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Smells Like Middle-Aged Spirit Podcast

Nick Stevenson, Naomi Richison, Josh Beard, & Chris Conn

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4 friends from different walks of life just having fun and talking about topics relevant to the Middle Aged crowd. We keep it positive and uplifting, but we always shoot straight. So breathe in! It'strong... but you'll get used to it.
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Change Signal

Michael Bungay Stanier

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If you’re leading change in organizations, this will be your favourite podcast. Change is harder than ever. Transformation is more complex, unpredictable and overwhelming than it’s ever been. Change Signal cuts through the noise to find the good stuff that works. Michael Bungay Stanier, author of The Coaching Habit and organizational transformation student for thirty years, talks to the best thinkers, senior leaders, and experienced practitioners in the world of change, to find what works, w ...
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Blocked Party

Stefan Heck & John Cullen

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This was a show about being blocked on the internet from Stefan Heck and John Cullen. However, the internet is dead, and so are we. This main feed will remain active so you can listen all of our past episodes, and we will occasionally post something from the bonus feed for free for you to enjoy. We are still doing bonus episodes over on at patreon.com/blockedparty. We'll see ya there!
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Welcome to Don't F*ck This Up, the podcast answering the ultimate question: ‘how the fuck did you land that cool job?’. Two decades of executive coaching and team building at the world's coolest brands have paved the way for Lauren Alvarez to host weekly conversations with creators, leaders and entrepreneurs and dig into what it takes to champion the road less traveled. New episodes every Wednesday. Click subscribe on whatever platform you listen to podcasts, and share your favorite episodes ...
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The Learning Lab is a series of 60 minute interviews with ILEETA Conference presenters discussing the key teaching point takeaways from their conference presentation. These interviews are packed with great content and created to serve as weekly professional development training for ILEETA members.
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Safeopedia Podcasts

Safeopedia Podcast

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Welcome to the Safeopedia Community Podcast Series with your hosts Scott Cuthbert and Tamara Parris of Safeopedia. Our line up includes OSHA QuickTake's with Conn Maciel Carey, WIS Podcast, Meet the Author with co host Gary Wong, Safeonomics with co-host Gabe Encarnacion and The Safety View with co host Rosa Antonia Carrillo! Shout out and BIG thank you to our community member co-hosts! We are here to develop the Safety Professional Leadership that every industry needs to THRIVE! Take advant ...
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Here are three big insights that emerge from this Change Signal conversation with Charles Vogl: Leadership maturity means rejecting the “Superman” myth of doing it all alone; Real change requires creating spaces where the rules are rewritten; and Belonging — and transformation — scale through small, steady “campfire” gatherings, not grand events. C…
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Here are three provocative questions that arise from this Change Signal conversation with Dr. Linda Ackerman Anderson: What if change were treated like finance? Are your leaders modelling the change — or just managing it? And what hidden costs are you paying for “too much change, too fast”? For forty-plus years, Linda has studied what actually dera…
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Here are three big questions that arise from this Change Signal conversation with Paulo Pisano: Is complexity masking your real priorities?; What sacrifices are you pretending aren’t happening?; and How are you building protagonist mindsets? Paulo Pisano, CHRO at Booking.com, has spent his career leading transformation in large, global organization…
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Here are three provocative questions that emerge from this Change Signal conversation with Dave Ulrich: Why do so many leaders know what to do in change but fail to actually do it? If change is always messy and iterative, how can leaders set expectations without killing momentum? What does it really take to lead through paradox instead of choosing …
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Here are three provocative questions that emerge from this Change Signal conversation with Kirstin Ferguson: Why does character matter more than competence when it comes to inspiring transformation? Do everyday leadership moments shape culture more than big, staged gestures? What happens when leaders ask better questions instead of always giving an…
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Dan Pontefract’s three big insights on modern change mastery and leading meaningful organizational transformation: Managing up is a critical part of change leadership, and there are smarter ways to do it; Culture isn’t “soft” — it’s the real work of change and can’t be delegated away; and Purpose, balance, and generational shifts are forces shaping…
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Here are three provocative questions that emerge from this Change Signal conversation with Kate Lye: Why do executive teams excel at functional expertise but falter at systems thinking? Can CEOs transform their organizations without first transforming themselves? What happens if change leaders never secure permission to call out executive sabotage?…
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(This podcast was recorded in May 2023) My brother Mike Evans lost his mother earlier this month. He just needed to vent and let some things off his chest. i was happy to oblige. If you have been in his shoes you will appreciate the conversation. If you haven't been in his shoes, you will at some point. Support Smells Like Middle-Aged Spirit Podcas…
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Here are three provocative questions that arise from this Change Signal conversation with Todd Kashdan: Are you cooperating too much for change to succeed? What personal costs are you willing to pay for principled rebellion? Why do people hide their real beliefs just to fit in? My friend Todd Kashdan, psychology professor and author of The Art of I…
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Here are three big questions that Loran Nordgren asks in the question for modern change mastery: Are you accidentally creating resistance by making your ideas sound too revolutionary? What if the anxieties you're avoiding are exactly what you need to address? Why does pushing harder on change often make things worse? Loran Nordgren, a behavioural t…
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Here’s what Larissa Conte asks us about modern change mastery: Is “power” something that’s learned and usable? What might happen if we focused on possibilities rather than problems? How can you expand your ability to handle more success “wattage”? My guest Larissa Conte calls herself a "power alchemist" — which will either intrigue you or make you …
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Here are three big questions that arise from this Change Signal conversation with Chris Taylor: Are your high-stakes moments sabotaging skill development? Why practice once when you could daily? What if home practice beats workplace training? My friend Chris Taylor, founder of Actionable, has spent eighteen years obsessing over what Bob Sutton call…
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Here are three big questions that arise from this Change Signal conversation with Scott D. Anthony: What's systematically killing curiosity in your organization? Can you hold your team in that sweet spot between comfort and chaos? And Are your excuses actually avoiding the real work of transformation? Scott D. Anthony, Clinical Professor of Busines…
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Here are three big questions that arise from this Change Signal conversation with Lisa Reynolds: Are you actually enabling resistance? When did you last grieve something? How many individual changes are you actually managing? Lisa Reynolds leads change management at Christus Health, where her small team punches way above their weight across a massi…
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Julie Dirksen’s three key insights about modern change mastery: most training fails because it ignores immediate relevance; organizational change temporarily destroys people's competence and professional identity; corporate learning only addresses logic while ignoring the emotional brain that actually drives decisions. Julie Dirksen joins me to dis…
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Here are three big questions that arise from this Change Signal conversation with Dan Cable: Are you leading with fear-based management?; How much "freedom within the frame" are you offering? and How do you use dopamine to best fuel your change efforts? Dan Cable, Professor of Organizational Behaviour at London Business School, argues that as the w…
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It's a little Monday surprise to cap off your summer, as we hit you with another FREE BP bonus episode. For those of you who haven't been following along, we've brought back the "BP Classic" format to our Patreon, doing occasional episodes with the BP format you know and love. Social media updates, blocks, a Top 3...it's all here. And we started it…
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A CEO, a counsellor, and a consultant share a key question each about change: How do you really make things safe for people? Could powerlessness actually, ironically, be a superpower? What’s the difference between guardrails and control layers? What if everything you know about leading change is backwards? Garry Ridge turned WD-40 into a global phe…
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In the final episode of our special series, The Business of Safety, co-hosts Scott Cuthbert and Dorothy Riviere take you into the next frontier of workplace safety—predictive analysis. Joining us is Dr. Rosemary Bernal-Gomez, a recognized authority on turning safety data into foresight. Building on our earlier discussions of the human element and s…
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The three key insights from this episode: change is orienteering through unknown territory, not following a GPS route; organizations are addicted to efficiency when they desperately need experimentation; and the best experiments are designed to fail safely, not succeed predictably. I'm diving solo into why small experiments might be the only sane a…
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Keith McCandless’s three key insights: meetings fail because we use five invisible patterns that systematically exclude people; anyone can facilitate breakthrough conversations using simple rules, no charisma required; and boosting both autonomy and responsibility simultaneously creates wildly productive teams. Most change leaders know meetings suc…
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Is AI the future of EHS—or just another buzzword? In this episode of Safeonomics, I sit down with Matt Hart, CEO of SOTER, to separate the signal from the noise. Matt shares how his team is using AI to solve real problems in safety, what the most practical use cases are right now, and how small EHS teams can realistically get started—even on a tigh…
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Join hosts Scott Cuthbert and Dorothy Riviere as they discuss the mindset, tools, and influence needed to elevate safety to a true business driver. In this second episode, we build on our conversation with Dr. Maria Silva-Palacios by shifting from the “why” to the “how.” We’re joined by Chris Porter, a proven leader in operational excellence, to ex…
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Jennifer Garvey Berger’s three key insights: connectivity matters more than individual talent in complex systems; small experiments beat both over-planning and paralysis; and stories are legitimate measures of change before numbers shift. If you've ever had a change plan that hasn't quite gone according to plan (and honestly, who hasn't?), this con…
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Mark Surman’s three key insights: spending years wrestling with whether your foundational values still make sense; accepting that legacy teams can't build the future, so you need separate structures; and mastering the ability to think across different timescales simultaneously. Mark Surman, Mozilla's president, shares the messy reality of transform…
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Three key insights from Anne Gotte: change management is as outdated as "personnel" organizations must diagnose their change allergies before attempting transformation; and leaders need to embrace clumsy imperfection while providing clear direction. Anne Gotte is SVP Global Talent & Organization Effectiveness at Mondelēz and she brings refreshing h…
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Join hosts Scott Cuthbert and Dorothy Riviere as they kick off this 3-part series designed to help safety professionals think more strategically, elevate their impact, and align with business goals. 🎙️ In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Maria Silva-Palacios—a seasoned safety leader and educator who’s passionate about reshaping the way safety is …
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Three key insights: Change work isn't transformative anymore—it's operational; your organization does everything the same dysfunctional way; and everyone secretly benefits from broken patterns. My guest, Rodney Evans from TheReady, has abandoned talking about "adaptability" because people's eyes glaze over. Instead, she starts every conversation wi…
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Could it be that your strategic planning is actually paralyzing you, your biggest critics hold the keys to breakthrough innovation, and the military metaphors you're using to lead change are fundamentally broken? Charles Conn, former McKinsey partner, former Head of Rhodes House, and current chair of Patagonia's board, brings a provocative challeng…
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What if everyone on site—operators, accountants and executives alike—described risk the same way? In this follow-up conversation, Scott and Peter explore his third article, The Business Value of a Common Safety Language, revealing how shared definitions of “hazard,” “risk” and “safe” become a force-multiplier for operational excellence. Connecticut…
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Discover why emotional "monsters" sabotage change projects, learn the "fight it three times" rule for managing upwards, and understand why grief is the most overlooked emotion in transformation work. Molly Graham has scaled teams at Google and Meta, and now runs Glue Club for startup operators. She brings hard-won wisdom about the messy human side …
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Why does nobody care about your billion-dollar vision, what can Chick-fil-A teach you about bottlenecks, and how does fixing one problem always create another? Dan Heath drops some astute and provocative truths about change leadership that'll make you rethink and reset your approach to change. First up: your carefully crafted corporate vision proba…
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In this follow-up episode, Scott chats again with Peter Susca to explore how safety professionals can evolve from compliance enforcers to respected business advisors. If you haven’t listened to part one, we suggest going back, it lays the groundwork for this powerful conversation. This episode unpacks Peter’s second article from his Business Class …
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Most change programs get the sequence backwards; uncertainty secretly sabotages willpower; and using your non-dominant hand might triple your success rate. My guest, Roy Baumeister, is one of psychology's rock stars, and he's spent decades studying what actually works when it comes to willpower and behaviour change. Turns out, we've (mostly) been d…
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What if the pain you're pushing through is actually the data you need; resilience programs are burning billions on the wrong problem; and there's a psychological theory that could transform your change work, but almost no one in business knows about it? Here's the uncomfortable truth: we're living in a "chaos era" of chronic, compounding stress tha…
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Could it be that the biggest barrier to change isn't resistance from others, but three voices in your own head? And what if taking action too quickly is actually making everything worse? Otto Scharmer, creator of Theory U and MIT lecturer, reveals why most transformation efforts fail at the deepest level. The problem isn't strategy or resources—it'…
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Ready to flip the traditional “safety silo” on its head? 🎙️ In this episode of Safeonomics, Scott sits down with Peter Susca, MS, CSP, ARM—author of the eye-opening article It’s Always Bigger than Safety and a champion of weaving safety into the very fabric of business operations. Peter makes a compelling case that injury rates are just the tip of …
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Learn why trust is contextual, resistance signals engagement, and successfully navigating change requires embracing uncertainty. In this episode of Change Signal, I dive deep with Rachel Botsman, the world's expert on trust and Oxford University fellow, to explore how trust enables change — and how change can damage trust. Rachel challenges us to i…
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Discover how a simple three-role model can reveal dysfunctional patterns, what your least-played role says about your biggest triggers, and which powerful questions can transform strained relationships during change. In this LinkedIn Live, I dive into the Karpman Drama Triangle—a model I've used for 30+ years as both a self-management and change ma…
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Send us a text In this ILEETA Learning Lab episode, Jason Mazeski shares his framework for developing a Personal Teaching Foundation by “starting on the X.” Drawing from his work as NYPD’s lead curriculum developer and his master’s in adult education, Jason guides instructors through four foundational elements: understanding oneself as a learner an…
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Collaborating across differences, embracing unpredictability, and balancing power with love: these are the keys to transforming your organization's most challenging dilemmas. Adam Kahane teaches us that meaningful change often demands working with people we don't agree with, like, or trust. He calls it "radical collaboration." Think you need alignm…
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Send us a text In this ILEETA Learning Lab episode, retired Army Lt. Col. and Florida Sheriff’s Captain Andy Casavante joins host Brian Willis to explore Sir Robert Peel’s Nine Principles of Policing and their relevance today. From ethics and crime prevention to community engagement and leadership, Casavante reflects on timeless lessons that still …
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Emotion in business, slowing down to speed up, and regular check-ins that boost engagement—these are the game-changers for leading transformation. In this short but powerful episode, Cassandra Worthy challenges the outdated notion that feelings have no place in organizational change. Why do we still pretend emotions don't exist in the workplace? It…
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Create to inspire forward motion, link your work to winning, and clarify who makes what decisions—these are the power moves that can elevate change work from frustrating to focused. David Lancefield brilliantly reframes "change" and "transformation" as words that trigger apathy or fear, suggesting we talk instead about creation. When you lead chang…
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