The Seismic Shift with Michelle K. Johnston

By: Michelle K. Johnston
  • Summary

  • Welcome to Seismic Shift - a leadership podcast that focuses on connection. I’m your host, Michelle K. Johnston: management professor, executive coach, and leadership expert. I believe that today’s leaders need more than power and control to get the best from their teams; they need connection. Through interviews with some of today’s top business leaders, we are going to explore how leaders' ability to connect with themselves, their teams, and their organizations defines their ultimate success or failure. This podcast runs in close parallel to my new book, The Seismic Shift in Leadership, where you can find even more insights from me and the brilliant leaders I interviewed this season. So let's set our sights on connection and get ready to take on the daunting, yet exciting, challenge of this Seismic Shift.
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Episodes
  • The Power of Leading Yourself Well, featuring Elizabeth Lotardo and Lisa McLeod
    Oct 30 2024

    How do we deal with a micromanaging boss? What if you are that micromanaging boss? Can leading yourself well really bring purpose to even the most mundane job functions? On this week’s episode of The Seismic Shift, Michelle sits down with mother-daughter consulting team Lisa McLeod and Elizabeth Lotardo to answer these questions and more—focusing on the power we can all find in being our own best leader.

    Lisa is an executive coach and the author of Leading With Noble Purpose. Elizabeth is also a coach and the author of the new book Leading Yourself. Together these three dynamic leaders discuss the seismic shift this next generation of leaders is experiencing in the workplace, how to make the shift from feeling powerless to powerful at work (and why that matters), and what both the older and younger generations can learn about leadership from the other. Elizabeth and Lisa leave listeners with practical tips on everything from dealing with jerk bosses to eliminating minimizing language from your work communication.

    No matter what your role, leading yourself well can change everything about how you work. Don’t miss this important episode of The Seismic Shift!

    Learn more about Lisa and Elizabeth’s consulting work here: https://www.mcleodandmore.com/

    Buy Leading With Noble Purpose here: https://www.mcleodandmore.com/leading-with-noble-purpose/

    Check out Leading Yourself here: https://www.amazon.com/Leading-Yourself-Elizabeth-Lotardo/dp/1394238703

    CHAPTERS

    00:00 Finding Purpose in Work
    02:50 The Shift to Leading Yourself
    06:05 Generational Perspectives on Work
    09:07 Mindset and Control in the Workplace
    11:56 Practical Strategies for Employees
    14:55 Navigating Difficult Bosses
    18:10 The Importance of Communication
    20:58 Empowering Yourself at Work
    24:08 Closing Thoughts and Practical Tips

    Special thanks to our friend Brian Wayy for the theme music this season!
    Track Title: My Hearts On Fire

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    33 mins
  • Disrupting the Way we Connect, featuring Business Outside’s Bart Foster
    Oct 16 2024

    When Bart Foster was forced out of the company he founded, he was challenged to think about how to do business differently. In the aftermath his organization, Business Outside, was born—all about disrupting the ways we connect and working to foster those connections in whole new ways.

    On today’s episode of The Seismic Shift, Michelle sits down with Bart—one of her good friends in business—to talk about all the ways we can think outside the box when it comes to building connections. During their conversation Bart and Michelle break down how meetings as we once knew them are changing (for the better!), why getting outside can actually help you connect in more meaningful ways, and what it means to work from your “zone of genius.” Bart closes their conversation with a gratefulness challenge you’re going to want to put into practice this week!

    Learn more about Business Outside on their website: https://www.businessoutside.com/.

    Grab a copy of Bart’s book here: https://bart-foster.com/businessoutside-discover-your-path-forward.

    CHAPTERS

    00:00 Introduction to Job Crafting and Connection
    01:46 Bart Foster's Journey to Business Outside
    08:29 Seismic Shifts in Leadership and Business
    17:38 Disrupting Traditional Meetings and Connection
    23:47 Finding Your Zone of Genius and Connection

    Special thanks to our friend Brian Wayy for the theme music this season!
    Track Title: My Hearts On Fire

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    29 mins
  • Building a Better Meeting, featuring Organizational Psychologist Steven Rogelberg
    Oct 2 2024

    Welcome to season 3 of The Seismic Shift podcast! This season Michelle is sitting down with 20 bestselling authors—diving into how their work and research is shaking up the way we live and do business. Our first guest is organizational psychologist and chancellor professor, Steven Rogelberg. Steven is an expert when it comes to meetings, specifically how to build a better meeting.

    During today’s conversation Steven and Michelle take a look at the intention behind meetings, why meetings have become so arduous, and how exactly to make those meetings better—for employees and leaders alike. Steven pulls from his years of research to outline how meetings are primarily about connection, and that those connections are only made through being intentional, asking questions of your people, and ending each meeting with clear action steps. Michelle and Steven conclude their conversation by taking a look at one-on-one meetings specifically, and how these types of meetings build relational capital between leader and employee.

    Thanks for tuning in to this first episode of season 3! We can’t wait to dive into more conversations that are shifting how we work and live.

    Check out Steven’s newest book on one-on-one meetings here: https://www.amazon.com/Glad-We-Met-Science-Meetings/dp/0197641873.

    CHAPTERS

    00:00 The Purpose of Meetings: Connection Over Elimination
    15:20 The Importance of One-on-One Meetings
    24:00 Disrupting Meetings for Meaningful Connection

    Special thanks to our friend Brian Wayy for the theme music this season!
    Track Title: My Hearts On Fire

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    26 mins

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