Ever felt like you didn’t quite belong, even in a place that should feel like home? Dr. Julie Pham shares her powerful story on the Real People. Real Stories. podcast with host Rena Rico. Julie recounts her experience studying in Vietnam, expecting to feel a deep connection, but instead finding herself navigating feelings of being a foreigner.
This episode dives into the complexities of identity, culture, and the immigrant journey. It’s a must-listen for anyone who has grappled with language barriers or the search for belonging.
Dr. Julie Pham is quoted in the “The State of Motivation Report 2026.” It draws data from Attuned users around the world, providing a unique snapshot of how global motivational trends change from year to year, revealing what’s top of the agenda for employees right now, uncovering the issues transforming the modern workplace, and showing how motivational needs vary across generations and genders.
On Elsplend Realities podcast, host ELO Oghenevwede Splendour sits down with Dr. Julie Pham to explore how curiosity can deepen respect and connection. Julie shares reflections on:
Rethinking respect across identities and experiences
How humility and self-awareness shape better collaboration
Why small shifts in perspective can change how we relate to others
A thoughtful listen for anyone navigating difference with more intention.
What if connection isn’t about impressing others—but inviting them in as you are? On What’s in Your Neighborhood? podcast featuring Dr. Julie Pham, host Melanie Vargas sits down with Julie, for a deeply personal conversation on identity, belonging, and shifting from scarcity to abundance.
Julie shares reflections on:
Letting go of comparison and “not enough” thinking
Redefining what it means to host, connect, and belong
Why honest, imperfect connection is often what people remember most
A thoughtful listen for anyone rethinking what “enough” looks like.
What if the way you communicate at work isn’t code-switching — it’s strategic leadership? In the latest episode of Thriving in Intersectionality podcast, Dr. Lola Adeyemo sits down with Dr. Julie Pham for a conversation that will shift how you think about identity, belonging, and what it means to lead.
Julie reframes code-switching not as assimilation, but as intentional communication. She introduces her 7 Forms of Respect® framework — a powerful reminder that respect isn’t one-size-fits-all. How it’s expressed, given, and received is deeply shaped by culture, lived experience, and personal history.
They also explore:
The difference between refugee and immigrant experiences — and why it matters in the workplace
“Push and pull” migration factors and how they show up in professional identity
Why success should be defined by how it feels, not just how it look
Managing energy (not just time) as a leadership practice
The power of asking for help as a career growth strategy
This episode is a masterclass in seeing the whole person behind the professional — and building workplaces where more people can thrive.
Most leaders think they’re being respectful. But intention and impact are not the same thing. Dr. Julie Pham joined Dr. Lola Adeyemo on a recent episode of Workplaces That Work podcast to dig into one of the most misunderstood dynamics in professional life: What respect actually looks like at work, and why so many teams get it wrong.
The core problem? Without a shared understanding of respect, even well-meaning leaders can create friction, erode trust, and leave team members feeling unseen — all without realizing it.
In this conversation, Julie and Dr. Lola explore:
How misaligned expectations quietly create tension on teams
The role of curiosity in stronger leadership and team dynamics
Why good intentions don’t guarantee good impact
Practical ways to build shared understanding across diverse teams
If you lead people — or work alongside them — this episode will challenge how you think about respect and how you practice it every day.
How many decisions did you make today based on an assumption you never stopped to question? Dr. Julie Pham joined the Born Without a Choice podcast for a conversation that gets at something most of us don’t like to admit — that our quick judgments, unchecked assumptions, and lack of curiosity quietly shape how we lead, how we listen, and how we treat the people around us.
This episode is an invitation to slow down.
Julie brings her signature lens to the conversation — including insights from the 7 Forms of Respect® — exploring how understanding before reacting can fundamentally change the quality of our relationships and decisions at work and beyond.
If you’ve ever been misread, misunderstood, or caught yourself doing the same to someone else — this one is worth your time.
On a recent Lifting Leaders podcast Gems episode featuring Dr. Julie Pham, the hosts Tricia Rhine and Kristal Roberts revisit insights from their conversation with Julie about her book, “The 7 Forms of Respect®.”
After taking the 7 Forms Respect Assessment themselves, they reflect on:
Why respect can look wildly different across teams and cultures
How co-creating team norms builds stronger trust and belonging
The small shifts leaders can make to create healthier communication and culture
A thoughtful listen for leaders who want to lead with more awareness, clarity, and intention.
In Episode 58 of Everything’s Not Black & White podcast, featuring Dr. Julie Pham, Julie sits down with hosts Lachandra Baker and Brian J Baker to explore what it actually takes to hold space for multiple truths. This is not as a philosophical exercise, but as a daily leadership practice.
She shares her Rubber Band Rule: Yes, stretch toward others, extend your respect, bridge the gap. But know where your limit is. Snapping doesn’t serve anyone.
She talks about the power of the pause, that small, deliberate moment between receiving something hard and choosing how to respond to it. And why that pause might be the most underrated leadership skill there is.
And she gets personal about her family’s story as Vietnamese refugees, about the history that didn’t make it into the textbooks, and about why leading with curiosity isn’t soft. It’s the hardest thing most of us will ever practice.
If you’ve ever navigated a room where people were holding very different versions of the same truth, this episode was made for you.
Most conflicts about respect aren’t really about respect. They’re about different assumptions of what respect looks like.
On the ManKind podcast featuring Dr. Julie Pham, host Boysen Hodgson to explores why people can agree on how respect feels while having completely different ideas about what respectful behavior should be.
In this conversation, Julie shares: • How culture, family, and life experiences shape our expectations • Why curiosity is often the missing ingredient in difficult conversations
Whether at work, at home, or in our communities, many conflicts become easier to navigate when we get curious about what respect means to others.
Since last fall, I’ve been focused on conducting research for my next book which will focus on respect in friendships. It’s one thing to write a book. It’s another thing to market and sell one.
While I’m proud that the sales from 7 Forms of Respect® are in the top 10% of self-published books, I dream this next book will reach many more people. I want total strangers across the country to approach respect with curiosity in everyday conversations. I envision the book being on people’s shelves and coffee tables. I hope it will lead to opportunities to grow CuriosityBased’s business and brand. And sometimes that dream seems so elusive, I wonder if it will ever happen.
Everything we’ve achieved to sell and market the 7 Forms of Respect® thus far has been through word of mouth, earned media, and consistent content creation. I recognize that to get to the next level, I’m going to have to get an agent and a traditional publisher who can distribute my book widely.
Last month, I was sharing my desire for higher distribution with another writer friend. He tried to soothe me by saying, “As long as you’re trying your hardest.” His words made me realize, “I don’t think I am trying my hardest. I don’t actually think I’m doing the things that make me uncomfortable, that risk rejection. I could be asking for a lot more help.”
This is where you come in. I have to strengthen my “platform” to prove to potential agents there’s an existing market for my work on which they can build.
So, I am asking you for help in three simple ways:
I want to grow newsletter subscribers by 20% by the end of summer. Could you please recommend to a few people to subscribe to this newsletter?
If you read the book, 7 Forms of Respect®, please review it on GoodReads and/ or Amazon. We have 95 reviews across both platforms and I’d like to get to 200 by the end of the summer.
Follow us on LinkedIn and Facebook and like or share our content.
Phew. There, I did it. I asked you for help.
Since that conversation with my friend, I’ve risked rejection daily by directly asking people if I can add them to my newsletter subscriber list. Fortunately, everyone has said, “Yes.”
Are you struggling to ask me for help with something because it feels like you risk rejection? If so, please tell me about it, or ask away. I’d love to hear from you.
