https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/grace-over-grind-with-paul-crick--6877967
Paul Crick — creator of the GRACE Framework® and founder of GRACEWorks — draws on 20+ years advising leaders at PwC, Capgemini, and IBM to help you lead with calm, clarity, and real influence… without burnout.

Each episode delivers punchy insights, practical GRACE practices, and stories that move you from pressure to presence — blending leadership psychology, Aikido, and creative flow so you can perform better by pushing less. 

Because grit gets you results.
Grace keeps you whole.]]>enBusinessCopyright Stacey Chillemihttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/b87838a6fcbf6a4ab320fcbd9024b27a.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/grace-over-grind-with-paul-crick--6877967Tue, 06 Oct 2026 18:35:32 +0000Stacey ChillemiStacey Chillemitman4137@gmail.comGrace Over Grind with Paul Crick is the leadership reset for high-achievers who are done chasing success at the cost of themselves. Paul Crick — creator of the GRACE Framework® and founder of GRACEWorks — draws on 20+ years advising leaders at PwC,...
Paul Crick — creator of the GRACE Framework® and founder of GRACEWorks — draws on 20+ years advising leaders at PwC, Capgemini, and IBM to help you lead with calm, clarity, and real influence… without burnout.

Each episode delivers punchy insights, practical GRACE practices, and stories that move you from pressure to presence — blending leadership psychology, Aikido, and creative flow so you can perform better by pushing less. 

Because grit gets you results.
Grace keeps you whole.]]>false1c0759b2-3b81-5e1b-be78-860684b1da8cepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/your-need-to-be-right-is-why-your-best-people-stop-speaking-up--72636754Being right in a leadership role feels like strength until your team stops challenging you and starts waiting for orders.

The gap is not your intelligence. It is a quiet reflex that reads every disagreement as a threat to your standing.

Paul Crick, creator of the GRACE Framework, spent decades studying leadership, human behavior, and Aikido, and he explains why the need to be right erodes trust faster than any mistake. 

Listen, and you walk away knowing how to hold authority without shutting people down.

Connect with Paul Crick & GRACEWorks
Newsletter (Substack): https://graceworkscollective.substack.com/
GRACEWorks Podcast: https://podcasts.helloaudio.fm/subscribe/73fb21ad-a0ec-4b34-8852-0561eda895d1/MMsWTKDejB
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulcrick/
Email: hello@theelevatepartnership.com

Free Resources Listen:
GRACE Under Pressure Masterclass (Audio):
https://podcasts.helloaudio.fm/playlistPlayer?feedId=f1d68400-2fc0-4429-9576-49b0f15bce43&code=YZTNl1kGHN&fullFeed=true
Download: Grounding Exercise (Audio):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tHtpOv9TA3m73m1rMKG2dPxCVnpw4fO7/view?usp=sharing

Coming Soon GRACEWorks App — launching May 2026 (iOS + Google Play).]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72636754Thu, 25 Jun 2026 21:10:02 +0000Stacey ChillemiBeing right in a leadership role feels like strength until your team stops challenging you and starts waiting for orders. The gap is not your intelligence. It is a quiet reflex that reads every disagreement as a threat to your standing. Paul Crick,...Being right in a leadership role feels like strength until your team stops challenging you and starts waiting for orders.

The gap is not your intelligence. It is a quiet reflex that reads every disagreement as a threat to your standing.

Paul Crick, creator of the GRACE Framework, spent decades studying leadership, human behavior, and Aikido, and he explains why the need to be right erodes trust faster than any mistake. 

Listen, and you walk away knowing how to hold authority without shutting people down.

Connect with Paul Crick & GRACEWorks
Newsletter (Substack): https://graceworkscollective.substack.com/
GRACEWorks Podcast: https://podcasts.helloaudio.fm/subscribe/73fb21ad-a0ec-4b34-8852-0561eda895d1/MMsWTKDejB
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulcrick/
Email: hello@theelevatepartnership.com

Free Resources Listen:
GRACE Under Pressure Masterclass (Audio):
https://podcasts.helloaudio.fm/playlistPlayer?feedId=f1d68400-2fc0-4429-9576-49b0f15bce43&code=YZTNl1kGHN&fullFeed=true
Download: Grounding Exercise (Audio):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tHtpOv9TA3m73m1rMKG2dPxCVnpw4fO7/view?usp=sharing

Coming Soon GRACEWorks App — launching May 2026 (iOS + Google Play).]]>3139aikido,authority,behavior,boundaries,coaching,communication,conflict,ego,emotions,grace,growth,identity,leadership,listening,mindset,relationships,resilience,teams,trust,vulnerabilityfalse14fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/high-achievers-burn-out-the-real-reason-why--72282637You're working harder than ever and getting less back — and the fix isn't more effort.

Host Lisa Urbanski sits down with Paul Crick, creator of the GRACE Framework® and founder of GRACEWorks. Paul is a former PwC, Capgemini, and IBM consultant who uses leadership psychology, neuroscience, and Aikido to dismantle the myth that force creates greatness.

You'll learn:
🔥 Why hustle drains clarity and creativity

🎯 When pressure becomes your identity

🧭 The 5-point GRACE compass for leaders

🥋 How Aikido turns force into power

🔋 The renewal state most leaders skip 

Connect with Paul Crick & GRACEWorks
Newsletter (Substack): https://graceworkscollective.substack.com/
GRACEWorks Podcast: https://podcasts.helloaudio.fm/subscribe/73fb21ad-a0ec-4b34-8852-0561eda895d1/MMsWTKDejB
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulcrick/
Email: hello@theelevatepartnership.com

Free Resources Listen:
GRACE Under Pressure Masterclass (Audio):
https://podcasts.helloaudio.fm/playlistPlayer?feedId=f1d68400-2fc0-4429-9576-49b0f15bce43&code=YZTNl1kGHN&fullFeed=true
Download: Grounding Exercise (Audio):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tHtpOv9TA3m73m1rMKG2dPxCVnpw4fO7/view?usp=sharing

Coming Soon GRACEWorks App — launching May 2026 (iOS + Google Play).]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72282637Tue, 02 Jun 2026 21:10:02 +0000Stacey ChillemiYou're working harder than ever and getting less back — and the fix isn't more effort. Host Lisa Urbanski sits down with Paul Crick, creator of the GRACE Framework® and founder of GRACEWorks. Paul is a former PwC, Capgemini, and IBM consultant who...You're working harder than ever and getting less back — and the fix isn't more effort.

Host Lisa Urbanski sits down with Paul Crick, creator of the GRACE Framework® and founder of GRACEWorks. Paul is a former PwC, Capgemini, and IBM consultant who uses leadership psychology, neuroscience, and Aikido to dismantle the myth that force creates greatness.

You'll learn:
🔥 Why hustle drains clarity and creativity

🎯 When pressure becomes your identity

🧭 The 5-point GRACE compass for leaders

🥋 How Aikido turns force into power

🔋 The renewal state most leaders skip 

Connect with Paul Crick & GRACEWorks
Newsletter (Substack): https://graceworkscollective.substack.com/
GRACEWorks Podcast: https://podcasts.helloaudio.fm/subscribe/73fb21ad-a0ec-4b34-8852-0561eda895d1/MMsWTKDejB
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulcrick/
Email: hello@theelevatepartnership.com

Free Resources Listen:
GRACE Under Pressure Masterclass (Audio):
https://podcasts.helloaudio.fm/playlistPlayer?feedId=f1d68400-2fc0-4429-9576-49b0f15bce43&code=YZTNl1kGHN&fullFeed=true
Download: Grounding Exercise (Audio):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tHtpOv9TA3m73m1rMKG2dPxCVnpw4fO7/view?usp=sharing

Coming Soon GRACEWorks App — launching May 2026 (iOS + Google Play).]]>2329aikido,burnout,calm,clarity,coaching,energy,executives,flow,founders,grace,hustle,leadership,mindset,performance,presence,regulation,renewal,resilience,success,wellbeingfalse13fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/leaders-who-burn-out-are-resisting-not-overworking--72209765
Host Lisa Urbanski sits down with Paul Crick, founder of the GRACE Framework and leadership consultant to founders and MDs of scaling businesses — helping leadership teams break through the ceilings no amount of pressure can lift.

You'll learn:
🧠 Why acceptance is a core leadership skill — not a weakness
🔥 How unresolved resistance quietly destroys team performance
💰 The $250K hidden cost of avoided conversations in a 50-person team
🎯 How to know if you're reacting emotionally or responding consciously
⚡ Grounding tools you can use mid-meeting, right now
🔑 What the GRACE Framework does — and why EQ training alone falls short

Stop fighting reality. Start leading through it.

Connect with Paul Crick & GRACEWorks
Newsletter (Substack): https://graceworkscollective.substack.com/
GRACEWorks Podcast: https://podcasts.helloaudio.fm/subscribe/73fb21ad-a0ec-4b34-8852-0561eda895d1/MMsWTKDejB
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulcrick/
Email: hello@theelevatepartnership.com

Free Resources Listen:
GRACE Under Pressure Masterclass (Audio):
https://podcasts.helloaudio.fm/playlistPlayer?feedId=f1d68400-2fc0-4429-9576-49b0f15bce43&code=YZTNl1kGHN&fullFeed=true
Download: Grounding Exercise (Audio):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tHtpOv9TA3m73m1rMKG2dPxCVnpw4fO7/view?usp=sharing

Coming Soon GRACEWorks App — launching May 2026 (iOS + Google Play).]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/72209765Fri, 29 May 2026 21:00:02 +0000Stacey ChillemiYou're not burning out because you work too hard. You're burning out because you're resisting reality — and it's costing your business more than you think. Host Lisa Urbanski sits down with Paul Crick, founder of the GRACE Framework and leadership...
Host Lisa Urbanski sits down with Paul Crick, founder of the GRACE Framework and leadership consultant to founders and MDs of scaling businesses — helping leadership teams break through the ceilings no amount of pressure can lift.

You'll learn:
🧠 Why acceptance is a core leadership skill — not a weakness
🔥 How unresolved resistance quietly destroys team performance
💰 The $250K hidden cost of avoided conversations in a 50-person team
🎯 How to know if you're reacting emotionally or responding consciously
⚡ Grounding tools you can use mid-meeting, right now
🔑 What the GRACE Framework does — and why EQ training alone falls short

Stop fighting reality. Start leading through it.

Connect with Paul Crick & GRACEWorks
Newsletter (Substack): https://graceworkscollective.substack.com/
GRACEWorks Podcast: https://podcasts.helloaudio.fm/subscribe/73fb21ad-a0ec-4b34-8852-0561eda895d1/MMsWTKDejB
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulcrick/
Email: hello@theelevatepartnership.com

Free Resources Listen:
GRACE Under Pressure Masterclass (Audio):
https://podcasts.helloaudio.fm/playlistPlayer?feedId=f1d68400-2fc0-4429-9576-49b0f15bce43&code=YZTNl1kGHN&fullFeed=true
Download: Grounding Exercise (Audio):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tHtpOv9TA3m73m1rMKG2dPxCVnpw4fO7/view?usp=sharing

Coming Soon GRACEWorks App — launching May 2026 (iOS + Google Play).]]>2776acceptance,authority,burnout,businessgrowth,coaching,consulting,emotionalintelligence,founders,graceframework,grounding,leadership,metacognition,mindset,performance,personalbrand,positioning,resistance,teamculture,thoughtleadership,visibilityfalse12fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/how-high-achievers-stop-hustling-for-worth-and-find-sustainable-success--71003303What happens when success starts costing you your peace?

In this episode, Lisa Urbanski talks with Paul Crick about why so many high achievers become trapped in “hustling for worth”.

In this conversation, you’ll learn:
🧠 How to recognize when ambition has turned into tying your worth to performance

⚠️ Why relentless hustle leads to burnout, disconnection, and loss of joy

🌿 How the Grace Framework helps you think clearly and lead with emotional intelligence

🔍 What changes when you stop using success to prove your value

⏸️ One simple, practical step to break the cycle of overdrive this week

Connect with Paul Crick & GRACEWorks
Newsletter (Substack): https://graceworkscollective.substack.com/
GRACEWorks Podcast: https://podcasts.helloaudio.fm/subscribe/73fb21ad-a0ec-4b34-8852-0561eda895d1/MMsWTKDejB
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulcrick/
Email: hello@theelevatepartnership.com

Free Resources Listen:
GRACE Under Pressure Masterclass (Audio):
https://podcasts.helloaudio.fm/playlistPlayer?feedId=f1d68400-2fc0-4429-9576-49b0f15bce43&code=YZTNl1kGHN&fullFeed=true
Download: Grounding Exercise (Audio):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tHtpOv9TA3m73m1rMKG2dPxCVnpw4fO7/view?usp=sharing

Coming Soon GRACEWorks App — launching May 2026 (iOS + Google Play).]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/71003303Wed, 01 Apr 2026 21:10:02 +0000Stacey ChillemiWhat happens when success starts costing you your peace? In this episode, Lisa Urbanski talks with Paul Crick about why so many high achievers become trapped in “hustling for worth”. In this conversation, you’ll learn: 🧠 How to recognize when...What happens when success starts costing you your peace?

In this episode, Lisa Urbanski talks with Paul Crick about why so many high achievers become trapped in “hustling for worth”.

In this conversation, you’ll learn:
🧠 How to recognize when ambition has turned into tying your worth to performance

⚠️ Why relentless hustle leads to burnout, disconnection, and loss of joy

🌿 How the Grace Framework helps you think clearly and lead with emotional intelligence

🔍 What changes when you stop using success to prove your value

⏸️ One simple, practical step to break the cycle of overdrive this week

Connect with Paul Crick & GRACEWorks
Newsletter (Substack): https://graceworkscollective.substack.com/
GRACEWorks Podcast: https://podcasts.helloaudio.fm/subscribe/73fb21ad-a0ec-4b34-8852-0561eda895d1/MMsWTKDejB
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulcrick/
Email: hello@theelevatepartnership.com

Free Resources Listen:
GRACE Under Pressure Masterclass (Audio):
https://podcasts.helloaudio.fm/playlistPlayer?feedId=f1d68400-2fc0-4429-9576-49b0f15bce43&code=YZTNl1kGHN&fullFeed=true
Download: Grounding Exercise (Audio):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tHtpOv9TA3m73m1rMKG2dPxCVnpw4fO7/view?usp=sharing

Coming Soon GRACEWorks App — launching May 2026 (iOS + Google Play).]]>2947ambition,anxiety,balance,burnout,burnoutrecovery,growth,healing,highachievers,identity,leadership,mindfulness,mindset,performance,psychology,purpose,resilience,selfworth,success,transformation,wellbeingfalse11fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/burned-out-at-the-top-how-to-lead-without-losing-yourself--70020465And there’s a better way to lead.

In this episode, host Stacey Chillemi talks with leadership coach Paul Crick, creator of the GRACE Framework®, about how high-achievers can move from pressure and exhaustion to calm, clear, sustainable leadership. This will help you reset—starting today.

In this episode, you’ll learn: 🧠 Why burnout happens (even when you’re “doing well”)
⚡ How to shift from pressure to presence in real time
🥋 What embodied leadership actually means—and how to practice it
🔥 Why grit alone makes things worse
🎯 One simple grounding tool you can use immediately

If you’re succeeding on the outside but running on empty inside, this conversation will give you practical tools to lead without losing yourself.

Connect with Paul Crick & GRACEWorks
Newsletter (Substack): https://graceworkscollective.substack.com/
GRACEWorks Podcast: https://podcasts.helloaudio.fm/subscribe/73fb21ad-a0ec-4b34-8852-0561eda895d1/MMsWTKDejB
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulcrick/
Email: hello@theelevatepartnership.com

Free Resources Listen:
GRACE Under Pressure Masterclass (Audio):
https://podcasts.helloaudio.fm/playlistPlayer?feedId=f1d68400-2fc0-4429-9576-49b0f15bce43&code=YZTNl1kGHN&fullFeed=true
Download: Grounding Exercise (Audio):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tHtpOv9TA3m73m1rMKG2dPxCVnpw4fO7/view?usp=sharing

Coming Soon GRACEWorks App — launching May 2026 (iOS + Google Play).]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70020465Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:00:02 +0000Stacey ChillemiYou’re not broken. You’re overloaded. And there’s a better way to lead. In this episode, host Stacey Chillemi talks with leadership coach Paul Crick, creator of the GRACE Framework®, about how high-achievers can move from pressure and exhaustion to...And there’s a better way to lead.

In this episode, host Stacey Chillemi talks with leadership coach Paul Crick, creator of the GRACE Framework®, about how high-achievers can move from pressure and exhaustion to calm, clear, sustainable leadership. This will help you reset—starting today.

In this episode, you’ll learn: 🧠 Why burnout happens (even when you’re “doing well”)
⚡ How to shift from pressure to presence in real time
🥋 What embodied leadership actually means—and how to practice it
🔥 Why grit alone makes things worse
🎯 One simple grounding tool you can use immediately

If you’re succeeding on the outside but running on empty inside, this conversation will give you practical tools to lead without losing yourself.

Connect with Paul Crick & GRACEWorks
Newsletter (Substack): https://graceworkscollective.substack.com/
GRACEWorks Podcast: https://podcasts.helloaudio.fm/subscribe/73fb21ad-a0ec-4b34-8852-0561eda895d1/MMsWTKDejB
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulcrick/
Email: hello@theelevatepartnership.com

Free Resources Listen:
GRACE Under Pressure Masterclass (Audio):
https://podcasts.helloaudio.fm/playlistPlayer?feedId=f1d68400-2fc0-4429-9576-49b0f15bce43&code=YZTNl1kGHN&fullFeed=true
Download: Grounding Exercise (Audio):
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tHtpOv9TA3m73m1rMKG2dPxCVnpw4fO7/view?usp=sharing

Coming Soon GRACEWorks App — launching May 2026 (iOS + Google Play).]]>3879burnoutrecovery,emotionalintelligence,executivecoaching,graceovergrind,highperformance,leadership,leadershipdevelopment,mentalhealth,mindfulleadership,mindsetshift,nervoussystemregulation,overfunctioning,performanceculture,personalgrowth,presence,resilience,selfleadership,stressmanagement,sustainablesuccess,workplacewellbeingfalse1full