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How to Lead and Succeed in the Multigenerational Workplace w/ Lindsey Pollak Oct 29, 2019

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Lindsey Pollak is a New York Times bestselling author, a keynote speaker, and one of the world’s leading experts on Millennials and the multigenerational workplace.

Her latest book is The Remix: How to Lead and Succeed in the Multigenerational Workplace is all about how leaders and organizations must embrace the new ways of working that appeal to the digital-first generations.

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How Lindsey got into this line of work and became a millennial expertDescribing the generations and where Gen X fits in“The expectations you bring to the workplace are impacted by the times in which you were raised”The importance of the expectations people have when they show up to workplaceWhy Lindsey wrote this bookWe have more Americans age 85 or older in the workplace than ever beforeThe DJ trick to playing a remixThe concept of the remix and how to take the best of all generationsBook: The One Minute ManagerWhat the best companies are doing well to mix generationsThe mistake of trying to fit everyone into one way of working65% of younger workers take jobs for training and developmentWhat is the right approach to learning in the workplace?How do you as an individual improve your approach to the multigenerational workplace?The importance of learning from those 10+ years older or younger than youThe power of reverse mentoring to learn from those younger than youThe important questions to ask other colleagues about communication stylesAdvice: Get input from different generations when planning eventsAdvice: Use different methods of communication and repurpose contentLinks:

Book: Getting from College to Career by Lindsey PollakBook: The One Minute Manager by Kenneth H. Blanchard and Spencer JohnsonBook: The Remix: How to Lead and Succeed in the Multigenerational Lindsey PollakLindsey’s WebsiteLindsey’s InstagramLindsey’s LinkedInAndy’s InstagramAndy’s LinkedInFor questions, comments and guest suggestions, contact the host, Andy Storch, at storch@advantageperformance.com

The #1 Challenge in Talent Development Oct 26, 2019

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The Multipliers SimulationTop trends in talent development

How to Become a better Leader with Professor Jay Conger Oct 22, 2019

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Jay Conger is one of the world’s experts on leadership. You will see him quoted in the Wall Street Journal and other business periodicals analyzing people and trends in the executive suite and in the boardroom. He is a senior research scientist at the USC Marshall School Center for Effective Organizations as well as the Henry Kravis Chaired Professor of Leadership Studies at Claremont McKenna College in Los Angeles

In his career, Jay has authored over one hundred articles and fifteen books on topics ranging from leadership, organizational change and manager development. He is one of a handful of authors who have published multiple articles in the Harvard Business Review. His most recent book is The High Potential’s Advantage (2018)

Jay has taught at the Harvard Business School, INSEAD (France), the London Business School, McGill University, and the University of Southern California and been featured in Business Week, The Economist, The Financial Times, Forbes, Fortune, The LA Times, The New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Training, The Wall Street Journal, and Working Woman

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Book: The High Potential’s Advantage: Get Noticed, Impress Your Bosses, and Become a Top Leader by Jay CongerBook: The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever by Michael Bungay Stanier By Michael Bungay StanierBook: Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard by Chip Heath and Dan HeathJay’s Email Address: jay.conger@cmc.eduFor questions, comments and guest suggestions, contact the host, Andy Storch, at storch@advantageperformance.com

The Importance of Creativity in Leadership w/ Jennifer Paylor from IBM Oct 15, 2019

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Jennifer is a Visionary and bold people engineer and leader offering proven expertise driving exponential growth and organizational transformation through effective people development, employee & customer engagement, leadership coaching, management consulting, and strategic initiatives.

Currently Jennifer works in Executive Development at IBM, which has 350,000 employees across the globe. She is working on a book on leadership to be published in 2020.

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Jennifer’s background starting off as a singer-songwriter and artist who got into engineeringThe difficult decision to sign a record deal or become an IBM engineerLeaders need to understand who they are to make decisions based on a clear vision of their identityHow Jennifer moved from engineering to exec developmentHow Jennifer built one of the talent development groups at IBMWhat it was like to be a black woman in a white men’s worldThe importance of being able to bring your whole self to workHow to build a new talent development group from scratchThe importance of soliciting help and contributions from the people you are developing“Learning is not just knowledge transfer. Learning is transformational”The importance of creativity (26 mins in, be creative)The importance of “cleaning out the closet” and simplifyingCreativity is a skill that you can learn and can help you see things in different waysHow to incorporate creativity into leadership development by breaking the rulesJennifer’s greatest accomplishment of touching so many livesJennifer’s mistake of trusting the wrong peopleTrend: AI and blockchain for talent development and the race to make it tangibleLinks:

Book: The Holy BibleBook: Driven to Distraction at Work: How to Focus and Be More Productive by Ned HallowellJennifer on LinkedInFor questions, comments and guest suggestions, contact the host, Andy Storch, at storch@advantageperformance.com

How We Sold Out our Conference (Solo) Oct 11, 2019

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How to Say Things Better with Lila Smith Oct 08, 2019

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Email Address: lila@saythingsbetter.com

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

Recapping the LinkedIn Talent Connect Conference (solo) Oct 03, 2019

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The Millennial Myth and the Way of the Digital Warrior w/ Crystal Kadakia Oct 01, 2019

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Crystal is a two-time TEDx speaker and known for her thought leadership on evolving workplace culture for a digital world. Through her best-selling book, The Millennial Myth and keynotes, Crystal has changed the story around the generation gap for thousands over the past 7 years.

Her forthcoming books include The Way of the Digital Warrior, a self-leadership guide to create connection, escape burnout, and overcome other challenges unique to the digital age, and Learning Cluster Design: How Millennials, Media, and Mobility are Reinventing the Training Industry (ATD, 2020).

She is honored to be a Power 30 Under 30, CLO Learning in Practice, and ATD One to Watch award recipient.

How Women Rise with Sally Helgesen Sep 24, 2019

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Sally Helgesen is a celebrated author, international speaker and gold standard women’s leadership expert. Her latest book, “How Women Rise: Break the 12 Habits Holding You Back from Your Next Raise, Promotion, or Job,” co-authored with coaching legend Marshall Goldsmith, examines the behaviors most likely to get in the way of successful women

As a speaker and consultant, Sally’s mission has always been two-fold. She helps women to recognize, articulate and act on their greatest strengths in order to enhance their careers and increase their value to their organizations. And she works with senior leaders in companies and partnership firms to instill more inclusive practices at the highest levels.

Previous books include The Female Advantage: Women’s Ways of Leadership, and The Female Vision: Women’s Real Power at Work, which explores how women’s strategic insights can strengthen their careers.

In addition to delivering workshops and keynotes in corporations, partnership firms, universities and associations around the world, Sally has consulted with the UN on building more inclusive country offices in Africa and Asia, led programs at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and Smith College and been visiting scholar at Northwestern University, U-Nordic Stockholm, and the Lauriston Institute Melbourne AU. She is a contributing editor for Strategy + Business magazine and a member of the MG 100 Coaching Network and the New York and International Women’s Forums. She lives in Chatham, NY.

The Big Five Personality Factors with Dr. Richard Shuster Sep 19, 2019

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Dr. Richard Shuster is a licensed clinical psychologist, keynote speaker, CEO of MARS Industries, and the host of The Daily Helping with Dr. Richard Shuster: Food for the Brain, Knowledge from the experts, Tools to Win at Life which is regularly downloaded in over 100 countries.

On his podcast, Dr. Shuster’s guests educate and inspire listeners through their stories, expertise, and passion for helping make a difference in the lives of others. His mission is to help people become the best versions of themselves and as a result, make the world a better place. A sought after media expert, Dr. Shuster’s clinical expertise and podcast have been featured in such publications as The Huffington Post, NBCNews.com, Glassdoor.com, Reader’s Digest, Men’s Health, Cosmopolitan, and others.

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