The Sage Sayers
A weekly podcast on ways to stay calm and compel others as you communicate. Along with executive communications tips and strategies, we interview intriguing individuals who've found the "Sage approach" by finding gifts, opportunities, and knowledge within trying situations. New Zealander show host, Debbi Gardiner McCullough, has written on social and business trends and struggles for the Economist, the Guardian, and Financial Times of London. She's a self-retired college professor of writing, an executive communications and narrative coach. Visit her at: www.hangingrockcoaching.com
Podcasting since 2020 • 132 episodes
The Sage Sayers
Latest Episodes
"I want women with endometriosis to feel less alone." Dr. Elise Wilkerson on endometriosis, truth, and loss
My guest this week is Dr. Elise Wilkerson, a culture champion in the workplace, an evaluator, educator, and researcher. Dr. Elise is also a woman eager to share her story with endometriosis, a condition impacting 1:10 women of reproductive age ...
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Season 5
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Episode 10
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18:27
It’s not bragging if you can back it up
“It’s not bragging if you can back it up.” So said Muhammad Ali — the late boxer, social activist, and cultural icon known as The Greatest. He was right. And yet, too many of us shy away from bragging in our self-appraisals and self-assessments...
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Season 5
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Episode 9
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11:36
“If you can’t tell a good story, you ought not be in leadership.” Mark DeSantis on storytelling, being real, and torpedoing the slide decks
You don’t get great at entrepreneurship without being an amazing storyteller. And Mark DeSantis, an entrepreneur whose robotics company was acquired by Kubota Corporation, is truly excellent. But not everyone embraces the opportunit...
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Season 5
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Episode 8
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35:43
Baritone Stephen Lancaster: “Be thankful for your voice. Nobody else has it. Let the world hear it.”
My guest this week is Stephen Lancaster. He’s a vocal artist, baritone, and teacher who has performed song recitals in New York, Paris, Berlin, and Gstaad. Media like Fanfare Magazine describe him as “varied in tone and alive to feeling,” and h...
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Season 5
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Episode 7
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25:50
Ask like a boss. Mastering the art of asking powerful questions
Listening well goes beyond silent, bobbing heads and affirming mm-hmm's. If we really want to listen deeply, we must ask powerful questions that invoke and invite reflection, eureka moments, and pause. We've not an exhaustive list here; but in ...
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Season 5
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Episode 6
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11:08