220: Over, Under, Around, and Through Obstacles

Want some inspiration and practical tips for surmounting obstacles in your life? You’ll get both from Jill Tietjen, who shares stories about the adversity faced by several of the 50 women featured in her latest book, Over, Under, Around, and Through: How Hall of Famers Surmount Obstacles.

Jill is an author, international speaker, and an electrical engineer. After more than 45 years in the electric utility industry, her professional focus is now on women’s advocacy, worldwide. She speaks internationally on the accomplishments of women, nominates women for awards, and continues to write books, with 12 published to date.

Her first 2 books about women were bestsellers and award-winners: Her Story: A Timeline of the Women Who Changed America and Hollywood: Her Story, An Illustrated History of Women and the Movies.

Jill has been inducted into the Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame, the Colorado Authors’ Hall of Fame, and the National Academy of Construction.

You’ll discover:

How Jill got the idea to write this book
The wide range of obstacles faced by the 50 women featured in the book
The 10 common characteristics they shared
Key take-aways readers have reported
Tips for surmounting the obstacles in your life

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Over, Under, Around, and Through: How Hall of Famers Surmount Obstacles

Her Story: A Timeline of the Women Who changed America

Hollywood Her Story: An Illustrated History of Women and the Movies

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219: Flipping the Org Chart Upside Down at Ethico

Have you ever wondered what would happen if an org chart were flipped, so it was an upside-down triangle? Meet Nick Gallo. He and his brother Giovanni are Co-CEOs at Ethico, and they’ve accomplished this by putting their clients at the top of the pyramid.

Nick Gallo is Chief Servant and Co-CEO of Ethico, a company that provides human resource, compliance and ethics solutions that serve 8 million employees in over 100 countries. He has the distinction of being the only millennial CEO of a compliance company.

Nick is a first-generation American son of a Cuban refugee and member of Mensa International. He’s a student of behavioral economics and organizational psychology, and he’s a thought leader in the compliance and culture space. Nick has dedicated his life to serving — his community, clients, and team — in order to make the world a better workplace.

You’ll discover:

Why Nick’s other title is Chief Servant…and what it communicates to everyone else in the company
How Nick got buy-in from employees for flipping the org chart
What Day 0 looks like for new employees
Strategies used at Ethico to attract and hire the right people
The initiatives in place to give employees opportunities to learn and grow

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218: A CEO’s Impact on a Young Leader

Have you ever had a boss who challenged you because they saw your long-term potential? Geoffrey Roche was lucky enough to work for a CEO who led him that way, and her influence is reflected in the way he leads his own teams today. You’ll take away ideas that can help you be that kind of leader to others.

Geoffrey is the son of a nurse, as well as a future of work and education expert. The combination of healthcare and higher ed represents a common thread throughout his professional career, which includes over nine years in hospital administration and in senior leadership roles at two universities.

Geoffrey currently serves as the Senior Vice President of National Health Care Practice & Workforce Partnerships at Core Education, a Public Benefit Corporation. He is a strong advocate for diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, and a champion for transforming health equity. He’s also the host of the EdUp HealthUp podcast.

You’ll discover:

How Geoffrey continues to model behaviors he learned from an extraordinary CEO he worked for
What led him to be a Heart Leader and adopt Love as a way of being with others
Why Geoffrey’s superpower is connection
The importance of addressing career mobility with employees
What’s different in the way Geoffrey leads and coaches his remote team

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217: How to Serve the Neurodiverse People in Your World

Do you know someone who struggles at work or at home because of neurodiversity or executive functioning challenges? If so, you’re going to find this interview with Michelle Raz extremely valuable! You’ll learn what you can do to support them, whether they’re an employee on your team or a family member.

Michelle is a certified career coach and the owner of Raz Coaching where she works with neurodiverse professionals. She helps them shift from feeling like a misunderstood outsider to feeling like they belong by taking them through a process that identifies their strengths and gives them strategies for success.

And in case you have a high school or college student in your home, Michelle is also co-founder of Thrivister – an academic coaching company specializing in helping neurodiverse students. She’s the author of Happiness+Passion+Purpose, which she wrote to guide people to identify their strengths and discover the career they love.

You’ll discover:

The meaning of the terms “neurodivergent” and “executive functioning challenge”
Cues leaders can pay attention to, for employees who might otherwise go under the radar
How leaders can tap into the unique gifts these individuals have to offer
Three tips for helping a neurodivergent person experience greater success

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Happiness+Passion+Purpose

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216: Design a Long-Distance Team for Everyone’s Success

Many companies are struggling with how to structure work, and some are requiring everyone to return to the physical building. Yet remote and hybrid teams are here to stay. Kevin Eikenberry shares practical tips from his new book, The Long-Distance Team, on making these teams successful.

Kevin is an expert on this subject, not only because he’s written the book, but also because he’s been leading a long-distance team himself for more than 25 years. He explains how to consciously design teams, define and create culture, and nurture employee engagement, all from a distance.

Kevin is the Chief Potential Officer of The Kevin Eikenberry Group. He’s recognized by Inc.com as one of the top 100 Leadership and Management thinkers in the world. Kevin has spent nearly 30 years helping organizations around the world in the areas of leadership development, learning, teams and teamwork, and communication.

You’ll discover:

Why getting involvement from everyone is important when designing your team
A simple and clear definition of Culture
Differences in creating culture in a new team vs. an existing team
The 3 Cs that are the pillars for long-distance teams…and why they are essential
The distinction between expectations and agreements for both individuals and teams