We made it through a year that blindsided ALL of us--give yourself a hand and cut yourself some slack for making it to the other side of 2020! In this new year, when we can now see a little more clearly what lies ahead, how do we adjust to the changes that we KNOW are happening; in our industry, in the way we do our jobs, in the resources we use to do those jobs? Heather and Kaytee chat about how to pivot if you find yourself in a struggling industry, or even just struggling in your current work environment. Also: close-up magic and flying cockroaches. 

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Episode 30: "PIVOT!"

Planning for 2021 is already daunting, given the year we've all just had! Especially if you are a manager with employees remote and onsite--or if you are still WFH while many of your teammates are back in the office--you may have a lot of questions about how you are going to "show up" for everyone, even when you can't, you know... show up. In this episode, Heather and Kaytee carve out strategies for managing workload, expectations, and fairness in a hybrid work environment. How do you make up for those lost hallway conversations? How do you demonstrate productivity from afar? How do we teambuild and show appreciation and celebrate accomplishments on the dreaded Zoom??? 

Episode 29: Handling Life on a Hybrid Team

The best things in life are on the other side of difficult conversations--so why do so many of us hesitate to have them? Guest Kwame Christian is a business attorney with Carlile, Patchen & Murphy LLP, director of the American Negotiation Institute, author of the book Finding Confidence in Conflict, and host of the podcast Negotiate Anything.  The free downloadable negotiation guides referenced in this episode can be found at https://americannegotiationinstitute.com/guide.

Episode 28: Asking for What You Want

As pandemic pandemonium continues to affect our jobs, our prospects, our outlook, and... well, pretty much everything, how do move forward? Spoiler: the answer is NOT a positive mindset! 

Episode 27: Minding Your Mindset

Heather's outta quarantine!! Heather and Kaytee catch up on how Heather is feeling post-Covid 19, + we talk about about actionable ways to support and empower others whose voices need to be heard.

Episode 26: Covid Recuperation + Bringing Others to the Podium

What do Mark Twain, Maya Angelou and the T-1000 have in common? They're all name-checked in this episode's discussion of practicing new pattern recognition to move away from scarcity mentality and into growth and abundance mentality, and to plan out your metaphorical next trip (whether or not any of us are going anywhere for awhile).  

Episode 25: Resilience, Resourcefulness, and the Reptile Brain

Heather and Kaytee are bedazzling our pets out of boredom. Join us for lessons we can learn from this lockdown lunacy. Themes: zooming out and taking the long view; goats. 

Episode 24: Top Tenning It

In this quarantastic episode, Heather and Kaytee chat about how to deal with our current global and career uncertainties. Spoiler alert: our answer is at least partly hinged on diving into Netflix documentaries. Topics include: focusing on what is within your control to affect; making a plan (yes, really, even in our current situation) and working toward it; developing a routine; engaging your empathy; Maya Angelou. Shelter in place and enjoy!

Episode 23: Loki of Control

Heather and Kaytee chat about being authentic in the workplace, managing expectations, switching out phone cases, and controlling your face. 

Episode 22: Authenticity -- How to Show All the Way Up

Okay, so the 'countdown' part is a bit of a misnomer.  But as we close out the year and peer over the ledge at 2020, Heather and Kaytee spend some time reflecting on how we can build accountability, own our own outcomes, and ultimately make sure we're staying accountable to the little voices in our own heads. 

Episode 21: Accountability Countdown

Heather and Kaytee get together to talk about what it means to truly  thrive, feel empowered, and listen to your gut when it comes to your career.

Episode 20: Surviving vs. Thriving

At long last, Heather and Kaytee are back to discuss delegation strategy: how to delegate effectively and proactively; how to set yourself up for success when you're the delegatee; and how to live your life in a way that doesn't let Lizzo down. (First step: don't call her Lizzy.) Join us as we explore the nuances for who to pick for what tasks that can represent new opportunities, how to delegate when you just need to Get It Done, and how to take your foot off the Driver's Ed emergency brake.

Episode 19: Delegatory Strategery

Heather and Kaytee celebrate LMTP's one-year podaversary with some Shania Twain and a deep dive into how to be an Influencer--from identifying your motivations, to welcoming disagreement, gauging others' (and your) level of investment, and getting people onboard by finding and speaking to what's important to THEM. 

Episode 18: Under the Influence

Heather and Kaytee are back in action, and talking action plans!  Heather walks Kaytee through anchoring your strategy to your Pyramid of Purpose, busting out of the cycle of putting out fires and reactionary patterns, and how constantly feeling busy can be a sign that you're standing still.

Episode 17: Strategery!

Heather and Kaytee do some good old-fashioned trust falls this episode! Just kidding. But we do explore what it means to trust the way WE show up to work, before we can trust others. We discuss the four quadrants of establishing effective trust, building relationship capital, authenticity vs imposter syndrome, and much more! In the spirit of keeping YOUR trust, we should warn you that this episode contains spoilers for the 1994 movie Legends of the Fall. Just so you know.

Episode 16: Without Trust, it's just Rust

Low Man on the Totem Pole (LMTP) is a straight-talk talk show that is designed to help anyone that's struggling in their career to stop begging for a promotion and start selling their genius.

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