Pause.   Your team needs you to debrief with them. You need your team to debrief with you. Why? Listen in to this week's episode of SparkIt: a backstage pass to leadership. 

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Time to Debrief with your Team

Working from home has left many of us working through lunch, missing our 30-minute commute, and wishing we could walk our dogs just a little bit longer. Working from home has blurred the lines in between our professional and personal lives. Audrey Aimee talks about how Mental Wellbeing is a must have....not a "nice-to-have". 

Mental Health

Thought Leader, Audrey Aimee, invites listeners to hear about what is on her mind.  Audrey Aimee is the host of SparkIt, a backstage pass to leadership. She has a Master of Business Administration degree, a Master of Science in Healthcare Leadership degree, and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from Regis University in Denver, Colorado. Audrey has over 20 years of experience in Healthcare with 10 years of experience leading teams. Audrey currently leads teams within a large healthcare system.

Leadership Transparency-Where Is My Mind?

Cultivating resilience and work/life wellbeing starts with taking a moment to reflect on how we are spending our energy. This episode is Part 2 of Resilience and Work/Life Well-being. 

Resilience and Work/Life Well-being Part 2

Being resilient requires us to acknowledge our energy is limited, not every challenge we face is a problem to solve, and the importance of connecting to our purpose. 

Resilience and Work/Life Well-being

VUCA is an acronym meaning Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity. Paraphrased from the Oxford dictionary: Volatility means fast, unpredictable change. Uncertainty means the lack of confidently knowing. Complexity means being comprised of many parts. Ambiguity means having more than one clear interpretation of word or situation.

Part 2 Creating Resilience in a VUCA World

VUCA is an acronym meaning Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity. Paraphrased from the Oxford dictionary: Volatility means fast, unpredictable change.  Uncertainty means the lack of confidently knowing.  Complexity means being comprised of many parts.  Ambiguity means having more than one clear interpretation of word or situation.  Based on this, we can agree creating resilience is nonnegotiable. 

Launching Season 3 of Spark It: A backstage pass to leadership

Listening is more than hearing the words spoken. Listening involves noticing the filter which we listen through and asking a question...Check out the last episode of Season 2 on Spark It, a backstage pass to leadership. 

How to listen in a powerful way

SparkIt's Season 2, Episode 12 is about how the practice of mindfulness supports leadership skills. SparkIt's host, Audrey Aimee, spends 8 hours in silence during a at home retreat through the Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction program.

Just Notice

On episode 11 of Spark It, a backstage pass to leadership, the host, Audrey Aimee talks about noticing the words we use, the impact those words have on our energy, and asks us to consider how we define the word "enough". 

What are your word habits?

Episode 23 of SparkIt is about recognizing the terms are what they are, however, we are invited to create the context in which we lead. 

"These are the terms!"

Spark It's host, Audrey Aimee, talks about reading the book, Present-over-Perfect written by Shauna Niequist, and then pauses to reconsider the term "self-care".

SoulCare: A Resilience Revolution

SparkIt's host Audrey Aimee talks about bombing a conversation, being in the mess, and searching for self-compassion. 

Accessing Self-Compassion

Episode 20 does not disappoint, SparkIt's host Audrey Aimee answers questions around employee engagement, receiving feedback and creating a culture of recognition, while emphasizing that leadership is a verb. 

Leadership is a Verb

      We have all been told things about ourselves. Think back to your childhood...were you told you were bossy? Talked too much? Too forward? Fast forward to adulthood, are you still working on those "weaknesses"? What if these "fix it projects" were the actually your strengths?

Bring Your Full Self

Spark It: A backstage pass to leadership is a podcast focused on the details of the leadership life. Spark It brings value to its listeners through interviews, the synopsis of various books, and the sharing of real-life experiences.

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