Leading Beyond Limits: Cultivating Creativity

About Leading Beyond Limits: Cultivating Creativity

In this podcast, Leading beyond limits: Cultivating creativity, we talk with leaders from different industries and company sizes, solo entrepreneurs, managers, and CEOs in order to offer tactical strategies to help you tap into your creative potential and inspire your teams to do so as well. If you’re looking to create an impact, to make a difference that matters, to set yourself apart from the crowd, to inspire those around you to greatness, then you’re in the right place. Embrace your inner creativity, and watch as it transforms not only your leadership but also the world around you.

Publisher

Shawn Carney

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

11 Apr 2024

Latest episode

29 May 2025

Latest episodes

13 of 14 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   29 May 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Leading Beyond Limits: Cultivating Creativity with guest Laura Nespoli

   Laura Nespoli discusses the power of authentic storytelling in developing individuals and teams, emphasizing the importance of embracing failure to push creative boundaries in this interview with Shawn Ellis.

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   17 Apr 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Leading Beyond Limits: Cultivating Creativity with guest Emily Schneider

   On this episode of Leading Beyond Limits: Cultivating Creativity, my guest is Emily Schneider. Emily is a visual storyteller specializing in presentation design. Her passion for simplifying complex content has become a bit of a magical knack — blending storytelling with a keen design eye. She’s not just a designer; Emily is a strategic collaborator, dedicated to helping businesses confidently transform their messages into beautiful, effective presentations that truly resonate with their intended audiences. 4:10 Learn about how Emily’s passion for storytelling and creative problem solving was shaped by a deep wonder about how things come together to create an emotional connection. 8:00 Hear how leveraging our zone of genius, curiosity, and community can help us become more resilient in order to show up at our best and most favorite self so we can lead by example in uncertain times. 9:15 Hear about the power of connection, community and vulnerability and how we can strengthen, grow and evolve through failure and learning. 13:06 Emily turns the tables and asks Shawn the question, “When I’m hitting my goals consistently, am I setting the right goals?” 17:40 Hear about leveraging external influences for creative input and how boundaries create space to be able to find an edge. 20:00 Hear about the three critical things that make a presentation resonate. 24:40 Hear about the role courage plays as our personal seasons shift, evolving our relationships with ourselves, others, and our connections to things and ideas. Where can you find more? Subscribe to the podcast on Spotify or using your favorite podcast app. You can also support the podcast with ratings, kind words, and by sharing with others. Find Shawn on Substack (https://shawncarney.substack.com/), LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawncarney/), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/shawncarneycoaching) and explore Shawn’s coaching here (http://www.shawncarneycoaching.com). Find Emily at iamemilyschneider.com (http://iamemilyschneider.com) and on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/emilyschneider719/). The 15 Commitments of Conscious Leadership by Jim Dethmer, Diana Chapman and Kaley Klemp  (https://rblp.com/rblp-community-of-practice/professional-reading-list/the-15-commitments-of-conscious-leadership/)

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   10 Feb 2025

   Leading Beyond Limits: Cultivating Creativity with guest Kerry Ann King

   On this episode of Leading Beyond Limits: Cultivating Creativity, my guest is Kerry Ann King. Kerry Ann is the founder and CEO of Eluminate Labs, a software development company dedicated to building solutions that decolonize tech, creating inclusive tools for human wellbeing. After more than a decade working inside the tech industry to promote human-centered approaches to engagement, wellbeing and inclusion, Kerry Ann felt strongly that it was necessary to break free from the exploitative foundations of big tech in order to build software and applications that put people and their wellbeing first. Eluminate Lab’s debut offering Fin - Positive Productivity is designed to help neurodivergent adults learn about their productivity style through data and coaching. 2:53 Hear about the benefits of self-awareness as a method of data collection to help you better understand yourself and what will bring you contentment in your career and life. 12:40 Learn what decolonizing tech means and how it differs from what you might expect. 17:37 Hear about leveraging data to provide customers with better information (without taking an extractive approach) and how data can be balanced alongside other humanistic (rather than deterministic) approaches when managing employees. 24:18 Hear about the philosophy behind Eluminate Labs’ product and how it guides product development and the mission of providing value for neurodivergent individuals. 27:00 Hear about how to build and foster creativity in problem-solving as a leader. Where can you find more? Subscribe to the podcast on Spotify or using your favorite podcast app. You can also support the podcast with ratings, kind words, and by sharing with others. Find Shawn onSubstack (https://shawncarney.substack.com/),LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawncarney/),Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/shawncarneycoaching) andhere (http://www.shawncarneycoaching.com). Find Kerry Ann onLinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/kerry-ann-king/), find Eluminate Labshere (https://eluminatelabs.com/) as well asLinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/eluminate-labs/),Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/eluminate.labs/), andInstagram (https://www.instagram.com/eluminate_labs).

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   20 Jan 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Leading Beyond Limits: Cultivating Creativity with guest Consuelo Ruybal

   On this episode of Leading Beyond Limits: Cultivating Creativity, my guest is Consuelo Ruybal. Consuelo has been a Product Design leader since 2001 and is known for supporting and nurturing each designer in successfully growing their career while positively impacting the company's business and clients. Consuelo builds teams from the ground up for agencies and start-ups, recruiting, hiring, and creating the operational environment for those teams through a mix of business strategy, product innovation, product design, design operations, and a focus on customer needs with a solid research and discovery practice. Consuelo is deeply inspired to create user experiences that deliver value to customers and generate results for clients and particularly loves working on large, complicated projects with diverse team members. 1:51 Learn about the different ways that creativity shows up in our lives. 3:15 Hear how Consuelo builds diverse design teams and the importance of different ideas to spark innovation for business success. 5:03 Hear about removing your ego in order to approach decision-making in design (and more broadly) when faced with the tension between artistic vision and practicality. 7:01 Hear about the fear that shows up when we begin in a new medium or domain and how to embrace the discomfort of “beginner mind” to foster empathy. 10:52 Hear about belonging and how to honor and embrace your own style of leadership, even through challenges like layoffs or harassment at work, rather than internalizing those systemic factors. 16:40 Hear about how to navigate and lead a team through transitions in the constantly evolving technologies, trends, and consumer needs by consistently evaluating the trifecta of process, tooling, and situations. 19:29 Hear about helping your teams grow and work together through feedback and how to be courageous and curious in providing it. 23:23 Hear about how side projects and pro bono work can keep your creative energy flowing. Where can you find more? -Subscribe to the podcast on Spotify or using your favorite podcast app. -You can also support the podcast with ratings, kind words, and by sharing with others. -Find Shawn on Substack (https://shawncarney.substack.com/), LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawncarney/), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/shawncarneycoaching) and explore their coaching here (http://www.shawncarneycoaching.com). -Find Consuelo at www.consuelo.com (http://www.consuelo.com), Substack (https://whosyourdandy.substack.com/), and on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/consueloruybal/). -Daring Greatly By Brene Brown (https://brenebrown.com/book/daring-greatly/)

5. 

   27 Nov 2024TRANSCRIPT

   Leading Beyond Limits: Cultivating Creativity with guest Tanya Hallett

   Shawn Carney talks with Tanya Hallett about cultivating creativity and trauma-informed leadership, empowering leaders to prioritize employee well-being and growth.

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   17 Oct 2024TRANSCRIPT

   Leading Beyond Limits: Cultivating Creativity with guest Jon Clemence

   In this episode of Leading Beyond Limits: Cultivating Creativity, Jon Clemence joins us to discuss SEO, how to increase readership and conversion using both your existing and new content, and valuable lessons about entrepreneurship. Jon is a professional proofreader, editor, and writer who’s in the top 2% of freelancers on Upwork. He’s the founder and owner of Cedar Press Proofreading, which helps businesses improve their written content to attract more people to their websites and convert them into new clients. Jon also helps people improve their blogs, newsletters, articles, books and more. He’s learned what it takes to craft compelling content and stand out in a sea of online content, and is here to share what he’s learned with us to help you create content that helps your business grow. 1:30 Learn some creative tips about how to transform stale blog content into a traffic magnet without writing a single new post. 6:13 Learn about how people are misusing AI and methods and tools that will get you better results in the long term. 10:43 Learn some ways to leverage your existing website/blog/email/newsletter content in order to see an increase in readership and conversion rates. 15:49 Hear some creative ways to promote your content even when you’re not an expert in Google SEO. 17:49 Hear how Jon left the corporate world during the pandemic to become an entrepreneur and some helpful lessons he learned along the way. 21:10 Learn about how Jon balances structure and experimentation with his team to foster innovation and creativity in a way that enables delegation so he can focus on the business instead of getting too caught up being in the business. 24:00 Hear how Jon intentionally creates space for creativity in his daily routine. Where can you find more? For more information about Shawn Carney Coaching, the podcast, and ways to support, check out the website www.shawncarneycoaching.com (http://www.shawncarneycoaching.com) and subscribe on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIvI_mk2GUJQWX775Ux0SHw), Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/13C16clpDGFXaR291q21hp?si=b8f07f186d8b4a7b), Apple (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/leading-beyond-limits-cultivating-creativity/id1741357124), Amazon (https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/1eab77a7-419a-49dc-92d8-5b594c243dc4/leading-beyond-limits-cultivating-creativity), or using your favorite RSS app (https://anchor.fm/s/f4be76f8/podcast/rss). You can also support the podcast with ratings, kind words, and by sharing with others. Find Shawn on LinkedIn (http://www.linkedin.com/in/shawncarney) or Instagram (http://instagram.com/shawncarneycoaching). Find Jon on his website CedarPressProofreading.com (http://cedarpressproofreading.com) or on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jon-clemence-300b31187/).

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   4 Sept 2024TRANSCRIPT

   Leading Beyond Limits: Cultivating Creativity with guest Dr. Kate Raynes-Goldie

   In this episode of Leading Beyond Limits: Cultivating Creativity, Dr. Kate Raynes-Goldie joins us to discuss the use of play for serious purposes such as innovation, connection, and mental health among other benefits, leveraging LEGO® Serious Play® and SUPERCONNECT®. Dr. Kate Raynes-Goldie is an internationally awarded human connection specialist, PhD trained business anthropologist, university lecturer, keynote speaker and strategic speaker coach. She is also the Co-Founder and Chief Connection Officer at The Up Next Company, and a passionate advocate for the power of curiosity and play for boosting connection, trust, mental health, communication, innovation and strategy. 2:10 You’ll hear about LEGO® Serious Play® and the value of using play for serious purposes. 6:09 You’ll hear about the benefits of play and curiosity at work and the growing body of research in this area. 8:15 You’ll hear about some common reasons that prevent us from being innovative and fearless at work, as well as how play can help foster psychological safety. 11:16 You’ll hear about how play can help with exploring metaphor and story in order to gain insights and create deeper connections. 14:30 You’ll hear about SUPERCONNECT®, an add on for LEGO Serious Play, created by Dr Kate, that optimizes for human connection, psychological safety, and better conversations about what really matters including the power of incorporating kindness and consent and how that fosters inclusion and belonging. 19:45 You’ll hear about the interdisciplinary approach of leveraging anthropology as a tool to help people lean into their professional curiosity to understand and meet their customer’s needs better. 23:34 You’ll hear about the ADHD superpower of being curious and creative, as well as tactics you can utilize in your own life to channel some of that power. 26:50 You’ll hear about the “I’m not creative” false narrative that many people believe about themselves and how to change that narrative for yourself and others. 31:24 You’ll learn about strategic speaking and how it can help to ensure you’re serving the purpose you’re aiming to serve with speaking. Where can you find more? For more information about Shawn Carney Coaching, the podcast, and ways to support, check out the website www.shawncarneycoaching.com (http://www.shawncarneycoaching.com) and subscribe on Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/13C16clpDGFXaR291q21hp?si=b8f07f186d8b4a7b), Apple (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/leading-beyond-limits-cultivating-creativity/id1741357124), Amazon (https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/1eab77a7-419a-49dc-92d8-5b594c243dc4/leading-beyond-limits-cultivating-creativity), or using your favorite RSS app (https://anchor.fm/s/f4be76f8/podcast/rss). You can also support the podcast with ratings, kind words, and by sharing with others. Find Shawn on LinkedIn/in/shawncarney (http://www.linkedin.com/in/shawncarney) or Instagram @shawncarneycoaching (http://instagram.com/shawncarneycoaching) Find Dr Kate on her website kateraynesgoldie.com (http://kateraynesgoldie.com) or at The Up Next Company website https://bio.site/theupnextcompany (https://bio.site/theupnextcompany)

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   15 Aug 2024TRANSCRIPT

   Leading Beyond Limits: Cultivating Creativity with guest Dr Natalie Marr

   In this episode of Leading Beyond Limits: Cultivating Creativity, Dr. Natalie Marr joins us to discuss self-care, especially for women entering or in the midst of midlife, with evidence backed tactics for stress management. If you're not a woman in midlife, there's plenty of helpful tips in here for you, too! Dr. Natalie is a clinical psychologist who specializes in evidence-based approaches that help midlife women find inner peace and joy by cultivating their curiosity, growth, and wisdom. She’s also a teacher, speaker, trainer, podcast host, blogger, and is writing a book on how to redefine happiness. 6:30 You’ll hear about how women are leaving the corporate world and entering entrepreneurship as a way to change the narrative that our worthiness is tied to our selflessness. 9:30 You’ll hear what self-care really is (the answer might surprise you!) and ways you, as the steward of your energy, can flip the script and put yourself first to improve both your ability to give to those around you and the quality of your relationships. 13:44 You’ll hear how we can sometimes find ourselves asleep in the habits of who we are in our lives and how mindfulness is a cornerstone to start to become more compassionately self-aware. 18:00 You’ll hear evidence based information about how leaders can help foster a focus on the present moment so our teams’ sympathetic nervous systems can get out of the fight or flight mode at work. 23:40 You’ll hear how to support neurodivergent individuals on your teams with their energy levels and focus, or if you are neurodivergent yourself, how to advocate for yourself with your manager. 27:20 You’ll hear how the conventional midlife research was focused on an outdated cultural stereotype and how to update our mental models of how we think about it to help us adapt to this new phase of our lives. 33:45 You’ll hear about what to do if you’re doing everything “right” to get relief during this period of your life and still struggling, including what to do if your medical providers aren’t serving you in useful ways. Where can you find more? For more information about Shawn Carney Coaching, the podcast, and ways to support, check out the website www.shawncarneycoaching.com (http://www.shawncarneycoaching.com) and subscribe on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIvI_mk2GUJQWX775Ux0SHw), Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/13C16clpDGFXaR291q21hp?si=b8f07f186d8b4a7b), Apple (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/leading-beyond-limits-cultivating-creativity/id1741357124), Amazon (https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/1eab77a7-419a-49dc-92d8-5b594c243dc4/leading-beyond-limits-cultivating-creativity), or using your favorite RSS app (https://anchor.fm/s/f4be76f8/podcast/rss). You can also support the podcast with ratings, kind words, and by sharing with others. Find Shawn on LinkedIn/in/shawncarney (http://www.linkedin.com/in/shawncarney) or Instagram @shawncarneycoaching (http://instagram.com/shawncarneycoaching) Find Dr Natalie on her podcast Midlife Crisis to a Centered Life Thriving with Dr Natalie (https://learntoloveyourstory.com/podcast/) or her website learntoloveyourstory.com (http://learntoloveyourstory.com) Burnout (https://bookshop.org/p/books/burnout-the-secret-to-unlocking-the-stress-cycle-emily-nagoski/9572582?ean=9781984818324) by Amelia and Emily Nagowski

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   19 Jul 2024TRANSCRIPT

   Leading Beyond Limits: Cultivating Creativity with guest Andrea Johnson

   This episode of Leading Beyond Limits: Cultivating Creativity, Andrea Johnson joins me to discuss leveraging your strengths, the power of intentional optimism, self-awareness and alignment with core values, and other valuable lessons. Andrea is a certified DISC Consultant, speaker, trainer and coach and she empowers executives and founders to lead with authenticity, conviction and confidence so they can make a positive impact on their lives, organizations and communities. She also has a podcast, Stand Tall & Own It, for high performing female leaders who are ready to make an impact by discovering the safety that comes from understanding their own value and exercising their authority. 2:42 You’ll hear how focusing on your strengths and sharing your abundance can contribute to your communities 4:00 You’ll hear how self-awareness can help you make space for creative thought and also strategically approach your goals, including how body doubling can help not only folks with ADHD, but anyone who needs accountability get things done. 9:30 You’ll hear about how being willing to say you need help can make space for others to show up and collaborate with you. 11:51 You’ll hear how understanding and honoring your core values can help you navigate expectations and to break out of the conditioning and narratives that don’t serve you. 14:30 You’ll hear about giving yourself permission by naming what you’re experiencing in your life, including health issues like menopause, anxiety, and other historically taboo topics. 21:00 You’ll hear about saying no to things in order to make more space for the things that truly matter, align with your core values, and serve the broader good. 23:15 You’ll hear about techniques that let you stay open and creative in a volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous world. Links mentioned in this episode: Atomic Habits (https://jamesclear.com/atomic-habits) Podmatch (https://www.joinpodmatch.com/shawncarney) Body doubling (https://add.org/the-body-double/) Quit: The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away by Annie Duke (https://bookshop.org/p/books/quit-the-power-of-knowing-when-to-walk-away-annie-duke/18026436?ean=9780593422991) Where can you find more? For more information about Shawn Carney Coaching, the podcast, and ways to support, check out the website www.shawncarneycoaching.com (http://www.shawncarneycoaching.com) and subscribe on YouTube, Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/13C16clpDGFXaR291q21hp?si=b8f07f186d8b4a7b), Google, Apple (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/leading-beyond-limits-cultivating-creativity/id1741357124), Amazon (https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/1eab77a7-419a-49dc-92d8-5b594c243dc4/leading-beyond-limits-cultivating-creativity), or using your favorite RSS app (https://anchor.fm/s/f4be76f8/podcast/rss). You can also support the podcast with ratings, kind words, and by sharing with others. Find Shawn on LinkedIn/in/shawncarney (http://www.linkedin.com/in/shawncarney) or Instagram @shawncarneycoaching (http://instagram.com/shawncarneycoaching) Find Andrea on her website The Intentional Optimist (https://www.theintentionaloptimist.com/), LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrea-johnson-the-intentional-optimist/), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/theintentionaloptimist/?hl=en), and her podcast Stand Tall and Own It (https://www.theintentionaloptimist.com/podcast).

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    3 Jul 2024TRANSCRIPT

    Leading Beyond Limits: Cultivating Creativity with guest Paul Teasdale

    In this episode of Leading Beyond Limits: Cultivating Creativity, Paul Teasdale joins me to discuss lessons learned working across diverse industries from sausage making, banking, Formula 1 and more. Paul helps people perform using insights from his 7 years working with Formula 1 team McLaren, while incorporating lessons from other high performance organizations that he has worked with. 2:00 You’ll hear about the power “yes, and” has in making space for creativity to happen. 5:13 You’ll hear about how processes can build confidence and make space for innovation. 8:20 You’ll hear about how reviewing rules and assumptions can spark creative breakthroughs. 11:44 You’ll hear about evolutionary wins and how making small improvements in strategic places can stack for massive innovation and progress. 15:00 You’ll hear how to leverage industry expertise in one area to bring a fresh perspective in approaching problem solving in a different industry. 19:54 You’ll hear about how to leverage the REFRAME process for a competitive advantage when you’re at peak performance in your industry. 23:10 You’ll hear about how to set up helpful conditions for creating the environment for safe and fast experimentation and innovation, including why celebrating failure can be a good thing. 28:15 You’ll hear about leveraging your support network and changing your physical environment can spark creativity. 32:26 You’ll hear how measuring the wrong thing can stifle innovation and creativity by inadvertently optimizing for behaviors that don’t serve your company. Where can you find more? For more information about Shawn Carney Coaching, the podcast, and ways to support, check out the website www.shawncarneycoaching.com (http://www.shawncarneycoaching.com) and subscribe on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIvI_mk2GUJQWX775Ux0SHw), Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/13C16clpDGFXaR291q21hp?si=b8f07f186d8b4a7b), Apple (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/leading-beyond-limits-cultivating-creativity/id1741357124), Amazon (https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/1eab77a7-419a-49dc-92d8-5b594c243dc4/leading-beyond-limits-cultivating-creativity), or using your favorite RSS app (https://anchor.fm/s/f4be76f8/podcast/rss). You can also support the podcast with ratings, kind words, and by sharing with others. Find Shawn on LinkedIn/in/shawncarney (http://www.linkedin.com/in/shawncarney) or Instagram @shawncarneycoaching (http://instagram.com/shawncarneycoaching) Find Paul on LinkedIn/in/PaulTeasdale (https://www.linkedin/in/PaulTeasdale) or paulteasdale.co.uk (http://paulteasdale.co.uk)

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    20 Jun 2024TRANSCRIPT

    Leading Beyond Limits: Cultivating Creativity with guest Julie Pham

    In this episode of Leading Beyond Limits: Cultivating Creativity, Julie Pham, Phd joins me to discuss the intersection of curiosity and creativity, why optimizing your team’s energy instead of their time brings better results, and how to leverage failure as a growth propellant. Julie is an author, TEDx Speaker, curiosity connoisseur, CEO of CuriosityBased, and founder of “7 Forms of Respect®”. She was born in Saigon, Vietnam, and raised in Seattle. Dr. Pham earned her PhD in history at Cambridge University as a Gates Cambridge Scholar and she graduated magna cum laude from UC Berkeley, where she studied history. She earned her real-life MBA by running her family’s Vietnamese language newspaper during the 2008-2010 recession. She has worked as a journalist, historian, marketer, nonprofit executive, community organizer, and management consultant. She has been recognized with numerous awards for her community leadership. She lives in Seattle, Washington. 1:51 You’ll hear about the elements of curiosity as a practice, including self-awareness, relationship building, and clear communication. 4:20 You’ll hear how setting learning goals, not just revenue or growth goals, provides value even when things fail and how important it is for leaders to model the behaviors of embracing failing and learning in public. 8:30 You’ll hear about how leaders can create a culture of learning together as a team by intentionally creating structural practices for relationship building to get to know and connect with one another. 13:20 You’ll hear about creating spaces of trust that foster accountability in shared work environments by leveraging personal expectations and stories of highs and lows. 16:30 You’ll hear about time blocking, making time for deep thought, valuing rest, four day workweeks, and other tactics to prevent burnout and make space for creativity. 18:30 You’ll hear about how moving away from managing time and moving towards managing energy and being curious collectively as a team can optimize a team’s capabilities. 20:30 You’ll hear about how, as an entrepreneur, taking the unconventional path of bringing on employees early in your business can propel growth, build energy, and bring joy. 23:18 You’ll hear about the intersection of curiosity and creativity, how to address the fact that 70% of people feel they face barriers asking questions at work, and how to navigate external pressures that often stifle creativity, like focusing on certain outcomes, false urgency, not making space for rest, and perfectionism. Where can you find more? You can support the podcast with ratings, kind words, and by sharing with others. For more info about Shawn Carney Coaching, the podcast, and ways to support, check out the website www.shawncarneycoaching.com (http://www.shawncarneycoaching.com) and subscribe on Spotify, Apple (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/leading-beyond-limits-cultivating-creativity/id1741357124), Amazon (https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/1eab77a7-419a-49dc-92d8-5b594c243dc4/leading-beyond-limits-cultivating-creativity), or using your favorite RSS app (https://anchor.fm/s/f4be76f8/podcast/rss). Find Shawn on LinkedIn/in/shawncarney (http://www.linkedin.com/in/shawncarney) or Instagram (http://instagram.com/shawncarneycoaching) Find Julie on her website (http://www.curiositybased.com), LinkedIn (http://linkedin.com/in/juliepham2) (individual), LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/curiositybased/) (company), YouTube (http://youtube.com/@curiositybased), her book’s website (http://www.formsofrespect.com),  Free digital crash course on 7 Forms of Respect (https://curiositybased.teachable.com/p/home)

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    6 Jun 2024TRANSCRIPT

    Leading Beyond Limits: Cultivating Creativity with guest Sam Drauschak

    In this episode of Leading Beyond Limits: Cultivating Creativity, Sam Drauschak joins me to discuss process science - the study of change in systems, becoming a conscious business, and how the accumulation of process debt can impede your capacity for creativity and innovation. Sam Drauschak is the Co-founder and Chief Process Scientist at Truvle. He leads a mission to empower businesses in curbing wasteful activity through innovative tools, software, and expert content. With over a decade of management consulting experience across financial services, resources, legal, media, and digital sectors, Sam leverages business science fundamentals to streamline and enhance operations. His authored work, Becoming A Conscious Business, explores the efficiency of biological systems and their modern business applications. At Truvle, he spearheads initiatives to optimize business processes and energy flow, having pioneered the Truvle Mapping Language (TML), a universal process mapping standard adopted by major enterprises worldwide. Sam is a distinguished speaker at IIBA and Columbia University, recognized for his process consulting expertise. Featured in Top 100 Magazine and Marqui’s Who’s Who, he’s celebrated for his exceptional contributions to process mapping language development. 2:16 You’ll hear how self actualization and fulfillment can be outputs of the study of process science by turning the lens of building efficient systems on yourself. 2:57 You’ll hear how being open to pivoting, flowing, and trying different things can be part of an efficient process, even if it sounds counterintuitive. 4:40 You’ll hear about the importance of automating and delegating the routine processes to get out of the mire of the everyday in order to make time for creativity. 7:40 You’ll hear about the valuable messiness of the creative process. 9:00 You’ll learn how failure could look like the right idea at the wrong time and how the process of life unfolding can create opportunities and fertile ground. 11:25 You’ll hear how being vulnerable and authentically sharing your passion can attract collaborators, connectivity, and energy. Like puzzle pieces, we have to combine to create different things together. 14:05 You’ll hear how we’re not being present or sustainable in our business when we intentionally leave the tech, process, and operational debt cleanup for the future knowing it will eventually slow us down. Links mentioned in this episode: truvle.com (http://truvle.com) Where can you find more? For more information about Shawn Carney Coaching, the podcast, and ways to support, check out the website www.shawncarneycoaching.com (http://www.shawncarneycoaching.com) and subscribe on YouTube, Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/13C16clpDGFXaR291q21hp?si=b8f07f186d8b4a7b), Google, Apple (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/leading-beyond-limits-cultivating-creativity/id1741357124), Amazon (https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/1eab77a7-419a-49dc-92d8-5b594c243dc4/leading-beyond-limits-cultivating-creativity), or using your favorite RSS app (https://anchor.fm/s/f4be76f8/podcast/rss). You can also support the podcast with ratings, kind words, and by sharing with others. Find Shawn on LinkedIn (http://www.linkedin.com/in/shawncarney) or Instagram (http://instagram.com/shawncarneycoaching) Find Sam at truvle.com (http://truvle.com) and LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/samdrauschak)

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    23 May 2024TRANSCRIPT

    Leading Beyond Limits: Cultivating Creativity with guest Meri Williams

    In this episode of Leading Beyond Limits: Cultivating Creativity, Meri Williams joins me to discuss being an inclusive tech leader, leveraging risk to unlock creativity, and how to redesign your leadership role and team for greater impact and enjoyment. Meri Williams is an experienced CTO and technology leader. She particularly enjoys helping others to level up as technical leaders and managers of organisations, and works as a CTO coach and tech advisor to various companies in this capacity through micro-consultancy ChromeRose. She has led teams that scale in size from 30 to 300, in a range of organisations from Procter & Gamble, to the Government Digital Service, award-winning online print company MOO, mobile-first challenger bank Monzo and patient-inspired AI-driven rare disease treatment discovery company Healx, amongst others. A published author and international speaker, she is the chair of The Lead Developer conference, and a tech advisor for Kindred Capital. She’s also a trustee at Stonewall, the UK’s leading LGBTQ+ rights charity, and together with her wife runs micro-charity One Goes Up to help young women & enby folks pursue STEM education & careers. 3:05 You’ll hear how reflecting on your role, staying curious, identifying what you love doing versus what to partner on with others to leverage their strengths, and how redesigning your role can reduce your stress and increase your impact as a leader. 10:33 You’ll learn how Meri got involved with Lead Dev, the power of soft skills, and how those skills can be cultivated and grown. 12:45 You’ll hear about the power of networking and serendipity in regards to collaboration and opportunity. 13:20 You’ll hear about middle managers as a force multiplier and the cost to productivity, innovation, and creativity of treating people poorly. 20:10 You’ll hear about how staying agile in order to design for change and leveraging experimentation as a propellant for change can also enable creativity and fun. 23:23 You’ll hear how to model and address risks in the context of business continuity in order to unlock creativity and problem solving. Links mentioned in this episode: shawncarneycoaching.com (http://shawncarneycoaching.com) Slack: Getting Past Burnout, Busywork, and the Myth of Total Efficiency (https://bookshop.org/p/books/slack-getting-past-burnout-busywork-and-the-myth-of-total-efficiency-tom-demarco/7110521?ean=9780767907699) Pleo (https://www.pleo.io/en) Lead Dev (https://leaddev.com/) Chrome Rose (http://www.chromerose.co.uk/) Where can you find more? For more information about Shawn Carney Coaching, the podcast, and ways to support, check out the website www.shawncarneycoaching.com (http://www.shawncarneycoaching.com) and subscribe on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@ShawnCarney_Coaching), Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/show/13C16clpDGFXaR291q21hp?si=b8f07f186d8b4a7b), Apple (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/leading-beyond-limits-cultivating-creativity/id1741357124), Amazon (https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/1eab77a7-419a-49dc-92d8-5b594c243dc4/leading-beyond-limits-cultivating-creativity), Google, or using your favorite RSS app (https://anchor.fm/s/f4be76f8/podcast/rss). You can also support the podcast with ratings, kind words, and by sharing with others.Find Shawn on LinkedIn (http://www.linkedin.com/in/shawncarney) or Instagram (http://instagram.com/shawncarneycoaching) Find Meri on X (https://twitter.com/Geek_Manager), Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/geek_manager/), and LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/meriwilliams/)

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    Leading Beyond Limits: Cultivating Creativity Teaser

    Leadership is about being in service of others, your customers, your employees, your communities, your partners, your stakeholders, and your shareholders. The level of complexity in the world requires creativity in how we navigate uncertainties, identify challenges and opportunities, and create innovative products and services that meet ever-changing conditions and needs, disrupt the market status quo, and delight the customer. To achieve all of this, creativity isn’t a nice-to-have, it’s a must-have. It's not just about artistic expression; creativity is a powerful force that can propel innovative thinking, out-of-the-box problem-solving, and visionary direction. So, how can you cultivate creativity for yourself and your teams? In this podcast, Leading beyond limits: Cultivating creativity, we talk with leaders from different industries and company sizes, solo entrepreneurs, managers, and CEOs in order to offer tactical strategies to help you tap into your creative potential and inspire your teams to do so as well. If you’re looking to create an impact, to make a difference that matters, to set yourself apart from the crowd, to inspire those around you to greatness, then you’re in the right place. Subscribe, embrace your inner creativity, and watch as it transforms not only your leadership but also the world around you.

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Leading Beyond Limits: Cultivating Creativity with guest Laura Nespoli

Published 29 May 2025 · Transcript excerpt

[…] It does help you stand out as you, right? Like we're each unique individuals and we have our quirks and our strengths and our areas to work on and the way that all of those ingredients bake into the, you know, cupcake that we are is beautiful and why not show people more of that? Yeah, agreed. Well, so storytelling is often seen as an art and you're combining it with product, social impact, brand strategy. How do you cultivate creativity in your work while balancing those business objectives and maybe data -driven decision making and the other insert corporate term here? Yeah, I think, well, what would people want to hear? […]

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