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Allyship in the workplace

Jennifer Hill and Brandon Maslan were joined by two very "good guys" David Smith and Brad Johnson to discuss allyship and sponsorship in the workplace. They are best selling co-authors of the books Athena Rising: How and Why Men Should Mentor Women and Good Guys: How Men Can Be Better Allies For Women In The Workplace.

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The key takeaways were:

1) Share your social capital

2) Establish trust with those you seek to be in support of

3) A sense of humility matters

4) Mentor up programs work

j5) The more we interact the more me like each other

6) Practice the art of “I don’t know”

7) Allyship is not self-defined, those you seek to be an ally will let

you know if you are one.

8) If you are in a position to do so, sponsor others

9) Stretch opportunities are critical to career growth

5) Toss the mic in a meeting to a colleague whose voice needs to be heard

The Two "R's": Why Relationships and Reputation matter

Patty Dingle, Head of diversity BNY Mellon, Americas. Patty joins Brandon Maslan and Jennifer K. Hill for 'Get Yourself the Job' to discuss the importance of relationships and one's reputation to thrive in our careers.

The top 10 key take-aways for this show include:

1. Access is key

2. Keep in touch and keep relationships strong

3. Always pay it back

4. Find your tribe that includes you

5. An environment must be safe for all voices to be heard

6. Leaders need to be vulnerable

7. Listen to everyone as if they are wise

8. Admit mistakes and share credit, as well as always listen deeply

9. Belonging is when voices are heard and valued

10. Go where you can have an impact

Jennifer K. Hill and Brandon Maslan, co-hosts of "Get Yourself the Job" on LA Talk Radio, discuss the advantages to authentic humor and bringing levity to a situation personally and professionally. They emphasize how a little light humor can go a long way in leadership, job interviews and your job.

The three take-aways they share in this episode are:

1) Don't take yourself too seriously.

2) Inject humor where and when you can

3) Always look for the "mutual yes"

"Leading from the Front"

This week Jennifer and Brandon were joined by Julie Cullivan the Chief Information Officer and Chief People Officer of ForeScout who recently was acknowledged for being a Cybersecurity Women of the Year recipient. She shared the importance of leading from the front by “going ugly early“ and saying the hard thing. In addition, she shared the importance of being vulnerable with others to establish trust and safety. Finally, she reminded us to create great friendships at work with people who have shared values and get things done. Remember if you are in a growth mindset then you are the "s#$t".

How Leadership and Kindness lead to a more successful career. In this show, Maslan and Hill explore the importance of kindness in the workplace, as well as the filters we see ourselves and others through. The three take-aways for this episode include:

1. Letting others know "I got you"

2. Be in service

3. Help others move on or move on yourself

Shawn Layden: Great Leaders Are Explorers. This week Shawn Layden joined Jennifer Hill and Brandon Maslan to discuss what makes a great leader, and how to implement that leadership. Shawn discussed his 30+ year journey at Sony Corporation and Playstation, while sharing the lessons he learned along the way. He reminded the audience that early in your career, be sure to be a great follower by making yourself useful and being engaged. Tell a compelling story to relay your points, the leaders of tomorrow are going to be "explorers" who are charting the unknown, and that a leader’s job is to clear the road of obstacles so their people can do their jobs. We also learned about why everyone should be an ally as well as why it just makes good business sense.

Communication is so important, on this show we talk about how we talk to ourselves and how we communicate with others. If you want to have impact seek to understand yourself and others and you will be understood.

Advocates: Why you want them and why you should be them in order to reach new heights in your career. In this second episode of the series, Brandon Maslan and Jennifer Hill speak with VP of Finance at Lyft, Michelle DeBella, about what it takes to find an advocate and/or to be an advocate. They suggest that in order to be successful, you first have to know what you want. When you are clear on what you want, you can make more thoughtful career moves and know how to advocate and be advocated for.

Michelle is a dynamic and results oriented executive leading global finance and governance teams for over 25 years. Michelle is currently a VP of Finance Transformation and Governance for Lyft, helping the company and finance and other teams transform and scale in a high-growth, ever-changing industry and mature in a post-IPO world. She built Lyft’s first Internal Audit team and ERM program and is partnering closely with the CAO and other teams leading transformation in Lyft’s Finance processes and systems, including a future state ERP.

Michelle was previously the Chief Audit Executive at Uber, improving culture scores and corporate governance at a pivotal time in the company’s journey, while she doubled her global team. Previously she spent eight years at Hewlett-Packard, where she was the Vice President of Internal Audit leading a large global team, and prior to that the VP of Enterprise Financial Reporting. During her time there she also created the first global Women’s Leadership Program in Finance. She started her career in public accounting with Ernst & Young after graduating from Truman State University. Michelle serves on the Board of Governors for the San Jose chapter of the Institute of Internal Auditors and is the former Chairwoman of the Audit Committee and Board member of the Uber and Yandex Joint Venture. Michelle was named one of the 2019 Top 50 Women in Technology by the National Diversity Council. She’s a member of Advancing Women Executives and the Women Leading Travel & Hospitality Board and frequently shares her experiences and career lessons with other women, inspiring them to take charge of their career journeys. In addition to speaking about careers and leadership, Michelle is a frequent speaker and panelist on finance transformation, governance and compliance best practices, and building and engaging teams.

Michelle is a mom to two boys and her pets, and a closet poker player who also loves to travel, read, garden, cook and go wine tasting at local wineries around the Bay Area in California, with her husband Peter.

What it takes to get moving towards "Landing The Big Job." In this first episode of the series, Brandon Maslan and Jennifer Hill suggest reaching out to others to get feedback around your strengths and areas for improvement, working on getting unblocked by stopping the ways we sabotage ourselves from moving forward and ways to discover what the big job is and ways to start moving towards it. They suggest three key takeaways you can take this week and in the months ahead are creating a career roadmap for 6 months all the way up to 10 years, know that you are ready long before you feel ready to ask for that big promotion or go for that big job and go out and talk to others within your company and beyond about your strengths so that you can then share those more clearly with others on your way to the top of your chosen profession.

Jennifer K. Hill speaks with founder of the Institute for Zen Leadership and author, Dr. Ginny Whitelaw. Dr. Whitelaw discusses her new book Resonate: Zen and the Way of Making a Difference. She shares what resonance is, and how we can learn to find our purpose by being in resonance and coherence with the world around us.

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Dr. Ginny Whitelaw is the founder of the Institute for Zen Leadership, a Zen Master in the Chozen-ji line of Rinzai Zen, as well as President of Focus Leadership. She is a recognized expert in leadership development and executive coaching and has authored 4 books, including The Zen Leader. A biophysicist by training, she combines a rich scientific background with senior leadership experience at NASA, and more than 20 years developing global leaders. Together with Mark Kiefaber, she developed the FEBI® to measure 4 mind-body patterns of personality, and trains practitioners worldwide in how to apply FEBI in their work. She has served as adjunct faculty to Columbia University’s senior executive program and worked with leaders in some of the world’s top companies, including Merck, Dell, Avon, XL Capital, Sprint, Cemex, EMC, Novartis, Hospira, Marsh, Ascension Health, T Rowe Price, and Bank of America.

Prior to that, Dr. Whitelaw spent 10 years at NASA, where she became the Deputy Manager for integrating the International Space Station Program. She led a large-scale change effort to re-align the management of the Space Station Program using cross-functional teams. Her work became a model for other NASA programs, and she was awarded NASA’s Exceptional Service Medal for her efforts. She holds a Ph.D. in Biophysics, as well as a B.S. in Physics, a B.A. in Philosophy, and a 5th degree black belt in Aikido.