My guest today has made herself a thought leader in the area of hybrid work. She has been a step ahead of most in the marketplace asking herself the questions for the next phase of work - always with an eye on caring for employees and clients.

You'll enjoy hearing from and learning from Gloria Everett, President and CEO of The Mutual RRG.

About the Guest:

Gloria H. Everett President & Chief Executive Officer

Gloria has more than 35 years of experience in insurance risk management, sales, marketing and management, including over 20 years of experience in medical professional liability insurance with The Mutual. Before joining The Mutual, Gloria held key leadership roles at TIG/Fairfax, Fireman's Fund, NORCAL Mutual Insurance Company and Kaiser Permanente. Gloria has served on multiple Boards including Pacific University, National Risk Retention Association (NRRA), the UC Berkeley, Equity & Inclusion Advisory Board and Medical Professional Liability Association (MPLA) formerly the Physician Insurers’ Association of America (PIAA), where she served as Chair of the Board from 2014 – 2016. Gloria was the recipient of the 2019 MPL Association Award of Excellence in Honor of Peter Sweetland.

Gloria holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Saint Mary’s College in Health Services Administration.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/gloria-everett-b247924/

https://www.tmrrg.com/About/management.aspx

About the Host:

Amy L. Riley is an internationally renowned speaker, author and consultant. She has over 2 decades of experience developing leaders at all levels. Her clients include Cisco Systems, Deloitte and Barclays.

As a trusted leadership coach and consultant, Amy has worked with hundreds of leaders one-on-one, and thousands more as part of a group, to fully step into their leadership, create amazing teams and achieve extraordinary results. 

Amy’s most popular keynote speeches are:

The Courage of a Leader: The Power of a Leadership Legacy

The Courage of a Leader: Create a Competitive Advantage with Sustainable, Results-Producing Cross-System Collaboration

The Courage of a Leader: Accelerate Trust with Your Team, Customers and Community

The Courage of a Leader: How to Build a Happy and Successful Hybrid Team

Her new book is a #1 international best-seller and is entitled, The Courage of a Leader: How to Inspire, Engage and Get Extraordinary Results.

www.courageofaleader.com

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

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Come back September 20 for “Easy and Accessible Ways to Retain Top Talent” by Mary Lynn Fayoumi, the CEO of HR Source.

My guest today is an inspiration. Barbara Best is clear about and focused on her purpose as co-founder of both Cap Strat and Cap Strat Women's Forum. She knows the difference she wants to make with business owners and professional women and fearlessly focuses herself and those around her.

About the Guest:

Barbara Best is a Founder and Principal of CAP STRAT, and Founder of the CAP STRAT Women's Forum.

Barbara primarily focuses on business development and raising awareness of her firm’s investment management and advisory services; and she co-leads their Women’s Forum.

Barbara is recognized as one of Chicago's Most Influential Women by the Chicago Business Journal and Rotary International Woman of the Year for her broad personal and professional support of others, her community service and leadership. In addition to being in leadership for Women Leaders in Philanthropy of the Oak Park River Forest Community Foundation, Barbara is a board member of the Women in Entrepreneurship Institute at DePaul and Housing Forward, among other philanthropic activities.

https://www.capstratig.com/

https://capstratwomensforum.com/

linkedin.com/in/bbest1

About the Host:

Amy L. Riley is an internationally renowned speaker, author and consultant. She has over 2 decades of experience developing leaders at all levels. Her clients include Cisco Systems, Deloitte and Barclays. 

As a trusted leadership coach and consultant, Amy has worked with hundreds of leaders one-on-one, and thousands more as part of a group, to fully step into their leadership, create amazing teams and achieve extraordinary results. 

Amy’s most popular keynote speeches are:

The Courage of a Leader: The Power of a Leadership Legacy

The Courage of a Leader: Create a Competitive Advantage with Sustainable, Results-Producing Cross-System Collaboration

The Courage of a Leader: Accelerate Trust with Your Team, Customers and Community

The Courage of a Leader: How to Build a Happy and Successful Hybrid Team

Her new book is a #1 international best-seller and is entitled, The Courage of a Leader: How to Inspire, Engage and Get Extraordinary Results.

www.courageofaleader.com

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

Links mentioned in the episode

The Brilliant Life Program: https://capstratwomensforum.com/programming/financial-strategies-to-support-your-brilliant-life/

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Visit us again in 2 weeks for the release of “Cutting-Edge Strategies from a Courageous Virtual Veteran” with Gloria Everett, President and CEO at The Mutual RRG.

Jim Ryan, the CEO of Flexera, is my guest on this episode. Jim has moved up in his career with intentionality and a great deal of self-awareness. He shares with us what it takes professionally – and personally – to step 100% into that next level of responsibility.

About the Guest:

Jim Ryan leads Flexera, a global, privately-held $400M+ software company headquartered outside of Chicago. He has been with the company since 1998, in roles that included Chief Operating Officer, SVP of Global Sales, and Managing Director of EMEA, where he lived in the United Kingdom for seven years.

Jim has served as an Operating Advisor to the Private Equity Firm Thoma Bravo since 2014, specializing in the area of sales. Jim also sits on outside Boards leveraging his experience and track record of delivering results at Flexera. Jim started his career at IBM in sales and remains passionate about the sales profession. Jim was instrumental in forming Marquette University’s Sales Program, which is designed to help students excel in their career as salespeople and currently acts as an Advisory Board Member to the program.

He is frequently asked to speak on business topics, including Technology Value Optimization, private equity, M&A, sales strategy, leadership, and culture. Jim holds a BA from Marquette University, where he studied Political Science and French.

https://www.flexera.com/

About the Host:

Amy L. Riley is an internationally renowned speaker, author and consultant. She has over 2 decades of experience developing leaders at all levels. Her clients include Cisco Systems, Deloitte and Barclays.

As a trusted leadership coach and consultant, Amy has worked with hundreds of leaders one-on-one, and thousands more as part of a group, to fully step into their leadership, create amazing teams and achieve extraordinary results.

Amy’s most popular keynote speeches are:

The Courage of a Leader: The Power of a Leadership Legacy

The Courage of a Leader: Create a Competitive Advantage with Sustainable, Results-Producing Cross-System Collaboration

The Courage of a Leader: Accelerate Trust with Your Team, Customers and Community

The Courage of a Leader: How to Build a Happy and Successful Hybrid Team

Her new book is a #1 international best-seller and is entitled, The Courage of a Leader: How to Inspire, Engage and Get Extraordinary Results. 

www.courageofaleader.com

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

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Tune in next for “How to Fearlessly Focus Your Team to Truly Make a Difference” with Barbara Best, Founder of Cap Strat and Cap Strat Women’s Forum

Pia Lee is an expert in the leadership of teams. And work in our world gets done through teams. In this episode, Pia shares with us how teams can take ownership and accelerate their success. Whether you’re a team member or a team leader, you don’t want to miss this one!

About the Guest:

Pia Lee is the Co-founder and CEO of Squadify, Pia Lee’s experience managing teams and her expertise in leadership consultations pans over 30 years. Positively impacting people in teams and organizations around the world, Squadify codifies the key conditions for delivering success, whereby teams can assess, track and develop through a nexus of data and dialogue.

Prior to Squadify, Pia Lee held the position of CEO at LIW, a global leadership consultancy based in Sydney, for more than 10 years. Her leadership helped LIW expand its reach through a pioneering range of leadership consulting, leadership development, and coaching services.

Pia also has over 15 years of experience in coaching and consulting CEOs and executives in industries including finance, asset management, healthcare, technology, and professional services. An advocate for creating measurable and sustainable business impact for a broad range of global clients in both the private and public sectors, Pia has coached and consulted blue-chip clients including Cisco, Republic of Tanzania Government, Sanofi HealthCare, Macquarie Bank, Google, and Atlassian. She thrives when analyzing executive and team management solutions, cutting through challenges to leverage leadership capability at an individual, team, and organizational level.

Completing her Masters of Organizational Coaching at the University of Sydney, Pia is the joint author of 'Keep Calm and Carry on Leading' and is qualified across a number of psychometric tools and assessment frameworks.

A passionate thought-leader, Pia regularly speaks to large audiences on leadership at events including Learning Technologies Conference London 2020, Australia Social Housing Forum 2019, and Macquarie Perspective 2019. She began her career in early childhood education, before embarking on adult educational development and training.

Pia lives in northern NSW on an acreage with her partner and young family. She balances life with ducks, alpacas, and a lot of mowing and enjoys capturing life on camera.

https://au.linkedin.com/in/pia-lee-squadify-a2884113

https://www.squadify.net/

About the Host:

Amy L. Riley is an internationally renowned speaker, author, and consultant. She has over 2 decades of experience developing leaders at all levels. Her clients include Cisco Systems, Deloitte, and Barclays.

As a trusted leadership coach and consultant, Amy has worked with hundreds of leaders one-on-one, and thousands more as part of a group, to fully step into their leadership, create amazing teams and achieve extraordinary results. 

Amy’s most popular keynote speeches are:

The Courage of a Leader: The Power of a Leadership Legacy

The Courage of a Leader: Create a Competitive Advantage with Sustainable, Results-Producing Cross-System Collaboration

The Courage of a Leader: Accelerate Trust with Your Team, Customers and Community

The Courage of a Leader: How to Build a Happy and Successful Hybrid Team

Her new book is a #1 international best-seller and is entitled, The Courage of a Leader: How to Inspire, Engage and Get Extraordinary Results.

www.courageofaleader.com

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

Links mentioned in the episode

https://www.squadify.net/

https://www.squadify.net/our-product

Call to action

Try a Squadify and accelerate success for your team: https://www.squadify.net/book-a-discovery-call

Think about the 3Cs: Clarity, Climate and Competence. Then ask yourself: What am I trying to achieve across each of the 3Cs? Then, where are the strengths and weaknesses across the 3Cs? What are your priorities?

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Tune in in 2 weeks to hear from Gloria Everett, President and CEO of The Mutual RRG, about what they’ve learned in their cutting-edge journey to virtual work.

In this episode, my guest is Joey Vitale of The Business Growth Advantage. He shares with us universal truths about how to think like the best top-level leaders to achieve growth and extraordinary results.

About the Guest:

Joey Vitale is an internationally renowned speaker, award-winning attorney, and business growth consultant. He has spoken to tens of thousands of people across the world. Joey has worked with influential brands like Velocity Work, Maximum Lawyer, and The Futur.

As a trusted business growth consultant, Joey helps mission-driven law firm owners who want to achieve exponential growth and transform into recognized thought leaders so they can make a bigger impact.

His forthcoming book is entitled: The Business Growth Advantage: How Law Firm Visionaries Can Achieve Limitless Income, Crack the Social Media Code, and Become Breakthrough Thought Leaders.

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

https://www.thebusinessgrowthadvantage.com/

About the Host:

Amy L. Riley is an internationally renowned speaker, author and consultant. She has over 2 decades of experience developing leaders at all levels. Her clients include Cisco Systems, Deloitte and Barclays.

As a trusted leadership coach and consultant, Amy has worked with hundreds of leaders one-on-one, and thousands more as part of a group, to fully step into their leadership, create amazing teams and achieve extraordinary results. 

Amy’s most popular keynote speeches are:

The Courage of a Leader: The Power of a Leadership Legacy

The Courage of a Leader: Create a Competitive Advantage with Sustainable, Results-Producing Cross-System Collaboration

The Courage of a Leader: Accelerate Trust with Your Team, Customers and Community

The Courage of a Leader: How to Build a Happy and Successful Hybrid Team

Her new book is a #1 international best-seller and is entitled, The Courage of a Leader: How to Inspire, Engage and Get Extraordinary Results.

www.courageofaleader.com

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

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Up next in 2 weeks: How Your Team Can Take Ownership and Power Their Own Accelerated Success with Pia Lee, CEO and Co-Founder of Squadify and Team Evangelist

Sherry Haworth, President at PLICO, asked all employees to try out a hybrid approach. What many learned surprised them, and they are continuing to evolve their approach. Hear their story – and effective hybrid approaches – in this episode.

About the Guest:

Sherry Haworth is the President of PLICO, a medical professional liability insurance company located in Oklahoma City. She began her career in Human Resources and, driven by a people-oriented perspective, was able to successfully shift to Operations Leadership. Sherry believes in the importance of recognizing that there isn’t a single business decision that doesn’t have a people impact. Once you can articulate what that impact will be, you are best poised to make the right decisions for the organization and its stakeholders.

https://plico.com/

About the Host:

Amy L. Riley is an internationally renowned speaker, author and consultant. She has over 2 decades of experience developing leaders at all levels. Her clients include Cisco Systems, Deloitte and Barclays.

As a trusted leadership coach and consultant, Amy has worked with hundreds of leaders one-on-one, and thousands more as part of a group, to fully step into their leadership, create amazing teams and achieve extraordinary results.

Amy’s most popular keynote speeches are:

The Courage of a Leader: The Power of a Leadership Legacy

The Courage of a Leader: Create a Competitive Advantage with Sustainable, Results-Producing Cross-System Collaboration

The Courage of a Leader: Accelerate Trust with Your Team, Customers and Community

The Courage of a Leader: How to Build a Happy and Successful Hybrid Team

Her new book is a #1 international best-seller and is entitled, The Courage of a Leader: How to Inspire, Engage and Get Extraordinary Results.

www.courageofaleader.com

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

Call to action

Want help determining and designing your optimal hybrid approach? Download Amy’s free eBook: How to Build a Happy and Successful Hybrid Team and Become 10 Times More Productive here: https://courageofaleader.com/products/#how-to-build-a-happy-and-successful-hybrid-team

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The next episode of The Courage of a Leader podcast is: How to Think Like the Best Top-Level Leaders with Joey Vitale, Business Growth Expert

In this episode, I had the pleasure of discussing the ultimate priorities for leaders – everywhere – to garner guaranteed momentum with Jerry Houston; my business partner and the Founder of the performance improvement and management consulting firm, HPI Solutions.

About the Guest:

Jerry Houston is the founder and CEO of HPISolutions, an organization dedicated to unlocking the potential of individuals and their organizations. The company will celebrate its 30th Anniversary this year, starting with humble beginnings in Lansing, Illinois, and now headquartered in Surprise, Arizona.

HPISolutions has served hundreds of organizations and thousands of individuals over its history 

Jerry is educated in Business and Operations Management and spent well over 20 years in leadership and executive leadership for operations management in several different industries. He is certified in multiple behavioral sciences, emotional intelligence, stress management, stages of growth and is master certified in The Prioritized Leader Process for executive and team development. He is the recipient of two lifetime achievement awards from the prestigious Trusted Advisors Network and the international network at TTI Success Insights, a worldwide leader in analytic assessment tools.

Jerry is also the author of The Eccentric Entrepreneur, a book based on his life and the philosophy of how one does business and what it takes to be successful while living your best life possible based on your defined purpose. Jerry is at work on a second book, It’s All About the People, which will publish in early 2023.

Jerry can be reached at [email protected] or 623-866-8200

https://hpisolutions.com/

About the Host:

Amy L. Riley is an internationally renowned speaker, author and consultant. She has over 2 decades of experience developing leaders at all levels. Her clients include Cisco Systems, Deloitte and Barclays.

As a trusted leadership coach and consultant, Amy has worked with hundreds of leaders one-on-one, and thousands more as part of a group, to fully step into their leadership, create amazing teams and achieve extraordinary results. 

Amy’s most popular keynotes are:

The Courage of a Leader: The Power of a Leadership Legacy

The Courage of a Leader: Create a Competitive Advantage with Sustainable, Results-Producing Cross-System Collaboration

The Courage of a Leader: Accelerate Trust with Your Team, Customers and Community

The Courage of a Leader: How to Build a Happy and Successful Hybrid Team 

Her new book is a #1 international best-seller and is entitled, The Courage of a Leader: How to Inspire, Engage and Get Extraordinary Results.

www.courageofaleader.com

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

Links mentioned in the episode

The Prioritized Leader – https://hpisolutions.com/services/the-prioritized-leader/

Simon Sinek – https://simonsinek.com/books/start-with-why/

Jerry Houston’s book, The Eccentric Entrepreneur – https://hpisolutions.com/books-for-entrepreneurs/

Call to action

Email [email protected] for a 30-minute, no obligation consultation about The Prioritized Leader process.

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Tune in, in 2 weeks, when I discuss “How to Easily Make Hybrid Teams More Extraordinary Than Ever” with Sherry Haworth, President of PLICO, a MedPro group.

Erin Lavelle, CFO at WittKieffer, and I discuss powerful authentic leadership and how to show up day-to-day authentically, and what a difference it makes when you do. It was a vulnerable and real conversation. Glad you’re here to benefit from it!

About the Guest:

As WittKieffer’s Chief Financial Officer, Erin Lavelle plays a critical role in the development and execution of the company’s global strategy and oversees all fiscal and fiduciary needs of the organization. In her role, she is responsible for deriving strategic value out of data, driving financial planning for the business, providing informed and objective counsel on business issues, and offering technical and experience-based advice to peer executives, practice leadership, and staff.

She brings over 25 years of experience in financial and professional services as a talented finance strategist who possesses strength in leadership, creative thinking, strong collaboration and sound judgment. In her work she demonstrates vast experience, comprehensive financial knowledge, a data-driven operational mindset and strategic acumen.

About WittKieffer:

WittKieffer is a global leadership search and advisory firm serving clients in healthcare, education and the life sciences.

About the Host:

Amy L. Riley is an internationally renowned speaker, author and consultant. She has over 2 decades of experience developing leaders at all levels. Her clients include Cisco Systems, Deloitte, and Barclays.

As a trusted leadership coach and consultant, Amy has worked with hundreds of leaders one-on-one, and thousands more as part of a group, to fully step into their leadership, create amazing teams, and achieve extraordinary results. 

Amy’s most popular keynote speeches are:

The Courage of a Leader: The Power of a Leadership Legacy

The Courage of a Leader: Create a Competitive Advantage with Sustainable, Results-Producing Cross-System Collaboration

The Courage of a Leader: Accelerate Trust with Your Team, Customers and Community

The Courage of a Leader: How to Build a Happy and Successful Hybrid Team

Her new book is a #1 international best-seller and is entitled, The Courage of a Leader: How to Inspire, Engage and Get Extraordinary Results.

www.courageofaleader.com

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

Thanks for listening!

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My next guest is long-time business owner of a performance improvement and management consulting company and a business partner of mine, Jerry Houston. We talk about the “Ultimate Prioritizing to Garner Guaranteed Momentum.” This one has guidance that’s thought-provoking and immediately applicable.

The power has shifted from organizations to people. How do you meet the new expectations employees have? How do you retain your top performers? My guest today is El Lages, Chief People and Culture Officer at Flexera, and we talked about how she and her team are strategically and creatively planning for a flexible work environment, while also not forgetting the basics. I’m glad you’re here to listen in. And, then we’d love to hear from you. Leave a message in the comments about your lessons learned about working virtually or in a hybrid setup.

About the Guest:

Elizabeth Lages is a change agent. El, as she is known, has spent her time building operational excellence throughout the organization. She is known for increasing employee engagement, driving rigor in our sales processes, and building relationships with her optimism and warmth.

She is instrumental in making Flexera a “top workplace” through performance management, manager training, and continuous employee feedback. El has been with the company since 2004 in various sales and operations leadership roles before moving into organizational effectiveness in 2017.

Born and raised in New York City, El has a B.S. in communications at State University of New York.

About the Host: Amy L. Riley is an internationally renowned speaker, author and consultant. She has over 2 decades of experience developing leaders at all levels. Her clients include Cisco Systems, Deloitte and Barclays.

As a trusted leadership coach and consultant, Amy has worked with hundreds of leaders one-on-one, and thousands more as part of a group, to fully step into their leadership, create amazing teams and achieve extraordinary results. 

Amy’s most popular keynote speeches are:

The Courage of a Leader: The Power of a Leadership Legacy

The Courage of a Leader: Create a Competitive Advantage with Sustainable, Results-Producing Cross-System Collaboration

The Courage of a Leader: Accelerate Trust with Your Team, Customers and Community

The Courage of a Leader: How to Build a Happy and Successful Hybrid Team

Her new book is a #1 international best-seller and is entitled, The Courage of a Leader: How to Inspire, Engage and Get Extraordinary Results.

www.courageofaleader.com

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

Links mentioned in the episode

www.managertools.com

Call to action

We’d love to hear from you. Leave a message in the comments about your lessons learned about working virtually or in a hybrid setup.

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Tune in on May 31 to hear from my next podcast guest, Erin Lavelle, Chief Financial Officer at WittKieffer, as we explore the power of authentic leadership to improve relationships, retention, and bottom-line results.

When I interviewed Traci Campbell for The Courage of a Leader book, I asked her, “How do you get employees to take on the tough stuff?” Her response was immediate, “Educate, support, protect and guide.” We got together on this episode to talk more about exactly how to do so.

About the Guest:

Traci S. Campbell is an entrepreneur, speaker, author, executive producer, Information Technology consultant, CEO of BIBO Worldwide, LLC and founder of two 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, the C.H.A.M.P. Community Project and The BIBO Foundation.

She has worked with corporate and academic clients in various cities and Silicon Valley including IBM, McDonald’s, Sears, CSX Railroad, Northwestern University, and University of Chicago. With over 12 years in podcasting and radio, she has hosted several programs that aim to educate, inform, and entertain! As CEO of BIBO Worldwide, LLC , she and her team help clients with radio, podcast and streaming media exposure via the well-received BIBO Weekly and BIBO Weekly's Winners Circle web series and the entertaining AM/FM radio and podcast show, The B Zone w/ Traci S. Campbell.

Traci is a dynamic talent, host, and executive producer. She has interviewed the likes of veteran actors Harrison Page (Law & Order, CSI, JAG, and Grey’s Anatomy), and Tippi Hedren (iconic actress from Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds” and “Marnie”, mother of actress Melanie Griffith) and Dee Wallace (veteran actress in iconic movies and shows such as “ET: The Extra-terrestrial”, “The Howling”, “General Hospital”). Recording artists such as Chilli of the Grammy Award winning group, TLC. VH1 stars Valery Ortiz (“Hit the Floor”) and politicians such as Senator Iris Y. Martinez, first Latina elected to the Illinois Senate. She conducts celebrity interviews, highlights people helping communities throughout the US, and panel discussions that address a myriad of topics affecting teens and families including relationships, political, social, health, wellness, and business topics that especially affect women.

As founder of The BIBO Foundation www.thebibofoundation.org, Traci and team produce the annual BIBO (Beauty In / Beauty Out) Awards which recognizes dynamic women demonstrating leadership in their communities and celebrates “real role models.” The BIBO Foundation educates and mentors budding female leaders from disadvantaged backgrounds via their S.H.Y.NE. Mentorship program.

About the Host:

Amy L. Riley is an internationally renowned speaker, author and consultant. She has over 2 decades of experience developing leaders at all levels. Her clients include Cisco Systems, Deloitte and Barclays.

As a trusted leadership coach and consultant, Amy has worked with hundreds of leaders one-on-one, and thousands more as part of a group, to fully step into their leadership, create amazing teams and achieve extraordinary results. 

Amy’s most popular keynote speeches are:

The Courage of a Leader: The Power of a Leadership Legacy

The Courage of a Leader: Create a Competitive Advantage with Sustainable, Results-Producing Cross-System Collaboration

The Courage of a Leader: Accelerate Trust with Your Team, Customers and Community

The Courage of a Leader: How to Build a Happy and Successful Hybrid Team

Her new book is a #1 international best-seller and is entitled, The Courage of a Leader: How to Inspire, Engage and Get Extraordinary Results.

www.courageofaleader.com

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

Links mentioned in the episode

www.thebibofoundation.org

https://winwinwomen.tv/show/bibo-weeklys-winners-circle

https://www.bloominar.com/

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The next The Courage of a Leader podcast episode features Elisabeth “El” Lages, CHRO of Flexera. El and her team have been planning for flexible, hybrid work for quite some time. If you’ve got questions about how to navigate this new expectation for flexible work and keep employees engaged, you’ll want to listen in on May 17.