Build Your Brand with Sabahat Naureen!

On this episode of Organized Chaos Cafe, we welcomes Sabahat Naureen, founder of Audacious Strategy where she shares her journey from engineering consulting to leading brand strategies for C-suite leaders and founders.

We dive into the importance of personal branding in today's market, the concept of founder-led marketing, and key strategies to build a compelling personal brand.

Discover insights on how a strong personal brand can drive business success, the balance between personal and corporate branding, and common pitfalls to avoid.

00:30 Introduction to Audacious Strategy

01:39 Sabahat's Journey from Engineering to Strategy

04:02 Defining a Trailblazer

05:36 The Importance of Personal Branding

07:49 Challenges and Opportunities in Personal Branding

15:48 Personal Branding in the New Year

18:32 Identifying Your Target Audience

19:16 Building Your Personal Brand

20:50 Common Mistakes in Personal Branding

22:38 The Importance of Personal Branding

28:19 Navigating Personal Branding Challenges

32:47 Conclusion and Final Thoughts

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https://open.spotify.com/show/5X4XYC8pkufAcuCkhWJdbh?si=6328f401c6f3461d&nd=1&dlsi=73e2a97ee3be4af4

Revolutionizing Leadership Training with AI: Insights from Monarch's Amanda Julian

In this episode of the Organized Chaos Cafe, Amanda Julian joins us in the Cafe!
She's an organizational psychologist and co-founder of Monark (www.leadwithmonark.com), discussing how the company integrates AI with traditional leadership development to enhance leadership skills.
Amanda provides an overview of Monark's digital platform, which uses AI to facilitate role play simulations, and emphasizes the need to balance technological advancements with human-centric leadership training. Our conversation dives into the ethical considerations and challenges of adapting AI for diverse cultural contexts and neurodiverse leaders, highlighting the importance of avoiding biases in AI models.
Additionally, Amanda explains how AI can create an engaging, continuous learning environment by understanding various communication styles and cultural nuances. She also shares Monark's roadmap, collaboration with AI experts and organizational psychologists, and details on their upcoming public launch of an AI role-play tool.

00:00 Introduction and Guest Welcome
01:07 Founding Monark: The Journey Begins
02:15 Monark's Unique Approach to Leadership Development
03:37 AI and Emotional Intelligence in Leadership
07:01 Cultural and Neurodiverse Considerations in Leadership
11:02 Ethical Considerations and Training Data
12:46 Client Engagement and Continuous Learning
14:13 Safe and Low-Risk Learning Environment
14:47 Transferable Leadership Skills
16:41 Custom Scenarios and AI Integration
17:11 Learning in the Flow of Work
19:00 Psychological Principles and Data Integration
20:35 Target Audience and Benefits
22:07 Measuring Real Behavior Change
23:32 AI Enhancing Leadership Skills
24:11 How to Learn More About Monark

In this episode, Harvey Cicin Sian joins Ben in the Organized Chaos Cafe!

Harvey is a team leader at Le Bernardin, a renowned three Michelin star seafood restaurant in New York and he shares his experience in the event execution space. Leading a team of over 50 members in the high-pressure hospitality industry at the incredible restaurant. He discusses the importance of emotional intelligence, especially in managing team dynamics and client relationships during event execution.

Harvey also provides insights into the operational differences at a Michelin star level and the challenges of maintaining high standards under pressure. He emphasizes the mistake management and how it can be used to build stronger relationships for successful event execution.

Don't miss out on this!

Connect with Harvey on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harveycicinsain/

We'll walk through his journey into learning and development, emphasizing the need for strong relationships with business leaders and creating a community for ongoing learning. Jason highlights the role of training in projects and provides tips for project managers in having more effective learning built into projects and how focusing on building relationships with operations professionals can yield amazing results.

Find Jason on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonthaikennedy/

"Will you be my friend?" Is it that simple to build connection?

In this month's episode, we're going to be exploring the concepts of connection, trust, and project leadership with my guest Richard Lee-Thai in the Organized Chaos Café! As a TEDx speaker, he details how his journey has had him dive deeper into how people build meaningful connections with each other.

We'll discuss into social infrastructure, third spaces, social fitness, project teams, and navigating interpersonal conflicts. Richard's insights on building trust, connection, and managing relationships in both personal and professional settings can hopefully help you build stronger project teams.

You can connect with Richard here:

https://excusestoconnect.com/

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

In this episode of the Organized Chaos Cafe, welcome Stacey Perlin who is deeply involved in various social and cultural organizations, including the Alberta Ability Network and the Calgary Folk Music Festival!

Stacey's multifaceted role also extends to the realm of mental health through her work with the Perlin Foundation for Wellbeing and BlissFest Labs. We'll talk about her involvement in the film industry, exploring the integral role of project management and how, despite the absence of explicitly titled project managers in film credits, how project management principles are crucial for handling the complex, high-risk environment of film production.

The episode delves into the similarities and differences between project management in corporate settings and film production, emphasizing the universal applicability of project management skills across various industries and scenarios!
Find out more about Stacey and what she's working on here:
www.perlinfoundation.com
www.blissfestlabs.com
https://linktr.ee/sperlin

In the Cafe, we have Olivia Montgomery joining us!

Connect with Olivia at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/olivia-montgomery/

Welcome to the Organized Chaos Cafe – the show where we take a look at project leadership to control a little bit of our every day craziness.

Today's conversation is with ⁠Erik Rueter⁠ where we'll learn about his exciting journey in both his studies and industry! As the founder of Human Centered Success LLC, we'll take a look at all the elements that have come together to create his unique approach to leadership.

We'll see how his educational journey has shaped his unique approach to project management as well as discussing a bit about DEIB to increase performance as well as the pitfalls of going through the motions. We'll then dive into how his video gaming theme has shaped his program at Human Centered Success!

Get ready for a relaxed episode packed with insights - so, without further ado, let's take a sip and chill out in the cafe!

Join me in an episode of the Organized Chaos Cafe as we talk creativity, art, comic books, and project management with Marvel creative inker, Dennis Crisostomo!

What drew my attention to him was coming across his comic book art in the Artist's Alley at Calgary Expo where where I commissioned a drawing of my favourite Canuck, Wolverine!

We talked about his journey as a creative and how project management fits into the creative process. Even with creative projects, there's deadlines to be met and stakeholders to be managed. Come listen to his stories and our conversation!

If you're looking for a creative to work with, you can find Dennis Crisostomo's:

You can take a look at his latest project that's helping support the community impacted by the Maui wildfires:

Join myself, Ben Chan, and the Founder of Lead Outside the Lines, Tina Parker, in the Organized Chaos Café as we tackle our passion topic of authentic leadership! I had wanted to attend her presentation at the 2022 PMI Global Summit in Las Vegas but the session was so high in demand, I was left out in the cold to find an alternative session. The next best option was to have her on the podcast!

Grab a cup and listen as she shares her journey through the US Air Force and how she had to go through her own life-threatening harrowing ordeals to discover her path forward!

We'll talk about:

You can find Tina Parker at www.leadoutsidethelines.com where leaders can break the mold and scale-up!

For more about Ben, Project Leadership Coaching and the Organized Chaos Café, go to www.clymbconsulting.ca!

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