1. Welcome to Elaborate Topics Podcast! Are you struggling to wake up with energy and excitement for the day ahead? Do you find yourself overwhelmed, stressed, and unfulfilled in your leadership role? You're not alone. Many leaders, especially in high-stress environments like medical laboratories, face similar challenges.
Host: Lona Small, Career Success Coach
1. Love Yourself First
Importance: Loving yourself first is crucial for maintaining balance and positive energy.
Tips: Spend a day listening to your inner dialogue. Are the words kind and supportive? Engage in activities that promote self-love, such as reading, courses, or coaching.
2. Health Is Wealth
Physical Health: Eat healthy meals to boost energy and reduce fatigue.
Mental & Emotional Health: Engage in fun activities, build a support system, and process your emotions.
Spiritual Health: Take time for meditation, prayer, or connecting with a higher power to realize your limitless potential.
3. Draw The Line
Importance: Know your wants and communicate them effectively to avoid feeling taken advantage of.
Tips: Clearly outline your needs and expectations at home and work. For example, no office visits during lunch or no work calls on weekends.
4. Embrace The Fun
Importance: Fun reduces stress, stimulates creativity, and fosters team bonding.
Tips: Incorporate small fun activities at work and home, like bingo games, family movie nights, or date nights with your partner.
5. Align Your Work
Importance: Aligning your work with your core values and strengths brings fulfillment.
Tips: Identify your unique core values and seek roles and projects that resonate with your passions and strengths.
6. Grow Continuously
Importance: Continuous growth is essential for personal and professional fulfillment.
Tips: Embrace learning through experiences, others, and your unique inspirations. Don’t resist growth; let it guide your evolving interests and roles.
7. Share and Inspire Others
Importance: Your fulfillment creates a ripple effect, inspiring and empowering those around you.
Tips: Share your journey, volunteer as a mentor, celebrate others' successes, and provide valuable resources.
Practical Steps to Get Started:
Journal for Self-Love: Set aside quiet time to journal your thoughts, accomplishments, and things that bring you joy. Identify your emotional, physical, and mental needs.
Set Daily Intentions: Reflect on your journal entries and set small, manageable intentions each day that align with self-love, such as taking breaks or speaking kindly to yourself.
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24.Episode 24: "Lead Better, Live Better: The Power of a Filling Your Cup First"
00:35:26
23.Episode 23: Career Climb: Mastering the Mindset for Success
00:41:10
22.Episode 22: Practical Advice for Aspiring DCLS Professionals from Experienced Practitioners
00:31:25
21.Episode 21: Social Media Rx: Empowering Laboratory Professionals through Digital Advocacy (Featuring, Dr. Kathryn Golab, DCLS, MLS(ASCP)^CM, SH^CM))
3.Episode 3: Communicate Your Views With Clarity and Confidence
00:28:00
2.Episode 2: Beyond the Competition: Behind the scenes with the 2023 Cell Bowl Champions
00:42:14
1.Episode 1: 5 Key Strategies to Successfully Achieve Your Career and Personal Goals in 2024: Overcoming Common Obstacles
00:29:10
50.Episode 50: Reflecting on Our Favorite Moments from Season 3
00:43:10
49.Episode 49: Medical lab leaders collaborate to tackle staffing challenges with innovative solutions – Michael Baron
00:36:50
48.Episode 48: Peak Performance in 2024 (Part II): Must-Have Tools for 2024 Achievements
00:28:57
47.Episode 47 Tips for Creating Inclusive Holiday Celebrations in your Lab (featuring Ogechi "Ogee" Ohaeto)
00:19:24
46.Episode 46: Boost Your Lab’s Engagement: Mastering Effective Team Recognition
00:20:31
45.Episode 45: Retain Your Best: A Simple Solution for Medical Lab Staff Retention
00:39:30
44.Episode 44: Choosing the Right Accreditation Body for Your Clinical Laboratory (Featuring Becky Woodford)
00:46:28
43.Episode 43: Reaching Your Peak Performance in 2024
00:27:29
41.Episode 41: The Anatomy of Fear: Understanding its Impact on Healthcare Professionals (featuring besting selling author, Mindy Spigel, RN, MSN, CPXP)
00:31:23
42.Episode 42: Bridging the Gap: The Vital Role of Lab Professionals in Translational Research-Dr. LaShanta Brice
00:45:32
40.Episode 40: Finding Your Voice: Strategies to Own Your Own Narrative
00:27:04
39.Episode 39: "There's a Snake on My Head!" (featuring best-selling author, Mindy Spigel, RN, MSN, CPXP)
00:27:33
38.Episode 38: Preparing for Success: A Guide to Maximizing Your Next Conference
00:46:49
37.Episode 37: "Fulfilled Not Frustrated: Creating a Lab Career That's Right For You"
00:17:49
36.Episode 36: Revive and Thrive: The Roundtable Recap
00:34:22
35.Episode 35: Transforming Job Rejection into Stepping Stones for Career Growth
00:38:55
34.Episode 34: Supporting Grief in the Lab: Creating a Culture of Compassion and Care- Dana Powell Baker
00:59:05
33.Episode 33: Big Tech Invading the Lab - Collaborate or Isolate? The Choice for Clinical Labs' Future
00:39:37
32.Episode 32: "Feedback as a Growth Tool: Nurturing Employee Development"
00:30:13
31.Episode 31: Expanding Opportunities Beyond the Laboratory: Leveraging Your Skills and Certifications (featuring Eve Brunson)
00:59:54
30.Episode 30: Dealing with Difficult People Roundtable
00:42:10
29.Episode 29: Rediscover Your Fire: Strategies for Passionate, Purposeful Leadership in the Lab
00:27:38
28.Episode 28: Diversity Daily: Breaking Barriers and Fostering Inclusiveness in the Lab (featuring Cherie Hodge)
00:40:47
27.Episode 27: "Does Who You Know Really Matter? Creating a Circle of Influence That Pays"
00:32:39
26.Episode 26: Building the Foundation: Tips to Designing a Career Ladder in your Lab
00:41:24
25.Episode 25: "How to Level Up Your Career, Get Seen, Recognized, and Promoted Using the ROI Methodology
00:30:38
24.Episode 24: From Lab Coat to Entrepreneur & CEO: Iyonna Woods' Journey to Building a Business with Purpose (featuring Iyonna Woods, MS, MLS (ASCP)SBB)
00:51:38
23.Episode 23: Navigating Office Politics For New Managers
00:32:15
22.Episode 22- Strategies for Enhancing Team Cohesion
00:34:24
21.Episode 21 - From Medical lab Scientist to Entrepreneur ( Unika Alexander)
00:30:08
20.Episode 20 - A "FYI" on LDTs (featuring Michelle Campbell)
00:36:45
19.Episode 19: Growing Beyond the Lab: 7 Personal Growth Steps for Medical Lab Professionals
00:26:04
18.Episode 18- "Ask Us Anything!" An eLABorate Topics Q&A, Roundtable Talk
00:53:10
17.Episode 17: An effective way to set career goals that you will be excited to keep
00:23:10
16.Episode 16: Innovative Solutions to the Challenges facing our laboratories (Featuring Nicole Colby)
00:35:49
15.Episode 15: Unlocking the Secrets to Winning Professional Awards: Tips from Forty Under 40 Winners
00:41:23
14.Episode 14: Navigating the Complexities of Hiring Foreign Healthcare Practitioners - Rex F. Famitangco
00:49:39
13.Episode 13: Improve the overall wellness for yourself and your team in little time.
00:23:41
12.Episode 12: Teaming Up! The Benefit of Interdisciplinary Relationships for Laboratory Leaders(featuring Melody Boudreaux Nelson)
00:32:18
11.Episode 11: Make a Great First Impression By Increasing Your Business Email Etiquette
00:29:22
10.Episode 10: Elevate your Career: The Do's and Don'ts to Pitching yourself
00:43:42
9.Episode 9: How the “hyper-achiever” could lead to burn-out in medical lab leaders
00:33:40
8.Episode 8: Health, Success and Wellbeing for Laboratory Professionals (featuring Dr. Letycia Nuñez Argote)
00:40:38
7.Episode 7: Building a Strong Foundation- Developing Managers From Within
00:27:34
6.Episode 6: The Effects of not focusing on the team you already have.
00:24:27
5.Episode 5: Useful Tips to Survive as an Understaffed Lab
00:47:55
4.Episode 4: How to Navigate your Leadership Journey (featuring Sean Tucker)
00:35:28
3.Episode 3: Navigating Conflict in the Medical Laboratory
00:25:59
2.Episode 2: An interview with the 2022 Super Cell Bowl Champions, University of Connecticut
00:45:14
1.Episode 1: Let's eLaborate! Season 2 Recap and Highlights
00:34:38
48.Episode 48: A Deep Dive Discussion: The Cell Bowl Hematology Competition (featuring Aaron Odegard & Tiffany Gill)
00:42:38
47.Episode 47: Exploring the intersection of Laboratory Medicine and Functional Medicine (featuring RJ Holmes)
00:39:18
46.Episode 46: Using Mental Fitness to overcome challenges and reach your potentials
00:34:50
45.Episode 45: Getting the Most Out of Your Multigenerational Team in the Medical Laboratory
00:26:22
44.Episode 44: How to identify your goals and ambitions early in your lab career
00:31:47
43.Episode 43: Authenticity, Advocacy and Passion (Featuring Shonda Jones)
00:39:30
42.Episode 42: How to Move from a Technical Expert to An Impactful Leader
00:28:25
41.Episode 41: 7 Questions You Should Ask About Career Development Opportunities In Your Next Interview
00:31:04
40.Episode 40: Moving from Idea to Execution: Effective Project Management
00:35:19
39.Episode 39: Wellness & Diversity: A Renewed Focus on Combating Burnout (Featuring Dr. Alae Kawam)
00:50:41
38.Episode 38: "The Untold Truth About Transitioning From Peer To Manager"
00:29:36
37.Episode 37: Why should you prioritize leading yourself over leading others
00:30:04
36.Episode 36: The Importance of Resiliency and Self-Awareness in your Lab Career (featuring Sean McNair)
00:42:26
35.Episode 35: Ask the Expert: Monkey Pox (featuring Dr. Rodney Rohde)
00:47:17
34.Episode 34: "An Unplanned Pathway to CLIA Lab Director" - Dr. Tiffany Bratton
00:40:05
33.Episode 33: "Training vs. Competency - What's the difference?"
00:40:37
32.Episode 32: Let's talk Podcasting with the "Let's Talk Micro" Podcast (Luis Plaza)
00:28:53
31.Episode 31: 10 Important benefits of creating happiness in the workplace
00:28:38
30.Episode 30: "Deal or No Deal? The Power of the Right Negotiation Skills"
00:37:18
29.Episode 29: Leadership, Influence & Impact in STEM, featuring Tokiwa Smith
00:42:56
28.Episode 28: Leveraging the Power of Local Advocacy to Impact the Workforce Shortage
00:49:35
27.Episode 27: 10 Traits of a High Performance Leader
00:33:28
26.Episode 26: "Am I Developing a Team That Will Last?"
00:41:44
25.Episode 25 : "Yes, We Are Getting New Equipment! Strategies For Selecting The Best Instruments For Your Lab”
00:45:46
24.Episode 24: The Keys to an Effective Mentor/Mentee Match-Caroline Henderson
00:31:42
23.Episode 23- "Tools We Can Apply To Prevent Burnout" - Patty Eschliman
00:37:30
22.Episode 22: "3 Pillars For Navigating Your Laboratory Career"-Trishana Osbourne
00:42:21
21.Episode 21: "Stuck in the Middle: Tips for Success in Middle Management"
00:41:16
20.Episode 20: "The Path of Least Antibiotic Resistance"- Dr. Rodney Rohde
00:45:37
19.Episode 19: "Using Performance Improvement to Up level Your Lab"- Andre Gouws
00:30:59
18.Episode 18: "The Untold Truth That Can Be Affecting Your Recruitment and Retention Efforts"
00:37:21
17.Episode 17: eLABorate Topics Roundtable with People of Pathology Podcast (Dennis Strenk)
00:55:15
16.Episode 16: Measure, Monitor, Sustain: Lab Problem Solving Made Easy!- Sarah Cook
00:33:46
15.Episode 15: Lab statistical quality control reduce risk and healthcare cost- Zoe Brooks
00:44:41
14.Episode 14: "10 Critical Competencies of Great Laboratory Leaders"
00:34:36
13.Episode 13: Celebrating 100 episodes! An eLABorate Topics Lookback
00:56:39
12.Episode 12: 10 Expert Tips to Master any Conversation or Social Interaction
00:27:20
11.Episode 11: "Medical Lab Professionals Connecting Through Virtual Communities"
00:20:59
10.Episode 10: "Behind The Scenes With Women of MLS"
00:44:34
9.Episode 9: "How to Give Feedback That Gets Results"
00:25:07
8.Episode 8: "Thank you for being a Friend"-The Importance of Work Friends
00:33:16
7.Episode 7: Using Core Values to decide on your Next- Level career opportunity
00:21:44
6.Episode 6: "Four Easy Steps To Increase Your Leadership Regardless of Your Role or Title"
00:27:15
5.Episode 5: "I'm Ready, Where Do I Apply"
00:42:48
4.Episode 4: "LEAN ON ME!"- Sarah Cook, CLS, LSSBB
00:29:04
3. Episode 3:"The single most important soft skill for your next- level career"
00:24:17
2.Episode 2: "Is This Right? 4 Practical Steps To Making Confident Decisions In The Lab"
00:25:14
1.Episode 1: "On the Bench With The 2021 ASCP Cell Bowl Winner"- Prof Shirley Dardi, MS, MLS(ASCP)CM
00:29:39
87.Episode 87: "Getting Prepared to Land Your Dream Job In 2022"
00:29:55
86.Episode 86: "How to Stay Resolute to your New Year's Resolutions"
00:27:50
85.Episode 85: “The National Coalition for the Advancement of Laboratory Professionals" - Jesse Day
00:30:39
84.Episode 84: "The Power of Your Personal Brand"
00:37:35
83.Episode 83: "Do I Need a Mentor, Coach, or Both?"
00:37:22
82.Episode 82: "MLT Talks" A Chat with Marcy Dufrene, MLT (ASCP)
00:47:12
81.Episode 81: "How to challenge resisters on your team"
00:22:38
80.Episode 80: "Networking Do's and Don'ts For Success in Your Lab Career"
00:36:59
79.Episode 79: "Winning Formula for Developing The Team You Already Have"