Podcasts about Egon Zehnder

Luck is the number one factor for career success, said legendary executive search pioneer Egon Zehnder to a young Claudio Fernández-Aráoz early in his career. After four decades of placing leaders at the highest levels of global business, Claudio has come to agree. But luck, he argues, is only part of the story. The factor leaders can control, and the one that separates good organizations from great ones, is the quality of their people decisions. Claudio is a top global expert on leadership and talent, family businesses, and personal growth, having personally conducted more than 20,000 leadership interviews. In this Tugboat Institute® talk, he draws on decades of experience and vivid real-world examples to explain why our brains are hardwired to make poor hiring choices, how to assess both competence and potential, and why making great people decisions is the most powerful driver of lasting organizational success, one that aligns naturally with the Evergreen® commitment to building companies that endure. Listen and be inspired to raise the standard for how you find and develop the people who will carry your company forward.

En nuestro episodio 515 conversamos con Ricardo Sunderland, Partner de Egon Zehnder, Coach transformacional para directores ejecutivos y autor del libro The Energy Advantage sobre: + Encontrar la suficiencia. + Pertenecer a través del logro. + La espiritualidad en el trabajo. + El liderazgo de hoy exige ser y sentir. + Encontrar tu propia intuición. + El rol de RR.HH para humanizar las compañías. + La esperanza en la humanidad. + Ser despedido por su papá. + Tener un crecimiento de carrera acelerado. __________________________________________________________________________

How can the power of the pause make you an even more effective HR leader?Why do HR leaders need to have a point of view and the courage to share it?My guest on this episode is Michael Fraccaro, Former CPO at Mastercard, Senior Advisor at Egon ZehnderDuring our conversation Michael and I discuss the following: Why your credibility as a CHRO is built on your understanding of the business, not HRHow the power of the pause transforms decision qualityWhy culture is a leadership behavior, not a program How courage, not technical knowledge is the real differentiator for HR leaders who want to move from good to greatWhy the CHRO pipeline challenge is less about technical skills and more about mindset, grit, and learning agilityConnecting with Michael: Connect with Michael on LinkedIn Episode Sponsor: Next-Gen HR Accelerator - Learn more about this best-in-class leadership development program for next-gen HR leadersHR Leader's Blueprint - 18 pages of real-world advice from 100+ HR thought leaders. Simple, actionable, and proven strategies to advance your career.Succession Planning Playbook: In this focused 1-page resource, I cut through the noise to give you the vital elements that define what “great” succession planning looks like.

This week on Truth Works, my co-host Jeff Markowitz and I sit down with Judy Gilbert, the Chief People Officer of Oura, the company behind the Oura Ring.Judy is not a typical HR leader.She started her career at McKinsey, moved into executive search at Egon Zehnder, and then spent 12 years inside Google's People Operations team, helping scale the company from roughly 3,000 employees to 70,000.Along the way she ran learning and development, ran performance management, and served as head of HR for both YouTube and Google's moonshot factory, Google X.After Google, she became Chief People Officer at the biomanufacturing company Zymergen, where she helped build the team, took the company public, and then navigated its sale and wind-down.She tried to retire. It didn't last. The pull of being on a team trying to do hard things brought her to Oura.In this episode, we get into the difference between HR as an order-taker and HR as a genuine strategic partner, and why so many chief people officers get "organ rejected" within a year of joining.We talk about the danger of arriving with a fixed playbook, the chemistry that has to exist between a founder and their people leader, and why the job is really about being the one person willing to tell the emperor he has no clothes.Judy also shares the exact questions she asks before taking any role, how she pressure-tested Oura's CEO Tom Hale by sparring with him over compensation philosophy, and why a company's soul has to already exist before anyone can help it grow.In this conversation, we discuss:- The "I don't want to know" fear that stops people tracking their health- Whoop vs Oura, and how much data is actually useful- Why strategic HR is a competitive advantage most companies waste- The three questions Judy asks before joining any company- Why chief people officer turnover is so brutally high- The "toolkit" mistake that gets HR leaders fired- Being the person who has to tell the CEO he has no clothes- Glass balls vs rubber balls, and what to drop when you're building- How to protect a company's soul while running a hard business- Why clear cultures keep people and confused ones lose them- Why every CHRO is now the company's AI strategistThis is a candid look at the work behind the work, from someone who has built the people function at three very different companies and seen what separates the ones that scale from the ones that stall.If this conversation changed how you think about culture, leadership, or the people who quietly hold a company together, share it with someone who needs to hear it.Full episode of Truth Works with Judy Gilbert out now.

Raised in the high Himalayas, educated across 22 homes in multiple countries, and fluent in five languages , Simmi Singh was never going to follow a conventional path. She started out wanting to be a UN translator. A mentor stopped her and said: you have a voice of your own. That single conversation redirected her toward management consulting at Booz Allen and Ernst and Young, then entrepreneurship, then scaling the health vertical at Cognizant from a $10M fledgling unit into one of the company's most significant growth stories, then 15 years as a partner and global practice leader at Egon Zehnder placing boards and entire management teams for some of the most transformational companies in the world, then a secondment as Senior Advisor on Health Innovation to the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, and most recently joining Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts as Chief People Officer and Executive Vice President. In this episode of Inspiring Women, host Laurie McGraw sits down with Simmi Singh to trace the through line of a brilliantly discontinuous career and pull out the lessons that only come from decades of doing it at the highest levels. They discuss: Growing up in the Himalayas surrounded by brilliant women with broken dreams, and how that shaped her hunger for agency at a time when no recipe existed for women like her Being one of 12 women in a college of 3,000 men and becoming the first female valedictorian in the institution's 100 year history What she learned scaling Cognizant's health vertical by giving away power before she had any, and why that was the most strategic move she made How she decoded great leadership by surrounding herself with human textbooks, including mentors under 30, even at 62 Why she believes women need sponsors far more than mentors, and what it actually means to be worthy of one The mistake she sees leaders making in healthcare AI right now, and the more audacious problems she believes women should be solving Simmi Singh is proof that intellectual homelessness, the restless feeling of living on the bridges between worlds, is not a liability. It is the rarest kind of preparation.

Wie finden Unternehmen heute die richtigen Führungspersönlichkeiten für Transformation, Wachstum und Turnaround – und wie werden diese systematisch weiterentwickelt? Darüber spricht Franz Kubbilum in dieser Episode von „Behind the C“ mit Dr. Nicolas von Rosty, Managing Partner von Heidrick & Struggles in Deutschland. Heidrick & Struggles besetzt weltweit Vorstands- und Geschäftsführungspositionen und ergänzt dieses Kerngeschäft durch Leadership-Consulting – von Management Appraisals und Kulturdiagnostik bis hin zur Organisationsentwicklung. Gemeinsam mit Atreus als Teil der Gruppe entsteht so ein integriertes Angebot aus Executive Search, Beratung und Interim Management, das Unternehmen insbesondere in Transformationsphasen schnell handlungsfähig macht. Dr. Nicolas von Rosty zeichnet seinen Weg vom Rechtsanwalt über Managementrollen bei ThyssenKrupp in Mexiko und als Corporate Vice President HR bei Siemens bis hin zu Führungspositionen bei Egon Zehnder, Spencer Stuart und schließlich Heidrick & Struggles nach, wo er heute als Managing Partner weiterhin selbst C‑Level-Positionen besetzt. Er erklärt, warum persönlicher und kultureller Fit karriere- und erfolgsentscheidend sind, wie Neutralität und „Übersetzungsarbeit“ zwischen Kandidat:innen und Auftraggebern funktionieren und weshalb Energielevel, Resilienz, Kommunikation und persönliche Routinen für nachhaltigen Erfolg im C‑Level unverzichtbar sind. Weitere Fragen, die von Rosty in dieser Episode beantwortet, sind: - Wie unterscheidet sich professionelle Executive Search von klassischem Headhunting – insbesondere beim Vergütungsmodell, der neutralen Beratungsrolle und der langfristigen Verantwortung für Besetzungen? - Welche Chancen und Risiken sieht er in einer Zeit massiver Transformation durch KI, Digitalisierung und geopolitische Umbrüche – und wie können Führungskräfte mit Tempo, lebenslangem Lernen und Gelassenheit darauf reagieren? Themen: - C-level - Executive Search - Consulting ----- Über Atreus – A Heidrick & Struggles Company Atreus garantiert die perfekte Interim-Ressource (m/w/d) für Missionen, die nur eine einzige Option erlauben: nachhaltigen Erfolg! Unser globales Netzwerk aus erfahrenen Managern auf Zeit zählt weltweit zu den besten. In engem Schulterschluss mit den Atreus Direktoren setzen unsere Interim Manager vor Ort Kräfte frei, die Ihr Unternehmen zukunftssicher auf das nächste Level katapultieren. ▶️ Besuchen Sie unsere Website: https://www.atreus.de/ ▶️ Interim Management: https://www.atreus.de/kompetenzen/service/interim-management/ ▶️ Für Interim Manager: https://www.atreus.de/interim-manager/ ▶️ LinkedIn-Profil von Dr. Nicolas von Rosty: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicolas-von-rosty/ ▶️ Profil von Franz Kubbillum: https://www.atreus.de/team/franz-kubbillum/

In dieser Episode des Ja klaHR! Podcasts spreche ich mit einem der bekanntesten HR-Manager Deutschlands: Stefan Ries, ehemaliger CHRO von SAP und langjähriger HR-Leader bei Unternehmen wie Microsoft, Compaq und Egon Zehnder.

In dieser Episode des Ja klaHR! Podcasts spreche ich mit einem der bekanntesten HR-Manager Deutschlands: Stefan Ries, ehemaliger CHRO von SAP und langjähriger HR-Leader bei Unternehmen wie Microsoft, Compaq und Egon Zehnder.

Rekrutteringen af den næste topchef bør starte længe før, chefstolen pludselig står tom. Alligevel er det en disciplin, mange bestyrelser kæmper med: at planlægge en gnidningsfri overgang fra én topchef til den næste. I det seneste afsnit af Finans’ podcast Headhunterne deler Malou Helbo, partner i Egon Zehnder, sine erfaringer med successionsplanlægning. For dilemmaerne er mange. Skal den siddende direktør være med til at finde sin egen afløser? Skal interne kandidater vide, at de er i spil – og hvordan undgår man en magtkamp i topledelsen? Gæst: Malou Helbo, partner i Egon Zehnder Vært: Søren Linding, erhvervskommentator og debatredaktør på Finans Podcastredaktør: Kasper SøegaardSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, James Caton interviews Christoph Wollersheim from Egon Zehnder, discussing the impact of AI on organizational structures and leadership. They explore how AI is reshaping traditional pyramid structures into rectangles, the roles of AI builders and transformers, and the importance of cultural adaptation in AI transformations.Apple @ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/generate-now/id1566458654Spotify @ https://open.spotify.com/show/43XcU8A1dsNfW3YGT8KXhp?si=62e09c6df65b4dc9&nd=1&dlsi=e9e6a138e7064929Youtube @ https://www.youtube.com/@generatenowpodcast/featuredConnect with Christoph @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/christoph-wollersheim-a4b58744/Connect with James @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/jmcaton/

C'è una parola che molte di noi hanno imparato a sussurrare, a nascondere, a minimizzare.Una parola che, quando pronunciata ad altavoce, rischia di farcisembrare “troppo”:troppo aggressive, troppo egoiste, troppo pocofemminili. Quella parola è ambizione.Mentre per un uomo dire“sono ambizioso” suona come un'affermazione di forza, di determinazione, di legittimo desiderio di crescita, per una donna quella stessa frase porta con sé un peso diverso. Rischia ditrasformarsi in un'etichetta: arrivista, fredda, privadi empatia. Come se volercrescere professionalmentefosse incompatibile con l'essere donna, madre, partner,amica.Ma è davvero così? Ostiamo semplicemente pagando il prezzo di stereotipi culturali così radicati da diventare invisibili?I numeri che raccontanouna storia diversaIniziamo dai fatti. Contrariamente a quanto sicrede, le donne non sono meno ambiziose degli uomini. Secondo una ricercadi Egon Zehnder, una delle principali società di consulenza globale in ambito di talent management, le aspirazioni verso posizioni di C-suite (i vertici aziendali) sono oggi praticamente paritarie: il 27% delle donne aspira a raggiungere il C-suite, rispetto al 31% degli uomini. Una differenzaminima che smonta il mitodell'”ambition gap” – il presunto divario di ambizionetra i generi.

Wie kommt man an die Jobs, die nirgendwo ausgeschrieben sind und mitunter siebenstellige Gehälter versprechen? Keine kann das wohl besser beantworten als Elke Hofmann. Sie ist seit Juni Deutschland-Chefin von Egon Zehnder – einer der wohl exklusivsten Personalberatungen der Welt. Im OMR Podcast gibt sie Einblicke in die eigentlich extrem diskreten Welt des Executive Search. Sie verrät, warum Personalberater auch mal nach der Kindheit von Kandidat*innen fragen, ab welchem Gehalt Egon Zehnder üblicherweise überhaupt erst mit der Suche beginnt - und ob das Aussehen von Menschen unterschwellig eine Rolle bei der Personalauswahl spielt. Wer wissen will, wie der Arbeitsmarkt an der absoluten Spitze funktioniert – und wie man dort hinkommt, sollte jetzt reinhören.

Send us a textFamily businesses represent a significant majority of the European, Asian and US landscape. Yet so much that we focus on in business, governance, and search is designed for corporates.In this podcast, Dr Sabine Dembkowski, Founder and Managing Partner of Better Boards, is joined by Andreas von Specht. Andreas von Specht is a family shareholder and NED of Berenberg Bank, Europe's second-oldest private bank, and shareholder of Bergos Bank in Zurich. He founded AvS Advisors in 2011 to advise privately held clients on succession and family governance. Previously, he built a career in Consumer Goods and was a long-time partner at Egon Zehnder in Germany and France.“30 years ago, it was very much based on a ‘nose factor' kind of selection, and it has become a really well thought-through search process.“Andreas' upbringing in a family business gives him special insight into the culture, thought patterns, and habits of family businesses. He can draw a line from pre-Internet ‘nose factor' talent searches to the current professionalised systems. While the unique nuances of strong family shareholder groups and cultural fit factors are the trump card, competency testing, benchmarking, and sophisticated evaluations are now in play.“There is one competency that is a little bit difficult to describe, which I would call a special ability to operate in a family business.” Succeeding in a family business environment is possible, even if one comes from the corporate world. Andreas believes it requires high emotional intelligence (EQ) and a moderate ego.Successful candidates must be able to bring family members along on the business journey while preserving relationships. Humility, a sense of humour, and adaptability must overlay real business acumen and competency, as families will ask if the executive or board candidate brings particularly valuable or missing skills to the business.“Results and values move together, so performance sits alongside legacy and family expectations.”Within a family business, governance always has more layers, with owners, the board, a family council, and the next generation all in the mix. Leaders must agree on what short-term and long-term really mean for the business, and the same goes for change initiatives. He recommends a clear change contract at the beginning to avoid misunderstandings.“It takes two to tango… we are in the midst of a fierce war for talent, and that must be taken into consideration.”For families, there is a ‘search before the search' to select a search partner that understands their needs and the family culture. Trust is critical. It is also critical to have clear expectations and alignments of what they're really looking for and what good looks like.Families must also remember it takes two. Quality, independent candidates for executive roles and board positions will have choices. Families just can't pick the best candidate to serve at their leisure. Instead, there is a certain degree of selling required to get to know each other and build trust. The three top takeaways from our conversation are:1.     Fit and clarity regarding the role and requirements must come first.2.    Cultural fit often decides the outcome. 3.    Professionalise the whole journey so that the hiring process leads to a successful, loIf you would like to become part of the Better Boards community, learn about our distinctive approach and explore opportunities to work with us or contribute to The Better Boards podcast series, get in touch at info@better-boards.com. We love to hear from you.

AI is now at the top of the agenda for many boards across Asia, but turning those investments into business value has proven far harder than expected. Egon Zehnder’s latest CIO survey shows 60% of Asian boards prioritise AI, yet most organisations still struggle to scale projects or see real returns. So what explains this gap between ambition and outcomes? What kind of leadership do companies actually need to unlock AI’s potential, and how might the answer differ in Southeast Asia’s corporate landscape? Burcu Bicakci, Partner at Egon Zehnder, joins the Breakfast Show to unpack the leadership challenge behind AI adoption.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How are companies redefining what it means to be a technology leader? In this episode of Technovation, we feature a panel recorded at our most recent Metis Strategy Summit, where Steven Norton moderated a discussion on executive talent and leadership transformation. Panelists include Joon Yoon, Global Co-Head of the Tech Officers Practice at Egon Zehnder; Tony Leng, Managing Partner at H.I. Executive Consulting; and Eric Sigurdson, Head of the CIO Practice at Russell Reynolds Associates. Together, they explore how evolving business needs, AI, and shifting workplace norms are reshaping the archetype of modern tech leaders and the boardroom roles they're increasingly poised to step into. Key insights include: Three emerging archetypes of technology executives Why self-awareness and “leading from the inside” matter more than ever The growing boardroom presence of tech-savvy leaders How AI is changing C-suite titles, expectations, and accountability The shift from operational excellence to customer-facing innovation

Dans un paysage de la chasse de tête sinistré, marqué par une chute d'activité de 17% en 2024, et une vague de consolidation une agence fait figure d'exception : AFemaleAgency, cofondée par Sarah Huet. Leur secret ? Une radicalité assumée : ne recruter que des femmes pour les postes de direction.Ancienne du fonds Partech, Sarah Huet a quitté le monde feutré du capital-risque pour transformer un secteur figé depuis les années 1960. Exit les Egon Zehnder et consorts, place à une approche "B2C" disruptive : AFemaleAgency chasse pour un réseau de 4 000 talents féminins européens et internationaux, bâtie depuis un simple compte Instagram devenu véritable vivier. Résultat : 200 femmes placées en quatre ans, et une croissance insolente de 30 % en 2023.Particulièrement efficace dans le domaine de la Tech, le modèle est simple, mais redoutable : cooptation, accompagnement individualisé et outils maison pour sourcer les profils. Une réponse concrète au plafond de verre qui fracture les parcours féminins autour de 35 ans. Alors que les femmes représentent à peine 18 % des dirigeants en France, leur présence s'efface aux étages du pouvoir. Et dans un marché au ralenti, leur modèle détonne : parce qu'il redonne aussi du sens à un métier devenu mécanique. Hébergé par Acast. Visitez acast.com/privacy pour plus d'informations.

What does it mean to give forward?In this deeply reflective episode of xMonks Drive, Govind Iyer—Independent Director at Infosys, Chairperson of Social Venture Partners India, and board member at Give India and Karmayogi Bharat—joins Gaurav Arora for a conversation that bridges corporate clarity with soulful leadership.Govind shares the philosophy that guides his life today: don't give back… give forward. Together, they explore the culture of leadership without hierarchy, the power of authentic relationships, and what it truly means to lead with love.From his early days at Procter & Gamble and Coca-Cola, to 23 years at Egon Zehnder, to pledging half his wealth toward social impact, Govind opens up about the choices, mentors, and moments that have shaped him.This episode is an invitation—to slow down, reflect, and reimagine the relationship between success and service.⏱️ Episode Chapters 00:00 – Introduction 02:10 – Govind's farewell story 04:20 – Early family influences 06:00 – A turning point at Mobius 07:45 – “Give forward” vs. “give back” 09:00 – Staying 23 years at Egon Zehnder 12:30 – A firm with no bosses or competition 15:45 – Fulfillment vs. performance 20:00 – Leadership culture at Unilever, McKinsey, and Teach For India 21:15 – What fulfilled leaders have in common 23:00 – Learning calmness from Nithya Shanti 24:45 – Why CEOs fail: EQ over IQ 26:30 – Shrinking CEO tenures 29:30 – Integration in work and life 30:30 – Shifting from corporate to social sector 33:00 – The discipline of deep listening 35:30 – Lessons from early philanthropic mistakes 40:30 – What Govind is learning from Gen Z 41:30 – Why SVP India feels different 43:00 – Philanthropy as leadership development 45:00 – Capacity vs. capability in NGOs 47:00 – The value of time over money 48:20 – Final reflections on presence and love Follow us on our Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/xmonks.ecosystem/Follow me On YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHsytOG-7i57hrSwB7fNkcwFollow me On LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/gauravaroragrv/

Our guest on this week's episode is Erin Mittlestaedt, the CEO of the FruitGuys. The world continues to react to the trade disruptions caused by the Trump administration's new tariffs. Of course, tariffs don't only mean that we pay more for imports, it also affects exports because of the retaliatory tariffs imposed by other countries that we trade with. Farmers will be among those hit the hardest by retaliatory tariffs. They may limit export markets and if other farmers are not exporting as much also that means the market will flood with more domestic products, reducing the income. Our guest shares what the new trade policies will mean for these farmers.  Despite anticipating geopolitical shifts, Chief Supply Chain Officers (CSCOs) remain largely unprepared for their impact. That's according to a recent report from British management consulting firm Egon Zehnder. The company's latest CSCO report surveying supply chain business leaders found that their jobs have many competing priorities demanding their attention. As a result, just 15% of CSCOs surveyed reported feeling prepared for the impact of trade policy changes such as tariffs.Increasing tariffs essentially means adding a tax on U.S. companies that import goods. As a result, these companies either source less of their products internationally or consumers will buy less of them because of higher prices on the shelves. Either way, freight carriers won't be happy because they'll be hauling less cargo. A new report shows the possible impacts of the tariff war on the carrier community and it also speaks of the probability that growth in international trade will slow this year.Supply Chain Xchange  also offers a podcast series called Supply Chain in the Fast Lane.  It is co-produced with the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals. All episodes are available to stream now. Go to your favorite podcast platform to subscribe and to listen to past and future episodes. The podcast is also available at www.thescxchange.com.Articles and resources mentioned in this episode:The FruitGuysSupply chain leaders are unprepared for tariff impacts according to a new studyAfter Trump tariffs, global trade cold grow at a much slower paceVisit Supply Chain XchangeListen to CSCMP and Supply Chain Xchange's Supply Chain in the Fast Lane podcastSend feedback about this podcast to podcast@agilebme.comPodcast is sponsored by: Zebra Robotics AutomationOther linksAbout DC VELOCITYSubscribe to DC VELOCITYSign up for our FREE newslettersAdvertise with DC VELOCITY

Vanessa Chehlawi is a leaderhip advisor and coach for global talent leadership firm Egon Zehnder. In this episode she shares with Mark Edgar her insights on the importance for leaders of building self-awareness.In the podcast she shares valulable resources including:The work of Herminia Ibarra - https://herminiaibarra.comBrené Brown - https://brenebrown.comTasha Eurich - https://hbr.org/2018/01/what-self-awareness-really-is-and-how-to-cultivate-itDaniel Goleman - https://www.danielgoleman.infoErica Fox – Winning from Within - https://www.ericaarielfox.com/winning-from-within-a-breakthrough-method-for-leading-living-and-lasting-change/An Everyone Culture - https://www.amazon.ca/Everyone-Culture-Deliberately-Developmental-Organization/dp/1625278624You can connect with Vanessa on LinkedIN here:https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanessa-chehlawi/You can learn more about Egon Zehnder here:https://www.egonzehnder.comQuick reminderDon't forget to sign up for our weekly newsletter foHRsight at http://www.futurefohrward.com/subscribe.Follow us on LinkedIn:Mark - www.linkedin.com/in/markedgarhr/Naomi - www.linkedin.com/in/naomititlemancolla/future foHRward - www.linkedin.com/company/future-fohrward/And on Instagram - www.instagram.com/futurefohrward/Support the show

Episode 240: How has the Chief Customer Officer (CCO) role evolved over time? Traditionally focused on tracking metrics, CCOs now play a proactive and forward-facing role in driving business innovation. In this episode, Caroline Lombardi, Global Head of the Hospitality & Leisure Practice at Egon Zehnder, explores the CCO role's dramatic evolution. Customer experience—no longer just about tracking satisfaction or retention—has become a valuable springboard for boosting revenue and gaining a competitive edge. Successful CCOs are skilled in holistic customer experiences, from call centers to broader operations. Caroline outlines three emerging CCO models: the Operational Leader who drives change, the Innovator who turns data into growth, and the CEO Successor who integrates customer experience into business strategies. Discover how CCOs are shaping customer interactions and guiding the strategic direction of organizations. And learn why they must adopt a growth mindset to succeed, taking on revenue-generating roles and building strong, cross-functional alliances. Guest: Caroline Lombardi, Global Head of Hospitality & Leisure, Egon Zehnder Host: Rob Markey, Partner, Bain & Company Give Us Feedback: We'd love to hear from you. Help us enhance your podcast experience by providing feedback here in our listener survey. Want to get in touch? Send a note to host Rob Markey: https://www.robmarkey.com/contact-rob Time-stamped List of Topics Covered: [01:10] How the CCO role is shifting from being a scorekeeper to focusing on growth and influencing innovation within companies [06:43] The toolkit successful CX leaders need, including operational accountability and having access to frontline teams [07:24] How transformational call center roles have become part of CX leadership, and the benefits of aligning call centers with the broader business strategy [15:36] What kinds of difficulties CX leaders face, such as building the right allies and driving change within organizations that may resist transformation [19:22] Why, from a recruitment lens, some people tend to downplay their job qualifications [23:39] The importance of getting customer experience into the boardroom to drive business results Time-stamped Notable Quotes: [11:56] “Move from scorekeeper to growth mindset and make sure the C-suite understands you can stretch your roles in more ways to add bigger enterprise value.” [12:11] “The best-case customer officer roles are really CEO successor-type of roles.” [15:21] “I can't emphasize enough: If you have the chance to run the contact center, don't think twice.” [16:03] “CX leaders by nature want to drive change. The score is never good enough. You're never done improving. You're never done innovating.” [19:06] “If you are interviewing for a position and you're not getting access to who you think the right stakeholders are, you should ask for it. And if you don't get access, that's a sign. They're hiding it.”

Dime qué piensas del episodio.Ricardo Sunderland, @ricardo.sunderland11 es socio senior de Egon Zehnder y sirve a sus clientes como CEO Transformational Coach. Además es autor del libro The Energy Advantage, cómo ir de administrar tu tiempo a dominar tu energía.Por favor ayúdame y sigue Cracks Podcast en YouTube aquí."El acto de mayor generosidad que puedes tener es hacia los demás, es cuidarte a a ti mismo."- Ricardo Sunderland Comparte esta frase en TwitterEste episodio es presentado  por Business Masters Live 2024 y por Diri Móvil, la innovadora compañía de telefonía celular que conecta a cientos de miles de mexicanos.Ricardo coachea a líderes y colabora con los Chairmen y el comité de nominaciones responsables de las sucesiones de CEO y C-suite en el proceso de nominación del CEO, y posteriormente apoya a los CEOs recién nombrados en sus procesos de transición e integración.Antes de incorporarse a Egon Zehnder, Ricardo fue socio en KPMG y ocupó diversos roles directivos en Citigroup, incluido el de vicepresidente sénior y CFO del comercio electrónico en la banca de consumo de Citigroup Latino América.Hoy Ricardo y yo hablamos de propósito, de manejar tu energía, de coaching empresarial y del puente entre lo numérico y lo espiritual.Qué puedes aprender hoyCómo dominar tu energíaConectar con tu propósitoAceptar lo que no puedes controlar*Este episodio es presentado por Business Masters Live 2024He sido emprendedor por más de 15 años y he experimentado el impacto que un buen mentor y una buena metodología pueden tener en el crecimiento de una empresa.Por eso decidí crear Business Masters Live: un evento presencial totalmente inmersivo de 3 días en el que dominarás la metodología ATOMIC, las 6 palancas para detonar el crecimiento exponencial de tu empresa para crecer 10x.Aprende de expertos en negocios como Altagracia Gomez, Daniel Marcos, Pamela Valdés, Karla Berman, Pablo Sánchez, Sebastian Tonda y Manolo Atala entre muchos otros en Business Masters Live 9 al 11 de octubre en Ciudad de México.Los cupos son limitados y estamos seleccionando a emprendedores que realmente estén dispuestos hacer cambios significativos en sí mismos y en sus negocios. Aplica para ser parte de Business Masters Live en businessmasters.mx y no te pierdas la oportunidad de escalar tu empresa 10x. *Este episodio es presentado por Diri Móvil, la innovadora compañía de telefonía celular que conecta a cientos de miles de mexicanos.Diri es líder indiscutible en la venta de eSIMs digitales que puedes usar como línea principal, manteniendo tu número actual o como línea secundaria para siempre estar conectado en México, Estados Unidos y Canadá.A través de la aplicación Diri, puedes gestionar tu línea y elegir entre diversos planes, como el de 40 Gigas al mes por sólo $279 pesos.Por escuchar Cracks Diri te regala 7 días de servicio ilimitado totalmente gratis descargando tu eSIM GRATIS en diri.mx/cracks. Ve el episodio en Youtube

In this LEITWOLF® podcast episode, Stefan talks to Peter Zehnder, an internationally experienced executive and consultant at Egon Zehnder International. Peter advises entrepreneurs, CEOs and directors and is a member of Egon Zehnder's Family Business Advisory Practice. The discussion will focus on the identification and development of leadership personalities. Peter shares his insights from 30 years of experience in leadership positions and talks about how he recognizes talent, what makes good leadership and the challenges of today's leadership world. Don't miss this exciting talk full of valuable insights for leaders at all levels! ––– Do you like the LEITWOLF® Leadership podcast? Then please rate it with a star rating and review it on iTunes or/and Spotify. This will help us to further improve this LEITWOLF® podcast and make it more visible. ––– Book your access to the LEITWOLF® Academy NOW: https://stefan-homeister-leadership.com/link/leitwolf-academy-en Would you like solid tips or support on how to implement good leadership in your company? Then please get in touch with Stefan via mail: homeister@stefan-homeister-leadership.com Or arrange a free phone call here: https://stefan-homeister-leadership.com/link/calendly-en // LINKEDIN: https://stefan-homeister-leadership.com/link/linkedin // WEBSITE: https://stefan-homeister-leadership.com ® 2017 STEFAN HOMEISTER LEITWOLF® ALL RIGHTS RESERVE ___ LEITWOLF Podcast, Leadership, Management, Stefan Homeister, Podcast, Business Leadership, Successful Leadership, Organizational Management, Leadership Skills, Leadership Development, Team Management, Self-leadership, Leadership Coaching, Leadership Training, Career Development, Leadership Personality, Success Strategies, Organizational Culture, Motivation and Leadership, Leadership Tips, Leadership Insights, Change Management, Visionary Leadership, Leadership Interviews, Successful Managers, Entrepreneurial Tips, Leadership Best Practices, Leadership Perspectives, Business Coaching

What does a former GC-turned-executive recruiter wish she'd known about creating a personal brand, working with search firms, and negotiating the offer? How do executive recruiters help take careers where they need to go—not just to the next level? And when is the right time to start building a meaningful relationship with executive recruiters?Joelle Khoury, consultant at Egon Zehnder, built a towering career as an in-house counsel at private equity giants like Saban Capital Group and Fifth Wall and at law firms including Cooley LLP and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP. But when the time came to make a change, she pivoted from leading to legal to helping other lawyers find the career paths that best suit their interests.Listen as Joelle shares insider tips on how to reach out to executive recruiters, navigate the interview and offer processes, the wrong way to approach a negotiation, and when to reassess whether the profession you've chosen is still the right one for you.Read detailed summary: https://www.spotdraft.com/podcast/episode-43Topics:Introduction: 0:00Building a legal career at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and Cooley LLP: 3:09Comparing Saban Capital Group with Fifth Wall: 5:55Advice to lawyers raising capital for the first time: 8:16Leaving Fifth Wall and reassessing your career plan: 9:55Taking time off before joining Egon Zehnder: 11:22Transitioning from a legal career to executive recruiting at Egon Zehnder: 16:07Advice to executives looking to executive recruiters for new opportunities: 21:43Tips for nailing the interview process: 26:10Tips for negotiating after receiving an offer: 29:40Lessons you learned as a recruiter that you wish you'd known as a GC: 33:33What you wish you'd known as a young lawyer: 35:27Connect with us:Joelle Khoury - https://www.linkedin.com/in/joelle-khoury-21959814Tyler Finn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tylerhfinnSpotDraft - https://www.linkedin.com/company/spotdraftSpotDraft is a leading CLM platform that solves your end-to-end contract management issues. Visit https://www.spotdraft.com to learn more.

My guest today is no ordinary coach. Claire Harbour is a true multi-hyphenate: coach, author, podcaster. She spent the first part of her career in General Management, Consulting & Executive Search in companies like Louis Vuitton and Egon Zehnder and has worked around the world in 17 countries in 8 languages. We are going to talk about this half and also her second half: why she made this move from working in a company to self-employed life and we will also cover her latest venture that has the word ‘love', yes! It's called Love Works, which aims to being more love inside companies! Claire emphasizes the importance of aligning work with personal values and the significance of empathy and human connection in leadership. The interview showcases her passion for enthusiastic, enjoyable, and truthful coaching, as well as her commitment to continuous learning and growth.Follow Claire on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clairemjharbour/Follow Disrupt your Career the Podcast and get the Book here: https://disrupt-your-career.com/-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Liked this episode? A few things:1. Share the podcast with three of your closest friends! And please leave a great review on Apple Podcasts here or Spotify here (tap on the three-dot menu under the cover art of the podcast) , as it would mean a lot to me and hopefully help others discover it. 2. You will love my emails called Charge-Up! I send them every few weeks, they're no fluff no spam, where I share my favourite career insights from movies, TV shows, news and my own personal experiences, that I don't share anywhere else. Make sure you sign up here!  3. Come hang out with me LIVE on LinkedIn and Youtube every Friday at 2 pm CET where I answer your questions and often bring in fab guests:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonalbahl/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/SuperChargeYourself4. Share your favourite takeaways and tag me on your Instagram and LinkedIn. 

In dieser LEITWOLF® Podcast-Folge spricht Stefan mit Peter Zehnder, einer international erfahrenen Führungskraft und Berater bei Egon Zehnder International. Peter berät Unternehmer, CEOs und Direktoren und ist Mitglied der Family Business Advisory Practice von Egon Zehnder. Schwerpunkt des Gesprächs ist die Identifikation und Entwicklung von Führungspersönlichkeiten. Peter teilt seine Einsichten aus 30 Jahren Erfahrung in Führungspositionen und spricht darüber, wie er Talente erkennt, was gutes Führen ausmacht und welche Herausforderungen die heutige Führungswelt mit sich bringt. Verpasse nicht dieses spannende Gespräch voller wertvoller Einblicke für Führungskräfte auf allen Ebenen! ––– Mehr von Peter Zehnder: // LINKEDIN: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-zehnder/ ––– Gefällt Dir dieser LEITWOLF® Leadership Podcast? Dann abonniere den Podcast und beurteile ihn bitte mit einer Sternebewertung und Rezension bei iTunes und/oder Spotify. Das hilft uns, diesen LEITWOLF® Podcast weiter zu verbessern und sichtbarer zu machen. ––– Buche Dir JETZT Deinen Zugang zur LEITWOLF® Academy: https://stefan-homeister-leadership.com/link/leitwolf-academy Möchtest Du konkrete Tipps oder Unterstützung, wie gutes Führen in Deinem Unternehmen definiert und umgesetzt werden kann, dann schreibe Stefan eine Mail an: homeister@stefan-homeister-leadership.com ODER Vereinbare hier direkt ein kostenloses Beratungsgespräch mit Stefan: https://stefan-homeister-leadership.com/link/calendly // LINKEDIN: https://stefan-homeister-leadership.com/link/linkedin // WEBSITE: https://stefan-homeister-leadership.com ® 2017 STEFAN HOMEISTER LEITWOLF® ALL RIGHTS RESERVED ____ LEITWOLF Podcast, Leadership, Führung, Management, Stefan Homeister, Podcast, Business Leadership, Erfolgreich führen, Unternehmensführung, Führungskompetenz, Leadership Development, Teammanagement, Leadership Skills, Selbstführung, Leadership Coaching, Leadership Training, Karriereentwicklung, Führungspersönlichkeit, Erfolgsstrategien, Unternehmenskultur, Motivation und Leadership, Leadership-Tipps, Leadership Insights, Change Management, Visionäre Führung, Leadership Interviews, Erfolgreiche Manager, Unternehmer-Tipps, Leadership-Best Practices, Leadership-Perspektiven, Business-Coaching

Since 2005, Amy Elizabeth Fox has served as one of the founders and Chief Executive Officer of Mobius Executive Leadership, a global transformational leadership firm.  For the last twenty years, she has been a leadership and culture change advisor to eminent professional services firms and Fortune 500 companies and facilitated immersive executive development programs for senior leaders.  Mobius offers top team intervention, business mediation, executive coaching, and personal mastery programs aimed at unlocking potential and building deeper trust, intimacy, and connection within a company's top tier.  Mobius also sponsors a professional development arm for maturing transformational practitioners called The Next Practice Institute and has an e-learning arm entitled Mobius Touch.Since 2013, Mobius has partnered with the premier leadership advisory firm, Egon Zehnder, to offer sessions for leaders worldwide.  Amy is the lead faculty for the quarterly Discovery program offered jointly to N-1 leaders.  Further, she has guided programs for long-standing clients while overseeing the evolution and expansion of Mobius.Amy is considered an expert in healing individual, family, and collective trauma and has been a pioneer in introducing trauma-informed development and psycho-spiritual principles into leadership programs.  In addition to her work with Mobius, Amy is a senior student of mystical teacher Thomas Huebl, serving as part of his online faculty team and lead faculty for his two-year Timeless Wisdom Training.  Amy and Thomas are guiding a first-of-its-kind year-long certification in Trauma Informed Consulting and Coaching.  Amy is also on the African Leadership Institute's Desmond Tutu Fellows program faculty at Oxford.Before starting Mobius, Amy worked as a trainer for Vantage Partners, as a senior executive in Wellspace, and as the Dir. of Public Affairs for the Cathedral of St John the Divine, where she supported Paul Gorman, Carl Sagan, and Al Gore in a decade long effort to engage the American faith communities in responding to climate change and environmental degradation.A Quote From This Episode"Leaders have to be intentional about the self-care practices that may have been neglected in the past but are now critical to being in performance-ready shape to lead others.”Resources Mentioned in This EpisodeLearning Event: The Next Practice InstituteBook: Winning From Within by Erica Ariel FoxTelevision Show: BridgertonAbout The International Leadership Association (ILA)The ILA was created in 1999 to bring together professionals interested in studying, practicing, and teaching leadership. Register for ILA's 26th Global Conference in Chicago, IL - November 7-10, 2024.About  Scott J. AllenWebsiteWeekly Newsletter: The Leader's EdgeMy Approach to HostingThe views of my guests do not constitute "truth." Nor do they reflect my personal views in some instances. However, they are views to consider, and I hope they help you clarify your perspective. Nothing can replace your reflection, research, and exploration of the topic.

In this episode of Autism for Badass Moms, host Rashidah welcomes Jan Stewart, mental health governance expert and advocate from Toronto, Canada. She is a highly regarded autism advocate, award-winning author and parent. Her best-selling memoir Hold on Tight: A Parent's Journey Raising Children with Mental Illness is brutally honest and describes her emotional, non-stop roller coaster story parenting two children with multiple co-occurring conditions. Together they discuss Jan's heartfelt journey with her two children, Andrew and Ainsley, who have multiple co-occurring conditions. Jan shares her family's experiences. Her mission is to inspire and empower parents, caregivers and families to persevere, have hope, and know they are not alone. Jan chairs the Board of Directors at Kerry's Place Autism Services, Canada's largest autism services provider, and writes a monthly column on autism for Today's Parent. She spent most of her career as a senior Partner with the global executive search firm Egon Zehnder. Learn more and connect with Jan -Website: https://janstewartauthor.com/ -Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/janstewartauthor/ Her memoir "Hold on Tight: A Parent's Journey Raising Children with Mental Illness" Available on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/Hold-Tight-Parents-Journey-Children/dp/1988025974/ Don't miss out on future episodes! Make sure to follow and subscribe to Autism for Badass Moms. -Website: https://www.autismforbadassmoms.com -Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theabmpodcast/ -Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theabmpodcast/

Episode 13 - Silvia Wiesner, Leadership Advisor at Egon Zehnder, has 17 years of experience in European consumer goods markets. She supports the Consumer and DEI practice groups and champions diversity and inclusion. Disclaimer: Please note that all information and content on the UK Health Radio Network, all its radio broadcasts and podcasts are provided by the authors, producers, presenters and companies themselves and is only intended as additional information to your general knowledge. As a service to our listeners/readers our programs/content are for general information and entertainment only.  The UK Health Radio Network does not recommend, endorse, or object to the views, products or topics expressed or discussed by show hosts or their guests, authors and interviewees.  We suggest you always consult with your own professional – personal, medical, financial or legal advisor. So please do not delay or disregard any professional – personal, medical, financial or legal advice received due to something you have heard or read on the UK Health Radio Network.

Welcome to today's episode where we dive into the realms of leadership, resilience, and the transformative power of diversity, equity, and inclusion.  Our host, Brooke Skinner Ricketts, embarks on a journey that unravels the essence of authentic leadership and the secret to sustaining energy and resilience at the pinnacle of professional success with our remarkable guest, Cynthia Soledad, a leader at Egon Zehnder's Global Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Practice. Imagine navigating from the vibrant world of marketing to the impactful domain of DE &I, all while mastering the art of self-awareness and transitioning from a doer to a pivotal enabler. Cynthia opens up about her personal and professional evolution, sharing stories that illuminate the path to developing an authentic personal brand and the courage it takes to face and grow from professional setbacks.  So, are you ready to unlock the secrets that have propelled Cynthia Soledad to the forefront of leadership and advisory? Tune in to this episode for an enriching experience that might just redefine your approach to leadership, resilience, and the power of diversity and inclusion. Don't miss out on these invaluable lessons from the top. Visit our website where you will find show notes and links to all the resources in this episode, including the best way to get in touch with our special guest.  

New approaches to partnering and collaboration will be key to tackling climate action. This will require new mindsets, new systems and connecting with people and groups you might have otherwise overlooked. To better understand how collaboration is evolving, this week's episode talks to Chief Procurement Offers, leaders who do more than acquire goods and services, but who increasingly work across the business and hold a holistic perspective, exposed to everything from the bottom line to changing trade rules, innovations and shifting geopolitical contexts. They share methods they use to collaborate in new ways -- practices any leader can put to work to push climate action forward. In this episode:  Rachael De Renzy Channer, Global Head of Sustainability, Egon Zehnder  Andrea Fuder,  Chief Procurement Officer, Volvo Group  Björn Stenecker, Chief Procurement Officer, Vattenfall  Dan Bartel, Chief Procurement Officer, Schneider Electric

Today's guest plays a key role matching prospective board members with the right companies. So who better to provide guidance on how to get on one? In this episode, Charles Gray – a partner at the executive search firm Egon Zehnder – reveals what you can do to stand out as a candidate.Resources mentioned on this episode:Chuck's article The Next Frontier of Board DiversityTo learn more about the NxGen COACH Network's Governance Training Camp, please visit our website at nxgencoachnetwork.com/governance.If you are a leader or aspiring to be one and want to connect with me, visit archieljonesjr.com.If you want to learn more about our work at NxGen COACH Network, visit nxgencoachnetwork.com. Training Camp For Leaders with Archie L. Jones Jr. is produced by NxGen COACH Network and our Webby-winning partner, Hueman Group Media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with David Noble about real-time and 3-dimensional leadership. David Noble (https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-noble-468222) is a coach and strategist who works with CEO's and their teams, investors and star athletes. Named by Thinkers50 last month as one of the world's top 8 coaches, he is also a senior advisor to the Institute of Coaching (affiliated with Harvard Medical School), and to Egon Zehnder the global talent consultancy. Previously David was a managing partner in strategy consulting and was a senior operating executive in financial services, including a role as CEO of the world's first digital bank. He is co-author of “Real-Time Leadership: how to find your winning moves when the stakes are high.” Check out all of the podcasts in the HCI Podcast Network! Check out the ⁠HCI Academy⁠: Courses, Micro-Credentials, and Certificates to Upskill and Reskill for the Future of Work! Check out the LinkedIn ⁠Alchemizing Human Capital⁠ Newsletter. Check out Dr. Westover's book, ⁠The Future Leader⁠. Check out Dr. Westover's book, ⁠'Bluer than Indigo' Leadership⁠. Check out Dr. Westover's book, ⁠The Alchemy of Truly Remarkable Leadership⁠. Check out the latest issue of the ⁠Human Capital Leadership magazine⁠. Each HCI Podcast episode (Program, ID No. 627454) has been approved for 0.50 HR (General) recertification credit hours toward aPHR™, aPHRi™, PHR®, PHRca®, SPHR®, GPHR®, PHRi™ and SPHRi™ recertification through HR Certification Institute® (HRCI®). Each HCI Podcast episode (Program ID: 24-DP529) has been approved for 0.50 HR (General) SHRM Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for SHRM-CP and SHRM-SCPHR recertification through SHRM, as part of the knowledge and competency programs related to the SHRM Body of Applied Skills and Knowledge™ (the SHRM BASK™). Human Capital Innovations has been pre-approved by the ATD Certification Institute to offer educational programs that can be used towards initial eligibility and recertification of the Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD) and Associate Professional in Talent Development (APTD) credentials. Each HCI Podcast episode qualifies for a maximum of 0.50 points.

Get ready to be inspired by the incredible Jhaymee Tynan! She's not just an award-winning strategist and culture leader, but also a wellness champion who's making waves in the world of healthcare. Known for her values of empathy and kindness, she's redefining workplaces everywhere. Former AVP of Integration at Atrium Health in Charlotte, now shining bright as a key player in Egon Zehnder's global Health Services, Public and Social Sector, and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion practices in DC. Let's dive into her journey and soak up those positive vibes! #JhaymeeTynan #EmpathyInAction #WorkplaceWellness

Join Paul W. Reeves, Ed.D - a longtime teacher and school principal, and the father of three children - and his guests, as they discuss the world of parenting your children, from birth through age 100! Also included are excerpts and discussions of Paul's parenting book, "A PRINCIPAL'S FAMILY PRINCIPLES - Raising Your Kids to Be Happy and Healthy, While Enjoying Them to the Fullest". On today's show, in addition to reading the chapter, "My Son Has Surpassed Me!" from his book, sharing wisdom from others, and a bit of humor, Paul played Part 2 of his interview with JAN STEWART. JAN STEWART is a Toronto mother of two children who have multiple and complex mental health disorders. She is also a mental health governance expert; and she is currently the Chair of Kerry's Place Autism Services. We will discuss all of the above, as well as her book, "Hold On Tight - A Parent's Journey Raising Children With Mental Illness".  FROM HER WEBSITE: "Jan Stewart is a highly regarded mental health governance expert and advocate. Growing up in New York and moving to Toronto after marrying a Canadian, she was untouched by major adversity throughout her youth and imagined a similar, happy life for her children. In her raw and emotional book Hold on Tight: A Parent's Journey Raising Children with Mental Illness, she candidly describes the shock she and her husband faced when each of their two young children started exhibiting troubling behaviours. While it took time to find the right doctors, diagnoses and treatments, Jan's roller coaster journey with the children's multiple mental health disorders taught her to insist on an integrated partnership approach with all those involved and propelled her to help parents of children with similar challenges. Her book gives readers invaluable insights and advice to become empowered and inspires them to persevere and never give up. It also importantly serves to better educate health care professionals on the parental perspective, as well as families, friends, educators and employers of those affected by these challenges. While Jan takes great pride in her business career, the majority of which was spent as a senior Partner with the global executive search firm Egon Zehnder, it is her mental health governance experience that has been the most meaningful to her. This includes currently Chairing the Board at Kerry's Place Autism Services, Canada's largest autism services provider, and previously serving as Vice Chair at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. She also served on the Parent Advisory Council at Mass General Hospital's Department of Neuropsychopharmacology, the Advisory Council of Access Open Minds, the Advisory Board of LIGHTS, and the Board of Directors of the former Ontario OCD Network. In addition, she co-founded the OCD Parent Advisory Group at SickKids Hospital." janstewartauthor.com

Welcome to Episode 158 of Autism Parenting Secrets. This episode focuses on getting the most from the TEAM of people around you. Our guest this week is Jan Stewart, she's the mother of two children and a highly regarded mental health and neurodiversity advocate.She's the author of Hold on Tight:  A Parent's Journey Raising Children with Mental Illness.She shares our mission to inspire and empower parents.All parents leverage the expertise and skills of others to help their child thrive.  We're talking about doctors, practitioners, therapists, educators, family & friends.There's no shortage of help if you're willing to ask.But it's up to you, the parent, to assemble and manage that team.You're In Charge.  Make sure the team dynamics work FOR your child.The secret this week is … Go For INTEGRATED PartnershipYou'll Discover:The Most Important Thing To Demand Of Your Team (8:15)The Approach That Works The Best (10:30)Why Your Team Must Be On The Same Page, Especially At School (15:55)What To Consider As Your Child Pursues Employment (18:55)How To Move With Your Partner/Spouse (30:14)What To Do With Unsupportive Family & Friends (35:44)A Powerful Approach to Take (38:51)About Our Guest:Jan Stewart is a highly regarded mental health and neurodiversity advocate, author, and recipient of the prestigious Mom's Choice Award®.  Her best-selling memoir Hold on Tight:  A Parent's Journey Raising Children with Mental Illness describes her emotional roller coaster story parenting two children with multiple mental health and neurodevelopmental disorders.  Her mission is to inspire and empower parents to persevere, have hope, and know they are not alone, as well as to better educate their families, friends, healthcare professionals, educators, and employers.  Jan chairs the Board of Directors at Kerry's Place Autism Services, Canada's largest autism services provider, is a Today's Parent columnist on autism, and was previously Vice Chair at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.  She spent most of her career as a senior Partner with the global executive search firm Egon Zehnder.  Jan is a Diamond Life Master in bridge and enjoys fitness, genealogy, and dance.https://janstewartauthor.com/https://www.facebook.com/janstewartauthor/https://www.instagram.com/janstewartauthor/References in The Episode:Hold on Tight:  A Parent's Journey Raising Children with Mental Illness by Jan StewartAdditional Resources:Take The Quiz: What's YOUR Top Autism Parenting Blindspot?To learn more about Cass & Len, visit us at www.autismparentingsecrets.comBe sure to follow Cass & Len on InstagramIf you enjoyed this episode, share it with your friends.

Jan Stewart is a highly regarded mental health governance expert and advocate. Growing up in New York and moving to Toronto after marrying a Canadian, she was untouched by major adversity throughout her youth and imagined a similar, happy life for her children. In her raw and emotional book Hold on Tight: A Parent's Journey Raising Children with Mental Illness, she candidly describes the shock she and her husband faced when each of their two young children started exhibiting troubling behaviours. While it took time to find the right doctors, diagnoses and treatments, Jan's roller coaster journey with the children's multiple mental health disorders taught her to insist on an integrated partnership approach with all those involved and propelled her to help parents of children with similar challenges. Her book gives readers invaluable insights and advice to become empowered and inspires them to persevere and never give up. It also importantly serves to better educate health care professionals on the parental perspective, as well as families, friends, educators and employers of those affected by these challenges. While Jan takes great pride in her business career, the majority of which was spent as a senior Partner with the global executive search firm Egon Zehnder, it is her mental health governance experience that has been the most meaningful to her. This includes currently Chairing the Board at Kerry's Place Autism Services, Canada's largest autism services provider, and previously serving as Vice Chair at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. She also served on the Parent Advisory Council at Mass General Hospital's Department of Neuropsychopharmacology, the Advisory Council of Access Open Minds, the Advisory Board of LIGHTS, and the Board of Directors of the former Ontario OCD Network. In addition, she co-founded the OCD Parent Advisory Group at SickKids Hospital. Jan is a Diamond Life Master in bridge and enjoys genealogy, fitness and dance. www.janstewartauthor.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lily-coco/support

This is the final episode of a three-part series inspired by the 2023 Marketing Leadership Summit at the Kellogg School at Northwestern. The Summit is an annual gathering organized by Kellogg faculty and executives from Egon Zehnder and McKinsey.For this special episode, Jim welcomes Freddy Adenuga and Kaitlin Loomis, two MBA students who attended the Leadership Summit and currently serve as co-presidents of the Kellogg Marketing Club.During this conversation, Jim, Kaitlin, and Freddy cover a wide range of topics, including authentic leadership, the characteristics of a great company culture, and how to appeal to the next generation of marketers. Plus – the podcast wraps up with a special interactive creative brief section, in which Freddy and Kaitlin ask Jim some fun questions and share their hopes for the future of marketing and more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Karuna Rawal is the Chief Revenue Officer and Chief Marketing Officer of Nature's Fynd and Martha Williams is a consultant with Egon Zehnder specializing in the retail and consumer sectors.This is the second installment of three episodes inspired by the 2023 Marketing Leadership Summit at the Kellogg School at Northwestern. The Summit is an annual gathering, organized by Kellogg faculty, with executives from Egon Zehnder and McKinsey.Nature's Fynd is a remarkable company that emerged from NASA research on microbes in Yellowstone National Park, where they unearthed a groundbreaking nutritional fungi protein. This protein offers a sustainable alternative to traditional agriculture methods by significantly reducing resource consumption. The company has raised more than $500 million in capital, and its first consumer products are breakfast patties and dairy-free cream cheese. During this episode, Jim, Karuna and Martha discuss purpose, leadership, and resilience while reflecting on the summit. They provide advice on navigating career changes and Karuna shares what it's like to be the CMO of a unicorn company.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Alison Lewis is the Chief Growth Officer of Kimberly-Clark and Pree Rao co-leads Egon Zehnder's Global marketing and sales practice. Egon Zehnder is a top leadership advisory firm, which includes executive search. Kimberly-Clark is a leading consumer goods firm, with revenue of $20 billion with brands like: Huggies, Kleenex, Cottonelle, Kotex and Scott. Both guests bring rich career paths in the CPG industry, with Alison having previously worked at Kraft-Heinz, Coca-Cola, and Johnson & Johnson, and Pree having worked at Unilever and Danone before joining Egon Zehnder over four years ago.In this episode, Jim, Alison, and Pree reflect on the Kellogg Leadership Summit and highlight themes from Alison's keynote speech on leadership. They discuss the importance of having a growth mindset, using criticism as a motivator, and the evolving titles and roles of CMOs.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

SHINING WITH ADHD  EPISODE #112: Jan Stewart The Childhood Collective 5/10/2023   SUMMARY Parenting a child with special needs can be lonely and frustrating while at the same time, amazing, funny, and wild! As mommas, we know how helpful it is to hear from someone who has walked this path for a little longer. In this episode, we sit down with Jan Stewart (an ADHD sage) to discuss insights from her personal and professional experience. Mothers need mentors, and Jan is a wealth of wisdom!   MEET JAN Jan Stewart is a highly regarded mental health and neurodiversity governance expert and advocate. Her brutally honest memoir Hold on Tight: A Parent's Journey Raising Children with Mental Illness describes her emotional roller coaster story of parenting two children with multiple mental health and neurodevelopmental disorders. Her mission is to inspire parents to persevere, as well as to better educate their families, friends, healthcare professionals, educators, and employers. Jan chairs the Board of Directors at Kerry's Place Autism Services, Canada's largest autism services provider, and was previously Vice Chair at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Canada's leading psychiatric hospital. She also served on the Parent Advisory Council of Massachusetts General Hospital's Department of Neuropsychopharmacology. She spent most of her career as a senior Partner with the global executive search firm Egon Zehnder. Jan is a Diamond Life Master in Bridge and enjoys fitness, genealogy, and dance. You can find her online at www.janstewartauthor.com or on Instagram as @janstewartauthor AFFILIATE INFORMATION We can't have your attention and not mention Time Timer. As parents, we are looking for anything that will support our kids and make our lives easier. The original Time Timer does just that. In our homes, it allows us to teach our kids how to visualize time. This helps with activity transitions, independence, and building executive function skills. Trust our pro-tip; it's a game changer!  Bonus: Head to https://www.timetimer.com/discount/TCC and use the code TCC to get a site-wide discount.    LINKS + RESOURCES Jan's Book: Hold On Tight  Jan's Website Shining at School Course Time Timer Site  Code: TCC for a discount! The Childhood Collective                   The Childhood Collective Instagram The Childhood Collective YouTube *Closed Captioning Available Have a question or want to share some thoughts? Shoot us an email at hello@thechildhoodcollective.com

Dede Orraca-Cecil, Egon Zehnder's US Head of DEI, joins the program to discuss her career journey and the formative experiences that led her to become an advocate for more equitable systems. Dede shares how leaders can act as bridges for their communities and organizations and create spaces for others to make contributions. Discover the importance of being aware of rapidly changing dynamics and how to infuse the values of diversity, equity and inclusion into the culture of an organization.

David Noble has more than two decades of global experience advising CEOs, their teams, and  major investors on leadership and strategy, and serving as a top executive. He was named by  Thinkers50 as one of the world's top coaches. In addition to running his own firm, Noble has  served as a senior adviser to both Egon Zehnder and Oliver Wyman for the past decade, working  with many of their largest clients. REAL-TIME LEADERSHIP shows today's leaders how to turn their toughest challenges into  triumphs. And its insightful wisdom, business savvy, and strategy, applies as much to aspiring  leaders as it does to those at the top of the house. It is for anyone who feels a pull to greatness, to  be an even better leader, have a bigger impact and to become extraordinary.

Learn more about Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach: www.changwenderoth.comSHOW NOTES:Claire Harbour, Career Coach, distills what it really takes to make important -- and meaningful -- career transitions, drawing from her research and 20 years of coaching diverse individuals across the globe. She shares how to “recast your story” to clarify your values, shift your own mindset, and better tap the hidden job market. Claire is author of the book, Disrupt Your Career, publishes regularly on the INSEAD knowledge blog, and holds a BA/MA from the University of Cambridge and an MBA from INSEAD. “Fitting in everywhere but belonging nowhere” - how Claire recasts her outsider story and turned it into advantageThe two biggest (and most pervasive) myths people have about career shiftsAvoid the pain: Top avoidable mistakes people make when managing their careerWhere are you on the 4E cycle?Claire addresses the critique that the lessons in her book may not be widely applicableAcrobats and the 6C's of career agilityIf you recently lost your job, here's what to do firstGetting offers for work you aspire to do -- not for what you have already done in the pastTapping the hidden job marketA quick exercise to help you repackage your storyWays to overcome the feeling that you are being boastfulShould we follow our passions? Clarie argues you should start with this firstDealing with bias at work and getting your story rightClaire's skepticism with Employee Resource Groups“Networking is about humans connecting with humans: find ways to remove the drama”Claire's simple definition of management and leadership theoryWhat companies should be doing to help employees manage their careersHow individuals can accurately assess the culture of a companyTips on selecting a highly qualified career coach“There is beauty in grey”BIO AND LINKS:Claire Harbour has always been fascinated by what makes each of us tick, and how to get the very best out of everyone -- a passion that led her to become an Executive Coach and career transition expert. She is the author, with Antoine Tirard, of Disrupt Your Career, a practical guide that draws lessons from more than 50 professionals who have undergone massive transformation. Prior to her 20 years of experience coaching and training individuals across the globe, Claire held talent and general management roles for Egon Zehnder, Louis Vuitton and John Swire in the UK and Asia. She publishes regularly on the INSEAD Knowledge Blog, and holds an MBA from INSEAD and a BA/MA from the University of Cambridge.Claire's book, Disrupt Your Career: https://disrupt-your-career.comHer articles, with additional stories of career transitions: https://knowledge.insead.edu/author/claire-harbourClaire on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/claireharbourlyell/Her website: https://www.claireharbour.com/biography-3/Her “Disrupt Your Career” podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/disrupt-your-career/id1511410693Her “Career Quicksilver” podcast: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1050073Keith Ferrazi's book, Never Eat AloneCal Newport's book, So Good They Can't Ignore You Michael's Book, Get Promoted: https://changwenderoth.com/#tve-jump-180481ecea3

Carol Kauffman reveals her secrets for finding your calm in the biggest moments. — YOU'LL LEARN — 1) The super question to ask yourself dozens of times a day. 2) How to avoid being hijacked by stress. 3) How to find the best approach in any situation. Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep842 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT CAROL — Carol Kauffman is known internationally as a leader in the field of coaching. Carol works extensively with global CEOs and their teams, also serving as an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School, visiting professor at Henley Business School (University of Reading, UK), and a senior leadership adviser at Egon Zehnder. Marshall Goldsmith named her the #1 leadership coach, and Thinkers50 ranked her among the world's top eight coaches. • Book: Real-Time Leadership: Find Your Winning Moves When the Stakes Are High • Website: CarolKauffman.com — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — • Book: Circe by Madeline Miller • Book: Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl • Book: Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Carol Kauffman: Real-Time Leadership Carol Kauffman is an international leader in the field of coaching and has more than 40,000 hours of practice. Her clients are C-level leaders and their teams or elite athletes and creatives. She was shortlisted by Thinkers 50 as one of the top eight coaches around the globe for her thought leadership, entrepreneurial spirit, and contribution to coaching best practices. She is a founding member of the Marshall Goldsmith 100 Coaches and ranked the number one leadership coach in the world. She founded the Institute of Coaching with a $2 million gift from the Harnisch Foundation. Carol is an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School, a visiting professor at Henley Business School, and a senior leadership adviser at Egon Zehnder. At Harvard she launched the annual Coaching in Leadership and Healthcare Conference, one of the school's most highly attended events. Her professional development program, Leader as Coach, won Harvard's inaugural Program Award for Culture of Excellence in Mentoring and has been rolled out throughout the United States. She was also the founding editor-in-chief of Coaching: An International Journal of Theory, Research, and Practice. Carol is co-author with David Noble of Real-Time Leadership: Find Your Winning Moves When the Stakes are High*. In this conversation, Carol and I explore the mindsets and tactics that are helpful when taking on a new, big leadership role. We discuss how vision, resolution, scope, and altitude play a key role in your success early on. Plus, we invite listeners to consider the importance of peer relationships and recognizing how others see you as the role begins. Key Points Having the right altitude often means looking much more broadly at the organization and moving past a subconscious bias towards your old role or department. The “subject matter expert trap” is a common one. Your awareness will help you avoid it — or recognize it faster. Good peer relationships are one of the strongest predicators of success in a new role. Make time to build these critical connections. Learning to accept recognition is a key competency for an executive leader. Treat it as you would receiving any kind of gift. Have an enterprise mindset and remember that people perceive you as representing the organization vs. just yourself. Thinking like the entity can help you show up in the way you intend. Resources Mentioned Real-Time Leadership: Find Your Winning Moves When the Stakes are High* by Carol Kauffman and David Noble Interview Notes Download my interview notes in PDF format (free membership required). Related Episodes How to Manage Former Peers, with Tom Henschel (episode 257) How to Nail a Job Transition, with Sukhinder Singh Cassidy (episode 555) How to Genuinely Show Up for Others, with Marshall Goldsmith (episode 590) Discover More Activate your free membership for full access to the entire library of interviews since 2011, searchable by topic. To accelerate your learning, uncover more inside Coaching for Leaders Plus.

Jan Stewart is a highly regarded mental health governance expert and advocate.  Her brutally honest memoir Hold on Tight:  A Parent's Journey Raising Children with Mental Illness describes her emotional roller coaster story parenting two children with multiple mental health disorders.  Her mission is to inspire parents to persevere, as well as to better educate their families, friends, health care professionals, educators, and employers.  Jan chairs the Board of Directors at Kerry's Place Autism Services, Canada's largest autism services provider, and was previously Vice Chair at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.  She spent most of her career as a senior Partner with the global executive search firm Egon Zehnder.  Jan is a Diamond Life Master in bridge and enjoys fitness, genealogy and dance.Follow Jan:WebsiteInstagramFacebookYouTubeSupport the showMore From Melissa and Pursuing Uncomfortable:ResourcesfiLLLed Life NewsletterYouTubeLeave a reviewPursuing Uncomfortable Book

Amy Elizabeth Fox is a senior leadership strategist with two decades of experience consulting to Fortune 500 companies on issues of human capital, organizational health and leadership development. She is the Chief Executive Officer of Mobius Executive Leadership, a premier leadership development firm with offices in Boston and London. Since 2005, Ms. Fox has served as one of the lead designers and lead faculty members in Mobius transformational leadership programs offered globally. She is also the founder of the Next Practice Institute, a professional development arm for coaches and facilitators and has helped build a global firm with over 200 practitioners and long standing relationships with some of the world's most innovative companies. Mobius services include top team intervention, multi-client CEO sessions, executive coaching and business mediation. Its signature offering is a cutting edge contribution to the field of transformation through the design and delivery of bespoke and immersive leadership programs for senior executives. Mobius enjoys a privileged partnership with Egon Zehnder as well as with numerous boutique firms promoting the work of its prestigious Senior Experts including Otto Scharmer, Peter Senge, Bob Kegan, Ron Heifetz, Linda Hill, Tom deLong, Amy Edmondson, David Kantor among others. Mobius operates as a consortium of practice across an expert network of coaches, trainers, and facilitators and brings customized programs to clients in the public and private sector. Prior to her Mobius, Amy was a senior trainer for Vantage Partners anchoring their corporate education delivery of Difficult Conversations: How to Discuss What Matters Most in both private and public sectors. Before that, Amy was the Director of Training and Organizational Development for Wellspace Inc., a health care start-up. She served as the Associate Director of the National Religious Partnership for the Environment, an educational initiative headed by Paul Gorman, Vice President Al Gore and Carl Sagan. She was Special Assistant to the Dean of Education, City College and Education Director of an in-patient alcohol rehabilitation hospital. Amy is a psychotherapist who received her B.A. from Wesleyan University and her master's in Counseling Psychology from Lesley College. Amy is certified as an executive coach in the area of Emotional Intelligence by Hay/McBer and Associates, and as a trainer in the System for Analyzing Verbal Interaction by SAVI Communications.   . Additionally, I'll be donating to and raising awareness for the charity or organization of my guest's choice with each episode now. This episode, the organization is called The Pocket Project. Any and all donations make a difference! You can connect with Amy on: Website - Mobius Executive Leadership LinkedIn Listen to her Keynote presentation at Next Practice Institute Follow her sister, Erica Ariel Fox, on LinkedIn Follow Erica Ariel Fox on her Website Follow Erica Ariel Fox's contributions on Forbes   To connect with me: Interested in working with me as your coach? Book a complimentary 15 minute call here. LinkedIn Instagram Website Subscribe to my weekly newsletter YouTube Please leave a review for this podcast on Apple Podcasts!   Resources/People Mentioned: Difficult Conversations - Doug Stone, Bruce Patten and Sheila Heen Winning from Within - Erica Ariel Fox Amy Edmondson, and her work on Psychological Safety Joseph Cambell - Hero's Journey Yotam Schachter Thomas Hubl Lynda Caesara Neem Karoli Baba

Welcome to an interview with a leadership coaching legend, David Noble. Most leaders experience a lack of motivation to continue the things they once had a passion for. So, how do you rekindle the fire of motivation when it starts to die? The key is to know your “why” and assess if your reason is strong enough to continue the journey. In this episode, David shares the role he plays in reframing things and bringing the best out of leaders, executives, and CEOs. David shares a powerful new framework called MOVE that characterizes great and extraordinary leaders. Most of us dislike having only one strategy to win. In David's framework, he discusses the four simple yet powerful options that will take you to the same goal: lean in, lean back, lean with, and don't lean. David Noble has more than twenty years of global experience advising CEOs, their teams, and major investors on leadership and strategy, and an additional fifteen years as a top executive. He was named by Thinkers50 as one of the world's top coaches. Noble has served as a senior adviser to Egon Zehnder and Oliver Wyman. Get David's book here: Real-Time Leadership: Find Your Winning Moves When the Stakes Are High. David Noble and Carol Kauffman.  Enjoying this episode? Get access to sample advanced training episodes here: www.firmsconsulting.com/promo

Mental illness affects some 1.2 million of our children and youth. According to the Mental health Commission of Canada, Jan Stewart is a highly regarded mental health governance expert and advocate. Growing up in New York and moving to Toronto after marrying a Canadian, she was untouched by major adversity throughout her youth and imagined a similar, happy life for her children. In her raw and emotional book Hold on Tight: A Parent's Journey Raising Children with Mental Illness, she candidly describes the shock she and her husband faced when each of their two young children started exhibiting troubling behaviours. While it took time to find the right doctors, diagnoses and treatments, Jan's roller coaster journey with the children's multiple mental health disorders taught her to insist on an integrated partnership approach with all those involved and propelled her to help parents of children with similar challenges. Her book gives readers invaluable insights and advice to become empowered and inspires them to persevere and never give up. It also importantly serves to better educate health care professionals on the parental perspective, as well as families, friends, educators and employers of those affected by these challenges. While Jan takes great pride in her business career, the majority of which was spent as a senior Partner with the global executive search firm Egon Zehnder, it is her mental health governance experience that has been the most meaningful to her. This includes currently Chairing the Board at Kerry's Place Autism Services, Canada's largest autism services provider, and previously serving as Vice Chair at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. She also served on the Parent Advisory Council at Mass General Hospital's Department of Neuropsychopharmacology, the Advisory Council of Access Open Minds, the Advisory Board of LIGHTS, and the Board of Directors of the former Ontario OCD Network. In addition, she co-founded the OCD Parent Advisory Group at SickKids Hospital. Jan is a Diamond Life Master in bridge and enjoys genealogy, fitness and dance. She joined me this week to tell me more. For more information: https://janstewartauthor.com/ Get The book: https://www.amazon.com/Hold-Tight-Parents-Journey-Children-ebook/dp/B0BPF6Y24S?ref_=ast_sto_dp Follow: @janstewartauthor Email: Hello@janstewartauthor.com

Whitney Johnson is the Co-Founder and CEO of Disruption Advisors, a talent development company. Whitney is a globally-recognized thought leader. author, keynote speaker, executive coach, consultant, and a popular LinkedIn Learning instructor. In this conversation, Whitney discusses how musicality has lessons for the business world, and the wide applications of the S-Curve. https://bit.ly/TLP-328   Key Takeaways [2:35] At her daughter's prompting during the pandemic, Whitney and her family started watching Korean dramas. The family became obsessed with them. Whitney now studies Korean for two minutes a day on Duolingo. Whitney describes the characteristics of Korean dramas. [5:22] Whitney majored in music, studying classical piano and jazz. Because of her musical background, when she structures a keynote, a book, or a podcast, she looks for musicality and a musical structure to it. Musical structure and musicality inform the work she does. Also, as an experienced accompanist, she knows how to be second, allowing her to be a good interviewer, and as a coach, to listen well. [7:04] Brett Mitchell, the former conductor of the Colorado Symphony, said that music is what happens between the notes. Whitney discusses pauses relating to leadership and cites Clayton Christiansen, saying that partway through his career, Clayton Christiansen started a practice of praying before teaching a class. Once he started that practice, he started to have a significant impact on his students. [8:42] Whitney suggests that before you speak, have a meeting, or a coaching session, you pause and think about the person you're about to speak to, and how to convey to the person that they matter to you, that is an element of leadership. [10:33] Wayne Muller, author of Sabbath, pointed out the pauses in Martin Luther King's exclamation, “Free at last! Free at last! Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!” [11:41] Gino Wickman, in The EOS Life, recommends entrepreneurs take sabbaticals. One of Jim's clients just took a sabbatical and reported that stepping back and taking a break allowed them to reflect and then grow. [12:20] Whitney has a LinkedIn Learning class, Grow Yourself, Grow Your Leaders, and a book, Smart Growth. Whitney's view is that we are wired to grow. Virtuous growth is growing in such a way that everyone around you grows as well. She believes that human growth is unbounded. [13:23] Sociologist Everett Rogers applied the S-Curve to the study of how quickly innovation is adopted. Working with Clayton Christiansen, Whitney realized she could apply the S-Curve to individual change and growth. Growth comes in three stages: slow (launch), fast (sweet spot), and slow (master place). Every time you start a new role or a new job, you go through the curve. This is covered in Smart Growth. [14:45] Whitney's LinkedIn course focuses on how to create the conditions where people around you can grow, with the resources they need, and how they can feel connected to what they're doing and the people they're working with. Whitney also talks about building resilience and nurturing people. If you can do all those things, you're creating conditions wherein the people around you can grow. [16:59] Whitney makes the underlying assumption that if you will grow yourself then, by the contagion effect, the people around you will grow. Then, by default, your business will grow. [17:49] You can manage your organization as a portfolio of curves. The people at the curve's launch point will need the most support. They will also have a fresh perspective, opening the door to innovation. You want about 20% of the people in your organization to be new, 60% to be in the sweet spot, and 20% in master, ready for a new challenge. This is a good distribution for innovation. [20:10] De-prioritize the things you do really well that somebody else could do. Whitney gives an example from a client. If you stop doing the things you should delegate to others, you will have time to do the things only you can do, and you get out of the way for them to work on the steep part of the S-Curve. [23:06] Every organization needs to have, as part of their vision, growing human beings and helping them reach their potential. The vision starts with the founders, and as people join the organization, they begin to co-create the vision with the founders. Everyone helps each other grow. In the most fluid, powerful organizations, everyone contributes to the creation of the vision. [26:56] Whitney addresses growth pre-pandemic, in-pandemic, and post-pandemic. A lot of adaptation and resilience have been required. When people are under stress, they go to default stress behaviors. You need to make sure people work together and not against each other. People want to grow but are not always sure how to do it. This goes back to Whitney's course, Grow Yourself, Grow Your Leaders. [28:39] Whitney asks Jan and Jim for their thoughts on getting people to work together under stress. Jim states that when people are stressed they need time and space to solve their problems. People are pausing to figure out how to work together. People need time and space to get up to game speed. Executives are not paid to be busy. Pausing is a good way to grow by asking yourself tough questions. [31:35] Whitney has an assessment that she administers to clients. It includes seven accelerants of growth. The one that ranks the lowest is frequently “Step back to grow.” People are not taking time to pause and reflect. Whitney quotes Tiffany Shlain who asks, “What if we thought of ‘rest' as technology because the promise of technology is to make you more productive?” [34:17] Egon Zehnder surveyed 1,000 executives whether they strongly agreed that to transform your organization you need to transform yourself. Before the pandemic, 18% of executives agreed. After the pandemic, 805 of the executives agreed. The only way you have the moral authority to ask people to change is if you, yourself, are changing. The fundamental unit of change is the individual at every level. [37:52] Whitney lists some people that inspire her, and why: Rashika Tolshan, who wrote about the Queen of England passing away, Brené Brown, Musician Jacob Collier, author Richie Norton, and NFL QB Steve Young. Each of them inspired Whitney with their visions of growth. [41:35] When Whitney was making her list of influential people, her default was to go to all men. She had to make sure she included some women. She had to be very mindful and deliberate to determine who is actually influencing her and she wanted a diversity of perspectives. Jim highlights the leadership lesson of intentionality. [42:49] Whitney's audience homework: On the topic of pausing and resting, listen to these two episodes of Whitney's Step Back to Grow podcast: Episode 139 with filmmaker Tiffany Schlain and Episode 180. Don't avoid taking a pause to rest. [43:57] Closing quote: Remember, “It's all to do with the training: you can do a lot if you're properly trained.” — Queen Elizabeth II   Quotable Quotes “Because of being a musician, I think of things in a musical sort of way. When I'm structuring a keynote; … a book; … a podcast, there's always a sense of, ‘Is there a musicality to it; is there a musical structure to it?'” — Whitney “I wrote a piece about the importance of taking a break, that you needed to rest because the ability to rest was going to allow you to recharge so that you could then move forward.” — Whitney “For me, growth is our default setting. We're wired to grow.” — Whitney “Every time we start something new, we're on a new S-Curve. There are three stages. There's the launch point that feels slow, there's the sweet spot, … where growth is fast, … and … the master place, where growth is … slow.” — Whitney “People who are successful are intentional. It doesn't just fall in your lap. … Successful people are intentional people and [a high] level intentionality is something to be admired and something for people listening to this podcast to take away.” — Jim   Resources Mentioned Theleadershippodcast.com Sponsored by: Darley.com Rafti Advisors. LLC Self-Reliant Leadership. LLC Whitney Johnson Disruption Advisors Korean Dramas Duolingo Tiffany Shlain on Step Back to Grow, Episode 139 with Whitney Johnson Step Back to Grow, Episode 180 with Whitney Johnson Brett Mitchell Clayton Christiansen Sabbath: Finding Rest, Renewal, and Delight in Our Busy Lives, by Wayne Muller I Have a Dream Gino Wickman The EOS Life: How to Live Your Ideal Entrepreneurial Life Grow Yourself, Grow Your Leaders, with Whitney Johnson on LinkedIn Learning Smart Growth: How to Grow Your People to Grow Your Company, by Whitney Johnson Everett Rogers 24/6: The Power of Unplugging One Day a Week, by Tiffany Shlain Egon Zehnder Ruchika Tulshyan Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience, by Brené Brown Jacob Collier Anti-Time Management: Reclaim Your Time and Revolutionize Your Results with the Power of Time Tipping, by Richie Norton Steve Young