The Managing with Mind and Heart Podcast – Détails, épisodes et analyse

We previously released this episode on September 5, 2024. We're excited to revisit some key ideas before we dive into fresh, exciting topics soon.

"Mindsets really, really matter because they set us up for learning. I don't know any leader or organization that doesn't want their employees to be engaged, to have high morale, to be learning and innovating."

In this episode of The Managing With Mind and Heart, Nash Consulting's own Hana Butler joins host Ethan Nash to explore the transformative power of a growth mindset. Coined by Carol Dweck in the 1980s, the term "growth mindset" highlights how our beliefs about learning and failure shape our personal and professional lives. Hana breaks down the difference between a growth mindset and a fixed mindset, showing how each influences our ability to innovate and grow at work. She explains that in a fixed mindset, mistakes are seen as a reflection of who we are, while in a growth mindset, they’re opportunities for improvement.

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We previously released this episode on August 15, 2024. We're excited to revisit some key ideas before we dive into fresh, exciting topics soon.

“In so many ways, we can’t be more of one thing without being less of another. The ability to recognize that I can't be everything -- and that there are tradeoffs for the best things that I bring to the table -- is really what the strengths based perspective is all about.” 

In this episode, Ethan sits down with leadership coach, consultant, and all-around cool dude Andy Thompson. Andy provides insights on identifying and leveraging strengths, and starts by explaining what a strength really is: a combination of talent, skills, and knowledge, which all exist in unison within a certain context. The duo discusses the importance and how-tos of helping teams discover and harness their strengths collectively. Individual "weaknesses" are inevitable, and the strongest teams tap into one another’s complementary strengths. 

Tune in to learn how to realistically balance strengths and weaknesses for personal and team growth.

Links and notes:

• Andy's podcast episode on strengths
• Clifton Strengths Finder

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Ever wonder what our live leadership development workshops are like? This episode is a short clip of a live workshop we put on a couple of months ago. If you sign up for this online workshop series, use this code at checkout to get a 25% discount: MINDANDHEARTPOD

We edited out any voices of participants, plus all the group work, breakout rooms, and Q/A, so you'll just hear Ethan.

In this episode, Ethan discusses the power differential: what it is, what it's made of, and how to moderate it. 

Nash Consulting trainer and consultant Hana Butler joins Mike on the show for an enlightening conversation about group dynamics and how to get more out of your team. They discuss the nature of group dynamics in different environments, the different stages of team dynamics, developing healthy and productive team interactions, and so much more.

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In this very special episode, Ethan brings on a former guest to hijack the studio while Mike is on vacation. Our guest today, Andy Thompson, is an organizational development consultant and family therapist. He also co-hosts a brilliant new show called The Thought Honey Podcast. (Available wherever you get your podcasts.) They discuss content from his show, including the 4 critical questions we are always asking, how to use vulnerability to build trust and why it matters, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and how we can apply it to live better lives. You’re in for a real sweet treat!

We referenced a number of The Thought Honey Podcast episodes. Check them out! Here are the links:

Episode 5: The 4 Critical Questions

Episode 8: Trust and Leading with Vulnerability

Episode 11: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Cognitive Distortions

“Change is hard, and we are creatures of predictability and consistency. And there is something comfortable about things being the same. And there is something frightening about change.”

Whether we know it or not, change triggers fear. It’s just human. That’s why we resist change. And that’s why systems tend to resist change. If an organization is to remain healthy, it has to understand the fundamentals of creating lasting change. Its ability to adapt and adjust is vital for its success. Ethan and Mike take on the topics of change, how to manage it, how to work through resistance, avoiding “flavor of the year,” sponsorship, and more. Go forth and create change.

Learn more about Prosci here, which we mention in the show.

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“All systems resist change. And it’s often unconscious.”

In this episode, Mike and Ethan bring on a special guest: Mr. Andy Thompson. Andy, an organizational development consultant, family therapist and all-around cool dude, joins the crew to discuss a fundamental pillar to understanding how to create change in organizations: Systems thinking. Like families, organizations are rooted in a web of interconnectedness. When change is applied to one part of the system, it tends to reverberate across the entire structure. The group discusses how to use this concept to create better and more lasting change in your organization…and in your family life.

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“Employees just want to know if they are influencing, deciding or neither. That’s the main principle here.”

Does it take your team 23 minutes to make a trivial decision that would take 15 minutes to actually do? Maybe not. But we all can get better at making decisions as a workgroup and as leaders. In this episode, Mike and Ethan discuss the six different decision making styles, how to choose the right style for the right moment, the importance of finding a balance using all the different styles, and how doing decision making right can lead to engagement and efficiency. Make a good decision and give this one a listen.

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“We can’t afford to not be in the pre-frontal cortex. In the information age, it’s exponentially important to be in that part of our brain.” – Scott Ummel

In this wide-ranging conversation, Ethan and Mike bring on another Nash Consulting trainer and consultant, Mr. Scott Ummel. Scott, our inhouse Wizkid on the social neuroscience of leadership, discusses the concept of S.C.A.R.F. and its impact on how we lead, manage, collaborate and operate in the workplace. S.C.A.R.F. is an acronym for the five things our brains are always scanning for in our environment: Status (our pecking order in a community), Certainty (our need for consistency in our environment), Autonomy (the perception of having control), Relatedness (having a sense of inclusion) and Fairness (the need to be treated equally). Tune in to learn more about how our brains work and how we can use that information to lead well and thrive in the workplace.

We mention several resources, so here they are for you to check out:

SCARF: a brain-based model for collaborating with and influencing others - paper by Dr. David Rock

Leading Well from Within – book by Daniel Friedland, MD

The Body Keeps the Score – book by Bessel van der Kolk, M.D.

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind – Book by Yuval Noah Harari

NeuroLeadership Institute – training on the neuroscience of leadership by Dr. David Rock

Goleman EI – classes and training on emotional intelligence by Daniel Goleman

“If you don’t intentionally engineer a workplace culture, it will go bad.”

When Person A has a problem with Person B and they go talk about that problem with Person C, that is what we call triangulation. If this is the way a culture handles angst in general, look out. In this episode, Ethan and Mike tackle the tough problem of workplace negativity and how to build a culture based on trust and respect. They discuss the problems with workplace negativity, why we triangulate, healthy strategies for handling issues with a colleague, and what to do if people are trying to draw you into their negativity. If workgroups all get on the same page with how to handle negativity, amazing things happen. Trust us. Please listen and share.

If you find value in this podcast and would like to support us, please go to Apple Podcasts, Stitcher or wherever you listen to our show and give us a review. Reviews help other people find the show, plus it’s good feedback for us to have. Thank you for your support.

For more information on Nash Consulting, visit their website at www.nashconsulting.com