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Uncovering Kansas is a podcast that inspires Kansans to learn more about the interesting people, places, events, and commerce going on in our state.
We believe that every employee makes a difference within their organization. Everyone wants to learn and improve - regardless of title or position. We know that everybody is busy - and personal development can easily take a back seat. That's why we put together a weekly podcast focused on personal development and core business skills. In about 10 minutes a week, you can learn something new and start to put it to use at your job immediately. Your personal growth is important to us - come join ...
If you are a cyclist, you already know what Unbound Gravel is. If not, today, I’m going to take you into the world of cyclists and how Emporia Kansas has created an event that draws people from 45 different countries. I love to highlight how Kansans make their visions come true. Today’s episode is a great example of a small group of people who came…
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Episode 0602: Kansas Growth and Goodland Tech
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Setting Kansas up to succeed in the future means diversifying into industries that have not traditionally been associated with our state. In today’s episode, you are going to learn about a Goodland company that is doing just that. I like to highlight Kansas companies that are having an impact outside of Kansas. Today’s guest is not only doing that,…
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Episode 0601: Ann Anderson: Posts of a Mid-Century Kid
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We are going to time travel in today’s episode. My guest, Ann Anderson is the author of Posts of a Mid-Century Kid, a memoir about 1950s and 60s Kansas. Today’s episode is as much about our ability to be present and appreciate what we have - in all aspects of life - as it is an episode about Kansas. There are so many quotes from Ann in this episode…
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Special Call to Action Episode: Broadband Funding Challenge
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I’m trying to help the Kansas Office of Broadband get the word out about the Federal Communications Commission broadband funding deadline that is January 13 2023. It requires that you take action by the 13th to help ensure that Kansas get the appropriate allocation of Federal funding to invest in high-speed internet. The funding will be based on a …
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Episode 0512: Meet City Manager Branden Dross
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We’ve reached the last episode of the year, and today I’m talking with Branden Dross, the City Manager for the city of Herington Kansas. I have been interested for a while in better understanding what the role of a city manager is, and so I took the opportunity to learn more for myself while sharing what I learn with you. That is the best part of h…
My guest today, Joe Summers describes Guerilla Art like this - you make a thing and put it out into the world for people to find. Joe works with his students and children to create robot sculptures that they then take to different locations around the state and leave behind for someone to find. This episode is about Joe and his robot art program, b…
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0510: Library Lovers Unite! Kansas Library Systems
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Today I’m joined by Shelley O’Brien and Mary Boller, two Kansans working in the State’s library system. Reading is my primary hobby - I’m currently sitting at 76 books read so far in 2022 - so as you can imagine, this episode is going to be one I remember for a long time. What I’m hoping you take away from today’s episode is what my guest, Mary Bol…
Have you ever dreamed of just taking off and traveling the world? That’s exactly what my guests today did. 1 year, 24 countries, 4 continents…. Their Instagram account says it all: Kansas Meet World. I can’t wait for you to meet this Kansas family and learn about their gap year. This trip was about so many things - seeing the world, learning how to…
From 0 murals to 25 murals in 2 years seems like an impossible task, but that is exactly what they’ve done in Clay Center Kansas. Today I’m talking with Brett Hubka who has been spearheading the effort. I’m no art expert, but I feel like I’ve noticed a resurgence of murals in towns across the country and it is a welcome trend. Coming into a new tow…
Today’s episode came from a trip we made to Sabetha Kansas to have lunch at the Brick Street Furniture Company and Wine Lounge. Friend of the podcast, Kate Miller from Hiawatha recommended that we eat there. And, now I’m recommending it to you too. While we were at Brick Street, Dustin recommended to us that we take a trip 5 miles north of Sabetha …
We have been doing our format of Get To Know a Kansan for a while now, and thought it would be fun to focus an episode on the stories behind the people that have been named when we ask ‘who is your favorite Kansan from history?” So, in this episode, I’m going to talk about the accomplishments of Amelia Earhart, John Stuart Curry, Dwight D Eisenhowe…
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Episode 110: Messaging for Influence with Deb Coviello
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Do you know the difference between delivering information and delivering a message for influence? My guest today, Deb Coviello will break this down for us. Her tips will help you be seen, heard, and invited to the table at your company or organization. To deliver a message that influences, your message needs to include: Data Trend Risk or Opportuni…
Cottonwood Falls is a small town - population about 800 - a nationally and internationally known town for its music. The well known Symphony in the Flint Hills is based in Cottonwood Falls and so is the Opera Workshop in the Flint Hills. When you think of Kansas, opera probably isn’t in the top 10 - or even 100 - things that come to mind. But, than…
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Epidose 109: The Difference between agile and Agile
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Today, I want to talk about Agile. It is a term that gets misused and misunderstood a lot. If you are not a software developer, my goal is to help you better understand what this term is and how it is best used at companies. If you are a software developer, please listen to the episode anyway. I know you think you know what Agile is, but I want you…
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Episode 108: How to Be Coachable with Leslie Shea
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How willing are you to be coached? Are you open to letting of others help you grow? My guest on this episode is Leslie Shea and she talks with me about why it is important to be coachable. We talk about why it is a really important skill for career advancement, and how we can build this skill: Look for opportunities to grow your confidence Become s…
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Episode 107: Stop Putting Your Phone Number in Your OOO Message
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I'm passionate and inflexible when it comes to working during my vacation. And you should be too. In this episode, I give you my process for being able to go on vacation without putting my phone number in my out of office message.
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Episode 106: How to Lead Meetings with Greg Harrod
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Meetings, meetings, meetings. My guest this week for People Move Organizations is an expert at helping people create exceptional meetings. You’ll learn a lot this week from Greg Harrod when he shares the 3 fundamentals of effective meetings: Purpose – why are you bringing people together? People – who are the people needed to accomplish the purpose…
Monarch Watch is an internationally reaching education, conservation, and research organization dedicated to the monarch butterfly, its habitat, and its spectacular fall migration based right here in Kansas. Join Rachel in this episode where co-founder Chip Taylor takes Rachel to butterfly school. Monarch Watch website Monarch Watch Facebook page K…
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Episode 105: Being Authentic at Work with Ryan Seematter
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Being vulnerable and authentic at work is sometimes hard to do. It takes courage. In this conversation with Ryan Seematter, we discuss why he feels that being vulnerable and authentic at work has been a part improving his confidence, passion and energy at work. Ryan’s tips for being authentic at work: Start small – with the people closest to you As…
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Episode 104: Tips for Solving Problems at Work
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We all get paid to solve problems. This week, my guest on People Move Organizations is giving us some great tips for problem solving at work. We talk about taking the emotion out of problem solving, listening, and giving someone time to vent before jumping in to solve their problems. Here are some episodes that tie into our conversation: Episode 7:…
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Episode 103: Tips for Achieving Your Career Goals with Elaine McClure
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What do I want to be when I grow up? It is a question we’ve all asked ourselves. In this episode, I talk with Elaine McClure about how we can achieve our career goals. Elaine has a lot of great, practical tips for things you need to consider when you are thinking about what your next career step might be. If you want more episodes about career grow…
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Episode 102: How to Have a Customer Experience Mindset with Susan Wolfgang
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In this episode, I’m talking with Susan Wolfgang about why it is important to have a customer experience mindset regardless of the position your hold at your company. Customer experience is sometimes misunderstood, and Susan gives us a master class on the subject. If you have one take away from this episode, it should be ‘does your customer have a …
Did you know that Emporia Kansas is considered to be the disc golf capital of the world? I didn’t realize it until I talked with my guests Doug Bjerkaas and Jackie Morris from Dynamic Discs, an Emporia Kansas business that sells discs and other disc golf equipment and operates events for the popular sport disc golf. I like to focus a few episodes e…
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Episode 101: How to Improve Your Process with Luke Mentzer
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In this episode, I’m talking with Luke Mentzer about how each of us can look at our process and improve it in order to reduce the pain points you are feeling in your process. If you have a process that you think could be improved, you’ll get some great practical tips from Luke about how you can make improvements starting this week. Episode 11: Syst…
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Episode 100: Networking Skills with Steph Neu
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This week we get a lot of great tips about networking and building relationships from Steph Neu. Networking is such an important skill for anyone - regardless of what you do for your career. You are certainly going to have some actionable tips you can put into place this week! Help us spread the word: Share this episode with your LinkedIn contacts.…
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Episode 099: Presentation Skills with Diana Acuna
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What are your best tips for presentation skills? This is the question we cover this week with Diana Acuna. Whether you are presenting to 1 person or 100, having some basic presentation skills is going to make you more successful in your career. Diana has a lot of great tips for you. Help us spread the word: Share this episode with your LinkedIn con…
My guest today, Wichita native Jennifer Strong McConachie, has traveled around the world competing in global endurance sports. Today, we are going to talk about how she uses the Kansas outdoor landscape and weather to prepare for these competitions around the world. Whether you are sporty or not, you’ll get a lot of ideas from Jennifer for adventur…
Hero worship is a characteristic of American culture. For good and bad, it is something our society lives with. Athletes, music stars, and actors or actresses are visible roles in our modern society. And that constant visibility often encourages people to feel like they know these people and fosters a desire to imitate them. Our kids see these visi…
It has been a while since I published a new episode of People Move Organizations. In this episode, you'll find out why and learn about where the podcast is going in the future.
Uncovering Kansas was founded based on the idea that we frequently overlook the great things that are right in our back yard. As a matter of fact, right on the home page of our website is this quote from Dagobert Runes: People travel to faraway places to watch, in fascination, the kind of people they ignore at home. My guest today, Lisa Stewart i…
The Saturday after Thanksgiving has become Small Business Saturday - a day set aside to encourage people to shop in small businesses. At Uncovering Kansas, we want to encourage you to not only shop small, but to shop local. Shop Kansas! Back in late summer, we asked you to nominate your favorite local business for an upcoming episode. We’ve selecte…
Happy Fall Kansas! And welcome to our October episode. We are carrying through the Halloween theme from the previous episode. When Geoff originally pitched the idea, I was sort of like “Wha? Say it again.” He wanted to focus on spirits. Several meanings contained within the word spirit. Not only the spirits we usually think about when we prepare an…
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0409: Elizabeth Krebs and the Hiawatha Halloween Frolic
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There is a stereotype about the crotchety old person who watches out their window and when kids step one foot onto their lawn, they run out onto the porch, shaking their fist and yelling ‘get off my lawn you hooligans!’ Well, today we are going to learn about a Kansan who has impacted our culture simply because she wasn’t the kind of person who wou…
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Episode 097: [Repost] Building Intuition with Decision Primed Recognition Framework
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This week, I'm reposting my episode about building your intuition skill. Yes, intuition is a skill that you can improve using the Decision Primed Recognition Framework. In this episode, you’ll learn: Intuition is a skill that can be built Why Intuition is important in business The fundamentals of Decision Primed Recognition Framework How to identif…
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Episode 096: The Difference Between Soft and Hard Skills
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Did you know that there are different strategies when building hard skills and soft skills? In this episode of People Move Organizations, I cover the differences so that you can be more productive when building your skills in the future. http://www.pmocoaching.com/podcast/096 In this episode, you’ll learn: The difference between hard skills and sof…
This week, I’m talking about how the simple phrase ‘I Don’t’ can help you define who you are or who you want to be in a way that will help you achieve your priorities. It is pretty easy to use the power of identity to help overcome the need for willpower, so give this episode a listen and I think you’ll get something out of it you can use. http://w…
This month, Rachel talks with Ryan Biergert, festival co-chair of Svensk Hillingsfest, a festival that celebrates our state’s Swedish Heritage, hosted in Lindsborg. According to the Kansas Historical Society, the first Swede arrived in Kansas in 1864, and he encouraged others to emigrate and file claims for land in what is now Lindsborg Ks. By 1890…
It's Career Day! In these episodes, I’ll be interviewing someone about their job with the goal of helping you learn: What the career is all about from an insider’s perspective What skills are best suited for the position What experience will help you get into the position Even if it isn’t a career you aren’t interested in for yourself, it is always…
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Episode 93: [Repost] Productive and Unproductive Multitasking
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This week is a repost of Episode 31: Productive and Unproductive Multi-tasking. Help us spread the word: Share this episode with your LinkedIn contacts. Go to our LinkedIn page, select a post, and hit share. Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts Add us to your playlist on Spotify Subscribe to the podcast on Stitcher Invite me to your next team…
It’s a very rare thing to find someone who has never been dissatisfied with their job. There are, of course, a range of intensities when it comes to dissatisfaction. On one end, you might have a bad encounter with someone at work and feel dissatisfied with the situation. On the other end, you may have the Sunday Night Blues – dreading the thought o…
As you progress in your career, one of the things that is important for you to be successful is to network. What makes this process challenging is that it takes work and, although important, it isn’t urgent so it is easy for you to let it go. You don’t maintain the relationship because it isn’t right in front of you and then when you need it, you a…
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0407 Kansas Book Festival and Author Tim Bascom
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This month, Rachel talks with Tim Bascom, author and Executive Director of the Kansas Book Festival. The Kansas Book Festival is a great opportunity to learn about Kansas - authors who are from Kansas or write about Kansas or topics that are germane to Kansans. Spending a day at the festival will no doubt open your eyes to something new. After cove…
This week we are taking a look at what a career in Accounting is all about. In these episodes, I’ll be interviewing someone about their job with the goal of helping you learn what the career is all about from an insider’s perspective, what skills are best suited for the position, and what experience will help you get into the position. Even if it i…
This week, I'm replaying Episode 11: System vs Process. Each of us has a set of processes that we follow every day in order to accomplish our job. The longer you are in your job, the more proficient you get at each process. But, you can be the most proficient person at the process, and it could still be a problem. Why? Each process is a part of a b…
If you haven’t listened to our September 2020 episode which was an interview with public officials from Pittsburg Kansas about how they were managing the pandemic, I’d encourage you to go back and listen to it. This episode is a follow-up to see how things have changed since that interview. We’ve all been through this shared experience, and althoug…
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088: Increasing Productivity with 5 Daily Questions
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Being productive means accomplishing your most important goals. For most of us, we need daily reminders in order to make progress toward those goals. In this episode, I cover 5 Daily Questions that will help improve your productivity. See the full show notes here In this episode, you’ll learn: How 5 Daily Questions can improve your productivity Tha…
Logical fallacies are errors in thinking that weaken or discredit an argument. We all use them, and they impact our critical thinking skills. In this episode, I talk through the common types of logical fallacies so that you can start to recognize when you are drawing bad conclusions. See the full shownotes here. In this episode, you’ll learn: How L…
Our topic today is a very important, very heavy one: mental health. I’m going to introduce you to a very important and innovative program in Kansas that is working to make the stigma that surrounds talking about mental health issues a thing of the past. Zero Reasons Why is a program that is teaching teens the skills they need to be able to make men…
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086: Expand Your Horizons Using Area of Focus
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Are you a specialist or a generalist? The world needs both, so I’m not going to argue for one over the other. The thing is, when you specialize in an area, you begin to look at everything in a certain way. You fall into patterns or routines. You know the saying ‘to a hammer, everything looks like a nail?” But, there is a way for you to learn to thi…
This week, I’m replaying Episode 18: Building a Reserve. It is a topic I’ve been talking about for over 10 years, and I really feel that it is core to managing stress in your life. In this episode, you’ll learn: How to keep yourself from going over the edge because of stress How to build a reserve so that you feel less stressed How to identify wher…
