https://un-professional.co/home daily 1.0 2025-08-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1606058591721-I0JMK5HF1Y261XE4PUBX/WhatWeDoOfferings_ColorBlocks_12Wks.jpg Home - How to Use this Space https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1606058577319-3WDY1759IT1FW7METISZ/WhatWeDoOfferings_ColorBlocks_6Wks.jpg Home - How to Use this Space https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1606859017280-V5E38A2RFNZHGEDVT46G/ChallengeTrackIcon_Illustration_WithText_V2.jpg Home - How to Use this Space https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1623598149937-YQ718G9WGU38U7D65NFF/WhatWeDoOfferings_ColorBlocks_Bundle.jpg Home - How to Use this Space https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1606176855604-0KTB8KZSSKM6A56OQ028/HowItWorks_Illustration_WithText.jpg Home - How to Use this Space https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1605898266805-OS9Q2WKO5DJ23IBY2Q3G/Male_Beanie.jpg Home - How to Use this Space Get Un-Stuck “Words cannot express the impact of Un-Professional coaching program on my life. My bold action was around boundaries and saying yes to what I truly love by saying no to other stuff. I have learned so much about myself and continue to experiment everyday with transforming fear to faith, perspiration to inspiration and stressed & selfless to joy & play.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1605898398729-1TH3Z9RM4U4OE9TML9XI/Male_Beard.jpg Home - How to Use this Space Build a Scrappy Prototype “This was by far the best thing I’ve done in 10 years. This could be a game changing experience for so many people in my organization. I was learning within 5 minutes of getting started. To be honest, I am the crustiest person I know and I am sold.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1605898345541-H6GSHA99NB6I5LTZOG9O/Female_PinkTop.jpg Home - How to Use this Space Embracing Differences “I absolutely loved this experience. My Coach was so easy to talk to and helped me address a challenge I have been uncomfortable with for a while. I now feel confident to name the awkwardness instead of avoid it.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1605898425173-VZPNEGODWD3DFHGTT7VS/Female_RedHair.jpg Home - How to Use this Space Challenge the Status Quo “I finally spoke up about how I felt my boss was treating me in meetings. We were able to break down our individual narratives and challenge each other. 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Who are you? What makes you feel alive? What blocks you? Your Coach will help you generate new levels of self-awareness, set intentions and guardrails for Un-Learning, and craft a new vision for your work life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612906802955-JXVWK30V2V1V65HMZUVP/TheSteps_Buttons_Small_Workout.jpg About (Behind Password) You’ll work out by precisely naming and (re)framing your challenge in order to take bold action. Your Coach will lead you through a two part practice that will leave you with a new sense of clarity, empowerment, and most importantly, one very specific brave first step. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612906815408-I7B1QMZHNWSWM0QYBAPK/TheSteps_Buttons_Small_Cooldown.jpg About (Behind Password) You’ll cool down by creating a repeatable practice of Un-Learning in your life. Your Coach will help you debrief your bold action and craft a personalized routine of curiosity and experimentation. We’ll also sprinkle a little bit of celebration on the side. https://un-professional.co/ex-embracing daily 0.75 2022-01-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1603300157351-G76GU6JTCNC01WOTYZXQ/ex-emb-diff-creativity-curiosity.png Embracing Differences - Choose Curiosity 3 minute clip from Conscious Leadership about the power of curiosity over the need to be right. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1603300209378-XD2C78PHNIQ8O9HHH024/ex-emb-diff-creativity-disagreeing.png Embracing Differences Why We Should be Disagreeing More at Work A few minute HBR read about why conflict is important and should be embraced. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1603300178837-1YGLAE0E3G98CRF2C5CP/ex-emb-diff-argue.png Embracing Differences Why We Should Argue in front of Our Kids A 2 minute reminder from Adam Grant & The Atlantic about why we struggle with conflict and how we need to encourage it, even at a very young age. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1603300250874-8UNCYX7ECUKYGL8KO4X5/ex-emb-diff-fact-story.png Embracing Differences - Fact vs. Story When we move away from healthy conflict into drama, it’s time for a conversation. Try Conscious Leadership’s Fact vs. Story framework to help facilitate a productive dialogue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1603300102411-08ATEM974DGFA3I2V4Q3/gettyimages-926679606-ad2f7d0f6463e535fe60992705edc57ece32203f-s1600-c85.jpg Embracing Differences - Creativity & Diversity Take 40 minutes to check out Hidden Brain’s review of some social science research around the power of diversity in generating more creative outputs. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1603300312899-79F2DZHPY8E4HAWHOLGK/ex-emb-diff-apologize.png Embracing Differences - How to Apologize As you fumble through healthy tension as a team, you are bound to make mistakes. Take an hour or two to listen to this podcast by Brene Brown & Hariet Lerner on how to apologize. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1603300228095-FLPXYUFTMUH95A8LBGMX/ex-emb-diff-radical-candor.png Embracing Differences - Radical Candor Craving a new philosophy around feedback? Need to get better at giving feedback and having tough conversations? Try spending a few days reading Kim Scott’s Radical Candor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1605216799994-WKC9P4FFWRIIRA1BJQUH/image-asset.png Embracing Differences - Cultural Intelligence Center CQ is a globally recognized way of assessing and improving effectiveness in culturally diverse situations. It’s rooted in rigorous, academic research conducted across more than 100 countries. Take a few minutes to poke around their site. https://un-professional.co/yp-embracing daily 0.75 2022-01-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612320739129-TPXEI41U1HF565BARB90/WhatIsCareReflection_V2.jpg Embracing Differences - Defining Care This is how we define care. View this as a conversation prompt that creates clarity around roles and expectations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612319473949-9U0C1VI0SPMPPQJXCPI8/YouSerManual_UnlearningJournal.jpg Embracing Differences - You-Ser Manual The You-Ser Manual is a contract between two people. It creates a conversation of depth and also clarity around communication norms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612321616185-EPH26PI1UKKPN5F48Q4B/Embracing_TensionNorms_WO_01_V2a_2.jpg Embracing Differences - Team Tension Norms Team Tension Norms This exercise will ask you to name your values and commitments when it comes to team tension. How can your team begin to embrace tension in order to unleash creativity? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612321528926-BRIY3TX9C6XR1UW3M94X/Embracing_TTM_WU_01_V2_2.jpg Embracing Differences - Team Tension Map In order to celebrate differences on your team, you have to start by naming them. This exercise will ask you draw out anticipated tension points between team members. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612325002490-XPBHSFE0FP1A17G962GY/Un-LearningRoutine_UnlearningJournal_V2.jpg Embracing Differences - Un-Learning Routine You are just getting started! In order to self-define professionalism in your life, how will you continue to be an Un-learner? This exercise is all about continuous action. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612898514377-NQPQ3EHAWNV50VOX8ZLV/CoolDownReflection_V2.jpg Embracing Differences - Cool Down Reflection Sensemaking often occurs after discussion. This is your chance to make sense of your time with your coach. What’s sticking with you? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612324917229-K37P0SZHMAVQ86JMP8BG/BoldActionFramework_UnlearningJournal_V2.jpg Embracing Differences - Bold Action Framework This exercise is the cornerstone of every Un-Learning practice. Decide what bold experiment you want to try in your life and how you plan get support. What’s one brave action you can take today? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612319179252-H3PAK83XDSRJIVCQ38FL/FutureStateSelfie_UnlearningJournal_V2.jpg Embracing Differences - Future State Selfie The Future State Selfie is a playful way to get you dreaming. You’ll trust your coach to hear your aspirations without judgement. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612321515428-TC3Q9EA7X62JM9YCHVLE/Embracing_TTM_WU_02_V2a_2.jpg Embracing Differences - Articulating Your Beliefs Around Conflict This journaling exercise will ask you to unpack your experiences and feelings around conflict. What role has conflict played in your life? How is that impacting your leadership style? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612898307978-J6VYHBX0VXE8HS6KWIUR/WorkoutReflection_V2.jpg Embracing Differences - Workout Reflection Sensemaking often occurs after discussion. This is your chance to make sense of your time with your coach. What’s sticking with you? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612320473264-5NCNQ9KW91GJ5WVZXJ9W/From-To_Cover_UnlearningJournal_V2.jpg Embracing Differences - From - To Alongside your coach, you’ll open up about your challenges, fears, and hopes for the future. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612897904291-4JLO3X5XH2WKFF1BW69S/WarmUpReflection_V2.jpg Embracing Differences - Warm Up Reflection Sensemaking often occurs after discussion. This is your chance to make sense of your time with your coach. What’s sticking with you? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612324962069-KVJRJVOW33EBJCBX3X00/BoldActionReflection_UnlearningJournal_V2.jpg Embracing Differences - Bold Action Reflection Just like any good experiment, we’ve got to delve into what you learned, what assumptions were challenged, and what you’ll do next. This exercise will guide your evaluation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612834211995-3CWFDMENPSK9YKCMPHO1/GetStartedReflection_V2.jpg Embracing Differences - Getting Started Reflection Sensemaking often occurs after discussion. This is your chance to make sense of your time with your coach. What’s sticking with you? https://un-professional.co/quiz daily 0.75 2020-10-16 https://un-professional.co/ex-redesign daily 0.75 2022-01-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1603474542679-ETUWCOEY3EHBHKIFCX0N/ex-redesign2.png (re)Design a Meeting - The Power of You to Truly Make Meetings Work There are 55 million meetings taking place in the U.S. every day. Meetings are needed for cooperation, coordination, and organizational democracy. Steven Fogelberg spends 13 minutes examining how not to remove meetings, but eliminate bad meetings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1603474520279-BH51J2JGX75M88L6PZYK/ex-redesign1.png (re)Design a Meeting - Together Apart Together Apart is part guide, part reminder of the resiliency of the human spirit to still creatively meaningfully gather, even while we have to be apart. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1603474572186-YPY4FW9H1K6HC2J4JU4W/ex-redesign4.png (re)Design a Meeting - Why Your Meeting Stinks HBR’s 10 minute read goes into how to assess what’s going wrong with your meetings, how to better prepare, and how to continuously pivot. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1603474557095-UEDLSH3B3O39HTMTT950/ex-redesign3.png (re)Design a Meeting The Art of Gathering Feeling Priya Parker? She argues in her book that the gatherings in our lives are lackluster and unproductive—which they don't have to be. We rely too much on routine and the conventions of gatherings when we should focus on distinctiveness and the people involved. https://un-professional.co/ex-build daily 0.75 2022-01-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1603474229203-H4JTNOZKW08JSAG1C3QH/Screen+Shot+2020-10-23+at+12.26.52+PM.png Build and Test a Prototype - IDEO’s Role Playing 101 You can use role playing for empathy and concept testing. Here’s a quick step by step guide on how to test your ideas using roles, props, and scenes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1603474207739-KP74SDD0DTT9SFOQE1B1/ex-proto2.png Build and Test a Prototype What Kind of Prototype Should You Create? Depending on what you’re hoping to learn, there are a plethora of prototypes to choose from. The Interaction Design Foundation provides a 10 minute read on different types of prototypes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1603474164448-DDSD4YVXDDSIZCPXJ3WC/ex-proto1.png Build and Test a Prototype - Prototype Instead of PowerPoint Liven Standaert’s 9 minute Ted talk is a story of how engages his students in early and playful building. He also tells us what we can expect from low-cost, multidisciplinary innovation, design and engineering over the next couple of years. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1603474255201-UIASG3NKXP90ZJJ65MRA/ex-proto5.png Build and Test a Prototype - IDEO’s Prototype Report Card This IDEO tool can help you quickly and effectively measure success. Getting fast feedback will be key in getting closer to results.. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1603474220926-UNRLFVSOJC5COA5FSFYR/Screen+Shot+2020-10-23+at+12.26.25+PM.png Build and Test a Prototype - IDEO’s Storyboarding 101 IDEO has built an awesome Design Kit. This introduction to storyboarding will take you just a few minutes to learn how to write out how your idea works. https://un-professional.co/ex-challenge daily 0.75 2022-01-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1603402349757-3W0CKSHP4H56JN4D5CXA/ex-statusquo3.png Challenge the Status Quo Challenge Mapping 101 This is a 5 minute write up from 7 League Studio on how to create a challenge map. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1603402379832-UCDZ4VYOLJZ7ZBIH1XZU/ex-statusquo5.png Challenge the Status Quo - Start Within Karen Holst and Douglas Ferguson wrote this book as a guide. “This book removes all the reasons, excuses, and obstacles between you and launching your idea in your organization” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1603402397441-G7WRSHSOAW1TH3ALC4SH/ex-statusquo6.png Challenge the Status Quo - Brave New Work Aaron Dignan’s book dives into modern organizational design in an effort to make organizations more organic and adaptive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1603402366309-A0I5F8RP2WBLV8PBVP8E/ex-statusquo4.png Challenge the Status Quo - How to Get Quick Wins and Gain Trust Overcoming roadblocks and getting buy-in to support change is tough. Inc. developed a short-list to help you think about influencing others in new ways. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1603402317245-7ZYLJ9PTKO5SS0Z25IZB/ex-statusquo1.png Challenge the Status Quo - Finding Your Co-Conspirators Check out Ipsita Dasgupta’s 11 minute Ted Talk about how to find other trouble makers in your life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1603402332371-MRFG5C5PVV6ANQ054GT3/ex-statusquo2.png Challenge the Status Quo - Simon Sinek is Raging Against Reality Need a reminder that the current norms are worth challenging? 3 minutes of Simon Sinek talking about how we’ve distorted capitalism’s potential might just get you going! https://un-professional.co/ex-unstuck daily 0.75 2022-01-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1603475053232-SNZLWD8L6E26I3D1I6SR/ex-unstuck4.png Getting Unstuck - How to Keep Working When You Aren’t Feeling It Learn HBR’s practices to return to when “the shine” of a goal wears off, and you find it hard to stay motivated. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1603475039656-2ZYI7KUC1SDYO5RZ16SL/ex-unstuck3.png Getting Unstuck Bust Your Inner Critic Recognize your internal saboteur. Check out Tara Mohr’s 8 simple tools for challenging your inner critic. Also, check out her tips on how to choose the right challenges. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1603560400142-RJ5ECAFZTCX4L51T0L7Y/Screen+Shot+2020-10-24+at+12.26.08+PM.png Getting Unstuck - 100 Jobs Similar to the Mind-Map exercise, explore your gut reaction to other opportunities where flow and energy may enter more freely from Tim Butler. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1603475010212-A3FS4G302MOYECXASNI2/ex-unstuck1.png Getting Unstuck - How Silicon Valley Can Help You Get Unstuck Re-assess your internal and societal assumptions around success with 29 minutes of Hidden Brain. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1603475024587-LWW5R78ZLY4Q2C488XA0/ex-unstuck2.png Getting Unstuck - Making the Most of Our Working Lives Feeling stuck in your career or at your workplace? Listen to 59 minutes of Bill Burnett as he shares tangible tools and mindset shifts to redesign your work life. https://un-professional.co/ex-empathy daily 0.75 2022-01-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1603400909638-DVFEGPKIA0GM7J7AHM0G/ex-empathy-watch1.png Empathy as Strategy - Empathy vs. Sympathy Let Brene Brown school you and your team on the differences between empathy and sympathy. This 3 minute clip will improve your relationships and communication style. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1603400987095-XB1DRYC64QQ2GT6LTFNS/ex-empathy-read4.png Empathy as Strategy - Neilson’s Review of the Empathy Map Here’s the Neilson’s Groups 101 on a foundational design thinking skill - empathy mapping. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1603400888993-L98AO5N6O6LZVQMYKCJR/ex-empathy-listen1.png Empathy as Strategy - Empathy is Dead Interested in something a bit more complex? Invisibilia spends an hour dissecting empathy vs. reality via one complicated story. How do we reconcile the two? Warning: This episode is rated R and does not provide a strategic lens. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1603400953668-ADMTT3KMW7U6D2GNIS4Z/ex-empathy-read2.png Empathy as Strategy - How to Role Play Check out Think’s quick 101 on how to role play. Learn by doing! Understanding empathy through narrative can help you see things from your user’s perspective. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1603400927855-GFXE5GLD15D76KD456OF/ex-empathy-read1.png Empathy as Strategy How to Practice Active Listening A few minute verywellmind read to help you shift the way you hear what someone says. Active listening will improve your conversations, feedback, and uncover potential opportunities https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1603400969674-QX6D2MLNZ9C7PZ3XY6IZ/ex-empathy-read3.png Empathy as Strategy - Design Game’s Role Play Make it fun. This could be pretending to be your customer, walking through your service and seeing what you learn along the way - or it could be partnering with a team member to role play a work situation to see where the unseen insights lie. https://un-professional.co/yp-empathy daily 0.75 2022-01-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612322061843-DS15KZV6JJPPGQY3MSM9/Empathize_EG_WU_01_V2a_2.jpg Empathy as Strategy - Empathy Goals This exercise will help you create clarity about who you want to better understand and what you’d like your relationship to look like in the future. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612901238993-PWULOLPZWL4RKJ6WQRHZ/CoolDownReflection_V2.jpg Empathy as Strategy - Cool Down Reflection Sensemaking often occurs after discussion. This is your chance to make sense of your time with your coach. What’s sticking with you? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612320438664-B5S8N3RHBP41MIFYB262/From-To_Cover_UnlearningJournal_V2.jpg Empathy as Strategy - From - To Alongside your coach, you’ll open up about your challenges, fears, and hopes for the future. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612320801929-X3WYDIK0BFME56TSD3EB/WhatIsCareReflection_V2.jpg Empathy as Strategy - Defining Care This is how we define care. View this as a conversation prompt that creates clarity around roles and expectations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612899620932-24W5JQ0W24SMFPLRF77H/WarmUpReflection_V2.jpg Empathy as Strategy - Warm Up Reflection Sensemaking often occurs after discussion. This is your chance to make sense of your time with your coach. What’s sticking with you? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612834094827-ZDTP9J503ACHF37UWOBJ/GetStartedReflection_V2.jpg Empathy as Strategy - Getting Started Reflection Sensemaking often occurs after discussion. This is your chance to make sense of your time with your coach. What’s sticking with you? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612322084797-AXOGEJFBTJI3XPY5C5EE/Empathize_EMC_WO_01_V2a_2.jpg Empathy as Strategy - Empathy Map Canvas Team Tension Norms This exercise will ask you to name your values and commitments when it comes to team tension. How can your team begin to embrace tension in order to unleash creativity? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612900072846-BX0Q54ERJFL8FAKCIC86/WorkoutReflection_V2.jpg Empathy as Strategy - Workout Reflection Sensemaking often occurs after discussion. This is your chance to make sense of your time with your coach. What’s sticking with you? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612325159019-SLC5DH9A0FZC4AR3RKVJ/BoldActionReflection_UnlearningJournal_V2.jpg Empathy as Strategy - Bold Action Reflection Just like any good experiment, we’ve got to delve into what you learned, what assumptions were challenged, and what you’ll do next. This exercise will guide your evaluation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612325134329-YLCWIFIIZNPEL556XCMV/Un-LearningRoutine_UnlearningJournal_V2.jpg Empathy as Strategy - Un-Learning Routine You are just getting started! In order to self-define professionalism in your life, how will you continue to be an Un-learner? This exercise is all about continuous action. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612319142150-JXOCBDPIH2SEP8777QR7/FutureStateSelfie_UnlearningJournal_V2.jpg Empathy as Strategy - Future State Selfie The Future State Selfie is a playful way to get you dreaming. You’ll trust your coach to hear your aspirations without judgement. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612319560566-Q77QI1OEYZWNNGO1YGBL/YouSerManual_UnlearningJournal.jpg Empathy as Strategy - You-Ser Manual The You-Ser Manual is a contract between two people. It creates a conversation of depth and also clarity around communication norms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612325183694-PSDV50UHEGMY3GEYS57W/BoldActionFramework_UnlearningJournal_V2.jpg Empathy as Strategy - Bold Action Framework This exercise is the cornerstone of every Un-Learning practice. Decide what bold experiment you want to try in your life and how you plan get support. What’s one brave action you can take today? https://un-professional.co/yp-build daily 0.75 2022-01-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612902112999-1JYBC7MPK5QTU4FW4GG5/WorkoutReflection_V2.jpg Scrappy Prototyping - Workout Reflection Sensemaking often occurs after discussion. This is your chance to make sense of your time with your coach. What’s sticking with you? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612319631138-KT6BMWEYXI9FDVBWKMML/YouSerManual_UnlearningJournal.jpg Scrappy Prototyping - You-Ser Manual The You-Ser Manual is a contract between two people. It creates a conversation of depth and also clarity around communication norms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612319051008-1ZP87B0N010HZR6NBRB4/FutureStateSelfie_UnlearningJournal_V2.jpg Scrappy Prototyping - Future State Selfie The Future State Selfie is a playful way to get you dreaming. You’ll trust your coach to hear your aspirations without judgement. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612902587160-TI8Z74YQ6E7ORPPVP7ZK/CoolDownReflection_V2.jpg Scrappy Prototyping - Cool Down Reflection Sensemaking often occurs after discussion. This is your chance to make sense of your time with your coach. What’s sticking with you? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612325377217-TC3EW1I9WXBORQRTJGU3/BoldActionFramework_UnlearningJournal_V2.jpg Scrappy Prototyping - Bold Action Framework This exercise is the cornerstone of every Un-Learning practice. Decide what bold experiment you want to try in your life and how you plan get support. What’s one brave action you can take today? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612321195814-H9OMJWR9YZQ3SO8P6S9S/Pro_Assumptionator_WU_01_V2_2.jpg Scrappy Prototyping - Assumptionator Start with a business model canvas to truly uncover the assumptions baked into your concept. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612320341542-QEG36S8EGUI0MODOCW51/From-To_Cover_UnlearningJournal_V2.jpg Scrappy Prototyping - From - To Alongside your coach, you’ll open up about your challenges, fears, and hopes for the future. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612325327639-HVA8E9WVYRKUN6ROJS37/Un-LearningRoutine_UnlearningJournal_V2.jpg Scrappy Prototyping - Un-Learning Routine You are just getting started! In order to self-define professionalism in your life, how will you continue to be an Un-learner? This exercise is all about continuous action. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612833394641-4TJZARIYP58ZXR8PLNJC/GetStartedReflection_V2.jpg Scrappy Prototyping - Getting Started Reflection Sensemaking often occurs after discussion. This is your chance to make sense of your time with your coach. What’s sticking with you? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612320880352-JK4EKFCIZ6MV2T8TBGTD/WhatIsCareReflection_V2.jpg Scrappy Prototyping - Defining Care This is how we define care. View this as a conversation prompt that creates clarity around roles and expectations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1626981682785-AL2HROJMMBH7OCSF68CI/Pro_ExperimentAssess-IntentionSetting_WU_01_V2.jpg Scrappy Prototyping - Experimentation Assessment & Intention Setting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1626981140682-T4RMVO71YD8KC0HNGF4O/WarmUpReflection_V2.jpg Scrappy Prototyping - Warm Up Reflection Sensemaking often occurs after discussion. This is your chance to make sense of your time with your coach. What’s sticking with you? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612321314861-FDSOWDES757IQQ96JKZD/Pro_BuildPrototype_WO_01_V2_2.jpg Scrappy Prototyping - Pick a Prototype Team Tension Norms This exercise will ask you to name your values and commitments when it comes to team tension. How can your team begin to embrace tension in order to unleash creativity? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612325351928-BQ8RCRSYZ7Q3FGNO74VI/BoldActionReflection_UnlearningJournal_V2.jpg Scrappy Prototyping - Bold Action Reflection Just like any good experiment, we’ve got to delve into what you learned, what assumptions were challenged, and what you’ll do next. This exercise will guide your evaluation. https://un-professional.co/yp-unstuck daily 0.75 2022-01-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612325525790-YH1L3LRQPOH59BRZZFYF/BoldActionFramework_UnlearningJournal_V2.jpg Getting Unstuck - Bold Action Framework This exercise is the cornerstone of every Un-Learning practice. Decide what bold experiment you want to try in your life and how you plan get support. What’s one brave action you can take today? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612904238424-JD72T6HU9OKOOAE42S60/WorkoutReflection_V2.jpg Getting Unstuck - Workout Reflection Sensemaking often occurs after discussion. This is your chance to make sense of your time with your coach. What’s sticking with you? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612319725894-5GCI5P1GGHLY03ZXWFQN/YouSerManual_UnlearningJournal.jpg Getting Unstuck - You-Ser Manual The You-Ser Manual is a contract between two people. It creates a conversation of depth and also clarity around communication norms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612324003762-DGEWOX8HKLFF9LD19IC4/GettingUnstuck_GTJ_WU_01_V2a_2.jpg Getting Unstuck - Good Time Journal This exercise will help you understand what makes you feel alive vs. what’s getting in your way. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612320252404-A1NHYVAWT1CDFBMBOVDP/From-To_Cover_UnlearningJournal_V2.jpg Getting Unstuck - From - To Alongside your coach, you’ll open up about your challenges, fears, and hopes for the future. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612325573936-U6Q8U69O8WDIUUWPULVN/Un-LearningRoutine_UnlearningJournal_V2.jpg Getting Unstuck - Un-Learning Routine You are just getting started! In order to self-define professionalism in your life, how will you continue to be an Un-learner? This exercise is all about continuous action. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612325549135-1KGLX4NQ5DEU21IDAF8L/BoldActionReflection_UnlearningJournal_V2.jpg Getting Unstuck - Bold Action Reflection Just like any good experiment, we’ve got to delve into what you learned, what assumptions were challenged, and what you’ll do next. This exercise will guide your evaluation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612320952969-ERU9V44ZSFDLK4UK8EF5/WhatIsCareReflection_V2.jpg Getting Unstuck - Defining Care This is how we define care. View this as a conversation prompt that creates clarity around roles and expectations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612833167838-1KA363HBLIEALRSCUCIZ/GetStartedReflection_V2.jpg Getting Unstuck - Getting Started Reflection Sensemaking often occurs after discussion. This is your chance to make sense of your time with your coach. What’s sticking with you? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612904072086-CV9MHRP15HLAXGV60P78/WarmUpReflection_V2.jpg Getting Unstuck - Warm Up Reflection Sense making often occurs after discussion. This is your chance to make sense of your time with your coach. What’s sticking with you?. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612318897300-MJGOICWV7GJUREZEIEJI/FutureStateSelfie_UnlearningJournal_V2.jpg Getting Unstuck - Future State Selfie The Future State Selfie is a playful way to get you dreaming. You’ll trust your coach to hear your aspirations without judgement. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612904397487-E2BYFJ8O95A4EIGID79W/CoolDownReflection_V2.jpg Getting Unstuck - Cool Down Reflection Sensemaking often occurs after discussion. This is your chance to make sense of your time with your coach. What’s sticking with you? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612324017566-LGCBJZ2QC8KXRKLBUSRQ/GettingUnstuck_MM_WO_01_V2_2.jpg Getting Unstuck - Mind Map Team Tension Norms This exercise will ask you to name your values and commitments when it comes to team tension. How can your team begin to embrace tension in order to unleash creativity? https://un-professional.co/yp-challenge daily 0.75 2022-01-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612325255668-KEBEB1QX772IL51OFOC0/BoldActionReflection_UnlearningJournal_V2.jpg Challenge the Status Quo - Bold Action Reflection Just like any good experiment, we’ve got to delve into what you learned, what assumptions were challenged, and what you’ll do next. This exercise will guide your evaluation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612325231308-M744QN57M9BXZZMKRBED/BoldActionFramework_UnlearningJournal_V2.jpg Challenge the Status Quo - Bold Action Framework This exercise is the cornerstone of every Un-Learning practice. Decide what bold experiment you want to try in your life and how you plan get support. What’s one brave action you can take today? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612320844356-MSW8T42VEKTGXL8B1X7G/WhatIsCareReflection_V2.jpg Challenge the Status Quo - Defining Care This is how we define care. View this as a conversation prompt that creates clarity around roles and expectations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612319109855-DYICZJT7025FX6Z0BPEC/FutureStateSelfie_UnlearningJournal_V2.jpg Challenge the Status Quo - Future State Selfie The Future State Selfie is a playful way to get you dreaming. You’ll trust your coach to hear your aspirations without judgement. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612833828154-C3VKKXUUBDMI6D6WOPCV/GetStartedReflection_V2.jpg Challenge the Status Quo - Getting Started Reflection Sensemaking often occurs after discussion. This is your chance to make sense of your time with your coach. What’s sticking with you? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612322257411-Y4IAQPXGIJHH7C4W4ER4/Challenge_CM_WO_01_V2a_2.jpg Challenge the Status Quo - Challenge Map Team Tension Norms This exercise will ask you to name your values and commitments when it comes to team tension. How can your team begin to embrace tension in order to unleash creativity? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612325283423-KZ21CBVPOOHTVQCK4AIP/Un-LearningRoutine_UnlearningJournal_V2.jpg Challenge the Status Quo - Un-Learning Routine You are just getting started! In order to self-define professionalism in your life, how will you continue to be an Un-learner? This exercise is all about continuous action. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612901394325-1MW5TXP6K566VX2G58Z0/WarmUpReflection_V2.jpg Challenge the Status Quo - Warm Up Reflection Sensemaking often occurs after discussion. This is your chance to make sense of your time with your coach. What’s sticking with you? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612320396283-G9TV80JPAY3X51M8G524/From-To_Cover_UnlearningJournal_V2.jpg Challenge the Status Quo - From - To Alongside your coach, you’ll open up about your challenges, fears, and hopes for the future. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612901539532-UHWYHLRHA1WNE8XX125V/WorkoutReflection_V2.jpg Challenge the Status Quo - Workout Reflection Sense making often occurs after discussion. This is your chance to make sense of your time with your coach. What’s sticking with you?. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612319595489-DM3JHHQZ65YSDEJBWO7Y/YouSerManual_UnlearningJournal.jpg Challenge the Status Quo - You-Ser Manual The You-Ser Manual is a contract between two people. It creates a conversation of depth and also clarity around communication norms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612322238040-COYCI8YSAYTAD532OPJ0/Challenge_CF_WU_01_V2a_2.jpg Challenge the Status Quo - Challenge Framing This exercise will help you create clarity about what you want to confront. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612901774311-330FDT1JUK8B592KW8Q8/CoolDownReflection_V2.jpg Challenge the Status Quo - Cool Down Reflection Sensemaking often occurs after discussion. This is your chance to make sense of your time with your coach. What’s sticking with you? https://un-professional.co/yp-redesign daily 0.75 2022-01-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612318986211-G8BQURR5GKLHKR1PT6RO/FutureStateSelfie_UnlearningJournal_V2.jpg Redesign a Meeting - Future State Selfie The Future State Selfie is a playful way to get you dreaming. You’ll trust your coach to hear your aspirations without judgement. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612903836149-EYTLL4AKEY1XNXQI75TC/CoolDownReflection_V2.jpg Redesign a Meeting - Cool Down Reflection Sensemaking often occurs after discussion. This is your chance to make sense of your time with your coach. What’s sticking with you? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612320913908-2E8BZTABDCCQRAIZRP3T/WhatIsCareReflection_V2.jpg Redesign a Meeting - Defining Care This is how we define care. View this as a conversation prompt that creates clarity around roles and expectations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612319679638-R50PN5J36LSTAQEH36XK/YouSerManual_UnlearningJournal.jpg Redesign a Meeting - You-Ser Manual The You-Ser Manual is a contract between two people. It creates a conversation of depth and also clarity around communication norms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612325428359-AF4DVC8NV33EVH9VTS7M/BoldActionFramework_UnlearningJournal_V2.jpg Redesign a Meeting - Bold Action Framework This exercise is the cornerstone of every Un-Learning practice. Decide what bold experiment you want to try in your life and how you plan get support. What’s one brave action you can take today? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612323855301-BML3SNFBII58VQFZAEQI/DesignAMeeting_6Senses2Leaps_WO_01_V2a_2.jpg Redesign a Meeting - 6 Senses + 2 Leaps Team Tension Norms This exercise will ask you to name your values and commitments when it comes to team tension. How can your team begin to embrace tension in order to unleash creativity? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612325474354-UJ8ZO5SOKCZLXVFP10ZR/Un-LearningRoutine_UnlearningJournal_V2.jpg Redesign a Meeting - Un-Learning Routine You are just getting started! In order to self-define professionalism in your life, how will you continue to be an Un-learner? This exercise is all about continuous action. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612320301501-O5P65QIQ8L0RXV6GYA91/From-To_Cover_UnlearningJournal_V2.jpg Redesign a Meeting - From - To Alongside your coach, you’ll open up about your challenges, fears, and hopes for the future. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612902692314-BG04D5H4EZUFBGW4L2RF/WarmUpReflection_V2.jpg Redesign a Meeting - Warm Up Reflection Sensemaking often occurs after discussion. This is your chance to make sense of your time with your coach. What’s sticking with you? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612325450815-IWB9YSJDCMLW6YA43CL9/BoldActionReflection_UnlearningJournal_V2.jpg Redesign a Meeting - Bold Action Reflection Just like any good experiment, we’ve got to delve into what you learned, what assumptions were challenged, and what you’ll do next. This exercise will guide your evaluation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612323830817-OQUAMZMU1BAXU1Q87CJB/DesignAMeeting_Ax4_WU_01_V2_2.jpg Redesign a Meeting - AX4 Actors, Artifacts, Activities, Atmosphere - we’ll break it down and rebuild it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612902948599-VOZJ4XIOX9I9NHHA24WA/WorkoutReflection_V2.jpg Redesign a Meeting - Workout Reflection Sensemaking often occurs after discussion. This is your chance to make sense of your time with your coach. What’s sticking with you? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612833226178-SJLM730G8GDMR0TI6LVP/GetStartedReflection_V2.jpg Redesign a Meeting - Getting Started Reflection Sensemaking often occurs after discussion. This is your chance to make sense of your time with your coach. What’s sticking with you? https://un-professional.co/team-2 daily 0.75 2021-06-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1623425122150-7R0FCPUHZ5K3K5LKHGRJ/UnProfessional_CoachBio_MegYoung.jpg Coaches - Make it stand out Meg Young https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1623425263970-K32HYOBI8VV7DWM0EBB9/UnProfessional_CoachBio_JonathanNewberry.jpg Coaches - Make it stand out Jonathan Newberry https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1623425254085-4WWET5LDGPBEA6QNZ7ST/UnProfessional_CoachBio_TeresaBrazenjpg.jpg Coaches - Make it stand out Teresa Brazen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1623424381766-F4UXLVO5870OK0BG6K88/headshot+of+a+smiling+man Coaches Barbara Patchen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1623425107348-LUX9Q4YEL2FNEMRUTT4J/UnProfessional_CoachBio_JasmineWilson.jpg Coaches - Make it stand out Jasmine Wilson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1623425131694-CC27JCYLJZ3G50BK84CG/UnProfessional_CoachBio_PriyaOgale.jpg Coaches - Make it stand out Priya Ogale https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1623425277535-OX7UHSTPDZBG1KJULICQ/UnProfessional_CoachBio_MeganMcClendon.jpg Coaches - Make it stand out Megan McClendon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1623425373865-HD4M16V1EB5MILQMAKW7/UnProfessional_CoachBio_KirstenMontanari.jpg Coaches - Make it stand out Kirsten Montanari https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1623424455948-QXO3FDCEVXZ4MEOFHFM5/headshot+of+a+smiling+man Coaches Josh Ruff https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1623425355075-PQY9LIKY7AVXL09QMD2U/UnProfessional_CoachBio_KatieJohnson.jpg Coaches - Make it stand out Katie Johnson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1623424409174-YM2Q9HDS8QI9ELYVRB5X/headshot+of+a+smiling+woman Coaches Emily Callaghan https://un-professional.co/coach-barbara-patchen daily 0.75 2021-06-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1623425866616-6VVVS5GTQ9YCUZ1719W8/image-asset.jpeg Coach Barbara Patchen - BARBARA PATCHEN My closest friend would describe me as: An over-achieving boss lady with a big heart. They’d also say I’m philosophical, more fun after one, endearingly jealous, tired by 8pm, queso-obsessed, and incapable of lying. My coaching style is: Deep, decisive, and direct. But you won’t necessarily see it coming! One of my past clients once said, “Somehow you crawled into my soul and now you just live there… calling me out on my sh*t!” One belief that I have that influences my approach to coaching is: There are three major inhibitors to living a bold life: fear, inaction, and the unwillingness to ask for help. One way I’ve challenged a norm or taken a leap in my life is: Two of the bigger leaps I’ve taken in my life recently are moving to Arkansas for love and leaving Corporate America for Stoked. My story: I grew up in a small town in Northeast Ohio. My family had its fair share of challenges from job loss to addiction, but we had a lot of love. My Dad has always been my biggest advocate. He taught me the power of generosity, how to love unconditionally, and what it takes to be a loyal friend and family member. I was intensely shy as a child. Since 3rd grade (and to this day), I’ve been creeping out of that shell in search of meaning. I learned at a young age to stop hating myself for what I’m not good at (which is a lot), and instead design a life that amplifies my strengths. I went to Ohio University to study business and global leadership, which was the beginning of my passion for international travel and global studies. I went from leaving Ohio once or twice in my life at age 18, to doing anything I could to get a scholarship or save money to travel. I studied in Thailand and Spain, while also doing cultural deep dives alongside students and leaders from Brazil, Japan, Poland, and even a Hare Krishna community in West Virginia. After that, I went to graduate school for Industrial/Organizational Psychology where I brought my curiosity to Cuba. I’ve spent the last 10+ years working in OD and since 2012, I’ve been practicing human-centered design. I live to create something from nothing. I love designing solutions and creating experiences that expand possibilities, widen perspectives, and improve lives. I currently live in Arkansas where my partner and I are building a new home on our 50 acre farm while dreaming up business plans for a U-Pick blueberry & strawberry farm. Because why not! Digging Deeper: Here are a few photos that tell you more about me. What do you notice? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/18a72cd8-4b43-4064-8480-376953ae5085/Barbara_Fun1.jpg Coach Barbara Patchen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/fd391fa5-e837-4c75-ac01-37d20615c69d/Barbara_Fun3.jpg Coach Barbara Patchen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/2eb4b5c8-8911-44ad-8ff4-bf2845635965/Barbara_Fun4.jpeg Coach Barbara Patchen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/580a14f5-d7d9-4ff6-9b64-69d2e3dbc303/Barbara_Fun5.jpeg Coach Barbara Patchen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/cbe2eee0-3d42-4287-ae51-32325c20bb74/_MG_6178+-+Copy+-+Copy.JPG Coach Barbara Patchen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/3dd6aecc-e8f2-4e52-b4b1-181e932d670c/IMG_7644.JPG Coach Barbara Patchen https://un-professional.co/coach-priya-ogale daily 0.75 2021-06-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1623506813328-VLR90TXIEY0UHKAPV5RD/image-asset.jpeg coach Priya Ogale - PRIYA OGALE My closest friend would describe me as: Kind, honest, curious and always up for a new adventure. They’d also say I am calm under pressure, try to be truly non-judgmental, and thrive around making others feel special. On the personal front, I’m a city girl through and through, love 90s Hindi movies, adore animals and keep the oddest hours of anyone you know. My coaching style is: Empathetic, straightforward, and focused on the needs of my coachee. I am here in service of them! One belief that I have that influences my approach to coaching is: There is power and beauty in diverse experiences and we should make the most of the opportunity to truly listen to and see others. I also believe in the power of “yet” - if you can’t do something, it may just mean you can’t do it “yet”. One way I’ve challenged a norm or taken a leap in my life is: Living in different countries and moving through multiple roles in different organizations that had little to no connection to each other. Having the opportunity to constantly challenge myself has helped me grow, learn, stay humble and be inspired. My story: I grew up in Mumbai, India in a very close-knit environment of family and friends. Used to city life only, it was a big culture shift when I moved to the US in my teens and joined the University of Arizona in Tucson - a much smaller place than I had ever lived in or even visited. But I ended up loving it and studied Business, majoring in Marketing. Post-college, I’ve engaged in multiple roles in a couple of large organizations including marketing, management, training and people and organization development. I’ve also lived in multiple cities from San Antonio to Phoenix to Paris and New York. I get bored easily if not challenged and so enjoy being able to try new things, meet new people and make impact on others even if it’s in some small way. Digging Deeper: Here are a few photos that tell you more about me. What do you notice? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/6deb58dd-453a-4d8c-ab78-6f960f1cfd25/Priya_Mood.jpg coach Priya Ogale https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/4156d76b-2436-49d1-a514-e4e6b1fbc788/Priya_Home+Mumbai.jpg coach Priya Ogale https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/b472824a-04cd-4b0e-9c46-9214ab662fcb/Priya_Backup2.jpg coach Priya Ogale https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/00bc17e4-c212-49ed-a526-11c133cd6494/Priya_Random.jpg coach Priya Ogale https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/d87cbb98-8b84-46ac-96db-8b112616f52a/Priya_Random1.jpg coach Priya Ogale https://un-professional.co/coach-teresa-brazen daily 0.75 2021-06-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1623507323155-JXWY8PCAPC9F9EOKBFNO/image-asset.jpeg coach Teresa Brazen - TERESA BRAZEN My closest friend would describe me as: Optimistic, creative, driven, empathetic, thoughtful, playful, adventurous, a leader, inventive. My coaching style is: Experimental, direct, championing, creative, playful, focused. One belief that I have that influences my approach to coaching is: Everyone is capable of much more than they realize. Creativity and experimentation can unlock that potential. One way I’ve challenged a norm or taken a leap in my life is: Learned how to bring my whole self to my work, so that I’m more integrated, and authentic—not segmented. My story: I’m not a cat, but I’ve had nine lives. I’ve had a rich career journey, spanning design, business, learning and development, and the arts. I leverage what I’ve learned through those experiences to help people unlock their potential and get better results—by strengthening their creativity, problem-solving, and leadership skills. I do this through one-on-one executive coaching, team training, and learning programs that span topics like design thinking, ideation, and leadership. These pieces are in service of my mission: inspire innovative learning cultures that help people and organizations thrive. Prior to this work, I was the Global Managing Director of Cooper Professional Education, a line of business at Designit. I led a team that developed and delivered best-in-class design thinking and creative leadership training to companies worldwide, including Cisco, Clorox, Starbucks, Novo Nordisk, and NASA. I spearheaded the global expansion of our education services to 10 countries. I’ve also personally designed learning experiences and delivered them to teams and leaders at Clorox, ServiceNow, HealthPlan Services, Chick-fil-A, and many more. Whether I’m coaching, facilitating, or designing learning experiences, my goal is to ask tough questions, inspire curiosity, and change what’s possible in the minds and lives of others. In my free time, you can find me gardening, making art with my kids, writing songs and playing my ukulele, making short art films, kayaking the Massachusetts waterways, and going for long hikes in the woods. Digging Deeper: Here are a few photos that tell you more about me. What do you notice? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/8b31d48d-fbd3-4e97-9e43-067fb124ba15/Teresa+Brazen_Fun1.jpg coach Teresa Brazen https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/4ae4bc72-0727-4b34-a7d9-0e4a0deb6e61/Teresa+Brazen_Fun2.jpg coach Teresa Brazen https://un-professional.co/coach-emily-callaghan daily 0.75 2021-06-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1623444406843-XC11SX34NNX1B38W1FR7/image-asset.jpeg coach Emily Callaghan - EMILY CALLAGHAN My closest friend would describe me as: (mashup of feedback) One with gumption. Hilarious, supportive, brave, smart. She has a huge and generous heart, is deeply empathetic and committed to learning and self development, smart with a strategic mind and mastery of visualization, creative creative creative, lifelong learner, beloved partner, friend. Typically has some kind of job that she’s made up. My coaching style is: Actively curious and compassionately challenging. One belief that I have that influences my approach to coaching is: We should all feel uncomfortable. Always. Not in every dimension and aspect of life, but discomfort is growth and connection and evidence of expansion and willingness to reveal vulnerability. We get to unlearn and learn all life long. So - what are you waiting for? One way I’ve challenged a norm or taken a leap in my life is: Quit a “big” job to live a more connected, loving life. Sold my house and moved across the country to follow my heart, blend a family and learn a whole new depth of humility. My story: I grew up in St. Louis, MO and bounced around houses a lot as a kid. Since then I’ve lived in the Midwest, Southwest, both coasts and Portugal. Then, I fell in love with an Icelandic yogurt maker in California. Our little family lives in Sonoma County, north of the Bay area. We have an almost 7th grader, pup Beatrice and kitten Momo. We recently got an Airstream camper and I’ve been busy pretending I know anything about camping. I studied journalism in undergrad, product design in graduate school and was a Marie Curie fellow studying creativity and innovation in Europe. I’ve been in design for about 20 years, I’ve traveled the world building a community of design thinkers for a $40B company, built a multi-disciplinary design organization from scratch at a $30B company and was a Designer in Residence at Stanford’s d.school. My design practice now is focused on a mix of higher education, industry clients and individual coaching. I’m always choosing new challenges that feel unfamiliar. Digging Deeper: Here are a few photos that tell you more about me. What do you notice? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/87a43c9c-73ef-4ed2-99b1-a9aab165b020/IMG_9860.JPEG coach Emily Callaghan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/7f0a1ca9-d794-4410-9ea5-05f84edcaff6/Emily+Bio+Action+Pic+3M.JPG coach Emily Callaghan https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/b0f2e894-03a9-408f-9a8e-28386d5ca0c6/IMG_0813.jpeg coach Emily Callaghan https://un-professional.co/coach-jasmine-wilson daily 0.75 2021-06-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1623505843532-VUWONTR2IEGPZA0XVOIF/image-asset.jpeg coach Jasmine Wilson - JASMINE WILSON My closest friend would describe me as: A highly motivated world changer. I like to use my gifts to create paths for others and speak up for those, who may think they have no voice! My coaching style is: Caring, reflective and intrusive...I like to make my coachee’s challenge norms and feel SEEN! One belief that I have that influences my approach to coaching is: One's path to success does not have to be linear. My own personal and professional journey has been a whirlwind with lots of twists and turns. Every phase, path and relationship played a part in leading me into a career I love and becoming authentically me....I believe we should find ways to spend more time doing what fulfills us. It doesn’t have to make sense to someone else, as long as it matters to you! #whatbox? One way I’ve challenged a norm or taken a leap in my life is: One wild pivot…. From: Stressful corporate job with great salary, travel and perks To: Award winning high school business teacher, IN LOVE with her career. More time to harness the creativity and capacity of others. #grateful My story: I started on a path to elementary education but switched to pursue a career in higher education administration. A tech company enticed me with an opportunity to train adults and nearly double my salary. SO MANY wonderful opportunities came from that. At the end of the day, I’m just a girl from the country, one who attended school in a small town with less than 10k pp. One who wasn’t sure she’d be able to finish the first semester of college, but managed to earn 2 degrees. I’m a wife and mother who draws strength from my faith and family. Digging Deeper: Here are a few photos that tell you more about me. What do you notice? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/a05e9e8b-70e5-4b63-8a4c-d0b537be084e/DSC_2227.JPG coach Jasmine Wilson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/ba0f74e8-b498-448b-929d-f5c770843ba9/IMG_7280.PNG coach Jasmine Wilson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/dee762e9-1dc0-44c8-b259-104d6ceddf99/DSC_2168.JPG coach Jasmine Wilson https://un-professional.co/coach-meg-young daily 0.75 2021-06-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1623506200104-6PXRAS4WG9INF0WHUPMA/image-asset.jpeg coach Meg Young - MEG YOUNG My closest friend would describe me as: Knows how to bring in the sunshine, incapable of having just one donut, a fierce defender of her passions (including showtunes), appreciates a good meme, lives in a marshmallow bathrobe, belongs in water (like a certain shark who bears her name), and a professional enthusiast. My coaching style is: Flexible. I’m the river guide: I know the general path of our journey together, can call out the twists and turns that might feel especially bumpy, but it’s your ride. How can a session feel like pinching your nose and doing a cannonball into the deep end? One belief that I have that influences my approach to coaching is: That you’ll leave with just what you needed. We show up to conversations about rapid prototyping, but our brain is about how we want to influence a colleague, and then we find ourselves exploring how we can use insights to build evidence for our case. My goal in every coaching session is to have you walk with feeling like you showed up, regardless of how you arrived. One way I’ve challenged a norm or taken a leap in my life is: I have always prided myself on being fiercely independent and then I fell in love. With my partner, with our shared life, and with our son. The combination of joy and fear I feel when relying on others is a continuous leap for me, takes work, and I wouldn’t trade it for anything. My story: I am curious, and like my passions, ever-evolving. A competitive swimmer for most of my life, I started my career in emergency medicine as an EMT for Ocean Rescue. In a series of endless summers, I eventually found a problem I was more interested in exploring: how individuals, families and communities connected to services they need. I found my way back to traditional academia to pursue a career in ethnographic research and behavioral economics, and set out on a humbling and rewarding adventure that never ends. I have had the privilege to research and design with disaster survivors, patients, caregivers, healthcare providers, banks, credit unions, regulators, non-profits, utility companies, academics, restaurateurs, formerly incarcerated folks, academics, and technology experts. I have led cross-matrixed stakeholders from peers in start-ups working toward their series A to C-suite in the Fortune 100 to deliver transformational experiences. Trained in creative break-through and grounded in experiences building cross-functional teams, I founded Business Meets Casual in 2018, a platform focused on skills-building in the workplace, and amplifying the human-centered solutions that create healthier and more sustainable work environments. I live in DC, in a community I adore, with my third attempt at a kitchen garden, my husband Mike, and a new housemate: our newborn son, John. Digging Deeper: Here are a few photos that tell you more about me. What do you notice? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/eaacfdc8-59b1-4141-907e-94da21d95ebb/IMG_3870.jpg coach Meg Young https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/faed8efe-107a-47b8-b4db-910fab88d34a/IMG_2971.jpg coach Meg Young https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/80407ad6-1468-403e-8c47-b1325d662227/IMG_3868.jpg coach Meg Young https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1c7e7ee7-5c27-4f98-9734-1c96410fe5aa/IMG_3875.jpg coach Meg Young https://un-professional.co/coach-josh-ruff daily 0.75 2021-06-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1623444767346-SQXY6LV9775TMPNTDDBG/image-asset.jpeg coach Josh Ruff - JOSH RUFF My closest friend would describe me as: A resourceful maker and creative builder; a joy bringer; a collaboration junkie and “bringer-togetherer” of diverse perspectives; a kind nudger and encourager; a dad-joke champ. My coaching style is: Leaning into creativity, being generative and iterative. I like to co-create and illuminate many exciting directions, then hone in on what’s worth exploring. We’ll always rely on a little adrenaline to traverse brave experiments. One belief that I have that influences my approach to coaching is: Character, grit, and vision are always core to the recipe for impact. One way I’ve challenged a norm or taken a leap in my life is: My family and I will be packing up our home and living out of a tiny off-road teardrop trailer for 3 months to investigate and experiment with locations we’re interested in putting down roots. This may bring validation to where we thought we wanted to set up shop, and it might surprise us with something new. Either way, the challenge will… put us in a tight spot… but we’re ready for the eye-opening adventure. My story: In Michigan I grew up drawn to design and was naturally led to study architecture and facility management at Ferris State University. I moved to San Francisco to join Hyatt, thinking an engineering path at a hotel company known for architectural progression was the right fit. I was surprised to stumble into a program called d.Leadership at the Stanford d.school where exposure to design thinking ignited something new in me. It expanded my ability to impact people beyond the built environment. I spent the next 8 years at Hyatt building an innovation practice, leading a series of programs developed to create innovations and innovators. I returned to the d.school to teach executive education programs like Design Thinking Bootcamp -- there my intrigue and curiosity around reimagining “how” we work became the ever-present design challenge I felt most drawn to. I joined Stoked in 2021 to sink my teeth into solving that challenge as a full-time gig, and for a larger variety of industries and organizations. I want to continue growing -- personally, professionally, spiritually; as a husband, as a dad, as a friend and colleague -- and I’m left filled up when I get to spend time collaborating with folks who share a similar pursuit of growth. Digging Deeper: Here are a few photos that tell you more about me. What do you notice? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/3d268611-578f-4563-911d-c4449c84f342/Josh_fam.jpg coach Josh Ruff https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/a7092737-6166-441b-9000-2c66d095be9b/Josh_outside.jpeg coach Josh Ruff https://un-professional.co/coach-megan-mcclendon daily 0.75 2021-06-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1623593292298-0XADLRUHOPH2ZWUTSWAG/MeganMcClendon_CoachingStyles_Illustration.png Coach Megan McClendon - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1623593417221-463E5UICPWW6RM2SMM7Z/image-asset.jpeg Coach Megan McClendon - MEGAN MCCLENDON My closest friend would describe me as: FUN! My essence is fun, energy, connection, loyalty and conviction. One belief that I have that influences my approach to coaching is: Being fulfilled in any aspect of life requires fun and play! One way I’ve challenged a norm or taken a leap in my life is: I am consistently embracing adventure and throwing caution to the wind. Wanna try something new? I’m in. I love taking on new challenges and adventures, both at work and outside of it. You can catch me in a variety of activities - showing up bravely & vulnerably in an improv class, sharing my conviction through pitching a business idea to investors in an accelerator program, submitting my application for the next season of The Great American Baking Show, building a piece of furniture or creating a piece of art. I definitely embrace my generalist over specialist path and go for Range. My story: Raised in the northern woods of Wisconsin, I am a country girl with no shoes on at heart and have been forest bathing from birth. I spent a lot of quality time with my parents and younger brother outside, creating and learning the ropes of a family business in forestry. Fast forward a few years to where I fell in love with design and worked for all kinds of different organizations that piqued my interest - from creating engaging store experiences at Urban Outfitters and Trek to designing products and services at Kohler and Cigna. My passion is currently working with organizations who have a desire to make a positive social impact and design for equity and justice. Today I live in Cincinnati with my husband Kellen and good boy Pluto. We love spending time outdoors, just not canoeing (asking me about that later). I am currently enjoying a project in which I am sketching portraits of family members and friends to create a wallpaper for our house. My coaching style is: https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/e30c93c8-8e2a-47f6-86a4-1cb8271ad22d/unnamed-12.jpg Coach Megan McClendon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/94094724-e557-4b3f-8dd6-61201241d8a3/unnamed-14.jpg Coach Megan McClendon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/ad445238-9bcb-472e-b64f-0ef57f221ac2/unnamed-11.jpg Coach Megan McClendon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/dc253b86-4f56-45d0-8699-8f171a1f2d94/unnamed-15.jpg Coach Megan McClendon https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/f430b40e-5abf-4632-ac77-9e60e55d0025/Screen+Shot+2020-10-23+at+1.12.24+PM.png Coach Megan McClendon https://un-professional.co/coach-jonathan-newberry daily 0.75 2021-06-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1623592423618-G31VKX1RNQEDBM5KONT0/image-asset.jpeg coach Jonathan Newberry - JONATHAN NEWBERRY My closest friend would describe me as: Reserved but opinionated, heady but not with a shred of pretension — down to earth and approachable all day long, especially once you really get to know me. My coaching style is: Laid back and informal, digging in quickly, I like to disarm situations with buckets of honesty and authenticity. One belief that I have that influences my approach to coaching is: We’re all the same deep down and none of us really know what we’re doing to get through it all. The deeper we get the more we realize we’re all the same.. One way I’ve challenged a norm or taken a leap in my life is: Last fall I left what I thought was my dream job and stepped back into freelance life, then straight into a down-to-the-studs house remodel. Leaving a life of stress, but one of stability that made my ego happy, for a world of uncertainty has been a difficult one full of learning and freedom. My story: I grew up a preacher’s kid in Knoxville, a shy introspective child who was unbearably curious. I was always looking for questions answered or other ways to sponge up more in my life. As I got older that’s one of the few things that hasn’t changed. Even into college I can now see how I was living in a bubble of security, and I’ve spent my early adulthood trying to discover the curious life beyond it. I’ve spent most of my work in the worlds of social innovation design, usually either designing and consulting on product or service reimagining. One day I realized there was this thing called human-centered design and slowly did everything I could to get closer to the people and projects with it at the center. I’ve been lucky to work with some of the places I dreamt of, spent way too much time on airplanes, and continue to explore those constant curiosities through new places and experiences. Now I’m trying to re-learn what it means to slow down, be purposeful, and use a global pandemic to bring a new pace of life to it all. https://un-professional.co/coach-katie-johnson daily 0.75 2021-06-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1623592763986-RJO2T40DZ74Q8FQYUDPQ/image-asset.jpeg coach Katie Johnson - KATIE JOHNSON My closest friend would describe me as: Your #1 hype girl. High energy, principled, creative, determined, grounded, at times impatient, and a stand-out karaoke singer. My coaching style is: Heavily influenced by the socratic method. Nothing compares to that jolt of energy from an “aha” moment you got to on your own (with a gentle nudge here and there). Think of me as the Homer to your Dante, but traversing much more pleasant terrain! One belief that I have that influences my approach to coaching is: In the immortal words of Mr Rogers, "I don't think anyone can grow unless he's loved exactly as he is now, appreciated for what he is rather than what he will be." One way I’ve challenged a norm or taken a leap in my life is: I’m a planner by nature and a lover of predictability, which has been blown up by the past 3 months of my life. In the span of 1.5 months, I found out I was pregnant, started a new job and entered into a house remodel. Here’s to a new era of flexibility and releasing control! My story: I’m a Texas gal through and through. I grew up in Dallas with a pair of loving and supportive parents who championed my various interests, from art and soccer to student government and country western dance. I was a born achiever, setting a high bar (unrealistically so, at times) for myself and those around me. As I’ve grown and learned, I’ve embraced the power of giving grace to myself and to others, celebrating that none of us are finished products. After studying Advertising at The University of Texas at Austin, I unintentionally landed in a career in Human Resources. I’ve spent my career studying people as I’ve moved from recruiting to learning and organizational development to HR business partnering. Since 2018, I’ve been a firm believer in the human-centered design process as the most fruitful way to approach people opportunities. You’ll now find me “yes and-ing” my way through many a rowdy brainstorm to reimagine out-dated HR practices around performance management, career development, company values and more! I’ve put down roots in Austin with my husband, senior black lab and lil’ baby (coming August 2021!). In my leisure time, I love testing new pasta recipes, cheering on my favorite football teams (Texas Longhorns by blood, Kansas City Chiefs by marriage), devouring true crime and pop culture podcasts and taking advantage of all the margaritas and queso Austin has to offer. Digging Deeper: Here are a few photos that tell you more about me. What do you notice? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/0eaf7cff-8a25-40f5-afdf-26b8c4f4f887/Katie_Fun2.jpg coach Katie Johnson https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1940b895-fafb-4662-840b-d108e2d32149/Katie_Fun1.JPG coach Katie Johnson https://un-professional.co/coach-kirsten-montanari daily 0.75 2021-06-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1623593845678-IWKHBLLQ5OKBSZW9GCW9/MeganMcClendon_CoachingStyles_Illustration.png coach Kirsten Montanari - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1623593983665-CR5LY5QSIG2057PDDA88/image-asset.jpeg coach Kirsten Montanari - KIRSTEN MONTANARI My closest friend would describe me as: “Fierce in the pursuit of your passions, magnetic in your energy and generous in your listening. Your wisdom always erupts from surprising places and hits me like a tidal wave. You’re prone to cycles of burnout and rebirth, like a phoenix… oh and you’re the most enjoyable person on Earth to spend an entire day on a porch with.” ~Kirsten’s best friend Becca One belief that I have that influences my approach to coaching is: Sharing my subjective truth compassionately and with humility, no matter how inspiring or painful, is the bare minimum of what I must offer the people I value in my life. One way I’ve challenged a norm or taken a leap in my life is: FROM: Facilitating wilderness therapeutic intervention with young adults TO: Serving as a human centered designer in large corporations with professionals across all stages of career development My story: It’s a Russian doll of other stories. I grew up in several other countries in local schools. I learned that history, ceremony and collective culture were things I longed for as a US citizen. I took a love of cultural immersion into college, where I studied anthropology and geography and joined an outdoor club at the University of Florida. My Florida friends and I would fondly fantasize about far away lands, with mountains and glaciers and seasons. I learned that a good community is one that makes every day life an adventure. After working overseas for a few years doing anything from teaching environmental education on a barge in Thailand to managing farm stays in Scotland, I moved to Utah and Oregon to work in wilderness therapy. I learned that our deepest, most painful needs as humans are shared. I then completed a MBA and a MA in Industrial Organizational Psychology. I met this vivacious woman Barbara Patchen from the weird company named Stoked. Ever since this collision, I’ve been deeply honored to co-design education and innovation experiences for our clients. Being an Un-Professional to me means being comfortable sharing my story confidently, in my own language, on my company’s website. I feel the space between my personal and professional selves dissolve a little more each day at Stoked, which I am so grateful for. My coaching style is: https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/f7318d1e-a12c-44e9-a5bf-50974c70adad/Kirsten+%281%29.JPG coach Kirsten Montanari https://un-professional.co/yp-leadership daily 0.75 2022-04-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612320341542-QEG36S8EGUI0MODOCW51/From-To_Cover_UnlearningJournal_V2.jpg Human Centered Leadership - From - To Alongside your coach, you’ll open up about your challenges, fears, and hopes for the future. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612319051008-1ZP87B0N010HZR6NBRB4/FutureStateSelfie_UnlearningJournal_V2.jpg Human Centered Leadership - Future State Selfie The Future State Selfie is a playful way to get you dreaming. You’ll trust your coach to hear your aspirations without judgement. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1a27833c-d56f-4328-933b-0ab861fbe74f/2110_TVA_ES-P_Cohort_Workout-01.jpg Human Centered Leadership - Human-Centered Leadership Map Team Tension Norms This exercise will ask you to name your values and commitments when it comes to team tension. How can your team begin to embrace tension in order to unleash creativity? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612902587160-TI8Z74YQ6E7ORPPVP7ZK/CoolDownReflection_V2.jpg Human Centered Leadership - Cool Down Reflection Sensemaking often occurs after discussion. This is your chance to make sense of your time with your coach. What’s sticking with you? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612325351928-BQ8RCRSYZ7Q3FGNO74VI/BoldActionReflection_UnlearningJournal_V2.jpg Human Centered Leadership - Bold Action Reflection Just like any good experiment, we’ve got to delve into what you learned, what assumptions were challenged, and what you’ll do next. This exercise will guide your evaluation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612319631138-KT6BMWEYXI9FDVBWKMML/YouSerManual_UnlearningJournal.jpg Human Centered Leadership - You-Ser Manual The You-Ser Manual is a contract between two people. It creates a conversation of depth and also clarity around communication norms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/d1685949-7ef0-4811-9777-030e5194f36a/2110_TVA_ES-P_Cohort_WarmUp-01.jpg Human Centered Leadership - My Leadership Beliefs Think about your beliefs around leadership. Why do we have leaders? What is their role? How do your beliefs and experiences shape your day-to-day reality? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/68d03707-86ad-48fc-8973-ec3d75fbbf2f/WarmUpReflection_V2.jpg Human Centered Leadership - Warm Up Reflection Sensemaking often occurs after discussion. This is your chance to make sense of your time with your coach. What’s sticking with you? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612320880352-JK4EKFCIZ6MV2T8TBGTD/WhatIsCareReflection_V2.jpg Human Centered Leadership - Defining Care This is how we define care. View this as a conversation prompt that creates clarity around roles and expectations. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/46914bd5-3e48-4812-98be-f1d5947dfa74/WorkoutReflection_V2.jpg Human Centered Leadership - Workout Reflection Sense-making often occurs after discussion. This is your chance to make sense of your time with your coach. What’s sticking with you? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612325327639-HVA8E9WVYRKUN6ROJS37/Un-LearningRoutine_UnlearningJournal_V2.jpg Human Centered Leadership - Un-Learning Routine You are just getting started! In order to self-define professionalism in your life, how will you continue to be an Un-learner? This exercise is all about continuous action. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1612833394641-4TJZARIYP58ZXR8PLNJC/GetStartedReflection_V2.jpg Human Centered Leadership - Getting Started Reflection Sensemaking often occurs after discussion. This is your chance to make sense of your time with your coach. What’s sticking with you? https://un-professional.co/ex-leadership daily 0.75 2022-02-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/903aec7b-fa5f-40de-913a-f4b2fa14270f/Screen+Shot+2022-02-03+at+11.53.04+AM.png Human Centered Leadership - Inclusivity for Human-Centered Leaders Read how CLO suggests leaders embrace individuality, empathy, and humility to drive inclusivity and belonging. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1603475024587-LWW5R78ZLY4Q2C488XA0/ex-unstuck2.png Human Centered Leadership - Making the Most of Our Working Lives Feeling stuck in your career or at your workplace? Listen to 59 minutes of Bill Burnett as he shares tangible tools and mindset shifts to redesign your work life. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/2034a166-0ea5-435b-9dd7-75680dd2e0cf/Screen+Shot+2022-02-03+at+11.48.58+AM.png Human Centered Leadership Why Organizations Need Human-Centered Leaders Check out Forbe’s argument for why human-centered leaders are needed for our changing economy and three tips to get started. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5eea7bc95b598929171b78a2/1ad2801f-b194-465b-b830-7ac8b2b10bfa/Screen+Shot+2022-02-03+at+11.45.16+AM.png Human Centered Leadership - Armored vs. Daring Leadership The greatest barrier to daring leadership is the armor we choose to wear. 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