Let's Get Real

In this Quicktake,  I share three ways leaders can hold change, whether it's a job loss or an organizational initiative.    These three approaches may seem paradoxical but can accelerate growth and help you tap into what's trying to happen.

Holding Change by Adrienne Maree Brown

Wu Wei: The Powerful Path of Non-Action 

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Andy Simonds is the co-producer and sound engineer for the show but his new day job is as the Chief Product Officer of Talent.com.   Since Andy has been  leading product and organizational transformation in tech for 20+ years including leadership roles at Microsoft and Blizzard Entertainment, we  thought it would be relevant and fun to have Andy on as a guest to talk about leading change. 

We explored how his creative outlets help him manage the stresses of leadership.  Andy shared candidly about when his strengths have worked against him and how he has learned to stay true to himself.  We covered some great ground including the power of a diverse team, the bro culture in tech and the increasing lack of trust for corporations today. 

Talent.com

OC Simonds (Andy's great grandfather)

Meg Wheatley's Work

Atomic Habits 

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The Anatomy of Trust

Unleash your Complexity Genius

The Ministry for the Future

Let’s Talk about Race 

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Clients often come to me focused on learning tactics or strategies for being a better leader.   What I have learned over time is that effective leadership is as much about who you are being, your presence, as what you produce or accomplish.

 Still there are a few misconception of what presence is and how to develop it. In this quick take,  I share the three critical access points for an effective and compelling leadership presence. 

One-Moment Meditation 

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Sharmin Banu is an executive coach and the former president of the Washington State Chapter of International Coach Federation.   She is also the Pacific Regional Lead for Braver Angels, a grassroots organizations that seeks to depolarize American politics.   Sharmin shared candidly about a time when she moved from self doubt to self confidence.   We also explored how my cultural bias affected our collegial relationship.  Sharmin walked through an approach to being more empathetic with those who have different beliefs than our own. 

Braver Angels
Greenleaf Coaching
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Nina shares four ways of being that cultivate empathy.  It's easy to focus on techniques and skills for building empathy. Your mindset and way of approaching others is equally important in being able to step into someone else’s shoes.  In this bite-sized episode Nina defines empathy and walks through the four mindsets that matter most for truly understanding and caring about others.   

Satya Nadella on The Power of Empathy
Microsoft's Cultural Transformation
Design Thinking 

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Abigail Morgan Prout is a professional leadership coach and a midwife for emerging patterns toward a more feminine-forward leadership.  She is the author of a new collection of poetry - Walk Deep. In this conversation Abigail and I explored how writing fuels reflection and self awareness.  Abigail shared her passion for the written word, her accidental discovery of her own inner poet, and poets who inspire her  We also talked about how poetry gives us new language for not only our own experience but the times we live in.

Walk Deep by Abigail Morgan Prout
Amanda Gorman
David Whyte
Ada Limon
Mary Oliver
Ta-Nahisi Coates
Poetry Unbound 

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Jenny Leman is the President at CareerPlug, a software and service company that makes hiring easier for small and mid-size businesses.  Native to Texas, Jenny graduated from the University of Texas at Austin in 2004 and joined CareerPlug in 2017.   She works to build healthy and scalable internal systems to equip and empower the CareerPlug teams to bring the best for their clients.   In this conversation,  Jenny and I explored the trending topic of Quiet Quitting and what is most foundational in creating a workplace culture where people will thrive. Jenny also shared what identities matter most to her and what makes inner work so crucial to healthy and effective leadership.  The two of us also riffed about the power of tools such as The Hoffman Process and non-violent communication for creating personal and relational  transformation. 

CareerPlug

Chief

Quiet Quitting

The Hoffman Process

Non-violent Communication 

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I share one of the essential tools for creating an authentic and fulfilling life - understanding the difference between your inner critic and your true nature.  This is the first of several conversations I will be having directly with our listeners.   

Soul without Shame

Mindfulness and the Ego 

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In this Season 4 Opener I spoke with Akasha of Cultivating Leadership, a professional coaching and training firm that supports organizations in developing the workforce of the future.  Akasha's deep interests in spirituality, adult development, and intercultural consciousness give him a unique and powerful perspective on leadership development.   We talked about how to help coaches find cultural common ground in developmental conversations.  I was also inspired by Akasha using an early traumatic experience as a catalyst for working with leaders to create more inclusive spaces.  Akasha also shared an acronym that gives us a pathway for repair when we have done harm.

Leading Inclusively Lab 

Cultivating Leadership 

Susanne Cook-Greuter 

IDI 

Resmaa Menakem

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