EP#6: Sending Money Freely -- Sara Drakeley
LIFT
Sending Money Freely with Sara Drakeley, CEO of MobileCoin Episode 6: Show Notes Welcome back to another episode of the Allison Taylor LIFT Podcast. In our sixth episode, Allison discusses leadership in technology, specifically the nascent cryptocurrency market, with Sara Drakeley, CEO of MobileCoin, a cryptocurrency payment application that runs on the blockchain. The discussion centers on Sara’s mission to reimagine payments from the ground up and her vision of sending money as easily as sending a text, anywhere in the world, instantly, securely – and at a minimum of...
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EP5: Intent Data: The Perfect Answer is Imperfection
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Welcome to the fifth episode of our LIFT podcast! In today’s new market landscape, intent data is becoming increasingly relevant. In this episode, we are joined by the VP of Growth Marketing at Celigo, Michelle Bastelier, to discuss all things intent data. Celigo is a Series C automation platform company, which enables integration of all different SaaS applications into one platform. Through this discussion, you will discover how to shape your organization in order to use intent data, as well as three pertinent use cases to leverage it. We also share some common pitfalls and lessons we’ve...
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EP4: Leading a STEM Organization -- Andrew Chrostowski
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In Part II of our fourth episode, we continue a fascinating executive conversation with Andrew Chrostowski, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of RealWear, a company engineering industrial wearable headsets for connected workers. He shares real-life lessons from his experience managing complex systems and data-led teams. In this second half of our conversation (check out ), we consider how engineering, science and technical teams are like any other in their need for superb people management. We evaluate the role of values in company culture and models Andrew has used in his extensive...
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EP4 (Part 1): Leading Amidst Complexity -- Andrew Chrostowski
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Welcome to the fourth episode of our LIFT podcast! Allison identifies how skilled leaders approach systems complexity and the fundamental role people play solving problems successfully. She is joined by Andrew Chrostowski, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of RealWear, a tech company making hands-free industrial head-mounted wearable headsets for safe connected workers. He discusses how he applies systems thinking from his background in leadership and problem-solving both in the military and private sector. RealWear is the industry leader for powerful, voice-operated headset computers,...
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EP3: Succeeding in a World of Risk -- Bob Zukis
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Succeeding in a World of Risk with Bob Zukis Podcast Episode 03: Show Notes Welcome to the third episode of our LIFT podcast! Allison discusses problem-solving our way through this pressing global situation, as systems have failed us and we need to reinvent at scale. She is joined by Bob Zukis, co-author of The Great Reboot and a former PwC Advisory Partner, who shares pragmatic models for this important work ahead of us. We’re all born into a world that already has many systems in place but, frankly, they could all use an overhaul. The year 2020 offers that...
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EP 2: Digging Deep on Motives to Meet Your Customer’s “Invisible” Needs - Cheri Anderson
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Welcome to the second episode of LIFT podcast! On today’s episode, Allison is joined by global researcher Cheri Anderson of the Values and Lifestyles Program (VALS) from Menlo Park, California, to unravel motives and their impact on everything from building a business to positioning a product. Based on her 25-year experience applying research findings to a variety of sectors from Nigeria to Japan, Cheri reveals the connection between self-image and VALs personality types to explain why some technologies are readily accepted and others miss the mark. Allison and Cheri contrast...
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EP 1: Unpacking a Loaded Term: Communications - with Matt Abrahams
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Welcome to the inaugural Lift podcast! Today we chat with Matt Abrahams, a lecturer at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the founder of BoldEcho. Matt and Allison are both passionate about strategic communications, and today discuss exactly that -- what do we mean when we say someone is a "great communicator” and how can leaders use some simple guidelines to increase their emotive communications success? We outline three fundamental steps towards...
info_outlineWelcome to the inaugural Lift podcast! Today we chat with Matt Abrahams, a lecturer at the Stanford Graduate School of Business and the founder of BoldEcho. Matt and Allison are both passionate about strategic communications, and today discuss exactly that -- what do we mean when we say someone is a "great communicator” and how can leaders use some simple guidelines to increase their emotive communications success? We outline three fundamental steps towards more action-driven interactions, whether between a group or just two individuals and add stories from our collective experiences as coaches to executive teams. Find out what karaoke-time storytelling means, how to handle suddenly short presentations, and whether messages can be iterative, as you listen to veterans in the field share their insights. Please join us on today’s episode!
Key Points From This Episode:
- What does it mean to be a great communicator?
- The importance of listening and audience centricity.
- Understanding the fail fast model with regards to communication.
- The criteria for assessing successful communication.
- Altering communication according to your audience and their biases.
- Leveraging stories and reaching for a higher level to bridge across audience types.
- One-on-one communication and directive-driven interactions.
- Clarity and definition in important messages.
- Leading a conversation or using questions and imagination scenarios.
- Considering time constraints in any scenario.
- How further upskill if you’re already an advanced and sophisticated communicator.
- And much more!
Tweetables:
“It’s about empathy, it’s really about doing the appropriate amount of reconnaissance and reflection in advance of the communication.” — Matt Abrahams
"I think communication is about listening, slowing down and listening, not just literally, but to all the kinds of subtexts that are happening." — Allison J. Taylor
“To me, it really boils down to the ability to synthesize a lot of information, make it accessible, really emotionally connect to your audience, to motivate them.” — Matt Abrahams
"What makes or breaks communication is one-on-one direction and priority setting." — Allison J. Taylor
“What I found is, it’s very helpful to be crisp in an outcome you’re looking for.” — Allison J. Taylor
"In business organizations, it's important not to lose sight of why a person is in a particular role and what that role is supposed to bring, or we misconstrue what the role is supposed to be. It's coaching employees to help them understand their roles." — Allison J. Taylor
“Really, to me, the three criteria are again, information, emotion and action.” — Matt Abrahams
Links Mentioned in Today’s Episode:
Matt Abrahams — https://www.linkedin.com/in/maabrahams/
Speaking Up Without Freaking Out — https://www.amazon.com/Speaking-without-Freaking-Out-Techniques/dp/1465290478
Allison J. Taylor – https://www.thoughtmarketing.com
BoldEcho – http://boldecho.com/