The Awareness Advantage Podcast

Stress and work-life balance can be an issue for just about anybody working a typical 9-5 job. From employees who experience stress and anxiety because of difficult bosses and deadlines, to those employees who might be burned out from doing the same thing everyday, it's safe to say that stress is bad for productivity. The most important thing you can do when facing stress at work is learning strategies on how to deal with stress.

Show Notes

Each week Kevin McCarthy and Likky Lavji facilitate authentic conversations with leaders just like you to help you discover what it takes from being a manager who is good at getting stuff done to being a great leader who inspires others to do their best.

We all know what stress is… but how do you define stress?

Truth is, it can be different for different people, but there are some common threads. Stress is unmanaged emotions or thoughts, external pressure points that either cannot or are not being controlled.
When there is more stimuli going on than one can process, they feel stress. 


Causes of Stress
In the workplace, perceived differences in priorities, and lack of communication or understanding are the biggest causes of stress. are not able to cope with the demands of their jobs. Employees feel the most stress when they are unable to control the way they do their work, or don’t fully understand their role and responsibilities. Stress can also occur when employees are having trouble with relationships at work, or when they are not involved when a business is undergoing change.

We explore this and more in our Awareness Advantage podcast. Check out our episodes, and go from being a good manager--to a great leader!

Learn the strategies used by experts and build your own self-awareness with best selling authors, speakers and business coaches--Kevin McCarthy and Likky Lavji.

Creators & Guests

Host
Kevin McCarthy
Author of the bestselling book, BlindSpots – Why Good People Make Bad Choices, and holds the highest certification recognized globally by the speaking industry, the Certified Speaking Professional. An award-winning sales professional, he built one of the largest Century 21 offices in America, then developed and sold a dot-com startup. In 2004, his boss was arrested for the largest stock fraud in Washington State history. As a result, Kevin spent 33 months in federal prison for a crime he didn’t knowingly commit. There he studied Cognitive Psychology and recognized — then deeply researched — the blind spots that lead to his predicament. Today Kevin and his team expose the invisible barriers that impact culture, operations, training, service and leadership.
Host
Likki Lavji
A sought-after keynote speaker, Likky Lavji is passionate about helping others “break barriers” to unleash their human potential. In fact, his middle name, Madat, translates to ‘help’ and he channels this into providing value in every relationship he has – personal and professional. With over 25 years as a CEO of a top IT company, Likky’s extensive experience in executive leadership has given him a unique perspective that remains unchartered by leaders and organizations in understanding the layers beneath human behavior and how it impacts growth and productivity of an organization. He has been acknowledged by prominent organizations, including Telus Corporation, Lenovo Canada and Royal Bank of Canada for his ability to create mindset shift when it comes to commitment and powerful performance to achieve results.
Producer
Meghan Wier
undefinAn experienced business professional with a knack for balancing the demands of modern business. Strategic in thought and deed - a natural marketing communicator, team advocate, writer and digital guru. Adept at melding technology and communications to deliver a clear message. Articulate. An innovator, lifelong learner and believer in the importance of managing your job like a business - always focusing on high-value activities and looking for a better way to measure success. Leader-activist-change agent always seeking a new challenge. Meghan is also author of Confessions of an Introvert, The Girl's Guide to Career, Networking and Getting the Most Out of Life, available in English and Chinese, has ghost written and edited numerous books, training manuals and manuscripts, and is the Executive Producer of The Awareness Advantage podcast.ed

What is The Awareness Advantage Podcast?

Your leadership potential is limited by only one thing - blind spots!

Through decades of human potential research, we've discovered that most problems in the work place such as turnover, disengagement and conflict are due to one blind spot - possibly the most significant blind spot - a lack of awareness; real-time awareness of how leaders are coming across and being perceived by others.

Join bestselling Blind Spots authors, Kevin McCarthy and Likky Lavji and a studio audience of managers and senior leaders throughout North America as they discuss overcoming blind spots to develop and lead high-functioning, high-trust teams and organizational cultures.