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Remote work has been emerging as a trend for the modern workplace, along with the question of what impacts it has for employees and organizations alike.
We spoke with Yann Toutant, CEO of Econocom Netherlands and avid believer in remote work, to get his insights on how companies can become remote friendly to both improve the quality of employees' lives and as a key strategy for organization innovation.
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Do you separate your problems from your solutions? In this episode, John Sassatelli (GE Power), Michael Sander (GE Renewable Energy), and Gregory Thomas (GE Renewable Energy) discuss how they achieved meaningful, incremental, and efficient change through design thinking to make the most impact on products and processes.
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Danielle Merfeld, Chief Technology Officer for GE Renewable Energy, visited the Crotonville campus and spent some time with us to talk about change, trends, and innovation in the energy industry. Hear about one of the digitalization trends she's most excited about and how behavioral design can be used to help better engineer processes to manage the rapid pace of change more effectively.
Twitter: @DWMerfeld
Danielle was recently named "Woman of the Year" as part of the Cleanie Awards. Learn more:
https://www.apnews.com/37c050cd27cb45a5b0f8544117e5fc35
https://cleanieawards.secure-platform.com/a/page/Winner-Gallery
She Can STEM video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVxRM5ga61I -
In this episode, guest Derrick Rumenapp talks about his journey into coaching: how he got started, what it means to him, and how others can get started.
Read more of Derrick's reflections on his site: https://rumenapp.com/
Twitter: @DerrickRumenapp -
You've heard it before: Storytelling is a key skill for leaders. It's one of the oldest ways to share information and instill a culture. Yet, it's not always easy for us to bring stories into the workplace.
Karen Eber has used stories across a global population to develop leaders and shape culture. In this episode, she talks about her approach to storytelling, how to leverage stories, where to find them, and of course, she shares some stories along the way.
Find Karen on LinkedIn and follow her on Twitter @KarenEber1 -
We caught up with an old friend in today's episode! Julian Stodd, explorer of the social age(you'll remember him from episodes 1-3), gives us more food for thought from his work over the past year on organizational trust, change, and culture.
Hear how formal power is no longer enough to be effective, insightful anecdotes from organizations Julian has worked with, and how organizations need to earn creative investment and trust from their people.
References:
- seasaltlearning.com
- https://julianstodd.wordpress.com
- @SeaSaltLearning and @JulianStodd on Twitter
- Social Leadership Handbook: https://smile.amazon.com/dp/0957319975/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_dp_U_x_lkJXBb7ENXHZJ
Related getAbstract Summary: https://www.getabstract.com/en/summary/leadership-and-management/leadershift/12652 -
In his 2012 TEDxSanJoseCA Talk, Doug Dietz (Principal Design Thinker from GE Healthcare) talked about his "failed" MR scanner project and what he did to develop a more human-centered design through what became known as "The Adventure Series".
We talked with him to learn more about the work that went on behind the scenes of this project and what we can all learn by "falling in love with who you design for".
TEDx Talk by Doug Dietz: https://youtu.be/jajduxPD6H4
Additional Reference (Photo and Video within):
http://thisisdesignthinking.net/2014/12/changing-experiences-through-empathy-ge-healthcares-adventure-series/
Also check out this related summary from getAbstract, "The Road to Reinvention”: https://www.getabstract.com/en/summary/leadership-and-management/the-road-to-reinvention/22668 -
Jennifer A. Garrett, an internationally recognized author, life coach, and motivational speaker, joined us to talk about her book, Move the Ball: How the Game of American Football Can Help You Achieve Your Life Goals.
We cover topics like:
- Ensuring "you are with you"
- How to move forward when you don't have all the information you need
- The importance of managing our reactions
- Handling blitzes (people trying to inhibit your path forward)
Website: www.jenniferagarrett.com
Instagram: @MoveTheBall
Purchase the Book: https://www.amazon.com/Move-Ball-American-Football-Achieve/dp/0988786923 -
Mila Clarke Buckley is a digital storyteller who started her food blog, "The Hangry Woman", after being diagnosed with diabetes and struggling to find "real" resources to help her manage it. We talk about how she got started in blogging, what it's like to be an Influencer (she has over 27k Instagram followers), experimentation and failing, and how she is creating a community to inspire others to build their online presence in meaningful ways.
Resources:
https://hangrywoman.com/
http://milabeeee.com/
Instagram, Twitter, and Pinterest: TheHangryWoman
Voyage Houston Interview: http://voyagehouston.com/interview/life-work-mila-clarke-buckley/ -
Ellen Cooperperson - a dynamic coach, trainer, and communicator who won a precedent-setting name change case on the basis of the importance of language - chats with us about the power of language in transformation, the ability to have courageous conversations, and her top three characteristics of great leaders.
Websites:
www.cooperperson.com
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For our first episode after a short hiatus, we're bringing the energy in this chat with Michael Bungay Stanier, founder of Box of Crayons - a company that helps organizations do less good work and more great work - and author of The Coaching Habit and Do More Great Work.
Listen to hear how anyone can coach in 10 minutes or less and why that doesn't mean you need to become "A" coach. Also, learn whether you have an advice monster living inside of you! :/
- More on Box of Crayons coaching programs:
https://boxofcrayons.com/michael-bungay-stanier/
- Book: www.thecoachinghabit.com
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Tom Westrick, VP, Chief Quality Officer and Head of Regulatory Affairs at GE Healthcare, talks about the key traits that influence a leader's brand.
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Denise Hamilton is a Speaker, Coach, Social Entrepreneur, and CEO and Founder of WatchHerWork - a multimedia digital platform that is helping capture, curate, and communicate female brilliance to help close the achievement gap for professional women by providing professional advice for critical moments of need.
Listen as we discuss what led her to create WatchHerWork, her passion for democratizing access to important information on critical topics, making sure there's a place for your purse, and how YOU can contribute to the community, too.
Website: www.WatchHerWork.com
Twitter: @OfficialDHam and @WatchHerWorkTV
Instagram: watchherworktv
Facebook: WatchHerWork
Watch for Denise's book in 2018 - When Sleeping Women Wake: Moving Mountains in Life and Work -
Anup Sharma, VP of GE Digital, joins us to discuss topics like the Digital Thread and Digital Twin during his time as Leader in Residence on the Crotonville campus. Anup also shared how preparing for and completing a triathlon this year helped him grow as a leader.
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How important is company culture? For John T. Meyer of Lemonly, a visual storytelling firm based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, it's about more than just keeping employees productive and happy - it's about raising the standard.
From publicly stating company benefits on their website to providing "adventure bonuses" that employee are required to spend on an international trip of their choice, John tells us more about how and why he approaches Lemonly's policies the way he does. -
Rich Laxer, CEO of GE Capital, shares his thoughts on bridging strategy and application of digital industrial, facing into your fears, and exponential vs. incremental growth.
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Katrina Collier is a social recruiting trainer, speaker, and founder of The Searchologist. She teaches companies how to get candidates' attention and the benefits that follow - like increased engagement. It got us wondering: what if we apply some of the same principles for engaging employees we already have?
In this episode, we discuss how recruitment and retention has become one and the importance of adopting social collaborative skills to encourage authentic, diverse interaction within an organization toward creating a culture that helps employees feel like they belong.
You can follow Katrina on Twitter @KatrinaMCollier and check out her website: www.thesearchologist.com -
Deirdre Latour was the Leader in Residence at Crotonville last week. As the Chief Communications Officer for GE, we spent some time getting her advice on how to best communicate - especially in challenging times - while keeping factors in mind like your stakeholders and self-awareness.
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Equality in the workplace is critical for innovation, so how can we make sure we're not excluding others as a result of specific inclusion efforts?
Sangita Kasturi, a diversity and inclusion expert and founder/CEO of Action Inclusion, discusses gender diversity while helping us remember the importance of including men in the conversation.
We chat about perceptions of both men and women, why recognizing bias in all directions is critical to truly achieving equality in the workplace AND at home, and what truly inclusive behavior looks like.
For more information or to contact Sangita, please visit www.ActionInclusion.org, follow her on Twitter @ SangitaInSight, or email her at [email protected]
Additional references:
> 15:29 - Take the social attitudes test at https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/
> 10:45 - Article from The Atlantic: "America, Home of the Transactional Marriage" - http://tinyurl.com/y7h9fj75
> 19:44 - Stanford Research: http://gender.stanford.edu/news/2014/why-does-john-get-stem-job-rather-jennifer - Mostrar mais
