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Each week we bring you, the small business owner, independent operator and entrepreneur, contentto help you work ON your business, not just IN your business.
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Monday Sep 01, 2025
Monday Sep 01, 2025
Revive and Thrive at Work, Fix Burnout, Toxic Work Culture & Employee Disengagement
with Twyla Onderka
Are negative attitudes, burnout, and high turnover draining your business? Is your team disengaged? Do you feel like you’re constantly losing your best employees—and worse, your customers? You’re not alone, and today’s episode of Marc Haine Live is about to change the way you see leadership and workplace culture.
In this episode of Marc Haine Live, we’re tackling the silent culture killers that are wrecking teams, crushing morale, and sending clients running for the hills. We dive deep into:
👉🏼 The silent culture killers pushing your top talent (and clients) out the door
👉🏼 How office gossip, gatekeeping, and burnout spread like wildfire—and how to stop them
👉🏼 The leadership blind spots that make employees feel unheard, unappreciated, and ready to leave
👉🏼 The real cost of disengagement (Hint: It’s more than just morale—it’s $$$)
👉🏼 The practical steps leaders can take to turn things around right now
About Twyla
With 20+ years of experience in workplace leadership, Twyla knows what it takes to build strong, engaged teams that actually want to stay. She’s seen the best and worst of workplace culture and is here to help you fix yours before it’s too late.
Contact Twyla
linkedin.com/ twyla-onderka-ba422ab0
Ph: 780-710-5543
boxcarcollective@gmail.com
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Thursday Aug 28, 2025
Thursday Aug 28, 2025
The Hidden Cost of Generational Miscommunication
with Michelle Pascoe
Leading across generations isn’t a soft skill—it’s a survival skill.
Today’s workplaces are a multi-generational mix of Boomers, Millennials, Gen Z, and yes—even the occasional Gen X manager still pretending frosted tips are cool. The result? Miscommunication, unmet expectations, and a whole lot of eye-rolling in staff meetings.
In this episode of Marc Haine Live, multigenerational leadership expert Michelle Pascoe shares how to retain top talent, boost engagement, and create a workplace that works for everyone—from Gen Z to Boomers.
Need to brainstorm aspects of your business? Book your complimentary 30-minute brainstorm with Marc. Schedule a time that works for you at https://meetwith.marchaine.com.
About Michelle
Michelle Pascoe is an authority in multigenerational customer experiences, a Certified Speaking Professional, and the founder of a national training company dedicated to market research, frontline excellence training, and middle management development. For over 30 years, she’s worked with hospitality and service businesses to build high-performing teams, exceptional guest experiences, and leaders who leave a legacy. She’s the host of The Michelle Pascoe Hospitality Podcast and the author of Igniting Potential: No Challenge Too Hard and The VIP Principle: Discover How Guest Experiences Drive Long-Term Growth.
Connect with Michelle
www.michellepascoe.com
/ michellepascoe
/ michellepascoevip
/ michelle.pascoe
/ @michellepascoe
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Monday Aug 25, 2025
Monday Aug 25, 2025
Mastering Difficult Conversations: A Playbook for Leaders
with Mark McPherson
Are you dealing with workplace drama that’s draining your time, energy, and patience? You’re not alone.
In this episode of Marc Haine Live, we dive into one of the biggest leadership challenges—handling difficult people and mastering tough conversations. Whether it’s an underperforming employee, a toxic team member, or someone who turns every conversation into a battle, avoiding the problem is costing you more than you think.
This episode focuses on the power of showing great kindness in all aspects of life, sharing valuable life lessons and promoting community spirit. Learn how to be a positive influence and create teachable moments through empathy and compassion. Discover the impact of kindness is universal and how it can transform your interactions at work and beyond.
About Mark (McPherson)
Mark is the creator of the Workplace Performance Blueprint, Real Life Rehearsals and Personal Conversation Scripts. He helps you combine the Verbal, Vocal and Visual Codes of Communication to Cultivate Best Practice Behaviour, Master Tough Conversations and Deal with Difficult People.
This gives you a team which performs well and is highly productive. It means you finish each day holding your head up high and go home relaxed. Mark’s been a Science Teacher, Lecturer in Behaviour Management, Senior Education Officer in Drug and
Alcohol and Sexual Health, Team Leader in NSW Police, and a researcher, instructional designer, trainer and coach. Mark has formal undergraduate and postgraduate qualifications in Science, Health, Education and Psychology.
Connect with Mark
markmcpherson.com.au
/ markmcpherson1
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Monday Aug 18, 2025
Monday Aug 18, 2025
Stop Sabotaging Your Success
with Mitch Weisburgh
Is your brain sabotaging your success? You’re not alone—and it’s costing your business big time.
Quitting, blaming, lashing out—these aren’t just bad habits. They’re expensive reactions rooted in how we’re wired. In this episode of Marc Haine Live, I sit down with Mitch Weisburgh—author, educator, and expert on MindShifting—to explore how our brains react to stress and how we can train ourselves (and our teams) to respond more intentionally, especially when the pressure is on.
We’ll unpack the surprising science behind why grit might be overrated, why survival instincts derail our best intentions, and how everyday leaders can use simple mindset tools to foster resilience, focus, and collaboration.
🎧 Whether you’re facing a tough conversation, a stubborn team, or just trying to get through Monday without flipping a table—this episode’s for you.
🔗 Get free resources and Mitch’s newsletter at MindShiftingWithMitch.com
📘 Grab the book: MindShifting: Stop Your Brain from Sabotaging Your Happiness and Success
💬 Leave your thoughts in the comments—what’s YOUR biggest mental block as a leader?
About Mitch
Mitch Weisburgh is an educator, author, and speaker who has spent decades helping people unlock their potential. After witnessing how individuals often get stuck in limiting mindsets—whether in education, leadership, or personal life—he developed a practice called MindShifting.
Drawing from cognitive science, lived experience, and real-world application, Mitch’s MindShifting framework teaches people to reframe their thinking, confront unproductive narratives, and replace them with clarity and action.
Today, through books, speaking engagements, and online learning, Mitch helps others shift their thinking—and their lives.
Connect with Mitch
MindShiftingWithMitch.com
Newsletter: mweisburgh.substack.com
LinkedIn: / mweisburgh
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Monday Aug 11, 2025
Monday Aug 11, 2025
Three Shifts to Transform Your Leadership Style
with Jennifer Jensen
Is your leadership pipeline leaking talent, engagement, and cold hard cash? You’re not alone.
In this episode of Marc Haine Live, we tackle one of the most expensive problems in business today: promoting top performers into management roles without actually training them to lead.
The result? Incidental leaders who struggle with team performance, lose top talent, and stall company growth.
- Joining Marc is Jennifer Jensen, leadership expert and author of Developing Authentic Leaders. With nearly three decades of real-world experience, Jenn shares:
The 3 Leadership Shifts that create influence (not just oversight)
Her 7-step Authentic Leadership Framework
The Executive Presence Formula to get noticed and promoted
Team Acceleration Strategies that build trust and accountability—without burnout
About Jennifer
Jennifer Jensen is a pragmatic leadership expert with over 29 years of corporate experience who transforms individuals into authentic leaders. Drawing from her diverse career observing various leadership styles, she provides straightforward, actionable guidance that resonates with both new and seasoned professionals seeking tangible results. Jennifer's common-sense approach helps clients cut through complexity to develop leadership skills that blend professional excellence with personal authenticity.
Connect with Jennifer
www.authenticleader.ca
LinkedIn: / jennifer-jensen-165728a
Instagram: / authenticleader.ca
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Monday Aug 04, 2025
Monday Aug 04, 2025
Lead Without Just Managing
with William Charles Davis
Is leadership really that complicated? Or have we just made it harder than it needs to be?
🛎 In this episode of Marc Haine Live, leadership expert William C. Davis reveals why 78% of Americans believe we’re in a leadership crisis—and what it takes to fix it.
About William
With nearly 40 years of leadership experience in corporate America, William brings deep insights and practical strategies to inspire transformative leadership change. Through engaging storytelling and actionable guidance, he helps audiences uncover the keys to leadership, how to succeed and avoid failures, and empower them to excel in the critical role of leadership, driving individuals and organizations toward their greatest potential.
🎁 Free Book Giveaway: Be the first to contact William and get a copy of How to Lead without just Managing!
Connect with William
https://www.williamcdavis.net/
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Thursday Jul 31, 2025
Thursday Jul 31, 2025
How to Hire for Retention, Not Regret
with Kevandre Thompson
Are you tired of hiring great people, only to watch them walk out the door six months later?
🛎 In this episode of Marc Haine Live, talent acquisition expert Kevandre “Dre” Thompson reveals how to stop the revolving door and build talent pipelines that perform—while creating cultures where your best people want to stay.
About Kevandre (Dre)
Dre Thompson is a talent acquisition strategist and keynote speaker who helps organizations solve complex workforce challenges, enabling them to attract, hire, and retain exceptional talent. With over a decade of experience in HR, DEI, and workforce development, Dre designs actionable strategies that reduce turnover, build talent pipelines, and create thriving workplace cultures.
Connect with Dre
www.drethompson.com
/ dre-thompson
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Monday Jul 28, 2025
Monday Jul 28, 2025
Turn Managers into Leaders: Practical Steps for Real Impact
with Kathy Andrews
How often have you sent your managers to a workshop, only to see them return with a fancy workbook that gathers dust on their shelf? How often have you invested in leadership development, expecting it to build stronger leaders, only to find that… well, nothing really changes?
🛎 In this episode of Marc Haine Live, I sit down with Kathy Andrews, Founder of Cinga Leadership, to expose why traditional leadership development doesn’t work—and more importantly, how to fix it.
About Kathy
Kathy is driven by a deep passion for helping individuals and organizations reach their full potential through effective leadership and positive culture change. As an experienced executive facilitator, coach and expert in developing talent, Kathy has spent the past 25 years helping organizations thrive across private, public, and non-profit sectors.
Her unique ability to bridge business strategy with organizational culture has enabled her to develop and implement people programs that drive alignment and deliver measurable results. Kathy's global HR and leadership development expertise provides her with a distinctive edge in teaching and strategic planning, recognized by her international contributions across the US, Canada, Europe, and South America.
Kathy's work has touched some of the world's top-performing organizations, including Teekay, lululemon, Methanex, Ausenco, and Canfor. Her strong academic foundation, with a Master of Arts in Leadership from Royal Roads University and a Bachelor of Social Science from Rhodes University, is complemented by professional certifications in KornFerry Leadership Architect™, Team Management Systems©, and Myers-Briggs Type Indicator®
Connect with Kathy
https://cingaleadership.com/
/ cingaleadership
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Thursday Jul 24, 2025
Thursday Jul 24, 2025
Transform Workplace Culture Through Generational Engagement
with Mary Cooney
Companies are bleeding money—and not because of a bad quarter or an industry shake-up. No, this financial drain is self-inflicted. Every year, businesses lose up to $1 trillion (yes, with a “T” 💰) due to turnover, disengagement, and teams that just can’t seem to get along. And guess what? A major culprit is generational disconnects.
Boomers think Millennials are entitled. Millennials think Boomers refuse to retire. And Gen Z? They’re just trying to figure out why we still use email. 🤷♂️
Connect with Mary
As founder of Generation IQ, Mary brings over 20 years of experience as a university professor, having taught Gen X, Millennials, and Gen Z. She’s helped organizations like Wayne State University, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, Wayne County Third Circuit Court, and Consumers Energy bridge generational gaps for better communication, retention, and equity.
Connect with Mary
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Monday Jul 21, 2025
Monday Jul 21, 2025
Unlock Creativity: Why Playfulness Matters at Work
with Chris Marshall
Is workplace stress, burnout, and employee disengagement costing your business more than you realize?
🛎 In this episode of Marc Haine Live, we sit down with Chris Marshall, a leading Behavioural Scientist and founder of The Playfulness Institute, to uncover a surprising solution that could transform your workplace: playfulness.
Need to brainstorm aspects of your business? Book your complimentary 30-minute brainstorm with Marc. Schedule a time that works for you at https://meetwith.marchaine.com
About Chris
Chris Marshall is a pioneering Behavioural Scientist, Psychotherapist and Futurist who champions a revolutionary approach to organizational transformation: rehumanisation through playfulness. As the founder of The Playfulness Institute, Chris presents a unique perspective on cultivating thriving, resilient organizations in an era of constant disruption.
His groundbreaking work on 'playfulness as culture' addresses multiple organizational challenges simultaneously - from boosting innovation and creativity to enhancing employee engagement and team cohesion. A engaging speaker, and author of "Decoding Change," and the upcoming book ‘The Playful Advantage’ Chris offers a fresh alternative to conventional corporate strategies.
Connect with Chris
chrismarshallspeaker.com
playfulnessinstitute.org
/ marshall-christopher