Not Ok? That’s OK! - TTST Interview with Author and Coach Alissa Carpenter

Show Notes:Welcome to Episode 199! Featured in Forbes, NPR, ABC, FOX, CBS and TEDx as a workplace inclusion expert with a Masters in Social and Comparative Analysis, Alissa Carpenter M.Ed., empowers leaders with practical strategies to communicate effectively with their diverse workforce. A former administrator at The Wharton School and a Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach, Alissa has trained thousands of leaders and consulted with multi-billion dollar enterprises to successfully bridge communication gaps across generations, job functions, and geographies. She is also the author of one of Cosmopolitan's top non-fiction books of 2020, How to Listen and How to Be Heard: Inclusive Conversations at Work, the founder of the Everything’s Not Ok and That’s OK consulting firm, and creator of the DE&I Intention to Action: How to Be a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Changemaker program.Remember Our Troops! Enjoy!Quote: Always show up as your real self (be authentic) - Alissa Carpenter  Knowledge Nuggets and Take-Aways:As a great coach Alissa is a part of your processWhen you are interviewing a coach, tell them that you plan to hold them accountable, be on the same page for the best way to communicateAlissa loves to passionately engage and bring people togetherA great coach will ask you powerful engaging questions so that together you can define your blind spotsHere is a link to this episode on our website:  https://timetoshinetoday.com/podcast/alissacarpenter/Recommended Resources: www.NotOKthatsOKCoach.com Alissa’s Book: How to Listen and How to Be HeardAlissa’s Linked INAlissa’s InstagramAlissa’s FacebookAlissa’s TwitterHost Your Podcast for Free with Buzz Sprout Our Show Sponsor Sutter and Nugent Real Estate - Real Estate Excellence Music Courtesy of: fight by urmymuse (c) copyright 2018 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/urmymuse/58696 Ft: Stefan Kartenberg, Kara Square