Modern Gen X Woman – Détails, épisodes et analyse

In this episode, Jackie and Mimi discuss the shifting focus of their business and the decision to put the podcast on pause. They talk about acquiring a conference and working with corporate clients for learning and development. The hosts share funny stories and anecdotes, including driving styles and dealing with teenagers. They emphasize the importance of taking time to reassess and make intentional decisions. The episode concludes with a call to stay connected and provide feedback.

Takeaways

• The hosts are shifting their business focus towards creating modern leaders.
• They have acquired a conference and are working with corporate clients for learning and development.
• The podcast will be put on pause to allow for time to reassess and potentially make changes.
• The hosts share funny stories and anecdotes, showcasing their personal and relatable side.

Sound Bites

Chapters

00:00
Introduction and Shifting Business Focus

01:23
Acquiring a Conference and Corporate Partnerships

07:06
Feeling Like Half-Assing the Podcast

08:27
Rejiggering the Podcast and Potential Changes

13:58
Sharing Funny Stories

16:14
Driving Styles and Funny Driving Stories

21:53
Closing Remarks and Call to Stay Connected

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GEN NeXt is a collection of insights from incredible organizations, women, and industry experts who have dedicated themselves to the same cause—turning up the volume of women 40+.

We're not just Gen X we're GEN neXt

Summary

In this episode, Jackie and Mimi discuss the importance of workplace culture and how it can impact employee satisfaction and company profitability. They emphasize the need for a positive and supportive work environment, where employees feel respected and valued. The hosts provide strategies for diagnosing and changing workplace culture, including creating autonomy, setting clear goals, and investing in professional development. They also discuss the importance of collaboration and communication in building a cohesive team. The episode concludes with an announcement about the upcoming Reimagine conference.

Get Your Tickets to The ReImagine Conference 

Takeaways

• Workplace culture plays a crucial role in employee satisfaction and company profitability.
• Creating a positive and supportive work environment is essential for attracting and retaining top talent.
• Diagnosing workplace culture problems involves assessing energy levels, turnover rates, engagement, and communication.
• Strategies for changing workplace culture include creating autonomy, setting clear goals, investing in professional development, and fostering collaboration.

Chapters

00:00
Introduction: Importance of Workplace Culture

01:16
The Truth About Workplace Culture

04:06
Creating a Supportive Culture

05:25
The Impact of Workplace Culture on Profitability

06:23
Emotional, Relational, and Linguistic Intelligence

07:14
The Importance of Liking and Respecting Coworkers

09:56
Diagnosing Workplace Culture Problems

12:38
Laying the Foundation for Change

13:36
Creating Autonomy and Consistency

16:17
Setting Clear Goals and Priorities

19:55
Positive Reinforcement and Open Communication

21:19
Investing in Professional Development

22:12
Showing Up Professionally

23:40
Creating Cohesiveness and Collaboration

24:08
Balancing Collaboration and Decision-Making

25:31
Avoiding Forced Activities

26:30
Pulling in People from Different Departments

28:17
Approaching Failures as Information

29:17
Understanding Personal Culture Preferences

30:42
Conclusion: Reimagine Conference Announcement

Get your free copy of our digital magazine, GEN neXt, The Voice of the Modern Gen X Woman. www.moderngenxwoman.com/gennext

GEN NeXt is a collection of insights from incredible organizations, women, and industry experts who have dedicated themselves to the same cause—turning up the volume of women 40+.

We're not just Gen X we're GEN neXt

We can’t imagine a world where humor isn’t a big part of it. Let’s face it, the world is a tough place and sometimes the only way to get through it is via a good laugh. What’s even funnier is comedy that resonates, reflects and makes fun of our crazy midlife lives. This week’s guest, Carole Montgomery is the queen of poking fun of, and adoring, women 50+.  

Carole has headlined clubs & colleges across the USA and starred in 2 different Las Vegas production shows. In fact, 

THE LAS VEGAS SUN calls Carole "one of Vegas’ premier comics" She’s also written, directed, and starred in the Showtime Special FUNNY WOMEN OF A CERTAIN AGE (featuring comic headliners over the age of 50).  

Carole is a respected veteran of the standup comedy scene nationwide, she’s an accomplished director & producer and proudest of her 11 comedy tours for Armed Forces Entertainment. 

You don’t want to miss Funny Women of a Certain Age on tour. Carole will be at the Robins Theatre in Warren, Ohio on January 20th. Check out her other dates at funnywomenofacertainage.com 

As a woman of a certain age herself, Carole shares what it was like as a female comic in a VERY masculine, male-dominated industry, how she doubled down when she was told she ‘couldn't, and how important it is to make your own rules that work for you, even when it isn’t the norm. We are thrilled to introduce you to  Carole Montgomery, an incredible woman and storyteller. 

In this episode, we’re talking about… 

• Why anything to empower women is right up Carole’s alley 
• The real deal about parenting 
• How Carole came up with the idea for her Showtime special, Funny Women of a Certain Age 
• Why older women can do anything they want 
• The struggle to get the boys club to let go of the status quo 
• What it was like to be pregnant and on the road 
• Why you can’t take no for an answer 
• Why women need to lift one another up instead of tearing each other down 
• How cancel culture has impacted comedy 

“Not only have I rocked the boat, I’ve turned it over” 

“Don’t ever let someone tell you, you can’t do something because you are a woman or older.” 

“There is no better feeling than making someone laugh.” 

“If you tell me I can’t do it, I say watch me.” 

More About Carole Montgomery here

Carole Montgomery filmed the show she created FUNNY WOMEN OF A CERTAIN AGE (featuring comic headliners over the age of 50) for the Showtime network. She’s a respected veteran of the standup comedy scene nationwide with over 2 dozen television credits to her name. Carole has headlined clubs & colleges across the USA and starred in 2 different Las Vegas production shows. She’s an accomplished director & producer and is proudest of her 11 comedy tours for Armed Forces Entertainment. Carole was also a featured performer at the MONTREAL JUST FOR LAUGHS, BOSTON & NY COMEDY FESTIVALS.

Get your free copy of our digital magazine, GEN neXt, The Voice of the Modern Gen X Woman. www.moderngenxwoman.com/gennext

GEN NeXt is a collection of insights from incredible organizations, women, and industry experts who have dedicated themselves to the same cause—turning up the volume of women 40+.

We're not just Gen X we're GEN neXt

You know you have to complete the project this week and yet it’s Tuesday and you haven’t focused on it at all. You still have time, you think. Instead of taking measures to alleviate the pressure, you go back to an easier task.

Procrastination is an undercurrent in each of us. Some can overcome it more easily while others feel as though they are constantly racing against the clock and then kicking themselves for not doing it sooner, with stress and anxiety then hitting an all time high.

In this episode, we’re going to dig into why we procrastinate and how to keep ourselves from the final hour stretch stress. 

Here is something you do not want to procrastinate on! Our next cohort of Worth +Value=Wealth, which starts on May 2, is open right now. If you aren’t where you want to be professionally and need to develop your personal narrative, own your worth and articulate your value, you should sign up. 

The women who have gone through our  WVW program, have walked in one way and walked out with confidence, self-assurance and conviction on what they deliver.  

Go to www.moderngenxwoman.com/worthvaluewealth to join us. As a valued listener, we’re offering you $500 savings. Use code podcast at checkout! 

In this episode, we’re talking about…

• The brain science around procrastination and why there is a difference between discipline and willpower 
• The reasons you’re procrastinating in the first place 
• How you can overcome procrastination
  • The 3-minute commit 
  • Meditation 
  • Accountability support 
  • Energy plotting 
  • Sprinting your taks 
  • Breaking it into pieces 
  • Looking at the big picture 

Mentioned in this Episode:

Forget Boundaries, Conduct Fences (podcast) 

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GEN NeXt is a collection of insights from incredible organizations, women, and industry experts who have dedicated themselves to the same cause—turning up the volume of women 40+.

We're not just Gen X we're GEN neXt

There is a phenomenon going on, a thirst for uncovering and understanding stories like that of Anna Delvey, the fake German heiress who scammed New York City’s elite socialites or Elizabeth Holmes who wooed her way into the hearts and pockets of Palo Alto’s tech leaders.

Whether you’re watching Inventing Anna on Netflix or reading Bad Blood, we can become sucked into the world of cons, scams and conviction. One that makes us shiver from ickiness but also, makes us curious and fascinated.

In this episode, we’re talking about why we’re fascinated by these stories and what we can take from them (yes, there’s a learning) and apply to our own lives…. In small doses! 

The Worth+Value=Wealth Program

For Entrepreneurs and Career Women who want to own their worth and articulate their value so they can make the money they deserve.

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In this episode we talk about: 

• Where the word con artist actually comes from, you’ll be surprised
• How a little does of confidence could actually take us a very long way 
• What’s the fine line between con and fake it until you make it 
• Are Elizabeth + Anna treated differently because they are women, did it work to their advantage or not? 

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Mentioned in this episode: 

Are you underpaid? How to leverage the job market (podcast) 

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Get your free copy of our digital magazine, GEN neXt, The Voice of the Modern Gen X Woman. www.moderngenxwoman.com/gennext

GEN NeXt is a collection of insights from incredible organizations, women, and industry experts who have dedicated themselves to the same cause—turning up the volume of women 40+.

We're not just Gen X we're GEN neXt

Be authentic they say. Be vulnerable they say. Be a thought leader they say. Expound on your industry knowledge they say. Dress casual on Fridays they say. Take a mental health day they say. We receive so much advice on how to show up in the workplace is has become a cacophony of conflicting ideas.

As women in the business world, we want to know how to represent ourselves in person, online, in meetings —in a way that shows off our approachability and our professionalism. The lines have never been more blurred between our personal and professional lives, leaving us asking the question, what’s too much?

This is what we are exploring with you this week on Modern Gen X Woman.

The Worth+Value=Wealth Program

For Entrepreneurs and Career Women who want to own their worth and articulate their value so they can make the money they deserve.

Apply here. 

In this episode, we’re talking about how…

• The workforce has changed in terms of what we wear, share and communicate 
• We redraw the lines of privacy after the pandemic 
• To think about what professional attire looks like now 
• To share your thoughts and opinions and what is too much 
• To manage the blowback you may get from your thought leadership 
• You can access your vulnerability to foster a more human connection 

Are you a Modern Gen X Woman? Get the Modern Gen X Woman Manifesto.
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Get your free copy of our digital magazine, GEN neXt, The Voice of the Modern Gen X Woman. www.moderngenxwoman.com/gennext

GEN NeXt is a collection of insights from incredible organizations, women, and industry experts who have dedicated themselves to the same cause—turning up the volume of women 40+.

We're not just Gen X we're GEN neXt

Boundaries, boundaries, and more boundaries. It is one of the most important gifts you can give yourself, especially as a woman over 40 when our entire lives could easily be spent in reaction to the needs of everything and everyone else.

So why didn’t we call this episode boundaries? Because if we want to take back control of our lives, boundaries aren’t enough. We need to learn how to construct fences around everything. Fences are unmoving. Yet we get to consciously decide the kind of fence we want to use as a border and where to put a gate to move through.  Plus, fences give us parameters around possibilities so we aren’t overwhelmed. 

Join our conversation this week around where and how you should be constructing fences to advance your success, lower your stress and feel better in every aspect of life.

The Worth+Value=Wealth Program

For Entrepreneurs and Career Women who want to own their worth and articulate their value so they can make the money they deserve.

Apply here. 

In this episode, we’re talking about the places you want to consider placing your fences: 

Fencing Your Possibilities: 

• When there are a plethora of possibilities we can become overwhelmed, struggle to make a decision, overanalyze and freeze and do nothing 
• The more we can limit the 'possibilities' the quicker (and more confident) we can make decisions.
• Your brain goes into overload looking for signs it can recognize and signs of familiarity 

Fencing Your Business: 

• If you aren’t putting fences around your business, you’re crushing its growth chances 
• Fence who you want to support and who your product or service is for and how you can help 
• Stop yourself from squirrel syndrome, chasing every new idea and never actually seeing anything through

Fencing Your Job Search: 

• You have to fence your job search or you’ll burn out 
• Create specific criteria around what kind of job you want and what you aren’t interested in going after 
• Have a list of non-negotiables, know what you must-haves

Fencing Part of Your Life 

• You don’t have to put it all out on social media 
• Are their personal relationships that need some fencing? 

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Mentioned in this episode: 

Are you underpaid? How to leverage the job market (podcast) 

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Get your free copy of our digital magazine, GEN neXt, The Voice of the Modern Gen X Woman. www.moderngenxwoman.com/gennext

GEN NeXt is a collection of insights from incredible organizations, women, and industry experts who have dedicated themselves to the same cause—turning up the volume of women 40+.

We're not just Gen X we're GEN neXt

No one likes to be rejected. It’s the absolute worst. It doesn’t matter in what context either. If you’re interviewing for a new job, selling to clients or dating, every single time we put ourselves out there, we risk being rejected. 

There’s the logical part, but of course, we may be rejected, it’s part of life. Then there’s the emotional part, when we are rejected what it does to us and how it can diminish our self-worth, stamina and drive.

In this week’s episode, we’re going to dig into rejection, help you understand why rejection makes you feel a certain way and give you specifics on how to manage rejection so it doesn’t keep you from taking the risks necessary to succeed.

The Worth+Value=Wealth Program

If you're tired of not achieving the professional success you want, this is for you. 
For Entrepreneurs and Career Women who want to own their worth and articulate their value so they can make the money they deserve. 

Apply here. 

In this episode, we’re talking about… 

• The science of rejection and why it literally hits our physical pain centers 
  
  
  
• Reframing rejection 
  
  
  
• Putting your odds of being rejected into perspective 
  
  
  
• Why rejection isn’t so black and white 
  
  
  
• Why you can be rejected and still have been successful 
  
  
  
• Turning rejection into resilience 
  
  
  
• Tips for working through rejection including not making it worse than it is, using collective evidence of your overall greatness, and how to use curiosity and excitement to create momentum 
  
  
  

Are you a Modern Gen X Woman? Get the Modern Gen X Woman Manifesto.
Send Me the Manifesto! 

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Google Podcast / Stitcher

Get your free copy of our digital magazine, GEN neXt, The Voice of the Modern Gen X Woman. www.moderngenxwoman.com/gennext

GEN NeXt is a collection of insights from incredible organizations, women, and industry experts who have dedicated themselves to the same cause—turning up the volume of women 40+.

We're not just Gen X we're GEN neXt

We believe we are in control of our own destiny. What if I told you you aren’t in control as much as you believe you are?

I’m sure you’d challenge this statement and create a lot of proof to the contrary. You see, so many of the choices we make, the thoughts we have, the steps we take, the moves we make are actually nothing more than repeated automated patterns from our past.

This thought can be frightening. Our inner child can do a number on us and sabotage our success.
 In this episode, we’re discussing our inner children and how to keep them from running amuck.

The Worth+Value=Wealth Program

This group program is for you if you're ready to go after and get the professional success you want. For Entrepreneurs and Career Women who want to own their worth and articulate their value so they can make the money they deserve.

Apply here. 

In this episode, we’re talking about… 

• The subconscious reasons we self-sabotage including our past experiences, underlying fears, cognitive dissonance, self-protection, and imposter syndrome 
  
  
  
• Common self-sabotaging behaviors: 
  • Giving away all the credit to your team 
  • Working really hard and wait to be noticed 
  • Getting upset or angry any time you’re not included in a meeting 
  • Shying away from telling people what you do as you’re building your business 
  • Not sharing your rates on a discovery call 
    
    
    
• How to stop self-sabotage: 
• Become hyper-aware of when your self-sabotage kicks in 
  
  
  
• See if you can identify your triggers
  
  
  
• Recognizing “either/or” scenarios versus “this/and” scenarios 
  
  
  
• Recognize and address the fears pulling at you 
  
  
  
• Make and keep promises to yourself so that you begin to trust you have your own back 
  
  
  
• Ask yourself, what is the worst case? 

Are you ready for a professional change? Schedule a 30-minute session with Jackie to get started. 

Mentioned in this episode: 

What’s Luck Got to Do with It? (podcast episode) 

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Get your free copy of our digital magazine, GEN neXt, The Voice of the Modern Gen X Woman. www.moderngenxwoman.com/gennext

GEN NeXt is a collection of insights from incredible organizations, women, and industry experts who have dedicated themselves to the same cause—turning up the volume of women 40+.

We're not just Gen X we're GEN neXt

If someone asked you, who are you… would you immediately start talking about your role at work, your business, or your overall career? 

Somehow this has become the norm.  

Gen X women have lost their identity.  Our worth has gotten wrapped up in what we do professionally. We use the success of our career or business as a way to measure up. 

Here’s the thing, we’re so much more than what we do during our day. When we own our worth from who we are, not what we do we become unstoppable. 

In this episode, we’re talking about why we’ve lost ourselves in our work and how to find our way back.  

We are now accepting applications for our next cohort in our The Worth+Value=Wealth Program.

This program is for Entrepreneurs and Career Women who want to own their worth and articulate their value so they can make the money they deserve.

If you're ready to go after and get the professional success you want and make more money, you can apply to the program here. 

In this episode, we’re talking about… 

• Why we’ve lost ourselves in our work 
• How our brains use our titles and labels as a way to protect us 
• Why it’s a lazy way to make small talk 
• How it takes on a bigger layer for women 
• Our own personal stories with going from big jobs titles to “coaches” 
• How your job title should and shouldn’t tie into your self worth 
• How to be ok with your identity shifting 
• Ways to help you shift your perspective 
• What to talk about, other than your job! 

Are you ready for a professional change? Schedule a 30-minute session with Jackie to get started. 

Mentioned in this episode: 

Putting the Workhorse Out to Pasture (podcast) 

How to Talk to Anyone  (book) 

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts / Spotify / Google Podcast / Stitcher

Get your free copy of our digital magazine, GEN neXt, The Voice of the Modern Gen X Woman. www.moderngenxwoman.com/gennext

GEN NeXt is a collection of insights from incredible organizations, women, and industry experts who have dedicated themselves to the same cause—turning up the volume of women 40+.

We're not just Gen X we're GEN neXt