The Gartner Talent Angle

Eliza VanCort, organizational consultant and author, argues that more women should unapologetically exercise power in their communication and leadership styles. In her book, "A Woman's Guide to Claiming Space: Stand Tall. Raise Your Voice. Be Heard.," she offers relevant research, concrete strategies and actionable tools for women to claim space with courage, empathy and conviction. VanCort urges women to push through their fears and engage in behaviors that better position them to lead and be heard.

*This episode is an excerpt taken from our 2020 interview.

In this episode of The Talent Angle podcast, Alden Mills, author of Unstoppable Teams: The 4 Essential Actions of High-Performance Leadership, discusses his C.A.R.E.-based leadership framework. Mills shares how HR and business leaders can overcome personal barriers and build teams that are motivated by factors greater than themselves.

Ram Charan, business advisor and author, introduces a new leadership thinking approach to help executives exploit shifts in their business landscapes. In the book "The Phoenix Encounter Method," he and his co-authors — Ian Woodward, V. "Paddy" Padmanabhan and Sameer Hasija — offer a methodology to use change as a catalyst for transformation. According to Charan, leaders can adopt this new mental frame by: developing a nuanced understanding of their operating environments; pressure-testing options for legacy business and innovation; and leveraging new competencies and emerging technologies for business growth.

*This episode is an excerpt taken from our 2019 interview. Conflict resolution can seem like a daunting task, especially when previous attempts have failed. In this episode of the Talent Angle, Dr. Jennifer Goldman-Wetzler, author of Optimal Outcomes: Free Yourself from Conflict at Work, at Home and in Life discusses practical approaches to both resolve and free yourself from conflict. By applying these practices, you will not only learn to observe complex situations with greater clarity, but ultimately achieve your optimal outcome.

On this episode of the Gartner Talent Angle podcast, trust expert Rachel Botsman defines trust as the currency of interaction. She argues that trust has implications for how organizations can relate to their employees and customers, especially in a virtual world. Botsman joined the podcast to discuss the changing landscape of trust and to share how leaders can put trust into action to drive better outcomes.

Rachel Botsman is a lecturer at Oxford University and an expert on trust. She is the author of "What's Mine is Yours" and "Who Can You Trust?". Botsman's TED talks have been viewed more than five million times, and she hosts the podcast series "Trust Issues."

*This spotlight contains an excerpt from our 2019 interview. Marc Effron, author of 8 Steps to High Performance: Focus on What You Can Change (Ignore the Rest), joins the Talent Angle to discuss how to cut through the noise and boost workplace performance. He shares what behavioral changes and practical steps employees can take to improve performance and deliver outstanding results.

Marissa King, professor at the Yale School of Management, makes the case for the power of professional and personal networks. In her book "Social Chemistry: Decoding Patterns of Human Connection," she explores the different dimensions along which human connections are made, introducing three styles of network connection — expansionist, broker and convener. She offers practical tips and guidance for organizations looking to help their employees cultivate stronger professional ties.

*This episode is a shortened excerpt of a previous interview.

To prepare for the future, organizations should focus on the prospective workforce currently in or entering college. Bob Moesta joins the Talent Angle to discuss how students "hire" colleges to prepare and qualify them for future jobs, with the majority of graduates, however, leaving unprepared to join the workforce. Tune in to this week's episode to hear how your organization should not only consider changing education requirements when hiring, but also empower current and future employees to make more productive higher-education decisions.

Bob Moesta is the president and co-founder of The ReWired Group and an adjunct lecturer at The Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. In the 1990s, Bob was a co-creator of the "Jobs-To-Be-Done" Theory. He has contributed to the launch of more than 3,500 new products and services in almost every industry.

In this episode of the Talent Angle, Janet Stovall, senior client strategist at the NeuroLeadership Institute, discusses the strategies organizations can apply to elevate inclusion as a key business priority. She shares how to better define diversity, articulate its value, and hold individual leaders accountable for inclusion outcomes.

Janet Stovall is a senior client strategist at the NeuroLeadership Institute, where she helps companies implement diversity, equity and inclusion practices. Her work addresses systemic racism, focuses on understanding the value of diversity, and offers straightforward, objective solutions to unlock that value. Her TED talk challenging business to get serious about inclusion has nearly 2 million views. Prior to joining NLI, Stovall was Senior Director, Social Impact and The UPS Foundation, and also served as UPS's DE&I communications lead.

*This episode is a shortened excerpt of a previous interview. Expressing employee appreciation has been linked to increases in job satisfaction, engagement and retention, however, gratitude remains vastly underutilized by managers and executives. On this episode of the Talent Angle, Adrian Gostick and Chester Elton offer tips and guidance from their forthcoming book—Leading with Gratitude: Eight Leadership Practices for Extraordinary Business Results—on how to enhance effectiveness by incorporating gratitude into your leadership style.