Claudia Chan Podcast

A quick message (AQM) on why everyone needs a coach or counselor—-guided by 3 words that start with P.

Visit ClaudiaChan.com to learn about my coaching programs + my Wholeness Group Retreat in New York City on November 3-4th, 2023 (seats are limited)

Explore the often-overlooked risk of inaction in life. Drawing on her extensive entrepreneurial experience, Claudia delves into five key areas where people often fear taking risks through inaction, from the fear of being seen to the reluctance to pursue career changes and putting one's creation and voice out into the world. Claudia emphasizes the importance of embracing one's uniqueness and not living with the regret of missed opportunities. Join her on this inspiring journey of self-discovery and empowerment, reminding us to seize the moment and not let inaction hold us back.

A quick message (AQM) on why everyone needs a coach or counselor—-guided by 3 words that start with P.  

Enroll in a 1:1 wholeness coaching with me at ClaudiaChan.com and join me in New York City on November 3-4th, 2023 for my inaugural group retreat. Space is limited. 

A quick message (AQM) on the power of what you think about yourself and how that impacts how others see you. 

Enroll in a 1:1 wholeness coaching with me at ClaudiaChan.com and join me in New York City on November 3-4th, 2023 for my inaugural group retreat. Space is limited. 

A new season is here. After a decade of providing leadership development programs for Fortune companies and high-achievers, I have gotten to know thousands of leaders deeply (especially women), and the mental and emotional burnout behind their “success.” My next season of work is helping you transform and master your inner world so we can build the next generation of workplace on wellbeing. 

Enroll in a 1:1 wholeness coaching with me at ClaudiaChan.com and join me in New York City on November 3-4th, 2023 for my inaugural group retreat. Space is limited. 

The fight for equity and inclusion for employees and workplace culture has existed for decades, but how about for the vendors and suppliers that businesses and institutions hire? Jean Kristensen  joins Claudia to explain how lifting women minority owned businesses is a massive way to address and close diversity gaps.  

For more information about Jean and her work: http://www.jeankristensenassociates.com/ 

Given the exodus of women leaving the workplace, and how hard it is especially to retain your people-of-color talent (I’m calling it as I see it, so many get poached to better their diversity metrics), it’s more important than ever to create emotional safe space for your talent and teams. This is what the Whole-Life Leadership Method teaches

To kick off Women’s History Month—Claudia will share leadership secrets she gained over her 20-year entrepreneurial career that have helped her create 7-figure businesses, and social change through 400 private sector partnerships

We are truly in unprecedented times to rebuild family, culture and workplace systems that were never set up for all people to experience equity, inclusion and whole-life wellbeing. Claudia will focus on the topic of culture innovation and imagination to unleash what she knows is IN YOU. Claudia will also be joined by special guest, Jessie May Wolf, to discuss how we can include heart-led leadership to innovate around culture.

This week, Claudia will share a message that will focus on the topic of pain and vulnerability. Too often we want avoid pain and we think experiencing pain is a sign of weakness. Claudia will help you reframe around pain and use it for innovation that your workplace might need.

The year 2020 did reset the world, but instead of asking the question "When do we go back?," what we should be asking is "How do we move forward?" We are truly in unprecedented times to re-build culture systems that were never set up for all people to experience equity and whole-life wellbeing. 

Most people don’t realize that leadership starts in the family. We can show up all together or as our “best selves“ with colleagues or at that business meeting, but how are we showing up to the people we love the most behind closed family doors? What’s ironic is that our societal world is an OUTPUT of our family world - and look at the state of our society today.

It’s ironic but sometimes I think our inner critic can be loudest on the weekends because we have more time and space to notice things. I know first hand that seeing a disorganized area of my home, scrolling through social media, assessing a never-ending to-do list and the most common, everyday activities can trigger my inadequacy and inner critic.

And guess what happens when we’re home a lot, not surrounded by community, colleagues and the hustle bustle of moving from one place to the next? Our thoughts get louder!

Self critical thoughts are also the most detrimental because they impact what we believe about ourselves, slowing us down from realizing our true greatness.

As many people continue to work-from-home through the fall and 2021, setting boundaries for all the roles we play in the day can be very challenging. We don’t have those business trips and commutes to/from work to reset. As a result we can carry the energy of work into family time, and the personal into work time. This prevents us from being fully present in everyday life moments that we will never get back. Often, as a result, the people we love the most or the most important projects get the “left-over“ version of you.

I’ve come to learn that who we become is shaped in the everyday moments of life. It is today that matters the most, and how we show up and hold our leadership roles to a higher bar matters.

For example these are some of the roles I aspire to and though I always fall short, I set the intention for who I want to become: a team leader invested in building an inclusive culture, a great partner and parent invested in raising a healthy family, a professional who wants to build impactful partnerships and give my talent to my work to someone who can support my community.

In a time of heightened uncertainty and tragedy, companies across the world are confronted with the task of supporting the employees and the customers they serve in a primarily virtual environment. In the episode, Claudia Chan and Catherine Hernandez-Blades is Chief ESG and Communications Officer at Aflac will discuss:

• Hernandez-Blades’ experience shattering glass ceilings in traditionally male dominated industries 
• The importance of social responsibility and crisis management in corporate America
• Strategies for becoming engaged, inclusive, and productive corporate citizens

93% of all negotiators are failing to ask the questions that they need to get the most out of their negotiations (Professor Leigh Thompson at the Kellogg School of Management). In this episode, Claudia talks to Alexandra Carter, the author of Ask for More: 10 Questions to Negotiate Anything and a professor at Columbia Law School, to find out why this problem happens to most of us and to explore a whole new approach to negotiation. Through this episode, you will:

• Discover the fundamentals of negotiation: E.g., 5 mirror questions & 5 window questions;
• Understand the power of problem definition to focus on your mission to enlist support rather than to keep the sell focused on yourself; and
• Learn how to turn a no into a yes

With majority of global workforces working-from-home in COVID-19, we talk to Michele Meyer-Shipp, Principal, Chief Diversity & Inclusion Officer at KPMG, on how to Create Inclusive Virtual Culture. From communication tactics to unconscious bias, Michele unpacks some key skills and ideas for leaders to consider as they work on building inclusive culture:

• How to ensure everyone's voice is heard
• Minding meeting times and supporting your team's schedules and at-home demands
• Being consciously inclusive and seeking ideas from people with different backgrounds and experiences

As the founder of S.H.E. Summit, an award-winning conference advancing SHE, HE and EQUITY FOR ALL, Claudia Chan is hosting a series of community calls to provide a transparent space for rising leaders to connect and gain some How We Rise coaching from her and past speakers.In this episode she speaks with award-winning actress and producer Alysia Reiner. Best known for playing Natalie "Fig" Figueroa in the Netflix comedy drama series Orange Is the New Black, for which she won a Screen Actors Guild Award.Rising Through Creation, Alysia emphasized we prioritize self-care. Not as a buzzword, but as an investment in the body we meet every single every day. Alysia explains:We must take specific actions continually to find structure in each day:

• Feed your heart & soul
• Feed yourself as a creator
• Feed your mind
• Feeding the business

Energy is an incredibly powerful tool to manage our mental health, yet we often don’t think about how profoundly powerful it is. In this episode, Claudia Chan will cover:

• the two kinds of energy that we give to and receive from others — that are positive and negative energy;
• the types of positive and negative energy we give and receive and how to identify them;
• why focusing on energy management over time management is critical now more than ever; and
• how to manage energy so your whole-life can be uplifting.

“It’s much easier to teach than it is to role-model. We need to model what we teach to lead.”

Energy changes things and physically impacts those around us. Even while socially distanced, our energy is as contagious as our current global pandemic. Using our new and developing tools we can create a wildfire that goes beyond simply surviving. We thrive by creating the peace and harmony we want to see in the world. #HowWeRise

As you are at home during this time of uncertainty, you're also taking on many new roles. Working from home, teaching your kids, preparing supplies - it's no surprise you are overwhelmed. In this episode of the How We Rise podcast, Claudia talks about a few tools you can use to lead from home when you're overwhelmed.

Our life has completely changed since the outbreak of COVID-19. Many of us are now working from home and are physically isolated from each other. Social isolation, a solution to combat the virus, has now brought a new challenge to our well-being — that is mental health. Whether it is a family, friends, co-workers or someone who shares common interests, we tend to have an inherent desire to belong and be an important part of something greater than ourselves. We long a sense of belonging to a community. In this new season, Leading from Home, Claudia Chan will cast light on challenges that 
people are going through and provide new perspectives on how to overcome these challenges. The second episode will cover:

• The steps to galvanize a community and lead change while physically apart
• Why your community needs to be updated — three layers of a community
• The relationship between vulnerability and mental health —  men vs women

As the impact of the coronavirus has grown, the fear of uncertainty in the future has heightened.  The fear of transmitting the disease, being unable to pay bills, losing a job or even losing someone you know has come into your day-to-day life: increasing your stress level and, oftentimes, affecting your mental health. In this new season, Leading from Home, Claudia Chan will cast light on challenges that 
people are going through and provide new perspectives on how to overcome these challenges. The first episode will cover:

• Reframing as a tool to shift your mindset from being reactive to becoming proactive
• Self-reflection in times of crisis to fuel you personal growth
• The meaning of leadership — why it needs to be redefined

“Maximizing impact requires leadership development, but maximizing leadership requires personal growth.”

When it comes to rising as leaders, your thoughts can be the greatest drivers of your success or they can be the greatest barriers to your success. Yet most people don't invest the time to assess and manage the internal patterns, self talk and voices to work for you. Claudia dives deep into the power of your thoughts and steps to manage your mind to serve your visions and dreams.

In order for all of us to bring our best selves and talents to our workplaces and communities, we need to feel not only a sense of belonging and that we can engage as our true selves, we also need to create the space for others to as well. In a world that is increasingly diverse with so many dimensions (culture, gender, generation, class etc)--cultivating an inclusive mindset is critical for all of us to rise as leaders.

In this episode, Claudia unpacks a new, more appealing and accessible definition of leadership that is essential to your potential, destiny, and for humanity.

In this episode, Claudia shares 3 beliefs to reframe the meaning of your life and unlock your highest potential.