The Power of Self-Acceptance
The Evolved Leader
Dr. Stephanie Lopez joins us to discuss everything SELF; self-improvement, self-awareness, self-accountability and most importantly, SELF-ACCEPTANCE. She shares her personal struggles with a never-ending desire for self-improvement - always trying to accomplish the next thing and never taking time to acknowledge and celebrate achievements along the way. We hear about how she overcame insecurities surrounding the practice of self-acceptance and how it is the antidote to so many of life’s challenges. Tune in to find out how to spot signs that you are struggling with accepting yourself...
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Why Performance Reviews Suck
The Evolved Leader
In this episode I speak with Barbara Stankowski, former President and CEO of AMTIS, Inc, about how she refused to implement a performance review process, yet focused and invested heavily in helping employees improve performance. Listen now to learn not just about her approach, but tangible examples of how she made this work while AMTIS nearly doubled revenue in two years and received so many awards, I don’t have the space to list them here.
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Roy: From Trouble Maker to Rain Maker
The Evolved Leader
In part two of this special 2-part series, I speak with Roy Johnson, former VP of Strategic Accounts at UniKey Technologies. Roy was a self-described “troublemaker,” using Slack to do “the devil’s work,” but eventually became an invaluable asset to UniKey. Join me to hear Roy – and former COO at UniKey, Lee Oddess – describe his journey and transformation.
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How Your Self-deception Can Kill Your Company
The Evolved Leader
In this episode, I talk with Lee Odess, former VP at UniKey Technologies about their bold decision to invest heavily in their leadership development, culture, and team cohesion. Odess describes what drove their decision to overcome the fear associated with self-improvement and self-awareness, their commitment to defend the investment to their board, and the impact it has had on him personally, as well as the team.
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When Success Leads to Failure: Lessons from NASA, Part Two
The Evolved Leader
In part 2, we explore our Missing Link Culture Model through the lens of the Space Shuttle Columbia accident, so you can take valuable lessons from NASA and apply them to your own organization. This episode features former NASA Deputy Chief Engineer, Chris Singer, former Director of Engineering at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Dr. Patrick Simpkins, and former Kennedy Space Center Change Manager and co-author of our new book, The Missing Links: Launching a High Performing Company Culture, Dr. Phillip Meade.
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When Success Leads to Failure: Lessons From NASA, Part One
The Evolved Leader
Join me to take a behind-the-scenes look at the Space Shuttle Columbia Accident and how it shaped our ideas about culture. I interview Chris Singer, former NASA Deputy Chief Engineer, Dr. Patrick Simpkins, Director of Engineering at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, and Dr. Phillip Meade, who led the culture change initiative at Kennedy following the accident. If improving your company culture and developing your team’s communication and collaboration is important to you, then this series is for you!
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How Radical Collaboration Can Strengthen Your Organization AND Your Relationships
The Evolved Leader
In this episode, Jim Tamm joins me to discuss what inspired him to co-create Radical Collaboration – a powerful program with incredible results, centered around building successful relationships, both professionally and personally.
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Why Openness Is Essential For Any Startup or Fast-Growing Company
The Evolved Leader
Serial entrepreneur, Jonathan Taylor, has started seven companies, acquired 18 and sold three, for an undisclosed amount surpassing a quarter of a billion dollars. And yet he still was open to learning more effective ways to run businesses when he did the work of The Human Element.
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How to Actually Change Your Company Culture
The Evolved Leader
Tom Cannon is the CEO of National Carts. He talks about the process of creating a common vision when stepping into somebody else’s company, as well as the process of realizing that nothing about the culture was aligned with that future vision. He describes his investment in changing the culture, including taking everybody through Radical Collaboration®, which focuses on self-awareness.
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How To Create One Team With One Dream
The Evolved Leader
I talk to Suneera Madhani, the founder and CEO of Stax by Fattmerchant. My purpose in life is to help teams increase their cohesion and effectiveness, ultimately driving organizational performance, and a lot of that involves growing individual self-awareness to create more self-accountable team members who then communicate and collaborate more effectively. If you are an entrepreneur who wants to grow a company, or a leader who wants to create a kick ass culture, you don’t want to miss this conversation.
info_outlineWe’ve rebranded the company which means we’re rebranding the show! Kayla and I chat about why we decided to rebrand our company and what the new name is all about. She also asks me about the origin of the business – why I started the company and why I chose to leave an exciting career at NASA (and Disney!) to do my own thing. We talk about the genesis of our core values, Progress over perfection, Uninhibited Teamwork, and Power of Choice, all of which came from the Human Element® and Radical CollaborationTM programs.