The Rutledge Perspective Podcast

Kyra's story is about taking charge of a situation and her life, to build a successful company and a life that reflects her beliefs. Not only does she run a successful non-profit, but her consulting firm, The Kyra Company, is seen as a top partner aligning people and processes for sustainable profitability. She understands the importance of having a clear business strategy, but more importantly, how a clear life strategy enables you to understand, acknowledge, and utilize your God-given talents in service to others.

About the Guest:

Kyra Rénel Hardwick is an operational leader, skilled in team integration, and developing process delivery methods within organizations. She possesses highly developed strategic and analytical skills with the ability to train and/or implement on multiple levels. Kyra has established the ability to identify opportunities for profit protection as well as the opportunity to increase efficiency within the infrastructure of an organization addressing people, processes, and profitability.

Kyra is an effective communicator with a knack for developing cohesive and productive teams. She is experienced in the development of both process and policy. Kyra's cross-functional experience provides a broad spectrum approach to addressing opportunities within an organization creating a delicate balance between people and the process.

She is skilled in delivering strategic methodology and establishing buy-in as needed, leveraging her ability to develop a network and operate as a collaborative leader. Kyra's transparency and understanding of the necessity to cultivate alliances and resources internally/externally lend itself to the development of loyal and committed partnerships.

Kyra is a proven corporate and non-profit management leader, with exceptional customer service and operational management skills and expertise in operational leadership.

Personal Links:

Website: www.thekyracompany

FB and Twitter: TheKyraHardwick

About the Host:

Laurel Rutledge's human-centered approach, empathy, and understanding of individual needs make her a top-notch personal advisor and women's leadership coach.

Her care and compassion have made her an indispensable guide for countless women navigating the next phases of their lives and careers. Add to that her intimate knowledge of the HR landscape, and it becomes clear why her HR clients have had such transformative experiences. Just as Rutledge has helped countless others get out of their rut and off of the ledge, so too can she help you.

After receiving her MBA, Laurel moved from accounting and consulting to human resources, driven by a desire to do good in a business environment. It quickly became apparent that the switch had been a good choice — she flourished professionally and became happier, satisfied with the difference she could make through her work.

After a 30-year career, she left the corporate world, but her passion for HR and helping others has only grown. Now, she works one-on-one with clients, leveraging her experience in leadership and personal development to help them get the most of out their lives and careers.

From her beginnings as a consultant at Deloitte to her time as VP of HR at Covestro, Laurel has seen more sides of the business world than most. She's achieved technical mastery of HR, with a deep knowledge of the rules and regulations that must be followed.

She's also a people person, perceptive and outgoing, with a sixth sense for helping others to see the difference between what they want and what they need. The culmination of this is in her personal philosophy: "lead with your heart, act with your head."

Find out more at: https://laurelrutledge.com

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As her bio states, Sharon Smith-Akinsanya is truly a force of nature. She took chances, made pivots and kept moving forward no matter what was happening. And, most critically, she understands that it is the relationships you build along the way that assist you when you need them most. As she calls it, "the power of a 'million dollar rolodex'." But truly authentic relationships require work and a willingness to give as much as you get. And that willingness to serve is what gave her the vision to develop the People of Color Career Fair in response to a significant strategic need in her region. The POC Career Fair along with the work she does through her consulting firm, Rae Mackenzie Group, in the diversity-equity-inclusion space serves to close the employment gap among people of color in the region in a way that is authentic, repeatable and sustainable.

About the Guest:

Sharon Smith-Akinsanya | CEO, Rae Mackenzie Group, and Founder, People Of Color Career Fair and the author of the upcoming book, COLORFULL, Competitive Strategies to Attract and Retain Top Talent Of Color---available in online in November and in bookstores everywhere in February 2021.

Sharon Smith-Akinsanya is a force of nature whose life's work is to foster connectivity between corporations and People of Color by helping corporate leaders positon their companies in a way to attract, recruit, develop, and retain Talent of Color. Her proven successes are why Fortune 500 companies refer to her as their "secret weapon."

Sharon is an equity mentor, a diversity guru, and an anti-bias whisperer. She has an innate ability to address difficult topics without blame or shame. Her authenticity drives powerful, meaningful conversations on diversity, equity, and inclusion that many leaders never thought possible. Always a compelling speaker and advisor, Sharon can convince the most intractable audience to be more open-minded, even in the face of their own discomfort.

From her early years as a media sales rep in markets that ignored Black consumers to creating media strategies for the legendary musician Prince, Sharon's vast expertise includes decades of honing strategy, attaining high-level results, and producing events with flawless execution.

Today, Sharon is the CEO of Rae Mackenzie Group, Inc.--Minnesota's top diversity, equity, and inclusion marketing firm--and founder of the People Of Color Career Fair. Her work with Fortune 500 companies like U.S. Bank, Best Buy, Midco, Andersen Windows & Doors, Target, and more, centers on teaching corporations how to prioritize cultural connectivity as part of their retention strategy. By doing so, not only do companies strengthen relationships with current employees, but they also open opportunities to Talent of Color.

Sharon believes in sparking big change from the inside-out and getting big results. Her innovative ideas create impactful opportunities for all involved. Through the People Of Color Career Fair, Sharon turned her desire to connect Professionals of Color with life-changing careers into a wildly successful semiannual hiring event attended by hundreds at a time, and supported by the top political and business leaders in the region.

Although Sharon's firm focuses on initiatives in the Minneapolis-St. Paul region, she firmly believes that by solving problems in her own backyard, she and her clients can lead by example. She wants the companies she supports to become DEI rockstars and serve as examples to other corporations on how to take the journey.

Personal Links:

www.POCCareerFair.com; www.raemackenziegroup.com

Resource Links:

Sharon's book, COLORFULL, Competitive Strategies to Attract and Retain Top Talent Of Color---will be available in online in November and in bookstores everywhere in February 2021.

About the Host:

Laurel Rutledge's human-centered approach, empathy, and understanding of individual needs make her a top-notch personal advisor and women's leadership coach.

Her care and compassion have made her an indispensable guide for countless women navigating the next phases of their lives and careers. Add to that her intimate knowledge of the HR landscape, and it becomes clear why her HR clients have had such transformative experiences. Just as Rutledge has helped countless others get out of their rut and off of the ledge, so too can she help you.

After receiving her MBA, Laurel moved from accounting and consulting to human resources, driven by a desire to do good in a business environment. It quickly became apparent that the switch had been a good choice — she flourished professionally and became happier, satisfied with the difference she could make through her work.

After a 30-year career, she left the corporate world, but her passion for HR and helping others has only grown. Now, she works one-on-one with clients, leveraging her experience in leadership and personal development to help them get the most of out their lives and careers.

From her beginnings as a consultant at Deloitte to her time as VP of HR at Covestro, Laurel has seen more sides of the business world than most. She's achieved technical mastery of HR, with a deep knowledge of the rules and regulations that must be followed.

She's also a people person, perceptive and outgoing, with a sixth sense for helping others to see the difference between what they want and what they need. The culmination of this is in her personal philosophy: "lead with your heart, act with your head."

Find out more at: https://laurelrutledge.com

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Lanier Robertson is a Senior HR Executive with one of the largest chemical companies in the world. But if you had asked her even 3 years ago if this is where she saw herself, her answer would have been no. Lanier understands that you have to be flexible and adaptable as you build your career. As she says, "it's not always about vertical movement, but those lateral moves that build the experience needed for executive roles." She has some key advice for those aspiring to build a career in the corporate arena.

About the Guest:

Lanier Robertson is a Human Resources Executive with 20+ years of people leadership experience in the chemicals industry. Prior to joining SABIC in July 2019 as Human Resources Leader of the Americas region, she served as Vice President of Human Resources at Covestro, LLC where she was primarily responsible for the successful development and integration of the North American regional Human Resources function to support the success of the employees and the business following the carve-out from Bayer. From 2000-2014, Lanier held increasing roles of responsibility and leadership beginning with local, progressing to regional arenas with LANXESS Corporation. She also spent several months at Honeywell Chemicals and Materials in 2015 before joining Bayer in the summer of that same year.

As a people leader, Lanier is passionate about culture, development, diversity, and inclusion. Her career path and experiences at every level, have been seminal in her proven track record of impacting leadership, culture, and change. She is regarded as a trusted advisor, business partner, coach, and mentor to emerging HR professionals and executives across the globe. A true "Texan" born and raised, Lanier holds a BBA with honors, from Lamar University, Beaumont, Texas. While the people function is her career passion, she is equally as zealous about cooking and spending time with her family.

About the Host:

Laurel Rutledge's human-centered approach, empathy, and understanding of individual needs make her a top-notch personal advisor and women's leadership coach.

Her care and compassion have made her an indispensable guide for countless women navigating the next phases of their lives and careers. Add to that her intimate knowledge of the HR landscape, and it becomes clear why her HR clients have had such transformative experiences. Just as Rutledge has helped countless others get out of their rut and off of the ledge, so too can she help you.

After receiving her MBA, Laurel moved from accounting and consulting to human resources, driven by a desire to do good in a business environment. It quickly became apparent that the switch had been a good choice — she flourished professionally and became happier, satisfied with the difference she could make through her work.

After a 30-year career, she left the corporate world, but her passion for HR and helping others has only grown. Now, she works one-on-one with clients, leveraging her experience in leadership and personal development to help them get the most of out their lives and careers.

From her beginnings as a consultant at Deloitte to her time as VP of HR at Covestro, Laurel has seen more sides of the business world than most. She's achieved technical mastery of HR, with a deep knowledge of the rules and regulations that must be followed.

She's also a people person, perceptive and outgoing, with a sixth sense for helping others to see the difference between what they want and what they need. The culmination of this is in her personal philosophy: "lead with your heart, act with your head."

Find out more at: https://laurelrutledge.com

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The stories we tell ourselves about ourselves impact the way we behave and our ultimate success. Our rhetoric forms our thought and our thoughts form our behaviors and our behaviors impact our outcomes. As they say, "what you think, you become." But we have the choice to change our story. To change what we tell ourselves and what we believe. And a CHOICE to believe in our own success and that we deserve that success. Today's challenge is to change your internal story so that you can step fully into your greatness! Change your perspective and change your circumstances.

About the Host:

Laurel Rutledge's human-centered approach, empathy, and understanding of individual needs make her a top-notch personal advisor and women's leadership coach.

Her care and compassion have made her an indispensable guide for countless women navigating the next phases of their lives and careers. Add to that her intimate knowledge of the HR landscape, and it becomes clear why her HR clients have had such transformative experiences. Just as Rutledge has helped countless others get out of their rut and off of the ledge, so too can she help you.

After receiving her MBA, Laurel moved from accounting and consulting to human resources, driven by a desire to do good in a business environment. It quickly became apparent that the switch had been a good choice — she flourished professionally and became happier, satisfied with the difference she could make through her work.

After a 30-year career, she left the corporate world, but her passion for HR and helping others has only grown. Now, she works one-on-one with clients, leveraging her experience in leadership and personal development to help them get the most of out their lives and careers.

From her beginnings as a consultant at Deloitte to her time as VP of HR at Covestro, Laurel has seen more sides of the business world than most. She's achieved technical mastery of HR, with a deep knowledge of the rules and regulations that must be followed.

She's also a people person, perceptive and outgoing, with a sixth sense for helping others to see the difference between what they want and what they need. The culmination of this is in her personal philosophy: "lead with your heart, act with your head."

Find out more at: https://laurelrutledge.com

Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page.

Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a comment in the section below!

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When I think of the word "resilient", I think of Lela Panagides. As the President and Founder of Leap Into Leadership and current candidate for City Council in Carlsbad, CA, Lela has faced many challenges and hurdles and won. Her philosophy is that everything she has seen has brought her to where she is! Having lived in several different countries, worked in corporate, and now running her own business, she has had to take many leaps of faith to get where she is today. Her other philosophy is that once we know better we are accountable for doing better. And she is doing that by putting her hat in the ring as a first-time candidate. You don't want to miss this interview!

About the Guest:

Lela Panagides provides coaching, leadership development and organizational change consulting for some of the most admired global companies. Her current position as President of Leap Into Leadership, a leadership consulting firm, helps companies manage during major periods of change and transition.

Lela started her career with DAI, an economic development company that at the time was providing technical assistance to countries of the former Soviet Union transitioning to a free-enterprise economy. She later moved to Warsaw, Poland and was a manager in the Human Capital Group for Pricewaterhouse. In her role, she helped recruit and train local talent as well as integrated company talent management practices throughout Europe. When she returned to the U.S., she joined EY as Assistant HR Director with responsibility for human resource, organization development, and integration of EY's Latin America Tax practices. Five years later, she was recruited for a senior leadership role with Tyco as Director of Training and Organizational Development and spearheaded the Women's Leadership Council, the first in the company.

It was at Tyco that she met her husband and started a family. Searching for a more family friendly culture, she joined Microsoft as Director of People and Organization Capability. Her responsibilities included talent development, strategic planning and change management and executive on- boarding and coaching. Ms. Panagides has consistently been rated as an outstanding facilitator, speaker and educator on topics ranging from manager effectiveness to mindfulness at work, from corporate leaders to first responders. She is a member of the International Association of Chiefs of Police and has been a featured speaker at the Electronic Security Expo. Ms. Panagides has worked in various industries including: Telecommunications, Information Technology, Healthcare, Security/Law Enforcement, Education, and Non-Profit.

Ms. Panagides has a B.A. from the University of Virginia (Phi Beta Kappa) and an M.B.A. from Indiana University Kelly School of Business. Ms. Panagides was selected as a William Davidson Institute Fellow at the University of Michigan School of Business. She has lived in six countries and continues to deliver outstanding service to her clients and customers around the globe.

With a social conscience orientation, Ms. Panagides gives her time and resources to the San Diego Zoo, PCI Global, the NAACP and other non- profit organizations that promote human dignity and equity. In March of 2019, she was confirmed as Board Chair of Inova International, Inc. a technology company. Lela is a member of the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD). In 2013, she was selected by the Springfield Business Journal as one of the Most Influential Women.

Lela Panagides is currently running for Carlsbad City Council, District 2. You can find our more about her campaign at www.lelaforcarlsbad.com. Her company website is www.leapintoleadership.com

About the Host:

Laurel Rutledge's human-centered approach, empathy, and understanding of individual needs make her a top-notch personal advisor and women's leadership coach.

Her care and compassion have made her an indispensable guide for countless women navigating the next phases of their lives and careers. Add to that her intimate knowledge of the HR landscape, and it becomes clear why her HR clients have had such transformative experiences. Just as Rutledge has helped countless others get out of their rut and off of the ledge, so too can she help you.

After receiving her MBA, Laurel moved from accounting and consulting to human resources, driven by a desire to do good in a business environment. It quickly became apparent that the switch had been a good choice — she flourished professionally and became happier, satisfied with the difference she could make through her work.

After a 30-year career, she left the corporate world, but her passion for HR and helping others has only grown. Now, she works one-on-one with clients, leveraging her experience in leadership and personal development to help them get the most of out their lives and careers.

From her beginnings as a consultant at Deloitte to her time as VP of HR at Covestro, Laurel has seen more sides of the business world than most. She's achieved technical mastery of HR, with a deep knowledge of the rules and regulations that must be followed.

She's also a people person, perceptive and outgoing, with a sixth sense for helping others to see the difference between what they want and what they need. The culmination of this is in her personal philosophy: "lead with your heart, act with your head."

Find out more at: https://laurelrutledge.com

Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page.

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Hang Bower is an experienced Senior Human Resources Executive who, taking her own advice, decided to take a leap into what makes her soul sing: matching great candidates with great companies. You will hear her guidance on being true to yourself when and if you decide to make a move and on how companies can get clearer on the talent they are truly seeking – including having the courage to diversify their talent pools for better company performance.

About the Guest:

Hang Bower is CEO & co-founder of Ethos Consulting LC and leads the firm's executive search and talent management practice. Clients have called upon Hang for help in the areas of organizational design and restructure, succession planning, executive search, recruiting process outsourcing management, assessment of leaders, culture, and engagement strategies. Hang serves a diverse group of clients comprised of Fortune 500, mid-cap, and emerging growth companies across multiple industries. Hang is passionate about creating effective, diverse, and collaborative teams to drive engagement and retention for her clients.

Hang also serves on the Board of Directors for Houston's non-profit Human Resources Leadership Network (HRLN), founded in 2017, and focused on information sharing and development of top Human Resources leaders in Houston.

Previous Experience

Prior to Ethos Consulting, Hang was a Chief HR Officer and Diversity Chair for a mid-cap professional services firm and Vice President and Managing Director for two executive search firms. Hang has spent her career focusing on creating diverse teams and helping executive leaders propel their businesses forward by placing their most influential leadership positions.

Expertise and Industries Served

Talent Management, Manufacturing, Energy and Natural Resources, Oilfield Services, Professional Services, Technology, Human Resources Culture and Engagement, Organizational Design, Leadership Development, Assessments, Career Development, Succession Planning Education, Energy, Healthcare, Industrial Services, Manufacturing, Oil and Gas, Professional Services, Retail, Technology.

Hang graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with her bachelor's degree then went on to earn her M.A. in Human Resources Management from the University of Houston. Most weekends, Hang is spending time with her family, which includes her rescue dogs and watching her nephews play both college and high school basketball.

Personal Links

Web: www.ethospractice.com

About the Host:

Laurel Rutledge's human-centered approach, empathy, and understanding of individual needs make her a top-notch personal advisor and women's leadership coach.

Her care and compassion have made her an indispensable guide for countless women navigating the next phases of their lives and careers. Add to that her intimate knowledge of the HR landscape, and it becomes clear why her HR clients have had such transformative experiences. Just as Rutledge has helped countless others get out of their rut and off of the ledge, so too can she help you.

After receiving her MBA, Laurel moved from accounting and consulting to human resources, driven by a desire to do good in a business environment. It quickly became apparent that the switch had been a good choice — she flourished professionally and became happier, satisfied with the difference she could make through her work.

After a 30-year career, she left the corporate world, but her passion for HR and helping others has only grown. Now, she works one-on-one with clients, leveraging her experience in leadership and personal development to help them get the most of out their lives and careers.

From her beginnings as a consultant at Deloitte to her time as VP of HR at Covestro, Laurel has seen more sides of the business world than most. She's achieved technical mastery of HR, with a deep knowledge of the rules and regulations that must be followed.

She's also a people person, perceptive and outgoing, with a sixth sense for helping others to see the difference between what they want and what they need. The culmination of this is in her personal philosophy: "lead with your heart, act with your head."

Find out more at: https://laurelrutledge.com

Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page.

Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a comment in the section below!

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Leave us an iTunes review Ratings and reviews from our listeners are extremely valuable to us and greatly appreciated. They help our podcast rank higher on iTunes, which exposes our show to more awesome listeners like you. If you have a minute, please leave an honest review on iTunes.

How do you go from a 13-time world record-holding Skydiving Athlete to global People and Profit Strategist and advisor? You get really clear on who you are and what you want! Alana Fulvio did just that and now she helps organizations find and hire the best talent over and over with a clear, focused process. Her candidates know they want the job and are a fit and her organization knows the candidates are a fit and wants to hire them…She is the QUEEN of win-win!

About the Guest:

Bio: Alana Fulvio is a 13-time world record holding athlete in Skydiving and 16-year top Silicon Valley in-house Talent Advisor and Recruiter turned global Hiring, People and Profit Strategist and Advisor focused on ensuring companies and their non-HR hiring teams, in any industry, get hiring right. She is disrupting the market and eliminating one of the world's biggest profit and culture draining blind spots with her innovative "plug-and-play" solutions that offer the market what it never has before.

She's the Hiring Thought Leader who has cracked the code on how to get Talent Acquisition and retention right, earlier. Alana and her team empower businesses with what they need to hire high performing cultures of retained and profit-driving employees with the least spend and time, with the highest ROI. She sees things far deeper and faster than most in her industry which gives her clients the upper hand.

• Personal Links: pendulumglobal.com, 650.393.3924
• Resource Links

About the Host:

Laurel Rutledge's human-centered approach, empathy, and understanding of individual needs make her a top-notch personal advisor and women's leadership coach.

Her care and compassion have made her an indispensable guide for countless women navigating the next phases of their lives and careers. Add to that her intimate knowledge of the HR landscape, and it becomes clear why her HR clients have had such transformative experiences. Just as Rutledge has helped countless others get out of their rut and off of the ledge, so too can she help you.

After receiving her MBA, Laurel moved from accounting and consulting to human resources, driven by a desire to do good in a business environment. It quickly became apparent that the switch had been a good choice — she flourished professionally and became happier, satisfied with the difference she could make through her work.

After a 30-year career, she left the corporate world, but her passion for HR and helping others has only grown. Now, she works one-on-one with clients, leveraging her experience in leadership and personal development to help them get the most of out their lives and careers.

From her beginnings as a consultant at Deloitte to her time as VP of HR at Covestro, Laurel has seen more sides of the business world than most. She's achieved technical mastery of HR, with a deep knowledge of the rules and regulations that must be followed.

She's also a people person, perceptive and outgoing, with a sixth sense for helping others to see the difference between what they want and what they need. The culmination of this is in her personal philosophy: "lead with your heart, act with your head."

Find out more at: https://laurelrutledge.com

Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page.

Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a comment in the section below!

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As you progress in your career, what you do becomes somewhat secondary to HOW you do what you do. And as leaders, it is important that you pay attention to the "how" just as much as the "what" when you are building and leading your team. A bad "how" will always negate a good "what."

About the Host:

Laurel Rutledge's human-centered approach, empathy, and understanding of individual needs make her a top-notch personal advisor and women's leadership coach.

Her care and compassion have made her an indispensable guide for countless women navigating the next phases of their lives and careers. Add to that her intimate knowledge of the HR landscape, and it becomes clear why her HR clients have had such transformative experiences. Just as Rutledge has helped countless others get out of their rut and off of the ledge, so too can she help you.

After receiving her MBA, Laurel moved from accounting and consulting to human resources, driven by a desire to do good in a business environment. It quickly became apparent that the switch had been a good choice — she flourished professionally and became happier, satisfied with the difference she could make through her work.

After a 30-year career, she left the corporate world, but her passion for HR and helping others has only grown. Now, she works one-on-one with clients, leveraging her experience in leadership and personal development to help them get the most of out their lives and careers.

From her beginnings as a consultant at Deloitte to her time as VP of HR at Covestro, Laurel has seen more sides of the business world than most. She's achieved technical mastery of HR, with a deep knowledge of the rules and regulations that must be followed.

She's also a people person, perceptive and outgoing, with a sixth sense for helping others to see the difference between what they want and what they need. The culmination of this is in her personal philosophy: "lead with your heart, act with your head."

Find out more at: https://laurelrutledge.com

Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page.

Do you have some feedback or questions about this episode? Leave a comment in the section below!

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Leave us an iTunes review Ratings and reviews from our listeners are extremely valuable to us and greatly appreciated. They help our podcast rank higher on iTunes, which exposes our show to more awesome listeners like you. If you have a minute, please leave an honest review on iTunes.

The value of Diversity has been proven time and again; but it is the act of INCLUSION that drives the real value. True leaders have the Courage to be inclusive of those people and perspectives that are different than theirs – even when it is uncomfortable or unpopular.

About the Host:

Laurel Rutledge's human-centered approach, empathy, and understanding of individual needs make her a top-notch personal advisor and women's leadership coach.

Her care and compassion have made her an indispensable guide for countless women navigating the next phases of their lives and careers. Add to that her intimate knowledge of the HR landscape, and it becomes clear why her HR clients have had such transformative experiences. Just as Rutledge has helped countless others get out of their rut and off of the ledge, so too can she help you.

After receiving her MBA, Laurel moved from accounting and consulting to human resources, driven by a desire to do good in a business environment. It quickly became apparent that the switch had been a good choice — she flourished professionally and became happier, satisfied with the difference she could make through her work.

After a 30-year career, she left the corporate world, but her passion for HR and helping others has only grown. Now, she works one-on-one with clients, leveraging her experience in leadership and personal development to help them get the most of out their lives and careers.

From her beginnings as a consultant at Deloitte to her time as VP of HR at Covestro, Laurel has seen more sides of the business world than most. She's achieved technical mastery of HR, with a deep knowledge of the rules and regulations that must be followed.

She's also a people person, perceptive and outgoing, with a sixth sense for helping others to see the difference between what they want and what they need. The culmination of this is in her personal philosophy: "lead with your heart, act with your head."

Find out more at: https://laurelrutledge.com

Thanks for listening! Thanks so much for listening to our podcast! If you enjoyed this episode and think that others could benefit from listening, please share it using the social media buttons on this page.

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In the face of COVID-19, leaders must step up. Calm, clarity, transparency and calculated action are critical to ensuring everyone stays safe and as connected as possible. There will be companies that don't make it and families that lose almost everything. And there will also be many who step up to assist wherever they can in any way that they can. And we need more of those people. Why? Because people follow actions. It only takes one person to step up and show the confidence to do so. That action can be as contagious as what we are fighting. So take these steps to lead during these times: (1) put your mask on first; you cannot serve from empty (2) shift your thinking and embrace new ways of working – including telework (3) COMMUNICATE COMMUNICATE COMMUNICATE – your people need to see and hear from you about the plans and actions in place and (4) LEAD WITH YOUR HEART, ACT WITH YOUR HEAD – compassion doesn't cost you anything and can give you everything. Start there and make calm and calculated actions. This is a new normal for now and we will have a new normal going forward. But great leaders can help us all weather this storm.

About the Host:

Laurel Rutledge's human-centered approach, empathy, and understanding of individual needs make her a top-notch personal advisor and women's leadership coach.

Her care and compassion have made her an indispensable guide for countless women navigating the next phases of their lives and careers. Add to that her intimate knowledge of the HR landscape, and it becomes clear why her HR clients have had such transformative experiences. Just as Rutledge has helped countless others get out of their rut and off of the ledge, so too can she help you.

After receiving her MBA, Laurel moved from accounting and consulting to human resources, driven by a desire to do good in a business environment. It quickly became apparent that the switch had been a good choice — she flourished professionally and became happier, satisfied with the difference she could make through her work.

After a 30-year career, she left the corporate world, but her passion for HR and helping others has only grown. Now, she works one-on-one with clients, leveraging her experience in leadership and personal development to help them get the most of out their lives and careers.

From her beginnings as a consultant at Deloitte to her time as VP of HR at Covestro, Laurel has seen more sides of the business world than most. She's achieved technical mastery of HR, with a deep knowledge of the rules and regulations that must be followed.

She's also a people person, perceptive and outgoing, with a sixth sense for helping others to see the difference between what they want and what they need. The culmination of this is in her personal philosophy: "lead with your heart, act with your head."

Find out more at: https://laurelrutledge.com

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