Katie shares her expertise in using theater-based exercises to address biases, boost emotional intelligence, and foster inclusive cultures in start-up environments. Together, we explore the impact of company culture on business success, the challenges of displaying vulnerability as a leader, and the role of non-verbal communication in facilitating meaningful discussions.

Join us for an insightful conversation that will inspire you to take a deeper look at your own contributions to company culture and the art of asking questions in the workplace.

What a way to start the year by about lessons we learn through theatre!

Listen to learn:

• qualities of good improvisers to emulate in the workplace

• team lessons from ensemble-based thinking

• becoming both a spectator and actor at the same time

• what it’s like to work with McLaughlin Method to get real about actual scenarios at work and how they impact us

In this episode of Relationships at Work, Katie talks about why we need to introduce the principles and power of theatre into the employee experience.

Katie shares her thoughts and experience with...

What does theatre looks like as an engagement tool in the workplace? How theatre can help employees be seen and heard The challenge of diversity in introducing theatrical practices.The two biggest takeaways from a theatre exercise. How to convince decision makers to embrace theatre. When the best time to incorporate this method in the employee journey.

Katie speaks about how she uses her background in theatre to facilitate transformation at work. She believes that we need more artists in the world of business as there's less of a science to business and more of an art. In this episode, we talk about how your intention matters and to be wary of the unintended impact of your intentions. We talk about vision, values, connection, meaning and the skill sets we need to better communicate, collaborate and understand each other. We also cover unfulfilled potential in our workplaces, workplace hurt and the value of felt lived experience.

In this episode, Katie McLaughlin, Founder of the McLaughlin Method, talks us through how leaders can use tools like body language, tone, and dialogue to positively impact business results.

Katie describes most leaders as people who are "kind of leading by accident and aren't aware first and foremost that they have choice and that they have the ability to affect behavior and affect change. And then secondly, that once they know that they can do that, how do they want to show up? If they've never thought about what does it mean for me to be the leader I want to be? And how does that look when I'm leading my team?"

If you're wondering how to positively impact relationships and drive the results you want in your organization, this is the episode for you.

Katie talks about what we can do to improve our workplace culture in this remote landscape.

A few takeaways from this episode :

- Being a remote employee and leader takes more emotional energy than being in person. What we save in commute time, we use towards connecting over technology.

- Culture is found in small moments like showing up on time and celebrating small wins.

- In a remote workforce culture, it can be easy to assume you’ll save resources because you aren't paying for office space. Practically speaking, those same resources can be re-allocated to enrich the lives of your teammates.

Katie will demystify the leader’s role in creating a culture where people want to stay, feel engaged, and be productive.

Three Questions Answered:

Why is it so crucial for companies to build a happy and healthy workplace culture?

How do you measure if a workplace culture is successful?

How can companies showcase their culture now that most of us are working remotely?

We know leadership is about enabling others to do their best work, and it takes consistent communication to create the right environment for a winning culture.

But if we are not deliberate with how we communicate, we won’t be able to build anything.

That’s why Katie McLaughlin is so passionate about leading deliberately and taught you how

We discussed:

– how to avoid the temptation to micromanage in the moments you need to give your team space (often the hardest ones!)

– why toxic work culture often stems from how the leader is perceived by their team members (and the leader has no idea!)

– how she built a world-class onboarding program for a major, public company that is still in place over a decade later (so you can too!)

How is your past workplace hurt showing up in your work today? As a leader, are you aware of how trauma and past experiences are affecting the perception and performance of your team? In this episode, I speak with Katie McLaughlin who asks these very important questions of leaders as she seeks to help them all heal and move forward in a productive way. Using methods from her theatre background, she helps to uncover what's holding individuals and teams back from their best work.

"Today we speak with Katie McLaughlin about how a background in the theater with a mix of corporate experience has allowed her to create the Mclaughlin Method to help put an end to boring, theory-based training. We go over the value of developing a strong culture and the benefits it brings. As well as how important it is to experiment and grow to push the boundaries in developing better teams. At the end of the day, a company is really just a group of people and the better they can communicate the better the company and culture will be. Hope you enjoy this episode and learn about how to develop strong teams and become better leaders.”

"How much empathy do you have as a leader? Do you really understand the perspectives of team members?

Or do you sometimes find yourself jumping to the wrong conclusion?

Well, if you struggle with empathy I don’t blame you…In our busy world…it can be hard to find the time to listen or think about other people's perspectives on important topics.

However, it doesn't have to stay that way...You can increase your empathy and become a better leader.

In this featured episode, you’ll learn:

How to retain more of your people without paying crazy wages. Why the power drama can reduce the drama in your business. How to improve your empathy and leadership superpowers

"This week, we are joined by Katie McLaughlin, the creator of the McLaughlin Method, to talk to us about her unique approach to executive coaching. Katie uses her background in theatre and acting to build empathy and emotional intelligence within organizations.”