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Podcast Workday Playdate

Workday Playdate

Erin Diehl | Passion Struck Network

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Frequency: 1 episode/6d. Total Eps: 386

Hosting podcast ART19
TOP 1% GLOBAL PODCAST for People-First Leaders Formerly the "improve it! Podcast." #9 in BEST 100 SELF LEADERSHIP PODCASTS. I’m Erin Diehl, keynote speaker, business improv edutainer, and founder of improve it! (AKA your work bestie). Every Wednesday, Workday Playdate with improve it! helps HR professionals, people leaders, and culture-driven humans bring more laughter, levity, and purpose to their workdays. Because work is better when you play. This is not your average leadership podcast. You’ll get research-backed strategies, improv-inspired tools, and candid conversations with top leaders, speakers, improvisers and authors who are rethinking how we work and lead. Our promise is to give you tangible takeaways you can use immediately, plus a few laughs along the way. Interested in partnering with us? Workday Playdate reaches thousands of people-first leaders who care about workplace culture, leadership, and team development. Contact info@learntoimproveit.com to learn more about sponsorship opportunities. We promise laughs, impact, and zero awkward small talk. Think ROI with a side of LOL’s. Let’s make it happen!
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313: Put Down the To-Do List: The Power of Doing Nothing with Sabina Nawaz

Episode 313

mercredi 22 octobre 2025 • Duration 41:39

In Episode 313 of Workday Playdate, Erin sits down with global leadership coach Sabina Nawaz to unpack an idea that feels counterintuitive in a world obsessed with doing: the power of doing nothing.

From radical presence to redefining productivity, this conversation explores how creating “blank space” can unlock creativity, clarity, and calm. Erin and Sabina dig into what it means to show up with every cell in your body, why pressure often corrupts our best intentions, and how stillness can be a bold leadership strategy.

If you’ve ever felt guilty for slowing down or struggled to find space to think, this episode is your permission slip (and push) to pause.

Inside This Episode:

  • Radical Presence: Why being fully engaged—body, mind, and spirit—changes how you lead and connect.
  • Blank Space as Strategy: How creating moments of “nothing” can spark creativity and better decisions.
  • Redefining Productivity: Moving from busyness to meaningful progress.
  • Managing Pressure: Recognizing when intensity turns habits destructive—and how to reset.
  • Reflection Culture: Practical ways to build team rhythms that value pausing, processing, and presence.


Who This Episode Is For:

  • Leaders craving calm in the chaos.
  • Teams tired of mistaking motion for momentum.
  • Anyone ready to replace burnout with balance and busyness with breakthroughs.


Tune in to learn why sometimes the most productive thing you can do is nothing at all.

You’ve outlined your slides, practiced your intro, and told yourself this time you won’t wing it—but when it’s go time, your nerves still take the mic.

Enter The 3-Step Presentation Guide: your go-to roadmap for crafting, practicing, and delivering a talk that lands. With this simple system, you’ll calm your nerves, sharpen your message, and step on stage (or into that conference room) with real confidence.

Download it now and turn “I hope this goes well” into “I nailed that.”


No, You Hang Up First (Let’s Keep Connecting)

  • Did today’s episode resonate with you? Leave us a review sharing your favorite insight and we’ll send you a free signed copy of I See You! A Leader’s Guide to Energizing Your Team through Radical Empathy.
  • Have another question that we can answer? Leave us a Speakpipe audio clip and we’ll answer it in an upcoming episode.
  • Don’t want to miss another episode? If you’re a Spotify listener, find our show here and click “Follow.” If you’re an Apple Podcast listener, click here and make sure to hit “+Follow.”
  • Want access to a bunch of free resources for your work life? This is your personal jackpot that gives you access to the frameworks that help us thrive both personally and professionally. Whether you’re trying to improve your daily routine, flesh out an idea that you’ve had for quite some time, or want to add more play into your day - these resources have got your back.
  • Want 2 emails a week from us? One with a quick tip you can implement right away to enhance your personal and/or professional lives & one of our famous F.A.I.L. Fourward Friday newsletters? Subscribe here.


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312: Wanna Nail Your Keynote? Here’s How to Research Your Audience

mercredi 15 octobre 2025 • Duration 28:35

In Episode 312 of Workday Playdate, Erin unpacks the not-so-secret sauce behind every unforgettable presentation: research. Whether you’re delivering a keynote, leading a team meeting, or pitching a new idea, understanding your audience is what turns a talk into a transformation.

Erin walks you through her playbook for audience research — a repeatable process that helps you craft keynotes that actually land. You’ll learn how to decode your audience’s language, tailor your stories to their world, and design an experience that feels less like a lecture and more like a moment.

If you’ve ever wondered why some presentations click while others fizzle, this episode is your roadmap to relevance, resonance, and results.

Inside This Episode:

  • Research is Key: Why understanding your audience’s needs and challenges is the foundation of every great talk.
  • Speak Their Language: How mirroring your audience’s words builds instant rapport and credibility.
  • Tailor Your Stories: Tips for customizing examples that feel authentic and deeply relatable.
  • Interactive Formats: How to use improv-inspired techniques to read the room and adapt on the fly.
  • Close the Loop: End with actionable insights tied to what your audience actually cares about — their KPIs.


Who This Episode Is For:

  • Keynote speakers who want to move beyond cookie-cutter content.
  • Talent development pros crafting workshops that land with impact.
  • Leaders looking to make every presentation more engaging, relevant, and human.


Tune in to learn how doing your homework can turn any presentation from “fine” to phenomenal — and why audience research might just be the most generous thing you can do as a speaker.

Blocked time, made lists, promised yourself this time will be different—and yet by 5 PM, the work that actually matters is still staring back at you.

Enter The Ready-Made 90-Minute Focus Kit: your done-for-you reset for ditching distractions and finally making progress on what matters most. With this simple framework, you’ll reclaim your brainpower, protect your energy, and actually finish the work you care about. 

Download it now and turn “Where did the day go?” into “Wow, I crushed that.”


No, You Hang Up First (Let’s Keep Connecting)

  • Did today’s episode resonate with you? Leave us a review sharing your favorite insight and we’ll send you a free signed copy of I See You! A Leader’s Guide to Energizing Your Team through Radical Empathy.
  • Have another question that we can answer? Leave us a Speakpipe audio clip and we’ll answer it in an upcoming episode.
  • Don’t want to miss another episode? If you’re a Spotify listener, find our show here and click “Follow.” If you’re an Apple Podcast listener, click here and make sure to hit “+Follow.”
  • Want access to a bunch of free resources for your work life? This is your personal jackpot that gives you access to the frameworks that help us thrive both personally and professionally. Whether you’re trying to improve your daily routine, flesh out an idea that you’ve had for quite some time, or want to add more play into your day - these resources have got your back.
  • Want 2 emails a week from us? One with a quick tip you can implement right away to enhance your personal and/or professional lives & one of our famous F.A.I.L. Fourward Friday newsletters? Subscribe here.


Connect with Erin Diehl x improve it!

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

303: Are We Settling Without Even Knowing It? Steffani LeFevour Spills the Truth and How to Break Free

mercredi 13 août 2025 • Duration 47:53

In this episode of Workday Playdate, Erin sits down with Steffani LeFevour—speaker, coach, and conscious creation educator—to unpack the surprisingly radical act of living on purpose. If you've ever felt like you're coasting through your days, stuck in default mode, or quietly settling in a career, relationship, or mindset that no longer fits, you’re not alone and you’re not stuck.

This episode is your permission slip to snap out of autopilot and into alignment. From rewiring your inner dialogue to redefining networking as a tool for service, Erin and Steffani deliver soul-deep insights with zero fluff and all the realness.

Inside This Episode:

  • Why most people create their reality by accident, and how to shift into conscious creation
  • The invisible ways we tolerate too much and end up stuck in jobs, relationships, and routines that drain us
  • A service-first approach to networking that actually builds real relationships
  • The S + S + S = R Formula that will change the way you think about goal-setting
  • What it means to be unapologetically positive, even when life tests your patience

This one’s equal parts mindset, motivation, and meaningful strategy, and it’s your sign to live less on default and more by design.

Who This Episode Is For:

  • The dreamer ready to become a doer
  • The leader who knows their vibe shapes the team
  • The overachiever stuck in a loop of “shoulds”
  • Anyone who feels like they’re settling and is ready to shift
  • Tune in to learn how to consciously create your reality one state, story, and strategy at a time. And if you have a friend who’s feeling stuck, send this their way. Let’s break the cycle of settling, together.

Feeling stretched thin but still trying to “stay positive”? Grab our free Positivity Without Pretending Toolkit. It’s a quick, honest reset for people leaders who want to show up without faking it. In five minutes or less, you’ll reframe, refuel, and lead with heart (even when you're running on fumes). Download it now and take the pressure off.

 

No, You Hang Up First (Let’s Keep Connecting)

  • Did today’s episode resonate with you? Leave us a review sharing your favorite insight and we’ll send you a free signed copy of I See You! A Leader’s Guide to Energizing Your Team through Radical Empathy.
  • Have another question that we can answer? Leave us a Speakpipe audio clip and we’ll answer it in an upcoming episode.
  • Don’t want to miss another episode? If you’re a Spotify listener, find our show here and click “Follow.” If you’re an Apple Podcast listener, click here and make sure to hit “+Follow.”
  • Want access to a bunch of free resources for your work life? This is your personal jackpot that gives you access to the frameworks that help us thrive both personally and professionally. Whether you’re trying to improve your daily routine, flesh out an idea that you’ve had for quite some time, or want to add more play into your day - these resources have got your back.
  • Want 2 emails a week from us? One with a quick tip you can implement right away to enhance your personal and/or professional lives & one of our famous F.A.I.L. Fourward Friday newsletters? Subscribe here.

Connect with Steffani LeFevour

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238: Are You Ready to Use the Four-Step Checklist to Achieve Decision-Making Clarity?

mercredi 15 mai 2024 • Duration 29:27

Does it feel peaceful, or does it disrupt your nervous system?

This is the crux of the matter, which is making decisions that you feel good about—decisions that allow you to love yourself and others at the same time.

When you become overwhelmed, overworked, burnt out, and even the smallest daily tasks can become taxing...there needs to be a system in place for who and what you’re going to allow into your life.

Those moments when your body and your mind are screaming at you to stop, but you keep going because you think we need to...that’s what we’re talking about today.

In today’s episode, Erin gives you her four-step checklist for making decisions with greater clarity and a script for how to actually say no and continue to maintain the relationship.

If you’re looking for a concrete method for making decisions that honor your boundaries and your values – this is the episode for you.

Special sprinkles on top of this episode: the 3 Bs and the 4 Ps (no spoilers!)

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237: Ready to Age Ambitiously and Holler at Your Dreams? Judi Holler Tells Us How

mercredi 8 mai 2024 • Duration 56:40

What were you doing when you were eight years old? What were you like? What did you like?

These are the questions keynote speaker, author, and entrepreneur Judi Holler asked herself when she found herself leaning her life ladder on the wrong house.

In her conversation with Erin, Judi explains how she operates from a place of mindfulness (and why you may be missing out), what it means to not only refine your voice as an artist but to trust it, and a foolproof strategy for coming home to yourself.

If you’re looking for a soul kick in the booty to get you moving in the right direction, not just the one that you feel like you should be going in – this is the episode for you.

Special sprinkles on top of this episode: sequin jackets and disco ball workshops

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236: Transgender at Work: How do you Navigate the Workplace? Jamie Raines Weighs In

mercredi 1 mai 2024 • Duration 40:59

Sometimes it really is as simple as asking?

This is at the core of what Jamie Raines shares in today’s episode about how to support trans folks at work. Jamie is a YouTuber, Content Creator, and Author of The T in LGBT.

In his conversation with Erin, Jamie shares about his experiences when he began transitioning about 13 years ago and what you can do as a leader to create psychological safety for trans folks at work and outside of work.

If you’re looking for information and resources for creating streamlined, inclusive processes for the trans community at work – this is the episode for you.

Special sprinkles on top of this episode: Jamie’s future plans to write fiction and the most important thing you can do as an ally for the trans community

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235: Four Years In: What’s Next for the improve it! Podcast, and How Can We Continue to Improve and Inspire You?

mercredi 24 avril 2024 • Duration 28:41

Picture this: Erin sitting on a porch with a chicken on a laptop in the heat of the pandemic, asking herself how she was going to start a podcast.

Yup, that’s the improve it! Podcast’s origin story and Erin is here today to tell you the tale.

In today’s episode, Erin shares the logistics behind starting a podcast, the mistakes that she made so you don’t have to, and a step-by-step guide to how one episode of the improve it! Podcast gets made from start to finish.

Erin also explains when she realized the name of the podcast needed to change and how she’s starting to monetize the show.

If you’re interested in starting your own podcast or know someone who is – this is the episode for you.

Special sprinkles on top of this episode: Erin’s “podcast closet” and how to create a community with your show listeners

 

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234: Tiffany Sauder on Dual Career Families: Can You Really Have It All Without Sacrificing What Matters Most?

mercredi 17 avril 2024 • Duration 44:41

What does laundry have to do with giving yourself the space to love & serve and not just do?

An awful lot, according to CEO, Keynote Speaker, and Scared Confident Podcast Host, Tiffany Sauder.

Tiffany is an expert in how to actually live your existence, not just manage it. She helps high-achievers have a space where they can love and serve, not just do.

In today’s episode, Tiffany joins Erin to explain the moment when she decided to demand to love her days, her own personal journey to rebuilding the systems that ran her life, and why we cannot live an eternally additive existence.

Tiffany shares the one thing that you may be forgetting about that could make your life so much easier: affordable outsourcing.

If you’re looking for ways to work (and live) smarter, not harder – this is the episode for you.

Special sprinkles on top of this episode: what “Change Moments” are and what it means to be “wired to do something.”

 

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233: In a World Filled with Distractions, How Can You Live with an Expansive Mind? Nate Klemp Answers

mercredi 10 avril 2024 • Duration 43:49

Nate Klemp, PhD, is a writer, philosopher, and entrepreneur. Most recently, Nate is the author of the new book OPEN: Living with an Expansive Mind in a Distracted World. The book explores how screen addiction and political polarization have closed the modern mind. Using new science, age-old practices, and life experiments, Open investigates tools we can use to cultivate a more open mind.

In today’s episode, Nate joins Erin to discuss what it means to open ourselves up to the other side, to really try to experience for ourselves the opposing belief system, and what that can create.

Nate explains why he never experienced politics the same way after writing Open, what he means by “behavioral architecture” and “dopamine dessert,” and why overindulgence might be the answer sometimes.

If you’re looking for a mindset shift on what it means to be curious in a world that banks on certainty and distraction addiction – this is the episode for you.

 

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232: Are You Missing Out on Team Building Opportunities? Discover the Power of a Leadership Book Club

mercredi 3 avril 2024 • Duration 19:54

Yes, you know what book clubs are. You’ve seen them in action, been a part of them, maybe even organized them on your own.

But what if we told you that a book club was how improve it! began?

In today’s episode, Erin tells the story of the book club she joined early in her career and how the first book they read changed her life and helped her build improve it! from the ground up. Erin also shares her 7-step method for creating your own book club and details on how to join improve it!’s own virtual book club.

If you’re looking for how to start experiencing books and watching them play out in your daily life – this is the episode for you.

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“I love this podcast and I love Erin!!” 

If that sounds like you, please consider rating and reviewing this podcast! This helps Erin support more people – just like you – move toward the leader you want to be. Click here, click listen on Apple Podcasts, scroll to the bottom, tap to rate with 5 stars, and select “Write a Review.” Then be sure to let Erin know what you loved most about the episode! Also, if you haven’t done so already, subscribe to the podcast. That way you won’t miss any juicy episodes! Thanks in advance, improve it! Peeps :)

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