Modern Career

In this episode, Mary connects with Admiral Sandra Stosz, author of Breaking Ice & Breaking Glass- Leading in Uncharted Waters. During the episode, Sandra shares her many leadership lessons that are so relevant to the times that we are in. 

Admiral Sandy Stosz started out in the US Coast Guard as an ensign serving aboard polar icebreakers, conducting national security missions from the Arctic to the Antarctic. She served over forty-years in the US Coast Guard, as the first woman assigned as Deputy Commandant for Mission Support directing one of the Coast Guard’s largest enterprises during times of crisis and complexity. She also led the US armed forces service academy and lectures widely on leadership. Newsweek named Sandy to their list of 150 Women who Shake the World. 

Resources mentioned in this episode

* Book: Legacy, What the All Blacks (New Zealand Rugby Team) Can Teach Us About The business of Life by James Kerr* Book: Breaking Ice & Breaking Glass -Leading In Uncharted Waters by Admiral Sandy Stosz* Book: The One Minute Manager by Ken Blanchard

In this episode, Mary connects with Shilpa Shah, Director of Global Talent Acquisition & Candidate Experience at GE Healthcare. During the episode, Mary and Shilpa discuss a variety of approaches to stand-out and thrive in career moves, transitions and pivots.

Shilpa is Director, Global Talent Acquisition & Candidate Experience at GE Healthcare in London. She has over 18 years international talent leadership and expertise, both in Executive Search Consultancy and in blue chip organizations. She has worked globally across various industries including IT/Software, Engineering, Financial Services and Healthcare in companies such as Rolls Royce, Aviva, and General Electric. Shilpa lives in London with her family and is also a big wellbeing advocate, practicing and sharing methods in the workplace to enhance wellbeing.

Resources mentioned in this episode

* Change Your Questions, Change Your Life: 12 Powerful Tools for Leadership, Coaching and Life by Marilee Adams* How To Get Better at the Things You Care About on TedX by Eduardo Briceño 

In this episode, Mary connects with Mark Herschberg, author of The Career Toolkit: Essential Skills for Success That No One Taught You. They discuss some of the top skills and approaches necessary for navigating a career in a new and changing landscape. 

Mark is the author of The Career Toolkit: Essential Skills for Success That No One Taught You. He spent his career launching and developing new ventures at startups, Fortune 500s and in academia. At MIT, where he teaches annually, he helped to start what’s called MIT’s “career success accelerator”. At Harvard Business School, Mark helped create a platform used to teach finance at prominent business schools. In his spare time, he actively works with many non-profits, and is one of the top-ranked ballroom dancers in the country. He received a B.S. in physics, a B.S. in electrical engineering & computer science, and a Masters in electrical engineering & computer science, focusing on cryptography from MIT.

Resources mentioned in this episode

* The Career Toolkit by Mark Herschberg* Reinventing You: Define Your Brand, Imagine Your Future by Dorie Clark* Peopleware by Timothy Lister and Tom DeMarco

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In our Chief Human Resources Officer Perspective series, Mary sits down with CHROs from around the world to uncover insider knowledge about navigating a modern career. The next guest in the series is Lisa Mulrooney Gross, CHRO of Fitbit at Google. In this episode, she discusses her inspiration for her career journey including balancing life and career, insider insights on growing as a modern leader, personal branding and the essential mindset for success.

Lisa Mulrooney Gross is currently the CHRO for Fitbit at Google where she leads the people strategy for one of the coolest, most unique and innovative digital healthcare companies on the planet; Fitbit, recently acquired by Google. Lisa has been an HR leader for Bayer, Applied Materials, Tyco and has also been an entrepreneur.  She earned her BA in Psychology from The University of California at Los Angeles and her MA in Organizational psychology at Columbia University. She is a Board Member for Girls Inc, is an avid outdoor adventurer and lives in California with her family.

Resources mentioned in this episode

* Control Your Destiny or Somebody Else Will by Noel M. Tichy and Stratford Sherman

In this episode, Mary connects with Anett Grant, Founder and CEO of Executive Speaking. The ability to project confidence and substance under pressure is a key career skill, and one that we should constantly be working on. During the episode, Mary and Anett discuss some of the top insights on developing a strong and authentic presence for current and emerging leaders, especially in multicultural, challenging, and virtual environments.

Anett Grant is the founder/CEO of Executive Speaking, and has been coaching leaders and emerging leaders for the past 40 years. She has coached CEOs of Fortune 100 companies, small business entrepreneurs, and every level in between. She has worked across nearly every industry in the business world and has tremendous global experience, coaching leaders whose first language is Chinese, Hindi, Portuguese, and many more.

In addition to coaching, Anett has published over 100 articles in business publications such as Forbes, The New York Times, and Businessweek. Anett earned a Bachelors from McGill University, an MFA in Directing Theatre from the University of Minnesota, and has been a theatre critic.

Resources mentioned in this episode

* Executive Speaking: Advancing Leaders Authentically

In this episode, Mary connects with Jeff Wald, a founder, investor, and startup advisor. Mary and Jeff discuss historical events and relevant data to help us better understand the changing work landscape and career implications to prepare for what’s ahead. They also discuss Jeff’s insight and experience as a founder of multiple startups and through discussions with other thought leaders on the world of work.

Jeff Wald is the founder of multiple technology companies, is an investor, startup advisor, and serves on several boards. He has been studying workforce dynamics in-depth for decades. He is a best-selling author of two books, including the one we will be digging into today: The End of Jobs: The Rise of On-Demand Workers and Agile Corporations, which looks at the history of work to understand how companies and employees reacted to the last three industrial revolutions and pulls through what we might learn from that. Recently, Jeff announced the $10 million Future of Work Prize and the views of leading thinkers on what the world of work will look like in 2040.

Resources mentioned in this episode

* The End of Jobs: The Rise of On-Demand Workers and Agile Corporation by Jeff Wald* Mindset: The New Psychology of Success by Carol Dweck

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In our Chief Human Resources Officer Perspective series, Mary sits down with CHROs from around the world to uncover insider knowledge about navigating a modern career. The next guest in the series is Harry Elsinga, former CHRO of Baker Hughes. 

After a nearly 20-year career at General Electric in HR leadership where he lived and worked all over the world, Harry Elsinga was last the Chief Human Resources Officer for Baker Hughes, a $25B market cap global Oil and Gas company with 70,000 employees. He grew up in Rotterdam in the Netherlands, speaks five languages and is an avid skier.  He currently lives in Connecticut with his family.

In this episode, Mary connects with Liz Kislik, a management consultant and executive coach. Conflict throughout our careers and lives is inevitable, but how we deal with it before, during, and after matters a lot to our relationships and career goals. During the episode, Mary and Liz discuss why there is so much conflict at work and some strategies for recovering from conflict, compromising, overcoming our own fears, and the unique situations that arise as we continue to work remotely.

Liz Kislik is a management consultant, executive coach, and frequent contributor to Harvard Business Review and Forbes. Her TEDx “Why There’s So Much Conflict at Work and What You Can Do to Fix It” has been viewed more than 200,000 times. She specializes in developing high performing leaders and workforces, and for 30 years has helped Fortune 500 companies like American Express as well as non-profit and smaller businesses solve their thorniest problems.

Liz’s work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, Business Insider, Bloomberg and Businessweek.

She has taught at Hofstra University and New York University, and has presented in multiple highly rated appearances.  Liz received her BA from Yale University and earned an MBA from NYU.

Resources mentioned in this episode

* Bids for Attention from The Gottman Institute* Why There’s So Much Conflict at Work and What You Can Do to Fix It by Liz Kislik at TEDxBaylorSchool

In our Chief Human Resources Officer Perspective series, Mary sits down with CHROs from around the world to uncover insider knowledge about navigating a modern career. The first guest in the series is Melissa Anderson, former Executive Vice President and CHRO of Duke Energy.

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Melissa Anderson recently served as Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer for Duke Energy, one of the largest energy holding companies in the United States with 30,000 employees globally. In addition to leading all aspects of HR, Melissa also led the real estate, aviation and support services organizations. In Melissa’s 30+ year career to date, she has been a CHRO multiple times, following an foundational earlier career at IBM. She holds a Bachelors in Industrial Relations from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Masters of Industrial and Labor Relations from Cornell. She serves on several boards and is the Chair for the Society of Human Resource Management.

In this episode, Mary talks with Keith Ferrazzi about his expertise and insights on Leading Without Authority. Throughout the episode, Mary and Keith discuss how the new concept of co-elevation can accelerate your career growth, the importance of building collaborative leadership skills, and how companies can leverage this to support a more collaborative workplace of the future.

Keith Ferrazzi is the founder and chairman of Ferrazzi Greenlight, a research-based consulting and training company on the power of teams to transform companies. This follows an accomplished earlier career where Keith was the Chief Marketing Officer of Starwood Hotels and also the Chief Marketing Officer of Deloitte. He is the author of the bestsellers Who’s Got Your Back and Never Eat Alone, and most recently published Leading Without Authority, on the topic we will discuss today. He has been published in The Wall Street Journal, Harvard Business Review, Inc., and Fast Company. He graduated from Yale.

Resources mentioned in this episode

https://www.ferrazzilearning.com/lwa/