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Hosted by Dr. Mira Brancu · business · EN-US
Welcome to “The Hard Skills” podcast, a practical and research-driven show that explores the core leadership skills needed to fuel leadership to activate real change, such as creating inclusive and healthy workplaces.Through expert interviews and live coaching calls, we challenge the notion of "soft skills," question long-held but inaccurate leadership development beliefs, and offer real, practical solutions for complex leadership challenges.Hosted by Dr. Mira Brancu, a clinical and organizational development psychologist with extensive leadership experience, we’ll delve into topics of leadership identity, leading with uncertainty, navigating workplace politics, and creating critical organizational change.This podcast will especially appeal to high-achieving leaders in healthcare, tech, and academic, industries. Whether you're seeking personal growth, looking to enhance your leadership abilities, or interested in Dr. Brancu's coaching services and membership community, join us as we
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Signup to Generate a PitchWelcome to “The Hard Skills” podcast, a practical and research-driven show that explores the core leadership skills needed to fuel leadership to activate real change, such as creating inclusive and healthy workplaces.
The Hard Skills is hosted by Dr. Mira Brancu. The show has published 156 episodes to date.
Booking probability for The Hard Skills is 35%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Hard Skills requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Hard Skills's contact route on record: verified email.
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Dr. Mira Brancu hosts The Hard Skills, a business podcast with 156 episodes published.
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Discover how heightened stress response and cognitive biases can impact decision-making and team dynamics for leaders. But fear not! This episode equips you with evidence-based strategies to overcome these challenges...
Listeners will learn how leadership is changing globally, what leaders need to know more than ever, how leadership identity connects with these global changes, and how technology can be leveraged to get there. Dr...
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Can you be strategic in developing your resilience? Dr. Marie-Helene Pelletier, a business and clinical psychologist says yes and offers the audience a strategic framework of resilience, practical tips, and exercises...
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You respond to emails within minutes, you're always reachable, your team knows they can count on you. Being there for your team matters, right? So why does it still feel like you're falling behind on everything that...
Sport isn’t just a game—it’s a mirror of society and a powerful, untapped educational force with implications for life, learning, and leading. Tune in for an honest, inspiring, and research-backed conversation that...
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If you are generally a high performing leader who is generally calm but find yourself struggling to hold back with specific people or triggers, this is the episode for you. In this episode Dr. Brancu responds to a...
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Listeners will gain insight into a practical, easy to digest framework for understanding and celebrating your unique personality strengths and applying them to add strategic value to people and organizations. In this...
In today's ambiguous work landscape, uncertainty is an ever-present challenge that paralyzes or propels careers. But what if we told you that embracing ambiguity could be the key to unlocking potential and achieving...
Are you sitting on a goldmine of skills, experience, and connections… but still treating it like loose change? Let’s be real—if you’ve spent years climbing the corporate ladder, leading teams, and solving problems...
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Feeling the nebulous uncertainty of addressing bad workplace behavior? Join us as our guest, Dr. Rob Fazio provides a roadmap to protecting yourself and others from dysfunctional dominance at work! There are often two...
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The audience will learn through the direct experiences of a global tech leader how she decided to move to different countries for her career and how she grew her career over time by making some wise and strategic...
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN: What if you could actually figure out what people want of you in a way that would help you become more successful professionally and in your personal life? The greatest challenge to that is how...
In this session, we'll delve into how cultural and identity orientations shape workplace behavior and impact job and team fit. Gain fresh insights into how cultural attributes influence workflow, team collaboration, and...
Do you only give performance feedback once a year as a “feedback sandwich” or even avoid it all together? Are you holding back important positive and critical feedback from team members? If so, you and your team are...
Join Dr Sohee, the mindset expert, best-selling author, and leadership coach as she discusses how you can overcome the professional anxieties that disrupt your peace and hold you back. WHAT YOU WILL LEARN...
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WHAT YOU WILL LEARN: Sponsorship is the game-changer for career growth, but what makes it so powerful? And how can it go awry? In this episode, we explore how sponsorship differs from mentorship, the unique barriers...
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"I want to make a greater impact but there are only so many hours in a day!" If you have found yourself wondering if you could ever reach your goals with the limited amount of time you have, this is the episode...
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We have put much effort into diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) work over the last four years, but the results have been disappointing. Why? What should we be doing differently? Discover why many well-meaning...
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Listeners will learn how the evolution of the human brain makes us vulnerable to things like emotional manipulation, toxic conflict, misogyny, and dysfunction. Can we re-train our brain to become immune to this...
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Top 50 business thinker and executive education professor, best selling author, Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business
clinical psychologist turned executive coach, Noteworthy Women
brain and behavior expert, psychiatrist, entrepreneur, coach, psychotherapist, constellationpllc.com
Associate Professor at the Marine Corps University-Command and Staff College, National Defense University-College of Information and Cyberspace
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