Breaking Yourself Wide Open to Create Personal and Professional Greatness

Original Air Date Wednesday, June 3, 2020

Would you believe it if you were told that love, curiosity, and vulnerability are the core elements of a visionary business leader or that asking informed questions is a critical leadership skill?

To overcome personal and professional challenges, it is essential to learn the soft skills of life. People who feel connected, appreciated, valued, and happy are more likely to work with purpose and when that purpose is to move an idea forward it can be powerful.

To find out how breaking yourself open personally and professionally can lead to greatness, Harvesting Happiness Podcast Host, Lisa Cypers Kamen speaks with Dr. Diana Wong about strategic planning for implementing change in business and life. And, Darrin Tulley who works with people to spark their curiosity and ignite their joy.

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Harvesting Happiness Talk Radio · Breaking Yourself Wide Open with Diana Wong Ph.D. & Darrin Tulley

Meet Our Guests:

Dr. Diana Wong is an Associate Professor of strategy, entrepreneurship, and organizational change in the College of Business at Eastern Michigan University as well as CEO & President of Sensei Change, a strategy consulting firm. Her global life includes living and working in Papua New Guinea, teamwork on the US-Canada Free Trade Agreement and NAFTA, teaching in a graduate HR program in China, and multiple projects in Africa and the Middle East. Contributing her life as a grain of sand to re-balance the inequities in the world drives her to serve and provide leadership for four non-profit organization boards.

Diana Wong Ph.D. — Breaking Yourself to Create Professional Greatness

Strategic planning for implementing change in business and life. {4:50}
Leaders who overestimate their abilities and underestimate challenges are those who most benefit from strategic solutions. {8:55}
How questions help leaders assemble a team that can rise to a challenge when the odds seem impossible. {13:07}
Diana Wong describes how she uses examples of loving leaders in her executive coaching program. {22:25}

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Darrin Tulley began his career as an accountant and discovered he loved connecting with humans even more. Along the way, he had a personal awakening and has pieced his experience together. Ignite Happy, LLC was founded by Darrin to help people ignite happy from within and experience the amazing connections that are right in front of us every day. As the Chief of Possibilities, Darrin happily encourages action and inspires commitment to change, as if lives are depending on it.

Darrin Tulley — Breaking Yourself Wide Open:

Darrin Tulley recalls the time he created a local paper where people in the community shared their joy. {38:00}
Using happiness, Darrin Tulley helps people become the most of what they can be. {40:31}
Childhood innovation and pleasures can be rekindled to create a spark of greatness. {48:18}
Failure should be fun, synchronicity is alive and well, and the beauty of curiosity and wonder. {56:28}

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“To make strategic change leaders need to build new competencies.” — Dr. Diana Wong on @HHTalkRadio Share on X “The power and competency to ask questions is a critical leadership skill.” — Dr. Diana Wong on @HHTalkRadio Share on X “When you give people a chance they will amaze you.” @ignitehappy on @HHTalkRadio Share on X “When it rained, we hoped it would pour.” @ignitehappy on @HHTalkRadio Share on X

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