What are 12 qualities of high achievers? In this week's podcast, we're re-sharing another great episode where Laura discusses her observation of 5 incredible women who have achieved wild success professionally. While unique and diverse in style, personality, and preferences, they share 12 qualities that differentiate peak performers. But remember... They weren't BORN with any of these qualities (with the exception of perhaps one). They developed, practiced, grooved, and perfected them over their career. And even now, each of them well into their career, they are still refining with enthusiasm to get better every day. And the best part is, you can do this too! In this episode: 12 Qualities of High Achievers 6:15- Acknowledge your fears and step forward anyway 7:15- Learn to fail well 8:30- Ask for what you want and forge your own path 9:30- Ensure your goals are impact-driven 10:15- Practice the “And” 11:30- Possess infinite curiosity 12:30- Be an advocate for equity and opportunity 13:30- Know your boundaries and what you refuse to sacrifice 14:50- Lead others with compassion 15:40- Access your whole-self intelligence 16:50- Tend to your well-being 17:40- Integrate rituals of play into your life Are you a leadership developer who knows you have so many great employees with the potential to be high achievers in your organization? Leadership Coaching may be just what your company needs to develop leaders who care about people, inspire, and innovate, while also achieving team and company goals. Coaching helps leaders understand and move beyond their blind spots. It challenges them in bold ways and compels them to lead from something bigger than just themselves. At 10X Leadership Lab, our unique coaching partnerships help develop leaders to reach their full potential. If this sounds like a great fit for your organization, or you're curious to learn more, contact us here, send us an email to hello@10xleadershiplab.com or message us on LinkedIn. We would love to talk more! About the 10X Impact Conversations Podcast We believe you matter, your work matters, and your business matters. The 10X Impact Conversations podcast is designed to help you thrive in life and work using science, coaching, and conscious practices you can integrate today. In each episode, our host Laura Juarez discusses or interviews leaders and experts to uncover how people and organizations are making the world better through their own evolution, relationships, and work. This podcast is a production of 10X Leadership Lab – a conscious executive coaching and consulting practice committed to making the world better by making business better. To learn more about how we can support you and your business, visit us at 10xleadershiplab.com.

How can Brene’ Brown's Dare to Lead™ program change your leadership journey? What are the take aways and skills you'll build throughout this transformational leadership experience? With only a few weeks left to sign up for our fall Dare to Lead™ Experience, we are going back in our episode archives to re-share episode #128: Brené Brown’s Dare to Lead™ Work & Why We Love It. Whether you're already signed up and want a refresher about what's to come, or if you're considering joining but want to know more about the program, this episode is packed full of valuable insight from our Dare to Lead™ facilitator and 10X Partner, Ashley Andersen. Today, we dive into the meaning of courage and how it relates to Brene’ Brown’s research. Ashley guides us through what to expect in our 10-week Dare to Lead™ workshop that sets you on the path to becoming a courageous leader. In this episode: 5:00- The great responsibility and impact of a leader 11:00- Who is Brené Brown and why is her work is so important? 15:00- Courage is a learned skill set—we can all be courageous leaders 27:00- Discovering your vulnerability as a leader and turning it into conscious leadership 30:00- The leadership change that happens throug Are you ready to become a courageous leader and Dare to Lead™ Trained? Join our Dare to Lead™ workshop to build the skills necessary to evolve into a more courageous and conscious leader. Dare to Lead™ is an empirically based, internationally recognized courage-building experience for leaders created by Brené Brown, researcher and bestselling author. In our 10-week Dare to Lead™ workshop, we’ll walk you through how to rumble with vulnerability, lead from values, intentionally cultivate trust, and pick yourself up from falls and failures. Our Fall cohort begins September 8th so be sure to sign up today! Discover Dare to Lead™ About the 10X Impact Conversations Podcast We believe you matter, your work matters, and your business matters. The 10X Impact Conversations podcast is designed to help you thrive in life and work using science, coaching, and conscious practices you can integrate today. In each episode, our host Laura Juarez discusses or interviews leaders and experts to uncover how people and organizations are making the world better through their own evolution, relationships, and work. This podcast is a production of 10X Leadership Lab – a conscious executive coaching and consulting practice committed to making the world better by making business better. To learn more about how we can support you and your business, visit us at 10xleadershiplab.com.

What if you had just the right leadership tools to help you develop and grow into an extraordinary leader? In this week's podcast, we are excited to welcome our guest, Betsy Leatherman. Betsy is the Global President of Consulting Service for the Leadership Circle, and brings deep passion helping clients develop their executives to make courageous choices and decisions that inspire and engage the organizations they lead. Betsy began her career at AON Corporation, where she helped clients change their business or brand strategy with full employee engagement and participation. This experience validated Betsy’s belief that it is paramount to listen to all stakeholders, at every level, to identify and solve problems. This week Laura Juarez talks with Betsy about how 360 feedback tools help leaders fully understand their tendencies and strengths. And, how those results can encourage leaders to work together in their organizations to build a culture that creates impact and inspires the whole team. In this episode: 3:15- What is the Leadership Circle? 11:30- Why every leader needs a 360 feedback tool as a standard in their organizations. 20:30- How leadership development can become a clear indicator for the success of your business 31:00- Which qualities are important for leaders to embody as the world is evolving? Interested in the Leadership Circle Profile 360? At 10X Leadership Lab, we love the work of Leadership Circle and the impact their 360 tool has on leaders. As part our coaching services, we include a Leadership Circle Profile 360 assessment, because we want to make sure that the goals you’re working toward are informed by the impact you’re currently having on others as a leader. Backed by years of research, the skills and characteristics that it measures are perfectly aligned with those that are in demand in workplaces around the world. If you're intrigued by the Leadership Circle Profile 360 and want to learn more about how you can develop your impact as a leader, we would love to hear from you! About the 10X Impact Conversations Podcast We believe you matter, your work matters, and your business matters. The 10X Impact Conversations podcast is designed to help you thrive in life and work using science, coaching, and conscious practices you can integrate today. In each episode, our host Laura Juarez discusses or interviews leaders and experts to uncover how people and organizations are making the world better through their own evolution, relationships, and work. This podcast is a production of 10X Leadership Lab – a conscious executive coaching and consulting practice committed to making the world better by making business better. To learn more about how we can support you and your business, visit us at 10xleadershiplab.com.

Is your business part of the stakeholder capitalism movement? Are you curious about intentionally aligning your business to benefit all stakeholders, but not sure where to start? In this week's podcast episode, we are joined by Nathan Havey. Nathan is working to expand the definition of success in business. He facilitated the transformation of a large coffee franchise into a stakeholder capitalism company. He co-created and co-facilitated the consultant certification program for Conscious Capitalism Inc, cultivating a network of 65 and counting rock-star consultants from all around the world. A believer in the transformative power of stories, Nathan also wrote and directed an award-willing film telling an updated version of the story that set him on this path back in 2010. Its called Beyond Zero and companies like KKR and UPS and universities like Yale, ESCP, and the University of Michigan are using it to teach the expanded game of business. Nathan is a co-founder of the Institute for Corporate Transformation where he produced the acclaimed podcast miniseries 10 Things You Should Know About Stakeholder Capitalism. He wrote and leads a certificate program in change leadership, and he speaks to, trains, and collaborates with people around the globe who are working to create a world that works for everyone. Today, we break down what exactly stakeholder capitalism is and why more and more companies are embracing it as part of their business model. Plus, we discuss why knowing your higher purpose is essential to implementing stakeholder capitalism in your organization. In this episode: 8:00- How quickly are companies keeping up with the transition toward stakeholder capitalism? 14:00- How is stakeholder capitalism different than shareholder capitalism? 21:00- How leaders can implement stakeholder capitalism in a meaningful and attainable way. 28:00- Why your higher purpose is integral to success for all stakeholders 35:00- How can well established companies discover and embody their purpose, even when it has never been a part of their ethos? If you're interested in learning how to align your business with purpose and practices that benefit all stakeholders, connect with us here or send us a note at hello@10xleadershiplab.com. About the 10X Impact Conversations Podcast We believe you matter, your work matters, and your business matters. The 10X Impact Conversations podcast is designed to help you thrive in life and work using science, coaching, and conscious practices you can integrate today. In each episode, our host Laura Juarez discusses or interviews leaders and experts to uncover how people and organizations are making the world better through their own evolution, relationships, and work. This podcast is a production of 10X Leadership Lab – a conscious executive coaching and consulting practice committed to making the world better by making business better. To learn more about how we can support you and your business, visit us at 10xleadershiplab.com.

In this week's podcast episode, Ashley Andersen and Adam Colette join Laura for Part 2 of their conversation on the role of the modern man in leadership. Plus, they deepen the discussion on Dare to Lead™ for Men, a joint program with 10X Leadership Lab and The Modern Man School, that teaches you how to live and lead with true courage. If you didn't listen yet, be sure to catch up on Part 1 of our conversation here. Adam Colette has dedicated his life to mastering the art of creating positive change. He is the Program Director for the Dogwood Alliance, Owner and Lead Trainer at The Modern Man School and co-creator of the popular relationship podcast, Reading Aloud, with his wife Marisol. Adam lives in Asheville, NC with Marisol, their one year old son Neo Luther, and puppy Pleat. Today, we continue our conversation on the changing role of men as leaders. No longer about the traditional concepts of bravery and strength, real courage in leadership means learning to be vulnerable, living from your authentic values, creating trust with yourself and others, and learning to acknowledge and grow from failures. In this episode: 4:00- What is Dare to Lead™ for Men? 11:00- Apprehension about being vulnerable is actually a great thing 20:00- Cultivating courage and emotional literacy to help you lean into your purpose 30:00- How doing the Dare to Lead work contributes to growth and real change Thanks for joining us for this week's podcast! To learn more about Adam and The Modern Man School reach out at adam@modern-man.org. Relearning What It Means to be Courageous: Dare to Lead™ for Men Men’s roles in the world right now are changing and change is difficult. More than ever, men need networks of support, accountability and community to help them navigate and thrive through their personal and professional lives. The Modern Man School and 10X Leadership Lab are partnering to bring you an experience that will help set the foundation for this exact work by helping you cultivate and tap into real courage. Courage isn’t something you have or don’t have, it’s something you learn and grow and it’s made up of four skill-sets that you’ll learn through this experience: Vulnerability Values Trust Rising from Falls Dare to Lead™ is an empirically based, internationally recognized courage-building experience for leaders created by Brené Brown, researcher and bestselling author. Enroll today to become a more courageous and conscious leader! Enroll in Dare to Lead™ for Men About the 10X Impact Conversations Podcast We believe you matter, your work matters, and your business matters. The 10X Impact Conversations podcast is designed to help you thrive in life and work using science, coaching, and conscious practices you can integrate today. In each episode, our host Laura Juarez discusses or interviews leaders and experts to uncover how people and organizations are making the world better through their own evolution, relationships, and work. This podcast is a production of 10X Leadership Lab – a conscious executive coaching and consulting practice committed to making the world better by making business better. To learn more about how we can support you and your business, visit us at 10xleadershiplab.com.

The role of the modern man in leadership and in the world is changing. In this week's podcast episode Laura and Ashley are joined by Adam Colette. Adam has dedicated his life to mastering the art of creating positive change. His work to protect the environment and advance social justice has led to policy changes spanning from international arenas to local governments. He’s been featured in media outlets around the globe, including the BBC, New York Times, and Politico. He is also an experienced river guide and wilderness trip leader. Adam is the Program Director for the Dogwood Alliance, Owner and Lead Trainer at The Modern Man School and co-creator of the popular relationship podcast, Reading Aloud, with his wife Marisol. Adam lives in Asheville, NC with Marisol, their one year old son Neo Luther, and puppy Pleat. Today, we talk with Adam about the changing role of men as leaders. For years, there has been a growing acknowledgement that with men at the center of power and decision-making, we've seen an increase in oppression and systemic injustice. Despite all of this, Adam believes that men have a place in creating a more healthy, just, and beautiful world. So, how do you find the tools to create change? Through his work with The Modern Man School, Adam is working to create a healthy community where men can come together to educate, build community, and redefine how they show up in the world. To learn more about Adam and The Modern Man School reach out at adam@modern-man.org. In this episode: 4:00- Making an impact in all aspects of your life 12:30- What is the Modern Man School? 18:45- Discovering the tools needed to create change 29:30- The advantages of creating a separate space for men to grow Relearning What It Means to be Courageous: Dare to Lead™ for Men Men’s roles in the world right now are changing and change is difficult. More than ever, men need networks of support, accountability and community to help them navigate and thrive through their personal and professional lives. The Modern Man School and 10X Leadership Lab are partnering to bring you an experience that will help set the foundation for this exact work by helping you cultivate and tap into real courage. Courage isn’t something you have or don’t have, it’s something you learn and grow and it’s made up of four skill-sets that you’ll learn through this experience: Vulnerability Values Trust Rising from Falls Dare to Lead™ is an empirically based, internationally recognized courage-building experience for leaders created by Brené Brown, researcher and bestselling author. Enroll today to become a more courageous and conscious leader! Enroll in Dare to Lead™ for Men About the 10X Impact Conversations Podcast We believe you matter, your work matters, and your business matters. The 10X Impact Conversations podcast is designed to help you thrive in life and work using science, coaching, and conscious practices you can integrate today. In each episode, our host Laura Juarez discusses or interviews leaders and experts to uncover how people and organizations are making the world better through their own evolution, relationships, and work. This podcast is a production of 10X Leadership Lab – a conscious executive coaching and consulting practice committed to making the world better by making business better. To learn more about how we can support you and your business, visit us at 10xleadershiplab.com.

As unique individuals with our own perspectives and ways of working, we've all likely encountered someone at work who we tend to clash with—or experienced a situation that caused misalignment in a working relationship. However, as conscious leaders, it is our responsibility to set the precedent of working well with others through tensions, judgements, and conflict, in order to foster a more creative, balanced, and productive work environment. In this week's podcast episode, 10X Leadership Lab Partner and Coach, Ashley Andersen, joins us for another fabulous conversation on how to work well with others through conflict resolution. Laura and Ashley discuss how to recognize tendencies and unexamined biases when encountering someone you don't get along with, approach conflict with mindfulness, and find common ground even through a difficult work relationship. In this episode: 6:45- Recognizing default tendencies when an issue with someone arises 17:30- Tools we can use to worth through conflict with others 35:00- Recognizing limitations in working relationships and creating alternative solutions Working through conflict as a courageous leader Join our Dare to Lead™ workshop to learn how to have difficult conversations, resolve conflict, and build the skills necessary to evolve into a more courageous and conscious leader. Dare to Lead™ is an empirically based, internationally recognized courage-building experience for leaders created by Brené Brown, researcher and bestselling author. In our 10-week Dare to Lead™ workshop, we’ll walk you through how to rumble with vulnerability, lead from values, intentionally cultivate trust, and pick yourself up from falls and failures. Our Fall cohort begins in September so be sure to sign up today! Discover Dare to Lead™ About the 10X Impact Conversations Podcast We believe you matter, your work matters, and your business matters. The 10X Impact Conversations podcast is designed to help you thrive in life and work using science, coaching, and conscious practices you can integrate today. In each episode, our host Laura Juarez discusses or interviews leaders and experts to uncover how people and organizations are making the world better through their own evolution, relationships, and work. This podcast is a production of 10X Leadership Lab – a conscious executive coaching and consulting practice committed to making the world better by making business better. To learn more about how we can support you and your business, visit us at 10xleadershiplab.com.

How does vulnerability impact leadership? Vulnerability opens us up to uncertainty, risks, and emotional exposure, all experiences we tend to avoid. But, choosing to push through discomfort and practice vulnerability builds a stronger foundation to becoming courageous and conscious leader. In this week's podcast episode, we welcome back 10X Leadership Lab Partner and Coach, Ashley Andersen. A leadership coach for nearly a decade, Ashley’s coaching style combines deep inquiry, bold reflections, and compassionate accountability. A Certified Dare to Lead™ Facilitator, she helps leaders show up courageously, grow with each experience, and create meaningful connections with their work and those around them. Today we discuss the importance of being vulnerable as a leader, how you can be vulnerable and still be a pillar for your team, and the transformation that happens when you commit to practicing vulnerability. In this episode: 10:00- What does it really mean to be vulnerable? 18:00- Vulnerability in business and leadership 27:00- Balancing the polarities of vulnerability and strength 37:15- What you gain when you practice being vulnerable Vulnerability creates courageous leaders. Join our Dare to Lead™ workshop to build the skills necessary to evolve into a more courageous and conscious leader. Dare to Lead™ is an empirically based, internationally recognized courage-building experience for leaders created by Brené Brown, researcher and bestselling author. In our 10-week Dare to Lead™ workshop, we’ll walk you through how to rumble with vulnerability, lead from values, intentionally cultivate trust, and pick yourself up from falls and failures. Our Fall cohort begins in September so be sure to sign up today! Discover Dare to Lead™

What is the impact of implementing transparent business practices in your organization? In this week's podcast episode, Laura Juarez welcomes David Billstrom. David is one of the leaders of Kitsbow Cycling Apparel in Old Fort, North Carolina. He is an entrepreneur, executive coach, and recovering venture capitalist. Along a 41 year career that includes both Intel and smaller companies, he founded a tech company acquired by Walt Disney, co-founded a venture capital fund, helped build the Clover coffee company acquired by Starbucks, and worked with more than 40 startups and entrepreneurs to meet their goals. After relocating Kitsbow to North Carolina in 2019, he helped the team restart from a single employee to make apparel in the U.S. sustainably, pivot to PPE temporarily in the Pandemic, and helped the team purchase the brand from the original investors and founder in 2022. Kitsbow is now a public benefit corporation. Today, we discuss insights from David's journey as an entrepreneur and CEO, discover how disruptive business models can make a huge impact on all stakeholders in an organization, and share applicable examples on how to integrate transparent business practices into your own organization. In this episode: 9:15- David's take on the role of CEO. 14:30- How to create transparency and inclusivity in decision making within an organization. 22:45- How to keep your values front and center 28:30- Moving towards radical transparency Get 25% Off at Kitsbow! The team at Kitsbow is offering 10X Impact Conversations listeners 25% off their first order of Sewn-in-the-USA quality apparel. Visit https://www.kitsbow.com/discount/10XLeaders or use code "10XLeaders" at checkout. This offer is valid until July 11,2022. Cannot be combined with other discounts, restrictions apply.

Are you creating real opportunity for authentic workplace connections in your organization? In this week's 10X Impact Conversations podcast episode, Laura is joined by Jeremy Fojut. Jeremy is a serial entrepreneur, outdoor enthusiast, community builder and passionate urbanist. He has 20+ years of experience applying unique approaches to complex problems to increase engagement, economic development, and awareness for his clients. Jeremy’s strength has been building communities that galvanize change. He is the Co-Founder and CEO of Like|Minded, a tech startup that sparks new connections that strengthen workplace cultures. Specifically, Like|Minded is a membership experience platform that helps you build and grow your community using AI that increases the probability of forming valued friendships. Their vision is prioritizing a world where everyone belongs. In this episode, we discuss the current state of workplace connection and friendships, how to build authentic connections that sparks productivity, and what leaders can do to ensure they are cultivating these relationships within their organizations. In today's episode: 6:30- Why workplace connections and relationships are so important 8:30- How authentic workplace relationships contribute to a thriving culture 23:00- Actionable steps leaders can take to foster better connections within their organizations 27:30- Aligning with the future of workplace connections and friendships About the 10X Impact Conversations Podcast We believe you matter, your work matters, and your business matters. The 10X Impact Conversations podcast is designed to help you thrive in life and work using science, coaching, and conscious practices you can integrate today. In each episode, our host Laura Jaurez discusses or interviews leaders and experts to uncover how people and organizations are making the world better through their own evolution, relationships, and work. This podcast is a production of 10X Leadership Lab – a conscious executive coaching and consulting practice committed to making the world better by making business better. To learn more about how we can support you and your business, visit us at 10xleadershiplab.com

What impact can we make when we commit to creating and repairing trust at work? In this week’s podcast episode we are joined by Dr. Amber Banks. Amber is the Founder and CEO of the Center for Trust and Transformation - a collective dedicated to advancing trust as a foundational building block for racial equity and social justice. The Center for Trust and Transformation supports people to build and repair trust across differences in ways that honor identities, contexts, values, and power dynamics in service of healing, justice, and collective liberation. Their purpose is to evolve our understanding of trust and repair to allow for transformative possibilities like relationship restoration, power sharing, and a future where liberation from oppression is possible. Amber has her doctorate in Education Leadership, Organizations, and Policy from the University of Washington with a focus on cross-cultural trust, critical race theory, and social network analysis. Amber was a NextGen Fellow with the Pahara Institute and is a founding member of Womxn of Color in Education (WoCE). She is an advisor to a range of nonprofit and for-profit organizations around research, relationships, and repair. Amber is driven by a commitment to connection, racial equity, and radical imagination of what’s possible when we work together from a place of trust and healing. In today’s episode, we discuss the evolving concept of trust to include our cultural and contextual experiences, how leaders can recognize trust or a lack thereof within their organization, and what leaders can do differently when they are committed to building trusting relationships. In today's episode: 4:45- How most of us define trust today, and how this definition should evolve. 11:30- Understanding where there is trust and where there are trust gaps within organizations. 18:30- What leaders can do differently when they commit to repairing trust. 27:00- Using courage to build trust in your relationships About the 10X Impact Conversations Podcast We believe you matter, your work matters, and your business matters. The 10X Impact Conversations podcast is designed to help you thrive in life and work using science, coaching, and conscious practices you can integrate today. In each episode, our host Laura Jaurez discusses or interviews leaders and experts to uncover how people and organizations are making the world better through their own evolution, relationships, and work. This podcast is a production of 10X Leadership Lab – a conscious executive coaching and consulting practice committed to making the world better by making business better. To learn more about how we can support you and your business, visit us at 10xleadershiplab.com.

Many companies strive to build a strong culture of happy, fulfilled employees. But how often are those culture-building efforts put into genuine practices that elevate the whole system? In today's episode we are joined by David Reed who shares his leadership journey on how to really consider each individual employee's needs and path to joy, in order to build a win-win culture. David is the President of Equilibar, a privately held, people focused company that provides innovative fluid control technology. Equilibar places high priority on building a cohesive team that recognizes and mentors talent. David makes it a priority to not just talk a good game around culture and mentorship but actually operationalize that vision into daily life. Laura and David discuss how to create joy at work among your employees, building a transparent, autonomous, and supportive culture, and how putting employees first ultimately contributes to profit and success. In today's episode: 3:30- How to lead through trust 12:25- Leadership skills that put relationships and win-win first 21:00- The relationship between investing in a trusting culture while also providing autonomy 26:45- Designing roles around joy 36:00- David's biggest takeaways on leading a people focused company About the 10X Impact Conversations Podcast We believe you matter, your work matters, and your business matters. The 10X Impact Conversations podcast is designed to help you thrive in life and work using science, coaching, and conscious practices you can integrate today. In each episode, our host Laura Jaurez discusses or interviews leaders and experts to uncover how people and organizations are making the world better through their own evolution, relationships, and work. This podcast is a production of 10X Leadership Lab – a conscious executive coaching and consulting practice committed to making the world better by making business better. To learn more about how we can support you and your business, visit us at 10xleadershiplab.com.

Conscious leadership is core to our work at 10X Leadership Lab. But what exactly is conscious leadership and how can you embody it through your work and life? Conscious leadership is about self-awareness, self-evolution, and being more present to our potential and what we offer the world. In today's podcast episode, Laura breaks down the meaning of conscious leadership, how to use self-awareness as a lens to approach leadership, and five conscious leadership skills you can use to awaken your potential and impact in the world. In this episode we uncover five skills of conscious leadership: 5:20—Learning Agility- Cultivating a growth mindset 12:00—Outcomes and impact, vs. tasks and checklists- Realigning with what matters most. 15:30— Resourcefulness- Breaking through barriers to mobilize the big dream. 17:20—Taking personal responsibility- Owning your well-being, your mistakes, and your impact with vulnerability and authenticity. 21:50—Curiosity and willingness to experiment with a better way- Experimentation is the root of expertise. If you want to learn more about conscious leadership and how it can mobilize your impact and self-evolution, we would love to hear from you! Reach out here. About the 10X Impact Conversations Podcast We believe you matter, your work matters, and your business matters. The 10X Impact Conversations podcast is designed to help you thrive in life and work using science, coaching, and conscious practices you can integrate today. In each episode, our host Laura Jaurez discusses or interviews leaders and experts to uncover how people and organizations are making the world better through their own evolution, relationships, and work. This podcast is a production of 10X Leadership Lab – a conscious executive coaching and consulting practice committed to making the world better by making business better. To learn more about how we can support you and your business, visit us at 10xleadershiplab.com.

How do you navigate difficult conversations at work? Do you lean into them with curiosity or do you try to avoid any discomfort? This week, we are welcoming Dr. Susan Clark Muntean back to the show. If you didn't catch last week's insightful podcast episode with Susan, Championing Gender Inclusivity in Business, we highly recommend adding it to your list! In today's episode, we discuss how to approach and practice difficult conversations with your team, actionable tips to make them easier, and the positive outcomes and growth you can experience as a result. In today's episode: 3:30- Difficult conversations and our external environment 7:00- Starting with curiosity and vulnerability 10:30- Tips and tools to make approaching difficult conversations easier 24:30- Creating win-win outcomes About Dr. Susan Clark Muntean Dr. Susan Clark Muntean teaches courses in Management, Organizational Behavior and Theory, Entrepreneurship, and Consulting. She holds a certificate in Social Entrepreneurship from the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship ("USASBE") and is active in the Asheville entrepreneurial community as a mentor, public speaker, author and advisory board member. Her new book, Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: A Gender Perspective, is co-authored with Cambridge University Press. Dr. Clark Muntean has held both academic and professional positions in the U.S., Europe and Asia, including with the London School of Economics, IBM Consulting Group, Ernst & Young LLP and Arthur Andersen LLP. About the 10X Impact Conversations Podcast We believe you matter, your work matters, and your business matters. The 10X Impact Conversations podcast is designed to help you thrive in life and work using science, coaching, and conscious practices you can integrate today. In each episode, our host Laura Jaurez discusses or interviews leaders and experts to uncover how people and organizations are making the world better through their own evolution, relationships, and work. This podcast is a production of 10X Leadership Lab – a conscious executive coaching and consulting practice committed to making the world better by making business better. To learn more about how we can support you and your business, visit us at 10xleadershiplab.com.

What can we do to create more gender inclusivity in the workplace? Especially in entrepreneurship, the gender gap for funding and support is staggering. Only 3% of all venture capital funding goes to female entrepreneurs. This means that 97% of all the dollars that go to startups that become high impact, highly successful companies are founded by men. What can we do to change that gap? In this week's podcast episode, we are joined by Dr. Susan Clark Muntean. Susan teaches courses in Management, Organizational Behavior and Theory, Entrepreneurship, and Consulting. She holds a certificate in Social Entrepreneurship from the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship ("USASBE") and is active in the Asheville entrepreneurial community as a mentor, public speaker, author and advisory board member. Her new book, Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: A Gender Perspective, is co-authored with Cambridge University Press. Dr. Clark Muntean has held both academic and professional positions in the U.S., Europe and Asia, including with the London School of Economics, IBM Consulting Group, Ernst & Young LLP and Arthur Andersen LLP. Today, we discuss gender inclusivity in the workplace, the gender gap in entrepreneurship, and how leaders and gatekeepers can communicate and advocate for change within organizations. In this episode: 8:30- What does research tell us about gender inclusivity in the entrepreneurial ecosystem? 15:00- How can men flip the narrative to help close the gender gap? 21:00- What can we do to help others become aware of their implicit biases? 25:45- How can women support other women in business and entrepreneurship? - - - We believe you matter, your work matters, and your business matters. The 10X Impact Conversations podcast is designed to help you thrive in life and work using science, coaching, and conscious practices you can integrate today. In each episode, our host Laura Jaurez discusses or interviews leaders and experts to uncover how people and organizations are making the world better through their own evolution, relationships, and work. This podcast is a production of 10X Leadership Lab – a conscious executive coaching and consulting practice committed to making the world better by making business better. To learn more about how we can support you and your business, visit us at 10xleadershiplab.com.

How can we create conditions at work that support happiness in our lives? In this week's podcast episode, we welcome Dr. Tracy Brower to the show. Tracy is a PhD sociologist who is dedicating her career to empowering people to discover and claim fulfillment and happiness in all aspects of their lives. She is the author of The Secrets to Happiness at Work and Bring Work to Life. Tracy is a contributor to Forbes.com and Fast Company and her work has been featured in TEDx, The Wall Street Journal, Fortune.com, and Inc. Magazine. We discuss the role of work in our lives, how to choose and create joy in our work as part of a healthy life, and some ways in which leaders can build cultures where happiness thrives. In Today's Episode: 7:00- The foundations of purpose and happiness 11:00- Discovering your best boundary to correlate with happiness 15:30- What are some of the misunderstandings we have as leaders around happiness at work? 29:30- The connection between happiness and business outcomes 34:00- How leaders can support conditions for happiness in their organization About 10X Leadership Lab We believe you matter, your work matters, and your business matters. The 10X Impact Conversations podcast is designed to help you thrive in life and work using science, coaching, and conscious practices you can integrate today. In each episode, our host Laura Jaurez discusses or interviews leaders and experts to uncover how people and organizations are making the world better through their own evolution, relationships, and work. This podcast is a production of 10X Leadership Lab – a conscious executive coaching and consulting practice committed to making the world better by making business better. To learn more about how we can support you and your business, contact us here.

Studies have found that the happiest and most successful people are those who wake up every day to clear-cut, meaningful goals that provide purpose, and who use grit to accomplish those goals. So, what is the connection between goal setting and finding your purpose? In this week’s episode, we are thrilled to welcome author and executive coach, Carolina Adams Miller, MAPP. We share a candid conversation about the importance of women being authentic leaders and mentors through uplifting other women in their ideas, goals, and accomplishments. Plus, we discuss how to realize your purpose and happiness through accomplishing hard goals with good grit. In this episode: 2:45- Get to know Caroline--how sharing personal stories inspire and educate others 9:00- The evidence behind women supporting women 22:30- How can leaders consciously amplify women's successes? 31:15- The link between happiness and goal setting 40:45- How good grit can be cultivated in our lives About Caroline Adams Miller, MAPP For three decades, Caroline has been a pioneer with her groundbreaking work in the areas of goal setting, grit, happiness and success. She is recognized as one of the world’s leading positive psychology experts on this research and how it can be applied to one’s life for maximum transformation, flourishing and growth. Caroline helps people identify, come up with a plan for, and persist in pursuing their toughest goals — leading to their success, happiness and flourishing, while inspiring those around them. Achieving hard, meaningful goals is one of the most rewarding things we can do in both our personal and professional lives. Although she didn’t have a word for it at the time, Caroline used "grit" and a resilient mindset to help overcome her personal battle with bulimia, which propelled her into the spotlight when her autobiography, My Name is Caroline (Doubleday 1988), became the first recovery memoir to offer hope to eating disorder sufferers who didn’t know recovery was possible. Today, she helps others develop the traits they need to get to the finish line. Angela Duckworth, winner of the 2013 MacArthur Genius grant for her research on grit, said of Caroline: “I don't know anybody who has thought more than [Caroline] about how to apply the scientific research on grit and achievement to our own lives! Angela Duckworth Caroline is the author of seven books, including the bestselling My Name is Caroline (Doubleday 1988), which was an Alternate Selection of the Literary Guild, and Positively Caroline (Cogent 2013), its sequel. Creating Your Best Life (Sterling 2009/2021), is the first mass market self-help book on the science of happiness and how it intersects with the science of accomplishing goals. It is popular in the mass market and is also used as a textbook in numerous coaching and Positive Psychology classes around the world. The “father of Positive Psychology,” Martin Seligman, lauded Caroline’s scholarship in his book Flourish, noting that she had “added a major missing piece to the world of coaching” because of her ground-breaking and evidence-based connection between Positive Psychology and success. Her workbook, Your Happiest Life, is a four-week guide to help users learn how to set and accomplish goals in a step-by-step way through science-based activities and proven techniques. Getting Grit (Sounds True 2017) discusses why the character strength grit is so important to a flourishing life, who has it, and how to cultivate, amplify, and teach it. Her newest book, #I have your Back Success Groups (2021) is a how-to guide for women on how to create and benefit from a mastermind group. Live Happy Magazine named Creating Your Best Life one of the top 10 goal setting books ever published and Getting Grit one of the 10 books that would change your life in 2017. Caroline’s books have been translated into German, Korean, Spanish, Chinese, Japanese and Italian. Caroline has been a chapter contributor to a number of books including Full Lives, Thriving Women, Thriving World and a French psychology textbook. About 10X Leadership Lab We believe you matter, your work matters, and your business matters. The 10X Impact Conversations podcast is designed to help you thrive in life and work using science, coaching, and conscious practices you can integrate today. In each episode, our host Laura Jaurez discusses or interviews leaders and experts to uncover how people and organizations are making the world better through their own evolution, relationships, and work. This podcast is a production of 10X Leadership Lab – a conscious executive coaching and consulting practice committed to making the world better by making business better. To learn more about how we can support you and your business, visit 10xleadershiplab.com.

Humans are healthier and happier when they have a sense of purpose. Shouldn't that purpose be an integral part of your work? On this week’s podcast, we are delighted to welcome Bea Boccalandro, author of Do Good at Work: How Simple Acts of Social Purpose Drive Success and Wellbeing. As founder and president of the global purpose advisory firm, VeraWorks, Bea has two decades of experience helping businesses make customer interactions more human, products more inclusive, operations more environmentally sustainable, and marketing more charitable In other words, making work more meaningful. In today’s conversation, we talk about why everyone should be empowered to discover their own individual purpose and integrate it into their work. We discuss how small acts of meaning create a ripple effect through the whole culture. Plus, we share practical ways leaders can encourage job-purposing throughout all levels and teams. In this episode: 2:00- Creating purpose within your job 8:30- Building a purposeful culture from the bottom up 14:00- How small acts of meaning lead to sustainable shift 20:00- Making space for individual purpose and authenticity at work 35:00- Practical things leaders can do to encourage job purposing Resources from today's episode: "Why Your Values Belong at Work” by Bea Boccolandro Learn more about Bea Boccalandro at www.beaboccalandro.com We discuss the limbic brain in the beginning of today's episode. To discover more, be sure to listen to episode #114: The Leadership Skill of Storytelling About 10X Leadership Lab We believe you matter, your work matters, and your business matters. The 10X Impact Conversations podcast is designed to help you thrive in life and work using science, coaching, and conscious practices you can integrate today. In each episode, our host Laura Jaurez discusses or interviews leaders and experts to uncover how people and organizations are making the world better through their own evolution, relationships, and work. This podcast is a production of 10X Leadership Lab – a conscious executive coaching and consulting practice committed to making the world better by making business better. To learn more about how we can support you and your business, visit us at 10xleadershiplab.com.

There is a new paradigm of business is emerging. Businesses are increasingly focusing on total impact, not just financial profit. They are working to add value not just to shareholders, but to all stakeholders. Many leaders recognize this shift and want to take action, but are unsure how to implement change within their organization. So, where can they start? In todays episode, we are joined by organizational culture transformation expert and leadership coach, Tom Rausch. A passionate teacher and avid learner, Tom brings the ability to scale culture transformation across any size organization, from global multi-nationals to family run businesses and everything in-between. As Director of Consulting for Barrett Values Centre, he works towards his vision of a world where everyone thrives, doing work that matters. The Barrett Values Centre helps companies build authentic, resilient cultures based on deeply-felt values that are shared across the entire team. At 10X Leadership Lab, we use the Barrett Values Assessment as our tool to measure and roadmap culture work with our clients. Tom has been an integral educator for our team on all things Barrett, and we are thrilled to have him on the show. In today's conversation, we discuss the shift in focus to employee wellbeing, how to spot areas to improve within your culture, and the incredible opportunity leaders have to impact not only their company, but their entire value chain. In this episode: 4:00- What is the new paradigm of business? 13:30- Why does Barrett use values as the metric for culture health? 18:00- How does the Barrett values system relate to employee engagement? 22:00- Using the Barrett Assessment to uncover blind spots in your culture. 28:30- The 4 areas of alignment that lead to Whole System Transformation Find out more about Tom and the Barrett Values Centre at www.valuescentre.com. If you want to be a part of the thriving culture movement, or need guidance completing the Barrett Values Assessment, we would love to speak with you! Reach out here. About 10X Leadership Lab We believe you matter, your work matters, and your business matters. The 10X Impact Conversations podcast is designed to help you thrive in life and work using science, coaching, and conscious practices you can integrate today. In each episode, our host Laura Jaurez discusses or interviews leaders and experts to uncover how people and organizations are making the world better through their own evolution, relationships, and work. This podcast is a production of 10X Leadership Lab – a conscious executive coaching and consulting practice committed to making the world better by making business better. To learn more about how we can support you and your business, visit us at 10xleadershiplab.com.

Do you know the impact you have on those you lead? Conscious leadership is all about self-awareness, intentionality, and showing up with curiosity. Conscious leaders have the ability to understand their environment and realize what is possible based on their whole team to create a culture of "we" rather than a culture of "me." In today's podcast episode, we talk about leading from a place of consciousness to create a rippling effect that allows your entire system to live and lead consciously. Plus, we discuss the characteristics and practices of conscious leaders, and the importance of managing stress in order to lead effectively. Through leading consciously, your entire system improves on innovation, relationships, and profit. That is 10X Impact! - - - In this episode: 7:00- The correlation between conscious leadership and measuring business outcomes 12:30- Defining conscious leadership 19:00- Building a culture of “we” over a culture of “me” 22:30- Characteristics of conscious leadership 30:00- Managing stress so you can lead well. - - - We believe you matter, your work matters, and your business matters. The 10X Impact Conversations podcast is designed to help you thrive in life and work using science, coaching, and conscious practices you can integrate today. In each episode, our host Laura Jaurez discusses or interviews leaders and experts to uncover how people and organizations are making the world better through their own evolution, relationships, and work. This podcast is a production of 10X Leadership Lab – a conscious executive coaching and consulting practice committed to making the world better by making business better. To learn more about how we can support you and your business, visit us at 10xleadershiplab.com.