Closing the Gap

If you haven't heard it you know someone who thought of it. "I'm was hired to deliver results. I'm a leader, not a coach!" In this episode, Val Boston breaks down into simple easy to understand what every leader, employee, and organizational strategist needs to know, do and say to have a vibrant team, career, and organization. Val Boston has seen it all. His career as a general and sales manager, employee transition coach and now DE,&I coach how resistance to embracing coaching skills derail strategic plans. Listen as he offers a few insights on what's the one thing you can do to bring the value of coaching to life. Music by Ivan G. Hall Check him out at www.IvanGHall.com

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For many HR and executives, what's top of mind is getting back to work. Getting back to work also means having a physically and mentally healthy workforce. What employees want is to be EMPOWERED. My guests today are Dr. Karla Lever and Joey Prather from Atrium Health EAP. Dr. Lever, Ph.D. is a behavioral health specialist, licensed therapist, and director of Atrium Health Employee Assistance Programs offered to external employers and internal Atrium Health teammates, covering more than 180, 000 lives.

Joey Prather is Atrium Health Employer's Business development manager leading the charge of providing health & wellness solutions to businesses in the Charlotte region strengthening employers and their teams.

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It's time we all step back and take a breath. For anything, maybe we need to ask, "do we have the will to change?" Change is hard, and it can be exhausting, and that's why dieting is so darn hard. Building and sustaining high-performance inclusive cultures takes more than a plan on how and what to change. It takes a strong, enduring will to change. If 2020 hasn't taught us anything, it should have taught us about fatigue and what it does to our ability to do what's right.

Jennifer Brown is the CEO of Jennifer Brown Consulting envisions organizations where we all have a place to thrive. As someone who has experienced the advantages of privileges and the sting of stigma, Jennifer Brown is boldly redefining what it means to truly belong at work, in our communities, and in our families. Jennifer Brown is a dynamic speaker. Connect with her at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferbrownconsulting/

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We are clearly facing a shortage of leaders capable of responding in real-time to change. From Brene' Brown to Marshall Goldsmith to Mary Frances Winters all say being open to and embrace those vulnerable moments forges stronger leaders, better teams, and allows organizations to use conversation in a productive way to achieve better results. The success of D,E & I work is dependent on a leader's ability to receive feedback in real-time. In the past that has been a challenge for employees to feel free to give feedback. But what if technology can solve that problem. James Kelley, Ph.D. in his book The Crucible's Gift interviewed leaders who used adversity to improve their ability to lead. As co-founder of qChange a technology to creates mindful meetings by helping leaders show up better.

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What keeps us from making great strides in the area of equity and inclusion is how we embrace our lived experiences. Dr. D. Kirk Beatty is the CEO of Data Tech IS. Is from the south and decided to step out of his comfort zone to find out why DE&I is so hard. His thesis Ethnic and Gender Diversity in the Boardroom examines what are the issues and solutions to increasing the number of Black Women in the Boardroom. You can read his work at https://www.datatechis.net/leadership

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Kerry Crockett-Cherry runs two thriving businesses but it wasn't always that way. In 2001 she was named the Comeback Queen by Essence Magazine because of her resilience and a passion for sharing with other women business owners her secrets to making it as a business owner, community activist and mentor for women's success. Her leadership and business skills are universal and the choices she's made are similar to anyone running a growing and thriving business. You can reach her at https://www.linkedin.com/in/kearncherry/

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What does it take to change someone's mind, to motivate them to work together when our differences divide us? How does a leaders character, competence, conversational skills and wisdom impacts performance? Just a couple of questions Dr. Andrea Molberg, an organizational psychologist, and author of the book Emergency Kit for Finding Common Ground: Helping Americans Get Along is my guest today as we go through a few tips and ideas on how to give disappointing news and maintain productive relationships and performance.

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The EEOC was established to ensure businesses complied with the laws regarding discrimination and equal access. The pandemic has complicated everything and Teri Peters is offering guidance on how you can do more than be legally compliant with the law. In this episode we dispel myths and offer idea on how you can make it all work as we get back to work.

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In its first three years, Fawn Weaver, CEO of Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey has garnered more than 125 awards and accolades, including “World’s Best” by World Whiskies Awards two years in a row, “Top 5 Whiskies in the World,” by Cigar & Spirits Magazine, “Chairman’s Trophy, Platinum and Double Gold” by SIP Awards and “Best American Whiskey,” as well as “Double Gold” at the San Francisco World Spirits Competition. To achieve all of this, she's honed her natural leadership skills to hire and lead a team of "unstoppably talented people". Listen to find out how she turned the idea of leadership, hiring and winning on its ear all the while by raising up a legend without harming the legacy of another.

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It's a new season, and we're all looking forward to the year 2020 ending. Along with moving on from 2020, as executives, professionals, and anyone who wants to make something happen, we all need to rethink what it means to be a leader. In this episode, I'll call out 10 ideas I've heard people hold onto that are holding them back. It's time to move forward and grow into being better leaders, and season 3 is filled with people sharing their extraordinary story of what they've learned, why it so darn hard to make change happen, and what they learned. 

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