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Why Leaders Need the Language of Mystery, Ambiguity, and Artistry – with guest Libby Wagner

“New language can help leaders create high trust cultures that fulfill their purpose and mission”

Read Growth Igniters Radio Episode 208 TranscriptListen to episode 208. Scott and I speak with Libby Wagner, a poet, speaker, and trusted advisor about how leaders can find new language to connect more powerfully with stakeholders. She works with leaders of organizations large and small, across the globe, to create high trust cultures fulfilling their purpose and mission. She is the author of Amazon Best-Seller, The Influencing Option: The Art of Building a Profit Culture in Business, as well as five collections of poems.

Libby has been quoted in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Harvard Business Review. Her work has shaped many organizational cultures, including Keurig-Dr Pepper, Philips, Boeing, and many others. She is one of the only poets working in organizations, and she inspires others to access and express their leadership voices to have courageous conversations where they balance truth-telling and compassion. (read more about Libby below).

You’ll gain insights on:
  • Why applying new language during major transformation and growth can lead to valuable outcomes
  • The art of going beyond jargon and cliche to lead your organization through ambiguity
  • Immediately useful ideas for for applying new language to leadership for creating trust and connection

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Navigating the Challenges of Visionary Leadership in the Post-Pandemic World

In a changing world, what is critical as you respond to stakeholder pushback on your vision?

Read Growth Igniters Radio Episode 174 TranscriptFind out by listening again to our Fan-Favorite Episode 174. If you are re-envisioning your company’s future direction to better respond to changing needs and emerging opportunities triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic and economic volatility, this episode will provide insights about what it takes to go from big ideas to big results.

You’ll gain insights on

  • The most critical principle to remember as your leadership team re-envisions the future
  • One of the top reasons for mysterious stakeholder pushback
  • Three immediately actionable ideas to increase stakeholder commitment to a new direction

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The Next Big Wave for Business: Multi-Stakeholder Societal Benefit — with guest Andrew Hollo

More top leaders are prioritizing strategies that address society’s biggest needs

Read Growth Igniters Radio Episode 205 TranscriptListen to episode 207. Scott and I speak with Andrew Hollo, the director and principal consultant at Workwell Consulting. We discuss the growing trend for businesses of all sizes to collaborate with their diverse stakeholders on strategies that create a lasting positive impact for society and build financial value.

Andrew is one of Australia’s leading experts in realizing the potential of organizations and groups to develop big ideas and gain collective results. In over 20 years, Andrew has led almost 1000 projects for clients who deliver substantial public value: government and non-government, privately held and non-profit organizations.
(read Andrew Hollo’s bio below).

You’ll gain insights on:
  • Why multi-stakeholder societal benefit matters now more than ever
  • Top leadership implications for CEOs, C-Suites and Boards
  • Immediately useful ideas for leading an organization to create multi-stakeholder societal benefit

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The Secret to Preserving Your Company’s Culture in the Hybrid/Remote Workplace

How can you maintain what makes your company special when your workforce is dispersed?

Read Growth Igniters Radio Episode 194 Transcript

Find out by listening again to episode 195. This Fan-favorite episode is especially relevant as more companies are changing the structure of their workplaces to include various forms of remote working. Scott and I discuss the keys to preserving what makes your company special as your organization grows and evolves.

You’ll gain insights on:
  • The challenge as well as opportunities of preserving your company’s culture when everyone isn’t in one place
  • Debunking myths about what it takes to maintain your company’s unique culture over time
  • Three immediately useful ideas for transforming while preserving the most important aspects of your company’s culture, even with a remote workforce

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How CEOs Can Strengthen Employee Engagement Through Virtual Events — with guest Robbie Samuels

What C-level leaders with a widely dispersed workforce can do to foster company culture

Read Growth Igniters Radio Episode 205 TranscriptWhether your workplace is hybrid or fully remote, listen to episode 206. Scott and I speak with Robbie Samuels – an author, speaker, and business growth strategy coach who is also a virtual event design consultant and executive Zoom Producer.

Robbie has been recognized as a “networking expert” by Harvard Business Review, Forbes, and Inc, and as an “industry expert in the field of digital event design” by JDC Events. As a virtual event design consultant, he assists organizations with bringing their events strategically online with less stress and greater participant engagement (read Robbie Samuels full bio below).

You’ll gain insights on:
  • How strategically designed virtual events can open new conversations that foster company culture
  • The roles of CEO and C-level leaders in ensuring a successful outcome for virtual events
  • Immediately useful ideas for creating high impact virtual events with less stress and greater participant engagement

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Navigating Employee Stakeholder Activism Inside and Outside the Workplace — with guest Amy Showalter

 How can CEOs lead civil discourse on sensitive social and political issues?

Read Growth Igniters Radio Episode 205 TranscriptAs employee stakeholder activism is continuing to rise, and CEOs are under pressure to engage in the conversation, listen to episode 205. Scott and I speak with Amy Showalter, a grassroots and Political Action Committee influence expert. She is also the author of the book, The Underdog Edge: How Everyday People Change the Minds of the Powerful. . . and Live to Tell About It.

Amy is currently a columnist for Bloomberg Government and Lobbyblog.com. Over 500 media outlets have featured her insight. This includes The Wall Street Journal, Forbes, Politico, CNN Money.com, Foxnews.com, and CNBC.com. (read more about Amy Showalter below).

You’ll gain insights on:
  • The dynamics driving the growing trends of employee stakeholders’ interest in social issues, and why leaders leaders need to actively navigate these concerns
  • The right way and wrong way for CEOs and other top leaders to encourage social/political conversations among employee stakeholders
  • Immediately useful ideas for encouraging civil discourse among employee stakeholders with competing social and political opinions

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Becoming an “Intentional Leader” — with guest Tim Hebert

 Our guest shares insights from his CEO journey and highlights from his new leadership book

Read Growth Igniters Radio Episode 202 TranscriptDownload and listen to episode 203. Scott and I speak with returning guest Tim Hebert, CEO of Trilix, a business and technology consulting firm. We discuss insights from his transformational leadership journey and what it means to become an “intentional leader.”

Tim is a visionary entrepreneur, innovator and adventurer. He is also a seasoned speaker and author of a new book The Intentional Leader: How inner authority can unleash strong leadership. (read more about Tim Hebert below).

You’ll gain insights on:
  • Why Tim believes intentional leadership especially matters in what he calls “today’s leadership crisis”
  • The keys to transitioning from what Tim call “Ghost Mode” to being an intentional leader
  • Immediately useful ideas for fostering personal insight and cultivating habits of intentional leadership

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Get a Jump Start on Increasing C-Suite Innovation in 2022

Rapidly evolving trends in the business environment means there’s no time to waste

Read Growth Igniters Radio Episode 196 Transcript

Which trends are most impacting your business right now: Digitization? Sustainability? M&A?  The ‘Great Reshuffle’? Strategic Partnering? All of the above?  Something else?  The one thing these trends have in common is that they’re happening all at once, faster than ever before. Successfully accelerating business innovation in this environment starts with aligned leadership by the CEO, C-Suite and Board. That’s why Scott and I are ringing in the New Year by re-releasing one of our most popular episodes.

Listen to Fan Favorite Episode 196: “Is Your C-Suite Ready for Business Innovation?” We discuss the reason behind the increasing push for C-suites to lead  for “business innovation” and why C-Suite innovation is essential for meeting the rapidly changing needs of customers, employees, investors, suppliers and other stakeholders in the year ahead. (For your jump start, be sure to download a brief self-assessment “Five Questions To Ask When You Need to Move Even Faster”).

You’ll gain insights on:

  • How business innovation impacts every aspect of your company
  • The paradox of “readiness” for business innovation
  • Three immediately useful ideas for leading beyond the blockages and accelerating business innovation

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Should You Preserve Culture as Your Company Evolves?

How can you maintain what makes your company special in the hybrid and remote workplace?

Read Growth Igniters Radio Episode 194 Transcript

Find out by listening again to episode 195. In this Fan-favorite episode, Scott and I tackle the tough issue of maintaining your company’s culture as your organization evolves over time – without losing what makes you stand out as you keep creating new value for customers, employees, partners, and  other stakeholders.

You’ll gain insights on:
  • The challenge as well as opportunities for preserving your company’s culture when everyone isn’t in one place
  • Debunking myths about what it takes to maintain your company’s unique culture over time
  • Three immediately useful ideas for transforming while preserving the most important aspects of your company’s culture

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In Memory of Jack Killion, a World-Class Networker

Celebrating the leadership of a relationship builder who helped others to “live their best life”

Download and listen to episode 201. This episode is dedicated to the memory of Jack Killion, a highly successful entrepreneur, global business pro, consultant, educator, and author of the book NetWork: All The Time, Everywhere With Everybody. 

Jack unexpectedly passed away on November 5, 2021 – just one month after we released our podcast conversation with him, titled: “The Future of C-Suite and Board Networking.”   During this conversation and others, we bonded over shared values about the importance of continuous learning,  and a belief that creating genuine relationships is the way to “live your best life.”

Even if you’ve listened to this episode before, please listen to this conversation again with “fresh ears,” and ask yourself, “what can I do to create a network of meaningful relationships that can make the world a better, kinder place?”

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