Building Compelling Storylines
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Most listeners give a communicator a mere 30 seconds to set a message direction for their storyline. How can you quickly set the hook? Today’s podcast focuses on strategies to frame a message quickly to keep the listener involved and engaged. This episode of the Forward Thinking Podcast features FCCS SVP of Marketing and Communications Stephanie Barton, and Hurst Williamson, author and Head of Sales and Executive Coach at Sally Williamson & Associates. Their conversation addresses the art and science of storytelling, its place in business communications, and how to begin mastering...
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Before the Miss: Using Data to Lead Through Agricultural Uncertainty
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Today’s conversation hits at the heart of what many lenders are feeling, but aren’t saying out loud. The pressure on farmers right now is real and increasing, and it is showing up on lender balance sheets. The question is no longer if risk will surface, but when and how prepared are we to see it coming? Do you know how to lead through uncertainty without waiting for the warning signs to become problems? This episode of the Forward Thinking Podcast features FCCS SVP of Marketing and Communications Stephanie Barton and Cameron Burford, Managing Director of SaaS at Growers Edge. Their...
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Navigating Leadership Transitions
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For leaders, growth often means change. Throughout a career, many leaders step into a new role, expand their responsibilities, and have a larger scope of influence. Moving into a new role doesn’t always mean that leadership evolves in the way it needs to. This episode of the Forward Thinking Podcast features FCCS SVP of Marketing and Communications Stephanie Barton and Nicole Brusewitz, FCCS VP of Leadership Development, Learning and Consulting Services. Together, they discuss navigating the growth and change that comes with leadership responsibilities, including how leaders show up, how...
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Brave Conversations. Better Outcomes.
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The ability to have difficult conversations is one of the most essential skills of an effective leader. Whether addressing performance, navigating conflict, or working through disagreements, the way the conversation begins often determines how it will end. This episode of the Forward Thinking Podcast features FCCS SVP of Marketing and Communications Stephanie Barton and Jeannie Clinnkenbeard, Director and Senior Leadership Consultant at FCCS. Their conversation is centered around the importance of approaching these moments with greater intention and skill. They explore practical ideas that...
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Innovation Mindset
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Innovation is a word we hear often, but how often to we ask what it means in practice? Is innovation focused on technology, product development, and disruption; or is it more about how leaders think, collaborate, and create connections for those new ideas to take root? This episode of the Forward Thinking Podcast features FCCS SVP of Marketing and Communications Stephanie Barton and SystemX MC and FCCS Atlanta Home Lending keynote speaker, innovation coach, and author Steve Lerch. Together they consider the importance of mindset in unlocking the innovation in any industry, how innovation...
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Life Without Limits
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Whether you’re leading an organization, your team, or even your own next chapter, this conversation will challenge you to think differently about limits, resilience, and the circle of possibilities. This episode of the Forward Thinking Podcast features FCCS SVP of Marketing and Communications Stephanie Barton and FCCS Learning Exchange keynote speaker Tom Turcich, author, speaker, and one of the 10 people who have ever walked around the world (and the first to do so with a dog). Their conversation is a story about endurance, direction, and what it really means to plant a flag in your own...
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AI Without the BS
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From boardrooms to headlines, vendor pitches to strategy decks, AI is suddenly everywhere. For many leaders, the conversations surrounding AI can be confusing and overwhelming. Is AI really helpful, or just overhyped? This episode of the Forward Thinking Podcast features FCCS SVP of Marketing and Communications Stephanie Barton and Michael Thomas, Chief Data Scientist at Ketchbrook Analytics for a conversation about AI without the BS – by demystifying AI misconceptions, exploring AI opportunities and risks, and understanding how leaders today can implement AI into the broader digital...
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The Four Horsemen of the Governance Apocalypse
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What happens when governance goes wrong? A set of negative patterns is usually the culprit, with small breakdowns quietly building over time until boards find themselves struggling with trust, clarity, or effectiveness. This episode of the Forward Thinking Podcast features FCCS SVP of Marketing and Communications Stephanie Barton, Chad Klawetter, Vice President of Board Governance and Development at FCCS, and Barb Wilkinson, Senior Board Governance Consultant at FCCS. Together, they examine the four warning signs that, left unaddressed, can seriously undermine a board’s ability to lead,...
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Influencing Without Authority
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There is a path in career advancement that isn’t always easy to navigate – the spot between individual contributor and seasoned manager. How can you be an influence at work when you don’t have authority? Communicating and influencing effectively requires shifting from a tactical mindset to a more strategic view. This episode of the Forward Thinking Podcast features FCCS SVP of Marketing and Communications Stephanie Barton and Sally Williamson, CEO of Sally Williamson & Associates, Executive Coach, Executive Presence Expert, Author, Speaker and Storyteller. Together, they consider...
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Cooperative Principles & Leadership Mindset
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In a time when organizations are navigating generational change, evolving leadership expectations, and shifting workforce dynamics, cooperative boards have a unique opportunity to lead differently, anchored in values, purpose, and shared ownership. This episode of the Forward Thinking Podcast features FCCS SVP of Marketing and Communications Stephanie Barton, Vice President of Organizational Development for FCCS Jay Lux, and Angie Coleman, Organizational Development Consultant with FCCS. Their conversation centers around director strategies for connecting with the spirit of cooperative...
info_outlineAccountability without compassion creates negative cultures that can’t retain talent, while compassion without accountability creates avoidant cultures that can’t perform. The need for both compassion and accountability is greater than ever before. On this episode of The Forward Thinking Podcast, FCCS VP of Marketing and Communications Stephanie Barton is joined by Nathan Regier, CEO of Next Element and author of Compassionate Accountability. Together they consider the importance of combining human connection and accountability in performance in ways that benefit all involved parties.
Episode Insights Include:
Compassion and Accountability
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Compassion is much more than sympathy – it means to literally suffer with another.
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Many problems don’t need to be fixed, they simply need to be journeyed through together.
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Compassion needs to be a co-creative process.
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Accountability is the co-creative process of getting things done.
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Accountability and compassion can’t exist in isolation, they have to work together.
Why does this concept matter?
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Conflict can happen in a way that brings people closer together when compassion and accountability are present.
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The compassion mindset allows people to approach conflict with a productive mindset.
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People struggle with this concept until they realize that compassion and accountability can change our world.
Defining a compassion mindset
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The compassion mindset understands the choices we make have a material impact on others and on outcomes.
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It is a fundamental choice that we have the opportunity to make.
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Value, capability, and responsibility are the three choices of the compassion mindset.
Bridging the divide with a compassionate mindset
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Mindset is the first essential step.
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Skill set is critical to ensure that the correct behaviors have been learned.
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The bridge between compassion and accountability is conflict.
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There is no other way to get to compassion and accountability than through conflict because the purpose of conflict is to create.
Navigating trust and conflict
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Conflict provides opportunities to build or destroy trust.
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ORPO can help navigate conflict - Openness, Resourcefulness, Persistence, and Openness to safety.
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Every interaction is an opportunity to choose drama or no drama.
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Ask yourself what would happen if you interacted with every conflict with respect.
Incorporating compassion and accountability into culture
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Consider how your efforts support human value.
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No matter your company’s brand, it is an indicator of your company’s culture.
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Culture will always drive the brand.
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There is no excuse for anyone to dismiss their lack of efforts for compassion - growth is always an option.
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Consider the end result that you really want, then act accordingly.
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“Compassion doesn’t mean to take away the suffering, it means to join with people and walk together through the suffering.” — Nathan Regier
“We can’t have compassion and accountability in isolation, they just have to work together.” — Nathan Regier
“If compassion and accountability can coexist, it can change our world.” — Nathan Regier
“There is no other way to get to compassion and accountability than through conflict.” — Nathan Regier