In this episode of The Workplace Therapy Podcast, host Scott Arrieta sits down with Ellin Sidell, CEO of The Sidell Method and co-author of The Influence Advantage. Together, they unpack what it really means to lead with influence—ethically and effectively. Drawing from decades of experience inside Fortune 500 companies like Nestlé, Microsoft, and Costco, Ellin introduces a simple but powerful model for leadership: Partnership, Mentorship, and Sponsorship.
Read MoreIn this episode of The Workplace Therapy Podcast, Scott Arrieta is joined by John Wichmann, CEO of Gather Sciences and creator of the Balanced Hybrid framework—a best-practice model designed to help organizations optimize hybrid work without sacrificing growth, collaboration, or accountability.
Read MoreIn this powerful episode, Dr. Ur Barzel joins us to unpack a question that every leader should be asking: What does it take to build an organization where failure doesn’t equal blame—but learning?
Read MoreIn this deeply human episode of The Workplace Therapy Podcast, we’re joined by renowned trauma clinician and leadership mentor, Anna Pinkerton. With over 30 years of experience helping high-performing leaders recover from chronic stress, burnout, and emotional collapse, Anna invites us to look inward—at the patterns of self-cruelty many of us carry silently through our professional lives.
Read MoreIn this heartfelt and thought-provoking episode of The Workplace Therapy Podcast, host Scott Arrieta sits down with Marcia Donziger, founder and CEO of Culture CARES Global, to explore how workplace culture can be both a healing force and a strategic driver of business results.
Read MoreWe’re starting a new series here on The Workplace Therapy Podcast called Weaponized Words, where we examine the lexicon we use in the workplace and try to unpack how certain words and phrases might have and unintended impact in our organizations. This week, my co-host Skylar Lewandowski and I take a look at the often-weaponized word, “productivity.” We discuss what productivity is, what it isn’t, where leaders commonly trip up when evaluating productivity and what we can learn to do differently.
Read MoreIn this week's episode of Workplace Therapy, our hosts discuss an assessment developed by Gallup called Clifton Strenghts (formerly known as Strengths Finder). The Clifton Strengths assessment shines a light on the strengths and talents that make you unique and helps you to understand how to lean into your strengths to accomplish your goals instead of focusing on mitigating your weaknesses. This week, Scott Arrieta, CEO of Unity and Company shares his Clifton Strengths results and reflects on how those insights have changed his perspective on work and life.
Read MoreIn this week's episode of Workplace Therapy, our hosts discuss an assessment developed by Gallup called Clifton Strenghts (formerly known as Strengths Finder). The Clifton Strengths assessment shines a light on the strengths and talents that make you unique and helps you to understand how to lean into your strengths to accomplish your goals instead of focusing on mitigating your weaknesses. This week, Skylar Lewandowski, the Director of Special Programs at Unity and Company shares her Clifton Strengths results and reflects on how those insights have changed her perspective on work and life.
Read MoreThis week on the podcast, we're excited to introduce Shannon Kahn as our guest. Shannon founded SMK Consulting to “Create Profit and Prosperity for Staffing Firms.” With over three decades of staffing industry experience, Shannon has a history of leading teams that deliver exceptional results with a focus on driving revenue and profitability, operational excellence, and leadership development. Working for both large public companies and niche firms, she held many executive leadership roles throughout her career. Shannon spent more than sixteen years working in the skilled trades sector where she developed a passion for the blue-collar workforce and is committed to creating awareness and appreciation for the trades and other blue-collar professions.
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