Peak Performance and Peak Satisfaction in Your Business Career

Cheri Gregov
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Peak Performance & Peak Satisfaction is the podcast designed for business professionals who want to excel with ease, get rewarded handsomely AND enjoy their work.  Master Coach and Executive, Cheri Gregov is sharing her intellectual property as a 25 year business veteran trained and certified in neuroscience, a Wharton MBA of Strategy, Operations, & Entrepreneurship, and formerly a Chief Operating Officer at a Fortune 500 company.  Her signature approach to proactively managing our careers is a mix of career strategy, performance optimization, leadership development, and life coaching. This C-suite executive is sharing secrets from inside the boardroom and delivering the direct career guidance and cutting edge thought leadership you won't hear anywhere else.  Tune in for the perspective, the strategies, and practical steps to unleash success in the office that spills over into health and relationships too. 

  1. 3d ago

    "Be More Strategic": What That Feedback Actually Means

    "Be more strategic" is some of the most common feedback received by businesspeople, and some of the least actionable. In this episode, I break down exactly what it means, the six habits quietly keeping you reactive instead of strategic, and the fivethings to start doing instead to actually expand your impact. What You'll Learn From This Episode: Why staying busy with reactive work can feel productive while actually blocking the strategic thinking your role needs from you.Parkinson's Law, and why work expands to fill whatever time you give it, unless you set real bounds on it.How to stop being the bottleneck your team quietly depends on, and teach them to lead without you in the room.Why stepping back into individual contributor work, even to help, can undermine the very team you're trying to build.A practical framework for turning a big vision into daily habits and metrics your team actually lives by, not a mission statement no one remembers by March.Whether you've received this exact feedback and didn't know where to start, or your work has started to feel like Groundhog's Day, this episode explains what to do next. Resources: Start Here: Free Leadership Playbook for career-critical momentsRead: Weekly Leadership Insights and join 1,000 subscribersWatch: Take Charge Of Your Career masterclassMeet: Schedule a complimentary Career Strategy ConsultationLearn More: How 100+ Leaders Have Benefited from my Executive CoachingRecommended Related Episodes: Episode 91 - AI Is Here, Keep Calm & Innovate OnEpisode 80 - Make Powerful DecisionsEpisode 67 - My Signature System: Leading Your Business And Your PeopleEpisode 52 - Self Efficacy & Taking The HillMessage me your thoughts on this topic / episode here

    "Be More Strategic": What That Feedback Actually Means

  2. Sep 25

    10 Ways To Speak Up Sooner In Every Meeting

    If you've ever sat in a meeting with something valuable to say and let the moment pass, this episode is for you. I break down the single belief behind that hesitation, and ten specific tactics to help you speak up sooner and more often, starting with your next meeting. What You'll Learn From This Episode: Why waiting for the "perfect" moment to share your view means you may never share it at all.The difference between perfect failure and sloppy success, and why one of them is costing you far more than the other.Ten practical tactics for interjecting, sharing an unfinished thought, and building the habit of speaking up in real time.How to recover from a "vulnerability hangover" after you've put yourself out there.A real client story on how lowering the bar for when to share transformed both his confidence and his team's results.Whether you're the person who processes internally before speaking, or someone who's simply learned to stay quiet in certain rooms, I hope this episode gives you a concrete way to change that starting now. Resources: Start Here: Free Leadership Playbook for career-critical moments Read: Weekly Leadership Insights and join 1,000 subscribersWatch: Take Charge Of Your Career Masterclass In 3 Vital StepsMeet: Schedule a complimentary Career Strategy ConsultationLearn More: How 100+ Leaders Have Benefited from my Executive CoachingRecommended Related Episodes: Episode 11 - Self SabotageEpisode 27 - Fail Fast To SucceedEpisode 37 - Do The Uncomfortable ThingEpisode 62 - Initial Resistance - When To Ignore It & When To Honor ItEpisode 74 - Overcome Imposter SyndromeMessage me your thoughts on this topic / episode here

    10 Ways To Speak Up Sooner In Every Meeting

  3. Sep 18

    Stop Apologizing For Raising The Bar

    Every business keeps changing, which means the expectations on your team have to keep changing too. Most managers know this, and still feel guilty rolling out a higher bar, worried it's unfair, unkind, or that their team will revolt. In this episode, I break down why raising the bar is actually one of the most caring things you can do as a leader, and exactly how to present it so your team gets on board instead of digging in. What You'll Learn From This Episode: Why "clear is kind" applies just as much to raising expectations as it does to giving hard feedback.The real cost of not raising the bar, for your team's growth, your own workload, and their long-term job security.Why banding together with your team "against the company" feels supportive but actually disempowers everyone.The research behind why humans are wired to want growth and challenge, and what happens when that need goes unmet.A real client story on rolling out new expectations after a reorg, without the guilt or the apology.If you've ever hesitated to ask more of your team because it felt unfair, I hope this episode gives you the confidence to do it anyway, and do it well. Resources: Start Here: Free Leadership Playbook for career-critical momentsRead: Weekly Leadership Insights and join 1,000 subscribersMeet: Schedule a complimentary Career Strategy ConsultationLearn More: How 100+ Leaders Have Benefited from my Executive CoachingRecommended Related Episodes: Episode 99 - Leading Through The Forced Bell CurveEpisode 90 - Eliminating The People Manager TaxEpisode 28 - Managing Underperformers Up or OutEpisode 45 - Delegate to EmpowerEpisode 91 - AI Is Here, Keep Calm & Innovate OnMessage me your thoughts on this topic / episode here

    Stop Apologizing For Raising The Bar

  4. Sep 11

    Before You Hit The Eject Button On Your Career

    If you've ever thought you couldn't work another year in your role, this episode is for you. I talk clients off the ledge often, helping them avoid hitting the eject button on a job before they've actually tried to fix what's wrong with it. In this episode, I walk through the five steps to take before you quit, including a tool borrowed from Six Sigma that helps you find the real 20 percent of your day causing 80 percent of your frustration, and why most people stall out on step three: permission they never actually needed. What You'll Learn From This Episode: Why the brain defaults to "stay miserable or quit entirely" and skips every option in between.How to use the Pareto principle to find the specific source of your job dissatisfaction instead of blaming the whole role.Why you don't need permission to change how you work, and how to tell when you're actually waiting for it.A real client story on rebuilding trust with leadership instead of jumping ship during an IPO-driven culture shift.How to run a job search and a role redesign in parallel, so you're choosing your next move instead of fleeing your current one.Whether you're deep in frustration right now or just want to make sure you're not missing an opportunity to reshape your current role, this episode gives you clear next steps before you make any big decisions. As Mentioned In This Episode: Register for my next masterclass: Success Without The BurnoutLooking for evidence of business leaders working differently with great outcomes? Read Client WinsResources: Start Here: Free Leadership Playbook for career-critical momentsRead: Weekly Leadership Insights and join 1,000 subscribersMeet: Schedule a complimentary Career Strategy ConsultationLearn More: How 100+ Leaders Have Benefited from my Executive CoachingRecommended Related Episodes: Episode 12 - The Cause of BurnoutEpisode 48 - Burnout vs Quiet Quitting and the Happy MiddlegroundEpisode 31 - Sick of Being Busy and TiredEpisode 76 - Tame Corporate RageMessage me your thoughts on this topic / episode here

    Before You Hit The Eject Button On Your Career

  5. Sep 4

    Life Beyond Work: Connection And World

    Part two of this series turns outward. After scoring your physical and mental wellbeing last week, this episode covers the 8 dimensions that involve other people and the wider world, your partner, family, friends, community, home, wealth, travel, and service. What You'll Learn From This Episode: Why "leadership starts with you going first" applies just as much to your romantic relationship as it does at work.The difference between a circle of friends that lifts you up and one that just lets you vent, and why it matters more than you think.Why money becomes a problem the moment it stops being a magnifier and starts being the goal itself.David Brooks' idea of the "second mountain," and why success that looks complete from the outside can still feel hollow.A real client story on what changed once she stopped shrinking her vision to keep the people around her comfortable.This is part two of a two-part series. If you haven't heard part one yet, covering physical and mental wellbeing, I'd start there first. Resources: Start Here: Free Leadership Playbook, including my personal pulse surveyRead My Book: Choice: How To Love This Life, available on Amazon, Audible, and KindleJoin My Book Club: Monthly Book List, asynchronous, no live discussions requiredRead: Weekly Leadership Insights and join 1,000 subscribersMeet: Schedule a complimentary Career Strategy ConsultationLearn More: How 100+ Leaders Have Benefited from my Executive CoachingRecommended Related Episodes: Episode 105 - Life Beyond Work: Your Pulse SurveyEpisode 86 - Success RedefinedEpisode 56 - Life Is Short, Make It Count And Make It SweetEpisode 43 - How I Transformed My Work & LifeEpisode 51 - The Power Of The Work / Life Audit Message me your thoughts on this topic / episode here

    Life Beyond Work: Connection And World

  6. Aug 28

    Life Beyond Work: Your Pulse Survey

    Work has a way of crowding out everything else, until sleep, relationships, and the things that once brought you joy are running on whatever's left over. In part one of this two-part episode, I walk through 8 dimensions across physical and mental well-being, and give you a simple way to score where you actually stand in each one, the same way you'd take a pulse survey for your team. What You'll Learn From This Episode: The "rocker test," a quick gut check for whether your current priorities match what will actually matter to you looking back.A practical framework for sleep, hydration, nutrition, and movement that goes beyond generic wellness advice.Why spirituality and emotional wellness deserve the same intentional investment as your physical health.How to find your flow state through hobbies and intellectual challenge, and why it matters more than it seems.A simple scoring exercise you can use to take an honest pulse check on your own life, the same way you'd take one for your team.Part 2, covering connection and world, comes next week. I'd start with this one first. Resources: Read My Book: Choice: How To Love This Life, available on Amazon, Audible, and KindleJoin My Book Club: Read & Apply for Peak Performance & Peak Satisfaction, asynchronous, no live discussions requiredStart Here: Free Leadership Playbook, including my personal pulse surveyRead: Weekly Leadership Insights and join 1,000 subscribersMeet: Schedule a complimentary Career Strategy ConsultationLearn More: How 100+ Leaders Have Benefited from my Executive CoachingRecommended Related Episodes:  Episode 56 - Life Is Short, Make It Count And Make It SweetEpisode 61 - Your Personal Sick Day PolicyEpisode 77 - Setting BoundariesEpisode 6 - Leaving Work At The OfficeEpisode 66 - My Signature System: Cured Burnout & Unlocked PotentialMessage me your thoughts on this topic / episode here

    Life Beyond Work: Your Pulse Survey

  7. Aug 21

    Facts vs. Drama: The Real Cause Of Your Work Stress

    If work stress has your doctor raising concerns, or anger keeps showing up at moments you wish it wouldn't, there's real neuroscience behind both, and real tools to change them. In this episode, I break down the habit underneath our two most damaging work emotions, and the single mental shift that defuses both. What You'll Learn From This Episode: Why anger works like a security blanket, and what it's actually protecting you from feeling.A simple two-part practice for releasing anger without letting it derail your day, week, or career.The two beliefs underneath almost all chronic work stress, and how to catch them in yourself.The difference between the facts of a situation and the drama you've layered on top, and why that distinction changes everything.A real client story on what changes when stress finally has somewhere real to go.Whether anger or stress is more your pattern, this episode gives you a tool you can use again the next time either one shows up. Resources: Read My Book: Choice: How To Love This Life, available on Amazon, Audible, and KindleStart Here: Free Leadership Playbook for career-critical moments Read: Weekly Leadership Insights and join 1,000 subscribersWatch: Take Charge Of Your Career Masterclass In 3 Vital StepsMeet: Schedule a complimentary Career Strategy ConsultationLearn More: How 100+ Leaders Have Benefited from my Executive CoachingRecommended Related Episodes:  Episode 12 - The Cause of BurnoutEpisode 14 - Work TraumaEpisode 18 - Love Your Work AgainEpisode 31 - Sick of Being Busy and TiredEpisode 76 - Tame Corporate Rage Message me your thoughts on this topic / episode here

    Facts vs. Drama: The Real Cause Of Your Work Stress

  8. Aug 14

    First You Fear Losing, Then You Fear Winning.

    Most people expect the fear that shows up early in a big goal, when the finish line still feels far away. Almost nobody expects the fear that shows up right at the end, when success is finally within reach. In this episode, I break down both, and give you the exact questions to cut through each one. What You'll Learn From This Episode: Why every "should" statement you tell yourself is a judgment dressed up as a fact, and how to catch it.Two questions that cut straight through your inner judge's drama and back to the facts.Why self-sabotage most often shows up right before you get what you wanted, not just in the hard middle.What it means when success starts to feel scary instead of exciting, and why that's actually a sign you're on the right track.A real client story of someone who used to pump the brakes on his own success, and what changed.Whether you're deep in the hard middle of a goal or standing right at the edge of getting what you wanted, I hope this episode helps you recognize the voice trying to talk you out of it. Resources: Start Here: Free Leadership Playbook for career-critical moments Read: Weekly Leadership Insights and join 1,000 subscribersWatch: Take Charge Of Your Career Masterclass In 3 Vital StepsMeet: Schedule a complimentary Career Strategy ConsultationLearn More: How 100+ Leaders Have Benefited from my Executive CoachingRecommended Related Episodes: Episode 11 - Self SabotageEpisode 27 - Fail Fast To SucceedEpisode 34 - Follow ThroughEpisode 62 - Initial Resistance - When To Ignore It & When To Honor ItEpisode 83 - Risk & Success IntoleranceMessage me your thoughts on this topic / episode here

    First You Fear Losing, Then You Fear Winning.
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Peak Performance & Peak Satisfaction is the podcast designed for business professionals who want to excel with ease, get rewarded handsomely AND enjoy their work.  Master Coach and Executive, Cheri Gregov is sharing her intellectual property as a 25 year business veteran trained and certified in neuroscience, a Wharton MBA of Strategy, Operations, & Entrepreneurship, and formerly a Chief Operating Officer at a Fortune 500 company.  Her signature approach to proactively managing our careers is a mix of career strategy, performance optimization, leadership development, and life coaching. This C-suite executive is sharing secrets from inside the boardroom and delivering the direct career guidance and cutting edge thought leadership you won't hear anywhere else.  Tune in for the perspective, the strategies, and practical steps to unleash success in the office that spills over into health and relationships too. 

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