We experience emotions all the time, right? What if we could get the most out of these emotions even in the workplace? This is where emotional intelligence comes in. In this episode, Rich Hua, the Global Head of EPIC Leadership at AWS, tells us how we can use emotions intelligently in the different encounters we have throughout our day.

In a modern VUCA world (volatility, uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity) and fast-changing environment, where newer generations are coming into the workplace, people are craving good leaders that will help them grow in their career, motivate and excite them at their job.

Therefore, leading is becoming increasingly more demanding, and emotional intelligence is proving to be one of the most significant success factors we find across great leaders and a skill that you can easily train. Listen to this episode to learn about emotional intelligence and take away actionable advice and tools to practice your own EQ skills.

If you want to find out more about Rich here:

LinkedIn, https://www.linkedin.com/in/richhua/

Twitter, @RichardTHua

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Have a calm day,

Chiara

Leaders now more than ever have to constantly deal with changes and uncertainties. We are living in a so-called VUCA environment. VUCA stands for volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity. On today’s episode we have Krys Burnette, a well-known culture transformation and organization design thought-leader. Krys helps organizations navigate change in uncertainty and bring out the best in their people and business.

We talk about the most common challenges that organizations face when it comes to culture transformation and organization design. Especially when trying to move towards a modern setup #newwork

Krys also points out what it takes to be a good leader in uncertain times, and what makes a great leader in general, as this role is constantly evolving.

Furthermore Krys shares her experiences working with Web3 and the Metaverse. How are they going to change the value of professions that didn’t have too much bargaining power in the past and how it will affect  job application processes and the impact on organizations as a whole.

If you want to find out more about Krys and her work check out her website: https://www.krysburnette.com/

And connect with her on Social:

IG: @killerkbee (IG)

Twitter: @killerkbee (Twitter)

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IG: @mindspark.academy

Have a day full of new ideas and courage,

Chiara

How to spark intrinsic motivation - my lessons from 9 years of leadership roles leading volunteers

Intrinsic motivation is incredibly important for the successes of your company. In every aspect of it.

Motivated employees will simply be happier doing their job, which automatically leads to a better working environment. Therefore teams can work more efficiently as they align with their colleagues and company’s vision, translating into a big impact on the organization and its success and people's lives and careers.

As this topic is so important I want to share with you the key points that I learned in over 9 years of motivating volunteers and testing methods to spark intrinsic motivation with a global team and organization. These concepts become incredibly powerful if you apply them to the corporate environment because employees are craving purpose and a strong vision and a leader that knows how to bring out the best in each individual, while connecting individual purpose with the organization's purpose. 

Thank you for listening to my podcast, let's connect:

LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chiarahaenel/

IG: @mindspark.academy

Have an inspired day,

Chiara

You got the right talent? Now how do you keep them?

He will tell us about which values people look for in modern work places and dive deeper into solutions how companies and big corporations can sign and retain their talent.

In this episode we analyze qualities that make a good and inspiring leader. Furthermore, Michael told us more about the Catch and Release Leadership method and which skills you should practice to be a better leader.

Listen to the new episode and hear bite-sized and actionable advice from an expert in the field of leadership development and talent management!

LinkedIn Michael: @Michael Leytem

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Have a wonderful day,

Chiara

“The chief enemy of creativity is common sense.” Pablo Picasso

Whenever you have a creative idea it feels like a bad one at first because it is against your rational way of thinking. That is totally normal but you should do it anyway. Otherwise there wouldn’t be any creativity in the world.

These are the words from my interview guest Tiankai Feng. He can tell you a story or two about this struggle. But luckily he decided to go after his idea of approaching data analytics in a creative way.

Tiankai is a Senior Director for product data governance at Adidas. Apart from that he is also a Creator for LinkedIn where he shares his own songs with the world.

In this episode he talks about how he found his own way of making data analytics more fun and approachable and why it is so important to combine Data with Storytelling and the human part of it.

Furthermore we talked about Tiankai's way of leading his team.

In our time as colleagues, I have always found him to be a great role model through his positive attitude and kind leadership style.

Want to find out more about Tiankai Feng?

LinkedIn: https://de.linkedin.com/in/tiankaifeng

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6U3ui1iBbNEbqPGjGJLuvq?si=olbKAeG_TuC1gl9du1S-1Q

IG: @mindspark.academy

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Chiara