Whitney Tate and Delcia Petersen explore the practical side of Emotional Intelligence as it is most often encountered in the workplace. What is the cost of being 'A Bull in the China Shop' as it relates to EIQ? How do we each avoid being that bull in the china shop in our own workplace, dismissive of competence about it at our own immense personal cost? If Emotional Intelligence is arguably the greatest predictor of success in a leader and in success within any given career, then how do we use it as an asset rather than suffer from the lack of success with it as a liability.

RESOURCES:
Whitney Tate on LinkedIn
Delcia Petersen on LinkedIn
Book Recommendation: The Social Animal on Amazon

Brain Chatter, a podcast where we listen past the daily noise and explore topics at the intersection of leadership, workplace culture, profit, and sustainability.

Stephanie Stuckey recently released her book "UnStuck: Rebirth of An American Icon". In this interview she discusses reviving and rebuilding one of the most iconic American roadside brands, "Stuckeys." This 25 minute episode explores grit and how it can be contagious in organizational leadership. We look at the history of the brand, the various pivots that allowed it to survive and then thrive to its height of having 368 locations in 40 US States, why Stuckeys was able to weather so many storms along the way when competitors could not, and then the decline of the brand after her grandfather sold it months before his death. Stephanie has purchased the brand and trademark and is now on a quest to rebuild the brand and its old reputation, in a new era. She and her business partners are making lots of progress... you can now buy Stuckeys pecan candies in over 5000 retail locations, with more locations being added regularly.

EPISODE RESOURCES:
>Stuckeys.com
>UnStuck (Stephanie's new book):
--on Barnes & Noble
--on Audible
--on Books-A-Million
--on Amazon
>Stephanie on LinkedIn
>Handle for Stephanie on Instagram, Facebook, and X: @stuckystop
>Stuckeys and The Green Book
>Stuckeys History Timeline

Brain Chatter, a podcast where we listen past the daily noise and explore topics at the intersection of leadership, workplace culture, profit, and sustainability.

Michael Mendola is leading the effort at a 75,000+ employee consulting firm to implement Generative AI strategies for the benefit of their employees and clients. In this episode, Michael shares his insights on the impact Generative Artificial Intelligence is having and will continue to have on workplace cultures. He also shares a wide array of information about Generative AI, as well as some of the AI programs he is currently using the most.

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MORE ABOUT MICHAEL:

Michael Mendola is a Manager at PwC Labs. He is a Certified Public Accountant. He and his wife live in Columbus, Ohio. He holds a Bachelors Degree from Miami University (Ohio) and a Master's of Accounting from Oakland University. He has also earned a number of certifications and credentials related to Artificial Intelligence from Microsoft and Google.

EPISODE RESOURCES:
> Michael Mendola on LinkedIn
>PwC's Knowledge Base on Generative Artificial Intelligence
>iNaturalist
>ChatGPT
>Microsoft CoPilot
>Dall-E AI Image Generator

Brain Chatter, a podcast where we listen past the daily noise and explore topics at the intersection of leadership, workplace culture, profit, and sustainability.