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Be Fabulous
Be Fabulous
Author: ThinqShift
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Welcome to “Be Fabulous..... with Vips and Vicki”. The ThinqShift podcast for professionals who aspire to be fabulous leaders. Those who not only succeed but also purposefully seek to reinvent the world.
41 Episodes
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In this episode1. View strategy from a new perspective, no matter where you sit in the organization2. Learn about the big stressors each group faces3. Avoid common pitfalls by addressing key challenges before they become roadblocksJoin us for this enlightening conversation that will leave you thinking about strategy in a whole new way.Until next time, Be Fabulous!
1. The Hidden Costs of Transparency: Discover how radical transparency can lead to employee stress, anxiety, and even burnout, challenging the notion that more openness is always better.2. When Transparency Backfires: Real-world case studies where transparency initiatives created confusion, resentment, and competitive disadvantages, offering a fresh perspective on the complexity of openness.3. Balancing Act: Learn practical strategies to balance transparency with confidentiality, maintaining trust while protecting sensitive information and fostering a healthy work environment.
In This Episode1. The Hidden Complexity of Fairness: Why it’s such a loaded topic and often avoided in leadership conversations.2. Why Fairness is Never Fully Achievable: Leaders face the impossible task of meeting everyone’s definition of fairness without creating backlash.3. Fairness through the lens of Whole Brain Thinking: The fabulous way to think about fairness.Until next time, Be Fabulous!
In this episode“Siloed Success or Collective Failure?”: Uncover the hidden dangers of focusing solely on your department’s goals and why it might be holding your entire organization back.“Leadership Beyond the Silo”: Discover why true leadership requires more than just managing your own responsibilities—it’s about driving the collective success of the whole team.“The Paradox of Collective Responsibility”: Explore the fine line between shared accountability and individual success, and how to master the balance in your leadership role.Until next time, Be Fabulous!
In this episode1. Kindness vs High Performance: is it a trade-off or something deeper2. External factors that are often not considered3. The 3 lenses: employee, leader and CEO
In this episode1. What changing your environment, even slightly, does for your perspective.2. What we actually need goes back to our 4 basic needs.3. Considerations to keep perspective even when the world around seems to be going mad.
In this episode1. The dark side of entrepreneurship2. The phenomena of wannapreneur3. Considerations to decide if you’re all inUntil next time, Be Fabulous!
In this episode1. What happens when you’re promoted too soon 2. As a manager, what type of conversation should you have with someone who has been promoted3. Is the role even right for you? We’ll share the sweet spot of what to look for Until next time, Be Fabulous!
In this episode1. The Short Term: how to wrap your head around AI over the next 1-3 years 2. Where our value has typically come from and who should be worried3. What can you start to do now so that you’ll continue to be valuable Until next time, Be Fabulous!
In this episode1. What we learned during Covid : the employee and employer perspective of working remotely. 2. The longer-term financial and career implications of continuing to work remotely as well as the impact for leaders and the world.3. What should organizations do: the consequences of differentiating, standardizing or something in between.
-The 12 dimensions-Why most organizations are still trying to figure out phase 1-The importance of the economic underpinnings and the mindset needed to keep it going
-Why it’s falling to business leaders to drive a socially conscious agenda-Why many business leaders aren’t equipped to do this-Where to get started … how well read and balanced are you on social and political issues?
We work through the nuances of this complex topic, exploring- Does the size of your organization matter?- Magic Beans, determining the path you should choose- Putting on the training wheels
-The connection between the speed of information and adaptability-Tours of duty as an alternative to functional career paths-30 day challenge to get you out of your comfort zone
- Why Emotional Kevlar is becoming more critical now than ever- Shifts and core strengths to be effective in this world without being buffeted by the noisiness of the our daily lives- 30 day challenge to start your journey to becoming emotionally bulletproof
In episode two, we cover- Tactical: we want to believe proximity doesn’t matter, but it does- Operational: manager expectations, they matter- Structured: cultural wars, be ready- Systemic: collective consciousness, don’t underestimate it-Meta: when everyone is a nomad, what happens to the social fabric of society?
In episode one, we introduce-The six key themes that leaders and organizations will need to start tackling right away-The six hot skills that will be needed to thrive at work in 2025-Why we predict these are the most important dimensions we need to be thinking about
In Episode 3, Sean helps us to imagine a new world of agriculture as he sees it. Today, you have to be middle class or higher to be able to afford fresh nutritious produce.In this episode, you’ll hear Sean give us a well rounded perspective on this topic, including:-Is 100% automated farming operation possible?-What does local “farm-to-table” for agriculture look like?-What can you do locally
In this episode, you’ll hear*The impact of the exception of the Thirteenth Amendment*The genesis of slavery*What -13 is doing to reinvent the world to give those who have done their prison time a chance to be happy and successful
In Episode 1, Sean helps us to conceptualize a world without garbage? Is that even possible or just a utopian ideal? Sean helps us navigate through an initiative he’s thought of regarding the minimizing and recycling of the mountains of waste both on land and underwater. He argues that our methods of waste management are long outdated and are in need of a serious revolution.Therefore, his fabulous 3 phase plan that sculpts a picture of how a world without garbage is not only possible, but with recent developments in machine learning and knowledge from battery technologies, it is potentially closer to actualize than we may initially imagine.














