Season 1

This episode explains why vulnerability is a foundational leadership skill and how leading well begins with self-leadership, self-awareness, and the courage to be human. You’ll learn what vulnerability actually means in a leadership context, why it strengthens trust rather than weakening authority, ...

Let’s end the year with a super-sized episode of the Comfy Chairs! I’m joined by Maggie, my friend and fellow Xavier University alumnae, for a conversation that includes thoughts on the reality TV survival show “Alone,” red carpet appearances, and artificial intelligence. Which obviously means we ar...

Part 2 of 2 about clear communication for leaders. Erin’s Recommended Resources, in her own words Stephen King, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft I think learning comes from all sorts of places. This book is about writing, not business communication. But there are a lot of great points about clear c...

Part 1 of 2 devoted to the topic of communication—specifically clear communication for leaders. Look for a list of resources with part 2! Find Erin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-omara1/ www.one23ltd.com https://www.instagram.com/one23ltd/ Music by Geoff Harvey from Pixabay

Find Stephanie on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephanielemek/ Visit her website: https://linktr.ee/stephanielemek Other resources we discussed: https://hbr.org/2023/10/4-forces-that-are-fundamentally-changing-how-we-work https://katharinemanning.com/ https://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/28/maga...

Find Kate on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katecozart-med-pharmd-bcps-bcgp-bcacp Visit her website: https://www.theresilientpharmd.com/ Check out Things I Wish I Knew for Kate’s chapter on taming the inner critic: https://shorturl.at/yFT19 Other books and resources we discussed: https://www....

Episode six wraps up the conversation about Bittersweet, by Susan Cain. Learn more about the book: https://susancain.net/book/bittersweet/ Michele mentioned the Cleveland Clinic’s video about empathy. You can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYhpxn81xus Never seen the Folger’s Christma...

In episode five, we continue the conversation about, Bittersweet, by Susan Cain. Learn more about the book: https://susancain.net/book/bittersweet/ Want to show your love with lasagna? https://lasagnalove.org/ And here’s the link to the Compassion Lab: https://www.compassionlab.com/ www.one23ltd.com...

Episode four introduces the first in a 3-part series discussing the book, Bittersweet, by Susan Cain. Learn more about the book: https://susancain.net/book/bittersweet/ We talked about Maslow’s Hierarchy. Here is an outline of this theory: https://www.simplypsychology.org/maslow.html Gain more insig...

In episode three, we tackle questions about managing different generations in the workplace. Here are some handy reference links, including the articles we mention and an overview of the Eisenhower Matrix. https://fortune.com/2023/06/17/pew-research-gen-z-millennials-generational-framing/ https://ww...