The Sage Sayers
Episodes
The Sage Sayers: How Do We Draw Boundaries? Interrupt? Share Our Work Without Suck Up?
11 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this week’s podcast, we unpack (with the help of my dear coachees) some helpful strategies for the world’s biggest, most looming business commu...
The Sage Sayers: How Do We Talk Ourselves Out of Fear When Bullied At Work?
25 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week, on February 23, many countries, including Canada and the U.S. honored Anti-Bullying Day as a way to stand against bullying. Countries like ...
The Sage Sayers: How Do We Know It’s Career Change Time?
19 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
My guest this week is Coach Deb Skarda, a former critical care nurse, turned corporate pharmaceutical leader, turned leadership consultant and coach. ...
The Sage Sayers: How Do We Manage Our Meeting Schedule With Love Vs. Fear?
12 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Meeting fatigue has leaders all over grappling with sadness, loss, and questions about life. Cognitive overload from staring at screens create other s...
The Sage Sagers: How Do We Ask About Love? Manage Meetings? Stand Up To Bullies?
05 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The world never stands still when we lead. Life continues swirling around us and I notice this point when coaching and training leaders on written and...
The Sage Sayers: How Do We Communicate With Love and Positivity Vs. Fear and Worry?
15 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's podcast, I take the interviewee vs. interviewer seat. Charles Jett, a Chicago, Il. based career coach, interviews me on PQ Podcast...
The Sage Sayers: How Do We Speak Up In Noisy Meetings And Feel Truly Heard?
07 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you're a reserved or introverted communicator, you may feel you must share your ideas only when (and if) it's fully hatched. Or perhaps y...
The Sage Sayers: How Do We Share Numbers (and Our Successes) In Compelling, Authentic Ways? Godswill Mhlanga Knows.
17 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
My guest this week is Godswill Mhlanga, a finance and accounting whizz who’s worked in the U.S. and abroad across most industries, and even with Ern...
The Sage Sayers: How Do We Mobilize When Stuck In Our Careers?
11 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A recent poll found over half (specifically 52%) of American workers consider career changes for next year and as January approaches, 44% already plan...
The Sage Sayers: How Do We Tell Our Career Story (and Career Changes) in Clear, Compelling Ways?
03 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
I've invited back this week Charles Cranston Jett, a certified coach specializing in career management, critical skill development, and career cr...
How Can We Build Trust and Rapport? Makeup and Hair Artists Like Mimi Pressley Are Pros.
24 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Women entrepreneurs are thriving throughout these singular times and my guest this week, Mimi Pressley, a Florida-based hair and makeup artist, has id...
The Sage Sayers: How Can We Apply For Grants, Funds, (and Patents) Others Say 'Yes' To? Tips From CEO of Phyla, Yug Varma.
11 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
My guest this week is Yug Varma. He’s a San Francisco, Calif-based trained microbiologist and synthetic biologist with a background in organic chemi...
The Sage Sayers: Why We Must Challenge Our Judge's Lies About Restorative Breaks
06 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
72% of Americans did not take a summer vacation in 2020 and this year (with some small hope) 50% of Americans took a summer vacay while the other 50% ...
The Sage Sayers: How Do We Negotiate For What We Want? Mark Herschberg Has Some Clues.
29 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
My guest this week is Mark Herschberg, an author, public speaker, and an MIT instructor based in New York. Along with teaching at MIT's career su...
The Sage Sayers: What's the Communications Gift from the Mass Resignation?
16 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The mass resignation--millions of workers leaving their jobs in hopes of a better life and purpose--offers us gifts and opportunities as communicators...
The Sage Sayers: How Do We Tell Stories Which Honor Us, Help Others, and Uplift?
07 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Many communicators want to uplift and humanize topics through storytelling; but how to do it succinctly and well? This week's podcast shares a tr...
The Sage Sayers: How Might Coaching Help Us Find the Clarity, Perspective, and Calm We Seek? Ask Maura Dolan.
24 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
My guest this week is Dublin, Ireland-based Maura Dolan who has spent the large part of her life and career coaching executives to find the calm, clar...
The Sage Sayers: How Do We Create Vital Space For True, Long-Term Growth? Ask Dorie Clark.
08 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
My guest this week is Dorie Clark, an American author and executive education professor at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. Along with wo...
The Sage Sayers: Replacing Fear of Personal Rejection with Love For Learning. Five Questions with Bill Carmody
03 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
My guest this week is Bill Carmody, Head of Coaching for Positive Intelligence, who oversees the application of mental fitness for thousands of coache...
The Sage Sayers: How Do We Circumnavigate Burnout? Ask Marie-Louise Pereira.
27 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
My guest this week is Parisian and Armenian Coach Marie-Louise Pereira who helps the many coachees she serves all over the globe better understand our...
The Sage Sayers: How Do I Make My Enormous Ideas Tangible? Sharing Big, Half-Hatched Ideas With Audiences
20 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
If you're like me, you're often sharing your ideas in a free-flow way wanting to make sense of things as you go. While external processing&a...
The Sage Sayers: Finding Calm, Courage and Bliss Through Art. An Interview with Jayne Willoughby
13 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is Jayne Willoughby, a professional coach and artist based in rural Alberta, Canada. Jayne's a true Sage Sayer who's found th...
The Sage Sayers: Writing Of Your Successes With Courage Vs. Fear. Applying Love to Your Performance Review.
05 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Performance reviews can trigger angst in all of us — and not surprising really because so much feels at stake. And yet, applying a blend of mental f...
The Sage Sayers: How Do I Stay Audience Centered, Clear, (and Compelling) When Writing To My Audiences?
22 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
There's real folly right now in not writing in clear, accessible, and audience-centered ways. Here in the U.S., the home for The Sage Sayers, 30%...
The Sage Sayers: Why Does Strategy Matter for Storytelling? Ask Pam Knox.
16 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
If you're like me, you want to share your story willy-nilly without much thought for strategy. But Coach Pam Knox, my guest this week, advises no...
The Sage Sayers: How Do We Find Our Inherent Gifts? The Perfect Novel of My Life. Chapter One.
09 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode of the Sage Sayers, I’m narrating Chapter One of the Perfect Novel of My Life. This narrative coaching and mental fitn...
The Sage Sayers: How Does the Language of Data Transcend all Challenges (and Boundaries)?
02 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
My guest this week is Colby McCullough, a supply chain expert with a combined 24 years of experience in the aerospace and consumer goods industries. ...
The Sage Sayers: Why Ought We Retool, Reinvent, and Grow? Career Coach Charles Jett Knows.
25 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
My guest this week is Charles Cranston Jett, a certified coach specializing in career management, critical skill development, and career crises. Charl...
The Sage Sayers: How Do We Sound (and Feel) Brave When Asking For More?
25 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's podcast, we offer tips and strategies on asking for a raise, promotion, or improved rates and terms with a contract. This podcast ...
The Sage Sayers: How does community bring us calm and strength? Pastor Thomas DeLoach knows.
17 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
My guest this week is Pastor and Dr. Thomas A DeLoach who captures the hearts of North Carolina's youth through preaching, coaching, and his prov...
The Sage Sayers: Celebrate the Way and the Pay. Finding Gratitude and Happiness in Sales.
09 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Gunter Schaber wants to transform how salespeople (and entrepreneurs) view their prize. He means: Rather than focus exclusively on the big payout at t...
The Sage Sayers: Using Practice, Courage, and Creativity to Combat Speaking With Fear. An Interview With Peter Khoury.
28 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
My guest this week is Peter Khoury, a professional speaker and public speaking coach from the West Bank based in San Francisco. Peter's a great...
The Sage Sayers: How Do We Dismiss Our Inner Judge's Lie(s) When We Present to Spooky Audiences?
19 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's podcast, we explore how mental fitness through Positive Intelligence (the science and practice of mastering your mind so you can r...
The Sage Sayers: How Do We Save and Honor the Work (and Industry) We Love? An Interview with Jennifer Kho.
12 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
My guest this week is Jennifer Kho, former managing editor for the HuffPost and the Guardian's US edition. She's now president-elect for the...
The Sage Sayers: How Do We Navigate Business Cultures With Love Vs. Fear? Coach Luca Dondi Knows.
05 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
My guest this week is Luca Dondi, an executive coach based in Rome, Italy, who has developed an intriguing niche helping executives navigate across cu...
The Sage Sayers: Sparking Joy at Work. Tidying Up How You Work and Spend Your Time
29 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Most of us want to feel joyous at work and a delightful 2020 book by Marie Kondo, tidying expert and best-selling author, and Scott Sonenshein, an org...
The Sage Sayers: How Do We Find (and Live By) Our Ikigai, Our Life's Purpose? An Interview with Hector Garcia.
08 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
My guest this week is Hector Garcia, a citizen of Japan and the author of several beautiful and best-selling books, including Ikigai, the Japanese Sec...
The Sage Sayers: The Gem in the Woods. Finding Hidden Gifts (and Joy) Within Failure
07 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Whether we view failure with fear, shame, or disdain, culturally and generationally we can see many different ways we respond to failure. Although I...
The Sage Sayers: How Do We Cope With Unexpected Loss, Like Suicide? A Young Widow's Tale.
31 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
My guest this week is Christine Van Der Mark who discovered, a few days after Christmas in 2019, her late husband Shad had committed suicide. He was 4...
The Sage Sayers: Do You Sound Pompous When You Write?
24 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's podcast, Coach Debbi offers five tips to warm up the tone of your business writing so that you sound warm, accessible, and open vs...
The Sage Sayers: Must We Combat Our Fear of Change? (Hint: Yes!)
16 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
My guest this week is Amy Boettcher, an ICF certified coach and former attorney who practiced divorce law for 18 years and was partner at her Wisconsi...
The Sage Sayers: Breathe and Ground, Sweetie. Professor Elizabeth Wiley on Voice, Power, and Change.
10 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
My guest this week is Professor of Theatre at College of William & Mary, Elizabeth Wiley. Prof Wiley's a Midwesterner who's soon to move...
The Sage Sayers: Enrolling Clarity, Courage (and Love) In The Fight For Cancer
25 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
My guest this week is California, Santa Cruz-based Chris Baker who, a few years ago, became one of the US's 106,000+ cases of newly diagnosed mel...
The Sage Sayers: The Art of the Hustle, the Risk, (and the Struggle). Entrepreneurship During Covid-19.
24 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
My guest this week, Dr. Sergey Sikora, has learned rich life lessons about entrepreneurship from launching five successful ventures, including Relevia...
The Sage Sayers: You're Flat, Darling. Adding Life (and Love) to Flat, Monotone Vocal Delivery
17 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's Sage Sayer's podcast, we tackle an age-old vocal pattern getting in our way of connecting with and retaining our audience: Fl...
The Sage Sayers: Let's Dress Up A Little, Shall We? The Lost Art of Dress.
09 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
My guest this week is Dr. Linda Przybyszewski, a historian and associate professor of history at the University of Notre Dame. How I came to know Lind...
The Sage Sayers: Pardon My Filler. Five Ways to Manage Distracting Verbal Filler
02 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
If excessive filler words take over your presentation, you're signaling to your audience your discomfort, disinterest, and/or that you're no...
The Sage Sayers: A Gift From COVID? Write (and Send) Songs To Those Feeling Lost, Sad, and Isolated
27 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Singer, song writer, social worker, and activist Emily Cavanagh discovered a gift through COVID: Writing (and gifting) personalized songs to those fee...
The Sage Sayers: The Business and Joy of Podcasting (Tips from Veteran Podcaster Marc Lee)
20 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we chat with veteran podcaster, Marc Lee, an award-winning executive producer with IBM.TV and host of multiple podcasts, often back-to-ba...
The Sage Sayers: How to Stay Confident (and Compelling) As a Non-Native Speaker
13 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we interview Carmela O’Flaherty, an executive leadership and business communication coach helping non-native speakers of English thrive w...
The Sage Sayers: The Business Sense Of Daily Mindfulness
05 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
An epic meltdown amidst a Covid-19 quarantine reminded me of a vital lesson: Always take time to become mindful, no matter how busy and overwhelmed we...
The Sage Sayers: How to Wow Your Audience? Listen Well.
22 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
We all want to captivate our audience; but in meetings, many simply want to feel they're listened to. In this podcast, Coach Debbi offers tips ...
The Sage Sayers: Interviewing Sci-Fi Author Rick Phillips
15 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In our debut podcast, we interview Richard (Rick) Phillips, a bestselling sci-fi author, who wrote his first book (The Second Ship) with a publishing ...