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In this episode of the AI For All Podcast, Maureen Metcalf, CEO and Founder of the Innovative Leadership Institute, joins Ryan Chacon and Neil Sahota to discuss how business leaders can guide their organizations through the age of AI. The conversation covers the complexities of digital transformation, how AI can be utilized to enhance leadership skills, and precision leadership to understand and address individual employee needs effectively. Metcalf emphasizes the balance between leveraging AI for operational efficiency and maintaining genuine human connections within leadership roles. Maureen Metcalf is a highly respected executive advisor and the CEO and Founder of the Innovative Leadership Institute. Maureen and her team guide clients through structured processes to amplify their impact and build thriving organizations. Recognized as a Fellow of the esteemed International Leadership Association, Maureen is also an accomplished author with her international award-winning eleven-book series on innovative leadership, including the most recent "Innovative Leadership & Followership in the Age of AI." The Innovative Leadership Institute is a pioneering management consulting firm committed to shaping the future of leadership across industries. It has created a comprehensive leadership development ecosystem by leveraging proprietary methodologies, technology, a certified facilitator network, and an adjacent service provider network to help deliver results. Discover more about AI at https://ai-forall.com More about Innovative Leadership Institute: https://www.innovativeleadershipinstitute.com Connect with Maureen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maureenmetcalf/ Read Innovative Leadership & Followership In the Age of AI: https://www.innovativeleadershipfieldbook.com/book-series/innovative-leadership-followership-in-the-age-of-ai/ (00:00) Intro (00:36) Maureen Metcalf and the Innovative Leadership Institute (01:33) Approaching organizational transformation (02:56) Current state of AI and impact on leadership (04:53) Power of AI in enhancing leadership skills (06:13) Precision leadership (08:08) AI tools for all businesses (08:45) Data mining and workplace insights (12:22) Essential skills for leaders in the age of AI (20:42) Balancing efficiency and authenticity (22:48) Learn more and follow up SUBSCRIBE TO THE CHANNEL: https://bit.ly/43dYQV9 Listen to the Podcast: https://bit.ly/45rewGf Join Our Newsletter: https://newsletter.ai-forall.com Follow Us on Social: https://linktr.ee/aiforallofficial

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What's the difference between managing and leading people at work? In today's episode we'll talk about this with Maureen Metcalf, founder and CEO of the Innovative Leadership Institute, and a highly sought-after expert in anticipating and leveraging future business trends. Maureen is also the host of the Innovating Leadership: Co-Creating Our Future podcast, where we were past guests. Listen as she shares her story and career journey, before we delve into what future-ready leadership looks like, provide receipts on the importance of leadership, and share how to be a future-ready leader in today's dynamic work environment.

• Solving the worker training question • “The pull for labor will be different going forward” (Total Recorded Time is 22:14) More than half of U.S. adults don't feel they have a stable, well-paying job that lets them have both a comfortable quality of life and presents a career path with opportunities for growth. That's according to a survey paid for by Goodwill. It's even worse among those who are employed and not in an ideal job. More than two out of three – 68 percent – say they need more training or skills to have such a position. Maureen Metcalf – founder and CEO of the Innovative Leadership Institute – in Columbus, Ohio, says these are changes that business leaders need to address. “The pull for labor will be different going forward,” says Ms. Metcalf. “We're already in many cases struggling to staff our organizations. If we re-shore things that have been offshored, I imagine the labor shortage will continue and inflation will continue.” Please click here to watch the Bizgnus interview: https://youtu.be/7CslI5OUCiY Ms. Metcalf notes that many of those workers who are replaced by robots are finding it difficult to regain comparable jobs because they lack training. “This is now a public issue as they are drawing unemployment,” she says. “Our communities are picking up the costs of workforce training because to attract businesses, we need a trained workforce.” Ms Metcalf is a Fellow of the International Leadership Association, serves on the Advisory Board at the School of Strategic Leadership at James Madison University and the Mason Leadership Center at Franklin University. (The Goodwill polling results are based on a survey of 2,318 adults ages 18-65 who are currently working, looking for work, or would be working if they didn't face barriers to employment. The poll was administered March 17 through April 4, 2022, using YouGov's online panel and by research firm, PerryUndem The margin of sampling error for the total results is ±3 percentage points.) For more information: https://www.innovativeleadershipinstitute.com/ ======================================= ABOUT US Bizgnus reports, writes, edits and publishes business news in online, broadcast and printed publications. We have published unbiased, unfiltered and in-depth interviews with business and other thought leaders since 2005. Opinions are those of our guests. Bizgnus never endorses the viewpoints, products or services of its guests, who are selected based on their knowledge and experience. No one pays to get on our podcasts. And we don't accept advertising (although Google/YouTube sells ads on our videos.) We'd appreciate your financial support through Patreon. If you'd like to help, please click here: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=56957587 Our address is 150 Herons Run, #104, Sarasota, Florida 34232. Call us anytime at 209.470.3400. Our email address is editor@bizgnus.com

Customers today expect the brands they deal with to deliver outstanding and seamless digital experiences. If your brand is failing to thrive, you need to take what is core to your value proposition and adapt it, perhaps significantly, for a world filled with customers who have digital at the center of their lifestyle. Howard Tiersky joins Maureen to discuss his experiences in assisting large organizations in winning digital customers.

AnneMarie Hayek joins Maureen to share about her new book, Generation We. In this book, she joins forces with thousands of Zs to tell their powerful story—one that impacts all of us. From new ideas on capitalism, politics, and climate change to education, gender, race, and work, AnneMarie explains how Gen Z thinks, what they envision, and why we should be hopeful. Zs are not naïve idealists. They're hardened realists with a bold vision for how we can transition, re-create, and progress. Generation We is your invitation to see the future they will create as it's unfolding.

In today's episode of BCI's Distinguished Sales Leader Series, we're going to focus on the shift to using data science to drive our decisions in the areas of hiring, training, coaching, and onboarding. Marcela Pineros and Joe DiDonato join the show today to share how data can help pinpoint areas that need to be addressed at a more granular level, and how that shift in thinking can help you raise your sales team's revenue and profit contributions in a drastically shorter period of time.

You have a Yes! that aligns your purpose and unique contributions with the impact you can generate and the experience you can have, which is yours to choose. Your Yes! always generates net-positive value and your No! always generates net-negative value—your choice. Jim Ritchie-Dunham joins Maureen to explain the science behind our Yes!

In the past, to move up the corporate ladder and succeed at the top, you simply had to set goals, motivate the troops, delegate to underlings, and groom a successor. Now, if they are leading a team chances are that they are managing a kaleidoscope of people from a variety of cultures, across a range of ages, all of whom are wired together 24/7. These changing demographics and structures have led to a seismic shift in terms of the tools needed to successfully manage and grow within a company: charisma and strategic thinking abilities now matter less than qualities such as vulnerability and relatability. Jeffrey Hull joins the show to discuss the research he has done on the art and science of leadership in a changing world that is featured in his book, Flex.

The COVID pandemic crushed sales for many businesses...but not at AVI Systems. When building a world-class sales team, an organization needs to implement a formal sales process proven to improve sales performance. This formal sales process is like the back office for sales. Joe DiDonato (BCI) and Don Mastro (AVI Systems) join host Maureen Metcalf to discuss their experiences, as well as the case study they wrote about what Don did to get his AVI Systems team through the pandemic -- and then skyrocket sales. This is part 2 of a 2-part series.

Sophisticated assessments, data, and software are giving CEOs and managers within any organization or industry detailed insights into human behavior. As CEO of The Predictive Index, Mike Zani has witnessed firsthand how the application of data and science can impact, and completely change, the way we function in our professional lives. In his new book, THE SCIENCE OF DREAM TEAMS: How Talent Optimization Can Drive Engagement, Productivity, and Happiness, Zani details a data-driven approach to talent strategy that makes hiring, motivating, and managing people more efficient and effective than ever. Mike joins the show to share his research on how to build a dream team.

The COVID pandemic crushed sales for many businesses...but not at AVI Systems. When building a world-class sales team, an organization needs to implement a formal sales process proven to improve sales performance. This formal sales process is like the back office for sales. Joe DiDonato (BCI) and Don Mastro (AVI Systems) join host Maureen Metcalf to discuss their experiences, as well as the case study they wrote about what Don did to get his AVI Systems team through the pandemic -- and then skyrocket sales.

What separates the leader from the pack and why does it matter in business? Delve into Maureen Metcalf's meaningful metric to understand where you stand on the leadership spectrum. Learn more about Maureen at https://www.innovativeleadershipinstitute.com/ (InnovativeLeadershipInstitute.com) Listen to The Toll's catalog on https://open.spotify.com/artist/7JkaxKtoPSpvPJcROPMd4Q?si=W_0XiWBRS4OtzVt4jP18SQ (Spotify) Get the full story at http://gbbt.fm/episodes (GBBT.fm) Getting The Brand Back Together is co-produced by https://crate.media/ (Crate Media)

Conversations about meaning and purpose at work are very old and very new. Spirituality proves a lens for those discussions. Workplace spirituality helps us understand issues such as fulfillment, engagement, purpose, leadership, and more. However, it also increases worries about values conflicts and how well organizations handle that. Paul Gibbons joins me today to discuss the spirituality of work and leadership for leaders and organizations.

As the second part of this interview, the discussion with Allison Duquette of CampusLogic and Joe DiDonato of Baker Communication continues with Maureen, going deeper into the ways Allison integrated assessments in both her current sales team, selection of sales managers, and new hires. Assessment tools boost the efficacy of hiring the right candidate for the job...yet most managers still hire by gut feeling. That's a mistake Allison overcame, and in so doing, learned assessments can make the difference between firing someone, and figuring out where they can thrive.

To be competitive in business over the next decade, it will not only be necessary to optimize the body for physical and mental health purposes, but it will additionally be necessary to ensure that cognitive optimization is also a major focus. The human today is simply not equipped to handle the deluge of data that is coming nor the constant upskilling requirements that are inevitable. Dr. JJ Walcutt joins Maureen to share about Accelerate, a program that gets businesses starting on the right track toward building a culture of brain health, growth, and effectiveness.

Assessments can provide fresh insights into the strengths of your top sales performers -- and ways to build those strengths in the rest of your team. Joe DiDonato of Baker Communications Inc. and Allison Duquette of CampusLogic discuss with Maureen the real-world use of assessment tools with the sales team...along with the refreshing surprises encountered along the way! This is the debut of a special sales-team-focused miniseries, the Distinguished Sales Leader, co-produced by the Innovative Leadership Institute and Baker Communications Incorporated.

Change is now a constant in all organizations. Is there a way to make it easier? Jake Jacobs joins the show to discuss his new book and how leaders can use the concept of leverage to achieve faster, easier, better results related to all change work they are doing in their organizations -- at the individual, team, or organizational levels. He will share practical actions leaders can take to achieve these much sought-after, but seldom accomplished goals.

The leadership journey can be a challenging one with unseen challenges that ruin reputations. Skilled people can be left wondering what went wrong if they don't have effective sponsorship. These challenges are even more pronounced for underrepresented people in leadership roles. Ricky Robinson and Keith Powell of C-Certs will talk about the importance of having a sponsor and of being sponsor-ready.

In The Self Help Book: 6 Practical Ways to Never Stop Growing, author and coach Jared Graybeal outlines six practical ways to live a life of constant growth while avoiding stagnation or burnout. Confidence. Competence. Clarity. Character. Connections. Commitment. This short, insightful guide is filled with inspiration and encouragement and is designed to give you the perspective you're looking for, no matter what's going on in your life. Jared joins the show to discuss his new book and how listeners can begin to be reenergized to never stop growing.

Emerging Industries often lend a new twist on businesses, they allow the opportunity to relook at old practices and can lead to innovation in the business sector. James joins the show to discuss his recent venture into an emerging industry and how looking at an emerging industry can provide new challenges as well as possibilities in new solutions.

Several of the Innovative Leadership Institute's certified facilitators joined the show to share how they have taken the concepts that they learned from a 9-month program and applied them to their business functions. Tom Grote and Christoph Hinske joined Maureen to discuss how they have extended the program content and built a values-based systems mapping that helped shape both of their professional and personal journeys.

We see lots of articles on the future of work but little about the future of leadership. As work changes, leadership must also change to ensure organizations can meet their objectives. It is essential for leaders to innovate how they lead to keep pace, but what does that mean? Greg Moran joins the show to explore the changes leaders need to make in how they think about and perform the essential work of leadership.

Technological advances are putting quality jobs out of reach for workers who lack the proper skills and training. We need a roadmap for a new workforce education system to rebuild America's working class, tackling inequality by equipping our workers for twenty-first-century jobs. We need to train more workers more quickly, using innovative methods. William and Sanjay join the show to share various ideas on the new roles of community colleges, employers, governments, and universities need to take in workforce education, as well as new education technologies that may be adapted to deliver such training.

Women (and men) face unhealthy stress and anxiety on a daily basis - it's a wonder they're still standing. Too few of us have stress tools powerful enough to put stress to work for us so we can enjoy the journey. Once you've learned how to be mentally tough, you will use stress to your advantage. It becomes your superpower! Colonel Deb Lewis joins the show to share her experiences and how you can learn to effectively use stress to your advantage.

Deep tech described capabilities that were impossible yesterday, barely feasible today, but tomorrow will be so pervasive it will be hard to imagine life without it. We're in the early stages of the digital age, and understanding how deep tech is disrupting the world is no longer a competitive advantage, it's a matter of survival. Eric Redmond joins Maureen to discuss his new book, Deep Tech: Demystifying the Breakthrough Technologies That Will Revolutionize Everything.

Disruption to the norm, unexpected events, uncertain times are things many of us are facing during this worldwide pandemic. We have seen jobs lost, companies forced to rethink how they have done business and how they can continue to stay in business. Leaders are daily faced with tough decisions on how to lead in this new and different environment. Sean Castrina joins the show to discuss his story of overcoming a setback, how he has gone on to start multiple new businesses, and the leadership lessons he has learned from his experiences.

The world has witnessed three-step functions in technological change: mechanization, electrification, and computerization. These industrial revolutions led to massive increases in productivity and thus we need far fewer workers. With each of these technological breakthroughs, the power balance between companies and workers shifted heavily to companies. The abuses of that power by companies instigated employee unrest. Counterbalancing forces rose to constrain companies' power, eventually prompting unions, regulation, and the social safety net to bring stability to the relationship. As we enter the fourth great leap forward in technology with robots and AI, we face the first services revolution. The power balance will again shift massively to companies as new technologies drive productivity increases in the service industry, much as the last three industrial revolutions transformed manufacturing. Jeff Wald joins Maureen to discuss his book, The End of Jobs, and what the future of work is.

Diversity recruiting and retention has become a hot topic and yet, many organizations don't yet understand the nuances of recruiting and how to navigate the complexities of retention and ensuring candidates and organizations create the best experiences and mutual success.Eric Douglas Keene joins Maureen to discuss changes occurring in the world of diversity recruiting.

Everyone can be creative in their own way. Creativity skills can be learned and developed. The creative process is iterative. Most of the time we fail many times before we succeed. We learn from those failures and approach the next experiment with new information and an improved understanding. Jeff DeGraff joins Maureen to share how you can tap your individual creativity.

Maureen Metcalf, Founder, CEO, and Board Chair of the Innovative Leadership Institute is a highly sought-after expert in anticipating and leveraging future business trends to transform organizations. She has captured her thirty years of experience and success in an award-winning series of books that are used by public, private, and academic organizations to align company-wide strategy, systems, and culture with innovative leadership techniques. As a preeminent change agent, Ms. Metcalf has set strategic direction and then transformed her client organizations to deliver significant business results such as increased profitability, cycle time reduction, improved quality, and increased employee effectiveness. She and the Innovative Leadership Institute have developed and certified hundreds of leaders who amplify their organizations’ impact across the world.For years, she shares her hard-won insights – through conference speaking, industry publications, radio talk-shows, and video presentations. She is a regularly featured author for Forbes.com. She is the host of Voice America international radio show focusing on innovative leadership, and the author of an award-winning book series on Innovative Leadership, including the Innovative Leaders Guide to Transforming Organizations, winner of a 2014 International Book Award.She has recognized for her contributions to the fields of leadership, innovation, and technology field by being named Business First BizTech Executive of the Year 2019, ComSpark Power Player 2018 and 2019, and Ten Influential Business Leaders to Watch 2020, and ComSpark Central Ohio’s Outstanding Woman in Technology 2020.The Innovative Leadership Institute has a 20-year track record of delivering value to high-performing clients ranging from local Ohio small businesses to Fortune 15 organizations to the US Armed Forces. Client industry mainstays include technology, engineering, manufacturing, financial, and medical services. The Innovative Leadership Institute also has an international presence helping companies in the United Kingdom and Europe. ILI won the Global Excellence 2020 Award: Most Outstanding Leadership Development Consultancy 2020 – Ohio.Maureen is a valued board member of a number of organizations. Before founding the Innovative Leadership Institute, she worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers and Accenture as a Senior Manage transforming organizations.Your Resource for Success Podcast every Thursday @ 7 pm EST with your favorite Host Kimberly McLemore and her Special Guest! Listen on iHeartRadio, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Podcast Addict, Google Podcast, Castbox, Deezer, Podchaser, Spreaker, JioSaavn, Amazon Music, Podscribe & YouTube! Your Resource for Success Mobile App Download on Google Play“Subscribe Now" and leave a review. www.wsbillc.com

Coaching skills are not just for the life coach or the executive coach, they are every leader’s secret weapon. Managers can become the leaders that are needed when they understand how to use coaching skills that put the development of their team as the top priority and multiply their impact. Want to move from managing your team to leading your team? Coaching skills are the key. Jonathan Reitz joins Maureen to share how managers can move toward leading by learning some simple coaching behaviors.

Ms. Metcalf – Founder and CEO, of the Innovative Leadership Institute, is a highly sought-after expert in anticipating and leveraging future business trends. She helps leaders elevate the quality of their leadership and transform their organizations to create sustainable impact and results. She captured her thirty years of experience and success in an award-winning series of books that are used by public, private, and academic organizations to align company-wide strategy, systems, and culture with innovative leadership techniques.  She is a Fellow with the International Leadership Association. She also serves on the Advisory Board at the School of Strategic Leadership at James Madison University. For years, she has been willing to share her hard-won insights – through conference speaking, industry publications, radio talk shows, and video presentations. She is a regularly featured author for Forbes.com. She is the host of Voice America international radio show focusing on innovative leadership, and the author of an award-winning book series on Innovative Leadership, including the Innovative Leaders Guide to Transforming Organizations, winner of a 2014 International Book Award. To learn more about Ms. Metcalf visit https://www.innovativeleadershipinstitute.com/ or connect with her on LinkedIn HERE.  GET THE ONLINE COURSE TODAY (Promo code ROMINA) VISIT WWW.CONNECTWITHROMINA.COM TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE SHOW AND ROMINA

In a world of work-from-home and so much of our personal interaction being digital, we need to understand what we are conveying by digital body language. Today, Erica Dhawan joins the show to share findings from her newest book – Digital Body Language – which decodes the new signals and cues of effective collaboration and teamwork in a digital-first human workplace. Listeners will learn to investigate and improve their own digital body language so that they can support a silo-breaking, trust-filled environment at their places of work. Listeners will understand that the language and punctuation we use across all mediums requires that we be careful, conscious and considerate, and always mindful of how our recipients might respond.

Episode 23: Results Begin with the Leader Some people like the term, the new normal, but the reality is that we need to learn how to do things different now. It's not going to be the same.  There has never been more demand for the products and services that you and your company give, it is just a matter of whether or not you are willing to do what it takes to move your team to the next level in this new world.   1. Leaders Implement Change. “One of the emerging leadership trends in 2021 is that rapid change (now that it is possible) will become the norm,” says Maureen Metcalf a recent Forbes article. The key difference between the ‘best and the rest’ is how companies manage the time, talent, and energy of their workforces.  Time: What each employee has to dedicate to productive work daily. Talent: What each worker brings to their job. Energy: How much each employee is prepared to invest in their work and contribute to the success of the company.    QUESTION: What changes do you need to implement?   2. Leaders Encourage Balance. Leaders need to be good at both results and relationships.  Results ensure that the team continues to move forward. Relationships are important, because without relationships, you are dead in the water as a leader. The most effective leaders are going to be able to move into deeper relationships with each of the people on their team.    QUESTION: How do you ensure you and your people can stay balanced and productive when the sprint turns into a marathon?   3. Leaders Model Expectations. You are the one that has the responsibility to shape expectations.  “You get what you tolerate.” — Henry Cloud   You as the leader need to define what the future of work at your company will look like.  Adding Value True leadership means that you can help your people become better at what they do. Inspiring OthersIt is more than just what you do at work, but nurturing and helping employees grow in all areas of life.   QUESTION: What are the expectations for ongoing speed?   MO’S Final Thoughts: It’s  not one or the other… it is both results and relationships. Help your people get what they need to get done for the team and the company while at the same time helping them to become better and more skillful. When you do these in tandem, you will set your team, and yourself, up to win.   Special thanks to: –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Work it out by LiQWYD https://soundcloud.com/liqwyd  Creative Commons — Attribution 3.0 Unported — CC BY 3.0  Free Download / Stream: https://bit.ly/l_work-it-out Music promoted by Audio Library https://youtu.be/erSmdVocHO0 ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––

Business today is more competitive than ever and staying ahead requires you to make tough calls, face hard choices, and work through conflict. But productive conflict is so rare. Why? Because productive conflict requires a different mindset, new skills, and repeatable processes, none of which come naturally. Liane Davey joins Maureen to discuss building a productive conflict culture.

Research has shown that diversity at every level of leadership leads to a more successful organization. The show today has 2 segments. In the first segment, Dr. Christopher Washington of Franklin University in Columbus, Ohio will join Maureen to discuss the importance of J.E.D.I. (just, equitable, diverse, and inclusive environments) S.P.A.C.E. (supportive, purposeful, accountable, collaborative, and evaluative practices). The second segment will be with Valrie Grant, the Managing Director of GeoTechVision and one of the five 2020 WE Empower UN Sustainability Development Goals Challenge Awardees. She will discuss the importance of diversity, equity, and inclusion at every level of leadership, including the board room.

How can we change the way conversations about diversity, equity and inclusion are progressing to move towards productive, inquiring, learning experiences, and ultimately creating a more just and equitable workplace and society? How can we understand the effects outside of work events have on people of color within work? Laura and Courtney join Maureen to share insights from their work and to encourage leaders to be examining and understanding the racial barriers and how they can remove those.

In this episode, Dr. Cynthia Cherrey discusses the past, present, and future of the International Leadership Association.  Her story of the founding is rich and descriptive - an experience of a lifetime.Cynthia Cherrey is President and CEO of the International Leadership Association (ILA), a global community committed to increasing quality research, teaching, and practices of leadership contributing to the common good around the world. As president of a multi-sector and global professional association, she promotes rigor and relevance of leadership at the intersection of theory and practice. Previously, Cynthia served as Lecturer in the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs and Vice President for Campus Life at Princeton University. Dr. Cherrey speaks to non-profit and for-profit organizations around the world and writes in the areas of leadership, organizational development, and higher education. Cynthia’s interests and research explore new ways to live, work, and lead in a knowledge-driven, interdependent, global culture. Recently she did a podcast series for VoiceAmerica’s business channel on global leadership with Maureen Metcalf, host of Innovative Leaders Driving Thriving Organizations. A sought-after advisor, Cynthia serves on the editorial board of Asian Women and the President’s Advisory Group at Carnegie Mellon University. She is a Fellow at the World Business Academy, a Royal Society of the Arts Fellow, and a recipient of a J.W. Fulbright Scholarship. Quotes From This Episode"This was an experience of a lifetime to be sitting in the same room with James McGregor Burns, who was one of the founders of the ILA along with Georgia Sorenson. And, of course, the person who helped with the funding of that program was Lorraine Matusek, who was a program director at the Kellogg Foundation at the time.""So we had 100 professionals from across the country who came together to further this conversation. And I think one of the pivotal moments for me out of that conversation was...it was the first time that Warren Bennis and James McGregor Burns got together in person.""In the sense of Lorraine (Matusak) and Georgia (Sorenson), we lost to our founders. And when you think about what they did, in leaving a legacy that's going to echo for generations.""I think one of the things that we have learned in leadership, and especially with crisis leadership, is that it opens the opportunity for change."Resources Mentioned in This EpisodeThe Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race by Walter IsaacsonHow to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need by Bill GatesThe International Leadership Association (ILA)The ILA was created in 1999 to bring together professionals with a keen interest in the study, practice, and teaching of leadership. Today, ILA is the largest worldwide community committed to leadership scholarship, development, and practice. Connect with Your Host, Scott AllenLinkedInWebsite

Even before Covid-19, employees were reporting record rates of burnout and stress with Gallup studies showing only 15% of employees fully engaged at work. Now with workers stuck behind screens, grasping for focus and suffering from the real mental challenges of prolonged social isolation and anxiety, organizations are in need of well-being development for their employees. It is essential for today’s workplaces to provide well-being support for employees, as well as traditional professional development. Supporting the long-term mental health of your team can mean the difference between an engaged, collaborative and productive organization or one riddled with toxicity and turnover. With 71% of U.S. office workers either curious about or already practicing meditation, now is the time to signal your long-term support for employees, and bring in the neuroscientifically proven benefits of contemplative practices, like meditation. Peter and Rich join the show to discuss mindfulness.

Gender inequality around the world has many facets: archaic laws that codify sexism, male control of joint income and household assets, exclusion from governance, trafficking and violence against women, denial of education and adequate health care, and gender segregation in the workforce, to name a few. The Gender Equality and Governance Index (GEGI) taps into some of the world’s best datasets to analyze gender discrimination on a global scale, using five critical “pillars”: governance, education, work, entrepreneurship, and violence. The Index covers 158 countries and provides a compelling perspective on the status of gender inequality across the planet. It allows policymakers, the business community, and civil society to pinpoint specific areas for improvement and to learn from best international practices. Today, Amanda and Augusto join me to discuss the index results for 2020 and how we as leaders can implement changes for the good of all.

As a society, we face a dramatic loss of trust in each other and our institutions. This reduction in trust impacts everything from people's inability to come together to solve problems to an escalation in mental illness and suicide. MaryJo will share her experiences with struggle and how it can impact your ability to build trust.

Mark Shapiro, President and CEO of the Toronto Blue Jays, joins Maureen to share his approach to effective leadership and discuss how this approach positioned the Toronto Blue Jays to navigate the challenges they faced and the solutions they implemented so that the game could go on, and finally, the leadership insights learned. Through this conversation, Mark’s comments and perspective illustrate the best of effective leadership.

Universities and medical schools do a wonderful job preparing their students for medical procedures but the often-missed crucial element to great healthcare that is missed in this training is leadership training. Neil joins Maureen to share his experiences and how we believe the leadership framework we’ve developed can be used to build the leadership skills needed by medical staff to make our healthcare system stronger.

Every entrepreneur dreams of expanding their business from around the corner to around the world. While today those dreams look doubtful, hope can be found from the story of a CEO who managed to do so despite decades of economic downturns, near bankruptcy, and constant change. Robert joins the show today to share insights and lessons learned from his experience taking Dunkin Donuts from 100 shops to 6,500 outlets. These lessons are also captured in his new book, Around the Corner to Around the World: A Dozen Lessons I Learned Running Dunkin Donuts.

During the last year, we have seen dramatic change and Futurist John Peterson tells us we will see more change in the next decade than in all of human history. If this is even directionally correct, we need to prepare board members to lead through this range of complex changes. Helle Bank Jorgensen, CEO of Competent Boards, joins Maureen to discuss her Future Boardroom Competencies report.

On this episode Elzie talks to Maureen Metcalf, Founder and CEO of the Innovative Leadership Institute, about effective leadership, organization changes and resilience. Maureen is helping leaders innovate how they lead during disruptive times and she wants to help Enterprisers lead their organization during this pandemic by sharing lots of golden nuggets in this episode. Key points 05:15 - Implementing system's change and shifting cultures are two different things. 08:40 - Effective leaders affect everyone around them to be more effective 11:30 - Resilience is the ability to respond as quickly as possible to unexpected information by attending to 4 categories: physical care, mental care, sense of purpose and emotional intelligence, and having a sense of connection. Connect with Maureen https://www.innovativeleadershipinstitute.com/ (Website) mmetcalf@innovateleader.com or through LinkedIn. Connect with Elzie https://www.podcasttown.net/ (www.podcasttown.net) mayor@podcasttown.net Mentioned in this episode: Grow My Podcast Virtual Summit

Leadership can make or break organizational success. In a crisis, this is even more true. Companies need leaders who can guide them through these turbulent times and into the future. To learn more about leading during a crisis, we spoke with Maureen Metcalf, chief executive officer of the Innovative Leadership Institute and host of the podcast “Innovative Leadership, Co-Creating Our Future.” Listen now to learn more on:  Best practices for effective crisis leadership training.  The skills leaders need to not only survive but thrive during a crisis.  How leaders can remain agile during times of crisis.

This is a great episode! Maureen gives some amazing insight and knowledge. She really got me to think outside of the box and look at things from a different perspective. Maureen is the CEO of the Innovative Leadership Institute (formerly Metcalf & Associates). An award-winning Senior Business Leader, Chair and Board Member with a proven history of success in leveraging business trends to drive organizational transformation. With over 30 years of industry insight, Maureen has garnered a reputation as a credible change agent with a passion for innovation and an ability to align key strategies with corporate objectives. Both an adept communicator and trusted advisor, she has built and mobilized empowered workforces, supported Executives by developing leadership capabilities and restructured boards to improve business performance. A steady hand in the board room, Maureen has set strategic direction, embedded positive working cultures and ensured robust governance frameworks to increase profitability and improve overall efficiencies. In addition to working as an executive advisor, Maureen designs and teaches MBA classes in Leadership and Organizational Transformation. She is also the host of an international radio show focusing on innovative leadership, and the author of an award-winning book series on Innovative Leadership, including the Innovative Leaders Guide to Transforming Organizations, winner of a 2014 International Book Award. Before founding Metcalf & Associates, she worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers and Accenture across a broad range of industries, building strong business acumen and consulting skills. 1. https://www.innovativeleadershipinstitute.com/ website 2. https://www.voiceamerica.com/show/2472/innovative-leaders-driving-thriving-organizations radio show 3. bit.ly/ililead (free leadership assessment) 4. http://innovativeleadershipinstitute.mykajabi.com/ online training

Are past successful skills and leadership strategies insufficient to master the obstacles businesses currently face? My guest Maureen Metcalf says that key executives must continually evolve to manage increasingly complex and volatile conditions—yet they rarely do. Are your key executives ill-equipped to navigate the escalating rate of change your organization faces? During this show I will be interviewing Maureen Metcalf, Founder, CEO, and Board Chair of Metcalf & Associates who is a highly sought-after expert in anticipating and leveraging future business trends to transform organizations. She has captured her thirty years of experience and success in an award-winning series of books which are used by public, private and academic organizations to align company-wide strategy, systems and culture with innovative leadership techniques. Join us to find out how to evolve your skills to today's conditions.