Cultivating Potential

In this episode, Karen interviews John Hagel. John Hagel III, currently the founder of Beyond Our Edge, LLC, has more than 40 years of experience as a management consultant, author, speaker, and entrepreneur based in Silicon Valley but with a global range of activities. He is the founder of two Silicon Valley startups and was senior vice president of strategy at Atari, Inc. He spent 16 years as a partner at McKinsey & Company, where he was the founder of their E-Commerce Practice, and spent 13 years as a partner at Deloitte, where he was the founder and leader of the Center for the Edge, a global research center. In addition, he has published 8 books, including his latest, The Journey Beyond Fear.  If you enjoyed this interview with John, be sure to connect with him on LinkedIn and check out The Journey Beyond Fear and his other books on Amazon.  Also, be sure to connect with host Karen Zeigler on LinkedIn, where she talks about the future of leadership - leading by design—using the innovative leadership principles of design thinking to transform the future of how your company works. You can also check out more of her content on her website and Youtube channel.

In this episode, Karen interviews Jason Burnham. He is the Founder of Culture Design, LLC a global network of purpose-driven consultants, designers, and researchers, consisting of communication strategists, brand developers, experience designers, anthropologists, social scientists, leadership advisors, executive facilitators, and transformation architects, who think systemically about the impact business has on society.  Jason is committed to helping organizations and communities design sustainable solutions to accelerate innovation, build resiliency, and drive continuous improvement. Through his culture design practice, Jason equips his clients with the capabilities to assess, design, and develop thriving cultures to ensure strategy realization, brand activation, and operational excellence. You can connect with Jason on Linkedin or on his website www.culturedesign.com Also, be sure to connect with host Karen Zeigler on LinkedIn, where she talks about the future of leadership - leading by design—using the innovative leadership principles of design thinking to transform the future of how your company works. You can also check out more of her content on her website and Youtube channel.

In this episode, Karen interviews Gal Rimon, CEO of Centrical. Gal Rimon is the founder and CEO of Centrical, a fast-growing, growth stage SaaS startup that has the mission of putting the frontline employees at the center of business success. By providing a personal guided experience to contact center agents and salespeople, Centrical helps them be engaged, improve their performance, learn and grow. Centrical is trusted by more than 100 large global enterprise organizations, including Yahoo, Microsoft, Verizon, British Telecom, and Coca-cola. Also, be sure to connect with host Karen Zeigler on LinkedIn, where she talks about the future of leadership - leading by design—using the innovative leadership principles of design thinking to transform the future of how your company works. You can also check out more of her content on her website and Youtube channel.

In this episode, Karen interviews Paul Glover. Paul is the No B.S. Workplace Legacy Coach, a recovering trial lawyer, an unabashed Starbucks addict, the author of WorkQuake™: Making the Seismic Shift to a Knowledge Economy, a Chicago Bears fanatic, a speaker on business, and leadership topics, and a Member of the Forbes Coaching Council. Be sure to connect with Paul on LinkedIn and check out WorkQuake™: Making the Seismic Shift to a Knowledge Economy on Amazon.  Also, be sure to connect with host Karen Zeigler on LinkedIn, where she talks about the future of leadership - leading by design—using the innovative leadership principles of design thinking to transform the future of how your company works. You can also check out more of her content on her website and Youtube channel.

In this episode, Karen interviews Oladimeji Olutimehin. Dimeji works as a coach with employees to equip them with tools and strategies to create value for their employer, and as a consultant, he works with companies to help them become Truly Human Companies. He has published several books: Value Giver, Truly Human Leadership, Truly Human Employee, Truly Human Company, and Truly Human School. You can connect with Dimejl on Linkedin, and check out his Truly Human book series on Amazon.  Also, be sure to connect with host Karen Zeigler on LinkedIn, where she talks about the future of leadership - leading by design—using the innovative leadership principles of design thinking to transform the future of how your company works. You can also check out more of her content on her website and Youtube channel.

In this episode, Karen interviews Paul Slater. Paul Slater is the Co-Founder and CEO of BillionMinds, an organization with the mission to help a billion people thrive at unstructured, ambiguous work through practical skills development. Paul has spent over 25 years working in various technology strategy roles, writing and delivering courseware and books for organizations including Microsoft, Oracle, HP, and Shell. He formed his training and consulting organization before shifting to building large-scale architectures inside enterprises and managing the organizational change associated with adopting new technology. At Microsoft, Paul designed architectures for portfolio management and cloud computing and consulted with startups and large enterprises (including Telus and GoDaddy) to build their businesses on the Microsoft Cloud. Ultimately he shifted into the Healthcare Technology space and became the CTO for Life Sciences. Over these years – Paul became increasingly obsessed with what makes people effective by combining secondary research into productivity practices with primary research into the habits of the most effective among us. In 2020 he took a leap of faith and left Microsoft to form BillionMinds so he could help others start every day with motivation and end it with accomplishment. You can connect with Paul on Linkedin, Twitter, and experience Billion Minds software for free.  Also, be sure to connect with host Karen Zeigler on LinkedIn, where she talks about the future of leadership - leading by design—using the innovative leadership principles of design thinking to transform the future of how your company works. You can also check out more of her content on her website and Youtube channel.

In this episode, Karen interviews Oscar Trimboli, author of Deep Listening - Impact Beyond Words.  Oscar Trimboli is on a quest to create 100 million Deep Listeners in the world. He is an author, host of the Apple Award-winning podcast—Deep Listening, and a sought-after keynote speaker. He is passionate about using the gift of listening to bring positive change in workplaces. Oscar consults with organizations including American Express, AstraZeneca, Cisco, Google, HSBC, L'Oréal, PwC, and Stryker helping chairs, boards, executives and their teams listen to what's unsaid by the customers and employees. Oscar lives in Sydney with his wife Jennie, where he helps first-time runners and ocean swimmers conquer their fears and contributes to the cure for cancer as part of Can Too, a cancer research charity.  If you've enjoyed this interview with Oscar Trimboli, be sure to connect with them on LinkedIn and visit ListeningQuiz.com.   Also, be sure to connect with host Karen Zeigler on LinkedIn where she talks about the future of leadership - leading by design. Using the innovative leadership principles of design thinking to transform the future of how your company works. You can also check out more of her content on her website and her Youtube channel.

In this episode, Karen interviews Alexandra Levit, author of Humanity Works: Merging Technologies and People for the Workforce of the Future. Alexandra is a Workforce and Human Capital Author, Analyst, Consultant, Futurist, Founder, and CEO of Inspiration at Work. She been recognized by Thinkers 50 Radar Thinker 2019, American Management Association Top Leader and Northwestern University Emerging Leader of the Year. Alexandra is a former nationally syndicated columnist for the Wall Street Journal and writer for the New York Times, Fast Company, and Forbes.  If you enjoyed this interview with Alexandra Levit, be sure to connect with her on LinkedIn or Twitter @Alevit. Also, be sure to connect with host Karen Zeigler on LinkedIn where she talks about the future of leadership - leading by design. Using the innovative leadership principles of design thinking to transform the future of how your company works. You can also check out more of her content on her website and her Youtube channel.

In this episode, Karen interview Erika Andersen, author of "Change from the Inside Out: Making You, Your Team, and Your Organization Change-Capable".  Erika is the founding partner of Proteus, a coaching, consulting, and training firm that focuses on leader readiness. She and her colleagues support leaders at all levels to get ready and stay ready to meet whatever the future might bring. Erika advises senior executives in companies like Spectrum, Revolt Media, Spotify, and Amazon on organizational visioning and strategy, team development, and their personal evolution as leaders. If you enjoyed this interview with Erika Andersen, be sure to connect with her on LinkedIn or Twitter @Erikda Andersen. She regularly shares excellent content there as well as her popular leadership blog at Forbes.com, and her other books  -Growing Great Employees (see Episode 1) -Be Bad First,  -Leading So People Will Follow,  -Being Strategic, and  As the Proteus Leader Show's creator and host, a podcast that offers quick, practical support for leaders.  Also, be sure to connect with host Karen Zeigler on LinkedIn where she talks about the future of leadership - leading by design. Using the innovative leadership principles of design thinking to transform the future of how your company works. You can also check out more of her content on her website and her Youtube channel.

In this episode, Karen interviews George Anderson, author of "Stuck Happens: 95 Simple Life Hacks for Thinking and Thriving - Design Thinking for Personal Use." George is a Program Director for Microsoft's services organization, an Adjunct Professor and guest lecturer for several universities, and a long-time author and speaker. George leads teams of program and project managers, architects, and consultants tasked with digitally transforming organizations through new business applications and solutions. An avid life-long learner, he holds design thinking, management, and technical certifications, an MBA & a PhD in Applied Management.  Be sure to connect with George on LinkedIn and on Twitter and grab your copy of "Stuck Happens: 95 Simple Life Hacks for Thinking and Thriving - Design Thinking for Personal Use." Also check out George's other books: Design Thinking for Program and Project Management Executive Leadership Lessons & Opportunities And more. Also, be sure to connect with host Karen Zeigler on LinkedIn and Twitter where she talks about the future of leadership - leading by design. Learn to use the innovative leadership principles of design thinking to transform the future of how your company works. You can also check out more of her content on her website and her Youtube channel.  

In this episode, Karen interviews Danny Speros about the book "People Operations: Automate HR, Design a Great Employee Experience, and Unleash Your Workforce."  Danny is the VP of People Operations at Zenefits leading the global people and talent functions and plays a key role in company culture and employee experience leveraging the Zenefits People Operations Platform. In addition to his work at Zenefits the last 5 years Danny has over 20+ years of experience within the world of business and people operations in the tech, staffing, construction, and logistics industries. Be sure to connect with Danny on LinkedIn and on Twitter and grab your copy of "People Operations: Automate HR, Design a Great Employee Experience, and Unleash Your Workforce."  Also to learn more about the work of Danny and Zenefits visit Zenefits.com Also, be sure to connect with host Karen Zeigler on LinkedIn where she talks about the future of leadership - leading by design. Learn to use the innovative leadership principles of design thinking to transform the future of how your company works. You can also check out more of her content on her website and her Youtube channel.  

In this episode, Karen interviews Wendy Appel about her book Inside Out Enneagram: The Game-Changing Guide for Leaders. Wendy is the Founding Partner of Trilogy Effect, a firm dedicated to helping leaders and organizations harness their employees' untapped potential. As an executive coach Wendy's life's work is helping people live and lead from their greatness. Some of the world's biggest, best-known brands, such as GSK, Pfizer, EA, J&J, Genentech, and many more, trust Wendy to produce tangible results. Be sure to connect with Wendy on LinkedIn and grab your copy of her book Inside Out Enneagram: The Game-Changing Guide for Leaders. Also to learn more about the work of Wendy and Trilogy Effect visit TrilogyEffect.com Also, be sure to connect with host Karen Zeigler on LinkedIn where she talks about the future of leadership - leading by design. Learn to use the innovative leadership principles of design thinking to transform the future of how your company works. You can also check out more of her content on her website and her Youtube channel.  

In this episode Karen interviews Halee Fischer-Wright about a book she co-authored titled "Tribal Leadership: Leveraging Natural Groups to Build a Thriving Organization."  Halee Fischer-Wright, MD is the President and CEO of the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA), a national organization that has been leading change in the business of healthcare and medical practice management since 1926. Representing more than 55,000 members across the nation, MGMA helps its members improve profitability and sustainability, develops new business solutions, and advocates on their behalf regarding regulatory and policy issues. She is also the author of Back to Balance: The Art, Science, and Business of Medicine. Be sure to connect with Halee on LinkedIn and grab your copy of her book "Tribal Leadership: Leveraging Natural Groups to Build a Thriving Organization."  Also, be sure to connect with host Karen Zeigler on LinkedIn where she talks about the future of leadership - leading by design. Learn to use the innovative leadership principles of design thinking to transform the future of how your company works. You can also check out more of her content on her website and her Youtube channel.    

In this episode, Karen interviews Mark Crowley about in his book Lead from the Heart - Transformational leadership for the 21st century. Mark Crowley spent 25 years guiding individuals and teams to achieving record-breaking sales and profitability performance in the financial services industry where he focused on the most authentic driver of human engagement there is — emotional connection. His experience and a deep dive into groundbreaking research on the topic led him to author Lead from the Heart - Transformational leadership for the 21st century. The success of his message has launched a Lead from the Heart podcast that reaches 153 countries, a global speaking career, and works as an organizational culture consultant.  Be sure to connect with Mark Crowley on LinkedIn and grab your copy of his book Lead from the Heart.  Also, be sure to connect with host Karen Zeigler on LinkedIn where she talks about the future of leadership - leading by design. Learn to use the innovative leadership principles of design thinking to transform the future of how your company works. You can also check out more of her content on her website and her Youtube channel.

In this episode, Karen interviews Elvin Turner about in his book Be Less Zombie: How Great Companies Create Dynamic Innovation, Fearless Leadership, and Passionate People. Elvin Turner is an executive advisor and associate professor of innovation, entrepreneurship & creativity at several business schools. Elvin has coached and facilitated hundreds of strategy and innovation programs around the world for companies including Universal, Telefonica, Cisco, O2, Santander, and Accenture. Elvin's work spans consulting, facilitation, conference speaking, leadership development, and coaching. His experience extends from working with new and disruptive technology start-ups to seasoned leadership teams inside conservative, global institutions.  Be sure to connect with Elvin Turner on LinkedIn and grab your copy of his book Be Less Zombie.  Also, be sure to connect with host Karen Zeigler on LinkedIn where she talks about the future of leadership - leading by design. Learn to use the innovative leadership principles of design thinking to transform the future of how your company works. You can also check out more of her content on her website and her Youtube channel.  

In this episode, Karen interviews Christian Busch about his book Serendipity Mindset - the art and science of creating good luck.  Dr. Christian Busch is a world-leading expert on innovation, purpose-driven leadership, and cultivating serendipity. He is a professor at New York University, where he directs the CGA Global Economy Program and also teaches at the London School of Economics. Previously, he co-directed the LSE's Innovation and Co-Creation Lab. Christian is co-founder of Sandbox Network, a global community of young innovators; and co-founder of Leaders on Purpose, an organization leading CEOs and empowering them to integrate profit and purpose. He is a member of the World Economic Forum's Expert Forum, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and among Diplomatic Courier's "Top 99 Influencers", JCI London's "Ten Outstanding Persons of the World", and the Thinkers50 Radar list of 30 management thinkers “most likely to shape the future of how organizations are managed and led.” Be sure to connect with Christian on Linkedin and grab your copy of his book Serendipity Mindset.  Also, be sure to connect with host Karen Zeigler on LinkedIn where she talks about the future of leadership - leading by design. Learn to use the innovative leadership principles of design thinking to transform the future of how your company works. You can also check out more of her content on her website and her Youtube channel.

In this episode Karen interviews Geoffrey Matthews about the book he co-authored titled, Engaged: Unleashing Your Organization's Potential Through Employee Engagement.   Geoffrey is named as one of the world's top 101 Employee Engagement Influencers, Geoffrey Matthews is a consultant, coach, and writer based in Geneva, Switzerland.  He has also previously held HR leadership positions in major companies such as HP, Nestlé, and Roche. Shortlisted for the CMI Management Book of the Year Award, it was described by Professor Klaus Schwab, the founder of the World Economic Forum as an “essential reading for all business leaders”.  Be sure to connect with Geoffrey on LinkedIn and grab your copy of Engaged. Also, be sure to connect with host Karen Zeigler on LinkedIn where she talks about the future of leadership - leading by design. Learn to use the innovative leadership principles of design thinking to transform the future of how your company works. You can also check out more of her content on her website and her Youtube channel.

In this episode, Karen interviews Simon & Garrick co-authors of the Curious Advantage.  Simon Brown  -Chief Learning Officer at Novartis a focused medicines company, and one of the leading companies in the world. At Novartis Simon has led the development of a new, award-winning learning strategy. Simon, as the chief learning officer, gained Novartis several global awards for learning including the award for Learning Strategy Innovation. In addition, Simon co-founded Brightwave, one of the UK's leading eLearning companies, which was acquired by Capita Plc.   Garrick Jones - Co-founder and partner at Ludic Group and co-author of the book ALIVE: Digital Humans and Their Organizations. Garrick is a fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science where he has taught Capstone programs in International Relations and designed the ground-breaking Open Innovation Program. His research is focused on Creative Economies and large-scale support systems for commerce, culture, education and community development in which innovation is critical. He advises on numerous projects for corporations and governments and state-of-the-art think tanks, including the award-winning Future Trends Forum.  He works with Fortune 100 clients, governments, the UN and UNDP.  Be sure to connect with Simon and Garrick on LinkedIn as well as check out their book The Curious Advantage  Also, be sure to connect with host Karen Zeigler on LinkedIn where she talks about the future of leadership - leading by design. Learn to use the innovative leadership principles of design thinking to transform the future of how your company works. You can also check out more of her content on her website and her Youtube channel.

Brian Kropp is the Chief of Research and Group Vice President at Gartner and recent People Hum Top 200 Thought Leaders to follow in 2021. He oversees the lines of business that support Chief Human Resources and their leadership teams. He works with this cadre of leaders to develop strategic plans that will attract, groom, and retain top talent. Brian has authored more than 40 research studies at Gartner, led more than 200 strategy sessions with executive teams at Fortune 100 companies as well as lead more than 300 Executive Education sessions across the Globe.  He is a frequent contributor to CNN, the Economist, the Financial Times, the Wall Street Journal. Be sure to connect with Brian on LinkedIn and Twitter @BrianKropp.  Also, be sure to connect with host Karen Zeigler on LinkedIn where she talks about the future of leadership - leading by design. Learn to use the innovative leadership principles of design thinking to transform the future of how your company works. You can also check out more of her content on her website and her Youtube channel.    

Debra is an award-winning HR leader, consultant, world-class speaker, and three-time best-selling author who has been named one of the top 101 global employee engagement influencers.  After 20+ years working for global companies such as Gap Inc, Merlin Entertainments, and Reward Gateway, Debra now inspires and ‘pays it forward' by helping others develop and deliver HR strategies in a rebellious way, pushing the boundaries and challenging the status quo to truly drive employee engagement.  Be sure to connect with Debra on LinkedIn and get details on the book at rebelplaybook.com. Also, be sure to connect with host Karen Zeigler on LinkedIn where she talks about the future of leadership - leading by design. Learn to use the innovative leadership principles of design thinking to transform the future of how your company works. You can also check out more of her content on her website and her Youtube channel.    

Erika Andersen is a founding partner of Proteus, a coaching, consulting, and training firm that focuses on leader readiness.  Erika advises senior executives in companies like Viacom, CBS, Nike, Spotify, and Sony on organizational visioning and strategy, team development, and their evolution as leaders. Today Erika shares the wisdom and insight from her book - Growing Great Employees - Turning Ordinary People into Extraordinary Performers.  If you enjoyed this interview with Erika Andersen, be sure to connect with her on LinkedIn or Twitter @Erikda Andersen. She regularly shares excellent content there as well as her popular leadership blog at Forbes.com, and her other books  -Be Bad First,  -Leading So People Will Follow,  -Being Strategic, and  As the Proteus Leader Show's creator and host, a podcast that offers quick, practical support for leaders.  Also, be sure to connect with host Karen Zeigler on LinkedIn where she talks about the future of leadership - leading by design. Using the innovative leadership principles of design thinking to transform the future of how your company works. You can also check out more of her content on her website and her Youtube channel.