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Episodes

PSYCAP

What is PSYCAP? Positive Organizational Behavior expert Fred Luthans defines Psychological Capital as an individual's positive psychological state of development that is characterized by efficacy and confidence. Join Work Wisdom's Sarah Colantonio and Kedren Crosby as they walk through the four pillars of PSYCAP - Confidence, Optimism, Hope, and Resiliency. These mindsets are not set in stone - they can be practiced and learned. Kedren shares some concrete practices that you as an individual can...

Dec 19, 2018•17 min•Ep 7•Transcript available on Metacast

The Review Club

This week, Work Wisdom's Sarah Colantonio and Jaime Arroyo are joined by Joe McMonagle, Vice President of Set Construction at Atomic Design. Joe is a member of Work Wisdom's The Review Club, a cohort of leaders and rising leaders who meet monthly to quickly and collaboratively digest and discuss articles from the most current issue of the Harvard Business Review. Jaime Arroyo, co-facilitator of The Review, explains how the group benefits from a concise and focused conversation about each HBR art...

Dec 12, 2018•22 min•Ep 6•Transcript available on Metacast

Leadership Derailers

There are four key emotional intelligence skills that are directly correlated with leadership derailment. In this episode of The Behviorist, Work Wisdom's Kedren Crosby and Sarah Colantonio review those four skills and what practices you can bring into your life right now to improve them. Learn how like most toolboxes, your emotional toolbox has two levels - the top one is filled with tools that help you cope with with stressors, but the bottom level is where the real power tools are stored - th...

Dec 05, 2018•16 min•Ep 5•Transcript available on Metacast

Mindsets

Join Work Wisdom Co-Founders Sarah Colantonio and Kedren Crosby as they dive into the concept of "Growth Mindset" - how changing the way we view challenges can be an extraordinarily transformative tool. In her groundbreaking book, Mindsets: The New Psychology of Success, researcher Carol S. Dweck explains the difference between a "fixed" and a "growth" mindset - how some people rigidly hold on to their beliefs, but others are able to see challenges as opportunities for learning and can flex thei...

Nov 28, 2018•20 min•Ep 4•Transcript available on Metacast

The Virtues Of Avoiding

Work Wisdom's Sarah Colantonio and Kedren Crosby discuss why avoiding is not necessarily a bad thing. Learn what tools you can use in your professional and personal life to find the "sweet spot" of knowing when avoiding is a positive, diplomatic and productive choice. Gaining self-awareness of your relationship with avoiding (do you do it to much? or not enough?) can help you become a more value-driven and agile leader. You can follow Work Wisdom on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter at @workwisdo...

Nov 21, 2018•15 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast