The Executive Realm
The Executive Realm
The Executive Realm, with Doctor D & Doctor K
Often, business and psychology are viewed as different and distinct ideas, but we believe business is driven almost exclusively by the psychology of people. Breaking the barrier into a new realm where the strategic business lens is focused on the behavior of your team, your customers, and your competitors can open a world of possibilities for growth. Join two Business Psychologists, from very different backgrounds, explore the complex intersection of business strategy and clinical psychology in today's rapidly-changing business world. Welcome to the Executive Realm with Dr. D and Dr. K.
Trust at Work: Building, Maintaining, and Recovering
We discuss trust in relationships at work… how trust is cultivated, earned, and maintained. We’ll explore what happens when trust is lost, when to try to recover and when to walk away.
Oct 21, 2021
26 min
Competitive Strategy: Rivals, Differentiation, and Alignment
We discuss competitive strategy, what it means to think like your competitor, and how that thinking can drive personal and organizational growth.
Aug 16, 2021
19 min
Your Leadership Style: Define, Flex, and Refine
We discuss Leadership Styles, looking at the strengths and weaknesses of different natural styles, biases that are introduced when a person with one style works with another style, and how to flex your style to maximize your and your team’s success.
Aug 1, 2021
21 min
Mastering Organizational Strategic Planning: Design, Align, and Democratize
We discuss what it takes to master strategic planning-- by bringing the right people together to find the best path forward in your organization. 
Jul 20, 2021
21 min
Psychological Capital: Resilience, Efficacy, and Optimism
We discuss psychological capital--these are the resources people use at work that are fundamental to job success, like resilience, optimism, hope, and personal effectiveness. This is an element of business psychology that can really help provide a framework for people to channel their strengths into sustained, successful performance
Jul 10, 2021
25 min
The Impostor Feeling: Fear, Focus, and Overcoming
We discuss impostor syndrome. Why do people sometimes believe they are not as competent as others perceive them? It is a common feeling among those newly promoted to next-level leadership roles. We will explore this feeling of self-doubt and how to settle it in yourself and how to support team members who may experience it themselves
Jun 24, 2021
15 min
Virtual Teams: Home, In-Office, or Hybrid
We discuss managing virtual teams and defining your workplace engagement strategy. Since virtual teams are much more commonplace today, and organizations are facing decisions about continuing remote work, hybrid, and in-office, we offer thoughts on defining your workplace engagement strategy and getting your teams aligned through a transition. 
Jun 13, 2021
21 min
Invisible Promotions: Necessity, Subjection, or Opportunity
We discuss ‘invisible promotions’ at work: when you take on so many additional responsibilities but without additional pay or title; how should you think about accepting additional responsibilities and how do you balance expanded roles for your team members?
Jun 2, 2021
20 min
Emotional Intelligence: Myths, Methods, and Benefits
We explore Emotional Intelligence and its role in organizational leadership. Is it critical to leadership or is it just hype? Is it innate to a person’s personality or can it be a developed leadership trait?
May 27, 2021
17 min
Burnout at Work: Stress, Symptoms, and Solutions
We discuss stress and burnout at work, why it sneaks up on people, and how it creates more havoc than you realize.
May 18, 2021
20 min
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