214: Life Is Short, Choose Wisely

It can be devastating to lose a close family member to a disease like cancer. Carrie Verrocchio talks about the inspiration she received to use her true gifts because of messages she received from her beloved brother before and after he died. Since then, she’s been on a mission to wake others up to their true potential.

CarrieVee, as she is affectionately known to all her fans, is an international speaker, international best-selling author, podcast host, and Certified Transformation, Forgiveness, and Grief Coach.

After going from burned out corporate general manager to seizing opportunities and creating the life she had been dreaming of, Carrie now uses her experiences to lead others on a journey of Radical Empowerment and Radical Change.

She is the founder of the Radical Empowerment Method, an online program designed to walk people through the exact method she herself used to move from a life of feeling invisible to a life of empowered success and action. Carrie is the author of two very special books, The Radical Empowerment Method and 30 Days to Gratitude Journal.

You’ll discover:

How “Life is Short, Choose Wisely” came to be Carrie’s mantra
What are “Pow Pow Shoes” and how can you identify yours?
Why forgiveness is one of the most powerful choices you can make
The benefits of adopting and maintaining gratitude as a way of being
Why Carrie says Happiness is a choice and not a destination

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The Radical Empowerment Method

30 Days to Gratitude Journal

Podcast

Coffee and Tea with CarrieVee

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213: How to Hire Amazing Employees

Have you ever made a hiring mistake? If you’d had guidance from Jeannette Seibly, you might have avoided that costly error. Jeannette is an expert on hiring practices, and in this conversation she shares many important tips from her excellent book, Hire Amazing Employees: How to Increase Retention, Revenues and Results!

Jeannette is The Leadership Results Coach as well as an award-winning speaker, author, and consultant. Besides her deep knowledge around hiring, Jeannette also works with leaders and their teams to explore ideas, create new possibilities, and achieve win-win-win results. Her primary focus for the past 30 years has been hiring, coaching, and retaining top talent.

You’ll discover:

The process many companies follow when hiring…and why that approach is a problem
Why Jeannette says Job Fit is #1 when considering a candidate
The 3 equal parts that make up the Selection Triad
How to conduct effective interviews—what to do and what not to do
Why doing only a background check is not adequate due diligence

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SeibCo, LLC

Books

Hire Amazing Employees: How to Increase Retention, Revenues and Results!

It’s Time to BRAG! Five Amazing Steps to Sell Yourself: Start Bragging!

The Secret to Selling Yourself Anytime, Anywhere

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212: How to Get the Most Out of Coaching

Are you working with a coach or have you considered hiring one? There are things you can do to maximize the experience, and my guest Karen Davis has literally written the book on it. In this enlightening conversation, you’ll find out the characteristics of being coachable and how to integrate what you learn into daily practice.

After 25 years in leadership roles in business-to-business technology, Karen changed her life by serving and guiding the transformation of others. Since 2007, she’s been coaching, consulting, and facilitating leadership workshops for organizations such as Pfizer, Cisco Systems, Hewlett Packard, and Medtronic, as well as small to medium businesses

Today, Karen’s practice focuses on deep one-on-one coaching with high-performing executives, entrepreneurs, and executive coaches who are committed to their success, ready to uncover their hidden potential and make their own unique difference in the world. She’s the co-author of three books; and in her interview, we focused on her latest, How to Get the Most Out of Coaching, A Client’s Guide for Optimizing the Coaching Experience.

You’ll discover:

The benefits Karen has experienced herself by working with different coaches since 2007
The distinction between goal-line and soul-line and how the two work together
What it means to be coachable
Why it’s so critical to have an agreement related to each person’s commitment to the coaching process
The kinds of actions that are important immediately before and after the coaching session

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Books

How to Get the Most Out of Coaching

When All Boats Rise

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211: How Wix.com Uses Data to Show ROI on Learning Programs

How does a Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry translate into the corporate world of Learning and Development? Dr. Eli Bendet-Taicher brings that experience—and many others—into his role as Head of Global Learning and Development at Wix.com. It turns out that his passion for people and his love for research and experiments are the perfect combination!

Eli has more than 21 years of international experience in both technical and educational leadership positions. His career path includes global talent management, human resources, learning & development, coaching, mentorship & leadership, people & performance analytics, product development, data analysis, and storytelling.

As a scientist who believes in data as the driver of the best business decisions, Eli presents a unique approach to Learning and Development that drives organizations to be on top of industry standards in today’s new workplace era.

You’ll discover:

Why Eli advocates running L&D like a business
How Eli gained the trust of the CEO by demonstrating the value L&D contributes to the bottom line
The power of A/B Testing to determine which learning programs produce the best results.
Why Eli’s team created their own set of values and the benefits of doing so
What Eli looks for when hiring a new person for his team

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Wix Website

Forbes Article

“Six Key Ingredients to Culture – Infused Learning at Wix”

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210: Creating a Positive Impact on the Future of Work

Imagine if you could aggregate your collective experiences throughout your career into the ideal job. That’s what Dr. Denise Caleb, PHR, has been able to do in her role as President of the Human Resource Standards Institute℠ (HRSI℠).

HRSI is the world’s premier standards and credentialing institute for private and publicly traded organizations. It’s a subsidiary of HR Certification Institute (HRCI), the organization that provides credentials and learning for individual human resources professionals.

In her role, Denise gets to mine her deep business and HR experience to advance the goals of HRSI. She’s passionate about having a positive impact on the future of work for HR and D&I professionals by showing how these standards can be leveraged.

Before joining HRSI, Denise spent more than 25 years in executive leadership roles for Fortune 500 companies like Ford and Walgreens. She worked in several areas, including Human Resources, business development, DEIB, and marketing. In her career she served on seven different executive teams and four Boards.

You’ll discover:

The qualities of Denise’s former bosses that she admired and adapted for her own leadership roles
Insights Denise gained from serving on 7 different executive teams and 4 Boards.
Why HRSI is a separate entity from HRCI and the purpose it seeks to fulfill
The many benefits organizations gain from going through the HRSI application and certification process
How Denise’s dissertation on African-American women prepared her for the work she does today at HRSI

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