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HR Data LabsStefanie Krievins - The Holistic Impact of Change ManagementSend us a textStefanie Krievins, President of The Change Architects, joins us to pick up topics that were left on the cutting room floor when she last guested on the show. In this episode, she discusses how executive upskilling and reskilling has changed in recent years, the true impact of executive coaching, and why change management doesn’t get the attention and investment it deserves. [0:00] Introduction
Welcome, Stefanie!
Today’s Topic: The Holistic Impact of Change Management
[5:00] How has executive upskilling and reskilling evolved?
Contrasting upskilling vs. reskilling
How t...2025-03-2737 min
HR Data LabsStefanie Krievins - The Art of Upskilling and Reskilling EmployeesSend us a textSummary:Stefanie Krievins is the President of The Change Architects, a business coaching firm that helps organizations develop upskilling and change management programs. In this episode, Stefanie talks about the challenges organizations face when seeking to roll out upskilling programs; how organizations know if their employees need upskilling or reskilling; and some best practices for implementing an upskilling program. Chapters: [0:00 - 7:04] Introduction
Welcome, Stefanie!
Today’s Topic: The Art of Upskilling and Reskilling Employees
[7:05 - 20:11] What challenges do organizations face when upskilling thei...2024-10-1739 min
The Brand Called YouMastering Change: The Key to Organizational Resilience | Stefanie Krievins, President, The Change Architects by SK&CoIn this episode of "The Brand Called You," Stefanie Krievins, President of The Change Architects, shares her expertise in mastering organizational transformations. From overcoming resistance to change and leveraging technology effectively to building resilience and upskilling teams, Stefanie provides actionable insights for leaders aiming to drive successful change initiatives. Learn about her unique frameworks and practical advice for navigating the complexities of modern business transformations.
00:38- About Stefanie Krievins
Stefanie is the president of The Change Architects by SK & Co.
She is a talented coach, trainer, and speaker.
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Reflect ForwardAccountability, Delegation, and Change Readiness w/ Stefanie KrievinsI love the term change readiness and how Stefanie Krievins describes it. Stefanie is the president of The Change Architects, a boutique integration firm dedicated to driving transformation and upskilling in mid-market and enterprise organizations. Because change is now the oxygen we breathe and plans don’t equal action, she designs programs for continuous learning and organizational capabilities, especially with IT teams. This framework is The Change Architecture.
She’s also the host of the Hot Mess Hotline, a podcast for ambitious leaders who want to drive impactful change. Founded in 2014, The Change Architects is a small but powerful team of I...2024-09-0333 min
The Executive Leadership PodcastEpisode 44 | Stefanie Krievins | Leading Impactful Change Within Your OrganizationOn this episode we have Stefanie Krievins on the podcast as we delve into the art and science of leading impactful change within your organization. Whether you're aiming to initiate a cultural shift, implement new processes, or foster innovation, effective leadership is crucial. Our guest Stefanie shares practical strategies and real-world examples to inspire and guide you through the complexities of organizational change. Tune in to gain insights on building consensus, overcoming resistance, and leveraging your team's strengths to drive lasting, positive transformations. Whether you're a seasoned executive or an emerging leader, this episode offers invaluable advice on navigating...2024-07-2246 min
Dear Human Resources:Ep. 088 - Why meetings suck - Stefanie KrievinsStefanie Krievins and her team at The Change Architects work with companies that are growing, innovating, up-skilling, and digitally transforming. Stefanie leads a firm focused on designing the workforces of the future through up-skilling plans, succession plans, and strategic execution.
In this episode, Stefanie explains why meetings suck and proposes some ways to make them less painful and more productive.
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Mixing: Kelly Minnis2024-06-2721 min
Elite Expert Insider PodcastUnlocking Effective Change in Organizations with Stefanie KrievinsWelcome to another episode of the Elite Expert Insider podcast! In this episode, Jenn is joined by special guest Stefanie Krievins from the Change Architects. Stefanie is renowned for her expertise in helping individuals and organizations get unstuck and successfully navigate the complexities of change. Together, they dive into the reasons why meetings often fall short and, more importantly, discuss strategies to make them effective and engaging. Learn More: https://thechangearchitects.com/2024-06-1021 min
Deliberate Leaders Podcast with Allison DunnWhy Your Digital Transformation Efforts Aren’t Getting Fully Adopted with Stefanie KrievinsStefanie Krievins is a trained coach and facilitator with experience in HR consulting and business coaching. She is the host of the Hot Mess Hotline, a podcast for ambitious leaders who want to drive impactful change. She’s the creator of The Change Architecture which provides a new framework for driving transformation in the 21st century.Currently, Stefanie and her team at The Change Architects work with companies who are growing, innovating, scaling, and (digitally) transforming; but are stuck in the messy middle of change and are having growing pains. They need solutions to get their people an...2024-06-0516 min
Hot Mess HotlineIs Your Tech Team Accountable for Action or Outcomes with Jason BottsAre you accountable for action or outcomes? Jason Botts is an innovative, results-driven technology leader who creates high-performing teams. He is passionate about creating tech transformation that actually matters to its companies, customers, and stakeholders.
We discussed why benchmarks aren’t good enough and how trust and listening can solve even the worst tech disasters. Listen to this episode where Jason shares one of the worst days on the job – only 90 days after an ERP implementation with some 3 a.m. trust building.
About Jason Botts: With over two decades of experience, Jason helps...2024-05-1743 min
The Leadership Vision PodcastMastering Leadership Adaptability and Change Through Coaching with Stefanie KrievinsSend us a textUnlock the hidden rhythms of leadership adaptability and change management with Stefanie Krievins on our latest Leadership Vision Podcast. Stefanie, a seasoned life coach and HR consultant, weaves her narrative through the Change Architecture framework, demonstrating how leaders can balance driving change and valuing the guardians of institutional memory. Prepare to engage with the idea that adaptability is both a shield of resilience and a chameleon of responsiveness, empowering you to navigate the ever-shifting landscapes of organizational dynamics with confidence and agility.Have you considered yourself a 'pro troublemaker' or a...2024-05-1344 min
Hot Mess HotlineIf You’re Involved You Own It- Extreme Ownership for IT Leaders with Brian BurkExtreme ownership for IT leaders means: if you’re involved, you own it. Brian Burk brings his IT leadership experience to our conversation with his wise counsel and practical tools for accountability. Today’s projects are complex and have moving targets. It’s easy to want to avoid responsibility for results. But you’re here because you’re a leader that wants to see big change so avoidance is unacceptable.
Brian shares multiple tools to bring more change and accountability — all while making a successful business even more successful. There are training ideas and a process for group brains...2024-04-2637 min
Hot Mess HotlineExample of Technical Debt and Its Cultural Consequences with Ken KnaptonHow about a specific example of technical debt and its cultural consequences? Ken Knapton shares a real world example where tech silos and cultural silos reinforce each other. This company had several overlapping solutions that wasted money and created at least $5 million in cash expense — while individuals were losing their jobs!
If you’re struggling to articulate the case for why technical debt is holding your enterprise back, listen to this episode for the real world implications, criteria to evaluate and quantify, how to know you have a problem, and how to leverage your tech debt to the...2024-04-0553 min
Hot Mess HotlineInsider Threat Detection Comes From Strong Outside Relationships with Robert FieldInsider threat detection comes from new school technology and old school relationships. Robert Field learned of sabotage coming from one of his employees from a trusted relationship outside of the organization. Yes, technically, technology could have detected this. But the reality was that Rob’s focus on relationships saved his company’s bacon. He had people around him that cared about his success.
As a leader, do you have strong enough relationships to tell you the hard stuff, the stuff you don’t want to hear? Do you lead with integrity every day? Do you have people and te...2024-03-1531 min
People Strategy Leaders Podcast66 - Transforming Workplace Dynamics and Meeting Efficiency with Stefanie KrievinsYour host, Sri Chellappa, talks with the President of Stefanie Krievins & Co, Stefanie Krievins. Stefanie tackled a topic that resonates with many of us: the challenges and inefficiencies of meetings. Stefanie pointed out a critical issue—meetings have become the go-to for decision-making, information gathering, and connecting, yet they often lack a clear purpose. Stefanie brilliantly addressed the shift in communication dynamics, noting how the simple, spontaneous interactions we once had in person are now scheduled meetings. She didn't shy away from discussing the limitations of virtual meetings, especially when it comes to brainstorming and innovation, underscoring th...2024-03-1331 min
Hot Mess HotlineWhat Got You Here Won’t Get You There with Ravi Teja BommireddipalliWhat got you here won’t get you there if you’re a leader driving growth and transformation. Ravi Bommireddipalli is a CEO who focuses on unlearning as much as he learns. For Robosoft’s next level, he’s being charged with leading the company to where it has never been. Along the way he’s going to become a leader he’s never been. And he’s going to grow more leaders so that not all operational details continue to come through him.
This episode covers great ground on how CEOs and CIOs need to problem solve at highe...2024-02-2355 min
The HX Podcast with Stacie BairdThe Change Architecture: A Conversation with Stefanie KrievinsToday I am talking with a legendary voice in the space of the human experience. Stefanie Krievins leads a firm focused on the workforces of the future. She is the host of the Hot Mess Hotline (links below), a podcast for ambitious leaders who want to drive impactful change. I had the opportunity to sit down and hear her amazing journey. We talked about what led her to this space, and we dove deeper into some of her routines and habits that help her in this powerful journey. We discussed resilience, her passion in the space of foste...2024-02-2037 min
Hot Mess HotlineEvery Step of Growth Has Its Own New Challenges with Asad Ur RehmanEvery step of growth has its own challenges and hot messes. CEO Asad Ur Rehman learned these lessons the hard way as he’s grown from freelance software developer to CEO of a 300-person global firm. There’s a myth about success that when you achieve a certain salary, revenue, job, client, etc. etc. etc. THEN things will get easier, better.
Here’s the good news: as you uplevel, you get more challenges. These challenges get bigger and you have to uplevel your problem solving skills. The only way is through and a commitment to learning.
I lea...2024-01-2629 min
Hot Mess HotlineTell the Story of Your Career When There’s Too Much Variety in Your Resume with Adrian KoehlerDo you know how to tell the story of your career when there’s too much variety in your resume? Adrian Koehler is an executive coach who has transformed a “hot mess” of career experience into clear confidence for how he delivers compelling value every day and in the present moment.
This episode is for you if you’re working to develop the through-line to communicate how your variety of positions can contribute to your next career move and frame conversations so you can tell the story of your future impact, not justify your past career moves.
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Hot Mess HotlineMaking Decisions Isn’t Hard, Taking Action on the Decision is Hard with Alexei MillerMaking decisions isn’t always hard, but taking action on the decisions can be hard. Alexei Miller is a leader who lived that firsthand when his company’s locations were caught in the middle of international conflict. When Russia invaded Ukraine, Data Art’s “people first” philosophy was put to the test.
A decision for their Ukrainian employees felt like a betrayal of their Russian colleagues. And a decision for their Russian colleagues felt like a betrayal of their Ukrainian colleagues. Which people do you put first when global politics interrupts everything? And you have employees who need to be...2023-12-0856 min
Hot Mess HotlineThe Secret to Creating Alignment During Change with Michael JuddSuccessful leaders find themselves creating alignment during change. Michael Judd shares one of his initial turnaround gigs where he learned this skill directly and then took it with him for the rest of his career. Learn from his experience and self awareness:
Do you know your business’ safety net and risk tolerance?
Do you know how to create clarity when there’s confusion?
Do you know how to align the expectations of your manager with your peers and your teams?
Do you know if you’re an innovator, builder, or maintainer?
2023-12-0849 min
Hot Mess HotlineIf You Micromanage Then You’re Not Managing with Richard LunaRichard Luna came to a hard realization when he said to himself, “If you micromanage, then you’re not managing.” As his business and team were growing, he learned — the hard way, of course! — that he was controlling too much: filtering 1,000+ emails a day; creating specific dispatch schedules; putting out fires; selling services; being the CEO, COO, CSO, and CTO; working 18-hour days, the whole shebang.
Anyone who is driven recognizes this workload. For those of us who have broad shoulders, like to control for a positive outcome, and are wired for decision making, we all get humbled at...2023-12-0841 min
Hot Mess HotlineGreat Leaders Know They Lead Humans Not Robots with Denise CooperLeaders lead humans and people working together, not robots working together. Denise Cooper and I explore this topic in a very frank conversation. We’ve gone off course with leadership when we think that multi-tasking and motivating all employees in the exact same way is going to work in the 21st century.
Humans can’t multi-task; hell we’re not even supposed to have multiple priorities. (“Priority” was created in 1400 and “priorities” was created in the 1900s.) And each individual needs something slightly different to do their best work. But we still see leaders treating their folks like robots: sa...2023-11-0935 min
Hot Mess HotlineRoot Cause Analysis Example with 300 Servers and without Emotion with Benjamin PulatieIT executives have too many root cause analysis examples to count. Benjamin Pulatie is a leader and entrepreneur who’s no different. But because of his mega hot mess he learned how to take control when everyone was in charge but no one was in control; and check his emotions at the door.
Listen to this Hot Mess Hotline episode as Ben describes how he methodically evaluated what wasn’t working across 300 servers to find a solution that was costing millions of dollars a day.
About Benjamin
Benj...2023-10-1335 min
Hot Mess HotlineSolving the Right Problem with Change Management with Juan BetancourtSolving the right problem with change management is a perennial problem for IT leaders. Juan Betancourt is a tech entrepreneur who is willing to keep looking in the mirror, ask the hard questions, and continuously improve until he gets it right. Our conversation focuses on how he led his team through massive business shifts because that’s what it takes to keep up in his industry.
Leading a team through change that is forced from external pressures (looking at you ‘rona) is different from leading a team through change because of internal pressures and business vision. Listen to t...2023-09-2943 min
Hot Mess HotlineLeaders Aren’t Fortune Tellers, But They Are Risk Takers with Pamela DiazLeadership is about taking risks, not seeing into a crystal ball. Pamela Diaz is a leader that asks her team to trust her enough to take risks with her. And she returns that trust with empathy. Here at The Change Architects, we work with a lot of teams that demand all their questions be answered from their manager before they move forward with plans — which stalls progress and problem solving. And it’s simply impossible. Fortunately there’s another way and Pam knows what’s up.
This was a fun conversation. Listen in to this episode where I refere...2023-09-1850 min
Hot Mess HotlineResistance to Change Isn't What You Think It Is with Jessica CarrollResistance to change doesn't always show up in your team like you think it does. Jessica Carroll is an executive who has driven multiple digital transformations as a CIO and Chief Customer Experience Officer. The same lessons that apply to "going to the cloud" also apply to digital transformation and how to use AI in 2023. In this episode we discuss how it's easy for the leader to think their teammates are resisting, but they really might just need more information; think about the problem from a different perspective; or need to wrap their head around the project in a...2023-09-0149 min
Hot Mess HotlineDeliver Results that Match Your Executive Compensation with Scott CouchenourHave you ever felt like you weren't delivering the results as an executive that matched your compensation? Scott Couchenour is our faculty member who can tell you exactly why and how to get you focused on results, actions, and the mindset needed to do the strategic work necessary at your level. It's easy to get sucked into too many meetings, too many decisions, and too many tasks. As a senior leader you need to focus on delivering the value that only you can. Usually that means more time on strategic planning and execution, managing investments, aligning staff, and business...2023-08-1852 min
A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the worldAGL 325: Stefanie KrievinsAbout Stefanie
Stefanie Krievins is a trained coach and facilitator with experience in HR consulting and business coaching. She is the host of the Hot Mess Hotline, a podcast for ambitious leaders who want to drive impactful change. She’s the creator of The Change Architecture which provides a new framework for driving transformation in the 21st century.
She has collaborated with organizations from 5 to 50,000 employees in all sectors to create and implement strategic plans, change readiness assessments, and leadership development programs.
Her coach training is in solution-focused methodology from Erickson International and she’s a member of the International Coac...2023-08-1838 min
Hot Mess HotlineAction Can't Get in the Way of Empathy with Don MonistereAction and empathy move at different speeds in companies. Don Monistere is a longtime IT leader who has driven a lot of change. He's led the acquisition and merging of several companies and freely admits that plans on paper sometimes sound great and play out in the real world in a terrible way. He cares deeply about his people and he has a strong bias for action. For those of us who have a bias for action (me included) it's easy for us to run over people, push them out of the way, or dismiss their concerns because it...2023-08-0457 min
Hot Mess HotlineHow to Come Back from Burnout with Jimmy BurroughesHow do you come back from burnout as a leader? Jimmy Burroughes was an overachiever who tried to prove himself for too long and burned out. In epic fashion. As someone who knows he's here to make a difference in this world, he wanted to do too much, be too much, and was burning the candle at both ends. One day in 2017 it all caught up with him and the life that he had unraveled.
Luckily for him and for us, he came back from being lost, feeling hopeless, and being unable to get out bed. He...2023-07-2142 min
Hot Mess HotlineIT Needs to Say No Sometimes with Heather DarringHow to say "No" in IT is tricky. Heather Darring shares with us what's even trickier: saying Yes too frequently, projects going out of scope, and then reading an IT audit that says, "You suck." Okay, okay it didn't actually say that she and her 1 colleague sucked, but it described missed expectations and she took it personally. Years later she's able to share how that experience turned into an opportunity to reset expectations across the entire business, to grow, to learn, and ultimately expand her department and become the CIO.
Listen in to this episode with Heather...2023-07-0729 min
Hot Mess HotlineCourageous Leadership with Deseri GarciaCourageous leadership is a choice. Deseri Garcia is a coach and faculty member here at The Change Architects. Because she's been in the trenches as a leader, she knows what it takes to have hard conversations, lead with clarity and vision, and adapt to those around you while maintaining authenticity. Deseri's experience is now in teambuildng and coaching. Specifically she creates teambuilding experiences that build connection, problem solving skills, and shared results.
Listen in to this episode to hear about Deseri's coaching success, approach, and how she gets as much as she gives as a coach, trainer...2023-06-2338 min
Hot Mess HotlineChallenge the Status Quo; Business as Usual is Dangerous with Wally Brant"Challenge the status quo!" The executives we work with shout this from rooftops with their teams. "Business as usual" means a slow decline toward irrelevancy.
The reality is that a business that isn't growing in some way is in decline and shrinking the value it's bringing to the world. And "growth" doesn't always mean revenue, profit, and headcount. Growth in rate of change; growth in technical capabilities; growth in integration; growth in project management skills. These are all forms of valid growth too. "Growth" also means that some things do stay the same to create stability.
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Hot Mess HotlineRich Leaders Have Rich Relationships with Jack GibsonA little-discussed asset class known by rich leaders is to have rich relationships. Jack Gibson is a leader who values trust over money; friendship over revenue. Just a few short years ago, he was feeling hot, hot, hot about real estate investing with a business partner. He referred his friends to this person. Everything was great while everyone was making money together.
Until it wasn't and they were all losing money. Big time.
Jack put on his cape and saved the day. While he's learned since then that "saving others" isn't his job, he'll never...2023-05-1245 min
Hot Mess HotlineInsights into Uncomfortable Race Conversations at Work with Danielle Meadows-StinnettHave you ever wanted insights into uncomfortable race conversations at work but didn't know who to ask? Our guest, Danielle Meadows-Stinnett, is generous enough to share a hot mess she found herself in as the CEO of her marketing company. She describes what it felt like when a client said to her teammate, "Do you even speak English?"
For those of us in more privileged positions in our American culture, we need to learn what it's like sitting in the chair across from us as a person of color, a non-native English speaker, someone without a college...2023-04-2842 min
Hot Mess HotlineHow Small Tweaks Create Big Change with Nikki EvansBig change is created by small tweaks. One of our faculty members, Nikki Evans, reminds us that change happens in small steps. Our brains are wired for overwhelm when we try to prioritize, do, plan, think through too much. Coaching reminds us to use our human superpowers of focus, critical thinking, and taking one step at a time.
Nikki shares her coaching perspective, why you might want to work with her, and what to expect. After listening I hope you’ll find her as amazing as I do and see why she’s a natural fit here at S...2023-04-1424 min
Hot Mess HotlineBring More Critical Thinking to Your Leadership Team with Steve PearlmanCritical thinking in leadership teams is not the norm. Too many meetings are focused on who's winning, who has the best idea, who's talking the loudest, etc. Steve Pearlman, a critical thinking expert, makes the analogy to poker. We hold our cards close and jockey to win. But then tell everyone else to show their cards so the team can win.
I learned so much about how critical thinking is a bit more complex than I knew and yet there are some key tricks we can all use to be more present, aware, and unbiased in our...2023-03-3124 min
The CFO CornerNavigating the Human Element in Digital Transformation -- Stefanie Krievins, Business Coach and Podcast HostGUEST BIOStefanie Krievins is a trained coach and facilitator with a background in HR consulting, executive and business coaching, nonprofit management, and process and systems design. She is the host of the "Hot Mess Hotline," a podcast for ambitious leaders aspiring to reach the C-suite. Throughout her career, Stefanie has collaborated with organizations ranging from 5 to 1,500 employees across various sectors to develop business plans, strategize, provide training and development, and implement CRM solutions. Stefanie holds a certification in solution-focused methodology from Erickson International and is a member of the International Coach Federation. She...2023-03-2011 min
Hot Mess HotlineOld Habits Can't Create New Results with Tedra WhiteChange feels hard when we try to use old habits to drive new results. No one knows that better than our very own faculty member, Tedra White. On this episode of the Hot Mess Hotline, we talk through big career transitions; how bad employees create amazing results and how to turn them into great employees that create amazing results; what gets us stuck during transformation; and the power of coaching through all of this.
Tedra shares her coaching perspective, why you might want to work with her, and what to expect. After listening I hope you'll find...2023-03-1736 min
Hot Mess HotlineThe critical difference between managing complexity and micromanaging with Bill MurphyThere is a critical difference between managing complexity and micromanaging that all leaders need to know about. Our Hot Mess Hotline guest, Bill Murphy, breaks down how to know when you've reached a ceiling of complexity that requires you to step back into the details of the work.
This is different from micromanaging, however. And if you're seeing the same mistakes over and over, yet your team is supposed to have a process in place, you need to lead in a new way.
Hear about Bill's inflection point as a CEO while in a hospital...2023-03-0344 min
IT in the DChange and Influence with Stefanie KrievinsThis week, we got to chat with change and strategy consultant Stefanie Krievins.
We immediately got into change management, and not in a software/project way, but in a human way and how it is difficult for most people.
We discussed DISC methodology and how it applies on how we work with others. This led to how to lead kick ass meetings (something I think we can all improve on!)2022-12-0142 min
Hot Mess HotlineWhat's the Difference Between Orientation and Onboarding?What's the Difference Between Orientation and Onboarding? And why does it matter? With turnover and retention being very painful and expensive problems (especially right now!), leaders need every tool at their disposal to help the right people stay. Onboarding is an incredibly powerful tool and we have the stats to back it up!! Plus it's not really about the expense, it's about welcoming people into your culture, showing them a good time, giving them the tools and information to be successful, connecting them to their colleagues, and demonstrating that you want them to be successful...2022-11-0618 min
Hot Mess HotlineHot Messes Make You a Stronger Leader with Jerry JonesStronger leaders are made through multiple hot messes. Jerry Jones, former president of Cannon IV, shares his decisionmaking, sleepless nights, and strategy pivots during some tumultuous times. In this Hot Mess Hotline episode, he shares how 50% of their revenue evaporated in 90 days because of a supplier's switch in sales strategy. This episode is powerful for those leaders who feel fatigued by change or have teams who are complaining about too much change. "Why can't things just go back to normal?" When change is forced upon your team because of external factors, there is no going back to...2022-10-0246 min
Hot Mess HotlineWhen You Lose Your Job and It's Your Whole Identity with Steve SpiroWhat do you do when you lose your job and it's your whole identity? Steve Spiro has been there and has some words of advice! Almost every successful leader I know has been fired from a job and/or had a crisis of conscious. They often go hand-in-hand because we over invest our happiness in the role we play at work, the title, the salary, the perks. It's great to find purpose in our jobs. Our work can be the place where we make a difference and impact on the world. And at the end of the...2022-09-1843 min
Hot Mess HotlineDon't Do What You're Good At with Gary HobbsYou've probably spent your entire life believing that you should do what you're good at. Surely, if you're a natural at something, then it's your life's calling, right? But what if you've been wrong all along? Gary Hobbs, electrical engineer turned entrepreneur, believes it's the challenges you face, doing what you love, and doing what you're GREAT at will drive your success. In this episode of the Hot Mess Hotline, you will hear how important it is to weigh the risks of doing what you're good at when you're feeling unfulfilled. Can you find freedom by facing...2022-09-0240 min
Hot Mess HotlinePowerful Leaders Define Success for Themselves First with Karen MangiaThere's a balance in leadership success between being nimble and controlling the right kind of controllables. Karen Mangia is that leader who has found personal and professional success because she decided to prioritize — and control — what that looks like on a daily basis for her. You'll hear in this interview how Karen was letting other people's definitions of contribution, meaning, and boundaries drive her. And it wrecked her body, mind, and spirit. Lucky for us she found her way out and even used the pandemic as her reset time. She has changed her relationship with her career and...2022-08-1946 min
Hot Mess HotlineHow to Build a High Performing Team with Sean Murray and Doug BealHigh-performing teams are built when individuals go through challenges together. Sean Murray and Doug Beal bring us the real-life story of a gold metal Olympic team from the 80s who could barely work together in the beginning. In today's episode you'll learn that you actually don't need the smartest, most talented, highly skilled players for your business team to be high performing. During much of the 2010s (and still today), there was a fixation on hiring "the best talent." We think if we just hire the Lebron James of business intelligence, or the Peyton Manning of sales...2022-08-0559 min
Hot Mess HotlineRules to Live By for Good Leaders and Bad Leaders with Chris ClewsChris Clews, speaker and author, bring us rules to live by for good and bad leaders straight from the 80s! Again! He has such a valuable perspective to share (and we have laugh so much when we're together), I just had to have him back. This time we're talking about Road House and other 80s favorites. Plus if you're thinking about pivoting your career or there's a creative idea you keep thinking and dreaming about, Chris has some great advice on how to take action on it. Here's just a snippet of all the lightbulb...2022-04-2743 min
Hot Mess HotlineYour Team's Long Term Growth Plan with Tony NewcomeTony Newcome, CTO at ActiveCampaign, creates long-term growth plans with his team and has everyone working in the details, including himself. It's been instrumental to ActiveCampaign's success and certainly his track record as an award-winning technology leader. In this episode listen for Tony's leadership perspective and how he keeps cultures going in hyper growth mode while also staying focused. He believes the best in people and it shows through in everything he does and every conversation he has. Some teams use 2-week sprints to get the right work done at the right time. I've taught 90-day sprints to my...2022-04-1555 min
Hot Mess HotlineProject Management Problems Always Have People Solutions with Charlie GarciaCharlie Garcia, president of C Garcia and Associates, has learned that every project management problem really needs a people-focused solution. He grew up in the construction industry and learned early on to take responsibility for what's broken AND what's going right. In this episode, you'll hear Charlie describe a problem completely caused by other people but making him look bad. Like losing millions of dollars bad. He lost a lot of sleep fixing this hot mess, but didn't waste a second trying to blame others. He simply got to work. During this episode listen to Charlie tell how he...2022-04-011h 02
Hot Mess HotlineLeaders Don't Judge with Joe TopinkaJoe Topinka, founder of CIO Mentor, shares his experiences learning that leaders don't judge and how to really lead by example through a tough moment in his career. A new CEO came in and he was removed from the executive leadership team. An average leader will let their ego take over. An exceptional leader will take another route. Listen in this episode for Joe's top lessons, his source of inspiration, and our top insights you can put into practice immediately. Your ego overreacts and lies to you. Not only step out of the drama triangle, but...2022-03-1847 min
Hot Mess HotlineHow to Lead Through a Crisis with Whynde KuehnWhynde Kuehne, founder and managing director of S2E Transformation Inc., teaches us how to lead through a crisis from her firsthand experience. She was having a normal, fabulous day when she receives a call from the big boss saying her boss was out immediately and she's now in charge of a 100-person team. Gulp. In a matter of days she came up with a way forward for the entire team. Listen in for these key insights and so much more from our powerful conversation. Why a "bridge" is a powerful metaphor for leadership Technical, consulting...2022-02-1944 min
Hot Mess HotlineLeadership Lessons from the 80s with Chris ClewsChris Clews, speaker and author, brings us the top leadership lessons from the 80s in this Hot Mess Hotline episode. Combining his marketing leadership experience and love of Gen X culture, he's written a books series, "What 80s Pop Culture Teaches Us About Today’s Workplace." He travels the country sharing what we can all learn from our childhood favorites: movies that play on Saturday afternoon reruns and music originally released on vinyl. Chris originally got inspiration for this work while at home on a mental health day trying to figure out what he wanted to be when...2021-11-2858 min
Unconventional Leadership PodcastLead Groundbreaking Change with Stefanie KrievinsStefanie Krievins is the guest on today’s episode of the Talent Magnet Leadership Podcast. Stefanie is the founder and CEO of Stephanie Krievins & Co, and the host of the Hot Mess Hotline Podcast. She has spent her career helping businesses grow with their teams by combining change management and leadership developing principles. In this exciting conversation, Stefanie and Mike dive deep into change management and what leaders need to do to equip themselves and their employees for change in their organizations.
Leaders need to ask themselves how they can create change, and remain adaptable. St...2021-11-1844 min
The Unconventional Leadership PodcastLead Groundbreaking Change with Stefanie KrievinsStefanie Krievins is the guest on today’s episode of the Talent Magnet Leadership Podcast. Stefanie is the founder and CEO of Stephanie Krievins & Co, and the host of the Hot Mess Hotline Podcast. She has spent her career helping businesses grow with their teams by combining change management and leadership developing principles. In this exciting conversation, Stefanie and Mike dive deep into change management and what leaders need to do to equip themselves and their employees for change in their organizations.
Leaders need to ask themselves how they can create change, and remain adaptable. Stefanie asks leaders, “Do we h...2021-11-1844 min
Hot Mess HotlineThe Ultimate Humble Leadership Style with David FischerDavid Fischer, chief revenue officer at Gregory & Appel Insurance, has always sought out challenges. As a marine, he learned the ultimate humble leadership style: leaders eat last. He continuously strives to grow himself, the companies he works for, and the people he leads. That hard work is rewarded with increasingly complex challenges to face, however. He's a wizard when it comes to creating sales systems and structures to catapult a company's success. This problem he shares with us on the Hot Mess Hotline seemed to be a growth opportunity. And it certainly was. But not in the wa...2021-11-1459 min
Hot Mess HotlineWhat to Do When Hard Work Doesn't Pay Off with Blair MiloBlair Milo, founding director of the Center for Talent and Opportunity, took on a huge career opportunity, drove innovation, and then confronted a problem she couldn't outwork. One minute into this episode and you'll know how hard Blair works. She went from distinguished naval officer to city mayor before the age of 30. Like you, she's an ambitious, go-get 'em tiger, high achiever who does. not. shy. away. from hard work. But hard work doesn't solve all your problems. Gggggaaaaaasssssspppp. Did I just say that? Yep. You can't outwork all of your...2021-11-0243 min
Hot Mess Hotline5 Steps To Take After Being Fired with Emil EkiyorEmil Ekiyor, CEO of Innopower, learned some tough lessons before finding his purpose. He came to America from Nigeria in high school, never having played football. He learned the game and earned his way into the NFL. He put his head down and got to work. Every. Single. Day. Working on his mind and body to always be competing against himself and the league's best with his speed, strength, and endurance. One day it was just over. After injury and an unexpected termination, his name was at the bottom of ESPN's screen and he was...2021-10-1758 min
Hot Mess HotlineWhy Mental Clarity is More Important Than a Business Plan with Jason WeddleJason Weddle, CEO of Hamilton, has been successful precisely because he's willing to answer the hard questions and have the tough conversations. Even with himself. For this episode of the Hot Mess Hotline, he shares the confusion that existed in the 6 inches between his ears and describes why mental clarity is more important than the business plan at certain times. His willingness to answer these tough questions and wrestle with himself has led to his success so far. (I mean, "wrestle," figuratively of course. Otherwise that'd be weird.) Jason is raw and vulnerable and wants...2021-09-1748 min
Hot Mess HotlineHow to Overcome Mistakes at Work with Jeff TonJeff Ton has risen through the ranks of IT from manager to director to CIO. He's now bringing the wisdom he's learned to current IT leaders through a CIO networking group in Central Indiana. On this episode of the Hot Mess Hotline, he shares how to overcome mistakes at work through a gut-wrenching management and leadership experience. He faced his 150-person team to explain himself and explain why they saw their names on the chopping block in a slide deck before the time was right. It was tense. Seriously, my tummy gets flippy and floppy...2021-09-0553 min
Hot Mess HotlineResilience Examples from IT and Consulting LeadersThis episode is a replay of an IT panel that Stefanie Krievins moderated in April 2021 with successful IT leaders who also have remarkably diverse perspectives of this world and in their companies. Diversity is strength. Strength is resilience. IT leaders and consultants will be responsible for ever-increasing results because of the rate of change during the pandemic: our adoption of technology advanced 10 years in just 10 months. Also those companies who can't attract, retain, and develop candidates with minority identities stand to lose out, BIG TIME. Listen in for compelling business research that demonstrates...2021-05-241h 13
Hot Mess HotlineA Real World Emotional Intelligence Test You Only Gain Through Experience with Leslie MurphyLeslie Murphy is the owner of an association management firm with tenured experience in managing people, teams, volunteers, and herself. She shares her stories about learning more about herself and how to navigate and negotiate change with others. Leslie shares how her lack of emotional intelligence earlier in her career didn't taken into account others' perspectives or needs. And a few interactions where others were willing to teach her some painful lessons. Now she knows herself well and knows how to work around her driven, check-the-box mindset to navigate tricky stakeholder relationships and...2021-05-0643 min
Hot Mess HotlineTransparency is the Only Option for Leadership If You Want Trust with Wayne PatrickWayne Patrick is a serial tech entrepreneur whose Hot Mess Hotline conversation is about his lessons learned during the Great Recession in 2008. His "world fell apart," when he got a Monday morning call losing 10% of his sales. The firm was in hot water. At the time, Wayne's company, PDD, was firmly entrenched in the automobile industry. Wayne's world was falling apart and he knew he had no choice but to trim his budget fast. The automobile industry was imploding and another 15% of his existing business was also at risk. Wayn...2021-04-2354 min
Hot Mess HotlineWhat Successful Leaders Do in Challenging Times with Mike Sipple Jr.In today’s episode, Mike Sipple Jr. wants you to know that as a mid-level leader you are an inspiration! It might not feel that way sometimes. You may be asking, "How can I be an inspiration as a mid-level leader?" Here's how: It's through learning experiences and having to make decisions that we grow. As a leader, you have a vision and you make decisions based on those long-rang planes. Sometimes these decisions create the outcome that is planned and sometimes they don't. Either way, you get to you...2021-04-0945 min
Hot Mess HotlineCritical Decision Making Skills Every Manager Needs with Aimee KandracDo you ever wish that you could see that your CEO is a human being? That they are vulnerable? That they can mess up? In today’s episode, Aimee Kandrac, CEO and Founder of WhatFriendsDo, tells us about a time where her close friend’s son was diagnosed with a cancer. As her friend’s family waited in isolation in the hospital for 100 days, many stories were shared and stored on Aimee's database. About 6-months into this journey the WhatFriendsDo website crashed and none of the backups worked, Aimee had lost their whole story. On top of...2021-03-2648 min
Hot Mess HotlineGreat adversity is a Great Business Opportunity with Kevin BerkopesKevin Berkopes talks about the Hot Mess that happened due to COVID which jarred schools: the largest healthcare, childcare, and food programs in the world. Kevin and his company, Crossroads Education, work to support schools in parenting alongside parents to help create healthy kids by using relationship-based education. Kevin knows that "Everyone has a solidified opinion on what needs to be done in education." But no one has real solutions to improve equitable access and services, especially to balance out the trauma of poverty. Kevin's company uses students as the co-creators of tutoring systems in s...2021-03-1349 min
Hot Mess HotlineA CEO Answers The Question - How Do You Build Staff Resilience with Angela WhiteThis episode reveals how a CEO learned powerful lessons during a staff tragedy and how it built resilience for 2020. While we'll never wish this trauma on your team, there are real lessons you and your staff can always take from challenges. Why everyone on a team needs to share responsibility for revenue generation Why having your people share in the spotlight is critical for succession planning How the more you invest in your people, the more it will pay off How to connect self care and stamina Get these episodes and more straight-talk advice delivered directly to...2021-03-0156 min
Hot Mess HotlineTake Control of Your Career by Taking Control of What You're Learning with Darren ReeseThis episode discusses the limitations to passion, why being less intolerant can be a great thing, and tools to know people are doing their jobs. Darren Reese is the CEO of the SESCO Group and he is sharing his secrets to success as an unlikely executive, including taking control of your own learning and several key tools to trust your people are doing the right thing. Get these episodes and more straight-talk advice delivered directly to your inbox at https://stefaniekrievins.com/blog/.2021-02-1444 min
Hot Mess HotlineThe Business Strategy Questions the Pandemic is Forcing Leaders to Answer with Calvin EllisonStefanie Krievins and Executive Coach and Mastermind Host Cal Ellison discuss the deep questions that the pandemic forced business leaders to answer. The pandemic and economic shutdown forced CEOs and mid-level leaders to really evaluate why and how they were successful. This episode offers new tools to think about planning for and re-thinking growth in the future. Get these episodes and more straight-talk advice delivered directly to your inbox at https://stefaniekrievins.com/blog/.2021-01-3143 min
Hot Mess HotlineWhy Fast Business Growth Didn't Stop in 2020 but was Redefined Instead with Armando LanutiLast year, 2020, was the ultimate hot mess. And 2021 is also starting out with a bang. But there's always good that emerges during difficult times. This episode features Armando Lanuti, the president of Creative Works. This company designs the backdrop and experience in family entertainment centers. Their primary customers' businesses closed up shop when COVID hit. They were on track for a blockbuster year and then everything came to a screeching halt. But Armando's team demonstrated resilience in amazing ways. Listen in for how they pivoted, adapted, were optimistic, and came out of 2020 swinging for the...2021-01-191h 08
Hot Mess HotlineA Mini Mess on Why There IS an "I" in Team!We've all seen the inspirational placard "There's No I in Team!" If you want to know how to improve communication within a team, the first thing that you need to know is there IS an "I" in "Team" - and no, asserting your "I"-ness does NOT necessarily make you an A-Hole. I’m talking about how to build trust at work by bringing the personalities, individualism, and egos of your team away from the extremes and to a successful, productive place in the middle. Whether you've got the ultimate team player, yes-man who shows up...2020-12-2103 min
Hot Mess HotlineA Mini Mess on Why Time Management is a MythTime management is a myth, and today, I’m going to talk about why – and what you should be doing instead to maximize the time you have, manage expectations at work and at home with the emergencies that inevitably arise, and get your best work done without the constant stress. See the full blog post and transcript at https://stefaniekrievins.com/why-time-management-is-a-myth/ Get these episodes and more straight-talk advice delivered directly to your inbox at https://stefaniekrievins.com/blog/.2020-12-0704 min
Hot Mess HotlineA Mini Mess on Why Gen X is Awesome in the Workplace!Friends, growing up Gen X meant growing up in a really interesting time. We were independent, sometimes latchkey kids, bridging genres, friend cliques, interests, and more. This independence didn’t go away when we entered the workforce, either! It made us confident and awesome. See the full blog post and transcript at https://stefaniekrievins.com/why-gen-x-is-awesome/ Get these episodes and more straight-talk advice delivered directly to your inbox at https://stefaniekrievins.com/blog/.2020-11-2305 min
Hot Mess HotlineHow this President and Founder used her strategic plan to change everythingIf you’ve ever asked yourself, “So why is strategic planning important to a small company?” Sam Julka has your answer. As Sam discusses in this episode of the Hot Mess Hotline, she and her team had to figure out how to use tools in new ways, provide clients with a needed service, and keep their doors open despite everything changing. Listen to this episode now. See the full blog post at https://www.stefaniekrievins.com/how-this-president-and-founder-used-her-strategic-plan-to-change-everything Find Part 1 of Sam’s interview at https://www.stefaniekrievins.com/how-a-network-of-trusted-advisors-helped-this-ceo-pivot-to-a-new-strategic-plan Get these...2020-10-2332 min
Hot Mess HotlineHow a network of trusted advisors helped this CEO pivot to a new strategic planFor Sam Julka, the President and Founder of DORIS Research, 2020 proved that strategic planning can sometimes have unintended or unexpected benefits, such as finding yourself with a team of great advisors during a global pandemic. As a business that revolves around researching the physical office space of other companies, Sam faced immediate client loss and hard decisions. It was clear that their 2020 strategic plan wasn’t going to happen, and instead, Sam needed a new plan. See the full blog post at https://www.stefaniekrievins.com/how-a-network-of-trusted-advisors-helped-this-ceo-pivot-to-a-new-strategic-plan Find Part 2 of Sam’s in...2020-10-2332 min
Hot Mess HotlineHow 1 Powerful Question Changed an Entire IT TeamIn Part 2 of Mike Loggins’ interview, we’re going behind the scenes to learn how Mike, a global vice president of IT, and his team changed their communication style by completely changing their workspace, and how “What can we do to make this work?” became the innovative question they needed to succeed. See the full blog post and transcript at https://www.stefaniekrievins.com/how-1-powerful-question-changed-an-entire-it-team Find Part 1 of Mike’s interview at https://www.stefaniekrievins.com/how-this-it-team-couldnt-change-their-culture Get these episodes and more straight-talk advice delivered directly to your inbox at https://stefaniekrievins.com/blog/.2020-10-0835 min
Hot Mess HotlineHow This IT Team Couldn’t Change Their Culture and Communication Until They Changed Where They SatMike Loggins, a global vice president of IT, and I discuss how to improve communication within a team on this episode of the Hot Mess Hotline. When it came to team communication strategies, Mike had some ridiculous ambiguity on his hands. Mike used to believe that if he just designed the best processes and bought the newest technology then, voila, there will be transformation and cultural change. Here’s what it really takes: thinking from a new perspective. Mike and his team figured out that those beliefs were short-sighted. See the full blog po...2020-10-0830 min
Hot Mess HotlineHow a Nonprofit CEO Learned to Overcome Change Management Challenges and Experience Opportunity in the PandemicComing into 2020, when you thought of how to overcome change management challenges, you didn’t have the fallout of a global pandemic on your radar. If you’re Jim Morris, CEO of the Greater Indy Habitat for Humanity, you’re also facing the recent merger with another nonprofit. And this is after a nearly 8-year competitive struggle with the board and staff of an organization that you lead. My interview with Jim Morris has so many relevant lessons learned on how to overcome change management challenges. How could it not when you’re facing THIS much change! Pa...2020-10-0529 min
Hot Mess HotlineComplex Conflict This CEO Found Himself in for 8 YearsTypically when I talk with a client about how to manage conflict, it’s within an organization. On this’s episode of the Hot Mess Hotline, Jim Morris, the CEO of Greater Indy Habitat for Humanity, and I discuss conflict with an outside, competing nonprofit. Jim found himself navigating both internal and external conflict as he spent 8 years in this hot mess with an organization that was supposed to be a collaborator, not a distraction. Learn how he handled it and more in this episode! See the full blog post at https://www.stefaniekrievins.com/complex-conflict-this-ceo-found-himself-in-for-8-years 2020-10-0533 min
Hot Mess HotlineA Mini Mess on What is Change Management TrainingIf you think change is hard, you’re doing it wrong. And you’re probably doing change management training wrong, too. So what is change management training, and what’s the number one secret that every Pro Troublemaker knows about change? Friends, that’s what I’m talking about in today’s video! I’m hitting three key points today in helping you to identify what change management training is best for your situation. Pro Troublemakers know that successfully answering “What is Change Management?” is critical for leaders. If you haven’t seen my Pro Troublemaker...2020-09-2804 min
Hot Mess HotlineWhat is Coaching? A Mini Mess on How to Find A Great CoachOver the years I’ve learned that when people ask me what I do for a living, they always have a follow up question! For some, it’s how to deal with *that* coworker or boss: managing conflict within a team, what to do when you report to several people, and so on. For others, it’s how to reach that next level in the workplace, whether seeking a promotion, finding a new job, or beginning to think about how to start the succession planning process. But the biggest question is “What IS coaching, anyway?” I love this quest...2020-09-2105 min
Hot Mess HotlineA Mini Mess on Why You Don't Cut Your Professional Development BudgetLeaders, it’s time to budget for 2021 and today I’m here to say don’t cut your professional development budget! I know it can be tempting, or even seem reasonable, to make cuts here. We’re approaching the recovery phase of COVID-19, you may be tasked with cutting costs in your budget, and you may not even be sure how much to budget for professional development! Despite the uncertainty, I’ll say it again: don’t cut your professional development budget! I’ve got three tips to share with you today. Then, it’s on you as a...2020-09-1404 min
Hot Mess HotlineHow to Develop Connection in a Virtual and Uncertain World: A Hot Mess Webinar with MotivosityAs a leader, it's not up to you to keep everyone happy and motivated all the time. But it IS up to you to lead the way on creating a culture where employees motivate each other, where healthy conflict is encouraged, and where social and emotional connections are built even without physical proximity. The webinar starts off with two participant questions, "What's the #1 impact you've seen on your team because of COVID-19 and the sudden shift to working remotely?" and "What's the most important corporate value you want your team to adopt into the next...2020-09-071h 04
Hot Mess HotlineA Mini Mess on How To Improve CommunicationWant to talk about the biggest factor in your team’s success? Want to talk about what success factors are important to small business owners? Want to talk about how to improve change management? Friends, that’s what you’ve got to do: TALK! Today’s Mini Mess is all about how to improve communication within your team. And while there’s no Golden Ticket to communication, there is a Golden Idea, and I’ll share it with you today. Then, I’ll give you three of my favorite resources for improving comm...2020-08-3104 min
Hot Mess HotlineA Mini Mess On Setting SMART GoalsHere’s the thing about SMART goals: they’re here to stay. Look no further than a quick Google search to tell you that SMART goals are an essential part of strategic planning for any workplace that wants to be successful in reaching their quarterly, annual, or multi-year objectives. In today's Mini Mess episode, originally recorded in January 2020, I'm talking about how SMART goals can help create focus and clarity. So why, when they’re introduced in a meeting, are your coworkers’ eyes more glazed over than the last donut lingering in the middle of the conf...2020-08-2406 min
Hot Mess HotlineA Mini Mess on How To Build TrustWhen I start working with a team, the issues that I hear most often are trust, communication, and other problems that are rooted in trust and communication. Today, I’m focusing on how to build trust at work. Leaders, trust starts with you, and what I have to say about what you need to share and what you need to say may make you a little nervous. But ultimately, developing this skill will allow your team to trust you more. This trust will spill over into how they trust and communicate with each other. See th...2020-08-1704 min
Hot Mess HotlineA Mini Mess On Setting SHIFT GoalsIf you've been here awhile, you know I'm a person who likes to get the real shizz done. I love talking sales, strategy, stakeholders, small business and salsa (so if you decide to conduct a goal-setting strategy session over chips and dip, I just might join you). In today's Mini Mess episode, originally recorded in January 2020, it’s time to talk about how to set meaningful, motivational goals to best align with not only your project management needs, but with what really, REALLY inspires you to get your best work done. And we’re going to do this...2020-08-1005 min
Hot Mess HotlineA Mini Mess On What's Holding Gen X Back In The WorkplaceGen X is often called the sandwich generation, and while that phrase is certainly true on the home front, it's applicable to the workplace as well. My fellow Gen Xers are sandwiched between Baby Boomer CEOs and leadership and managing Millennial team members, and frankly, we're burning out. In today's Mini Mess episode, I'm talking about Generation X motivation in the workplace and THEN, I'm talking about what to do about it, and why it's so important to take that step! See the full blog post and transcript at https://www.stefaniekrievins.com/whats-holding-gen-x-back-in-the-workplace G...2020-08-0304 min
Hot Mess HotlineA Conversation with Doug MillerIn this episode, Stefanie talks with Doug Miller, the Owner & CEO of Brightworks, about his company’s experience with the COVID-19 pandemic and how his advanced-preparedness mindset helped his team immediately and seamlessly transition to an entirely virtual office while continuing to provide customer support. Pro Troublemaker Nation founder Stefanie Krievins draws on conversations with guest CEOs and leaders, her own clients’ experiences, and the expertise of leading change-management professionals to provide tools for mid-level managers who want to learn to think like entrepreneurs. Mr. Miller has extensive information technology operations experience in manufacturing, financial serv...2020-06-1950 min
Hot Mess HotlineKeeping Your Team Excited For ChangeIn this episode, Stefanie discusses when it’s time to challenge the status quo and how to harness the energy of your team when they’re excited about change. Leaders will also learn what to do when a new corporate culture begins emerging as the result of change initiatives, and how that happens. Pro Troublemaker Nation founder Stefanie Krievins draws on conversations with guest CEOs and leaders, her own clients’ experiences, and the expertise of leading change-management professionals to provide tools for mid-level managers who want to learn to think like entrepreneurs. Find “Leading Change,” by John Ko...2020-06-1921 min
Hot Mess HotlineSetting Goals and Celebrating SuccessIn this episode, leaders will tackle the obstacles that keep their teams from changing. Stefanie discusses the art of delegating as part of the change management process, then addresses how to break down your vision story in to multi-year, annual, and six-month goals. Listeners will learn why to set benchmarks for success, as well as how to celebrate the wins along the way with their teams. Pro Troublemaker Nation founder Stefanie Krievins draws on conversations with guest CEOs and leaders, her own clients’ experiences, and the expertise of leading change-management professionals to provide tools for mid-level managers wh...2020-06-1918 min
Hot Mess HotlineVision Stories and How To Communicate ThemIn this episode, Stefanie Krievins discusses why leaders need more than just a vision for their team and why you need to communicate significantly more than you think you do. Key takeways include how to create a vision story, how to communicate that story to your team with tools that you may not have considered, and how everyone at your company ultimately plays a role in the change you want to see. Leaders will gain a list of internal communication tools to begin using immediately. In the first six episodes, Pro Troublemaker Nation founder Stefanie Krievins draws...2020-06-1925 min