When life throws you a curveball, what's your first instinct?
- Defend yourself?
- Shut down?
- Get angry?
According to leadership expert Lois Barth (www.loisbarth.com), there's a better option: Get curious.
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In this episode, Lois shares how curiosity, compassion, connection, and courage can completely transform the way we live, work and interact with others.
From overcoming a life-changing eating disorder to helping organizations build healthier workplace cultures, Lois offers practical tools for replacing judgment with curiosity and "being nice" with something far more powerful: genuine kindness.
If you've ever struggled with difficult conversations, imposter syndrome, change, conflict, or your own relentless inner critic, this conversation is packed with practical ideas you can start using immediately.
In this episode:
• The difference between being nice and being kind
• How to have difficult conversations without damaging relationships
• Why disruption can become your greatest teacher
• Replacing your inner critic with curiosity and compassion
• How healthy workplace cultures are actually built
Chapters
00:00 Introduction to Disruption as a Mindset
01:45 Lois Barth's Journey and Philosophy
07:17 The Four C's: Curiosity, Compassion, Connection, and Courage
11:26 Curiosity's Role in Disruption
14:30 Implementing the Four C's in the Workplace
20:34 Creating a Culture of Beautiful Honesty
27:59 The Structure Behind Honest Conversations
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Lois works with heart-centered go-getters who crave greater meaning, fulfillment, and impact in their lives by helping them clarify their goals, foster well-being, and be more effective leaders. A term she refers to as Behavioral Wellness Meets professional development. She has been the makeover life coach for SELF Magazine; Fitness Magazine and Fit Blog (Sears) which to date 3 million people registered for. Lois has been quoted and published in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, and SELF Magazine. Her speaking clients include Capital One Bank, L'Oreal, Women in Banking & Invesco to name a few.
Anne Bonney is a keynote speaker and emcee who helps organizations lead through change by building resilience, emotional intelligence, and courageous communication.
