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Ep 62: How to Develop Strong People Leaders in the Modern World with Terence Morley from NBCUniversal Jan 23, 2019

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In today’s episode, Andy interviewed Terence Morley. Terence is the Director of Talent Development for NBCUniversal.

In his role, he equips team leaders and individual contributors with the essential skills, business knowledge, and opportunity to succeed in their roles.

Terence also leads Talent Development’s digital efforts including learning platforms, content, and strategy. He also partners with multiple businesses to help build leaders and shift culture at all levels.

Terence holds a Bachelor’s in Biology & Philosophy from the University of Scranton. He also has a Master’s in Organisational Communication and Medieval History from Fordham University. In addition, he is also an ASTD Certified Professional.

He currently lives in Cranford, New Jersey with his wife and daughter.

Ep 61: Exceptional Talent Management and Succession Planning with Tracey Grimshaw from Belden, Inc Jan 21, 2019

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In today’s episode, Andy interviewed Tracey Grimshaw. Tracey has just finished presenting a case study on her company’s unique approach to talent management and succession planning.

Tracey is a talent management, organisational development, and learning executive with global experience.

She is currently the vice president of Human Resources at Belden Inc., a global leader in high quality and end-to-end signal transmission solutions. She delivers a comprehensive product portfolio designed to meet the mission-critical network infrastructure needs of industrial, enterprise, and broadcast markets.

Tracey is an expert in areas like organisational design, change management, and learning and development.

Ep 60: Developing Better Managers through Coaching with Wendy Hanson from BetterManager Jan 16, 2019

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In today’s episode, Andy interviewed Wendy Hanson. This interview is different because Wendy is not a talent practitioner and she does not work for a large company. Wendy is an executive coach and has more than 20 years of experience working with individuals and teams on creating a culture where they can communicate more effectively, delegate efficiently, and help people use their strengths and talents at work.

Wendy is the co-founder and COO at BetterManager.us. She knows what it takes to help managers succeed in rapidly growing environments. The BetterManager.us team of coaches work with all levels of managers all around the world. It is really coaching at scale for all levels.

Ep 59: Aligning Strategy, Culture and People with Lisa Ridge from Teradata Jan 14, 2019

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In today’s episode, Andy interviewed Lisa Ridge. Lisa is the director of Global Talent Management and Organisation Development for Teradata, an IT services company based in San Diego, CA. They have more than 10,000 employees and they’re going through a global transformation.

In her role, she is responsible for engaging, identifying, and deploying talent against Teradata’s strategic plan. She leads a team responsible for engagement and retention, performance management, strategic work force planning, organisational effectiveness, succession planning, organisation review, and assessment.

Lisa has over 20 years of experience in talent management and leadership development holding leadership and global roles in companies like Gap, Sony, and Qualcomm as well as some companies in the life sciences industry prior to joining Teradata.

Ep 58: Tying Individual Values to Organizational Values and Building a Culture of Innovation with John DeLeon from Costa Farms Jan 09, 2019

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Today’s guest is John DeLeon. John is an accomplished thought leader with a successful background in both HR leadership and operations management. Currently, he is the director of Learning and Organization Development at Costa Farms in Miami.

Costa Farms is the largest grower and wholesaler of indoor plants in North America. He focuses on providing conscious innovation backed by a hands-on approach towards transforming workplaces in times of change and ambiguity.

Ep 57: Leveraging Strengths to Increase Productivity with Heather Kay of Sungard Availability Services Jan 07, 2019

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In today’s episode, Andy interviewed Heather Kay. Heather has been involved in learning and development for almost 20 years now.

Currently, she is the Senior Director of Talent Management at Sungard Availability Services, an IT services company based in Wayne, PA, a suburb of Philadelphia.

As a Gallup certified coach since 2015, she has coached individuals and facilitated programs for small companies and teams across different industries.

At Sungard AS, she created a strength-based program where close to 40% of employees participated and over 80% believe that strength-based learning has a significant impact on their productivity.

Ep 55: Understanding and Leveraging your Strengths with Michael Dauphinee Dec 24, 2018

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In today’s episode, Andy interviewed Michael Dauphinee. Michael is an author, executive coach, and a leadership strategist working with massive organisations like Maserati, NFL, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and many more.

As a CliftonStrenghts expert, he helps leaders discover and utilise their strengths so they can take courageous actions. He has coached leaders from startups to 100 Fortune companies around the world.

Ep 54: What Organizations Should be doing to Develop Leaders in Today’s Modern World with John Eades Dec 19, 2018

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John is the CEO of LearnLoft, author of, F.M.L. Standing Out & Being a Leader and host of the ‘Follow My Lead’ Podcast. He writes or has been featured on Inc.com, LinkedIn Pulse, TrainingIndustry.com, eLearningIndustry.com, CNBC Money, and more.

LearnLoft is a full-service organizational health company who exists to turn managers into leaders and create healthier places to work. They offer assessments, culture surveys, workshops, and learning technology designed to help managers break through and become leaders.

Ep 53: Getting People Aligned to Strategy Shift and Culture Change and Going Beyond 6 Seconds with Carolyn Kiel of Verizon Dec 17, 2018

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In today’s episode, Andy interviewed Carolyn Kiel. Carolyn is a learning designer and podcast host who designed and delivers learning and development programs.

She has helped several large companies develop their people, navigate change, and achieve their business goals.

Currently she is a training manager for Digital Operation at Verizon Wireless in New Jersey.

She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Vassar College and a masters in Organisation Behaviour from Fairleigh Dickinson University.

In 2018, Carolyn started a podcast called Beyond 6 seconds, which features extraordinary stories of everyday people who have overcome challenges and have made a positive impact in the world.

Ep 52: Paying Attention to the Individual Needs of your People Dec 14, 2018

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Are you paying attention to the individual needs of your people? Are your managers doing that as well?

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