Do you struggle with bringing your whole self to work? Does the baggage of past experiences weigh you down? This week, Aoife is joined by Ashlie Collins, founder of Humane Startup, a coaching, training, and consulting company helping leaders to be brave and unleash their true leadership potential. As a two-time founding team member for tech startups, Ashlie has walked the walk, navigating her way through often challenging leadership journeys. Humane Startup believes that Healthy leaders build inspiring companies, and this week, we learn of Ashlie’s science-based approach that is helping leaders to set themselves apart and flourish.
In this episode, Ashlie and Aoife delve into a range of areas, including acknowledging and clearing emotional baggage, the key to unlocking yourself and bringing your whole self to work, the reality of values and the slippery slope of achievement. Ashlie also discusses organisational behaviours and self-awareness and explains why we must work on ourselves and take responsibility for our actions. Have you ever had a guilt or shame hangover after making decisions!? If so, Ashlie shares a guilt-free decision-making framework and reveals the best gift you could give yourself. Further key points throughout include;
– An introduction to Ashlie Collins
– Can you bring your whole self to work?
– Feeling out of alignment and the cost of flare-ups
– The consequences of full armour and quiet quitting
– The gold medal syndrome and the practice of gratitude
– An emotional shift: transforming your feelings
– The importance of identifying your core values
– The concept of acceptance and commitment therapy
– Listen to your body and stop judging yourself
– The impact of unresolved issues and mental blocks
– Everything is relationships!
– Being a role model: setting an example and influencing change at work
– Tips on how to process the ugly
– What being happier at work means to Ashlie
‘’You peg your whole life’s purpose around this one goal. And then when you achieve it, it’s really anticlimactic, because it didn’t do or fix any of the things you expected it to fix.’’ – Ashlie Collins.
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Resources:
The Startup Therapy App:
https://www.humanestartup.com/app
Connect with Ashlie Collins:
https://www.humanestartup.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/humane-startup/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauraashliecollins/
https://www.instagram.com/humanestartup/
https://www.facebook.com/HumaneStartup
https://twitter.com/humanestartup
Connect with Happier at Work host Aoife O’Brien:
https://www.impostersyndrome.ie
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