171: Leadership Is a Way of Life, Not a Position

171: Leadership Is a Way of Life, Not a Position

171: Leadership Is a Way of Life, Not a Position

What would your life look like if you were guided by these three leadership principles: Be present, stay conscious, act compassionately? My guest Teresa Roche lives those principles every day and guides others to do the same. You’ll love the important insights Teresa shares about her key learnings in her own journey as a leader…and as a human being.

Teresa is the leader of the Human Resources team for the City of Fort Collins, and she has more than thirty years of experience working as an executive in various high-tech companies. Teresa has a deep passion for collaboration and learning because she’s interested in how individuals and organizations develop the capability to interpret an evolving and complex environment in order to take effective action.

You’ll discover:

  • Why Teresa changed her title from Chief Human Resources Officer to Human Resources Executive
  • How Teresa has used the Enneagram over the past 40 years for her own growth and for the growth of those she works with
  • Why Teresa makes no distinction between work self and home self
  • How she defines “radical candor” and uses it to wake people up to their potential

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170: How UC Berkeley Transformed Performance Reviews and Built a Coaching Culture

170: How UC Berkeley Transformed Performance Reviews and Built a Coaching Culture

170: How UC Berkeley Transformed Performance Reviews and Built a Coaching Culture

What if you could turn your performance review process into a real development opportunity? Angela Stopper, Ph.D., describes exactly what she and her team at UC Berkeley did to accomplish this amazing transformation.

Angela is the Chief Learning Officer and Director of People and Organization Development at the University of California, Berkeley. She is responsible for the team that creates and delivers campus-wide learning initiatives supporting supervisory, management, functional, and technical learning efforts for the campus’s 9,000 staff and faculty administrators.

You’ll discover:

  • The You-Me-We Learning Model that forms the basis for all their development programs
  • Why the entire learning operation at UC Berkeley is branded as GROW
  • What they’ve done to empower learners to be self-driven
  • How coaching has been incorporated into their performance review system
  • What “Achieve Together” conversations between managers and employees sound like

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169: The Power of Compassion and Connection in Healthcare

169: The Power of Compassion and Connection in Healthcare

169: The Power of Compassion and Connection in Healthcare

What does powerful leadership in healthcare look and sound like? My guest Liz Bruno describes the qualities and behaviors that matter most when creating a culture where everyone thrives. You’ll want to catch every minute of this interview because Liz drops wisdom bombs throughout our entire conversation.

Liz is the Vice President and Chief Learning Officer at Baptist Health System in Jacksonville, Florida. She’s an advanced practice psychiatric nurse who’s held leadership positions in learning and development for a number of health systems in the Southeast. Since joining Baptist Health in 2015, Liz and her team have designed and implemented innovative programs in both the clinical and leadership development arenas.

You’ll discover:

  • The distinction Liz makes between empathy and compassion
  • The negative impact that fatigue has on a leader’s behavior
  • Why self-awareness is a critical component of effective leader
  • Why Liz says everyone needs a coach
  • How Baptist Health helps employees connect with each other and with patients

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168: Cracking the Leadership Code

168: Cracking the Leadership Code

168: Cracking the Leadership Code

Did you know that only 23% of people think their leaders lead well? How did we get to the point that employees have such low confidence in their leaders?

Alain Hunkins understands what people are looking for, and why the approach of previous generations of leaders is not the answer. He talks in a compelling way about the three C’s that are required—Connection, Communication, and Collaboration. They form the basis of his excellent book, Cracking the Leadership Code.

Alain is CEO of Hunkins Leadership Group, where he helps high achieving people become high achieving leaders.  Over his twenty-year career, Alain has worked with thousands of groups of leaders in 25 countries. Clients include Wal-Mart, Pfizer, General Electric, IBM, and Microsoft.

You’ll discover:

  • The impact on Alain of growing up with two Holocaust survivors (mother and grandmother)
  • What younger workers are looking for—but not getting—from most leaders
  • Why leading with empathy is essential…and the benefits of doing so
  • What gets in the way of leaders communicating well
  • How to identify and acknowledge peak moments to create a positive workplace

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167: How to Prioritize Civility in a Divisive World

167: How to Prioritize Civility in a Divisive World

167: How to Prioritize Civility in a Divisive World

What does it take to create a workplace where civility is a core value that’s lived every day? Sejal Thakkar tackles this topic head-on with clients, based on her experience as a former employment law attorney for corporations and as a human being who’s been on the receiving end of uncivil behavior.

Sejal is on a mission to educate and empower people to create a world where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. She’s a 2x TEDx speaker shedding light on two vital topics: “The Pain, Power, and Paradox of Bias” and “How to Harness the Power of Exclusion and Go from Longing to Belonging.”

Sejal is the Founder and Chief Civility Officer at TrainXtra, where she helps leaders create positive, safe, and respectful workplaces through customized training and coaching.

She’s also responsible for cultivating a people-first culture at Nobody Studios.

You’ll discover:

  • The distinction Sejal makes between “civility” and “respect”
  • How a company can make civility a core value and bring it to life
  • Why it’s important to become aware of your own unconscious biases
  • The HAT strategy that encourages people to examine their biases
  • Subtle micro-aggression words and behaviors that undermine inclusion

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