140 episodes

Welcome to the Even Better podcast hosted by Sinikka Waugh, president and founder of Your Clear Next Step, and relentlessly positive trainer and coach who is committed to even better. Hosted in Indianola, IA, the Even Better podcast shares engaging conversations with different guests every week, that highlight their unique insight into a topic they’re passionate about! 

Your Clear Next Step exists to make communities better by helping people (like you!) have better workdays. So here’s a podcast of trainers, coaches, and passionate people sharing their resources to help you have an even better work day, so you can help make your communities even better today.

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Real-life stories, insights, and people who are passionately sharing what they are doing to be even better!

New episodes are released biweekly.

The Even Better Podcast Sinikka Waugh

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Welcome to the Even Better podcast hosted by Sinikka Waugh, president and founder of Your Clear Next Step, and relentlessly positive trainer and coach who is committed to even better. Hosted in Indianola, IA, the Even Better podcast shares engaging conversations with different guests every week, that highlight their unique insight into a topic they’re passionate about! 

Your Clear Next Step exists to make communities better by helping people (like you!) have better workdays. So here’s a podcast of trainers, coaches, and passionate people sharing their resources to help you have an even better work day, so you can help make your communities even better today.

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Real-life stories, insights, and people who are passionately sharing what they are doing to be even better!

New episodes are released biweekly.

    6 Steps to Prepare for Conflict

    6 Steps to Prepare for Conflict

    Sinikka Waugh and Dan Tocchini discuss 6 Steps to Prepare for Conflict.
     
    Dan Tocchini
    Sr. Partner Take New Ground, Founder
     
    Dan Tocchini III is a business and social entrepreneur, a published author, a master trainer, executive coach, leadership whisperer and culture development specialist. He is the Founder and Senior Partner at Take New Ground of Take New Ground a subsidiary of Human Performance Unlimited, Inc, where he champions founders & executives to scale their organizations. After 30 years of transitioning individuals, teams, and organizations from their current state to a desired future state of fulfilling their vision, Dan’s passion for leaders makes no question too dangerous and no conversation too difficult in delivering meaningful long-term results. Clients include Disney, ESPN, Microsoft, Interstate Batteries, Nike, Virgin Hyperloop-One, Seigel & Gale, The Oprah Winfrey Network, Gavin de Becker, Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams, Smarty Pants Vitamins, World Vision, Homeboy Industries, Defy Ventures and many others. After 40 years of marriage Dan and his wife Aileen live in Horseshoe Bend, Idaho near their two children and 5 grandkids.
     

    • 35 min
    10 Things That I Have Learned in the Years That I Have Been Running This Business

    10 Things That I Have Learned in the Years That I Have Been Running This Business

    100 episodes of Even Better! 100+ ways shared with our audience with tips, tricks, ideas, ways to be even better! What better way to celebrate our 100th episode than a solo episode where Sinikka discusses the 10 Things That I Have Learned in the Years That I Have Been Running This Business?! 
     
    Sinikka Waugh Founder, Owner, Trainer, and Coach
    Sinikka Waugh, PMP, President and CEO of Your Clear Next Step, spends her days helping people have better workdays. Trainer, coach, business leader, and difference maker, Sinikka is known for consistently helping people solve problems and get things done at work. With a 20+ year background in languages, literature, and project management, Sinikka has helped over 50,000 people have better workdays since 2008. Her clients value how her professionalism blends seamlessly with her down-to-earth, “try this now” approach and her passion for helping others. Sinikka holds a BA from Central College, an MA from the University of Iowa, and is a certified Project Management Professional through the Project Management Institute (PMI).

    • 41 min
    4 Things to Know About Neurodiversity at Work

    4 Things to Know About Neurodiversity at Work

    Sinikka Waugh and Hannah Moeller discuss 4 Things to Know About Neurodiversity at Work.
     
    Hannah (she/her/they) is a business coach, speaker, and DEI educator. After 12 years with a Fortune 100 financial services company, Hannah now runs her own practice, Hannah Moeller Coaching, LLC.  Their focus is to lead with authenticity, foster joyful belonging, and deepen connections.
    Hannah is a compassionate listener, with creative, actionable ideas for her clients, leaders, and business owners. In addition to individual and group coaching, Hannah speaks to organizations about LGBTQ+ inclusion and Neurodiversity in the workplace.
    When not working, Hannah enjoys reading, writing, hiking, supporting the arts, and spending time with her family: husband of 10 years, three boys, and two cats.
     
    Hannah's website linked here!

    • 38 min
    5 Things We Can Try to Avoid Burnout

    5 Things We Can Try to Avoid Burnout

    Sinikka Waugh and Benen Witkop discuss 5 Things We Can Try to Avoid Burnout.
     
    Benen Witkop is an aspiring author and screenwriter with a number of projects currently underway. A recent graduate of the University of Iowa with a BA in Creative Writing and Screenwriting, Benen has a lot of experience with writing works for both the screen and page, as well as technical products and proposals for businesses. Benen is always looking to improve his craft and develop his skills, and to find ways to overcome his shortcomings to make sure that his work is as good as it can be.
     
    Make sure you check out the blog that Benen wrote, "Get Out of Burnout." This is a great read that goes along so well with what Benen informs us in this audio!

    • 40 min
    7 Things To Do When Crisis is at Your Doorstep

    7 Things To Do When Crisis is at Your Doorstep

    A solo episode where Sinikka discusses the 7 Things To Do When Crisis is at Your Doorstep.
     
    Sinikka Waugh, President of Your Clear Next Step, is a recognized leader in understanding people and adapting tools, techniques, and processes to meet the demands of the situation at hand. Since 2008, Sinikka has helped over 50,000 people have better workdays so they can co-create better communities.

    • 16 min
    4 Reasons Emotional Intelligence is Critical to Our Teams, Organization and Self

    4 Reasons Emotional Intelligence is Critical to Our Teams, Organization and Self

    Sinikka Waugh and Melissa Worrel Johnson discuss 4 Reasons Emotional Intelligence is Critical to Our Teams, Organization and Self.
     
    Reflection Tool Download: Click Here! 
     
    Over her 20-year career, Melissa has focused her efforts in leadership, talent development and business strategy. Her diverse background includes entrepreneurial startups as well as significant leadership roles in large corporations.
     
    Worrel-Johnson’s experience in developing leaders, growing teams and implementing initiatives within organizations are key competencies and experience she brings to Your Leadership Group. Her professional career has included multiple management and leadership roles involving broad collaboration and partnering with all levels of leadership.
     
    Areas of focus have included executive & leadership coaching and development, career advancement, succession planning, individual and organization development, team culture, franchising, work-life integration, customer experience implementation, and employee engagement.
     
    Melissa holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Broad Field Science from University of Wisconsin – River Falls, an MBA from Capella University and her Professional Certified Coach credentialing (PCC) from the International Coaching Federation. She and her husband Alan and their two dogs live outside Des Moines, Iowa.

    • 18 min

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