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People Skills with Karen Amlin
People Skills with Karen Amlin explores the human side of leadership, communication, and personal growth. In each episode, leadership trainer and professional coach Karen Amlin shares practical insights that help people understand behavior, strengthen relationships, and communicate more effectively at work and in everyday life.
The podcast covers topics such as personal growth, emotional intelligence, self-awareness, leadership development, workplace culture, communication skills, conflict resolution, and boundaries.
Karen combines real-world leadership experience with clear, practical strategies listeners can apply immediately. Whether you are a leader, a professional navigating workplace dynamics, or someone interested in understanding why people think and behave the way they do, this podcast provides thoughtful conversations and actionable tools to help you build stronger people skills, healthier relationships, and more effective leadership.
Because when people skills improve, everything else works better.
Episodes
10 episodes
How Successful People Think And Act Daily
What if success had less to do with motivation and more to do with how you think when you don’t feel like moving? We dig into the psychology behind people who finish what they start and show how to build a system that makes progress inevitable,...
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What Does Being A Good Person Really Mean?
What if the real test of character isn’t how kind you are on easy days, but how you show up when it costs you? We delve into the messy, daily moments where values collide with pressure: late projects, tense meetings, and difficult conversations...
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Are Gift Cards and Candy Bars Enough? What Actually Boosts Morale
Karen Amlin, Ashleigh Ford, and James Tyack answer Reddit questions from managers: Tension between coworkers, and a team feeling the weight: sound familiar? We unpack how to stop workplace friction from stealing momentum by pairing a values-fir...
My voice is soft, my skills are not.
Ever felt your voice shake and thought, “Maybe I’m not a leader”? We go straight at that fear and show why confidence is built through action, not bestowed at birth. From public speaking jitters to the quiet strength of introverted managers, we...
Crossing Boundaries: When Team Building Goes Too Far
What happens when a manager's good intentions collide with spectacular misjudgment? Join us for an eye-opening conversation about a workplace nightmare that's almost too outrageous to believe.We dive deep into a Reddit post that had us ...
Knowing You're Called For More: Dianne Dupuis' Journey From Culinary Arts to Finance Manager
Embark on a voyage of self-discovery with Dianne Dupuis – a force of nature in the financial industry, whose life reads like an adventure novel. She's not only reshaped her own destiny, moving from the culinary arts to senior finance manager, b...
Leading with Heart: Lessons from an Engineering Manager
When we peel back the layers of management, what core truth do we find? For James Tyack, engineering manager at Coursera and a new dad, that truth lies in the intersection of leadership and vulnerability. Our latest episode brings you a rivetin...
Fostering Empowerment in Healthcare Management
In this conversation, Karen Amlin interviews Ashleigh Ford, a former director of nursing who transitioned to leadership training and mentorship. Ashleigh shares her passion for leadership and helping others, emphasizing the importance of people...
Getting Pushback from Your Staff When You Delegate?
In this conversation, Karen Amlin and Twinkle Patel discuss the challenges and morale issues faced by managers in the long-term care industry. They explore the impact of delegating on morale and the importance of building trust and relationship...
