The Imperfect Cafe
If you are perfect this podcast is not for you. welcome to the Imperfect cafe with your host Dr. Darryl Stickel. Pulling from his rich life experiences and deep knowledge, Darryl dives into the complex topics of trust, relationships, and leadership in today's increasingly uncertain world. Darryl has focused his life’s work on building trust and his superpower lies in his ability to teach leaders, teams and organizations how to understand, diagnose and act to remedy trust problems. Tune in to learn how to rebuild the foundations of trust, cut through the noise, and navigate hostile environments with grace and resilience.
Episodes
22 episodes
22: Where Have All the Good Young Men Gone?
Darryl and Eric take a look at young men in today's society and the common question, "where have all the good men gone". As fathers to boys in their 20s Darryl and Eric take a look at how phrases like toxic masculinity have shaped young men. Th...
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21: Fly Fearless with Lindsay Errico
Today Darryl is joined by Lindsay Errico of Fly Fearless Unlimited. Lindsay's mission is to help women in male-dominated industries find their true potential and soar. She talks about how her experience in the Army has taught her how to stan...
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1:04:42
20: The Need for Trust in Leadership with Frederick Mayer
In this episode, Darryl sits down with Frederick Mayer, the dean of the University of Denver, who helped him devise an action plan for building trust. They discuss what it means to be a leader people can trust. They bring in real-life exampl...
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1:09:16
19: The Need for Engagement
Darryl and Eric speak in-depth on the power of engagement. They look at statistics that point to how engaging with your employees and clients and acknowledging their work can lead to better relationships that last longer. They chat about their ...
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18: Creating and Maintaining Connection with David Obstfeld
David Obstfeld is the Founder of the Social Capital Academy, an Associate Professor of Management at College of Business and Economics, at California State University, Fullerton, and an Affiliated Research Scientist at the USC Center for Eff...
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1:08:57
17: You’re Going to Make Mistakes
Kelsy Trigg is an ultrarunner, Race Director, and VP @SAP. Kelsy’s focus on leadership is woven into her role as the Global Head, HR Advisors. Her team, with 60 team members based out of 25 countries, works with, supports, and consults SAP’s...
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16: Simplifying Trust and Myth Busting
In this episode, Darryl starts by breaking down what is trust and why it’s important. He talks about how trust is earned and how to redeem someone’s trust. He also answers your questions that were written in about trust and talks you through ho...
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46:19
15: Never Fight Again with Doug Noll
Doug Noll is a lawyer turned mediator, speaker, and author. He works with clients to teach them to listen to how a person is feeling rather than what they are saying. He trains people to communicate rather than fight. He shares his technique...
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1:04:15
14: Parenting with Intention
This week Darryl dives into the imperfections of parenting by answering some of your questions. He shares how he has started to parent with intention and includes his children in how he does. He gives advice on how to shift your parenting st...
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49:39
13: The Wisdom of Walt with Jeffrey Barnes
Dr. Jeffrey Barnes is a best-selling author and world-renowned Disney keynote speaker on the life and lessons of Walt Disney. He sits down with Darryl to talk all things Disney. They take a look at some of Walt’s biggest failures that eventu...
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59:19
12: Team Safe Spaces and Psychological Safety
We are all human. All learning. All growing, evolving, and developing. Mistakes are inevitable. In fact, they should be welcomed. Are you in an environment where you're able to embrace the learning process and truly flourish? This week, we're e...
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48:50
11: Design Thinking
Dan Buchner is an award-winning designer, leadership facilitator, educator, and author of How Might We Champion Design Thinking in Your Organization? Dan draws on his practical experiences in business and life to shift thinki...
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1:12:30
10: A New Definition of Leadership
Is there one right way to lead? We're in a time where what excellence in leadership looks like is ever changing. What should our leaders be working towards? This week, we're breaking down leadership's definition. Let's dig in.
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09: Try Life On
Maurice Philogene is an investor, entrepreneur, coach, and philanthropist who teaches like-minded professionals how to Try Life On more.As a means to Try Life On himself, Maurice maintained 4 parallel careers for two decade...
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52:22
08: The Challenge with Change
If there's one thing we know for sure, it's that change is our only constant. While we must accept that fact, change isn't necessarily always good. Navigating change is a daily struggle, whether you're a parent, a leader, an employee, or a stud...
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41:06
07: Has Leadership Changed?
With 25 years on Wall Street, Chuck Garcia brings years of leadership experience to every coaching assignment. He has trained one-on-one, hundreds of executives worldwide, and group trained thousands more. At Columbia University’s Graduat...
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1:09:45
06: Make Room for Happiness
Dr. Jeffrey Garner has served San Francisco Lighthouse Church and the Bay Area as a pastor, community leader, and spiritual director since 2003. Dr. Garner holds his doctorate degree from Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary. He curr...
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1:07:57
05: Never Stop Evolving
Scott Miller has been a CEO and executive leader of several global beverage companies. He began his career on the warehouse floor at Pepsi and learned the industry from the frontline to the boardroom. Scott's reputation has been one of i...
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57:23
04: When Trust is Not Good
This week, we dig deeper into trust - the good, the bad, and the ugly. Trust isn't always positive. As seen with cults, autocrats, scams, and politicians, it can be severely misused. While uncertainty is at an all time high, trust has never bee...
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45:42
03: We Before Me
Kyle McDowell is a former corporate executive of three Fortune 10 firms turned bestselling author, speaker, and leadership expert. For nearly three decades, McDowell amassed an impressive track record of delivering great business results while ...
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