• Museums
  • Cahokia Mounds
  • Arch Grounds and Museum
  • St. Louis Art Museum– in beautiful Forest Park.
  • City Museum– hands on for kids and those who are kids at heart. Downtown. Giant climbing structures and lots of small caverns for little ones to play…and get lost.
• Concerts and Theatre
  • Fox Theater– concerts and Broadway theater series
  • St Louis Repertory Theater on the campus of Webster University. Multiple stages. Smaller venue. No bad seat in the house.
• Cardinals
  • Go early, grab a drink and eat something before going into the game.
  • Discounted day-of tickets for St. Louis Cardinals – First Pitch Tickets
  • St Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame museum in Ballpark Village.
• Brewery tours – Anheuser-Busch Brewery, Schlafly Bottleworks, 4 Hands Brewery, and lots of local microbreweries. There’s even a local brewery tour where they transport you to 4 microbreweries – BrewHop STL

What else have you done that’s entertaining while in STL?

• Union Station – restaurants, new giant ferris wheel, aquarium, hotel
• Cathedral Basilica
• Magic House – children’s museum in Kirkwood, MO, not far from downtown
• Outdoors
• Forest Park – what do you recommend people do there?
  • Art Museum, mentioned already above, has a nice restaurant
  • The Boathouse Restaurant and ride the paddleboats.
  • The Muny for summer time musicals
  • The Zoo – one of the best in the US and it’s free
• MO Botanical Garden, Laumeier Sculpture Park, the Arch
• The Arch is a must see!  It is now designated as a National Park and was recently completely renovated with a fantastic museum below ground.  You should definitely take a ride up in the Arch, however, things to know before you do:
  • The “elevator” is the same that was initially installed.
  • It is small.  We are big.  It is a cramped and a bit of a confined space.
  • You will be up high!  The windows are small.
• Local wineries –
  • Try the MO wine.  There are some good ones, but you may have to try a few first.
  • Augusta/Defiance wineries: all good!  Go in the fall (Sept/Oct) and enjoy outdoor drinking and live music.
  • Hermann, MO– great wineries (Hermanhoff and Stone Hill) with wonderful bed and breakfast options

     Foodie recommendations –

• Iconic STL must do’s for food and drink – the Hill, Ted Drews, Imo’s, Crown Candy Kitchen if you have time to stand in line.
  • St. Louis Pizza and Toasted Ravioli
  • Gooey Butter Cake- Park Avenue Coffee Shop in Lafayette Square
  • Delmar Loop – Fitz’s

• The Hill: Favazza’s, Zia’s, Charlie Gittos, Rigazzi’s
• Best view: 360
• Another rooftop option: Vin de Set
• Cinder House rooftop restaurant at The Four Seasons
• Lafayette Square: 1111 Mississippi
• Dessert: Bailey’s Chocolate Bar
• Fountains on Locust
• Walking food tours –
  • Savor St Louis Food Tours– 3 available (Downtown, Central West End and Delmar Loop).  Lots of food.  Great history of the area. Eclectic bites and well-known stops.

Show notes:

Advent Conspiracy

Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University

Special Guest: Michelle King

Tips:

• Always attach your resume to the applicant tracking system – don’t just fill out the job history information.
• Make sure you have an email and phone number listed on your resume.
• In North America, LinkedIn is a critical tool for getting noticed.
  • List more than your job and title – also list what you have accomplished.
  • Don’t use this platform for things beyond business. It’s not the place for political posts, etc.
• Go beyond stating responsibilities on your resume (e.g.  Performs full cycle talent acquisition duties) and state accomplishments (e.g. Has placed job candidates in 40 days on average with a 95% retention rate at year 1) so you can demonstrate growth and value.
• Do a spell and grammar check. Have someone take a look at it with fresh eyes. You won’t be best at editing your own document.
• Be specific and tailor the resume for the job. Don’t make it difficult for the recruiter or hiring leader to find your relevant experience and expertise.
• Highlight job competencies and skills in a summary section near the top of your resume.
• Showing up early to an interview is key. “To be early is on time. To be on time is late.” 15 minutes early is a good rule of thumb.
• Remember everyone you encounter onsite is important for making a good impression. Most hiring leaders and recruiters will ask the receptionists how they were treated by a candidate.
• Focus on the question being asked and be as specific as possible versus a canned response that talks about the topic more generally. Don’t hesitate to ask “Did that give you enough detail?” to the interviewer if you think your answer might have been too vague.
• Be authentic.
• For video interviews…
  • Test your technology before. Most companies will provide a test opportunity for you.
  • Look in to the camera.
  • Look professional.
  • Be in a quiet space.
  • Alert family members and keep those distractions to a minimum.
• When answering interview questions…
  • Practice with a friend so you don’t sound rehearsed but are increasingly comfortable with answering standard/expected question.
  • Work to keep your responses brief. Aim to tell each story in less than 1-2 minutes.
• After the interview…
  • Follow up within 24 hours with a short thank you including sharing that you are still interested in the job and what value you think you’ll bring to it.
  • Don’t follow up excessively.
  • Consider a creative follow up, where applicable. Like a pizza box for a food-related job.
• Top must do
  • Be kind to everyone you come in contact with
  • Candidly share your development areas and what you are doing about them
  • Talk to everyone in your network who knows someone who works there
• Top don’t do
  • Don’t “cuss like a sailor”; carefully chose your words if you have a habit of using swear words. It might not be appropriate in this culture.
  • Fail to articulate a development area – not an overplayed strength
  • Venting about your current job or situation. Victim mentalities are off-putting.
• Best advice you were ever given
  • Interview is a 2-way process. Take time to ask thoughtful questions of your interviewee to learn if this job and organization is a good fit.
  • Don’t be too humble. Find a balance between selling yourself and being honest about how you contributed to a project.
  • Run towards something…not from something. Otherwise you’ll risk settling for a new role that is not best long term just to get away from a current situation.

Special Guest: Michelle King

Tips:

• Aim to ask specific questions to candidates so you get a real-life example of what actually happened and not a theoretical reply to how the candidate might handle the situation
• Use follow up questions to probe on responses that are too vague to give you the level of detail you need
• Assessments can help sort out some cultural elements but should be factored as only one of many data points in selection
• In order to have legally defensible assessments in selection, there are a couple things to consider:
  • You have to use questionnaires that have been validated for selection. Most personality assessments are not a fit for selection assessment.
  • You have to show the characteristics you are measuring are job-specific.
• Talk to everyone who has had contact with the candidate during the process. You might learn a lot from how the candidate has treated the receptionist.
• Consider flexibility and remote options for the open role. Today’s workforce and talent supply requires us to be more creative in our thinking.
• It’s now illegal in many states (e.g. California, Colorado, Illinois, etc.) to ask what a person is currently making in order to form your offer. You can ask the candidate’s expectations, but you should have knowledge of what the position is worth in the market in order to make the best compensation and total rewards strategy.
• Pay transparency is a new trend but needs a lot of consideration around your culture and legal implications. There are many factors that influence pay and most often people are not informed on them.
• Market data is worth investing in. Some websites also have credible salary information for free, but you have to use judgement on which to use.

• Hiroshima Peace Museum– Photo below is of the one building left partially standing after the explosion.  It has been reinforced and now serves as a visual reminder of the devastation caused by an atomic bomb.
• Kabuki Performance– Kabuki is a classical Japanese dance-drama. Kabuki theatre is known for the stylization of its drama and for the elaborate make-up worn by some of its performers.
• Kamogawa Odori Performance Kyoto– No photos can be taken during the show.  This photo is of the advertisement hanging outside the venue.
• Nippon Professional Baseball- In Japan they have “beer girls” who run up and down the stadium offering beer for purchase. 
• Beautiful Buddhist Temple Photos- 
  • Todaiji Temple in Nara- includes the largest indoor Buddha statueKoyasan- mountain top with 117 Buddhist Temples.  We stayed overnight at Fudouin.
• Peaceful Shinto Shrine Photos-
  • Photo- Small Shinto Shrine tucked into a downtown Tokyo street in the Ginza DistrictPhoto- Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto is one of the most well known Japanese shrines due to its many red torii gates.
• My favorite food- souffle pancakes at A Happy Pancake (Tokyo and Osaka

• Sandy’s Itinerary
  • Princess Cruise– Kobe, Beppu, Kagoshima, Busan (South Korea)
  • Tokyo
  • Kyoto
  • Nara
  • Koyasan
  • Hiroshima
  • Osaka
• Japan Rail Pass is an economical way to travel on multiple train trips in Japan (including bullet trains).  Must be purchased in advance of your trip and can be done online. A voucher will be sent to your U.S. home and then is exchanged for the actual Rail Pass in Japan.  With a Rail Pass, seat reservations can be made on specific trains. Visitors can also purchase one-way/roundtrip train tickets at the train station.

• You can get involved to share a talent, such as on a church committee like Finance or Staff Relations, or to learn through book and Bible studies.
• Examples ways and places to volunteer:
  • Bookstore
  • Nursery
  • Mowing
  • Taking treats to local service people & first responders
  • Teaching

Spiritual Disciplines: Reading the Bible

• There are many different versions of the Bible. This might help you chose the right one for your current needs.
• We suggest you visit a Christian Bookstore or your church’s library/book store for help picking one if this is your first time reading and studying the Bible.
• Most churches offer classes and studies to help you learn the Bible in a more focused, useful way. They are usually free and you typically don’t need to be a member of the church to join in the education.
• Recommendations:
  • Beth Moore Bible Studies
  • Culture version of the Bible – example on Amazon
  • YouVersion app – can switch through multiple versions of the Bible without spending money to buy each
    • Daily reminder verse
  • First 5
  • BibleGateway.com – sends email every night
  • Matthew Kelly’s Best Lent ever – free daily email messages during Lent
  • She reads Truth – very low cost plans tied to Christian calendar?
  • Devotionals..
    • Jesus Calling
    • 100 Days to Brave by Annie Downs
      • Annie’s podcast
    • Jesus Always – focused on joy

In this episode, the Lead.Travel.Pray. team discusses ways to create habits around prayer, gratitude and attending church. We offer suggestion based on what we have tried…and are often still failing to do. Ultimately we believe each person can and will find the spiritual discipline that fits them.

Helpful apps for prayers and devotions:

• First 5
• YouVersion

• Booking:
  • Discount flight notifications for deals from your nearest airport delivered to your email nearly daily for  $25/year – NextVacay.com
  • Join frequent flyer programs and look for ways to double dip
  • Prices often change late Monday nights so Tuesday is the best time to shop. Some advice suggests 3pm EST is the best time to shop for a fare on Tuesdays.
• At the airport:
  • Research baggage prices and buy ahead – find out if the prices will increase if you wait to purchase at the airport
  • Also research size requirements as weight and dimension can differ by airline
  • Container store has nice small bottles for carry-on fluids
  • TSA Pre-check or  Global Entry are nice options for reducing your wait and streamlining your security experience; your credit company may reimburse this – look into it
  • Clear is a new option in a few airports
  • Global Entry is also a nice option which helps you clear customs faster when returning from out of the county; it includes TSA pre-check benefits

Show notes:

According to ECU, Equality challenge unit, unconscious bias refers to a bias that we are unaware of, and which happens outside of our control. It is a bias that happens automatically and is triggered by our brain making quick judgments and assessments of people and situations, influenced by our background, cultural environment and personal experiences.

Implicit bias refers to the same area, but questions the level to which these biases are unconscious especially as we are being made increasingly aware of them. Once we know that biases are not always explicit, we are responsible for them. We all need to recognize and acknowledge our biases and find ways to mitigate their impact on our behavior and decisions.

(Source: Harvard’s Project Implicit) The Implicit Association Test (IAT) is commonly used to measure implicit bias in individuals. The IAT measures the strength of associations between concepts (e.g., black people, old people, or gay people) and evaluations (e.g., good or bad) or characteristics (e.g., athletic, smart, or clumsy). The IAT is based on the observation that people place two words in the same category more quickly if the words are already associated in the brain. For example, the rate at which a person can link the words “black” or “white” with “good” or “bad” indicates their implicit bias.  

On an Ohio State University website they mention “Our brains are incredibly complex, and the implicit associations that we have formed can be gradually unlearned through a variety of debiasing techniques.” Some popular debiasing techniques include:

• discounting commonly held stereotypes
• using context to influence implicit responses
• changing the way an out-group member is evaluated and categorised
• using contact to change the level of threat evoked by an out-group
• using motivation to change responses to an out-group
• encouraging people to take responsibility for their implicit biases

Resources:

Good overview video: https://youtu.be/OoBvzI-YZf4

Thinking fast and slow – Daniel Kahneman

• Book summary
• Video summary (10 min)

If you have any suggestions or recommendations to share on the topic, please comment so our readers and the Lead.Travel.Pray. team can benefit from this knowledge.

Check out our twitter feed to read or hear more about each of our core topics of leadership, global travel and faith. We appreciate you!

• How to decide if you should rent:
  • Consider what mass transit and ride share options are available
  • If trying to cover a lot of ground and see a variety of sights, you will probably want the convenience of having your own car.
  • Costs can also be a factor. Sometimes it is cheaper to rent a car to get to and from your destination than ride share or taxis.
• Rental tips:
  • Loyalty programs can have advantages for rates and efficiency – often getting to skip past the rental counter and go straight to the car
  • Cars may also be cheaper through 3^rd party booking sites like Orbitz, Priceline & Expedia
  • Prices can fluctuate so it is worthwhile to look frequently in case a better deal is now available. Most reservations can be cancelled ahead of time with no penalty so you may decide to rebook a cheaper rate or to upgrade to a larger car class.
• Reservation tips
  • Never pay full price – look for coupons (like in the Entertainment book)
  • Pay attention to what kind of deposit the rental car company expects – this can vary greatly when you travel global
  • Research the baggage space to know you have enough space
  • Smaller cars generally work better in Europe
• Check the car before you leave the lot
  • Take picture of any damage on the car before you leave the lot
  • Don’t sign a damage form before looking the car over
  • Adjust your seat, mirrors, etc. before you leave the rental lot
  • The gas gauge tells you which side to pump the gas

• Planning:
  • Plan your route ahead of time
  • Leverage GPS
• Entertainment:
  • Audio book options- Libby & Overdrive
  • Free Audible trial good for 30 days
  • Movies
    • Renting movies & TV shows is also an option on iTunes
    • Download movies before your trip – you’ll likely need WIFI to do the download
  • Road trip games – apps & bingo cards
  • Pack headphones if you want to listen or watch something different from your fellow travelers
  • See past posts for more tips
• Food:
  • Snacks – we like a variety of healthy (nuts & fruit) and unhealthy (soda & candy)
  • Yelp & Open Table are good for restaurant recommendations
  • Each kid might like their own snack bin – like a personalized kid bento box
  • Starbucks has nice protein snack pack options

Safety tip – For long trips, you might want to get a tune-up and have your car checked over by a professional before heading out.

More #roadtrip posts from our #100days100traveltips series.

• Experiencing God by Henry Blackaby
• The Success Principles by Jack Canfield
• Walking with God by John Eldredge
• The Path by Lori Beth Jones

Additional suggested reading on the subject:

Breathe by Priscilla Shirer

https://www.cmaconsult.com/tips-on-achieving-work-life-balance/

Occasionally we hear things- people’s fears, their hesitations their personal
opinions- that may or may not be based on facts. In this episode, we’ll be further exploring some of these travel ideas for some Myth Busting fun!

Myths we tested on this episode:

#1: “It costs too much to travel to Europe”.

#2: “Cruises are boring. There’s nothing to do on the ship”?

#3: “Mexico is unsafe.”

#4: “Airbnb and other vacation rentals seem more complicated than booking a hotel.”

#5: “Lyft and Uber are dangerous.”

What travel myths did we miss? Please add yours below in the comments. And, we’re open to rebuttals on our “busts” above!

We’re not sponsored by nextvacay.com, but we’d be open to it!   Rebecca just flew to Iceland for a bit over $200 from a deal she was made aware of by nextvacay.com. For $25/year, they alert you to awesome deals and then you book as normal through the actual airline website or your favorite booking tool. We recommend you check it out!

The Lead.Travel.Pray. team was excited to interview our first guest on this twelfth episode of this podcast we started exactly one year ago. Dale Kreienkamp, Author of How Long, O Lord, How Long? A Book of Devotions for the Unemployed & Those Who Love Him, joined us to talk about personal change, specifically how faith can guide us through things like unemployment.

Dale Kreienkamp is a Human Resources professional of 40 years who has served as an executive in the healthcare industry and as head of a successful consulting practice.  Dale has also served as a volunteer leader on numerous boards of directors, as well as in his home church.  Dale has experienced a personal journey of unemployment twice when, each time, his positions were eliminated in organizational restructuring. These personal experiences created a desire within him to help others impacted by unemployment through inspirational devotions.

Dale’s Email Address:  dale@howlongolord.org

Website: https://howlongolord.org/

Book Facebook Page- https://www.facebook.com/HowLongOLord/  [Searchable Handle: How Long Oh Lord?]

LinkedIn URL – https://www.linkedin.com/in/dalekreienkamp/ [Searchable Handle: Dale Kreienkamp]

Show Notes:

Individuals each have a unique personality – beyond intelligence, appearance, etc. At Lead. Travel. Pray., we think about culture as the organization’s personality. It’s the collective way of “being” that makes it unique. It’s the “how we do things” layer to  “what we do”.

To better understand a culture during an interview or to diagnose a culture through employee/member focus groups, ask questions like…

• How does work get done here?
• How are decisions made? Who has the ultimate say?
• What behaviors are rewarded?
• What are characteristics or behaviors of people who do not fit?
• What 3 words would you use to describe this place to friends and family?

From there you can work on what the employees want the organization to aspire to be and how to close the gaps.

There are also culture assessments that can assist in a more formal diagnosis. Here are some examples:

1. Denison’s culture survey
2. Organization Culture Inventory – Human Synergistics

Here are a few other resources we find handy for culture:

• Hofstede’s country comparison tool sheds light on global cultural differences
• The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni

We’d enjoy hearing  what cultural attributes you find most rewarding at work, church, a volunteer organization or hobby group. Please comment below!

Show notes:

• Hawaii –
  • Maui – great beaches and relaxing environment (see our Maui podcast for more details)

• • Molokai
    • Molokai: The Novel by Alan Brennert
    • Kalaupapa tour (Sandy likes the airplane option vs the daredevil donkeys) – historic location where Hansen disease (lepers) patients were relegated in the early 1900s
  • Hawaii Island, also known as the Big Island
    • Manta ray night experience (picture source)

• Cuba
  • Fusterlandia in Havana

• • Tip: take Toilet paper with you – you can’t rely on it to be available at tourist stops, restaurants or on bus tours
• Iceland
  • Blue Lagoon hot springs
  • Be prepared to pay a lot for most food; lamb and seafood are the way to go as they are native
• Indonesia – Lombok
  • Black “Sand” beach

• Australia – Sydney
  • Bondi Beach

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• • Sydney Harbor bridge climb

• French Polynesia
  • Bora Bora

Show notes:

• StrengthsFinder assessment from Gallup
• Brene Brown’s TED Talk on the Power of Vulnerability
• Spiritual Gifts inventory

Show Notes:

• Not all cultures have the same challenges with being candid.
• Kim Scott’s Radical Candor book addresses “caring deeply and challenging directly”.
• Candor requires courage in the moment – believing it’s worth it to say what needs to be said.
• Reframing and getting curious about behavior helps us get at the “thing behind the thing” in a more authentic way.
• Candor is not shooting from the hip – it requires preparation.
• Some techniques can help us have a candid conversation like using I vs You language.
• Our candor role models are very interested in what we are thinking but might not be saying and are willing to probe on it when he/she is attuned to the non-verbals.
• Effective candor requires a person to be good with neutrality and desire to see things another way.
• It might require some time and space – perhaps postponing the conversation – until you can get to a curiosity mindset before having the conversation.
• The highest level of listening is listening with the intent of having your mind changed – not trying to think through your rebuttal.
• Amygdala hijacks can be avoided if you position yourself to avoid the emotional threat response.
• The DDI STAR and STAR/AR models are great models for sharing specific information for positive and constructive feedback.
• Book recommendations:
  • Leadership and Self-Deception
  • Difficult Conversations
  • Crucial Conversations
  • Trusted Advisor by David Maister

Show Notes:

• rest & relaxation
• catching up with friends
• time for self (escaping daily work and parenthood demands)
• Elizabeth Lombardo lists more benefits in her book “A Happy You: Your Ultimate Prescription for Happiness“

• Mom guilt is hard to overcome but it is worth it for the whole family for Mom to get a quick recharge
• Money and time are other challenges
• Prioritizing self vs family or home expenses and spending money on self vs family//home

• Start small – consider a driving trip that is only a few hours from home and not as costly
• Divide and conquer on the tasks
• Make a goal to get away and budget ahead for the trip
• Decide how you want to split costs and track spending

• Rebecca – somewhere near home so more people can afford to go
• Michelle – a retreat hotel with a lot of variety in options
• Sandy – consider vacation home rental with a lot of bedrooms and common shared space

Budget-friendly?

• Rebecca – Vegas (#sorrynotsorry) – recommend Priceline for good hotel deals
• Michelle – Driving trips with nearby free festivals or museums
• Sandy – Visit friends and take advantage of some nights with no hotel; Pagosa Springs was a recent favorite near a friend’s house in Colorado Springs

Most relaxing?

• Rebecca – Napa
• Michelle – Any beach
• Sandy – Lake Austin near Austin, TX

Best city?

• Rebecca – Chicago – recommend the architecture boat tour
• Michelle – Austin, Napa/San Fran, Nashville, Austin
• Sandy – San Francisco and wine country

Quick and impactful?

• Rebecca – French Lick, Indiana & Downtown Indy (where we get to mention riding elephants again…oh, and a biofreeze massage)
• Michelle – Sarasota & Epcot Food and Wine Festival (Orlando)
• Sandy – short cruise from Florida to Bahamas

Spiritual rejuvenation?

• Rebecca – Memphis – Graceland but more seriously the Civil Rights Museum
• Michelle – Trips to a faith-based conference with sightseeing on the side
• Sandy- Lake Austin

• Save a date and book well in advance; unless you pay upfront for a hotel, you can usually cancel very close to your travel dates without penalty
• Create a schedule of events with variety; make plans that suit nearly everyone’s needs and then just go with the flow – not everyone may want to do everything and that’s ok
• Agree on a budget and secure some of the costs so you have real commitment
• Don’t sweat the details – you’ll have a blast even if some small things go wrong

Show Notes:

• Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs shows the importance of Self-actualization

• More downtime is great like personal retreats, mindfulness, prayer, yoga and relaxing vacations
• Gratitude journaling is a good method for reflecting on your blessings
• Volunteer leadership opportunities can be very rewarding and are within everyone’s reach
• 70-20-10 model of development

• More frequent breaks help improve productivity, mindfulness and give you a chance to reflect
  • Headspace app
  • Pomodoro Technique
• Accountability partners and coaches help keep you focused and give feedback on your progress
• Book: Insight by Tasha Eurich
• Ask for feedback by writing “What is something that might be getting in the way of me [fill in the blank with your development goal]?” on the front of a notecard.  Have your peer group respond with anonymous feedback on the back of that notecard. This feedback will be a major gift for your development.
• Don’t try to climb the mountain to the top of your goal too quickly or you may find it overwhelming. Take baby steps and start the journey!
• Book: FYI: For Your Improvement by Korn Ferry – look for used copies to save money; older editions are still quite useful
• Book: Before Happiness by Shawn Achor
• Book: Boundaries series by Henry Cloud & John Townsend
• Brene Brown has created some wonderful resources in a variety of media formats including
  • Book: Gifts of Inspiration
  • Book: Daring Greatly
  • Super Soul Sunday

CEB Research – https://www.cebglobal.com/insights/change-management.html

What tools or models do you think are most helpful to people leading change?

• Kotter’s Change Leadership model
  • Kotter book – Our Iceberg is Melting
  • Kotter book – XLR8 (Accelerate)
• David Rock’s SCARF model – video overview

When you see someone who just has a knack for championing change, what characteristic/trait sticks out to you? (What makes them great?)

• Flexibility
• Curiosity
• Passion
• Authenticity
• Aware of stakeholders

What are often overlooked execution strategies leaders miss as they get wrapped up on “doing the change”?

• Celebrating small wins
• Anticipating resistance – more info on Pre-Mortems
• Slow down to move fast – aligning on the front end
• Knowing when it’s ok to direct change vs allow for more collective intelligence/wisdom of the crowd – Kerber and Buono research (this is a bit more academic but good stuff)

How can the leader solidify the change in the culture?

• Provide opportunities for 2-way conversation with employees
• Communicate, communicate, communicate
• Reward the right behaviors
• Modeling what you want to see in others
• Select people who align with and advance the culture you are building
• Know when to change talent on a project team to reinvigorate a change

What strategies do you use to personally cope with change?

• Reminding myself that it’s usually not as bad as I assume it will be
• Focus on gratitude even in the midst of pain
• Not ignore our feelings
• Giving up control
• Being intentional about how you are spending your social time and making sure you are not isolating yourself

How do you help those who struggle with resistance to change?

• Demonstrating empathy
• Not passing judgment when someone is struggling
• Provide personal examples
• Change style indicator – brochure
• William Bridges’ transitions model

What change books and resources have been helpful?

• Simon Sinek’s Start with Why – TEDx video and book
• Chip and Dan Heath’s Switch
• Daryl Conner’s thought leadership
• Vital Smart’s Influencer model – complete form to unlock free resources
• PROSCI
• Association of Change Management Professionals

It seems like all industries, fields, even hobbies are changing a lot based on digital and other trends. How do you stay on top – or in front, when possible – of these changes?

• Think of other ways to do things you do today especially ways to use digital tools differently
• Twitter and LinkedIn helps connect global thought leaders
• Conferences or Professional development sessions and organizations
  • DisruptHR

BONUS!

Girls’ Trip Elephant Adventure pictures – Sandy on an elephant at the Indianapolis Zoo

Pictures from travels to the British Isles:

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London and London suburbs:

·        Crown Jewels in the London Tower

·        Piccadilly Circus

·        Wimbledon

·        Harrods – enjoy the café’s crepes

UK outside of London:

·        Stonehenge

·        Oxford

·        Cambridge

·        Stratford Upon Avon

·        Windsor Castle

·        Warrick castle

Also recommend attending a High Tea and taking a hop on, hop off bus tour.

Scotland:

·        Edinburgh castle

·        Glasgow

·        Near Scotland – York

Ireland:

·        Cliffs of Moher

·        Wicklow

·        Glendalough

We didn’t mention it, but also recommend the Temple Bar District in Dublin for a good Irish singalong.

Questions we considered and hope you do, too:

1. What are you most grateful for beyond the typical – family, friends, job, etc.?

2. How can your personal transformation help you to have more grace with the growth of another person?
3. Where in your life do you need to be brave? How could your faith help you?
4. Who do you know that is really brave? What does their life look like?
5. Describe an example of a time where your faith led you down a different path than you otherwise would have gone down? Or a time where you felt like He asked you to do something that made you uncomfortable.

References for things we mentioned:

• How to Get a Date Worth Keeping
• Jennifer Brinker’s Webpage

Show Notes: 

• What is Emotional Intelligence or EQ?
• Why does it matter?
• Components of Emotional Intelligence
  •  What Makes a Leader (HBR) by Daniel Goleman

1. Self Awareness – recognize moods, emotions and drives
2. Self-Regulation – control/re-direct disruptive impulses and moods; think before act
   • How to develop Self-Regulation: WAIT – Why Am I Talking?
3. Motivation – passion to work for reasons beyond money & status
   • How to develop Motivation: Reframing – finding the good in difficult situations/interaction
4. Empathy – understand emotional makeup of others; treating people according to emotional reactions
   • Orange is the new Black features Emotional Intelligence 2.0 (see what other leadership books they are reading on the show)
   • Roots of Empathy – Roots of Empathy’s mission is to build caring, peaceful, and civil societies through the development of empathy in children and adults.
5. Social Skills – managing relationships and building networks; find & build rapport

• Emotional Intelligence benefits of travel
• Faith’s role in emotional intelligence

Show Notes:

• Intros (0:00 – 3:06)
• General trip & flight advice (3:06 – 10:31)
• Where to Stay (10:31 – 14:38)
• Getting around (14:38 – 17:39)
• Where to Play (17:39 – 45:00)
  • Road to Hana (17:39 – 23:08)
    • Aunt Sandy’s banana bread
    • Road to Hana tour options
    • Black Sand Beach
  • Upcountry (23:08 –  26:58)
    • Surfing Goat Farm 
    • Ocean Vodka Distillery
    • Lavender Field
  • Shows (26:58 – 36:46)
    • Warren and Annabelle’s
    • Maui Theatre (2 shows)
    • Luau – Old Lahaina & many major hotels
    • Black Rock cliff diver (free show viewed from Sheraton Cliff Dive grill)
  • Beaches & Spa (36:46 – 40:01)
    • Wailea  or Polo beach
    • Grand Wailea Spa
    • Kaanapali Beach
    • Napili bay
    • Kapalua Beach
  • Tours/Activities (40:01 – 45:00)
    • Molokini Crater Snorkeling
    • Marty Dread’s sunset cruise
    • Whale tours (seasonal)
    • Raft tours – Captain Steve’s
• Where to Eat (45:00 – 51:43)
  • Mama’s Fish House
  • Food TV map app
  • Paia Fish Market – wasn’t a BBQ restaurant but does have indoor picnic tables
  • Maui Chef’s Table
• Where to Pray (51:43 – 55:38)
  • Harvest at Kumulani
  • Hope chapel
  • Calvary Chapel beachside service 10:30am