Developing Empathy and Building Feedback Loops as a Leader with Patricia Bothwell
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Join us as we chat with Patricia Bothwell, General Manager and VP of Product for GoGuardian's Safety & Productivity business. In this episode, Patricia shares insights from her experience in product and strategy leadership roles at Avalara, PayPal, and Carnival Corporation, and how she ramped up fast while moving from industries to industries. We also dive into the importance of developing empathy, building feedback loops, and finding the right mentors as a people's leader.
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Disrupting the Banking Landscape: Lessons in Leadership with Shannon Burch
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Join us for a conversation with Shannon Burch, the Vice President of Experience at Neo Financial, where she is focused on disrupting the banking landscape in Canada. With an unconventional career journey that has taken her across Canada and internationally, Shannon has built transferable leadership skills that have helped her advance her career. In this podcast episode, she shares her experiences on advocating for her own career advancement, dealing with imposter syndrome, and how learning through failure has helped her to speed up the leadership growth journey. Additionally, she discusses the...
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Designing Your Career for Passion and Purpose with Dr. Richard Osibanjo
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Join us in a thought-provoking conversation with Dr. Richard Osibanjo, a leading expert in transformational leadership, as we explore how to design a career that aligns with your passion and purpose. As a chemist turned executive coach and keynote speaker, Dr. Richard shares valuable insights on how to transition careers, find your voice, and clarify your goals by aligning your potential, passion, and purpose.
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Empowering Women in the Workplace: Insights from Holly O'Dell, CEO of Montana State Fund
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In this episode, we sit down with Holly O'Dell, the first female President and CEO of Montana State Fund, to discuss the importance of building relationships with other women in the workplace. Join us as Holly shares her personal experiences and best practices on advocating for oneself, balancing family and work, and the power of asking for what you want.
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Encouraging New Ideas and Fostering Employee Engagement: A Leadership Discussion with Jill Wiedemann-West
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Join us as we talk to Jill Wiedemann-West, CEO of People Incorporated, as she shares her insights on building a culture of transparency, encouraging diverse voices, and fostering employee engagement. Discover how her leadership style has helped to encourage new ideas and create a positive work environment.
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Overcome Entrepreneurial Challenges With Mental Fitness Training
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From Research Scientist to CEO: Lessons and Challenges with Dr. Katherine Grill
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Join us as we speak with Dr. Katherine Grill, CEO and co-founder of Neolth, a technology company that provides personalized mental health support to teens. Dr. Grill shares her experience of transitioning from a research scientist to an entrepreneur, and provides valuable advice and lessons learned along the way. We also dive into how she applies mental health tools to her own team, the decision-making process when starting the company, and how she deals with wellness, balance, and mental health as a start-up founder. Additionally, she discusses the challenges she faces as a leader and...
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Ending Homelessness with Innovation: Insights from Elizabeth Funk
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Join us for an inspiring conversation with Elizabeth Funk, the Founder, CEO, and Chairman of DignityMoves, a nonprofit that has developed an innovative solution to end street homelessness in our communities. Elizabeth's career experience spans various industries, including real estate, venture capital, climate technology, and several non-profit ventures. In this podcast episode, she shares her journey and how a "can do" mentality led her to find an innovative solution to combat the homeless conundrum in our communities. She also discusses how to implement a Silicon Valley startup culture in a...
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Building Resilience and Growth Mindset with Jutta Williams
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Join us as we speak with Jutta Williams, a career data protection professional and AI Ethics evangelist, about building resilience and a growth mindset in both personal and professional life. Jutta shares her insights on the power of speaking accurately, introducing struggle to promote growth, and finding fulfillment through personal growth. She also discusses the importance of training resilience like a muscle and preparing teams to handle crises through open communication and exposure to smaller challenges. Tune in to learn how to stay open to opportunities and keep life exciting and...
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Building a Successful Career: Insights and Advice from Executive and Entrepreneur Megan Effertz
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Join us in this insightful podcast interview with Megan Effertz, an accomplished executive and entrepreneur with over two decades of experience. Megan shares her journey of building companies in different industries and how she developed her transferrable skills to jump from industry to industry. She also provides timely advice for job seekers, including how to do two-way interviews to find the right cultural fit and not settle for just any job. As a leader, Megan emphasizes the importance of humbleness and good listening to build trust with the team and create a supportive work environment....
info_outlineHow did Alibaba, a company started by an English teacher in a second-tier city in China, become one of the most influential companies in China, and one of the largest and most valuable companies in the world?
Alibaba’s story is about how businesses can succeed by focusing on serving the good.
In his latest book, the Tao of Alibaba, @Brian A. Wong, explores the nuts and bolts of how Alibaba connects its mission with execution to make the vision come true.
His vivid account of many behind-the-scene stories about Jack Ma, the visionary founder of Alibaba, reveals profound leadership lessons on how the relentless pursuit of one’s purpose leads to lasting success.
Brian A. Wong was the first American and only the fifty-second employee to join Alibaba Group. He contributed to the company’s early globalization efforts and served as Jack Ma’s special assistant for international affairs. During his sixteen-year tenure, Brian helped expand Alibaba’s business presence in the US, Europe, India, and Asia, established the Alibaba Global Initiatives (AGI) division, and was the founder and executive director of the Alibaba Global Leadership Academy.
There are lessons for everyone in this interview that you may want to listen to more than once to grasp fully:
How leaders can walk the talk to genuinely embody the value, mission, and vision of the company;
How to execute value consistently across all levels in a big corporation and keep it fresh year after year;
How to attract the best talent and build a winning team;
How to make performance review a gift, an opportunity for growth, for everyone;
How to cultivate a culture of servant leadership;
How to motivate employees so that they care about the business like their own business;
And for entrepreneurs who are just starting:
How to discover your passion and your true north;
How to identify the best opportunities for long-term career growth;
How to turn weakness into a strength to succeed against all odds.