Hosted by Darryl Stickel · 🇺🇸 US · EN-US · 45 episodes
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If you are perfect this podcast is not for you. welcome to the Imperfect cafe with your host Dr. Darryl Stickel. Pulling from his rich life experiences and deep knowledge, Darryl dives into the complex topics of trust, relationships, and leadership in today's increasingly uncertain world. Darryl has focused his life’s work on building trust and his superpower lies in his ability to teach leaders, teams and organizations how to understand, diagnose and act to remedy trust problems. Tune in to learn how to rebuild the foundations of trust, cut through the noise, and navigate hostile environments with grace and resilience.
Darryl Stickel hosts The Imperfect Cafe, a business show with 45 episodes published.
Most leaders are overwhelmed by chaos, yet the secret to building resilient, high-trust organizations is simpler and more impactful than you think. Chris Dyer, a leading expert on organizational culture, change, and lead
Most leaders are caught in a trap of flawed beliefs, believing they must have all the answers, stay perfect, or control everything. But what if true leadership is about vulnerability, trust, and love? In this eye-opening
Most of us struggle with making mistakes—and often feel like they define us. But what if those missteps aren't just errors, but essential steps toward growth and connection? Chip Baker's inspiring story proves that embra
In part two of their discussion around vulnerability, Darryl Stickel and his son Thomas Stickel sit down to look at vulnerability in a more applied sense. While vulnerability can feel like a big, bad dragon waiting to bi
Vulnerability is often viewed as a scary word. We can associate the word with being attacked or immediately get defensive when we hear the word. On this episode of The Imperfect Cafe, Darryl and his son Thomas will explo
Most leaders and everyday people alike are trapped in a cycle of fear, control, and self-limitation—yet the key to unlocking their true potential lies in vulnerability and conscious awareness. Dr. Ron Stott, a pioneering
Dr. Russel Thackery is an expert on change management and has helped many organizations work through organizational change. Change does not have to be big and scary, and we hope you'll join us as Darryl Stickel sits down
In these uncertain times addiction has become something we are more and more aware of. Whether that's to our phones, alcohol, social media, or opioids. Join Darryl Stickel and his son Thomas as they look to explore what
Cathleen O'Sullivan is a time management expert and an entrepreneur. We hope you'll join us on the Imperfect Cafe as Cathleen and Darryl discuss interesting topics such as how to more effectively manage your time, safety
On this episode of the Imperfect Cafe, Darryl Stickel sits down with his long-time friend, Eric Lott, to discuss the nature of relationships in our modern world. Listen for some insights on how to build deeper connection
On this episode of the Imperfect Cafe, Darryl Stickel sits down with his good friend Dr. Tony Simons. Dr. Simons is one of the world's leading experts on integrity, and he and Darryl are set to work through what integrit
On this episode of the Imperfect Cafe, Darryl Stickel sits down with his long-time friend Eric Lott to discuss the decline in trust in institutions in our modern world. Using the book "Why Nations Fail." Darryl and Eric
In this episode of the Imperfect Cafe. Darryl chats with Stephan Shaner, who is known as "The Attitude Chiropractor." Stephan shares some really great insight into how to reframe certain things in order to effectively ch
In this episode of The Imperfect Cafe. Darryl sits down with his son Thomas to discuss the concept of safety. While many have an idea of what feeling safe might mean to them, Darryl and Thomas seek to define what safety
On this episode of the Imperfect Cafe, Darryl sits down with Rotman Professor Dr. Beatrix Dart and her stepson, Henry Sexsmith, to discuss a wide range of topics. Including Video Games, Social Media, and some of the isol
Today, Darryl sits down with Will Vyse and Nolan Aziz who have started Canada By Canoe along with their friend George Kirijian. They're avid canoers for a cause. They rose to fame with Canoe4Covid, a 60 canoe trip that r
Dr. Övül Sezer is Assistant Professor of Management and Organizations at Cornell University and at night she is a stand up comedian. She joins Darryl to talk about the art of the humble brag. They go over why people feel
Kate Lund is a licensed clinical psychologist of 15 years, peak performance coach, best-selling author, and TEDx speaker. She uses a strengths-based approach to help my clients improve their confidence in school, sports,
Today, Darryl and Eric discuss Trump’s effects on Canada and how his actions affect the trust between the two countries. They talk about the damaged relationship between the US and Canada and compare it to trust in relat
Dr. Emi Garzitto has studied and worked with conflict for over 30 years. She joins Darryl today to talk about the difference between a disagreement and conflict and how the two are often conflated. She talks about confli
Jon Rennie
Bestselling Leadership Author, Speaker, and Podcaster
1 appearance on this show
Chip Baker
bestselling author, speaker, creator of The Success Chronicles · Cultivate Supply
1 appearance on this show
Darryl Stickel
Building Trust: Exceptional Leadership · Trust Unlimited
2 appearances on this show
Dr. Ron Stotts
transformational executive coach, Marine Corps veteran, former corporate executive, spiritual guide
1 appearance on this show
Thomas
sales leader · healthcare
2 appearances on this show
Dr. Kate Lund
licensed clinical psychologist, performance coach, host of The Optimized Mind · Kate Lund Psychology PLLC
1 appearance on this show
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