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    <title>Balance Sheet - Episodes Tagged with “Productivity”</title>
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    <pubDate>Tue, 19 Oct 2021 07:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
    <description>I speak with career coaches, executives, start-up founders and others to learn all about how we can be more present and purposeful at work and at home.
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    <itunes:subtitle>A podcast all about finding balance and inspiration in our professional and personal lives. </itunes:subtitle>
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  <title>A Special Announcement</title>
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  <itunes:author>Olivia Berkman</itunes:author>
  <itunes:subtitle>If you don't want to miss an episode..</itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>Balance Sheet is being reimagined as an FEI Engage subscriber exclusive. This season, I’ll be replaying my live How I Got Here interviews. I’ve spoken with leaders at Google, Intel, Cisco and more on topics ranging from parenting to career transitions to coming out to colleagues. 
To subscribe to FEI Engage, visit financialexecutives.org/FEI-Engage or email me at feiengage@financialexecutives.org. 
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  <itunes:keywords>leadership, balance, productivity, mental health</itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Balance Sheet is being reimagined as an FEI Engage subscriber exclusive. This season, I’ll be replaying my live How I Got Here interviews. I’ve spoken with leaders at Google, Intel, Cisco and more on topics ranging from parenting to career transitions to coming out to colleagues. <br>
To subscribe to FEI Engage, visit financialexecutives.org/FEI-Engage or email me at <a href="mailto:feiengage@financialexecutives.org" rel="nofollow">feiengage@financialexecutives.org</a>.</p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Balance Sheet is being reimagined as an FEI Engage subscriber exclusive. This season, I’ll be replaying my live How I Got Here interviews. I’ve spoken with leaders at Google, Intel, Cisco and more on topics ranging from parenting to career transitions to coming out to colleagues. <br>
To subscribe to FEI Engage, visit financialexecutives.org/FEI-Engage or email me at <a href="mailto:feiengage@financialexecutives.org" rel="nofollow">feiengage@financialexecutives.org</a>.</p>]]>
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  <title>The Balance Myth</title>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 13 May 2021 07:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
  <author>Olivia Berkman</author>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Founder &amp; President of Peak Consulting Group and author of The Work-Life Balance Myth: Rethinking Your Optimal Balance for Success Dave McNeff explains why Millennials aren’t taking any time to just think and how thinking time gives leaders the ability to prepare for the next set of challenges. </itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>35:20</itunes:duration>
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  <description>In this episode I spoke with Founder &amp;amp; President of Peak Consulting Group and author of The Work-Life Balance Myth: Rethinking Your Optimal Balance for Success Dave McNeff. We talk about why Millennials aren’t taking any time to just simply think and how thinking time has given the leaders he coaches the ability to prepare for the next set of challenges. He walks me through his “Seven-Slice Method” and what he calls the rules of engagement for high performing teams. Special Guest: Dave McNeff.
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    <![CDATA[<p>In this episode I spoke with Founder &amp; President of Peak Consulting Group and author of The Work-Life Balance Myth: Rethinking Your Optimal Balance for Success Dave McNeff. We talk about why Millennials aren’t taking any time to just simply think and how thinking time has given the leaders he coaches the ability to prepare for the next set of challenges. He walks me through his “Seven-Slice Method” and what he calls the rules of engagement for high performing teams.</p><p>Special Guest: Dave McNeff.</p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>In this episode I spoke with Founder &amp; President of Peak Consulting Group and author of The Work-Life Balance Myth: Rethinking Your Optimal Balance for Success Dave McNeff. We talk about why Millennials aren’t taking any time to just simply think and how thinking time has given the leaders he coaches the ability to prepare for the next set of challenges. He walks me through his “Seven-Slice Method” and what he calls the rules of engagement for high performing teams.</p><p>Special Guest: Dave McNeff.</p>]]>
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  <title>Episode 15: It's Time to Reinvent the Calendar</title>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2020 06:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>If you want to know what someone is truly committed to, try looking at their calendar.</itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>As we all adapt to our new normals, one thing that might still feel out of reach is focus. How can we jump from parent mode or homeschool mode into work mode and back again? 
According to executive coach Angelo Valenti, the secret is right in front of us: our calendars. 
In this episode, Angelo gives great advice about returning to the office and shares techniques to help us feel more accomplished and happy working from home.
This will be the final episode of season 1 of Balance Sheet. Special Guest: Angelo Valenti.
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    <![CDATA[<p>As we all adapt to our new normals, one thing that might still feel out of reach is focus. How can we jump from parent mode or homeschool mode into work mode and back again? <br>
According to executive coach Angelo Valenti, the secret is right in front of us: our calendars. <br>
In this episode, Angelo gives great advice about returning to the office and shares techniques to help us feel more accomplished and happy working from home.</p>

<p><em>This will be the final episode of season 1 of Balance Sheet.</em></p><p>Special Guest: Angelo Valenti.</p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>As we all adapt to our new normals, one thing that might still feel out of reach is focus. How can we jump from parent mode or homeschool mode into work mode and back again? <br>
According to executive coach Angelo Valenti, the secret is right in front of us: our calendars. <br>
In this episode, Angelo gives great advice about returning to the office and shares techniques to help us feel more accomplished and happy working from home.</p>

<p><em>This will be the final episode of season 1 of Balance Sheet.</em></p><p>Special Guest: Angelo Valenti.</p>]]>
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