Business Building Blocks Podcast
We’ll talk about all things that will make your business better like personal and professional development, leadership, healing, parenting, wellness of your mind, body, and spirit…What?? Not the list you expected?? Tune in and walk with my guests and I on a journey toward improving yourself that will not only get you better business results but will get you the life you want.
Episodes
23 episodes
How to Make Life-Changing Decisions with Guest James Flanagan
Do you have any life-changing decisions coming up? We’ve all had moments in our lives where we’ve been at a crossroad. Leave a job to start something new or stay where you are? Sell your home or upgrade? In this episode, Kristina speaks to Jame...
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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27:34
You're Going to Suffer, but You're Going To Be Happy About It!
Suffering doesn’t sound like a lot of fun, but as Christians, we’re called to pick our cross and join Jesus. A question that many people ask, myself included, is how do I know if I’m suffering for good or for evil? In this episode I talk about ...
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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24:11
Get Better Results from Your Goals!
We all have great intentions, right? If that’s true, then why do we forget them all the time? So many times when we set goals or implement a new policy or procedure, we get so focused on executing exactly what we’ve planned, and we forget why w...
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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27:30
Two Essential Rules for Teams
When it comes to working in a team, whether it be a work team, a team of volunteers, or your home team (aka your family), the better the team functions, the better results you get. There can be a lot of complexities with teams because you have ...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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20:27
Who Should I Train on What??
Training and development are important for everyone, but it is an investment of time and money. How do you make sure that you’re making a wise investment? On this episode Kristina explores why we train and how to make sure we’re training the ri...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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26:13
Two Key Relationship Elements Part 2: Empathy
In this part 2 of a two-part series on Two Key Relationship Elements: Trust & Empathy, Kristina dives into understanding Empathy, the importance of it, and how to increase your ability to gain it. If you missed part...
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Season 1
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Episode 18
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21:01
Two Key Relationship Elements Part 1: Trust
Two elements that need to be present in any successful relationship are Trust and Empathy. In this part 1 of a two-part series, Kristina dives into what Trust really means and gives three things you can start doing to improve it with your team....
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Season 1
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Episode 17
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23:15
How to Delegate Right!
Delegation is one of the most important but misunderstood leadership skills. Many of us think of it as offloading our plates or simply assigning tasks, but Delegation isn’t just that. It’s THE best form of development for your team – at work an...
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Season 1
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Episode 16
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28:59
Great or UNgreat Expectations with Melanie Taylor and Jenny Barkan
We welcome Melanie and Jenny back to the Business Building Blocks Podcast. In all of our programs, we start by setting expectations for how we behave because this is a vital step for creating teams who communicate and argue well. However, it ha...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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32:10
Speak Well, Lead Well
As leaders and entrepreneurs, we present ideas, plans, and presentations all the time, but the impact of our message is so much more than just our words. Listen to this conversation with Emanuela Hall, Speaking Coach and Story Consultant, to se...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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32:14
One Thing All Leaders Need to Know!
There is one thing that gets in every leader’s way when it comes to getting the most from their team: that’s wounds. We all have them, but if we want to lead well, we need to identify and heal them. One way of doing that is to work on and pray ...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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39:41
Healing at Work
What would life be like if work was a place of healing rather than a place of hurting and wounding? We spend so much of our lives at work, that the culture of our workplace can impact all aspects of our lives, good or bad. Creating a positive w...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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19:57
Authentic Leadership
Have you ever watched a truly authentic leader? They’re articulate, confident, they’re real, but most importantly, you know you can trust them. People can sense it when we hold part of ourselves back. In this episode Kristina shares how being f...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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16:22
Have Faith in Business
In this episode Kristina discusses the connection of the Catholic faith to leadership of your team and your business. This is the first of a series of podcasts that explore how living a fully-integrated life can help you achieve more. ...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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18:01
Power Squad: Clarifying Accountability
We welcome Melanie and Jenny back to the Business Building Blocks Podcast. Do you struggle holding your team accountable? In this episode we discuss the different thought patterns around accountability – some that help us and some that hinder u...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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30:17
To Add or Not to Add
In this episode Kristina reviews a 5-step process to utilize to help you decide if it makes sense to add to your team or not. She’ll walk through each step with examples so you can understand how you can make this very subjective question more ...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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26:14
3 Ways to Get More of What You Want
3 Ways to Get More of What You Want In this episode Kristina discusses three common roadblocks that get in the way of leaders hitting their goals and then gives you three ways to overcome them. Listen to hear some great stori...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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26:21
Personal Strategy Before Business Strategy
In this episode Kristina discusses the importance of understanding your personal strategy before you set your business strategy. Get some practical take-aways that will help you set your own personal strategy so you can have success at work and...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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24:56
Power Squad: What Gets in the Way of Change?
This is the first episode of a regular segment called the Power Squad. Kristina is joined by fellow coaches, Jenny Barkan and Melanie Taylor. During this episode, the three discuss three different reasons of what gets in the way of making chang...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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41:48
We Can All Be Geniuses!
In this episode Kristina FINALLY explains what the 6 Types of Working Genius is, but, more importantly, she gives her countdown of the “Top 5 Reasons Why I LOVE the Working Genius.” If you love the podcast, don’t forget...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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28:40
It's Not Time Management!
In this episode I speak with my guest, Eva McManmon from Confident Calm Working Mom, about how to find more time in your day to work on self improvement. We'll give you 5 tips (and a couple of bonus ones) that you can put into action today to c...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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27:09