Inspire Greatness

In this episode we talked with Dr. Ciela Hartanov and discussed the top 5 most important things that a leader needs to do to be agile and innovative without burning people out.

Dr. Ciela Hartanov is the founder and managing director of humcollective, a boutique strategy and innovation firm that helps companies, executives, and teams make sense of the forces shaping the future and prepare strategically.

Ciela 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.

Ciela has been a featured speaker at a wide range of conferences from The

House of Beautiful Business to the HR Leaders Forum in Australia. She has been quoted in Psychology Today and Forbes and is sought after for her thought leadership on the future of leadership and adaptable organizations.

Her book, Reclaiming Sensitivity, is scheduled for release in early 2023.

Ciela brings a multidisciplinary view that leverages business foresight and organizational development to break barriers and invent the next practices for humane, kind, and responsive workplaces.

Join us as we discuss with Ciela to be agile and innovative without burning people out. Learn the story of how Dr. Hartanov started her journey into creating the systems Google uses to shape leaders and create innovative strategies. Hear why providing space and stability around innovation is vital if you want to generate results. Listen to Matt and Ciela discuss the difference between designed strategies and adaptive strategies and why each are equally important.

If you would like to read the show notes on this episode you can find them on our website, Business Leadership Today:

https://businessleadershiptoday.com/dr-ciela-hartanov-on-being-agile-and-innovative-without-creating-burnout/

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In this episode we talked with author Paul Marciano and discussed the top 7 most important things that a leader needs to do to improve employee engagement and retention.

Paul is a leading authority on employee engagement and retention. He earned his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Yale University where he specialized in behavior modification and motivation.

Paul has served on the faculties of Davidson College and Princeton University where he has taught courses in Leadership, Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Survey Development, Research Methods, and Statistics.

Paul has worked in the field of Organizational Development for 25 years and is president of the human relations consulting firm Whiteboard, LLC, a company committed to helping organizations cultivate, manage, and grow their human capital.

Paul is also a strategic adviser to Kudos Inc. an innovative SaaS employee engagement platform.

Paul’s internationally acclaimed book Carrots and Sticks Don’t Work: Build a Culture of Employee Engagement with the Principles of RESPECT provides dozens of real world case studies and turnkey strategies to increase employee discretionary effort and reduce turnover.

His newest book is called Let's Talk About It: Turning Confrontation into Collaboration.

Join us as we discuss with Paul how to improve employee engagement and retention. Learn about Paul’s RESPECT model and how each piece of the model leads to higher levels of understanding and engagement. Hear how setting clear expectations and forming continuous, healthy lines of communication will help any leader grow their team members.

If you would like to read the show notes on this episode you can find them on our website, Business Leadership Today:

https://businessleadershiptoday.com/paul-marciano-on-how-respect-helps-improve-employee-engagement-and-retention/

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In this episode we talked with author Stacey Barr and discussed the top 10 most important things that a leader needs to do to create a high-performance culture that doesn’t burn people out.

Stacey is a specialist in strategic performance measurement and evidence-based leadership.

Her purpose is to help leaders get tangibly clear about the results they intend to achieve in their organization, and to better recognise how well they are achieving those results.

Stacey helps executives and senior leaders, along with their planning and performance professionals to lead the creation and use of meaningful, results-oriented performance measures that transform the culture and achieve organisational goals.

Stacey is also the author of Prove It!: How to Create a High-Performance Culture and Measurable Success .

Stacey has always been comfortable with numbers and actually started her career as a research statistician.

Join us as we discuss with Stacey how to create a high-performance culture that doesn’t burn people out. Learn Stacey’s insights on how measurement and KPI’s should be used for learning and growing instead of judging performance. Hear what “weasel words” are and how they can inhibit you from properly communicating the goals of your organization.

If you would like to read the show notes on this episode you can find them on our website, Business Leadership Today:

https://businessleadershiptoday.com/stacey-barr-on-how-meaningful-measurement-creates-a-high-performance-culture/

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In this episode we talked with author Eric Chester and discussed the 2 most important things that a leader needs to do to attract and retain great employees in a dismal labor market.

Eric is an acclaimed in-the-trenches workforce researcher and thought leader. For more than 20 years, he has been studying, analyzing, and reporting on engaging workplace cultures.

His ideas and strategies for finding and retaining frontline workers have been cited by major media and are used by companies and organizations all over the world. Eric has also delivered more than 3000 paid keynote speeches on three continents.

He is also the author of of multiple best-selling books including On Fire at Work: How Great Companies Ignite Passion in Their People without Burning Them Out, and Fully Staffed: The Definitive Guide to Finding and Keeping Great Employees

Join us as we discuss with Eric how to attract and retain great employees in a dismal labor market. Hear Eric discuss how the labor market has shifted to put the prospective employee first and why you must sell potential employees on why your organization is a great place to work. Listen to Eric describe the difference between “hunting” and “fishing” approaches to recruitment.

If you would like to read the show notes on this episode you can find them on our website, Business Leadership Today:

https://businessleadershiptoday.com/eric-chester-on-how-to-attract-and-retain-great-employees-in-a-dismal-labor-market/

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In this episode we talked with author and thought leader Mike Figliuolo and discussed the top 10 most important things that a leader needs to do to create a workplace culture where leaders and team members truly care for each other.

Mike is a former officer in the US Army and a West Point Grad. After leaving the Army, Mike worked as a consultant with McKinsey and then went on to hold executive roles at Capital One and The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company.

Then Mike founded thoughtLEADERS because he believes practitioners make the best instructors and because he has a passion for people development and organizational improvement. Mike is also one of the top authors on LinkedIn Learning where his video-based training courses have been viewed millions of times.

Along with this, Mike is also the author of One Piece of Paper , Lead Inside the Box, and The Elegant Pitch .

Join us as we discuss with Mike how to create a high performance culture that doesn’t burn people out. Hear real life stories of how the daily actions of leaders help build the culture of a company. Learn how leaders can benefit from decisiveness and avoiding being a “squirrel.”

If you would like to read the show notes on this episode you can find them on our website, Business Leadership Today:

https://businessleadershiptoday.com/mike-figliuolo-on-building-a-high-performance-culture/

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