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    Innovating Leadership: Co-Creating Our Future

    The pace of change in the world is increasing exponentially. As COVID proved, leadership must evolve. And that gets to the heart of our mission: to bring you the latest thoughts on leadership so you can innovate, learn, and evolve…growing your team, your business, and yourself!

    This series features a new interview every week. Host Maureen Metcalf interviews world leaders, global business and NPO executives, thought leaders, and researchers in a wide range of industries. It’s a breadth of perspectives unavailable anywhere else.

    Become an innovative leader in your own right! Download the latest episode each Tuesday night on your favorite podcast platform.

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    Copyright: © Maureen Metcalf

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    Latest Episodes:
    S9-Ep40: None Shall Pass: Crossing the Deathline Sep 20, 2023

    Guest: Dr. Karen Tilstra

    Here’s the painful truth: following old established procedures and avoiding risk stifles your growth…even your survival. What’s the answer?

    Innovation. But, as Dr. Karen Tilstra points out in this episode, fear keeps your team from embracing innovation. She calls the point of fear the Deathline. Deathlines may doom your organization’s long-term success. Fortunately, Dr. Tilstra shares a wealth of proven tips on overcoming this killer of human and business potential!

    Here's what Karen and host Maureen Metcalf cover:

    1. The origin of the Deathline concept, and techniques to overcome it;
    2. Strategies to overcome Deathlines, and boost both innovation and creativity; and
    3. How to tap into the benefits of driving clear, open conversations with your team.

    Other episodes you'll enjoy:

    • The Creative Mindset: Mastering Skills that Empower Innovation – with Jeff DeGraff
    • The Essentials of Theory U – with Otto Scharmer
    • Optimize Your Mindset – with David DeRam

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Instagram, Threads, and Twitter, too!

    RESOURCES:

    Karen’s books are The Deathline: Stopping the #1 All-Time Killer of Human Potential (paperback = https://amzn.to/3Rmlrg6, Kindle = https://amzn.to/460DTPO)

    and

    101 Activities to Ignite Collaboration, Boost Creativity, and Fuel Innovation (paperback = https://amzn.to/45XeOW1, Kindle = https://amzn.to/46eHJoc).

    You can also learn more about Karen and her firm at Creativity Effect’s website: https://www.creativityeffect.com.

    Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here.

    She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here.

    Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include:

    • The Five Lost Superpowers: Why We Lost Them & How to Get Them Back by John Reid, et al
    • The Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
    • The Left Hand of Darknessby Ursula K. LeGuin
    • Snow White & the Seven Robots by Louise Simonson & Jimena Sanchez

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    OUR PODCAST TEAM:

    Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

    Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko

    Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko

    Assistant Editor & Raconteur: Luigi Morelli

    Supporting Our Efforts with No Fear Whatsoever: Jenna Reik & Mike Morrow-Fox

    CONNECT WITH US:

    YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership

    Threads: @innovativeleaders

    Twitter: @IL_Institute

    LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2

    Instagram: @innovativeleader

    TikTok: @innovativeleadership

    Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com

    Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating!

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    About Our Guest:

    Karen Tilstra, PhD., is an author, award-winning innovator, psychologist, and super fun person. She has led hundreds of human-centered design projects, runs innovation workshops, and builds innovation labs for universities, healthcare systems, pro-sports teams, and government agencies. Her two books, The Deathline: Stopping the #1 All-Time Killer of Human Potential and 101 Activities to Ignite Collaboration, Boost Creativity, and Fuel Innovation, help leaders and team members unlock the creative potential that lies within all of us.


    S9-Ep39: Boosting Workplace Well-Being Sep 13, 2023

    Guest: Cameron Stockdale

    Can a four-day workweek be just as productive – even more productive – than a five-day workweek?

    The answer is an unquestionable “yes!” Cameron Stockdale talks about this and other workplace wellness initiatives with host Maureen Metcalf in this episode. Cameron is the CEO of the Work Wellness Institute in Vancouver, British Columbia. They’ve experimented with many different ways of improving employee wellness, with sometimes surprising results! For example, the staff overwhelmingly prefer taking walks outdoors over chillaxing indoors on yoga mats during their regular 17-minute breaks.

    What would work in your workplace? Listen in to find out!

    Here's what Cameron and Maureen cover:

    1. How giving employees the tools for wellness is more effective than dumping money into the most expensive wellness programs;
    2. Why it’s important to normalize our view of mental health to the same view we have of physical health; and
    3. Uncovering the myth of the 8-hour workday (because in a “normal” office, your people only really work 2 hours and 59 minutes a day!).

    Produced with support from the International Leadership Association: https://ilaglobalnetwork.org.

    Other episodes you'll enjoy:

    • Finding Meaning, Joy, & Purpose in What You Do with Paul Gibbons
    • The Human Energy Crisis at Work with Joshua Freedman
    • The Dogged Pursuit of Pet-Friendly Workplaces with Lisa Campbell

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Instagram, Threads, and Twitter, too!

    RESOURCES:

    You’ll find complete information on the Work Wellness Institute on their website at https://workwellnessinstitute.org.

    Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here.

    She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here.

    Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include:

    • Three Rocks: The Story of Ernie Bushmiller, the Man Who Created Nancy by Bill Griffith
    • The Five Lost Superpowers: Why We Lost Them & Hot to Get Them Back by John Reid, et al
    • The Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
    • The Left Hand of Darknessby Ursula K. LeGuin

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    OUR PODCAST TEAM:

    Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

    Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko

    Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko

    Assistant Editor & Raconteur: Luigi Morelli

    Feeling Fine, Thank You: Jenna Reik & Mike Morrow-Fox

    CONNECT WITH US:

    YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership

    Threads: @innovativeleaders

    Twitter: @IL_Institute

    LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2

    Instagram: @innovativeleader

    Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com

    Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating!

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    About Our Guest:

    Dr. Cameron Stockdale, an executive leader and scholar in the fields of leadership, innovation, technology, law, and organizational behavior, brings his extensive experience to bear in guiding positive change within organizations. Emphasizing an approach of ongoing growth and refinement, his work focuses on increasing efficiencies and bolstering team performance. Drawing from a substantial background in emergency services, including over 25 years of hands-on experience, Dr. Stockdale’s research is rooted in its practical applications. As the CEO of the Work Wellness Institute, a non-profit research organization dedicated to conducting global research and disseminating knowledge that fosters a positive workplace environment Dr. Stockdale’s goal is to make research more accessible for workplaces and employers, with a focus on workplace health, wellness and performance issues.

    Besides his undergrad education in Recreation Management and Paramedicine, Dr. Stockdale holds a Doctor of Education degree in Interdisciplinary Leadership from Creighton University, a Master of Laws degree in Innovation, Technology & Law from the University of Edinburgh, a Postgraduate Certificate in Organizational Behavior from Harvard University Extension School, and a Master of Arts degree in Leadership from the University of Guelph.


    S9-Ep38: The Rise of Humanness (The Role of People in an AI World) Sep 06, 2023

    Guests: Chris Nolan & Michael Schindler

    In their zealous rush to incorporate Artificial Intelligence, most corporate leaders are forgetting one thing: you.

    Chris Nolan and Michael Schindler remind execs to remember humanness in their plans. AI may be a great time- and money-saving tool, but humans remain an important equation in the mix. A complete reliance on AI overlooks the nuances and insights humans bring to the table.

    And, they warn, there’s one job that analysts already say AI may be able to do better than a human: CEO!

    They share their research on AI and VUCA – and the human-conserving ways companies can navigate them -- with host Maureen Metcalf.

    Here's what Chris, Michael, and Maureen cover:

    1. How AI is accelerating the exponential pace of VUCA (Volatility, Uncertainty, Chaos, and Ambiguity) in our lives;
    2. The ways AI is propelling change – but may not be as innovative as people think; and
    3. Why it’s so important for smart companies to keep humans at the center of work as AI grows more powerful.

    Have a Chris Nolan binge-listen with these episodes:

    • Using Storytelling to Elevate Leadership with Chris Nolan
    • Facing Uncertainty: It’s VUCA with Chris Nolan

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Instagram and Twitter, too!

    RESOURCES:

    You’ll find all things VUCA (and humanness) at Chris & Michael’s website: https://itsvuca.com/ . If you’d like to check out their VUCA documentary, it’s on Amazon at https://bit.ly/ItsVUCA .

    Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here.

    She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here.

    Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include:

    • The Five Lost Superpowers: Why We Lost Them & Hot to Get Them Back by John Reid, et al
    • The Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
    • The Left Hand of Darknessby Ursula K. LeGuin
    • Snow White & the Seven Robots by Louise Simonson & Jimena Sanchez

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    OUR PODCAST TEAM:

    Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

    Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko

    Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko

    Assistant Editor & Raconteur: Luigi Morelli

    Trying to Find Order in a Chaotic World: Jenna Reik & Mike Morrow-Fox

    CONNECT WITH US:

    YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership

    Twitter: @IL_Institute

    LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2

    Instagram: @innovativeleader

    Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com

    Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating!

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    About Our Guests:

    Chris Nolan is a multi-award-winning writer and director, bringing in-depth understanding to the complex interplay between humans and AI technology. His insights, gained from a distinguished career, aid in comprehending and balancing the intricate dynamics of this digital era. His thought-provoking work on VUCA: The Secret to Living in the 21st Century, showcases his adeptness in decoding the exponentially accelerating technological changes. Michael Schindler, a veteran, writer and podcast host, adds his transformative voice to the discussions on integrating AI with human qualities. His inquisitive approach breaks down the complexities of blending business and AI. Mike's expertise, shaped by hosting the 'Military Wire' podcast, frames his insightful outlook on the future of work.

    Together, Michael & Chris consult with companies – and coach their leaders – on navigating VUCA in the business world…and understanding humanness in the process.


    S9-Ep37: You’re an Executive, But Are You a Leader? Aug 29, 2023

    Guest: Sonya Shelton

    Where is passion bred: in the heart or in the head? An executive may not care, but a leader knows how critical passion is – along with purpose and culture.

    In this episode, Sonya Shelton reviews these and other critical elements of true leadership with host Maureen Metcalf. In a process called Red Thread Leadership, Sonya helps leaders tease out the elements that make their leadership – and their organizations – strong. It’s all based on her proven experience working in and carefully observing Disney and other companies.

    Here's what Sonya and Maureen cover:

    1. The red flags that are raised when executives use their titles to lead;
    2. How poor leadership leads to burnout and turnover; and
    3. Why younger generations won’t put up with a lack of purpose in a company or its executives.

    Other episodes you'll enjoy:

    • Leading with Care & Purpose with Raj Sisodia & Sudhanshu Palsule
    • Do It on Purpose with Nell Derick Debevoise
    • Lead with the Power of Truth, Justice, & Purpose with Ron Carucci

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Instagram, Threads, and Twitter, too!

    RESOURCES:

    Sonya’s book is You’re an Executive But Are You a Leader? Available on Amazon in hardback at https://amzn.to/3QXhYV0 and on Kindle at https://amzn.to/3QUdQ8c.

    Her firm, and contact information, are online at https://executiveleader.com.

    Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here.

    She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here.

    Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include:

    • Three Rocks: The Story of Ernie Bushmiller, the Man Who Created Nancy by Bill Griffith
    • The Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
    • The Left Hand of Darknessby Ursula K. LeGuin
    • Snow White & the Seven Robots by Louise Simonson & Jimena Sanchez

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    OUR PODCAST TEAM:

    Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

    Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko

    Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko

    Assistant Editor: Luigi Morelli

    Executive Cool Cats: Jenna Reik & Mike Morrow-Fox

    CONNECT WITH US:

    YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership

    Twitter: @IL_Institute

    LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2

    Instagram: @innovativeleader

    TikTok: @innovativeleadership

    Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com

    Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating!

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    About Our Guest:

    When it comes to navigating the ins and outs of business, Sonya Shelton has seen it all: from successful startups with brand-new ideas to well-established Fortune 500 companies. Sonya Shelton founded Executive Leadership Consulting in 2007 from her passion for partnering with leaders and high achievers to create a clear vision and build work environments where employees are fulfilled and completely committed to their organization’s success. She has captured her leadership tips and success stories in her #1 Amazon bestselling book “You’re an Executive, But Are You a Leader?” Having been an executive as well as an international speaker and consultant, Sonya knows how to tap into lesser-known, hidden practices that drive true leadership. Her philosophy, background and experience add a strategic, pragmatic, and multidimensional approach to making strong leaders. Sonya serves on the Forbes Coaches Council and is a certified Master Corporate Executive Coach through the Association of Corporate Executive Coaches.


    S9-Ep36: Be Human, Lead Human Aug 22, 2023

    Guest: Jennifer Nash

    In corporate America through the years, CEOs lost sight of something: humans. Humans fell so far off the radar that, when corporate leadership was analyzed, the majority of executives were actually leading processes and procedures, not people!

    Do you work for one of those execs? Are you one of them?

    There’s hope! Some leaders – like Ford’s Alan Mulally – began putting humans back in the equation, making their companies stronger. Dr. Jennifer Nash joins us to discuss Mulally’s techniques and other ways to lead with humanity, along with the benefits you’ll see.

    Here's what Jennifer and Maureen cover:

    1. What human leadership means;
    2. Why it gets better results than the stereotypical uncaring bureaucracy; and
    3. How to help leaders who aren’t cruising on the status quo, and actually want to be better leaders!

    Other episodes you'll enjoy:

    • Informed Leadership: The Power of Trauma with Rachael Kelly
    • The Bonobo Sisterhood: Ape Society’s Lessons for Leadership with Diane Rosenfeld
    • The Human Energy Crisis at Work with Joshua Freedman

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Instagram, Threads and Twitter, too!

    RESOURCES:

    Jennifer’s book, Be Human, Lead Human, is available on Amazon. Paperback is https://amzn.to/3qPZXx7 , Kindle is https://amzn.to/45BNtbl .

    You can learn more about the book and Jennifer’s work on her website: https://drjennifernash.com/ .

    Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here.

    She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here.

    Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include:

    • The Five Lost Superpowers: Why We Lost Them & Hot to Get Them Back by John Reid, et al
    • Planet of the Apes by Pierre Boulle
    • The Left Hand of Darknessby Ursula K. LeGuin
    • Snow White & the Seven Robots by Louise Simonson & Jimena Sanchez

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    OUR PODCAST TEAM:

    Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

    Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko

    Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko

    Assistant Editor & Raconteur: Luigi Morelli

    Ever Mindful of Our Humanity: Jenna Reik & Mike Morrow-Fox

    CONNECT WITH US:

    YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership

    Twitter: @IL_Institute

    LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2

    Instagram: @innovativeleader

    Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com

    Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating!

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    About Our Guest:

    Jennifer Nash, PhD, MBA, PCC is a leadership expert and consultant to Fortune 50 organizations such as Google, Ford, Exxon Mobil, JP Morgan, IBM, The Boeing Company, and Verizon. She is Founder & CEO of Jennifer Nash Coaching & Consulting, a leadership advisory firm helping successful leaders connect people and performance to deliver exceptional results.

    Jennifer’s 25-year resume includes serving in executive and leadership roles at Deloitte Consulting and Ford Motor Company and as adjunct professor at the University of Michigan. She contributes to Harvard Business Review, has presented her research at Columbia University, and is a Harvard/McLean Institute of Coaching Fellow.


    S9-Ep35: Ignite Your Leadership Game Aug 15, 2023

    Guest: Dre Baldwin

    Feeling frustrated and overwhelmed by the lack of progress in achieving your goals, despite your best efforts and hard work? You are not alone! Many leaders and aspiring leaders find themselves trapped in a cycle of unproductive actions, such as micromanaging every task or relying solely on their team's inertia, instead of taking personal initiative. This not only hinders their own growth and development but also limits the potential for success within their organizations. It's time to break free from this cycle and embrace the significance of personal initiative in driving your own success.

    Former pro-basketball player and current full-time entrepreneur Dre Baldwin joins host Maureen Metcalf to share concepts from his business and new book, Work on Your Game – using the professional athlete mindset to achieve your – and your team’s – goals.

    Here's what Dre and Maureen cover:

    • How structure can be the missing element to make personal discipline easier;
    • Why the Third Day Theory helps you continue something new – from an exercise program to a new team project – past the novelty of its honeymoon period; and
    • The infectious way your personal motivation can spread and help your team get on their game, too.

    Other episodes you'll enjoy:

    • Disruption in America’s Favorite Pastime: Leadership Insights from Major League Baseball with Mark Shapiro
    • The Science of Dream Teams with Mike Zani
    • Leaders Who Lust: Power, Money, Sex, and Success with Barbara Kellerman

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Instagram, Threads, and Twitter, too!

    RESOURCES:

    To receive Dre’s daily motivational text message, text a “subscribe” request to 305-384-6894. There’s also plenty to learn on his website at https://www.workonyourgameuniversity.com.

    He’s also written a lot of books, including but by no means limited to:

    • Work on Your Game (hardback = https://amzn.to/3OBZarp, Kindle = https://amzn.to/3OUP6KD)
    • The Third Day (paperback = https://amzn.to/3OVvWFt, Kindle = https://amzn.to/3scvoSM)
    • The Mental Handbook (paperback = https://amzn.to/3QF255j, Kindle = https://amzn.to/3DWSrDJ)

    Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here.

    She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here.

    Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include:

    • The Five Lost Superpowers: Why We Lost Them & Hot to Get Them Back by John Reid, et al
    • The Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
    • The Left Hand of Darknessby Ursula K. LeGuin
    • Snow White & the Seven Robots by Louise Simonson & Jimena Sanchez

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    OUR PODCAST TEAM:

    Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

    Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko

    Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko

    Assistant Editor & Raconteur: Luigi Morelli

    Desperately Trying to Get Dan to Work on His Game: Jenna Reik & Mike Morrow-Fox

    CONNECT WITH US:

    YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership

    Twitter: @IL_Institute

    Threads: @innovativeleaders

    LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2

    Instagram: @innovativeleader

    Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com

    Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating!

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    About Our Guest:

    In just 5 years, Dre Baldwin went from the end of his high school team's bench, to the first contract of a 9-year professional basketball career.

    While playing professional basketball, Dre pioneered new genres of personal branding and entrepreneurship via an ever-growing content publishing empire.

    Dre started blogging in 2005 and began publishing videos to YouTube in 2006. He has published over 8,000 videos to 137,000+ subscribers, his content being viewed over 73 million times to date.

    Dre's daily Work On Your Game Podcast MasterClass has over 1,700 episodes and more than 3 million downloads.

    Dre has given 4 TEDxTalks on Discipline, Confidence, Mental Toughness & Personal Initiative and has authored 29 books. He has appeared in national campaigns with Nike, Finish Line, Wendy's, Gatorade, Buick, Wilson Sports, STASH Investments and DIME magazine.

    A Philadelphia native and Penn State alum, Dre lives in Miami.


    S9-Ep34: Sheba & ShEquity: Empowering Women-Owned Businesses Aug 09, 2023

    Guest: Pauline Koelbl

    40% of small and medium-sized businesses in Africa are owned by women. But expanding those businesses is tough: in 2022, single female founders and exclusively-female founding teams received only around 2.4% of investments that went to startups in Africa. Pauline Koelbl is out to change that and narrow the extreme gender gap.

    Born in Rwanda, Pauline faced the challenges of life as a young refugee yet managed to secure not one but two Fulbright scholarships. Now she leads ShEquity, an impact investing fund addressing the gender funding gap in Africa. Discover how she’s shaping the future for women-owned businesses in Africa in this follow-up episode.

    Here's what Pauline and host Maureen Metcalf cover:

    1. Why investing in women-led businesses does double duty as an investment in community, much more effectively than with men-led firms;
    2. Breaking down the misconceptions around African women in business – and of the African business climate in general; and
    3. The far-reaching impacts of the companies ShEquity has invested in so far.

    Other episodes you'll enjoy:

    - ShEquity - A Refugee’s Path to Empowering Women & Their Businesses with Pauline Koelbl

    - You Are Enough, You Are Worthy: Leadership Lessons for Women with Betsy Myers

    - Epic! The Women’s Power Playbook with Carolyn Buck Luce

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Instagram,and Twitter, too!

    RESOURCES:

    Learn more about Pauline’s impact fund, ShEquity, on the web at https://shequity.com/ .

    Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here.

    She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here.

    Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include:

    • The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
    • Every Man a King by Walter Mosley
    • Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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    OUR PODCAST TEAM:

    Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

    Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko

    Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko

    Assistant Editor: Luigi Morelli

    Majority Investors in this Podcast: Jenna Reik & Mike Morrow-Fox

    CONNECT WITH US:

    Facebook: facebook.com/Innovativeleadership

    YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership

    Twitter: @IL_Institute

    Mastodon: @InnoLeader

    LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2

    Instagram: @innovativeleader

    Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com

    Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating!

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    About Our Guest:

    ShEquity’s Founder & Managing Partner, Pauline is a gender-lens/impact investor and a leading innovation expert in developing & emerging economies with over 20 years of experience in international affairs and venture philanthropy. ShEquity provides smart investment to impactful and scalable African female-led and owned businesses. Pauline also has 11+ years of experience catalyzing innovation and supporting SMES/startups across Africa. Her passion lies in innovation, entrepreneurship, and economic empowerment of youth and women.

    A double Fulbright Scholar and Fellow, Pauline holds an Executive Education in Innovation for Economic Development from Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government; a Master’s Degree (MA) in Poverty and Development, Institute of Development Studies (IDS) from the University of Sussex, United Kingdom and a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in International Studies (Honors) from the University of Arizona (UoA), USA. In 2022, Pauline was recognized as one of 100 Leaders building ‘Meaningful Business’, combining profit and purpose to help achieve the UN Global Goals.


    S9-Ep33: The Human Energy Crisis at Work Aug 01, 2023

    Guest: Joshua Freedman

    Gallup and other surveys are showing employee disengagement at record highs. The human energy crisis is at its root. This energy crisis isn’t due to staff skipping breakfast and coffee in the morning; it’s the result of stunningly low emotional intelligence (or EQ) with American bosses.

    We can’t answer it by becoming more like Vulcans; the lack of emphasis on emotional intelligence is causing strained relationships, reduced collaboration, toxic work atmospheres, disengagement, and mental health issues. Fortunately, Joshua Freedman of Six Seconds has solutions. In this episode, he helps you discover how prioritizing emotional intelligence can bring about a transformative shift in your organization’s success…and its profitability.

    Here's what Joshua and host Maureen Metcalf cover:

    1. The integral role trust plays in creating robust teams and sustainable success;
    2. The correlation between emotional intelligence and higher performance (we’re talking 22 times higher!); and
    3. The surprising real cause of burnout – it’s not overwork!

    LANGUAGE ADVISORY: The term “s**t show” appears twice at (33:25). We retained it here because of the phrase’s common usage in many American workplaces.

    Other episodes you'll enjoy:

    • Getting Lost in the Language of Leadership with Jonathan Reams
    • Lead Responsibly: An Absolut with Ann Mukherjee
    • Working and Living in Joy with Pamela Larde

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Instagram, Threads, and Twitter, too!

    RESOURCES:

    The website for Joshua’s company, Six Seconds, is https://www.6seconds.org/ .

    He’s a prolific writer, too! Just a few of his books on emotional intelligence include:

    • At the Heart of Leadership: How to Get Results with Emotional Intelligence (Paperback = https://amzn.to/44ReiIr or Kindle = https://amzn.to/3OlJ0T9 )
    • Whole-Hearted Parenting: How to Use Emotional Intelligence to Create More Peace, Connection, and Joy (Paperback = https://amzn.to/3qjDJmT or Kindle = https://amzn.to/3qgPWsM ) and
    • Inside Change: Transforming Your Organization with Emotional Intelligence with Massimiliano Ghini (Paperback = https://amzn.to/3QgzGCC or Kindle = https://amzn.to/3OgM2YU )

    Here’s the article on the human energy crisis from Kathleen Hogan, Microsoft’s Chief People Officer, which Joshua mentioned: https://www.fastcompany.com/90872995/microsoft-chief-people-officer-we-are-experiencing-a-global-human-energy-crisis .

    And here is the US Surgeon General’s framework for workplace mental health and well-being: https://www.hhs.gov/surgeongeneral/priorities/workplace-well-being/index.html .

    Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here.

    She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here.

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    Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

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    About Our Guest:

    Joshua is the author of books, articles, case studies, and psychometric assessments related to emotional intelligence (EQ). He’s a Master Certified Coach (ICF) and the CEO and cofounder of Six Seconds, the global community for EQ. Six Seconds is the world’s first & largest network of emotional intelligence practitioners and researchers with 25 offices globally. As a consultant, facilitator, or coach, Joshua's clients include FedEx, Intel, Etihad Airways, Amazon, Microsoft, the UN, and all branches of the US armed services. Joshua co-developed Six Seconds’ EQ Certification Training which he has delivered on five continents as master-trainer to thousands of professionals seeking practical tools for learning and teaching emotional intelligence.


    S9-Ep32: Back to the Future...of Work Jul 25, 2023

    Guests: Jim Ritchie-Dunham, Suzie Lewis, & David Dinwoodie

    Here’s a common business myth: the key to navigating all the complexity increasing in the world is simply working harder and longer. But the results aren’t there. Neither is the science.

    In reality, the future of work requires agility, and adaptive problem-solving. In this episode, guests Jim Ritchie-Dunham, Suzie Lewis, and David Dinwoodie bring their expertise with host Maureen Metcalf about what works – and what doesn’t – in company cultures.

    Here's what our guests cover:

    1. Why we need to rely on the people in our personal and professional networks (and the fact that you can only manage 15 of them effectively);
    2. The importance of your own vertical development (not just developing expertise in your field); and
    3. How personal flourishing is important for leaders and their teams.

    Other episodes you'll enjoy:

    - The Power of Passion & Perseverance – Four Levels of Grit with Jim Ritchie-Dunham

    - The Science Behind Our Yes! with Jim Ritchie-Dunham

    - Flex: The Art & Science of Leadership in a Changing World with Jeff Hull

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Instagram and Twitter, too!

    RESOURCES:

    Details about the Global Flourishing Study our guests mentioned are online at https://hfh.fas.harvard.edu/global-flourishing-study. The article on the navigating complexity and the future of work by Jim, Suzie, & David is available in its original Spanish version at https://www.harvard-deusto.com/navegar-por-la-incertidumbre-y-aprender-con-agilidad-claves-en-el-trabajo-del-futuro.

    David and Jim have also written books, including:

    • Ecosynomics: The Science of Abundance by Jim Ritchie-Dunham
    • Becoming a Strategic Leader by David Dinwoodie et al

    Learn more about Suzie’s company, Transform for Value, at https://transformforvalue.com/.

    Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here.

    She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here.

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    Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

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    About Our Guests:

    David Dinwoodie

    David L. Dinwoodie has collaborated with the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) for over 15 years as a researcher, author, educator, and coach. As Vice-President of Global Leadership Solutions managed CCL’s global portfolio of Open Enrolment Programs, Corporate Learning Solutions, Coaching and Assessment Services across 12 campuses worldwide servicing 3,000 client organizations and over 30,000 individuals each year. David is co-author of the book Becoming a Strategic Leader: Your Role in Your Organization's Enduring Success. He is an Advisory Board member for the Penn State School of Graduate Education (SMEAL) and Developing Leaders Quarterly.

    Suzie Lewis

    Suzie Lewis is founder and managing director of Transform for Value, and an executive fellow at the Centre for the Future of Organisation, an independent think tank at the Drucker School of Management. Suzie is a global business leader, speaker, podcast host, and executive coach with extensive experience in driving international transformation projects, in preparing business leaders and employees for change, and bridging the gap between human and digital ecosystems. Her quest is to build more inclusive & collaborative environments, placing the onus on how to drive value through people as well as data and processes to drive sustainable change.

    James Ritchie-Dunham

    James L. Ritchie-Dunham, PhD is president of the Institute for Strategic Clarity, affiliated with Boston College, Harvard, and author/co-author of Leadership for Flourishing (forthcoming), Agreements (2023), Ecosynomics (2014), Managing from Clarity (2001), and many chapters and articles. He blogs regularly at jlrd.me. His global research, surveying over 132,000 groups in 126 countries, shows (1) that you prefer abundance-based agreements to scarcity-based ones, (2) lots of people have figured out how to live this way, for decades, with far better results and experiences, and (3) you can choose to shift your agreements, experiences, and outcomes to abundance-based.


    S9-Ep31: The Dogged Pursuit of Pet-Friendly Workplaces Jul 18, 2023

    Guest: Lisa Campbell

    Pets in the workplace can boost productivity, well-being, and those vaunted “water cooler” conversations. (Although they become “water bowl” conversations instead…)

    Those are just some of the benefits for both businesses and employees Lisa Campbell, VP of Corporate Affairs for Mars Pet Nutrition North America, shares in this episode. Sure, there’s some prep work to be done, but the benefits are many and lasting. If you’ve been thinking of (literally!) letting your workplace go to the dogs, this is a must-listen podcast.


    So sit, stay, and hit play. That’s a good listener!

    Here's what Lisa and host Maureen Metcalf cover:

    • What to consider as you design your pet-friendly work environment;
    • The multitude of benefits to your staff (and ultimately your bottom line); and
    • How to avoid potential pet-friendly pitfalls, such as accommodating people with pet allergies.

    Other episodes you'll enjoy:

    • Do It on Purpose with Nell Derick Debevoise
    • Leading with Care and Purpose with Raj Sisodia & Sudhanshu Palsuleand
    • Intentional Leadership in a New Work World with Monique Jefferson

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Instagram and Twitter, too!

    RESOURCES:

    The Cesar website with information on going dog-friendly at work is https://www.cesar.com/dog-friendly.

    You can learn more about Mars’ dog-friendly cities program at https://www.bettercitiesforpets.com.

    Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here.

    She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here.

    Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include:

    • Chocolate Wars: The 150-Year Rivalry Between the World’s Greatest Chocolate Makers by Deborah Cadbury (Paperback: https://amzn.to/44tMfOZ or Kindle: https://amzn.to/3XWJ2VO)
    • Vic and Blood: The Continuing Adventures of a Boy and His Dog by Harlan Elllison & Richard Corben (Paperback: https://amzn.to/3Q3Blv8)
    • Charlie & the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl (Paperback: https://amzn.to/3DoPStC or Kindle: https://amzn.to/46WA5A4)

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    Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

    Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko

    Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko

    Assistant Editor & Raconteur: Luigi Morelli

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    About Our Guest:

    Lisa Campbell is Mars Pet Nutrition North America’s Vice President of Corporate Affairs, leading the full Corporate Affairs enterprise communications strategy including internal communications, executive communications, corporate and brand reputation, crisis and issues management, media relations, consumer care, sustainability initiatives and stakeholder engagement, all in service of the company’s purpose: A BETTER WORLD FOR PETS.


    S9-Ep30: Changing Leadership Mindsets - Psychedelics Jul 16, 2023

    Guest: Ehren Cruz

    In this supplemental episode, we learn that psychedelic drugs have entered the C-suite. After decades as a societal pariah, why are psychedelics finding a home among America’s corporate leaders?

    Focusing on plant medicine, Ehren Cruz gives some of the background, history, and science behind the many business uses leaders are finding. The Wall Street Journal is paying attention – so we’re taking a look at it, too.

    Here's what Ehren and host Maureen Metcalf cover:

    • The goals leaders have for their psychedelic journeys;
    • The neurochemistry behind these plant medicines; and
    • The difference between therapeutic and ceremonial techniques in safe – and legal – psychedelic use.

    Other episodes you'll enjoy:

    • Fringe or Mainstream? Leaders Explore Psychedelics with Paul Austin
    • Reality Lost: How Disinformation Shapes Your World with Tara McGowan
    • Leading Edge 120: Getting Higher Up the Chain with Greg Moran

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Instagram and Twitter, too!

    RESOURCES:

    You’ll find more information about Ehren’s work on his website at https://thesparc.co.

    Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here.

    She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here.

    Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include:

    • The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge by Carlos Castaneda
    • The Doors of Perception by Aldous Huxley
    • X-Men Archives #3: Legion by Chris Claremont & Bill Sienkiewicz

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    Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

    Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko

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    About Our Guest:

    Ehren Cruz is a historian & anthropologist, Third Wave Psychedelic Certified Coach (CCP1), CTA & ICF Professional Certified Coach (PCC), Master Ceremonialist, Trained Harm Reductionist, loving husband & proud father. He is devoted to the healing & self-actualization of self & others in all facets of his life.

    For over a decade, Ehren dedicated his life to the creation of experiences that ignite the mind, inspire the heart, and empower our communities. From reimagining organizational culture to transforming the face of festivals & events, his success is rooted in the fostering of environments that welcome and encourage self-actualization, team synergy, and inspired creative expression. Between 2009-2019, Ehren produced, curated, and served as Master of Ceremonies for events welcoming over 300K patrons, hailing from 80 different nations, including 5400+ performers, 3000+ individual shows, 1650+ workshops, and countless immersive experiences – setting a new bar for what’s possible when converging visionary art, music, culture, & spirit into the alchemy of intentional festival settings.

    After a decade as an award-winning producer & high-performance team builder, netting over $100M in gross regional income through festivals & events, in early 2021 Ehren founded The SpArc: a groundbreaking coaching approach that utilizes rites of passage immersive experiences to dramatically elevate awareness, embodiment, and impact.


    S9-Ep29: Seeking Success in Simplicity Jul 11, 2023

    Guest: Rini Das

    Simplify. Streamline. Succeed. Seems simple enough, but most big organizations do the opposite, bogging teams down with more and more complexity. But as the world itself becomes more complex and changes (like AI) arrive more rapidly, resilience is absolutely key for any organization’s survival – much less success!

    Rini Das knows complexity; she worked in healthcare early in her career, which has layers upon layers of processes. Fortunately, she knows simplicity and resilience, too. In this episode, she reveals the ironies and challenges faced by leaders striving to create simpler, more adaptable companies in the face of VUCA. She shares solutions, too!

    Here's what Rini and host Maureen Metcalf cover:

    • How to foster resilience – making your organization strong against the unpredictable;
    • Dissecting the potentials and pitfalls of using AI to revolutionize your operations; and
    • Your role in confidently steering your team through changing tides.

    Other episodes you'll enjoy:

    • Simplify Work: Crushing Complexity with Jesse W. Newton
    • Facing Uncertainty: It’s VUCA with Chris Nolan
    • Uncharted: How to Map the Future Together with Margaret Heffernan

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Instagram, Threads, and Twitter, too!

    RESOURCES:

    More information on Rini’s leadership work is on the RD Management Consulting website: https://www.rdmchelps.com .

    The organization for LGBTQ+ professionals in tech which Rini cofounded is Zettabytes.Today .

    Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here.

    She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here.

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    Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

    Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko

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    Complex People in our Simple Company: Luigi Morelli & Jenna Reik

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    About Our Guest:

    Rini Das (She, Her, Hers) is a serial entrepreneur, having founded her first company to provide STEM tutoring when she was 15 years old. She founded and led various startups such as a gamification SaaS company -- PAKRAGames.com -- and a big data consulting company -- DemsWin.com.

    At her core, she considers herself as Mary Poppins, she likes to fly in with her umbrella, solve problems and fly away. She founded RD Management Consulting Inc. (RDMCHelps.com) in 2003.

    She brings decades of experience in M&A consulting, Operational Excellence and Lean Six Sigma, IT Leadership Excellence, Software Development, User adoption and Data Science and Analytics.

    She has taught at various universities. She holds an MA in economics from Stony Brook University (SUNY) and an MS in applied mathematics from the University of Iowa. She is the co-founder of Zettabytes.Today - a networking organization for LGBTQ+ professionals in Tech.


    S9-Ep28: ITP - Building the Resilience Every Leader Needs Jul 04, 2023

    Guests: Christina Grote and Pam Kramer

    We tell our teams not to stress, and to have a good work-life balance. But what about us: their leaders? Too often, leaders ignore their own advice – and the stress becomes overwhelming.

    Integral Transformative Practice (ITP) is one answer. More than just another mindfulness practice, it’s a way of growing and developing, created to help you explore your full potential. In short, to help your skills and talents move from ordinary to extraordinary!

    In this episode, Christina and Pam go over the basics of ITP, the philosophies and origins of the concept, and even walk us through one of the practices.

    Here's what Pam, Christina, and host Maureen Metcalf cover:

    1. How we hold ourselves back from achieving our full potential;
    2. The core practice intentions of ITP; and
    3. The special role ITP can play for leaders, in particular.

    Other episodes you'll enjoy:

    - The Anxious Achiever with Morra Aarons-Mele

    - Staying Cool in Challenging Situations with Janet Fouts

    - Integrating Integrative Medicine in Leadership with Dr. Maryanna Klatt

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Instagram and Twitter, too!

    RESOURCES:

    Christina and Pam’s book is Living an Extraordinary Life – it’s available in paperback at https://amzn.to/46wvZ1j and on Kindle at https://amzn.to/3JIfHIT.

    Another book they mentioned is the foundational The Life We Are Given by George Leonard & Michael Murphy (paperback: https://amzn.to/46AqcaP).
    Of course, they have lots of information on their website: https://www.itp-international.org.

    Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here.

    She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here.

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    Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

    Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko

    Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko

    Assistant Editor: Luigi Morelli

    Integral to Our Success: Jenna Reik & Connor Carson

    CONNECT WITH US:

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    About Our Guests:

    Christina Grote is the board chair of ITP International and has been a practitioner of Integral Transformative Practice since 2003. She is a licensed massage therapist and her interest in natural healing led her to explore ITP and include it in her work. She founded ITP Columbus in 2004, which continued for many years. She has designed and taught ITP workshops and planned numerous conferences with longtime friend, collaborator, and ITPI president Pamela Kramer. Christina lives in Columbus, Ohio, with her husband Jim.

    Pamela Kramer is President of ITP International, a nonprofit organization that stewards ITP and the work of its founders, George Leonard and Michael Murphy. Pam is an ITP Mastery teacher, is on the faculty of Esalen Institute, and presents workshops at venues in the US and abroad. She is engaged in training ITP teachers, forming ITP groups, and bringing integral principles and practices to the workplace. Pam is an executive coach and consults with organizations and their leaders in the San Francisco Bay Area.


    S9-Ep27: The Anxious Achiever Jun 27, 2023

    Guest: Morra Aarons-Mele

    Does anxiety plague your leadership role? Just push through it isn’t a solution: the constant stress and strain of anxiety can take a toll on both your mental health and workplace performance. It's time to stop ignoring the issue and start implementing effective strategies to manage anxiety.

    Morra Aarons-Mele lives with anxiety, too, but has researched it deeply. Now, she’s dedicated to helping others navigate its challenges. In this episode, Morra shares her personal story with host Maureen Metcalf, and offers practical advice for anxious leaders across all industries. The unexpected twist? It turns out, anxiety can actually be a source of motivation and drive. Listen to learn more!

    Here's what Morra and Maureen cover:

    • The scale of anxiety, depression, and other mental health issues;
    • Why they are so important to acknowledge in the workplace; and
    • How anxiety affects your own leadership…and your team’s well-being.

    Other episodes you'll enjoy:

    • Leadership Is Relationships with Kvon Tucker
    • A Cure for Toxic Leadership with Raj Subrameyer
    • Remote Work and Mental Well-Being with Dr. Gleb Tsipursky

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Instagram and Twitter, too!

    RESOURCES:

    Morra’s new book, The Anxious Achiever, is available in hardback and in Kindle format.

    Her previous book, Hiding in the Bathroom: How to Get Out There When You’d Rather Stay Home, is also available in paperback and Kindle format.

    Morra’s podcast is on all major platforms. You can hear sample episodes – and learn more about her consulting work – on her website at https://morraam.com.

    Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here.

    She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here.

    Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include:

    • Jessica Jones: Alias by Brian Michael Bendis
    • Watership Down by Richard Adams
    • The Five Lost Superpowers: Why We Lost Them & Hot to Get Them Back by John Reid, et al

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    Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

    Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko

    Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko

    Assistant Editor: Luigi Morelli

    Bon Vivants: Jenna Reik & Connor Carson

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    About Our Guest:

    Morra Aarons-Mele is the host of The Anxious Achiever, a top-10 management podcast that helps people rethink the relationship between their mental health and their leadership. Morra founded Women Online and The Mission List, an award-winning digital-consulting firm and influencer marketing company dedicated to social change in 2010 and sold her businesses in 2021. She helped Hillary Clinton log on for her first internet chat and has launched digital campaigns for President Obama, Malala Yousafzai, the United Nations, the CDC, and many other leading figures and organizations. She lives outside Boston with her family and menagerie. For more details, visit www.theanxiousachiever.com.


    S9-Ep26: Working & Living in Joy Jun 20, 2023

    Guest: Pamela Larde, Ph.D.

    Does the struggle to balance work and personal life sound familiar? Have you bought the myth that working harder leads to? You’re not alone. But the truth is, that leads to burnout, stress, and decreased productivity. It’s time to break free and discover the power of joy in professional settings. By prioritizing joy and well-being, you can enhance your personal and professional life, build mental stamina, and create a positive work environment.

    Pamela Larde joins us with details on building your joy. And by incorporating joy into your leadership approach, you can foster a culture that is not only successful but also fulfilling for both you and your team. Join us to learn how to integrate joy into your workplace and achieve the results you want.

    Here's what Pamela and host Maureen Metcalf cover:

    1. The difference between joy and happiness;
    2. How leaders can help their teams find joy – and how that benefits your organization; and
    3. The personal benefits of fostering joy and well-being in your own life.

    Other episodes you'll enjoy:

    • Joy at Work! With Roxanne Brown & Edward Cook
    • Finding Meaning, Joy, & Purpose in What You Do with Paul Gibbons
    • The Science Behind Our Yes! with Jim Ritchie-Dunham

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, too!

    RESOURCES:

    Pamela has a bounty of resources on the practice and science of joy on her website: www.thejoywhisperer.org.

    Her upcoming book is Joyfully Single. While you wait for it to be released, check out her current book: Letters to the Brokenhearted.

    Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here.

    She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here.

    Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include:

    • Hello, I Must Be Going: The Mostly True Story of an Imaginary Band by David Meyers
    • The Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
    • The Left Hand of Darknessby Ursula K. LeGuin
    • Snow White & the Seven Robots by Louise Simonson & Jimena Sanchez

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    OUR PODCAST TEAM:

    Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

    Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko

    Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko

    Asst. Editor: Luigi Morelli

    Joyful Podcast Support Personages: Jenna Reik & Connor Carson

    CONNECT WITH US:

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    About Our Guest:

    Dr. Pamela Larde, a professor, coach, award-winning author, and business owner, is committed to engaging in the work of advancing the reach and commitment of the coaching profession to serve and build up heart-centered leaders. In 2013, she founded the Academy of Creative Coaching, which was among the first of black female-owned ICF-accredited coaching schools in the world. As a scholar with a strong interest in helping people overcome barriers through the art and science of coaching, her research focuses on joy, justice, self-motivation, resilience, and posttraumatic growth.


    S9-Ep25: Getting on Code: Leaders Walk Their Talk Jun 13, 2023

    Guests: Ricky Robinson & Keith Powell

    Are you on code?
    “On code” is like authenticity on steroids: as a leader you not only walk the talk, but give back, bring others along (mentor and sponsor), and fight for change when you see inequity. Being on code can be tough; after all, as guest Ricky Robinson points out, “In reality, most organizations don’t want you to be your authentic self.”

    But fear not; Ricky and Keith Powell, the founders of C-CRETS, join host Maureen Metcalf to explain the many ways of getting on code…and the many benefits it presents.

    Here's what Keith, Ricky, and Maureen cover:

    1. How being on code can help you win the war for talent;
    2. What the concept of Village Accountability is all about; and
    3. The very real importance of DEI in AI.

    Other episodes you'll enjoy:

    • Career Sponsorship & Being Sponsor Ready with Ricky Robinson & Keith Powell
    • Building Communities within Your Business with Alice Yoo LeClair
    • DEI Insights from IBM South Africa with Roger Madison

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Instagram and Twitter, too!

    RESOURCES:

    You can learn more about Ricky and Keith’s work on their website: www.c-crets.com. You’ll also find links to their podcast there or at www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/r229d-127b00/C-CRETS-Podcast. Either way, you’ll find tips and tricks for climbing the ladder, and handling the systemic roadblocks for people of color.

    Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here.

    She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here.

    Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include:

    • Inside a Silver Box by Walter Moseley (Hardback: https://amzn.to/43WBe8p)
    • This Here Flesh by Cole Arthur Riley
    • Adventureman by Matt Fraction and Terry & Rachel Dodson

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    Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

    Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko

    Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko

    Currently Coding: Luigi Morelli, Jenna Reik, & Connor Carson

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    About Our Guests:

    Keith Powell is a Chief Operating Officer in private education with over 20 years corporate experience in the U.S. and Canada. Most of his career, Keith led global Finance and Operations functions for Fortune 1000 companies in the automotive, chemical, consumer and commercial goods, e-commerce, and smart home industries. Keith was the “first” or the “only” quite often climbing the corporate ladder. Having mentored and coached hundreds throughout his career, he continues to share practical, digestible advice to underrepresented employees as a co-founder of C-CRETS (https://www.c-crets.com/ ), which is a career advice platform offering career coaching services, online courses and topical content through blogs and a podcast.

    Ricky Robinson is a Vice President of Human Resources for a $35B leader in the Medical Device industry. His 20+ year career has afforded him leadership roles in Human Resources for some best in class global organizations spanning industries from commercial goods, retail, smart home industries and med tech. Ricky is extremely familiar with being the “Sole Brother” on the Executive Leadership Team quite often challenging diversity, inclusion and unconscious bias issues within Corporate America, as an advocate and sponsor for underrepresented groups. Having spent his career as a mentor and coach, he continues to share the tips and tricks that help underrepresented employees reach their full potential as a co-founder of C-CRETS https://www.c-crets.com/ ).


    S9-Ep24: Paving the PATH to Customer-Centric Success Jun 07, 2023

    Client loyalty. Stakeholder loyalty. Employee loyalty. However you define your customers, their loyalty is key to moving your organization from just good to great. One key to growing it is to always make it easy for your customer to get what they want from you.

    But how do you know what they want, much less how they want to receive it?

    With data! And knowing how to find that data is what Sarah Ahern and her company, PATH, help organizations of all sizes understand. In this episode, Sarah shares the role of surveys, communication, and more in delivering exceptional customer experiences. And that, in turn, delivers long-term success for your business!

    Here’s what Sarah and host Maureen Metcalf discuss:

    • The importance of collecting feedback through surveys to hear your customers’ voice;
    • Why customer experience isn’t just another buzzword, but the foundation of the Experience Economy; and
    • How companies with this focus outperform the S&P500 by up to 1,200%!

    Other episodes you'll enjoy:

    - What Your Team REALLY Thinks, in Real Time! – with Greg Moran

    - Leadership Is Relationships – with Kvon Tucker

    - Lead Responsibly: An Absolut – with Ann Mukherjee

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Instagram and Twitter, too!

    RESOURCES:

    The article Sarah mentioned about how to lose customers is online at https://www.pathgrowth.com/insights/5-techniques-to-lose-any-client-employee-or-customer.

    Sarah also referenced these books in the interview:

    • The Experience Economy by Joseph Pine II & James Gilmore (Hardback or Kindle);
    • Good to Great by Jim Collins (Hardback or Kindle);
    • Winning on Purpose: The Unbeatable Strategy of Loving Customers by Fred Reichheld, et al (Hardback or Kindle).

    Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here.

    She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here.

    Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include:

    • Benjamin Franklin: An American Life by Walter Isaacson
    • The Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
    • The Left Hand of Darknessby Ursula K. LeGuin
    • Snow White & the Seven Robots by Louise Simonson & Jimena Sanchez

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    OUR PODCAST TEAM:

    Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

    Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko

    Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko

    Podcast Loyalists: Luigi Morelli, Jenna Reik, & Connor Carson

    CONNECT WITH US:

    YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership

    Twitter: @IL_Institute

    LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2

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    Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com

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    About Our Guest:

    Sarah Ahern, MA, is an Owner and Partner at PATH, a 40-year-old woman-owned market research and business management firm. She has developed and launched companies, programs, products, and services for almost two decades as a 4-time entrepreneur and consultant.


    Sarah has built change management and market growth strategies for Fortune 100 and 500 companies across North America. To spice it up, she rounds out her understanding of human behavior with a Masters in Health Education, a culinary degree, and experience designing and implementing nutrition-focused population health programs for Whole Foods Market, LinkedIn, Tesla, SpaceX and more.

    Sarah is a passionate thought leader, consultant, educator, and community steward. She was recognized as a 2022 recipient of the Columbus 40 Under 40 award and is a renowned facilitator and mentor in the social enterprise community.


    S9-Ep23: Unleashing the Power of Human-AI Collaboration May 31, 2023

    Guest: Neil Sahota

    The jobs of tomorrow are being incubated right now.

    Artificial Intelligence – AI – is already rapidly transforming our world. You have two years, maybe up to five, before it transforms your work, too. But IBM Master Inventor Neil Sahota sees hope, not gloom: throughout human history, technological transformations meant more and often better jobs. The key is to be ready, and Neil tells us how.

    Here's what Neil and host Maureen Metcalf cover:

    • The five skills every job will require;
    • The fact that we don’t teach three of those five skills in U.S. education; and
    • The top actions leaders need to take right now (because odds are you’re already behind the curve…and your competitors!).

    Other episodes you'll enjoy:

    • How to Own the AI Revolution – with Neil Sahota
    • The End of Jobs – with Jeff Wald
    • The Creative Mindset – with Jeff DeGraff

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Instagram and Twitter, too!

    RESOURCES:

    Neil's book, Own the A.I. Revolution: Unlock Your Artificial Intelligence Strategy to Disrupt Your Competition, can be purchased here.

    Learn more about Neil on his website at NeilSahota.com.

    Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can follow her there at https://www.linkedin.com/in/maureenmetcalf.

    She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here.

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    OUR PODCAST TEAM:

    Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

    Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko

    Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko

    Regenerative Learners: Luigi Morelli, Jenna Reik, & Connor Carson

    CONNECT WITH US:

    YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership

    Twitter: @IL_Institute

    LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2

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    Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com

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    About Our Guest:

    Neil Sahota (萨冠军) is an IBM Master Inventor, United Nations (UN) Artificial Intelligence (AI) Advisor, author of the best-seller Own the AI Revolution, and a sought-after speaker. With 20+ years of business experience, he works to inspire clients and business partners to foster innovation and develop next generation products/solutions powered by AI.


    S9-Ep22: You Belong: LinkedIn Brings Diversity & Inclusion Home May 23, 2023

    Guest: Teuila Hanson

    Does your team feel like they belong in your organization? Do you?

    At LinkedIn, that feeling of belonging is a critical part of workplace culture. And one way they accomplish it is by taking DEI to a whole new level: DIBs (Diversity, Inclusion, & Belonging programs). Chief People Officer Teuila Hanson has seen remarkable success with it…so much so, LinkedIn happily shares techniques with other companies. It’s like an open source program for HR departments anywhere! What’s more, the benefits cascade into the community. Teuila brings us the details in this discussion with host Maureen Metcalf.

    Here's what Teuila and Maureen cover:

    1. Why LinkedIn looks at an employee’s entire career cycle, and how it helps them advance within the company;
    2. What DIBs means in practice; and
    3. How HR innovations like this break generational cycles in and provide opportunities for families in poor socioeconomic conditions.

    Other episodes you'll enjoy:

    • Workforce Demographics & Inclusive Culture with Nadia Younes, Gamiel Yafai, & Louise Carvalho
    • DEI: Needed Conversations & Understanding – with Laura Morgan Roberts & Courtney McCluney
    • Recruiting & Retaining Diverse Executives – with Eric Douglas Keene

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Instagram and Twitter, too!

    RESOURCES:

    Information about the course Teuila mentioned about incorporating DIBs in your organization is online at https://www.linkedin.com/learning/advancing-a-dibs-strategy-in-your-organization/driving-transformative-change-in-your-deib-work?autoplay=true .

    You can learn more about the business side of LinkedIn at https://about.linkedin.com/ . LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman has written many books. Start with Masters of Scale about successful entrepreneurs. It’s available through Amazon at https://amzn.to/3MthBO1 (hardback) and https://amzn.to/4321yOp (Kindle) .

    Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here.

    She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here.

    Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include:

    • Glass Hearts by Terri Paul
    • The Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
    • The Left Hand of Darknessby Ursula K. LeGuin
    • The Sandman – Book 1 by Neil Gaiman & Sam Kieth

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    OUR PODCAST TEAM:

    Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

    Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko

    Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko

    People We’re Linked To: Luigi Morelli, Jenna Reik, & Connor Carson

    CONNECT WITH US:

    YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership

    Twitter: @IL_Institute

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    About Our Guest:

    Teuila Hanson is the Chief People Officer at LinkedIn. In this role she leads the team responsible for hiring, developing and growing top talent, including all benefits, employee experience, and Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging programs.

    Prior to joining LinkedIn, Teuila was the executive vice president and Chief Strategy and People Officer at the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco. In this role, she led the strategy and people teams and served as chair of the bank’s management committee, creating an engaging workplace by driving bank strategy and integrating best practices in talent management, inclusion and diversity, learning and development, compensation and benefits, employee engagement and corporate culture. Teuila also held various leadership roles at AECOM Technology Corporation, a global professional services organization.

    Teuila earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Sonoma State University, and her juris doctor degree from Golden Gate University School of Law. She is a licensed member of the California Bar.


    S9-Ep21: Remote Work and Mental Well-Being May 16, 2023

    Guest: Dr. Gleb Tsipursky

    Many CEOs and executives insisting on staff returning to the office full time are making decisions based on myths about hybrid work. The truth may surprise them – and you!

    Dr. Gleb Tsipursky busts those myths with hard data and direct experience with 23+ organizations. The bottom line: for the majority of “office” workers, hybrid work benefits both wellbeing and productivity. With mental health concerns at an all time high world-wide, that’s a message more employers should be paying attention to.

    Here's what Gleb and host Maureen Metcalf cover:

    • How hybrid work boosts not only boosts mental well-being and productivity, but employee retention and satisfaction, too;
    • How to establish new norms for workdays that accommodate diverse lifestyles; and
    • Why workers feel social isolation in the office, too – and targeted strategies to combat it!

    Other episodes you'll enjoy:

    • The Blindspots Between Us: How to Overcome Unconscious Cognitive Bias with Dr. Gleb Tsipursky
    • Building a Culture of Brain Health, Growth & Effectiveness with Dr. JJ Walcutt
    • Leading with Care & Purpose with Raj Sisodia & Sudhanshu Palsule

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Facebook, Instagram, Mastodon and Twitter, too!

    RESOURCES:

    Gleb has written seven books. In this episode, he talked about Returning to the Office and Leading Hybrid and Remote Teams (Paperback: https://amzn.to/3MI2uSt and Kindle version: https://amzn.to/3pQ5enr ). His other works include:
    - Never Go with Your Gut

    • The Blind Spots Between Us and
    • Pro Truth: A Practical Plan for Putting Truth Back into Politics with Tim Ward

    You can also learn more about Gleb’s work on his company’s website: https://disasteravoidanceexperts.com/ .

    Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here.

    She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here.

    Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include:

    • Ivory Vikings by Nancy Marie Brown
    • The Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
    • The Left Hand of Darknessby Ursula K. LeGuin
    • The Joker: An Origin Story by Louise Simonson & Luciano Vecchio

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    OUR PODCAST TEAM:

    Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

    Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko

    Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko

    Remotely Working Tirelessly Night & Day: Luigi Morelli, Jenna Reik, & Connor Carson

    CONNECT WITH US:

    Facebook: facebook.com/Innovativeleadership

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    About Our Guest:

    Dr. Gleb Tsipursky helps leaders use hybrid work to improve retention and productivity while cutting costs. He serves as the CEO of the boutique future-of-work consultancy Disaster Avoidance Experts. He is the best-selling author of 7 books, including Never Go With Your Gut and Leading Hybrid and Remote Teams. His cutting-edge thought leadership was featured in over 650 articles in prominent venues such as Harvard Business Review, Fortune, and Forbes. His expertise comes from over 20 years of consulting for Fortune 500 companies from Aflac to Xerox and over 15 years in academia as a behavioral scientist at UNC-Chapel Hill and Ohio State. A proud Ukrainian American, Dr. Gleb lives in Columbus, Ohio.


    S9-Ep20: Thrive at Hilton: Relentlessly Improving the Workplace May 09, 2023

    Guest: Laura Fuentes

    Joy, learning, friendship: that’s how Laura Fuentes believes the ideal workplace should be. When she arrived at Hilton, Laura found a culture and leadership team that was thinking along the same lines. Since then, she’s been instrumental in guiding the growth of that culture into one of inclusion, wellness, growth, and purpose – the four pillars of Hilton. It’s just one way Laura and Hilton commit to the well-being of Hilton’s employees. The goal: make Thrive at Hilton something every employee feels every day. Laura shares that journey, which has plenty for you to learn from to make your organization a thriving place, too!

    Here's what Laura and Maureen cover:

    1. How Thrive at Hilton has 100-year-old roots, when Conrad Hilton shared his belief that travel is the key to world peace;
    2. The incredible value of a human-focused work culture; and
    3. How that culture boosts the company: “If your team members feel respected and heard, that’s how they’ll make your guests feel, too.”

    Other episodes you'll enjoy:

    • Joy at Work! with Roxanne Brown & Edward Cook
    • Finding Meaning, Joy, & Purpose in What You Do with Paul Gibbons
    • Hiring in the Great Resignation with Michelle Sanchez-Bickley

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Facebook, Instagram, Mastodon and Twitter, too!

    RESOURCES:

    You’ll find more information on Hilton at https://www.hilton.com. Go to the bottom of the homepage to find their business information. The Thrive at Hilton details Laura discussed are at https://jobs.hilton.com/us/en/benefits.

    To learn more about Conrad Hilton’s vision for the Hilton hotels, check out his autobiography, Be My Guest.

    Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here.

    She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here.

    Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include:

    • The Hotel New Hampshire by John Irving
    • Becoming Dr. Seuss by Brian Jay Jones
    • Snow White & the Seven Robots by Louise Simonson & Jimena Sanchez

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    OUR PODCAST TEAM:

    Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

    Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko

    Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko

    Suite Assistance Provided By: Luigi Morelli, Jenna Reik, & Connor Carson

    CONNECT WITH US:

    Facebook: facebook.com/Innovativeleadership

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    About Our Guest:

    Laura Fuentes is the Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer for Hilton with over two decades of experience in engineering, strategy consulting and human resources. Having worked in hospitality, financial services, and management consulting, Laura’s career reflects her global, cross-industry perspective in key business and talent areas. Throughout her tenure at Hilton, Laura has led efforts to build an award-winning culture at Hilton, being recognized by Fortune as the #1 Best Place to Work in the U.S. and by DiversityInc as the #1 Company on their 2021 Top 50 Companies for Diversity list. Originally from Spain, she holds a B.S. from the University of Virginia, a M.S. in Structural Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin, and an M.B.A. from Columbia University. She lives in Arlington with her husband and two sons.


    S9-Ep19: Leadership Is Relationships May 03, 2023

    Guest: Kvon Tucker

    If there’s one key thing that’s common to all effective leadership theories, it’s this: leadership is all about relationships. Kvon Tucker distilled this through both academic scholarship and real-world experience at Netflix, Google, and Amazon. Those companies remain high-performing outliers because of their unique leadership culture, and an emphasis on relationships (and writing!) are key.
    Losing sight of that leads to more than just sterile numbers on morale, low engagement, or layoffs. It leads to real pain for people, real depression, and – as Kvon saw – real suicide.

    Kvon discusses all this, along with solutions for leaders who care, in this episode.

    Here's what Kvon and host Maureen Metcalf cover:

    • How an old school practice – writing – leads to innovation and better odds of project success;
    • Why truly effective leaders understand the importance of relationships; and
    • The reasons that, even with all the trappings of success, your job can still leave you feeling miserable and depressed…and what to do about it.

    Other episodes you'll enjoy:

    • Building a Culture of Brain Health, Growth, & Effectiveness with Dr. JJ Walcutt
    • Leading with Care in a Tough World with Bob DeKoch & Phil Clampitt
    • Leading with Care and Purpose with Raj Sisodia & Sudhanshu Palsule

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Facebook, Instagram, Mastodon and Twitter, too!

    RESOURCES:

    Kvon’s website has more information about his company and his work. You’ll find it at https://consciously.one/ .

    If you’re in crisis or emotional distress, call the national Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988. They have more information online, too, at https://988lifeline.org/ .

    Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here.

    She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here.

    Books we’re reading for personal development right now include:

    • The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression by Andrew Solomon
    • Furiously Happy: A Funny Book about Horrible Things by Jenny Lawson
    • Spark: The Revolutionary News Science of Exercise and the Brain by John J. Ratey, MD

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    Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

    Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko

    Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko

    Making Space for Podcast Awesomeness: Luigi Morelli, Jenna Reik, & Connor Carson

    CONNECT WITH US:

    Facebook: facebook.com/Innovativeleadership

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    About Our Guest:

    Kvon Tucker is the CEO and Founder of Consciously, a purpose-driven Executive and Leadership Coaching firm.
    Kvon is also a professionally trained Learning and Leadership Development expert. He has spent a third of his life dedicated to helping leaders, teams, and organizations learn, adapt, and transform.
    His favorite tagline is, “All I know is how to help people grow.”
    He has helped leaders at Netflix, Amazon, and Google adapt to hyper-growth and tremendous scale through experiential learning and leadership development coaching.
    Kvon also holds a Master's in Industrial-Organizational Psychology (M.S. I-O) and is a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC), and Professional Certified Coach (PCC).


    S5-Ep32: Lasting Solutions for Distribution Center Labor Shortages Apr 29, 2023

    Guest: Will O’Brien & Dave DuBose

    The labor shortage is not going away. Workers are more transient, looking for better pay, plus Amazon, Walmart, and other large online retailers are continuing to drive up competition for distribution center (DC) employees. So, most DC operators resort to wage increases and retention bonuses as the quick solution to this really challenging people problem. Will O'Brien and Dave DuBose joins the show to share the better answer, which is a set of more robust solutions that better serve the operators’ longer-term needs and mitigate their dependence on short-lived “quick fix” wage and bonus answers that everyone else is chasing.

    Here's what Will, Dave, and Maureen cover:

    • Why pay is only the beginning in forming long-term solutions to supply-chain labor;
    • How Columbus, Ohio, represents the distribution issues retailers face; and
    • Why, regardless of the economy, the labor shortage is not going away.

    Other episodes you'll enjoy:

    • Supply Chain Innovation: Orders Can’t Be Filled with Stagnation with Mike McLellan of DHL
    • Evolving Leadership to Navigate Disruptionwith Greg Moran
    • Are You Disrupting, or Being Disrupted? with Mark Kvamme

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Facebook, Instagram, Mastodon and Twitter, too!

    RESOURCES:

    Will and Dave are partners with True North Growth Partners; you can learn more at https://truenorthgrowthpartners.com/ . (We love their motto: “If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will get you there.”)

    Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here.

    She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here.

    Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include:

    • Hello, I Must Be Going: The Mostly True Story of an Imaginary Band by David Meyers
    • The Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
    • The Left Hand of Darknessby Ursula K. LeGuin
    • Snow White & the Seven Robots by Louise Simonson & Jimena Sanchez

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    Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

    Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko

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    Central to Our Distribution: Luigi Morelli, Jenna Reik, & Connor Carson

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    About Our Guest:

    Will O’Brien is a partner at True North Growth Partners where he works with organizations on the supply chain and operations sides of their business. He helps his clients overcome the things that hold back their growth and profitability. He has over 30 years of experience in supply chain and operations. He has held executive positions in both industry and consulting. As an executive at Lowe’s Home Improvement he helped to lead the development of the supply chain for that big box retailer during a period of rapid growth, from $35 billion to $50 billion in revenue. He also helped pioneer Lowe’s omni-channel fulfillment when its online sales were growing significantly. He successfully grew a mid-sized family-owned supply chain consulting firm by over 50%, expanded its markets, improved its pricing, reengineered its sales and business development organization and created career paths and professional growth for its associates.

    Dave DuBose is a senior supply chain professional with strong cross-industry experience including retail, consumer products, resources and high-tech in the North American and global theaters. Dave has held executive positions in logistics and supply chain in industry as well as consulting and has more than 30 years of professional experience. DuBose delivers innovative results and can translate business strategy into operating strategy and tactics. He has deep expertise in end-to-end business operations and in deploying business solutions from strategy through implementation. Dave is on the Columbus Roundtable, and the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals. He is active in speaking and writing about contemporary supply chain issues.


    S9-Ep18: Working Together: Leading a Hybrid AI-Human Workforce Apr 25, 2023

    Guest: Greg Moran

    Odds are Artificial Intelligence isn’t going to replace you at work. It’s going to join you.

    Greg Moran sees AI integrating much the same way breakthrough technologies always have. It will help us be more efficient, and help leaders make better decisions. Of course, it’s not all rasterized rainbows and Unix unicorns; to thrive, people will have to be able and willing to continually learn new skills and processes. In short, the obsessively curious will rise to the top. Greg shares the details in this episode.

    Here's what Greg and host Maureen Metcalf cover:

    • How generative AI has already proven it can give you a competitive advantage by helping you make better, faster decisions on quality information, but…
    • …be careful! AI won’t make those decisions for you!
    • Why continually growing, learning, and adapting are top skills for career success (and coasting at work is no longer an option).

    Other episodes you'll enjoy:

    • How to Own the AI Revolution with Neil Sahota
    • The Future Is Yours to Create with Rebecca Ryan
    • The New Role of Leadership in a Hybrid Workplace with Greg Moran

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Facebook, Instagram, Mastodon and Twitter, too!

    RESOURCES:

    Greg is the former COO and currently a board member of Aware, which creates AI-infused solutions for collaboration platforms; you can learn more at https://www.awarehq.com. You can also connect with Greg on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/gsmoran.

    A terrific book about the promise and pitfalls of the AI revolution is Own the A.I. Revolution: Unlock Your Artificial Intelligence Strategy to Disrupt Your Competition; it can be purchased here.

    Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here.

    She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here.

    Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include:

    • The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert Heinlein
    • The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
    • I, Robot by Isaac Asimov

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    OUR PODCAST TEAM:

    Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

    Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko

    Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko

    Hybrids Before It Was Cool: Luigi Morelli, Jenna Reik, & Connor Carson

    CONNECT WITH US:

    Facebook: facebook.com/Innovativeleadership

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    About Our Guest:

    Greg Moran is a C-level digital, strategy and change leadership executive with extensive global operations experience. He led corporate strategy for Ford and designed the plan that Alan Mullaly used to turn around the company. Greg held C-level IT positions in app dev, infrastructure, and core banking applications at Ford, Nationwide Insurance, and Bank One/JPMC, respectively. He began his career in consulting with Arthur Andersen Accenture, working across industries with 100 companies over the course of a decade. He is passionate about leadership and culture, and teaches part time on the topic at Ohio University.


    S9-Ep17: Lead Responsibly: An Absolut Apr 18, 2023

    Guest: Ann Mukherjee

    Ann Mukherjee’s life is one of complete inspiration, both personally and professionally. Her mother was killed by a drunk driver when Ann was just 14; as an adult, she endured alcohol related violence.

    Yet today, she leads the second largest wine and spirits company in the world. Far from a contradiction, it’s a calling – one which sees not just customers and ROI, but caring and ROR (Return on Responsibility). The two are intertwined; even as Pernod Ricard promotes safe, responsible drinking, their profits have soared.

    Here's what Ann and host Maureen Metcalf cover:

    • The changing role of leaders, especially CEOs;
    • How Ann sees her work at Pernod Ricard not as a job, but as a calling; and
    • The important role of mentors for career success.

    Other episodes you'll enjoy:

    • Leading with Care and Purpose with Raj Sisodia & Sudhanshu Palsule
    • Leading with Care in a Tough World with Bob DeKoch & Phil Clampitt
    • Career Sponsorship with Ricky Robinson & Keith Powell

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Facebook, Instagram, Mastodon and Twitter, too!

    RESOURCES:

    You can learn more about Ann’s company, Pernod Ricard, at https://www.pernod-ricard.com/en . The organizations Ann mentioned include The Foundation for Advancing Alcohol Responsibility ( https://www.responsibility.org/ ) and Women of the Vine & Spirits ( https://www.womenofthevine.com/cpages/home ).

    Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here.

    She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here.

    Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include:

    • The Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
    • The Left Hand of Darknessby Ursula K. LeGuin
    • Snow White & the Seven Robots by Louise Simonson & Jimena Sanchez

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    OUR PODCAST TEAM:

    Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

    Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko

    Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko

    A toast to our podcast support team: Luigi Morelli, Jenna Reik, & Connor Carson

    CONNECT WITH US:

    Facebook: facebook.com/Innovativeleadership

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    Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com

    Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating!

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    About Our Guest:

    Ann Mukherjee joined PRNA (Pernod Ricard) as CEO in December 2019. An industry outsider and woman of color, Ann is focused on delivering both ROI and ROR (return on responsibility). She’s advanced the business through ambiguity, driving a transformation rooted in the science of predictable consumer demand and guiding PRNA to record-breaking profits in 2021. Ann has launched award-winning brand campaigns and initiatives around consent, voting and hate speech. Ann has been recognized by Forbes 2022 ‘50 over 50’; Forbes’ Top 50 Most Influential CMOs; ADCOLOR’s Legend Award; and was inducted into the American Marketing Association’s Marketing Hall of Fame.


    S9-Ep16: Fringe or Mainstream? Leaders Explore Psychedelics Apr 12, 2023

    Guest: Paul Austin

    You never know where the next big breakthrough in leadership research will come, so we’re going to sporadically feature outlier ideas, research from the fringe. Today is our first foray, as we investigate the role psychedelics can play in leadership development.

    Struggling with the dichotomy of legality and morality, Paul Austin found himself on an unexpected journey of self-discovery – a journey that led him to establish Third Wave, a platform dedicated to using psychedelics to unlock leadership potential and transform paradigms. As Paul says to host Maureen Metcalf, “If I could focus my time and energy on one thing that would move the needle the most, it would be intentional psychedelic use by the leaders who are creating the paradigms of tomorrow."

    Here's what Paul and Maureen cover:

    • How intentional microdoses of psychedelics can propel leadership development;
    • Why the proper setting and having an expert facilitator for guidance is absolutely critical; and
    • How CEOs and other leaders are already using psychedelics to help them problem-solve in today’s new normal of chaos and disruption.

    Other episodes you'll enjoy:

    • Leading with Care & Purpose with Raj Sisodia & Sudhanshu Palsule
    • Bringing Clarity to Confusion with Terri O’Fallon & Kim Barta
    • Integrating Integrative Medicine in Leadership with Dr. Maryanna Klatt

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Facebook, Instagram, Mastodon and Twitter, too!

    RESOURCES:

    If you have questions, and you’d like Paul to answer them in an upcoming podcast, e-mail them to us at Inquiries@InnovativeLeadership.com .

    Paul’s web page contains the resources he mentioned in the interview; it’s https://thethirdwave.co/.

    Paul has also written a book on the healing and development use of psychedelics. Mastering Microdosing: How to Use Sub-Perceptual Psychedelics to Heal Trauma, Improve Performance, and Transform Your Life is available on Amazon (Kindle version).

    The seminal books by other researchers Paul mentioned are James Fadiman’s The Psychedelic Explorer’s Guide (Kindle: https://amzn.to/410wL3g) and Michael Pollan’s How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence (Kindle: https://amzn.to/3KRgSGU).

    Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here.

    She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here.

    Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include:

    • The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge by Carlos Castaneda
    • The Doors of Perception by Aldous Huxley
    • X-Men Archives #3: Legion by Chris Claremont & Bill Sienkiewicz

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    OUR PODCAST TEAM:

    Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

    Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko

    Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko

    Podcasting in Alternate Realities: Luigi Morelli, Jenna Reik, & Connor Carson

    CONNECT WITH US:

    Facebook: facebook.com/Innovativeleadership

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    Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com

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    About Our Guest:

    Paul F. Austin is one of the most prominent voices in the world of psychedelics.

    As the founder of Third Wave, he has educated millions on the importance of safe and effective psychedelic experiences. A pioneer at the intersection of microdosing, personal transformation, and professional success, he has been featured in Forbes, Rolling Stone, and the BBC's Worklife.

    Paul helps others use microdosing as a tool for professional development and increased self-awareness by treating the use of psychedelics as a skill refined through mentorship and courageous exploration.

    Learning how to master this skill will be crucial in the story of humanity’s present-future evolution.


    S9-Ep15: Supply Chain Innovation: Orders Can’t Be Filled with Stagnation Apr 04, 2023

    Guest: Mike McLellan

    Supply chain disruptions: they’ve been at the top of the list for leaders’ anxiety in nearly every sector for years. Will it ever get better?

    Yes – if you’ve learned lessons from COVID and other supply chain disrupters. That’s the advice Mike McLellan has for leaders. A vice president of operations for DHL Supply Chain, Mike discusses the innovations DHL and others are implementing: from rapid responses to exoskeletons for warehouse workers. If your organization relies on supplies – and few organizations don’t – this is a must-listen episode!

    Here's what Mike and host Maureen Metcalf cover:

    1. How COVID-19 exposed weaknesses that had been brewing in the supply chain for years;
    2. Why having a single-source supplier looks great on the balance sheet, but is quite costly in reality; and
    3. The critical role of resilience for companies’ future survival.

    Other episodes you'll enjoy:

    • Evolving Leadership to Navigate Disruption with Greg Moran
    • Leading in Circles: The Inevitable Circular Economy with Christoph Hinske
    • Are You Disrupting, or Being Disrupted? with Mark Kvamme

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Facebook, Instagram, Mastodon and Twitter, too!

    RESOURCES:

    Details on tech innovations, sustainability, and other programs Mike mentions are on DHL’s website at https://www.dhl.com/global-en/delivered.html . To dig even deeper, read DHL: Three Letters that Shrank the World by Jane Chung for Kindle at https://amzn.to/3MgwHIa .

    Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here.

    She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here. Most relevant for today’s interview is the Innovative Leaders Guide to Transforming Organizations. The Guide is available now on Amazon at https://amzn.to/3KufXMg , and the Kindle version at https://amzn.to/3U7MzyK .

    Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include:

    • Hello, I Must Be Going: The Mostly True Story of an Imaginary Band by David Meyers
    • Batman/Catwoman by Tom King & Clay Mann
    • The Left Hand of Darknessby Ursula K. LeGuin
    • Snow White & the Seven Robots by Louise Simonson & Jimena Sanchez

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    OUR PODCAST TEAM:

    Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

    Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko

    Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko

    Professional Podcast Disrupters: Luigi Morelli, Jenna Reik, & Connor Carson

    CONNECT WITH US:

    Facebook: facebook.com/Innovativeleadership

    YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership

    Twitter: @IL_Institute

    Mastodon: @InnoLeader

    LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2

    Instagram: @innovativeleader

    Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com

    Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating!


    S9-Ep14: Prepare for the Future with Foresight Mar 29, 2023

    Guest: Dr. Ciela Hartanov

    Change is accelerating. Volatility continues unabated. And no business is immune. What’s a leader to do?

    Develop foresight and become future-ready, of course! Ciela Hartanov joins us in this episode to detail her practical process for developing foresight. As a futurist, she’s developed many tools for probing potential paths’ future outcomes. She’s distilled those tools into her foresight process. That, in turn, helps leaders adapt their mindsets, enabling them to make their organizations future ready.

    Here's what Ciela and host Maureen Metcalf cover:

    1. The definition of foresight, and what it means for businesses;
    2. How future-ready capabilities increase profitability and growth potential; and
    3. Questioning whether organizations really need a C.E.O. at the top.

    Other episodes you'll enjoy:

    • Uncharted: How to Map the Future Together with Margaret Heffernan
    • Finding Peace When in Conflict – with Lord John Alderdice (excerpt of full interview referenced by Maureen in today’s podcast)
    • Opportunity in Uncertainty – with Dr. Ciela Hartanov (her first appearance on our show!)

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Facebook, Instagram, Mastodon and Twitter, too!

    RESOURCES:

    Here is Dr. Hartanov’s email address: ciela@humcollective.co . You can also learn more about her consulting, research, and other work at www.humcollective.co.

    Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here.

    She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here.

    Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include:

    • Becoming Dr. Seuss by Brian Jay Jones at https://amzn.to/3MamuwO
    • Future Shock by Alvin Toffler at https://amzn.to/3KiRWYs
    • Connections by James Burke at https://amzn.to/3GpWdav

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    OUR PODCAST TEAM:

    Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

    Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko

    Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko

    Future-Ready Friends: Luigi Morelli, Jenna Reik, & Connor Carson

    CONNECT WITH US:

    Facebook: facebook.com/Innovativeleadership

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    Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com

    Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating!

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    About Our Guest:

    Dr. Ciela Hartanov is a futurist, organizational psychologist, human behavior expert, writer, and thinker dedicated to reinventing work. She helps leaders create a revolution inside the modern workplace, one aimed at breaking a system that promotes work practices that have existed since the industrial era. She was part of the founding team of The Google School for Leaders and Head of Next Practice Innovation and Strategy at Google, where she developed projects designed to shape the future of leadership and work. She currently runs humcollective, a boutique strategy and innovation firm that helps companies, executives, and teams make sense of the forces shaping the future and prepare strategically.


    S9-Ep13: Reality Lost - How Disinformation Shapes Your World Mar 21, 2023

    Guest: Tara McGowan

    Misinformation and disinformation have become the lifeblood of social media – even some cable channels hungry for ratings. But, as a leader, you need hard facts and straight information.

    How did we get here, and what can you do to find the good data your decisions need? Tara McGowan, founder and publisher of Courier Newsroom, notes that propaganda and disinformation have always existed…but social media’s algorithms have amplified it exponentially, creating hard echo chambers that can be hard for truth to get through. And, she says, that puts not just your business at risk, but democracy itself. Fortunately, she has some solutions!

    Here's what Tara and host Maureen Metcalf cover:

    • How social media algorithms work – and revolutionized the spread of misinformation;
    • Ways leaders can recognize disinformation and halt its spread; and
    • 3) Simple steps we can all take to be media literate.

    Other episodes you'll enjoy:

    • You Are Enough, You Are Worthy: Leadership Lessons for Women with Besty Myers
    • - Hot Topics: A Prime Minister’s Perspective with Kim Campbell
    • - Democracy: Are We a Brittle Twig or Supple Bamboo? with Matt Qvortrup

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Facebook, Instagram, Mastodon and Twitter, too!

    RESOURCES:  

    More information on Courier Newsroom is available at their website: https://couriernewsroom.com/ .

    Tara’s website tracking election campaign spending and digital strategies is https://fwiwmedia.com/ .

    Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here. 

    She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here. 

    If you’d like to learn more about journalism, try these books:

    • Undaunted: How Women Changed American Journalism by Brooke Kroeger (hardback = https://amzn.to/3lsU4DE , Kindle = https://amzn.to/3JynXKM )
    • With Heroic Truth: The Life of Edward R. Murrow by Norman Finkelstein at https://amzn.to/3Z4xDlW
    • Information Wars: How We Lost the lobal Battle Against Disinformation by Richard Stengel at https://amzn.to/3yWvpu5 (paperback) and https://amzn.to/3yXN7O0 (Kindle)

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    OUR PODCAST TEAM:  

    Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

    Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko

    Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko

    (Information requiring higher security clearance than you have): Luigi Morelli, Jenna Reik, & Connor Carson

    CONNECT WITH US: 

    Facebook: facebook.com/Innovativeleadership 

    YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership 

    Twitter: @IL_Institute 

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    LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/ILI-LinkedIn2 

    Instagram: @innovativeleader 

    Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com 

    Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating! 

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    About Our Guest:  

    Tara McGowan is the founder and publisher of Courier Newsroom and CEO of Good Information Inc, a civic incubator that invests in immediate solutions to counter disinformation online. A former political strategist with an early career in journalism, Tara has seen firsthand how America’s information crisis has contributed to the rising threat of authoritarianism and the deterioration of social trust.


    S9-Ep12: Onboard with Care: Welcoming a New Leader Mar 17, 2023

    Guests: Brenda Hampel & Erika Lamont

    More than 40% of new leaders fail within 18 months. Why?

    Don’t blame the leader; look at the organization instead! Most organizations don’t onboard a new leader well, if at all. They assume a person’s success at one company will automatically transfer to theirs – but there are far too many variables at play to bank on that. Instead, an onboarding plan that goes beyond HR protocols and benefits sign-up is necessary: a plan that considers company culture, history, team dynamics...even quality of life differences if the new leader is coming from out of town!

    Brenda Hampel and Erika Lamont of Connect the Dots share tips, tricks, and outright wisdom from years of experience helping organizations maximize the success of their new leaders.

    Here's what Brenda, Erika, and host Maureen Metcalf cover:

    1. The three main components of a good onboarding plan;
    1. Why overlooking help with personal transitions – including spouse and children – is a key reason for new leaders leaving your organization; and
    1. Why how you handled your workforce during the COVID pandemic is the ultimate litmus test for a leader considering your job offer.

    Other episodes you'll enjoy:

    • Hiring for Keeps: The Rise of Recruiter.com - with Evan Sohn
    • A Cure for Toxic Leadership – with Raj Subrameyer
    • Hiring in the Great Resignation – with Michelle Sanchez-Bickley

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn . We're on Mastodon, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, too!  

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    RESOURCES:  

    To learn more about Erika & Brenda’s company, Connect the Dots, visit https://connectthedotsconsulting.com/ .

    They’ve also written two books together as further resources for you:

    Solving Employee Performance Problems at https://amzn.to/3LbelrG

    And

    Perfect Phrases for New Employee Orientation and Onboarding at https://amzn.to/3FgqmIJ .

    In addition, Erika also wrote The Talent Selection and Onboarding Pocket Tool Kit at https://amzn.to/3ZCDWOp , and Brenda wrote the Talent Assessment and Development Pocket Tool Kit at https://amzn.to/3YG62Y3 .

    Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here .

    She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here: https://amzn.to/3C4eSX0 .

    Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include:

    • Hello, I Must Be Going: The Mostly True Story of an Imaginary Band by David Meyers
    • The Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
    • The Left Hand of Darknessby Ursula K. LeGuin
    • Snow White & the Seven Robots by Louise Simonson & Jimena Sanchez

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    OUR PODCAST TEAM:  

    Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

    Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko

    Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko

    People We Onboarded to Our Podcast without Them Knowing: Luigi Morelli, Jenna Reik, & Connor Carson

    CONNECT WITH US:

    Facebook: facebook.com/Innovativeleadership

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    Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com

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    About Our Guests:  

    Brenda Hampel co-founded Connect the Dots Consulting in 2006, having already gained a national reputation as a leadership team session and discussion expert.

    From day one, Brenda dedicated Connect the Dots to providing Real Leadership, meaning custom-crafting Leadership Solutions to a client’s unique, specific, real-life leadership needs. That focus has only grown, for today Brenda and her team service a wide range of companies with a tailored, custom approach to leadership building and related services that help transform companies and the leaders at their helm.

    Erika Lamont is an executive coach, author, speaker and founding partner of Connect the Dots Consulting. Connect the Dots is a boutique management consulting firm deep expertise in leadership onboarding, coaching and team effectiveness. Erika brings a distinctive blend of operational experience and leadership development skills to her client base. Erika has held leadership roles inside large organizations such as Riverside Methodist Hospital (part of the OhioHealth Corporation), and Bath & Body Works, a division of The Limited, Inc.—experience that has been advantageous to her coaching practice.

    Erika is a Master Certified Executive Coach (MCEC) and an active member of the Association of Corporate Executive Coaches. She is also a certified coach for Marshall Goldsmith’s Stakeholder Centered Coaching and blends her own leadership experiences with the proven methods of best-practice coaching.


    S9-Ep11: You Are Enough, You Are Worthy: Leadership Lessons for Women Mar 14, 2023

    Guest: Betsy Myers

    We may gripe about the pandemic, but it gave us one very positive change for women in the workplace: flexibility. It also highlighted for everyone that old-school leadership won’t cut it anymore. Betsy Myers says head and heart leadership is the model for today’s leaders. It fuses data-driven strategies and decisiveness with qualities such as warmth, compassion, empathy, and collaboration. In short, the head sets the purpose for an organization, but the heart engages your people to follow and bring their best selves to the team.  Here's what Betsy covers with host Maureen Metcalf:

    1. Change is inevitable…so successful leaders embrace it;
    2. The impacts of holding on to an old-school leadership style (and why it’s the #1 cause of leadership failure!); and
    3. What Head-and-Heart Leadership really means.

    Other episodes you'll enjoy:

    - Epic! The Women’s Power Playbook – with Carolyn Buck Luce

    - ShEquity: A Refugee’s Path to Empowering Women & Their Businesses – with Pauline Koelbl

    - Empowering Women for the Prosperity of Nations – with Amanda Ellis & Augusto Lopez-Claros

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn . We're on Mastodon, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, too!

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    RESOURCES:

    Betsy’s book, Take the Lead, is available in paperback at https://amzn.to/3lbMWv6. The Kindle version is at https://amzn.to/3YEb1Za. Her website is betsymyers.com.

    Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here.

    She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here.

    Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include:

    • The Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
    • The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. LeGuin
    • Snow White & the Seven Robots by Louise Simonson & Jimena Sanchez

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    OUR PODCAST TEAM:

    Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

    Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko

    Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko

    Taking the Lead (and the office doughnuts): Luigi Morelli, Jenna Reik, & Connor Carson

    CONNECT WITH US:

    Facebook: facebook.com/Innovativeleadership 

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    Instagram: @innovativeleader 

    Website: InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com 

    Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating! 

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    About Our Guest:

    Betsy Myers is on a mission to improve leadership by developing leaders and teams who infuse passion and purpose into their organizations by leading from both the head and the heart. Betsy’s insightful keynotes and workshops have inspired and offered practical guidance to executives and managers around the world who want to level up their leadership, retain top talent, and achieve results in the modern workplace. 

    Betsy is a renowned expert on emerging leadership trends and women’s leadership and is the author of Take the Lead: Motivate, Inspire, and Bring Out the Best in Yourself and Everyone Around You. She currently serves on the Council on Advancing Women in Business for the Export-Import Bank of the United States and has extensive experience in the corporate world, government settings, and in higher education. 

    Previously, she was founding director of the Center for Women and Business at Bentley University and executive director of the Center for Public Leadership at Harvard's Kennedy School. A senior adviser to two U.S. presidents, Betsy served as President Clinton’s Advisor on Women’s Issues and was Chief Operating Officer of President Obama’s 2008 National Presidential Campaign. She also held leadership roles in the U.S. Small Business Administration.


    S9-Ep10: Bringing Healing Home - Healthcare Leadership Mar 07, 2023

    Guest: Anne Klibanski

    Healthcare begins and ends in the home. At least, it should: you’re more likely to heal a bit faster and your outlook tends to be brighter at home instead of a hospital. Further, COVID revealed and amplified medical staff burnout and other issues already brewing in our healthcare system.

    It’s overwhelming for most healthcare leaders, but our guest – Dr. Anne Klibanski – tackles these issues head-on. The president and CEO of Mass General Brigham, she and her team created, and continue to develop, groundbreaking solutions for their hospitals...and, more importantly, their patients. In this episode, Anne shares those solutions and the challenges they present for leaders with host Maureen Metcalf.

    Here's what Anne and Maureen cover:

    1. The lack of patient beds and other resources COVID made clear (but remain today);
    1. What healthcare leaders can do to resolve those issues; and
    1. Why the old status quo for American healthcare won’t work anymore, along with the newer, better methods Mass General Brigham is creating and using.

    Other episodes you'll enjoy:

    • High Performance Medicine: Healthcare & Innovation with Brian Ferguson
    • Innovative Leadership for the Healthcare Industry – with Neil Grunberg
    • (Hospital) Hiring in the Great Resignation – with Michelle Sanchez-Bickley

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn . We're on Mastodon, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, too!  

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    RESOURCES:  

    Information on Dr. Kilbanski and her team is available at https://www.massgeneralbrigham.org/ .

    Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here.

    She’s also written two books on healthcare and physician leadership: the Innovative Leadership Workbook for Physician Leaders and the Innovative Leadership Workbook for Health Care.

    Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include:

    • The Man Who Tasted Shapes by Richard Cytowic, MD
    • This Here Flesh by Cole Arthur Riley
    • Adventureman by Matt Fraction and Terry & Rachel Dodson

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    OUR PODCAST TEAM:  

    Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

    Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko

    Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko

    Podcast Surgical Team: Luigi Morelli, Jenna Reik, & Connor Carson

    CONNECT WITH US:

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Innovativeleadership

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    Instagram: @innovativeleader

    Website: InnovativeLeadership.com

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    About Our Guest:  

    Dr. Anne Klibanski is President and CEO of Mass General Brigham, a Boston-based integrated healthcare system that includes internationally known Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital, nationally recognized specialty hospitals, seven community hospitals, a health insurance company, physician networks, community health centers, home- based care, and long-term care services. 

    Dr. Klibanski’s vision for Mass General Brigham is to build the integrated academic health care system of the future with patients at the center, by transforming care, improving outcomes, and expanding impact locally, nationally, and globally. She has led clinical integration of services across the system, spearheaded the development of new digital platforms to achieve digital care, and overseen the increased investment in leading-edge research since assuming the role in 2019.


    S9-Ep9: Is Your Organization Designed for the Future? Feb 28, 2023

    Guests: Mark Palmer & Eddie Moore

    Forget about future ready; you’re not ready for now!

    Most leaders operate at a disadvantage: they don’t have a formal blueprint of their organization. Yet organizational design is vital if you want to be ready for whatever the future brings to your business. From your supply chain to internal communications, organizational design is far, far more than an org chart. In this episode, guests Eddie Moore and Mark Palmer explain how absolutely vital design is in making your business future-ready!

    Here's what Mark, Eddie, and Maureen cover:

    1. What organizational design really is;
    2. How succession planning is built in to the very fabric of design; and
    3. The many ways org design future-proofs your team.

    Other episodes you'll enjoy:

    - The Essentials of Theory U with Otto Scharmer

    - Hiring in the Great Resignation: Developing Your Culture, Communications, and Pipeline in a Crisis with Michelle Sanchez-Bickley

    - Leading with Care and Purpose with Raj Sisodia & Sudhanshu Palsule

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn. We’re on Facebook, Instagram, Mastodon and Twitter, too!

    RESOURCES:

    You can learn more about Eddie and Mark at their respective websites: http://emooreconsulting.com/ and https://www.hire-direction.info/ or https://www.jobfitcalculator.com/ , respectively.

    Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here.

    She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here.

    Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include:

    • Hello, I Must Be Going: The Mostly True Story of an Imaginary Band by David Meyers
    • This Here Flesh by Cole Arthur Riley
    • Adventureman by Matt Fraction and Terry & Rachel Dodson

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    OUR PODCAST TEAM:

    Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

    Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko

    Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko

    Better Podcasters by Design: Luigi Morelli, Jenna Reik, & Connor Carson

    CONNECT WITH US:

    Facebook: facebook.com/Innovativeleadership

    YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership

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    About Our Guests:

    Mark Palmer is a thought leader, author, consultant, and entrepreneur specializing in organization change management, leadership development, strategic performance, and workforce solutions innovation. He is a co-founder and managing partner for Hire Direction, a data-driven organization solutions consultancy and 2022 recipient of Forbes America’s Best Management Consulting Firms.

    Mark was co-founder and Chief Product Officer for LaborGenome, and lead innovator for talent alignment modeling technologies. He is co-creator of the Position Success Indicator (PSI) and DEV:Q (Development Quotient) organizational performance metrics. Mark is also an advisor and consultant with the Innovative Leadership Institute (ILI), focusing on leadership coaching, team building, and organizational effectiveness. He was a founding member and facilitator for Integral Institute, an international think-tank created to combine progressive organizational research with practical applications in both the public and private sector.

    Mark has over 25 years of experience working with clients to optimize strategic alignment, team effectiveness, and organization systems.

    Edmund (Eddie) Moore is a seasoned professional with over 24 years of experience working in and consulting to Fortune 100 and 500 companies in a wide range of industries and in diverse roles.

    Eddie brings a unique mix of creative energy, intelligence, and pragmatism to solve your leadership challenges. His approach to strategic planning, organization design and change management are based on over 20 years of consulting and corporate experience. His diverse background allows him to draw from the various disciplines of psychology, organization effectiveness, marketing, technology, finance and communications to design and facilitate leadership conversations and work processes tailored to your needs and the ability of your team.


    S9-Ep8: In Your Power Feb 22, 2023

    Guest: Sharon Melnick

    Pushy. Manipulative. Lofty.

    We have a lot of negative views for powerful leaders – but that’s not what real power is about. When a leader is in their power, they raise everyone around them. It’s the difference between simply having power, and being IN your power.

    With her latest book, In Your Power, Sharon Melnick explores the ways women leaders, in particular, both grow and leak their power. She discusses those, as well as how turning down an invitation to the White House led to her epiphany about giving away your personal power, in this episode.

    Here's what Sharon and Maureen cover:

    • How and why we can redefine power as a force for good;
    • The three ways in which we’re not in our power; and
    • How burnout results not just from overwork, but from being underpowered, too.

    Other episodes you'll enjoy:

    - The Women’s Power Playbook with Carolyn Buck Luce

    - ShEquity: A Refugee’s Path to Empowering Women with Pauline Koelbl

    - Power, Charisma, & Hormones: Science Studies Leadership with John Antonakis

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn . We're on Mastodon, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, too!

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    RESOURCES:

    Learn more about Sharon and her work at InYourPowerBook.com & SharonMelnick.com.
    She’s also written several books: the subject of this interview In Your Power, as well as earlier works including Success Under Stress and Confidence When It Counts.

    Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here.

    She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here: https://amzn.to/3C4eSX0.

    Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include:

    • The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin
    • This Here Flesh by Cole Arthur Riley
    • Adventureman II: A Fairy Tale of New Yorkby Matt Fraction and Terry & Rachel Dodson

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    Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

    Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko

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    About Our Guest:

    Between ever changing work practices, and the elusive act of fulfilling personal and professional demands, leaders are having to navigate a new world of challenges and strike the right tone of balancing completion with compassion. Dr. Sharon Melnick introduces the idea that power is the underlying issue in many of the trends we see among employees, and that leaders who use their power for the good of all can create team members who are loyal, inspired, and accountable. What Dr. Melnick sees from having coached and trained over 40,000 professionals is that leaders already have so much more power than they realize or are using.

    As a Marshall Goldsmith Top 100 Coach, Sharon combines proven leadership best practices with behavior change methods she developed through 10 years of psychology research at Harvard Medical School. Sharon has spoken at over 200 retreats and leadership conferences around the world (as well as presenting at the White House, the United Nations, and at West Point). She hosts the popular podcast, The Power Shift.


    S9-Ep7: Epic! The Women’s Power Playbook Feb 15, 2023

    Guest: Carolyn Buck Luce

    Live an epic life.

    That’s the goal Carolyn Buck Luce advises you to have. In this episode, she shares ways to make that happen…and how that path started for her.
    Eight year old Carolyn Buck Luce was inspired by John F. Kennedy's call to service, and decided to take responsibility for answering it even though she was only in elementary school. She created her first Decade Game, a plan for the next ten years of her life. Despite the pre-internet turmoil of the 1960s, she was determined to follow her purpose and make a difference in the world. She used the Decade Game to understand the power of leadership and the importance of courage, vulnerability, and trust. And, critically, she observed that women give away much of their power – not just in the board room, but beginning as children in primary school.

    That served to motivate her even more. Carolyn continues her mission, and still uses her Decade Game in her journey to becoming an organizational shaman inspiring humans to live epic lives.

    Here's what Carolyn and Maureen cover:

    1. What, exactly, the Decade Game is – and how to play it;
    2. Why truly courageous leaders use their power for good; and
    3. The importance of having purpose.

    Other episodes you'll enjoy:

    - Leading with Care and Purpose with Raj Sisodia & Sudhanshu Palsule

    - Storydoers: Leaders with Higher Purposes with Ty Montague

    - Finding Meaning, Joy, & Purpose in What You Do with Paul Gibbons

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn . We're on Mastodon, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, too!

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    RESOURCES:

    Carolyn’s latest book is Epic! The Women’s Power Playbook. She’s also written a fascinating book on our medical system: Reimagining Healthcare: Through a Gender Lens.

    More about her life-steering Decade Game is online at www.mydecadegame.com, and the Power Playbook at www.epicwomensplaybook.com.

    Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here.

    She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here.

    Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include:

    • Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned by Walter Mosley
    • This Here Flesh by Cole Arthur Riley
    • Adventureman II: A Fairy Tale of New Yorkby Matt Fraction and Terry & Rachel Dodson

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    Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

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    About Our Guest:

    Carolyn Buck Luce is one of America’s most respected and accomplished voices on Women’s Leadership and their relationship with power. She is the author of the recently published EPIC! The Women’s Power Play Book.  A gifted strategist and executive coach, Carolyn has spent the last five decades of her career building highly effective cultures, businesses, teams, and leaders in both the public and private sectors. From a diplomat in the USSR, to a Wall Street Banker, to healthcare futurist and management consultant, throughout her career, Carolyn has focused on helping courageous leaders make the difference they dream of.


    S9-Ep6 - Women on the Rise: A Leadership Journey Feb 08, 2023

    Guest: Reta Jo Lewis

    "It's not just about the the betterment of you and your family. It's about the betterment of the community."

    That is one of the core values that helped guide Reta Jo Lewis through an eventful leadership journey, culminating in her current role as president and chair of the board of the Export Import Bank of the United States — the first African American to accomplish this. She is a passionate advocate for women in entrepreneurship and has a long history of working in politics and law.

    In this episode, she shares more about her amazing leadership path (including time with Nelson Mandela), and how that can help you in your own career journey.

    Here's what Reta Jo and host Maureen Metcalf cover:

    1. The importance of feeling you’re working for something bigger than just yourself;
    2. Having confidence that the skills and knowledge you have now prepared you for your next career opportunity; and
    3. Why forging a network and relationships with peers, mentors, and role models is so important to developing as a leader.

    Other episodes you'll enjoy:

    - ShEquity: A Refugee’s Path to Empowering Women & Their Businesses – with Pauline Koelbl

    - Empowering Women for the Prosperity of Nations – with Amanda Ellise & Augusto Lopez-Claros

    - Winning in the Face of Adversity: Overcoming Challenge with Grace – with Joyce Beatty & Doug McCollough

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn . We're on Mastodon, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, too!

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    RESOURCES:

    You can learn more about Reta Jo’s agency and her work there at www.exim.gov .

    Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here .

    She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here: https://amzn.to/3C4eSX0 .

    Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include:

    • Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned by Walter Mosley
    • This Here Flesh by Cole Arthur Riley
    • Adventureman II: A Fairy Tale of New Yorkby Matt Fraction and Terry & Rachel Dodson

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    OUR PODCAST TEAM:

    Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

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    About Our Guest:

    Ms. Lewis is a senior executive with over 25 years of leadership experience in international affairs, legal, public policy, business and regulatory affairs, and subnational diplomacy.

    On February 9, 2022, the U.S. Senate confirmed Reta Jo Lewis as EXIM’s President and Chair of the Board of Directors. Ms. Lewis was most recently a Senior Fellow and Director of Congressional Affairs at the German Marshall Fund of the United States. Prior to her time at GMF, she served as the first-ever Special Representative for Global Intergovernmental Affairs under Secretary Hillary Clinton at the U.S. Department of State during the Obama-Biden Administration. As Special Representative, Lewis was the chief diplomat in charge of the international efforts to build and support strategic relationships between the federal government, state and local leaders, and their foreign counterparts. In 2013, she was awarded the Secretary’s Distinguished Service Award.

    Ms. Lewis was the first Black woman to serve as Vice President and Counselor to the President at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. She led the Chamber’s initiatives focused on fostering strategic alliances between small businesses, especially women- and minority-owned businesses, entrepreneurs, and executives. She is a Life Member of the Council on Foreign Relations and former Member of the Board of the Leadership Council for Women in National Security. Ms. Lewis received a J.D. from Emory University School of Law, an M.S.A.J. from American University, and a B.A. from the University of Georgia. She is a native of Statesboro, Georgia.


    S6-Ep3: Rebalancing Society - Radical Renewal Beyond Left, Right, or Center Feb 03, 2023

    Guest: Henry Mintzberg

    There’s a lot of chaos for leaders to deal with, and it’s been pushing us out of balance for decades. Henry Mintzberg has had enough. Enough of the imbalance that is destroying our democracies, our planet, and ourselves. Enough of the pendulum politics of left and right, as well as the leadership paralysis in the political center. The world we live in needs a form of radical renewal unprecedented in the human experience.

    But Henry doesn’t complain: he crafts solutions. In this episode, he presents host Maureen Metcalf with an integrative framework for a comprehensive way forward. It’s based on his book, Rebalancing Society: Radical Renewal, Beyond Left, Right and Center.

    Here's what Henry and Maureen cover:

    • Why the internal threats to democracies and our individual self-denigrations are tied to the same root cause;
    • How imbalance wreaks havoc on our lives and leadership; and
    • What can be done to restore balance and our cultural sanity .

    Other episodes you'll enjoy:

    • Building Communities within Your Business – with Alice Yoo LeClair
    • Courageous Followership – with Neil Grunberg & Ira Chaleff
    • Facing Uncertainty: It’s VUCA – with Chris Nolan

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn . We're on Mastodon, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, too!

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    RESOURCES:

    Henry’s book discussed in this episode is Rebalancing Society: Radical Renewal, Beyond Left, Right and Center. It’s available here . He’s written quite a lot; some of his other books include Simply Managing, Bedtime Stories for Managers, and The Rise & Fall of Strategic Planning.

    You can also learn more about Henry and his activities at CoachingOurselves.com and through his blog at Mintzberg.org .

    Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here .

    She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here: https://amzn.to/3C4eSX0 .

    Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include:

    • The Bassoon King by Rainn Wilson
    • This Here Flesh by Cole Arthur Riley
    • Adventureman by Matt Fraction and Terry & Rachel Dodson

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    Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

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    About Our Guest:

    Henry Mintzberg is a writer and educator, mostly about managing originations, developing managers, and rebalancing societies, which is his current focus. Henry sits in the Cleghorn Chair of Management Studies at the Desautels Faculty of Management, McGill University in Montreal. He has authored 20 books, including Simply Managing and Bedtime Stories for Managers, which have earned him 20 honorary degrees. Henry co-founded the International Masters Program for Managers as well as a venture CoachingOurselves.com, novel initiatives for managers to learn together from their own experience, the last in their own workplace. Henry may spend his professional life dealing with organizations, but he spends his private life escaping from them—mostly in a canoe, up mountains, and on a bicycle. You can find out more about his adventures on mintzberg.org, which includes his blog.


    S9-Ep5: Leading with Care and Purpose Feb 01, 2023

    Guests: Raj Sisodia & Sudhanshu Palsule

    In this episode, Raj Sisodia and Sudhanshu Palsule explore the power of conscious leadership. With Conscious Capitalism, this can inspire a higher purpose for businesses, transcending the old Industrial Era story of profit-driven motives. The world has changed dramatically, but our leadership and business models have yet to catch up.

    United in their belief that business can be a force of good, they share their research and personal journeys as they forged new leadership principles of purpose, wholeness, and healing.

    Here's what Raj, Sudhanshu, and host Maureen Metcalf cover:

    1. The four pillars of 21st Century leadership (and business);
    2. The importance of evolving from a shareholder mindset to a stakeholder mindset; and
    3. How leaders and their organizations profit by combining the best of their masculine and feminine cultural energies.

    Other episodes you'll enjoy:

    - Should IT Executives Share their Soft Side? – with David White

    - Joy at Work – with Roxanne Brown & Edward Cooke

    - Leading with Care in a Tough World – with Bob DeKoch & Phil Clampitt

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn . We're on Mastodon, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, too!

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    RESOURCES:

    You’ll find more from Raj and Sudhanshu on their websites: ConsciousCapitalism.org and RajSisodia.com, or RehumanizingLeadership.com and SudhanshuPalsule.com respectively.

    Both Raj and Sudhanshu have written many books. Raj’s include the seminal Conscious Capitalism, as well as Firms of Endearment, and Shakti Leadership. Raj also blogs at ConsciousCapitalism.Typepad.com/conscious-capitalism.

    Sudhanshu’s books include Rehumanizing Leadership and The Social Leader.

    And for Adam Smith’s thoughts on the social obligations of capitalists, read his The Theory of Moral Sentiments.

    Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here.

    She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here.

    Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include:

    • The Bassoon King by Rainn Wilson
    • This Here Flesh by Cole Arthur Riley
    • Adventureman by Matt Fraction and Terry & Rachel Dodson

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    OUR PODCAST TEAM:

    Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

    Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko

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    About Our Guests:

    Raj Sisodia is FEMSA Distinguished University Professor of Conscious Enterprise and Chairman of the Conscious Enterprise Center at Tecnologico de Monterrey in Mexico. He is also Co-Founder and Chairman Emeritus of Conscious Capitalism Inc. Raj has a Ph. D. in Business from Columbia University. His fifteen books include Conscious Capitalism (2013), Everybody Matters (2015), Firms of Endearment and The Healing Organization. Raj has worked with numerous companies, including AT&T, Verizon, LG, BorgWarner, Kraft Foods, Whole Foods Market, Tata, Siemens, Sprint, Volvo, IBM, Walmart and McDonalds. Raj received an honorary doctorate from Johnson & Wales University and has served on the boards of Mastek and The Container Store.

    Sudhanshu Palsule is an award-winning educator, leadership philosopher, CEO advisor, author, and speaker. He is regarded as one of the leading thinkers in the fields of Transformative Leadership and Leading in Complexity. Author of several books, his latest book, “Rehumanizing Leadership” was published in 2020. Sudhanshu is a fellow at Cambridge University’s Institute for Sustainability Leadership. He is also an Educator and Academic Director at Duke CE (part of Duke University, USA). He has written several books including The Social Leader, Managing in Four Worlds, The Ecology of Organizations, Personal Growth, and Science, Technology, and Social Change.


    S9-Ep4: Intentional Leadership in a New Work World Jan 25, 2023

    Guest: Monique Jefferson

    Are you a hybrid leader yet?

    That’s what today’s work world demands. Most workers prefer work from home. Others prefer to be in the office. Still others like hybrid work: a combination of both. In this episode in our Connex Partners Executive Insights series, we ask—How do you lead people with such opposing preferences? And how do you accommodate the breadth of diversity in the workforce?

    Monique Jefferson says the answer lies in being intentional. The Chief People Officer of NYC’s Community Preservation Corporation successfully guides her leaders into intentionality and inclusivity. Done well, your team will have purpose, passion, and perspective…all of which lead to greater morale and loyalty. She shares her methods with host Maureen Metcalf.

    Here's what Monique and Maureen cover:

    • The path to being an intentional leader in today’s hybrid work environment;
    • Why flexibility ranks higher than compensation in importance to today’s workers; and
    • The Three Ps, and their importance to your team…and you .

    Other episodes you'll enjoy:

    • The New Role of Leadership in a Hybrid Workplace – with Greg Moran
    • Five Trends to Know: Leadership in 2023 – with Christopher Washington
    • Recruiting & Retaining Diverse Executives – with Eric Douglas Keene

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn . We're on Mastodon, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, too!

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    RESOURCES:

    Monique Jefferson is on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/monique-d-jefferson-sphr-shrm-scp-8120712. Information on Monique’s 3-P haven, the Community Preservation Corporation, is at https://communityp.com/.

    Information about this episode’s sponsor, Connex Partners, is at https://www.connexpartners.com/.

    Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here.

    She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here: https://amzn.to/3C4eSX0.

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    OUR PODCAST TEAM:

    Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

    Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko

    Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko

    Our Intentional Podcast Support Team: Luigi Morelli, Jenna Reik, & Connor Carson

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    About Our Guest:

    Monique Jefferson is an expert in human capital management with an instinct for determining the impact of organizational change, particularly on marginalized groups. She is a results-oriented, proven human resources executive with over 20 years of global experience in the financial services, legal, Insurance, media, non-profit and professional services industries. Her primary areas of expertise include talent and performance management, compensation, leadership development, diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging, talent acquisition, executive coaching, cultural change, employee engagement, training, and employee and labor relations.

    Monique currently serves as Chief People Officer of Community Preservation Corporation (CPC) (a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) within the multi family affordable housing sector) where she develops the human resources strategic plan and builds a culture that will enable CPC to attract, engage, grow and retain a high-performing, diverse workforce. Monique previously served as the Chief Human Resources Officer of New York Public Radio, the second largest public media company in the U.S., where she led a culture transformation and implemented the first Race Equity Action plan for the organization.


    S7-Ep31: Leading in Emerging Industries Jan 21, 2023

    Guest: James Brenza

    By their very nature, emerging industries (such as EVs, private spaceships, and cannabis) present unique leadership challenges – and opportunities – rarely encountered in long-established businesses. In addition to general entrepreneurism, you’re creating something new for the marketplace…and forging the team to shepherd it.

    Emerging industries often lend a new twist on old businesses: they allow the opportunity to relook at established practices, sparking innovation in the business sector. James Brenza joins the show to discuss his venture into an emerging industry -- and how that provided him with new challenges as well as the possibilities of new solutions.

    Here's what James and Maureen cover:

    • How disruptions in your personal life can spark your drive into new kinds of business;
    • Ways to navigate the uncertainty of cutting-edge industries when legislation isn’t consistent across the country; and
    • Why standards and technology remain vital components in emerging industries.

    Other episodes you'll enjoy:

    • Leverage Change: Achieve Faster, Easier, Better Results - with Jake Jacobs
    • Opportunity in Uncertainty – with Dr. Ciela Hartanov
    • Building Trust in Uncertainty – with Dr. Mary Jo Burchard

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn . We're on Mastodon, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, too!

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    RESOURCES:

    More about James Brenza’s agritech firm is online at https://greenest-grow.com/ . You can also connect on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/greenestgrow/ .

    Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here .

    She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here: https://amzn.to/3C4eSX0 .

    Books we’re reading for fun or personal development right now include:

    • The Bassoon King by Rainn Wilson
    • This Here Flesh by Cole Arthur Riley
    • Adventureman by Matt Fraction and Terry & Rachel Dodson

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    OUR PODCAST TEAM:

    Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

    Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko

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    About Our Guest:

    James Brenza is an information technology and analytics leader with 20 years of diversified experience and success in delivering analytical, functionally rich, complex solutions. He is a hands-on leader who carefully balances strategic planning, business communications and technical delivery. He has extensive experience with motivating mixed-shore teams to deliver high quality, flexible results. James’ academic foundation includes 3 degrees: Information Technology, Finance, and an MBA. He complemented his technical skills with a Six Sigma Black Belt, Lean Qualification and PMP certifications. He applies that foundation to solving problems in banking, insurance, retail, distribution, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and public service. He has also been involved in the startup community by serving on advisory boards and as CDO.


    S7-Ep38: Staying Cool in Challenging Situations (Recognizing & Managing Your Stress Triggers) Jan 20, 2023

    Guest: Janet Fouts

    We recognize the many layers of stress we are under day-to-day. Those stresses are very real – and often increase as we move up the leadership ladder. That stress has consequences, both physical and mental. What can we do?

    Janet Fouts has distilled some very simple tools that can help us be less reactive and more responsive to what life throws at us. They’re based on her deep dive into mindfulness as she dealt with the extreme stress of working as a full time digital marketer while caring for a dying partner. In the process, she learned that when we are aware of ourselves, we have better opportunities to understand others, making us better leaders, communicators, and partners.

    Here's what Janet and Maureen cover:

    • How to recognize, and deal with, the triggers that can set you off;
    • Ways to learn mindfulness in easy microsteps; and
    • Why work meetings cause so much stress (and why Americans do meetings so poorly).

    Other episodes to keep your leadership chill:

    • Mindfulness Benefits in the Workplace – with Rich Fernandez & Peter Weng
    • Mental Toughness: How to Embrace Stress for Greater Success - with Col. Deb Lewis
    • Integrating Integrative Medicine in Leadership - with Dr. Maryanna Klatt

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn . We're on Mastodon, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, too!

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    RESOURCES:

    We’re watching for her forthcoming book, Microdosed Mindfulness. In the meantime, check out her other publications. Her prior book on self-care while caring for others is When Life Hits the Fan. She also has a batch of books on social media marketing from her earlier career, available here. To learn more about Janet, surf to her website: JanetFouts.com.

    Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here .

    She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here: https://amzn.to/3C4eSX0 .

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    Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

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    About Our Guest:

    After 25 years as CEO of Tatu Digital Media, a Silicon Valley marketing agency, Janet Fouts quit and founded Nearly Mindful, where she serves as a Human Potential Facilitator, working with individuals and teams to reach their full potential through emotional intelligence and mindfulness coaching, workshops, and retreats.


    S7-Ep2: The Future Leader - Skills & Mindsets to Succeed in the Next Decade Jan 19, 2023

    Guest: Jacob Morgan

    There has been a lot written about leadership for the present day, but the world is changing quickly. What worked in the past won’t work in the future – so how do we prepare leaders who can successfully navigate and guide us through the next decade and beyond?


    What’s required of leaders, even the types of leaders we need, is in flux. So what can a struggling leader do now?

    Jacob Morgan wondered, as well, so he interviewed over 140 CEOs, then partnered with LinkedIn to survey almost 14,000 of their members around the globe to see how those CEO insights aligned with employee perspectives. He uncovered some fascinating insights, and shares them in this episode.

    Here's what Jacob and Maureen cover:

    • The undeniable reality that pre-pandemic leadership isn’t going to cut it in this post-pandemic decade;
    • Why these changes are happening; and
    • The four mindsets and five behaviors to develop as a leader for tomorrow.

    Related episodes to make you a future-ready leader:

    • The Future Is Yours to Create – with Rebecca Ryan
    • Curing Corporate Short-Termism – with Gregory Milano
    • Red Roof: Revisioning the Future – with George Limbert

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn . We're on Mastodon, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, too!

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    RESOURCES:

    Get all the details of Jacob’s findings in his book, The Future Leader. He’s also written The Employee Experience Advantage, The Future of Work, and The Collaborative Organization.

    The Notable Nine PDF Jacob referenced is available at TheLeadershipDigest.com . Or learn about his other forward-searching work at TheFutureOrganization.com .

    Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here .

    She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here: https://amzn.to/3C4eSX0 .

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    OUR PODCAST TEAM:

    Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

    Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko

    Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko

    The Future of Podcast Humanity Rests in Their Hands: Luigi Morelli, Jenna Reik, & Connor Carson

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    About Our Guest:

    Jacob Morgan is a four-time bestselling author, keynote speaker, and futurist who explores leadership, employee experience, and the future of work. He is the founder of FutureofWorkUniversity.com, an online education and training platform that helps future proof individuals and organizations by teaching them the skills they need to succeed in the future of work. Jacob also hosts the Future of Work podcast, a weekly show where he speaks with senior executives, business leaders, and bestselling authors about how the world of work is changing. He is regularly featured in publications such as Forbes, Fortune, HBR, Fast Company, the BBC, and others.


    S8-Ep2: What Leaders Won’t Talk About (When Scaling their Business) Jan 18, 2023

    Guest: Greg Moran

    When young companies scale their business, there are many challenges…some obvious, and some no one talks about. Greg Moran joins the show for a discussion about the topics that are often avoided. Some have even been considered taboo! We’ll learn about back-office processes and tooling, hiring and diversity, space: culture and people, keeping the value chain in balance, pricing and value creation, establishing ESG processes, and minimizing distraction. It’s a primer for entrepreneurs on the threshold of growth!

    Here's what Greg and Maureen cover:

    • The struggles that happened before the start-up success stories everyone publicizes;
    • Why scaling the back office is just as important as scaling your product or service; and
    • How truth with your growing staff is critical to continued success.

    More episodes with Greg Moran for binge-listening:

    • The New Role of Leadership in a Hybrid Workplace
    • Evolving Leadership to Navigate Disruption
    • What Your Team REALLY Thinks…in Real Time!

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn . We're on Mastodon, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, too!

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    RESOURCES:

    To learn more about Greg’s company, surf over to https://www.awarehq.com/ .

    Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here .

    She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here: https://amzn.to/3C4eSX0 .

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    OUR PODCAST TEAM:

    Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

    Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko

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    Pod People Leaders WILL Talk About: Luigi Morelli, Jenna Reik, & Connor Carson

    CONNECT WITH US:

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    About Our Guest:

    Greg Moran is a C-level digital, strategy and change leadership executive with extensive global operations experience. He led corporate strategy for Ford and designed the plan that Alan Mullaly used to turn around the company. Greg held C-level IT positions in app dev, infrastructure, and core banking applications at Ford, Nationwide Insurance, and Bank One/JPMC, respectively. He began his career in consulting with Arthur Andersen Accenture, working across industries with 100 companies over the course of a decade. He is passionate about leadership and culture, and teaches part time on the topic at Ohio University.


    S9-Ep3: Courageous Followership Jan 18, 2023

    Guests: Neil Grunberg & Ira Chaleff

    “He who cannot be a good follower, cannot be a good leader.”

    Aristotle shared that wisdom over 2,000 years ago, but today we chafe at being labeled a follower. Yet, as Ira Chaleff and Neil Grunberg point out, if no one is following, then no one can be leading, either!

    Followership is critical in any organization. Think of followership and leadership as a yin and yang: each of us needs to be good at both of them, and each of us needs to know when to play which role. It all depends on the context. Most critically, be a courageous follower: one with the values and integrity to let your leader know when things are amiss. Enron is a classic warning about what happens when an organization doesn’t have courageous followers!

    Here's what Ira, Neil, and Maureen cover:

    • The importance of standing up to and for your leader (even at the same time);
    • How strict hierarchies distort the flow between follower and leader, slowing down the organization; and
    • Why a lack of courageous followership leads to catastrophes at work (such as Enron) and in our personal lives (such as Uvalde and other mass tragedies).

    Other episodes for further learning:

    • The New Rules of Work – with Gary Bolles
    • Employees – Empowered! – with Rod Lacey
    • Do No Harm: Ethics for Leaders – with Terri O’Fallon

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn . We're on Mastodon, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter, too!

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    RESOURCES:

    Ira Chaleff is a prolific writer. His books include The Courageous Follower, Intelligent Disobedience, The Limits of Violence (with Elan Le Vieux),The Art of Followership, and Setting Course: A Congressional Management Guide . Information on Ira’s consulting firm is at https://exe-coach.com/; his own website is https://IraChaleff.com .

    Neil Grunberg has a multitude of research papers and articles in leadership journals. He also cowrote Innovative Leadership for Health Care with Maureen and others, and edited A Distinctive Approach to Psychological Research.

    Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can follow her there at https://www.linkedin.com/in/maureenmetcalf/ .

    She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here: https://amzn.to/3C4eSX0 .

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    OUR PODCAST TEAM:

    Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

    Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko

    Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko

    Leaders of Fine Followership: Luigi Morelli & Connor Carson

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    About Our Guest:

    Ira Chaleff is an author, speaker, and innovative thinker. His latest work, Intelligent Disobedience, is now available on Amazon. He is founder and president of Executive Coaching and Consulting Associates. As a coach, Ira provides a stimulating and safe environment for executives and their teams to examine, evaluate and significantly improve their management styles, skills and processes. Through targeted interviews, work-climate surveys, and multi-viewpoint feedback instruments, he involves all those who have a stake in the change process, analyzes their input and provides frank, constructive feedback sessions.

    Neil Grunberg is a professor of Military & Emergency Medicine, Medical & Clinical Psychology, and Neuroscience in the Uniformed Services University School of Medicine in Bethesda, Maryland. He is also a professor in the Graduate School of Nursing, Director of Research and Development in the USU Leadership Education and Development program, and Director of Faculty Development for Military and Emergency Medicine. He is a medical and social psychologist who has been on faculty at USU since 1979.


    S8-Ep4: Building Communities within Your Business Jan 17, 2023

    Guest: Alice Yoo LeClair

    Contrary to old-school management beliefs, having a work-best-friend boosts productivity. Having an entire work community? That boosts a lot of people’s productivity, morale, even longevity with the organization. Best of all, the communities you foster at work don’t need to be work-related to have these effects: gamers, Trekkies, and football fanatics in your workplace all benefit.
    So how does an HR leader drive community building within their organization? Does remote work make it more difficult? How does it fit with the CHRO’s other responsibilities? And how do you focus on this when managers so often dump their personnel responsibilities on the HR department instead of taking their own leadership reins? Alice Yoo LeClair knows the world of Human Resources well, with experience in organizations of all sizes. With her deep experience and eyes on the future, she shares her wisdom and observations with host Maureen Metcalf.

    This is the first of several episodes which view innovative leadership from the perspective of the CHRO and other human resources leaders: the Connex Executive Insights Series.

    Here's what Alice and Maureen cover:

    • What a community is, and why having work communities is so important for your team;
    • How workplace communities benefit the broader business; and
    • Why Gallup research shows that having good friends at work substantially boosts productivity.

    Other episodes you'll enjoy:

    • Joy at Work – with Roxanne Brown and Edward Cook
    • Achieving Employee-Centric Leadership – with Heather Krentler
    • Workforce Demographics & an Inclusive Culture – with Nadia Younes, Gamiel Yafai, & Louise Carvalho

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn . We're on Mastodon, Facebook, and Twitter, too!

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    RESOURCES:

    For a deeper dive on all things HR, check https://www.connexpartners.com/ .

    Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here .

    She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here: https://amzn.to/3C4eSX0 .

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    OUR PODCAST TEAM:

    Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

    Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko

    Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko

    Citizenry of our Podcast Community: Luigi Morelli & Connor Carson

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    About Our Guest:

    Alice Yoo LeClair is the Head of Talent, Culture, & Performance at Ascendion. At the time of recording, she was Chief Human Resources Officer for Euromoney PLC’s Financial & Professional Services (FPS) division. Before joining Euromoney, Alice was the Head of HR for the Americas GTM region and multiple product verticals at Refinitiv, an LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) business. Previously, she held global people strategy and commercial program management roles at IPC Systems, IntelePeer and Level 3 Communications (now Lumen Technologies). Alice has a bachelor’s degree in Music from the University of Hartford where she double majored in Piano Performance and English. She also has a certificate in Plant Based Nutrition from eCornell, Cornell University’s external education unit.


    S3-Ep47: Implicit Bias - What You Don’t See Hurts You! Jan 16, 2023

    Guest: Rebecca Heiss

    From our archives, a special show about our hidden biases.

    We all have bias. In various forms, it’s built into our brains. But implicit bias creates a disadvantage for leaders and their organizations. Dr. Rebecca Heiss has studied bias extensively, and shares what implicit bias is and how it impacts each of us. As leaders, we need to understand and manage implicit biases because they impact our hiring choices, promotion and succession decisions, company policies – even how closely we pay attention to someone in a presentation. To truly ensure we hire and retain top talent, we need to remove bias from our decision making process as much as possible. During this show, Rebecca shares her research…and what it reveals about the ways we can beat the bias in our business, and our lives.

    Here's what Rebecca and Maureen cover:

    • What, exactly, implicit bias is – and how it taints your decision-making without you realizing;
    • How implicit bias goes beyond major strokes like race and religion, such as the seemingly subtle bias of “Blondes have more fun” which has deep effects in the workplace; and
    • The ways bias actually impedes how efficiently (and profitably) your company is achieving its goals.

    Other episodes for deeper learning:

    • The Blindspots Between Us: How to Overcome Unconscious Cognitive Bias – with Gleb Tsipursky
    • Reimagining American Identity – with Amiel Handelsman & Jewel Kinch-Thomas
    • DEI: Needed Conversations & Understanding – with Laura Morgan Roberts & Courtney McCluney

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn . We're on Mastodon, Facebook, and Twitter, too!

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    RESOURCES:

    Dr. Heiss has a fascinating book on dealing with stress and boosting productivity. Instinct is available here .

    Her equally fascinating TEDx talk on Ghostbusting Our Evolutionary “Other” is on YouTube here.

    There’s more on her website at www.RebeccaHeiss.com .

    Our host, Maureen Metcalf, posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here .

    She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here: https://amzn.to/3C4eSX0 .

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    OUR PODCAST TEAM:

    Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

    Producer: Dan Mushalko

    Editor: Connor Carson

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    Podbean Patroller: Luigi Morelli

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    About Our Guest:

    Dr. Rebecca Heiss is an evolutionary biologist focusing on human behavior and physiology. She’s the founder and CEO of a measurable stress reduction company, Instinctive Cognition. As a speaker and consultant, Rebecca has developed a passion for helping others overcome blind spots to become their best biological selves.


    After earning a PhD with research designated as “transformative” by the National Science Foundation, Rebecca went on to hold multiple appointments in academia, applying her research to solve practical problems in overcoming what she refers to as “biological ghosts” — subconscious behaviors that haunt modern life. A creative thought leader, she delivered a TEDx talk on a portion of her work, and has built her career on helping others break through their evolutionary ethical “blind spots.” Having conquered the business of biology, Dr. Heiss has turned her focus to revolutionizing the biology of business.


    S8-Ep8: Hiring in the Great Resignation - Developing Your Culture, Communications, & Pipeline in a Crisis Jan 13, 2023

    Guest: Michelle Sanchez-Bickley

    Amidst the Great Resignation, exceptional organizations are still retaining their top employees, and recruiting new staff. Renown Health is one of them.

    In the second of our Connex Executive Insights series, Michelle Sanchez-Bickley of Renown Health joins Maureen Metcalf to discuss the challenges of the Great Resignation for HR departments. It’s particularly challenging in the health care sector; the strains of COVID on our medical system put particular pressure on doctors, nurses, and hospital support staff. That’s led to 30% or more turnover.

    Using a combination of developing internal culture, open communications, hybrid and remote working, and a modern innovation on apprenticeship, Renown Health is a bright spot emerging above the crisis.

    Here's what Michelle and Maureen cover:

    • Why taking a hard look at your company culture is key to losing staff;
    • How Michelle maintained a hiring pipeline even though COVID hit the healthcare industry so hard; and
    • Why you lose good employees when they don’t see a path for growth, development, or simply learning.

    Related episodes:

    • Innovative Leadership for the Healthcare Industry – with Neil Grunberg
    • High Performance Medicine: Healthcare & Innovation – with Brian Ferguson
    • Integrating Integrative Medicine in Leadership – with Dr. Maryanna Klatt

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn . We're on Mastodon, Facebook, and Twitter, too!

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    RESOURCES:

    Further information on Michelle’s healthcare system is online at Renown.org .

    Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here .

    She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here: https://amzn.to/3C4eSX0 .

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    OUR PODCAST TEAM:

    Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

    Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko

    Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko

    Purveyors of Podbean Podcast Perfection: Luigi Morelli & Connor Carson

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    About Our Guest:

    Michelle Sanchez-Bickley is Chief HR Officer for Renown Health, the largest not for profit health system in Northern Nevada. In this role, Michelle is responsible for overall strategic and HR operational functions for the enterprise. She has over 25 years of HR leadership experience, with the majority of her career spent in healthcare. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in political science and justice studies from Frostburg State University in Maryland, and earned her Master’s degree in human resource development from Georgia State University. She is a certified senior professional in human resources (SPHR) and a Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP). She serves on several local not for profit boards, including Education Alliance, Nevada Works, and Nevada Employer Association. She loves to mentor others and is passionate about the community in which she serves.


    S8-Ep10: ShEquity - A Refugee’s Path to Empowering Women & Their Businesses Jan 12, 2023

    Guest: Pauline Koelbl

    Surviving life as a refugee is one thing. To turn that life into a mission to empower other women is quite another.

    That’s exactly what Pauline Koelbl did. Escaping the war in Rwanda, she found herself a homeless refugee. Eventually, Pauline found a home in Tucson, Arizona. More importantly, she found mentoring and support there – and now “pays it forward” as the founder and managing director of ShEquity, and investment firm providing capital and other resources to women-led and -owned businesses in Africa. Women are the key to unlocking economic success on the continent; they operate over 40% of small and medium sized enterprises. What’s more, they reinvest about 90% of their revenue in sectors and activities that benefit their families and communities – men only reinvest 40%. That’s one of many reasons the McKinsey Global Institute estimates the global GDP would increase by $28 trillion if we simply closed the business gender gap!

    Pauline shares her compelling story of refugee-turned-entrepreneur focused on female empowerment with host Maureen Metcalf.

    Here's what Pauline and Maureen cover:

    • How closing the gender gap in the workforce potentially adds $28 trillion to the global GDP;
    • Why, despite the stereotypes, refugees bring with them vast amounts of intellectual capital host countries tend to waste; and
    • Why women are the key to African (and other) nations fully realizing their economic potential.

    Other episodes you'll find edifying:

    - Diamonds in the Rough: Sustainability & Corporate Citizenship – with Pat Dambe

    - Diversity & Inclusion Insights from IBM South Africa – with Roger Madison

    - Empowering Women for the Prosperity of Nations – with Amanda Ellis & Augusto Lopez-Claros

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn . We're on Mastodon, Facebook, and Twitter, too!

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    RESOURCES:

    More on Pauline’s investment firm is online at https://shequity.com/ .

    Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can subscribe here .

    She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here: https://amzn.to/3C4eSX0 .

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    OUR PODCAST TEAM:

    Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

    Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko

    Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko

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    About Our Guest:

    Pauline Koelbl is AfriProspect GmbH’s Founder/CEO as well as ShEquity’s Founder/Managing Partner. AfriProspect focuses on connecting African innovators with global markets, and ShEquity provides smart investment to impactful and scalable African female-led and owned businesses. Pauline also has 10+ years’ experience catalyzing innovation and entrepreneurship across Africa. Her passion lies in innovation, entrepreneurship, youth, and women economic empowerment. A double Fulbright -Scholar and Fellow-, Pauline is currently serving on a variety of boards of companies/organizations connected to business, entrepreneurship and innovation in Africa.

    Pauline holds an Executive Education in Innovation for Economic Development from Harvard University, John F. Kennedy School of Government; a Master’s Degree in Poverty and Development, Institute of Development Studies (IDS) from the University of Sussex, United Kingdom, and a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies (Honors) from the University of Arizona, USA.


    S9-Ep2: Using Storytelling to Elevate Leadership Jan 11, 2023

    Guest: Chris Nolan

    Does your world feel chaotic, unpredictable – lunging beyond your understanding or control? You’re not alone: in fact, the US military felt the same, and created the concept of VUCA to maintain a defensive edge. The good news: you can readily apply VUCA to your organization to maintain YOUR defensive edge!

    In this episode, Emmy award-winning filmmaker Chris Nolan reveals the power of storytelling to help leaders navigate the rapidly accelerating VUCA Max world. It’s an inspiring how-to in creating a compelling vision to shape and rebrand your future…and drive success in your organization.

    Here’s what Chris and host Maureen Metcalf cover:

    • How to use future-back thinking to prepare for and accommodate rapid change;
    • How storytelling can change the future; and
    • The importance of vision in guiding and motivating your team.

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/innovativeleadershipinsitute/ . We're on Mastodon, Facebook, and Twitter, too!

    RELATED PODCASTS to Continue Your VUCA Binge:

    • Facing Uncertainty: It’s VUCA – with Chris Nolan (this is a great primer on the VUCA concept)
    • Expecting the Unexpected: VUCA in Action at Red Roof – with George Limbert
    • Improve Virtual Team Success by Leveraging Paradox – with Jean Brittain Leslie

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    RESOURCES:

    Chris’ VUCA documentary is on Amazon here. The website supporting the film and with more VUCA information is www.ItsVUCA.com . And to contact Chris, follow him on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/it-s-vuca/ .

    For just plain fun: Check out Chris’ musical comedy feature film about the teen vampire scene, I Kissed a Vampire.

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    OUR PODCAST TEAM:

    Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

    Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko

    Video Editor: Devon Mushalko

    League of Extraordinary Podbean Gentlemen: Luigi Morelli & Connor Carson

    CONNECT WITH US:

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Innovativeleadership

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    About Our Guest:

    Chris Nolan is a multiple Emmy Award-winning director, creative director, marketing strategist, branding story expert, writer, songwriter, playwright and author.
    His most recent projects include the award-winning “Unforgettable Happens Here” campaign for Disney earning 20M views on YouTube. Two ten minute spy movies “From The Adapt or Die Files” for Google‘s API division. And the “Your Life. Now Playing.” series for RealNetworks. Chris has developed and directed brand storytelling campaigns and commercials for Fortune 100 companies and won countless advertising awards: Cannes, Clios, Addy's and Telly's.
    He has also directed several hours of episodic TV as well as directed and written feature films. His latest film projects are the documentary "It's VUCA: The Secret to Living in the 21st Century" and a feature about Jimi Hendrix entitled ‘Floating Bridge’. His most recent book is "It's VUCA: The Master Guide to Living in the 21st Century".


    S8-Ep11: Workforce Demographics & an Inclusive Culture Jan 09, 2023

    Guests: Nadia Younes, Gamiel Yafai, & Louise Carvalho

    Slow as molasses. That’s one way to describe how leaders have responded to the rapidly changing workplace. The work environment was already changing before the COVID pandemic; now, there’s no going back to the old “industrial” model. It doesn’t meet rapidly evolving employee expectations nor the major shifts in workforce demographics. That, in turn, means the Great Resignation should have come as no surprise at all!

    The new, effective workplace models all embrace DEI: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Inclusive business cultures hold many advantages for staff, leaders, and profitability. From morale to a broader pool of leaders, the benefits are impactful.

    How does it work? Nadia Younes, Louise Carvalho, and Gamiel Yafai use CERN, Europe’s particle physics research center, as a launching point to explore inclusiveness with host Maureen Metcalf.

    Here's what Nadia, Gamiel, & Louise cover:

    • While Gen Z gets all the press, leaders must learn how to juggle the wants and needs of five different generations overlapping in the same workplace;
    • Why – despite the old-school wishes of CEOs like Tim Cook, Bob Iger, and Elon Musk – workers and the workplace have changed forever; and
    • With the decline in church attendance and other traditional social arenas, how the workplace has become most people’s place of “community.”

    Other episodes you'll enjoy:

    • Recruiting & Retaining Diverse Executives – with Eric Douglas Keene
    • DEI: Needed Conversations & Understanding – with Laura Morgan Roberts & Courtney McCluney
    • 5 Trends to Know: Leadership in 2023 – with Christopher Washington

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn . We're on Mastodon, Facebook, and Twitter, too!

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    RESOURCES:

    The international online leadership community, Rejuvi 45, is on the web at https://www.rejuviventure.com/ .

    More about the human side of the CERN physics center is at https://home.cern/ .

    For further reading, Nadia Younes co-authored The Diversity Calling: Building Community One Story at a Time. Gamiel Yafai wrote or co-wrote two books: Demystifying Diversity: A Handbook to Navigate Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and Yemen Proud: Past & Present.

    Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can follow her there at https://www.linkedin.com/in/maureenmetcalf/ .

    She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here: https://amzn.to/3C4eSX0 .

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    OUR PODCAST TEAM:

    Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

    Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko

    Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko

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    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Innovativeleadership

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    About Our Guests:

    Nadia Younes has extensive cross-industry and geographical experience leading efforts in DEI, employee experience, and work-life/wellbeing in global multinational companies headquartered in Switzerland, the US, Canada, Australia and the UK…including Wells Fargo, Amgen, Novartis, Rio Tinto, International Monetary Fund and Zurich Insurance. She has also consulted with over 100 other multinational and non-profit organizations and helped introduce the next generation of measurement of gender equality that includes intersectionality with race and other dimensions of diversity.

    Gamiel Yafai has worked at the highest levels with many public, private and voluntary organisations on diversity and inclusion culture change initiatives over the last 21 years. Recipient of the Global Diversity Leadership Award presented by the Global HRD Congress, and author of Demystifying Diversity and Yemen Proud, Gamiel has worked with some of Europe’s largest employers to design and implement diversity and inclusion culture change strategies and action plans to both attract new talent from diverse backgrounds, and to support existing talent as they reach their potential.

    Louise Carvalho, a lawyer by profession, has practiced in Canada, in England, within the United Nations and European Union institutions in post-conflict Kosovo, and at the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (Nobel Peace Prize 2013) in The Hague. Louise joined CERN in October 2014 as a Legal Adviser and was appointed Diversity & Inclusion Programme Leader in 2018.


    S8-Ep12: Power, Charisma, Hormones: Science Studies Leadership Jan 08, 2023

    Guest: John Antonakis

    Power does tend to corrupt. Especially the more testosterone is added to the mix.

    That’s just one finding that the scientific study of leadership has revealed. Yet, despite the legions of leadership consultants plying their theories, very little research in the field has been conducted with scientific rigor. Even science basics, such as control groups and identifying variables, are missing. That punches big holes in many leading leadership philosophies and best-selling books; they look at what top-performing companies have in common…but don’t check to see if the worst performing companies have those same things in common, too!

    Enter John Antonakis. A professor of organizational behavior, and the editor-in-chief of The Leadership Quarterly, John applies the scientific model to studies of leadership qualities, with a particular interest in charisma. He’ll talk about power, hormones, and his AI charismometer in this episode.

    Here's what John and Maureen cover:

    • Why the lack of truly scientific studies of leadership makes it difficult to tease out what really forges a good (even great) leader;
    • How testosterone in a leader increases their likelihood of corruption; and
    • That most traits of truly great leaders can be learned – you don’t have to be born with them!

    Other episodes you'll enjoy:

    • Getting Lost in the Language of Leadership – with Jonathan Reams
    • The Bonobo Sisterhood: Ape Society’s Lessons for Leadership – with Diane Rosenfeld
    • The Science of Dream Teams – with Mike Zani

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn . We're on Mastodon, Facebook, and Twitter, too!

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    RESOURCES:

    Learn more about John’s research at http://www.hec.unil.ch/people/jantonakis .

    We have a short (1:21) excerpt from this interview on YouTube at https://youtu.be/CaALP3jTo4s .

    Information on John’s book, The Nature of Leadership, is at https://amzn.to/3Xdm7UH . He also contributed to Being There Even When You Are Not (Vol. 4), available at https://amzn.to/3ik8Rir

    Host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can follow her there at https://www.linkedin.com/in/maureenmetcalf/ .

    She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here: https://amzn.to/3C4eSX0 .

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    OUR PODCAST TEAM:

    Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

    Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko

    Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko

    Our Scientifically-Studied Podbean Gurus: Luigi Morelli & Connor Carson

    CONNECT WITH US:

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Innovativeleadership

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    Twitter: @IL_Institute

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    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/innovativeleadershipinsitute/

    Website: InnovativeLeadership.com

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    About Our Guest:

    John Antonakis is Professor of Organizational Behavior and editor-in-chief of The Leadership Quarterly, a high-impact journal in management and applied psychology. John’s research focuses on estimating the causal effect of leadership on outcomes. He is a highly-cited scientist, and has published groundbreaking research in journals such as Science. His work has been covered by media outlets including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, The Guardian, NEWSWEEK, the Daily Mail, BBC News, Forbes, The New Yorker, Business Insider, Fast Company and hundreds of other news sources.


    S8-Ep13: How HR Drives New Beginnings Jan 07, 2023

    Guest: Fara Palumbo

    Change is probably the biggest single consequence of the pandemic on organizations in every sector and of every size. Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina not only weathered that change, but thrived – even winning awards. Their Chief People Officer, Fara Palumbo, talks with host Maureen Metcalf about the positive opportunities the pandemic presented to her HR department in launching initiatives – and making Blue Cross/Blue Shield an even better place to work. They discuss change, transformation, and how HR acts as the primary driver for those shifts.

    This interview is part of the Connex Executive Insights Series.

    Here's what Fara and Maureen reveal:

    1. How remote work has so many advantages for both the worker and the organization;
    2. Why it can be outright foolish to return to the inefficiencies of full on-site work; and
    3. Changing your focus from work-life balance to work-life flexibility.

    Other episodes you'll enjoy:

    • The New Role of Leadership in a Hybrid Workplace – with Greg Moran
    • Digital Body Language: How to Build Trust & Connection – with Erica Dhawan
    • The End of Jobs: The Rise of On-Demand Workers & Agile Companies – with Jeff Wald

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn . We're on Mastodon, Facebook, and Twitter, too!

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    RESOURCES:

    There’s more about Blue Cross/Blue Shield of North Carolina on their website at Bcbsnc.com .

    Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can follow her there at https://www.linkedin.com/in/maureenmetcalf/ .

    She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here: https://amzn.to/3C4eSX0 .

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    OUR PODCAST TEAM:

    Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

    Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko

    Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko

    Dynamic Duo of Podbean: Luigi Morelli & Connor Carson

    CONNECT WITH US:

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Innovativeleadership

    YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership

    Twitter: @IL_Institute

    Mastodon: @InnoLeader

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/innovativeleadershipinsitute/

    Website: InnovativeLeadership.com

    Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating!

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    About Our Guest:

    Fara Palumbo is Senior Vice President and Chief People Officer at Blue Cross/Blue Shield of North Carolina, a leader in delivering innovative health care products, services, and information to 3.8 million members. Throughout her career, she has focused on transforming the talent and culture of teams via a focus on innovation, diversity, and change leadership. During her tenure at Blue Cross NC, Fara has led the transformation of the company’s talent strategy, leading cultural change to enable long-term business growth. Under her leadership, the company has achieved and maintained its certification as a Great Place to Work©, and has earned numerous recognitions as an employer of choice, including the Working Mother Top 100, Best Companies in Healthcare & BioPharma, Forbes Best Mid-sized Companies for Diversity, and NAFE Top Company for Women Executives.


    S8-Ep14: Getting Lost in the Language of Leadership Jan 07, 2023

    Guest: Jonathan Reams

    Leadership is nothing without thought -- and research shows we (literally!) think with our hearts as well as our minds. Neurocardiology is just one way we're learning about how a good leader thinks. The development of more robust thinking skills is vital in growing as a leader. Jonathan Reams, of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, discusses the mindsets required for leaders to be effective.

    Here's what Jonathan and Maureen cover:

    1. What the science of neurocardiology shows about how a leaders’ emotions physically affect their teams;
    2. How the fall of Superman and rise of The Avengers in popular culture reflects the change in leadership the real world needs; and
    3. The thinking tools we need in a knowledge economy.

    Watch an excerpt from this interview on YouTube at https://bit.ly/Reams-YT .

    Other episodes you'll enjoy:

    • Optimize Your Mindset: A Case Study – with David DeRam
    • Opportunity in Uncertainty – with Dr. Ciela Hartanov
    • Mindset Is Only One Piece of the Puzzle – with Sean Castrina

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn . We're on Mastodon, Facebook, and Twitter, too!

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    RESOURCES:

    Jonathan has two books. Maturing Leadership dives deeper on the topics in this interview; you can buy it here. The second, Integral Education, is about teaching, not leadership per se!

    You can also learn more at Jonathan’s website: JonathanReams.com .

    Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. Follow her there at https://www.linkedin.com/in/maureenmetcalf/ .

    She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here: https://amzn.to/3C4eSX0 .

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    OUR PODCAST TEAM:

    Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

    Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko

    Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko

    Masters of All They Survey…on Podbean: Luigi Morelli & Connor Carson

    CONNECT WITH US:

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Innovativeleadership

    YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership

    Twitter: @IL_Institute

    Mastodon: @InnoLeader

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/innovativeleadershipinsitute/

    Website: InnovativeLeadership.com

    Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating!

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    About Our Guest:

    Jonathan Reams practices the cultivation of leadership through awareness-based consulting, coaching and action research on leadership development program design and delivery in a variety of settings. He has a position at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), serves as Editor-in Chief of Integral Review, and is a co-founder of the Center for Transformative Leadership and of the European Center for Leadership Practice. He brings awareness-based leadership development practices to his work, focusing on how the inner workings of human nature can develop leadership capacities for today’s complex challenges.


    S8-Ep17: Cultivating Empathy through Authenticity Jan 06, 2023

    Guest: Jason Lioy

    Authenticity boils down to one key concept: be yourself. That concept is critical at Dawn Foods; their passion is their people, and their goal is to create a psychologically safe environment for people to bring their whole selves to work. In short, every Dawn employee can truly “be yourself.”

    Making the workplace a safe space took a lot of effort, but Dawn succeeded. The Great Resignation barely touched the company; taking DEI, empathy, and authenticity to a whole new level has driven both retention and core business strategy. Their I Am staff campaign and Women in Leadership program are just two successful facets of Dawn’s belief in people. Dawn’s Chief People Officer – Jason Lioy – joins host Maureen Metcalf to discuss the motivation and implementation of this unique and inspiring drive to help each person achieve their potential.

    Here's what you’ll learn from Jason & Maureen:

    • Pre-pandemic, companies viewed their staff as resources or assets (things), but successful companies today view them as people first;
    • Why people respond better to (and are more productive with) authentic leaders; and
    • How respect for diversity boosts the bottom line.

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on Twitter: @IL_Institute .

    Other episodes you'll enjoy:

    • DEI: Needed Conversations & Understanding – with Laura Morgan Roberts & Courtney McCluney
    • 5 Trends to Know: Leadership in 2023 – with Christopher Washington
    • Informed Leadership: The Power of Trauma – with Rachael Kelly

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    RESOURCES:

    Learn more about Dawn Foods – their products and their people – at www.DawnFoods.com .

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    OUR PODCAST TEAM:

    Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

    Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko

    Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko

    Masters of the (Podbean) Universe: Luigi Morelli & Connor Carson

    CONNECT WITH US:

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Innovativeleadership

    YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership

    Twitter: @InnoLeader

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/innovativeleadershipinsitute/

    Website: InnovativeLeadership.com

    Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating!

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    About Our Guest:

    Jason Lioy is the Chief People Officer for Dawn Foods, a global leader in bakery manufacturing and ingredients distribution. In this role, Jason leads the global people team to ensure the long-term success of Dawn’s 4,000+ team members across the company’s three core regions: Europe, Middle East, and Africa; Latin America; North America. Since joining Dawn in 2014, Jason has helped build Dawn's brand and culture into one that recruits, develops, and celebrates diverse top talent, and promotes expertise, collaboration and a passion for bakery. Prior to joining Dawn, Jason's experience spanned global HR leadership and development roles with a strong background in HR operations in manufacturing plants at Philips, GE, and Armstrong World Industries. In his spare time, Jason enjoys spending quality time with his wife and two sons.


    S8-Ep24: Achieving Employee-Centric Leadership - A Leader’s Food for Thought Jan 05, 2023

    Guest: Heather Krentler

    Employees want to be heard. They want to know their employer wants the best for them. Continental Services heard – and worked hard to innovate their company culture to fully focus on the employee journey. Heather Krentler, Continental’s chief administrative officer, joins host Maureen Metcalf to explore Continental’s employee-led culture and how it came to be; the changes made not just to engagement, but sourcing the best talent in the first place; and how leaders embraced the new employee-centric culture. The results have been remarkable: a happy staff really does lead to a pleasant bottom line!

    Here's what Heather and Maureen cover:

    • How part of the Great Resignation and Quiet Quitting stem from people – your staff – asserting more control over their lives;
    • Why compensation doesn’t cut it as the only benefit to retain a valuable employee; and
    • Why the best ideas tend to come from the front line, not the back office.

    See an excerpt from this interview on YouTube at https://bit.ly/Heather-YT .

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on Twitter: @IL_Institute .

    Other episodes you'll enjoy:

    • What Your Team REALLY Thinks…in Real Time – with Greg Moran
    • Leading with Care in a Tough World – with Bob DeKoch & Phil Clampitt
    • Joy at Work! – with Roxanne Brown & Edward Cook

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    RESOURCES:

    • You can learn more about the employee-centric initiatives Heather and her team have created at ContinentalServes.com .
    • Or contact Continental via LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/continental-services-michigan/ .

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    OUR PODCAST TEAM:

    Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

    Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko

    Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko

    Associate Producers Extraordinaire: Luigi Morelli & Connor Carson

    CONNECT WITH US:

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Innovativeleadership

    YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership

    Twitter: @InnoLeader

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/innovativeleadershipinsitute/

    Website: InnovativeLeadership.com

    Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating!

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    About Our Guest:

    Heather Krentler is the Chief Administrative Officer for Continental, a food management company that specializes in “Food Your Way”: providing flexible food solutions for a flexible workforce. After fifteen years in advertising and media, Heather transitioned to the food industry in 2017 and has been dedicated to building consultative and collaborative centralized services for a rapidly growing enterprise ever since, including Human Resources, Marketing, Systems Management, Risk Management, Loss Prevention, and Project Management. She brings a passion for service to the table and specializes in leadership development and change management as a Gallup-Certified Strengths-Based Coach.


    S9-Ep1: The Job I Love to Hate: It’s Never Too Late to Upgrade Your Career! Jan 04, 2023

    Guest: Tammy Alvarez

    You shudder when Monday rolls around. You dread checking overnight work messages on your phone when you wake up. Yup: it’s easy to find yourself in a career you don’t love, and not know how to get out.

    Take heart! Tammy Alvarez has been there. She found her way out…and now coaches people to help them forge the path to careers they actually love. She shares some of her tips with host Maureen Metcalf in this episode. One key mindset: think of your career as a business, and you are its CEO. If you’re still searching for the job that brings you joy, these tips from Tammy and her Career Winners Circle -- a comprehensive collection of coaching and training programs designed to strengthen leaders to grow their careers quickly and sustainably – will help!

    Here's what Tammy and Maureen cover:

    1. How to determine what parts of working can still make you passionate about a job,
    2. Why it’s never too late to switch jobs or careers – even as you near retirement, and
    3. Saying goodbye to quiet quitting as the leader of your team!

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on Twitter: @IL_Institute .

    Other episodes you'll enjoy:

    - Career Sponsorship and Being Sponsor Ready – with Ricky Robinson & Keith Powell

    - Finding Meaning, Joy, & Purpose in What You Do – with Paul Gibbons

    - The Career Toolkit: Essential Skills for Success No One Taught You – with Mark Herschberg

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    RESOURCES:

    Learn more about Tammy’s career coaching firm at CareerWinnersCircle.com. You can also connect with Tammy on LinkedIn here.

    The book Maureen mentioned – Leadership 2050 – to which she contributed is available here.

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    OUR PODCAST TEAM:

    Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

    Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko

    Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko

    Podbean Guru: Luigi Morelli

    CONNECT WITH US:

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Innovativeleadership

    YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership

    Twitter: @InnoLeader

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/innovativeleadershipinsitute/

    Website: InnovativeLeadership.com

    Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating!

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    About Our Guest:

    Meet Tammy Alvarez, CEO and founder of Career Winners Circle: a comprehensive collection of coaching and training programs designed to strengthen leaders to grow their careers quickly and sustainably.

    Her spirited “Break all the Rules” approach blends decades of C-Suite experience on Wall Street with a pragmatic, results-based coaching style. She helps business professionals like you create impact so you can love every Monday morning again!

    She is an inspirational coach, trainer, and epic storyteller who delivers transformative learning experiences for her global client base. She believes the heart of every successful business is leaders who inspire courage.


    S8-Ep23: How to Harness Honesty Jan 03, 2023

    Peter Kozodoy was peeved at the number of lying, dishonest managers, CEOs, and other leaders he had to contend with. So he analyzed honesty…and found that honest leaders not only do better, but their teams function better, too. Peter discusses:

    • How to use strategic brutal honesty to improve far more than morale: it improves sales, marketing, recruiting, and so much more;
    • The simple 2-question technique that teaches us how to shake off self-limiting talk that prevents us from success; and
    • How to use honesty like a Jedi mind-trick to spark creativity, resolve interpersonal conflicts, and become a more effective and empowered leader.

    Peter’s book is Honest to Greatness.

    Other episodes you'll enjoy:

    - To Be Honest: Lead with the Power of Truth, Justice, & Purpose - with Ron Carucci

    - The Power & Promise of Generation Z, Part 1 – with AnneMarie Hayek

    - The Power & Promise of Generation Z, Part 2 – with AnneMarie Hayek

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn . We're on Mastodon, Facebook, and Twitter, too!

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    RESOURCES:

    Peter’s book, Honest to Greatness, is available here.

    He also has more information on his websites: PeterKozodoy.com and HonestToGreatness.com .

    Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can follow her there at https://www.linkedin.com/in/maureenmetcalf/ .

    She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. Your can peruse and purchase them here: https://amzn.to/3C4eSX0 .

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    OUR PODCAST TEAM:

    Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

    Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko

    Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko

    CONNECT WITH US:

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Innovativeleadership

    YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership

    Twitter: @IL_Institute

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    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/innovativeleadershipinsitute/

    Website: InnovativeLeadership.com

    Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating!

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    About Our Guest:

    Peter Kozodoy is the award-winning author of Honest to Greatness, an Inc. 5000 serial entrepreneur, TEDx speaker, and business coach who works with organizations and their leaders to help them overcome self-limiting bullsh*t and use honesty to achieve greatness. His articles on leadership and entrepreneurship have appeared in Forbes, Inc., HuffPost, PR Daily, and more. He holds a BA in economics from Brandeis University and an MBA from Columbia Business School, and lives in Puerto Rico with his wife and their spoiled dog. To strike up an honest conversation, visit PeterKozodoy.com.


    S8-Ep33: Growing a Powerhouse City - Leading Together Jan 02, 2023

    Guest: Kenny McDonald

    It takes a village to raise a city. That twists traditional wisdom, but it’s true: no one leader can improve an urban landscape alone. It takes a group of leaders in public and private partnership. When they’re united by one vision, their city can grow into a powerhouse. Kenny McDonald oversees that for Columbus, Ohio – a city that’s launched into a bold future…most recently, as the site for Intel’s newest, largest chip plant. As president of the Columbus Partnership, McDonald upholds and advances the shared vision of the city’s CEOs. In this episode, he shares how that works so effectively – and what other urban leaders can learn from the Partnership’s example.

    Other episodes you'll enjoy:

    - Hot Topics: A Prime Minister's Perspective with Kim Campbell

    - Growing Up Biden: Family Lessons on Leadership with Valerie Biden Owens

    - Empowering Women for the Prosperity of Nations with Amanda Ellis & Augusto Lopez-Claros

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn . We're on Mastodon, Facebook, and Twitter, too!

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    RESOURCES:

    Information on Kenny’s organization, the Columbus Partnership, awaits at ColumbusPartnership.com. If you have specific questions, e-mail info@ColumbusPartnership.com .

    Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can follow her there at https://www.linkedin.com/in/maureenmetcalf/ .

    She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. Your can peruse and purchase them here: https://amzn.to/3C4eSX0 .

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    OUR PODCAST TEAM:

    Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

    Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko

    Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko

    CONNECT WITH US:

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Innovativeleadership

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    Twitter: @IL_Institute

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    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/innovativeleadershipinsitute/

    Website: InnovativeLeadership.com

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    About Our Guest:

    Kenny McDonald serves as the third president and CEO of the Columbus Partnership, a civic organization of Columbus’ top business leaders. The Partnership was founded in 2002 to improve the economic and cultural base of Central Ohio. McDonald is responsible for leading strategies focused on diversity and equity, growth and development, and business and civic innovation, in order for the Columbus Region to achieve its vision to become the most prosperous metropolitan area in the United States.

    He brings more than 25 years of experience working with metropolitan economies in Savannah, Georgia;, Albuquerque, New Mexico; and Charlotte, North Carolina. He also spent seven years as a global site location advisor for Fluor Corporation.


    S8-Ep38: The Power of Passion & Perseverance - Four Levels of Grit Dec 31, 2022

    Guest: Jim Ritchie-Dunham

    There’s more to grit than determination – a whole lot more. Knowing that can help you harness this incredible power of passion and perseverance.

    Building on the work of Angela Duckworth and her seminal book, guest Jim Ritchie-Dunham shows how there are four levels of grit in an organization...an insight which dovetails neatly with his own work in ecosynomics. Leaders often unknowingly determine how it cascades through various parts of their business – but because they’re not aware of it, they may be reinforcing the wrong kind for a particular department, team, or employee. That results in inefficiencies, lower staff engagement, and the loss of talent. But all of that can be boosted when grit is recognized and deftly applied. Dig in to a deeper understanding of grit with Jim Ritchie-Dunham and host Maureen Metcalf!

    In this episode, you’ll learn:

    1. The four lenses for viewing and identifying the grit in your team, and throughout your organization
    2. The unstated social agreements you have with every single person you work with, and
    3. How the best leaders see grit in their teams.

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn . We’re on Mastodon, Facebook, and Twitter, too!

    Other episodes you'll enjoy:

    • The Science Behind Our Yes! - with Jim Ritchie-Dunham
    • The Good Fight: Using Productive Conflict - with Liane Davey
    • Mental Toughness: How to Embrace Stress for Greater Success - with Col. Deb Lewis

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/innovativeleadershipinsitute/ . We're on Mastodon, Facebook, and Twitter, too!

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    RESOURCES:

    Jim's book, Ecosynomics: The Science of Abundance, is available here. He also co-wrote Managing from Clarity.

    Jim also blogs regularly at https://jimritchiedunham.wordpress.com/ .

    You can learn more about his Institute for Strategic Clarity at ISClarity.org .

    Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can follow her there at https://www.linkedin.com/in/maureenmetcalf/ .

    She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. Your can peruse and purchase them here: https://amzn.to/3C4eSX0 .

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    OUR PODCAST TEAM:

    Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

    Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko

    Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko

    Podbean Guru: Luigi Morelli

    CONNECT WITH US:

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Innovativeleadership

    YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership

    Twitter: @IL_Institute

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    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/innovativeleadershipinsitute/

    Website: InnovativeLeadership.com

    Like this episode? Leave us a review and rating!

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    About Our Guest:

    Jim is president of the Institute for Strategic Clarity, and is affiliated with Boston College, Harvard, EGADE Business School, and UPMadrid. He wrote Ecosynomics (2014) & co-authored Managing from Clarity (2001). He blogs regularly at jlrd.me. He has a BSPE (UTulsa), MIM (Thunderbird), MBA (ESADE), and PhD Decision Sciences (UTAustin).


    S8-Ep41: What Your Team REALLY Thinks...in Real Time! Dec 30, 2022

    Guest: Greg Moran

    "Good afternoon, staff. I'm listening."

    If only your boss truly listened, like Frasier Crane! The reality is most folks high up the chain have little clue about what the front line -- and the customers the front line interacts with -- are thinking. As the staff at one major company said, "They're not even listening to us."

    The solution is easy. Slack, Teams, and other chat channels have replaced the watercooler as your company's own internal social media. Listening to those conversations reveals a wealth of information...and solutions to boost your team's and customers' experiences. As an example, guest Greg Moran discusses the basics of how Aware's AI system finds trending topics without intruding on privacy.


    In this episode, you’ll learn:
    1. There's a big difference between monitoring employees and listening to them

    2. How listening -- directly and via AI -- gives people a voice in the head office; a voice not filtered by management, and
    3. How to maintain individuals' privacy while keeping a finger on the pulse of your team.

    Other episodes with Greg Moran:

    • Evolving Leadership to Navigate Disruption
    • The New Role of Leadership in a Hybrid Workplace
    • Watch this video excerpt from this podcast

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/innovativeleadershipinsitute/ . We're on Mastodon, Facebook, and Twitter, too!

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    RESOURCES:

    The website for Greg's company, Aware, is: www.awarehq.com .

    Greg's blog is at https://www.awarehq.com/blog/author/greg-moran .

    Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can follow her there at https://www.linkedin.com/in/maureenmetcalf/ .

    She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. Your can peruse and purchase them here: https://amzn.to/3C4eSX0 .

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    OUR PODCAST TEAM:

    Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

    Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko

    Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko

    Podbean Guru: Luigi Morelli

    CONNECT WITH US:

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Innovativeleadership

    YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership

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    About Our Guest:

    Greg Moran is a C-level digital, strategy and change leadership executive with extensive global operations experience. He led corporate strategy for Ford and designed the plan that Alan Mullaly used to turn around the company. Greg held C-level IT positions in app dev, infrastructure, and core banking applications at Ford, Nationwide Insurance, and Bank One/JPMC, respectively. He began his career in consulting with Arthur Andersen Accenture, working across industries with 100 companies over the course of a decade. He is passionate about leadership and culture, and displays that passion as COO at software company Aware – and shares it by teaching part time at Ohio University.


    S8-Ep53: 5 Trends to Know: Leadership in 2023 Dec 27, 2022

    Turning the tables, Christopher Washington -- the provost and Executive Vice President at Franklin University – interviews our host, Maureen Metcalf, on the top five trends leaders will contend with in 2023. The key it to lead with a scientist's mindset, experimenting and creating opportunities to help your organization navigate the destabilizing effects of the trends, and to take advantage of the opportunities they create.
    In this episode, you’ll learn:
    1. How will issues of sustainability and energy security impact businesses?

    1. What are the implications of inflation and food insecurity on your workforce, and your ability to retain employees?
      3. Is your internal training creating outdated leaders?

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/innovativeleadershipinsitute/ . We’re on Mastodon, Facebook, and Twitter, too!

    Other episodes you'll enjoy:

    • Do No Harm: Ethics for Leaders with Terri O’Fallon
    • Facing Uncertainty: It’s VUCA with Christopher Nolan
    • Expecting the Unexpected: VUCA in Action at Red Roof with George Limbert

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/innovativeleadershipinsitute/ . We're on Mastodon, Facebook, and Twitter, too!

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    RESOURCES:

    Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can follow her there at https://www.linkedin.com/in/maureenmetcalf/ .

    She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. Your can peruse and purchase them here: https://amzn.to/3C4eSX0 .

    Christopher Washington writes on Medium at https://drchristopherwashington.medium.com/ and with the Forbes Nonprofit Council at https://councils.forbes.com/forbesnonprofitcouncil .

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    OUR PODCAST TEAM:

    Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

    Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko

    Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko

    Podbean Guru: Luigi Morelli

    CONNECT WITH US:

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Innovativeleadership

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    About Our Guest Host:

    Dr. Christopher Washington is a tireless supporter of global leadership development, designer of accessible, inclusive and relevant education, and champion for the role of universities in workforce development. He serves as the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs for Franklin University. Dr. Washington takes an active role in his local community by serving on the International Visitors Council and on the U.S. Global Leadership Coalitions Ohio Advisory Council. He is a member of the Forbes Nonprofit Council,is the immediate past Chair of the Board of Directors of the Washington D.C.-based Global Ties U.S., and is on the America 250 International Task Force.


    S8-Ep52: Do No Harm: Ethics for Leader Dec 20, 2022

    Guest: Terri O'Fallon

    Few leaders set out to harm others – but it can happen despite our best intentions. The key is to look outward from our decisions to all the ripple effects they generate.

    And the best way to look outward is to look inward!

    It’s hardly a secret that our emotions affect our cognition. Our guest, Terri O’Fallon, founder of Stages International, reveals in this episode that identifying and naming our emotions helps us become better leaders, and increases our sense of well-being. With host Maureen Metcalf, Terri delves into the concept of 'developmental ethics' to challenge leaders to embrace their emotions, actively seek out potential harm, and practice adaptability for the greater good with generous spirit.

    Here's what Terri and Maureen cover:

    1. How do emotions influence leadership and how can leaders ensure they are doing no harm?
    2. What are the benefits of recognizing and labeling emotions, both positive and negative?
    3. How can leaders cultivate generosity of heart when faced with competitive situations?

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    Other episodes you'll enjoy:

    - The Power of Praise: Making People's Performance Positive

    - Democracy: Are We a Brittle Twig or Supple Bamboo?

    - Informed Leadership: The Power of Trauma

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/innovativeleadershipinsitute/ . We're on Mastodon, Facebook, and Twitter, too!

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    RESOURCES:

    Terri's company, Stages International, is on the web at

    StagesInternational.com .

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    OUR PODCAST TEAM:

    Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

    Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko

    Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko

    Podbean Guru: Luigi Morelli

    CONNECT WITH US:

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Innovativeleadership

    YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership

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    About Our Guest:

    Terri OFallon Ph.D. has focused the last 14 years on learning and change in human systems as an applied researcher. She has worked with hundreds of leaders studying the interventions that most effectively result in developing leaders who can effectively implement change. She has her PhD in Integral Studiesfrom the California Institute of Integral Studies. She and Kim Barta have created STAGES International, an organization that focuses on how the STAGES developmental model can support insights into our own growth as people, leaders, guides, coaches, and the kind of impact these insights can have on our influence in human collectives.


    S8-Ep50: Encore Facing Uncertainty: It’s VUCA Dec 20, 2022

    Featured Guest: Chris Nolan

    One look at the headlines on any given day makes it clear: the world is UNclear. How can an organization navigate through the volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity to survive – much less succeed? By understanding VUCA, a concept developed by the Pentagon in 1987 to give our military an edge in chaos. Filmmaker Chris Nolan joins Maureen Metcalf to share how this military technique directly applies to businesses and non-profits – information drawn from his new documentary and book:It’s VUCA!.

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on Mastodon: @InnoLeader .

    Resources:

    You can watch Chris' documentary, It's VUCA, here .


    S7-Ep5: Democracy: Are We a Brittle Twig or Supple Bamboo? Dec 20, 2022

    Featured Guest: Matt Qvortrup

    As a political scientist, Matt studies democracy – its evolution, and particularly how democracies decline. He shares his perspective on the rise of populism across the world, how that leads to un-democratic leaders, then answers the question, “Is American democracy a brittle twig or a supple bamboo?” He offers solutions, too; every strong democracy in history thrived on disparate points of view – and leaders who welcomed diverse opinions.


    S6-Ep52: Leadership Trends for 2021 and Beyond Dec 20, 2022

    Featured Guest: Christopher Washington

    Christopher Washington joins Maureen to discuss the Leadership Trends for 2021 and Beyond.


    S8-Ep32: Hiring for Keeps: The Rise of Recruiter.com Dec 20, 2022

    Featured Guest: Evan Sohn

    Having trouble filling positions? Brace yourself: the Great Resignation is morphing into the Job Hopper Economy. Evan Sohn, the CEO of Recruiter.com, is in a unique position to see beyond the simplistic explanations of TV pundits. He joins host Maureen Metcalf to share his big-picture view of the state of hiring today…and where it will be tomorrow. Lesson 1: “Money solves all problems” is a pre-pandemic thought that no longer applies. Employees are looking further; in addition to equitable pay, they’re looking for meaningful benefits and companies with conscience. They want their hard work to contribute to more than this quarter’s P&L statement. And they’re willing to hop to the jobs that provide it. Or they job hop to maintain personal freedom and engagement. Whatever the reasons, the talent pool is changing – and your hiring and work culture need to change with it. Evan explains how, as he provides the history of Recruiter.com .


    S8-Ep28: Leading with Character: A Real-Life Red Roof Report Dec 19, 2022

    Featured Guest: George Limbert

    “Character is what you do.”

    That’s a fundamental leadership principle for George Limbert, president of Red Roof. This is our second visit with George since he began his leadership journey as a first-time corporate president last summer. Red Roof has prospered under his guidance, proving the value of his philosophies. Character sits at their core.

    A focus on character led to many innovations at Red Roof, including their Women’s Center for Excellence and Women in Leadership programs to help level the gender playing field, particularly in the lodging industry.

    To keep character objectively defined, and his actions with character exemplary for his team, George looks at himself and his team through the lens of judicial temperament. It’s a non-biased way of looking at a situation from all sides to determine its core truth; it comes naturally to George, whose legal background goes beyond law school with deep roots in family: his father is a judge, and a brother and sister are also attorneys.

    George shares the many ways any good leader can display character, calmly analyze corporate storms, and deal with other real life ups and downs of leadership with host Maureen Metcalf. Join us for this episode filled with practical examples from Red Roof.


    S8-Ep20: Bringing Clarity to Confusion Dec 19, 2022

    Featured Guest: Terri O'Fallon, Ph.D. & Kim Barta MA

    Although our bodies stop growing, our minds continue to develop throughout adulthood. But seeing the world differently can be confusing as your old brain emerges into the new. That confusion can be doubly difficult for leaders navigating their own growth (or Vertical Development) with that of their teams. At each successive level, leaders expand their capacity – yet face new shadows: areas of confusion and challenge. By understanding those areas, you will be able to identify and move through them more quickly, bringing light and opportunity where shadows once fell. Terri O’Fallon and Kim Barta of STAGES International join Maureen to discuss different areas of confusion and, more importantly, how to recognize and overcome them…and continue growing in the process.


    S8-Ep29: Informed Leadership: The Power of Trauma Dec 19, 2022

    Featured Guest: Rachael Kelly

    Every business has its ups and downs. But when trauma hits, the worst thing to do is ignore it. The best: tend to your people! Rachael Kelly watched the effects of COVID quarantine rapidly cascade through the restaurant industry…including at her organization: Smokey Bones. As a restaurant chain, the quarantine hit Smokey Bones hard -- and almost instantly. That, in turn, created serious issues for servers and other restaurant staff. Rachael joins host Maureen Metcalf to reveal how they dealt with the cascading trauma…and, more importantly, how they turned it into an opportunity to improve their team environment and emerge even stronger. In fact, Smokey Bones holds multi-year certifications as a Great Place to Work.


    S8-Ep26: A Cure for Toxic Leadership Dec 19, 2022

    Featured Guest: Raj Subrameyer

    Raj Subrameyer knows about toxic leadership first-hand: HE was a toxic leader. Fortunately, Raj learned before it was too late that the toxins affect the leaders just as much as their teams. Anxiety, depression, anger, sleeplessness, illness...they all mount up. In this episode, Raj talks about his former leadership style, and his subsequent journey to a better work life. In the process, he reveals lessons on personal branding. It's not unrelated -- the more comfortable you are with yourself, the more comfortable your team becomes in working with you.


    S8-Ep24:The Secret Code to Uncommon Leadership - with Ruchira Chaudhary Dec 19, 2022

    Featured Guest: Ruchira Chaudhary

    Something was wrong with the company.

    Working for a large corporation in Singapore, Ruchira Chaudhary realized there were too many issues blocking a thriving work environment…and it all stemmed from poor leadership. Now an international executive coach and author of Coaching: The Secret Code to Uncommon Leadership, Ruchira joins us to reveal how coaching is more than a nice skill for leaders – it’s the secret sauce of truly extraordinary leadership.

    Coaching is more important today than ever before: our turbulent times require leaders that empower, elevate and enable. They must build trust, resilience, and admit mistakes. And they must recognize that each team member requires different coaching: understanding this could actually help close the workplace gap between men and women, for example. Ruchira points out that coaching is no longer a "nice to have'' aspect of leadership - it is absolutely essential, and you simply cannot be a good leader without being a good coach!

    For daily wisdom from Ruchira and our other guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/innovativeleadershipinsitute/ . We’re on Mastodon, Facebook, and Twitter, too!

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    Other Episodes You'll Enjoy:

    - Facing Uncertainty: It's VUCA with Chris Nolan

    - Growing Up Biden: Family Lessons on Leadership with Valerie Biden Owens

    - Leading in Circles: The Inevitable Circular Economy with Christoph Hinske

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    Resources:

    Ruchira's book is Coaching: The Secret Code to Uncommon Leadership (you can buy it here)

    Visit Ruchira's website at RuchiraChaudhary.com

    See her on YouTube at https://bit.ly/Ruchira-YT

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    OUR PODCAST TEAM:

    Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

    Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko

    Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko

    Podbean Guru: Luigi Morelli

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    S8-Ep19: Optimize Your Mindset: A Case Study Dec 19, 2022

    Featured Guest: David DeRam

    David DeRam is a 30-year veteran of the software and start-up world. But it wasn’t until he co-founded Greenlight Gurus that he fully realized the power of mindset training in boosting performance, morale, innovation, and outlook for every member of his team. Giving his team every edge possible is quite literally a matter of life and death: Greenlight Gurus develops quality management software for medical device makers.

    David joins host Maureen Metcalf to provide insights on his unconventional approaches and implementation of mindset training.

    Unconventional should hardly be unexpected from a CEO who believes his core duty is to ensure every employee goes to bed Sunday night excited and eager to get to work Monday morning!


    S8-Ep37: The Future Is Yours to Create Dec 19, 2022

    Featured Guest: Rebecca Ryan

    All of us took history classes, but who’s taken future classes?

    Studying the future is a discipline that stretches back decades. Strategic foresight is the established and proven process of looking at future probabilities, yet many business and NPO leaders either don’t know about it, or don’t understand it. It’s used by Fortune 200 companies, the U.S. military, the World Bank, and others. As futurist Rebecca Ryan explains to host Maureen Metcalf, strategic foresight helps those organizations decrease risk and maximize opportunity. That, in turn, provides them with a competitive advantage. So much so that Disney requires learning it before candidates can enter the C-Suite. Listen to this episode – and get a glimpse of your future!

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on Twitter: @IL_Institute .


    S8-Ep36: Facing Uncertainty: It’s VUCA Dec 18, 2022

    Featured Guest: Chris Nolan

    One look at the headlines on any given day makes it clear: the world is UNclear. How can an organization navigate through the volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity to survive – much less succeed? By understanding VUCA, a concept developed by the Pentagon in 1987 to give our military an edge in chaos. Filmmaker Chris Nolan joins Maureen Metcalf to share how this military technique directly applies to businesses and non-profits – information drawn from his new documentary and book: It’s VUCA!

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on Twitter: @IL_Institute.


    S8-Ep42: Curing Corporate Short-Termism - with Gregory Milano Dec 18, 2022

    Featured Guest: Gregory Milano

    A leader’s lust for short-term profit often means pulling tomorrow’s results into today’s reports. Those intentions may be well-meaning, intending to please shareholders and the board. But they can result in bankrupting the future. After all, if you’re crediting next quarter’s returns into this quarter, how will you make next quarter look as appealing? It’s unsustainable.

    In his new book, Curing Corporate Short-Termism, Gregory Milano guides senior managers who want to encourage more investment in the future of their companies. Many corporate practices are counterproductive, creating stiff headwinds for managers trying to grow their business. The solution: a culture of ownership. When you see yourself as the owner of the company, your decisions change; the long-term becomes more important.

    Gregory discusses the dangers of short-termism and the tools to overcome it with host Maureen Metcalf – and how these principles produce long-term value that benefits not just the organization's shareholders, but all of its many stakeholders…including society at large.

    Other episodes you'll enjoy:

    • Do No Harm: Ethics for Leaders with Terri O’Fallon
    • Facing Uncertainty: It’s VUCA with Christopher Nolan
    • Expecting the Unexpected: VUCA in Action at Red Roof with George Limbert

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/innovativeleadershipinsitute/ . We're on Mastodon, Facebook, and Twitter, too!

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    RESOURCES:

    Learn more about Greg's company at fortuna-advisors.com .

    You can purchase his book, Curing Corporate Short-Termism at https://amzn.to/3WRIQpj .

    Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can follow her there at https://www.linkedin.com/in/maureenmetcalf/ .

    She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. Your can peruse and purchase them here: https://amzn.to/3C4eSX0 .

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    OUR PODCAST TEAM:

    Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

    Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko

    Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko

    Podbean Guru: Luigi Morelli

    CONNECT WITH US:

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Innovativeleadership

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    Twitter: @IL_Institute

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    Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating!


    S8-Ep40: The Power of Praise: Making People’s Performance Positive Dec 18, 2022

    Featured Guest: Ben Marcovitz

    Most often, when employees are labeled as underperforming, leaders write them off. When such an employee inevitably leaves (or is forced out), you’re potentially giving your competition top talent…because with the right approach, those employees can become motivated high-performers. Ben Marcovitz, CEO of the Rise Institute, believes expecting radical growth from struggling staff should be the norm. It’s far less costly than staff churn and training, and can reveal untapped potential. From the classroom to the corporation, Ben has seen this work consistently in practice. He shares the details with host Maureen Metcalf. Join us, and radically grow your in-house pool of talent!

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on Twitter: @IL_Institute .


    S8-Ep25: 4 Communication Skills Every Leader Needs Dec 18, 2022

    Featured Guest: Jonathan Reitz

    Communication is key to effective leadership. You may have the best vision in the history of humankind – but if you can’t communicate it to others, you’ll never come close to achieving your goals.

    Good leaders know this; that’s why Googling leadership communication skills results in literally billions of results! Sorting through those hits could take a lifetime. Fortunately, Jonathan Reitz has spent his life in professional communications, and he’s distilled it down to the four most essential communication skills every good leader needs. They’re not what you’d expect.

    Jonathan joins host Maureen Metcalf in this episode to share those four skills. He’s ready to communicate them to you now!


    S8-Ep35: Employees: Empowered! Dec 18, 2022

    Featured Guest: Rod Lacey

    simPRO’s approach to the Great Resignation is simple: empower employees. And learning how to direct that empowerment is simple, too: listen to staff. Employees will tell you what they need, and want! This employee empowerment prepares simPRo for the future of work. In this episode, simPRO’s Chief People Operations Officer, Rod Lacey, shares insights into how the employer/employee relationship has evolved; what that means for company culture and leadership strategy; how decisions are shaped by employee listening strategies; and how this all manifests as in the employee value proposition. You’ll learn that, for simPRO, simple solutions mean success!

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on Twitter: @IL_Institute .


    S8-Ep39: Integrating Integrative Medicine in Leadership Dec 18, 2022

    Featured Guest: Dr. Maryanna Klatt

    It’s no secret that the well-being of your workforce directly affects the well-being of your entire organization. Prior to the pandemic, most corporate wellness programs focused on physical fitness. The stresses of COVID quarantining, though, showed that mental health is every bit as important.

    Integrative medicine ties both physical and mental health together, revealing many ways in which they influence each other. In this episode, Dr. Maryanna Klatt discusses the role of integrative medicine, how it affects our well-being, and why this is so important for leaders. Her own research focuses on mindfulness, but the Center works with and researches acupuncture, Ayurvedic medicine, yoga, massage, and more.

    There’s a clear ROI for leaders: reducing stress and burnout is a mighty tool in keeping the Great Resignation away!

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on Twitter: @IL_Institute .


    S8-Ep22: The Next Rules of Work Dec 18, 2022

    Featured Guest: Gary Bolles

    Work isn’t what it used to be.

    Even before COVID and the Great Resignation, a seismic shift began shaking in the workplace: not just how we work, but why we work. Prior generations worked mainly for money; today’s younger generations work mainly for mission (and hope the pay will follow).

    How can a leader lead a workforce that’s so varied in why, where, and how they work? First, understand – and help forge – the new rules of work. Second, adapt your “sets”: mindset, skillset, and toolset.

    That’s simply stated, but not always easy to do. Gary Bolles, author of the new book, The Next Rules of Work, joins host Maureen Metcalf to uncover the who, what, when, where, why, and how of the workplaces succeeding in this new world…and the mindset that will help you embrace them for your own team.


    S8-Ep34: How to Own the AI Revolution - with Neil Sahota Dec 18, 2022

    Featured Guest: Neil Sahota

    Many people fear the Artificial Intelligence revolution that’s underway. But like every other major societal revolution in human history, you can play it to your favor. The key? Innovative thinking. In reality, these upheavals create newer, better jobs for people – though, from the sabot to the Luddite, people who don’t think differently, innovatively, even disruptively miss the opportunities these advancements create. IBM Master Inventor Neil Sahota joins host Maureen Metcalf to detail the key strategies for thriving through the AI revolution.

    Other episodes you'll enjoy:

    - The Future Is Yours to Create with Rebecca Ryan

    - Uncharted: How to Map the Future Together with Margaret Heffernan

    - Stewarding the Future of the Planet: Views from the Boardroom with Helle Bank Jorgensen

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/innovativeleadershipinsitute. We're on Mastodon, Facebook, and Twitter, too!

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    RESOURCES:

    Neil's book, Own the A.I. Revolution: Unlock Your Artificial Intelligence Strategy to Disrupt Your Competition, can be purchased here.

    Learn more about Neil on his website at NeilSahota.com.

    Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can follow her there at https://www.linkedin.com/in/maureenmetcalf.

    She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here.

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    OUR PODCAST TEAM:

    Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

    Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko

    Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko

    Podbean Guru: Luigi Morelli (This is his favorite interview from 2022!)

    CONNECT WITH US:

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Innovativeleadership

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    About Our Guest:

    Neil Sahota (萨冠军) is an IBM Master Inventor, United Nations (UN) Artificial Intelligence (AI) Advisor, author of the best-seller Own the AI Revolution, and a sought-after speaker. With 20+ years of business experience, he works to inspire clients and business partners to foster innovation and develop next generation products/solutions powered by AI.


    S8-Ep1: Do It on Purpose Dec 18, 2022

    Featured Guest: Nell Derick Debevoise

    If you don’t know your own purpose, can you really get behind your organization’s purpose?

    Nell Derick Debevoise found that a critical component of success is knowing how your personal purpose intersects with your organization’s purpose. That holds true for the individual members of your team, too: if you understand what their personal or professional purpose has in common with the company’s purpose, you’ll foster a happier and more productive team.

    With purpose in mind, you can then look at decisions through the Me/We/World dimensions: how does this affect me and the individual members of my team; how does this affect my organization; and how will it affect the world?

    Nell draws from her years of experience in both the non-profit and private sectors to reveal the commonalities of good, purpose-driven leadership in both, highlighting the techniques within her new book, Going First: Find the Courage to Lead Purposefully and Inspire Action.


    S7-Ep44: Reimagining American Identity Dec 16, 2022

    Featured Guests: Amiel Handelsman and Jewel Kinch-Thomas

    America’s racial reckoning is underway, yet continues to be hotly debated. One novel approach comes from leadership consultants Amiel Handelsman and Jewel Kinch-Thomas: frame it as a hero’s or heroine’s journey. The answer is surprising, simple – and makes a great deal of sense in fostering reckoning…then reconciliation.

    The same core principles also apply to leadership, particularly when combined to the fundamental leadership style required by musicians when performing jazz: the music simply couldn't be performed without a leader who knows how to forge a team, yet preserve the unique perspectives and talents of each member of the team.


    S7-Ep50: Looking at Labor Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow: the International Labor Organization Dec 16, 2022

    Featured Guests: Kevin Cassidy & Christopher Washington

    Formed in the aftermath of World War I, the International Labour Organization has evolved along with the workforce as part of the League of Nations and the United Nations. The ILO studies the environment for workers from a tripartite perspective: from labor itself, from business, and from government. All three are necessary to create optimal conditions for workers – but for women, minorities, and citizens of developing nations, conditions are far from optimal.

    Kevin Cassidy, Director for the ILO Office for the United States and Canada, has a uniquely comprehensive view on both the issues and solutions for labor today…as well as glimpses of how artificial intelligence and new tech will affect labor tomorrow. It’s not what you think; CEOs and CFOs, for example, are in the group most easily replaced by AI. Kevin and Franklin University Provost Christopher Washington join host Maureen Metcalf in this wide-ranging discussion of labor’s past, present, and future.


    S7-Ep51: Red Roof: Revisioning the Future Dec 16, 2022

    Featured Guest: George Limbert

    Helping nurses and doctors during the pandemic. Assisting first responders as towns recover from natural disasters. Joining the fight against human trafficking.

    Red Roof’s evolution as a corporation is more than just another branding story. New president George Limbert firmly believes leaders must guide their organizations into always doing what is right: for customers, of course, but also for employees…and communities. As a new president, we plan on following George quarterly to better learn his vision, observe his evolution and growth as a leader, and study how he incorporates his principles into day-to-day operations. Join us for this first introductory episode as George discusses his history, and the steps he’s already taken in the midst of 2021’s radical viral, social, and economic changes.


    S7-Ep49: The Circular Economy: Better for Earth, Better for Business Dec 16, 2022

    Featured Guest: John Kilpatrick

    Traditional organizations follow a linear economy: everything flows one-way, from resource to product to consumer to trash. It’s often summarized by the mantra “take, make, waste.” That certainly doesn’t mitigate climate change, pollution, and other threats to humanity. Is there a better path that won’t disrupt our consumer-driven culture?

    John Kilpatrick heartily believes so. Just circle back to the economy of our great-great-grandparents: the circular economy. It’s the old “reduce, reuse, recycle” mantra, with a heavy emphasis on the “reuse.” It was the common sense way of life for most Americans for much of our history. John goes into the details—and reveals the clear benefits to both business and consumers—as he joins host Maureen Metcalf in this episode.


    S7-Ep52: Normal Is Gone: Leadership Trends for 2022 Dec 16, 2022

    Featured Guest: Christopher Washington

    The pandemic didn’t destroy the old “normal.” COVID simply accelerated trends that were already underway. The best leaders see that, and are forging new paths to success for their organizations and their people.

    The tables turn in this episode, as regular host Maureen Metcalf becomes the guest, interviewed by ILI Fellow and Franklin University provost Christopher Washington. Drawing on her own extensive experience as well as the collective knowledge of the leaders she interviewed throughout 2021, Maureen reveals the six major trends for leaders in 2022: from a reduced emphasis on results in favor of growing capacity, to the continuing labor shortage (and the need to retain your current employees by truly valuing them). Whether you’re in a government, non-profit, or business sector, this is a must-listen for leaders worldwide looking for success in the new year.


    S6-Ep45: The Blindspots Between Us: How to Overcome Unconscious Cognitive Bias Dec 16, 2022

    Featured Guest: Dr. Gleb Tsipursky

    We all want positive, productive, and genuine relationships—whether it’s with our family, friends, peers, coworkers, or romantic partners. And yet, time and time again, we all seem to make the same thinking errors that threaten or sabotage these relationships. These errors are called cognitive bias, and they happen when our brain attempts to simplify information by making assumptions. Gleb joins Maureen to discuss his book The Blindspots Between Us: How to Overcome Unconscious Cognitive Bias and Build Better Relationships and the skills to help you debias—to stop, pause, and objectively observe situations before jumping to conclusions about others’ motives.


    S7-Ep45: To Be Honest: Lead with the Power of Truth, Justice, & Purpose Dec 16, 2022

    Featured Guest: Ron Carucci

    Honesty is more than a character trait: it’s a muscle that has to be built to stay strong; honesty can be learned. Truth, justice, and purpose are “three sides of the same coin." Together, they mean honesty - to have honesty, you need all three; honesty means you have to say the right thing, do the right thing, and say and do them for the right reason...even when it’s hard. Based on a 15-year longitudinal study of more than 3,200 leaders, we can now prove under what conditions people will tell the truth, behave fairly, and serve a greater good...and under what conditions they will lie, cheat, and serve their own interests. Ron Carrucci joins the show to discuss his book, To Be Honest. It is a book about heroes – the honest leaders and thinkers we should all want to emulate. Honest organizations out-perform, out-compete, and out-attract top talent by substantial multipliers.


    S7-Ep46: One Big Idea: Helping Leaders Focus & Grow Their Organization Dec 16, 2022

    Featured Guest: Pete Martin

    If you're a leader of a business or non-profit, how you spend your time has a direct impact on the success of your organization. Focusing on just one big idea instead of scattershot-ting your attention keeps that impact positive.

    What you, as a leader, work on minute-by-minute, hour-by-hour, day-by-day matters—and either moves the needle and propels growth or constricts it. For instance, consistently and strategically choosing one “big idea” per month will move a business forward faster than any one particular tactic. Working on one big idea across each pillar of your business - team, customers, capital and strategic execution (and personal mindset) - will lead to exponential growth over time. Pete Martin joins Maureen to share reasons why companies get stuck and stop growing, and what leaders can do to change that.


    S8-Ep5: Hot Topics: A Prime Minister’s Perspective Dec 16, 2022

    Featured Guest: Kim Campbell

    "The future will spit on our graves." Former Canadian Prime Minister Kim Campbell doesn't mince words when she muses on the big issues facing the world today...and, particularly, what happens if we don't work to fix them now. From climate change to sexual harassment, host Maureen Metcalf draws remarkably candid perspectives from the only female to have served in Canada's top spot.


    S7-Ep47: Meetings Stink: How to Make Meetings Matter (and Collaboration, Too) Dec 16, 2022

    Featured Guest: Darren Chait

    There's one simple truth most working adults realize in their first job: meetings stink. Darren Chait is no exception. While he was an attorney, he recoiled at how inefficient and archaic lawyers' meetings are...then he had sticker shock when he saw the invoices and realized clients pay for that slow-paced inefficiency! That put him on the path to finding a better way for meeting. The result: Hugo, an online app that changes the way we think about meetings.

    On the way, Darren learned that leadership in a fast-growth startup is very different than what the textbooks say. He joins Maureen to share what he's learned on the journey about leadership, how collaboration is changing, modern team dynamics, shared consciousness, direction versus support, and when to make leader problems team problems.


    S7-Ep48: The Power & Promise of Gen Z, Part 2 Dec 16, 2022

    Featured Guest: AnneMarie Hayek

    Older generations view Gen Z as having their eyes glued to their smartphones. While those phones are a window on the world no other generation has encountered, it means they’re more likely to see the world for what it is, warts and all. And that exposure to the world and its diverse cultures makes Gen Z more ardent in resolving life-threatening issues like climate change and racism…driving them to make real life better.

    AnneMarie Hayek is returning to the show to continue our conversation about her research of GenZ. In her book, Generation We, she joins forces with thousands of Zs to tell their powerful story—a story that impacts all generations. In her return visit, we discuss how leaders we can attract and lead Gen Z, how Gen Z’s unparalleled exposure to diversity shapes their priorities, and how this generation will impact the arc of humanity for generations to come.


    S7-Ep27: Mental Toughness: How to Embrace Stress for Greater Success Dec 16, 2022

    Featured Guest: Colonel Deb Lewis

    Women (and men) face unhealthy stress and anxiety on a daily basis - it’s a wonder we’re still standing. Too few of us have stress tools powerful enough to put stress to work for us so we can enjoy the journey. Once you’ve learned how to be mentally tough, you will use stress to your advantage. It becomes your superpower!

    Colonel Deb Lewis learned the importance of mental toughness as part of the very first class of women to graduate from West Point. The lessons learned there, and in her subsequent Army career, inspired her to develop her unique Mentally Tough Women program to teach people how to handle stress, not simply de-stress. She joins the show to share her experiences, and how you can learn to effectively use stress to your advantage, too.


    S7-Ep28: Workforce Education: A New Roadmap Dec 16, 2022

    Featured Guests: William Bonvillian & Sanjay Sarma

    Technological advances are putting quality jobs out of reach for workers who lack the proper skills and training. From pre-K through college and on-the-job ""professional development,"" the United States' old-school education system simply isn't up to the task. Universities, for example, can no longer be havens of academic theory and football; enrollment will begin to trickle over the next decade as college grads become too unprepared for the modern workplace.

    We need a roadmap for a new workforce education system to rebuild America's working class, tackling inequality by equipping our workers for twenty-first-century jobs. The post-pandemic workplace requires us to train more workers more quickly, using innovative methods. William Bonvillian and Sanjay Sarma -- both of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - join host Maureen Metcalf to share various ideas on the new roles community colleges, employers, governments, and universities need in workforce education, as well as new education technologies that may be adopted to deliver such training.


    S7-Ep42: The Career Toolkit: Essential Skills for Success No One Taught You Dec 16, 2022

    Featured Guest: Mark Herschberg

    Networking, negotiating, communicating, leading, career planning—all skills critical to your career success. But did anyone ever teach you these skills? Mark Herschberg is on the show to discuss his book The Career Toolkit: Essential Skills for Success That No One Taught You. He shares practical ideas from his book and his thoughts on leadership that will help you master these vital skills.


    S7-Ep41: Winning Digital Customers: The Antidote to Irrelevance Dec 16, 2022

    Featured Guest: Howard Tiersky

    Digital is at the center of most adults' lifestyles worldwide -- and it's here to stay. (In fact, roughly 1/3 of people surveyed said they'd give up sex instead of their smartphone!) That has disrupted and changed the customer relationship. Customers today expect the brands they deal with to deliver outstanding and seamless digital experiences. If your brand is failing to thrive, odds are you're ignoring the marketplace changes digital has wrought. You must take what is core to your value proposition and adapt it, perhaps significantly, for a world filled with digital customers. That will require flexible and innovative leaders whose companies can turn on a dime. Howard Tiersky joins Maureen to discuss the methods for accomplishing this outlined in his new book, Winning Digital Customers: The Antidote to Irrelevance, as well as his experiences assisting large organizations grow from their analog past.


    S7-Ep40: The Power & Promise of Generation Z - Part 1 Dec 16, 2022

    Featured Guest: AnneMarie Hayek

    AnneMarie Hayek joins the show to share insights from her new book, Generation We. In this book, she joins forces with thousands of Generation Zs to tell their powerful story—one that impacts all of us. From new ideas on capitalism, politics, and climate change to education, gender, race, and work, AnneMarie explains how Gen Z thinks, what they envision, and why we should be hopeful. Zs are not naïve idealists. They’re hardened realists with a bold vision for how we can transition, re-create, and progress. Generation We is your invitation to see the future they will create as it’s unfolding.


    S7-Ep39: The Science Behind Our Yes! Dec 16, 2022

    Featured Guest: Dr. Jim Ritchie-Dunham

    We all have agreements. Some are overt, such as agreeing to make monthly payments when you get a mortgage to buy a house. And some are unconscious, like the agreement in sports that everyone on your team will work toward winning against the other team.

    We all have two ways of responding to those agreements. You have a Yes! response that aligns your purpose and unique contributions with the impact you can generate and the experience you can have. It's yours to choose. Your Yes! always generates net-positive value and your No! always generates net-negative value—your choice. Jim Ritchie-Dunham joins Maureen to explain the science behind our Yes!


    S3-Ep38: Flex: The Art & Science of Leadership in a Changing World Dec 16, 2022

    Featured Guest: Dr. Jeff Hull

    In the past, to move up the corporate ladder and succeed at the top, you simply had to set goals, motivate the troops, delegate to underlings, and groom a successor. Now, if you are leading a team you must manage a kaleidoscope of people from a variety of cultures, across a range of ages, all of whom are wired together 24/7. These changing demographics and structures have led to a seismic shift in terms of the tools needed to successfully manage and grow within a company: charisma and strategic thinking abilities now matter less than qualities such as vulnerability and relatability. Jeff Hull joins Maureen to discuss the research he has done on the art and science of leadership in a changing world that is featured in his book, Flex.


    S7-Ep37: The Science of Dream Teams Dec 16, 2022

    Featured Guest: Mike Zani

    Moneyball was just the tip of the iceberg. In that movie, a baseball team relies on performance data instead of scouts' intuition to build a winning club. The very same concept can forge a dream team in your own NPO or business.

    Sophisticated assessments, data, and software give CEOs and managers in any industry detailed insights into human behavior -- and, more critically, their team members' behavior. As CEO of The Predictive Index, Mike Zani has witnessed firsthand how the application of data and science can impact, and completely change, the way we function in our professional lives. In his new book, THE SCIENCE OF DREAM TEAMS: How Talent Optimization Can Drive Engagement, Productivity, and Happiness, Zani details a data-driven approach to talent strategy that makes hiring, motivating, and managing people more efficient and effective than ever. From coaching a U.S. Olympic team to founding an investment firm, he knows first hand how assessments can build a dream team.


    S7-Ep36: Finding Meaning, Joy, & Purpose in What You Do Dec 16, 2022

    Featured Guest: Paul Gibbons

    Conversations about meaning and purpose at work are very old and very new. Spirituality provides a lens for those discussions -- a lens that is effective regardless of your team's religious preferences. From evangelical to atheist, a sense of mission and meaning are critical to well-being. Workplace spirituality helps us understand the issues underlying personal meaning in the workplace: fulfillment, engagement, purpose, leadership and more. However, it also increases worries about values conflicts and how well organizations handle that. There are many ways to help the process go smoothly. 40-year career veteran Paul Gibbons joins host Maureen Metcalf to discuss the spirituality of work and leadership for leaders and organizations.


    S7-Ep35: Building a Culture of Brain Health, Growth, & Effectiveness Dec 16, 2022

    Featured Guest: Dr. JJ Walcutt

    The power of mind over body goes back at least 2,000 years with the Stoics -- but what about the power of the brain over both mind and body?

    To be competitive over the next decade, all organizations -- non-profits, businesses, and especially the military -- must not only help staff optimize their bodies for physical and mental health purposes; they also need to ensure that cognitive optimization is a major focus of staff development. Despite our hubris, the human brain is not equipped to handle the deluge of data that is coming, much less the constant upskilling requirements that are emerging already. Dr. JJ Walcutt joins host Maureen Metcalf to discuss Accelerate, a program that helps organizations get on the right track toward building a culture of brain health, growth, and effectiveness. The military is paying attention; should your organization, too?


    S7-Ep34: Leverage Change: Achieve Faster, Easier, Better Results Dec 16, 2022

    Featured Guest: Jake Jacobs

    Change is now a constant in all organizations. Is there a way to make it easier? Jake Jacobs joins host Maureen Metcalf to discuss his new book Leverage Change, and how leaders can use the concept of leverage to achieve faster, easier, better results related to all change work they are doing in their organizations -- at the individual, team or organizational levels. He shares practical actions leaders can take to achieve the much sought-after, but seldom accomplished, goals of successful change management.


    S7-Ep33: Career Sponsorship -- and Being Sponsor Ready Dec 16, 2022

    Featured Guests: Ricky Robinson & Keith Powell

    Rising up the corporate ladder is fraught with challenges. Those challenges -- both visible and invisible -- multiply for people of color, women, and others underrepresented in the executive suite. Mentors are fine, but an in-house sponsor can truly make the path smoother. Ricky Robinson and Keith Powell share why...not with theory, but hard-won practical advice from their own 20+ year journeys to C-suite success in some of the world's largest companies.


    S7-Ep32: Practical Ways to Never Stop Growing Dec 16, 2022

    Featured Guest: Jared Graybeal

    In The Self Help Book: 6 Practical Ways to Never Stop Growing, author and coach Jared Graybeal outlines six practical ways to live a life of constant growth while avoiding stagnation or burnout:

    Confidence
    Competence
    Clarity
    Character
    Connections and
    Commitment.

    This short, insightful guide is filled with inspiration and encouragement, and is designed to give you the perspective that works for your unique goals, no matter what’s going on in your life. Jared applied these principles to his own life. He joins Maureen to discuss the book, and how listeners can re-energize, so they never stop growing.


    S7-Ep8: The Essentials of Theory U Dec 15, 2022

    Featured Guest: Otto Scharmer

    Theory U blends systems thinking, innovation and leading change from the viewpoint of an evolved human consciousness. Otto’s first book sold over 100,000 copies and to put that in context, the average self-published book sells 250 copies, and the average traditional book sells 3,000 copies in its lifetime. Otto joins Maureen to discuss his latest book: The Essentials of Theory U: Core Principles and Applications, a book that meets a crucial need during this point in history in helping us bring necessary changes to our foundational systems from a place of deep consciousness and perspective taking from all key stakeholders – including the future as a key stakeholder.


    S7-Ep12: StoryDoers: Leaders and Organizations with Clearly Defined Higher Purposes Dec 15, 2022

    Featured Guest: Ty Montague

    Today’s most successful companies and leaders are StoryDoers, not storytellers. These leaders have clearly defined a higher purpose that frames their ultimate ambition and desired contribution to the world - and they orient every action they take in service of achieving this goal. Ty Montague joins the show to discuss what makes someone a Storydoer, why Storydoers are better leaders and tools leaders can use to become a Storydoer.


    S7-Ep6: Becoming a Better Leader: Daily Leadership Development Dec 15, 2022

    Featured Guest: Ron Riggio

    Great leaders are great learners” is often quoted but how can leaders implement this into their very hectic day? Ron has created a year-long leadership development guidebook that offers day-by-day instruction in short excerpts to provide leaders with knowledge and practical application ideas. Ron joins the show to discuss his new book “Daily Leadership Development,” his lifetime achievement award and his views on the current state of leadership.


    S6-Ep47: Diversity and Inclusion Insights from IBM South Africa Experience Dec 15, 2022

    Featured Guest: Roger Madison

    Diversity and inclusion are critical topics in not only the U.S. but the world right now. Roger Madison, Jr., founder and CEO of iZania, a company formed to connect Black entrepreneurs, professionals, and consumers online joins the show. Roger was previously a sales executive with IBM in South Africa and he will share about his experiences in South Africa and what he learned that can further diversity and inclusion in our world today.


    S7-Ep11: A Dozen Lessons Learned Running Dunkin’ Donuts Dec 15, 2022

    Featured Guest: Robert Rosenberg

    Every entrepreneur dreams of expanding their business from around the corner to around the world. While today those dreams look doubtful, hope can be found from the story of a CEO who managed to do so despite decades of economic downturns, near bankruptcy, and constant change. Robert Rosenberg joins the show today to share insights and lessons learned from his experience taking Dunkin’ Donuts from 100 shops to 6,500 outlets. These lessons are also captured in his new book, Around the Corner to Around the World: A Dozen Lessons I Learned Running Dunkin Donuts.


    S7-Ep17: DEI: Needed Conversations and Understanding Dec 15, 2022

    Featured Guest: Laura Morgan Roberts & Courtney McCluney

    How can we change the way conversations about diversity, equity and inclusion are progressing towards productive, inquiring, learning experiences -- and ultimately creating a more just and equitable workplace and society? How can we understand the effects outside-of-work events have on people of color within work? Laura Morgan Roberts and Courtney McCluney join the show to share insights from their work, and to encourage leaders to examine and understand racial barriers…and how those barriers can be removed.


    S5-Ep32: Business Disruptions: Are You Disrupting or Being Disrupted? Dec 15, 2022

    Featured Guest: Mark Kvamme

    Business disruptions are occurring every day for entire business segments. Effective organizations are looking ahead to lead the disruptive efforts to set the new market. If you are not disrupting – you will get disrupted. Mark Kvamme joins Maureen to discuss how he works with organizations to identify opportunities and be the disruptor rather than being disrupted.


    S7-Ep3: Uncharted: How to Map the Future Together Dec 15, 2022

    Featured Guest: Margaret Heffernan

    We are addicted to prediction, desperate for certainty about the future. But the complexity of modern life won’t allow that; experts in forecasting are reluctant to look more than 400 days out. History doesn’t necessarily repeat itself, and even genetics won’t tell you everything you want to know. Margaret Heffernan joins us to discuss her new book, Uncharted, How to Navigate the Future, in which she drew on a wide array of people and places to look at long-term projects developed over generations that could never have planned for the way that they have been run.


    S7-Ep9: The New Era of Stakeholder Value Dec 15, 2022

    Featured Guest: Keith Tuffley

    What is the purpose of business in the 21st century? And what are the values and skills needed by business leaders in this new era of stakeholder value? Keith Tuffley joins Maureen to discuss these emerging topics and share his experience.


    S8-Ep3: Stewarding the Future of the Planet: Views from the Boardroom Dec 15, 2022

    Featured Guest: Helle Bank Jorgensen

    How do you get a corporation to change its views on society and the environment? Start with its board of directors. They determine the heart and soul of an organization. That’s vital now, with companies around the world examining environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues in the wake of 2021’s COP26 summit in Glasgow. It’s quite possible to achieve both profit and environmental sustainability, but that requires deep thinking. A board must ask direct questions on a range of complex issues: climate change, ESG, corruption, cybersecurity, human trafficking, and supply-chain resilience. Helle Bank Jorgensen interviewed over 100 board members, experts, and executives for her new book, Stewards of the Future. Their wisdom – and practical pointers on how corporations can realistically be part of the solution – is shared in the book…and in this episode, as Helle gives host Maureen Metcalf an overview of her guide for a profitable and planet-friendly future.


    S6-Ep33: Evolving Leadership to Navigate Significant Disruption Dec 15, 2022

    Featured Guest: Greg Moran

    Greg Moran joins Maureen to discuss the challenges organizations are facing during the months of working from home and how his organization, Aware, is helping companies track employee engagement and satisfaction without invasion of privacy. They also discuss the seven leadership mindsets and behaviors required to adjust to the disruptions leaders are facing. Leaders need to act more like scientists than experts. They need to change what they expect of themselves (mindset) and how they show up (behavior) to meet the current challenges.


    S7-Ep18: JEDI SPACE Principles for CEOs and Board Chairs Dec 15, 2022

    Featured Guest: Valrie Grant & Christopher Washington

    Research has shown that diversity at every level of leadership leads to a more successful organization. In the first segment, Dr. Christopher Washington of Franklin University in Columbus, Ohio, joins Maureen to discuss the importance of J.E.D.I. (just, equitable, diverse, and inclusive environments) S.P.A.C.E. (supportive, purposeful, accountable, collaborative, and evaluative practices). The second segment features Valrie Grant, the Managing Director of GeoTechVision and one of the five 2020 WE Empower UN Sustainability Development Goals Challenge Awardees. She will discuss the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion at every level of leadership, including the board room.


    S6-Ep48: Leading Through Change: A Military Perspective Dec 15, 2022

    Featured Guest: Debra Haven

    A change mindset is here to stay. Implementing change takes high energy, an abundance of patience and extreme flexibility. United States Navy Rear Admiral Deborah Haven, Retired joins the show to discuss her experience in leading change and working in an uncertain environment as well as the lessons she has learned that can be translated to situations all leaders face.


    S7-Ep7: Academy for Systems Change and the Magnolia Moonshot 2030 Project Dec 15, 2022

    Featured Guest: Darcy Winslow

    The need for system leaders, system literacy and collaboration are more important than ever. The field of ‘awareness-based systems change’ is growing, and there are many very accessible ways to engage. Darcy joins Maureen to discuss taking a more holistic, or systems approach, does not require a PhD in Systems Dynamics - anyone can become a systems thinker and have a positive impact in the systems in which they work and live.


    S7-Ep1: Leading Sustainability: The Path to Sustainable Business and SDGs Dec 15, 2022

    Featured Guests: Trista Bridges & Donald Eubank

    Sustainability is now a business-critical issue. Companies and industries that don't embrace it will be left behind. In fact, we are already starting to see this. Trista Bridges and Donald Eubank join the show today to discuss their new book Leading Sustainability: The Path to Sustainable Business and How the SDGs (Sustainable Development Goals) Changed Everything, which is the culmination of 18 months of research from around the world. In their research, they found that bold leadership and innovation are two key common elements that enable the success of sustainability strategies and actions.


    S6-Ep49: High Performance Medicine: Healthcare and Innovation Dec 15, 2022

    Featured Guest: Brian Ferguson

    The COVID pandemic has elevated a long-overlooked narrative: we ask A LOT of the nurses, doctors, and frontline medical staff who shepherd our communities in times of public health crisis. And while they are required to step into unknown, high-pressure + high-stress work, we do not equip them with the same tools for resilience and recovery that we do for professional athletes and elite military units. Brian Ferguson joins the show to discuss how Arena Labs is focused on pioneering what they call "High Performance Medicine" in order to bring those same tools, training, and technology to frontline medical teams.


    S4-Ep42: Winning In The Face of Adversity: Overcoming Challenge with Grace Dec 15, 2022

    Featured Guests: Congress Woman Beatty and Doug McCollough

    In a time when people are sharing more of their personal struggles, we talk to Congress Woman Beatty and Doug McCollough about their struggle and more importantly how they navigated those struggles so that she could make their greatest impact on the world. Congresswoman Beatty not only overcame, she changed the people’s view of what it was to be a successful black woman and she mentored women to make sure the pipeline behind her was strong and the country was better because of all facets of her service! She talks about how helping women succeed helps America succeed. She serves as a role model for inclusion globally by serving with grace and decorum! Doug shares how his focus on inclusion is expanding the field of employees working in technology in central Ohio. Through his board work as well as his work as CIO, he is creating a pipeline that allows unemployed people to get trained and find technology jobs. He is helping build the system that will close this gap long term!


    S7-Ep4: Leaders Who Lust: Power, Money, Sex, Success, Legitimacy, Legacy Dec 15, 2022

    Featured Guest: Barbara Kellerman

    Among our greatest leaders are those driven by impulses they cannot completely control - by lust. Lust is not, however, an abstraction, it has definition. Definition that, given the impact of leaders who lust, is essential to extract. Barbara joins the show today to discuss her views on leadership education, what it takes to build highly effective leaders and her new book Leaders Who Lust.


    S6-Ep51:Thriving During Crisis: A Successful Middle Eastern Businesswoman Dec 15, 2022

    Featured Guest: Aline Kamakian

    Thriving during a crisis is a challenging feat for any leader. Aline Kamakian shares with listeners not only how she encountered the difficult decisions that many faced in the hospitality industry due to the pandemic but she was also forced to deal with the destruction of one of her restaurants during the massive blast that occurred in Beirut, Lebanon, in August of 2020. Aline joins the show to share her story, how she adapted to the crises her business endured and advice for leaders she has gleaned from her experiences.


    S7-Ep13: Disruption in America’s Favorite Pastime: Leadership Insights from Major League Baseball Dec 15, 2022

    Featured Guest: Mark Shapiro

    We think of ""leadership"" as a topic for the military, governments, and the corporate boardroom. But innovative leadership benefits us in every sector, including professional sports. The president and CEO of the Toronto Bluejays, Mark Shapiro, joins host Maureen Metcalf to share his approach to effective leadership -- and approach tempered and proven through the disruption his team faced getting the game through the COVID pandemic.

    Succeeding in unusual times provides examples and perspectives which illustrate the best of effective leadership.


    S7-Ep30: Applying Innovative Leadership Concepts Dec 15, 2022

    Featured Guests: Tom Grote and Christoph Hinske

    Many -- perhaps too many -- corporations think they're transforming their business models...but in reality continue to do the same old stuff; they just put fancy new words around it. Innovative leaders focus more on real systemic change than on the vocabulary. Many of those change leaders take lessons learned from organizations such as the Innovative Leadership Institute, merge them into their business models, and develop unique new ways of improvement and change.

    Two of the Innovative Leadership Institute’s certified facilitators join us to discuss how they took the concepts they learned and applied them to their business functions. Graduates Tom Grote and Christoph Hinske join Maureen to discuss how they have extended the program content, and built a values-based systems mapping technique that helped shape both of their professional and personal journeys.


    S7-Ep29: The New Role of Leadership in a Hybrid Workplace Dec 15, 2022

    Featured Guest: Greg Moran

    The pandemic accelerated discussions and forecasts about the future of work. But there's a relative dearth of study about the future of leadership. This is a critical gap: as work changes, leadership must also change to ensure organizations can meet their objectives. After all, effective change always starts at the top. It is essential for leaders to "innovate how they lead" to keep pace, but what does that mean? Greg Moran joins host Maureen Metcalf to explore the changes leaders need to make, both in how they think about and how they perform the essential work of leadership.


    S7-Ep26: Deep Tech: Dymystifying Breakthrough Technologies Dec 15, 2022

    Featured Guest: Eric Redmond

    Deep tech describes capabilities that were impossible yesterday, barely feasible today, but tomorrow will be so pervasive it will be hard to imagine we ever lived without it. In this early stage of the digital age, understanding how deep tech is disrupting the world is no longer a competitive advantage -- it's a matter of survival. Eric Redmond joins us to discuss his new book, Deep Tech: Demystifying the Breakthrough Technologies That Will Revolutionize Everything.

    Eric know of what he speaks; he's the Forrest Gump of technology: a twenty-year veteran technologist who always happens to show up where deep tech history is being made, from the first iPhone apps to Bitcoin. He has advised state and national governments, Fortune 100 companies, and groups as varied as the World Economic Forum and MIT Media Lab.


    S7-Ep25: Mindset Is Only One Piece of the Puzzle Dec 15, 2022

    Featured Guest: Sean Castrina

    Disruption to the norm, unexpected events, uncertain times: these are part of life, not just limited to pandemic times. These disruptions force companies to rethink how they have done business, and how they can continue to stay in business. Leaders are daily faced with tough decisions on how to lead in this new and different environment.

    Sean Castrina launched over twenty successful companies. He joins the show to discuss his story of overcoming a setback, how he moved beyond it to start multiple new businesses, and the leadership lessons he has learned from his experiences.


    S7-Ep24: The End of Jobs: The Rise of On-Demand Workers and Agile Companies Dec 15, 2022

    Featured Guest: Jeff Wald

    The world has witnessed three-step functions in technological change: mechanization, electrification, and computerization. These industrial revolutions led to massive increases in productivity and thus we need far fewer workers. With each of these technological breakthroughs, the power balance between companies and workers shifted heavily to companies. The abuses of that power by companies instigated employee unrest. Counterbalancing forces rose to constrain companies’ power, eventually prompting unions, regulation, and the social safety net to bring stability to the relationship. As we enter the fourth great leap forward in technology with robots and AI, we face the first services revolution. The power balance will again shift massively to companies as new technologies drive productivity increases in the service industry, much as the last three industrial revolutions transformed manufacturing. Jeff Wald joins Maureen to discuss his book, The End of Jobs, and what the future of work is.


    S7-Ep23: Recruiting and Retaining Diverse Executives Dec 15, 2022

    Featured Guest: Eric Douglas Keene

    Diversity recruiting and retention is a hot topic in HR departments and the board room. Their DEI initiatives often fall short, though; many organizations don’t understand the nuances of recruiting, nor how to navigate the complexities of retention. Ensuring candidates and organizations create the best experiences and a path for mutual success isn't difficult. Eric Douglas Keene joins Maureen to discuss changes occurring in the world of diversity recruiting, with tips on helping your workforce benefit from the rich diversity of our citizenry.


    S7-Ep22: The Creative Mindset: Mastering Skills that Empower Innovation Dec 15, 2022

    Featured Guest: Jeff DeGraff

    Everyone can be creative in their own way. Creativity skills can be learned and developed. The creative process is iterative: we typically fail many times before we succeed. We learn from those failures and approach the next experiment with new information and an improved understanding. Yet it can be different in the workplace; particularly in large organizations, the innovative leader is often pushed down by stagnant thinking up the chain. Jeff DeGraff joins Maureen to share how you can tap your individual creativity…and how to deal with the realities of how true innovation is received in the workplace.


    S7-Ep21: Management vs Leadership: How Coaching Skills Make a Difference Dec 15, 2022

    Featured Guest: Jonathan Reitz

    Coaching skills are not just for the life coach or the executive coach, they are every leader’s secret weapon. Managers can become the leaders that are needed when they understand how to use coaching skills that put the development of their team as the top priority and multiply their impact. Want to move from managing your team to leading your team? Coaching skills are the key. Jonathan Reitz joins Maureen to share how managers can move toward leading by learning some simple coaching behaviors.


    S7-Ep19: The Good Fight: Using Productive Conflict Dec 15, 2022

    Featured Guest: Liane Davey

    Business today is more competitive than ever; staying ahead requires you to make tough calls, face hard choices, and work through conflict. But productive conflict is so rare. Why? Because productive conflict requires a different mindset, new skills, and repeatable processes -- none of which come naturally. Liane Davey joins Maureen to discuss building a productive conflict culture.


    S7-Ep16: Mindfulness and Its Benefits in the Workplace Dec 15, 2022

    Featured Guests: Rich Fernandez and Peter Weng

    Even before Covid-19, employees reported record rates of burnout and stress; Gallup studies show only 15% of employees are fully engaged at work. Organizations need well-being development for their employees. It is essential for today’s workplaces to provide well-being support, every bit as much as traditional professional development. Supporting the long-term mental health of your team can mean the difference between an engaged, collaborative and productive organization, or one riddled with toxicity and turnover. With 71% of U.S. office workers either curious about or already practicing meditation, now is the time to signal your long-term support for employees, and bring in the neuroscientifically proven benefits of contemplative practices, such as meditation. Peter Weng and Rich Fernandez discuss mindfulness and employee well-being with Maureen.


    S7-Ep15: Empowering Women for the Prosperity of Nations Dec 15, 2022

    Featured Guests: Amanda Ellis & Augusto Lopez-Claros

    Gender inequality around the world has many facets: archaic laws that codify sexism, male control of joint income and household assets, exclusion from governance, trafficking and violence against women, denial of education and adequate health care, and gender segregation in the work force, to name a few. The Gender Equality and Governance Index (GEGI) taps into some of the world’s best datasets to analyze gender discrimination on a global scale, using five critical “pillars”: governance, education, work, entrepreneurship, and violence. The Index covers 158 countries and provides a compelling perspective on the status of gender inequality across the planet. It allows policymakers, the business community and civil society to pinpoint specific areas for improvement and to learn from best international practices. Amanda Ellis and Augusto Lopez-Claros join Maureen to discuss the index results for 2020 and how we as leaders can implement changes for the good of all.


    S7-Ep14: Building Trust in Uncertainty: A Personal & Professional Journey Dec 15, 2022

    Featured Guest: Dr. Mary Jo Burchard

    As a society, we're facing a growing lack of trust. We're losing trust in each other, and in our institutions. The impacts ripple through our personal lives and through the nation -- reflected in how difficult it is for both parties to come together in Congress for the greater good. It's also led to an increase in mental illness and suicide. Dr. Mary Jo Burchard shares her personal experiences with this lack of trust to demonstrate how important building trust is in our lives: at home, at school, and at work.


    S7-Ep12: Innovative Leadership for the Health Care Industry Dec 15, 2022

    Featured Guest: Neil Grunberg

    Universities and medical schools do a wonderful job preparing their students for medical procedures, but the often-missed crucial element for great health care is leadership training.

    Neil Grunberg joins host Maureen Metcalf to share his experiences, and how the leadership framework he developed with Maureen can build the leadership skills needed by medical staff to make our healthcare system stronger. Neil has seen the gaps firsthand; he's a professor at the Uniformed Services University, training physicians, nurses, and psychologists for military and public health service.


    S8-Ep51: Growing Up Biden: Family Lessons on Leadership Dec 13, 2022

    Featured Guest: Valerie Biden Owens

    It’s said that leaders are made, not born. That’s certainly true of the Biden family. Although Joe Biden is in the spotlight as the 46th President of the United States, his three siblings are all leaders in their own right, too. And Joe’s sister Valerie Biden Owens says that forging of strong leadership began in childhood with deep family values.

    Valerie joins host Maureen Metcalf to discuss her book, Growing Up Biden. She shares the challenges she faced breaking gender barriers, the importance (and elusiveness) of confidence, and growing women as leaders. She'll also dive into the ingrained lessons and expectations that have been the guiding principles of the Biden’s close-knit, Irish American, Catholic family. These stories and insights speak deeply to the impact of family and generational leadership on political and personal ethos.

    It's a revealing conversation unfolding the many ways our parents’ guidance shapes us as leaders of our own families, organizations…and nations.

    For daily wisdom from Valerie and our other guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/innovativeleadershipinsitute/ . We’re also on Facebook, Mastodon, and Twitter.

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    RESOURCES:

    You can purchase Growing Up Biden: https://amzn.to/3Vr5yDf

    Information about Valerie Biden Owens: https://www.valeriebidenowens.com/

    Learn about the International Leadership Association at: https://ilaglobalnetwork.org/

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    OUR PODCAST TEAM:

    Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

    Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko

    Video Editor: Devon Mushalko

    Our Website: InnovativeLeadership.com

    Our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@InnovatingLeadership

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    ABOUT OUR GUEST:

    Valerie Biden Owens is the first woman in U.S. history to have run a presidential campaign — that of her brother, Joseph R. Biden, Jr. She also led his seven straight U.S. Senate victories and has been his principal surrogate on the campaign trail.

    Valerie is Chair of the Biden Institute at the University of Delaware and a partner at Owens Patrick Leadership Seminars. Valerie sits on the Advisory Board of the Beau Biden Foundation for the Protection of Children. For 20 years, when Valerie was not managing or advising President Biden’s campaigns, she served as Executive Vice President of Joe Slade White & Co., a media consulting firm. She has worked extensively with Women’s Campaign International, teaching women how to organize and develop communication and political skills. Valerie has also served on the National Board of the Women’s Leadership Forum of the Democratic National Committee and has served for 35 years on the board of The Ministry of Caring.

    In 2015, Valerie delivered the keynote address for Harvard Law School’s International Women’s Day celebration and was one of 50 women presented with the law school’s international “Women Inspiring Change” award. In 2021, she was named to the Forbes 50 Over 50 Women Who Are Leading the Way in Impact list.

    She is a graduate of the University of Delaware. She is married to Jack Owens, an attorney and businessman. They have three children.


    S6-Ep2: Diamonds in the Rough: Sustainability & Corporate Citizenship with DeBeers VP Pat Dambe Dec 13, 2022

    Featured Guest: Pat Dambe

    De Beers Vice President Pat Dambe takes a case study approach to the private and public sector partnership between De Beers and the government of Botswana on sustainability and corporate citizenship. She discusses her personal and corporate story and the courage required to contribute responsibly to the communities in which she works and resides. Pat’s story offers a model for a company and a country to create an interconnection that transcends the challenges both face to ensure a vibrant global company and a vibrant company “forever”. She shows that diamonds aren't the only gems De Beers exports; they serve as an example of how a company can change how it operates even after a century of old-school practices.

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    About Our Guest:

    Pat has over 20 years executive leadership experience working for a variety of Fortune 500 companies and luxury brands including Coca Cola South Africa, Draft FCB, Thebe Investments, Bentley etc. Educated in Botswana, USA and Canada, she holds a BA Honours from Queens University from Ontario, Canada. Pat is currently the Vice President of Corporate Affairs and Government Relations at De Beers Global Sightholder Sales (DBGSS) and is responsible for Government Relations, External Communications, Sustainability and Social Investment. Her primary role is to protect and promote the brand and reputation of the DBGSS and diamonds as a category and support the commercial interests of the business with external and internal stakeholders. The role also entails managing DBGSS’s relationships with Government and non-Government stakeholders.


    S8-Ep49: Leading in Circles: The Inevitable Circular Economy Dec 06, 2022

    Featured Guest: Christoph Hinske

    Can you survive in the new economy?

    As the supply chain disruptions have shown, our current economic model is very linear. One kink in the chain can cascade through our whole system, nationally and globally. And our linear economy assumes unlimited resources to keep production going to start the chain. But unless we start mining asteroids soon, Earth has finite resources…and climate change is reducing even those (for example, where do we get wood as forests continue to die off?).

    One solution is the circular economy, but its proponents are seeing it as an ideal. Christoph Hinske of Saxion University joins us to point out the “impossibilities” of the circular economy system, and the problems those can create. It’s a necessary process to strengthen the circular economy’s possibility while we face the inevitable transition to something new in the ways we conduct business.

    Christoph is the co-editor of a new book, The Impossibilities of the Circular Economy: Separating Expectations from Reality, with experts from 12 different countries weighing in on why our current economic system will fail -- and what it will take for a circular economy to replace it.

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/innovativeleadershipinsitute/ . We're on Mastodon, Facebook, and Twitter, too!

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    RESOURCES:

    Here are the links to Christoph's book, The Impossibilities of the Circular Economy: Separating Expectations from Reality:

    Regular Narrative Edition = https://www.routledge.com/The-Impossibilities-of-the-Circular-Economy-Separating-aspirations-from/Lehmann-Hinske-Margerie-Nikolova/p/book/9781032154435

    Graphic Novel Style Edition = https://360dialogues.com/360portfolios/ce-impossibilities

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    Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

    Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko

    Our Website: www.InnovativeLeadership.com

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    About Our Guest:

    Mr. Christoph Hinske is an associate professor at the School of Finance and Accounting at SAXION University of Applied Sciences, covering Systems Leadership and Entrepreneurial Ecosystems. In his work, Christoph observed that our rapidly transforming economies force leaders to be systemic since they need to act in complex, ambiguous ecosystems. Consequently, his research focuses on empowering leaders to change their strategic and operational models from linear to circular to ecosystemic. He observed that 80 of organizations, intending to transform their models to be more systemic, continue doing the old stuff, using new fancy words. They still apply the same tools, mindsets, and frameworks developed to build linear success.


    S8-Ep48: Art, Leadership...and the Art of Leadership Nov 29, 2022

    Featured Guests: Ren Washington and Laura Gibson

    Though we rarely think of it, there are strong connections between art and leadership. Art sets the environment and tone of the workplace; in your business or home office, it sets the tone of any conversation -- and sends a strong message of who you are, as a person and as a leader. The type of art around your team also shapes the kind of creativity and problem-solving they'll generate. The Center for Creative Leadership has used and studied art as a critical component of leadership development for decades; Ren Washington and Laura Gibson of the Center join us to explore the many ways art and leadership interconnect.

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    Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

    Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko

    Website: InnovativeLeadership.com

    Join us on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/innovativeleadershipinsitute/

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    About Our Guests:

    Ren Washington is a Leadership Solutions Partner at the Center for Creative Leadership. In his role, Ren is committed to helping clients address their most challenging and complex issues around organizational change and innovation, equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI), executive presence and image, influence, and resilience.

    Laura Gibson is the Art Curator at the Center for Creative Leadership, having taken over the program in 2005. In her role, Laura secures artists for rotating exhibits and receptions open to the public, as well as managing CCL’s permanent art collection. She is passionate about the impact the art has on staff, participants, and the community.

    Center for Creative Leadership website: ccl.org


    S8-Ep47: The Bonobo Sisterhood: Ape Society’s Lessons for Leadership - with Diane Rosenfeld Nov 22, 2022

    Featured Guest: Diane Rosenfeld

    People like to think humanity is at the top of cultural achievement, the pinnacle of evolution’s craftwork. But one glance at the daily headlines proves we have problems. Lots of problems. Across all nations, there’s one glaring problem that hits hard over half our population: sexism. From subtle misogyny to outright violent abuse, women continue to be left on the outside of patriarchies…of a man’s world.

    That’s not the case with bonobos. They’re our close evolutionary relatives: apes with whom we share 98.7% of our DNA. And their society is very equal. They share parenting duties and food amongst the entire group. And the females defend each other when needed, banding together like sisters regardless of status, age, or friendship. It’s the Bonobo Sisterhood, and guest Diane Rosenfeld tells us there’s a lot our political and corporate leaders can learn from these primates who show just how primitive people can be in comparison!

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on Mastodon: @InnoLeader .

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    Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

    Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko

    Web Site: InnovativeLeadership.com

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    For More Information on The Bonobo Sisterhood:

    www.BonoboSisterhood.com

    You can purchase The Bonobo Sisterhood at https://amzn.to/3VqHArV .

    Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can follow her there at https://www.linkedin.com/in/maureenmetcalf/ .

    She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. Your can peruse and purchase them here: https://amzn.to/3C4eSX0 .

    About Our Guest:

    Diane L. Rosenfeld, J.D., LL.M., is Founding Director of the Gender Violence Program and Lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School.

    Her breakthrough legal work, research, and arguments have appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, Glamour, and more. Her op-eds have been featured in the Washington Post, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, cnn.com, and the Harvard Crimson.

    She served as the first Senior Counsel to the Office on Violence Against Women at the U.S. Department of Justice and as an Executive Assistant Attorney General in Illinois. In 2007, she created and taught the first legal seminar on Title IX in the country, which continues to this day at Harvard Law School. She also advised the Obama Administration on the prevention of campus sexual assault and contributed to the Presidential Task Force on Protecting Students from Sexual Assault.


    S8-Ep27: The Five Lost Superpowers Nov 22, 2022

    Featured Guest: John Reid

    Adulthood is kryptonite.

    We’re all born with superpowers. Curiosity is the most easily recognizable. As children, we’re flooded with it. But as adults, instead of being rewarded for having a million questions, we’re expected to have the answers. Leaders, in particular, believe they should have all the answers.

    Your superpowers are still there, and truly great leaders know how to unlock them. John Reid will help you rediscover yours, too! Author of The Five Lost Superpowers, Reid joins host Maureen Metcalf to identify the powers we’re all born with…and to provide some basic tools to reactivate them so you can achieve your full potential, personally and as a leader. And when you do that, you’ll help the people around you achieve their potential, too!

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    Other episodes you'll enjoy:

    • The Power of Praise: Making People's Performance Positive with Ben Marcovitz
    • Facing Uncertainty: It’s VUCA with Christopher Nolan
    • The Bonobo Sisterhood: Ape Society's Lessons for Leaders - with Diane Rosenfeld

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/innovativeleadershipinsitute/ . We're on Mastodon, Facebook, and Twitter, too!

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    RESOURCES:

    Information on John's firm, the J.M. Reid Group, is at www.JMReidGroup.com .

    His book, The Five Lost Superpowers, is available on Amazon at https://amzn.to/3GnM4eL .

    Maureen Metcalf posts a leadership newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can follow her there at https://www.linkedin.com/in/maureenmetcalf/ .

    She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. Your can peruse and purchase them here: https://amzn.to/3C4eSX0 .

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    OUR PODCAST TEAM:

    Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

    Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko

    Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko

    Podbean Guru: Luigi Morelli

    CONNECT WITH US:

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Innovativeleadership

    YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership

    Twitter: @IL_Institute

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    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/innovativeleadershipinsitute/

    Website: InnovativeLeadership.com

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    About Our Guest:

    John Reid is the Founder, President and Lead Designer of JMReid Group, a global behavior change organization specializing in leadership, development, sales effectiveness and skill enhancement. After John survived three bouts of cancer, he decided to pursue his passion for learning and development. John pursued this passion with a belief that people want to get better and can get better, but it is often the manner in which traditional training is designed and delivered that makes this desire for growth difficult.

    As the lead designer for JMReid Group, John shifts the design emphasis from models and intellectual property to a learning experience that is relevant to the learner’s real world, taps into participants’ wisdom and is engaging and sustainable. His is a clearly learner-centric approach.


    S8-Ep46: Opportunity in Uncertainty - with Dr. Ciela Hartanov Nov 15, 2022

    Featured Guest: Dr. Ciela Hartanov

    When you face uncertainty, how do you react?

    We’re biologically wired to meet uncertainty with concern, even panic or anxiety: it triggers our fight-or-flight response. But behind that veil of the unknown lies tremendous opportunity, and we can rewire our brains to look forward to it…to welcome uncertainty as fun and exciting. As Dr. Ciela Hartanov explains to host Maureen Metcalf, the key is to hack our own mindset to create a new mental framework. In the process, we may just find ourselves in more humane workplaces.

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on Twitter: @IL_Institute .

    RESOURCE: Information on Dr. Hartanov’s reference to Patagonia is here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/timabansal/2022/09/20/chouinards-donation-of-patagonia-is-big-and-bold-but-not-new/?sh=55ae26163ecf . Maureen’s general insights on leadership are also available at Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/people/maureenmetcalf/?sh=de4f1fa1e7d8 .

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    About Our Guest:

    Dr. Ciela Hartanov is a futurist, organizational psychologist, human behavior expert, writer, and thinker dedicated to reinventing work. She helps leaders create a revolution inside the modern workplace, one aimed at breaking a system that promotes work practices that have existed since the industrial era. She was part of the founding team of The Google School for Leaders and Head of Next Practice Innovation and Strategy at Google, where she developed projects designed to shape the future of leadership and work. She currently runs humcollective, a boutique strategy and innovation firm that helps companies, executives, and teams make sense of the forces shaping the future and prepare strategically.

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    Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

    Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko

    Website: www.InnovativeLeadership.com


    S8-Ep45: Expecting the Unexpected: VUCA in Action at Red Roof Nov 08, 2022

    Featured Guest: George Limbert

    The pace of change in the world is rapidly increasing, and there’s no slowing it down. VUCA – a program developed by the U.S. military – is a way of identifying the disruptions of change…and, more importantly, of being ready for them.

    We’ve talked about the theory of VUCA before (see our interview with Chris Nolan posted September 6, 2022). In this episode, George Limbert talks about VUCA and its antidotes practiced in the real world. George is the head of Red Roof Inns. The COVID pandemic presented a sudden onslaught of Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity for the entire travel and hospitality industry worldwide. Yet Red Roof emerged from the pandemic with some of their best financials ever.

    How? George and his team were VUCA-ready. He shares his experience and business-tested VUCA antidotes in this episode so you can prepare for the uncertainties to come, too!

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on Twitter: @IL_Institute .

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    Host and Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

    Producer and Editor: Dan Mushalko

    Guest: George Limbert, President of Red Roof Inns

    Learn more at InnovativeLeadership.com and www.RedRoof.com


    S8-Ep30: Humbitious: How to Be Ambitious without the Ego - With Amer Kaissi Nov 02, 2022

    Featured Guest: Amer Kaissi

    A major myth in politics and business is that arrogant, over-confident people are better leaders. But reality reveals the opposite: humility combined with ambition drives the best leadership performance – and that, in turn, improves the entire organization.

    Author and Trinity University professor Amer Kaissi discusses the details with host Maureen Metcalf. His new book, Humbitious, digs deep into the reasons the humble-yet-ambitious leader delivers the best results…for everyone from front line staff to the board of directors. This isn’t academic theory; Kaissi studied real-world leaders from Napoleon Bonaparte to New Zealand’s acclaimed Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern. While narcissists sometimes do make it to the top, they’re the exception, and their actual performance (as opposed to their PR) tends to be less than stellar.

    Fortune favors not simply the bold, but the humbitious!
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    Other episodes you'll enjoy:

    - Mental Toughness: How to Embrace Stress for Greater Success

    - Career Sponsorship - And Being Sponsor-Ready

    - Informed Leadership: The Power of Trauma

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/innovativeleadershipinsitute/ . We're on Mastodon, Facebook, and Twitter, too!

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    RESOURCES:

    - Amer's new book, Humbitious, is available here .

    - His earlier book, Intangibles: The Unexpected Traits of High-Performing Healthcare Leaders, is here.

    - And his specialty tome, Flipping Health Care through Retail Clinics and Convenient Care Models, is here.

    Amer's website is www.AmerKaissi.com .

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    OUR PODCAST TEAM:

    Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf

    Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko

    Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko

    Podbean Guru: Luigi Morelli

    CONNECT WITH US:

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Innovativeleadership

    YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership

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    Website: InnovativeLeadership.com

    Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating!

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    About Our Guest:

    Amer Kaissi is an award-winning professor of health-care administration at Trinity University, a Top-15 program. His previous book, Intangibles: The Unexpected Traits of High-Performing Healthcare Leaders, won the 2019 American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) Book of the Year Award. He is a national speaker with Huron/Studer Group and a faculty member with ACHE, the University of Colorado Denver, and Boston College. Kaissi is the director of the Executive Program at Trinity University, where he teaches courses in leadership, professional

    development, and public speaking. Kaissi works with MEDI—a division of Navvis—and with the Leadership Development (TLD) Group as an executive coach, and consults with hospitals and other organizations in their strategic planning efforts. Kaissi is also a certified executive and physician coach. He lives in San Antonio,

    Texas, with his wife and their two teenagers. Learn more at www.amerkaissi.com


    S8-Ep44: Leading with Care in a Tough World Nov 01, 2022

    Featured Guest: Bob DeKoch and Phil Clampitt

    Only 15% of workers in the U.S. feel engaged with their jobs. That's just one job ill poor leadership spawns; bad leaders also cause turnover, absenteeism, and more. What is going wrong? Some leaders have the right beliefs and sentiments. Others may possess the right skills. Yet world-class leaders need BOTH the right beliefs and practices to address the current employee and organizational challenges. That ideal combination produces a leader who goes beyond servant leadership to truly caring leadership – and the results on employee engagement are profound.
    In their new book, Leading With Care in a Tough World: Beyond Servant Leadership, authors Bob DeKoch and Phil Clampitt detail the transformation to caring leadership – and the reasons it’s so deeply needed by so many organizations. They share those reasons in this episode.

    For daily leadership musings, follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter (we're @IL_Institute).

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    Host: Maureen Metcalf

    Producer: Dan Mushalko

    About our guests:

    Bob DeKoch has devoted his entire career to leadership roles, refining his own skills, and mentoring hundreds of aspiring leaders. His passion for people and for extraordinary outcomes is what drives him. Rising to senior executive roles in numerous organizations, Bob has developed and put into practice the many teachings in his books. He has over four decades of experience across major market sectors: the construction services industry and real estate development business, the pulp and paper industry, the beverage industry, and the chemical industry. He has served on boards of US organizations—for-profit and nonprofit—including a major international corporation. This diverse experience has helped him develop unique insight into inspired leadership. Bob is currently the founder of the leadership consulting firm, Limitless, whose services are described at www.lmtlss.biz.

    Phillip G. Clampitt (PhD, University of Kansas) is the Blair Endowed Chair of Communication at the University of Wisconsin Green Bay. He was previously designated the Hendrickson Named Professor of Business. Phil has won numerous awards for his teaching and scholarship. His students started calling him “Dr. So What” because he asked, “So what?” so often, as a prod to encourage them to think about the implications of their ideas (see www.DrSoWhat.com). The Wall Street Journal and MIT Sloan Management Review highlighted his work on decision downloading, which details how companies can effectively communicate decisions to those not involved in the decision-making process. Phil has consulted on leadership, communication, and strategic planning with organizations such as Nokia, PepsiCo, The US Army War College, Schneider National, and Dental City.

    DeKoch and Clampitt have worked in a partnership for over thirty years. They have coauthored Transforming Leaders into Progress Makers: Leadership for the 21st Century (see www.progressmakers.net) and Embracing Uncertainty: The Essence of Leadership (see www.imetacomm.com/eu). They have a passionate interest in helping others become successful leaders. Their research, writing, and mentoring have helped thousands of people become better leaders.


    S8-Ep43: Joy at Work! Oct 25, 2022

    Featured Guest: Roxanne Brown and Edward Cook

    85% of employees worldwide are not engaged in their workplaces. That takes an obvious toll on morale…and productivity. What can you do?

    Roxanne Brown and Edward Cook have some compelling answers. They cofounded The Change Decision, a change and culture consultancy focused on growing Joy at Work. Their mission sounds simple, but after decades of disengagement, there is both art and science in boosting your staff. They’ll explore insightful change leadership tips, including strategies for managing ongoing changes; what to do when facing change resistance; how to inspire teams and managers; and navigating deeply personal, complex feelings that come with being a change leader.

    For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on Mastodon: @InnoLeader.


    S2-Ep42: Leading with Story: Captivate, Convince, Inspire Oct 20, 2022

    Featured Guest: Paul Smith

    Paul talks about the power of story for leaders. He shares his insights about what works, why it works and how you will be more effective as a leader if you master the use of story as one of your skills. Paul recounts a compelling story told by Bob McDonald, CEO of Proctor and Gamble and connects it to a primary leadership and parenting lesson for him. Through his use of story he illustrates: 1. What is a great leadership story? 2. What are the primary elements? 3. Why use stories to lead and sell? 4. What are the most common mistakes of using story? You will walk away with a foundation for using story in your role as a leader. You can also learn more about using story in leadership by reading Paul's book: Lead with Story.


    S7-Ep20: Digital Body Language: How to Build Trust and Connection Oct 20, 2022

    Featured Guest: Erica Dhawan

    In a world of work-from-home and so much of our personal interaction being digital, we need to understand what we are conveying by digital body language. Today, Erica Dhawan joins the show to share findings from her newest book – Digital Body Language – which decodes the new signals and cues of effective collaboration and teamwork in a digital-first human workplace. Listeners will learn to investigate and improve their own digital body language so that they can support a silo-breaking, trust-filled environment at their places of work. Listeners will understand that the language and punctuation we use across all mediums requires that we be careful, conscious and considerate, and always mindful of how our recipients might respond.


    S4-Ep23: Leveraging Technology to Deepen Human Performance Oct 20, 2022

    Featured Guest: Brian Ferguson

    The greatest story of the 21st century is not technology, but how technology will be used as a tool for deepening the levels of human potential. Brian talks about his work leveraging the most proven performers, time-honored principles and cutting-edge technology to develop unique performance solutions for a wide range of “arenas” – from medicine to agriculture. He will discuss the following questions? 1. Why has "innovation" become such a buzzword in recent years? 2. What trends are you focusing on and how do they impact organizations and leaders? 3. What is the archetype of a leader who is effective in a world of dramatic change and dynamism? 4. Why is "human potential" such a powerful concept in today's global environment? 5. What challenges do all modern leaders face? 6. What is the most important trait of today's leaders? 7. What are "The First Principles of High Performance" 8. How does technology serve leaders and make for more high performing teams? What is singularity?


    S5-Ep18: Improve Virtual Team Success by Leveraging Paradox Oct 20, 2022

    Featured Guest: Jean Brittain Leslie

    Organizations and the people working in them find themselves in environments that are increasingly volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA). Under these conditions, tensions that are ongoing, and seemingly overwhelming can be difficult to understand, much less easy to address. These tensions show up in all facets of organizational life including leadership (control vs. empowerment), teamwork (task vs. relationships), strategy (competition vs. collaboration), structure (centralize vs. decentralize), and in the individual (work vs. home). These conflicting demands, when pursued jointly, are often referred to as paradoxes. Reframing these tensions beyond either/or problems in need of a single solution enables us to produce an outcome that is superior to tackling one demand at a time. Jean explains how to work with paradox and apply these tools to improving virtual team success. She draws on the rich research she conducted to provide solutions.


    S5-Ep17: Simplify Work: Crushing Complexity Oct 20, 2022

    Featured Guest: Jesse W. Newton

    We are in the midst of the fourth industrial revolution, yet have not realized the significant productivity gains that previous revolutions delivered. Author and Global Management Consultant Jesse Newton believes this to be in part because of the debilitating complexity that organizations have created over their existence. He’s spent years specializing in unburdening organizations from paralyzing complexity. Growing complexity has traditionally been met with added structures, processes, committees and systems. As a result, organizations often become a complicated mess, clouding strategic focus, slowing innovation and breeding complacency. In his new book, Simplify Work: Crushing Complexity to Liberate Innovation, Productivity, and Engagement, Newton delivers a newfound clarity on the case for simplification and the steps organizations and individuals need to take to unleash their potential.


    S4-Ep28: Should IT Executives Share their ’Soft Side’? Oct 20, 2022

    Featured Guest: David White

    As an IT Leader and someone who works in technology, David talks about why the soft side of what we do is a significant contributor to success. As technology leaders, we need a diverse set of skills including a heavy dose of soft skills to be a highly successful business leaders beyond our technical skills. These skills range from awareness and management or our mood, an ability to be present and focused and skills in establishing and managing a positive culture where a broad range of perspectives can be explored and synthesized. This is a new type of management and requires new skills. Battelle is working to ensure their culture and their leaders are prepared with the soft skills and culture to thrive and maintain agility as they lead in integrating new technology into companies and the US government. David also shares his perspective on his career path and the importance of seeking mentoring and being a mentor.


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