Leadership Is Changing

Adam is a 4th generation mover whose family has owned a moving company for nearly 100 years. After seeing so much food go to waste, he launched Move For Hunger to mobilize moving & relocation companies to rescue food during the move. To date, Move For Hunger has delivered over 20 million lbs of food to food banks – enough to provide more than 17 million meals to individuals in need.

Adam proudly represents the New York City Hub of the World Economic Forum’s Global Shapers Community where he attended the Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos in 2015. In 2014, he was honored among Forbes 30 Under 30. In 2011 he was honored at the VH1 Do Something Awards for his commitment to creating social change. 

On this Episode:

• Adam talks about growing up working on a moving truck and his love for marketing and how those two elements of his life combined into his idea for Move For Hunger.
• Denis asks Adam how he got into leadership roles.
• Adam explains the importance of hearing and enhancing employee roles as a leader.
• Adam and Denis talk about even if the system isn’t broken you can still look at how to make it better.
• Adam talks about the importance of listening to find success as a leader.
• Hear how Adam believes leadership will adapt and change over the next five years.

Key Takeaways:

• Surround yourself with the right mentors to help you build your self-confidence.
• Create space for dialogue and new ideas.
• Use your voice as a leader and to help your team members know their voice matters

Tweetable Quotes:

“I think it’s really important to be able to, as you are growing in a business, be able to do it all and know that every single role within the company- as trivial as you may think it is in the moment- until you do it, that’s really where you get to understand where the opportunities for doing better really live." - Adam Lowy

“Everyone wants their voice to be heard...using their voice for impact.” - Adam Lowy

Adam Lowy:

Connect with him on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamlowy/

Resources Mentioned:

Website: www.leadingchangepartners.com

Email me questions, comments, etc. at [email protected]

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Scott Wilson is the founder of Digital Influence, a digital marketing and advertising agency. Over the last 16 years, Scott has shown thousands of businesses through his seminars, online workshops, and S5 Digital Sales & Marketing System how to win more business from the Internet.

Scott’s leadership style is simple...Hire the best people you can find and then get out of their way. Lead through core values and daily meeting rhythms. And celebrate your victories! Have fun and take action.

On this Episode:

• Hear Scott’s background and how a book written about a basketball star effected his outlook on life.
• Scott and Denis discuss the change in leadership during this unique time of COVID.
• Scott talks about the importance of giving your team world class training.
• Hear how Scott and his agency work with numbers to find success for their customers.
• Scott talks about the importance of meditation and a morning routine to help his productivity during the day.
• Scott explains how team members want to be more involved and see more transparency from their leaders.
• Scott and Denis talk about hiring the best people and how to empower them. 

5 Questions for new employees in their first 90 days:

1. What did you achieve?
2. What problems did you run into?
3. What is your plan for the next working day?
4. What do you need help with?
5. What opportunities have you seen to make the business better?

Tweetable Quote:

“Leadership now has to be more open and transparent.” - Scott

Scott Wilson:

Connect with Scott on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/hirescottwilson

Resources:

Website: www.leadingchangepartners.com

Email me questions, comments, etc. at [email protected]

Join the Leadership Is Changing FaceBook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LeadershipIsChanging/

In this episode of Ask Denis, Denis goes over five different attributes that leaders who succeed possess. As you hear these keys, use them to measure your own leadership abilities!

5 Keys to Leaders Success:

1. Be optimistic with a growth mindset
2. Be bold and courageous
3. Be a great communicator and connector
4. Have a strong work ethic
5. Possess drive and passion

Tweetable Quotes: 

"A lot of people's identity is associated with a title, an organization, or a job that they do. That might be the vehicle they use for their purpose, but it is not their purpose."

"The thing that will help you as a leader succeed is action."

Resources:

Website: www.leadingchangepartners.com

Email me questions, comments, etc. at [email protected]

Join the Leadership Is Changing FaceBook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LeadershipIsChanging/

Rebekah Harvey is currently the Head of Talent Enablement for Clearwater Analytics. Rebekah has held executive level positions in Learning and Development and Talent Enablement at Microsoft, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, and Hewlett Packard. Rebekah has led teams as small as three and as large as 300.  

Rebekah earned a Ph.D. in Education with a specialization in Training and Performance Improvement in 2007 and has a number of professional passions including diversity, equity, and inclusion, the future of work, and the ever-evolving role of leaders in the context of those things.

On this Episode:

• Rebekah talks about how she grew up in sales and how she changed from product management to people management
• Rebekah talks about the importance of neurodiversity not just physical diversity.
• Rebekah and Denis discuss lessons learned from Rebekah’s favorite historical figure in leadership
• Rebekah talks about standing up for your team as a leader and what that entails.
• Denis and Rebekah talk about the one thing they’d like to see change in leadership today

Key Takeaways:

• Push yourself as a leader to have diverse teams in all areas
• Know your team and their strengths, and know others outside of your team and how their strengths could benefit your team.
• Start with vision and connect every decision you make to create credibility as a leader.

Tweetable Quotes:

“It always feels like the work is harder, but the outcome is better.” - Rebekah about diversity

“I think to be an authentic leader, you have to be transparent.” - Rebekah

“You don’t want to be the smartest in the room. You want to be in a room whereby you are challenged and stretched and grown.” - Denis

Rebekah Harvey:

Connect with Rebekah on LinkedIn @ rebekahharvey1

Denis Gianoutsos:

Email: [email protected]

Leadership Is Changing FaceBook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/LeadershipIsChanging/

After a decade of sales and business development roles across SME and large corporates, in a wide range of industries, Ritika now engages with businesses to build their B2B strategy and grow customer bases. She founded her sales consulting firm, Ri-Think Ltd earlier this year, which helps businesses grow through sales leadership, strategy, enablement and implementation. Described as radically innovative, she is constantly challenging the norm to enhance customer experience and build successful growth strategies. 

Alongside her business venture, Ritika is also keen to prepare people for the future and is always on the lookout for opportunities to enable individuals for success. She is passionate about advancing women in leadership, a circle leader for Lean In Auckland and a member of SuperDiverse Women. Ritika is on the leadership committee for The Period Place and 10x10 Philanthropy Auckland. She also hosts LinkedinLocal Auckland which gives professionals an opportunity to meet with social media connections in person.

On this episode:

• Ritika tells about her start in aviation and how that led her to where she is today.
• Ritika gives advice for young people starting out in leadership roles.
• Ritika and Denis talk about the importance of networking in leadership.
• Ritika talks about how the changes in her business and industry have impacted her.
• Ritika talks about the difference in a leader who is profit-driven versus purpose-driven.
• Ritika explains how important it is for millennials to have strong leadership.

Key Takeaways:

• Be open to taking risks and failing.
• Consistency is key in networking. 
• When you need to pivot, take care of your people!

Tweetable Quotes:

“There are many facets of leadership. I feel many people look at it through one single lens, but there’s a lot of different ways to approach it.” - Ritika

“When you choose to lead, do it with purpose.” - Ritika

Ritika Singh:

Find her on LinkedIn @ Ritika Singh

Resources Mentioned:

Email: [email protected]

Leadership Is Changing FaceBook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/LeadershipIsChanging/

In this episode, Denis reflects on the past 50 episodes of Leadership is Changing and discusses the importance of celebrating your accomplishments in life!

For your team:

• Be deliberate to acknowledge accomplishments and success of your team
• Have a budget set aside for celebrating and recognizing victories
• Be authentic in your praise and recognition
• Sometimes all it takes is a simple ‘thank you’

For yourself:

• Review and have a debrief after each of your goals is accomplished
• Plan to celebrate your success
• When you set your goal, set the reward you will receive when the goal is accomplished
• Take a photo of your celebration to have a physical reminder of the success

Tweetable Quote:

“If we have something that we are aiming for, that’s an attraction.”

Resources:

Email me questions, comments, etc. at [email protected]

Join the Leadership Is Changing FaceBook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/LeadershipIsChanging/

Most recently Vice President of Talent Management at Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), Adrian embraced the responsibility for evolving HPE’s talent architecture into a cohesive and effective ecosystem that supported both team member and business growth. Core areas of responsibility encompassed Succession Planning, Strategic Skills, Assessment, Onboarding, Role Transitions and Careers. 

Since the launch of HPE in 2015, Adrian facilitated the development of HPE’s leadership model, digital learning transformation and people strategy. 

Prior to the launch of HPE, Adrian led the Hewlett-Packard (HP) Learning & Development separation management office, contributing to one of the largest and fastest corporate separations to-date and the successful stand up of learning ecosystems for both HPE and HP Inc. 

Before pursuing a passion for people and a move to lead Talent Development teams and organizations, Adrian led business and go-to-market teams covering sales, marketing, and business operations within HP’s South Pacific Enterprise, SMB & Consumer organizations. 

More broadly, Adrian has contributed to the World Economic Forum’s Systems initiative focused on the Future of Education, Gender and Work, the WEF IT Consortium and the publication of the Skillset Principles for Corporate Leaders at Davos in 2018. 

While residing in San Francisco’s bay area, Adrian has lived and worked in Europe, Asia, and the South Pacific, contributing to his belief in the strength of diversity across global organizations, communities, and government. 

On This Episode:

• Adrian talks about how his identity was shaped through living in different areas.
• Hear how Adrian’s passion for people influenced his career.
• Get Adrian’s formula for success as a leader.
• Denis and Adrian discuss overcoming imposter syndrome.
• Find out how to embrace transformation.
• Adrian and Denis reflect on 9/11.

Key Takeaways:

1. Don’t wait to lead. Raise your hand and make a broader difference.
2. Ensure that your people know that you care.
3. To remain static is to lose ground.

Tweetable Quotes:

• Validation is the greatest gift you can give someone.
• People will only care how much you know when they know how much you care.

Adrian Stevens

https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrianstevens8/

Denis Gianoutsos:

• [email protected]
• www.LeadingChangePartners.com 

Tami M. Forman is the chief executive of Path Forward, a nonprofit organization that creates mid-career internship programs to ease the transition back to work for women (and men) after taking a break for raising children or other caregiving responsibilities. Before founding Path Forward, Tami spent a decade as a tech marketing executive with data solutions provider, Return Path. Before that she worked in book publishing at Simon & Schuster and Houghton Mifflin and held senior-level editorial positions at iVillage and News Corporation. She is a frequent speaker on issues related to women’s participation in the workforce, having presented at the Grace Hopper Celebration, DisruptHR, Tech Inclusion, and the Conference Board’s Women’s Leadership Conference. She writes a career column for Forbes, is a Fairygodboss VIP, and was named by Flexjobs as one of the top 20 career experts for working moms. She lives in New York City with her husband and two kids, aged 10 and 12. 

On This Episode:

• Tami explains why she left media to move into the tech software company.
• Find out what social constructs hold women back.
• Discover why Tami is so inspired by Melinda Gates.
• Learn how leaders can be a catalyst for success by allowing their team to tap into their talents.

Key Takeaways:

1. Women’s lack of empowerment holds back entire countries.
2. Leadership is within all of us.
3. You must place a lot of emphasis on sustainability in addition to revenue.

Tweetable Quotes:

• “To be a successful leader you have to be willing to admit when you don’t know.”
• “The radical transparency with which we live is not going away – it’s accelerating.”

Tami Forman:

pathforward.org

Denis Gianoutsos:

• [email protected]
• www.LeadingChangePartners.com 

On this episode, Denis shares the importance of taking time to– and how to – surround yourself with the right inner circle.

Traits of a Good Inner Circle:

• Make sure they are successful.
• Make sure they are positive and uplifting.
• Make sure they are energetic.
• Make sure they are encouragers who are in your corner.
• Make sure they have the courage to challenge you.

How to Develop a Good Inner Circle

1. Ask if you have the right people around you.
2. Decide what type of people you want around you.
3. Start identifying those people and fill gaps.
4. Start approaching those people and build a relationship with them.
5. Meet with all of your inner circle on a regular basis.

Denis Gianoutsos:

• [email protected]
• www.LeadingChangePartners.com 

Justine Mader, is a high performance coach that empowers her clients through mindset, priorities and accountability. The transformation of their life and business comes from within and their definition of success becomes their reality. 

On This Episode:

• Learn how being in a big family forced Justine to become a leader.
• Justine talks about becoming self-aware of her role as a leader.
• Denis and Justine discuss her transformation from full-time team player at her business to motherhood.
• Find out the way Justine overcame depression.
• Discover how to guide others through their fear.
• Get the keys to maintain effectiveness through constantly changing times.

Key Takeaways:

1. Your team learns from watching you adapt.
2. Pain is a thorn you have to learn to deal with.
3. You must lead yourself before you lead others.

Tweetable Quotes:

• “Acknowledging your gifts and talents is actually the most humble thing you can do.”
• “There’s a reason every one of us is alive and breathing.”
• "The biggest thing people need is to feel heard."

Justine Mader

https://justinemader.com/

https://www.facebook.com/justinemaderhq

Denis Gianoutsos:

• [email protected]
• www.LeadingChangePartners.com