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June 14, 2021

Live with Passion, Work on Purpose, Communicate with Potency!

Alise Cortez on Live with Passion, Work on Purpose, Communicate with Potency! Management Consulting - specializing in meaning and purpose (www.alisecortez.com) E-Learning - wellbeing, leadership, purpose-driven leadership, Grab Your Gusto (www.gusto-now.com)

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June 9, 2021

The Value of an Upstanding Company Character (Working on Purpose)

Who could have predicted the recent trifecta of a global pandemic, recession, and level of social unrest around such matters as the George Floyd murder? An unprecedented level of sensibility toward what is expected of business leaders on environmental, social, governance (ESG) issues affecting companies has emerged. Now is the…

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June 2, 2021

Bringing Compassion to Cultures of Masculinity (Working on Purpose)

People are hungry for meaning and purpose. People want to know the work they are important and the work they do matters. Consciousness is evolving as education and interdependence across the world increases. Gender roles are changing, as men and women share domestic roles at home and participate alongside each…

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May 26, 2021

Doctor’s Orders: A Prescription for Empathy to Reunite the US (Working on Purpose)

Nutritionists tell us that we are what we eat. As a clinical psychologist, Arthur P. Ciaramicoli believes that we are what we perceive. We are in a dark time and in need of enhanced empathy to allow us to regain our civility and our sense of reason. The cancer in…

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May 19, 2021

Essential Energy for Thriving in Life (Working on Purpose)

Moving from surviving to thriving starts with the right mindset. Getting sufficient fuel in your tank to move through life is actually more attainable than limiting thinking would indicate. In this episode, we learn how to foster growth in ourselves in order to get access to greater passion and purpose.…

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May 12, 2021

Work Shield: Giving Employees Voice and Keeping Companies Safe (Working on Purpose)

Work and the location and people with whom it gets done can be such a source of fulfillment and connection. Yet, it often presents frustration, misunderstandings, and grievances. Part of the problem is that companies don’t have a viable culture that supports open communication when things go awry – people…

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May 5, 2021

Awakening Men to Purpose (Working on Purpose)

Men are in crisis. A crisis of roles, expectations and conflicting signals. An opportunity exists to look to the wisdom traditions can offer spiritual guidance along the journey to heightened consciousness. You’ll need courage and curiosity, and a good guide. Gabriel Keczan shares how he helps men connect with deeper…

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April 28, 2021

Elevating Your Team’s Performance with Holacracy (Working on Purpose)

Through a social technology for governing and operating a team, holacracy takes the best from Getting Things Done and Agile approaches to yield a dynamic approach to collaboration and productivity. It involves continually evolving the team structure based on small experiments and new information. Everything starts in Holacracy with ‘tension.’…

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April 21, 2021

Meet the Shineologists from the House of Shine (Working on Purpose)

What would the world look like if we began teaching children about their unique talents and ways of being that can better the world? How would helping people discover their purpose at a very young age, and then choose careers to live it through, increase well-being, productivity, and even peace…

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April 7, 2021

Purpose and the Science of Changing Behavior for a Better Life (Working on Purpose)

In this conversation with the ever insatiably curious Professor Wright, we take a deep empirical dive into purpose and how people experience it. How people gain access to their purpose and apply it is the focus, and Dr. Wright shares what he’s learned over a lifetime investigating how to change…

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March 31, 2021

Elevating the Workplace Through Engagement and Well-Being (Working on Purpose)

Soliciting and listening deeply to understand the perspectives and experiences of your employees, and taking action on the feedback, is a business imperative in today’s business world. People crave meaning and purpose in their lives, and work is a profoundly important contributing component. Conducting regular, anonymous employee engagement surveys to…

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March 24, 2021

Ever Aiming for Personal and Corporate Social Responsibility (Working on Purpose)

Matt Gerber knows a thing or two about the power of movement – to stir good chemicals in the brain and make a difference across the world. Originally from Oregon, he has traveled to more than 75 countries. Keenly aware of the ever-present opportunity to help someone else, his travel…

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March 17, 2021

Grit, Grace and Gravitas – Finding the Right Balance in Your Leadership (Working on Purpose)

Effective leadership starts with defining your internal bearings through deep personal exploration. Your highest leadership aspirations are the result of reflection that helps you define your higher purpose as a leader, contributions that hold meaning for you in knowing what kind of leader is it important for you to be,…

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March 11, 2021

Delightful Work - Practicing Simple Acts of Social Purpose (Working on Purpose)

How’s this for good news? If you don’t like your job, you have the power to instantly improve it today by simply sprinkling in a social purpose contribution. What does that mean, you ask? You can stand for something more at work – to help or serve people beyond whatever…

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March 3, 2021

Steve Rush Teaches How to Make Our Leadership CAKE (Working on Purpose

Host of the Leadership Hacker podcast and author of the Leadership Cake likens the fundamentals of leadership to the essential ingredients of a delicious, most memorable cake. This episode summarizes the approach Steve has employed to developing leaders from junior level to international CEOs of global organizations. Guest: Steve Rush…

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Feb. 24, 2021

Building Your Extraordinary Life (Working on Purpose)

Want to live an extraordinary life? Or, are you content with one that is flat, repetitive and run by fear? Purpose, vision, and values go a long way in creating a life of fulfillment and impact. We’ll learn about these essential ingredients and more in a fireside chat with Robert…

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Feb. 10, 2021

The Science of Purpose and its Expression Potentials (Working on Purpose)

In this episode, we take a deep dive into purpose with Brandon Peele and learn the science of why purpose matters in life and work, how to activate it, and how best to lead with it. The final segment takes on the topic of why the United States exists in…

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Feb. 8, 2021

What Will You Do with Your One Precious Life to Create a Legacy? (Working on Purpose)

Many people would like to be remembered long past their time on earth through their achievements and contributions to society. In this episode, we learn about the idea of memorial capacity, the aspects and pathways of legacy, and how to craft a strategic legacy plan that best optimizes our talents,…

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Feb. 3, 2021

Tamra Gaines and Amber Bailey on Forever Learning (Working on Purpose)

This episode features Tamra Gaines and Amber Bailey of Cornerstone League as we learn about their respective paths to passion and how they express it through their work building relationships and stewarding professional development. Host: Dr. Alise Cortez (www.alisecortez.com) #CornerstoneLeague #TamraGaines #AmberBailey #ContinuousLearning #ProfessionalDevelopment #WorkforceEducation #WorkingOnPurpose #AliseCortez Working on Purpose…

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Jan. 27, 2021

Practicing Servant Leadership and Extreme Communication in the Pandemic (Working on Purpose

As the COVID-19 pandemic is about to eclipse its first year, many lessons are available to those leaders and companies willing to learn and grow from them. Leaders have come to see how much their own example of stewarding their own emotions and hope for the future affects the team…

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Jan. 20, 2021

Never Stop Growing and Learning (Working on Purpose)

Two of the biggest aspects that hold people back are their self-confidence and fear to pursue their biggest, best life. The question is, will you learn to harness those concerns in life to fuel your pursuit of your dreams, or will you let them hold you back and rob you…

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Jan. 6, 2021

What Makes Your Employees Proud? (Working on Purpose)

Is your team proud of the work they do? Are they gratified to be a member of your organization? Meaning and purpose at work have been identified as key factors essential to attracting, retaining and mobilizing talent. But exactly how does a leader gain access, apply, and leverage these critical…

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Dec. 30, 2020

Practicing Creativity to Get to Purpose (Working on Purpose

We can learn surprising things about ourselves when we practice creativity. We learn about our own biases, limitations, and fantasies among many other useful aspects. But did you know that practicing creativity can also help lead you to discovering your purpose? Find out how in this episode. Guest: Peter Comber…

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Dec. 23, 2020

Are You Worth Following? (Working on Purpose)

Whether you’re a seasoned leader or just getting started in the role, there’s a good bet there are things you and your team would benefit by you stopped doing some, and started doing others. In this episode with 20-year leadership veteran Tim Spiker, we learn about leadership from the inside…

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