How powerful would it be if we all did a better job of granting grace to others as they progress on their journey? In this week's episode, we are blessed to hear from Robert H. Johnson Jr. as he shares how leaders can increase their impact by extending grace and creating an environment where people feel safe, seen, heard, and valued. Robert is the founder of the RHJ Consulting Group. He is a transformational Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and leadership consultant, coach and spe...

You know that leader in your organization that everyone wants to work for? I’m thankful that I had the chance to work for such a leader, and now I’m happy that we got to have her as a guest on our podcast. Claudia King recently retired as a director of leadership development of a large technology company, where she left a remarkable legacy. Join us as she shares some of her secret sauce of how to be the type of boss people want to work for, including: creating a fun work environmen...

What if we could learn how reduce the polarization in our politics, our families, and our workplace? In this episode, we learn practical tips to do just that as we sit down with Monica Guzman--bridge builder, journalist and author of the book, I Never Thought of it That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times. A Mexican immigrant, Latina, and dual US/Mexico citizen, she lives in Seattle with her husband and two kids and is the proud libe...

In this episode we get to hear from Dr. Lorinna Eastman, currently a Partner at HR consulting firm "HR Catalyst", and a former SVP of Leadership Development and Talent Management for Bank of America. Drawing from her deep experience in helping organizations of all sizes thrive , Lorinna shares some practical insights with us, including how a leader can create a sense of purpose for their organization, how a leader can intentionally build mechanisms to connect with their team on a ...

In this episode we have the privilege of speaking with Dr. Jacob Hess, Director of Research at Impact Suite, an organization that helps businesses reduce costs by encouraging employees to get at the roots of depression, anxiety and addiction - and move towards deeper and more lasting healing. Jacob holds a PhD in Clinical-Community psychology from the University of Illinois and is the author of numerous articles and books (see links below). In today's episode, Jacob gi...

Perhaps you've read about the Manager-as-coach trend and you're wondering what exactly that looks like, and how you might add the coaching skill set to your manager tool box. In today's episode, we have the privilege of learning about coaching from Graham Segroves, an International Coaching Federation Professional Certified Coach and a mentor coach , who has been coaching executives of Fortune 500 companies for over 10 years. In this episode, Graham will cover, among other to...

To kick off the second season of the Human-Centered Leadership podcast, we're honored to have Charles "Chip" Huth join us for a discussion on the power of seeing people as people rather than as objects, numbers, or in his case, as criminals. Chip brings a fascinating perspective on the topic, having recently retired as an executive commander with the Kansas City Police Department where he served for 30 years, including time leading SWAT teams. Is it possible to see people as...

Have you ever had one of those remarkable leaders who, although they led a large organization, still managed to make you feel like you mattered to them as an individual? Today we get to hear from just such a leader--Wesley Thompson. Wes is a former Vice President of Community Health for Intermountain Healthcare, the largest healthcare provider in the Intermountain West. He is also a lay ecclesiastical leader who has held numerous leadership roles in his community. In t...

Whether you're into mindfulness and yoga or not, we think you'll learn important principles of leadership in this episode featuring Denise Druce--TED Talk speaker, yoga instructor, and leader of Yoga Forward, a non-profit outreach program that brings the healing benefits of yoga to those who need it most, including prison inmates. Denise shares practical ways we can be a better leaders, including:How to see the potential in those you work with, or, as she puts it, how to see your p...

The late Fred Rogers, of Mr. Roger's neighborhood, has seen a resurgence of popularity, including the release of two major films on his life in the past 3 years (Won't You Be My Neighbor (2018); A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019)) . Something about his message of empathy and kindness seems to resonate with us now more than ever. We asked ourselves, What might Mr. Rogers say about leadership in today's world? In this episode we have the pleasure of hearing from Dr. Dan...