Episode #132- Team Habits with Charlie Gilkey
Winning Teams
In the military, it was all about the details for today’s guest, Charlie Gilkey. And when it comes to teams in a business, the same is true. Charlie’s military background sets him up very well to talk about team habits and what habits benefit teams in any environment. What are the habits that impact the quality of work? In today’s episode, Charlie shares the 8 categories of team habits and how finding the one that is broken, could solve a world of problems. It’s time to start talking about the things that are broken instead of accepting that they’ll stay that way. You...
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Episode #131- HeadTrash - The Leading Killer of Human Potential with Renie Cavallari
Winning Teams
Your thoughts shape your reality, but if those thoughts are negative or undermining, they suck your energy and shift your focus from strength and self-confidence to worry and fear. As a leader, this is something we need to change so we can lead a successful team. Renie Cavallari is today’s podcast guest and she is a source of unbelievable energy. She has a strong background in the corporate world but has been running her own consulting business where she focuses on team performance. Renie is also a best selling author of several books, but today we’re honing in on her most recent...
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Episode #130- Reimagining Performance Management with Projjal Ghatak
Winning Teams
What exactly is performance management? It’s a term we hear thrown around but what does it entail for an organization? Well, there’s the traditional outlook and then there are the ideas of today’s guest who is reimagining performance management as we know it. Projjal Ghatak is the CEO and founder of OnLoop, the mobile-first feedback and goal sharing platform purposely built for the modern team. This tool is habit-forming and provides feedback as a stream of consciousness. This innovative strategy is helping managers and employees work together on their own development and in a time when...
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Episode #129- Navigating Generational Friction at Work with Chris DeSantis
Winning Teams
For this episode, I am thrilled to have the author of one of my favorite books, Chris DeSantis. Chris is the author of the phenomenal Why I Find You Irritating: Navigating Generational Friction at Work. In addition to being a great author, Chris is an expert in his field with so much experience with global brands in understanding the changes we’re currently seeing in the workplace. Now, more than ever, there are more generations working at the same time. It is such an interesting topic and very timely. In our conversation today, Chris shares the differences between people of different...
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Episode #128- Dancing with Disruption with Jeff Skipper
Winning Teams
Every organization it seems is facing enormous change right now and today’s guest is an expert. An international expert in leading and accelerating change, Jeff Skipper guides leaders to plan and implement successful initiatives. His recent book Dancing with Disruption: Leading Dramatic Change During Global Transformation outlines his 12 steps to successful change and can literally be used as a checklist. In our conversation today, Jeff dives into the role of the leader in these times of change. We know that the leader needs to organize and implement, but Jeff proves that the leader is much...
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Episode #127- Trust the Plan with Greg Spira
Winning Teams
The thing that separates the organizations that are good at delivering plans and successful projects and those that are not may come as a surprise to you. Today’s guest is Greg Spira and in this episode, we talk about just that. Greg is the author of and he is in the business of helping organizations plan and roll out projects. He has worked with some of the biggest and most successful organizations worldwide and through his experience, he has learned exactly what sets these successful organizations apart. In the interview, Greg discusses how to build an atmosphere of trust, the behavior...
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Episode #126- Igniting Transformation with Disruptive Thinking with Zain Raj
Winning Teams
For this episode, you will certainly want to take notes, because today’s guest has so many pearls of wisdom from his years of experience on how leaders should look at their business. Zain Raj joins us today to talk about his approach to building a business and solving the many problems leaders face in maintaining the growth and success of the organization. Zain’s take on the topic is wonderful and fascinating. Zain is the founder and CEO of an ideas incubator called ZedNext which he talks about in our conversation today. Through ZedNext, Zain takes an objective and disruptive look at...
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Episode #125- 5 Steps to Improved Vitality with David Lindsay
Winning Teams
Sports and business have a surprising amount of things in common and today’s guest is no stranger to either field. David Lindsay has a varied and exciting background in multiple sports and has made the connection between the sports industry and successfully running a business. Now, David spends his time working with companies on improving performance as a coach and motivational speaker. In our conversation today, David shares the process he has developed that is a surefire way to improve your vitality as a leader and team member. He gives actionable day-to-day things you can do right now...
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Episode #124- 10x Your Business Through Servant Leadership with Kurt Uhlir
Winning Teams
Today’s guest is known as being the king of scaling businesses which is certainly a skillset not everybody has. Kurt Uhlir joins the podcast today with a very interesting background in serial entrepreneurship, technology, marketing, and of course scaling businesses. His experience covers all different types of markets and industries and he has worked with organizations across the globe. Kurt can talk about many things, but today we’re leaning into his biggest passion - servant leadership. In this episode, you’ll learn what servant leadership is, how to embrace it, and the incredible...
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Episode #123- Why Pay Justice and Pay Equity Matter with Sally Loftis
Winning Teams
What is pay justice and pay equity? And why do they matter? Sally Loftis has dedicated her career to helping organizations through the minefield of this topic and helps them overcome the growing distrust of institutions through systemic work. She is the founder and Managing Director of Loftis Partners in North Carolina and comes to us with a background in HR and consulting. Now she specializes in the area of pay justice and is a real expert in her space. In our conversation today, Sally discusses what exactly pay justice and pay equity are and gives insight on how to manage this issue,...
info_outline“For Marc Lesser, the key to healthy relationships and effective workplaces is compassionate accountability - a practical and trainable way to clarify and achieve visions of success.”
We often discuss accountability, but what is compassionate accountability? Those words do not typically belong together, but today’s guest shows up just how important the distinction is.
Marc Lesser has an extensive and absolutely fascinating background. From a zen teacher and mindfulness coach to CEO, Marc is also an author and has been involved with Google through his Search Inside Yourself program. In our conversation today, we discuss a lot about his interesting background and experiences, but we focus a lot on his newly released book Finding Clarity.
What We Talked About in This Episode:
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Marc’s interesting background and experience
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The Search Inside Yourself program
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Self awareness practices and mindfulness integrating into leadership
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The benefits of emotional intelligence in business
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Marc’s new book Finding Clarity
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Compassionate accountability
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The impact on success with a lack of accountability
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Clarity’s involvement in all aspects
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“Be Curious, Not Furious” and “Drop the Story”
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Why we should be leaning into mindfulness
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What needs to be in place for psychological safety
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Balancing conflict and safety
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Marc’s book recommendation and daily rituals
About Our Guest:
Marc Lesser is a speaker, facilitator, workshop leader, and executive coach. He is known for his engaging, experiential presentations that integrate mindfulness and emotional intelligence practices and training. He is the CEO of ZBA Associates, an executive development and leadership consulting company. Marc has led mindfulness and emotional intelligence programs at many of the world’s leading businesses and organizations including Google, SAP, Genentech, and Kaiser Permanente, and has coached executives and led trainings in Fortune 500 companies, start-ups, health care, and government. He helped develop the world-renowned Search Inside Yourself (SIY) program within Google - a mindfulness-based emotional intelligence training for leaders which teaches the art of integrating mindfulness, emotional intelligence, and business savvy for creating great corporate cultures and a better world. Marc is also an author of several books including the recently released Finding Clarity.
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