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Everyone has blinds spots when it comes to awareness of other people’s experiences (4 min).
My list of 5 'musts' to level up your career, regardless of your role or industry (5 min).
A helpful concept to have a more resilient mindset for facing challenging times (2 min).
Just as helpful for seasoned leaders. If you're not doing these things, start now (5 min).
No one has to stay at a job that they hate, and companies don’t have to keep employees that don’t want to be there (4 mins).
Clear as day, no room for interpretation, “If this doesn’t change, your job is at stake.” (2 mins).
Our goal in business is to win. You can’t win with a mediocre team (or worse, a coach who keeps putting a mediocre player on the field because they don’t want to make them feel bad).
Setting expectations vs reacting to people not acting how we think they ‘should’ (3 min).
So many companies have a horrible hiring process, here's some ways to improve it (4 min).
Everyone can use a personal board of directors for advice, wisdom, guidance, and experience (2 min).
Just as helpful for seasoned leaders. If you're not doing these things, start now (5 min).
Why it's important to have difficult conversations for teams, and the impact of avoiding them (3 min).
The courage it takes to be a leader is something you need on your ingredient list (4 min).
Approach coaching or corrective action conversations more easily with better outcomes (4 min).
The perfect recipe to balance exceptional employee experience and awesome teams (4 min).
Everyone has blinds spots when it comes to awareness of other people’s experiences (4 min).
My list of 5 'musts' to level up your career, regardless of your role or industry (5 min).
You can apply this at work, at home, really anywhere to level up your personal impact (3 min).
A thing I wish every company and individual person had a zero tolerance policy for (2 min).
This simple mindset shift is key to growth mindset and applies to any and everything (3 min).
Everyone has blinds spots when it comes to awareness of other people’s experiences (4 min).
Setting expectations vs reacting to people not acting how we think they ‘should’ (3 min).
A part 2 follow up from our first vid with more ideas on how to empower employees (4 mins).
Tokenism, checking a box, and “We’re gay too!” The biggest mistakes companies make around D&I (5 mins).
Faultlines, hiring 1,000 me’s, leaders who hate ideas & how companies and teams can address bias (5 mins).
How representation and inclusivity in leadership drives retention, performance, and engagement (3 mins).
Diversity of perspective, experience, and thought inside teams and organizations gives them their strength (3 mins).
A helpful concept to have a more resilient mindset for facing challenging times (2 min).
The courage it takes to be a leader is something you need on your ingredient list (4 min).
Building teams to be more receptive to change, especially between new and existing employees. (5 min).
This simple mindset shift is key to growth mindset and applies to any and everything (3 min).
Host a Shark Tank day for employees to pitch ideas and changes to innovate and empower their voices (3 mins).
Change can be messy, here's how to approach change management with transparency on your team and within your organization (6 mins).
A highlight from the full interview with HR expert Tina Radeke on returning to work during COVID (5 mins).
Don’t ever take your foot off the gas when it comes to great leadership and culture (2 mins).
Staying connected as a remote team, mixing it up, and bringing levity to a tough time (3 mins).
Setting expectations vs reacting to people not acting how we think they ‘should’ (3 min).
So many companies have a horrible hiring process, here's some ways to improve it (4 min).
Three great onboarding ideas to start every new employee’s experience off right (4 min).
The perfect recipe to balance exceptional employee experience and awesome teams (4 min).
Just as helpful for seasoned leaders. If you're not doing these things, start now (5 min).
It’s hard to unlearn this behavior but it’s vital if you're into increasing self awareness. (4 min).
Approach coaching or corrective action conversations more easily with better outcomes (4 min).
A quick story with h a lesson on responding to feedback in an easy, healthy way (4 min).
Especially useful for bosses who are difficult to have difficult conversations with (8 min).
The way you respond when people prove to be imperfect is vital to your relationships (2 min).
Every possible advantage companies can use for better hiring is valuable these days (2 min).
My list of 5 'musts' to level up your career, regardless of your role or industry (5 min).
It’s hard to unlearn this behavior but it’s vital if you're into increasing self awareness. (4 min).
Especially useful for bosses who are difficult to have difficult conversations with (8 min).
A valuable skill for being part of a team, and to boost your self awareness and EQ (3 min).
You can apply this at work, at home, really anywhere to level up your personal impact (3 min).
Building teams to be more receptive to change, especially between new and existing employees. (5 min).
Host a Shark Tank day for employees to pitch ideas and changes to innovate and empower their voices (3 mins).
A part 2 follow up from our first vid with more ideas on how to empower employees (4 mins).
Employees who feel cared about as humans return the favor in effort and productivity, no question. (4 mins).
Galen addresses the misconceptions and common pushback around building a culture of saying yes. (5 mins)
Barriers, blind spots, and why a privileged, white dude (me) cares so much about companies doing this work (7 mins).