Innovating Leadership: Co-Creating Our Future

S8-Ep11: Workforce Demographics & an Inclusive Culture

Guests: Nadia Younes, Gamiel Yafai, & Louise Carvalho
Slow as molasses.  That’s one way to describe how leaders have responded to the rapidly changing workplace.  The work environment was already changing before the COVID pandemic; now, there’s no going back to the old “industrial” model.  It doesn’t meet rapidly evolving employee expectations nor the major shifts in workforce demographics.  That, in turn, means the Great Resignation should have come as no surprise at all!
The new, effective workplace models all embrace DEI: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.  Inclusive business cultures hold many advantages for staff, leaders, and profitability.  From morale to a broader pool of leaders, the benefits are impactful.
How does it work?  Nadia Younes, Louise Carvalho, and Gamiel Yafai use CERN, Europe’s particle physics research center, as a launching point to explore inclusiveness with host Maureen Metcalf.
Here's what Nadia, Gamiel, & Louise cover:
While Gen Z gets all the press, leaders must learn how to juggle the wants and needs of five different generations overlapping in the same workplace;
Why – despite the old-school wishes of CEOs like Tim Cook, Bob Iger, and Elon Musk – workers and the workplace have changed forever; and
With the decline in church attendance and other traditional social arenas, how the workplace has become most people’s place of “community.”
Other episodes you'll enjoy:
Recruiting & Retaining Diverse Executives – with Eric Douglas Keene
DEI: Needed Conversations & Understanding – with Laura Morgan Roberts & Courtney McCluney
5 Trends to Know: Leadership in 2023 – with Christopher Washington
For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn . We're on Mastodon, Facebook, and Twitter, too!  
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RESOURCES:  
The international online leadership community, Rejuvi 45, is on the web at https://www.rejuviventure.com/ .
More about the human side of the CERN physics center is at https://home.cern/ .
For further reading, Nadia Younes co-authored The Diversity Calling: Building Community One Story at a Time.  Gamiel Yafai wrote or co-wrote two books: Demystifying Diversity: A Handbook to Navigate Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and Yemen Proud: Past & Present. 
Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can follow her there at https://www.linkedin.com/in/maureenmetcalf/ .
She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here: https://amzn.to/3C4eSX0 .
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OUR PODCAST TEAM:  
Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf
Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko
Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko
International Men of Podbean Mystery: Luigi Morelli & Connor Carson
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About Our Guests:  
Nadia Younes has extensive cross-industry and geographical experience leading efforts in DEI, employee experience, and work-life/wellbeing in global multinational companies headquartered in Switzerland, the US, Canada, Australia and the UK…including Wells Fargo, Amgen, Novartis, Rio Tinto, International Monetary Fund and Zurich Insurance. She has also consulted with over 100 other multinational and non-profit organizations and helped introduce the next generation of measurement of gender equality that includes intersectionality with race and other dimensions of diversity.
Gamiel Yafai has worked at the highest levels with many public, private and voluntary organisations on diversity and inclusion culture change initiatives over the last 21 years. Recipient of the Global Diversity Leadership Award presented by the Global HRD Congress, and author of Demystifying Diversity and Yemen Proud, Gamiel has worked with some of Europe’s largest employers to design and implement diversity and inclusion culture change strategies and action plans to both attract new talent from diverse backgrounds, and to support existing talent as they reach their potential.
Louise Carvalho, a lawyer by profession, has practiced in Canada, in England, within the United Nations and European Union institutions in post-conflict Kosovo, and at the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (Nobel Peace Prize 2013) in The Hague. Louise joined CERN in October 2014 as a Legal Adviser and was appointed Diversity & Inclusion Programme Leader in 2018.

S8-Ep12: Power, Charisma, Hormones: Science Studies Leadership

Guest: John Antonakis
Power does tend to corrupt.  Especially the more testosterone is added to the mix.
That’s just one finding that the scientific study of leadership has revealed.  Yet, despite the legions of leadership consultants plying their theories, very little research in the field has been conducted with scientific rigor.  Even science basics, such as control groups and identifying variables, are missing.  That punches big holes in many leading leadership philosophies and best-selling books; they look at what top-performing companies have in common…but don’t check to see if the worst performing companies have those same things in common, too!
Enter John Antonakis.  A professor of organizational behavior, and the editor-in-chief of The Leadership Quarterly, John applies the scientific model to studies of leadership qualities, with a particular interest in charisma.  He’ll talk about power, hormones, and his AI charismometer in this episode.
 
Here's what John and Maureen cover:
Why the lack of truly scientific studies of leadership makes it difficult to tease out what really forges a good (even great) leader;
How testosterone in a leader increases their likelihood of corruption; and
That most traits of truly great leaders can be learned – you don’t have to be born with them!
 
Other episodes you'll enjoy:
Getting Lost in the Language of Leadership – with Jonathan Reams
The Bonobo Sisterhood: Ape Society’s Lessons for Leadership – with Diane Rosenfeld
The Science of Dream Teams – with Mike Zani
For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn . We're on Mastodon, Facebook, and Twitter, too!  
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RESOURCES:  
Learn more about John’s research at http://www.hec.unil.ch/people/jantonakis .
We have a short (1:21) excerpt from this interview on YouTube at https://youtu.be/CaALP3jTo4s .
Information on John’s book, The Nature of Leadership, is at https://amzn.to/3Xdm7UH . He also contributed to Being There Even When You Are Not (Vol. 4), available at https://amzn.to/3ik8Rir
Host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can follow her there at https://www.linkedin.com/in/maureenmetcalf/ .
She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here: https://amzn.to/3C4eSX0 .
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OUR PODCAST TEAM:  
Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf
Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko
Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko
Our Scientifically-Studied Podbean Gurus: Luigi Morelli & Connor Carson
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About Our Guest:  
John Antonakis is Professor of Organizational Behavior and editor-in-chief of The Leadership Quarterly, a high-impact journal in management and applied psychology. John’s research focuses on estimating the causal effect of leadership on outcomes. He is a highly-cited scientist, and has published groundbreaking research in journals such as Science. His work has been covered by media outlets including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, The Guardian, NEWSWEEK, the Daily Mail, BBC News, Forbes, The New Yorker, Business Insider, Fast Company and hundreds of other news sources.

S8-Ep13: How HR Drives New Beginnings

Guest: Fara Palumbo
Change is probably the biggest single consequence of the pandemic on organizations in every sector and of every size.  Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina not only weathered that change, but thrived – even winning awards. Their Chief People Officer, Fara Palumbo, talks with host Maureen Metcalf about the positive opportunities the pandemic presented to her HR department in launching initiatives – and making Blue Cross/Blue Shield an even better place to work.  They discuss change, transformation, and how HR acts as the primary driver for those shifts.
This interview is part of the Connex Executive Insights Series.
Here's what Fara and Maureen reveal:
How remote work has so many advantages for both the worker and the organization;
Why it can be outright foolish to return to the inefficiencies of full on-site work; and
Changing your focus from work-life balance to work-life flexibility.
 Other episodes you'll enjoy:
The New Role of Leadership in a Hybrid Workplace – with Greg Moran
Digital Body Language: How to Build Trust & Connection – with Erica Dhawan
The End of Jobs: The Rise of On-Demand Workers & Agile Companies – with Jeff Wald
For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn . We're on Mastodon, Facebook, and Twitter, too!  
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RESOURCES:  
There’s more about Blue Cross/Blue Shield of North Carolina on their website at Bcbsnc.com .
Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can follow her there at https://www.linkedin.com/in/maureenmetcalf/ .
She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here: https://amzn.to/3C4eSX0 .
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OUR PODCAST TEAM:  
Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf
Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko
Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko
Dynamic Duo of Podbean: Luigi Morelli & Connor Carson
CONNECT WITH US:
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Website: InnovativeLeadership.com
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About Our Guest:  
Fara Palumbo is Senior Vice President and Chief People Officer at Blue Cross/Blue Shield of North Carolina, a leader in delivering innovative health care products, services, and information to 3.8 million members. Throughout her career, she has focused on transforming the talent and culture of teams via a focus on innovation, diversity, and change leadership. During her tenure at Blue Cross NC, Fara has led the transformation of the company’s talent strategy, leading cultural change to enable long-term business growth. Under her leadership, the company has achieved and maintained its certification as a Great Place to Work©, and has earned numerous recognitions as an employer of choice, including the Working Mother Top 100, Best Companies in Healthcare & BioPharma, Forbes Best Mid-sized Companies for Diversity, and NAFE Top Company for Women Executives.

S8-Ep14: Getting Lost in the Language of Leadership

Guest: Jonathan Reams
Leadership is nothing without thought -- and research shows we (literally!) think with our hearts as well as our minds.  Neurocardiology is just one way we're learning about how a good leader thinks.  The development of more robust thinking skills is vital in growing as a leader.  Jonathan Reams, of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, discusses the mindsets required for leaders to be effective.
Here's what Jonathan and Maureen cover:
What the science of neurocardiology shows about how a leaders’ emotions physically affect their teams;
How the fall of Superman and rise of The Avengers in popular culture reflects the change in leadership the real world needs; and
The thinking tools we need in a knowledge economy.
Watch an excerpt from this interview on YouTube at https://bit.ly/Reams-YT .
Other episodes you'll enjoy:
Optimize Your Mindset: A Case Study – with David DeRam
Opportunity in Uncertainty – with Dr. Ciela Hartanov
Mindset Is Only One Piece of the Puzzle – with Sean Castrina
For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn . We're on Mastodon, Facebook, and Twitter, too!  
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RESOURCES:  
Jonathan has two books. Maturing Leadership dives deeper on the topics in this interview; you can buy it here.  The second, Integral Education, is about teaching, not leadership per se!
You can also learn more at Jonathan’s website: JonathanReams.com .
Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. Follow her there at https://www.linkedin.com/in/maureenmetcalf/ .
She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. You can peruse and purchase them here: https://amzn.to/3C4eSX0 .
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OUR PODCAST TEAM:  
Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf
Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko
Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko
Masters of All They Survey…on Podbean: Luigi Morelli & Connor Carson
CONNECT WITH US:
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Website: InnovativeLeadership.com
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About Our Guest:  
Jonathan Reams practices the cultivation of leadership through awareness-based consulting, coaching and action research on leadership development program design and delivery in a variety of settings. He has a position at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), serves as Editor-in Chief of Integral Review, and is a co-founder of the Center for Transformative Leadership and of the European Center for Leadership Practice. He brings awareness-based leadership development practices to his work, focusing on how the inner workings of human nature can develop leadership capacities for today’s complex challenges.

S8-Ep17: Cultivating Empathy through Authenticity

Guest: Jason Lioy
Authenticity boils down to one key concept: be yourself.  That concept is critical at Dawn Foods; their passion is their people, and their goal is to create a psychologically safe environment for people to bring their whole selves to work.  In short, every Dawn employee can truly “be yourself.”
 
Making the workplace a safe space took a lot of effort, but Dawn succeeded.  The Great Resignation barely touched the company; taking DEI, empathy, and authenticity to a whole new level has driven both retention and core business strategy.  Their I Am staff campaign and Women in Leadership program are just two successful facets of Dawn’s belief in people.  Dawn’s Chief People Officer – Jason Lioy – joins host Maureen Metcalf to discuss the motivation and implementation of this unique and inspiring drive to help each person achieve their potential.
 
Here's what you’ll learn from Jason & Maureen:
Pre-pandemic, companies viewed their staff as resources or assets (things), but successful companies today view them as people first;
Why people respond better to (and are more productive with) authentic leaders; and
How respect for diversity boosts the bottom line.
For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on Twitter:  @IL_Institute .
Other episodes you'll enjoy:
DEI: Needed Conversations & Understanding – with Laura Morgan Roberts & Courtney McCluney
5 Trends to Know: Leadership in 2023 – with Christopher Washington
Informed Leadership: The Power of Trauma – with Rachael Kelly
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RESOURCES:  
Learn more about Dawn Foods – their products and their people – at www.DawnFoods.com .  
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OUR PODCAST TEAM:  
Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf
Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko
Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko
Masters of the (Podbean) Universe: Luigi Morelli & Connor Carson
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Website: InnovativeLeadership.com
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About Our Guest:  
Jason Lioy is the Chief People Officer for Dawn Foods, a global leader in bakery manufacturing and ingredients distribution. In this role, Jason leads the global people team to ensure the long-term success of Dawn’s 4,000+ team members across the company’s three core regions: Europe, Middle East, and Africa; Latin America; North America. Since joining Dawn in 2014, Jason has helped build Dawn's brand and culture into one that recruits, develops, and celebrates diverse top talent, and promotes expertise, collaboration and a passion for bakery. Prior to joining Dawn, Jason's experience spanned global HR leadership and development roles with a strong background in HR operations in manufacturing plants at Philips, GE, and Armstrong World Industries. In his spare time, Jason enjoys spending quality time with his wife and two sons.

S8-Ep21: Achieving Employee-Centric Leadership - A Leader’s Food for Thought

Guest: Heather Krentler  
Employees want to be heard. They want to know their employer wants the best for them. Continental Services heard – and worked hard to innovate their company culture to fully focus on the employee journey.  Heather Krentler, Continental’s chief administrative officer, joins host Maureen Metcalf to explore Continental’s employee-led culture and how it came to be; the changes made not just to engagement, but sourcing the best talent in the first place; and how leaders embraced the new employee-centric culture.  The results have been remarkable: a happy staff really does lead to a pleasant bottom line!
Here's what Heather and Maureen cover:
How part of the Great Resignation and Quiet Quitting stem from people – your staff – asserting more control over their lives;
Why compensation doesn’t cut it as the only benefit to retain a valuable employee; and
Why the best ideas tend to come from the front line, not the back office.
See an excerpt from this interview on YouTube at https://bit.ly/Heather-YT .  
For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on Twitter:  @IL_Institute .
 
Other episodes you'll enjoy:
What Your Team REALLY Thinks…in Real Time – with Greg Moran
Leading with Care in a Tough World – with Bob DeKoch & Phil Clampitt
Joy at Work! – with Roxanne Brown & Edward Cook
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RESOURCES:  
You can learn more about the employee-centric initiatives Heather and her team have created at ContinentalServes.com .
Or contact Continental via LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/continental-services-michigan/ .
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OUR PODCAST TEAM:  
Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf
Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko
Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko
Associate Producers Extraordinaire: Luigi Morelli & Connor Carson  
CONNECT WITH US:
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Website: InnovativeLeadership.com
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About Our Guest:  
Heather Krentler is the Chief Administrative Officer for Continental, a food management company that specializes in “Food Your Way”: providing flexible food solutions for a flexible workforce.  After fifteen years in advertising and media, Heather transitioned to the food industry in 2017 and has been dedicated to building consultative and collaborative centralized services for a rapidly growing enterprise ever since, including Human Resources, Marketing, Systems Management, Risk Management, Loss Prevention, and Project Management.  She brings a passion for service to the table and specializes in leadership development and change management as a Gallup-Certified Strengths-Based Coach.

S9-Ep1: The Job I Love to Hate: It’s Never Too Late to Upgrade Your Career!

Guest: Tammy Alvarez
You shudder when Monday rolls around. You dread checking overnight work messages on your phone when you wake up. Yup: it’s easy to find yourself in a career you don’t love, and not know how to get out.
Take heart! Tammy Alvarez has been there. She found her way out…and now coaches people to help them forge the path to careers they actually love. She shares some of her tips with host Maureen Metcalf in this episode. One key mindset: think of your career as a business, and you are its CEO. If you’re still searching for the job that brings you joy, these tips from Tammy and her Career Winners Circle -- a comprehensive collection of coaching and training programs designed to strengthen leaders to grow their careers quickly and sustainably – will help!
Here's what Tammy and Maureen cover:
How to determine what parts of working can still make you passionate about a job,
Why it’s never too late to switch jobs or careers – even as you near retirement, and
Saying goodbye to quiet quitting as the leader of your team!
For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on Twitter:  @IL_Institute .
Other episodes you'll enjoy:
- Career Sponsorship and Being Sponsor Ready – with Ricky Robinson & Keith Powell
- Finding Meaning, Joy, & Purpose in What You Do – with Paul Gibbons
- The Career Toolkit: Essential Skills for Success No One Taught You – with Mark Herschberg
  
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RESOURCES:  
Learn more about Tammy’s career coaching firm at CareerWinnersCircle.com. You can also connect with Tammy on LinkedIn here.
The book Maureen mentioned – Leadership 2050 – to which she contributed is available here.  
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OUR PODCAST TEAM:  
Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf
Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko
Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko  
Podbean Guru: Luigi Morelli
CONNECT WITH US:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Innovativeleadership
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/innovativeleadershipinsitute/
Website: InnovativeLeadership.com
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About Our Guest:  
Meet Tammy Alvarez, CEO and founder of Career Winners Circle: a comprehensive collection of coaching and training programs designed to strengthen leaders to grow their careers quickly and sustainably.
Her spirited “Break all the Rules” approach blends decades of C-Suite experience on Wall Street with a pragmatic, results-based coaching style. She helps business professionals like you create impact so you can love every Monday morning again! 
She is an inspirational coach, trainer, and epic storyteller who delivers transformative learning experiences for her global client base. She believes the heart of every successful business is leaders who inspire courage.

S8-Ep23: How to Harness Honesty

Peter Kozodoy was peeved at the number of lying, dishonest managers, CEOs, and other leaders he had to contend with.  So he analyzed honesty…and found that honest leaders not only do better, but their teams function better, too.  Peter discusses:
How to use strategic brutal honesty to improve far more than morale: it improves sales, marketing, recruiting, and so much more;
The simple 2-question technique that teaches us how to shake off self-limiting talk that prevents us from success; and
How to use honesty like a Jedi mind-trick to spark creativity, resolve interpersonal conflicts, and become a more effective and empowered leader.
Peter’s book is Honest to Greatness.  
Other episodes you'll enjoy:
- To Be Honest: Lead with the Power of Truth, Justice, & Purpose - with Ron Carucci
-  The Power & Promise of Generation Z, Part 1 – with AnneMarie Hayek
- The Power & Promise of Generation Z, Part 2 – with AnneMarie Hayek
For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn . We're on Mastodon, Facebook, and Twitter, too!  
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RESOURCES:  
Peter’s book, Honest to Greatness, is available here.
He also has more information on his websites: PeterKozodoy.com and HonestToGreatness.com .
Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can follow her there at https://www.linkedin.com/in/maureenmetcalf/ .
She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. Your can peruse and purchase them here: https://amzn.to/3C4eSX0 .
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OUR PODCAST TEAM:  
Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf
Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko
Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko
CONNECT WITH US:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Innovativeleadership
YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership
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Website: InnovativeLeadership.com
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About Our Guest:  
Peter Kozodoy is the award-winning author of Honest to Greatness, an Inc. 5000 serial entrepreneur, TEDx speaker, and business coach who works with organizations and their leaders to help them overcome self-limiting bullsh*t and use honesty to achieve greatness. His articles on leadership and entrepreneurship have appeared in Forbes, Inc., HuffPost, PR Daily, and more. He holds a BA in economics from Brandeis University and an MBA from Columbia Business School, and lives in Puerto Rico with his wife and their spoiled dog. To strike up an honest conversation, visit PeterKozodoy.com.

S8-Ep33: Growing a Powerhouse City - Leading Together

Guest: Kenny McDonald
It takes a village to raise a city.  That twists traditional wisdom, but it’s true: no one leader can improve an urban landscape alone.  It takes a group of leaders in public and private partnership. When they’re united by one vision, their city can grow into a powerhouse.  Kenny McDonald oversees that for Columbus, Ohio – a city that’s launched into a bold future…most recently, as the site for Intel’s newest, largest chip plant.  As president of the Columbus Partnership, McDonald upholds and advances the shared vision of the city’s CEOs.  In this episode, he shares how that works so effectively – and what other urban leaders can learn from the Partnership’s example.  
Other episodes you'll enjoy:
- Hot Topics: A Prime Minister's Perspective with Kim Campbell
- Growing Up Biden: Family Lessons on Leadership with Valerie Biden Owens
- Empowering Women for the Prosperity of Nations with Amanda Ellis & Augusto Lopez-Claros
For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn . We're on Mastodon, Facebook, and Twitter, too!  
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RESOURCES:  
Information on Kenny’s organization, the Columbus Partnership, awaits at ColumbusPartnership.com. If you have specific questions, e-mail info@ColumbusPartnership.com .
Our host Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can follow her there at https://www.linkedin.com/in/maureenmetcalf/ .
She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. Your can peruse and purchase them here: https://amzn.to/3C4eSX0 .
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OUR PODCAST TEAM:  
Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf
Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko
Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko
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Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Innovativeleadership
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Website: InnovativeLeadership.com
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About Our Guest:  
Kenny McDonald serves as the third president and CEO of the Columbus Partnership, a civic organization of Columbus’ top business leaders. The Partnership was founded in 2002 to improve the economic and cultural base of Central Ohio. McDonald is responsible for leading strategies focused on diversity and equity, growth and development, and business and civic innovation, in order for the Columbus Region to achieve its vision to become the most prosperous metropolitan area in the United States.
He brings more than 25 years of experience working with metropolitan economies in Savannah, Georgia;, Albuquerque, New Mexico; and Charlotte, North Carolina. He also spent seven years as a global site location advisor for Fluor Corporation.

S8-Ep38: The Power of Passion & Perseverance - Four Levels of Grit

Guest: Jim Ritchie-Dunham  
There’s more to grit than determination – a whole lot more.  Knowing that can help you harness this incredible power of passion and perseverance.
Building on the work of Angela Duckworth and her seminal book, guest Jim Ritchie-Dunham shows how there are four levels of grit in an organization...an insight which dovetails neatly with his own work in ecosynomics.  Leaders often unknowingly determine how it cascades through various parts of their business – but because they’re not aware of it, they may be reinforcing the wrong kind for a particular department, team, or employee.  That results in inefficiencies, lower staff engagement, and the loss of talent.  But all of that can be boosted when grit is recognized and deftly applied.  Dig in to a deeper understanding of grit with Jim Ritchie-Dunham and host Maureen Metcalf!  
In this episode, you’ll learn:
The four lenses for viewing and identifying the grit in your team, and throughout your organization
The unstated social agreements you have with every single person you work with, and
How the best leaders see grit in their teams.
For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn .  We’re on Mastodon, Facebook, and Twitter, too!
Other episodes you'll enjoy:
The Science Behind Our Yes! - with Jim Ritchie-Dunham
The Good Fight: Using Productive Conflict - with Liane Davey
Mental Toughness: How to Embrace Stress for Greater Success - with Col. Deb Lewis
For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/innovativeleadershipinsitute/ . We're on Mastodon, Facebook, and Twitter, too!  
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RESOURCES:  
Jim's book, Ecosynomics: The Science of Abundance, is available here. He also co-wrote Managing from Clarity.
Jim also blogs regularly at https://jimritchiedunham.wordpress.com/ .
You can learn more about his Institute for Strategic Clarity at ISClarity.org .
Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can follow her there at https://www.linkedin.com/in/maureenmetcalf/ .
She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. Your can peruse and purchase them here: https://amzn.to/3C4eSX0 .
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OUR PODCAST TEAM:  
Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf
Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko
Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko
Podbean Guru: Luigi Morelli
CONNECT WITH US:
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Website: InnovativeLeadership.com
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About Our Guest:  
Jim is president of the Institute for Strategic Clarity, and is affiliated with Boston College, Harvard, EGADE Business School, and UPMadrid. He wrote Ecosynomics (2014) & co-authored Managing from Clarity (2001). He blogs regularly at jlrd.me. He has a BSPE (UTulsa), MIM (Thunderbird), MBA (ESADE), and PhD Decision Sciences (UTAustin).

S8-Ep41: What Your Team REALLY Thinks...in Real Time!

Guest: Greg Moran
"Good afternoon, staff. I'm listening."
If only your boss truly listened, like Frasier Crane! The reality is most folks high up the chain have little clue about what the front line -- and the customers the front line interacts with -- are thinking. As the staff at one major company said, "They're not even listening to us."
The solution is easy. Slack, Teams, and other chat channels have replaced the watercooler as your company's own internal social media. Listening to those conversations reveals a wealth of information...and solutions to boost your team's and customers' experiences. As an example, guest Greg Moran discusses the basics of how Aware's AI system finds trending topics without intruding on privacy.
In this episode, you’ll learn:1. There's a big difference between monitoring employees and listening to them
2. How listening -- directly and via AI -- gives people a voice in the head office; a voice not filtered by management, and3. How to maintain individuals' privacy while keeping a finger on the pulse of your team.
 
Other episodes with Greg Moran:
Evolving Leadership to Navigate Disruption
The New Role of Leadership in a Hybrid Workplace
Watch this video excerpt from this podcast
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RESOURCES:  
The website for Greg's company, Aware, is: www.awarehq.com .
Greg's blog is at https://www.awarehq.com/blog/author/greg-moran .
Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can follow her there at https://www.linkedin.com/in/maureenmetcalf/ .
She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. Your can peruse and purchase them here: https://amzn.to/3C4eSX0 .
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OUR PODCAST TEAM:  
Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf
Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko
Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko
Podbean Guru: Luigi Morelli
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About Our Guest:  
Greg Moran is a C-level digital, strategy and change leadership executive with extensive global operations experience. He led corporate strategy for Ford and designed the plan that Alan Mullaly used to turn around the company. Greg held C-level IT positions in app dev, infrastructure, and core banking applications at Ford, Nationwide Insurance, and Bank One/JPMC, respectively. He began his career in consulting with Arthur Andersen Accenture, working across industries with 100 companies over the course of a decade. He is passionate about leadership and culture, and displays that passion as COO at software company Aware – and shares it by teaching part time at Ohio University.

S8-Ep53: 5 Trends to Know: Leadership in 2023

Turning the tables, Christopher Washington -- the provost and Executive Vice President at Franklin University – interviews our host, Maureen Metcalf, on the top five trends leaders will contend with in 2023.  The key it to lead with a scientist's mindset, experimenting and creating opportunities to help your organization navigate the destabilizing effects of the trends, and to take advantage of the opportunities they create.In this episode, you’ll learn:1. How will issues of sustainability and energy security impact businesses?
What are the implications of inflation and food insecurity on your workforce, and your ability to retain employees?3. Is your internal training creating outdated leaders?
For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/company/innovativeleadershipinsitute/ .  We’re on Mastodon, Facebook, and Twitter, too!
 
 
Other episodes you'll enjoy:
Do No Harm: Ethics for Leaders with Terri O’Fallon
Facing Uncertainty: It’s VUCA with Christopher Nolan
Expecting the Unexpected: VUCA in Action at Red Roof with George Limbert
For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/innovativeleadershipinsitute/ . We're on Mastodon, Facebook, and Twitter, too!  
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RESOURCES:  
Maureen Metcalf posts a newsletter every week on LinkedIn. You can follow her there at https://www.linkedin.com/in/maureenmetcalf/ .
She’s also written several award-winning books on leadership development. Your can peruse and purchase them here: https://amzn.to/3C4eSX0 .
Christopher Washington writes on Medium at https://drchristopherwashington.medium.com/ and with the Forbes Nonprofit Council at https://councils.forbes.com/forbesnonprofitcouncil .
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OUR PODCAST TEAM:  
Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf
Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko
Video & Graphics Editor: Devon Mushalko
Podbean Guru: Luigi Morelli
CONNECT WITH US:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Innovativeleadership
YouTube: @InnovatingLeadership
Twitter: @IL_Institute
Mastodon: @InnoLeader
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/innovativeleadershipinsitute/
Website: InnovativeLeadership.com
Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating!
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About Our Guest Host:  
Dr. Christopher Washington is a tireless supporter of global leadership development, designer of accessible, inclusive and relevant education, and champion for the role of universities in workforce development. He serves as the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs for Franklin University. Dr. Washington takes an active role in his local community by serving on the International Visitors Council and on the U.S. Global Leadership Coalitions Ohio Advisory Council. He is a member of the Forbes Nonprofit Council,is the immediate past Chair of the Board of Directors of the Washington D.C.-based Global Ties U.S., and is on the America 250 International Task Force.