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From corporate to independent: HR business partnering with Cindy Hurley Leister Apr 23, 2020

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Business partnering in the HR space is a whole lot different from mere coaching. To be truly considered as a partner, you have to help businesses arrive at concrete solutions to their problems. Joining Andy Storch in today’s episode is Cindy Hurley Leister, a former director at Global HR who now works in Australia as an independent HR coach and consultant, who gives her take on becoming a business partner in the HR space. Cindy also describes her journey from corporate HR to going independent, leaving a strong message to HR professionals who dream of stepping up their game and taking control of their careers.

Servant leadership with Garry Ridge Apr 21, 2020

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Great leadership can be gauged by how employees succeed in their daily tasks. Today, Andy Storch interviews Garry Ridge on the show to talk about servant leadership. As an incredible servant leader himself, being the CEO of WD-40, Garry has created a commendable culture as well as leadership philosophies worth sharing to a global audience. He shares how they have driven their employee engagement up to 94% and how they are handling the workforce challenges they are currently facing. He also gives some great advice on how to drive culture. If you are a coach, a manager, a business leader, or in talent development, you will surely glean some great gems from this episode.

Challenges in remote career development during the Covid-19 crisis with Julie Winkle Giulioni Apr 14, 2020

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Do you feel like your career development is somehow put on pause as you are removed from the physical workplace? You are not alone, as everyone apart from the essential workforce is now forced to work remotely amidst the Covid-19 pandemic. Julie Winkle Giulioni, the author of the international bestseller, Help Them Grow or Watch Them Go: Career Conversations Employees Want, is back in today’s episode with Andy Storch to discuss the importance of helping employees grow while working from home. She argues that remote career development is all the more relevant today not only because it prepares us for an uncertain future, but also because it helps us get through the stressful conditions we all experience today.

Creating And Scaling Digital Learning Ecosystems With Julie Dervin From Cargill Apr 07, 2020

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With the current challenge the world is facing today with the coronavirus pandemic, people are discouraged from getting together in person, hence the need to deliver effective learning and development programs virtually. On today’s show, Julie Dervin, head of Talent Development and Organizational Development at Cargill, joins host Andy Storch to share her story of how they built a digital learning ecosystem. If you’re in the learning and development space, there are some great lessons that you can learn and take from this conversation.

Celebrating a Milestone and Sharing our Top-10 Most Downloaded Episodes Apr 03, 2020

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Today I’m celebrating a major milestone – over 100,000 downloads! – and sharing our top-10 most downloaded episodes in our history. I hope you enjoy!

Changing and Preserving Culture with Carrie Olesen from GitHub and Microsoft Mar 31, 2020

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Disrupt Yourself by Whitney Johnson The Tipping Point by Malcolm GladwellCarrie’s Email Address:carrieo@microsoft.comcarrieo-on@github.comAndy on LinkedInFor questions, comments and guest suggestions, contact the host, Andy Storch, at storch@advantageperformance.com

My Top 10 Tips to Survive (and Thrive) in the Age of Coronavirus Mar 26, 2020

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Sharing my Top 10 Tips for Surviving the Coronavirus and coming out more successful, happy and fulfilled in the end. This is not about washing hands or staying socially distant. This is about your mindset and where you focus your time and energy.

How the US Navy does Talent Development with Ben Baran Mar 17, 2020

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Ben Baran is probably one of the few people in the world who is equally comfortable in a university classroom, a military uniform, or in a corporate boardroom advising top management teams.

He is an award-winning assistant professor of management at Cleveland State University, a co-founder and principal of the consulting firm Indigo Anchor LLC, and a commander in the U.S. Navy Reserve.

And Ben is also the co-host of the Indigo Anchor podcast as well.

Creating a Culture of Belonging with Greg Brenner, the HR Dad Mar 10, 2020

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Greg on LinkedInAndy on LinkedIn

For questions, comments and guest suggestions, contact the host, Andy Storch, at storch@advantageperformance.com

The Importance of Having a Personal Brand w/ Mary Henderson Mar 03, 2020

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Mary’s WebsiteMary on LinkedInMary’s Email Address: mary@maryhendersoncoaching.comAndy on LinkedIn

For questions, comments and guest suggestions, contact the host, Andy Storch, at storch@advantageperformance.com