Beyond AI: Wisdom at Work

In his book Catalytic Leadership: 12 Keys to Becoming an Intentional Leader Who Makes a Difference, William Attaway defines a catalytic leader as “one who sparks or accelerates significant change or action with a powerful impact.” William joins Qonversations host Brian Gorman to discuss some of the less commonly addressed keys to powerful leadership including cultivating a teachable spirit, aspiring for proper productivity, leading yourself well, discovering how you are designed and wired to lead, and choosing to be family focused. Leaders at every level of organizational life can benefit from the insights that are shared during this conversation. 

Whether consciously or not, whether intentionally or not, each of us is influencing others all the time. Intentional influencers exist at all levels of our organizations, from the front lines to the C-suite. In this episode, Quantuvos coach Rick Cartor joins host Brian Gorman to explore influence and influencers.   

This conversation with Peter Anthony (Peter Anthony Consulting) started with an exploration of the link that Peter makes between disruption and collaboration, but it soon wove in other important concepts that are important to leadership and business success. Peter and host Brian Gorman talk about what it takes to create a collaborative culture and why its important to do so and then move on to client relationships. As Peter points out clients who are satisfied are very willing to change providers; clients with whom relationships have been built based on collaborative intent become advocates, “and there is where the growth happens.” 

It isn’t unusual to consider the relationship between a change and the organization’s purpose. What is unusual is to consider the purpose of the people whose jobs are being changed and to consider the instincts that drew them to those jobs. In this thought-provoking conversation, Beth Banks Cohn, Founder and President of ADRA Change Architects, and Quantuvos coach Brian Gorman explore the importance of understanding the connection between these three elements whether making individual assignment changes or planning significant change initiatives. 

Much like our clients, at Quantuvos we can accept what is, and are driven toward what can be. In 2022, that passion for a better future for coaching led Quantuvos to launch the Center for Coaching Effectiveness. In this episode, Asia Jarosz, PhD, the Center’s Executive Director, talks about her own journey to coaching; the importance of understanding and being able to measure coaching effectiveness; and what her model for measuring coaching effectiveness can contribute to coaches, managers and leaders, and organizations. 

The workforce has changed. The workplace has changed. Leadership needs to change as well. Quantuvos coach Robert Naylor joins host Brian Gorman to discuss the changes in the workforce and their approach to work, and why it takes courage for leadership to adopt to this new way of being. In their conversation, they highlight some of the shifts in leadership thinking and behaving required to successfully bring organizations and people into the future. 

While John O’Brien’s interest in stress management was in part driven by his executive father’s inability to successfully manage stress, the messages in this podcast are important to people at all levels of organizational life. John, founder of Activate Success, joins host Brian Gorman to discuss the impact that stress can have on our bodies and our lives, ways in which stress can be managed, and what can be done to help reduce the impact that stress can have. 

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In this episode, Quantuvos coach Barbara Blatz-Stone and Qonversations host Brian Gorman get into a lively, and deep, discussion that raises important questions to generate self-awareness for the listener. “What is your connection with purpose?” “Does purpose require a connection outside of self?” “What happens when meaning, values, and purpose are not available in your current role?” If you are approaching a transition, or know someone who is, this episode can be an important catalyst for fostering reflection and clarity.#Career #AlignmentWithPurpose #Transition #PersonalGrowthAndDevelopment #Purpose

We talk to one another all the time. We talk with one another much more rarely. Intentional conversations are about aligning intent and talking with. In this episode, Quantuvos coach Harris Ginsberg joins host Brian Gorman to explore the why of intentional conversations and what is required to have a successful one. They also share stories of some of the more surprising intentional conversations that they have had with their clients. #Communication #CommunicatingWithImpact

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What do you do if you don’t know your purpose? What’s the value of having those difficult conversations that let you really know your co-workers, and let them really know you? As a leader, what can you do to ensure that your team members’ purpose and passion are in alignment with what you are trying to accomplish? In this highly personal conversation, these are among the questions that Quantuvos coach Whitney Marshall and Qonversations host Brian Gorman explore.

#CareerDirectionAndAdvancement #AlignmentWithPurpose #PerformanceInOne’sRole #LineOfSight #PersonalGrowthAndDevelopment #Purpose #RelationshipsAtWork #Person-To-Person