WiseTalk

WiseTalk

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WiseTalk episodes

  • Episode 68: Use Both/And Thinking to Solve Tough Problems

    In this episode of WiseTalk, CEO and Executive Leadership Coach Sue Bethanis hosts Marianne Lewis, co-author of Both/And Thinking: Embracing Creative Tensions to Solve Your Toughest Problems. Marianne’s research and vast experience shows that embracing both/and thinking, or paradox thinking, results in more creative, lasting solutions and more satisfied people. Marianne is the dean and professor of management at the Lindner College of Business, University of Cincinnati. 

    Sue and Marianne discuss how the paradox mindset can:

    • help leaders surface, embrace, and process tensions to generate more innovative solutions from their teams
    • reduce their own stress, and lead to more personal creativity and satisfaction
    • improve personal relationships where there are significant differences of opinion in arenas such as politics
    • 47 min
    • Episode 67: Silence Truly is “Golden”

      Sue Bethanis hosts Justin Zorn and Leith Marz, co-founders of Astrea Strategies and co-authors of the new book, GOLDEN: The Power of Silence in a World of Noise. Drawing on lessons from neuroscience, business, spirituality, politics, and the arts, Justin and Leigh explore why auditory, informational, and internal silence is essential for physical health, mental clarity, ecological sustainability, and vibrant community.

      Sue, Justin, and Leigh discuss:

      • The multiple aspects of silence and its importance to us individually and collectively.
      • Specific strategies to reclaim and find silence in every day.
      • How teams can find more silence together to reduce burnout and enhance creative problem-solving.
      • 44 min
      • Episode 66: Stop Avoiding the Big Stuff as a Leader

        Sue Bethanis hosts Sarah Noll Wilson, executive coach, leadership development consultant, and bestselling author of Don’t Feed the Elephants!: Overcoming the Art of Avoidance to Build Powerful Partnerships. Sarah is a regular contributor to Harvard Business Review and hosts the podcast “Conversations on Conversations”, is certified in Co-Active Coaching, Conversational Intelligence, and is a frequent guest lecturer at universities.

        Sarah works with leaders to develop more powerful partnerships and helps teams spot patterns that are keeping them from higher performance. An in-demand keynote speaker, she leads workshops and team retreats for leaders and HR professionals. Previously, Sarah worked in management and as the talent development leader for an insurance company, giving her firsthand insight into the challenges of corporate leadership. In addition to her work with organizations, Sarah is a passionate advocate for mental health. She holds several coaching certifications and has a master’s in leadership development from Drake University.

        Sue and Sarah discuss:

        • How effective leaders deal with relentless change and uncertainty.
        • How to spot the important conversations being avoided (the “elephants”) by your team and YOU.
        • Specific tips for wading into these tough topics, e.g. three different ways to use curiosity.
        • 45 min
        • Episode 65: Creating a Culture of Belonging

          Sue Bethanis hosts DDS Dobson-Smith, CEO and Founder of the executive coaching consultancy, Soul Trained, and a registered neuro-linguistic psychotherapist. DDS has spent over 25 years creating cultures in which people can show up, be themselves, and experience the fundamental joys and benefits of belonging. They are certified as an executive coach by the Oxford School of Coaching & Mentoring. Before founding Soul Trained, DDS held a range of senior, executive, and C-Suite roles across a host of sectors and companies.  They are the author of the new book, You Can Be Yourself Here: Your Pocket Guide to Creating Inclusive Workplaces by Using the Psychology of Belonging.

          Sue and DDS discuss:

          • Ideas for leaders to start/continue making progress on diversity and inclusion.
          • The psychology of belonging and its impact on workplace performance.
          • The challenges and specific ideas for creating inclusion and belonging on global, Hybrid teams.
          • 38 min
          • Episode 64: The Challenges of Hybrid Work and Teaming

            In this episode of WiseTalk, CEO and Executive Leadership Coach Sue Bethanis hosts Dr. Britt Andreatta, an internationally recognized thought leader who uses her unique background in leadership, neuroscience, psychology, and education, to create brain-science based solutions for today’s workplace challenges. Britt is the former CLO for Lynda.com (now LinkedIn Learning) and she has over 10 million views worldwide of her online courses. She regularly consults with corporations, universities, and nonprofit organizations on leadership development and learning strategy. Britt is the author of several brain science-based books including Wired to Grow (about how the brain learns), Wired to Resist(on how we move through change), and Wired to Connect (how to create great teams through inclusion and belonging). She was recently named a Top 20 Learning Influencer for 2021. 

            Sue and Britt discuss :

            • What we’re observing as Hybrid becomes reality. 
            • Groundbreaking new research on the science of connection and trust and what to do with it. 
            • Three practical strategies as you up-level your skills in creating a culture of great teams.
            • 51 min
            • Episode 63: How Women Thrive as Leaders

              Sue Bethanis hosts Susan MacKenty Brady, co-author of the just-released book Arrive and Thrive: 7 Impactful Practices for Women Navigating Leadership. Susan is is the Deloitte Ellen Gabriel Chair for Women and Leadership at Simmons University and the Chief Executive Officer of The Simmons University Institute for Inclusive Leadership. As a relationship expert, leadership well-being coach, author, and speaker, Susan educates leaders and executives globally on fostering self-awareness for optimal leadership. She advises executive teams on how to work together effectively and create inclusion and gender parity in organizations. A highly sought authority on emotionally intelligent leadership, Susan has been featured on ABC’s Good Morning America and has keynoted or consulted at over 500 organizations worldwide.

              Sue and Susan discuss these “7 Impactful Practices”:

              1. Investing in Your Best Self
              2. Embracing Authenticity
              3. Cultivating Courage
              4. Fostering Resilience
              5. Inspiring a Bold Vision
              6. Creating a Healthy Team Environment
              7. Committing to the Work of an Inclusive Leader
              8. 42 min
              9. Episode 62: The Less Loneliness Framework

                Sue Bethanis hosts connection enthusiast and author, Ryan Jenkins. Ryan is the co-founder of LessLonely.com, the world’s first resource fully dedicated to reducing worker isolation and strengthening team connections. His new book with Steven Van Cohen is Connectable: How Leaders Can Move Teams From Isolated to All In.

                Ryan and Steven are experts on loneliness who help organizations create engaged, inclusive, high-performing teams. In this episode, Sue and Ryan discuss how remote or hybrid teams can implement the four-step framework:

                1. Look at loneliness – identify it in self and others.
                2. Invest in connection – improve the strength of work relationships.
                3. Narrow the focus – illuminate what’s most important at work.
                4. Kindle the momentum – inflame what’s working to sustain progress.
                  48 min
                5. Episode 61: The True Promise of Remote Work


                  Sue Bethanis hosts culture critic and author, Anne Helen Petersen. A former senior culture writer for BuzzFeed News, Anne now writes about the future of work, celebrity, burnout, and more at her newsletter, Culture Study, as a full-time venture on Substack. She is the author of four books, most recently Out of Office: The Big Problem and Bigger Promise of Working From Home (co-written with Charlie Warzel) and Can’t Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation. Her previous books, Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud and Scandals of Classic Hollywood, were featured in NPR, Elle, and The Atlantic. She received her Ph.D. in media studies from the University of Texas and lives in Lummi Island, Washington.
                   
                  Sue and Anne discuss these four key aspects of tapping into the promise of remote work:

                  1. Flexibility – the future of work has to be guided by a new form of flexibility in which the work, not the workers themselves, becomes more malleable. 
                  2. Culture – a company culture can be shifted, but it has to start with a dramatic rethinking of what management actually looks like, in and outside of the traditional office. 
                  3. Technologies of the Office – so much of office culture flows from our technology, tools, and design. Here we can see the most profound changes the quickest. 
                  4. Community – if work were not the primary organizing factor of our lives, we could restructure our relationships with our community outside of work.
                    38 min
                  5. Episode 60: Developing "Impact Players"

                    In this episode of WiseTalk, CEO and Executive Leadership Coach Sue Bethanis hosts Liz Wiseman, a researcher and executive advisor who teaches leadership to executives around the world. Liz is the author of New York Times bestseller Multipliers: How the Best Leaders Make Everyone Smarter, The Multiplier Effect: Tapping the Genius Inside Our Schools, Wall Street Journal bestseller Rookie Smarts: Why Learning Beats Knowing in the New Game of Work, and Wall Street Journal bestseller Impact Players: How to Take the Lead, Play Bigger, and Multiply Your Impact. She’s the CEO of the Wiseman Group, a leadership research and development firm headquartered in Silicon Valley. Some of her recent clients include Apple, AT&T, Disney, Facebook, Google, Microsoft, Nike, Salesforce, Tesla, and Twitter. Liz has conducted significant research in the field of leadership and collective intelligence and writes for the Harvard Business Review, Fortune, and a variety of other businesses and leadership journals. She is a frequent guest lecturer at BYU and Stanford University.

                    44 min
                  6. Episode 59: Elevating the Human Experience at Work

                    Sue Bethanis hosts Amelia Dunlop, Chief Experience Officer at Deloitte Digital and leader of the US Customer Strategy and Applied Design practice for Deloitte Consulting LLP. Amelia helps companies develop winning strategies that combine innovation, creativity, and digital strategy. She received Consulting Magazine’s 2020 Top Women in Technology Award for Excellence in Innovation.

                    Amelia leads a team of problem solvers who use human-centered design and customer insights strategy to help businesses shift their focus from the customer experience to the human experience. As marketers, she says we have an opportunity to create more human experiences—earning long-term loyalty and trust in the process. Amelia loves helping clients tackle their toughest problems and build organizational momentum to turn the future they imagine into a reality.

                    Author of the new book Elevating the Human Experience: Three Paths to Love and Worth at Work, Amelia writes and speaks regularly about human experience, creativity, and customer strategy.

                    Sue and Amelia discuss:

                    • Why love and worth at work? (There’s data…)
                    • How Hybrid is making this harder? Or is it?
                    • The “three paths” and practical tips from each.



                    • 42 min

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