294: Creating an Award-Winning Workplace Culture

294: Creating an Award-Winning Workplace Culture

294: Creating an Award-Winning Workplace Culture

If you’ve ever wondered what’s involved in a company being named one of the best places to work, this episode’s guest Angie Redmon pulls back the curtain and reveals key elements. She also explains the commitment and alignment required to build a culture that’s worthy of being recognized. If you’d like to uplevel the culture of your team or entire organization, you’ll gain valuable insights from this conversation.

Angie Redmon has invested more than two decades learning what makes good companies great, and it always comes back to the same thing: Companies who care about their people as much as they care about their bottom line are more likely to recruit and retain outstanding employees. Through her dedication to workplace culture and employee engagement, Angie has developed and led HR teams with multiple companies in diverse industries.

Now, Angie is the President and Founder of striveHR, LLC, an organization focused on guiding aspirational companies through the process of pursuing a best workplace distinction. She channels her work into helping organizations develop their people strategies and guiding HR professionals to develop in their careers through her coaching and mentorship. Angie has an impressive track record of helping organizations uncover employee engagement challenges and guiding organizations to achieve an award-winning workplace culture.

You’ll discover:

  • What it takes to be an award-winning workplace
  • The most common issue that gets in the way of creating a positive culture
  • The steps a company can take before applying for an award
  • How an award can help you with recruitment and retention of the best talent
  • What needs to be done to sustain the progress after winning an award

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293: A Deeper Level of Appreciation

293: A Deeper Level of Appreciation

293: A Deeper Level of Appreciation

Think of a person who takes up more real estate in your mind than you’d like…someone whose words or behavior you find annoying, irritating or worse.

What if you could transform your attitude towards that person into one of gratitude?

In this episode, I describe a simple yet powerful way to help you appreciate the value of every person in your world.

I kick things off by sharing a thought-provoking quote from Chapter 7, “Attitude,” in one of my all-time favorite books, The Power of Awareness by Neville Goddard. You can ponder those words for a long time when considering your own role in creating a positive relationship with someone important to you.

I also talk about a simple process you can complete before a conversation to help you develop a greater appreciation for the person you’re about the meet with.

I’m the co-founder and president of Grow Strong Leaders, a company that publishes software tools and books to help people build strong relationships at work and at home.

You’ll discover:

  • Two definitions of appreciate that I learned from Dan Sullivan, CEO of Strategic Coach
  • An exercise you can complete before you meet with someone to ensure you bring a positive attitude
  • The positive impact of completing the exercise
  • What appreciation means for the other person

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292: From Winning Athlete to Thriving Entrepreneur

292: From Winning Athlete to Thriving Entrepreneur

292: From Winning Athlete to Thriving Entrepreneur

If you’ve ever gone through a major transition from one career path to another that’s totally unfamiliar, you may have felt disoriented and unsure of your identity. That often happens to college and professional athletes when they leave the sport that’s been a central part of their identity.

This episode’s guest, Jay Dixon, specializes in helping these athletes discover how they can transfer the skills they already have to the business world. You’re going to hear ideas that you can apply to your own role as a leader.

Jay is an expert at the intersection of sports and business. He was a student-athlete at the University of Nevada, where he played football. Since then, he’s cofounded three companies and consulted or participated in more than 50 transactions. After these experiences, Jay started an elite accelerator for athletes called SuccessCoach.com. It blends the mindset strategies of elite CEOs and an actionable playbook to transition their athletic talents into thriving business ventures.

He’s the author of a new book, After the Game: Bridging the Gap from Winning Athlete to Thriving Entrepreneur. It’s an excellent book for anyone in business.

You’ll discover:

  • Jay’s personal journey from athlete to entrepreneur
  • The unique strengths athletes have that serve them well in the business world
  • Why a growth mindset is the first piece in the 10 mindset elements that Jay teaches
  • Tips for optimizing your time and energy
  • The distinction between expectations vs agreements

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291: A CEO’s Vision for Creating Healthier Communities

291: A CEO’s Vision for Creating Healthier Communities

291: A CEO’s Vision for Creating Healthier Communities

Did you know that two communities only 5 miles apart can have a 20-year difference in life expectancy? That’s a reality in the United States, and Dr. Jean Accius is committed to changing that drastically so everyone has the same opportunity for a longer, healthier life. This topic is just one of many we explored in this deep, meaningful conversation with an exceptional CEO and human being. You’ll be fascinated with Jean’s journey and the compelling stories he shares that illustrate his brilliance as a leader.

Jean came to the United States as an immigrant from Haiti when he was four. Today, he is the President and CEO of CHC: Creating Healthier Communities. Before that, he spent more than 15 years at AARP, the nation’s largest nonprofit, where his most recent position was Senior Vice President of International Affairs and Global Thought Leadership.

Throughout his career, Jean has focused on addressing barriers to health and health equity and creating solutions that ensure people have longer lives with more time to learn, earn, and be with their loved ones.

You’ll discover:

  • Jean’s experiences in his leadership journey that shaped his approach today
  • The distinctions Jean makes between drive vs driven and success vs significance
  • How leaders can step back to allow others to step up
  • Effective ways to get buy-in for a project or a vision
  • The importance of understanding Interdependence in getting things done

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290: Leadership Lessons from a Lifetime in Public Health Service

290: Leadership Lessons from a Lifetime in Public Health Service

290: Leadership Lessons from a Lifetime in Public Health Service

How did Dr. Antonia (Toni) Novello become the first woman and the first Hispanic to hold the position of U.S. Surgeon General in 1990? Hers is an inspiring story and compelling read as described in her book with Jill Tietjen, Duty Calls: Lessons Learned from an Unexpected Life of Service. In this conversation, we discuss Toni’s career path to that position as well as her role during 9/11 as the New York State Commissioner of the Department of Health.

Toni and Jill are both highly accomplished women, extraordinary leaders, and trailblazers in their respective fields, so it was a real honor to have them as guests.

Toni was born in Fajardo, Puerto Rico. She graduated from the University of Puerto Rico with a B.S. and an M.D. She completed her residency and internship in pediatrics at the University of Michigan and a fellowship in pediatric and adult nephrology at the University of Michigan and Georgetown University. Also, she received a Master’s and a Doctor of Public Health from Johns Hopkins University.

In 1990, Toni was sworn in as the 14th Surgeon General of the U.S. Public Health Service and became the first woman and the first Hispanic to hold this position. From 1999 to 2007, she was the New York State Commissioner of the Department of Health and served in this position during 9/11.

Jill S. Tietjen, PE, is an author, international speaker, and electrical engineer. After more than forty-five years in the electric utility industry, her professional focus is now on women’s advocacy worldwide. Her fifteen books include the bestselling and award-winning Her Story: A Timeline of the Women Who Changed America and Hollywood: Her Story, An Illustrated History of Women and the Movies. She has been inducted into the Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame and the Colorado Authors’ Hall of Fame and has been elected to the National Academy of Construction.

You’ll discover:

  • How Toni and Jill met and decided to collaborate on writing this memoir
  • What Toni learned from her mother in her early years that influenced her throughout her life
  • The experience that taught Toni to under-promise and over-deliver
  • Why loyalty is a core value of Toni’s and how it served her in her various roles
  • How always being prepared opened doors for Toni’s next position

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