SmikleSpeaks

SmikleSpeaks

By Joanne L. Smikle, PhDBusinessCareersManagement
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SmikleSpeaks episodes

  • A Victor's Story, Featuring Tammy Saul, Pt. 1

    Tammy Saul is the CEO and co-founder of Federal Hill Mortgage, founded in 2005. She is ranked the #1 Loan Producing Officer in the State of Maryland for 3 years running. And she is the official #1 producing female loan officer in the United States for units, according to The Scotsman Guide, the official ranking source for loan officers. She's built a company that provides mortgage services in 6 states, and counting. She's the daughter of parents who escaped Ukraine to provide a better life for their children. Tammy recently became a Cancer Victor. This is an interview with an inspirational human!

    39 min
  • Fixing the Broken, Featuring Julie Mobley

    There are always systems, practices, services, policies...all sort of things that are broken. Leaders may not want to admit that they're broken, but the are. Julie Mobley provides leadership strategies for fixing what's broken.

    17 min
  • Good Followership

    Followership has as much impact on organizational effectiveness as leadership. Followers execute strategy, create ideas and options based on their lived experiences, and have the power to impact sustainable change. But it doesn't happen by accident. Let's spend time exploring how good followership begins.

    24 min
  • Leading From the Bottom, Middle...and Anywhere Else

    I keep having these conversations with people who are trying to figure out how best to have influence. They want to develop the capacity to be referent leaders. It's a topic I've addressed before. However, it keeps coming up in my leadership education and organizational consulting. Let's dive into how you can lead from anywhere.

    10 min
  • Spirit at Work, Featuring Dericka Canada Cunningham, PhD, Pt.1

    How do you bring all of who you are to work? This means your faith, your spirituality...all of who you are. How do you accept your calling to share that faith in environments that may or may not be welcoming? Dr. Dericka Canada Cunningham, founder of Grounded Black Women, helps us grapple with those questions.

    28 min
  • Leave it on the Court

    What is it you need to shed, to leave behind? I've learned a lot from the women of the WNBA about leaving it on the court. This episode shores ideas for moving on, for moving forward.

    28 min
  • Communication Competencies, Featuring Julie Mobley

    Who doesn't want to learn how to communicate with more confidence? Who doesn't need a refresher on good ways to be heard and have our messages understood? Julie Mobley, consultant and trainer, provides a practical refresher on communication competencies. Listen and learn...

    24 min

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Joanne L. Smikle, PhD is a respected authority on leadership and organization development. She provides learning that helps you soar! Each episode prepares you to lead in our ever-evolving world.…