Most of us think our meetings fail because of bad ideas. They usually fail because of bad communication, and most people never learn the difference.

This week on Not All Business, communication expert Brittany Hart returns to break down the four communication temperaments (fire, wind, earth, and water) and reveal exactly how Blakely, Heather, and Clay show up in every meeting, every text, every disagreement. Brittany walks through a five-move framework for running a meeting that brings every temperament along, plus how to actually compliment someone in a way that lands for who they are.

Key Takeaways:

• The Five-Move Framework For Running a Meeting Everyone Actually Engages In

• What Fire, Wind, Earth, and Water Reveal About How You Process and Decide

• Why "Sense of Control" Might Actually Mean Something Else Entirely

• How to Compliment Each Communication Style So It Actually Lands

  
  

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Links & Mentions:

• "I Said This, You Heard That" communication assessment by Kathleen Edelman: https://assessment.isaidyouheard.com/

  
  

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What if all those years you spent at home — the ones that don't fit neatly on a LinkedIn profile — were actually building the best resume in the room?

Heidi Calmus knows. Before she joined forces with her husband Taylor on the nationally recognized YouTube channel Dude Dad, she spent years managing outreach and emergency intake for homeless and trafficked youth. She ran an entire family operation across multiple kids, multiple schedules, and multiple life crises. And then she had to figure out how to stop doing all of it herself.

In this episode, Heidi gets real about the isolation that comes with modern motherhood, the impossible expectations women carry, and the moment a multi-million dollar CEO friend told her: "I don't do any of this." We talk about what it means to finally outsource, the skills stay-at-home moms are quietly building that would make any executive jealous, and what happens when you stop wearing the burnout as a badge of honor.

Also in this one: Heather makes a strong case for moving Mother's Day to literally any other month, Heidi pulls a tick out of her daughter's head on the side of a Wyoming highway while traveling solo with four kids, and we learn that wake surfing in a mountain lake in May is basically arctic.

Good stuff. All of it.

Key Takeaways:

• Why modern motherhood is harder than it was even 10-15 years ago

• The "decision freeze" that happens when you have access to too many parenting opinions and not enough permission to just choose

• What the "hidden years" are actually building

• When outsourcing isn't giving up

• What crisis management looks like when you're the only adult in the car

  
  

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• Heidi on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heidicalmus/

• Heidi on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100084691694169

  
  

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• Dude Dad on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@dudedad

• Dude Dad on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dudedad/

• Ten Thousand Waves Spa, Santa Fe: https://tenthousandwaves.com/

  
  

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• Arcadia Leadership Experience — Three days on a Montana ranch outside Bozeman for senior GTM leaders. July 27–30. Application only.

• https://www.ArcadiaLeadershipExperience.com

  
  

Keep exploring the stories that power Not All Business. Every episode opens the door to fresh insights on what it really means to be a Female Executive or Female CEO, navigating the highs, lows, and unexpected turns of leadership. From real-world workplace dilemmas to candid conversations about breaking barriers, this podcast gives you the tools, inspiration, and perspective to thrive in your own career. So don’t stop here, dive into more episodes, learn from other women in business, and stay connected to the conversations shaping the future of work. Your next breakthrough might be just one episode away. Subscribe for more unfiltered conversations about the messy reality of leadership, professional growth strategies, and the real talk about work with new episodes every week.