How To Ditch the Drama and Improve Productivity with Cy Wakeman

Inspirational Leadership for People Managers, Executives & HR Leaders

Are you ready to let go of the drama and restore sanity in the workplace? Drama in the workplace is a time and emotional waste, but with tools like self-reflection and accountability, it can be eliminated.

In this episode of the Inspirational Leadership podcast, I speak with Cy Wakeman about how the ego works, embracing self-reflection, and diffusing drama in organizations. Cy is a drama researcher, New York Times best-selling author, and 2023 World’s #1 Leadership Guru who is recognized for her Reality-Based approach to leadership. Backed by over 25 years of unparalleled experience partnering with top brands spanning all industries, Cy’s philosophy offers a modern approach to leadership in which employees and managers alike can deliver better results with less drama, higher engagement without entitlement, and more happiness in even the most challenging workplace realities. Cy’s avid fanbase online has surpassed 250,000 followers.

Listen in to learn about drama in the workplace, the five sources of drama, and how to clear up drama in an organization. You will also learn the difference between self-reflection and venting and how to evolve and give opportunities for self-reflection.

Key Takeaways:

• The importance of questioning your thoughts to stop your ego from controlling your life.
• How to clear up drama in an organization by getting out of verbal communication and self-reflecting.
• How to get into a place of neutrality by naming whatever comes your way as an unpreferred reality and changing the story.
• The importance of understanding and articulating your needs as a leader to avoid working on the wrong thing.
• The power of doing profound inner work to be able to lead with love and be a great leader and or team member.

Standout Quotes:

• “Surrendering is as simple as naming whatever came your way as neutrally as possible as an unpreferred reality.”– Cy Wakeman [24:30]
• “I am convinced that very little needs to change in my world for my world to change; all of what needs to change is my thinking.”– Cy Wakeman [29:08]
• “It takes a lot of evolution to move through the world lovingly because you can’t move through the world lovingly if you haven’t done your inner work.”– Cy Wakeman [42:37]

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