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🧭 REBEL Rundown 🔑 Key Points 🧩 Human Factors: The unseen behaviors, distractions and considerations critical in emergency medicine and the ICU, influencing patient care beyond just medical knowledge.🎯 System Design: Effective system design directly impacts team performance by creating environments that facilitate optimal decision-making. 🏥 Real-world Application: The application of human factors in healthcare leads to better team dynamics, reduced stress, and improved patient outcomes. 👷🏽‍️It’s Everyone’s Job: Building a culture of adaptability and openness to change can lead to better healthcare delivery, communication and interprofessional relationships🛠️ Practical Solutions: Start the conversation in departments for actionable and pragmatic changes to current healthcare environments to enhance practitioner efficiency and patient care quality. Click here for Direct Download of the Podcast. 👀Previously Covered and Related Content: REBEL EM: Titles Don’t Make LeadersREBEL MIND: Moving from Junior to Senior Leadership in Emergency CareREBEL MIND: The Dunning-Kruger EffectREBEL MIND: Growth vs Fixed Mindset 📝 Introduction Welcome back to Rebel MIND, the podcast where we sharpen the person behind the practitioner. MIND stands for Mastering Internal Negativity during Difficulty. This series emphasizes productivity, provider performance, and team optimization to ensure we are at our best during high-pressure situations. In this episode, host Dr. Mark Ramzy chats with special guests and master educators about the concept of human factors.Dr. Chris Hicks is an emergency physician and trauma team leader at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, Assistant Professor in the Department of Medicine at the University of Toronto, and co-founder of Advanced Performance Healthcare Design, a physician-led simulation and design group. Dr. Andrew Petrosoniak is an emergency physician and trauma team leader at St. Michael’s Hospital, and Medical Director of the Unity Health Toronto Simulation Program. He’s an Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto where his research focuses on simulation for systems and design improvement and optimizing the care of the bleeding patient. Along with Dr. Hicks, he’s also President of Advanced Performance Healthcare Design, a consulting firm that works with high-performance teams and uses simulation to enhance and design better healthcare spaces Cognitive Question How can the integration of human factors improve decision-making and performance in emergency medicine and critical care environments? ️What are Human Factors? In the context of healthcare, human factors encompass the interplay between humans, the systems they work within, and the effectiveness of their interactions. It includes elements like communication, system design, environmental conditions, and behavioral patterns affecting individual and team decision-making processes. It’s the collective impact of individual behaviors, team dynamics, and the physical environment on performance and outcomes. The aim is to eliminate issues arising from human error by creating systems and environments that naturally guide and support optimal performance. 🏥How This Applies to the Emergency Department or ICU? Efficient integration of human factors in high-pressure settings like the Emergency Department (ED) or Intensive Care Unit (ICU) helps mitigate the risks associated with stressful and chaotic environments. By focusing on system designs that account for human behavior, healthcare professionals can reduce errors, enhance team coordination, and ultimately improve patient care. This is crucial as teams are often required to make rapid, life-saving decisions in these environmentsThe design of clinical spaces can either hinder or help efficient care. Poorly arranged equipment or cluttered workspaces increase stress and impede decision-making. Implementing structured design principles, such as dedicated equipment zones and clear visual cues, can streamline workflows and enhance team coordinationIt actually helps pave the way for more efficiency because you end up “working smarter instead of harder”.It speaks directly to the Daniel Kahneman’s theory of Type 2 Thinking – which is a slow, analytical cognitive process requiring deliberate thoughtWe’ll likely create a whole dedicated episode to this but if you want to read more ahead of time on it, check out his book Thinking, Fast and Slow ⏩Immediate Action Steps for Your Next Shift **Assess Your Environment**: Take note of any clutter, noise, or layout issues in your workspace that could hinder optimal performance. Identify problem areas that could be optimized.**Recognizable Hard-Stop** – Implement a “Stop-Point” Check for areas or issues that involve more than just patient safety (ie. workflow inefficiencies, sign-out, throughput, etc). Use predefined benchmarks during procedures to ensure clarity and efficiency.**Foster Open Communication** – Encourage an environment where every team member feels comfortable discussing their thoughts and decisions without fear of judgment.**Prototype Solutions** – Work with colleagues to identify problems and brainstorm quick, cost-effective solutions that could be tested in your department.**Role Clarity and Preparation** – Ensure roles are clearly defined and team members are prepared with necessary resources readily available during high-stakes scenarios.**Test and Refine** – Conduct quick pilot tests of new setups or processes during quieter times and gather feedback from your team. Conclusion Human factors play a critical role in shaping healthcare outcomes. Through structured system designs and attention to team dynamics, it is possible to reduce inefficiencies and enhance both patient care and provider well-being. It requires a shift in perspective from seeing design and systems as separate from human behaviors, to seeing them as intricately linked. By incorporating these principles, healthcare professionals can create environments that inherently support better, safer, and more effective patient care. 🚨 Clinical Bottom Line Incorporating human factors into healthcare isn’t just about preventing errors—it’s about creating an ecosystem where the healthcare team is empowered to perform at their best, even under the most challenging conditions. Implementing small, iterative changes can create a meaningful impact, paving the way for improved systems and processes. This starts by redesigning systems and environments with human factors in mind, which can significantly improve both the efficiency of care delivery and the safety of the healthcare environment. Further Reading Petrosoniak A, Hicks C. M&M rounds 2.0: the future of performance improvement. CJEM. Feb 2025PMID: 39979684Petrosoniak A, Hicks CDesign, build, train, excel: Using simulation to create elite trauma systems. International Anesthesiology Clinics. Publish Ahead of Print.Request the Article herePetrosoniak A, Hicks C, et al. Design Thinking-Informed Simulation: An Innovative Framework to Test, Evaluate, and Modify New Clinical Infrastructure. Simul Healthc. 2020 Jun 2020.PMID: 32039946Bleetman A, et al.Human factors and error prevention in emergency medicine. Emerg Med J. May 2012PMID: 21565880Hayden EM, et al.Human Factors and Simulation in Emergency Medicine. Acad Emerg Med. 2018 Feb 2018PMID: 28925571 Meet the Authors Mark Ramzy, DO Co-Editor-in-Chief Cardiothoracic Intensivist and EM Attending RWJBH / Rutgers Health, Newark, NJ Chris Hicks, MD, Med Co-Founder of Advanced Performance Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Toronto, Canada Andrew Petrosoniak, MD, MSc Co-Founder and President of Advanced Performance Medical Director of Unity Health Toronto Simulation Program Showing Slide 1 of 3 The post REBEL MIND – Human Factors: The Hidden Architecture of Emergency & Critical Care Medicine appeared first on REBEL EM - Emergency Medicine Blog.

You're smart, capable, and already successful on paper.You're the one everyone trusts to handle the pressure, fix the problems, and deliver exceptional work.But behind the scenes? You're exhausted. Overthinking everything. Carrying far more than you should. And quietly wondering why people with less talent keep getting promoted ahead of you.Because the truth is:The skills that helped you succeed at the mid-career level are often the exact skills keeping you stuck from rising into senior leadership.In this week's BFG episode, I'm diving in to discuss:Why high-performing women get stuck before senior leadership—and how operating from a “mid-career mindset” creates burnout, overworking, self-doubt, and lack of visibilityThe three leadership shifts required to rise into senior leadership and thrive there: building executive-level confidence and identity, increasing visibility and influence, and learning to release control and stop carrying everything yourselfThe introduction of my new Executive Edge Method™—a three-stage framework designed to help high-performing women in demanding corporate careers rise into senior leadership without sacrificing themselves in the processIf you've ever felt like you're doing everything right…but still not getting the recognition, opportunities, or ease you expected at this level…This episode will show you what actually needs to shift for you to lead, position yourself, and thrive differently at the next level.30-min. Leadership Strategy Consult: On a private consult, we'll get specific, cut through the noise, and identify the exact gaps that are keeping you from shifting from mid-career mindset to operating like a true senior leader. If you're serious about accelerating into your next level of leadership without sacrificing your sanity to get there, this is the place to start.  Book your 30-min. Leadership Strategy Consult here. Next Level™ Leader Quiz: You're smart. Capable. Proven. So why does the next level still feel harder than it should? Take my free Next Level™ Leader quiz to uncover the hidden pattern slowing your rise…and what to do next. Take the Next Level™ Leader Quiz here. About AmeliaAmelia Noël is an executive coach and former investment banking and consulting professional who helps high-achieving women in demanding corporate roles develop their Executive Edge™ to rise into senior leadership...and thrive there without burnout. Through her coaching, workshops, and podcast, Breaking Free from the Grind, Amelia helps women strengthen their executive presence, increase visibility and influence, communicate their value with confidence, and shift from overworking to leading more strategically at their next level. Her work blends over a decade of real-world corporate experience with practical leadership development to help women become the kind of leaders that bigger opportunities, and bigger rooms, are built for. Connect with Ameliawww.amelianoelcoaching.comIG: @breakingfreefromthegrindLinkedIn: Amelia Noel

Today I am going to help you get that promotion. Because today, we are challenging the assumption that your boss is rooting for you...Wake up! I mean that in the kindest possible way. :)Assuming your boss is currently consumed with all the reasons s/he should promote you is a massive mistake. Because here's the thing: perhaps they are looking for all the reasons not to.In this episode I am sharing three reasons your boss won't promote you. This 12 minute clip could be all you need to shake things up and finally.... get that promotion!Rebecca, on challenging your assumptions: "You might have been asking yourself: 'What do I actually have to do to get promoted?!' and no doubt it's driving you crazy. Well, here's the thing: promoting you is a potential career risk to your boss - so why should they promote you?"Links:Book a free 15 minute Career Strategy call with Rebecca to get your career off to a fresh start. Don't stay stuck - get new thinking and new action to move forward in your careerRate, Review, & Follow our Show on Apple Podcasts:Also, if you haven't done so already, follow the podcast. We air every week and I don't want you to miss out on a single broadcast. Follow now!About Rebecca:Rebecca Allen is a warm and dynamic Leadership Coach who helps build high-performing leaders and teams by working on 4-core pillars: how do we want to show up; how do we want to add value; how should we elevate our thinking; and how should we elevate our communication? Rebecca has coached managers through to CXOs at Woolworths, Coles, ANZ, RBA, J.P. Morgan, PwC, ANSTO, Ministry of Defence, Frontier Sensing and abbvie through her Roadmap to Senior Leadership coaching programs. Connect with Rebecca

On Tuesday, Indiana and Ohio held primary elections. Chris Butler joins Russell Moore and Clarissa Moll to discuss how Republican candidates endorsed by the Trump administration fared. President Trump heads to China next week to discuss trade with President Xi Jinping. Mark Tooley from the Institute on Religion and Democracy shares what these conversations mean for Taiwanese independence, and how China and Taiwan are both taking notes from Russia's war in Ukraine. On Friday, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit paused the distribution of abortion pills-by-mail for patients who did not first have an in-person doctor visit. John Mize from Americans United for Life joins us to discuss why the Supreme Court subsequently blocked that decision. REFERENCED IN THE EPISODE: CT's Reporting on Religious Freedom GO DEEPER WITH THE BULLETIN: Join the conversation at our Substack. Find us on YouTube. Rate and review the show in your podcast app of choice. ABOUT THE GUESTS: Chris Butler is the director of Christian civic formation at the Center for Christianity and Public Life, and he has pastored at Ambassador Church in Chicago for nine years. Chris co-authored Compassion (&) Conviction: The AND Campaign's Guide to Faithful Civic Engagement. Mark Tooley is president of The Institute on Religion and Democracy (IRD) and editor of IRD's foreign policy and national security journal, Providence. He worked eight years for the CIA and is a graduate of Georgetown University. He has written for The Wall Street Journal, World, Law & Liberty, and National Review. John Mize serves as CEO of Americans United for Life, advancing the human right to life in culture, law, and policy. He previously served on the Senior Leadership team at the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation, a leading patient advocacy organization devoted to supporting people impacted by inflammatory bowel disease. ABOUT THE BULLETIN: The Bulletin is a twice-weekly news analysis podcast from Christianity Today, with editor-at-large Russell Moore and executive editor of news Clarissa Moll. Each episode offers commentary on current events and headlining news with a roundtable of premier guests, and shares a Christian perspective on issues that are shaping our world The Bulletin listeners get 25% off CT. Go to https://orderct.com/THEBULLETIN to learn more. “The Bulletin” is a production of Christianity Today Producer: Clarissa Moll Associate Producer: Alexa Burke Editing and Mix: Kevin Morris Graphic Design: Rick Szuecs Music: Dan Phelps Executive Producer: Erik Petrik Senior Producer: Matt Stevens Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

🧭 REBEL Rundown 📌 Key Points Parallel Tasking: Transitioning from junior to senior roles in medicine involves both personal growth and the development of leadership skills, often simultaneously. Psychological safety: Creating this within teams is critical for fostering an environment where all members feel empowered to speak up and share insights. Big and Small Picture View: Effective leadership requires the ability to zoom in on specific tasks and zoom out to manage the big picture, ensuring comprehensive patient care. Timing is Everything: The act of asking the right questions at the right time can significantly enhance team dynamics and patient outcomes in high-pressure situations. Talk the Talk: Creating and practicing clear, structured communication strategies can assist in smooth transitions and effective leadership during medical emergencies. Click here for Direct Download of the Podcast. 👀Previously Covered and Related Content: REBEL EM: Titles Don’t Make LeadersEM Cases: Four Key Learnings from a Career in Emergency Medicine Leadership 📝 Introduction Welcome back to REBEL MIND, where MIND stands for Mastering Internal Negativity during Difficulty. Here we sharpen the person behind the practitioner by focusing on things that improve our performance, optimizing team dynamics and the human behavior that embodies the hidden curriculum of medicine. Hosted by Dr. Mark Ramzy, with special guest Dr. Dan Dworkis, an emergency physician and author of “The Emergency Mind,” this episode dives into the complex journey from junior to senior leadership in medical settings.You can learn more about Dan’s work and the Emergency Mind Project hereHe has a phenomenal book called “The Emergency Mind: Rewiring Your Brain for Performance Under Pressure“ that you can purchase here! Cognitive Question How do medical professionals effectively transition from junior to senior roles, and what mental shifts are necessary to manage these evolving responsibilities? 🏥How This Applies to the Emergency Department or ICU? Transitioning from a junior to a senior role in the emergency department or ICU is akin to stepping onto a new stage where the performance demands are higher, and the stakes significantly greater. While juniors focus on learning their craft and understanding themselves, seniors are expected to manage and lead entire teams, often making life-saving decisions under pressure. This transition challenges not only their clinical skills but also their ability to lead effectively and maintain psychological safety within their teams.By fostering an environment where every team member feels valued and heard, senior leaders can harness the collective intelligence of the group, ensuring better patient outcomes and a more effective response to emergencies. ⏩Immediate Action Steps for Your Next Shift **Exercise Intentional Questioning**: Start your next shift by focusing on how you ask questions. Aim to frame queries in a way that invites discourse and challenges assumptions.**Develop Peripheral Awareness**: As you conclude critical tasks, practice expanding your focus from the immediate to the wider context, considering broader departmental needs. **Promote Inclusive Participation**: Encourage junior team members to share their observations and insights by specifically inviting their input during debriefs and planning.**Conduct Leadership Experiments**: On your next shift, try altering your leadership approach—whether it’s how you communicate or delegate—and reflect on its effectiveness with colleagues. **Create Psychological Safety**: Work towards fostering a safe environment for open communication, ensuring that all team members feel comfortable speaking up without fear of retribution. Conclusion Transitioning from a junior to a senior leadership role in the medical field is not just about honing your clinical skills but also about growing as a leader who can guide a team under intense pressure. By focusing on intentional communication, fostering psychological safety, and keeping an eye on both the details and the bigger picture, you can enhance your effectiveness as a leader. Continuous reflection and feedback are essential to mastering these skills, ensuring that both you and your team provide the highest level of care for your patients. 🚨 Clinical Bottom Line Leadership in medicine is about more than making decisions—it’s about creating an atmosphere where every voice is heard, ensuring optimal functioning of the team. As you grow into your senior role, remember that fostering psychological safety and practicing strategic communication can make all the difference in patient outcomes and team dynamics. Further Reading Collins-Nakai R. Leadership in medicine. Mcgill J Med. 2006 Jan;9(1):68-73. PMID: 19529813Chen TY. Medical leadership: An important and required competency for medical students. Tzu Chi Med J. 2018 Apr-Jun. PMID: 29875585 Meet the Authors Mark Ramzy, DO Co-Editor-in-Chief Cardiothoracic Intensivist and EM Attending RWJBH / Rutgers Health, Newark, NJ Dan Dworkis, MD, PhD Founder of Emergency Mind Project Assistant Professor at Keck School of Medicine at USC and Chief Medical Officer at Mission Critical Team Institute Showing Slide 1 of 2 The post REBEL MIND – The Mental Jump: Moving from Junior to Senior Leadership in Emergency Care appeared first on REBEL EM - Emergency Medicine Blog.

Being remote isn't the problem. Being invisible is. Here's how senior leaders build influence when they're not in the room. In this episode: Why results alone won't get you promoted from a satellite officeThe visibility strategies that actually work at distanceHow to make decision-makers care — without begging for their timeSupport the showJill Griffin, is a leadership strategist, executive coach, and host of The Career Refresh. She works with senior leaders to navigate complexity, strengthen teams, and lead with greater clarity and intention.With 20+ years of experience at companies like Coca-Cola, Microsoft, Hilton, and Martha Stewart, Jill brings a practical, real-world lens to leadership, decision-making, and career strategy. Visit GriffinMethod.com to learn more about working together:The Next Era Leader An 8-week cohort for women leaders ready to expand their capacity and lead through complexity with clarity and intentionExecutive Coaching & Leadership Advisory 1:1 strategic partnership for leaders navigating growth, transition, and what's nextConnect with Jill for Leadership Development for Organizations and Speaking & WorkshopsInstagram: @JillGriffinOffical

Send us a note about this episode. We'll reply and thank you on a future episodeYour Organisation says it's aligned. It probably isn't.And the problem starts at the top.Zora Artis and Wayne Aspland have spent 7 years studying the gap between what leadership teams say they're doing and what's actually happening inside organizations. And their findings are uncomfortable. In their latest global study, drawing on interviews with 55 CEOs and senior executives across five continents, they found that leaders routinely leave strategy meetings carrying completely different understandings of the direction they just agreed on. Nobody admits it. And communications professionals get handed the impossible job of aligning everyone else around a strategy the leadership team hasn't genuinely aligned on themselves. In this episode, we break down why the gap has barely moved in seven years, what's actually driving it, and what communications professionals are uniquely positioned to do about it.  The full findings are being presented IABC World Conference 2026 in Toronto this June.Register https://wc.iabc.com/  Download the full Report and Infographic Summary here. Listen For4:11 What does true organizational alignment actually mean beyond agreement?7:44 Why do leaders think they're aligned but act differently after meetings?9:09 How do fear and ego silently destroy alignment in executive teams?12:18 What is “glass head syndrome” and why does it derail strategy execution?17:18 Is AI making organizational alignment better or worse?Guests:Zora ArtisWebsite Artis Advisory | Website Clear Leaders | Email | LinkedInWayne AsplandWebsite Clear Leaders | Email | LinkedIn DougSubstack | Website | LinkedIn Are you a brand with a podcast that needs support? Book a meeting with Doug Downs to talk about it.Apply to be a guest on the podcastConnect with usLinkedIn | X | Instagram | You Tube | Facebook | Threads | Bluesky | PinterestStories and Strategies is the Official Podcast Sponsor of IABC World Conference in Toronto June 14-16, 2026Click here to check it out https://wc.iabc.com Support the show

Today I had the privilege of interviewing Nicole Yade, CEO of WAGEC (Women and Girls' Emergency Centres) established to support women and their children, seeking support from situations of domestic violence. Australia continues to struggle with a national crisis in terms of violence against women with 1 in 4 women having experienced violence from an intimate partner since the age of 15 and nearly 9 in 10 hospitalisations for assault by a partner – were for females (Source: AIHW).Today, Nicole Yade is sharing insight from her diverse role as CEO at WAGEC and how she needs a multitude of skills to adapt to lots of different stakeholders including individual women and their children; communicating with Ministers; and meeting with people with inter-generational wealth who want to invest their money into an NGO such as WAGEC. We also talk about the misconception that NGOs struggle to attract the best talent... and the kinds of people who do well in NGOs.Nicole, on NGOs attracting the best talent: "One of my pet peeves... is hearing the idea that if you were really good at your job you'd be working for government or in a corporate setting. But for me, nothing could be further from the truth. What I see everyday at WAGEC, I see people [in our team] who are really good at their jobs, with incredible heart and soul and professionalism and adding wisdom to some of the most complex problems in our community."Links:Connect with Nicole and the work of WAGEC at www.wagec.org.auConnect with Nicole Yade on LinkedinInstagram follow Nicole Yade (@nicoleyadee)Connect with Rebecca Allen on LinkedinGet your copy of Rebecca's free guide, 7 Strategic Shifts to Position You as a High-Impact LeaderRate, Review, & Follow our Show on Apple Podcasts:Also, if you haven't done so already, follow the podcast. We air every week and I don't want you to miss out on a single broadcast. Follow now!About Nicole:Nicole Yade is the CEO of the Women's and Girls' Emergency Centre. She has over 25 years experience leading, designing, and delivering services for marginalised people in the NGO sector. Much of this work has involved working across cultures with traumatised populations, including extensive work with victim survivors of violence, refugees, and Aboriginal communities. In 2024 Nicole was awarded the Chief Executive Women Not for Profit scholarship which enabled her to attend Harvard University to study leadership development. Nicole holds a MA in Counselling and Psychotherapy and a Bachelor Arts with Honors in Anthropology from The University of Sydney. She is a proud victim survivor advocate and was recently nominated as Advocate of the Year in Marie Claire's Women of the Year Awards.  About Rebecca:Rebecca Allen is a warm and dynamic Leadership Coach who helps build high-performing leaders and teams by working on 4-core pillars: how do we want to show up; how do we want to add value; how should we elevate our thinking; and how should we elevate our communication? Rebecca has coached managers through to CXOs at Woolworths, Coles, ANZ, RBA, J.P. Morgan, PwC, ANSTO, Ministry of Defence, Frontier Sensing and abbvie through her Roadmap to Senior Leadership coaching programs. Connect with Rebecca

Divine Mercy and The Power of Reconciliation Divine Mercy Sunday, Personalized Prayer, and Reconciliation | Living in the Heart of the Most Holy Trinity Rear Admiral Garry Hall hosts with substitute co-host Rear Admiral Sonny Maso while Father Kelleher is on pilgrimage in Europe. They discuss their daily Catholic prayer routines, including gratitude, the Hallow app, and daily Mass, and emphasize thanking God rather than only asking for favors. Sonny explains personalizing the Divine Mercy Chaplet by praying for specific deceased loved ones, and Garry shares a prayer habit inspired by Chaplain Don denDulk that focuses on asking to be "a loving" father, husband, and friend rather than "better" or "more." They pray a Holy Spirit invocation together, reflect on Divine Mercy Sunday, Jesus appearing in the locked room and offering peace, and the importance of confession and reconciliation, including Catholic teachings on priestly absolution and evangelization. 00:00 Welcome and Introductions 01:09 Morning Prayer Routine 02:54 Personalizing Divine Mercy 05:47 Chaplain Wisdom on Loving 09:10 Prayer to the Holy Spirit 10:38 Divine Mercy Sunday Explained 14:16 Gospel Reflections and Cana 18:01 Evangelizing Mary and Confession 24:13 Humility and Senior Leadership 26:56 Closing Blessing and Farewell

To be more visible at work, I am sharing 10 practical senior leadership visibility tips. To stand out at work, to get noticed at work, you need more than hard work.  Use these tips to increase your visibility at work by creating a clear and effective plan and put this INTO ACTION. This is how to stand out at work, regardless of your current position – trainee all the way through to senior management.  --- --- Before we talk about how to be more visible at work, it is important to know and believe that in general better visibility in the workplace means more influence, more impact and faster promotion.  Creating visibility at work, to be more visible with senior leaders, is about developing specific communication skills. Anyone can become more visible at work. You don't need to be super confident or have a special set of skills to start improving your visibility. You just need to know what to do and then take action.  To increase your visibility with senior leadership, focus on the work, activities and projects they actually care about. This may seem obvious yet so few managers really put this into practice in reality. Find out exactly what you bosses care about. I share tactics and tips on how to achieve this.  Next in how to build visibility at work, aim to solve your leaders' problems. This is a brilliant way to be noticed at work for all the right reasons. I share how you should go about finding and solving your boss's problems.  To become more visible at work, consciously and deliberately educate your bosses and leaders on the work you do and the results you achieve. Be proactive. Plan out how you are going to educate and take action. I share the methods and tactics I have used over two decades and 13 promotions to achieve this. This is great for career advancement.  I also share 10 practical actions that you should be using every week to increase your visibility with senior leadership. Each of these has worked brilliantly for me.  If you have any questions on “Be More Visible At Work – Practical Senior Leadership Visibility Tips”, please email me at support@enhance.training and I will get back to you.  Jess Colesenhance.training

Today I am giving you an insight into a real client coaching session by sharing 3 powerful questions that I use with clients to help unlock their potential.There are many different kinds of coaching question. And I have seen, over the decade I have been coaching, that a single question might be all that's needed to unlock a client's pain or 'stuckness' - and help them move forwards to achieve new goals.Today I am exploring questions that might help you break a negative belief pattern; that will help you see your 'reality' in a new way to challenge your own assumptions; and help you see how you might be adding layers of meaning to situations - that simply aren't there.Rebecca, on being more aware of your actions: "Human brains intrinsically want to be correct so when you run a belief, particularly over a number of years, the brain will continue to look for 'evidence' to support the belief so that it can hold. But often when you ask a client what their 'evidence' really is - there isn't any!"Links:Book a free 15 minute Career Strategy call with Rebecca to get your career off to a fresh start. Don't stay stuck - get new thinking and new action to move forward in your careerRate, Review, & Follow our Show on Apple Podcasts:Also, if you haven't done so already, follow the podcast. We air every week and I don't want you to miss out on a single broadcast. Follow now!About Rebecca:Rebecca Allen is a warm and dynamic Leadership Coach who helps build high-performing leaders and teams by working on 4-core pillars: how do we want to show up; how do we want to add value; how should we elevate our thinking; and how should we elevate our communication? Rebecca has coached managers through to CXOs at Woolworths, Coles, ANZ, RBA, J.P. Morgan, PwC, ANSTO, Ministry of Defence, Frontier Sensing and abbvie through her Roadmap to Senior Leadership coaching programs. Connect with Rebecca

Have you ever been told you are too direct, too strong, or too bossy -- only to find yourself shrinking down just to keep others comfortable? If so, you are not alone, and this episode was made for you.Christel is a former military veteran, corporate leader, and SisterSmart Elite client who walked into a new company with impressive credentials -- mentors, leadership program visibility and years of high-performance experience. Yet her career was not advancing the way she knew it should. Her direct style was being flagged in performance reviews and the guidance she was receiving from mentors was not specific enough to help her break through.In this client story episode, Christel shares the exact blind spots that were holding her back, how she learned to communicate with impact and brevity to earn a seat in senior leader briefings, and how she ultimately landed a high-visibility promotion that required a full relocation and a major team turnaround -- all in the span of one year.Whether you are a woman in senior leadership navigating the double bind of being too much or not enough, wondering whether executive coaching is worth the investment, or preparing to step into a new high-visibility role, Christel's story is proof that the right development program changes everything.In this episode you will discover:Why mentors alone may not get you promoted -- and what fills the gapHow to stop being labeled too bossy, too direct, or too strong without losing who you areThe communicating with impact shift that earns you access to senior leader roomsHow to receive performance feedback without defensiveness -- so your leaders thank youWhat the first 30-60-90 days look like in a high-visibility new leadership roleHow to lead with your feminine strengths in even the most male-dominated environmentsWhat Christel says to every woman who is on the fence about investing in executive coaching2:56 -- The real limitations of mentorship for high-achieving women leaders4:26 -- What Christel was looking for when she chose executive coaching over self-help6:46 -- Looking back: the blind spots she did not know were blocking her promotion8:09 -- Being labeled too strong, too bossy, and too direct in corporate leadership9:47 -- Understanding social dynamics and finding your authentic place in the leadership hierarchy10:39 -- The communicating with impact shift that got her into senior leader briefings14:26 -- How to receive feedback without defensiveness so your managers actually thank you15:26 -- Landing a high-visibility senior leadership promotion and relocating for the role17:12 -- How to navigate career relocations without letting them derail your momentum19:32 -- The 30-60-90 day framework for entering a new role and building high-performing team trust22:22 -- Leading with feminine strengths in a male-dominated manufacturing environment24:57 -- Is executive coaching worth it? What Christel says to every woman on the fence27:00 -- How to protect time for your own development when you feel too busy29:41 -- The women leaders who inspired Christel: Condoleezza Rice and Madeleine AlbrightIf you are searching for how to get promoted from director to vice president, how to overcome imposter syndrome as a woman leader, executive presence for women, leadership coaching for women, communicating with impact, or how to build a high-performing team in a new leadership role -- this episode covers all of it through Christel's real client story.ABOUT CHRISTELChristel is a former military veteran and senior corporate leader who has built her career across multiple industries and geographies. After joining the SisterSmart Elite program, she identified key blind spots, transformed her leadership communication style and was promoted into a high-visibility senior leadership role leading a turnaround. She now leads a large team and continues to grow as an executive leader.—Register for the Free Executive Presence for Women Masterclass: The 3 keys to Increase Authority and Influence, happening live on Thursday, August 8 at 12 PST.A replay will be available for those that register! https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAkdOsrDItGdHchQv1BXFozsGRUjL74xlK#/registration —

Most senior engineers don't realize they're stuck until it's too late. The longer you stay, the more people around you have already decided who you are and what you're for. Ian Miell, CTO at Container Solutions, breaks down why this happens and how understanding the system around you is the first step to growing beyond it.In this episode, we cover:Why staying too long gets you put in a box (and how to escape it)How your software architecture is shaped by money flowsThe 30% rule: why you should feel uncomfortable at work and what it means if you don'tHow to pitch to senior leadership and actually get buy-inWhy AI makes distribution the real challenge, not buildingIf you're a senior engineer trying to grow beyond your current ceiling, this one is worth your time.Timestamps:00:00:00 - Intro00:00:42 - How to Pitch to Senior Leadership and Get Buy-In00:03:26 - Why You Should Feel Uncomfortable 30% of the Time00:06:33 - How to Break Through a Seniority Ceiling00:08:24 - The Burden of Context: Why Being the Go-To Person Traps You00:10:16 - How Ian Became CTO Without Trying To00:13:40 - Why a CTO's Job Is Mostly Coaching Now00:18:20 - Understanding Incentives: The Key to Navigating Any Org00:23:08 - Startups vs. Large Companies: Completely Different Rules00:25:00 - Why AI Makes Distribution the Real Problem, Not Building00:28:16 - The Hidden Maintenance Risk of Vibe-Coded Software00:30:13 - Security and Compliance: More Nuanced Than Engineers Think00:36:54 - Where "Architecture Follows the Money" Came From00:42:36 - The Wrong Number of Customers: A Systems Thinking Story00:47:23 - Why Engineers Think Individually Instead of Systemically00:51:53 - How to Start Thinking in Systems00:57:50 - How to Create Cross-Pollination in Consulting Teams00:59:39 - What CTOs Actually Look for When Hiring01:00:34 - Outro#softwareengineering #systemsthinking #careergrowth

Today I have a real treat for you - I am interviewing my client Gill who is sharing her experiences working with me on her career.Today I am interviewing my client Gill about what she loved (and found surprising) about her coaching journey, what she learned and the game-changing impact coaching has had on her - and her career.Gill, explaining what she got most from her coaching program: "Coaching has helped me get clear on what I want from my career next and become clear on the value I bring and what I can do to my career to the next level. It's also been really useful to identify stakeholders inside and outside the business to shape how I sell myself and what that value is and these conversations have helped me make those bigger asks in my career and I became confident enough to have those conversations."Links:Get your copy of Rebecca's free guide, 7 Strategic Shifts to Position You as a High-Impact LeaderSpeak to Rebecca today: book a free 15-minute Career Strategy call with Rebecca to make sure you're a great fit for one another, to discuss your career goals and current challenges and work on your plan moving forwards.Rate, Review, & Follow our Show on Apple Podcasts:Also, if you haven't done so already, follow the podcast. We air every week and I don't want you to miss out on a single broadcast. Follow now!About Rebecca:Rebecca Allen is a warm and dynamic Leadership Coach who helps build high-performing leaders and teams by working on 4-core pillars: how do we want to show up; how do we want to add value; how should we elevate our thinking; and how should we elevate our communication? Rebecca has coached managers through to CXOs at Woolworths, Coles, ANZ, RBA, J.P. Morgan, PwC, ANSTO, Ministry of Defence, Frontier Sensing and abbvie through her Roadmap to Senior Leadership coaching programs. Connect with Rebecca

Achtung (Werbung in eigener Sache):  Jetzt mein neues Buch (in Co-Produktion mit Prof. Dr. Johanna Bath): "Die perfekte Employee Journey & Experience" kaufen (erschienen im Oktober 2025): Springer: https://link.springer.com/book/9783662714195 Amazon: https://bit.ly/44aajaP Thalia: https://www.thalia.de/shop/home/artikeldetails/A1074960417 Dieses Fachbuch stellt die wichtigsten Elemente der Employee Journey vor – vom Pre-Boarding bis zum Offboarding – und erläutert, wie Verantwortliche in Unternehmen eine gelungene Employee Experience realisieren und nachhaltig verankern können. Mein Gast: Selma Fehrmann  Selma Fehrmann ist Organisationspsychologin, Autorin, Executive Coach und Gründerin von FLORITIVE. Sie bringt nahezu 20 Jahre Erfahrung als People-&-Culture-Expertin mit und hat in internationalen, dynamischen Organisationen in ganz EMEA gearbeitet. In ihrer Laufbahn war sie sowohl als interne HR Business Partnerin eng an der Seite von Senior Leadership tätig als auch als externe Beraterin, Trainerin und Coach. Sie ist zertifizierter ICF-PCC-Coach sowie Gallup-Coach und arbeitet seit vielen Jahren mit Führungskräften und Führungsteams an wirksamer, gesunder und zukunftsfähiger Führung. Selma ist Autorin der beiden Management-Bücher „Happiness at Work" und „Führung, die prägt!", in denen sie sich intensiv mit Führung, Arbeitsglück und der Gestaltung positiver Arbeitsumfelder auseinandersetzt. Darüber hinaus engagiert sie sich als Botschafterin der International Week of Happiness at Work in Deutschland für eine Arbeitswelt, in der Menschen nicht nur funktionieren, sondern wachsen können.   Das Thema Mit Selma Fehrmann konnte ich In der GainTalents-Podcastfolge 444 über ein eher ungewöhnliches Thema sprechen. Und zwar über Arbeitsglück! Viele neue Erkenntnisse und spannende Einsichten von Selma für mich und hoffentlich auch für Euch. Herzlichen Dank an Selma für die vielen guten Tipps zum Thema. Viel Spaß beim Reinhören!    Was bedeutet Arbeitsglück für eine Führungskraft? Was es bedeutet? Sinn empfinden Psychologische Sicherheit haben und schaffen Soziale Verbindungen ermöglichen Selbstverwirklichung sehr individuell (subjektives Wellbeing und persönliche Balance!) wirksam sein aktive Gestaltung von Dingen/Themen Einfluss auf Dinge/Themen haben erfolgreich sein Was es nicht bedeutet? keine Rosarote Brille, immer alles positiv sehen, etc. Es startet immer mit einer guten Selbstführung Was treibt mich an, wie wirksam bin ich, welche Haltung habe ich, wie vermittle ich Sinn, wie präge ich Teamwork, etc.? Was sind meine Treiber und Energiequellen? Energiequellen bewerten (was hat mir mehr, was hat mir weniger Energie gegeben?) "Mikromomente" für sich selbst und für andere erzeugen: Danke sagen und loben (ans Team, aber auch an andere im Unternehmen) Erfolge feiern (nicht jeden kleinen, aber die wesentlichen Erfolge) Sinnhaftigkeit der Tätigkeiten hervorheben (für sich selbst und fürs Team) Mit dem Team in die Kommunikation gehen und fragen: was ist für Euch Arbeitsglück? Mikromomente unbedingt "authentisch" leben, sonst wird die Wirksamkeit fehlen Arbeitsglück sollte im Einklang mit Lebensglück sein #GainTalentsPodcast #Arbeitsglück #Führungskraft #Selbstführung #PositiveLeadership #PsychologischeSicherheit   Shownotes Links - Selma Fehrmann LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/selma-fehrmann/ Website: https://www.floritive.com/ Buch "Happiness at Work. Der essenzielle Faktor für Unternehmenserfolg." (Haufe, 2024): https://shop.haufe.de/prod/happywork/E14155 Buch "Führung, die prägt! 25 innovative Denkanstöße zur Selbstführung, Mitarbeiterentwicklung und Organisationsgestaltung." (2021, Dfv Mediengruppe): https://www.amazon.de/dp/3866413459 Tools Arbeitsglück, u.A. "Selbstreflexion Arbeitsglück-Check": www.floritive.com/toolbox International Week of Happiness at Work (Jedes Jahr in der letzten Septemberwoche): www.internationalweekofhappinessatwork.de United Nations World Happiness Day (Jedes Jahr am 20. März): https://www.un.org/en/observances/happiness-day World Happiness Report: https://www.worldhappiness.report/   Links Hans-Heinz Wisotzky:  Website: https://www.gaintalents.com/podcast und https://www.gaintalents.com/blog Podcast: https://www.gaintalents.com/podcast Bücher: Neu (jetzt überall zu kaufen): Die perfekte Employee Journey und Experience https://link.springer.com/book/9783662714195 Erste Buch: Die perfekte Candidate Journey und Experience https://www.gaintalents.com/buch-die-perfekte-candidate-journey-und-experience LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/hansheinzwisotzky/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/gaintalents XING https://www.xing.com/profile/HansHeinz_Wisotzky/cv Facebook https://www.facebook.com/GainTalents Instagram https://www.instagram.com/gain.talents/

Achtung (Werbung in eigener Sache):  Jetzt mein neues Buch (in Co-Produktion mit Prof. Dr. Johanna Bath): "Die perfekte Employee Journey & Experience" kaufen (erschienen im Oktober 2025): Springer: https://link.springer.com/book/9783662714195 Amazon: https://bit.ly/44aajaP Thalia: https://www.thalia.de/shop/home/artikeldetails/A1074960417 Dieses Fachbuch stellt die wichtigsten Elemente der Employee Journey vor – vom Pre-Boarding bis zum Offboarding – und erläutert, wie Verantwortliche in Unternehmen eine gelungene Employee Experience realisieren und nachhaltig verankern können. Mein Gast: Selma Fehrmann  Selma Fehrmann ist Organisationspsychologin, Autorin, Executive Coach und Gründerin von FLORITIVE. Sie bringt nahezu 20 Jahre Erfahrung als People-&-Culture-Expertin mit und hat in internationalen, dynamischen Organisationen in ganz EMEA gearbeitet. In ihrer Laufbahn war sie sowohl als interne HR Business Partnerin eng an der Seite von Senior Leadership tätig als auch als externe Beraterin, Trainerin und Coach. Sie ist zertifizierter ICF-PCC-Coach sowie Gallup-Coach und arbeitet seit vielen Jahren mit Führungskräften und Führungsteams an wirksamer, gesunder und zukunftsfähiger Führung. Selma ist Autorin der beiden Management-Bücher „Happiness at Work" und „Führung, die prägt!", in denen sie sich intensiv mit Führung, Arbeitsglück und der Gestaltung positiver Arbeitsumfelder auseinandersetzt. Darüber hinaus engagiert sie sich als Botschafterin der International Week of Happiness at Work in Deutschland für eine Arbeitswelt, in der Menschen nicht nur funktionieren, sondern wachsen können.   Das Thema Mit Selma Fehrmann konnte ich In der GainTalents-Podcastfolge 444 über ein eher ungewöhnliches Thema sprechen. Und zwar über Arbeitsglück! Viele neue Erkenntnisse und spannende Einsichten von Selma für mich und hoffentlich auch für Euch. Herzlichen Dank an Selma für die vielen guten Tipps zum Thema. Viel Spaß beim Reinhören!    Was bedeutet Arbeitsglück für eine Führungskraft? Was es bedeutet? Sinn empfinden Psychologische Sicherheit haben und schaffen Soziale Verbindungen ermöglichen Selbstverwirklichung sehr individuell (subjektives Wellbeing und persönliche Balance!) wirksam sein aktive Gestaltung von Dingen/Themen Einfluss auf Dinge/Themen haben erfolgreich sein Was es nicht bedeutet? keine Rosarote Brille, immer alles positiv sehen, etc. Es startet immer mit einer guten Selbstführung Was treibt mich an, wie wirksam bin ich, welche Haltung habe ich, wie vermittle ich Sinn, wie präge ich Teamwork, etc.? Was sind meine Treiber und Energiequellen? Energiequellen bewerten (was hat mir mehr, was hat mir weniger Energie gegeben?) "Mikromomente" für sich selbst und für andere erzeugen: Danke sagen und loben (ans Team, aber auch an andere im Unternehmen) Erfolge feiern (nicht jeden kleinen, aber die wesentlichen Erfolge) Sinnhaftigkeit der Tätigkeiten hervorheben (für sich selbst und fürs Team) Mit dem Team in die Kommunikation gehen und fragen: was ist für Euch Arbeitsglück? Mikromomente unbedingt "authentisch" leben, sonst wird die Wirksamkeit fehlen Arbeitsglück sollte im Einklang mit Lebensglück sein #GainTalentsPodcast #Arbeitsglück #Führungskraft #Selbstführung #PositiveLeadership #PsychologischeSicherheit   Shownotes Links - Selma Fehrmann LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/selma-fehrmann/ Website: https://www.floritive.com/ Buch "Happiness at Work. Der essenzielle Faktor für Unternehmenserfolg." (Haufe, 2024): https://shop.haufe.de/prod/happywork/E14155 Buch "Führung, die prägt! 25 innovative Denkanstöße zur Selbstführung, Mitarbeiterentwicklung und Organisationsgestaltung." (2021, Dfv Mediengruppe): https://www.amazon.de/dp/3866413459 Tools Arbeitsglück, u.A. "Selbstreflexion Arbeitsglück-Check": www.floritive.com/toolbox International Week of Happiness at Work (Jedes Jahr in der letzten Septemberwoche): www.internationalweekofhappinessatwork.de United Nations World Happiness Day (Jedes Jahr am 20. März): https://www.un.org/en/observances/happiness-day World Happiness Report: https://www.worldhappiness.report/   Links Hans-Heinz Wisotzky:  Website: https://www.gaintalents.com/podcast und https://www.gaintalents.com/blog Podcast: https://www.gaintalents.com/podcast Bücher: Neu (jetzt überall zu kaufen): Die perfekte Employee Journey und Experience https://link.springer.com/book/9783662714195 Erste Buch: Die perfekte Candidate Journey und Experience https://www.gaintalents.com/buch-die-perfekte-candidate-journey-und-experience LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/hansheinzwisotzky/ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/gaintalents XING https://www.xing.com/profile/HansHeinz_Wisotzky/cv Facebook https://www.facebook.com/GainTalents Instagram https://www.instagram.com/gain.talents/

If you're interested in being an effective leader that means also investing in understanding your own blind spots. In this ep, I am talking about 3 common blind spots that hold leaders back.Technically blind spots are beliefs, attitudes and behaviours that you are unaware of. In actual fact you might be aware of them, but to date haven't wanted to acknowledge them, or haven't known how to address them. Leading without addressing your blind spots can cause all sorts of problems:You might be unaware of your impact on individualsYou might be allowing negative behaviours to persist (in you and others)Those patterns might be eroding trust in your leadershipAnd those patterns might also be negatively impacting your credibility and reputationWorking on blind spots isn't a nice-to-have - it's absolutely mission critical.Rebecca, on being more aware of your actions: "We talk a lot in my business about observable behaviors. What observable behaviors are influencing how other people experience and see you ? Do you have patterns where you repeatedly tolerate poor behaviours yourself? Do you have an avoidance pattern for example? It's important to differentiate between - and be aware of - your intentions and your actual patterns of behaviour."Links:Book your 90-minute Leadership Reality Check session with Rebecca right away! Your first step is to book a free 15-minute 'alignment' call with Rebecca to make sure you're a great fit for one another, to discuss your career goals and current challenges Enjoy this related episode: Leadership Fundamentals: Integrity and Self-Awareness (15 mins)And this blogpost: 10 Ways to be a More Self Aware Leader Rate, Review, & Follow our Show on Apple Podcasts:Also, if you haven't done so already, follow the podcast. We air every week and I don't want you to miss out on a single broadcast. Follow now!About Rebecca:Rebecca Allen is a warm and dynamic Leadership Coach who helps build high-performing leaders and teams by working on 4-core pillars: how do we want to show up; how do we want to add value; how should we elevate our thinking; and how should we elevate our communication? Rebecca has coached managers through to CXOs at Woolworths, Coles, ANZ, RBA, J.P. Morgan, PwC, ANSTO, Ministry of Defence, Frontier Sensing and abbvie through her Roadmap to Senior Leadership coaching programs. Connect with Rebecca

Send a textYou have done the work. You have hit the metrics. You are the person everyone in the organization relies on to get the job done. You are praised for your efficiency, your reliability, and your ability to handle a million moving parts at once. And here is what nobody tells you: at some point, that very reputation starts working against you. While you are celebrated for your execution, senior leaders are in closed-door meetings deciding who is ready for the next level. If your name is only coming up as the person who manages the projects, you are in the Super Multitasker Trap. You have become so valuable in the doing that the organization cannot imagine you in the leading. Today, we are breaking that cycle.What this episode is aboutIn this kickoff to Women's History Month, Kele Belton celebrates a massive community milestone: Communicate to Lead is now officially ranked in the Top 10% of podcasts globally. With a Listen Score of 25, this show is performing better than nearly three million other podcasts, signaling that high-achieving women are ready for a new level of strategic command.This episode addresses the frustrating reality of being an "Executor" and reveals the identity shift required to step into senior leadership. You will learn the difference between being a messenger and becoming a Meaning Maker. Kele provides three specific executive presence drills to help you move from execution to strategic leadership.What you'll learnThe Super Multitasker Trap: Why being the most reliable person in the room often prevents you from being promoted to the senior level.The Meaning Maker Identity: A strategic leader is the meaning maker who explains why that update matters to the bottom line.Drill 1: The Authority Audit: Inspired by Brené Brown. How to identify qualifiers like "I am not sure if this is right" and replace them with authoritative recommendations.Drill 2: Strategic Advocacy: The critical difference between mentorship and sponsorship. You will learn the exact ROI-based language needed to advocate for other women's strategic impact.Drill 3: The 10% Bolder Rule: How to practice courage in increments by taking one leadership action 10% bolder than you originally planned.The March Faculty: A preview of our Monday Momentum episodes where Kele unpacks the playbooks of Brené Brown, Ursula Burns, Mellody Hobson, Indra Nooyi, and Ellen Ochoa.Mentioned in this episodeTop 10% Global Milestone: Celebrating our status as a top global leadership resource with a Listen Score of 25.The Three Executive Presence Drills: Detailed frameworks for The Authority Audit, Strategic Advocacy, and The 10% Bolder Rule.Ignite Your Leadership Power Accelerator: Join the waitlist for the 12-week program designed to move you from executing to leading at the senior level. Join HERE.About your hostKele Belton is a communication and leadership trainer, coach, and speaker who specializes in helping women leaders develop confidence and impact through strategic communication and practical leadership frameworks.Connect with Kele for more leadership insightsLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kele-ruth-belton/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetailoredapproach/Website: https://thetailoredapproach.com

Zoe and Owynn react to the senior leadership restructure at Leicester City.

In this offseason edition of Talkin' Hawks with the VandeBergs, Matt and Laura sit down with Iowa senior guard Taylor McCabe for a conversation that's honest, reflective, and full of perspective. From her early recruiting days in Nebraska to playing on some of the most historic teams in Iowa women's basketball history, Taylor opens up about the journey that shaped her — and what this final season means to her now.Taylor shares what it was like entering the program during the Caitlin Clark era, learning from elite teammates, and finding her role on nationally ranked teams that changed the trajectory of Iowa women's basketball. She talks about the mindset required to stay ready, the culture that keeps the program thriving through roster changes, and how preparation has fueled her confidence every step of the way.The conversation also dives into her recent injury — how she's navigating recovery, leading from the sidelines, and embracing her senior season with gratitude and perspective. You'll hear about her family's athletic background, her competitive upbringing, the recruiting process that led her to Iowa, and the special bond she shares with her teammates.This episode is a behind-the-scenes look at leadership, resilience, and what it truly means to wear the black and gold. Whether you're a longtime Iowa women's basketball fan or just love hearing the real stories behind college athletics, this one is for you.

Today we are talking about the critical role of the CEO in embedding equitable practices in their organisations. I am talking with expert Sandra D'Souza, who is sharing research insights from her book, "From Bias to Equality". Join us!My guest today is Sandra D'Souza, author of the book, 'From Bias to Equality: How business leaders can drive innovation, success and profitability by embracing true gender balance'  and Founder of Women's Business Networking group Ellect.Her book, From Bias To Equality provides actionable insights from successful business leaders who have achieved greater women representation on their boards and in C-Suite roles. In showcasing real-world examples and best practices from international leaders, this book empowers organizations to build diverse and inclusive leadership teams, leading to improved decision-making, enhanced company culture, and increased innovation and profitability.In this ep, Sandra is discussing:The critical importance of a CEO in instigating change on gender equity in the workplaceKey business impacts of diversity: growth, profitability, running better operationsThe need and the want of having gender equity in the workplace The role of CXOs generally in bridging the gender equity gapCreating Leadership KPIs around hitting equity measures and the importance of role modelling as leaders Gender equity quotas... and so much more! Sandra, on her research of ASX listed companies:"Research shows that with a gender balanced leadership team and Board, companies have achieved greater profitability, 27% more collaboration and faster innovation cycles because of the diversity."Links:Get a copy of Sandra's book : "From Bias to Equality: How business leaders can drive innovation, success and profitability by embracing true gender balance"For Career & Leadership coaching, connect with Rebecca Allen on Linkedin or visit the Illuminate website Rate, Review, & Follow our Show on Apple Podcasts:Also, if you haven't done so already, follow the podcast. We air every week and I don't want you to miss out on a single broadcast. Follow now!About Sandra:Sandra D'Souza, founder of Ellect, is a passionate advocate for gender equality in business leadership. An Amazon bestselling author of From Bias to Equality, Sandra's leadership is driven by resilience and a growth mindset. Recognised as the Most Influential CEO of 2023, she is committed to closing the gender gap and empowering women in leadership roles. Find Sandra on Linkedin hereAbout Rebecca:Rebecca Allen is a Career & Leadership Coach for corporate women, aspiring to senior levels of leadership. Over the last decade, Rebecca has helped women realise their potential at companies including Woolworths, ANZ, J.P. Morgan, PwC, Coca-Cola Amatil, Ministry of Defence, Frontier Sensing and AbbVie Medical Research through her Roadmap to Senior Leadership coaching programs. 

Every executive wears two hats. Most only know how to wear one! Are you currently part of your organisation's senior leadership team (SLT)? Or are you just watching from below, wondering what the hell they're doing? In this episode, I look at how SLTs actually work, as opposed to how they should work.I cover off on the things that make the most difference to SLT culture, and I take a deep dive into what it means for executives to wear “two hats”.Most importantly, I give you 3 tips for interacting with the SLT, whether you're on the team, or just managing the fallout from below. If you're not part of the SLT already, this could help you fast track your rise to executive level!Links mentioned in this episode:Wikipedia links:Alfred P. SloanPeter DruckerJK GalbraithLBT link:Leadership Beyond the Theory————————Have you taken our free Leadership Blindspot test?✨ In just 5 minutes you'll uncover the hidden leadership habits holding you back.Get your Blindspot Score and know exactly what to fix before it costs your career!TAKE THE FREE TEST HERE————————You can connect with me at:Website: https://www.yourceomentor.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/yourceomentorInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/yourceomentorLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martin-moore-075b001/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@YourCEOMentor————————Our mission here at Your CEO Mentor is to improve the quality of leaders, globally.

In this episode of The CX Tipping Point Podcast, Martha Dorris sat down with Dr. Paul Lawrence, Deputy Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs. Dr. Lawrence previously served as the Under Secretary for Benefits during his first term at VA and was named the 2019 Service to the Citizen Government Executive of the Year.As Deputy Secretary and Chief Operating Officer, Dr. Lawrence oversees VA operations and supports the Secretary in delivering on the Department's priorities. Throughout the conversation, he reiterated his commitment to veterans and to ensuring they have a positive experience when accessing VA health care and benefits.Dr. Lawrence highlighted several key achievements, including progress in housing homeless veterans, expanding access through the opening of new clinics, and improving the speed and accuracy of benefits processing — all while working with fewer resources. He emphasized the importance of engaging directly with veterans, listening to their feedback, and using metrics to identify the areas that matter most.Additional topics discussed included:VA's ongoing rollout of the Electronic Health Record, a major transformation effort aimed at improving both the health care experience and operational efficiency, for which Dr. Lawrence serves as executive champion.Enhancements to the overall veteran experience beyond medical care, including small but meaningful changes that demonstrate respect and compassion.The value of hearing veterans' concerns firsthand through in-person visits, and how even minor adjustments can make a significant difference.The importance of aligning technology investments with clear outcomes and managing change carefully to ensure successful adoption.VA's responsibility to serve veterans across generations, from their late teens to over 100 years old, requiring excellence across all service delivery channels.The conversation concluded with a focus on VA's plans to continue improving benefits processing, simplifying forms, streamlining processes, and enhancing the end-to-end health care experience. Dr. Lawrence noted that veteran trust in VA has increased significantly over the past nine years, underscoring the impact of these efforts.Thank you for listening to this episode of The CX Tipping Point Podcast! If you enjoyed it, please consider subscribing, rating, and leaving a review on your favorite podcast platform. Your support helps us reach more listeners! Stay Connected: Follow us on social media: LinkedIn: @DorrisConsultingInternational Twitter: @DorrisConsultng Facebook: @DCInternational Resources Mentioned: Citizen Services Newsletter 2024 Service to the Citizen Awards Nomination Form

Send us a textIf your manager has checked out and is providing generic feedback like "keep up the good work," your career is on a plateau. You cannot wait for them to wake up. While you wait for your manager to advocate for you, someone else is building the relationships needed to reach senior leadership. In this Monday Momentum episode, Kele Belton provides a two-sentence script that opens doors with executives when your direct manager is failing to open them for you.What this episode is aboutWelcome to Monday Momentum: our tactical, 5-minute series designed to set your leadership tone for the week.Please note: These Monday episodes are a new addition to our schedule. Our signature, deep-dive masterclasses continue to drop every Thursday as usual.In this session, Kele addresses the reality of the disengaged manager. You will learn the exact two-sentence question to ask senior leaders to demonstrate strategic thinking and systems-level awareness. This is not about seeking career advice; it is about positioning yourself as a strategic partner ready to take a seat at the table.What you'll learnThe Skip-Level Script: Two specific sentences that open doors with senior leaders and signal your readiness for advancement.The High-Status Signal: Why lead with your interest in "developing strategic thinking" to prove you have outgrown your current role.Systems Thinking: How to frame your work within broader company goals to position yourself at the VP level.The Low-Risk Invitation: How to offer high-level contribution while maintaining excellence in your current responsibilities.Implementation Strategy: Exactly who to reach out to and how to send the invitation this week to build your own safety net of advocates.Mentioned in this episodeNEW SCHEDULE: Monday Momentum tactical episodes every Monday, plus our signature deep-dive masterclasses every Thursday.Leadership Strategy Call: Ready to develop C-suite presence and build your roadmap to senior leadership? Schedule your complimentary strategy call: https://calendly.com/kele-thetailoredapproach/leadership-strategy-callConnect with Kele for more leadership insights:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kele-ruth-belton/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetailoredapproach/Website: https://thetailoredapproach.com

Psychological safety is necessary and important for many reasons. Most notably, when people feel psychologically safe, they'll feel more secure and perform better. Today I am sharing 5 simple questions you can ask, to help build psychological safety in your team.As a leader, you want to be supporting your team however you can. One easy way to do this is to create a culture of psychological safety in your team, where people feel safe to:* Ask questions* Admit their own mistakes* Challenge existing ideas or present their own...And without recrimination, humiliation or punishment.Want to learn these simple questions to help you ask the RIGHT questions and maintain that sense of support and encouragement in your team? Join me!Rebecca, on the importance of creating psychological safety in your team:"No one likes be shamed for not knowing something. Or to be humiliated in front of others. Which is why it's valuable to think abut how you're framing questions to bring out the best in your team."Links:Get your copy of Rebecca's free guide, 7 Strategic Shifts to Position You as a High-Impact LeaderSpeak to Rebecca today: book a free 15-minute Career Strategy call with Rebecca to make sure you're a great fit for one another, to discuss your career goals and current challenges and work on your plan moving forwardsRate, Review, & Follow our Show on Apple Podcasts:Also, if you haven't done so already, follow the podcast. We air every week and I don't want you to miss out on a single broadcast. Follow now!About Rebecca:Rebecca Allen is a warm and dynamic Leadership Coach who helps build high-performing leaders and teams by working on 4-core pillars: how do we want to show up; how do we want to add value; how should we elevate our thinking; and how should we elevate our communication? Rebecca has coached managers through to CXOs at Woolworths, Coles, ANZ, RBA, J.P. Morgan, PwC, ANSTO, Ministry of Defence, Frontier Sensing and abbvie through her Roadmap to Senior Leadership coaching programs. Connect with Rebecca

You think you're ready for senior leadership until you're in the seat.This episode breaks down the unspoken realities no one tells you about the top job.From optics beating substance to the human cost of climbing the ladder, I'm pulling back the curtain and sharing 10 brutal truths I learned the hard way so you don't have to.If you want to lead at a higher level without losing yourself in the process, this one's for you.Timestamps**Act 1: How The Game Actually Works**1:20 - Optics Beat Substance: Why perception often matters more than performance.2:32 - Power Dynamics Drive Decisions: It's not about ideas, it's about who holds the power.3:25 - Value is Wasted Without Context: Even good work gets ignored if it's not aligned with the top priorities.**Act 2: How The System Protects Itself**4:40 - Wins Are Required for Survival: Leadership is a “what have you done for me lately” game.5:32 - Losses Are Hidden or Deflected: Accountability often disappears at the highest levels.6:32 - Swim Lanes Are Protected: Territory becomes sacred, and people get weird about it.**Act 3: The Human Cost & What's At Stake**7:44 - Sponsors Sometimes Matter More Than Performance: Visibility and advocacy often outweigh skill.8:45 - Egos and Insecurity Are Everywhere: Bigger titles come with more fear, comparison, and fragile confidence.9:53 - The Frontline Gets Forgotten: The farther you get from the work, the easier it is to lose perspective.10:49 - Some Leaders Lose Themselves Trying to Win: How people change when status becomes their identity.12:16 - Challenge For Listeners: Define your non-negotiables before stepping into the top seat.Career & Leadership CoachingWant a better career? Clients who work with us earn 57% more and get promoted 3x faster on average: Book your free career clarity call here.Free ResourcesThe Brag Sheet (free Career Achievement Tracker): HereTake the free Career Fulfillment quiz: HereEngageNew episodes drop every other Wednesday. Be sure to subscribe.Send in your career, leadership, or self-development questions and I'll answer them on air.Email: theintrovertleader@gmail.comLinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/austinchopkinsYouTube: ​Austin HopkinsCareer Coaching: www.sts-coaching.com

Andy Grotto, William J. Perry International Security Fellow and the founder and co-director of the Program on Geopolitics, Technology, and Governance at Stanford University's Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC), and Jim Dempsey, a senior policy adviser to that program and a Lecturer at the UC Berkeley Law School, join Lawfare's Justin Sherman to discuss their recent study on the U.S. military's domestic operational technology (OT) cybersecurity vulnerabilities, domestic installations' dependencies on critical infrastructure both “inside the fence” and “outside the fence,” and how U.S. adversaries could exploit the flaws. They also discuss the myth of the air gap; the Pentagon's Energy Resilience Program; the role that standards, regulations, and procurement could play in strengthening the cybersecurity of OT systems on which the military depends; and what the threat landscape will look like in the coming years.Resources:James X. Dempsey and Andrew J. Grotto, “Ensuring the Cyber Resilience of Critical Infrastructure Serving Domestic Military Installations: Questions for Senior Leadership,” The Cyber Defense Review 10, no. 2 (2025): 115-138Jim Dempsey and Andrew J. Grotto, “The Pentagon's Operational Technology Problem,” Lawfare, December 15, 2025To receive ad-free podcasts, become a Lawfare Material Supporter at www.patreon.com/lawfare. You can also support Lawfare by making a one-time donation at https://givebutter.com/lawfare-institute.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The time has come to have a direct conversation with a peer, client or team member and you know you've been avoiding it. In this episode, I am teaching a simple 3-step process to help you confidently maintain a direct, courageous conversation and get a mutually beneficial result.3 ways to be sure you're avoiding having a direct conversation:You're attributing negative meaning to this conversation, before you've even had it, i.e. 'This is going to be difficult', or 'They'll think badly about me.'You're avoiding having a face to face conversation, defaulting to writing an email instead.You're struggling to maintain eye contact because you know there's a deeper conversation that needs to be had.By the end of today's episode, you'll have total clarity about your own avoidance strategies as well as a simple, 3-step process to help you initiate a successful, direct conversation at work to get to the true heart of an issue or challenge fast.Save yourself sleepless nights and a mountain of wasted time, by learning how to have successful and direct conversations with others.Links:Book a free 15-minute Strategy Call with Rebecca - make sure you create the opportunities for you and your team in 2026Enjoy this related episode: The Value of Rehearsing a Difficult Conversation Out Loud (9 mins)And this one: How Avoiding Difficult Conversations is Keeping You Stuck (16 mins)Rate, Review, & Follow our Show on Apple Podcasts:Also, if you haven't done so already, follow the podcast. We air every week and I don't want you to miss out on a single broadcast. Follow now!About Rebecca:Rebecca Allen is a warm and dynamic Leadership Coach who helps build high-performing leaders and teams by working on 4-core pillars: how do we want to show up; how do we want to add value; how should we elevate our thinking; and how should we elevate our communication? Rebecca has coached managers through to CXOs at Woolworths, Coles, ANZ, RBA, J.P. Morgan, PwC, ANSTO, Ministry of Defence, Frontier Sensing and abbvie through her Roadmap to Senior Leadership coaching programs. Connect with Rebecca

Send us a textIn senior leadership, how you handle workplace aggression can make or break your executive presence. In this unfiltered episode, Kele Belton exposes the “Peace-Keeper Tax” high-achieving women leaders pay when they choose comfort over authority—and shows you how to respond with calm, visible power instead. You'll learn the P.O.I.S.E. Method so you can stop over-explaining, hold your ground in high‑stakes moments, and reclaim your leadership authority without raising your voice.What This Episode Is AboutSomeone blindsides you in a high-stakes meeting, and your instinct is to jump in, smooth it over, and keep the peace. In this unfiltered masterclass, Kele breaks down how that “helpful” instinct quietly drains your authority, trains people to test your boundaries, and keeps you essential but invisible in senior leadership. You'll discover a practical framework to respond to workplace aggression with poise, stillness, and data-driven authority instead of people-pleasing.What You'll LearnThe Peace-Keeper Tax: Why your urge to de‑escalate and keep everyone comfortable can quietly kill your executive presence and long-term influence.The P.O.I.S.E. Method: A 5-step framework to neutralize workplace aggression, anchor yourself somatically, and stay unmovable when challenged.Stillness as status: How your pacing, posture, and silence signal power—or lack of it—to everyone in the room.Clinical engagement: Specific phrase patterns you can use to redirect a challenge back to the data and reset the power dynamic on your terms.Sarah's story: How one Director stopped a peer's undermining behavior in meetings and earned next-level respect without becoming aggressive or defensive.Who This Is ForSenior leaders and directors who are done being essential but invisible in the rooms where decisions are made.High-achieving women who find themselves managing everyone else's emotions while quietly bleeding authority at work.Ambitious women in middle or senior management who want to strengthen their executive presence and handle public pushback without shrinking, spiraling, or over-explaining.Key Timestamps[00:00] The moment you're blindsided in a high‑stakes meeting.[02:00] Defining the “Peace-Keeper Tax” and its hidden career costs.[07:30] The P.O.I.S.E. Method: Your framework for high‑stakes presence.[11:00] Why stillness is the ultimate status move in senior leadership.[22:00] Monday Momentum announcement and how to stay supported.Mentioned In This EpisodeBook a complimentary Leadership Strategy Call – Get your strategic roadmap to step into senior leadership with more authority and less emotional labor. CLICK HEREMonday Momentum shorty episodes – Starting February 2nd: 5-minute unfiltered leadership strategies every Monday, plus deep-dive episodes every Thursday.Ignite Your Leadership Power Accelerator – For women in middle management ready to step into higher levels of authority, visibility, and compensation. JOIN THE WAITLIST HEREAbout Your Host:Kele Belton is a communication and leadership coach and speaker who specializes in helping women leaders develop confidence and impact through strategic communication and practical leadership frameworks.Connect with Kele for more leadership insights:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kele-ruth-belton/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetailoreda

A personal manifesto helps you set your intent for the year ahead. Want to learn how to write yours? Today I am sharing a lot of different ideas to help you write yourself a clear mission statement, or personal manifesto, for the year ahead.What sort of leader do you want to be?How will you show up?What transformation will you make, both personally and to the business?By the end of today's 14 minute episode you'll have all the inspo you need to write a motivating and energising personal manifesto to help you drive into the new year with added clarity and gusto so that you can make a real, and purposeful, impact.Links:Book a free 15-minute Career Strategy Call with Rebecca - make sure you create the opportunities you want from your career in 2026Rate, Review, & Follow our Show on Apple Podcasts:Also, if you haven't done so already, follow the podcast. We air every week and I don't want you to miss out on a single broadcast. Follow now!About Rebecca:Rebecca Allen is a Career & Leadership Coach for corporate women, aspiring to senior levels of leadership. Over the last decade, Rebecca has helped women realise their potential at companies including Woolworths, ANZ, J.P. Morgan, PwC, Coca-Cola Amatil, Ministry of Defence, Frontier Sensing and AbbVie Medical Research through her Roadmap to Senior Leadership coaching programs. Connect with Rebecca

Send us a textHave you ever had a moment where your body stops before your mind does?Where you're so busy holding everything together,  the team, the meetings, the deadlines, the house, the kids that you don't even notice the toll it's taking until you can hardly get out of bed?If you've lived any version of that, this episode will speak directly to your soul.If today's episode lit something up in you and you're craving deeper support this year, apply to join the 3SIXTY Priority Invite List. It's where your next level of confidence, clarity, and balance begins.Podcast Details: In this week's episode of the 360 LeadHERship podcast, I'm joined by the incredible Lisa Nash, one of the most quietly inspiring women leaders I've ever worked with. Lisa's a commercial executive in life sciences, leading teams, driving growth, and navigating environments where she is often the only woman in a room full of men. Her story is a reminder that being a woman in leadership doesn't mean being invincible. It means leading yourself with as much compassion as you lead others. And when you do? These are the quiet, powerful shifts that ripple through every area of your life.If you've ever said “I'm fine” when you're anything but, let this episode be your reminder that you're not alone and that you're allowed to choose a different way.Tune in to discover:How burnout can disguise itself as “I'm fine, just tired”Why high-performing women often ignore the early signsThe mindset shifts that helped Lisa reclaim her executive presenceHow she learned to honour her boundaries instead of abandoning themWhy group coaching gave her something one-to-one couldn't: community, safety, and perspectiveThe practical frameworks she now leans on when conflict, pressure, or difficult conversations ariseRecommended Next Steps

When a CEO steps down, what's really at stake for investors and employees? This episode explores how well-crafted press releases manage perceptions, ease fears, and maintain confidence during leadership transitions - and the strategic communication tactics that make them work. Read more at https://presscable.com/insights/how-to-write-a-retirement-press-release-announcement-that-gets-noticed/ PressCable City: London Address: 15 Harwood Road Website: https://presscable.com

If you're worried you're too young, or don't offer enough value, to be an impactful Board member, think again! My guest today is Claire Braund OAM, Executive Director and co-founder of Women on Boards. In this episode, Claire is sharing a raft of valuable insight into how to get yourself ready for a Board application. There is no such as thing as 'too early' to join a Board: the key is to prepare well. Claire is talking about how to define your value proposition, key skills and experience; how to identify your first Board opportunity; defining your purpose as a Board member and so much more! Claire, on finding the right Board for you:"The big thing is purpose. Why are you seeking to go on a Board? You have to have a match with the Board you want to join. Have a sense about what you might bring to them, not what they can do for you." Links:Visit Women On Boards Connect with Claire Braund on LinkedinConnect with Rebecca Allen on LinkedinVisit the Illuminate website to learn more about standout Career & Leadership coaching for womenRate, Review, & Follow our Show on Apple Podcasts:Also, if you haven't done so already, follow the podcast. We air every week and I don't want you to miss out on a single broadcast. Follow now!About Claire:Claire is a social entrepreneur and businesswoman who co-founded Women on Boards in Australia in 2006 and in the UK in 2012. She is a highly respected speaker and workshop presenter on how to craft a board career, build a board CV and a wide range of topics associated with her role at Women on Boards. She is known for her courage, conviction, compassion and confidence in inspiring and creating pathways for women to take on board and leadership roles. Claire became a Churchill Fellow in 2011 for her research into the effect of gender quotas on publicly listed boards in Norway, the UK and France, is a graduate of the Benevolent Society's Sydney Social Leadership Program and an experienced Non-Executive Director on small businesses and large Not-For-Profit organisations . Past directorships include Central Coast Conservatorium Ltd (Chair), Coast Shelter Emergency Accommodation Ltd, The Women's Club and Foundation for Australian Agricultural Women Ltd. In the 2024 Kings' Birthday Honours List Claire received an Order of Australia Medal (OAM) for service to women, to business and to the NSW Central Coast Region.About Rebecca:Rebecca Allen is a Career & Leadership Coach for corporate women, aspiring to senior levels of leadership. Over the last decade, Rebecca has helped women realise their potential at companies including Woolworths, ANZ, J.P. Morgan, PwC, Coca-Cola Amatil, Ministry of Defence, Frontier Sensing and AbbVie Medical Research through her Roadmap to Senior Leadership coaching programs. Connect with Rebecca

Move over New Year's Resolutions! I've got a simple alternative that will knock resolutions into touch! Today is all about simplicity. In this quick 10 minute episode I am guiding you through some simple words that you can use to help you make better decisions for yourself and your career next year.Words like 'Courage'; ' Grace'; 'Boundaries'... what do you need most in 2026?Links:Book a free 15-minute Career Strategy Call with Rebecca - make sure you create the opportunities you want from your career in 2026Rate, Review, & Follow our Show on Apple Podcasts:Also, if you haven't done so already, follow the podcast. We air every week and I don't want you to miss out on a single broadcast. Follow now!About Rebecca:Rebecca Allen is a Career & Leadership Coach for corporate women, aspiring to senior levels of leadership. Over the last decade, Rebecca has helped women realise their potential at companies including Woolworths, ANZ, J.P. Morgan, PwC, Coca-Cola Amatil, Ministry of Defence, Frontier Sensing and AbbVie Medical Research through her Roadmap to Senior Leadership coaching programs. Connect with Rebecca

The fellas recap Old Dominion Football's 24 to 10 victory over South Florida Bulls in the Cure Bowl, discuss the trip to Orlando and all the bowl game festivities.Chapters:00:00 Introduction and Co-Host Welcome00:26 Recap of Orlando Trip and Bowl Game00:58 Special Guest: Justice's Take on the Game02:16 Interview with Cure Bowl MVP Quinn Henicle04:43 Travel Woes and Comfort Plus Experience07:34 Pre-Game Events and Tailgate Highlights09:10 Game Day Walkthrough and Strategy16:33 Press Box and Field Experiences24:20 First Half Game Analysis26:07 Analyzing South Florida's Performance26:41 Key Moments and Plays27:11 Challenges Faced by the Offense30:17 Offensive Line Adjustments33:42 Behind the Shield and Membership Benefits35:10 Coaching Changes and Future Prospects40:16 Reflecting on the Season and Bowl Game46:17 Fan Engagement and Future Plans53:08 Senior Leadership and Team Culture59:21 Final Thoughts and Thank You

CesarRespino.com brings to  you a special guest to You Can Overcome Anything! Podcast Show.Mark J. Silverman heeded the call into the sphere of coaching and speaking from a successful career in technology. During his corporate tenure Mark generated over $90,000,000 in sales for fast-growing startups by bringing together executives, tech leaders and stakeholders to close complex, multimillion dollar deals. Mark has enjoyed a consistently full roster of executive coaching clients for a decade. He is committed to helping CEOs, senior leaders and rising high achievers leverage their resources and teams for greater impact while creating sustainable success in all areas with their lives. Mark is the author of The Rising Leader Handbook - "Turning High Achievers Into Effective Leaders" and "Only 10s 2.0 - Confront Your To-do List Transform Your Life," which in its two iterations has sold over 75,000 copies. Mark is also the host of The Rising Leader Podcast. Mark helps CEOs, Senior Leadership, and Fast Rising High Achievers leverage their resources and team for greater impact. He is also the host of the “The Rising Leader" podcast. Mark Silverman's message to you is:You can find gold in worst thing that every happened to you. To Connect with Mark go to:www.markjsilverman.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark22102/ To Connect with CesarRespino go to:

It's December and, after a busy year, it's time to rest! Today we are exploring the power of bite-sized daily rest and it's positive impact on you, your life and your leadership.Today I am talking about the value of rest. Stillness isn't about weakness, it's that opportunity to be introspective and be more objective which ultimately allows you to be more productive! I am sharing some simple prompts today to help you push back, say no, re-prioritise or simply make more space and time for you.Links:Enjoy this yin meditation to bring calm into your day, with Olivia Shurdova Book a Career Strategy Call with Rebecca - make sure you create the opportunities you want from your career in 2026Rate, Review, & Follow our Show on Apple Podcasts:Also, if you haven't done so already, follow the podcast. We air every week and I don't want you to miss out on a single broadcast. Follow now!About Rebecca:Rebecca Allen is a Career & Leadership Coach for corporate women, aspiring to senior levels of leadership. Over the last decade, Rebecca has helped women realise their potential at companies including Woolworths, ANZ, J.P. Morgan, PwC, Coca-Cola Amatil, Ministry of Defence, Frontier Sensing and AbbVie Medical Research through her Roadmap to Senior Leadership coaching programs. Connect with Rebecca

Sometimes  the most difficult challenge senior leadership faces is finding purpose in their work.  It's not that they don't care about the company or their teams.  It's a more subtle sense that something is missing.  The job is no longer fulfilling.   That they are stagnating or are meaningless in their roles.This can be particularly perplexing when overall you are successful at what you do – and it's not like there's something else that looks a lot better.Today we are joined by the fabulous Marla Bace.  Having successfully navigated several career transitions herself, Marla now helps senior leadership find renewed purpose in their work – or identify what their next - more fulfilling - role might be.In this episode of A Seat at The Table, Marla will share Why leadership needs to look beyond self-awareness  and emotional intelligence, and lean into intuition and purpose in order to find work that aligns with them.Practical strategies for senior executives who are facing career boredom that can help reignite excitement and identify strategic pivots.Balancing data-driven decisions with intuition to build greater team engagement and loyalty.This episode is part of our new Leadership Edge series.We developed this series because while performance gets you in the room.Presence is what makes people listen.We're unpacking the leadership skills that help you stand out—create real influence, earn loyalty, and build the right relationships.Because visibility isn't luck. It's built.USEFUL LINKS:Connect with Marla Bace on LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/marlabace/Marla Bace's website:  http://www.marlabace.com/Pure Tested Peptides - GLP-3, BPC 157, CJC-1295, ipamorelin, ss-31, epithalon, SLU-pp-332 99% pure research peptides for longevity muscle and metabolic healthVisit A Seat at The Table's website at https://seat.fm

Have you ever spent over a fortnight in Antarctica? Jess Styles recounts a fabulous experience with Homeward Bound doing exactly that!My guest today is Jess Styles who earlier this year spent 16 days on a ship in Antarctica with 120 other women leaders in STEM. Not only did she learn a lot about leadership, ice and penguins... she had the opportunity to self-reflect and heal having undergone cancer treatment only months before. Join Jess and me for this fascinating reflection. Jess, on what she learned:"In Antarctica, we saw extreme nature and got to see places no human has ever set foot in before which was really special. With 120 other STEM leaders onboard our ship over the 16 days, I learned a lot about leadership and what kind of leader I aspire to be. A big part of my learning was self-discovery. Taking time out for me was really important and I'd encourage everyone to do that: take time out for yourself because it isn't selfish - it's needed. It was very freeing to have that time to work out what I really want to do."Links:For Career & Leadership coaching, connect with Rebecca Allen on Linkedin or visit the Illuminate website Rate, Review, & Follow our Show on Apple Podcasts:Also, if you haven't done so already, follow the podcast. We air every week and I don't want you to miss out on a single broadcast. Follow now!About Jess:Jess Styles is a graduate of Human Biology and Psychology with a Masters degree in Social and Public Policy. She has worked for the public service, not-for-profit and private sectors to support health and wellbeing outcomes for Australians, using her knowledge and experience to connect and understand people.Currently working to support outcomes in social policy and gender equality for education, Jess has also had roles in the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health space, supporting work in closing the gap in health inequalities between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people.  She has previous experience in supporting mental health research in current serving and recently discharged military veterans, and their families to support policy change and clinical outcomes for the Australian Defence Force.About Rebecca:Rebecca Allen is a Career & Leadership Coach for corporate women, aspiring to senior levels of leadership. Over the last decade, Rebecca has helped women realise their potential at companies including Woolworths, ANZ, J.P. Morgan, PwC, Coca-Cola Amatil, Ministry of Defence, Frontier Sensing and AbbVie Medical Research through her Roadmap to Senior Leadership coaching programs. 

Today I am sharing a simple 3-step process to help you take stock of everything you have achieved in 2025.I work with a lot of clients throughout the year and one skill I find a lot of people don't exercise is that of reviewing their progress. In our coaching programs, we are big on recapping, reviewing and acknowledging the impact we are making... because if you don't, you can easily fall into the self-doubt trap wondering whether you're adding any value at all! And I don't want that for you!By the end of these 10 minutes, you'll walk away with a simple tool to help you uncover profound evidence of the impact you have made this year so that you can feel proud of your hard work but also have details to give you leverage over the next 12 months. Are you with me?Rebecca on the importance of reviewing your action:"At the end of year it's important to review because it's too easy to forget the value you have been making and get into those imposter style thoughts where you are doubting what you have accomplished. Understanding your impact is your fast track to building confidence." (Rebecca Allen, host Her Ambitious Career)Links:Extend the exercise I share in this ep by tuning into a related ep I recorded about this topic last year! Ep 162 – 3 Steps to Review a Busy Year & Acknowledge Your ImpactBook a Career Strategy Call with Rebecca - make sure you create the opportunities you want from your career in 2026Rate, Review, & Follow our Show on Apple Podcasts:Also, if you haven't done so already, follow the podcast. We air every week and I don't want you to miss out on a single broadcast. Follow now!About Rebecca:Rebecca Allen is a Career & Leadership Coach for corporate women, aspiring to senior levels of leadership. Over the last decade, Rebecca has helped women realise their potential at companies including Woolworths, ANZ, J.P. Morgan, PwC, Coca-Cola Amatil, Ministry of Defence, Frontier Sensing and AbbVie Medical Research through her Roadmap to Senior Leadership coaching programs. Connect with Rebecca

In this episode of Volunteer Nation Podcast, Tobi Johnson breaks down a common misconception in the nonprofit world: Who is ultimately responsible for shaping your organization's volunteer culture? After receiving pushback from a newsletter statement, Tobi walks us through the deeper nuance of volunteer culture, how it forms, why it goes wrong, and most importantly, why the CEO, not the volunteer manager, is the true culture owner. Whether you're a leader of volunteers or a senior executive, this episode will give you clarity, relief, and a roadmap for healthier culture-building moving forward! Full show notes: 191. Who is Ultimately Responsible for Your Org's Volunteer Culture?  Volunteer Culture - Episode Highlights [02:00] - Why “Vision” = Culture [03:00] - What Is Volunteer Culture? [05:00] - The “Emotional Brand” of Your Organization [07:00] - How Culture Is Formed (Often Invisibly) [09:00] - Unintentional Culture Builders [11:00] - Why You Need a Culture Audit [12:00] - 7 Signs Your Volunteer Culture Is in Trouble [14:00] - When the Loudest or Most Overwhelmed Person Is Driving Culture [17:00] - Who is Ultimately Responsible for Volunteer Culture? [18:00] - Role of Senior Leadership & Department Heads [20:00] - Role of Volunteer Managers & Direct Supervisors [22:00] - Role of Volunteers Themselves [23:00] - What Happens When the Wrong Person Is Steering Culture [25:00] - Why Volunteer Managers Can't Shoulder Culture Alone Helpful Links Volunteer Management Progress Report  VolunteerPro Impact Lab  Volunteer Nation Episode #168: Note to Nonprofit Execs – Supporting Volunteers is Everyone's Job Thanks for listening to this episode of the Volunteer Nation podcast. If you enjoyed it, please be sure to subscribe, rate, and review so we can reach more people like you who want to improve the impact of their good cause. For more tips and notes from the show, check us out at TobiJohnson.com. For any comments or questions, email us at WeCare@VolPro.net.

How do defence companies fund growth when the orders from politicians have been promised but the cash isn't forthcoming? Want to build a new factory to double Europe's 155mm ammo production, or tank fleet, or - heavens forbid - drones? Great - but where does the money come from for the infrastructure? Why don't existing MFIs across Europe fill that space? And what might a dedicated defence, security, and resilience offer governments as well as industry? Former Brigadier General Robbie Boyd, now on the Senior Leadership team for the development of the new DSR Bank, explains all. This episode allows those in the national security community who don't have a deep understanding of the financial sector to understand the potential offered by a dedicated banking organisation for defence. Building off the ideas of a NATO bank, and linked directly to the rebuilding of NATO's failed deterrence posture, the DSR bank feels a bit like a game-changer.

If you want to be successful in an upcoming interview, or internal opportunity for promotion, knowing more about sales could be the differentiator! My guest today is sales expert Susan Englehutt, Founder of The Way Buyers Buy. Sandra is looking today at how to apply sales techniques to your own process as you look to sell YOU... and it makes for an interesting conversation!In the next 20 minutes, we are exploring the difference between Why, How and What buyers and how to present yourself as the potential solution to your hiring manager's problems! Susan, on how to shift your interview style to be more successful:"To set yourself up for a more senior role, a critical question you can ask them is 'What has changed?' By asking this you are trying to understand what their problems and opportunities are. Change can be lots of things: what strategic plans have moved? What new products are there? Is there a new mission, vision or values? These questions matter to the WHY buyer. And then you can seed ideas as to how you could help them solve those problems."Links:Connect with Susan on LinkedInVisit The Way Buyers Buy websiteListen to a related episode with Rebecca: Next-Level Interview Prep: How to Do Your Due Diligence & Assess Cultural FitAnd a 'shorty' episode: 3 Mistakes to Avoid When Interviewing for a Senior RoleFor Career & Leadership coaching, connect with Rebecca Allen on Linkedin or visit the Illuminate website Rate, Review, & Follow our Show on Apple Podcasts:Also, if you haven't done so already, follow the podcast. We air every week and I don't want you to miss out on a single broadcast. Follow now!About Susan:Susan Englehutt is the founder and creator of The Way Buyers Buy: the program growing and shifting companies actually need when they have hired more sales people, or purchased sales training and it didn't work. A born simplifier and visual thinker, Susan is an expert sales consultant and trainer. Her specialty is helping the leaders of B2B companies and their teams. Susan has been a consultant to huge Fortune 50 companies like Verizon, IBM, Microsoft, and Dell and to small and medium companies too. Today, she loves working with nimble and innovative companies and teams who need quick shifts and lasting change in the way they think, behave, market and sell.  About Rebecca:Rebecca Allen is a Career & Leadership Coach for corporate women, aspiring to senior levels of leadership. Over the last decade, Rebecca has helped women realise their potential at companies including Woolworths, ANZ, J.P. Morgan, PwC, Coca-Cola Amatil, Ministry of Defence, Frontier Sensing and AbbVie Medical Research through her Roadmap to Senior Leadership coaching programs. 

Today we are looking at the humble topic of time management! Are you running on fumes?Do you need some new ways to manage your time more effectively?Join me as we explore 7 fresh and exciting ways to manage your time that put you firmly in charge of your calendar, energy and SANITY! Rebecca on making a real impact:"To-do lists are my nemesis! Not everything on your to-do list is equal. Review the stuff on your to-do list and decide which of the tasks will give you the biggest return of investment in terms of your time, energy and the impact you'll make by delivering that task?" (Rebecca Allen, host Her Ambitious Career)Links:Read this related blog post: Are You a People Pleasing Leader? Book a Career Strategy Call with RebeccaRate, Review, & Follow our Show on Apple Podcasts:Also, if you haven't done so already, follow the podcast. We air every week and I don't want you to miss out on a single broadcast. Follow now!About Rebecca:Rebecca Allen is a Career & Leadership Coach for corporate women, aspiring to senior levels of leadership. Over the last decade, Rebecca has helped women realise their potential at companies including Woolworths, ANZ, J.P. Morgan, PwC, Coca-Cola Amatil, Ministry of Defence, Frontier Sensing and AbbVie Medical Research through her Roadmap to Senior Leadership coaching programs. Connect with Rebecca

WORK180 is taking the mystery out of your job search - because you deserve to know how equitable an organisation really is, before you apply for roles.My guest today is Gemma Lloyd CEO and co-founder of WORK180, a specialised jobsite used by over 1.5m women globally to find roles that align with their core values. WORK180 champions workplace transparency and publishes data regarding pay gap, workplace benefits and leadership equity.In this episode, Gemma:Explains key findings from WORK180's annual What Women Want report as well as the three biggest priorities for women when deciding on a new employer Talks to the fact that WORK180 endorsed companies are able to build trust more effectively by being transparent and by actively increasing women's representation - she also outlines what else these companies are doing differently to attract female talent Gemma, on the transparency women want:"There's been such a distrust built over the years where employers have put out these flashy branding materials around how they support people but not really walking the talk. On our platform, we rank over 7000 employers [on a number of measures such as] their paid-parental leave policy; their promotion rates of women; pay; and other policies and support so that women have that knowledge before they apply for a role." Links:Read the What Women Want Report 2025Visit WORK180 and compare jobs, employers, policies and work benefits and find a workplace that suits youFor Career & Leadership coaching, connect with Rebecca Allen on Linkedin or visit the Illuminate website Rate, Review, & Follow our Show on Apple Podcasts:Also, if you haven't done so already, follow the podcast. We air every week and I don't want you to miss out on a single broadcast. Follow now!About Gemma:After spending a decade in the tech industry, facing sexism and discrimination, Gemma Lloyd co-founded WORK180 in 2015 with the mission to create a more equitable working world for women. Trusted by millions across the U.S., U.K., and Australia, WORK180 champions workplace transparency and progress. Gemma regularly speaks on diversity, equity, inclusion, and women's entrepreneurship. Her work has been featured on Channel 10's The Project, Channel 7's The Today Show, Sky News, ABC Radio, and The Drum. About Rebecca:Rebecca Allen is a Career & Leadership Coach for corporate women, aspiring to senior levels of leadership. Over the last decade, Rebecca has helped women realise their potential at companies including Woolworths, ANZ, J.P. Morgan, PwC, Coca-Cola Amatil, Ministry of Defence, Frontier Sensing and AbbVie Medical Research through her Roadmap to Senior Leadership coaching programs. 

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)—a global symbol of journalistic impartiality—is reeling today after the shock resignations of Director-General Tim Davie and News CEO Deborah Turness. Their sudden departure follows an internal report alleging “serious and systemic” bias which was leaked and weaponized by Trump and his supporters. Independent media has never been more important. Please support this channel by subscribing here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkbwLFZhawBqK2b9gW08z3g?sub_confirmation=1 Join this channel with a membership for exclusive early access and bonus content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkbwLFZhawBqK2b9gW08z3g/join Five Minute News is an Evergreen Podcast, covering politics, inequality, health and climate - delivering independent, unbiased and essential news for the US and across the world. Visit us online at http://www.fiveminute.news Follow us on Bluesky https://bsky.app/profile/fiveminutenews.bsky.social Follow us on Instagram http://instagram.com/fiveminnews Support us on Patreon http://www.patreon.com/fiveminutenews You can subscribe to Five Minute News with your preferred podcast app, ask your smart speaker, or enable Five Minute News as your Amazon Alexa Flash Briefing skill. CONTENT DISCLAIMER The views and opinions expressed on this channel are those of the guests and authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Anthony Davis or Five Minute News LLC. Any content provided by our hosts, guests or authors are of their opinion and are not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual or anyone or anything, in line with the First Amendment right to free and protected speech. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Leaders are running on fumes. There are plenty of reasons why plenty of leaders are feeling fatigued right now. In this ep, I am exploring my observations of the issues many clients are struggling with and some ideas to combat it.We are talking about:Navigating constant change and tech moving faster than policy or skill developmentDilemmas surrounding forging team connection and collaboration The increased need for 'ambiguity tolerance'Making time to be strategic and not getting caught up in the detailCommunicating clearly and consistentlyFocusing on EQ skills and resilienceManging diverse expectationsAnd maintaining an authentic leadership style (despite all the above!)Rebecca on leading through ambiguity:"Ambiguity tolerance has become a core leadership skill because being able to have all the data, or having clear answers at your fingertips, is becoming rarer. The speed at which execution is needed also has leaders expected to make confident decisions even when data is incomplete. If you are feeling the tug of expectations, you are not alone." (Rebecca Allen, host Her Ambitious Career)Links:Here are some solutions: Ep 199 – Leadership Fundamentals (Part 3): Adaptability & ResilienceAnd: Ep 195 – The Top 5 Skills Employers Want Most This Decade Are Human-CentricAnd: 3 Reasons You Need a Career Coach Like Me (9 min)Book a Career Strategy Call with RebeccaRate, Review, & Follow our Show on Apple Podcasts:Also, if you haven't done so already, follow the podcast. We air every week and I don't want you to miss out on a single broadcast. Follow now!About Rebecca:Rebecca Allen is a Career & Leadership Coach for corporate women, aspiring to senior levels of leadership. Over the last decade, Rebecca has helped women realise their potential at companies including Woolworths, ANZ, J.P. Morgan, PwC, Coca-Cola Amatil, Ministry of Defence, Frontier Sensing and AbbVie Medical Research through her Roadmap to Senior Leadership coaching programs. Connect with Rebecca

What does it mean to 'feel safe' at work? I interviewed 6 different women to find out! In today's episode I am exploring the complexities around feeling safe at work. I have spoken to six different women in their 30s and 40s, from a range of different industries, to understand better how they define the concept of 'safety'. Feeling safe and feeling free go hand in hand.  Because if we're not safe to speak, lead, challenge, or just exist — then we're not free to succeed.To deliver at your best, both for you and your organisation, it's essential that you also feel secure: that people have your back, that you're supported no matter what, and that the office is genuinely a place to learn and grow. And critically that you can come to work feeling physically and emotionally safe to express yourself without judgment, penalty or harassment.Here are the 6 themes that emerged from my conversations, 'safety' is:Feeling free to be myself and to be authentic at workBeing able to assert myself without negative judgment and for my performance to be judged on meritGiven the space to speak, without being interruptedTo come to work without being harassedSharing vulnerabilities, or asking questions, without that being used against you laterBeing able to challenge or disagree without being labelled 'difficult'Rebecca on being labelled 'difficult' when asserting yourself:"A lot of women have this experience: it's a double edged sword: do I assert myself or do I tone it down for fear of coming across as 'overly emotional' or 'aggressive'? It would be rare for men to be judged and labelled in the same way women are." (Rebecca Allen, host - Her Ambitious Career Podcast)Rebecca on feeling unsafe:"Feeling unsafe can compromise your values like authenticity, respect, being valued and integrity. And if you don't feel safe, you might then procrastinate about how to manage the situation or how you could have responded more effectively. Clearly, feeling unsafe at work affects productivity and the bottom line too. "Links:Listen to a related ep: 3 Reasons You Need a Career Coach Like Me (9 min)And Ep 192 – Know What Constitutes ‘Sexual Harassment' at Work & The Action Victims Can Take, with guest Sarah Cappello  (18 mins)Download Rebecca's free gift: 7 Habits of Female Execs Who Get PromotedRate, Review, & Follow our Show on Apple Podcasts:Also, if you haven't done so already, follow the podcast. We air every week and I don't want you to miss out on a single broadcast. Follow now!About Rebecca:Rebecca Allen is a Career & Leadership Coach for corporate women, aspiring to senior levels of leadership. Over the last decade, Rebecca has helped women realise their potential at companies including Woolworths, ANZ, J.P. Morgan, PwC, Coca-Cola Amatil, Ministry of Defence, Frontier Sensing and AbbVie Medical Research through her Roadmap to Senior Leadership coaching programs. Connect with Rebecca

In this episode of Mission Admissions host Jeremy Tiers talks with Shane Baglini about the do's and don'ts of starting a new senior leadership role.Guest Name: Shane Baglini, Executive Director of Marketing and Branding, William & MaryGuest Social: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shanebaglini/Guest Bio: Shane Baglini serves as Executive Director of Marketing and Branding at William & Mary, where he is responsible for the strategic planning, leadership, and execution of the digital marketing, research and analytics, multimedia, and creative teams' efforts to develop and sustain a comprehensive brand and marketing strategy. With a decade of experience in higher education, Shane's background spans enrollment marketing, brand and creative strategy, digital transformation, and more. - - - -Connect With Our Host:Jeremy Tiershttps://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremytiers/https://twitter.com/CoachTiersAbout The Enrollify Podcast Network:Mission Admissions is a part of the Enrollify Podcast Network. If you like this podcast, chances are you'll like other Enrollify shows too!Enrollify is made possible by Element451 — The AI Workforce Platform for Higher Ed. Learn more at element451.com. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

On today's episode, Andy answers your live call-in questions on how to balance personal life with your professional life when you are “too focused” on your goals, how to best approach senior leadership at work for approval, and what are some best practices to implement when switching industries in business.