Uncommon Leadership

Pawel approaches leadership as a series of experiments and iterations.

Pawel Brodzinski is a seasoned leader, manager, and coach. He's done pretty much every aspect of building software, both as the person doing the work and as the leader helping that person.

Pawel also writes, speaks, and lectures in service of helping organizational cultures to create exceptional workplaces. Because that's what brings him the most fun.

I ran across Pawel on LinkedIn, where I am consistently impressed with his light, yet forthright, take on thorny topics like the right way to give kudos and salary transparency.

We discuss aligning vision, fostering radical autonomy, making decisions without traditional hierarchy, and creating environments where leadership is not a title but an action.

Connect with Pawel at https://www.linkedin.com/in/pawelbrodzinski/ and [email protected].

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Jardena believes even corporate budgeting can be soulful.

Jardena London is an author, speaker, community leader, and Business Transformation Consultant who helps businesses thrive by using a soulful lens.

We discuss the value of humanity over systems, learning from failure, and redefining conflict and resilience.

Join the Transformational Leadership Community at learning.cultivatingtransformations.com

Find Jardena's book Cultivating Transformations: A Leader's Guide to Connecting the Soulful and the Practical at Amazon and other booksellers

Connect with Jardena:

• [email protected]
• linkedin.com/in/jardena
• rosettaagile.com
• jardenalondon.com
• cultivatingtransformations.com

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Dave wants to know things. He doesn't so much enjoy the learning part of that.

Dave Rodabaugh has 23 years of experience making analytical data products by turning THIS data into THAT model. He also has a track record of teaching others to do it, and helping them turn into data leaders. Data products are built by teams of people, not by technology, Dave holds.

We discuss the frameworks that help Dave navigate life, improving team cohesion through understanding how we work best, and the wisdom in the counsel of the many.

Contact Dave at [email protected] and https://www.linkedin.com/in/dave-rodabaugh/.

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Zach believes dissent and debate are critical to understanding each other.

Zach Bonaker proudly describes himself as a "Benevolent Troublemaker," by which he means a catalyst for positive disruption. He applies his wealth of experience steering both Fortune 500 companies and startups and his deep expertise in systems thinking and fostering team-centric approaches to work to skillfully advance organizations that prioritize humanity. His intent is always to combine the competitive advantage of business agility, cutting-edge organization design techniques, and the transformative force of "flow" science to cultivate vibrant and human-centric environments and a deep passion for work that empowers individuals to unleash their full potential.

We discuss the (in)humanity of recruiting and hiring, the benefits of bills of rights in organizations, and how biological selection theory applies to the workplace.

Zach's blog The Benevolent Troublemaker: https://benevolenttroublemaker.wordpress.com/author/zbonaker/.

Connect with Zach on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zachbonaker/ or Email: [email protected]

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Kimberly teaches her people to be selfish.

Kimberly Lowe-Williams is a Black female Director of Infrastructure and Site Reliability, with over 10 years of experience as a leader and people manager. She prides herself on being a leader who empowers her team, promotes diversity, and values everyone's opinion. She's broken down barriers and challenged stereotypes, inspiring others to do the same. She is also the founder of a non-profit that for many years provided opportunities for underrepresented individuals in the tech industry before it closed its doors following the pandemic.

We discuss succeeding even as we feel uncomfortable, leading with empathy, humane collaboration, and motivating during tough times.

Kimberly's newsletter, Unsolicited Career Advice, is at https://www.linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7047750440200896512. Contact her at [email protected], https://www.linkedin.com/in/klowewilliams/, and https://www.instagram.com/k.lowewilliams/.

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Raphael customizes his Zoom background to be what he wants to see on video calls.

Raphael helps founders scale their businesses by enhancing their customers' experiences. He's taking his nearly-two-decades of experience building relationships with customers and leading international teams at B2B SaaS and tech companies into a thriving solo practice. He has a talent for bringing a company together across and beyond departmental borders, showing his clients how to build great customer experiences by having them experience one of their own. Plus, he's fun, warm, and puts people before everything else.

We chat about the one thing every leader should prioritize, building bridges quickly and effectively, and the power of being vulnerable.

Connect with Raphael at https://triemer.consulting/, https://www.linkedin.com/in/raphaeltriemer/, and https://calendly.com/triemerconsulting/get-in-touch.

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Muness shows people he hears them. "That is so unusual, it disarms them."

Muness Castle is a data and engineering leader with over 20 years of experience. He specializes in data engineering, strategy, management, organizational design, and architecture. Muness has led or consulted with teams at Shopify, Zapier, JPMC, LivingSocial, Staples and many more.

We discuss the importance of clear communication, trust, and humility in leadership and fostering healthy, supportive work environments.

Connect with Muness:

• Website: https://muness.com/
• Email: [email protected]
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/muness/
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/muness
• Book time with Muness: https://cal.com/muness

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Wendy has loved learning people's stories, motivations, and history from a very young age. "I was always the new kid. I had to learn how to read people," she remembers.

Wendy Moore is a founder, social entrepreneur, and technologist passionate about creating work environments so that everyone can thrive. Her career has given her opportunities to work around the world with top innovation leaders, companies, and entrepreneurial ecosystems. Through her company, Eleve Talent, her focus is on helping amazing innovative teams grow in a strategic, scalable way.

We discuss the crucial role clear communication with just the right level of transparency, and unifying around and celebrating our losses as well as our wins, have in building trust with the teams we lead.

Connect with Wendy vie email: [email protected] and LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/moorewendy.

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Antoinette considers herself a compulsive teacher. And a perpetual loudmouth.

Antoinette Coetzee is a professional coach whose pattern in life seems to be to learn something, master it, and then immediately want to share it with. Personal development, new possibilities, a more supportive society, and 3 pugs are what gets her up in the morning.

We chat about the close ties between our leadership and our personal development, the importance of embracing humility and experimentation, and how inhabiting our current circumstances can bring the energy and direction we need to lead well.

Connect with Antoinette on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/antoinettecoetzee; her website: https://agilecoaching.global/; and via email: [email protected].

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Melissa's first job was at a company so special that no one working there realized it was special.

Melissa Boggs is a keynote speaker, leadership coach, and employee experience designer. She is host of the Wild Hearts at Work podcast, a roller skater, and an ardent defender of the Oxford comma.

We chat about the power of storytelling, consistently showing up, and taking up our full space in forming positive company culture. Also, about why she identifies with the hummingbird, and how leading and roller skating have so many parallels.

Contact Melissa at [email protected], the contact form on her website http://www.melissaboggs.com, and her digital business card: https://poplme.co/hash/82EnBZ8K/1/es

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