A chat with Founder & CEO Douglas R. Conant plus team Conant Leadership
Release Date: 09/06/2023
Female Leadership Academy, New Work, TEDx Auftritt, Buchprojekt - Vera Marie Strauch
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160/077 Best of: Vera Marie Strauch studierte BWL in Deutschland und Neuseeland und absolvierte ihren Masterabschluss als Fulbright-Stipendiatin in den USA. 2015 wurde sie als eine der ersten Frauen in der Branche mit unter 30 Jahren Geschäftsführerin eines mittelständischen Bauzulieferers. Drei Jahre hat sie 100+ Mitarbeiter*innen an mehreren Produktionsstandorten geführt und stark männlich geprägte Führungsumfelder kennengelernt. Sie hat wertvolle Erfahrungen gesammelt und durfte erleben, was Großartiges entstehen kann, wenn Andersartigkeit angenommen wird und Menschen sich auf...
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Former Private Secretary / Chief of Staff to Princess Diana - My interview with Patrick Jephson
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159/063 Best of: Patrick and I did a live Expert Talk interview in December 2020 which was a huge success. We had assistants from all over the world attending. Some, however, could not make it because of time zone difficulties, so I promised I will interview Patrick again for my podcast. Here we go - I trust you will love the stories he is about to share. A little information on Patrick first: For eight years Patrick Jephson was Princess Diana’s private secretary (chief of staff), responsible for every aspect of her public life and private organization. He travelled with the Princess to five...
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Founder of Connecting Humans - Getting to know Katharina Krentz
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158/030 Best of: Katharina Krentz started her career as an assistant and climbed up the ladder fast. She now works as Corporate Human Resources Transformation Team & Collaboration Crew at Bosch in Germany. She is a vocal ambassador when it comes to New Work, Working out Loud and Female Leadership. A woman full of energy and many talents. I enjoyed the talk with her a lot and I know you will as well. Get to know the world around Working out Loud - get to know the wonderful Katharina Krentz. Make sure you leave us a comment. Thank you, Diana xoxo Diana on LinkedIn: The Future...
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Former personal aide to Barack Obama: An interview with Reginald Love
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157/056 Best of: Reggie Love is a Senior Advisor at Apollo Global Management. Reggie’s responsibilities include supporting and developing strategy for human capital, public engagement and DE&I initiatives. Reggie previously served as Partner at RON Transatlantic EG from 2012-2019, an international financial holding company with interests in the financial services, logistics, energy, industrial and beer sectors in the United States, Latin America and Europe. The group, via its portfolio companies, encompasses assets under management and revenues of over $14 billion. Mr. Love’s work at...
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HR Partnerin / Lead Office Excellence bei KPMG: Interview mit Katrin Schwartz
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156/019 Best of: Als Digital Transformation Managerin gestaltet Katrin Schwartz den Wandel bei der KPMG aktiv mit. Sie begleitet seit 2013 die Etablierung einer eigenen fachlichen Assistenzorganisation für ca. 750 Mitarbeiter*innen deutschlandweit. KPMG hat mit „Office Excellence“ eine eigene fachliche Serviceorganisation etabliert, die alle Stakeholder unterstützt sowie eine konsequente fachliche Ausrichtung und kontinuierliche Weiterentwicklung des Assistenzbereichs gewährleistet. Eine sehr spannende Folge ist das geworden, die ich im Februar bereits aufgenommen habe. Viel Freude und...
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Year end message and announcement
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155: Diana takes you on her 2024 review and reflects on how her year has been. Keep on following Diana:
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Burnout vermeiden: Work-Life-Balance meistern - Swantje Allmers
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154: In diesem Video, welches wir beim Norddeutschen Rundfunk live aufgenommen haben, erzählt Swantje Allmers von ihrer persönlichen Reise als Workaholic. Erfahre, wie sie die Warnzeichen von Burnout ignorierte, welche körperlichen und emotionalen Konsequenzen das hatte und wie sie schließlich den Weg zurück zu einem gesunden Gleichgewicht fand. Dieses Gespräch ist für alle, die sich zwischen Karriere und Selbstfürsorge verlieren, und zeigt eindrucksvoll, warum Work-Life-Balance mehr als nur ein Trend ist. Hört in diese Folge, wenn ihr nach Tipps sucht, um Überarbeitung und Stress zu...
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Karrierewandel leicht gemacht - Erkenne deine Stärken
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153: Hast du deine wahren Stärken schon erkannt? In diesem inspirierenden Gespräch teilt Christin mit, wie sie vom Banking ins Coaching wechselte und durch stärkenbasiertes Coaching ihre wahre Berufung fand. Entdecke die transformative Kraft, deine Stärken zu nutzen, um einen Karrierewechsel zu meistern und echte Work-Life-Harmonie zu schaffen. Christin spricht offen über die Herausforderungen der Selbstständigkeit und gibt wertvolle Tipps, wie du Balance bewahrst und die Freude am Arbeiten wiederentdeckst. Perfekt für alle, die nach Inspiration und persönlicher Weiterentwicklung...
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AI’s Impact on Admin Roles and Career Growth
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152: Powerful insights and career-defining moments shape this engaging interview with Rhonda, founder of On the Right Track. Discover her journey from administrative assistant to globally recognized entrepreneur. Rhonda’s forward-thinking use of AI tools like ChatGPT and Grammarly showcases her vision for the future of tech in the workplace. Her unique blend of career expertise and personal reflections on family and work-life balance make this a must-watch for anyone focused on career growth, the future of AI, and a balanced, impactful life. Insightful … humorous … entertaining … even...
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Frank Thelens rechte Hand: Erfolgreich als Executive Assistant
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151: Erfolg, Verantwortung und strategische Führung: Es geht um die Kunst, als Executive Assistant nicht nur operativ, sondern auch strategisch unentbehrlich zu werden. Mein Interviewgast, Michelle Fritsch, die rechte Hand von Frank Thelen, teilt ihre Erfahrungen und zeigt, wie sie sich von einer klassischen Assistentin zur unverzichtbaren strategischen Partnerin entwickelt hat. Sie spricht über die Übernahme von Verantwortung, das Meistern komplexer Herausforderungen und wie man durch Eigeninitiative und schnelle Entscheidungsfindung ihre Karriere auf das nächste Level hebt. Zudem verrät...
info_outlineFounder & CEO: Douglas R. Conant
Douglas R. Conant is an internationally renowned business leader, New York Times bestselling author, keynote speaker, and social media influencer with over 40 years of leadership experience at world-class global companies. For the past 20 years of his leadership journey, he has honed his leadership craft at the most senior levels—first as President of the Nabisco Foods Company, then as CEO of Campbell Soup Company (https://conantleadership.com/the-campbell-soup-story/), and finally as Chairman of Avon Products. In 2011, he founded ConantLeadership—a mission-driven community of leaders and learners who are championing leadership that works in the 21st century. Today, Doug, among his other board commitments, also serves as Chairman of CECP (http://cecp.co/about/) and as Chairman of the Higher Ambition (https://www.higherambition.org/) Leadership Alliance. Learn more about Doug here: https://conantleadership.com/about/doug-conant/
Chief of Staff: Mara Katsikis
Mara is an enthusiastic developer of people and a seasoned leader of high-performing small business teams. She delights in helping contributors to grow their skill sets and thrive in a fiercely complex marketplace. With a background in negotiation, public relations, business development, human resources, and training and development, she is the perfect “Jack(ie) of all trades” to steward the small but hearty leadership team to ongoing growth. She is responsible for contributing to the management of all organizational operations including strategic planning, board of director work, finances, marketing, speaking engagements, publishing efforts and the advancement of a substantial not-for-profit agenda.
Executive Administrator: Diana Hansen
Diana is so essential to the day-to-day operations at ConantLeadership that she has earned the alternate job titles of “Chief Logistical Officer,” “Right-Hand-Woman,” and “Planning Goddess,” depending on the scheduling, business, and administrative challenges of the day. With a long career supporting executives at the highest levels of Fortune 500 companies, Diana is tenacious, detail-obsessed, creative, whip-smart, and clairvoyant. She anticipates and addresses what is needed to support and advance the operations of the enterprise oftentimes before the company (or even CEO) is aware. It’s no surprise that her professional excellence has been recognized throughout the industry: She is a distinguished winner of the 2022 Admin Awards (https://www.adminawards.com/philadelphia/#winners), the highest honor in the administrative profession.
Save the date:
2 Day Virtual Boot Camp (Nov 8 & 10, 2023): https://conantleadership.com/bootcamp/
Free Summit (Sept 25-29, 2023): https://start.conantleadership.com/blueprint-leadership-summit/