Content People: Leadership, Emotional Labor and The Truth About Quitting

On Content People, host Meredith Farley interviews creative professionals and leaders to get a behind-the-scenes look at their career experiences and turn that into actionable advice for listeners. Tune in to hear from experts in various media, and get inspired to find contentment in your own creative career.

Episode #11 Summary

Dina Denham Smith, founder and CEO of Cognitas, is more than just a coach. She’s an author, speaker and a shining light for leaders looking to manage the weight of emotional labor. Chatting with host Meredith Farley, Dina discusses how to handle the ups and downs of leadership and why people are people (no matter the industry).

On this episode of Content People, I chat with Dina Denham Smith, the founder and CEO of Cognitas, a coaching organization.

Dina has worked with clients from all kinds of industries — and she has plenty of profound insights to show for her experiences.

Here are a few things we explore in our conversation:

• The importance of executive presence (and how to pull it off).
• How to turn feedback into a brainstorming session.
• What a coach provides vs. what a boss or mentor provides.
• How to delegate without feeling guilty.
• The meaning of emotional labor and how to handle it.

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Thanks for listening!

– Meredith Farley, Creator and Host of Content People

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