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December Hot Take: Empathy in Life AND at Work is Worth Fighting For
Imagine a world where compassion is the norm. This is the world I’m trying to build with my work. In this final Hot Take episode of 2024, I talk about the importance of humanity, compassion, and empathy in all aspects of our lives and businesses…
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Courage to Advance: Breaking the Burnout Cycle: How Leadership Behaviors Impact Workplace Stress
In today’s episode of Courage to Advance, brought to you by SparkEffect, Kim Bohr and Tracy Wik, VP of Business Strategy at Harrison Assessments, challenge traditional approaches to workplace stress. Drawing from decades of behavioral data and leadership experience, they expose how burnout often stems…
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Jen Mueller: How Championship-Winning Leadership Starts With Empathy
Today, sports fans and high achievers, you’re in for a treat! Empathy is not soft. It’s not weak. Nothing thrills me more than when I can share examples of empathetic leadership that help win national championships or create winning sports dynasties. You may recall my…
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Molly McGrath: Fix My Employee! No, Fix My Boss!
No matter what side of the aisle you fall on – employee or leader – you may have uttered these words, “Why can’t I just fix them?!” Building strong relationships either way is both an employee AND a leader responsibility because empathy must flow both…
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Cary Sparrow: Decoding Labor Market Data to Drive Human-Centered Decisions
Transparency is a cornerstone of empathetic culture. And when it comes to the labor market, pay scales, and required skills, the more information you can get, the more confident you feel in making decisions- whether you’re a hiring manager or a job seeker. What do…
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William Vanderbloemen: Be the Unicorn
What makes a perfect candidate or even company? You know the one where when you meet them or visit their offices, where you just know they’re something special? Is there a blueprint for how to be such a unicorn? Today, William Vanderbloemen shares the 12…
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Courage to Advance: Leading Through Polarization with Mason Donovan
In this essential episode of “Courage to Advance,” host Kim Bohr and global inclusion strategist Mason Donovan tackle a critical challenge facing today’s leaders: maintaining organizational cohesion in an increasingly polarized world. Their timely conversation cuts through the noise to deliver practical wisdom on fostering…
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Dr. Steven Stein: Resilience, Grit…Or Hardiness? Which Helps Your Culture More?
Recently, we’ve heard a lot about resiliency, the ability to bounce back from challenge, and grit, that ability to grind away and never give up. But we’ve heard less about hardiness. It turns out hardiness enhances resilience, promotes personal and professional growth, and creates a…
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November Hot Take: Why History Needs Us to Be Empathetic Leaders Now More Than Ever
Today, I want to talk about something that’s been heavy on my heart: the importance of holding onto Real History as it’s unfolding, not just to understand today but to avoid repeating mistakes tomorrow. Lately, I have felt anxious about the world we’re building and…
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Justin Jones-Fosu: How to Respectfully Disagree – and Not in a Passive-Aggressive Way
We prep ourselves for so many challenging conversations, whether asking for a raise, delivering a tough performance review, asking for more budget, or even debating a political issue as if we’re going to war. We brace for the confrontation. That puts us in a really…
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Tina Kuhn & Neal Frick: The E-Suite: Helping Execs Embrace Empathy for Success
One of the hardest jobs in business belongs to anyone with a C in their title. Today you’ll hear from Tina Kuhn and Neal Frick, co-authors and successful executives of global companies who have gone on this journey and had tremendous success. We talk about…
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Chloé Valdary: The Theory of Enchantment
What’s love got to do with it, as Tina Turner famously asked? Is there even a role for it in…the workplace? Turns out, yes, but let’s be clear on what we mean by that! If you want to better resolve conflict, create inclusive cultures, and…
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