{"podcast":{"title":"Create Magic At Work®","slug":"create-magic-at-work-4191407","podcast_index_feed_id":4191407,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/create-magic-at-work-r/","website_url":"https://createmagicatwork.net/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/b4fa8b70-a0f1-4e7a-bf99-42daf4b9c22f/Create-Magic.jpg","author":"Amy Lynn Durham","episode_count":196,"summary":"Create Magic At Work® is a leadership podcast exploring spiritual intelligence, conscious leadership, and the future of work. Through conversations with visionary leaders, coaches, authors, and entrepreneurs, the show examines how leaders can navigate uncertainty, cultivate self awareness, and create workplaces that are both high performing and deeply human. Many episodes explore themes such as transformational leadership, intuition in decision making, organizational change, and the inner work required to lead well. The show also introduces frameworks rooted in spiritual intelligence, including SQ21, the Archetypes of Change, and the Edgewalker philosophy. These perspectives help listeners understand how people respond to transformation and support leaders in walking the edge into quantum leadership, where business decisions ripple outward for the greater good. Listeners of Create Magic At Work® are leaders who want to edgewalk rather than sleepwalk through their work and life. They want to bring their full selves into the spaces they inhabit, including their spirituality from a faith neutral lens. Many are founders, coaches, and professionals seeking deeper meaning in their work…","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/create-magic-at-work-4191407"},"episode":{"title":"Ferocious Compassion: Why It’s OK to Be Disliked w/ Communication & Presence Expert Sandra Bargman","slug":"ferocious-compassion-why-it-s-ok-to-be-disliked-w-communication-presence-expert-sandra-bargman","published_at":"2025-12-16T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/create-magic-at-work-4191407/ferocious-compassion-why-it-s-ok-to-be-disliked-w-communication-presence-expert-sandra-bargman","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/create-magic-at-work-4191407","url":"https://create-magic-at-work-r.captivate.fm/episode/communication-presence-expert-sandra-bargman-on-ferocious-compassion-why-its-ok-to-be-disliked","audio_url":"https://pdcn.co/e/episodes.captivate.fm/episode/3c79d638-3757-40c7-9ed4-439bb555e97f.mp3","summary":"In a world that often rewards silence over truth, this conversation invites us into the radical possibility that courage can be compassionate and compassion can be ferocious. Sandra Bargman joins Amy to explore how choosing authenticity over approval transforms the way we lead, speak up and refuse the quiet self-betrayal that so many of us have normalized. Together they peel back the layers of social conditioning, especially for women and leaders, and show how the simple act of pausing, breathing and telling the truth becomes a liberating spiritual practice. This episode reminds us that real compassion begins with ourselves and that the courage to be disliked is sometimes the most loving choice we can make. Key Takeaways : The Paradox of Ferocious Compassion - Learn how strength and tenderness can coexist and why true compassion sometimes requires uncomfortable honesty. Why Self-Betrayal Happens in Leadership - See how people pleasing, approval seeking and silence accumulate and undermine your integrity and confidence. The Courage to Be Disliked - Discover why speaking your truth is an act of self respect and how developing this muscle changes every room you walk into. Reclaiming Your Voice in Moments That Catch You Off Guard - Find approaches for pausing, breathing and responding instead of freezing, laughing it off or internalizing harm. Confrontation as Presence, Not Conflict - Understand how facing a moment directly, without attack or avoidance, becomes a deep expression of integrity. Practicing Boundaries With Compassion - Explore ways to assess your safety, values and intentions so you can decide when to stay, when to speak and when to walk away. 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