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Big TakeWhere to Go If You Need a CEOFor decades, General Electric — the conglomerate known for making everything from trains to microwaves — was also known for churning out executives. Time spent at the company’s Crotonville campus was seen as the gold standard for leadership training in Corporate America. But as GE has lost its luster, a new CEO pipeline has emerged.On today’s Big Take podcast, Bloomberg work and management reporter Matt Boyle joins host David Gura to share what he’s discovered about where tomorrow's CEOs are learning to lead — and what it means for global business.See omnystudio.com/listener for...2025-05-2919 min
The Water EntrepreneurEpisode 116
Craig Beckman
Craig Beckman is a dynamic and results-driven executive with over 30 years of experience leading teams, scaling businesses, and transforming organizations in the water technology, industrial systems, and cleantech sectors. From his early days as a sales engineer to his tenure as a CEO, Craig has built a career on integrity, strategic acumen, and a consistent ability to deliver measurable results. He has successfully led high-growth startups, executed complex M&A transactions, managed large global teams, and guided companies through critical transitions and turnarounds.
Currently serving as CEO of Aqua Membranes, Craig has helped...2025-05-2747 min
The Water EntrepreneurEpisode 113
Matt Boczkowski
Matt Boczkowski has a diverse work experience in various industries and roles. Matt is currently the CEO of Aquaporin A/S, a company focused on water filtration through biotechnology. Before that, he held multiple roles at SUEZ, including Vice President Industrial Strategy, Growth, Market Development, and Global Director of Marketing and Growth Initiatives. Matt also worked at GE Water & Process Technologies, where he served as a Market Leader and Key Account Executive – Oil & Gas, Senior Business Development Manager, and Sales and Marketing Manager. Earlier in his career, Matt worked at Air Liquide as a Project En...2025-05-0644 min
unSILOed with Greg LaBlanc521. The Vital Role of Talent Development in Business with Bill ConatyHow important is it for business leaders to not only identify talent within their organization, but to take meaningful action to actually develop that talent? On the flip side, how handicapping can it be for an organization to keep employees who are holding the company back from success? Bill Conaty is a top former HR executive at GE and co-author of The Talent Masters: Why Smart Leaders Put People Before Numbers. His 40 years at GE and his time as an advisory partner for Clayton, Dubilier & Rice has made him an expert in identifying and developing raw talent a...2025-03-271h 01
NHRDN - HR Bandit031 - April 2024 - Google firings, 2024 Work Trend Index & Starbucks DEI moveApril has been a whirlwind of developments. It was tough to choose, but here are our top stories from the month gone by. Google faced significant turmoil as a group of employees protested against the company’s cloud contract with Israel leading to 50 employees being terminated. Meanwhile, Microsoft's 2024 Work Trend Index report provides a fascinating look at how AI is transforming jobs and how we work, with interesting takeaways on what we can do to stay ahead. Lastly, Starbucks shareholders voted yes to a decision to remove DEI targets from executive pay, raising larger questions about DEI as a priority fo...2024-05-2329 min
WALL STREET COLADAAbril 15: General Electric anunció la venta de su famoso campus de Crotonville. Alcoa sube a medida que se imponen sanciones al comercio de metales ruso. Google bloquea las noticias de California mientras se avecina la ley de periodismo.Noticias Económicas y Financieras
La República Islámica lanzó el sábado más de 170 drones, así como 150 misiles balísticos y de crucero, aunque el 99% de las amenazas aéreas fueron derribadas por Israel y sus socios aliados de la coalición.
Los israelíes pasaron la noche del sábado en habitaciones seguras y refugios antiaéreos, mientras que el Comando del Frente Interno impuso limitaciones a las reuniones públicas y otras restricciones hasta el domingo. Hasta ahora se han levantado, lo que sugiere que una represalia inmediata en forma de un ataque directo contra...2024-04-1505 min
The LDA Podcast: An Exploration of Evidence-Informed Approaches to Learning and DevelopmentThe ”Follow the Leader” EpisodeIn this episode, podcast host, Matt Richter is joined by Nigel Paine, organizational learning and leadership expert. Together, they spend the whole episode exploring that nebulous and vague concept of leadership. They fail to definitively lock in a definition for leadership— thus demonstrating one of the inherent challenges organizations face when leveraging LD programs. But, more importantly, they look at what we can do, when we effectively develop leaders within organizational contexts.
Leaders are all about managing… managing the context. No one style, approach, model, theory, or consultant prescription will work in all scenarios… of at a...2023-10-0539 min
L&D In Action: Winning Strategies from Learning LeadersBecoming Coachable: How Great Leaders Develop Great Leaders by Embracing Continuous LearningThe greatest athletes in the world have all had coaches, even in their prime. Lebron James, Serena Williams, Leo Messi–all continued to be coached for the duration of their careers. Because even when you achieve greatness, there is always more to learn. So, why then, do so many business leaders and managers stop learning when they earn their leadership positions? According to Kevin Wilde, there are about 6 reasons leaders drop the learning habit, and a lack of coachability holds them back from truly becoming great.Kevin has had an illustrious career in learning and development. He started wi...2023-09-0542 min
The Learning and Talent PodcastReflections on Leadership and GE Crotonville | Doug Scott and Jay MooreDoug Scott is the Former Leader of Executive Leadership at GE and Jay Moore is the Global Learning & Culture Leader at GE Crotonville. In this video, the pair spoke to iVentiv's Temi Bamgboye about how Crotonville and the people who have worked and learned there have shaped a culture of leadership and collaboration.
Doug and Jay explain how, for those going to Crotonville, it has been a place truly without rank or hierarchy. That’s been driven by the big things like the programs and culture and by the small details, like the design of the dining area or th...2023-05-2450 min
The Divine Purpose PodcastThe Divine Purpose Podcast Season 2 Ep 7 with Eddy Dacius and special guest Adam CoffeyEddy Dacius host the Divine Purpose Podcast. DPPodcast is a platform for healthy conversations, interviews, and interactions with callers. We all have different opinions; however, the truth is the ultimate mediator.
SPECIAL GUEST
Adam Coffey is an Army Veteran, Engineer, and Pilot who spent 21 years as a CEO of 3 national companies, billions in exits, two number 1 bestselling book... 15 years guest speaker at top business schools.
My Army Years
At age 17, fresh out of high school, I left home with $150 in my pocket and a duffel bag on my back and joined the U...2023-04-2257 min
Once Upon a ProjectWhen Workplace, Education, and Hospitality CollideDavid Levo, Principal at ZGF Architects, describes his experience collaborating on a redesign of General Electric’s global leadership training location in Crotonville, New York, during his time with Perkins Eastman. In a project that was at the intersection of workplace, education, and hospitality design, the teams worked together to ensure that the built spaces were an extension of the global strategy and curriculum of the training process “Reimagining Crotonville,” facilitating human connections and aspiring to change behaviors through those spaces. Once Upon a Project is a member of the SURROUND podcast network. Check out more architecture and de...2023-02-0326 min
Coaching for Leaders - Talent Management | Leaders609: How Proactive Leadership Can Navigate Inflation, with Ram CharanRam Charan: Leading Through Inflation
Ram Charan is a bestselling author, teacher, and world-renowned advisor to CEOs and other business leaders of some of the world’s best-known companies. His work is often behind the scenes and focused on highly sensitive and fate-making issues. Fortune magazine published a profile of Ram in which it called him “the most influential consultant alive.” His book Execution, lauded for its practicality, spent more than 150 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list.
Ram’s energetic, interactive teaching style has won him several awards, including from GE’s famous Crotonville Institute and Northwestern. Ram was electe...2022-12-1925 min
Coaching for LeadersHow Proactive Leadership Can Navigate Inflation, with Ram CharanRam Charan: Leading Through Inflation
Ram Charan is a bestselling author, teacher, and world-renowned advisor to CEOs and other business leaders of some of the world’s best-known companies. His work is often behind the scenes and focused on highly sensitive and fate-making issues. Fortune magazine published a profile of Ram in which it called him “the most influential consultant alive.” His book Execution, lauded for its practicality, spent more than 150 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list.
Ram’s energetic, interactive teaching style has won him several awards, including from GE’s famous Crotonville Institute and Northwestern. Ram was electe...2022-12-1925 min
GuiaKast - Seu guia para insights que transformamGabriel Vasconcellos e a tecnologia como centro da transformação digital da sua empresaGabriel Vasconcellos e a tecnologia como centro da transformação digital da sua empresa com a o9 Solutions Inc.O Gabriel é (VP and Country Manager) na o9 Solutions – plataforma que está no centro da transformação digital das empresas.É líder global que trabalhou em 8 países diferentes, com expertise em diferentes áreas como (Finanças, TI, Supply Chain, Manufatura, Consultoria Estratégica). Bacharel em Engenharia Elétrica e de Energias Renováveis pela UFMG, MBA em Gestão de Negócios de TI pela Indiana University Kelley School of Business e programas executi...2022-07-0652 min
経営者のしくじりを価値に変える value 481（バリュフォー）【ep.46-2】仕事の気晴らしにお酒を飲んだら大事故に!?今回のゲストは株式会社KAMING 代表取締役 神崎弘樹 社長です。
前回はサラリーマン時代のしくじりを語っていただきました。
契約事でのしくじりはみなさんにもあるんではないでしょうか？
さて、今回はどんな話を聞かせていただけるのか？
お楽しみに！
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ゼネラルエレクトリック社(米)で、照明事業部の日本市場のセールスマネージャーを経験し、国内外共に表彰を受賞。
リーダー育成機関の最高峰である、Crotonville project Managementを修了。
29歳でKAMINGを創業
他、20代では、50名程のミュージカル団体の運営や脚本、作詞作曲、アレンジ、15名のビッグバンドを主宰し、自らも演奏やアイリッシュタップダンスで出演。
（会社URL）https://www.kaming-corp.com/
2022-07-0129 min
経営者のしくじりを価値に変える value 481（バリュフォー）【ep.46-1】契約書がないから誰が悪い！？今回のゲストは株式会社KAMING 代表取締役 神崎弘樹 社長です。
神崎 社長は主にVR製作、SES事業などを行っています。
20代でセールスマネージャーなどを経験した後に起業した神崎社長。
多くの経験のなかでどういったしくじりがあったのか？
お楽しみに！
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ゼネラルエレクトリック社(米)で、照明事業部の日本市場のセールスマネージャーを経験し、国内外共に表彰を受賞。
リーダー育成機関の最高峰である、Crotonville project Managementを修了。
29歳でKAMINGを創業
他、20代では、50名程のミュージカル団体の運営や脚本、作詞作曲、アレンジ、15名のビッグバンドを主宰し、自らも演奏やアイリッシュタップダンスで出演。
（会社URL）https://www.kaming-corp.com/
2022-06-2827 min
The Leadership PodcastTLP312: What Hasn’t Changed About Leadership in 50 YearsStephen Drotter is Chairman of the Leadership Pipeline Institute and lead author of “The Leadership Pipeline.” Stephen has worked on succession planning and the related disciplines of organization design, executive assessment, and leadership development for over 50 years. He has helped over 100 companies in 37 countries with succession planning as a management discipline. In his newest book, “Pipeline to the Future: Succession and Performance Planning for Small Business,” Stephen captures the learnings for meeting the challenges of small business. Steven explains the importance of the simplicity that comes on the other side of complexity. This episode is jam-packed with advice for leaders at all lev...2022-06-2244 min
Soul & Science: Fast Forward Your Marketing Mind#8: GE CMO Linda Boff | Success Through ReinventionGE CMO Linda Boff joins the pod this week to tell us about achieving success through reinvention. Through her career, including 18 years at GE, Linda has continually revitalized both career and company through practicing a restart mindset, knowing the difference between being recognized and being relevant and tapping into the innovation and marketing chops of Thomas Edison. Linda has one of the biggest jobs in marketing, overseeing global marketing, brand content, digital and sponsorships. Linda is also GE’s Vice President, Learning and Culture, meaning she manages the company’s legendary GE Crotonville center, and she is President of G...2022-05-0226 min
You Can Manage That30 Minutes with COO Sumair Mirza: Advice for First-time Managers - Episode 2If you had 30(ish) minutes with a leader in the C-suite of a 500-person international organization, what would you ask them? In this episode, I interview the Chief Operating Officer of World Vision Canada, Sumair Mirza, about the mistakes he made as a first-time manager, lessons learned, and the advice he’d give himself if he was starting over. We also discuss what it was like to be a leader in the C-suite at age 34, not being taken seriously because of his race, and how he balances his Christian faith with being a leader in the workplace.
In...2022-03-2333 min
Content MattersChantelle Nash: Evolving the Employee Digital ExperienceWe talk a lot about customer experience, but the employee experience is equally important to get right. When employees don’t feel valued and aren’t engaged in a way that makes them happy and content in their work, the customer experience suffers. But a lot has changed in terms of employee experiences and we’re talking with Chantelle Nash to understand how they’ve changed and why it’s important to consider employee experiences as one element of a company-wide perspective on digital experience.Chantelle is the Learning Systems and Innovation Leader at Baker Hughes, but she’s also done som...2022-02-2031 min
Future FluencyFuture Trends: Outside Influences on Corporate GovernanceFEATURED GUESTSRam CharanRam Charan is a world-renowned business consultant, author, and speaker who has spent the past 40 years working with many top companies, CEOs, and boards. Charan was first introduced to business while working in the family shoe shop in a small town in northern India, where he was raised. He served on the faculties of Harvard Business School and Northwestern University before pursuing consulting full-time. Charan has won several awards, including the Bell Ringer award at GE’s Crotonville Institute and best teacher award at Northwestern. He was among BusinessWeek‘s top ten...2022-02-1728 minFuture FluencyFuture Trends: What Today can Teach us About the FutureFEATURED GUESTSRam CharanRam Charan is a world-renowned business consultant, author, and speaker who has spent the past 40 years working with many top companies, CEOs, and boards. Charan was first introduced to business while working in the family shoe shop in a small town in northern India, where he was raised. He served on the faculties of Harvard Business School and Northwestern University before pursuing consulting full-time. Charan has won several awards, including the Bell Ringer award at GE’s Crotonville Institute and best teacher award at Northwestern. He was among BusinessWeek‘s top ten...2022-02-0328 min
The Remarkable Leadership PodcastRethinking Competitive Advantage with Ram CharanWe are firmly planted in the digital age. As such, the rules of competition are vastly different from just 20 years ago. Ram Charan joins Kevin to talk about the “new” rules of competition. He also encourages us to ask ourselves each morning how we can use our day and how we can make the people around us more successful. This episode was recorded during Virtual LeaderCon 2021. Key Points Ram discusses changes in the digital world. He runs through the rules of competition. A personalized consumer experience is key to exponential growth. Algorithms and data are essential weapo...2022-01-1239 min
Working ItDriving diggers and other corporate awaydaysTeam building sessions and awaydays have always been a part of office culture. But in a post-pandemic world, where we meet our colleagues IRL, or even in the virtual metaverse, will the awayday survive? Isabel explores the appeal of the awayday with Ed Mumm, who owns Dig This, a ‘super sized sandbox’ for adults in Las Vegas. Driving Ed’s giant diggers is a popular team day out, giving staff the chance to let loose and compete for prizes. Andrew Hill, FT management editor, talks about more ‘out there’ awaydays - including geese herding and...2022-01-0514 min
Pro Business ChannelBest in Class Education Center Franchise on Georgia PodcastThere are two good reasons you should consider supplemental education for your child: 1) Competition for college admissions is becoming more competitive. 2) Every may not adapt to the different curriculum taught by different schools: Public - Charter – Religious – etc.
In our studio, Chris and Mollie Ruttle, owners of a Best in Class Education Center franchise and their son, Carter will tell us what qualifications you should look for when selecting supplemental education.
Chris Ruttle is currently Managing Owner of Fortview Group Inc d/b/a Best in Class Education Center, bringing teacher-led supplemental education to the north-Atlanta market. He also is CEO of...2020-07-0729 min
The Small Business School008: Creating a Thriving Culture with Phil CohenToday's interview is with Phil Cohen of Cohen Architectural Woodworking in St. James Missouri. Phil story is a true rags to riches story. He started out making porch swings and kids trucks but shortly grew his business into a multi million dollar business building cabinets for hospitals, hotels and retail. In fact is likely you have seen Phil and his team's work in person and never realized it. Phil provided value in today's episode that only 40 years of experience and continuous learning can provide.Today's GuestPhil CohenPhil...2020-06-3035 min
Be Love. Do Good. with Kristi HayesEp 60 The Art of ReflectionThis week we are talking to my friend Bob Cancalosi, author of Four Loop Learning, The Art of Journaling and Reflective Leadership. The premise of Bob’s philosophy is that leaders who are more reflective are truly more effective. He has learned that deliberate reflection helps leaders slow down, think deeper and implement change with enhanced precision which results in greater impact results. During his tenure at GE, Bob served in the role as Chief Learning Officer for the Healthcare Business for 7 years with responsibility for the leadership development of 60,000 global employees. Then the last 8 years of his career he...2020-05-1341 min
Pro Business ChannelBest in Class Education Center Franchise on Georgia PodcastThere are two good reasons you should consider supplemental education for your child: 1) Competition for college admissions is becoming more competitive. 2) Every may not adapt to the different curriculum taught by different schools: Public - Charter – Religious – etc. In our studio, Chris and Mollie Ruttle, owners of a Best in Class Education Center franchise and their son, Carter will tell us what qualifications you should look for when selecting supplemental education.Chris Ruttle is currently Managing Owner of Fortview Group Inc d/b/a Best in Class Education Center, bringing teacher-led supplemental education to the north-Atlanta market. He also i...2019-11-1529 min
Georgia PodcastBest in Class Education Center Franchise on Georgia PodcastThere are two good reasons you should consider supplemental education for your child: 1) Competition for college admissions is becoming more competitive. 2) Every may not adapt to the different curriculum taught by different schools: Public - Charter – Religious – etc. In our studio, Chris and Mollie Ruttle, owners of a Best in Class Education Center franchise and their son, Carter will tell us what qualifications you should look for when selecting supplemental education.Chris Ruttle is currently Managing Owner of Fortview Group Inc d/b/a Best in Class Education Center, bringing teacher-led supplemental education to the north-Atlanta market...2019-11-1529 min
Brilliance: Leadership Learning44: Remote Work - An Innovation CatalystRemote work has been emerging as a trend for the modern workplace, along with the question of what impacts it has for employees and organizations alike.
We spoke with Yann Toutant, CEO of Econocom Netherlands and avid believer in remote work, to get his insights on how companies can become remote friendly to both improve the quality of employees' lives and as a key strategy for organization innovation.
Connect with Yann on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/yann-toutant/2019-09-1900 min
Brilliance: Leadership Learning43: Design Thinking & Prototyping at GEDo you separate your problems from your solutions? In this episode, John Sassatelli (GE Power), Michael Sander (GE Renewable Energy), and Gregory Thomas (GE Renewable Energy) discuss how they achieved meaningful, incremental, and efficient change through design thinking to make the most impact on products and processes.2019-06-1300 min
Usable MarketingThe role of guides, gurus and mentors on your journeyHey everybody, welcome to episode 2 of the Usable Marketing Podcast. And yesterday was telling you my story and about how I had been riding high when I worked at NBC. I had gone to a leadership management program in Crotonville part of GE. I had with the chairman a couple of times. Things were really good. I even collected a few Emmy awards. You can see how having all of these kind of outward manifestations and social proofs got me to a point where I thought I was at the top of the mountain. I used to say "I'm...2019-03-1407 min
Manage This - The Project Management PodcastEpisode 76 – Successful Stakeholder EngagementThe podcast for Project Managers by Project Managers - Stakeholder Engagement
Table of Contents
00:53 … Meet Laura
04:21 … Learning and Development
05:18 … Working Internationally
11:44 … Representing H.Q. Remotely
15:56 … Culture Differences
17:11 … Inheriting a Position
22:30 … Stakeholder Engagement
24:56 … Reading a Room
28:21 … Empathy and Humility
30:47 … Building Trust
33:27 … Mistakes to Avoid
36:38 … Closing
LAURA BUTCHER: I think, because now my work is largely about serving clients and building relationships with clients who are my customers in my work now, I think stakeholder engagement is so essential.
NICK WALKER: Welcome to Manage This, the podcast by project managers for project managers. This is our time to meet and talk about what really matters to you...2019-03-0100 min
Lift Your Legacy Podcast with Rabbi Jacob RuppSimplifying life and rediscovering religion with Adam WardAdam Ward is an Innovation Coach, Author and Speaker with over 25 years of strategy and product development experience. He began his career as a design engineer at Honda R&D before becoming the Lean Product Development Strategy Leader at GE Healthcare. Now at Simpler, an IBM Health Company, Adam coaches C-Suite healthcare teams worldwide on client delivery redesign with a focus on new product development, services enhancement, and organizational transformation. He is one of the early adopters of innovation techniques in healthcare and has been at the ground level for major projects, including GE’s $8B Diagnostic Imaging Division. He...2019-02-1830 min
Brilliance: Leadership Learning42: Danielle Merfeld, CTO Renewable Energy - Leader in ResidenceDanielle Merfeld, Chief Technology Officer for GE Renewable Energy, visited the Crotonville campus and spent some time with us to talk about change, trends, and innovation in the energy industry. Hear about one of the digitalization trends she's most excited about and how behavioral design can be used to help better engineer processes to manage the rapid pace of change more effectively.
Twitter: @DWMerfeld
Danielle was recently named "Woman of the Year" as part of the Cleanie Awards. Learn more:
https://www.apnews.com/37c050cd27cb45a5b0f8544117e5fc35
https://cleanieawards.secure-platform.com/a/page/Winner-Gallery
She...2019-02-1400 min
Brilliance: Leadership Learning41: Growing Into Coaching, with Derrick RumenappIn this episode, guest Derrick Rumenapp talks about his journey into coaching: how he got started, what it means to him, and how others can get started.
Read more of Derrick's reflections on his site: https://rumenapp.com/
Twitter: @DerrickRumenapp2018-11-3000 min
The Future of WorkLearning in the 21st CenturyWe all want to learn how to lead, but leadership of others has always been more about the others than self. Now some would say that Jack Welch was more about self than others, but that is not true. More people learned invaluable insights from the famed Crotonville – GE’s Leadership Development Center. In fact, more leaders of great Fortune 500 companies were GE Alums. Jack Welch’s lessons and perspectives are timeless. Join us on our next show with Dr. Mario Barrett, who is a full-time business Professor at the Jack Welch Management Institute (JWMI). Not only does he have gr...2018-11-1448 min
Brilliance: Leadership Learning40: Make Waffles, Not Spaghetti: The Art of Storytelling, with Karen EberYou've heard it before: Storytelling is a key skill for leaders. It's one of the oldest ways to share information and instill a culture. Yet, it's not always easy for us to bring stories into the workplace.
Karen Eber has used stories across a global population to develop leaders and shape culture. In this episode, she talks about her approach to storytelling, how to leverage stories, where to find them, and of course, she shares some stories along the way.
Find Karen on LinkedIn and follow her on Twitter @KarenEber12018-11-0600 min
Brilliance: Leadership Learning39: The Socially Dynamic Organization, with Julian StoddWe caught up with an old friend in today's episode! Julian Stodd, explorer of the social age(you'll remember him from episodes 1-3), gives us more food for thought from his work over the past year on organizational trust, change, and culture.
Hear how formal power is no longer enough to be effective, insightful anecdotes from organizations Julian has worked with, and how organizations need to earn creative investment and trust from their people.
References:
- seasaltlearning.com
- https://julianstodd.wordpress.com
- @SeaSaltLearning and @JulianStodd on Twitter
- Social Leadership Handbook: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/0957319975/ref=cm...2018-10-141h 08
Brilliance: Leadership Learning38: Designing With Heart: Human-Centered Design, with Doug DietzIn his 2012 TEDxSanJoseCA Talk, Doug Dietz (Principal Design Thinker from GE Healthcare) talked about his "failed" MR scanner project and what he did to develop a more human-centered design through what became known as "The Adventure Series".
We talked with him to learn more about the work that went on behind the scenes of this project and what we can all learn by "falling in love with who you design for".
TEDx Talk by Doug Dietz: https://youtu.be/jajduxPD6H4
Additional Reference (Photo and Video within):
http://thisisdesignthinking.net/2014/12/changing-experiences-through-empathy-ge-healthcares-adventure-series/
Also check out this related summary from getAbstract, "The...2018-09-291h 12
Brilliance: Leadership Learning37: Move the Ball, with Jennifer A. GarrettJennifer A. Garrett, an internationally recognized author, life coach, and motivational speaker, joined us to talk about her book, Move the Ball: How the Game of American Football Can Help You Achieve Your Life Goals.
We cover topics like:
- Ensuring "you are with you"
- How to move forward when you don't have all the information you need
- The importance of managing our reactions
- Handling blitzes (people trying to inhibit your path forward)
Website: www.jenniferagarrett.com
Instagram: @MoveTheBall
Purchase the Book: https://www.amazon.com/Move-Ball-American-Football-Achieve/dp/09887869232018-08-2629 min
Brilliance: Leadership Learning36: Digital Storytelling, with Mila Clarke BuckleyMila Clarke Buckley is a digital storyteller who started her food blog, "The Hangry Woman", after being diagnosed with diabetes and struggling to find "real" resources to help her manage it. We talk about how she got started in blogging, what it's like to be an Influencer (she has over 27k Instagram followers), experimentation and failing, and how she is creating a community to inspire others to build their online presence in meaningful ways.
Resources:
https://hangrywoman.com/
http://milabeeee.com/
Instagram, Twitter, and Pinterest: TheHangryWoman
Voyage Houston Interview: http://voyagehouston.com/interview/life-work-mila-clarke-buckley/2018-05-2241 min
Brilliance: Leadership Learning35: Communicate to Connect, with Ellen CooperpersonEllen Cooperperson - a dynamic coach, trainer, and communicator who won a precedent-setting name change case on the basis of the importance of language - chats with us about the power of language in transformation, the ability to have courageous conversations, and her top three characteristics of great leaders.
Websites:
www.cooperperson.com
www.connectcpc.com2018-05-0846 min
Brilliance: Leadership Learning34: The Coaching Habit, with Michael Bungay StanierFor our first episode after a short hiatus, we're bringing the energy in this chat with Michael Bungay Stanier, founder of Box of Crayons - a company that helps organizations do less good work and more great work - and author of The Coaching Habit and Do More Great Work.
Listen to hear how anyone can coach in 10 minutes or less and why that doesn't mean you need to become "A" coach. Also, learn whether you have an advice monster living inside of you! :/
- More on Box of Crayons coaching programs:
https://boxofcrayons.com/michael-bungay-stanier/
- Book: www.thecoachinghabit...2018-04-1027 minPro Business ChannelCMIT Solutions, Big Sky Franchise Team and Surfs Up Fitness on Franchise Business Radio:arrow: :arrow: CMIT Solutions, Big Sky Franchise Team and Surfs Up Fitness on Franchise Business Radio
Doug Bates
CMIT Solutions of Fayette/Coweta
Doug Bates is the President of CMIT Solutions of Fayette/Coweta. Prior to opening CMIT in 2009, Doug spent 22 years in a corporate sales, marketing, and product management career that started with Lego toys where he was a 3 time sales MVP. It also included 10 years with GE Lighting where he won 3 General Managers Awards, and 4 years with Tyco as Global VP of Commercial Operations where he launched and executed a global rebranding strategy in 8 languages and 51 countries while l...2018-02-2856 minPro Business ChannelCMIT Solutions, Big Sky Franchise Team and Surfs Up Fitness on Franchise Business RadioCMIT Solutions, Big Sky Franchise Team and Surfs Up Fitness on Franchise Business RadioDoug BatesCMIT Solutions of Fayette/CowetaDoug Bates is the President of CMIT Solutions of Fayette/Coweta. Prior to opening CMIT in 2009, Doug spent 22 years in a corporate sales, marketing, and product management career that started with Lego toys where he was a 3 time sales MVP. It also included 10 years with GE Lighting where he won 3 General Managers Awards, and 4 years with Tyco as Global VP of Commercial Operations where he launched and executed a global rebranding strategy in 8 l...2018-01-2356 min
Pro Business ChannelCMIT Solutions, Big Sky Franchise Team and Surfs Up Fitness on Franchise Business RadioCMIT Solutions, Big Sky Franchise Team and Surfs Up Fitness on Franchise Business RadioDoug BatesCMIT Solutions of Fayette/CowetaDoug Bates is the President of CMIT Solutions of Fayette/Coweta. Prior to opening CMIT in 2009, Doug spent 22 years in a corporate sales, marketing, and product management career that started with Lego toys where he was a 3 time sales MVP. It also included 10 years with GE Lighting where he won 3 General Managers Awards, and 4 years with Tyco as Global VP of Commercial Operations where he launched and executed a global rebranding strategy in 8 languages and 51 countries while living in Hong Kong. Doug i...2018-01-2356 minPro Business ChannelCMIT Solutions, Big Sky Franchise Team and Surfs Up Fitness on Franchise Business RadioCMIT Solutions, Big Sky Franchise Team and Surfs Up Fitness on Franchise Business RadioDoug BatesCMIT Solutions of Fayette/CowetaDoug Bates is the President of CMIT Solutions of Fayette/Coweta. Prior to opening CMIT in 2009, Doug spent 22 years in a corporate sales, marketing, and product management career that started with Lego toys where he was a 3 time sales MVP. It also included 10 years with GE Lighting where he won 3 General Managers Awards, and 4 years with Tyco as Global VP of Commercial Operations where he launched and executed a global rebranding strategy in 8 languages and 51 countries while living in Hong Kong. Doug i...2018-01-2358 min
Pro Business ChannelCMIT Solutions, Big Sky Franchise Team and Surfs Up Fitness on Franchise Business RadioCMIT Solutions, Big Sky Franchise Team and Surfs Up Fitness on Franchise Business Radio
Doug Bates
CMIT Solutions of Fayette/Coweta
Doug Bates is the President of CMIT Solutions of Fayette/Coweta. Prior to opening CMIT in 2009, Doug spent 22 years in a corporate sales, marketing, and product management career that started with Lego toys where he was a 3 time sales MVP. It also included 10 years with GE Lighting where he won 3 General Managers Awards, and 4 years with Tyco as Global VP of Commercial Operations where he launched and executed a global rebranding strategy in 8 languages and 51 countries while living in...2018-01-2357 minFranchise Business RadioCMIT Solutions, Big Sky Franchise Team and Surfs Up Fitness on Franchise Business RadioCMIT Solutions, Big Sky Franchise Team and Surfs Up Fitness on Franchise Business RadioDoug BatesCMIT Solutions of Fayette/CowetaDoug Bates is the President of CMIT Solutions of Fayette/Coweta. Prior to opening CMIT in 2009, Doug spent 22 years in a corporate sales, marketing, and product management career that started with Lego toys where he was a 3 time sales MVP. It also included 10 years with GE Lighting where he won 3 General Managers Awards, and 4 years with Tyco as Global VP of Commercial Operations where he launched and executed a global rebranding strategy in 8 languages...2018-01-2356 min
Brilliance: Leadership Learning33: Tom Westrick, VP & Chief Quality Officer, GEHCTom Westrick, VP, Chief Quality Officer and Head of Regulatory Affairs at GE Healthcare, talks about the key traits that influence a leader's brand.2018-01-2232 min
Brilliance: Leadership Learning32: WatchHerWork, with Founder/CEO Denise HamiltonDenise Hamilton is a Speaker, Coach, Social Entrepreneur, and CEO and Founder of WatchHerWork - a multimedia digital platform that is helping capture, curate, and communicate female brilliance to help close the achievement gap for professional women by providing professional advice for critical moments of need.
Listen as we discuss what led her to create WatchHerWork, her passion for democratizing access to important information on critical topics, making sure there's a place for your purse, and how YOU can contribute to the community, too.
Website: www.WatchHerWork.com
Twitter: @OfficialDHam and @WatchHerWorkTV
Instagram: watchherworktv
Facebook: WatchHerWork
Watch for Denise's book...2018-01-0143 min
El podcast de Juan carlos Rodriguez mend31: Anup Sharma, VP GE Digital - Leader in ResidenceAnup Sharma, VP of GE Digital, joins us to discuss topics like the Digital Thread and Digital Twin during his time as Leader in Residence on the Crotonville campus. Anup also shared how preparing for and completing a triathlon this year helped him grow as a leader.2017-12-1824 min
Brilliance: Leadership Learning31: Anup Sharma, VP GE Digital - Leader in ResidenceAnup Sharma, VP of GE Digital, joins us to discuss topics like the Digital Thread and Digital Twin during his time as Leader in Residence on the Crotonville campus. Anup also shared how preparing for and completing a triathlon this year helped him grow as a leader.2017-12-1824 min
Brilliance: Leadership Learning30: Vic Abate, GE's Chief Technology Officer - Leader in ResidenceVic Abate, GE's Chief Technology Officer, discusses having a sense of "N+1", what he thinks is the most disruptive technology of our time, and - of course - how he learns!2017-12-0520 min
Brilliance: Leadership Learning29: Creating a People-Driven Company, with John T. MeyerHow important is company culture? For John T. Meyer of Lemonly, a visual storytelling firm based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, it's about more than just keeping employees productive and happy - it's about raising the standard.
From publicly stating company benefits on their website to providing "adventure bonuses" that employee are required to spend on an international trip of their choice, John tells us more about how and why he approaches Lemonly's policies the way he does.2017-11-0946 min
Brilliance: Leadership Learning28: Rich Laxer, CEO GE Capital - Leader in ResidenceRich Laxer, CEO of GE Capital, shares his thoughts on bridging strategy and application of digital industrial, facing into your fears, and exponential vs. incremental growth.2017-11-0114 min
Brilliance: Leadership Learning27: Social Recruitment and Retention, with Katrina CollierKatrina Collier is a social recruiting trainer, speaker, and founder of The Searchologist. She teaches companies how to get candidates' attention and the benefits that follow - like increased engagement. It got us wondering: what if we apply some of the same principles for engaging employees we already have?
In this episode, we discuss how recruitment and retention has become one and the importance of adopting social collaborative skills to encourage authentic, diverse interaction within an organization toward creating a culture that helps employees feel like they belong.
You can follow Katrina on Twitter @KatrinaMCollier and check out her website...2017-10-1740 min
Brilliance: Leadership Learning26: Deirdre Latour, Chief Communications Officer - Leader in ResidenceDeirdre Latour was the Leader in Residence at Crotonville last week. As the Chief Communications Officer for GE, we spent some time getting her advice on how to best communicate - especially in challenging times - while keeping factors in mind like your stakeholders and self-awareness.
Follow Deirdre on Twitter @DeirdreLatour2017-09-2416 min
The Bulletproof Entrepreneur™Dr. Linda Sharkey Discusses Trends And Opportunities Of The Futureproof WorkplaceOVERVIEW
Linda is the Global Managing Director of Achieveblue Inc.. She's a proven leader with experience in Fortune 10 companies building teams and driving talent development initiatives that support productivity and company growth. She has specific expertise in culture transformation, developing high potential leaders and building scientific and data supported talent processes that yield better leadership capability. She is an internationally recognized expert on global leadership development. Her co- authored book Winning With Transglobal Leadership was named one of the top 30 best business books for 2013. She also co-authored Optimizing Talent with Dr. Paul Eccher. Optimizing Talent is a groundbreaking work s...2017-09-1253 min
Brilliance: Leadership Learning25: Gender Diversity & Equality, with Sangita KasturiEquality in the workplace is critical for innovation, so how can we make sure we're not excluding others as a result of specific inclusion efforts?
Sangita Kasturi, a diversity and inclusion expert and founder/CEO of Action Inclusion, discusses gender diversity while helping us remember the importance of including men in the conversation.
We chat about perceptions of both men and women, why recognizing bias in all directions is critical to truly achieving equality in the workplace AND at home, and what truly inclusive behavior looks like.
For more information or to contact Sangita, please visit www.ActionInclusion.org, follow...2017-09-1026 min
Brilliance: Leadership Learning24: A Chat with Susan Peters, GE's CHROThis episode marks ONE YEAR of the Brilliance: Leadership Learning podcast! What better way to celebrate than having some time with Susan Peters, GE's Chief HR Officer, to talk about leadership development. Hear how Susan builds in time for personal growth, what questions she asks other leaders, and her thoughts on the "hardware and software" of the company.2017-08-2931 min
Brilliance: Leadership Learning23: Sr. HRM Latin America, Ana Lucia Caltabiano - Leader in ResidenceOur latest Leader in Residence at Crotonville was a real treat to work with. Ana Lucia Caltabiano provided us with great insights on how she started writing to better share deeply moving experiences, how she senses the company has changed (or not), and what she has learned from her reverse mentor. We also learn what she does in her free time (hint: it involves 350 large animals!)2017-08-1430 min
Brilliance: Leadership Learning22: Women in Leadership, with Deborah StreeterDeborah Streeter, Sr. Professor of Personal Enterprise and Small Business Management at Cornell, joins us on this episode to cover a few key topics from eCornell's Women in Leadership courses (an online series which she authored and developed). Among them are gender bias, negotiation, and work-life balance/flow.
Find Deborah's Women in Leadership program at the following link: https://www.ecornell.com/certificates/leadership-and-strategic-management/women-in-leadership/
Sound Advice - clips from Deborah on entrepreneurship: http://deborahstreeter.com/soundadvice/
GE Employees can discover additional eCornell offerings on BrilliantYOU.2017-07-3047 min
Brilliance: Leadership Learning21: VP Supply Chain Europe, Melissa Twiningdavis - Leader in Residence21: VP Supply Chain Europe, Melissa Twiningdavis - Leader in Residence by GE Crotonville2017-07-1830 min
Brilliance: Leadership Learning20: CMO Linda Boff - Leader in ResidenceLinda Boff, GE's CMO and our first Leader in Residence at GE Crotonville this year, arrived on campus within minutes of Jeff Immelt's announcement a few weeks ago. Listen in to hear Linda's initial observations and insights on other impactful topics, like separating the urgent from the important, what digital industrial means to her, and the importance of "Balance the Equation".2017-07-0131 min
Brilliance: Leadership Learning19: Creating Purpose-Driven Content, with Melanie FawcettAnyone can produce content, but how do we produce content that matters? Focus on purpose! Melanie Fawcett, a creative director and storyteller, spent some time with us to discuss the era of "mobile thought leadership", how to connect with users who are at the point of choice, and shifting our perspective from "creating" per se to "documenting". One major takeaway we had: Vanity stats = numbers while engagement = people. Preach!
You can connect with Melanie on Facebook under her name, Melanie Fawcett.2017-06-1944 min
Brilliance: Leadership Learning18: Art & Technology - The RSC & Intel Unite, with Sarah EllisSarah Ellis, Director of Digital Development for the Royal Shakespeare Company, graciously gave us some of her time to talk about the mind-blowing work done in collaboration with Intel and Imaginarium Studios on their production of Shakespeare's "The Tempest". We discussed how technology can be used to help enhance the message in storytelling, the importance of collaboration in multidisciplinary teams, and why she thinks art informs technology and technology informs art.
You can follow Sarah on Twitter @scarahnellis and learn more about the RSC at RSC.org.uk
Full video mentioned and sampled in this episode available here: http://tinyurl...2017-05-2034 min
Brilliance: Leadership Learning17: Servant Leadership, with Rick RodriguezThe power of community cannot be understated, especially when it comes to minority communities. In this discussion with Rick Rodriguez, hear how his community both challenged and inspired him to make a career change and become an advocate for other minorities, specifically those in the Hispanic and LGBTQ populations.2017-05-0840 min
Brilliance: Leadership Learning16: Executive Presence, with Harrison MonarthIs executive presence something everyone should have? How can you be more confident when you are presenting? Harrison Monarth, an executive coach, leadership consultant, and New York Times best-selling author of Executive Presence: The Art of Commanding Respect Like a CEO and Breakthrough Communication, gives us valuable insights based on his extensive executive coaching experience.
You can find Harrison at www.Gurumaker.com2017-04-2532 min
Brilliance: Leadership Learning15: Communicating Your Message, with Megan ParkerHow we communicate with others has a big influence on our success in many areas of life. In this episode, hear how Megan Parker, Director of Culture Communications, prepares senior leaders across GE to deliver messages with impact - and what advice she has for anyone looking to improve this skill.2017-04-1022 min
Brilliance: Leadership Learning14: 10 Things I Wish I Knew Earlier in My Career, with Eric DirstLearning is critical to growth, and there are always things we wish we learned earlier in life. Hear the 10 things Eric Dirst, President of Online Services at DeVry Education Group, wishes he knew earlier in his career.2017-03-2849 min
Brilliance: Leadership Learning13: Mindful Leadership, with Debbie JeremiahCrotonville's resident Mindfulness expert, Debbie Jeremiah, joins us to discuss exactly what mindfulness is, its benefits, and why organizations should care (along with things both individuals and organizations can do to practice mindfulness.
Referenced Links:
- American Institute of Stress: https://www.stress.org/
- 2017 Global Stress Summit (Online for FREE April 24 - May 1, 2017): http://ebrain.heidihanna.com/p/globalstresssummit2017-03-1459 min
Brilliance: Leadership Learning12: Generational Leadership, with Nina BernardinFrom advancements in technology to new generations entering the workforce, the way we lead and the way organizations enable leadership is evolving. Listen to our conversation with one of GE's recent leadership program graduates as we discuss GE's approach to recruiting future leaders, the millennial experience, and exploring the broader concept of a "multipotential" workforce.2017-02-2447 min
Brilliance: Leadership Learning11: Notes to Self, with Laura SchmidtPositivity is a powerful tool. From practicing gratitude to the power of believing in oneself, even small acts of positivity can have a big impact. Laura Schmidt knew this power of the subconscious mind and started her company "Notes to Self" by creating wearable items stamped with positive affirmations. Listen to her story about the road trip that inspired her to create her first product - socks - and the impact that she's seen positive affirmations have on others.2017-01-2226 min
Brilliance: Leadership Learning10: Authentic Athletic Leadership, with Erick AndersonIf you're a sports fan you've likely seen many examples of how team leadership works (or doesn't) in real time. Erick Anderson, a former NFL linebacker who started his career at the University of Michigan, shares how athletes often influence without power, the role of confidence and believing in oneself, and how effective leaders help their teams through modeling and "surrounding leaders with leaders". Authenticity emerges as a theme throughout the discussion, and - of course - we asked about the Michigan and Ohio State rivalry.2017-01-0248 min
Brilliance: Leadership Learning9: Design Done by YOU, with Ram CastilloRam Castillo, an award winning Design Director, Blogger, top ranking Podcaster, Speaker, CreativeLive.com Instructor and Author joins us to discuss his growth journey from Graphic Designer to everything you see here, and how anyone can apply design thinking to their everyday lives. From the importance of goal setting, thinking in terms of minimums to help you take action, and dissecting how all ideas start with a thought, this episode is packed with information and inspiration.
You can learn more about Ram via his site, http://giantthinkers.com/, including the latest episodes from his podcast (also titled Giant Thinkers) and...2016-12-1348 min
Brilliance: Leadership Learning8: SVP & General Counsel Alex Dimitrief - Leader in ResidenceAlex Dimitrief, GE's Sr. VP & General Counsel, discusses the importance of teams, constructive conflict, and one of his biggest early leadership mistakes during his visit to Crotonville as Leader in Residence.2016-11-2731 min
Brilliance: Leadership Learning7: "Bee" Yourself - Finding Your Passion with Nicole BuergersAre you passionate about what you do? Meet Nicole Buergers, a burnout B2B internet marketer turned entrepreneur who found happiness through beekeeping after a long (and interesting) professional development journey. Listen as she talks about the value of staying open to new experiences and what others who are looking for a change can do to help fulfill their passions. Visit Nicole's website at www.bee2beehoney.com2016-11-1527 min
ChapmanCG Global HR InterviewsGE, Ejemen Okojie - Talent Trends in the African Region (Abby Walters)Ejemen Okojie, Crotonville Customer Education Regional Director at GE Africa, discusses talent trends in the African region.2016-11-0111 min
Brilliance: Leadership Learning6: VP - SHRM Harry Elsinga, Leader in ResidenceHarry Elsinga, Senior HRM of GE Oil & Gas, spent some time on the Crotonville campus as Leader in Residence and shared his thoughts on the value of ongoing learning, scaling your skills up, digital impacts in the HR space, and how the scope of leadership and what it means to means to be a leader is expanding.2016-11-0117 min
Brilliance: Leadership Learning5: Respect The Journey, with Lynn Le of Society NineAfter taking up kickboxing classes and shopping around for boxing gloves, we discovered Society Nine - a premium women's boxing gear and sportswear startup founded by Lynn Le. Pleasantly surprised and inspired by the company's ethos (not to mention their awesome gloves), we asked Lynn to join us and discuss her startup journey, what she's learned along the way, the strength of women leaders in sport and life, and the importance of simply respecting the journey. Visit their website - www.societynine.com - follow them on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram; and subscribe to the Society Nine podcast on iTunes.2016-10-0951 min
Brilliance: Leadership Learning4: CIO Jim Fowler, Leader in ResidenceJim Fowler, CIO at GE, chats with us during his visit to the Crotonville campus about his personal leadership development experiences and how technology is changing leadership.2016-10-0316 min
Brilliance: Leadership Learning1: The Social Age - Social Leadership with Julian Stodd (Part 1)What is The Social Age? Julian Stodd, author of The Social Leadership Handbook and founder of seasaltlearning.com, joins us in the first of three episodes to explain how the changing world affects the way we learn and work.2016-08-2927 min
Brilliance: Leadership Learning2: Creating Communities - Social Leadership with Julian Stodd (Part 2)Julian Stodd, author of The Social Leadership Handbook and founder of seasaltlearning.com, discusses social characteristics of communities and how to support creation of shared value and effectively manage change.2016-08-2919 min
Brilliance: Leadership Learning3: It's Sociology, Not Technology - Social Leadership with Julian Stodd (Part 3)Becoming a socially dynamic organization is complex. Julian Stodd, author of The Social Leadership Handbook and founder of seasaltlearning.com, emphasizes critical leadership skills in the midst of a technology-driven world and the value of relinquishing control.2016-08-2913 min
The Innovation Engine Podcast44. The Art of Storytelling with Mitch DitkoffAuthor and innovation guru Mitch Ditkoff joins us to talk about the power of storytelling and the parallels between being able to tell a story successfully and being able to innovate successfully. Among the topics we tackle on this week's episode are why it's important in the corporate world for you to be able to tell a compelling story, why humor is an effective tool for connecting with audiences of all shapes and sizes, and how to get started crafting your own personal narrative.Mitch Ditkoff is the co-founder and president of Idea Champions. For the last 2...2014-12-1934 minThe Innovation Engine Podcast44. The Art of Storytelling with Mitch DitkoffAuthor and innovation guru Mitch Ditkoff joins us to talk about the power of storytelling and the parallels between being able to tell a story successfully and being able to innovate successfully. Among the topics we tackle on this week's episode are why it's important in the corporate world for you to be able to tell a compelling story, why humor is an effective tool for connecting with audiences of all shapes and sizes, and how to get started crafting your own personal narrative.Mitch Ditkoff is the co-founder and president of Idea Champions. For the last 2...2014-12-1934 min
Your Best Just Got Better003: Building up your "team"If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together! I heard that while working once at the G.E. Crotonville learning campus many years ago. Here are some ideas you can use to build - and build up - your own professional learning and development team.2011-03-1900 min