Performance Matters Podcast

Performance Matters Podcast

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Performance Matters Podcast episodes

  • Episode #148: Coaching: A Key Strategy for Developing Dynamic Leaders

    Co-Founder, President, and Chief Coaching Officer Lori Mazan from Sounding Board joins the show to discuss the transformative power of leadership coaching. Lori shares her unique journey from social work to becoming one of the early certified coaches, highlighting the evolution of coaching from a remedial tool for “derailed executives” to a developmental strategy for leaders at all levels.

    Learn about the nuances of coaching versus mentoring, the significant ROI of coaching, and how Sounding Board’s innovative platform is making executive-style coaching accessible to a broader audience.

    23 min
  • Episode #147: The Collision of Artificial Intelligence and Coaching
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    The specialness of a well-trained AI coach is that it can go to scale… bringing the special aspect of coaching to those who maybe didn’t always have access to it.
    Kevin Wilde
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    It’s not AI or a human being as a coach. It’s that ‘and also’ proposition. Use AI to give you a head start, but keep the human connection alive.
    Leah Clark

    In this episode of the Performance Matters podcast, host Michael Thiel discusses AI’s potential to complement coaching rather than replace it with leadership experts Kevin Wilde and Leah Clark.

    While AI offers tools for scalable feedback, performance tracking, and tailored development plans, human coaches remain essential for providing emotional intelligence, contextual understanding, and personalized insights. Listen and learn how to blend AI’s efficiency with the irreplaceable nuance of human connection in coaching relationships and how AI tools can enhance coaches’ effectiveness.

    39 min
  • Episode #146: Top 5 Data Management Challenges: From Problem to Solution
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    We’re drowning in information, but we’re thirsty for insight. Disconnected systems and lack of confidence in data are two sides of the same coin.
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    Mapping your data is like writing the first chapter of your organization’s success story. Centralizing data into a single source of truth doesn’t just streamline processes; it builds confidence in decision-making.

    Lindsay Pineda and Ashlyn Elick, two seasoned performance consultants from GP Strategies, join the podcast to tackle the most pressing issues businesses face with data. From overcoming data paralysis to bridging organizational silos, this episode offers actionable strategies to turn data chaos into clarity. Learn how implementing governance frameworks, centralizing systems, and aligning data definitions can drive better decision-making and transform raw information into impactful stories that boost performance.

    23 min
  • Episode #145: The Connection Between AI and EI
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    EI is important in AI in part because AI can’t feel. AI can do some amazing things, and it has deficits. And one of those deficits is its inability to feel.
    Leah Clark
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    Bots can maybe express cognitive empathy, but not emotional empathy, and this is part of the power of leadership, the leader’s ability to express emotions, to honor the emotions of others and incorporate that into the work that they do.
    Leah Clark

    Ever wondered how Artificial Intelligence and Emotional Intelligence intersect in the workplace? Join Michael Thiel and Leah Clark as they unravel the surprising ways leaders can harness emotional intelligence to navigate the AI revolution, ensuring a balanced and empathetic approach to technology adoption.

    16 min

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