Leadership Lab: Confidence Skills, Emotional Intelligence, and Career Growth for Women Leaders

Meditation, The Secret Habit Behind Every High Performer

You don't need an hour, a cushion, or silence to meditate. Two minutes is enough to change how you show up at work. On this episode of Leadership Lab, host Jamie McKinney

Confident Communication: Words to Stop Saying at Work Right Now

That instinct to soften your ask, apologize first, or ask permission before you speak could be costing you the room. Jamie McKinney says confident communication starts wi

Sharpen Your Negotiation Skills Starting Today With Tactical Empathy

Most negotiation advice tells you to push harder or hold your ground longer. Jonathan B. Smith says the real leverage is empathy. Jonathan is a negotiation expert and tr

Why Female Athletes Make Resilient Business Leaders

What do 94% of female C-suite executives have in common? They played sports. On Leadership Lab, host Jamie McKinney talks with Bonnie Bernstein, founder and CEO of Walk S

Executive Presence Tips to Speak With Authority in Any Room

You do not need the deepest voice or the tallest frame to own a room. Executive presence is a skill that can be learned at any stage of your career. Jamie McKinney's gues

Assertive vs. Aggressive: A Female CEO's Playbook for Being Direct

Women are often told to be clear, confident, and decisive, then questioned the moment they are. Cyre Mercedes Quiñones knows that tension well, and she has built her lead

Positive Intelligence for Women Leaders: How to Name Your Saboteur and Take Back Control

The voice telling you you're not ready? It has a name. And you can stop it. Positive Intelligence for women leaders is the framework Jamie McKinney wished she had found

Emotional Intelligence: The Leadership Skill Nobody Taught You

Emotional intelligence (EQ) is the gap holding most ambitious women back - not IQ, not strategy, not credentials, not work ethic. Host Jamie McKinney believes EQ is the l

Identifying and owning your gifts

Welcome back to the Leadership Lab, labcats! In today’s episode, host Jamie McKinney dives into one of her favorite topics—uncovering and owning your unique strengths, gi

Financial well-being

Welcome to episode 15 of the Leadership Lab podcast! In this special conversation, Jamie McKinney sits down with financial experts Kathleen Phillips and Chelsea Kessler t

Leadership vs Management: Mindset Shifts Every Aspiring Leader Should Know

Welcome back to the Leadership Lab, the podcast where leadership is approached as an experiment, and growth is the ultimate goal! In this episode, host Jamie McKinney wel

Impress Top Leaders: A Proven Checklist for Leading Efficient and Effective Meetings

Welcome to the Leadership Lab! In today’s episode, host Jamie McKinney is joined by Jim Beilstein, Vice President of Global Operations and Supply Chain at Owens Corning’s

From Stress to Strength: Transformative Nervous System Strategies for Leaders 

Welcome back to the Leadership Lab, where practical leadership wisdom meets real-world application. In this episode, host Jamie McKinney welcomes nervous system business

How Support Systems Shape Leadership Success and Career Pivots

Welcome back to the Leadership Laboratory podcast! In today’s episode, hosts Jamie McKinney and Katerina Yared dive deep into the art of career mapping and how to truly t

Holistic Leadership: Applying Work Skills to Secure Better Healthcare Outcomes

Welcome to another episode of the Leadership Lab podcast, where holistic leadership takes center stage – exploring how self-care outside of work is just as important as l

Speaking Up at Work: Strategies for Making Your Voice Stand Out

Welcome to the Leadership Lab podcast! In this episode, host Jamie McKinney sits down with Dena Lund, a trailblazing retired CEO and chemical engineer with three decades

Progress Over Perfection: Experimental Leadership Tools for Real-Life Success

Welcome back to Leadership Lab, where we don’t just talk about leadership theory, we experiment with real, practical steps you can instantly apply. On today’s episode, ho

The Power of Candid Feedback: Growing as a Leader in Challenging Environments

Welcome to another inspiring episode of the Leadership Lab! In today’s show, host Jamie McKinney sits down with Emily Zanto, a process engineer and project manager at Anv

How Intersectional Data Drives True Gender Equity in the Workplace

Welcome back to the Leadership Lab! In today's episode, host Jamie McKinney sits down with the whip-smart and inspiring Katica Roy, a renowned gender economist, former Gl

Overcoming Career Static: Building Confidence and Clarity in Your Leadership Path

Welcome back to the Leadership Lab podcast! In today’s episode, host Jamie McKinney sits down with Missie Hills, an accomplished engineer and strategy leader with more th