Episodes
Sunday Sep 23, 2018
Sunday Sep 23, 2018
Mike Sedam interviews Nate Regier, the author of Beyond Drama: Transcending Energy Vampires, and Conflict without Casualties about how his company, www.next-element.com helps people deal with conflict in positive ways. His book is available on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2LlYrK4
Nate talks to us about conflict and how people can spend energy on drama or compassion. He explains the difference as:
Drama is to struggle against.
Compassion is to struggle with.
People can do more together than they can apart.
Nate describes the 3 parts of the "Compassion Cycle"
1. Openness – safety and transparency
2. Resourcefulness - being curious and forward thinking while caring about what people have to say
3. Persistence – understanding boundaries and non-negotiables
Please visit www.crucialtalks.com to connect with Mike or to hire him to speak at your organization.
Saturday Sep 15, 2018
Crucial Talks Episode 49 Three Degrees of Influence: My Friend Bob Sakamano
Saturday Sep 15, 2018
Saturday Sep 15, 2018
In this episode, Mike Sedam talks about the three degrees of influence that was written about in the book Connected by Nicholas Christakis and James Fowler.
Mike uses an example from the show Seinfeld to explain how degrees of separation impact influence people can have on others. This is important when we are trying to make changes in our organizations or communities.
Mike uses his knowledge of social networks, people as social beings, and the role of identity in decision-making and sense-making to help describe why considering three degrees of influence can help us develop communication strategies when trying to institute change programs.
Please visit www.crucialtalks.com to connect with Mike or to check his availability to speak to your organization.
Sunday Sep 09, 2018
Sunday Sep 09, 2018
Karen Jaw-Madson is interviewed by Mike Sedam about culture and her book Culture Your Culture: Innovating Experiences @Work. Her book can be found on Amazon: https://amzn.to/2Lo48HB
Karen talks about developing a plan so that work experiences can be designed in a way that both people and the business thrive.
Culture has been a huge part of Karen's life and she learned to be aware of social structures which lead to her exploring culture at a societal level, then applying what she has learned and experienced to organizations.
Karen saw that there was a need she could contribute toward so that work experiences could be designed in positive and engaging ways that not only helps people feel empowered and engaged, but also helps businesses thrive.
Karen can be reached at any of the following locations:
Website: www.designofworkexperience.com
Twitter: @karenjaw
Facebook: /designofworkexperience
Instagram:co.designofworkexp
LinkedIn: /company/co--/
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Sunday Sep 02, 2018
Sunday Sep 02, 2018
Mike Sedam uses an episode of Seinfeld to discuss how our beliefs affect how we see the world around us and how that impacts our decisions.
In Seinfeld, Episode 12 of Season 9, George has a huge wallet where he keeps everything. It is so large it causes him pain. It is also so large it give Jerry a lot to make fun of him about.
We use it to better understand the book, Conversations Worth Having, by Jackie Stavros and Cheri Torres.
By listening to the interactions between George and Jerry, we can see how the Constructionist Principle works and why how we have constructed the worlds we occupy can impact our decisions. We also get to use two principles from the book: 1. Having a positive frame and 2. Asking generative questions can change the direction of the conversations we have.
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