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EPISODE · Nov 5, 2025 · 48 MIN

S5 Episode 20 - Personal Responsibility vs. Accountability with Marlene Chism

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If you've tuned in before, you remember Marlene's iconic episode, From Conflict to Courage, and if you haven't, you don't want to miss her latest episode! Join Katie and Marlene for a leadership conversation that will leave you with more clarity and action steps you can take to bring more accountability and personal responsibility to your individual life, team, and organization.  Marlene Chism works with organizations that want to build confident leaders, collaborative relationships, and accountable cultures. With a master's in HR development, 500,000+ learners in her LinkedIn courses, and over 25 years as a consultant and trainer, Marlene specializes in helping leaders stop avoiding difficult conversations and start leading with clarity. Books include Stop Workplace Drama, (Wiley 2011); No-Drama Leadership (Bibliomotion 2015); and Stop Drama in Your Healthcare Organization (Greenbranch 2018) and From Conflict to Courage: How to stop avoiding and start leading (Berrett Koelher 2022.) Three truths Marlene has learned and live by: 1. Conflict is not the problem: Mismanagement is. 2. Disagreement doesn’t damage relationships: disrespect does. 3. Every big problem in an organization can be traced back to a conversation that should have happened but didn’t.  Connect with Marlene https://marlenechism.com/

If you’ve tuned in before, you remember Marlene’s iconic episode, From Conflict to Courage, and if you haven’t, you don’t want to miss her latest episode! Join Katie and Marlene for a leadership conversation that will leave you with more clarity and action steps you can take to bring more accountability and personal responsibility to your individual life, team, and organization.  Marlene Chism works with organizations that want to build confident leaders, collaborative relationships, and accountable cultures. With a master’s in HR development, 500,000+ learners in her LinkedIn courses, and over 25 years as a consultant and trainer, Marlene specializes in helping leaders stop avoiding difficult conversations and start leading with clarity. Books include Stop Workplace Drama, (Wiley 2011); No-Drama Leadership (Bibliomotion 2015); and Stop Drama in Your Healthcare Organization (Greenbranch 2018) and From Conflict to Courage: How to stop avoiding and start leading (Berrett Koelher 2022.) Three truths Marlene has learned and live by: 1. Conflict is not the problem: Mismanagement is. 2. Disagreement doesn’t damage relationships: disrespect does. 3. Every big problem in an organization can be traced back to a conversation that should have happened but didn’t.  Connect with Marlene https://marlenechism.com/

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