An inspiring episode with Rasmus Holst who is the CEO of Annamas 365. We discussed the company's rapid scaling, emphasizing human success, accountability, and cross-team collaboration for creating a healthy workplace culture. Some of the key takeaways: Prioritizing human success: Redefining HR paradigms, focusing on customer success, personal growth, and fostering engagement. Strategic global expansion: Leveraging partnerships instead of physical presence for efficient scaling,...

72. Leadership - Influence of Emotions in the Workplace - Jack Craven An inspiring episode with Jack Craven, who is an author and executive coach. We talk about the critical importance of acknowledging and managing emotions in the workplace, offering practical strategies for cultivating a mindset of aliveness and fostering a culture of vulnerability and connection. and some of the key takeaways: Leaders must acknowledge and manage emotions to foster a culture of openness and...

An inspiring episode with Sam Rosen, who is the co- founder and CEO of Deskpass, helping teams adopt hybrid work. We talk about working virtually and remotely, and some of the key takeaways: How to build a great culture without having a physical space The importance of human connections for remote and hybrid teams Simple practices to drive teamwork in a virtual workplace How remote work is as important as a salary raise These and much more in this special episode. Until the next...

An inspiring episode with Jonathan Bennett, who is a strategic advisor, executive and board Coach and Former B Corp Founder and CEO. We talk about leadership challenges, including driving execution, driving ownership among the team and changing peoples’ behavior in the workplace. Some of the key takeaways: How to avoid being disappointed or frustrated by lack of ownership or low quality work. How to accelerate creating agreements in your team and at your workplace. Empowering your...

An inspiring episode with Sam Adeyemi, who is an author, executive coach for senior executives and founder and CEO of Sam Adeyemi GLC, Inc. The episode explores the importance of understanding and appreciating generational differences in leadership, emphasizing the need for empathy, respect, and inclusive leadership to empower individuals to lead effectively in today's diverse workplaces. Some of the key takeaways: Leadership is inclusive: Recognize that everyone has the capacity to...

An inspiring episode with Randy Roberts, who is an executive and career life coach. We highlight the significance of aligning one's career choices with personal desires and periodically reassessing goals. Some of the key takeaways: Prioritize personal fulfillment by staying connected with your true desires in your career. Balance personal values with professional opportunities to avoid drifting in the corporate world. Trust and listen to your inner voice, which becomes clearer by...

An inspiring episode (solo cast) where I will continue to talk about the foundations of leadership, emphasizing the importance of hiring individuals with aligned values and character, considering behavior tendencies, and creating a balanced team. Some of the key takeaways: Character and Values in Hiring: Prioritizing hiring based on aligned character and values, considering them as crucial as skills and experience. Behavior Tendencies: Stressing the need for a diverse mix of behavior...

An inspiring episode (solo cast) where I will be talking about the fundamentals of leadership, emphasizing the importance of vision, values, and habits in leading oneself effectively, while also introducing the interconnected levels of leadership: leading self, leading individuals, leading teams, and leading for transformation. Some of the key takeaways: Vision is a Leader's North Star: Clearly defined personal visions, unique to each leader, serve as powerful motivators, pulling...

An inspiring episode (solo cast) where I will be talking about the transformative power of consistency in leadership and personal development, learning how small consistent actions lead to significant impact over time and emphasizing the compound effect, effective leadership habits, and the importance of setting standards for a higher-performing workplace. Some of the key takeaways: Transformative Consistency: Small, consistent habits lead to profound personal transformations. ...

An inspiring special episode (solo cast) where I will be sharing some practices which would help leaders engage their team early on this year (2024), and ensuring to have great start. Some of the takeaways: External Validation: Emphasize external appreciation to showcase the team's impact through customer feedback or senior leadership recognition. Learn and Apply: Capture lessons from the past year comprehensively, ensuring the team actively learns and applies insights to enhance...

An inspiring special episode (solo cast) on reflection of the passing 2023 year. Some of the takeaways: The most powerful lessons that can help us as leaders to transform our teams & work are not extracted from books, consultants, or coaches. The most powerful lessons are those we learn from our experiences, or better said, from reflecting on our experiences. The end of the year is a golden time to look back and reflect, not as leaders, but as a team on how we performed in the...

An inspiring episode with Keith Goode who is the Vice President of Products and Services (ZeroedIn Technologies) - Workforce Intelligence.  In this conversation we talk about the transformative potential of people analytics, emphasizing the challenges of data silos and the importance of using AI for predictive and prescriptive analytics in areas such as employee turnover, hiring, task allocation, and engagement evaluations. Some of the takeaways: People analytics harnesses data and...

A very special episode with Oleksandra Matviichuk, who is a Nobel Peace Prize winner and activist. The conversation delves into Oleksandra’s journey, driven by a commitment to justice and freedom in the context of Soviet-era Ukraine, detailing strategic shifts, global campaigns, and the impactful role of ordinary people in addressing human rights violations and releasing political prisoners. Some of the takeaways: 1- The vision for the mission is outlined, rooted in childhood aspirations...

An inspiring episode with Maurice E. J. Leon, who is a mastermind executive coach. The conversation explores the importance of personal growth and self-awareness in leadership, emphasizing the need to address internal challenges before seeking external change, illustrated through anecdotes of personal and professional transformations. Some of the takeaways: 1. Leaders should recognize the importance of self-awareness and personal growth before seeking external change. 2. The lesson of...

An inspiring episode with Patrick Simone, who is an author, speaker and sales trainer. The conversation discusses the importance of driving collaboration across different departments, focusing on commercial alignment, and how involving various teams in setting goals, defining target customers, and pricing can enhance collaboration and achieve successful commercial development. Some of the takeaways: 1. Alignment on strategy and goals among different departments is crucial for successful...

An inspiring episode with Jane Hanson, who is a communication coach and broadcast host. We talk about how leaders or any one can have more influence on others using communication skills. Some of the takeaways: 1: Clarity of message is essential for effective communication, including defining the main message and adding context and storytelling. 2: Body language, including eye contact, leaning in, and using gestures, plays a crucial role in reinforcing your message. 3: Pausing during your...

An inspiring episode with David Carter, chairman and founder at Entelechy Academy Limited. We talk about creating character-based workplaces to improve performance and inspire employees. Some of the takeaways: 1. Character development is essential for improving workplace skills and productivity. 2. Traditional training methods often focus on theory rather than practical application. 3. Building character qualities like discipline and kindness can have a profound impact on work and...

An inspiring episode with Maria Morukian, who is an author, coach and leadership facilitator. We talk about diversity and inclusion. Some of the takeaways: 1. Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officers are important catalysts for change in organizations, but the responsibility for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) should be shared across the entire leadership team. 2. DEI is not just a corporate buzzword; it's essential for organizations to thrive in an increasingly diverse...

An inspiring episode with Daniel Marcos, an entrepreneur and leadership coach. We discusses the importance of clear strategy, efficient teams, cash flow, and focus when scaling businesses, emphasizing the need for leaders to choose what they want and prioritize accordingly. Here are the some takeaways: 1. Clear Strategy: A straightforward, shared strategy is crucial. 2. Efficient Teams: Place the right people in the right roles for effective execution. 3. Cash Flow: Treat cash...

A special episode - an interview with me (Fouad Alame) by Helena Arjuna Suter, who is a leadership, innovation, change and transformation catalyst, and host of “Where Boundaries Dissolve” Podcast.  We talk about my journey in the corporate sector and how I changed my job to the one which I meant to be doing, and consequently how I changed my life. Some of the takeaways:  Ideally, everyone should be doing something which is in alignment with their with their purpose.  Companies do...

An inspiring episode with Helen Fanucci, a senior commercial leader, sales leader and author of "Love your Team". We talk about leading, accelerating and optimizing sales teams. Some of the takeaways: - The first and foremost challenge is the ability to retain top talent.  - Leaders should supports their team, reduce the sales friction, and maybe take away some processes that aren't necessary.  - Building trust and relationship with team members is important, because if leaders don't have...

Another inspiring episode with Amy Wong, leadership coach, keynote speaker and author. We talk about doing what we really want and makes us happy rather than doing what the society wants us to do. Some of the takeaways: We end up being miserable despite of having good jobs because we did not listening to what our was telling us but rather we were listening more to what society was telling us. - As humans, what we want is not a "thing" but the feeling state which we can reach once we get...

An inspiring episode with Tim Creasey, Chief Innovation Officer at Prosci and best selling author. We talk about challenges in leading the work place. some of the takeaways: - One of the challenges all of us individually and teams and organizations face is where do we put our energy and effort when it comes to trying to bring about the changes that we have in front of us. - We have to see how employees are impacted by a certain change - The role of having a shared workplace - Answers...

An inspiring episode with William Buist, a strategic mentor, speaker and author. We talk about how to create better workplaces. Some of the takeaways: One of the leaders’ struggles is developing their own skills and talent so that they can be the best individual leader Leaders should know what their team really needs: some need more experience, some need more knowledge. Leaders should know how much additional knowledge their people really need and do not give much knowledge as this might...