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R.O.G. Return on Generosity211. Susan McPherson - The Lost Art of Connecting“...if you listen carefully when people tell you these things, which is so hard because we have so many distractions, but if you listen carefully, you can find ways to be helpful, to be responsible, to be reliable, to be trustworthy, all the things that make us fully functioning and valuable humans.”
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction to Susan McPherson
05:43 The Lost Art of Connecting
12:25 The Importance of Quality Questions
21:29 Pros and Cons of Social Media
30:08 Rapid Fire Questions and Reflections
Episode Summary:
In this conversation, Shannon Cassidy interviews Susan McPherson, a social impact expert and auth...2024-12-1729 min
Keen On AmericaEpisode 2244: John Hagel on overcoming fear - his proudest achievement over the last 20 yearsIn association with our friends at Digital-Life-Design (DLD), Europe’s iconic annual tech conference which next January celebrates its twentieth anniversary, we are starting a series of conversations with DLD speakers looking back over the last twenty years. First up is Silicon Valley entrepreneur, speaker and author John Hagel, who talked, quite openly, about his lifelong fear of fear and how he’s cured himself of this affliction over the last two decades.John Hagel III has more than 40 years’ experience as a management consultant, author, speaker and entrepreneur. After...2024-11-1546 min
Who Made You the Boss?25. Does Networking Really Make a Difference? Susan McPherson Will Transform How You ConnectSusan McPherson, founder and CEO of McPherson Strategies, delves into the art of connecting with others. Susan shares her journey from corporate America to becoming an entrepreneur, and how she embraced her role as a leader. Susan and Lindsey discuss the power of kindness in leadership, the importance of intentional and value-based connections, and provide practical tips for fostering these connections both personally and professionally.
What you'll learn in this episode:
How Susan transitioned from corporate America to becoming an accidental entrepreneur.
The importance of kindness in leadership and fostering a positive company c...2024-09-1830 min
The Bold LoungeSusan McPherson: The Power of Community- Building Bold ConnectionsSend us a textAbout This EpisodeJoin us as we welcome Susan McPherson, a serial connector, angel investor, and corporate responsibility expert, who shares her unique take on boldness. In this episode, she examines the courage and confidence needed to uplift others and how building genuine connections has changed over time, especially through the explosion of social media and the changing approaches to networking. Susan discusses her motivation for writing her book, The Lost Art of Connecting. Amid our digital distractions, she emphasizes the necessity of authentic, face-to-face interactions and the powerful...2024-08-1331 min
It's No FlukeE19 AJR's Adam Met & Josh Kampel: How to address climate realistically?The interests of Adam Met PhD bridge music, sustainability, law, academia, policy, marketing, and technology. As the founder and Executive Director of Planet Reimagined, he leads a nonprofit that addresses climate change systems through media, academic research fellowships, and incentive-based initiatives. As the bassist for AJR, he has traveled the world on sold-out tours, achieved platinum certifications in numerous countries, and recorded a repertoire of music that has garnered more than 7 billion streams worldwide.
Josh Kampel is the CEO of Worth Media. He serves on the board of Planet Reimagined and was the CEO...2023-09-121h 00
BEYOND BARRIERSEpisode 258: The Art of Connecting With Susan McPherson, Founder & CEO of McPherson StrategiesSusan McPherson has an early memory that shaped her perspective on how to build relationships. Growing up, she would watch her parents sit at the breakfast table every morning, cutting out newspaper articles that they found interesting. Every day, they wrote notes to their friends and sent it in the mail along with the newspaper cuttings. It was their way of saying “I’m thinking of you” and nurturing relationships with friends and family. In this episode, Susan shares the keys to connecting with people and what you can do to nurture relationships. As a successful entrepreneur, she cr...2023-04-0534 min
Voice IsCONNECTION with Susan McPherson: On building relationships and community, making people feel seen and heard, and enacting corporate changeJulie and Casey sit down with author, corporate social responsibility expert, and founder of McPherson Strategies Susan McPherson to talk all things connecting. Along the way we touch on the very universal human need to be seen and heard, how relationships can be a vehicle for social impact, and what it means to build community as single women looking to take care of our long term futures. Thank you to our Season 4 sponsor, Armoire! If you're ready to try a new look, Armoire's high-end clothing rental service (full of amazing women-owned brands) will hook you up! For 50% o...2023-03-2258 min
Sell By Being HumanHow Do We Really Build Human Connection?, Susan McPherson - CEO, authorSusan McPherson is a serial connector, angel investor, and corporate responsibility expert. She is the founder and CEO of McPherson Strategies, a communications consultancy focused on the intersection of brands and social impact. She is the author of The Lost Art of Connecting: The Gather, Ask, Do Method for Building Meaningful Relationships (McGraw-Hill). Susan has 30+ years of experience in marketing, public relations, and sustainability communications, speaking regularly at industry events including Massachusetts Conference for Women, BSR, DLD, Worth Women and Techonomy, and contributing to the Harvard Business Review, Fast Company, and Forbes. She has appeared on NPR, CNN, USA...2023-03-2242 min
Positive Impact Philanthropy PodcastAn Interview with Susan McPherson, Founder and CEO of McPherson StrategiesJoin Lori and her guest, Susan McPherson, as they talk about making an impact through effective communication. Susan is the founder and CEO of McPherson Strategies, a consultancy that helps corporations with communicating the good that they’re doing. How can companies promote their philanthropy to their employees as well as external audiences? Stay tuned! Here are the things to expect in this episode: Learning from a young age that it’s important to give back. Volunteering is a great way to connect with people and learn new things. Every single one of us can b...2022-08-2416 min
The Iowa Idea Podcast105. John HagelThe Iowa Idea: John Hagel
“I’ve always been attracted to edges.”
In this episode Iowa Idea Podcast, I’m joined by John Hagel. John is an author, strategist, management consultant and entrepreneur with more than 40 years’ experience. After retiring as a partner from Deloitte, he released his latest book, The Journey Beyond Fear, that addresses the psychology of change, and he is developing a series of programs to help people navigate through change at many levels. John works with companies and people who are seeking to anticipate the future and achieve much greater impact. John is wi...2021-08-2055 min
The Health+Wealth Of AmericaTrailer: The Health+Wealth Of America A Limited SeriesJoin Techonomy, CDX, and Worth as we explore the state of the U.S. as it emerges from the pandemic and a painful prolonged economic crisis in a limited podcast series - The Health+Wealth of America. Where do we stand with the vaccine and recovery from COVID? What's next for healthcare innovation? How is capitalism and our economy doing in this stressful time?
2021-04-3001 minThe Health+Wealth Of AmericaHow Technology can Help to Advance Health Equity with Jim SwansonThe Health+Wealth of America is a series of conversations hosted by CDX, Techonomy and Worth about challenges and opportunities facing our country. In this episode, Jim Swanson, Johnson & Johnson, EVP & Enterprise CIO, is a visionary IT leader with 30 years of experience helping companies excel in the digital space through the adoption of cutting-edge technologies and structures speaks with Josh Kampel, CEO of Clarim Media.2021-04-3021 minThe Health+Wealth Of AmericaHow Tech and Data Can Diversify Networks with Asmau AhmedThe Health+Wealth of America is a series of conversations hosted by CDX, Techonomy and Worth about challenges and opportunities facing our country. In this episode, Asmau Ahmed, Banking executive and founder of Diversity Meter. Asmau believes in humanizing technology and utilizing its pervasiveness for superior business outcomes and better people decisions speak with David Kirkpatrick, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Techonomy Media.
2021-04-3023 minThe Health+Wealth Of AmericaNature+Tech=Sustainable Fashion with Amanda ParkesThe Health+Wealth of America is a series of conversations hosted by CDX, Techonomy and Worth about challenges and opportunities facing our country. In this episode, Amanda Parkes, Chief Innovation Officer at PANGAIA. Dr. Parkes. is a fashion scientist focused on fashion innovation, sustainability, wearable technology, interaction design and smart materials spanning research, development, and product commercialization for start-ups and major tech and fashion companies speaks with Robin Raskin, Founder of Virtual Events Group and Techonomy Contributor.2021-04-3030 minThe Health+Wealth Of AmericaWhat Does it Mean to Make a Company "Just"? with Christoph SchellThe Health+Wealth of America is a series of conversations hosted by CDX, Techonomy and Worth about challenges and opportunities facing our country. In this episode, Christoph Schell, Chief Commercial Officer HP Inc. accountable for customer success globally speaks with David Kirkpatrick, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Techonomy Media2021-04-3020 minThe Health+Wealth Of AmericaHow America Bungled the COVID Pandemic with Nina BurleighThe Health+Wealth of America is a series of conversations hosted by CDX, Techonomy and Worth about challenges and opportunities facing our country. In this episode, Nina Burleigh, Author + Journalist. Nina is an award-winning author, journalist, lecturer and feminist cultural critic who speaks with James Ledbetter, Chief Content Officer of Clarim Media and Founder of Fin.2021-04-3023 minThe Health+Wealth Of AmericaHow Data Can Help Stop Future Pandemics with Bret GreensteinThe Health+Wealth of America is a series of conversations hosted by CDX, Techonomy and Worth about challenges and opportunities facing our country. In this episode, Bret Greenstein, SVP and Global Head of AI & Analytics Cognizant who leads Cognizant’s Global Data Practice, focused on helping Chief Data Officers transform their businesses through Data Modernization speaks with David Kirkpatrick, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Techonomy Media. 2021-04-3023 minThe Health+Wealth Of AmericaDemocratizing Access to Personal Wellness with Mindy GrossmanThe Health+Wealth of America is a series of conversations hosted by CDX, Techonomy and Worth about challenges and opportunities facing our country. In this episode, Mindy Grossman, President and CEO of WW (Formerly Weight Watchers) a disruptive leader known for building and transforming consumer brands speaks with Josh Kampel, CEO of Clarim Media.2021-04-3020 minThe Health+Wealth Of AmericaIs the U.S. Finally Spending What We Should? with Joseph StiglitzThe Health+Wealth of America is a series of conversations hosted by CDX, Techonomy and Worth about challenges and opportunities facing our country. In this episode, Joseph Stiglitz, Economist + Nobel Laureate speaks with James Ledbetter, Chief Content Officer of Clarim Media and Founder of Fin.
2021-04-3033 minThe Health+Wealth Of AmericaWhy The Future Depends on Investing in Talented People with Eric BravermanThe Health+Wealth of America is a series of conversations hosted by CDX, Techonomy and Worth about challenges and opportunities facing our country. In this episode, Eric Braverman, Schmidt Futures. Eric Braverman who is the chief executive of Schmidt Futures speaks with David Kirkpatrick, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Techonomy Media. 2021-04-3021 min
The Health+Wealth Of AmericaWhat Does “Work-Life Balance” Mean Now? with Daisy DowlingThe Health+Wealth of America is a series of conversations hosted by CDX, Techonomy and Worth about challenges and opportunities facing our country. In this episode, Daisy Dowling, is an executive coach, full-time working parent to two young children, and author of WORKPARENT: The Complete Guide to Succeeding on the Job, Staying True to Yourself, and Raising Happy Kids speaks with Caitlin Hamilton, Director of Executive Relations and Techonomy Contributor. 2021-04-3017 min
The Health+Wealth Of AmericaHalf Price Healthcare That’s Twice as Good with Johnathan BushThe Health+Wealth of America is a series of conversations hosted by CDX, Techonomy and Worth about challenges and opportunities facing our country. In this episode, Jonathan Bush, Executive Chairman of Firefly Health speaks David Kirkpatrick, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Techonomy Media2021-04-3019 min
The Health+Wealth Of AmericaWill America’s System Win the Global Ideological Battle? with Dambisa MoyoThe Health+Wealth of America is a series of conversations hosted by CDX, Techonomy and Worth about challenges and opportunities facing our country. In this episode, Dambisa Moyo, Economist + Author, Dr. Moyo is a pre-eminent thinker, who influences key decision-makers in strategic investment and public policy speaks with David Kirkpatrick, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Techonomy Media.
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The Health+Wealth Of AmericaCan American Democracy Survive? with Michael TomaskyThe Health+Wealth of America is a series of conversations hosted by CDX, Techonomy and Worth about challenges and opportunities facing our country. In this episode, Michael Tomasky, of The New Republic. Michael Tomasky Author and Top Editor The New Republic speaks with James Ledbetter, Chief Content Officer of Clarim Media and Founder of Fin.
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The Health+Wealth Of AmericaDigital Transformation: a Healthcare Imperative with Jackie KentThe Health+Wealth of America is a series of conversations hosted by CDX, Techonomy and Worth about challenges and opportunities facing our country. In this episode, Jackie Kent EVP, Chief Customer Officer Medidata speaks with Jennifer Gottlieb, Global President of Real Chemistry.2021-04-3018 min
The Health+Wealth Of AmericaThe Pandemic Accelerated Life Sciences – What Next? With Dr. Eric TopolThe Health+Wealth of America is a series of conversations hosted by CDX, Techonomy and Worth about challenges and opportunities facing our country. In this episode, Dr. Eric Topol, Scripps Institute speaks with David Kirkpatrick, Founder & Editor-in-Chief, Techonomy Media. 2021-04-3024 min