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Amy C. Waninger is the Founder & CEO of Lead at Any Level, where she improves employee engagement and retention for companies that promote from within.  Amy offers assessments, advisory services, and training on essential skills for inclusive leaders.  She is the author of seven books, including Network Beyond Bias: Making Diversity a Competitive Advantage for Your Career.Amy is a Certified Diversity Professional (CDP), Certified Diversity Executive (CDE), and Gallup Certified Strengths Coach.  She is also a Member of the National Speakers Association and a Prosci Certified Change Practitioner.  She's been named a Top 100 HR Influencer globally, two years in a row and has served clients and audiences on all seven continents, including Antarctica!  Her other credentials include two degrees from Indiana University and a “World's Best Mom” coffee mug.Amy shares her personal experience and coaching wisdom on job transitions in this episode.  We covered many different tips and ideas on how to find your next job easier and faster.   Some of the key points include:·         Why you need to be a good “job leaver” and how to accomplish this.·         What does aiming too low in your job search mean, and ways to avoid this, even if you are financially pressed.·         How can you create a diversified network to support your job search?·         Amy outlined several self-care strategies to help you be more robust and better during your job search.·         How to use job search setbacks to learn and improve your activities and not view them as a failure.·         It is not a weakness to reach out to your network for help – it is an intelligent and effective action.After you listen to Amy and know her background, you will agree that her understanding of job changes and life transitions are areas she is very accomplished in.  I know after you hear this episode, you will have many action steps you will want to implement Monday. 

In this HRchat episode, we hear from Amy C. Waninger, CEO at Lead at Any Level. Amy is a key voice in helping professionals broaden their perspectives and achieve success in their journey. While some approach with trepidation, Amy helps to cast these subjects in another light, reminding us that failure to engage serves only to limit opportunities. In her book, Network Beyond Bias, she challenges us to, “Invest in people and ideas outside your own norms to create opportunities for yourself and others.”Questions Include:Your background is in tech. What brought you to what you do now?In the business world, what does 'good leadership' look like to you?Tell me about your book, Network Beyond Bias: Making Diversity a Competitive Advantage for Your Career.Why is networking a critical career management and leadership skill?For leaders listening in, what is one simple step they can take to positively impact DEI initiatives within their teams today?We do our best to ensure editorial objectivity. The views and ideas shared by our guests and sponsors are entirely independent of The HR Gazette, HRchat Podcast and Iceni Media Inc.   

Amy C. Waninger is the Founder and CEO of Lead at Any Level. She works with organizations around the globe who want to build inclusive cultures and diverse leadership pipelines for a sustainable competitive advantage. She is the author of multiple books including "Network Beyond Bias: Making Diversity a Competitive Advantage for Your Career." Amy earned her CPCU designation in 2016. She also holds associate designations from The Institutes in Management, Data and Analytics, Information Technology, Claims, and General Insurance, as well as the Certified Insurance Data Manager designation from IDMA. Amy is a Certified Diversity Professional (CDP), Certified Diversity Executive (CDE), and Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach. She is also a Professional Member of National Speakers Association, a Certified Virtual Presenter, and a Prosci Certified Change Practitioner. Her other credentials include two degrees from Indiana University and a "World's Best Mom" coffee mug. Highlights from the Show Amy is a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion trainer and consultant As her career progressed and she get deeper into DEI content, she kept feeling stuck on the idea of what she could do personally to have an impact This lead to her first book, Networking on Bias, which she published in 2018, which is all about how our own network is the best place for us to demonstrate our commitment to DEI The time is right for this focus with the way the landscape is shifting from the way things look 100 years ago The market also looks different, so when Amy talks to traditional players who haven't embraced DEI yet, she helps them to see how much more diverse the pool of consumers is, and how not serving them means your business isn't winning If 80% of insurance agents are white males, but only 40% of businesses are owned by white males, you have 80% of the distribution going after 40% of the market, and 60% of the market is left unserved Amy focuses her work on emerging and aspiring leaders since they're the future Amy leaves a card behind when doing talks that asks that you think about who's in the room, who's not in the room and whose voice am I not listening to Geography means less and less, if anything, especially as we all became more digital during lockdowns, so the effect of change is stronger now, including when we make changes on equity (and ESG more broadly) I asked about Diversity of Thought, which Amy challenged The term can be used in place of true diversity Amy raised the Rocket Rule, hitting an issue like the famous dance troupe where all of the dancers had to be within a tight range of height Does your company have an unspoken Rocket Rule? Do leaders come from similar backgrounds, have gone to a small set of schools, etc The more diversity we have in leadership, the more profitable the company will be, as data proves (not just in line roles or more junior ranks) When people come with different tools to do the job, we get the job done better and faster than if we all had the same backgrounds When looking at our networks, Amy often asks how many people are from outside the same industry as you, and people are always surprised at how concentrated their networks are within a single industry Great ideas come from chance encounters and serendipity Amy encourages people to listen to different podcasts, follow different people, read books by others that are different from what you normally get exposed to, etc Show up in spaces where those spaces aren't created for you so you hear totally new perspectives and get outside your comfort zone a bit You can get more of Amy's insights at her company's website, leadatanylevel.com, including her online courses and access to her training, consulting and speaking services This episode is brought to you by Medallia (Medallia.com), and the book series, "The Future of Insurance: From Disruption to Evolution" by Bryan Falchuk (future-of-insurance.com). Follow the podcast at future-of-insurance.com/podcast for more details and other episodes. Music courtesy of UPbeat Music, available to stream on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music and Google Play. Just search for "UPbeat Music"

Amy Waninger is the Founder & CEO of Lead At Any Level, a company that works with organizations that want to build inclusive cultures and diverse leadership pipelines. She is the author of several books, including Network Beyond Bias: Making Diversity a Competitive Advantage for Your Career. As a leader, speaker, author, and consultant, Amy is passionate about helping others achieve their full potential at work. As a proud member of the LGBTQ+ community, Amy discusses the difficulties of coming out in the workplace and how to overcome the fears of expressing who you truly are as an individual.  Twitter: @leadatanylevelhttp://www.leadatanylevel.comLead At Any Level CEO Bio:Amy C. Waninger (pronouns: she/her/hers) works with organizations that want to build inclusive cultures and diverse leadership pipelines for a sustainable competitive advantage.  She also works with emerging and aspiring leaders who want to create opportunity for themselves and others.As a leader, speaker, author, and consultant, Amy is passionate about helping others achieve their full potential at work. She is committed to lifelong learning, and inspires others to expand their knowledge and skill sets. She holds Bachelor's degrees in Criminal Justice and Computer Science from Indiana University.Amy began her career as a software developer, later moving into business analysis, systems design, consulting, and management. She has worked at small software companies, multinational corporations, and many stops in between. Amy is a versatile manager; she has led cross-functional and global teams in both the technology and insurance industries.Having spent more than a decade in the insurance industry, Amy holds the Certified Insurance Data Manager (CIDM) designation and numerous designations from The Institutes, including their premier Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter (CPCU) designation. She is a member in good standing of the CPCU Society and recently served a three-year term on the Society's Diversity and Inclusion Committee. While working as a senior manager in a Fortune 100 Insurance Company, she served on the national leadership team for their LGBTQ+ Employee Resource Group and an enterprise-wide council to engage men as allies.Amy is a Certified Diversity Professional (CDP), a Certified Diversity Executive (CDE), and a Gallup-Certified Strengths Coach. She is also a Professional Member of National Speakers Association, a Certified Virtual Presenter, and a Prosci Certified Change Practitioner. Her other credentials include numerous peer-reviewed publications and a “World's Best Mom” coffee mug.She is the author of several books, including Network Beyond Bias: Making Diversity a Competitive Advantage for Your Career.Make sure to subscribe & review Lady Empire above for the opportunity to be featured!  

Nonprofit leaders and organizations face continuing challenges in efforts to diversify their boards, better serve their communities, and build sustainable staffing pipelines. Amy Waninger, CEO of Lead at Any Level, works with organizations that want to build diverse leadership bench strength for a sustainable competitive advantage. She is the author of multiple books including Network Beyond Bias: Making Diversity a Competitive Advantage for Your Career. Amy joins Greg to discuss steps nonprofits can take to further their efforts in the areas of diversity and inclusion.

Amy C. Waninger is passionate about helping others achieve their full potential at work.  She is a leader, speaker, author and coach.  As Founder and CEO of Lead at Any Level LLC she helps busy professionals develop skills in leadership, diversity and inclusion, and career management.  Amy is the author of Network Beyond Bias: Making Diversity a Competitive Advantage for Your Career.

Amy C. Waninger is passionate about helping others achieve their full potential at work.  She is a leader, speaker, author and coach.  As Founder and CEO of Lead at Any Level LLC she helps busy professionals develop skills in leadership, diversity and inclusion, and career management.  Amy is the author of Network Beyond Bias: Making Diversity a Competitive Advantage for Your Career.

Hell Yes Entrepreneurs, today my guest on the podcast is Amy Waninger. Amy works with organizations that want to build diverse leadership pipelines. She is the author of Network Beyond Bias: Making Diversity a Competitive Advantage for Your Career and Network Like a CHAMP Networking Activity Journal. She is a Professional Member of National Speakers Association and a Prosci Certified Change Practitioner.Connect with AmyGet Amy's free e-book, 21 Insights for Inclusive Networking here:https://leadatanylevel.com/hye… Read more

Does your network of connections all look and think like you? As a leader, speaker, author, and coach, Amy C. Waninger is passionate about helping others achieve their full potential at work. Amy is the Founder and CEO of Lead at Any Level LLC, which helps busy professionals develop skills in leadership, diversity and inclusion, and career management. She holds Bachelor’s degrees in Criminal Justice and Computer Science from Indiana University and is completing coursework for her MBA at SNHU. Amy has earned the Prosci Certified Change Practitioner designation from Prosci International, and numerous designations from The Institutes. She is a member of the CPCU Society and is serving a three-year term on the Society’s Diversity and Inclusion Committee. A lifelong champion of diversity and inclusion, Amy discovered a missing element in the diversity dialogue, so she researched and wrote about it in her book, Network Beyond Bias: Making Diversity a Competitive Advantage for Your Career. In today’s conversation we explore her findings, how to break the pattern of unconscious bias, how to embrace diversity as a leader at any level, and the 5 critical networks to develop in order to have a competitive advantage in your career and business.    What perspective does your current network ignore? How is this impacting your view of the world and your ability to lead at any level?  Amy will help you assess your network and take steps to fill in the gaps. Key Takeaways When you meet people for the first time, rather than think of what they can do for you, think of ways that you can do something for them. Learn how to network like a C.H.A.M.P. Get out and meet with your customers, go on a ride along with a sales team member, and get to know what they like, don’t like, want and need. Look for opportunities to hire or help someone get connected to a hiring opportunity. You need both a mentor and a protégé. A mentor is going to show you how to move forward and a protégé is going to show you how far you’ve come. It’s hard to know what your strengths are until you’re around someone who doesn’t share those same strengths or hasn’t developed those strengths or skills yet. We’re all biased about certain things. The problem is when we unconsciously default and go down the same paths and stop realizing that maybe there are other paths. Show up to observe, not to take over. Receive Your Free Gift Free e-book: 21 Insights For Inclusive Networking Resources Network Beyond Bias Learn More & Connect With Amy Waninger www.leadatanylevel.com

This week's episode shines the spotlight on the representation of women on our big screens, little screens, conference daises, and bookshelves. It's worth taking some time to consider the messages we receive from all forms of entertainment and education and whether we are getting a balanced view of the world. If you come to the realization that your bookshelf needs more female authors on it, never fear, we have a list of some favorite female authors and books. Check them out! Tweet your favorites to @UnravelingPink and we'll add them to the list.
 Resources in this episode:
 Molly Flatt, The Guardian, "Is The Future Female? Fixing Sci-Fi's Women Problem." Check out: Molly Flatt's "A Darker Wave," Kassandra Khaw’s "There are Wolves in These Woods," Madeline Ashby’s "The Cure For Jetlag," Liz Williams’ "In the God Fields." 
Jodi Picoult, "Small Great Things"
 Debby Irving, "Waking Up White" 
Karen Catlin, "Present! A Techie's Guide to Public Speaking"
 Ed Yong, 4/19/2018, "When Will the Gender Gap in Science Disappear?"
 Emma Pierson, 8/5/2014 "In Science, It Matters That Women Come Last" 
The Unraveling Pink's Brain Trust List of fav female authors and books:
 Arundhati Roy, "God of Small Things"
 Ntozage Shange, "for colored girls who have considered suicide/when the rainbow is enuf" 
Curtis Sittenfeld
 Doris Kearns Goodwin
 Loung Ung, "First They Killed My Father"
 Ayn Rand
 Kate Germano, "Fight Like A Girl"
 Julie Kratz, "ONE: How Male Allies Support Women for Gender Equality" 
Amy Waninger, "Network Beyond Bias: Making Diversity a Competitive Advantage for Your Career"
 Jennifer Brown, "Inclusion: Diversity, The New Workplace & the Will to Change"
 Iris Bohnet, "What Works: Gender Equality by Design"
 Another list of favorite female-authored business books
: Shona Brown and Kathleen M. Eisenhardt, "Competing on the Edge:  Strategy as Structured Chaos"
 Andrea Kates, "Find Your Next: Using the Business Genome Approach to Find your Company's Next Competitive Edge" 
Angeles Arrien, "The Four-Fold Way: Walking the Paths of Warrior, Teacher, Healer and Visionary"
 Rayona Sharpnack, "Trade Up: Five Steps for Redesigning Your Leadership and Your Life from the Inside Out"
 Gail Larsen, "Transformational Speaking: If You Want to Change the World, Tell a Better Story"

Today's guest is passionate about helping others realize their full potential at work. As the founder and CEO of Lead at Any Level, she helps busy professionals develop skills in leadership, diversity, inclusion and career management. She is the author of “Network Beyond Bias: Making Diversity a Competitive Advantage for Your Career,” is a Prosci Certified Change Practitioner, and a Professional Member of the National Speakers Association. She began her career as a software developer, later moving into business analysis, systems design, consulting, and management. She has worked at small software companies, multinational corporations, and many stops in between.  She is a versatile manager; having led cross-functional and global teams in both the technology and insurance industries. Please join me in welcoming Amy C. Waninger. In this episode we discuss: her thoughts on leadership: “the most important aspect of leadership is courage. It is the courage to do what is right, even in the face of not being popular, and it is the courage to stand up for others and make things right.” how she grew from being a self-proclaimed bossy child into the dynamic and appreciative leader she is today. how she views successful leadership as being able to project where the future is going and meeting people there instead of waiting for the future to happen. her thoughts on connection being the new currency, over knowledge. her C-H-A-M-P and I-G-G-N-O-R-E framework for connecting with others. how she supports people who are vastly different from her on Twitter. Listen, subscribe and read show notes at www.OnTheSchmooze.com - episode 112

Have you ever wondered how many opportunities you've missed out on because your network is too small? I'm willing to bet most of us have. But have you ever considered the diversity of your network and how it's impacting your work, your business or your opportunities? Amy C. Waninger is the founder of Lead at Any Level, LLC, and the author of the new book "Network Beyond Bias - Making Diversity a Competitive Advantage for Your Career". In this episode, she helps us see the risk associated with a network that's too homogeneous, how we can start to connect with those outside our current networks, and why it's so important we do so. My personal review of her book: "With her new book Network Beyond Bias, Amy C. Waninger offers a new perspective on expanding our networks that’s useful and practical for the most junior employee right up the ladder to the executive suite. Her advice and examples are real and actionable, and will make you wonder how you didn’t recognize your network blind spots before. Even those of us for whom diversity and inclusion is top of mind can benefit from Amy’s approach which is generous and forgiving while still reinforcing the urgent need to diversify our viewpoints, connections and partnerships." Folllow: Twitter Instagram  

Today I’m reviewing the book: Network Beyond Bias: Making Diversity a Competitive Advantage For Your Career. It’s a book that helps you to understand your professional network through an inclusive lens. In todays show I discuss several things including: The five types of people that you should consider in your professional network The importance of … The 5 Types Of People You Need In Your Professional Network [Book Review] Read More » The post The 5 Types Of People You Need In Your Professional Network [Book Review] appeared first on Element of Inclusion.