Ep110 | Turning chaos into candy with CB Bowman Ottomanelli

Chaos is a candy store.The disorienting swirl, a chance to be useful.We’re swimming in that swirl right now. AI, layoffs, mergers, tariffs, the headlines bonking us on the head every time we try to surface.We need a lifeline. No, scratch that. We need to become a lifeline.That’s how this works. “They” are not going to save us. We are. And in the midst of the madness, opportunity is everywhere.CB Bowman Ottomanelli has been gobbling up the chaos candy for much of her life. Finding ways to serve others when we need it most. How does she see the candy when most of us are getting clobbered?Strategic courage. She’s written books about it and has more on the way. It starts with framing change as an experiment, where learning is the primary goal. Life is a university. As we learn, we’re able to make small calculated leaps, which she calls Microcourage™.Don’t leap without a net though. Make sure you have a personal board of directors to keep you honest and keep you from falling back into the swirl.Who would be on your board?—Welcome to the DesuckifyWork® podcast. The show where we cut through the BS and find ways to make work more fun, more human and less ridiculous. All of which makes your business more profitable, by the way.(If you enjoy this one, please like, share, rate, review or subscribe to the podcast.)Let the desuckifying begin.——You can follow CB on LinkedIn. And check out her site at courage-consulting.com. You should also visit acec-association.org to learn more about the executive coaching organization she created.If you enjoyed the conversation and would like to help your teams bring their absolute best to work, I invite you to schedule a free half-hour discovery session. Type “meow” in the calendar invite and I’ll also send you a free DesuckifyWork® t-shirt!Bye, everyone!——Bonus question from CB to our audience:When is the last time you gave yourself permission to have strategic coverage? Get full access to DesuckifyWork® at tjbennett.substack.com/subscribe