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Rachel Cooke is your guide to leadership and communication, helping you craft a workplace environment you can feel good about. She’ll share tips to help you balance your work and personal life, effectively invest your time, and be mindful about where you’re devoting your energy. Let Rachel help you navigate your path to success—however you define it.

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    • Business
    • 4.3 • 673 Ratings

Rachel Cooke is your guide to leadership and communication, helping you craft a workplace environment you can feel good about. She’ll share tips to help you balance your work and personal life, effectively invest your time, and be mindful about where you’re devoting your energy. Let Rachel help you navigate your path to success—however you define it.

    Cognitive offloading – Your secret weapon for success?

    Cognitive offloading – Your secret weapon for success?

    Many of us are carrying too much stuff in our brains – meetings, ideas, to-do’s. We mean well, but we’re failing to leave space for the creativity and productivity that awaits us. Learn the what, why, and how of cognitive offloading to give your mind the space it needs to do its best work!

    • 8 min
    How to combat "carewashing" at work

    How to combat "carewashing" at work

    Carewashing - the process of companies implementing wellness programs and benefits that sound good, but fail to address real problems - is holding us all back from success. Learn how to address and reverse the trend.

    • 8 min
    Use labels to fuel your success at work

    Use labels to fuel your success at work

    Many of us have been taught labels are a bad thing. And they can be. But they can also be the key to success if we understand how to use them effectively and for good.

    • 8 min
    How to finally have that dreaded conversation (Re-issue)

    How to finally have that dreaded conversation (Re-issue)

    There are so many conversations we know we should be having—the hard, the awkward, the uncomfortable. But we put them off for fear of making things worse. It’s time to have that conversation. Here’s a simple framework to help make it a win for everyone.

    • 9 min
    Employee engagement surveys are worsening our experience at work

    Employee engagement surveys are worsening our experience at work

    Too many companies are relying on Employee Engagement surveys to save the day. But just the opposite is happening. So what can we do instead?

    • 8 min
    How and why to ask better questions at work

    How and why to ask better questions at work

    We know, generically, we should be living in a season of curiosity, always asking questions. But is it really important to be doing this? And if so, how can we actually do it well?

    • 8 min

Customer Reviews

4.3 out of 5
673 Ratings

673 Ratings

ASobering ,

Such a wealth of knowledge! 🧠

This is one of the most insightful podcasts that I have ever come across! Rachel does such a great job of sharing her wisdom and I love how she leads meaningful conversations with guests who bring so much experience to the table. Highly recommend checking this show out - you won’t be disappointed!

Brandon (iloveshinyobjects.com ,

Great tips!

Short to the point helpful tips! Thank you so much Rachel!

emj-js ,

Thoughtful insight, great tips!

Rachel's content is helpful and practical. I love the length of the show-- quick and packed full of awesome nuggets. Rachel's examples are clear and I feel like things I can put into practice immediately. THANKS!

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