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The self-aware leadership sounds a bit like an oxymoron.

You know what your intentions are when you do what you do and say what you say. So of course you're self-aware of yourself.

BUT, are you really aware of all that you need to stay on top of to flawlessly execute your business strategy?

Ooh, maybe not, and you wouldn't be alone. As today's guest, Robert Courser, author of Line of Sight: The Five Keys for Strategic Execution in an Age of Uncertainty, explains.

* The missing piece of self-aware leadership

* How employee surveys contribute to self-aware leadership

* How self-aware leadership lets you work "on" your business, not just "in" your business

* Why self-aware leadership is essential for strategy alignment and execution

* And much more

Robert Courser is a CEO advisor who has been helping small and medium-sized enterprises scale up for the past twenty years.

In his book, “Line of Sight: The Five Keys for Strategic Execution In An Age of Uncertainty,” Robert draws on stories and anecdotes from his clients to share the simple tools and insights that help free up the growth potential of leaders and their companies.

Classically trained as a culinary chef, Robert knows about delivering excellence in a high-pressure environment.

In his inimitable, no-nonsense voice, Robert emphasizes the importance of internal alignment, of having resources in the right place at the right time, and of self-aware leadership to execute flawlessly.

If you liked this interview, you might also enjoy our other Risk Management episodes.

Contact Robert and connect with him on LinkedIn, Facebook, X (Twitter), and Instagram.

Also visit Line of Sight.

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Establishing a genuine culture of belonging takes more than signing new employees up for payroll and benefits.

What more could they possibly want? And how can executives, managers or entrepreneurs provide it?

Those are some of the things we're going to explore with the Jonathan Stutz, co-author of Daily Practices of Inclusive Leaders: A Guide to Building a Culture of Belonging.

* The role of leaders in supporting a culture of belonging in organizations

* How "dropping a pebble" contributes to building a culture of belonging

* Why building a culture of belonging is not the responsibility of the Human Resources Department

* Why one-on-one meetings are a massive opportunity to create connection with employees

* And much more!

Jonathan Stutz, M.A. (he/him/his) is the President of Global Diversity Partners, Inc.

He has over 25 years’ experience working in leadership roles at companies such as Amazon, Microsoft, and Zulily.

Jonathan earned his M.A. from City University of Seattle in Organizational Leadership and B.A. in Political Science from the University of Washington.

Jonathan serves on the Board of Trustees for the Bellevue, WA non-profit, Youth Eastside Services, and has served as Human Services Commissioner for the cities of Bellevue and Kirkland, WA.

If you liked this interview, you might also enjoy our other Leadership & Management episodes.

Contact Jonathan and connect with him on LinkedIn. 

Also visit his book website and Global Partners Diversity website.

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Employee career advancement is typically thought of a climbing the ladder of success with one promotion after another. But Julie Winkle Giulioni says they’re SO yesterday and offer fresh perspectives on employee career advancement to help your business win the war for talent.

* How changes in the marketplace require rethinking employee career development

* How expectations of employee career development have changed

* 3 Nontraditional growth opportunities for employee career development

* Why an abundant mindset is essential to employee career development

* How affirming employee contribution aids career development

* Julie’s multi-dimensional employee career development framework

* The generation gap in employee career development preferences

* And much MORE

Julie Winkle Giulioni is a champion for workplace growth and development. She believes that everyone deserves the opportunity to reach their potential. And she supports organizations and leaders who want to make that happen with keynote speeches, consulting, and training.

Julie is the author of Promotions Are So Yesterday: Redefine Career Development. Help Employees Thrive and the co-author of the international bestseller, Help Them Grow or Watch Them Go: Career Conversations Organizations Need and Employees Want, translated into seven languages.

She is a regular columnist for Training Industry Magazine and SmartBrief and contributes articles on leadership, career development, and workplace trends to numerous publications including The Economist.

Named by Inc. Magazine as a Top 100 Leadership Speaker, Julie’s in-person and virtual keynotes and presentations offer fresh, inspiring, yet actionable strategies for leaders who are interested in their own growth as well as supporting the growth of others.

Her firm, DesignArounds, creates and offers training products and experiences to organizations worldwide and has earned praise and awards from Human Resource Executive Magazine’s Top Ten Training Products, New York Film Festival, Brandon Hall, and Global HR Excellence Council.

If you liked this interview, you might also enjoy our other Human Resources episodes.

Contact Julie and connect with her on LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter.

You might also enjoy Julie’s previous interview on the show: The Things Reliable Employees Need to Hear You Ask For Better Employee Career Development.

Julie’s books: 

Diversity, equity, and inclusion are three key areas of helping individuals thrive professionally and personally in the workplace. In this episode, James McKim Jr., the founder of Organizational Ignition, shares his knowledge as he determines the myths surrounding diversity, equity, and inclusion in businesses. Some companies are committed to carrying out the DEI Principle to benefit the organization's bottom line. However, there is a difference between being committed to carrying out the DEI principle from applying it the right way. Join James as he shares how you can take this into action and watch your organization and its people grow and thrive! 

What You’ll Discover In The Myths Of Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion In Business:

• What myths keep the Senior Management from doing the smart thing?
• The tools and technology that can help people put these good intentions into action
• How can a small, midsized business grow and apply the DEI Principle in their business?

Guest Bio:

James T. McKim, PMP, ITIL, is founder and managing partner at Organizational Ignition where he and his team help organizations ignite efficiency through aligning people, processes and technology. He’s a sought-after speaker, coach, change manager and conference presenter, and is frequently interviewed by the media on organizational performance through diversity. His new book is The Diversity Factor: Igniting Superior Organizational Performance (EPIC Author Publishing, March 1, 2022).

Related Resources:

https://organizationalignition.com/

https://www.facebook.com/jtmckimjr

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jtmckimjr/?lipi=urn%3Ali%3Apage%3Ad_flagship3_feed%3B%2BVyabgCBRrqbQRjyZy2Ieg%3D%3D

https://www.instagram.com/mckimjames/

https://twitter.com/jtmckim

https://www.amazon.com/Diversity-Factor-Igniting-Organizational-Performance/dp/B09ZCKR3B6/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1FEMAMKWHPC2I&keywords=the+diversity+factor+and+mckim&qid=1659640004&s=books&sprefix=the+diversity+factor+and+mckim%2Cstripbooks%2C56&sr=1-1

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Appealing a lawsuit to the US Supreme Court seems to be very fashionable in certain circles. After all, no one likes to lose. Absolutely. No. One.

And that makes taking the case to the highest court in the land, for one more bite at the apple sound very appealing (no pun intended). But what factors should a business consider before taking the plunge?

This is a SPECIAL BONUS episode.

It's an interview with Clint Vince from the No Nonsense Legal Literacy Vault.

Some of you may remember that long before I started this podcast I did a series of teleseminars under the Ask the No Nonsense Lawyer banner where I invited prominent lawyers to share their insights about the US legal system that’s relevant to the business community.

Even though this interview originally aired in 2010, the mechanics, the planning, and factors to consider when appealing a lawsuit to the US Supreme Court continue to be relevant both now and into the future. 

What's also striking and why I released it as a "trick or treat" Halloween bonus is how scary it is to realize how easily the composition of the court and the philosophical differences between the justices can swing decision and upend long standing legal precedent.

* What factors to consider when appealing a lawsuit to the US Supreme Court

* How changes in the court’s composition causes philosophical realignment that can impact your case

* The role seniority plays in the functioning of the court

* Why the Solicitor General of the United States can be helpful when appealing a lawsuit to the US Supreme Court

* And MUCH more!

Clint Vince is the chair of Dentons’ US Energy Practice and Co-Chair of Dentons Global Energy Sector.

Clint is rated as one of the leading energy lawyers in the US and has directed the expansion of the US Energy team into a premier practice that includes professionals spanning the continent coast-to-coast, offering a full range of services to energy industry clients. He is widely recognized for his cutting-edge theories and solutions within the energy industry and has a top-tier litigation track record. Recently, Clint created the groundbreaking Dentons Smart Cities & Connected Communities Think Tank and he is one of the industry leaders on this subject.

Clint remains at the forefront of energy developments and continuously handles some of the highest profile cases in the industry. His experience involves major project development, legislative and regulatory advocacy on behalf of public and private clients, and litigation and appellate cases including US Supreme Court advocacy. Clint has handled more than 650 regulatory and litigation proceedings and argued before trial and state appellate courts; numerous US District Courts; and the US Courts of Appeals for the First, Second, Fourth, Fifth, Eighth, Tenth, Eleventh and District of Columbia Circuits; and the Supreme Court of the United States, in some instances multiple times. He also has handled too many complex energy transactions, negotiations and projects to count.

Clint has been described by clients as “brilliant, dedicated, professional, experienced. He has an amazing ability to work with each Board Member and with each Staff Member on their own level. He has the ability to make each one feel respected and valuable, and to guide even the most contentious topics to amicable resolve. He can also stand against the fiercest opponent successfully; his track record for this company proves that fact. Clint has been victorious in every lawsuit we have been involved in…for the last 30 years.”

 Dentons was named the “Energy Firm of the Year” by Who’s Who Legal Awards in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2021. Clint and his team of energy professionals, also were awarded Energy Daily’s Leadership Award...

Technological advancement provides more efficiency, accuracy, and preciseness in our work but not all things are wrapped in gold. This advancement also poses cyber threats to business, and understanding the need for cyber security culture allows us to avoid these threats. In this episode, Perry Carpenter, a Chief Evangelist and StrategyOfficer for KnowBe4, shares his insights about cyber security culture, its failures, and how you can avoid them. Tune in to gather more information on protecting your business from cyber threats by building an effective cyber security culture in your organization!

What You’ll Discover About Cyber Security Culture:

• What is Cyber Security Culture?
• How can you change behavior to achieve a conducive and tight cyber security culture?
• What is the root cause of cyber security failures in an organization?
• How can you start building a cyber security culture from the beginning?

Guest Bio:

Perry Carpenter, C|CISO, MSIA, who currently serves as chief evangelist and strategy officer for KnowBe4, the world’s most popular security awareness and simulated phishing platform. A recognized thought leader on security awareness and the human factors of security, he’s provided security consulting and advisory services for the world’s best-known brands. His previous book, Transformational Security Awareness: What Neuroscientists, Storytellers, and Marketers Can Teach Us About Driving Secure Behaviors, quickly gained a reputation as the go-to guide for security awareness professionals worldwide, and, in 2021, he was inducted into the Cybersecurity Canon Hall of Fame. He’s the creator and host of the popular 8th Layer Insights podcast and co-author of the new book The Security Culture Playbook: An Executive Guide to Reducing Risk and Developing Your Human Defense Layer.

Related Resources:

https://www.facebook.com/Perry.Carpenter.Author

https://www.linkedin.com/in/perrycarpenter/

https://twitter.com/PerryCarpenter

https://www.amazon.com/Security-Culture-Playbook-Executive-Developing/dp/1119875234/ref=sr_1_1?crid=20YOVCQ02XHH9&keywords=the+security+culture+and+carpenter&qid=1659639608&s=books&sprefix=the+security+culture+and+carpenter%2Cstripbooks%2C55&sr=1-1

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This fast-paced world has made it increasingly difficult to have our personal life taken care of while drowning in our work life. As such, we almost always hear advice that calls for "work-life balance." However, our guest in this episode believes that there is no such thing. Instead, we need to look for "work-life harmony." Steven Howard sits down with host Hanna Hasl-Kelchner to tell us all about this while taking us into his upcoming book that emphasizes the need for leaders to create a workplace of well-being and harmony. At a time when most collaboration is forced and toxic workplaces drive talent out, we need harmony more than ever. Join Steve as he shares more about getting harmony in the workplace and how this impacts our overall life.

What You’ll Discover About Achieving Harmony In The Workplace:

• The difference between forced collaboration and cooperatively collaborating
• The bottlenecks to getting harmony in the workplace
• The important role of leadership to shift the course of the organizational culture
• Why emotional intelligence is an important skill for leaders in the future
• Overcoming generational differences in the workplace
• Why innovation and creativity are requirements for organizations today

Guest Bio:

Steven Howard is the award-winning author of 21 leadership, business, and motivational books and the editor of nine professional and personal development books in the Project You series.

His latest book is How Stress and Anxiety Impact Your Decision Making. His book Better Decisions. Better Thinking. Better Outcomes. How to go from Mind Full to Mindful Leadership, received a Silver Award from the Nonfiction Authors Association. He also wrote Leadership Lessons from the Volkswagen Saga, which won three prestigious publishing industry awards (2017 Independent Press Award, National Indie Excellence Award, and San Francisco Book Festival Award). He is also the author of Great Leadership Words of Wisdom.

Howard is well-known and recognized for his truly international and multicultural perspective, having lived in the USA for over 30 years, in Singapore for 21 years, and in Australia for 12 years. He currently resides in Southern California.

Related Resources:

http://www.twitter.com/StevenBHoward

https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevenbhoward

https://www.facebook.com/StevenHowardAuthor

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What is a business all about? Is it just for profits? Listen to your host Hanna Hasl-Kelchner as she sits down for a conversation with John Feloni about how stakeholder capitalism can create long-term value by considering every stakeholder's needs. John uncovers the seven master keys of wisdom and wealth that could help you create success in today’s complicated world. He dives into effective leadership and management through building excellent relationships with everyone in your business. Generating revenue and profit is essential, but you can’t do that without your people. Tune in to learn how to stay focused on the things that matter and incorporate stakeholder capitalism in your organization.

What You’ll Discover About Stakeholder Capitalism:

• What’s important in any business venture
• The seven principles of wisdom and wealth
• Definition of stakeholder capitalism
• Showing gratitude and serving people through stakeholder capitalism
• What’s holding people back from paying attention on what’s happening on the field
• Good ways to connect with stakeholders
• Creating success today through stakeholder capitalism
• What business leaders need to know about  stakeholder capitalism

Guest Bio:

John Feloni, an author, entrepreneur, speaker, investment expert, and the founder and CEO of Stock Squirrel, Inc., a new FinTech that democratizes stock ownership. He’s the coauthor of the bestseller, The Fall of the House of Hutton, the story of the fall of the Wall Street powerhouse, EF Hutton. His new book is The Covenant Secret: An Inspirational Tale About Uncovering the 7 Master Keys of Wisdom and Wealth.

Related Resources:

http://johnfeloni.com/

https://facebook.com/johnfeloni

https://twitter.com/johnfeloni

https://www.amazon.com/Covenant-Secret-Inspirational-Uncovering-Master/dp/1735979236/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1LX9WCL3NSEVL&keywords=feloni+and+the+covenant+secret&qid=1659638677&s=books&sprefix=feloni+and+the+covenant+secret%2Cstripbooks%2C60&sr=1-1

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A talent-centric organization addresses the needs of individuals based on their strengths and weaknesses. What processes do you have in your company that ensures that the people you're recruiting are the best fit for your job offers? Join your host Hanna Hasl-Kelchner as she sits down for a conversation with Carol Schultz about engaging, managing, and retaining employees to elevate processes and drive growth.

Carol transforms executive leadership with custom strategies, coaching, and an authentic approach. In this episode, she shares valuable insights on identifying processes, effective recruiting, and retaining human resources that a company needs. She explains vital concepts on developing, sourcing, and evaluating workforce planning to ensure you get the right people in your business.

What You’ll Discover About Building A Talent Centric Organization:

• Great ways of crafting job descriptions in job advertisements
• Difference between employee development or retention in a talent centric organization
• Important functions of a talent centric organization
• What a talent centric organization do differently when it comes to recruiting
• Why building a talent centric organization matters
• What business leaders need to know about a talent centric organization  

Guest Bio:

Carol Schultz, founder and CEO of Vertical Elevation. She is a talent equity and leadership advisory expert. Recognized for her proficiency in corporate leadership, Carol has spent three decades helping executives gain clarity in their careers, make bold leadership moves, and create cultures of performance. Schultz and her team have helped hundreds of companies—from seed stage pre-initial public offerings to publicly traded companies—transform their organizations and create sustainable, talent-centric cultures that run at maximum efficiency. She's the host of the popular podcast Authentically Successful and author of the new book Powered by People: How Talent-Centric Organizations Master Recruitment, Retention, and Revenue (and How to Build One).

Related Resources:

https://verticalelevation.com/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolbschultz/

https://twitter.com/CarolBSchultz

https://www.amazon.com/Powered-People-Talent-Centric-Organizations-Recruitment/dp/195536205X/ref=sr_1_1?crid=MFL4G00SFJ8F&keywords=powered+by+people+and+schultz&qid=1659637709&s=books&sprefix=powered+by+people+and+schultz%2Cstripbooks%2C61&sr=1-1

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What are the challenges your business is facing today? You have to be willing to identify where you’re lacking and strive for continuous improvement.  Tune in as our guest Alexis Kingsbury discusses how you can systematize your business to achieve effective and efficient growth. Recently, Alexis has been talking to a lot of other business owners to understand what holds them back from systemizing their businesses to save them time and allow them to grow. He dives deep into attracting potential clients and converting those to sales. In this episode, he also explains the struggles and challenges your organization experiences that you could help address.

What You’ll Discover About The Ways To Systematize Your Business

• What systematizing means and why it’s a smart thing to do
• How to know when you're ready to systematize
• Why systematization doesn’t mean taking away the creativity and flexibility in your business
• How to scale your business without it being dependent on you as the leader
• Where to start when systematizing your business
• What’s holding many business owners back from systematizing

Guest Bio:

Alexis Kingsbury is an award-winning entrepreneur, with over 10 years of experience, currently running two SaaS businesses (AirManual and Spidergap) with a growing team of 16+ people, and supports others as a board member and consultant/coach (e.g. Sony Interactive Entertainment).

Recently, Alexis has been talking to a lot of other business owners to understand what holds them back from systemizing their businesses to save them time and allow them to grow (and what has worked for others!). He’s been sharing his findings, and it’s had a huge impact on many businesses. For example, Alexis won the ‘Most valued content’ award in 2021 for his workshop at Dan Bradbury’s Success Mastermind (a community of 60+ small business owners), which led to over 30 business owners adopting the tools and processes recommended.

Related Resources:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexkingsbury 

https://twitter.com/alexiskingsbury 

https://www.facebook.com/alexis.kingsbury

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