Goodness Pays Leadership

Welcome back to the Goodness Pays Leadership Podcast! Listen in as Paul Batz and Kevin Sensenig debrief the March Good Leadership Breakfast featuring Amanda Brinkman, CEO of Sunshine Studios and Keynote Speaker. This Good Leadership Breakfast Spring Series is all about Winning with a Goodness Culture - hear how Amanda does just that here.

Good Leadership recently launched its newest book: Good Leadership Is a Team Sport. Paul and Kevin talk about the early drafts of the book and how it came to the final product it is today. To purchase copies for your team, visit here.

Hear the conversation as Terry Rasmussen, President and CEO of Thrivent, and Paul Batz discuss her top three success habits including creating “One Big Goal” for your whole organization, and so much more.

Listen in as Duchesne Drew, President of Minnesota Public Radio, and Paul Batz discuss the concept of “thriving together” and learn how Duchesne's top three success habits are changing the industry of public radio.

Listen in as Paul Batz and Megan Remark, President and CEO of Regions Hospital discuss the pandemic, racial unrest in, and how to maintain a positive team through it all.

  Paul Batz and Ray Kowalik discuss accountability and how that affects the culture at Burns & McDonnell. As an employee-owned company, Burns & McDonnell is focused on investing in their employees, and that is reflected in their success.

  Paul Batz and Bruce DeWitt discuss operational assurance, creating a leadership system, Bruce’s sheep farm and so much more. Learn how Bruce took his company from the brink of “being bought” to a buyer in the industry.

Paul Batz and Kevin Warren, Commissioner of the Big Ten Conference discuss how to carve a better path forward for the young leaders in America.

John Thomas, VP of Basketball Development, Minnesota Timberwolves & Lynx, spoke at the first-ever online Good Leadership Breakfast. Immediately following, Paul Batz and John Thomas answered more of the online questions.

The Secret is Discovering Why You Exist: Charles Antis

Richard Davis shares his journey from a bank teller to CEO of U.S. Bank, and how that prepared him for the business of creating hope. Today he is CEO of Make-A-Wish America, the world’s largest organization that provides one true wish to children who have a critical illness. Paul Batz and Chady AlAhmar share their reactions to his inspiring presentation at the Good Leadership Breakfast in November 2019.

Nicole LaVoi shared her personal story of athletic triumphs in the face of a series of basic sexist and unjust experiences. Today she is one of the world’s foremost authorities on the importance of girls and women in sports for the health of our society going forward. Paul Batz and Rachel Uzlik share their reactions to her personal stories and eye-opening research.

Julie Kae, Executive Director of Qlik.org, shared her story of working on the big things, like climate change and battling disease, using data as her guide. Paul Batz and Chloe Radcliffe discuss Julie's ambition and action, from two very different lenses.

University of Minnesota student Olivia Peterson voices her enthusiasm for learning the foundation for How Goodness Pays. It’s a rare look into how an aspiring leader can change and grow with the help of a good mentor, and a book study group.

Gene Sieve, a vice president and regional manager at one of the world’s most successful employee-owned companies, Burns & McDonnell, shares proof points around how he has seen goodness pay. Paul Batz asks coaching questions and the two share actionable insights to help goodness pay with business results.

Alvin Abraham, Dean of the Daugherty Family College of the University of St. Thomas, shares the joys tribulations of being an entrepreneur whose mission is to “level the playing field” for under-served students who want a college education. Paul Batz and Chelsea Larson add insights from the perspective of young leaders who are exploring goodness.

Phil McKoy, CIO of United Healthcare, shares what goodness means to him and how growing up in rural Jamaica and the influences of his father and grandfather helped to shape his leadership today. He learned to serve and he learned the importance of hard work. "Our responsibility as a company is to make healthcare available, accessible, and affordable to everyone in the country."

Monte Nuckols, VP of IT at Adient, a global leader in automotive seating, shares a personal story about his journey through a stressful project and how goodness and focusing on the Seven Fs changed his life.

CEO of Regions Hospital, Megan Remark, has learned that healthcare is personal and she leads her teams and organizations with that premise. In this episode, Megan shares her journey and insights and how she applies them in her life, career, and especially to patient care. "How I talk, how I behave, how I respond under pressure, and how I react in a crisis should all be through the lens of goodness"    

In this episode, you'll hear Stedman Graham as the featured speaker at the February 2019 Good Leadership Breakfast talk about finding your own identity so that you can be a good leader. "The most important important question anybody will ever ask you in your life that will allow you to maximize your potential...is this: Do you know who you are?"

In this episode, you'll hear the last speaker of our Fall Good Leadership Breakfast series, Greg Cunningham Vice President of Global Inclusion and Diversity at U. S. Bank.  Greg shares great insight on how to lead as your true authentic self, no matter what workplace setting you might be in. “Authenticity is critical to your success because it builds trust which is at the core of any healthy relationship- personal or professional. Authentic leaders always radiate goodness, and create an environment where everyone can thrive in a culture encouragement, accountability and positive team work”.

In this episode, you'll hear Joseph Otting, Comptroller of the Currency, share his messages on how to find goodness in every path of your journey.  Paul Batz and Kelsey Meyer Schalkle host the episode and dive deeper into his message while also sharing tips and tricks on how to find goodness in your leadership.

In this episode, Pahoua Yang Hoffman shares her unbelievable journey as a young child and how she made her inner self-doubt voice, her friend.  You’ll hear Paul Batz and Kelsey Meyer Schalkle dive deeper into her life story and how to find goodness in self-doubt with tips and tricks that will hopefully help you along your leadership journey, as well!

The "Why" from Paul Batz and Paul Hillen: Why did we write the book, How Goodness Pays?  Our personal perspectives, and our professional motivations.

In this episode, Lindsey Riley shares her incredible story of finding goodness in a not-so good situation. You'll hear Paul Batz and Kelsey Meyer Schalkle dive deeper into her story about finding goodness in anything that life might throw at you.

How to Write a Book

The "How" from Paul Batz and Paul Hillen: How did we write the book, How Goodness Pays?

In this episode, Amanda Brinkman shares how Small Business Revolution has transformed how she thinks about marketing and how goodness really does pay in business. You’ll hear Paul Batz and Kelsey Meyer Schalkle dive deeper into the journey of transformation, both of an industry and a small business.

In this episode, Erik Gabrielson and Moira Petit share their personal leadership journey, a story of love, persistence and fiercely independent parenting. You’ll hear Paul Batz and Kelsey Meyer Schalkle dive deeper into their story of how to find goodness in every story and what that might mean as and for a leader.

This episode features Paul Hillen, a dear friend of Good Leadership sharing his story of changing not only his leadership behaviors, but philosophies. Kelsey Meyer Schalkle and Chloe Radcliffe discuss the courage involved in adaptation—plus, a sneak peek into Paul Batz and Paul Hillen’s forthcoming book, How Goodness Pays.

In a world filled with negative news stories coming at us 24/7, work is oftentimes our escape from the "Dark Noise." Jurriaan Kamp, the founder of the Intelligent Optimist, offers wisdom about the positive leadership impact we can have on ourselves and others in face of the Dark Noise, and Paul Batz and Chloe Radcliffe dissect how to find the goodness in everyday life.

This episode features a harrowing story of injury, self-reflection, and recovery that ultimately propelled Kevin Warren to his current position as the COO of the Minnesota Vikings.  Paul Batz and Chloe Radcliffe refect on Kevin's magnetic and inspirational story - and there's a gratitude challenge at the end that just might change how you view the people around you.

Have you found your purpose in life?  Paul Batz and Kelsey Meyer-Schalkle reflect on Good Leadership Breakfast speaker Richard Leider's guidance about the power of purpose - particularly his suggestion that everyone's purpose can be to grow and give.  All three are leadership coaches; let their insights illuminate your own mission.

Liwanag Ojala, CEO of CaringBridge, calls for changing how we view currency: how can you be the richest you've ever been without measuring in dollars?  Paul Batz and Chloe Radcliffe discuss the necessity of collective support and reflect on their own communities.  Listen and examine your own currency of goodness.

The Good Leadership Enterprises motto is "Goodness Pays." The Goodness Pays Leadership Podcast discusses what goodness means to individual leaders like you, where you see or feel goodness, and what you can do to bring goodness alive so it really pays for you and the people around you.  Meet Paul Batz and Kelsey Meyer-Shalkle, coaches at Good Leadership Enterprises and the cohosts of the Goodness Pays Leadership Podcast, and get a dose of inspiration.