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Successful leadership development depends on the relevance and applicability of the information to the trainees’ own organisation, which emphasizes the value of internal mentoring and coaching. External consultants can provide expertise, guidance and support, but high-performance outcomes require organisational commitment and accountability.

For episode # 22 of my podcast, The World Class Leaders Show, I interviewed Tom Morin, co-founder of Work Innovation Partners,  and the author of the successful book “Your Best Work: Create the Working Life That’s Right for You”. 

In this episode, we explored the following:

1. Five keys to developing future leaders
2. How to leverage internal management resources
3. The role of external consultants in leadership development
4. Important characteristics for leadership candidates

To contact Tom Morin, you can go to his web site at https://workfeelsgood.com/

Find his book here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Your-Best-Work-Create-Working-ebook/dp/

If you’re currently facing a challenge, or thinking of launching new change initiatives, feel free to connect with me either on LinkedIn or my website www.andreapetrone.com or by email at [email protected].

For more information about Andrea’s work, go to:

https://www.andreapetrone.com

Listen to the podcast linked to this article: https://www.andreapetrone.com/how-to-develop-the-new-pipeline-of-leaders-podcast/

The Power of Clarity, with Ann Latham

Increasing clarity in communication is one of the most-needed improvements that a leader can make. When a CEO or senior executive makes a vague request, and his team does not ask clarifying questions, it can lead to misaligned expectations and unfortunate consequences.

On my World Class Leaders Show podcast, I recently hosted Ann Latham, founder of the U.S. based consulting organization, Uncommon Clarity. Ann is the author of several highly-regarded books, including her most recent, “The Power of Clarity.” Ann is an in-demand speaker and guest lecturer, whose global clients range across 40 different industries.

In this podcast episode, we discuss why clarity is missing in the current business environment, and what leaders can do to develop their skills further.

Listening to this episode will offer the following highlights:

1. Effective ways of dealing with an overloaded to-do list.
2. What is the most important question to ask during a business interaction?
3. Five key steps leaders can take to improve clarity

To learn more about Ann Latham's work, you can go to: https://power-of-clarity.com/

Or visit her website at: https://annlatham.com/

Read the article linked to this podcast: https://www.andreapetrone.com/the-power-of-clarity-article/

We’re seeing an increasing level of disengagement at work. Once again.

Not surprisingly, many team leaders are noticing:

• Less participation in staff meetings
• Bad mood and negative thoughts across their teams
• Less motivation
• Poor response to team activities that were working fine before

It’s clear that something changed in the last month and it’s inevitably the consequence of the new restrictions due to Omicron.

But there must be more under the surface. 

If employees feel fatigued and lack of energy already at the beginning of a new year, something else is going on. 

I believe Omicron has just resurfaced existing problems that were temporarily put aside.

If you want to re-engage your employees, I recommend going back to basics and introducing some more creative ideas.

In this episode, we discuss:

1. Why organizing more online team meetings won’t help your people to re-engage
2. What are the most effective ways to re-engage with tired employees
3. The five steps you need to take to get your team engagement back

Do you need help in re-engaging with your team or want to discuss more about this topic? Drop me a message at [email protected].

For more information about Andrea’s work, go to: www.andreapetrone.com

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Read the article linked to this podcast: https://www.andreapetrone.com/how-to-re-engage-your-team-during-bad-times-article/

In the world of Venture Capital, most of the media coverage is given to the high-risk/reward world of Digital and Technology Start-ups. However, over the past ten years, Corporate Venture Capital Funds have been steadily growing and achieving successful results for more traditional organisations.

My guest today is Dr. Andreas Berger. Dr. Berger is presently the managing director of the Wintershall DEA Technology Ventures. As a classic high achiever, Andreas has been a lawyer and entrepreneur, an in-demand keynote speaker and philosopher. He owns an investment company and has extensive business experience in Mergers and Acquisitions.

In this podcast episode, we discuss innovation, strategy, and Dr. Berger shares his experience with working in both Silicon Valley and in European corporate culture.

By listening to this show, you will learn:

1. Four factors to starting a successful Corporate Venture Fund
2. Topics to consider in building the right team
3. How to drive innovation at multiple levels of the company
4. Key lessons learned from Silicon Valley

To contact Dr. Andreas Berger, you can go to his LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/draberger/

Or, visit the corporate website at: https://wintershalldea.com/en

If you want to discuss how to drive growth by creating world-class teams, feel free to connect with me either on LinkedIn or my website www.andreapetrone.com or by email at [email protected].

For more information about Andrea’s work, go to:

www.andreapetrone.com

Read the article linked to this podcast: https://www.andreapetrone.com/how-to-drive-innovation-through-corporate-venture-funds-article/

Setting the right types of goals is underrated.

Many people are really struggling to set priorities but also setting the right goals. Either they set unrealistic goals to achieve in a reasonable short period of time or they just set too simple goals to play safe.

I want to make sure that you set goals that are really able to make an impact on your life, career, business. 

In my view, it’s fundamental to set goals that can make a real impact on our lives and have the right plan and system to follow up consistently to achieve them. 

In this episode, we’ll discuss:

1. Why goal setting leads often to failure
2. What are the three types of goals that you should set for 2022
3. How to manage priorities and stay focused on what matters most.

Feel free to connect with me either on LinkedIn or by email at [email protected] and share your thoughts and comments about this episode.

For more information about Andrea’s work, go to: www.andreapetrone.com

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In our professional careers, most of us will encounter varying qualities of leadership. What makes the difference between a great leader and a mediocre leader? If we’re lucky, we will have the experience of working with an exemplary leader who embodies accountability throughout their role in an organization.

My guest today is Dr. Vince Molinaro, author and elite strategic business advisor to global companies seeking to develop leadership potential. Dr. Molinaro’s book “The Leadership Contract” is a New York Times bestseller and he is the founder and CEO of the organization Leadership Contract Inc. Vince has spent more than 20 years as an advisor to boards and senior executives looking to improve leadership accountability in their organizations.

In this podcast episode, we will review the importance of Leadership Accountability. 

By listening to this show, you will learn:

1. Why new leaders need development and training as quickly as possible
2. Four key elements of a commitment to leadership
3. The ONE question to ask any company that reveals critical information about its culture
4. The value of asking for help.

To contact Dr. Vince Molinaro, you can visit his website: https://drvincemolinaro.com/ , or contact him on LinkedIn, at: linkedin.com/in/vincemolinaro.

If you’re currently facing a challenge, or thinking of launching new change initiatives, feel free to connect with me either on LinkedIn or my website www.andreapetrone.com or by email at [email protected].

For more information about Andrea’s work, go to:

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Emotional intelligence is responsible for as much as 80 percent of our success.

But emotional intelligence is more than being nice to people. It’s about using emotions as the source of information to decide what actions to take. 

In today’s episode of “The World Class Leaders Show”, we welcome Alison Coates to discuss how to apply the principles of emotional intelligence in the workplace. Alison is a certified Emotional Intelligence Practitioner and a qualified Industrial Psychologist, Programme and Project Manager. She specializes in the assessment and development of emotional intelligence within teams. 

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• What are the six competencies to build emotional intelligence
• How to develop your self awareness, the awareness of others and of the organization
• The importance of being authentic
• The impact of expansive reasoning
• How to develop positive infuence with your people

To connect with Alison please visit:

Website: https://www.revoconsultant.com

Instagram https://www.instagram.com/revoconsultant/

Linked In www.linkedin.com/in/alisonjcoates

If you have any questions or comments about this episode, email Andrea at: [email protected]

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Read the article linked to this podcast: https://www.andreapetrone.com/6-ways-to-build-emotional-intelligence-in-the-workplace/

The most successful teams have one thing in common. Trust. 

They develop trust from the outset. They nurture it. They foster it.

But many organizations are yet to see the value of creating trust within the workplace. They experience poor performance tend to overly focus on changes to the business strategies, products/services, organizational systems, etc.

Quite often they underestimate the impact of trust on their results.

In this new episode of “The World Class Leaders Show”, we welcome Paul Zak to discuss his best-selling book “The Trust Factor: The Science of Creating High-Performance Companies” and how to use trust to inspire teamwork, build a loyal client base and accelerate business outcomes. 

Paul Zak, is a Professor of Economics, Psychology, and Management at the Claremont Graduate University. He is a top scientist in his work across the globe, owning 4 technology companies, including the first Neuroscience As A Service (NAAS). He is a five-time TED speaker and has spoken at large organizations such as Nato Supreme Head Quarters and Google. 

In this episode, you'll learn:

1. What is trust
2. How to activate the trust factor
3. How to build trust in the workplace and remotely
4. The relationship between trust and high-performance teams
5. How to build trust with clients

Share your thoughts about this episode at: [email protected]

Read the full article about this episode: https://www.andreapetrone.com/the-trust-factor-to-drive-high-performance/

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To connect with Paul Zak, you can connect with him on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-zak-91123510/

Or have a look at his studies at: https://neuroeconomicstudies.org/ 

Or you can head over to his work at: https://www.getimmersion.com/the-immersion-team

For more information about Andrea’s work, go to:

www.andreapetrone.com

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LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreapetrone

Twitter – https://twitter.com/ie_andrea

Are you planning to launch strategic company initiatives in 2022?

Do you want to make sure that is going to be a success?

I have been involved in major company initiatives and I want to share with you some big lessons I learned that can help you to avoid making risky mistakes in the future.

This is what you're going to learn today:

1.    Why leaders need to show commitment 

2.    How to build your A-team to launch the project

3.    What are the three ingredients for a successful project

4.    The importance of defined boundaries

5.    How to define the rules of the game

Share your thoughts about this episode at:

[email protected] 

Read the article linked to this podcast: 

5 proven strategies to stop company initiatives from failing - Andrea Petrone

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www.andreapetrone.com

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What does it take to bring a company to success again?

I had a brilliant conversation at "The World Class Leaders Show” with Haytham Kaddoura, CEO of Smartstream Technologies.

Haytham is Dubai-based and he has experience in investment advisory, asset management, corporate restructuring, strategy formulation, and execution for boards of some of the most prominent corporations across the GCC and the greater Middle East and North Africa region.

By listening to the show, you'll learn:

1) How to lead your people and make them feel safe and heard
2) Why a great culture is key
3) How to involve your clients in the process
4) Lead in the Covid19 era

“When you love what you are doing you get to apply the “Let’s build it together” mindset which will eventually become the norm and be invested in the successful transition.”

Show notes: How to Lead a Company Turnaround to Success - Andrea Petrone

To connect with Haytham Kaddoura, you can connect with him on Linkedin: 

www.linkedin.com/in/haytham 

If you would like to get more information about Andrea’s work, go to:

www.andreapetrone.com

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