Talk, Unleashed Podcast
1) Bumper Sticker Judgement
Judgement. Talk about a gateway to misery. Sure. It may feel satisfying for a hot minute, but just like letting fly with a nasty statement in retaliation when my feelings are hurt, the feeling is flee...Show More
2) In the Woods Where it Happened
Thing about living in the woods - you get to be the ears present when a tree goes down. Doesn’t just make a sound. Shakes the ground too. Turns out when it’s gone down, it also tells a story.And this...Show More
3) That Stinks. Literally.
I’ve always had the olfactory sense of a Bloodhound. I’d probably have made a superb “nose” for a French perfume company. Having an acute sense of smell is both blessing and curse - it also holds one ...Show More
4) Don't Just Disappear
I’ll never forget the first time it happened. I was talking with an engineer or coder type at a party. Their cell phone rang. They looked at it, answered it, and walked away without so much as an “exc...Show More
5) Wokeness Creates Weakness
There’s nothing like a provocative t-shirt to really make my day. I used to have one that said “F*ck Yoga”. The reactions to it were epic. Most folks would look at it, look at me and laugh.Every now a...Show More
6) Boundaries ARE Freedom
Remember when you were a kid in school and some unruly kid couldn’t mind the rules and as a result the entire class faced consequences? Everyone being hit with staying late, extra homework, pop quizze...Show More
7) Ignorance or Stupidity?
I don’t know about you but I’m of the generation where calling someone “stupid” resulted in varying levels of punishment. In my house the word was tantamount to the F-bomb. Funny how it seems lately t...Show More
8) HEY HONEY
LISTEN CLOSELY TO THIS EPISODE AND YOU'LL HEAR A SECRET SOUND :) One of the more hokey sayings in transformational leadership training is we are human BEings, not human DOings. It’s a cheeky way to te...Show More
9) No Bad Dogs
One of the most irritating cliches in dog training is this - there are no bad dogs, only bad owners.Talk about trying to shame people into changing their behavior.And shame as a lever for shifting how...Show More
10) Hierarchical Thinking is Bullsh*t
Disclosure - the idea of this podcast episode isn’t new. It’s the Peter Principle. What is new is looking at the concept of rising to a level of incompetence’s flaw, as seen through the naturally occu...Show More