Shows
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication Skills[Solo] Why and How to Optimize Your Gratitude Practice to Benefit Yourself and Others on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayGratitude is a feeling that is key to happiness and it is most definitely not something to save for one day (or week) per year, like Thanksgiving. We really must raise our experience of gratitude all year round. Don’t fret, we’re here to help! On this rebroadcast solo episode of the TalentGrow Show, Halelly will give you a couple of science-backed reasons why gratitude is good for you. Then, we’ll look at how you can get goodness out of gratitude in different ways. She’ll help you (re-)discover that gratitude can be experi...
2020-11-2421 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication SkillsThe Business of Friendship – Why Personal Connections Should be Encouraged at Work with Shasta Nelson on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayEmployees who have a best friend at work are seven times more engaged than those who don’t. What’s behind this staggering statistic? And why are workplace friendships still considered objectionable by many? On this episode of The TalentGrow Show, Halelly chats with author, keynote speaker and leading expert on friendship Shasta Nelson about how to cultivate a healthy approach to friendships in the workplace and reevaluate harmful taboos on the topic. According to Shasta, the workplace, by default, provides a fertile ground to grow meaningful connections, and leaders should be encouraging this potential in our teams. Learn heal...
2020-11-1036 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication SkillsThe Coaching Habit – How to Say Less, Ask More, and Lead Better through 10 Minute Coaching Conversations with Michael Bungay Stanier on The TalentGrow Show podcast by Halelly Azulay [Ep31 Rebroadcast]This is a fast-moving conversation with a funny, clever, and wise man so hold on to your hat! I just had to rebroadcast my episode with guest and one of my favorite mentors, Michael Bungay Stanier. Michael is an award-winning and sought-after coach, author, and speaker. We talked about his best-selling book, The Coaching Habit. Michael wants us leaders to learn to stay a little more curious a little longer and rush to ideas and advice a little more slowly, which will ultimately let us be more effective and work less hard. He teaches us three of the seven...
2020-10-2736 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication SkillsShift Your Mind – How to Elevate Your Preparation and Performance with Brian Levenson on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayWe have two different but complementary mindsets, according to Brian Levenson--- one for preparing effectively, and one for performing. Brian is the author of Shift Your Mind and the founder of Strong Skills, an organization that provides coaching, speaking, and consulting to elite organizations, performers, and leaders. On this episode of The TalentGrow Show, Brian joins Halelly to discuss nine mental shifts that will allow you to thrive in preparation and in performance. Discover why we don’t have to be -- and in fact shouldn’t be -- the same person in preparation and in performance, why authenticity is “...
2020-10-1336 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication SkillsHow to Be Better at Receiving Feedback with Sheila Heen on The TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay [Ep57 Rebroadcast]Receiving feedback is an important leadership skill that we can all develop, and it’s not just up to managers to give it – it’s something we all can and should do more of (and ask for!) and improve our skills in doing so. In this rebroadcast episode of the TalentGrow show with Halelly Azulay, Sheila Heen, CEO of Triad Consulting and best-selling author of Thanks for the Feedback and Difficult Conversations, shares some of her best insights on the art and science of receiving feedback. She explains what the three different kinds of feedback are (including why we need a...
2020-09-2934 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication Skills196: In the Ready Zone – How to Reframe, Refocus, and Realign Your Leadership with Esther Weinberg on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayWhat allows a workplace culture to survive, adapt and thrive in the face of change? That is the crucial question so many leaders are (or should be) asking themselves today. On this episode of The TalentGrow Show, leadership training expert Esther Weinberg joins Halelly to tackle this issue and present the unique leadership framework she calls The Ready Zone. To operate in The Ready Zone as a leader means to measure and elevate six Zone Performance Indicators (ZPIs) that provide leaders with a practical means to reframe, refocus, and realign in the face of challenge and change. Tune in...
2020-09-1532 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication Skills195: Fierce Leadership, Radical Transparency, and Deeper Human Connectivity with Susan Scott on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay [ep36 rebroadcast]Do you invite people to be open with you, and to push back on your thoughts and ideas? And when you have “fierce” conversations, do you deepen your connection or push people away as a result? This week on the TalentGrow Show, we’re rebroadcasting Halelly’s conversation with Susan Scott, best-selling author and leadership development architect, to explain what fierce conversations are and why we NEED to have more of them. Susan shares a common obstacle we all face when having these types of conversations – both at work in our personal lives – and how to overcome it. She also...
2020-09-0138 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication Skills194: How to Deal with Difficult People and Difficult Times with Mark Goulston on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayWe all know at least one person who knows just how to push our buttons. Staying poised and not ‘losing it’ in the face of difficult people -- and difficult times -- is an especially important skill for leaders to cultivate. On this episode of The TalentGrow Show, Halelly chats with author and former FBI and police hostage negotiation trainer Dr. Mark Goulston about how to improve your outcomes dealing with difficult people and what it takes to be a strong leader during difficult times. Mark shares a dramatic courthouse story from when he served as an advisor to the...
2020-08-1831 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication Skills193: Entrepreneurial You – Secrets of the Side Hustle with Personal Branding Expert Dorie Clark on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay [ep63 rebroadcast]Do you need to tend to your personal brand? What is a side hustle and is it for you? Even if you’re not an entrepreneur? Yes. It’s been a good idea for professionals for a while. But during these uncertain times of the coronavirus pandemic and WFH, it’s even more important than ever. No worries - in today’s rebroadcast episode of The TalentGrow Show, Dorie Clark, best-selling author of Entrepreneurial You: Monetize Your Expertise, Create Multiple Income Streams, and Thrive, shares some of her best insights on personal entrepreneurship and the ‘side hustle’. S...
2020-08-0441 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication Skills191: [Solo] 10 conversations every leader should have with every employee on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayAre you having ongoing, regular, and timely conversations with every single one of your employees about performance, goals, career, and feedback? Or are you waiting for the once- or twice-per-year ‘Performance Review’ formal conversations? Purposeful conversations positively contribute to the employee’s current and future level of performance and engagement at work, so don’t leave things up to chance or wait too long. On this solo episode of the TalentGrow Show (originally broadcast as ep38), Halelly helps you plan and execute on these kinds of important leader-employee conversations. Listen and learn the top 10 types of conversations that you should b...
2020-07-0726 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication Skills190: The Silicon Valley Mindset – Leveraging Failure to Find Career Success with Jason Crawford on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayWith the proper mindset, it’s never too late or too risky to make a career shift. On this episode of The TalentGrow Show, tech entrepreneur and author of the blog The Roots of Progress Jason Crawford joins Halelly to discuss the motivation and mindset that allowed him to make a major career shift after 20 years in the tech industry. Jason elaborates on the lessons he learned about success and failure from the culture of Silicon Valley, why a career failure doesn’t have to be a life failure, how to know if it’s the right time to go wit...
2020-06-2333 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication Skills189: Developing Resilience and Positivity with Doug Hensch on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay [ep12 rebroadcast]Seems with every passing day the list of reasons to become more resilient in the face of all the change and chaos grows. So, we decided to rebroadcast this wonderful episode of the TalentGrow Show podcast featuring executive coach and resilience expert Doug Hensch. Author of the recently published Positively Resilient and host of the Searching for AND podcast, Doug shared some of his key tips on how to develop more resilience as a leader, both in yourself and in your team. We discussed Doug’s interesting career journey and major shift (and what book catalyzed a huge change fo...
2020-06-0935 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication Skills188: The Leadership Challenge – Master the Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership with Jim Kouzes on The TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayThe world we live in is changing every day and keeping up with the ever-evolving norms of the workplace can be a daunting task for leaders. Drawing a useful distinction between the content of leadership and the context, co-author of The Leadership Challenge Jim Kouzes joins Halelly on this episode of The TalentGrow Show to share five practices of exemplary leadership that remain relevant across all workplace cultures and demographics. Discover what the five practices are and how to leverage them in your own leadership strategy, what it means to apply a growth mindset instead of a fixed mindset...
2020-05-2634 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication Skills187: How to Be a World-Class Connector of People and Ideas with Michael D Simmons on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay [ep18 rebroadcast]Connecting online can be both more or less authentic, depending on your approach. But in the 21st Century, and especially now in the times of COVID-19, we have many new opportunities to connect with more and different people in a different way than ever before because of how we can create content online. We can leverage these opportunities to share more of ourselves, to be more thoughtful about how we share about ourselves, and build amazing connections and networks. In this re-broadcast episode, I chat with Michael D. Simmons, an award-winning serial entrepreneur, best-selling author and internationally-acclaimed speaker who...
2020-05-1235 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication SkillsCognitive Diversity — How to Build Whole Brain Teams with Ann Herrmann-Nehdi on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayEveryone on your team works differently because they think differently. As a leader, it is important that you boost communication, innovation, and creativity in a way that plays to the strengths of each individual on your team. Ann Herrmann-Nehdi, Chief Thought Leader and Chair of the Board at Herrmann, returns to The TalentGrow Show to explain how The Whole Brain® Model, a time-tested framework, can be used to decode and harness the cognitive diversity of individuals, teams, and organizations. Discover how to hack your natural biases and blindspots by becoming an agile thinker and get actionable tips and stories t...
2020-04-2833 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication SkillsResonate -- How to Use Vocal Intelligence and Body Language as a Leader with Dr. Louise Mahler on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay [ep103 rebroadcast]It’s not just what we say as leaders: it’s how we say it, vocally and physically. Especially now that so much of our communication has shifted to remote communication during the time of the Coronavirus outbreak. So we’re republishing a great episode to help you succeed. An expert in body language, voice, and emotion, Dr. Louise Mahler explains that the ‘missing ingredient’ in corporate leadership is something called vocal intelligence and that how we use our voice has a far greater impact on our success as leaders than we know. In this fascinating episode of The TalentGrow...
2020-04-1431 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication SkillsGrow Your Influence Through Executive Presence with Greg Owen-Boger on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayInfluential leaders tend to possess something called executive presence. It can seem like an elusive sort of charisma that is near-impossible to emulate, but it has been broken down by Susan Bates into three dimensions and fifteen aspects. On this episode of The TalentGrow Show, leadership coach, author, and speaker Greg Owen-Boger of Turpin Communication joins Halelly to discuss how leaders can leverage Bates’ framework to cultivate their own executive presence and grow their influence. Listen to demystify executive presence by learning about the dimensions and aspects that comprise it, and discover the steps you can take to develop it...
2020-03-3133 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication Skills[Solo] Happy 5th Anniversary to the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay – Here are 5 Episodes to (re)Listen to from the First 55The TalentGrow Show is 5 today! Happy Anniversary to us! To celebrate this momentous achievement, I thought it would be fun to walk down memory lane and pull out some gems that are potentially hiding in the first 55 episodes that I published. While I love all my episodes and guests, and am very proud of them all, I thought these were particularly good treasures to dust off and offer up for your (re)listening pleasure. So in this solo episode of The TalentGrow Show, I recap 5 episodes from the first 55 of the TalentGrow Show, plus a bonus one – the most do...
2020-03-1711 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication SkillsGrow Your Relationships through Active Constructive Responding with Prof. Shelly Gable on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayWhen something positive happens, we instinctively tend to want to share our good news with others. From a relationship-building perspective, research is plentiful when it comes to supporting others in times of distress, but there is very little out there about responding constructively to someone else’s good news. On this episode of The TalentGrow Show, psychologist and professor at UC Santa Barbara Shelly Gable, Ph.D. joins Halelly to discuss her theoretical and practical framework for nurturing our relationships and generating positive outcomes with our responses. Drawing from many years of research, Shelly explains why our responses to po...
2020-03-1031 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication SkillsRipples – Creating Practical Inspiration That Resonates with Paul Wesselmann on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulaySome 20 years ago, Paul Wesselmann began sending out a weekly inspirational newsletter called Ripples. Today, his weekly emails are read by over 30,000 subscribers each Monday morning. What made Ripples so appealing to so many, and what can we as leaders and influencers learn from its success? On this episode of The TalentGrow Show, Ripples founder, author and keynote speaker Paul Wesselmann joins Halelly to discuss practical inspiration and how to frame your message in a way that will resonate with those you want to reach. Plus, discover the concept of “liminal space” and how it can help you as a le...
2020-03-0334 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication Skills[Solo] No More Feedback Sandwich and How to Deliver Constructive Feedback Instead on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayThe “feedback sandwich” is a popular method of delivering constructive feedback. It basically means sandwiching your negative feedback inside of positive feedback to lessen the blow, and it can seem reasonable at first glance. But I’m hoping that after you listen to this episode, you’ll never use the feedback sandwich ever again. On this solo episode of The TalentGrow Show, I explain why the popular feedback sandwich method is actually harmful and ineffective in the long-run, and what approach you should be using instead when you deliver constructive feedback. So listen and, please, don’t serve up that nasty...
2020-02-2518 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication SkillsCreate Conversations Worth Having by Leveraging Appreciative Inquiry with Cheri Torres and Jackie Stavros on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayAppreciative Inquiry (AI) is one of the most widely used approaches for fostering positive change in organizations and communities. In their book titled Conversations Worth Having, Cheri Torres and Jackie Stavros synthesize a way to bring AI into our daily conversations at work and at home, and they join Halelly on this episode of The TalentGrow Show to share their unique insights. You’ll learn about the four types of conversations in the model, how to leverage tools like ‘positive framing’ and ‘the flipping technique’ to inspire curiosity and positive interest in others, and how to create conversations that are apprec...
2020-02-1830 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication SkillsIndistractable – Four Steps to Overcoming Distraction with Nir Eyal on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayDistraction has been the enemy of productivity for thousands of years, long before the invention of cellphones and the internet. What is its real source? And can we ever really overcome it? Nir Eyal is a behavioral designer and the bestselling author of Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life, and he joins Halelly on this episode of The TalentGrow Show to share the four steps to become indistractable. Take a deep dive into what distraction is at its root, what factors in human psychology predispose us to it, and the framework, strategies and techniques anyone...
2020-02-1137 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication SkillsRadical Candor – How to Give Feedback with Kim Scott on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayGiving feedback can be one of the toughest tasks for leaders. Many of us are reluctant to give critical feedback, partly from fear of seeming like a jerk. The best approach, according to bestselling author and former Google executive Kim Scott, is to care personally while challenging directly. She calls this radical candor. On this episode of The TalentGrow Show, Kim joins Halelly to share how leaders can become great bosses without losing our humanity by leveraging the Radical Candor framework. You’ll learn how to feedback without falling into the common traps of obnoxious aggression, manipulative insincerity, or ru...
2020-02-0444 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication Skills[Solo] How to Use Courage to Make Big Decisions and Live with No Regrets on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayLife is not easy and all of us face cross-roads where we need to make a big, scary decision. We all face the fear of making the wrong decision, but sometimes that fear can lead to inaction or playing safe. But if we use this clarifying question, we can usually move forward to choose a path of no (or least) regrets. On this solo episode of the TalentGrow Show, the third in my three-part mini-series on courage, I tell two short stories: One, about a young woman’s career choice. And the other, about a decision that my spouse, Da...
2020-01-2814 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication Skills[Solo] How to Develop Courage When You Feel Paralyzed by Fear on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayHave you ever felt paralyzed by fear? One time, I talked myself off a cliff, literally. I was paralyzed by fear. We all experience irrational, gripping, paralyzing fear at certain moments in our lives, and I wanted to share with you the four-step process that I learned to get unstuck. On this solo episode of The TalentGrow Show, which is part two of my three-part mini-series on courage, I tell the story of the time I was gripped by paralyzing fear and share the technique I used to talk myself out. Listen to the full episode here. Take a...
2020-01-2120 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication Skills[Solo] The Best Question to Boost Your Courage in the Face of Fear on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayIn my work as a leadership development strategist, speaker, and facilitator, I meet a lot of people and unfortunately, way too many of them are playing too small, too safe. I see a lack of courage. On this solo episode of the TalentGrow Show, I suggest a question to ask yourself in the face of fear. A question that I hope will help boost your courage and help you move forward towards your scary but worthy goals. Take a listen, weigh in with your own opinion, and share with others! Shownotes: http://www.talentgrow.com/podcast/episode174
2020-01-1408 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication SkillsExtreme Trust – How to Build Unstoppable Cultures and Teams with Jason Treu on the TalentGrow Show podcast with Halelly AzulayThe level of trust, safety, and connection among colleagues in the top-performing 1% of teams is over the roof according to leadership expert and author Jason Treu. Jason advocates for what he calls ‘extreme trust’ in the workplace, and on this episode of The TalentGrow Show he’ll share how leaders can cultivate it to build unstoppable cultures and teams. Listen to discover how trust and connection transform culture, what you can do to promote a culture of safety in your team that allows for true vulnerability, and how to take the guesswork out of working relationships. Plus, learn about “Cards Ag...
2020-01-0735 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication Skills[Solo] The Top Five Most Downloaded Episodes of 2019 on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayIt’s the end of a year, so on this solo episode of the TalentGrow Show, let’s take a look at the top five most downloaded episodes of the TalentGrow Show in 2019. Plus, Halelly shares a bonus – the most downloaded episode of all times. What was your favorite episode this year? Take a listen, weigh in with your own opinion, and share with others! Shownotes: http://www.talentgrow.com/podcast/episode172 Apple Podcasts: http://apple.co/1NiWyZo Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=62847&refid=stpr Google Play Music: https://play.g...
2019-12-3113 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication Skills[Solo] Why and How to Optimize Your Gratitude Practice to Benefit Yourself and Others on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayGratitude is a feeling that is key to happiness and it is most definitely not something to save for one day (or week) per year, like Thanksgiving. We really must raise our experience of gratitude all year round. Don’t fret, we’re here to help! On this solo episode of the TalentGrow Show, Halelly will give you a couple of science-backed reasons why gratitude is good for you. Then, we’ll look at how you can get goodness out of gratitude in different ways. She’ll help you (re-)discover that gratitude can be experienced and expressed in every co...
2019-12-2417 min
Working Parent ResourceWPR083: Integrating Emotionally Intelligent Communication into Your Career with Halelly AzulayToday we’re chatting with Halelly Azulay, who is a consultant, facilitator, leadership development strategist, author, and speaker at international conferences and corporate meetings. In 2006, Halelly founded TalentGrow LLC, a consulting company focused on developing leaders and teams, especially for enterprises experiencing explosive growth or expansion that want a more proactive, strategic approach to leadership development. An expert in leadership, communication skills, emotional intelligence, and authentic networking with more than 20 years of experience, Halelly develops leaders that people *want* to follow. She is the author of two books, Employee Development on a Shoestring and Strength to Strength: How Working from Your...
2019-12-1858 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication SkillsHow to Leverage Neuroscience to Be a More Compelling Leader with Christine Comaford on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayAs a leader, understanding the mechanisms and motivations that underlie human behavior is a critical advantage. Businesswoman, author, and serial entrepreneur Christine Comaford joins Halelly on this episode of The TalentGrow Show to share what every leader needs to know about neuroscience to become more compelling and effective. She describes the three different parts of your brain and how they influence human behavior, what sends your brain into either a ‘smart state’ or a ‘critter state,’ and how you can leverage an upgraded understanding of neuroscience to optimize goal-setting, accountability, and productivity in yourself, your team, and your organization. Plus, Ch...
2019-12-1733 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication SkillsSix Fundamental Leadership Practices for Every Leader with Ron Ashkenas on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayIn today’s information-sharing age, aspiring leaders are inundated with leadership advice from countless sources. There are upwards of 60,000 books on Amazon written about leadership, and millions of articles on Google. While this is great in many ways, it also makes it more difficult to narrow down what is truly fundamental. Advisor, consultant and co-author of the Harvard Business Review Leader’s Handbook Ron Ashkenas joins Halelly on this episode of The TalentGrow Show to share what he believes are the six fundamental skills every leader should practice to bring themselves up to the next level. Tune in to disc...
2019-12-1031 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication SkillsFive Leadership Frequencies That Turn Culture Into Competitive Advantage with Lynne Viscio on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayAs a leader, you are giving off signals with everything you do (or don’t do) in the workplace. Whether these signals are positive and aligned with your core values can make or break your organization’s culture and your own effectiveness as a leader. On this episode of The TalentGrow Show, culture architect and co-author of Five Frequencies: Leadership Signals that Turn Culture into Competitive Advantage Lynne Viscio joins Halelly to share how you can leverage the Five Frequencies framework to upgrade your leadership success. Discover how your signals could be harming your organization’s culture, the best way to...
2019-12-0331 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication Skills[Solo] How to Create Positive Connection Jolts in Conversations on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayYou know how you feel a positive jolt of connection when someone says something in a conversation that you can relate to? This happens naturally, frequently, and it’s a good thing – it helps us build bonds with others and have more positive interactions that lead to more trusting relationships. On this solo episode of the TalentGrow Show, Halelly will show you why and how we can authentically create better interactions, better bonds, more trust, and better outcomes by harnessing the power of the oxytocin-charged connection jolts in our conversations. Plus, learn how to generate more of these feel-good jolt...
2019-11-2614 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication SkillsHow Network Analysis Can Improve Your Collaborative Process and Prevent Burnout with Rob Cross on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayHave you considered that too much collaboration could be causing the high performers on your team to suffer? ‘Collaborative overload’ is a real problem in the workplace, and it tends to affect the best employees and leaders the most. On this episode of The TalentGrow Show, professor and consultant Rob Cross joins Halelly to discuss how to leverage network analysis to create collaboratively efficient networks and improve your collaborative process. You’ll learn the steps leaders can take to implement network analysis in our organizations, how to avoid overloading high-performers or ‘energizers’ by being more strategic about collaboration, and how to lev...
2019-11-1937 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication SkillsHow Leaders can Beat Burnout by Leveraging the Whole SELF Lifestyle™ with Sarah Argenal on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayBurnout is one of the biggest enemies of productivity and success, and many experts today are calling it an epidemic. So what can we leaders do to help eradicate burnout in ourselves and our teams? Speaker, writer and facilitator Sarah Argenal, MA, CPC joins Halelly on this episode of The TalentGrow Show to share her philosophy and practical framework for beating burnout: The Whole SELF Lifestyle™. Using her own life experiences as examples, Sarah walks us through a four-step process aimed at helping us blend and improve all the seemingly separate areas of our lives and ultimately eradicate the un...
2019-11-1237 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication SkillsHow to Run Meetings Your Team Actually Wants to Attend with Elise Keith on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayFor many, team meetings are the bane of corporate existence. Too often, it feels like everyone’s time is wasted and very little is accomplished. So what are leaders doing wrong? On this episode of The TalentGrow Show, author and co-founder and CEO of Lucid Meetings Elise Keith joins Halelly to discuss how to get high performance and engagement from your team at meetings and run meetings that your team actually wants to attend. You’ll learn what should and shouldn’t be a meeting at all and why Elise recommends making all meetings optional. Plus, Elise shares two questi...
2019-11-0530 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication Skills[Solo] Should you have a bias for saying Yes or No to new opportunities? on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayShownotes: http://www.talentgrow.com/podcast/episode163 Apple Podcasts: http://apple.co/1NiWyZo Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=62847&refid=stpr Google Play Music: https://play.google.com/music/listen#/ps/Ijwlgz7lklnxqnfzjna7gcr65be iHeartRadio Podcasts: http://www.iheart.com/show/263-The-TalentGrow-Show-Gr/ Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/talentgrowshow Spotify: http://spoti.fi/2CpgIk1 TuneIn: http://tun.in/pjuHL Download the free guide: 10 Mistakes Leaders Make and How to Avoid Them http://www.talentgrow.com/10mistakes Don't forget to...
2019-10-2907 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication SkillsHow to Ace the Hiring Process – What Every Leader Needs to Know with Katie McConnell Olson on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayIt isn’t hard to find advice on how to nail the hiring process as a candidate. But what about nailing it as hiring manager? Too many leaders are under-prepared when it comes to hiring and talent acquisition. On this episode of The TalentGrow Show, founder and president of Hire Education Consulting Group Katie McConnell Olson joins Halelly to talk about what every leader needs to know about hiring. She goes step-by-step through the hiring process and shares advice on how to avoid common mistakes many leaders make, how to figure out the market value of a position, and wh...
2019-10-2229 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication SkillsThe A Player Advantage – Building a Team You Would Enthusiastically Rehire with Rick Crossland on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayWhat percentage of your team would you enthusiastically rehire? That’s the percentage of A Players on your team. What if your entire team was made up of A Players? According to author and business coach Rick Crossland, that’s not only possible, but a necessary part of realizing your business’s highest potential. On this episode of The TalentGrow Show, Rick joins Halelly to define what an A Player is, how we as leaders can encourage and develop A-level performance in our employees, and what we should be doing about the B and C players on our team. You’ll...
2019-10-1532 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication SkillsTake the Leap – Why and How to Transform Your Career with Bestselling Author Sara Bliss on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayIs a career path a straight line or more like a winding road full of forks and detours? On each episode of The TalentGrow Show, guests briefly describe their professional journeys. It’s inspiring to hear about the challenges that successful individuals have faced to get to where they are today and to draw lessons from their experiences. On this episode, freelance writer and bestselling author Sara Bliss and Halelly talk about what it takes to transform your career and achieve what you want most from your life and your work. Taking the leap into a new career can be...
2019-10-0829 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication Skills[Solo] Why & How to Get to Know Your Employees to Increase Engagement and Performance on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayA mistake many busy leaders make is to just focus on getting the work done. They fall into the role of task master and interact with their team members on a task-basis only. Your workplace interactions with your employees should be about more than just work tasks. The more that your team members feel like you care to see and know them as humans (not just workers), the more they feel a brain-based need to reciprocate that same care and attention. Caring, vulnerability, curiosity, kindness, and caring build trust. In this solo episode of the TalentGrow Show, Halelly shares...
2019-10-0111 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication SkillsHarnessing Neuroscience to Improve Human Resilience with Dr. David Rabin on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayStress is something we all struggle with in our personal and professional lives. There are over 129,000 deaths in the US every year attributed to stress alone. On this episode of The TalentGrow Show, neuroscientist and board-certified psychiatrist Dr. David Rabin discusses how we can leverage cutting-edge neuroscientific research to train ourselves to develop resilience and improve our mental and physical performance under stress. While Dr. Rabin has developed a scientifically-validated wearable technology to help us do just this, he also believes that we have the ability to improve on our own without the aid of technology. Discover what makes...
2019-09-2433 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication SkillsReframing Career Development for Greater Success and Satisfaction with Prof. Rajshree Agarwal on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulaySometimes the solution to a problem is to reframe the issue itself. Rajshree Agarwal, PhD is the Rudolph P. Lamone Chair and Professor of Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship at the University of Maryland and Director of the Ed Snider Center for Enterprise and Markets, and on this episode of The TalentGrow Show she discusses how we can reframe key career development and leadership concepts in a way that will help us achieve greater success and career satisfaction for ourselves and our teams. She shares stories from her own journey to demonstrate the value of her unique perspective on ideas...
2019-09-1733 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication SkillsDiscovering Your Central Purpose – Why Leaders Need Philosophy with Tal Tsfany on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayUnderstanding yourself and what motivates you is a critical piece of leadership success. This means that philosophy, which helps us understand the principles that govern the human mind and the mind’s relationship with reality, can be an invaluable tool to upgrade your leadership effectiveness. Tech entrepreneur and nonprofilt CEO Tal Tsfany shares his journey to discovering his personal central purpose and how philosophy and introspection paved the way for his success on this episode of The TalentGrow Show. He discusses with Halelly the process he went through to discover his values, how to avoid philosophical mistakes many leaders ma...
2019-09-1031 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication Skills[Ask Halelly] “How can I develop transferable skills now that can help me in my next or dream job?” on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayCan you develop your skills for your next job – even your dream job – while still in your current role? Yes. You can, and you should. Halelly will show you how in today’s Ask Halelly episode. Here’s another Ask Halelly episode of the TalentGrow Show, where Halelly answers a question from a listener, a member of the audience at one of her conference speaking events, a learner in one of her corporate workshops, or a member of the media. First, Halelly reminds you that you own your development, and encourages you to be proactive in developing the skills you need...
2019-09-0320 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication SkillsThe ingredients of great leadership with Chef Charles Carroll on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayWhile we take a vacation, we’re rebroadcasting a few of our favorite episodes from the archives of the earlier years of the show. This one was originally broadcast as episode 60. Enjoy! What does cooking and food have to do with leadership and life? For executive chef, Culinary Olympics gold medalist, and author of The Recipe: A Story of Love, Loss and the Ingredients of Greatness Charles Carroll, the answer is: everything. In today’s episode of the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay, Charles shares his seven rules of the kitchen (and specifically how they apply to life and lead...
2019-08-2739 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication Skills[Solo] 10 conversations every leader should have with every employee on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayWhile we take a vacation, we’re rebroadcasting a few of our favorite episodes from the archives of the earlier years of the show. This one was originally broadcast as episode 38. Enjoy! Are you having ongoing, regular, and timely conversations with every single one of your employees about performance, goals, career, and feedback? Or are you waiting for the once- or twice-per-year ‘Performance Review’ formal conversations? Purposeful conversations positively contribute to the employee’s current and future level of performance and engagement at work, so don’t leave things up to chance or wait too long. On this solo episode of...
2019-08-2024 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication SkillsThe Flipside of Leadership – Intelligent Disobedience with Ira Chaleff on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayWhile we take a vacation, we’re rebroadcasting a few of our favorite episodes from the archives of the earlier years of the show. This one was originally broadcast as episode 15. Enjoy! All of us are both leaders and followers. While we often focus on how to lead, author, speaker, workshop presenter and innovative thinker Ira Chaleff has focused his career on the beneficial use of power between those who are leading and those who are following in any given situation. Ira chatted with TalentGrow Show host, Halelly Azulay, about ways in which we can all become more courageous fo...
2019-08-1340 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication SkillsLeadership Lessons from Poetry with Kirk Barbera on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayCan poetry enhance your leadership skills? Poetry is an art form that can be both beautiful and obscure. But if we approach it in a purposeful way, it can also be a powerful tool to improve our communication skills, critical thinking and even our leadership skills. On this episode of The TalentGrow Show, media producer and editor-in-chief of Troubadour Magazine Kirk Barbera discusses how poetry can enrich your mind and help you articulate your vision as a leader. He reads us a compelling poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow called “A Psalm of Life,” and guides us step-by-step through unpacking the...
2019-08-0633 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication Skills[Ask Halelly] “How can I develop myself or my employees to keep growing and engaged in the current role?” on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayHow can I develop myself within my current job? How can I offer employee development when there isn’t a clear path for promotion? How can I help employees stay and grow within my company? Halelly addresses these questions on this Ask Halelly episode of the TalentGrow Show. First, Halelly explains why we all need to take ownership of our own development, and how good bosses know that one of the best ways to keep their best employees is to keep challenging and developing them. Then, she gives three steps you can take to guide employee development without requiring a...
2019-07-3023 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication SkillsLead Without Fear – Cultivating the Courage Habit with Kate Swoboda on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay‘Becoming fearless’ is often presented as a solution to our fear. But perhaps the better approach is instead to cultivate courage in the face of fear. This is what life coach and author of The Courage Habit Kate Swoboda recommends, and on this episode of The TalentGrow Show Halelly and Kate discuss what it means to live and lead courageously. Tune in to discover common fear patterns that hold us back as people and as leaders, why we need to look beyond the platitude of ‘becoming fearless,’ and what we can do to cultivate courageousness in our daily lives and in t...
2019-07-2335 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication SkillsLeadership Lessons from Mars - A New Approach to Teamwork and Collaboration with Carlos Valdes-Dapena on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayAn effective approach to team building and collaboration is a key component of any successful organization. Yet, many leaders may find today’s prevailing models on the subject not very helpful. On this episode of The TalentGrow Show, author and organizational development professional Carlos Valdes-Dapena challenges the prevailing orthodoxy of corporate team building and shares the unique model he developed from years of research and experience working with Mars, Inc. Listen to discover the motivation and key ideas behind Carlos’ new book Lessons From Mars, learn the three imperatives and six practices that make up his team building model, and...
2019-07-1634 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication Skills[Solo] 7 actionable tips for leaders to make meetings suck less on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayAre you a leader who lets their meetings suck? Ask most office workers what is the bane of their existence and inevitably you’ll hear about the many terrible meetings they have to sit through. Death by PowerPoint. Off-topic conversations. People showing up late. Meetings starting late and running over time. People tuning out. Little to nothing getting accomplished. And the list goes on… So many meetings completely suck. Thing is, too many leaders let their meetings suck. Don’t be one of them. We’ve got you covered. On this solo episode of the TalentGrow Show, Halelly shares seven ac...
2019-07-0914 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication SkillsTransforming Your Leadership through a Disruption Mindset with Charlene Li on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay‘Disruptive Leadership’ is a big trend in business today. But what does it really mean? Why is disruption so critical to achieving progress, and how can we cultivate it effectively as leaders? Entrepreneur and founder Charlene Li is the bestselling author of six books, and in her upcoming book titled The Disruption Mindset, she helps us answer these very questions. Charlene joins Halelly on this episode of The TalentGrow Show to discuss the key ideas behind her book and to dig into what a disruptive mindset really means. Discover how Charlene defines a true disruptor, why disruptive companies actually need...
2019-07-0233 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication SkillsHow to Boost Innovation in Your Organization through the Same Side Selling Model with Ian Altman on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayInnovation is crucial to the success of any organization. Yet, it is too often stifled by an outmoded approach to pitching and collaborating on new ideas. Best-selling author and leading authority on accelerating business growth Ian Altman joins Halelly on this episode of The TalentGrow show to share his collaborative and integrity-based approach to selling and innovation called Same Side Selling. Discover the four components to a great pitch, constructive conversations leaders can have with team members who are pitching new ideas, and how Same Side Selling discards the harmful, zero-sum models of selling in favor of a collaborative...
2019-06-2529 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication SkillsRunning Remote – How to Lead Effectively in a Remote Workplace with Liam Martin on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayToday we are witnessing the significant rise of the remote workplace. In fact, it has been predicted that 50% of all work will be remote by the year 2027. This means that many leaders will need to learn how to effectively manage remote teams in order to stay relevant and excel in the workplace of the future. In this episode of The TalentGrow Show, co-founder and CMO of TimeDoctor.com and Staff.com Liam Martin joins Halelly to share leadership principles for the remote workplace. Listen to get Liam’s best advice for building engaged and productive remote teams and to di...
2019-06-1836 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication Skills[Solo] How to build leadership skills outside the classroom and on a shoestring budget on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayWorkshops, training classes, and university classes are rarely the only way to develop skills. In fact, they’re often not the best way to develop certain skills. Halelly wrote about this in her book, Employee Development on a Shoestring. There are so many ways that you can develop skills and knowledge – including leadership skills -- outside of the classroom and in a way that doesn’t interfere with your current role or take up a lot of time or money. In this short solo episode of the TalentGrow Show, Halelly shares three specific examples of non-training, inexpensive ways to develo...
2019-06-1114 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication SkillsLeadership Lessons from a Personal Trainer -- Building a Highly Motivated Team with Dan Kubo on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayHow do you ensure that your team is meaningfully engaged with their work? That’s the golden question for many leaders and managers. On this episode of The TalentGrow Show, Personal Training Manager (and her first personal trainer) Dan Kubo joins Halelly to share his advice for cultivating intrinsic motivation in your team and making sure you’re giving each team member the trust and the support they need to thrive. Dan puts a strong emphasis on implementation and talks about how to implement his leadership philosophy on a day-to-day level without being overwhelmed. You’ll also learn about his un...
2019-06-0432 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication SkillsA Role Model of Leadership Excellence – the Story of Julia Anderson with Catherine Zaranis on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayIt’s a wonderful thing to have someone in our lives whom we can regard as a role model. On this episode of The TalentGrow Show, Halelly brings her friend and colleague Catherine Zaranis on to share the story of Julia Anderson, an inspiring model of leadership excellence. Julia was a mentor and an inspiration to Catherine and many others she worked with, modelling traits like integrity, living your values even in high stress or high pressure environments, and having the strength and dedication to develop each individual on your team to their highest potential. Listen to discover what ma...
2019-05-2832 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication SkillsHow to Live and Lead Limitlessly with Laura Gassner Otting on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay140: How to Live and Lead Limitlessly with Laura Gassner Otting Defining success for yourself is the first step to achieving it. And while it’s easy to accept the definition of success given to you by others, you’ll find meaning and fulfillment when you define success in your own terms. On this episode of The TalentGrow Show, Halelly chats with speaker, author and entrepreneur Laura Gassner Otting about the powerful message behind her new book, Limitless: How to Ignore Everybody, Carve Your Own Path, and Live Your Best Life. Listen to Laura’s unique take on findin...
2019-05-2136 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication Skills[Solo] How to avoid triggering Fight, Flight, or Freeze responses in others on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayOur brains are wired to avoid threats and to react to perceived threats by Fight, Flight, or Freeze responses: fighting them, fleeing from them, or sometimes freezing from the shock. These threat responses are not limited just to physical danger and have been shown to occur in social and work settings as well. In this solo episode of the TalentGrow Show, Halelly explains the science behind these threat responses and shows you how to avoid triggering this kind of social threat response and get more rational, better quality, and less disruptive responses in all your work interactions. Take a...
2019-05-1424 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication SkillsSense and Respond – Transform Your Leadership Through a Powerful Mindset Shift with Jeff Gothelf on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulaySoftware has consumed the world, according to author, speaker and organizational designer Jeff Gothelf. What does this mean? To start with, there is a lot to be gained as leaders by thinking of our organizations as software-driven. In this episode of The TalentGrow Show, Jeff joins Halelly to discuss a powerful model and mindset shift which he calls sense and respond. Breaking it down into three steps, Jeff explains how making this shift allows us to successfully leverage the value that new technologies bring to our workplaces and to transform our leadership and teams accordingly. Plus, get actionable tactics...
2019-05-0733 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication SkillsQuestions Every New Leader and Manager Should Ask with Barbara Mitchell & Cornelia Gamlem on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulaySo you’ve been promoted. Now what? Stepping into a new position can be both exciting and terrifying, but thankfully there are lots of good resources you can tap into. On this episode of The TalentGrow Show, authors of The Manager's Answer Book Barbara Mitchell and Cornelia Gamlem join Halelly to break down some of the important advice they have for new leaders and managers in the book. You’ll learn how to professionally manage former peers or even your best friend, and why every leader should cultivate a personal board of advisors. Plus, hear Barbara and Cornelia weigh in o...
2019-04-3029 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication SkillsNetwork Beyond Bias – How to Make Diversity Your Competitive Advantage in Networking with Amy Waninger on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayIt’s very common for our professional networks to gravitate primarily toward others in our own industry, culture, and even race. This lack of diversity, however, can be a huge missed opportunity for us. On this episode of The TalentGrow Show, author, speaker and consultant Amy Waninger joins Halelly to talk about the importance of a diverse, inclusive approach to networking. Listen to learn why you may be operating from an unconscious bias when you network, how to get beyond it, and what you can do to make diversity a competitive advantage in your career. Plus, find out one th...
2019-04-2330 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication SkillsWinning with Accountability – the Secret Language of High Performing Leaders with Henry Evans on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayTo many, accountability means meeting your commitments in the eyes of others. For high performers, however, this is only a small part of what accountability really means. Henry Evans, Invited Agitator and Key Peacemaker for the C-Suite, joins Halelly on this episode of The TalentGrow Show to define accountability for high performers, identify common mistakes many leaders make, and teach you how to ‘Win with Accountability’ (after all, that’s in the title of two of his books!) You’ll learn about the pitfalls of overcommitment and poor vertical communication, why it’s important not to externalize problems that arise in y...
2019-04-1631 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication Skills[Ask Halelly] “How can I build my confidence?” on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayConfidence is a major contributing factor to accomplishing our goals and how we are perceived in the workplace. However, it's not a naturally occurring trait in all of us. Do you suffer from low confidence? This one’s for you, then. Here’s another Ask Halelly episode of the TalentGrow Show, where Halelly answers a question from a listener, a member of the audience at one of her conference speaking events, a learner in one of her corporate workshops, or a member of the media. Halelly first explains the difference between earned and unmerited confidence. Then she breaks down how...
2019-04-0923 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication SkillsRule Makers, Rule Breakers – Balancing Tight and Loose Cultural Norms in Your Workplace with Michele Gelfand on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayWorkplace cultures vary greatly in terms of how strict or loose they are. Ideally, where a given workplace falls on this spectrum reflects the values and necessities of that business or organization. This raises a crucial question for us as leaders: how do we determine what is just the right amount of tightness or looseness in our workplace cultures? Professor Michele Gelfand of the University of Maryland joins Halelly on this episode of The TalentGrow Show to discuss the high impact role of cultural norms in the workplace. Listen to find out what factors tend to determine tightness or...
2019-04-0230 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication SkillsTaking the Work Out of Networking with Karen Wickre on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayAt certain points in our professional careers, we will need to reach out to our network for help. But especially if you’re an introvert, it isn’t always easy to grow and maintain a network that will be there for you when you need it. Author, advisor, and Silicon Valley veteran Karen Wickre joins Halelly on this episode of The TalentGrow Show to share powerful networking advice backed by her own diverse and successful experience working at Google, Twitter, and beyond. An introvert herself, she believes that introverts hold more power than they think in the professional world. She...
2019-03-2629 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication Skills[Solo] How to Delegate Right and Reduce Your Stress on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayEffective delegation is an essential supervisory skill. Any leader who supervises the work of others must learn to delegate effectively in order to accomplish his or her goals. As you move into a leadership role you must remove some of the work you previously accomplished on your own in order to make time for performance management and leadership tasks. And because that work still must be completed, you will need to delegate it to your staff. On this solo episode of the TalentGrow Show, Halelly summarizes the barriers and benefits of delegating and describes a step-by-step process to help...
2019-03-1923 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication SkillsConflict Resolution and Performance Evaluation through Harmony Circles with Psychologist and Mediator Kira Nurieli on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayConflict resolution can be a difficult and even overwhelming topic for many leaders. How can we address conflict in a healthy, meaningful, and effective way? Kira Nurieli, a social-organizational psychologist and mediator, joins Halelly on this episode of The TalentGrow Show to share her unique and transformative approach to conflict resolution: Harmony Circles. Tune in to discover the biological and theoretical framework behind Harmony Circles, why they are so beneficial, and how to effectively facilitate them. According to Kira, Harmony Circles allow us to tap into the driving emotions that lie at the root of our workplace dynamics, so...
2019-03-1228 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication SkillsAfter the Millennials – Leveraging the Strengths of Generation Z with Futurist Anne Boysen on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayEvery generation has experienced a unique set of circumstances and key historical events that have helped shape their shared values and their way of looking at the world. Today, with Generation Z’ers flooding into the workplace, it is increasingly important for leaders and managers to understand generational trends in order to leverage Generation Z’s potential. Anne Boysen, futurist and generational expert, has studied and analyzed our youngest generation since the beginning, and joins Halelly on this episode of The TalentGrow Show to share generational insights that will help you work with and lead Generation Z. Tune in to d...
2019-03-0529 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication SkillsBeyond Belonging – Connecting Authentically without Losing Yourself in Others with Wendy Gates Corbett on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayWe are all different, yet we all strive for a sense of belonging. Sometimes, this natural quest can become all-consuming and toxic. Do you ever find yourself trying to be the same as others in an attempt to belong? Wendy Gates Corbett, a recognized leader in the talent development world, joins Halelly on this episode of The TalentGrow Show to share the story of how she overcame a crippling need to belong by asking herself the one question that allowed her to blossom: “What About Me?” Listen to discover the egregious costs of constantly worrying about whether you belong, and...
2019-02-2632 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication Skills[Ask Halelly] How can I develop myself and my team to be future-ready leaders on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayOne of the biggest challenges that all employees have today is staying future-ready and employable. One of the biggest challenges leaders and managers have today is creating future-ready employees and leaders. How can you navigate a workplace that is changing at the speed of technology, anticipate the skills and development you and your employees will need in the future, and keep employees engaged, retaining them through times of change? Here’s another Ask Halelly episode of the TalentGrow Show, where Halelly Azulay answers a question from a listener, a member of the audience at one of her conference speaking ev...
2019-02-1918 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication SkillsInfluence Redefined: Becoming a More Influential Leader with Stacey Hanke on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayDid you know that a staggering 95% of leaders think that they are more influential than they actually are? This suggests a surprising lack of self-awareness among leaders in the workplace according to author and executive coach Stacey Hanke. So how do you slip into that 5% of leaders who aren’t deluded about their own level of influence? Stacey joins Halelly on this episode of The TalentGrow Show to share very actionable advice for escaping feedback-bubbles and ditching bad workplace habits that result from a lack of self-awareness. She also weighs in on the impact of our fast-changing technological world on...
2019-02-1233 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication SkillsNavigating Generational Trends in the Workplace with Bruce Tulgan on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayAs leaders, paying attention to the important generational trends and shifts that underlie the surface stereotypes can give us great insight into managing the people on our team. Bruce Tulgan, an author specializing in management training and generational diversity in the workforce, joins Halelly on this episode of The TalentGrow Show to talk about how to help leaders successfully navigate generational trends in the workplace. We discuss what Generation Z wants from leaders, how leadership expectations differ from Generation X to Generation Z, and what we can do to better lead different generations in the workplace. Tons of interesting...
2019-02-0530 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication SkillsDisrupt It Yourself – Encouraging Intrapreneurship and Innovation In Your Organization with Simone Ahuja on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayLeaders are constantly faced with the challenge of encouraging innovation and leveraging the highest potential of their team. However, it isn’t always easy to know when and where it is appropriate to call for change within an organization, nor how to cultivate intrapreneurship in your team. On this episode of The TalentGrow Show, Halelly chats with author and Fortune 500 consultant Simone Ahuja to get her powerful perspective on leadership and intrapreneurship. Advocating enterprise-wide transformation through small steps and experiments, Simone shares actions that leaders can take at any level of an organization to encourage innovation. You’ll learn why...
2019-01-2933 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication Skills[Solo] Stop Multitasking While Listening During Critical Conversations on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayI’m sure you’ve been on the receiving end of this. The question is: are you dishing it out? Listening in a distracted way during an important conversation. So-called “multitasking” when you really ought to be giving your full attention. Science has shown us that we can’t actually multitask on executive function brain tasks, so let’s stop the charade and quit this nasty and increasingly common habit. On today’s solo episode of the TalentGrow Show, Halelly will share a story from a recent workshop participant where this issue came up. Then she’ll explain why it’s not wise to...
2019-01-2213 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication SkillsHow to Bring More Wellness into your Workplace Culture with Laura Putnam on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayWellness is something that we think a lot about in our individual lives, but we may not always consider in the workplace context. Laura Putnam, author and founder/CEO of Motion Infusion, is passionate about bringing wellness into the workplace to foster a healthier, happier and more productive workplace culture. In this episode of The TalentGrow Show, Laura joins Halelly to discuss the ideas from her book, Workplace Wellness That Works. She advocates that leaders at every level of an organization leverage their unique position to introduce more wellness and shares simple and creative things we as leaders can...
2019-01-1532 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication SkillsRaise Your Game – High Performance Secrets from the Sports World with Alan Stein, Jr. on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayNo two professions seem quite so different from each other as sports and business leadership. Author and coach Alan Stein, Jr., however, is bridging the gap between these two worlds by bringing high performance secrets from the sports arena into the corporate world. A long time performance coach in basketball and in business, Alan believes that leaders in the business world could learn a great deal from common practices in world class sports. In this exciting episode of The TalentGrow Show, learn how to lead like a world class athlete as Halelly and Alan discuss key similarities between top...
2019-01-0836 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication SkillsDaniel Pink on the Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayHappy New Year! To celebrate 2018 (and to allow us a little break from production during the holidays), we're rebroadcasting Halelly's favorite episode of 2018 - episode 83 featuring Daniel Pink. Enjoy!! Original description: Timing, according to bestselling author Daniel Pink, is a crucial element of productivity and performance. In fact, research shows that our performance on cognitive tests is affected by up to 20 percent by the time of day alone. So how can we use this information to increase our own performance? In this exciting episode of The TalentGrow Show, Daniel Pink explains the big ideas behind his new...
2019-01-0129 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication Skills[Solo] Top 5 episodes of 2018 on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayOur 2018 ride was a fun one! We began publishing weekly and had twice as many shows as in previous years. So many great guests and solo episodes, so on today’s solo episode on the TalentGrow Show, Halelly summarizes the year of 2018 for the podcast. She recaps the highlights of 2018, gives a tiny-taste replay for each of the top five most downloaded episodes, and names her own favorite episode of 2018. Of course she gives a word or two about the plans for 2019 as well as her actionable tip for TalentGrowers that you can apply right now and in 2019. What wa...
2018-12-2523 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication SkillsHumanity Works – Technology and Creativity in the Workplace of the Future with Alexandra Levit on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayAs technology and automation continue to evolve, so will the landscape of the workplace. Many skills, and even entire careers, will become obsolete as new ones emerge. What can we do to make ourselves valuable in the marketplace of the future? In this episode of The TalentGrow Show, Workplace Expert and Futurist Alexandra Levit returns to the show to share her insights on these critical issues. You’ll discover what important shifts and changes in the workplace Alexandra expects to see by the year 2030, what impact we can expect the evolution of technology and automation to have on today’s ca...
2018-12-1832 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication SkillsThe Leadership Killer -- Beware of This Lethal Leadership Trap with Bill Treasurer on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayHubris, according to author and leadership coach Bill Treasurer, is the single most lethal leadership killer. But how do we as leaders find a balance between building confidence in ourselves and staying humble? A ‘boomeranger’ on the podcast, Bill returns to the TalentGrow Show to share his advice on cultivating humility and deflating hubris as a leader. How can we create an atmosphere in the workplace where our team is comfortable sharing honest feedback with us? What are some hubristic behaviors we should watch out for? (Even Steve Jobs exhibited some of these!) Tune in to find out and get...
2018-12-1134 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication Skills[Ask Halelly] “How can I give constructive feedback without destroying their confidence?” on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayYou know you need to give a team member some hard-to-hear feedback, but you worry about the impact on the person’s self-esteem or maybe on your relationship. You don’t want your feedback conversation to backfire. What can you do to successfully deliver constructive feedback? Here’s another Ask Halelly episode of the TalentGrow Show, where Halelly Azulay answers a question from a listener, a member of the audience at one of her conference speaking events, a learner in one of her corporate workshops, or a member of the media. This is a common concern and rightly so. But Ha...
2018-12-0420 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication SkillsPractical neuroscience hacks for increasing creativity, motivation, and productivity with James Garrett on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayHow can we motivate ourselves better? How can we get our brain to solve our problems for us? At what time of day do we have our best energy? In today’s exciting episode of the TalentGrow Show, neuroscience entrepreneur James Garrett answers all these questions and more so that people “can become who they imagine themselves to be at their very best”. You’ll learn about a framework for becoming more productive in each day, the cutting-edge “two modes of attention” finding that everyone in the neuroscience community is talking about, a simple tip for recharging your energy for the day...
2018-11-2732 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication SkillsSeeking a Rational Path to Happiness with Clinical Psychologist Dr. Ellen Kenner on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayDr. Ellen Kenner isn’t the first guest on The TalentGrow Show to argue that selfishness, properly understood, is essential to happiness and career success, but she offers her own unique insights into the subject from the perspective of psychology. Dr. Kenner is a licensed clinical psychologist and the host of a radio talk-show, The Rational Basis of Happiness, and she joins Halelly in this episode to share her advice to those seeking a path that will make them happy, or those seeking happiness in the path they’re already on. “Don’t put yourself in the shadows of your own...
2018-11-2035 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication SkillsBuilding a Positive, Consistent Company Culture Your Team will Rave About with CEO Bob Glazer on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayBob Glazer, founder & CEO of award-winning global performance marketing agency AccelerationPartners, offers radical --yet proven-- ideas for creating a positive company culture. On this episode of The TalentGrow Show, Bob also exposes old practices and paradigms that need to go away – like the two-week notice system (what?!) and talks about how to implement a positive transition plan and why being consistent about your core values is more important than you think. Find out how his company won such culture awards as #4 on Glassdoor’s Employees’ Choice Awards, Entrepreneur’s Top Company Culture, & Inc. Magazine’s Best Place to Work among othe...
2018-11-1333 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication Skills[Ask Halelly] “Lost that Loving Feeling for your Job or Career?” on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayYou’ve been in the game for several years, maybe even a couple of decades. And now, the love is “gone, baby, gone”... You dread going to work in the morning, or you feel uninspired and unenthused. How can you maintain enthusiasm for and inspiration from your work? What if you’ve lost that lovin’ feeling for your career? Here’s another Ask Halelly episode of the TalentGrow Show, where Halelly Azulay answers a question from a listener, a learner in one of her corporate workshops, a member of the audience at one of her conference speaking events, or a member of...
2018-11-0618 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication SkillsBalancing Leadership, Parenthood, Technology, and Learning with Entrepreneur and Executive Emily Foote on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayMany working parents struggle with balancing work life and family life. This was especially true for Emily Foote, entrepreneur and co-founder of Practice, recently acquired by educational technology company Instructure, who juggled being a new mother with growing her company and navigating its acquisition. Emily shares why she thinks it’s best to combine rather than separate these two aspects of life, and on this episode of The TalentGrow Show she shares some first-hand advice for others struggling in a similar position. We also discuss some of Emily’s insights about workplace learning and technology based on her multifaceted care...
2018-10-3029 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication SkillsConscious Communications -- Using Words That Work to Foster Better Connections with Mary Shores on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayEverything you say, according to Mary Shores, is either creating a bigger connection or driving a disconnection. Words have the power to transform lives. Mary is an award-winning author, speaker, and entrepreneur who teaches step-by-step how to harness the power of our words to rewire our minds and create deeper connections with others. On this episode of The TalentGrow Show, Mary and Halelly dig into the three rules and three steps that make up her strategy called Words That Work. Along with lots of other juicy insights, you’ll learn which six trigger words you should just remove from yo...
2018-10-2333 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication SkillsThe Next Level -- Three Leadership Imperatives That Are Critical for Your Success with Scott Eblin on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayToo often, high-performers are promoted to a higher position in a company and then left to their own devices to navigate the transition. What do you need to know to succeed at the next level? In this episode of The TalentGrow Show, Halelly brings back her first-ever guest on the show, author and executive coach Scott Eblin, to share insights from the newly revised 3rd edition of his best-selling book, The Next Level: What Insiders Know About Executive Success. He believes that there are three leadership imperatives that are critical to success: manage yourself, leverage your team, and engage...
2018-10-1644 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication Skills[Solo] Why and How to Make Only Double Opt-In Introductions on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayAre you guilty? Halelly was, for a long time. Unintentionally. She had no idea. Guilty of what? Of making Hot Potato Introductions. What’s that? In today’s solo episode on the TalentGrow Show, Halelly will explain why lots of people make introductions in this way and why it’s really not the best way. She’ll then teach you an upgraded way to make networking introductions called the ‘Double Opt-In Introduction’ and walk you through a step-by-step process (including examples) of exactly how you can begin to implement this better way to make networking introductions going forward. Take a listen now...
2018-10-0920 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication SkillsLead with Values -- Fostering a Thriving Company Culture with Global Financial Magnate Lars Seier Christensen on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayA company’s core values are at the heart of its operations and culture. Yet, not all companies or leaders make their core values explicit or even realize why they should. On this episode of The TalentGrow Show, Halelly speaks with Saxo Bank co-founder and former co-CEO Lars Seier Christensen about the seven values that Lars embedded into the culture of Saxo Bank and why it’s incredibly important to make your company values explicit. You’ll learn why Lars chose the seven values that he did and how they each contributed to a successful and thriving company culture. Not su...
2018-10-0238 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication SkillsLeading and Communicating Effectively with Different Personality Types with Nicole Jansen on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayDifferent personality types have different needs, motivations, and strengths. As leaders, how can we understand and adapt to the many different personality types on our team in a way that fulfills their motivations and draws out their strengths? In this episode of The TalentGrow Show, speaker, coach and human behavior specialist Nicole Jansen shares her answer to this question and invites us to better understand others through the DISC Model of Human Behavior. Nicole explains the key attributes you should attune to in order to understand others’ personalities, how you can effectively adapt to different personalities without losing yourself in...
2018-09-2533 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication SkillsOpen to Think -- Transforming the Way You Think as a Leader with Dan Pontefract on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayAre you Open to Think? Author and speaker Dan Pontefract is joining Halelly for the second time on The TalentGrow Show, to share key insights from his latest book: Open to Think: Slow Down, Think Creatively, and Make Better Decisions. Dan believes that we leaders can optimize the way we think to make us more effective and shares actionable ideas and advice to help us do it. Using creative (and fun!) metaphors and examples, Dan teaches us how to cultivate what he calls the four ‘executive functions,’ how to implement a technique called reverse-coaching, and what it really means to b...
2018-09-1833 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication Skills[Ask Halelly] “Leader or manager – what’s the difference?” on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayIs there a difference between being a leader and being a manager? Is one better than the other? Does one beget or require the other? Should we even be asking these questions?? Here’s another Ask Halelly episode of the TalentGrow Show, where Halelly answers a question from a listener, a learner in one of her corporate workshops, a member of the audience at one of her conference speaking events, or a member of the media. This week’s question came from a reporter who interviewed Halelly for a Fast Company article about this very issue. Halelly’s answer: Yeah...
2018-09-1114 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication SkillsWired to Connect -- The Neuroscience of Team Leadership with Dr. Britt Andreatta on the TalentGrow Show with HalellyWhat differentiates high-performing teams from the rest? With the latest research in neuroscience at her disposal, Dr. Britt Andreatta provides a new and comprehensive model that analyzes and synthesizes the motivations, skills, and dynamics that make peak team performance possible: The Four Gates to Peak Team Performance. In this episode of The TalentGrow Show, Dr. Andreatta shares the facts and research behind her groundbreaking model and digs into fascinating topics such as ‘neural synchrony’ and what basic human needs and motivations drive us towards teamwork. Learn the significant differences between cooperation and collaboration, discover what skills you need to hone...
2018-09-0430 min
The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication SkillsResonate -- How to Use Vocal Intelligence and Body Language as a Leader with Dr. Louise Mahler on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly AzulayIt’s not just what we say as leaders: it’s how we say it, vocally and physically. An expert in body language, voice, and emotion, Dr. Louise Mahler explains that the ‘missing ingredient’ in corporate leadership is something called vocal intelligence and that how we use our voice has a far greater impact on our success as leaders than we know. In this fascinating episode of The TalentGrow Show, Louise shares unique insights on vocal psychology, body-language, and non-verbal communication that any leader should study and practice. Learn how to inspire trust with your voice and identify inner blockage...
2018-08-2829 min