WORKLiberated

Margaret Graziano

WORKLiberated is your go-to podcast for organizational transformation, team resilience, and leadership agility—designed for leaders who want to live and work with purpose. Through inspiring conversations and practical insights, this podcast supports your journey toward becoming the captain of your own ship, where you get to live your ideal, self-actualized life. Hosted by Margaret Graziano, one of Silicon Valley’s Top 100 Women Leaders and author of Ignite Culture, a 2023 Wall Street Journal, Amazon, and Barnes & Noble bestseller. A powerful voice in women’s leadership, Margaret brings decades of experience helping organizations thrive through team agility and values-driven leadership. WORKLiberated explores how leaders and teams can build resilient cultures, navigate change, and elevate performance—whether through online learning at your own pace via her seminar-series, virtual live training, or remote workshops. Margaret has helped hundreds of organizations transform their cultures and empowered leaders to increase effectiveness and impact in every area of life. Tune in to learn how to lead with clarity, strengthen team agility, and design a life and career you truly love—aligned with your highest purpose and values.

  1. The Real Cause of Workplace Stress

    2h ago

    The Real Cause of Workplace Stress

    In this episode, Margaret Graziano welcomes Serena Fennell, author of A Journey to Wholeness, for a powerful conversation on self-awareness, presence, and emotional resilience at work. Through the lens of Emotional Intelligence and Leadership, they explore how stress, burnout, and workplace pressure disconnect us from our true selves—and how reconnecting with our “inner child” can dramatically shift our leadership style and team dynamics. Margaret and Serena share neuroscience-backed insights and real-world examples that reveal how presence and wholeness create healthier cultures, stronger collaboration, and more empowered decision-making. If you’re ready to move from reactivity to intentional leadership—balancing productivity with creativity and emotional well-being—this episode offers practical tools to help you lead with greater clarity, compassion, and impact.   Stress isn’t a sign you’re failing — it’s a sign something deeper wants to change. If you’re ready to break free from workplace stress and lead with emotional intelligence and confidence, Ignite Your Power is a women’s leadership retreat designed to help you reset, reclaim your energy, and lead from a stronger place.   👉 It’s time to stop coping and start leading. Join us.   https://margaretgraziano.com/retreat/   From Friction to Flow Ebook - https://www.keenalignment.com/response-agility-ebook   🔗 Get Serena’s Book & Resources! Serena’s Website: https://serenafennell.com   💬 Ready to take your team or event to the next level? Book Margaret Graziano today and bring a spark of inspiration to your audience. margaretgraziano.com #WorkLiberated #SerenaFennell #JourneyToWholeness #Leadership #WorkplaceWellness #Mindfulness #PersonalGrowth

    48 min
  2. Mindfulness as a Leadership Superpower

    6d ago

    Mindfulness as a Leadership Superpower

    In this episode, Margaret Graziano sits down with Sean Fargo, founder of Mindfulness Exercises, to explore how mindfulness transforms the way we work and lead. Through the lens of Emotional Intelligence and Leadership, they discuss how self-awareness, courage, and sincerity strengthen workplace relationships and communication. Sean shares the science behind neuroplasticity, the impact of novelty on learning, and how small, intentional mindful moments can reduce stress, anxiety, anger, and frustration on the job. Packed with practical tools—and a guided mindfulness exercise—this episode offers actionable strategies to cultivate calm, clarity, and conscious leadership in today’s high-pressure work environments. Mindfulness isn’t passive. It’s the ability to regulate yourself when leadership demands more of you. If you’re ready to strengthen emotional intelligence leadership through real self-regulation skills, join Evolve the Leader Within — a leadership seminar series designed to help you respond with clarity, not react under pressure.   https://margaretgraziano.com/evolve-the-leader-within/   Reclaim Your Vitality Webinar - https://www.keenalignment.com/reclaim-your-vitality   🌍 Visit Sean’s website: https://MindfulnessExercises.com   💬 Ready to take your team or event to the next level? Book Margaret Graziano today and bring a spark of inspiration to your audience. margaretgraziano.com   #MindfulnessAtWork #WorkLiberated #SeanFargo #Mindfulness #WorkplaceWellness #StressRelief #SelfAwareness #LeadershipSkills

    46 min
  3. The Neuroscience of Effective Leadership

    Jun 2

    The Neuroscience of Effective Leadership

    In this episode, host Margaret Graziano sits down with Ann Betz, co-founder of BEabove Leadership, to explore the powerful intersection of neuroscience, consciousness, and workplace effectiveness. Centered on Emotional Intelligence and Leadership, this conversation unpacks how liberating the human spirit at work drives engagement, performance, and sustainable success. Together, they examine the neuroscience behind stress and productivity, the roots of toxic workplace cultures, and why movements like the Great Resignation reveal a deeper desire for meaning—not just a paycheck. Blending science, psychology, and real-world leadership insight, this episode offers practical wisdom for leaders and coaches committed to creating conscious, high-performing workplaces where people—and results—truly thrive. Liberation at work doesn’t come from changing your role — it comes from changing how you lead. If you’re ready to strengthen emotional intelligence and leadership effectiveness from the inside out, join Evolve the Leader Within — a leadership seminar series grounded in neuroscience and real transformation.   👉 This is where leaders evolve — and freedom follows. https://margaretgraziano.com/evolve-the-leader-within/   Response Agility Workshop https://www.keenalignment.com/response-agility-workshop   💬 Ready to take your team or event to the next level? Book Margaret Graziano today and bring a spark of inspiration to your audience. margaretgraziano.com #WorkLiberated #AnnBetz #ToxicWorkplaces #ConsciousLeadership #GreatResignation #EmployeeEngagement #Coaching

    53 min
  4. Rewiring Your Mind: A Leadership Skill You Can Use Today

    May 26

    Rewiring Your Mind: A Leadership Skill You Can Use Today

    In this episode on Emotional Intelligence and Leadership, Margaret Graziano sits down with Adelajda Child, expert in PSYCH-K®, to explore how subconscious beliefs quietly shape our decisions, relationships, and leadership impact—and how to rewire them for greater peace, power, and purpose. Margaret shares her transformative journey from an ayahuasca retreat in Peru to discovering Bruce Lipton’s groundbreaking work in The Biology of Belief, revealing how PSYCH-K® helped her shift lifelong patterns at the root level. Together, they unpack the neuroscience behind belief reprogramming, how childhood experiences create our subconscious blueprint, why trauma lives in the body, and how generational cycles silently influence leadership behavior. Through real coaching stories and practical daily tools, this conversation offers a powerful roadmap to developing Emotional Intelligence and Leadership from the inside out—by living and leading in a Whole-Brain State. Awareness is powerful — but only if it changes what you believe is possible. If you’re ready to break through limiting beliefs and lead with greater emotional intelligence, join Evolve the Leader Within — a leadership seminar series designed to help you rewire patterns that hold you back.   👉 This is where real change begins. Register now. https://margaretgraziano.com/evolve-the-leader-within/   Assess Your Change Agility https://keenalignmentreadinessforchange.scoreapp.com/   🔗 Connect with Adelajda Child: Website: https://adachild.com Instagram: @adeljida.child   💬 Ready to take your team or event to the next level? Book Margaret Graziano today and bring a spark of inspiration to your audience. margaretgraziano.com #PsychK #SubconsciousHealing #MargaretGraziano #EmotionalIntelligence #MindsetShift #PersonalGrowth #AdelajdaChild

    47 min
  5. Unlocking Human Motivation: Influence Without Manipulation

    May 12

    Unlocking Human Motivation: Influence Without Manipulation

    In this episode, Margaret Graziano is joined by renowned strategist and behavioral expert Shira Abel to unpack powerful Leadership Development Strategies grounded in neuroscience and human psychology. Shira introduces her innovative Perception Formula, revealing how heuristics, hormones, history, and heritage shape behavior—and why many traditional leadership approaches fall short. From influencing without manipulation to understanding how stress and bias impact decision-making, this conversation offers a practical framework for inspiring authentic change. Motivation isn’t something you demand — it’s something you unlock. If you want to strengthen your leadership development strategies and learn how to motivate, influence, and mobilize others, Momentum Coaching gives you a practical thinking partner to turn insight into action.   👉 Build momentum where leadership matters most.   https://www.keenalignment.com/momentum-coaching   Reclaim Your Vitality Webinar - https://www.keenalignment.com/reclaim-your-vitality   🔗 Explore More from Shira Abel: 🌐 Website: shiraabel.com 📱 LinkedIn | Instagram | TikTok | YouTube: @shiraabel 💬 Ready to take your team or event to the next level? Book Margaret Graziano today and bring a spark of inspiration to your audience. margaretgraziano.com   #WorkLiberated #LeadershipDevelopment #EmotionalIntelligence #OrganizationalCulture #HumanBehavior #MindfulLeadership #NeuroscienceAtWork

    45 min

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WORKLiberated is your go-to podcast for organizational transformation, team resilience, and leadership agility—designed for leaders who want to live and work with purpose. Through inspiring conversations and practical insights, this podcast supports your journey toward becoming the captain of your own ship, where you get to live your ideal, self-actualized life. Hosted by Margaret Graziano, one of Silicon Valley’s Top 100 Women Leaders and author of Ignite Culture, a 2023 Wall Street Journal, Amazon, and Barnes & Noble bestseller. A powerful voice in women’s leadership, Margaret brings decades of experience helping organizations thrive through team agility and values-driven leadership. WORKLiberated explores how leaders and teams can build resilient cultures, navigate change, and elevate performance—whether through online learning at your own pace via her seminar-series, virtual live training, or remote workshops. Margaret has helped hundreds of organizations transform their cultures and empowered leaders to increase effectiveness and impact in every area of life. Tune in to learn how to lead with clarity, strengthen team agility, and design a life and career you truly love—aligned with your highest purpose and values.