How effectively is your organization addressing the mental health challenges that one in three of your employees will face?

Discover how to build genuine resilience in yourself and your team on this episode of the Work Positive Podcast with Dr. Joey Faucette. Anne Grady, bestselling author and resilience expert, shares powerful insights on creating workplace cultures that support mental health, reduce burnout, and help people thrive even during challenging times.

Listen as Dr. Joey and Anne explore:

☀️ Why stress, anxiety, worry, and overwhelm require different coping strategies despite being used interchangeably

☀️ How to create psychological safety that goes beyond politeness to make it safe for people to be themselves

☀️ The importance of moving from negative emotions to neutral rather than jumping straight to positive

☀️ Practical techniques like "worry windows" and "mirror moments" for daily resilience building

☀️ Why gratitude practices can drop cortisol levels by 23% and improve team collaboration

Anne transforms organizations by helping leaders understand that resilience isn't genetic—it's a learnable set of skills and habits. Drawing from her personal journey of trauma and triumph, she provides practical tools that help teams build their "resilience buffer" to better absorb life's challenges while maintaining peak performance.

🔑 Key Insight: "You can't promote what you don't practice. You have to do these things for you first. Psychological safety is created from vulnerability, and you have to make it okay to not be okay. That starts with you. It's okay to go from negative to neutral—from 'this sucks' to 'we'll figure it out'—rather than trying to jump from negative straight to awesome."

💡 Your DOT (Do One Thing): Say thank you for something specific. Not just "good job," but appreciate people for particular actions—"I really appreciated yesterday in that meeting when you took a risk speaking up" or "Thank you for helping me with that project last week when I was overwhelmed." The more specific the praise, the better, because people repeat behavior that gets positive attention.

Connect with Anne Grady:

• Visit her website: https://www.annegradygroup.com/
• Get her free resilience toolkit: https://www.annegradygroup.com/strong
• Check out her books at: https://www.annegradygroup.com/books/
• Watch her TEDx Talk "Strong Enough" https://youtu.be/MQ-bCUXZaEI?si=VcOE0XgZybqro42Y
• Subscribe to her Tuesday Resilience Reset emails
• Connect on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/annegrady/

#WorkplaceResilience #MentalHealthAtWork #PsychologicalSafety #EmployeeWellbeing #ResilienceBuilding #WorkPositive

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• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@workpositive7529
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drjoeyfaucette/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WorkPositiveToday/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/workpositive.today/

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How effectively are you adapting your leadership approach to meet the challenges of our increasingly uncertain world?

Discover how to break free from rigid leadership identities on this episode of the Work Positive Podcast with Dr. Joey Faucette. Kevin Eikenberry, author of "Flexible Leadership: Navigate Uncertainty and Lead with Confidence," reveals why the key to leading in today's VUCA world (volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous) isn't abandoning what you know about leadership—it's thinking differently about what you already know.

Listen as Dr. Joey and Kevin explore:

☀️ Why attaching too strongly to leadership labels and identities limits our ability to adapt

☀️ How to break the cycle of treating assessments as absolute truths rather than helpful clues

☀️ The confidence-competence loop that creates an upward spiral of leadership effectiveness

☀️ Practical ways to analyze context before automatically using familiar approaches

☀️ The importance of maintaining both a "worm's eye view" and a "bird's eye view" as a leader

Kevin transforms organizations by helping leaders understand that flexibility doesn't mean abandoning your values or core identity—it means being willing to adapt your approach based on what each unique situation requires. His approach emphasizes that true leadership confidence comes not from rigid consistency but from intelligent adaptability.

🔑 Key Insight: "Once we have said 'I am this' rather than saying 'I have these tendencies' or 'I have these preferences,' once I say 'I am this,' it's very hard for me to change. Being a flexible leader is focusing on what we do, which is different than who we are. We need to be careful that the identities we create for ourselves don't automatically limit us."

💡 Your DOT (Do One Thing): Recognize that flexing is valuable. Whatever situation you find yourself in, consider how to respond, communicate, decide, and act in that moment to serve both outcomes and your team best. When you balance outcomes and people as a leader, you create a more positive workplace and better results.

Connect with Kevin Eikenberry:

• Get his book: "Flexible Leadership: Navigate Uncertainty and Lead with Confidence" https://a.co/d/fO0LVdN
• Claim your FREE masterclass: kevinikenberry.com/gift ($79 value) https://kevineikenberry.com/gift
• Connect on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevineikenberry/
• Visit his website: https://kevineikenberry.com/

#FlexibleLeadership #LeadershipConfidence #NavigatingUncertainty #AdaptiveLeadership #LeadershipDevelopment #WorkPositive

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• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@workpositive7529
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drjoeyfaucette/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WorkPositiveToday/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/workpositive.today/

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How effectively does your organization's internal messaging connect with your employees' heads, hearts, and hands?

Discover how to transform your workplace communication strategy on this episode of the Work Positive Podcast with Dr. Joey Faucette. Alejandra Ramirez, founder of Ready Cultures, shares her powerful 3H Framework that helps organizations craft messages that are clear, emotionally resonant, and action-oriented—creating authentic connections that build trust and engagement.

Listen as Dr. Joey and Alejandra explore:

☀️ Why most workplace messaging fails to include all three essential elements—the head, heart, and hands ☀️ How to create consistent alignment between internal and external messaging ☀️ The importance of transparency in leadership communication ☀️ Practical ways to use the 3H Framework for attracting and retaining top talent ☀️ Why your internal communication strategy is the foundation of your organization's culture

Alejandra transforms organizations by helping leaders understand that culture isn't just about values on a wall—it's about creating an environment where certain qualities can grow and thrive. Her approach emphasizes that when employees can articulate why their work matters and what the company stands for, they become your best recruiters and ambassadors.

🔑 Key Insight: "At a minimum, if you're sending a message to employees, you have to answer three things: Can you answer the head? Can you answer the heart? And can you answer the hands? The head is what are the details, the facts people need to know. The heart is the why—why does this matter, what's in it for them? And the hands is the action—is there anything specific you want or need them to do?"

💡 Your DOT (Do One Thing): Start by listening—really listening. Choose a channel, whether it's a team huddle, town hall, or survey, and ask your employees what's working and what's not. If you don't know how things are going, how can you communicate clearly and effectively? Then, do something visible with that feedback to show you truly heard them.

Connect with Alejandra Ramirez:

• Visit her website: readycultures.com www.readycultures.com
• Download her free 3H Framework guide
• Connect on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/malejandraramirez/
• Schedule a call to discuss your organization's internal communication needs

#InternalCommunication #EmployeeEngagement #WorkplaceCulture #LeadershipCommunication #CompanyCulture #WorkPositive

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🔗 Stay connected with Dr. Joey Faucette:

• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@workpositive7529
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drjoeyfaucette/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WorkPositiveToday/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/workpositive.today/

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