done It: Getting Real About the Role We Each Play in a Toxic Workplace HERE!

Special thanks to Esplanade Studios for mastering support & Melissa Argyle Designs. Music by Denys Kyshchuk from Pixabay

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Hey there, trusty listener!

This episode is just Kimberly Benoit talking about the importance of taking consistent action to see change. Staying in the same place can seem enticing, but nothing changes if you doing try.

We all have times of feeling stuck and frustrated. You aren't alone.

What you can't do is do nothing. Gotta play if you want to win.

So, get out there and buy that lottery ticket. Can't win if you don't try!

#gottaplaytowin #leadership #mindsetmatters #wevealldoneit

To learn more about Kimberly J Benoit or how you can work with her, check out her website, kimberlyjbenoit.com, or find her on LinkedIn.

Have comments or questions about this episode, send them to podcast@kimberlyjbenoit.com.

You can purchase a copy of We've All Done It: Getting Real About the Role We Each Play in a Toxic Workplace HERE!

Special thanks to Esplanade Studios for mastering support & Melissa Argyle Designs. Music by Denys Kyshchuk from Pixabay

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In this latest episode of We've All Done It, Kimberly Benoit, along with Bonnie Artman Fox & Lacey Momic, to talk about leading through resistance. Together, we break down the following:

• What leaders typical get wrong
• The importance of having a culture of trust on your team
• What if you (yeah you, the leader) is part of the resistance
• Why resistors should become your new BFFs

Don't want to miss this one! Learn how to go from hell no to gung ho!

Here's a little more about my guests!

Workplace Conflict Expert & Accredited Boss Whisperer® Bonnie Artman Fox takes messy team conflict and brings teams together so they’re more effective and productive.

Drawing on decades of experience as a psychiatric nurse and licensed family therapist, Bonnie brings a unique perspective of equipping executive leaders with interpersonal skills to create a healthy company culture.

Her leadership turnaround coaching program has an 82% success rate in guiding leaders to replace abrasive behavior with tact, empathy, and consideration of others.

Bonnie is the author of the best-selling book “How Did My Family Get In My Office?!" that is endorsed by Organizational Health Pioneer, Patrick Lencioni. Order it today!

Connect with her!

Lacey Momic is a member of the Corporate Strategy team at Sentara Health as a Director, Strategic Expansion. With 11 years of healthcare experience across both the care delivery and health plan landscape, Lacey has worked on strategic partnerships and integration as well as led enterprise level strategic portfolios and program implementations in consumerism, operations, health equity, population health, and COVID response innovations. Most recently, she led multiple teams through an organizational transformation focused on innovation and diversification.

Lacey was a collegiate athlete in basketball and volleyball, and a professional volleyball player in Europe in both sand and indoor. She’s had the experience of navigating many different types of team dynamics, including foreign languages and cultures.

She is an ASQ Certified Six Sigma Black Belt as well as certified in Design Thinking and Innovation through the Harvard Business School Executive Education Consortium for Community Health Leadership Program. Lacey also holds a Master’s degree in Finance and Strategic Management & Innovation from Tulane University.

Connect with her!

#leadership #tacklingresistance #imtheproblemitsme #changeleader

To learn more about Kimberly J Benoit or how you can work with her, check out her website, kimberlyjbenoit.com, or find her on LinkedIn.

Have comments or questions about this episode, send them to podcast@kimberlyjbenoit.com.

You can purchase a copy of We've All Done It: Getting Real About the Role We Each Play in a Toxic Workplace HERE!

Special thanks to Esplanade Studios for mastering support & Melissa Argyle Designs. Music by Denys Kyshchuk from Pixabay

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As leaders, we are tasked with maintain productivity, growing our teams, and ensure an engaged environment. After focusing on all of that, many of us tend to forget that we (yes, YOU) deserve a coveted spot on the priority agenda.

In this episode, I cover:

• Why YOUR development is important
• What growth can look like if a promotion isn't an option

Think this isn't you? I challenge you to give a listen because it might be or, worse, it could be someone who reports to you.

#wevealldoneit #getunstucknow #unlockyourgreatness #toxicleadership #createyourownpath #leadersmindset #takingaction #youareyouronlylimit #tipsforsuccess #personalgrowthtips #professionalgrowth #striveforsuccess #taketherisk #courageovercomfort #personalgrowthanddevelopment #stepoutofyourcomfortzone #overcomeobstacles #getoutofyourownway #taketheleap #thinkbigger #beyourbestyou

To learn more about Kimberly J Benoit or how you can work with her, check out her website, kimberlyjbenoit.com, or find her on LinkedIn.

Have comments or questions about this episode, send them to podcast@kimberlyjbenoit.com.

You can purchase a copy of We've All Done It: Getting Real About the Role We Each Play in a Toxic Workplace HERE!

Special thanks to Esplanade Studios for mastering support & Melissa Argyle Designs. Music by Denys Kyshchuk from Pixabay

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In latest episode of We've All Done It podcast, Kimberly is joined by Erin Dallas and Jerry Benoit to discuss the what happens when your friend becomes your boss or when you are now the boss.

News alert! Everything has changed and can get complicated if you don't realize that.

Don't worry! We got you covered for what to do, what not to do and how to survive this transition!

Together, we break down the following:

• What leaders get wrong in this kind of transition
• How to set good boundaries
• The importance of consistent accountability & documentation
• What about social media?
• Simple steps to make this a successful transition

Make sure to learn more about Erin Dallas here and Jerry Benoit here.

#wevealldoneit #getunstucknow #unlockyourgreatness #toxicleadership #createyourownpath #leadersmindset #takingaction #youareyouronlylimit #tipsforsuccess #personalgrowthtips #professionalgrowth #striveforsuccess #taketherisk #courageovercomfort #personalgrowthanddevelopment #stepoutofyourcomfortzone #overcomeobstacles #getoutofyourownway #taketheleap #thinkbigger #beyourbestyou #leadershipcoaching #takeachance #improveyourself #youarepowerful #leadershipquotes #empoweryourself #mindsetiskey

To learn more about Kimberly J Benoit or how you can work with her, check out her website, kimberlyjbenoit.com, or find her on LinkedIn.

Have comments or questions about this episode, send them to podcast@kimberlyjbenoit.com.

You can purchase a copy of We've All Done It: Getting Real About the Role We Each Play in a Toxic Workplace HERE!

Special thanks to Esplanade Studios for mastering support & Melissa Argyle Designs. Music by Denys Kyshchuk from Pixabay

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Welcome back to the final We've All Done It Podcast Engagement Series!

This is the last of 3 episodes tailored to help leaders who are struggling with team engagement. In this episode, I talk about what the key element of success - Consistency!

Once we lay a solid foundation of getting to know who our team members are and what really matters to them, we have to remain consistent in our actions! We, as leaders, will determine the culture of our team with how we each choose to show up.

To get the FREE sample chapter of We've All Done It: Getting Real About the Role We Each Play in a Toxic Workplace, click here

To get the FREE cheat sheet for the 3 Secrets of a Highly Engaged Team, click here

Have comments or questions about this episode, send them to podcast@kimberlyjbenoit.com.

To learn more about Kimberly J Benoit or how you can work with her, check out her website, kimberlyjbenoit.com, or find her on LinkedIn.

Have comments or questions about this episode, send them to podcast@kimberlyjbenoit.com.

You can purchase a copy of We've All Done It: Getting Real About the Role We Each Play in a Toxic Workplace HERE!

Special thanks to Esplanade Studios for mastering support & Melissa Argyle Designs. Music by Denys Kyshchuk from Pixabay

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Welcome back to the We've All Done It Podcast Engagement Series!

This is the 2nd of 3 episodes tailored to help leaders who are struggling with team engagement. In this episode, I talk about what you do once you have your foundation set - Communication.

We tackle what you need to ask and know once you start meeting with each of your team members. We are starting with the basics - don't assume you know more than you do!

To get the FREE sample chapter We've All Done It, click here

To get the FREE cheat sheet for the 3 Secrets of a Highly Engaged Team, click here

To learn more about Kimberly J Benoit or how you can work with her, check out her website, kimberlyjbenoit.com, or find her on LinkedIn.

Have comments or questions about this episode, send them to podcast@kimberlyjbenoit.com.

To learn more about Kimberly J Benoit or how you can work with her, check out her website, kimberlyjbenoit.com, or find her on LinkedIn.

Have comments or questions about this episode, send them to podcast@kimberlyjbenoit.com.

You can purchase a copy of We've All Done It: Getting Real About the Role We Each Play in a Toxic Workplace HERE!

Special thanks to Esplanade Studios for mastering support & Melissa Argyle Designs. Music by Denys Kyshchuk from Pixabay

#leadership #wevealldoneit #professionaldevelopment