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Meditation, The Secret Habit Behind Every High Performer (opens the original)
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You don't need an hour, a cushion, or silence to meditate. Two minutes is enough to change how you show up at work. On this episode of Leadership Lab, host Jamie McKinney talks with Rachel Tenenbaum, NeuroTransformational Executive Coach and founder of I AM Living and co-founder of The Reset Room, about meditation for busy professionals, and what it looks like when your calendar is already full. Rachel explains why closing your eyes for two minutes before a meeting does more than calm your nerve
Confident Communication: Words to Stop Saying at Work Right Now (opens the original)
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That instinct to soften your ask, apologize first, or ask permission before you speak could be costing you the room. Jamie McKinney says confident communication starts with spotting five common forms of powerless speech and swapping them for language that gets you heard. Jamie points to a research from Stanford on performance reviews that shows women often receive vaguer feedback than men, then connects that pattern to the qualifying language that can show up in our own workplace communication.
Sharpen Your Negotiation Skills Starting Today With Tactical Empathy (opens the original)
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Most negotiation advice tells you to push harder or hold your ground longer. Jonathan B. Smith says the real leverage is empathy. Jonathan is a negotiation expert and trainer with The Black Swan Group. He trained directly under Chris Voss, co-authored the bestseller Fight Less, Win More, and has spent years teaching executives how strong negotiation skills come from understanding the other person before you ever state your ask. Jamie and Jonathan break down how to read the room in a negotiation
Why Female Athletes Make Resilient Business Leaders (opens the original)
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What do 94% of female C-suite executives have in common? They played sports. On Leadership Lab, host Jamie McKinney talks with Bonnie Bernstein, founder and CEO of Walk Swiftly Productions. Bonnie spent three decades as an Emmy Award-winning journalist covering the NFL, NBA, MLB, and college sports for ESPN, ABC, and CBS. She created ABC's The Champion's Edge , a series that follows women athletes turned business leaders across law, medicine, and the C-suite. Bonnie tells Jamie about the moment
Executive Presence Tips to Speak With Authority in Any Room (opens the original)
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You do not need the deepest voice or the tallest frame to own a room. Executive presence is a skill that can be learned at any stage of your career. Jamie McKinney's guest this week has spent more than a decade teaching it to Fortune 10 leaders, yet he developed those same skills himself as a self-described shy kid who once wanted to disappear. Jeff Davenport, an executive communication coach at Davenport Communications, joins the Leadership Lab to share how to build confidence in public speakin
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