The Art Of Meaningful Work – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Eugene Kirpichov is the founder and CEO of Work On Climate - action oriented community for people serious about climate work. The organization attracts over 10,000 active users, from software engineers and data scientists to founders and investors. You can learn more about the organization here: https://workonclimate.org/

Eugene quit his job at Google as a Machine Learning Software Engineer in order to fully dedicate his time to this organization. His aim is to make climate work mainstream, and in this episode, you will hear: 

• How Eugene is approaching building a fast-growing organization as a first-time CEO.
• How Work On Climate uses operating principles to run effective meetings, and coordinate a large group of volunteers working remotely.
• When to quit work for the day, so that you can retain high effectiveness in your leadership and decision making. 

You will also hear us talk about what inspired Eugene to leave Google, how he goes about attracting people to his cause, as well as how he rests and recovers from high-intensity work.

Enjoy!

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Hello, I’m Ernest.
I'm an executive coach, and I work with impact-driven CEOs, Founders, and Investors.

The work we do helps leaders confidently navigate uncertainty, clearly communicate their vision, lead with authenticity, and catalyze change.

Sounds interesting?

Connect with me on LinkedIn, or get in touch via e-mail to set up an introduction.

Mike Winterfield is the founder and managing partner of Active Impact Investments - a venture capital investment firm focused on early-stage climate tech startups. You can find them here: https://www.activeimpactinvestments.com/

In this episode, you will learn:

• The 5 criteria Mike and his team at Impact investments use to select who they are going to invest in.
• Mike’s journey from a recruiter to sales executive to a founder of a venture capital fund.
• How to use business and specifically venture capital as a way to scale positive impact.

You will also hear us talk about the greater questions — what is enough? What inspired him to take up this career despite the comfort and financial rewards of staying in an executive position.

We also talk about what he’s teaching his kids about preparing for the future.

Enjoy!

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Hello, I’m Ernest.

I'm an executive coach, and I work with impact-driven CEOs, Founders, and Investors.

The work we do helps leaders confidently navigate uncertainty, clearly communicate their vision, lead with authenticity, and catalyze change.

Sounds interesting?

Connect with me on LinkedIn, or get in touch via e-mail to set up an introduction.

• How to build a strengths-based organizational culture
• Innovative approach to work/life balance
• How to attract top talent, and eliminate hiring bias
• Creating cultural artifacts
• How a serious accident helped Steven mature as a leader

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You can find Habanero at: https://www.habaneroconsulting.com/

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Hello, I’m Ernest.

I'm an executive coach, and I focus on supporting innovative leaders.

The work we do helps leaders confidently navigate uncertainty, clearly communicate their vision, lead with authenticity, and catalyze change.

We use executive coaching and strategy facilitation to look at the impact you want to make and remove obstacles that are standing in your way. 

Sounds interesting?

Connect with me on LinkedIn, or get in touch via e-mail.

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Hello, I’m Ernest.

I'm an executive coach, and I focus on supporting innovative leaders.

The work we do helps leaders confidently navigate uncertainty, clearly communicate their vision, lead with authenticity, and catalyze change.

We use executive coaching and strategy facilitation to look at the impact you want to make and remove obstacles that are standing in your way. 

Sounds interesting?

Connect with me on LinkedIn, or get in touch via e-mail.

[Part 5 of 5] In this episode, you’ll hear about the 5 pillars of personal and professional reinvention - what it means, what it costs, and what it takes to create a massive work, life, and career change.

The topics we cover include:

• Reinvention is not an elegant process
• Reinvention has a price
• Wherever you go, there you are
• Commitment to change is a daily practice
• You are not going to live forever 
• The gift of reinvention is possibility

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Hello, I’m Ernest.

I'm an executive coach, and I focus on supporting innovative leaders.

The work we do helps leaders confidently navigate uncertainty, clearly communicate their vision, lead with authenticity, and catalyze change.

We use executive coaching and strategy facilitation to look at the impact you want to make and remove obstacles that are standing in your way. 

Sounds interesting?

Connect with me on LinkedIn, or get in touch via e-mail.

Some quick highlights from this episode:

* How planning, strategy, and analysis don't "solve" uncertainty.

* How to shift your mindset from chasing after goals to using an internal compass.

* How the practice of surrender creates ease and flow in your work.

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Hello, I’m Ernest.

I'm an executive coach, and I focus on supporting innovative leaders.

The work we do helps leaders confidently navigate uncertainty, clearly communicate their vision, lead with authenticity, and catalyze change.

We use executive coaching and strategy facilitation to look at the impact you want to make and remove obstacles that are standing in your way. 

Sounds interesting?

Connect with me on LinkedIn, or get in touch via e-mail.

[Part 3 of 5] The journey of reinvention is not an elegant one. In this episode, you'll hear about some strange experiments with psychics and psychedelics I've done in the last 3 years.

Some quick highlights from this episode:

* How I learned to trust my gut from a psychic.

* How an ayahuasca ceremony informed my executive coaching work.

* How to lead with logic AND intuition.

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Hello, I’m Ernest.

I'm an executive coach, and I focus on supporting innovative leaders.

The work we do helps leaders confidently navigate uncertainty, clearly communicate their vision, lead with authenticity, and catalyze change.

We use executive coaching and strategy facilitation to look at the impact you want to make and remove obstacles that are standing in your way. 

Sounds interesting?

Connect with me on LinkedIn, or get in touch via e-mail.

[Part 2 of 5] What can you do now to plant the seeds for future opportunities and career pivots. In this episode, we touch on a talk by Steve Jobs and how "making dots" intentionally is the best way to create the scaffolding for your future career and business possibilities.

Some quick highlights from this episode:

* What can you do now to set yourself up for a future career pivot.

* How LSD, yoga teachers, and calligraphy influenced Apple.

* How to use your interests and passions to create future business opportunities.

* You have 30,000 days of life to live. What will you do with your time?

* Growth happens at the edge of our comfort zone.

* Bring awareness and intentionality to your activities now, to create a better future later.

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Hello, I’m Ernest.

I'm an executive coach, and I focus on supporting innovative leaders.

The work we do helps leaders confidently navigate uncertainty, clearly communicate their vision, lead with authenticity, and catalyze change.

We use executive coaching and strategy facilitation to look at the impact you want to make and remove obstacles that are standing in your way. 

Sounds interesting?

Connect with me on LinkedIn, or get in touch via e-mail.

[Part 1 of 5] What triggers someone to start making meaningful and sustainable change in their life and work? In this episode, we'll explore stories from leaders, entrepreneurs, and executives who arrived at a point where everything changed, and then made a work, life, and career pivot.

Some quick highlights from this episode:

* Most of the success stories we hear glance over the hard parts.

* There are more leaders going through a pivot than you think.

* What does it take to start asking the bigger questions of purpose?

* What kind of impact do you want to make.

* What does making a pivot look like while it's happening.

* 3 ways we react to experiencing The Moment Of Truth

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Hello, I’m Ernest.

I'm an executive coach, and I focus on supporting innovative leaders.

The work we do helps leaders confidently navigate uncertainty, clearly communicate their vision, lead with authenticity, and catalyze change.

We use executive coaching and strategy facilitation to look at the impact you want to make and remove obstacles that are standing in your way. 

Sounds interesting?

Connect with me on LinkedIn, or get in touch via e-mail.

From finding your "rat people" to navigating change in your life and career - this interview with entrepreneur and writer Paul Jarvis is one of my highlights for this year.

Paul has launched numerous projects including ChimpEssentials (a training program for MailChimp), CreativeClass (a business academy for freelancers), and Fathom (a free alternative to Google Analytics). His work has been featured in Fast Company, Wired, Forbes, Vice and many many more publications.

He is one of my favourite people to connect with, and I think you'll hear a LOT of insights from our conversation, including: 

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Hello, I’m Ernest.

I'm an executive coach, and I focus on supporting innovative leaders.

The work we do helps leaders confidently navigate uncertainty, clearly communicate their vision, lead with authenticity, and catalyze change.

We use executive coaching and strategy facilitation to look at the impact you want to make and remove obstacles that are standing in your way. 

Sounds interesting?

Connect with me on LinkedIn, or get in touch via e-mail.