Latest Lowmanonthetotempole Podcast Episodes
Episode 30: "PIVOT!"
Low Man on the Totem Pole - January 31, 2021 07:30 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsWe made it through a year that blindsided ALL of us--give yourself a hand and cut yourself some slack for making it to the other side of 2020! In this new year, when we can now see a little more clearly what lies ahead, how do we adjust to the changes that we KNOW are happening; in our industry, ...
Episode 29: Handling Life on a Hybrid Team
Low Man on the Totem Pole - November 25, 2020 07:30 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsPlanning for 2021 is already daunting, given the year we've all just had! Especially if you are a manager with employees remote and onsite--or if you are still WFH while many of your teammates are back in the office--you may have a lot of questions about how you are going to "show up" for everyon...
Episode 28: Asking for What You Want
Low Man on the Totem Pole - September 23, 2020 06:30 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsThe best things in life are on the other side of difficult conversations--so why do so many of us hesitate to have them? Guest Kwame Christian is a business attorney with Carlile, Patchen & Murphy LLP, director of the American Negotiation Institute, author of the book Finding Confidence in Confli...
Episode 27: Minding Your Mindset
Low Man on the Totem Pole - August 26, 2020 06:30 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsAs pandemic pandemonium continues to affect our jobs, our prospects, our outlook, and... well, pretty much everything, how do move forward? Spoiler: the answer is NOT a positive mindset!
Episode 26: Covid Recuperation + Bringing Others to the Podium
Low Man on the Totem Pole - August 07, 2020 06:30 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsHeather's outta quarantine!! Heather and Kaytee catch up on how Heather is feeling post-Covid 19, + we talk about about actionable ways to support and empower others whose voices need to be heard.
Episode 25: Resilience, Resourcefulness, and the Reptile Brain
Low Man on the Totem Pole - May 27, 2020 06:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsWhat do Mark Twain, Maya Angelou and the T-1000 have in common? They're all name-checked in this episode's discussion of practicing new pattern recognition to move away from scarcity mentality and into growth and abundance mentality, and to plan out your metaphorical next trip (whether or not any...
Episode 24: Top Tenning It
Low Man on the Totem Pole - April 29, 2020 06:30 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsHeather and Kaytee are bedazzling our pets out of boredom. Join us for lessons we can learn from this lockdown lunacy. Themes: zooming out and taking the long view; goats.
Episode 23: Loki of Control
Low Man on the Totem Pole - April 01, 2020 06:30 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsIn this quarantastic episode, Heather and Kaytee chat about how to deal with our current global and career uncertainties. Spoiler alert: our answer is at least partly hinged on diving into Netflix documentaries. Topics include: focusing on what is within your control to affect; making a plan (yes...
Episode 22: Authenticity -- How to Show All the Way Up
Low Man on the Totem Pole - January 29, 2020 07:30 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsHeather and Kaytee chat about being authentic in the workplace, managing expectations, switching out phone cases, and controlling your face.
Episode 21: Accountability Countdown
Low Man on the Totem Pole - December 25, 2019 07:30 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsOkay, so the 'countdown' part is a bit of a misnomer. But as we close out the year and peer over the ledge at 2020, Heather and Kaytee spend some time reflecting on how we can build accountability, own our own outcomes, and ultimately make sure we're staying accountable to the little voices in o...
Episode 20: Surviving vs. Thriving
Low Man on the Totem Pole - October 30, 2019 06:30 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsHeather and Kaytee get together to talk about what it means to truly thrive, feel empowered, and listen to your gut when it comes to your career.
Episode 19: Delegatory Strategery
Low Man on the Totem Pole - October 02, 2019 06:30 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsAt long last, Heather and Kaytee are back to discuss delegation strategy: how to delegate effectively and proactively; how to set yourself up for success when you're the delegatee; and how to live your life in a way that doesn't let Lizzo down. (First step: don't call her Lizzy.) Join us as we ex...
Episode 18: Under the Influence
Low Man on the Totem Pole - July 17, 2019 06:30 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsHeather and Kaytee celebrate LMTP's one-year podaversary with some Shania Twain and a deep dive into how to be an Influencer--from identifying your motivations, to welcoming disagreement, gauging others' (and your) level of investment, and getting people onboard by finding and speaking to what's ...
Episode 17: Strategery!
Low Man on the Totem Pole - June 05, 2019 06:30 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsHeather and Kaytee are back in action, and talking action plans! Heather walks Kaytee through anchoring your strategy to your Pyramid of Purpose, busting out of the cycle of putting out fires and reactionary patterns, and how constantly feeling busy can be a sign that you're standing still.
Episode 16: Without Trust, it's just Rust
Low Man on the Totem Pole - May 01, 2019 06:30 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsHeather and Kaytee do some good old-fashioned trust falls this episode! Just kidding. But we do explore what it means to trust the way WE show up to work, before we can trust others. We discuss the four quadrants of establishing effective trust, building relationship capital, authenticity vs impo...
Episode 15: Beating Burn-Out
Low Man on the Totem Pole - April 17, 2019 06:30 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsIs it possible to "burn out" on a job, even when you love it? What does burn-out look like for you? How can you combat it so that you keep showing up in your role as your best possible self? Senior Learning and Development Specialist with the Skoda Minotti Advisory Firm, Megan Last, joins us t...
Episode 14: Limiting the Manage Damage
Low Man on the Totem Pole - March 27, 2019 06:30 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsLMTP OG's--Heather "2 Legit 2 Quit" MacArthur and Kaytee "Independent Contributor 4 Lyfe" Macdonald--spend this episode chatting about what it takes to be an effective people manager in the modern post-industrial workforce, strategies to overcome the challenge (and myth) of "managing up," and swi...
Episode 13: Working Whole, Showing Up Right
Low Man on the Totem Pole - March 13, 2019 06:30 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsHow do your core values show up in the work you do, and the joy you get from it? In this episode, author of the new book, Working Whole, and founder of online spiritual workforce community SimplyService.org, Kourtney Whitehead guides Heather and Kaytee through strategies for mindfully analyzing w...
Episode 12: Be Kind (For the Love of %!*@#)
Low Man on the Totem Pole - February 20, 2019 07:30 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsSince we JUST skidded past the Hallmark holiday shoving love down our throats, we're expanding the, "find an excuse to show appreciation to the people in your life” theme into our workplace… Let’s talk about what it means to show kindness at work, and how we can do it.
Episode 11: Starting the Year Off S.M.A.R.T.
Low Man on the Totem Pole - January 16, 2019 07:30 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsHappy New Year! IT analyst, program manager, business strategist, and horse whisperer Jocelyn Jazwiec is our guest this episode as we talk about setting yourself up for success in your 2019 professional resolutions! We talk S.M.A.R.T. goals, C.A.T.R.ing to your audience with storyboarded project ...
Episode 10: Top Ten Lessons Learned for 2018
Low Man on the Totem Pole - December 19, 2018 07:30 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratings'Tis the season for end-of-year Top Ten countdowns, and we're jumping on that parade float! Join us as we review some of the lessons we've both learned this year, and its implications for strategizing a focused and successful 2019. WARNING: It gets weird. Sexy hashtags? Absolutely. LinkedIn dick...
Episode 9: Taking Your Social Media Presence to a "Hire" Level
Low Man on the Totem Pole - November 21, 2018 07:30 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsLeading career development expert and multi-best-selling author Vicky Oliver (vickyoliver.com) joins Heather and me this episode to dispense tips for networking and building up your online presence on each of the top networking platforms--plus, for those social-media-averse, a great primer on how...
Episode 8: Managing Mentors, Marking Time, and the Market Value Monolith
Low Man on the Totem Pole - November 07, 2018 07:30 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsHeather and Kaytee dive into some challenging listener-submitted questions, including: Can I leave my job without alienating my mentor? How long do I have to wait before I can flee a bad team environment? and, How do I prove my value to a company ruled by market data merit evaluation? If YOU wo...
Episode 7: What Every HR Professional Wishes You Knew
Low Man on the Totem Pole - October 24, 2018 06:30 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsWith our special guest Christina Zeller--VP of Human Resources for the Game Show Network--we get into the spirit of the season by pulling back the curtain on the mysterious mysteries of what actually goes on in Human Resources. Christina shares lessons gleaned from a career in HR to impart tips ...
Episode 6: When to Let your Freak Flag Fly
Low Man on the Totem Pole - October 10, 2018 06:30 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsHR and podcasting guru Yolanda Webb joins us this episode to lend perspective on some pressing topics: How can creative minds find fulfillment in a less-than-creative role at work? What are the pros and cons of showing up as your authentic self in the workplace? Heather and Yolanda share some ins...
Episode 5: Half-Ass vs. Badass, and the Pyramid of Purchase
Low Man on the Totem Pole - September 26, 2018 06:30 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsWe're busting out the catchphrases this episode as we explore the concept of bringing your best self to the work you do--no matter what that work happens to be--curating your talents and what makes you unique int he work that you do, and constructing your budget in a way that alleviates your fear...
Episode 4: What is it Worth to You?
Low Man on the Totem Pole - September 12, 2018 06:30 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsStarting out with a Money Minute, we dip a toe into the Budget Pool--talking about deciding whether most of your purchases in a two-week period serve your goals or help you avoid your fears. From there, we transition into how to approach budget-building in the workplace--and how to make the case...
Low Man on the Totem Pole, Episode 3: Revving up your Resume
Low Man on the Totem Pole - August 29, 2018 06:30 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsHosts Heather MacArthur and Kaytee Macdonald share some easy and impactful tips to get your resume in front of the right people, and get you talking about what you *want* to say in an interview!
Low Man on the Totem Pole, Episode 2: POP-ping Off, + Ask Yourself 3 Questions
Low Man on the Totem Pole - August 15, 2018 06:30 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsLow Man on the Totem Pole (LMTP) is a straight-talk talk show that is designed to help anyone that's struggling in their career to stop begging for a promotion and start selling their genius.
Low Man on the Totem Pole, Episode 1: Drowning and Looking Good
Low Man on the Totem Pole - July 27, 2018 04:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsJoin us for the inaugural episode of Low Man on the Totem Pole, with LMTP Author HV MacArthur! MacArthur will walk you through the three basic interpersonal approaches you're likely to encounter in the workplace.
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