Russel Lolacher - Relationships at Work Podcast
@russellolacher.bsky.social
Leadership and Communications Nerd.
Creator/Host of Relationships at Work - leadership guide to creating real workplace connections and avoiding blind spots.
Links for more: https://www.russellolacher.com/links
Creator/Host of Relationships at Work - leadership guide to creating real workplace connections and avoiding blind spots.
Links for more: https://www.russellolacher.com/links
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Don’t confuse managerial experience with leadership experience.
Stop looking at "onboarding" as a singular experience.
That thinking just sets up promises that aren't fulfilled in the long-term. It's just a first step in the employee journey that leaders are a part of.
Onboarding is the introduction before leaders help employees feel at home, every day.
That thinking just sets up promises that aren't fulfilled in the long-term. It's just a first step in the employee journey that leaders are a part of.
Onboarding is the introduction before leaders help employees feel at home, every day.
May 14, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Stop looking at "onboarding" as a singular experience.
That thinking just sets up promises that aren't fulfilled in the long-term. It's just a first step in the employee journey that leaders are a part of.
Onboarding is the introduction before leaders help employees feel at home, every day.
That thinking just sets up promises that aren't fulfilled in the long-term. It's just a first step in the employee journey that leaders are a part of.
Onboarding is the introduction before leaders help employees feel at home, every day.
What's the best advice you've ever received from a career coach?
April 25, 2025 at 3:23 PM
What's the best advice you've ever received from a career coach?
“Imagine if, as an employee, you felt your leadership was invested in you. Game changer.”
Great reflection I heard today from our Relationships at Work community.
As good leaders, we can make this a reality for our teams.
Great reflection I heard today from our Relationships at Work community.
As good leaders, we can make this a reality for our teams.
April 25, 2025 at 3:17 PM
“Imagine if, as an employee, you felt your leadership was invested in you. Game changer.”
Great reflection I heard today from our Relationships at Work community.
As good leaders, we can make this a reality for our teams.
Great reflection I heard today from our Relationships at Work community.
As good leaders, we can make this a reality for our teams.
I hope your team meetings feel productive, not performative.
April 22, 2025 at 5:14 AM
I hope your team meetings feel productive, not performative.
I hope your leader understands that burnout isn’t a badge of honor.
April 4, 2025 at 9:52 PM
I hope your leader understands that burnout isn’t a badge of honor.
I hope you never have to decode what your leader actually means.
April 3, 2025 at 3:10 PM
I hope you never have to decode what your leader actually means.
I hope your organization sees middle managers as crucial, not disposable.
April 2, 2025 at 1:13 PM
I hope your organization sees middle managers as crucial, not disposable.
I hope your leader understands that “tough conversations” don’t have to be cruel.
April 1, 2025 at 4:29 AM
I hope your leader understands that “tough conversations” don’t have to be cruel.
I hope your workplace values kindness as much as competence.
March 31, 2025 at 1:45 PM
I hope your workplace values kindness as much as competence.
I hope your workplace understands that culture isn’t a memo—it’s what happens, and doesn’t happen, every day.
March 26, 2025 at 1:31 PM
I hope your workplace understands that culture isn’t a memo—it’s what happens, and doesn’t happen, every day.
I hope your leader understands that “I’m too busy” is a leadership failure, not an excuse.
March 24, 2025 at 4:47 AM
I hope your leader understands that “I’m too busy” is a leadership failure, not an excuse.
I hope you never have to choose between your mental health and your job.
March 22, 2025 at 6:13 PM
I hope you never have to choose between your mental health and your job.
I've draft 14,865 words towards my 30,000 word goal for the book.
Getting there....
Getting there....
March 21, 2025 at 7:08 PM
I've draft 14,865 words towards my 30,000 word goal for the book.
Getting there....
Getting there....
I hope you have a leader who sees curiosity as a strength, not a threat.
March 21, 2025 at 7:08 PM
I hope you have a leader who sees curiosity as a strength, not a threat.
Took the day off to focus on writing my book... only to feel unmotivated and wanting to actually take the day off.
It's a push and pull.
It's a push and pull.
March 20, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Took the day off to focus on writing my book... only to feel unmotivated and wanting to actually take the day off.
It's a push and pull.
It's a push and pull.
I hope you have a leader who believes accountability is for everyone—including themselves. Especially themselves.
March 19, 2025 at 3:09 PM
I hope you have a leader who believes accountability is for everyone—including themselves. Especially themselves.
I hope you work in a place where feedback is a conversation, not a punishment.
March 18, 2025 at 11:27 PM
I hope you work in a place where feedback is a conversation, not a punishment.
“We are all leaders.”
Nope.
We all have the potential to be leaders. It’s a choice. Every day. To be good or bad. Saying we all are leaders dismisses the effort that’s needed
Nope.
We all have the potential to be leaders. It’s a choice. Every day. To be good or bad. Saying we all are leaders dismisses the effort that’s needed
March 18, 2025 at 5:55 PM
“We are all leaders.”
Nope.
We all have the potential to be leaders. It’s a choice. Every day. To be good or bad. Saying we all are leaders dismisses the effort that’s needed
Nope.
We all have the potential to be leaders. It’s a choice. Every day. To be good or bad. Saying we all are leaders dismisses the effort that’s needed
I hope you have a leader that empowers you to say NO to things.
March 18, 2025 at 3:55 PM
I hope you have a leader that empowers you to say NO to things.
Mental health stroll
March 15, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Mental health stroll
Half of me embraces the need to get out and be a part of my community.
The other half is kind of sick of people.
The tug of war.
The other half is kind of sick of people.
The tug of war.
March 9, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Half of me embraces the need to get out and be a part of my community.
The other half is kind of sick of people.
The tug of war.
The other half is kind of sick of people.
The tug of war.
Why are leaders and organizations afraid of DEI?
"Afraid of doing the wrong thing and awkward situations because of it."
What is the quality of our leadership? Covid let us know. Now it's their approach to DEI. Check out the latest episode of the podcast.
#DEI #LeadershipDevelopment #Leadership
"Afraid of doing the wrong thing and awkward situations because of it."
What is the quality of our leadership? Covid let us know. Now it's their approach to DEI. Check out the latest episode of the podcast.
#DEI #LeadershipDevelopment #Leadership
February 11, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Why are leaders and organizations afraid of DEI?
"Afraid of doing the wrong thing and awkward situations because of it."
What is the quality of our leadership? Covid let us know. Now it's their approach to DEI. Check out the latest episode of the podcast.
#DEI #LeadershipDevelopment #Leadership
"Afraid of doing the wrong thing and awkward situations because of it."
What is the quality of our leadership? Covid let us know. Now it's their approach to DEI. Check out the latest episode of the podcast.
#DEI #LeadershipDevelopment #Leadership
"Great leaders don't have a single leadership style. They have a Swiss Army knife of styles, that are based on the individual, the team, and the intent."
Having a single style, demonstrates rigidity. And to be impactful, we have to know and want to adapt.
Having a single style, demonstrates rigidity. And to be impactful, we have to know and want to adapt.
February 8, 2025 at 11:03 PM
"Great leaders don't have a single leadership style. They have a Swiss Army knife of styles, that are based on the individual, the team, and the intent."
Having a single style, demonstrates rigidity. And to be impactful, we have to know and want to adapt.
Having a single style, demonstrates rigidity. And to be impactful, we have to know and want to adapt.
Nothing like getting ChatGPT to agree that it lied to me about an answer.
Greeeeat.
Greeeeat.
February 5, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Nothing like getting ChatGPT to agree that it lied to me about an answer.
Greeeeat.
Greeeeat.
Many leaders are put in positions they have no confidence in. And when there's a lack of training and direction, it can get frustrating.
NEW Relationships at Work episode - we chat with leadership and performance coach Bill Lennan on understanding and embracing confidence for leaders.
Listen now!
NEW Relationships at Work episode - we chat with leadership and performance coach Bill Lennan on understanding and embracing confidence for leaders.
Listen now!
February 4, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Many leaders are put in positions they have no confidence in. And when there's a lack of training and direction, it can get frustrating.
NEW Relationships at Work episode - we chat with leadership and performance coach Bill Lennan on understanding and embracing confidence for leaders.
Listen now!
NEW Relationships at Work episode - we chat with leadership and performance coach Bill Lennan on understanding and embracing confidence for leaders.
Listen now!