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Joyful Leader

All things team culture, leadership, AND leader mental health. Leading your time, goals, team, and company are important. Your engagement, joy, balance, and badassery are even more important. We go deep into all of it on Joyful Leader.

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18:59

Small Actions, Big Results

Joyful Leader ·

2025/02/20

I have some insider info for you. A secret tip, if you will.People sometimes hear about some habit I have and comment that they think I have superhuman discipline. Or commitment. And I’m shocked because so much of my life is centered around having as much freedom and free time as possible. Today and next week on the podcast, I’m sharing the two skills that have allowed me to build habits that look super impressive from the outside but feel easy and delightful on the inside. Embracing (sometimes

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17:07

Doing Other People's Jobs

Joyful Leader ·

2025/02/13

You’ve got a plan for your week, balancing multiple high priorities. And then something goes sideways. Something specific — someone else doesn’t deliver in the way that you expected.In this scenario and other similar situations, many people do something that I almost always coach against — doing someone else’s job. This means jumping in to take on more work to compensate for someone else’s mistake, poor performance, lack of interest, etc. Today we’re talking about how to be aware of when you’re

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15:55

Your Bassline

Joyful Leader ·

2025/02/06

Imagine that every situation you find yourself in, every circumstance in your life, is a song.What you think about yourself in relation to that circumstance or situation is the song's baseline . . . . . . the sometimes under-the-surface yet nonetheless powerful theme that shapes the entire song. Or in your case, how you experience the entire situation. Today on the podcast, I'm talking about this concept, which is the most powerful and important thing we work on in coaching I’ll give you tips on

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32:09

Boundaries

Joyful Leader ·

2025/01/30

“You need clear boundaries.”“You need to draw a boundary with that person.” There’s so much talk about boundaries, needing to have them, and how to establish them. What are they? What does it mean to have them? How do you establish them? How do you make sure they’re upheld? Today on the podcast, we are talking about boundaries. I’m giving you my recommendation for a working definition of boundaries that feels empowering and useful. And, I’m sharing how you can establish and uphold your own

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9:04

Three More Messages That Can Stop Women From Taking...

Joyful Leader ·

2025/01/23

Last week we talked about change resistance — how, in the effort to be efficient, the human brain manufactures thoughts that, if listened to, will keep us where we are.Today I want to share three more thoughts that come up more often — and very commonly — in women. They are different variations of the thought I shared last week: I can’t do it. It won't work. It's confusing. It's too hard. But they affect women disproportionately, and if left unchecked, can cause women to back away from meeting

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14:58

Your Brain Doesn't Want You to Change

Joyful Leader ·

2025/01/16

Let’s talk about change, shall we? Specifically, changing our actions, habits, and behaviors in ways that make our lives better. When we try to change something about our lives, we often experience doubt, insecurity, or resistance. And while these things feel very true and worth listening to, they are actually a manifestation of the human brain’s natural desire for efficiency and keeping the status quo.In other words, our brains don’t want us to change. So today we’re talking about what to do in

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14:40

Failure

Joyful Leader ·

2025/01/09

How’s “Failure” as an episode title? Does it really make you want to listen? I thought so.Today we are indeed talking about failure. Specifically, how many of us encounter situations where our fear of failing threatens to prevent us from seizing opportunities or going after things we’d like. I’ll share a bit about where our fear of failure is born, and how it changes over time. And, we’ll break down what we’re actually afraid of, and learn a couple of helpful frameworks for overcoming the fear of

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29:56

Creating Exceptional Team Culture, Part 2

Joyful Leader ·

2025/01/02

Today on Joyful Leader we’re diving back into team culture.This week is all about specifics — I’m walking through WHY, HOW, and WHAT from the framework we shared last week, and giving you different ways to apply each. I’ll share specific examples from my experience. And, I’ll tell you how to apply a cultural leadership approach to your company, team, or a specific situation. Thanks for listening. Links mentioned in this episode: The Advantage by Patrick Lencioni Hungry for more of the things we

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26:53

Creating Exceptional Team Culture, Part 1

Joyful Leader ·

2024/12/26

Every group of humans who spend time together develops a group culture — a set of behavioral or attitudinal norms. These norms become the group’s default way of being — the way they are without even thinking about it.See where I’m going? When it comes to our teams, building culture — common behaviors and practices — intentionally, helps us create the culture we want. The culture that makes for a happy team and happy business results. This week and next, we’re talking about how to build exceptional

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17:59

Evaluating vs. Judging

Joyful Leader ·

2024/12/19

Today we’re talking about a standard I recommend to my clients: self-evaluation without self-judgment.Many of us are committed to learning, growth, and deeper self-understanding. Judgment moves us farther away from these things. Every single time. Setting this standard means — inside your own mind — redirecting self-judgment. Instead of judging, you’ll walk yourself through an evaluation process. Because, unlike judgment, evaluation drives momentum and major growth. And when you regularly redirect

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23:22

Incredible Meetings, Part 2

Joyful Leader ·

2024/12/12

Today is the 2nd of two episodes on creating a great meeting culture and improving your company or team meetings. (Or your one-on-ones!)This episode is all about clear and well-executed roles. We’re talking about facilitation, participation, power structure, decision-making, and having the right people in the room. We’ll also talk about why facilitation and participation aren’t tasks, but position descriptions. Listen in to build meeting momentum that leads to fun, impactful meetings that help you

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36:13

Incredible Meetings, Part 1

Joyful Leader ·

2024/12/05

Today on the podcast, we’re talking about a ubiquitous part of office culture . . . meetings.Generally, we talk about meetings with a tone of annoyance or exasperation. We have too many, they’re not effective, etc. But there’s a light at the end of this tunnel. There’s a way to make meetings effective, efficient, and exceptional. To make sure they support our work, and our companies' and teams' vision and mission. There are two common causes of ineffective meeting culture and three traits that

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13:10

A Story About Gratitude + Appreciation

Joyful Leader ·

2024/11/28

I love a good story.Listening to one. Telling one. And it seems like an appropriate day for a story. About summer camp, inspiration, and professional trajectory. About gratitude, and the mysteries of human connection. Tune in, cozy up. Happy Thursday. Happy Thanksgiving. Thanks for listening. Hungry for more of the things we talk about on this podcast? Visit mimigordon.com to find articles, classes, and other resources. Or to schedule a free 60-minute consultation to talk about working with me as

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38:42

Sustainable Impact

Joyful Leader ·

2024/11/21

A lot of the people I work with are born workers. They started working early in a lot of cases. Especially early in their careers, work provided growth, learning, mastery, and success.But at some point, they started to feel like work took up too much space — over time or overnight. Mental energy, emotional energy, or time. So the thing they love (work) that is such a part of their contribution, identity, and values, has started to feel like a source of frustration. They want to make an impact, but

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19:08

Short Story Collection

Joyful Leader ·

2024/11/14

Today on the podcast, I’m sharing one of my favorite, super-practical techniques for shaking your brain out of a spin.The human brain is an exceptional (if overexuberant) danger scanner. This means that it sometimes (or often) defaults to negative interpretations — of a colleague’s tone or facial expression, or an interaction with a stranger. This is especially true when the stakes feel high. (Most of us don’t anxiously replay conversations with our best friends. But almost everyone has replayed an

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32:06

Mentoring Your Mind

Joyful Leader ·

2024/11/07

An exceptional mentor is invaluable. They provide perspective, wisdom, and guidance.One of the greatest skills we can develop is to mentor our own minds. To learn to step in and be that voice for ourselves. Today’s podcast is an in-depth, practical guide to developing or deepening this ability. I’m sharing more about what it means to mentor your mind, and specific, practical tips for exactly how to do it and when. Thanks for listening. Hungry for more of the things we talk about on this podcast

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16:01

More Delightful Job Search, Part 4

Joyful Leader ·

2024/10/31

Today is the final episode in our short series about making job searches more delightful.And it’s about the final mindset shift that can aid your enjoyment of your job search: I hope they like me. This particular thought has deep socialization roots. Particularly for women, who — in dating and job searching and everywhere else — are taught that other people's opinions are more important than their own. Today we’re evening the scales. I’m sharing how to keep your brain focused on the truth: that

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13:30

More Delightful Job Search, Part 3

Joyful Leader ·

2024/10/24

Episode three in a short series of episodes about making job searches more delightful.Today we’re talking about the second of three mindset gremlins that often come along with a job search: this is going to be a slog (or difficult/hard/annoying . . . fill in the blank with your brain’s favorite flavor). This thought has caused so much misery. 🤓😉And it’s caused so many highly qualified, ambitious people who actually love (yes, you heard that right) many aspects of looking for a job to THINK they

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12:58

More Delightful Job Search, Part 2

Joyful Leader ·

2024/10/17

This week, we’re continuing a short series of episodes about making job searches more delightful.In this episode, we’re talking about the first of three mindset gremlins that often pop up when we begin to look for a job: thinking there’s nothing out there (that matches what you want). This little thought demon rears its head often, and when we let it run the show, it can cause us to feel defeated, and to stay in a situation we’re merely tolerating. Today I’m sharing a different perspective, that

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15:03

More Delightful Job Search, Part 1

Joyful Leader ·

2024/10/10

On its face, a job search is just a project. Take action, take action, and eventually get a result.But a job search rarely feels like “just a project.” For many people, a search brings up all kinds of insecurity, dread, and discomfort. Over the next few episodes of Joyful Leader, I’ll be talking about the mindset shifts that can help take your job search from terrible to terrific . . . or at least tolerable. Whether you’re looking for a job now or know you will again at some point . . . this series

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