

Anxiety At Work? Reduce Stress, Uncertainty & Boost Mental Health
Adrian Gostick & Chester Elton
Executive coaches and New York Times bestselling authors of "All In" and "The Carrot Principle,” Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton offer insights and advice to reduce anxiety at work and in your personal life. If you have ever dreaded Sunday night, got a pit in your stomach on the way to work, or had your heartbeat speed up at the sound of your boss’s voice, then you may have had anxiety at work. In this practical podcast, some of the world’s leading authorities on mental health explore the causes of workplace stress and anxiety and the practices that have be proven to reduce tension and cultivate calm.
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Mar 8, 2023 • 29min
Great Leaders Look for These Signs of Distress, Know their Employees & Care about Them
Visit The Culture Works if you'd like a free download of Chapter One, The Duck SyndromeWe hope the time you spend with us will help remove the stigma of anxiety and mental health in the workplace and your personal life.What you will learn in this episode: - Why sharing personal experience is a powerful way to create psychological safety- 3 simple measures that are making a big difference for employees struggling - 4 things leaders should be looking for in employees who are in mental duressOur guest is our friend Ruth Pott, Head of Workplace Wellbeing at B.A.M. She oversees wellbeing for this construction and civil engineering company with 6500 people in the UK and Ireland. B.A.M. has many of its employees working on temporary sites across the country. We are excited to learn how she is helping build resilience in her workforce.Ruth also tells us why we shouldn't shy away from tough subjects, like suicide, in a tough industry.Support the showFor a weekly dose of gratitude from Chester Elton, text GRATITUDE to 908-460-2820.Until next week, we hope you find peace & calm in a world that often is a sea of anxiety.If you love this podcast, please share it and leave a 5-star rating! If you feel inspired, we invite you to come on over to The Culture Works where we share resources and tools for you to build a high-performing culture where you work.Your hosts, Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton have spent over two decades helping clients around the world engage their employees on strategy, vision and values. They provide real solutions for leaders looking to manage change, drive innovation and build high performance cultures and teams.They are authors of award-winning Wall Street Journal & New York Times bestsellers All In, The Carrot Principle, Leading with Gratitude, & Anxiety at Work. Their books have been translated into 30 languages and have sold more than 1.5 million copies. Visit The Culture Works for a free Chapter 1 download of Anxiety at Work.Learn more about their Executive Coaching at The Cultur...

Mar 3, 2023 • 5min
Author Recap: Assume Positive Intent: Don’t be a Thought Police & Avoid Triggers
If you missed Episode 111 with Sally Helgesen, here is a recap with Adrian Gostick & Chester Elton.What you will learn in this episode - 8 triggers that inhibit connection - What is a trigger and how we should respond - Ways to address individual triggers - How to rewrite your own script to be more positive - Behaviors that create an inclusive cultureWe encourage you to go back to the full episode and as always, we hope the time you spend with us will help remove the stigma of anxiety and mental health in the workplace and your personal life.###Support the showFor a weekly dose of gratitude from Chester Elton, text GRATITUDE to 908-460-2820.Until next week, we hope you find peace & calm in a world that often is a sea of anxiety.If you love this podcast, please share it and leave a 5-star rating! If you feel inspired, we invite you to come on over to The Culture Works where we share resources and tools for you to build a high-performing culture where you work.Your hosts, Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton have spent over two decades helping clients around the world engage their employees on strategy, vision and values. They provide real solutions for leaders looking to manage change, drive innovation and build high performance cultures and teams.They are authors of award-winning Wall Street Journal & New York Times bestsellers All In, The Carrot Principle, Leading with Gratitude, & Anxiety at Work. Their books have been translated into 30 languages and have sold more than 1.5 million copies. Visit The Culture Works for a free Chapter 1 download of Anxiety at Work.Learn more about their Executive Coaching at The Cultur...

Mar 1, 2023 • 28min
Assume Positive Intent: Don’t be a Thought Police & Avoid Triggers
Visit The Culture Works if you'd like a free download of Chapter One, Duck SyndromeWe hope the time you spend with us will help remove the stigma of anxiety and mental health in the workplace and your personal life.What you will learn in this episode - 8 triggers that inhibit connection - What is a trigger and how we should respond - Ways to address individual triggers - How to rewrite your own script to be more positive - Behaviors that create an inclusive cultureOur guest is Sally Helgesen, the world’s premier expert on women’s leadership. She has been inducted into the Thinker’s 50 Hall of Fame and is ranked number 3 in leadership by Global Gurus. Her most recent book is, Rising Together: How we can bridge divides and create a more inclusive workplace" published in February by Hachette. Sally is a fellow member of the 100 Coaches Network.Sally's takeaway's for us: - Focus on privileging behavior over bias. *Don’t get to thought up in what people are thinking. - Distinguish between diversity and inclusionsSupport the showFor a weekly dose of gratitude from Chester Elton, text GRATITUDE to 908-460-2820.Until next week, we hope you find peace & calm in a world that often is a sea of anxiety.If you love this podcast, please share it and leave a 5-star rating! If you feel inspired, we invite you to come on over to The Culture Works where we share resources and tools for you to build a high-performing culture where you work.Your hosts, Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton have spent over two decades helping clients around the world engage their employees on strategy, vision and values. They provide real solutions for leaders looking to manage change, drive innovation and build high performance cultures and teams.They are authors of award-winning Wall Street Journal & New York Times bestsellers All In, The Carrot Principle, Leading with Gratitude, & Anxiety at Work. Their books have been translated into 30 languages and have sold more than 1.5 million copies. Visit The Culture Works for a free Chapter 1 download of Anxiety at Work.Learn more about their Executive Coaching at The Cultur...

Feb 24, 2023 • 6min
Author Recap: From Rock to Wreck: Even Resilient People Burnout - Ask for Help
If you missed Episode 109 with Dr. Marie-Helene Pelletier (MH), here is a recap with Adrian Gostick & Chester Elton.In this episode you will learn:- Why leaders don't acknowledge anxiety, and why they should- How resilience impacts anxiety- 4 ways leaders create psychological safety at workWe encourage you to go back to the full episode and as always, we hope the time you spend with us will help remove the stigma of anxiety and mental health in the workplace and your personal life.###Support the showFor a weekly dose of gratitude from Chester Elton, text GRATITUDE to 908-460-2820.Until next week, we hope you find peace & calm in a world that often is a sea of anxiety.If you love this podcast, please share it and leave a 5-star rating! If you feel inspired, we invite you to come on over to The Culture Works where we share resources and tools for you to build a high-performing culture where you work.Your hosts, Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton have spent over two decades helping clients around the world engage their employees on strategy, vision and values. They provide real solutions for leaders looking to manage change, drive innovation and build high performance cultures and teams.They are authors of award-winning Wall Street Journal & New York Times bestsellers All In, The Carrot Principle, Leading with Gratitude, & Anxiety at Work. Their books have been translated into 30 languages and have sold more than 1.5 million copies. Visit The Culture Works for a free Chapter 1 download of Anxiety at Work.Learn more about their Executive Coaching at The Cultur...

Feb 22, 2023 • 30min
From Rock to Wreck: Even Resilient People Burnout - Ask for help
Visit The Culture Works if you'd like a free download of Chapter One, Duck SyndromeWe hope the time you spend with us will help remove the stigma of anxiety and mental health in the workplace and your personal life.In this episode you will learn: - Why leaders don't acknowledge anxiety, and why they should- How resilience impacts anxiety- 4 ways leaders create psychological safety at work Our guest today is Dr. Marie-Helene Pelletier (MH) is a bilingual, practicing resilience and anxiety psychologist and experienced senior leader with over 20 years of experience in clinical, counseling, workplace psychology. One of her key areas of focus is leadership resilience. She holds a Ph.D. in counseling psychology from the University of British Columbia (UBC) and an MBA from the UBC Sauder School of Business.Her takeaways for us are: - Separate the probability from the possibility - Stay Curious###Support the showFor a weekly dose of gratitude from Chester Elton, text GRATITUDE to 908-460-2820.Until next week, we hope you find peace & calm in a world that often is a sea of anxiety.If you love this podcast, please share it and leave a 5-star rating! If you feel inspired, we invite you to come on over to The Culture Works where we share resources and tools for you to build a high-performing culture where you work.Your hosts, Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton have spent over two decades helping clients around the world engage their employees on strategy, vision and values. They provide real solutions for leaders looking to manage change, drive innovation and build high performance cultures and teams.They are authors of award-winning Wall Street Journal & New York Times bestsellers All In, The Carrot Principle, Leading with Gratitude, & Anxiety at Work. Their books have been translated into 30 languages and have sold more than 1.5 million copies. Visit The Culture Works for a free Chapter 1 download of Anxiety at Work.Learn more about their Executive Coaching at The Cultur...

Feb 17, 2023 • 6min
Author Recap: A Leaders Role: Psychological Safety, Empathy, See & Acknowledge
If you missed episode 107 with Michelle Ray, here is a recap with Adrian Gostick & Chester Elton.In this episode you will learn:- Why we will benefit from the most savvy generation of our time contributing to businesses - Why leaders are no longer feared and on a pedestal - Why leaders should be vulnerable and show their weaknesses - 3 ways Leaders can manage their anxiety - What leadership lessons can be learned from hockey?(Be prepared: The players have the power)We encourage you to go back to the full episode and as always, we hope the time you spend with us will help remove the stigma of anxiety and mental health in the workplace and your personal life.###Support the showFor a weekly dose of gratitude from Chester Elton, text GRATITUDE to 908-460-2820.Until next week, we hope you find peace & calm in a world that often is a sea of anxiety.If you love this podcast, please share it and leave a 5-star rating! If you feel inspired, we invite you to come on over to The Culture Works where we share resources and tools for you to build a high-performing culture where you work.Your hosts, Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton have spent over two decades helping clients around the world engage their employees on strategy, vision and values. They provide real solutions for leaders looking to manage change, drive innovation and build high performance cultures and teams.They are authors of award-winning Wall Street Journal & New York Times bestsellers All In, The Carrot Principle, Leading with Gratitude, & Anxiety at Work. Their books have been translated into 30 languages and have sold more than 1.5 million copies. Visit The Culture Works for a free Chapter 1 download of Anxiety at Work.Learn more about their Executive Coaching at The Cultur...

Feb 15, 2023 • 25min
A Leaders Role in 2023: Create Psychological Safety, Have Empathy & Be Vulnerable
Visit The Culture Works to download Chapter One, Anxiety at Work.We hope the time you spend with us will help remove the stigma of anxiety and mental health in the workplace and your personal life.In this episode you will learn: - Why we will benefit from the most savvy generation of our time contributing to businesses - Why leaders are no longer feared and on a pedestal - Why leaders should be vulnerable and show their weaknesses - 3 ways Leaders can manage their anxiety - What leadership lessons can be learned from hockey?(Be prepared: The players have the power)Our guest today is Michelle Ray, who is a former business executive and now a Hall of fame speaker and leadership consultant. She is the author of two books: “Lead Yourself First! Indispensable Lessons in Business and in Life” and “Leading in Real Time: How to Drive Success in a Radically Changing World.” Michelle lives in British Columbia, Canada, and is a self-described hockey fanatic.Support the showFor a weekly dose of gratitude from Chester Elton, text GRATITUDE to 908-460-2820.Until next week, we hope you find peace & calm in a world that often is a sea of anxiety.If you love this podcast, please share it and leave a 5-star rating! If you feel inspired, we invite you to come on over to The Culture Works where we share resources and tools for you to build a high-performing culture where you work.Your hosts, Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton have spent over two decades helping clients around the world engage their employees on strategy, vision and values. They provide real solutions for leaders looking to manage change, drive innovation and build high performance cultures and teams.They are authors of award-winning Wall Street Journal & New York Times bestsellers All In, The Carrot Principle, Leading with Gratitude, & Anxiety at Work. Their books have been translated into 30 languages and have sold more than 1.5 million copies. Visit The Culture Works for a free Chapter 1 download of Anxiety at Work.Learn more about their Executive Coaching at The Cultur...

Feb 10, 2023 • 6min
Author Recap: Leaders get paid to be anxious: 6 Self-Care Skills for Sustainable Positive Leadership
If you missed Ep 105 with Morra Aarons-Mele, here is a recap with Adrian Gostick & Chester Elton.In this episode you will learn:How can anxiety be a superpower for leaders?6 great self-care skills for sustainable positive leadership4 Ways Anxiety manifests itself in leadership stylesWe encourage you to go back to the full episode and as always, we hope the time you spend with us will help remove the stigma of anxiety and mental health in the workplace and your personal life.###Support the showFor a weekly dose of gratitude from Chester Elton, text GRATITUDE to 908-460-2820.Until next week, we hope you find peace & calm in a world that often is a sea of anxiety.If you love this podcast, please share it and leave a 5-star rating! If you feel inspired, we invite you to come on over to The Culture Works where we share resources and tools for you to build a high-performing culture where you work.Your hosts, Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton have spent over two decades helping clients around the world engage their employees on strategy, vision and values. They provide real solutions for leaders looking to manage change, drive innovation and build high performance cultures and teams.They are authors of award-winning Wall Street Journal & New York Times bestsellers All In, The Carrot Principle, Leading with Gratitude, & Anxiety at Work. Their books have been translated into 30 languages and have sold more than 1.5 million copies. Visit The Culture Works for a free Chapter 1 download of Anxiety at Work.Learn more about their Executive Coaching at The Cultur...

Feb 8, 2023 • 24min
Leaders get paid to be anxious: 6 Self-Care Skills for Sustainable Positive Leadership
Visit The Culture Works to download Chapter One, Anxiety at Work.We hope the time you spend with us will help remove the stigma of anxiety and mental health in the workplace and your personal life.In this episode you will learn:How can anxiety be a superpower for leaders?6 great self-care skills for sustainable positive leadership4 Ways Anxiety manifests itself in leadership stylesOur guest this week is Morra Aarons-Mele, a podcast host, writer, entrepreneur, and communications executive. She hosts The Anxious Achiever podcast and is the author of The Anxious Achiever: Turn Your Biggest Fears into Your Leadership Superpower, to be released by Harvard Business Review Press in April 2023. She has written for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and Fast Company. Her first book, Hiding in the Bathroom: How To Get Out There (When You’d Rather Stay Home), was published by Dey Street Books in 2017. Support the showFor a weekly dose of gratitude from Chester Elton, text GRATITUDE to 908-460-2820.Until next week, we hope you find peace & calm in a world that often is a sea of anxiety.If you love this podcast, please share it and leave a 5-star rating! If you feel inspired, we invite you to come on over to The Culture Works where we share resources and tools for you to build a high-performing culture where you work.Your hosts, Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton have spent over two decades helping clients around the world engage their employees on strategy, vision and values. They provide real solutions for leaders looking to manage change, drive innovation and build high performance cultures and teams.They are authors of award-winning Wall Street Journal & New York Times bestsellers All In, The Carrot Principle, Leading with Gratitude, & Anxiety at Work. Their books have been translated into 30 languages and have sold more than 1.5 million copies. Visit The Culture Works for a free Chapter 1 download of Anxiety at Work.Learn more about their Executive Coaching at The Cultur...

Feb 3, 2023 • 6min
Author Recap: Keeping Calm: Take Care of Yourself to Manage Stress & Reduce Anxiety
If you missed episode 103 with Dr. Jacqueline Brassey, here is a recap with Adrian Gostick & Chester Elton.In this episode you will learnWhy making mistakes is essential for learningTwo ways to build your emotional abilityWhy leaders need to learn to manage through chaos Examples of self-care that are important.Why managing emotions & stress help elite athletes get in the flow to perform under pressureWe encourage you to go back to the full episode and as always, we hope the time you spend with us will help remove the stigma of anxiety and mental health in the workplace and your personal life.###Support the showFor a weekly dose of gratitude from Chester Elton, text GRATITUDE to 908-460-2820.Until next week, we hope you find peace & calm in a world that often is a sea of anxiety.If you love this podcast, please share it and leave a 5-star rating! If you feel inspired, we invite you to come on over to The Culture Works where we share resources and tools for you to build a high-performing culture where you work.Your hosts, Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton have spent over two decades helping clients around the world engage their employees on strategy, vision and values. They provide real solutions for leaders looking to manage change, drive innovation and build high performance cultures and teams.They are authors of award-winning Wall Street Journal & New York Times bestsellers All In, The Carrot Principle, Leading with Gratitude, & Anxiety at Work. Their books have been translated into 30 languages and have sold more than 1.5 million copies. Visit The Culture Works for a free Chapter 1 download of Anxiety at Work.Learn more about their Executive Coaching at The Cultur...


