217: How to Serve the Neurodiverse People in Your World

217: How to Serve the Neurodiverse People in Your World

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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Michelle’s Resources

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Happiness+Passion+Purpose

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

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

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

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215: A Model of Servant Leadership at Slack

215: A Model of Servant Leadership at Slack

215: A Model of Servant Leadership at Slack

In a challenging sales environment, it can be tough for leaders to stay positive—and to keep their team members seeing possibilities, too. Reggie Marable has learned how to do both in his role at Slack, where he heads a national sales organization. You’ll love Reggie’s enthusiasm for his work as well as his commitment to his ongoing growth. He’s a walking encyclopedia of inspiring quotes, and you’ll want to capture them for future reference!

Reggie is the Head of Sales, Communications, Media and Technology for Slack, which is now owned by Salesforce. Reggie has responsibility for generating growth in Salesforce’s largest accounts in North America. He’s also the author of The Blue Print: The Keys to making BIG Money in Professional Sales to help salespeople shorten their learning curve and save them from struggling like he did in his early years.

You’ll discover:

  • How Reggie chooses to view past rejections and failures
  • What Reggie does to maintain a positive attitude every day
  • The skills he practices to continue his own growth
  • Why diversity of backgrounds is essential for achieving the best results as a team
  • Favorite quotes that inspire and guide Reggie daily

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Reggie’s Resources

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Reggie’s employer, Slack

Book

The Blue Print: The Keys to Making BIG Money in Professional Sales

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214: Life Is Short, Choose Wisely

214: Life Is Short, Choose Wisely

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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213: How to Hire Amazing Employees

213: How to Hire Amazing Employees

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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