How can organizations be more mindful of political impact outside of their organization? This week guest co-host Lisa Dempsey, CPCC, PCC, CEO and Founder of Leadership Labs International, and I discuss the connection between business and politics. Here are a few key highlights from our discussion.

• Dangers of claiming to be apolitical while having real-world impact
• Examples of variety of ways businesses are entangled with politics
• Financial incentives of making our values clear: Attract and retain more customers and employees in alignment with company values
• Importance of actions matching our values
• Transparency vs Secrecy—benefits and pitfalls
• Creating genuine connection by owning your story
• Closing the gap between intention and impact
• Taking stock of individual/company values to find alignment in our career
• Making impact within our organizational environment