S11E14 - Forbes Feature - The One Thing That’s Sabotaging Your Career Growth, with Amy Blaschka

12/01/20 • 14 min

In this HCI "Forbes Feature" Podcast episode, where Dr. Jonathan H. Westover explores Amy Blaschka's recent Forbes article, "The One Thing That’s Sabotaging Your Career Growth." Check out the video here: https://youtu.be/MoKMAJhpdg4. See the related Forbes article here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/amyblaschka/2019/12/16/stop-doing-the-one-thing-thats-sabotaging-your-career-growth/?sh=698b41665e66 Video Overview: "You know those amazing business and thought leaders we all admire? The ones we place high upon a pedestal, touting their business acumen and wisdom? Spoiler alert: they’re not perfect, nor do they try to be. In fact, eschewing perfection in favor of progress might be the secret to their success. Here are three ways you can stop trying to be “perfect” in your career, and instead, make progress." Amy Blaschka (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amyblaschka/) has made a career offering “stories as a service.” From her degree in film to her three decades spent branding products, places, and people, to founding her strategic writing practice, Amy has always understood the power of weaving a compelling tale. She helps leaders craft their stories to communicate and connect better through concise and compelling ghostwritten social media posts. Amy also writes engaging, original, and authentic Career Stories for her clients, positioning them for success and changing how others perceive, pay, partner with, and promote them. In all her work, Amy provides her clients clarity of messaging to strengthen their personal brands and thought leadership. A longtime Leadership Contributor for Forbes, Amy covers personal transformation and its impact on career growth. She also regularly creates and shares original content on her active social media channels. Her career spans several decades and industries, but her goal has always been the same: to help her clients identify and communicate their strengths in a creative and highly appealing manner. Before founding her strategic writing practice, she spent a decade in the marketing and communications industry, beginning her career at Young & Rubicam Advertising and culminating as a branding consultant for international firms Landor Associates and Enterprise IG. During this time, she partnered with her clients to create, renew, and strengthen their brands. She then applied her branding expertise to the world of travel and tourism, where for over fifteen years, she led and advised destination marketing organizations in California. Her engagement within the tourism industry led to her involvement with the California Travel Association, where she served on its Executive Committee and board, as Chair of its annual conference, and leader of its statewide Ambassador Council. Her love of telling a compelling story can be traced back to her college years. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Film & Media from the University of California, San Diego with a minor in Communications. Ranked in the Top 10 Performance Management Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/performance_management_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 10 Workplace Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/workplace_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 15 HR Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/hr_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 15 Talent Management Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/talent_management_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 15 Personal Development and Self-Improvement Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/personal_development_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 30 Leadership Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/leadership_podcasts/

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S11E13 - Throwback Tuesday - Driving Successful Organizational Change Initiatives, with Scott Anderson

In this HCI "Throwback Thursday" Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Dr. Scott Anderson about working with executive teams to drive successful organizational change initiatives (originally aired on June 19, 2020). See the video here: https://youtu.be/GwS9kvfuMn4. As a change management and business communications strategist, Scott Anderson (https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottandersonphd/) helps executives get more buy-in, quicker adoption, and better business results in their major organizational changes. His career has been about helping individuals, teams, and leaders organize and simplify their difficult challenges into actionable plans that improve their results and unchain their potential. Scott has led various change management initiatives in the IT industry, including software implementations, enterprise planning, enterprise project management practices, corporate performance measurement and dashboards, technology governance policies and processes, and other executive initiatives. In addition to being certified by Prosci as a Change Practitioner and completing Prosci's Experienced Practitioner Program, he is also a Prosci Certified Advanced Instructor (PCAI), which enables me to facilitate and certify internal employees in Prosci's change management process. As a graduate of Prosci's Train-the-Trainer program, he has facilitated change management courses for hundreds of executives, practitioners, managers, project professionals, and front-line employees. In addition to change management, he is also experienced in: Executive Communications - Business and Professional Communications - Performance Measurement - Training Development - the IT Industry - University Teaching - Multimedia Design - Corporate Strategy and Planning - Visual Business Intelligence (Data Visualization) - Product Management - Process Management - Project Management - Persuasion and Social Influence Ranked in the Top 10 Performance Management Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/performance_management_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 10 Workplace Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/workplace_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 15 HR Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/hr_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 15 Talent Management Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/talent_management_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 15 Personal Development and Self-Improvement Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/personal_development_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 30 Leadership Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/leadership_podcasts/

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S11E15 - ”Wednesday WE-Forum Feature” - What Will the Future of Jobs Be Like?

As part of our new "Wednesday WE-Forum Feature" series, exploring can't-miss insights from the World Economic Forum and their key takeaways, In this HCI Podcast episode Dr. Jonathan H. Westover explores the recent WE-Forum video, "What Will the Future of Jobs Be Like?" See the full video and details here: https://www.weforum.org/videos/what-will-the-future-of-jobs-be-like. The Future of Jobs report maps the jobs and skills of the future, tracking the pace of change. It aims to shed light on the pandemic-related disruptions in 2020, contextualized within a longer history of economic cycles and the expected outlook for technology adoption, jobs and skills in the next five years. Learn more and read the report: wef.ch/futureofjobs2020 The World Economic Forum is the International Organization for Public-Private Cooperation. The Forum engages the foremost political, business, cultural and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas. We believe that progress happens by bringing together people from all walks of life who have the drive and the influence to make positive change. Ranked in the Top 10 Performance Management Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/performance_management_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 10 Workplace Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/workplace_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 15 HR Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/hr_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 15 Talent Management Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/talent_management_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 15 Personal Development and Self-Improvement Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/personal_development_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 30 Leadership Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/leadership_podcasts/