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Exploring Reversing Rude Behavior in Meetings from Chaos to Calm

In this podcast episode we explore reversing rude behaviors in meetings.

Click to listen Episode 24 – Exploring Reversing Rude Behavior in Meetings from Chaos to Calm

Have you ever been in a meeting where at least one person or all attendees have nothing positive to say about anything?

As Managers or Supervisors, having efficient and effective meetings is crucial to running a successful business. Group meetings that aren’t productive waste valuable time and cost the company money.

Let’s explore what may be considered rude behaviors in meetings.

  • Interrupting the person speaking
  • Not listening, acting bored, or lack of engagement
  • Being disrespectful to the speaker
  • Two people are talking privately among themselves while someone else is speaking
  • People are just plain hostile to each other
  • Arguing over whose point is right
  • Overtalking each other
  • Sarcastic mean comments to the speaker or each other
  • Being very judgmental of each other
  • Participants take everything that is said very personally due to the hostile interaction
  • Embarrassing the host or leader with malicious remarks

I have been in group meetings where all of these actions have happened, been the target, and participated in some disrespectful behaviors. I am not proud of how I acted; I was discourteous and unprofessional sometimes, but it was acceptable to voice your opinion. Was this behavior a way to conquer and get what was needed? Not really. Did anything get resolved? Most of the time, nothing got accomplished.

What happened to common courtesy, collaboration, and respectfulness towards each other?

How can we change the behavior in meetings? 

It takes one person at a time, starting with Managers and Supervisors, to lead by example and reverse this unprofessional behavior.

Here are some tips:

  • Set up rules of conduct for the meeting(s). Go over them at the beginning of each session as a reminder. Have the code of conduct on the agenda template. As time passes with the same group of attendees, the code of conduct will only need addressing if a new person attends the meeting and reads the code of conduct at the beginning.
  • When someone says something negative, turn to them and say something positive about the topic or person.
  • When someone intentionally breaks meeting etiquette, politely remind them or refer to the code of conduct.
  • As the manager or supervisor, focus on following the code of conduct, leading by example, and positive meeting etiquette will become achievable by all participants.
  • Redirect the “off-topic” discussions for later.

A set code of conduct and behavior etiquette is essential to successful meetings. Being courteous and respectful allows everyone to speak, be heard, participate, and engage, which is when great results will happen. Be organized and prepared. As Managers and Supervisors, we lead by example; if we are focused and engaged, our employees will be too.

Today’s podcast Affirmation

I conduct productive meetings! 

I would love to hear your thoughts as a manager or supervisor on meetings.

If you are struggling with the daily grind and feel alone, a leadership coach like me will help you work through those everyday challenges to continue moving forward to where you want to be. 

Did you find this helpful? If so, please share this podcast with others! 

Until next time when we meet again!

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Episode 76 – Does Face Reading Build Better Relationships with Special Guest Joseph McGuire

In this podcast episode we had a Special Guest, Joseph McGuire of Clear Sight Communications.

Click to listen to podcast Episode 76 – Does Face Reading Build Better Relationships.

Joseph McGuire has been taught in the ancient Chinese skill of Face Reading (Mien Shiang), and Body Language since 1985, initially to healthcare professionals as diagnostic and communication tools. He qualified and practiced as a holistic therapist in several modalities for 30 years. In recent years Joseph has added skills from the fields of negotiation, interrogation and elicitation. His primary focus has been on assisting clients with C-level Interviewing, Negotiation, Executive Communication, Client Profiling, and Sales Team Communication Skills. 

He has worked with clients in Pharma, Aviation, TV,  Financial Services among others. He has now developed the Behavioral Negotiation Program for business leaders.  This provides in-depth understanding of their communication patterns, and how they’re perceived, detailed insights into the behavioral patterns of their counterparts, and real-time assistance in reading the room. 

He is highly experienced in the role of confidential, impartial and unbiased observer, and NDA’s are a standard part of client relationships. He has 3 adult children, and currently lives with his partner in Dublin, Ireland.

Joseph McGuire discusses:

  • Communicating from a place of authenticity, relaxed confidence and clarity
  • What is Mien Shiang (Face Reading) and how he uses it in his work – He also did a quick Face Reading on Angela and Patti
  • Some strategies to better communicate with understanding helping his clients with personal transformation
  • How Face Reading helps with better connection and relationships with others
    Face Facts https://clearsightcommunications.com/book/
  • How has communication with younger people shifted

Thank you so much for listening, please share the podcast with others, and check out Joseph McGuire’s services and products.

Joseph McGuire LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/clearsightcommunications/

Jospeh McGuire website:  https://clearsightcommunications.com/

Joseph McGuire Book Face Facts: https://clearsightcommunications.com/book/

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Episode 75 – Attracting and Creating Healthy Loving Relationships with Special Guest John Kenny

In this podcast episode, we have a special guest John Kenny, The Relationship Guy.

John Kenny is an award-winning Relationship Coach for People Who Want to Attract or Create Healthy, Loving Relationships. He is an Author, Speaker, Documentary Maker, and host of The Relationship Guy Podcast. He has been involved in personal development for nearly twenty years and has helped thousands of clients and completely changed his life. 

Some of the things John Kenny discusses on the podcast:

  • Why he is passionate about what he does as a Relationship Coach
  • What is an Attachment Styles
  • What is the importance of relationships in life
  • Why an unhealthy/toxic relationship can lead to more than you would imagine
  • How our physical and psychological health is impacted and connected to the quality of our relationships
  • How did age and everything he discovered about relationships change how he related to his body
  • How our subconscious mind is in control of the majority of what we think and do
  • His documentary ‘Forget Me Not – The Child You Left Behind.’
  • What is a Narcissist, and is it common or uncommon
  • His book and podcast

Thank you so much for listening; please share this podcast with others, and check out John Kenny’s website, services and more at  www.johnkennycoaching.com 

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Episode 74 – Building Better Relationships Through Feeling and Listening to the Body, Heart and Self with Angela Ambrosia

Click to listen to Episode 74 – Building Better Relationships Through Feeling and Listening to the Body, Heart and Self with Angela Ambrosia

In this podcast episode Angela Ambrosia shares about her journey of feeling and listening to the body, heart and self.

Angela Ambrosia is an Energy Healer, Movement Meditation, and Dance Facilitator at Dance with Angela and a teacher of Loving Relationships; she lives in Sydney, Australia. She teaches online classes and private sessions to open you to your healing gifts and natural joy. She works with people to develop their intuition and spiritual growth.

In 2019, she experienced a near-death experience after going into a coma from an aggressive cancer. Angela survived to the amazement of her medical team, friends, and family. In the years since her recovery, Angela realized she denied her own knowing that she would not die because she believed what the hospital thought was true. She is aware of how much we allow the power of others’ beliefs to overshadow our own, even denying our own life. 

She encourages others to learn how to listen to their inner voice while inviting and creating spaces to share themselves with others and experience true connection.

Angela shares:

  • Why she became so passionate about Movement Meditation as a way to discover self-acceptance and love
  • Her journey as a healer and teacher
  • Why do we struggle with accepting our body
  • How listening to our inner self and intuition instead of pleasing others
  • The importance of feeling, sensing and how this helps your students with building better relationships
  • Her Energy Body of Self-Acceptance Program
  • She shares some strategies to have a better relationship with your body and recovery of the body after illness

Don’t miss Angela’s weekly youtube videos; check out other educational videos on self–acceptance, healing, awakening, enlightenment, miracles, and more. Subscribe here on Youtube: Dance with Angela – YouTube

The Energy Body of Self-Acceptance Program Simple, powerful body connection exercises help you balance emotions and build confidence and acceptance of your body, personality, energy, body, and emotions.

The Body of Love Workbook on Amazon

Dance for Joy Sydney Starts Oct 26, 2023 in Sydney, Australia

World Dance and Sufi Movement Class online

Energy Body Movement Meditation Class Online 

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My Conversation with John Kenny – The Relationship Guy (Podcast) – How to Balance Your Life With Patti Oskvarek

I had a wonderful conversation with John Kenny – The Relationship Guy (Podcast). It was a pleasure chatting with John Kenny; he is such a nice guy. Listen and follow The Relationship Guy Podcast; you will get a lot out of his podcast. ~ Patti 

Click to listen to the The Relationship Guy Podcast How to Balance Your Life With Patti Oskvarek

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Exploring Effects of Bad Attitudes in the Workplace from Chaos to Calm

In this podcast episode we will explore the effects of bad attitudes in the workplace.

Click to listen to Episode 22 – Exploring Effects of Bad Attitudes in the Workplace from Chaos to Calm.

Hi, Managers and Supervisors

How’s it going?

One day, my husband and I were at Walmart and saw this quote on a T-shirt. I used to be a people person; then people ruined it! ~ unknown. 

I held up the T-shirt and told my husband; I am buying this. As a leadership and work-life balance coach, I encourage people not to feel this way. So why did I want to buy the T-Shirt? 

Well, I had many days that I felt this way in Leadership.

Have you ever felt this way? 

I know I did throughout my career, especially when knee-deep in the day-to-day grind of (Bull Crap). There were days I would go home and think, why am I doing this? Am I even making a difference; why are people so picky, hateful, judgmental, petty, discouraging, and disrespectful? Somedays, Myself included.

How does having a lousy attitude at work affect your reputation, employees, coworkers, customers, and the business’s bottom line?

Do you believe that other people around you at work can jade your perspective toward others, and you start to feel like the T-shirt quote?

What happened to kindness, empathy, praise, encouragement, and compassion in the workplace?

Managers and Supervisors, you can change the attitude in the workplace. One day at a time by your approach towards the workplace, yourself, and others. Once you apply kindness, empathy, praise, encouragement, and compassion to your employees and coworkers, others will notice and, as time goes on, will follow the pattern.

Here are some Self-Reflection Questions About Daily Interactions:

  • Why is everything about who can “one up” each other? How can this change in my leadership style?
  • Why is “knowledge power”? How can I share more?
  • What happened to being genuinely happy for a coworker and recognizing their accomplishments? How and when can I start recognizing others?
  • Why is being so “busy” acceptable and “ignoring” family okay? How can I improve spending time with my family and friends?
  • When will these interactions change within my Leadership?

What kind of leadership legacy do you want to leave behind?

It would be so amazing if this T-shirt is no longer valid in the workplace, and people feel safe at work and are inspired and encouraged to be their best with continual support. So Managers and Supervisors, let’s make it happen one day at a time!

Today’s podcast Affirmation

I am an inspiration at work!

Did you find this helpful? If so, please share this podcast with others! 

Until next time when we meet again!

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Exploring the Manipulative Manager and Supervisor Leadership Style from Chaos to Calm

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In this podcast episode we will explore a Manager and Supervisor with a manipulative leadership style.

Click to listen to Episode 21 – Exploring the Manipulative Manager and Supervisor Leadership Style from Chaos to Calm

Hi, Managers and Supervisors

How’s it going?

Patti explores:

  • What is a manipulative manager or supervisor?
  • Do you know manipulative manager or supervisor?
  • Why don’t people speak up about manipulative managers and supervisors?
  • The Warning Signs someone has a Manipulative Manager and Supervisor.
  • The Results for Employers having a Manipulative Manager and Supervisor in the Workplace.
  • Do you recognize this type of Leadership in your organization or within yourself?

Today’s podcast Affirmation

I have healthy relationships with my staff!

I would love your thoughts on this topic.

Did you find this helpful? If so, please share this podcast with others! 

Until next time when we meet again!

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Episode 71 – Does Changing Your Mindset After Fifty Build Better Relationships with Special Guest Rebecca Ronane

Welcome to Building Better Relationships at Home and Work with Angela and Patti.


We have a special guest on this podcast episode, Rebecca Ronane, Life Coach, Podcaster, and Author.

Rebecca Ronane moved from London to a small village in Provence, France, in 1995. She lives with her partner Alain and their dog Myrtle. She worked in the travel industry for thirty years; however, a breast cancer diagnosis quickly followed by a job loss in 2012 allowed her to change direction, although she didn’t feel it then.

A coaching course in 2014 opened the door to a different chapter in her life journey. Since training as a coach, she has set up her businesses, Forward After Fifty and Network Provence. As a result, she has two websites, two podcast shows, and not one but several businesses to her name. She has experienced that moving forward after fifty has the potential to be the most exciting part of your life.

A suggestion in 2021 that Rebecca writes a book was a little like looking down on someone else’s life and ambitions, as it had never been on her agenda. The book was published in January of 2023 and is called Forward After 50: The Rising Reinventors. The book gives insights into how we might limit ourselves in thinking and talking about aging. It’s about changing your mindset around aging today – start associating aging with generating instead of degenerating.

Rebecca discusses:

1. Why she became so passionate about living a great life Forward After Fifty?

2. How can women celebrate and embrace turning fifty?

3. Why do you think women fear aging?

4. How is your mindset the secret weapon towards aging?

5. About her book “Forward After 50: The Rising Reinventors“?

6. And so much more.

Thank you so much for listening; please follow and share the podcast with others, and check out Rebecca Ronane’s:
website https://www.rebeccaronane.com and her book Forward After 50: The Rising Reinventors.

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Building Better Relationships at Home and Work with Angela and Patti – Podcast Goals for March 2023

Angela Ambrosia and Patti Oskvarek are sharing our March 2023 podcast goals and asking for our listeners support to help achieve them.

Goals for March 2023:

❤️ Reach 200+ new listens per episode in 30 days

❤️ 50 + new followers on Spotify in 30 days

How can you help?

❤️ Listen to all the episodes

❤️ Share the podcast Spotify link with others

❤️ Share your favorite episode on your social media

❤️ Like and Follow our podcast on Spotify

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Thank you so much for listening and supporting our podcast. We appreciate you! ❤️ Angela and Patti

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 Exploring Why Do We Avoid Doing What We Truly Want in Life and Work From Chaos to Calm

Click to listen to Episode 18 – Exploring Why Do We Avoid Doing What We Truly Want In Life and Work

Hi, Managers and Supervisors 

How’s it going?

As Managers and Supervisors, we set the tone of the workplace environment. Our actions, thoughts, goals, and interactions towards ourselves and others contribute to our staff, customers, and if we want to come to work. It spills everywhere if we are unhappy at home or work. 

I know in the past, I felt unappreciated and showed signs of a lack of respect at work. I didn’t want to be at work, and the energy around the office changed from exciting to unbearable. We all have moments like that and push through them.

Why do we avoid doing what we truly want in life and work?

Is it because we are afraid of what others think?

What if we all lived as we wanted and did the work we truly love?

What would the world look like if this was the case?

Would we be happy, peaceful, thoughtful, meaningful, and kind?

What if we held our tongues and didn’t say all the negative things in our heads and to others?

How would that change our relationships at work and home? 

What would the work environment look like, and would that change the work environment and how?

Why do negative thoughts and reactions creep in first instead of happy, positive, loving actions?

What triggers us to think negatively and say rude, unkind words to the people around us? Or consider the worse in others at work instead of the good?

Why do co-workers, the boss, and staff treat each other unkind instead of encouraging each other? What would the work environment look like if kindness came into the workplace? Would people want to go to work and feel safe?

What are happiness at work and home?

Is that what we strive for in life, to be happy, but instead, we have chaos, drama, and people mad at us or around us?

What happened to peace, calm, and love?

What is holding us back from the life we want?

Figuring out what is holding you back from enjoying your life is vital. Being brave and confronting it will end your daily life of constant worry, anxiety, and unhappiness.

What do we need to remove or change to create harmony?

Make a list of the things you want to remove from your life.

Here are some examples:

  • A toxic friend
  • A hostile workplace
  • A verbally abusive partner
  • A controlling family member
  • A destructive behavior
  • A controlling boss
  • Discontent employees
  • Low self-esteem

The big question is, “What do you want in Life and Work?” 

Make a list of things you want to create harmony and balance in your life.

Here are some examples:

  • Positive Encouraging Friends
  • A Motivating Career
  • A Peaceful Home
  • A Happy Loving Family
  • Good Health
  • Some Fun and Adventure
  • A Healthy Lifestyle
  • Confidence and Self Worth
  • Hire A Leadership and Life Coach to help you transition to where you want to be
  • Get a Reiki Session

What action steps will you take to change your life for the better?

Once you start the action steps, you will feel the shift from being trapped and avoiding to a sense of peace and freedom.

Today’s podcast Affirmation

I know where I want to be and take action to get there.

Did you find this helpful? If so, please share this podcast with others! 

Until next time when we meet again!

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