Resilient Faith at Work

May 17 2024

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Welcome to the Resilient Faith at Work Podcast—insight and inspiration to thrive at work and in your Christian faith. One requirement for thriving is developing the capacity to handle adversity. In other words, you need to be resilient. Join hosts Sarah Evers, Ken Kinard, and Dr. Chip Roper, career coaches and leadership experts at the VOCA Center, as they share personal examples and best practices of resilience and invite guest speakers to do the same. You will hear stories of resilience from executives, authors, church leaders, and more. Learn to flourish as you build a resilient faith at work.

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Life@Work by Gender featuring Ka Cotter

May 17 2024 31 mins

In this episode, Ken Kinard and Sarah Evers interview Ka (Kay) Cotter, one of the newest coaches on our team. Reflecting on the 2024 Life@Work research by gender provided the opportunity to delve into Ka's career as one of the first women in the commercial real estate industry in Dallas, Texas. She shared what it's like to be the only woman in the room, and how she turned t

Life@Work by Generation

May 08 2024 40 mins

In this episode, Dr. Chip Roper, Ken Kinard, and Shauna Cousino discuss the latest findings from our 2024 Life@Work research. We break down the joys and challenges at work by generation to better understand how similar and different these generations are experiencing work. These findings prompt us to ask, "Are the faithful at work an endangered species?"Need Career Coaching

Employee Reviews Are Coming

Mar 13 2024 46 mins

In this episode, Dr. Chip Roper, Ken Kinard, and Sarah Evers discuss the predicted increasing frequency and intensity of employee performance reviews. The discussion journeys from the Wall Street Journal's prediction to the Johari Window to our best practices for dealing with a performance review when you get one.Need Career Coaching?This is the season when many people reflect

Bringing Your Whole Self to Work is Overrated

Jan 04 2024 46 mins

In this episode, Dr. Chip Roper, Sarah Evers, and Ken Kinard discuss the positive and negative aspects of the current trend of "bringing your whole self to work".Need Career Coaching?This is the season when many people reflect on their lives and what needs to change in the new year. Maybe it's time for a new job or a big career shift. But changing jobs can be stressful

From Thanks-being to Thanks-giving

Nov 20 2023 40 mins

It’s the time of year when our attention naturally turns to gratitude. As the studies on gratitude are becoming more widely circulated in today’s work culture, people are realizing the benefits of this practice. In this episode, Dr. Chip Roper, Sarah Evers, and Ken Kinard discuss turning your Thanks-being into Thanks-giving.Need Career Coaching?If your current job is not on you

Burnout and Stress: The Body Speaks

Nov 04 2023 35 mins

If you have been following our research at VOCA Center, you know that the top two problems workers are facing this year are being overwhelmed and burned out. So, recently we created a new coaching program to help. It’s called the Burnout Recovery Program.This program includes assessments, coaching, and access to our learning management system that guides you through the recovery

Underdog is Overrated: A Very Particular Set of Skills

Oct 25 2023 41 mins

There’s a well-established myth out there. It’s woven into the American imagination: Underdogs can come out of nowhere and win. This narrative is fed by a story from the Hebrew Scriptures: David and Goliath. It is common to say, “We are David, and they are Goliath.”In this episode, Sarah Evers and Ken Kinard reflect on Chip’s article Being the “Underdog” is Overrated.

Burnout Stories

Oct 13 2023 30 mins

At VOCA Center, every year we do research to find out what challenges people find the most vexing in their work, and in the past few years burnout has been at or near the top of that list. In this episode Liz Sastre, Chip Roper, and Ken Kinard discussed their own personal experiences with burnout. Maybe you can relate? If you are worn out from work and think you might be burning ou

Resilient Leadership, Pillar 3 with David Ridley

Oct 11 2023 25 mins

This episode is the third of a three-part conversation about Resilient Leadership with David Ridley, the founding CEO of Invesco Real Estate. For several years David has worked with us on the framework we use for helping businesses and organizations thrive in the midst of constant change, competition, and disruption. So, if you lead a team, and you want it to win despite the challe

Resilient Leadership, Pillar 2 with David Ridley

Sep 12 2023 36 mins

This episode is the second of a three-part conversation about Resilient Leadership with David Ridley, the founding CEO of Invesco Real Estate. For several years David has worked with us on the framework we use for helping businesses and organizations thrive in the midst of constant change, competition, and disruption. So, if you lead a team, and you want it to win despite the chall