Innovating Leadership: Co-Creating Our Future

S6-Ep2: Diamonds in the Rough: Sustainability & Corporate Citizenship with DeBeers VP Pat Dambe

Featured Guest: Pat Dambe
De Beers Vice President Pat Dambe takes a case study approach to the private and public sector partnership between De Beers and the government of Botswana on sustainability and corporate citizenship. She discusses her personal and corporate story and the courage required to contribute responsibly to the communities in which she works and resides. Pat’s story offers a model for a company and a country to create an interconnection that transcends the challenges both face to ensure a vibrant global company and a vibrant company “forever”.  She shows that diamonds aren't the only gems De Beers exports; they serve as an example of how a company can change how it operates even after a century of old-school practices.
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About Our Guest:  
Pat has over 20 years executive leadership experience working for a variety of Fortune 500 companies and luxury brands including Coca Cola South Africa, Draft FCB, Thebe Investments, Bentley etc. Educated in Botswana, USA and Canada, she holds a BA Honours from Queens University from Ontario, Canada. Pat is currently the Vice President of Corporate Affairs and Government Relations at De Beers Global Sightholder Sales (DBGSS) and is responsible for Government Relations, External Communications, Sustainability and Social Investment. Her primary role is to protect and promote the brand and reputation of the DBGSS and diamonds as a category and support the commercial interests of the business with external and internal stakeholders. The role also entails managing DBGSS’s relationships with Government and non-Government stakeholders.

S8-Ep49: Leading in Circles: The Inevitable Circular Economy

Featured Guest: Christoph Hinske
Can you survive in the new economy?
As the supply chain disruptions have shown, our current economic model is very linear. One kink in the chain can cascade through our whole system, nationally and globally. And our linear economy assumes unlimited resources to keep production going to start the chain. But unless we start mining asteroids soon, Earth has finite resources…and climate change is reducing even those (for example, where do we get wood as forests continue to die off?).  
One solution is the circular economy, but its proponents are seeing it as an ideal. Christoph Hinske of Saxion University joins us to point out the “impossibilities” of the circular economy system, and the problems those can create. It’s a necessary process to strengthen the circular economy’s possibility while we face the inevitable transition to something new in the ways we conduct business.  
Christoph is the co-editor of a new book, The Impossibilities of the Circular Economy: Separating Expectations from Reality, with experts from 12 different countries weighing in on why our current economic system will fail -- and what it will take for a circular economy to replace it.  
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:  
Here are the links to Christoph's book, The Impossibilities of the Circular Economy: Separating Expectations from Reality:
Regular Narrative Edition = https://www.routledge.com/The-Impossibilities-of-the-Circular-Economy-Separating-aspirations-from/Lehmann-Hinske-Margerie-Nikolova/p/book/9781032154435  
Graphic Novel Style Edition = https://360dialogues.com/360portfolios/ce-impossibilities  
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Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf
Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko
Our Website: www.InnovativeLeadership.com 
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About Our Guest:  
Mr. Christoph Hinske is an associate professor at the School of Finance and Accounting at SAXION University of Applied Sciences, covering Systems Leadership and Entrepreneurial Ecosystems. In his work, Christoph observed that our rapidly transforming economies force leaders to be systemic since they need to act in complex, ambiguous ecosystems. Consequently, his research focuses on empowering leaders to change their strategic and operational models from linear to circular to ecosystemic. He observed that 80 of organizations, intending to transform their models to be more systemic, continue doing the old stuff, using new fancy words. They still apply the same tools, mindsets, and frameworks developed to build linear success.

S8-Ep48: Art, Leadership...and the Art of Leadership

Featured Guests: Ren Washington and Laura Gibson
Though we rarely think of it, there are strong connections between art and leadership. Art sets the environment and tone of the workplace; in your business or home office, it sets the tone of any conversation -- and sends a strong message of who you are, as a person and as a leader. The type of art around your team also shapes the kind of creativity and problem-solving they'll generate. The Center for Creative Leadership has used and studied art as a critical component of leadership development for decades; Ren Washington and Laura Gibson of the Center join us to explore the many ways art and leadership interconnect.  
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Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf
Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko
Website: InnovativeLeadership.com
Join us on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/innovativeleadershipinsitute/  
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About Our Guests:  
Ren Washington is a Leadership Solutions Partner at the Center for Creative Leadership. In his role, Ren is committed to helping clients address their most challenging and complex issues around organizational change and innovation, equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI), executive presence and image, influence, and resilience.  
Laura Gibson is the Art Curator at the Center for Creative Leadership, having taken over the program in 2005. In her role, Laura secures artists for rotating exhibits and receptions open to the public, as well as managing CCL’s permanent art collection. She is passionate about the impact the art has on staff, participants, and the community.  
Center for Creative Leadership website: ccl.org 

S8-Ep47: The Bonobo Sisterhood: Ape Society’s Lessons for Leadership - with Diane Rosenfeld

Featured Guest: Diane Rosenfeld
People like to think humanity is at the top of cultural achievement, the pinnacle of evolution’s craftwork. But one glance at the daily headlines proves we have problems. Lots of problems. Across all nations, there’s one glaring problem that hits hard over half our population: sexism. From subtle misogyny to outright violent abuse, women continue to be left on the outside of patriarchies…of a man’s world.
That’s not the case with bonobos. They’re our close evolutionary relatives: apes with whom we share 98.7% of our DNA. And their society is very equal. They share parenting duties and food amongst the entire group. And the females defend each other when needed, banding together like sisters regardless of status, age, or friendship. It’s the Bonobo Sisterhood, and guest Diane Rosenfeld tells us there’s a lot our political and corporate leaders can learn from these primates who show just how primitive people can be in comparison!
For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on Mastodon:  @InnoLeader .   
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Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf
Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko
Web Site: InnovativeLeadership.com   
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For More Information on The Bonobo Sisterhood:   
www.BonoboSisterhood.com   
You can purchase The Bonobo Sisterhood at https://amzn.to/3VqHArV . 
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 .
  
About Our Guest:   
Diane L. Rosenfeld, J.D., LL.M., is Founding Director of the Gender Violence Program and Lecturer on Law at Harvard Law School.
Her breakthrough legal work, research, and arguments have appeared in the New York Times, Washington Post, Glamour, and more. Her op-eds have been featured in the Washington Post, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, cnn.com, and the Harvard Crimson.
She served as the first Senior Counsel to the Office on Violence Against Women at the U.S. Department of Justice and as an Executive Assistant Attorney General in Illinois. In 2007, she created and taught the first legal seminar on Title IX in the country, which continues to this day at Harvard Law School. She also advised the Obama Administration on the prevention of campus sexual assault and contributed to the Presidential Task Force on Protecting Students from Sexual Assault.

S8-Ep27: The Five Lost Superpowers

Featured Guest: John Reid
Adulthood is kryptonite.
We’re all born with superpowers.  Curiosity is the most easily recognizable.  As children, we’re flooded with it.  But as adults, instead of being rewarded for having a million questions, we’re expected to have the answers.  Leaders, in particular, believe they should have all the answers.
Your superpowers are still there, and truly great leaders know how to unlock them.  John Reid will help you rediscover yours, too!  Author of The Five Lost Superpowers, Reid joins host Maureen Metcalf to identify the powers we’re all born with…and to provide some basic tools to reactivate them so you can achieve your full potential, personally and as a leader.  And when you do that, you’ll help the people around you achieve their potential, too!
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Other episodes you'll enjoy:
The Power of Praise: Making People's Performance Positive with Ben Marcovitz
Facing Uncertainty: It’s VUCA with Christopher Nolan
The Bonobo Sisterhood: Ape Society's Lessons for Leaders - with Diane Rosenfeld
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:  
Information on John's firm, the J.M. Reid Group, is at www.JMReidGroup.com.
His book, The Five Lost Superpowers, is available on Amazon at https://amzn.to/3GnM4eL.
Maureen Metcalf posts a leadership 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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Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf
Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko
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About Our Guest:  
John Reid is the Founder, President and Lead Designer of JMReid Group, a global behavior change organization specializing in leadership, development, sales effectiveness and skill enhancement. After John survived three bouts of cancer, he decided to pursue his passion for learning and development. John pursued this passion with a belief that people want to get better and can get better, but it is often the manner in which traditional training is designed and delivered that makes this desire for growth difficult.
As the lead designer for JMReid Group, John shifts the design emphasis from models and intellectual property to a learning experience that is relevant to the learner’s real world, taps into participants’ wisdom and is engaging and sustainable. His is a clearly learner-centric approach.

S8-Ep46: Opportunity in Uncertainty - with Dr. Ciela Hartanov

Featured Guest: Dr. Ciela Hartanov
When you face uncertainty, how do you react?
We’re biologically wired to meet uncertainty with concern, even panic or anxiety: it triggers our fight-or-flight response. But behind that veil of the unknown lies tremendous opportunity, and we can rewire our brains to look forward to it…to welcome uncertainty as fun and exciting. As Dr. Ciela Hartanov explains to host Maureen Metcalf, the key is to hack our own mindset to create a new mental framework. In the process, we may just find ourselves in more humane workplaces.
For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on Twitter:  @IL_Institute .
RESOURCE: Information on Dr. Hartanov’s reference to Patagonia is here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/timabansal/2022/09/20/chouinards-donation-of-patagonia-is-big-and-bold-but-not-new/?sh=55ae26163ecf.  Maureen’s general insights on leadership are also available at Forbes: https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/people/maureenmetcalf/?sh=de4f1fa1e7d8.
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About Our Guest:
Dr. Ciela Hartanov is a futurist, organizational psychologist, human behavior expert, writer, and thinker dedicated to reinventing work. She helps leaders create a revolution inside the modern workplace, one aimed at breaking a system that promotes work practices that have existed since the industrial era. She was part of the founding team of The Google School for Leaders and Head of Next Practice Innovation and Strategy at Google, where she developed projects designed to shape the future of leadership and work. She currently runs humcollective, a boutique strategy and innovation firm that helps companies, executives, and teams make sense of the forces shaping the future and prepare strategically.
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Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf
Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko
Website: www.InnovativeLeadership.com

S8-Ep45: Expecting the Unexpected: VUCA in Action at Red Roof

Featured Guest: George Limbert
The pace of change in the world is rapidly increasing, and there’s no slowing it down. VUCA – a program developed by the U.S. military – is a way of identifying the disruptions of change…and, more importantly, of being ready for them.
 
We’ve talked about the theory of VUCA before (see our interview with Chris Nolan posted September 6, 2022). In this episode, George Limbert talks about VUCA and its antidotes practiced in the real world. George is the head of Red Roof Inns. The COVID pandemic presented a sudden onslaught of Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity for the entire travel and hospitality industry worldwide. Yet Red Roof emerged from the pandemic with some of their best financials ever.
How? George and his team were VUCA-ready. He shares his experience and business-tested VUCA antidotes in this episode so you can prepare for the uncertainties to come, too!
For daily wisdom from our guests, be sure to follow us on Twitter: @IL_Institute.
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Host and Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf
Producer and Editor: Dan Mushalko
Guest: George Limbert, President of Red Roof Inns
Learn more at InnovativeLeadership.com and www.RedRoof.com.

S8-Ep30: Humbitious: How to Be Ambitious Without the Ego - With Amer Kaissi

Featured Guest: Amer Kaissi
A major myth in politics and business is that arrogant, over-confident people are better leaders.  But reality reveals the opposite: humility combined with ambition drives the best leadership performance – and that, in turn, improves the entire organization.
Author and Trinity University professor Amer Kaissi discusses the details with host Maureen Metcalf.  His new book, Humbitious, digs deep into the reasons the humble-yet-ambitious leader delivers the best results…for everyone from front line staff to the board of directors.  This isn’t academic theory; Kaissi studied real-world leaders from Napoleon Bonaparte to New Zealand’s acclaimed Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern.  While narcissists sometimes do make it to the top, they’re the exception, and their actual performance (as opposed to their PR) tends to be less than stellar.
Fortune favors not simply the bold, but the humbitious!----------------------
Other episodes you'll enjoy:
- Mental Toughness: How to Embrace Stress for Greater Success
- Career Sponsorship - And Being Sponsor-Ready
- Informed Leadership: The Power of Trauma
 
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:  
- Amer's new book, Humbitious, is available here .
- His earlier book, Intangibles: The Unexpected Traits of High-Performing Healthcare Leaders, is here.  
- And his specialty tome, Flipping Health Care through Retail Clinics and Convenient Care Models, is here.
Amer's website is www.AmerKaissi.com .
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Host & Executive Producer: Maureen Metcalf
Editor & Producer: Dan Mushalko
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Website: InnovativeLeadership.com
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About Our Guest:  
Amer Kaissi is an award-winning professor of health-care administration at Trinity University, a Top-15 program. His previous book, Intangibles: The Unexpected Traits of High-Performing Healthcare Leaders, won the 2019 American College of Healthcare Executives (ACHE) Book of the Year Award. He is a national speaker with Huron/Studer Group and a faculty member with ACHE, the University of Colorado Denver, and Boston College. Kaissi is the director of the Executive Program at Trinity University, where he teaches courses in leadership, professional
development, and public speaking. Kaissi works with MEDI—a division of Navvis—and with the Leadership Development (TLD) Group as an executive coach, and consults with hospitals and other organizations in their strategic planning efforts. Kaissi is also a certified executive and physician coach. He lives in San Antonio,
Texas, with his wife and their two teenagers. Learn more at www.amerkaissi.com

S8-Ep44: Leading with Care in a Tough World

Featured Guest: Bob DeKoch and Phil Clampitt
Only 15% of workers in the U.S. feel engaged with their jobs. That's just one job ill poor leadership spawns; bad leaders also cause turnover, absenteeism, and more. What is going wrong?  Some leaders have the right beliefs and sentiments. Others may possess the right skills. Yet world-class leaders need BOTH the right beliefs and practices to address the current employee and organizational challenges.  That ideal combination produces a leader who goes beyond servant leadership to truly caring leadership – and the results on employee engagement are profound.In their new book, Leading With Care in a Tough World:  Beyond Servant Leadership, authors Bob DeKoch and Phil Clampitt detail the transformation to caring leadership – and the reasons it’s so deeply needed by so many organizations. They share those reasons in this episode.
For daily leadership musings, follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter (we're @IL_Institute).
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Host: Maureen Metcalf
Producer: Dan Mushalko
About our guests:
Bob DeKoch has devoted his entire career to leadership roles, refining his own skills, and mentoring hundreds of aspiring leaders. His passion for people and for extraordinary outcomes is what drives him. Rising to senior executive roles in numerous organizations, Bob has developed and put into practice the many teachings in his books. He has over four decades of experience across major market sectors: the construction services industry and real estate development business, the pulp and paper industry, the beverage industry, and the chemical industry. He has served on boards of US organizations—for-profit and nonprofit—including a major international corporation. This diverse experience has helped him develop unique insight into inspired leadership. Bob is currently the founder of the leadership consulting firm, Limitless, whose services are described at www.lmtlss.biz.
Phillip G. Clampitt (PhD, University of Kansas) is the Blair Endowed Chair of Communication at the University of Wisconsin Green Bay. He was previously designated the Hendrickson Named Professor of Business. Phil has won numerous awards for his teaching and scholarship. His students started calling him “Dr. So What” because he asked, “So what?” so often, as a prod to encourage them to think about the implications of their ideas (see www.DrSoWhat.com). The Wall Street Journal and MIT Sloan Management Review highlighted his work on decision downloading, which details how companies can effectively communicate decisions to those not involved in the decision-making process. Phil has consulted on leadership, communication, and strategic planning with organizations such as Nokia, PepsiCo, The US Army War College, Schneider National, and Dental City.
DeKoch and Clampitt have worked in a partnership for over thirty years. They have coauthored Transforming Leaders into Progress Makers: Leadership for the 21st Century (see www.progressmakers.net) and Embracing Uncertainty: The Essence of Leadership (see www.imetacomm.com/eu). They have a passionate interest in helping others become successful leaders. Their research, writing, and mentoring have helped thousands of people become better leaders.

S8-Ep43: Joy at Work!

Featured Guest: Roxanne Brown and Edward Cook 
85% of employees worldwide are not engaged in their workplaces. That takes an obvious toll on morale…and productivity. What can you do?
Roxanne Brown and Edward Cook have some compelling answers. They cofounded The Change Decision, a change and culture consultancy focused on growing Joy at Work. Their mission sounds simple, but after decades of disengagement, there is both art and science in boosting your staff. They’ll explore insightful change leadership tips, including strategies for managing ongoing changes; what to do when facing change resistance; how to inspire teams and managers; and navigating deeply personal, complex feelings that come with being a change leader.

S2-Ep42: Leading with Story: Captivate, Convince, Inspire

Featured Guest: Paul Smith
Paul discusses the power of stories for leaders. He shares his insights about what works, why it works, and how you will be more effective as a leader if you master the use of stories. Paul recounts a compelling story told by Bob McDonald, CEO of Proctor and Gamble, and connects it to a primary leadership and parenting lesson for him. Paul illustrates:
1. What a great leadership story is.
2. The primary elements of a story.
3. Why you should use stories to lead and sell.
4. The most common mistakes when using storytelling.
You will walk away with a foundation for using story in your role as a leader. Learn more about using story in leadership by reading Paul's book Lead with Story.

S7-Ep20: Digital Body Language: How to Build Trust and Connection

Featured Guest: Erica Dhawan
In a world of work-from-home and so much of our personal interaction being digital, we need to understand what we are conveying by digital body language. Today, Erica Dhawan joins the show to share findings from her newest book – Digital Body Language – which decodes the new signals and cues of effective collaboration and teamwork in a digital-first human workplace. Listeners will learn to investigate and improve their own digital body language so that they can support a silo-breaking, trust-filled environment at their places of work. Listeners will understand that the language and punctuation we use across all mediums requires that we be careful, conscious and considerate, and always mindful of how our recipients might respond.