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Podcast Episode #82: "Transforming Business During Disruptive Times" - an Interview with Amy Bunszel

Transforming Business During Disruptive Times

In case you missed my LIVE interview with the amazing Amy Bunszel (Executive Vice President of Architecture, Engineering & Design Solutions, Autodesk), here are a few of the wisdom gems she shared

  • Inclusive and diverse cultures are more likely to be agile and innovative. These cultures have less turnover, thanks to increased morale, opportunity and equity.
  • Incorporating one time company holidays when the stress is really building up. The entire company being off allows people to recharge fully.
  • Reach out to your employees to let them know that as leaders, we are paying attention to what is happening internally and externally.
  • As a leader, ask yourself how are you enabling others? What really motivates you? Try to stay true to that as you navigate through your career, because there'll be twists and turns along the way. -
  • It’s imperative that we ensure the right amount of flexibility so that people who want to spend more time in...
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Want More Recognition?

recognition Mar 09, 2021

Want More Recognition?

Has anyone ever given you a compliment that you’ve downplayed or shrugged off as being insignificant or ‘not a big deal’? Maybe you’ve achieved a new level of success or had a big win and then just moved on to the next thing without taking in the magnitude of what YOU did. 

Permission for a healthy dose of tough love…

If you want more recognition from others, it’s important to start recognizing yourself more. This serves two purposes. First, progress boosts confidence, momentum and motivation. In order to capitalize on this, it’s important to pause and party! Be sure to celebrate the process and not just the ‘W’s’. For example, you made 3 phone calls to key stakeholders or if you practiced relentlessly for an upcoming presentation. Of course, if you got that raise, promotion or kudos, schedule in a way to celebrate that as well! Don’t forget to plan that ‘pause and party’!

Second,...

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Happy International Women's Day 2021

Uncategorized Mar 08, 2021

Happy International Women's Day 2021

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Podcast Episode #81: "Paving the Way for Next Gen Female Leaders" - an Interview with Laura Guio

next generation Mar 04, 2021

Paving the Way for Next Gen Female Leaders

In case you missed my LIVE interview with the fabulous Laura Guio (General Manager, Global Cisco and Apple Alliance and California Senior State Exec, IBM), here are a few of the wisdom gems she shared:

  • You need to have this little voice inside of you asking: What do you stand for? What do you want to do? How do you want to operate? Then you're able to distinguish and make decisions based on that.
  • Women and the underrepresented minorities when you are trying to go after something, ask, you could be told no, but try again. Sometimes it takes multiple tries.
  • Take the combination of selling what you do know and being enthusiastic and energetic about what you want to learn.
  • You need to have some small aspect of what you know about a job. And then there will be some aspect of the job you don't know. You just need to want to know more and highlight that people.
  • It’s important to be self aware. Highlight what you like and what you're...
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Podcast Episode #80: "Unlocking the Potential of Your People" - an Interview with Cindy Healy

Unlocking the Potential of Your People

In case you missed my LIVE interview with the remarkable Cindy Healy (Director Employee Onboarding - World Wide Learning, Microsoft), here are a few of the wisdom gems she shared:

  • Raise your level of awareness and seek out people that have talent or that have passion for things that they might not even recognize in themselves.
  • Lead by bringing out the authenticity in people. Talk about what is best for them as a person as an individual. And what is their vision for their careers? And then how do you map opportunities to that?
  • As a leader connect your team with the right people that can help them further in their journey.
  • Help people navigate from “what if” to “imagine if”, sends them in a more positive trajectory. Where you can plant seeds of ideas.
  • Powerful mindset tool of envisioning success. Whatever that be you want, setting your mind up to the positive mindset of achieving success.

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Podcast Episode #79: "Optimizing Revenue During Disruptive Times" - an Interview with Allison Metcalfe

revenues sales Feb 25, 2021

Optimizing Revenue During Disruptive Times

In case you missed my LIVE interview with the amazing Allison Metcalfe (Chief Revenue Officer, Demandbase), here are a few of the wisdom gems she shared:

  • A part of the growth mindset is positioning yourself correctly before you are about to take on something challenging.
  • People don't want to stay in companies that tolerate high performing bad actors. It's a tremendous business risk.
  • We need to evaluate if the person is coachable. If they're coachable, then it's probably worth the investment. If they are not coachable, then you have to have an exit conversation.
  • If leaders don't have faith in their team, then team members will find it hard to believe. So it’s critical, that you are aware of how your leaders position things to their teams, and how people are feeling because it's a business risk, you will lose revenue
  • The concept of balance is really important, but also diversity of how you're spending your time. stop being glued...
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Podcast Episode #78: "Keeping Products and People on Track in Disruptive Times - an Interview with Karen Pilla

flexibility productivity Feb 24, 2021

Keeping Products and People on Track During Disruptive Times

In case you missed my LIVE interview with the  phenomenal Karen Pilla (Senior Director, Development Operations, Oracle), here are a few of the wisdom gems she shared:

  • The key word is flexible. You have to be flexible during these times. It's okay to hit that wall. And take some time for yourself
  • It's okay not to always feel productive especially when going through times of change.
  • As a leader it's important to give them the freedom to act and if they don't have the best day today, they'll do better tomorrow.
  • The most important piece of being able to keep people productive is making sure that they understand that it's possible to be flexible.
  • It’s important to throw in some fun activities in weekly meetings and calls to keep morale high and to destress.
  • For products, It's essential to be realistic and flexible, about what our deadlines are, when we can deliver things.

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Podcast Episode #77: "Breath Work for Overwhelm and Productivity" - an Interview with Bianca Rathgeb

Breath Work for Overwhelm and Productivity

In case you missed my LIVE interview with the remarkable Bianca Rathgeb (Founder, Goldene Mitte), here are a few of the wisdom gems she shared:

  • Grounding breathing helps if you're getting stressed and overwhelmed. - It really calms you down and helps you to be able to think again.
  • When stressed out at a home office situation or an important meeting is coming up. You do ground breathing.
  • You do a few rounds, like two minutes or so breathing and get centered again.
  • Fountain breathing has a releasing function like releasing the old and getting new energy in it.
  • You add an intention. The first few rounds, releasing pain, anger, anxiety. And then we breathe in new, could be more joy, or more fun or more inspiration, whatever you need.
  • Breath work helps you to become more grounded, which in turn helps increase productivity.

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Podcast Episode #75: "The Importance of Empathetic Leadership" - an Interview with Lindsay Zwart

empathy leadership Feb 18, 2021

The Importance of Empathetic Leadership

In case you missed my LIVE interview with the remarkable Lindsay Zwart (Chief Enterprise Officer and Director, Vodafone), here are a few of the wisdom gems she shared:

  • Leading with compassion and empathy is what sets women apart. We can’t begin to understand what our customers and our team require without understanding where they’re coming from.
  • You need to cut yourself a break and know that as much as you want to do everything, you don’t need to do everything. Pick what will be the best for you to engage and have the best outcome.
  • You are the outcome. If you put the right structures in place, you can find the right balance that you need. Because work will continue calling, part of it, is accountability on understanding it’s on you as well to not take on more.
  • It is imperative to ask for help when needed. There’s no shame in that. Bringing smart brains together, bringing the collaboration of minds can get you the...
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Podcast Episode #74: "Innovation During Disruptive Times" - an Interview with Debbie Gibb

Innovation During Disruptive Times

In case you missed my LIVE interview with the extraordinary Debbie Gibb (Managing Director of N Ventures), here are a few of the wisdom gems she shared:

  • Build a core team around you of people who have skills that complement yours
  • It is critical create the environment where people can take risks and fail, creating an environment of “we can do it” mentality, especially if things aren’t going well
  • Lead by rolling out on what's happening in your industry real time and learn from that and make adjustments real time
  • Bring back the holistic view of critical thinking and the different perspectives
  • Own your story, where you are in your life and tell your story. Really define your own version of success as opposed to somebody elses

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