Liz Kislik: Doing real work

How does business really work?

We need to cut through the myths and misconceptions to get to the true nature of it. To make people shine we need to understand how to navigate how work gets done, how people think and behave, and how decisions are made.

In this episode I am joined by Liz Kislik, a management consultant and coach, who brings refreshing clarity to the subject. She cautions that the work is hard, but we can use the power of language to express what we really want. She establishes the importance of stopping to think, to breathe, to get in control of our bodies, especially in difficult situations.

She also shares why conflict is a natural part of the workplace and how we should look for self-determination and empowerment, not only of ourselves, but the teams we lead.

You’ll hear about:

• How important is conflict at work?
• Being on the right side of conflict
• Showing respect takes real skill
• Outside influences on the professional self
• Calling out character types
• How do you develop self-awareness?
• How do you make politics work for you?
• The learnings Liz has had
• The impact Liz wants to have on the world
• What does Liz’s best day look like?

The best bits of these conversations are captured in my newsletter Strategic Leader.

More about Liz

Liz Kislik is a management consultant and executive coach, and a frequent contributor to Harvard Business Review and Forbes. Her TEDx ‘Why There’s So Much Conflict at Work and What You Can Do to Fix It’ has received more than 500,000 views. She specialises in developing high-performing leaders and workforces, and for 30 years has helped family-run businesses, national non-profits, and Fortune 500 companies like American Express, Girl Scouts, Staples, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, and Highlights for Children, solve their thorniest problems.

• Liz’s profile
• Better at work with Liz Lislik animation
• Liz’s articles