

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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Feb 1, 2023 • 29min
Keeping Calm: Take Care of Yourself to Manage Stress & Reduce Anxiety
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:1. Why making mistakes is essential for learning2. Two ways to build your emotional ability3. Why leaders need to learn to manage through chaos4. Examples of self-care that are important skills to have5. Why managing emotions & stress help elite athletes get in the flow to perform under pressure.Our guest today is Jacqueline Brassey, PhD. Jacqui is co-leader at the McKinsey Health Institute and a Senior Expert in the area of People & Organizational Performance. She is also a research fellow at VU Amsterdam, an Adjunct Professor at IE University in Spain in the area of Sustainable Human Development and Performance, and serves as a Supervisory Board member of Save the Children in the Netherlands. Her latest two books are ““Deliberate Calm” from Harper Business and “Authentic Confidence” from VMN Media Netherlands 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...

Jan 27, 2023 • 6min
Author Recap: Help your Teams Embrace Change, Have a Common Language, Practice Self-Acceptance & Be Heard
If you missed episode 101 with Dr. Richard Winters, MD, here is a recap with Adrian Gostick & Chester Elton.In this episode, you will learn:The 5 steps of Radical Emotional AcceptanceWhy you can't fight your nature and control your feelingsYour emotions are data points. Be curious and learn what they are trying to tell youWe 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...

Jan 25, 2023 • 30min
Help your Teams Embrace Change, Have a Common Language, Practice Self-Acceptance & Be Heard
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:5 ways leaders can promote wellbeing and increase engagementWhat shared reality is by definition?Why is it important to explore fears and worries, and how to do itOur guest today is Dr. Richard Winters, MD. Richard is an executive coach and author of “YOU’RE THE LEADER. NOW WHAT? Leadership Lessons from Mayo Clinic.” He is also a practicing emergency physician and executive coach at Mayo Clinic. Prior to joining Mayo, Richard served as president of an 800-physician medical staff and CEO and founder of a managed care startup.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...

Jan 20, 2023 • 6min
Author Recap: Awe Inspired: Why Mindfulness Practice Reduces Anxiety
If you missed Ep 99 with Michael Amster, MD here is a recap with Adrian Gostick & Chester Elton.In this episode, you will learn:1. What the AWE Method is (and what on earth is an AWEgasm?)2. How AWE is scientifically proven to reduces anxiety, depression and loneliness and improves overall health conditions3. Five reasons AWE makes your life betterWe encourage you to go back and listen 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...

Jan 18, 2023 • 34min
Awe Inspired: Why Mindfulness Practice Reduces Anxiety
Visit The Culture Works for a free Chapter One download of 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: 1. What the AWE Method is (and what on earth is an AWEgasm?)2. How AWE is Scientifically proven to reduce anxiety, depression and loneliness and improves overall health conditions3. Five reasons AWE makes your life better Our guest today is Michael Amster, MD, a physician and researcher, writer, and teacher at the UC Berkeley Greater Good Science Center. He is the founding director of the pain management department at Santa Cruz Community Health. A practitioner of meditation for over thirty years, he is also a certified yoga and meditation teacher. He splits his time between clinical work, research on awe, teaching mindfulness, and leading awe-inspiring retreats around the world. His new book from Hachette is “The Power of Awe.”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...

Jan 13, 2023 • 7min
Author Recap: 5 Steps of Radical Emotional Acceptance & Why You Should Stop Trying to Control Your Emotions
If you missed Episode 97 with Alex Wills, MD, here is a recap with Adrian Gostick & Chester Elton.In this episode, you will learn:The 5 steps of Radical Emotional AcceptanceWhy you can't fight your nature and control your feelingsYour emotions are data points. Be curious and learn what they are trying to tell youWe 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...

Jan 11, 2023 • 27min
5 Steps of Radical Emotional Acceptance & Why You Should Stop Trying to Control Your Emotions
Visit The Culture Works for a free Chapter One download of 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:The 5 steps of Radical Emotional AcceptanceWhy you can't fight your nature and control your feelingsYour emotions are data points. Be curious and learn what they are trying to tell youOur guest is Alex Wills, MD, who a board-certified psychiatrist. He is the owner of Perma Mental Health, a private psychiatric practice. Alex’s clinical days are spent using the Radical Emotional Acceptance method to help patients heal from issues ranging from past traumas to interpersonal struggles in their marriages. His new book, Give a F*ck, Actually, from Simon & Schuster is based on that experience. 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...

Jan 7, 2023 • 18min
3 Ideas for Keeping Resolutions & Why Having a Friend Helps
Visit The Culture Works for a free Chapter One download of 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 first episode of 2023, you will learn:1. why we are harsher on ourselves than with others when we mess up2. achieving goals is easier with someone to cheer you on3. having a defined goal helps you achieve Happy New Year! Be kind to yourself!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...

Dec 31, 2022 • 20min
Reflections on 2022: 4 Leadership Lessons Learned From a Year of Change, Confusion & Disorder
Welcome to 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:1. Have we figured out hybrid work?2. What are we learning from the "radicals" on our teams?3. What is the tail on the pandemic? 4. Why is gratitude the most important lesson of 2022?Happy New Year's Eve! See you next year!!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...

Dec 24, 2022 • 15min
3 Ways to have a Less Stressful Holiday Season & Reduce Your Anxiety
Welcome to 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:1. Why self-care during the holiday season is more important than ever2. A couple things to avoid to reduce stress and anxiety3. How to be proactive to have a joy filled time with friends and family.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...


