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C-Change Show- Changing Business Culture for GOODS2 E83 - HIGHLIGHT - Amri B Johnson- CEO, Inclusion WinsIn this highlight episode of my transformative conversation with Amri Johnson, I unpack how bringing expectations that people will change to the equity and Inclusion conversation may be inhibiting progress.More about Amri B Johnson:For more than 20 years, Amri B. Johnson has been instrumental in helping organizations and their people create extraordinary business outcomes. He is a social capitalist, epidemiologist, entrepreneur, and inclusion strategist. Amri's dialogic approach to engaging all people as leaders and change agents (previously at the research division of Novartis, as Global Head of Cultural Intelligence and Inclusion) has fo...2023-12-2118 min
C-Change Show- Changing Business Culture for GOODS2 E82 - Amri B Johnson- CEO, Inclusion WinsIs it possible that progressive, DEI specialists are bringing resistance and judgment to the table? In my revealing conversation with the insightful Amri Johnson we discussed how practitioners like us can get in our own way of progress.More about Amri B Johnson:For more than 20 years, Amri B. Johnson has been instrumental in helping organizations and their people create extraordinary business outcomes. He is a social capitalist, epidemiologist, entrepreneur, and inclusion strategist. Amri's dialogic approach to engaging all people as leaders and change agents (previously at the research division of Novartis, a...2023-12-1447 min
C-Change Show- Changing Business Culture for GOODS2 E81 - HIGHLIGHT - Tanveer Naseer - Founder/CEO Tanveer Naseer LeadershipIn the surprising conversation I had with Tanveer Naseer last week, we dove into the importance of empathy for successful leadership, development and change management. In this highlight episode, I unpack how practicing empathy is a great opportunity to create a culture of care, which has been proven to be a critical component of employee retention. A little bit of authentic care can save you millions of dollars in turnover.More about Tanveer Naseer:Tanveer Naseer is an internationally-acclaimed keynote speaker and award-winning leadership writer. He is also the Founder and CEO of Tanveer Naseer L...2023-12-0748 min
C-Change Show- Changing Business Culture for GOODS2 EP80 - Tanveer Naseer - Founder and CEO, Tanveer Naseer LeadershipWhat is the most overlooked aspect of change management that can make or break organizational change? Empathy. I had the chance to interview the remarkable Tanveer Naseer about the Powerful role of empathy in developing high performance leadership teams. This skill has become table stakes for growth in the 21st century.More about Tanveer Naseer:Tanveer Naseer is an internationally-acclaimed keynote speaker and award-winning leadership writer. He is also the Founder and CEO of Tanveer Naseer Leadership, a corporate leadership training and consulting firm that works with executives and managers to help them de...2023-11-3048 min
C-Change Show- Changing Business Culture for GOODS2 E79- HIGHLIGHT - Steve Urban - Founder and CEO, RiderflexThe vast majority of white men on homogenized leadership teams, know that a change is needed to keep the company growing, maintain or create a competitive advantage, and prevent obsolescence.It’s going to take a particular kind of leader to get on board. In this highlight episode of the amazing conversation I had with Steve urban CEO of Boutique consulting company, Riderflex, I unpack the kind of mindsets that inhibit innovation and growth, and give you actionable methods to innovate and grow anyway. This episode is essential, listening for active allies looking for ways to meaningful co...2023-11-2322 min
C-Change Show- Changing Business Culture for GOODS2 E78- Steve Urban - Founder and CEO, RiderflexRecruiters can have the biggest impact when it comes to diversifying organizations and senior leader ship teams. Steve, urban, who is the CEO and founder of Riderflex, a multi million dollar boutique recruitment company, speaks candidly about the realities of bringing in diverse candidates into the hiring process, and clever ways to be successful, when senior leaders are resistant to change.More about Steve Urban:Steve Urban isn't just an established leader; he's a crisis management expert with a penchant for turnarounds. With a storied career as the Founder and CEO of Recruiting & Consulting Firm...2023-11-1647 min
C-Change Show- Changing Business Culture for GOODS2 E77 - HIGHLIGHT - Jeff Hoffman - Chairman of the Board, Global Entrepreneurship NetworkLast week I was honored to have a conversation with Jeff Hoffman. In this weeks highlight episode, I dig into one of his most memorable quotes, “the biggest piece of advice I’ve been sharing is that having a successful start up, it’s not a funding game, it’s a talent game“. I also review the source of his personal culture and Northstar: the single mom who raised him and his siblings by working three jobs.More about Jeff Hoffman:Jeff Hoffman is an award-winning global entrepreneur, proven CEO, worldwide motivational speaker, bestselling author, Hollywood...2023-11-0919 min
C-Change Show- Changing Business Culture for GOODS2 E76 - Jeff Hoffman - Chairman of the Board, Global Entrepreneurship NetworkI had the privilege of speaking with Jeff Hoffman this week on the C-Change show. Among his innumerable accomplishments, he is the chairman of the global entrepreneurship network as well as a founding board member of the unreasonable group whose portfolio companies have raised over $11 billion in funding he’s been featured as a business expert on every major network and business publication and was honored with the Champion of Entrepreneurship award from JP Morgan chase, Citibank and rising Tide capital. Perhaps his most incredible achievement, was the successful sale of a company he founded, but it wasn’t the m...2023-11-0245 min
C-Change Show- Changing Business Culture for GOODS2 E75- HIGHLIGHT - Robin DiAngelo - Affiliate Associate Professor, University of WashingtonLast week I had the incredible opportunity to have a conversation with Dr. Robin DiAngelo who is the person who actually coined the phrase, white fragility. In this highlight episode, I drill down into the nuances of growing up in a country, where our racialized identities form a completely unconscious bias mechanism, that seeps unnoticed into our language, thoughts, and action.More about Dr DiAngelo:Dr. DiAngelo is an Affiliate Associate Professor of Education at the University of Washington. In addition, she holds two Honorary Doctorates. She is a two-time winner of the Student’s Ch...2023-10-2621 min
C-Change Show- Changing Business Culture for GOODS2 E74 - Robin DiAngelo - Affiliate Associate Professor, University of WashingtonI had the rare opportunity to interview one of the foremost thought leaders in the equity and inclusion movement. Dr. Robin DiAngelo, (who coined the term "white fragility") shared some deep insights about the struggle for equity and some great tools for even the most daunted person to take the first step in owning their privilege and using that power to change the system from the inside. Don't miss it!More about Dr DiAngelo:Dr. DiAngelo is an Affiliate Associate Professor of Education at the University of Washington. In addition, she holds two Honorary Doctorates...2023-10-1951 min
C-Change Show- Changing Business Culture for GOODS2 E73 - HIGHLIGHT - Dr Joey Faucette - Founder, Listen to LifeIf you caught my interview with Dr. Joey Faucette last week, then you know how important it is to make a safe space for men to address their insecurities, and be better leaders. Who best to do that? The good guys. Please join me in this highlight episode, where I unpack the possibility, of the average good guy to step up and create immense positive change.More about Dr Joey Faucette:Dr. Joey Faucette is a Positive Culture Architect, Executive Coach, and best-selling author of numerous books including his latest, Small Hinges Swing Big Doors...2023-10-1220 min
C-Change Show- Changing Business Culture for GOODS2 E72 - Dr Joey Faucette - Founder, Listen to LifeHave you noticed that many male leaders constantly make everything about them? What is this about? I had the privilege of speaking with Dr. Joey Faucette, of Work Positive, who shares his ideas about building bridges to help these leaders move from “me” to “we” and build, inclusive, equitable cultures.More about Dr Joey Faucette:Dr. Joey Faucette is a Positive Culture Architect, Executive Coach, and best-selling author of numerous books including his latest, Small Hinges Swing Big Doors. Dr. Joey empowers individuals and companies to attract top talent, reduce team turnover and develop people, producti...2023-10-0635 min
C-Change Show- Changing Business Culture for GOODS2 E71- HIGHLIGHT - Maria Morukian - President MSM Global ConsultingI talk a lot about the invisible obstacles that systemic racism places in the way of people of color and other minorities. In my conversation with Maria Morukian, (original air date - September 21) she brought the other side of the equation by illuminating the invisible advantages of white people into the conversation, and I unpack it here. Owning our privilege and using it to dismantle systemic racism is our great opportunity.More About Maria Morukian:As President of MSM Global Consulting, Maria Morukian’s mission is to help organizations develop and implement strategies to create a m...2023-09-2911 min
C-Change Show- Changing Business Culture for GOODS2 E70 - Maria Morukian - President MSM Global ConsultingBeing born into privilege doesn’t mean you haven’t suffered. It does mean through no fault of your own, you were born into a culture that has systems in place that advantage certain people and disadvantage others. I had the opportunity to learn from the incredible Maria Morukian about how to recognize and acknowledge these invisible advantages and how to use them to open the door to equity and inclusion.More About Maria Morukian:As President of MSM Global Consulting, Maria Morukian’s mission is to help organizations develop and implement strategies to create a more...2023-09-2148 min
C-Change Show- Changing Business Culture for GOODS2 E69 - HIGHLIGHT - Brad Johnson - Professor, U.S. Naval Academy & Faculty Associate, Johns Hopkins University“Ouch.”Believe it or not, this one word could be all it takes to breakthrough bystander paralysis when a pattern interrupt is needed to disrupt someone who is making inappropriate comments. In this highlight episode of Brad Johnson’s amazing interview last week, I review his brilliant action steps to help reduce bystander anxiety and step into the much-needed role of active ally at work and in life.More about Brad JohnsonW. Brad Johnson is Professor of psychology in the Department of Leadership, Ethics and Law at the United States Naval...2023-09-1415 minC-Change Show- Changing Business Culture for GOODS2 E68 - Brad Johnson - Professor, U.S. Naval Academy & Faculty Associate, Johns Hopkins UniversityThere is a SCIENCE to BEING AN ACTIVE ALLY and it's anchored in our physiology. When disrespectful behavior is witnessed, many men experience by-stander paralysis. It's a real thing that often prevents men from speaking up in the moment. If bad behavior isn't disrupted in 2 seconds, the moment is lost. I had the privilege of learning about this and effective pattern interrupt techniques from the remarkable Brad Johnson, co-author of Athena Rising: How and Why Men Should Mentor Women and Good Guys: How Men Can Become Better Allies for Women in the Workplace, both written with his partner in...2023-09-0745 min
C-Change Show- Changing Business Culture for GOODS2 E67 - HIGHLIGHT - Craig Forman - Founder - CultureC ConsultingIn this episode, I highlight some key concepts from the amazing conversation I had with Craig Forman [Original air date August 24th].If you’re taking the time to do a survey, optimize it as a tool for engagement, and belonging. By being thoughtful about the language of the survey itself, having clear and results oriented communication about how the data will be used, it sets up an empowered relationship with all employees, and creates a sense of ownership because it’s tied to a result. More about Craig FormanFor well over a decad...2023-08-3108 min
C-Change Show- Changing Business Culture for GOODS2 E66 - Craig Forman - Founder - CultureC ConsultingFor many people, culture is confusing. It’s unclear how it contributes to the bottom line and who wants to mess around with all that soft stuff anyway. Well, it turns out the soft stuff is actually the hard stuff and the stuff most likely to contribute to an increase in performance and revenue. Join me this week as I talk with the, incredible Craig forman about how to identify when your stuff is getting in the way of the good stuff.More about Craig FormanFor well over a decade Craig’s work has been...2023-08-2450 min
C-Change Show- Changing Business Culture for GOODS2 E65 - HIGHLIGHT - Dr David Smith - Associate Professor at Johns Hopkins University Carey Business SchoolIn this episode, I highlight some key concepts from the amazing conversation I had with Dr David Smith [Original air date August 10th].Strangely enough, one group of people that isn’t top of mind when thinking about who to include in DEI conversations, are the white male leaders who can actually do a lot to improve equity at a company.When we create an inclusive forum, that welcomes everyone, including white men, where everyone feels safe, and their voices are valued, then we can start to make some big gains in equity, and inclusion and representation. 2023-08-1716 min
C-Change Show- Changing Business Culture for GOODS2 E64 - Dr David Smith - Associate Professor at Johns Hopkins University Carey Business SchoolWhat is the fastest way to create sweeping improvements in equity and inclusion? Invite white men to the conversation! In this weeks episode, Dr. David Smith and I unpack the research that supports how engaging men as active allies and sponsors, creates inclusion for them in the equitable future we are all moving toward.More about Dr David Smith:Dr. David Smith, PhD, is co-author of the book, Good Guys: How Men Can Be Better Allies for Women in the Workplace and an Associate Professor at the Johns Hopkins Carey Business School. Da...2023-08-1058 min
C-Change Show- Changing Business Culture for GOODS2 E63 - HIGHLIGHT - Beth Ridley - CEO Ridley Consulting GroupIn this weeks highlight episode from my conversation with Beth Ridley [original air date July 27th], I unpack some tools to help people ease the discomfort associated with personal growth, in an effort to help underrepresented groups feel like they belong and illuminate unconscious bias in a healthy and collaborative way. When a person of privilege, recognizes their privilege publicly, it invites feedback when an unconscious bias is revealed, micro aggressions are all but eliminatedMore about Beth Ridley:Beth Ridley is a corporate executive turned organizational transformation consultant, speaker, author and CEO of Ridley C...2023-08-0316 min
C-Change Show- Changing Business Culture for GOODS2 E62 - Beth Ridley - CEO Ridley Consulting GroupIn a world of cancel culture and micro aggressions, how can we bridge the gap for white men, who want to do more as active allies or sponsors to bring women and BIPOC into leadership, but are afraid that one misstep may cost them their careers or reputation? Beth Ridley and I unpack the messy middle and how to move forward.More about Beth Ridley:Beth Ridley is a corporate executive turned organizational transformation consultant, speaker, author and CEO of Ridley Consulting Group. Beth combines 25 years of leadership and management consulting experience to simplify what i...2023-07-2753 minC-Change Show- Changing Business Culture for GOODS2 E61 - HIGHLIGHT - Greg Galle - CEO Solve NextMost leadership teams are so conditioned to focus on performance, they hinder their ability to change or innovate in a way that would actually drive performance. In this episode, I highlight some key concepts from the amazing conversation I had with Greg Galle [Original air date July 13th], the founder of Think Wrong.More about Greg Galle:Nikolai Gregory Galle has over 30 years of experience thinking wrong about leadership, motivation, coaching, planning, and decision making as well as a broad array of private, public, and civil sector innovation challenges including product, service, process, s...2023-07-2011 min
C-Change Show- Changing Business Culture for GOODS2 E60 - Greg Galle - CEO Solve NextThis week's C-Change guest has over 30 years of experience THINKING WRONG about leadership, motivation, coaching, planning, and decision making! Recognizing that the way we are solving problems is broken, he built a first-of-a-kind cloud-based problem-solving system with co-founder Mike Burn that enables individuals and organizations to transform what is and innovate what’s next. Discover what thinking wrong can help you achieve!Just for my listeners! The generous people and wrong thinkers of Solve Next are offering a discounted rate for C-Change subscribers for any of their ground-breaking intensive trainings. Use the code: “MAURA30” when you sign up for t...2023-07-1349 minC-Change Show- Changing Business Culture for GOODS2 E59 - HIGHLIGHT - Traci Scherck - CTO Elevated TalentIn my interview with Traci Austin [original air date June 29th, episode 58], we talked about the disconnect between senior leadership, and having a HR voice at the table. Do you know why the number of HR executives on US public company boards has almost tripled from 84 to 243 in the last 12 years? Because boards are beginning to recognize that HR perspective makes your board perform better. Strategic HR is contributing more and more to the greater strategic objectives of executive leadership. In this weeks episode, I talk about how to change HR language to speak “executive”.More about Tra...2023-07-0616 min
C-Change Show- Changing Business Culture for GOODS2 E58 - Traci Scherck - CTO Elevated TalentHR is proving to be more of a strategic role, especially in our current hot talent market. Attracting the right people and giving them REASONS TO STAY (*cough CULTURE *cough) is predominantly guided by whip-smart HR advisors like this week's guest on the C-Change show Traci Scherck. Her data-driven approach to creating an EVP culture worthy of the hottest talent is a must-hear!More about Traci Scherck:Traci Scherck, is a certified HR professional with two decades of experience building HR departments from the ground up for...2023-06-2933 minC-Change Show- Changing Business Culture for GOODS2 E57 - HIGHLIGHT Tim Creasey CIO & Michelle Haggerty COO ProsciWhether you are cultivating leadership in your direct reports or inspiring them to perform at their optimal level, Michelle Haggerty's direction to "Lead with high expectations and high support." is a proven way to lead people to their greatest accomplishments, regardless of their interest in leadership. Helping people dig deep and find greatness in themselves they didn't know was there is the job of leadership.Original interview air date: June 15th, episode 56.2023-06-2211 min
C-Change Show- Changing Business Culture for GOODS2 E56 - Tim Creasey CIO & Michelle Haggerty COO - Prosci"Lead with high expectations and high support." ~ Michelle Haggerty, Prosci COOThis week on C-Change, Prosci's Tim Creasey, who has amassed the largest body of knowledge in the world on change management and Prosci's COO Michelle Haggerty, Prosci’s Chief Operating Officer, discuss the realities of helping companies manage the change to shift their cultures to a more resilient and sustainable model to achieve their business objectives.Find them at www.prosci.comSubscribe on youtube: PROSCI ON YOUTUBEMore about Tim:I enable change teams to catalyze adoption and usage to d...2023-06-1553 min
C-Change Show- Changing Business Culture for GOODS2 E55 HIGHLIGHT - Ed Essey - Director Intrapreneurship MicrosoftIs it possible for a CEO of a MASSIVE, global enterprise to create an inclusive high-trust culture? 100% yes. In this episode, I highlight an important story Ed Essey shared on his episode [original air date June 1, 2023] about the extraordinary inclusion and belonging demonstrated in a meeting by Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. His care and curiosity spoke volumes and should be considered a slam-dunk for senior leaders who genuinely do care and absolutely do want a high-trust culture but aren't sure how to go about it. Learn more about Ed Essey: Ed Essey helps intrapreneurs have, te...2023-06-0817 min
C-Change Show- Changing Business Culture for GOODS2 E54 - Ed Essey - Director of Intraprenurship, Microsoft GarageHow can representation for women in tech continue to grow? Through active allyship and sponsorship. I had the great fortune of interviewing Microsoft's one-and-only Director of Intrapreneurship about how his role as a coach supports women and BIPOC success in tech. He is a neuro-diverse super-genius with a gift for seeing talent and nurturing abilities in others. Learn more about Ed Essey: Ed Essey helps intrapreneurs have, test, and grow brilliant ideas in the Microsoft Garage. He is an MIT grad, serial founder, and veteran product leader who is passionate about technology, creating great culture, and i...2023-06-0141 min
C-Change Show- Changing Business Culture for GOODS2 E53 HIGHLIGHT - Chris Pitre - VP SoftwayBecoming a lynchpin and proximity to power. Those were the dominating factors in last week's episode where Softway VP and WSJ bestselling author Chris Pitre tells the story of how a C-Suite executive noticed his talents and abilities and sponsored him into the hallowed halls of power and influence. His big leap was recognizing and accepting that he belonged there. We are bombarded daily with stories about privileged and ignorant people going out of their way to obstruct and disempower women and BIPOC. It's important to hear stories about black men and women being recognized and welcomed into the...2023-05-2521 min
C-Change Show- Changing Business Culture for GOODS1 E52 - Chris Pitre - VP SoftwayHow did a 20-something entry-level black male employee get invited to go to NYC on the company dime, picked up by a limo, stay at the Waldorf Astoria, meet Serena Williams and Billie Jean King at an event before having a seat at the table at an enterprise sales meeting in a sea of C-suite execs? He got recognized, mentored and sponsored by a CSO of one of the largest staffing companies in the US. He got invited to the dance, but he showed up, over-delivered and knocked it out of the park.On this, the final ep...2023-05-1844 min
C-Change Show- Changing Business Culture for GOODS1 E51 - HIGHLIGHT - Paul Langlois VP Enterprise Learning, EcolabPulling oneself up by the bootstraps is not a level playing field. Generations of obstacles both visible and invisible have conditioned women and BIPOC to hesitate or question their readiness for opportunities. Paul Langlois, VP of Enterprise Learning and the clever HR people at Ecolab have collaborated to overcome this cultural hurdle through L & D and finding passive talent within an enterprise organization. In this highlight episode, I unpack the aspects of inequity that are invisible and the platform that Paul is collaborating on.[Original interview EP 50 aired May 4, 2023] More about Paul Langlois:...2023-05-1115 min
C-Change Show- Changing Business Culture for GOODS1 E50 - Paul Langlois - VP Enterprise Learning at EcolabWhat does L & D have to do with creating inclusive culture? Everything. Paul Langlois, VP of Enterprise Learning at Ecolab discusses how organizations can build inclusion into the employee experience and how to find hidden emerging talent within a company that will increase representation and change people's lives.More about Paul Langlois:I am an innovative Leader with a proven ability to implement and enhance learning outcomes to help businesses achieve superior outcomes. I love to help others improve business results by applying proven methodologies and tools. I am a talented speaker and trainer, and...2023-05-0441 min
C-Change Show- Changing Business Culture for GOODS1 E49 -HIGHLIGHT - Drew Fortin - CEO Lever TalentOriginal air date: April 20th, S1 E48When leaders are faced with performance and productivity slumps, what would happen if the first question they asked was, "what signals are we sending?" This week I highlight a key learning from Drew Fortin's episode where we unpack the direct relationship between "people problems" and leadership signals.Find out more about Drew Fortin:Drew is a people-first, values-driven leader with nearly 20 years of growth strategy and team-building experience across retail, marketing technology, local media, and HR tech. He spent 7 years at The Predictive Index, where he...2023-04-2708 min
C-Change Show- Changing Business Culture for GOODS1 E48 - Drew Fortin - CEO Lever TalentBeing inclusive requires leaders to be intentional about setting the tone to create a culture of belonging. Join me this week as CEO Drew Fortin unpacks proven methods for leaders to present clear signals that you are working in a team-first culture that actually cares about you! If you want to know how to build a world-class employee experience, listen in.More about Drew Fortin:Drew is a people-first, values-driven leader with nearly 20 years of growth strategy and team-building experience across retail, marketing technology, local media, and HR tech. He spent 7 years at The Predictive I...2023-04-2054 minC-Change Show- Changing Business Culture for GOODS1 E47 - HIGHLIGHT - Liz Kislik - President Liz Kislik AssociatesOriginal air date: March 9, 2023When you are a leader who KNOWS a culture change is needed to keep pace with competitors and sustainable growth, the most important question to ask yourself: are you willing to leave?As command and control leaders spend millions on performance trainings, the root of underperformance remains virtually unchanged: toxic culture. In this highlight episode, I pull out a moment in our conversation where Liz gets very specific about the dynamics that traditional leadership styles generate and the inevitable outcomes. Good news is, you don't have to be an executive or ev...2023-04-1309 min
C-Change Show- Changing Business Culture for GOODS1 E46 Wais Achickzad - CEO Xen CultureWhat do you do when you spend the better part of your career in finance in leadership and realize the culture is toxic and unsustainable? If you are the courageous Wais Achickzad, you start your own consultancy and establish strategic partnerships to help big money shift their culture for GOOD. Learn more about what Wais witnessed and his journey leaving a successful career to venture into the world of solutions that are more impactful when they come from the outside in! Learn more about Wais AchickzadWith over 20 years of experience at top tier...2023-04-0646 min
C-Change Show- Changing Business Culture for GOODS1 E45 - HIGHLIGHT - Dave Valentine, CEO AvadelOriginal air date: February 23, 2023 S1 E41What is the primary bottlenecks for DEI? Hiring. This week I'm highlighting my interview with conscious capitalist and CEO of Avadel, Dave Valentine. As an owner of multiple businesses, DEI is a mission critical priority and in this episode I expand upon piece of our discussion, unpacking how our natural affinity for those who look and feel familiar to us creates big obstacles to successful DEI. Check it out!Does conscious capitalism really work? Can we honor and respect ourselves AND our employees AND make oodles of cash?? Yes...2023-03-3018 min
C-Change Show- Changing Business Culture for GOODS1 E45 Jeremy Gardner - Founder & Managing Partner of Mystic VenturesFrom Crypto to Cosmetics to Psychedelics. Meet the young millionaire who was an early crypto investor, has a talent for seeing profitable trends and using his privilege to "modern men" become for self-aware.More about Jeremy Gardner:Jeremy Gardner is a serial entrepreneur, angel investor, and venture capitalist with a track record of success operating and investing in frontier industries such as blockchain technology, cosmetics, and psychedelics. He is an early investor in over 100 startups as an angel and VC, worth tens of billions of dollars today. He most recently founded MadeMan, a men's skincare startup, a...2023-03-2357 min
C-Change Show- Changing Business Culture for GOODS1 E43 - HIGHLIGHT - Frank Danna - Director of Culture at SoftwayFrank Danna S1 EP 39 original air date February 9th 2023. How do we actually create culture and shift our 2-D core values off of the pages of employee handbooks and into 3-D embodied behavioral norms? In this episode, I spill the tea. Need help implementing? Let's talk: cutlureworks@maurabarclay.comMore about Frank Danna:Frank is the co-creator & facilitator of Seneca, a radical culture and transformation product. As Softway’s Director of Culture and Seneca, he’s taught culture change all over the world to over 1000 leaders from 46 different countries. Previously, Frank the was Co-founder of Par...2023-03-1621 min
C-Change Show- Changing Business Culture for GOODS1 E43 - Liz Kislik - President Liz Kislik AssociatesWhen you are a leader who KNOWS a culture change is needed to keep pace with competitors and sustainable growth, the most important question to ask yourself: are you willing to leave? Join me as the incomparable Liz Kislik discusses the critical steps to creating real change that impacts engagement, retention and the bottom line. More about Liz Kislik:Liz Kislik is a management consultant and executive coach, and a frequent contributor to Harvard Business Review and Forbes. Her TEDx “Why There’s So Much Conflict at Work and What You Can Do to Fix It” has rece...2023-03-0944 min
C-Change Show- Changing Business Culture for GOODS1 E41 Dave Valentine - CEO Avadel AgencyDoes conscious capitalism really work? Can we honor and respect ourselves AND our employees AND make oodles of cash?? Yes, yes and YES! Join me as I unpack the realities of creating a fulfilling and successful business and shifting the culture of a nation with Dave Valentine, More about Dave Valentine: Dave owns 7 businesses that have generated over ONE BILLION dollars collectively for over 1000 clients, including major brands and Fortune 100 companies like Target, Time magazine, and American Express.At the age of 29, his doctor said, “Are you prepared for your heart attack?” Dave realized he ne...2023-02-2345 minC-Change Show- Changing Business Culture for GOODS1 E40 - HIGHLIGHT - Jason Greer CEO Greer ConsultingOriginal air date: January 26, 2023, S1 E37Jason had incredible experience that put him and an entire senior executive team in an impossible position. It's about unconscious bias and having the courage and EQ chops to have those difficult conversations with people who could have you fired. --What do you do when you are a black consultant, with a Master's degree and a best selling book, who is being paid the big bucks to deliver a keynote, and as you walk through the ballroom after the meal service, when you pass by the e...2023-02-1619 min
C-Change Show- Changing Business Culture for GOODS1 E39 - Frank Danna - Director at Softway: Can Love as a Business Strategy Work?How does an unsafe culture contribute to dips in performance? When people are being asked to prove they belong, it drains vital performance energy out of the individual and the company --even for tall, deep-voiced, athletic, cis-gender white men with a heads full of hair! Hear how Frank Danna, Director at Softway, conquered his own imposter syndrome and helped grow a psychologically safe culture of love. More about Frank Danna:Frank is the co-creator & facilitator of Seneca, a radical culture and transformation product. As Softway’s Director of Culture and Seneca, he’s taught culture change all ove...2023-02-0958 minC-Change Show- Changing Business Culture for GOODS1 E38 - HIGHLIGHT - Bridgette McAdoo - CSO of GenysisWhen discrimination and bias confront you at every turn as a woman or BIPOC, how do you handle the fire of that frustration? You could burn the house down OR transform it into fuel to launch your career into the stratosphere with a company that sees, supports and appreciates your talent. Join me this week for a HIGHLIGHT of my conversation with Bridgette McAdoo, the Chief Sustainability Officer for Genesys where we cover topics ranging from sustainable leadership, sustainable business practices and how to navigate change management as a Black female executive. More about Bridgette HERE:Bri...2023-02-0214 min
C-Change Show- Changing Business Culture for GOODS1 E37 Jason Greer - CEO Greer Consulting - Bringing Grace & Power to DEIBWhat do you do when you are a black consultant, with a Master's degree and a best selling book, who is being paid the big bucks to deliver a keynote, and as you walk through the ballroom after the meal service, when you pass by the executive leadership table, the CEO hands you his empty plate? Find out how Jason Greer handled this very tricky moment in his career.More About Jason:Jason Greer has been recognized as an Employee Relations and Diversity expert by Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, ABC, CBS a...2023-01-2651 minC-Change Show- Changing Business Culture for GOODS1 E36 - HIGHLIGHT: Nicole Smart, CEO Smart EDI Solutions, LLC.Originally aired on Dec. 29, 2022, EP 33 with Nicole Smart walked us through how to bring successful DEIB to mono-culture leadership teams. Key thinking: meet people where they are and don't force feed the vegetables .Nicole Smart has been helping de-homogenize leadership teams for 15+ years and found the meeting people where they are is step one for meaningful and lasting change. More about Nicole:Nicole Smart is the founder and principal of Smart EDI Solutions, LLC. Throughout her 15+ year career span, Smart has evolved within a variety of roles that helped build upon he...2023-01-1917 min
C-Change Show- Changing Business Culture for GOODS1 E35 - Bridgette McAdoo - CSO, GenesysWhat do you do when you are a whip-smart industrial engineer with an MBA in strategy and a seasoned veteran of organizational change and sustainability who happens to be a Black woman? You turn the fire from bias and discrimination into fuel to launch your career into the stratosphere with a company that sees, supports and appreciates your talent. Join me this week for an in-depth and honest conversation with Bridgette McAdoo, the Chief Sustainability Officer for Genesys where we cover topics ranging from sustainable leadership, sustainable business practices and how to navigate change management as a Black female e...2023-01-1248 minC-Change Show- Changing Business Culture for GOODS1 E3 - HIGHLIGHT: Jeff Ma, Director Softway & Culture +In the original episode (S1 E31 aired December 15, 2022), we hear from Jeff Ma, the director at Softway who has been on the ride of moving from a logic first leadership approach to team-first. In this highlight episode, I focus on the realities of change, the current statistics that reflect the cost of stagnation to the bottom line and what is possible when leaders are courageous enough to shift their world view for the greater good of all... especially the bottom line. More about Jeff:Director at Softway & Culture+Follow Softway2023-01-0717 minC-Change Show- Changing Business Culture for GOODS1 E33 Nicole Smart - CEO SmartEDI Solutions - Smart DEIHow do we attract and retain underrepresented talent in senior leadership positions? Sometimes, it's what you don't do that makes a difference. One key to helping shift leadership styles from traditional to modern is to not "force feed the vegetables". Nicole Smart has been helping de-homogenize leadership teams for 15+ year and found the meeting people where they are is step one to meaningful and lasting change. More about Nicole:Nicole Smart is the founder and principal of Smart EDI Solutions, LLC. Throughout her 15+ year career span, Smart has evolved within a variety of rol...2022-12-2945 min
C-Change Show- Changing Business Culture for GOODS1 E32 HIGHLIGHT - Kevin Oakes, CEO i4CPOriginal aire date: S1 E29 Kevin Oakes, CEO i4CP DEC 1, 2022.I4cp does more HR research than any other research firm on the planet. After decades of research one thing is consistent: there is a direct correlation between companies that have a CHRO who reports to the CEO and high performance. Those that don't, are low performers. In this highlight, I cover some relatively new insights from a 2017 report by the National Association of Corporate Directors and other developments that will have a big impact on culture and leadership in the next 5-10 years. If...2022-12-2214 min
C-Change Show- Changing Business Culture for GOODS1 E31 Jeff Ma, Director at Softway - Practicing Love As A Business StrategyWe've heard from Mohammad Anwar CEO of Softway who turned his company around leveraging Love As A Business Strategy (S1 E 20 aired September 29, 2022) but what about the executive team? In this episode, we hear from Jeff Ma, the director at Softway who has been on the ride the whole time. As someone who thrived as a Command and Control leader, Jeff helps us understand the realities about shifting into a compassion-based Servant leadership style. Don't miss this. Oh, and buy the book (it's incredible!): Love As A Business StrategyAnd don't miss their podcast: LAABSMore...2022-12-1552 minC-Change Show- Changing Business Culture for GOODS1 E30 - HIGHLIGHT - Sam Jacobs, CEO PavillionIn my original interview [EP 26 Aired November 10, 2022] Sam Jacobs, CEO of Pavillion, talks about the importance not just of building community on his platform to help people upskill to land the job of their dreams, but to take care of each other, offer peer mentoring and support to build a rich network of good people who gladly help in the spirit of generosity. Sam and his diverse team is building a community of millions of professionals who don't believe in a zero sum game but instead, in the long game. Sam has the distinction of being fired...2022-12-0817 min
C-Change Show- Changing Business Culture for GOODS1 E29 Kevin Oakes, CEO i4CP - The Data Behind Culture & High Performing CompaniesKevin Oakes and i4cp have a reputation for having the best data around. With his deep bench of vendor-free SME's to source and decades of research to call upon, his metrics about culture clear and compelling: The highest performing organizations consistently have healthy cultures. Kevin breaks it down in this amazing episode. Get. His. Book. Right. Now: Culture RenovationMore about Kevin and i4cp: Kevin is the CEO and founder of the Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp), the leading human capital research company in the world. Focusing on the people practices of h...2022-12-0146 minC-Change Show- Changing Business Culture for GOODS1 E28 - THANKSGIVING 2022!Just glad to be here. 2022-11-2405 min
C-Change Show- Changing Business Culture for GOODS1 E27 - HIGHLIGHT Brian Aquart, Esq - Hiring DifferentOriginal Air Date: Oct 27 S1 E24: Brian Aquart Esq, the Chief of Staff at a large east coast health care company. He talked about his challenges and struggles in law school and the advice from a professor that changed his life. In this highlight, I'll be talking about the value of tech vs smart [aka: soft] skills and how hiring managers can move the needle on DEI. More about Brian:Brian Aquart is an attorney, consultant and multi-faceted healthcare leader with 12+ years of experience · in advising executives & teams· fostering growth & innovation· ...2022-11-1720 min
C-Change Show- Changing Business Culture for GOODS1 E26 Sam Jacobs - CEO Pavillion - Proving Kindness Is A Great Business StrategySam has the distinction of being fired from most of his jobs. He never quite fit in. That's partially what inspired the creation of Pavillion. It's a community - based support and education system for high-performance teams and individuals. He has been enormously successful with this business because he hired people different than him to help him run it. He shares his complicated relationship with finance, how he found freedom and fulfillment while creating a profitable business. Check out his book: Kind Folks Finish FirstMore about Sam:Sam Jacobs is the Founder and CEO...2022-11-1052 min
C-Change Show- Changing Business Culture for GOODS1 EP 25- HIGHLIGHT - Scott Harris, CEO The Harris GroupEven though 99% of Scott Harris' NY real estate client base is "rich white folks", Scott built diverse team that is making it rain. Listen in on his strategy for building a diverse team and becoming a true servant leader.More about Scott:Since 2003, Scott Harris has been involved in the marketing and sales of nearly $1 Billion of New York City residential property. In 2014, among the top 250 realtors in the nation in sales volume, Scott was recognized as the number 30 broker in New York City by the WSJ/ Real Trends Top 1000 list. He is regularly a...2022-11-0318 min
C-Change Show- Changing Business Culture for GOODS1 E24 Brian Aquart, Esq - Healthcare Network Chief of Staff - Bringing DEI to LeadershipWhen you are a talented, educated Black man who is the Chief of Staff at a big health care company, how do you go about moving the needle on diversity? Brian shares with us his successes, frustrations and best practices in bringing equity and diversity to the highest levels of leadership in healthcare. Don't miss his podcast: Why I left, all about real stories from those who are part of the Great Resignation. More about Brian:Brian Aquart is an attorney, consultant and multi-faceted healthcare leader with 12+ years of experience · in advising executives & teams...2022-10-2743 min
C-Change Show- Changing Business Culture for GOODS1 E23 Rusty Atkinson - CIO Signify - From Passive To Active AllyRusty has been a big supporter of diversity, equity and inclusion in every organization he's worked in. It wasn't until shortly after George Floyd's untimely death that a friend suggest he read Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult. Although a brilliant piece of fiction, it changed his paradigm. In a moment of clarity, he recognized he had been a passive supporter, not an active ally. From that moment on, he rallied to change the minds of other white men who are ready to embrace a shift in our leadership culture that is a long time coming. More...2022-10-2050 min
C-Change Show- Changing Business Culture for GOODS1 E22 Scott Harris, CEO The Harris Residential Group- Bringing Diversity to Real EstateMost companies are pressed to do DEI as an equitable and smart way to bring perspective that reflects the customer base. In this case, Scott Harris is running one of the top real estate brokerages in NY (which is saying something). Even though 99% of his client base is "rich white folks", Scott built diverse team that is making it rain. Listen in on how he did it, the failures, the wins, the moments of truth and becoming a true servant leader.More about Scott:Since 2003, Scott Harris has been involved in the marketing and sales of...2022-10-1356 min
C-Change Show- Changing Business Culture for GOODS1 E21 - HIGHLIGHT - Niki Leondakis, CEO Core Power YogaNiki Leondakis' original interview was Episode 19, which aired September 22, 2022. She shared best practices in creating a truly inclusive, psychologically safe healthy culture everywhere she goes. Join me as I unpack a particular theme in the conversation: Belonging and how to build it. *NOTE: the book Niki mentions in the original episode is Rosalyn Taylor O’Neale, “7 Key 2 Success: Unlocking the Passion for Diversity”More about Niki Leondakis:Niki Leondakis is Chief Executive Officer at CorePower yoga, the largest yoga studio brand in the United States with over 200 studios. Throughout her career, Niki has worked to buil...2022-10-0621 min
C-Change Show- Changing Business Culture for GOODS1 E20 Mohammad Anwar - CEO Softway, Culture +Mohammad Anwar is rewriting the American Dream. He is an immigrant who started Softway, a technology services company, with his family at the age of 20 while pursuing his B.S. in Computer Science with a minor in Mathematics at the University of Houston. When Softway began in 2003, it was a small company that created websites for merchants in Houston. Since then, it has grown to a Business-to-Employee solutions company that focuses on bringing technology solutions to others by building high performing teams that speak to the human needs of the workforce. However, there was a time when the c...2022-09-2952 min
C-Change Show- Changing Business Culture for GOODS1 E19 Niki Leondakis - CEO of Core Power Yoga - Diversity Stretch - Fresh voices in Yoga CultureNiki Leondakis is a tireless champion for empowering women and moving the needle on DEIB in every place she works. I had the pleasure of working with her in NY where she was the CEO of a Fortune 500 company. One of her many big impacts was galvanizing the core value of mutual respect and women's empowerment within the organization. She is a force of nature and consistently raises the level of discourse, consciousness and opportunity for women around her. In this episode, Niki reveals specific proven strategies and practices that are indispensable for any leader who wants to be ef...2022-09-2247 minC-Change Show- Changing Business Culture for GOODS1 E18 - HIGHLIGHT - Tom Cuthbert CTO EmrgyTom's original interview was S1 EP 16 on September 1, 2022. Coming from a long career in energy and having worked his way to the most senior levels of leadership in his role at the biggest energy company gave him a unique insight to white male dominated leadership and he was ready to try something different. Don't miss his journey from decades at an energy giant to working at an energy startup for a female CEO for the first time. Got a recommendation for a guest or interested in being interviewed yourself? reach out to my team: cultureworks@maurabarclay.com2022-09-1522 min
C-Change Show- Changing Business Culture for GOODS1 E17 Re Perez - CEO Branding For The People - Building Equitable BrandsRe Perez is many things: a published author, CEO and Founder of an award winning branding business that has an inclusive, equitable staff, emotional intelligence ninja and intuitive master. He also happens to be Filipino and gay. Growing a business being a member of an underrepresented community has different DEIB implications than that of socially dominant groups. How do you walk the fine line of supporting other underrepresented groups, hire the best talent and prevent other kinds of homogenization? Re breaks it down. A point of view you may not have heard before -- don't miss it....2022-09-0843 min
C-Change Show- Changing Business Culture for GOODS1 E16 Tom Cuthbert - CTO of Emrgy - Intentional Startup CultureWhat do you do when you're a white guy working at the highest executive level of one the biggest energy companies in the world and a female founder of an alternative energy startup offers you a job? If you're Tom Cuthbert, you take that job. Tom spent much of his long career at the top of the food chain, making his way to the most senior levels of leadership at white male dominated energy giants. Now, working for a woman for the first time, he talks about DEIB, how to create intentional culture at a start up and how t...2022-09-011h 03
C-Change Show- Changing Business Culture for GOODS1 E15 Emily Morris - CEO Emrgy - Diversity in Female Led CompanyWhat does diversity look like in female-led companies? How much pressure is there to hire all women and BIPOC? Emily Morris, powerhouse entrepreneur and CEO of Emrgy, shares her experiences about the expectations she had to navigate as female CEO. More about Emily and Emrgy:Emily Morris is the Founder & CEO of Emrgy Inc., an energy technology company that is disrupting distributed power generation using modular hydropower systems. Since founding Emrgy in 2014, Emily has secured over $15 million in funding to bring Emrgy’s solution to market.www.emrgy.comTo contact Emily: em...2022-08-2552 min