The operating system that worked on the factory floors 100 years ago does not work today, yet we still try to manage from that perspective. Aaron Dignan is looking at the way we work and turning it on its head to do better. Aaron is the founder of The Ready and author of his latest book, Brave New Work: Are You Ready to Reinvent your Organization? Aaron and Kevin discuss building teams that learn and recognizing the complexity of human nature. We need our folks to be making more decisions and they need to do that with a purpose. Once we can start with how we are connected and can truly answer what is holding us back.

In this episode, Aaron talks about 1. The Future of Work. 2. Fractal purpose. 3. SLAM Teams.

Additional Resources:Team Human by Douglas Rushkoff https://amzn.to/2DhbRokhttps://www.bravenewwork.com/https://theready.com/

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Leaders at all levels in an organization manage most business risks daily. Steve Trautman joins Kevin to talk about how you can manage talent risk, which is critical in today’s employment environment. Steve is the author of Do You Have WHO It Takes: Managing Talent Risk in a High Stakes Technical Workforce. He and Kevin talk about ideas for every level of an organization (including the corporate board) to manage talent risk with hard data. He debunks some common talent myths and feedback to encourage the right types of learning in the workplace.

In this episode, Steve 1. Defines talent risk. 2. Shares common talent myths. 3. Discussed the cost of not managing talent risk.

Additional Resources:

Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande 

Learn more about Steve Trautman

Have you ever hoped for a root canal appointment (insert another unpleasant task) to get you out of a meeting? Elise Keith is the founder and Meeting Maven for Lucid Meetings. In short, she is looking for the best ways to make it easy for people to enjoy meetings that get work done. She joins Kevin to discuss her book, Where the Action Is: The Meetings That Make or Break Your Organization. She believes that when you change the meeting, you change everything else. Elise emphasizes that the whole point of a meeting is to gather people for a purpose and shares different meeting types to help us get to the why.

Fred Halstead is an executive coach and author of Leadership Skills that Inspire Incredible Results. He sits down with Kevin to talk about the little things, like listening and asking questions, you can do to be a more effective leader. Although he mentions these are little things, this does not mean they are easy, and you must be intentional. Fred discusses that interrupting, with a purpose, invites the other purpose to explore their thinking. The more you can listen and ask questions, the more they are going to trust and respect you.

In this episode, Fred shares

1. Inhibitors to thinking.

2. The power of questions.

3. The importance of acknowledgment.

Additional Resources: Unshakable Hope: Building Our Lives on the Promises of God by Max Lucado - https://amzn.to/2U1Jbpt

Tom Murry spent 17 years as the CEO of Calvin Klein and facilitated the brand’s growth from 2.8 billion to $8 billion. Tom joins Kevin to talk about teamwork. Tom believes his success came from surrounding himself with talented folks. Further, he knows to be effective you need to enjoy your work and enjoy your team.

In this episode, Tom and Kevin discuss 1. Fit within an organization. 2. Team culture.

Kevin sits down and recaps the 10 most downloaded podcasts of 2018 (as of 10 December). He not only provides background about the episode, he shares what you can expect to learn.

 

10. What Leaders Must Know About Positioning with Andy Cunningham (Released 1/31/18)

9. How You Learn is How you Live (and Lead) with Kay Peterson (Released 4/11/18)

8. Building a Peak Performance Organization with Chris McGoff (Released 7/18/18)

7. It All Matters with Paul Cummings (Released 2/21/18)

6. Leading Change Intelligently with Barbara Trautlein (Released 5/9/18)

5. High-Stakes Leadership with Constance Dierickx (Released 1/17/18)

4. Building a Powerful Culture with Patty McCord (Released 1/10/18)

3. Leadership Resilience with Ama Marston (Released 2/28/18)

2. The Excellence Dividend with Tom Peters (Released 8/1/18)

1. Creating Leadership Flex with Jane Hyun (Released 3/7/18)

Dr. James Kelley believes there are defining events that cause a fundamental shift in the way leaders (and all of us) do things. This is a crucible moment. James is the author of Crucible's Gift: 5 Lessons from Authentic Leaders Who Thrive in Adversity. For the book, he interviewed over 140 executives from around the world to learn how leaders transform their leadership style after moments of difficulty. James and Kevin dig deeper into adversity, learning, and how these moments cause us to be a better version of ourselves.

 

In this episode, Dr. Kelley shares 1. Lessons from authentic leaders. 2. Reflections on self-awareness. 3. Thoughts on a growth mindset

What difference does JOY make in the workplace and how can you find JOY in leading others? Richard Sheridan joins Kevin to discuss how a joyful culture can bring about business results. He is the CEO and co-founder of Menlo Innovations and author of Joy, Inc.: How We Built a Workplace People Love and his latest book, Chief Joy Officer: How Great Leaders Elevate Human Energy and Eliminate Fear. Richard recognizes that leadership occurs at every level within an organization and challenges us to become a better version each day. Further, the people we are leading need to know we are real and we support their growth through our vulnerability.Richard also says that if you are in the Ann Arbor area and want a tour, just reach out.

In this episode learn more about 1. Joy and culture. 2. Loving and authentic leaders. 3. Importance of storytelling to leaders.

Sixty-two percent of CEO’s are worried that their employees do not have the skills they need for the company to be successful moving forward. Learning is no a longer a nice to have, it builds a competitive advantage. So how do we have the conversations about skills needed and empower employees to build these skills? Kevin is joined by Kelly Palmer the Chief Learning and Talent Officer at Degreed and co-author of The Expertise Economy. They discuss the rapid changes within workplaces and the paradigm shift needed to make learning proactive to re-skill and upskill the workforce.

In this episode, Kelly 1. Defines an expertise economy. 2. Shares case studies of organizations closing the learning gap. 3. Outlines the idea of skills quotient.

Resources:

The End of Average by Todd Rose https://amzn.to/2OG4hH9The 100-Year Life: Living and Working in an Age of Longevity by Lynda Gratton, Andrew Scott https://amzn.to/2DiKQCThttps://www.expertiseeconomy.com/www.degreed.com

Leadership is all about the Golden Rule. Treat others as you would want to be treated. Cameron Mitchell started his career washing dishes for beer money. He had an epiphany one crazy night and graduated from the Culinary Institute of America when he was 22 years old and has developed 18 different restaurant concepts, including Mitchell’s Fish Market. Today Cameron Mitchell Restaurants remains independent and privately held recognizing over $300 million in combined annual revenue from its food service operations consisting of 60 restaurants. Cameron and Kevin discuss his new book, Yes the Answer! What is the Question?: How Faith In People and a Culture Of Hospitality Built A Modern American Restaurant Company. They delve into whether the customer is always right and how your culture and values are what hold folks accountable.