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In business, we have information coming at us a mile a minute. Some of it’s useful, some of it not-so-much. At the same time, each of us (and our employees) have lives outside of work.
Big things, little things, old things, new things, all the things that we carry with us that makes us who we are–but which also can interfere with productivity and general ability to be “present” at work.
In this episode of HR Power Hour, join host Tawny Alvarez, as she talks to Dr. Amy Wood, psychologist, about ways that high performers can defy disruption and improve their focus.
From understanding the effect technology has on our lives–both how it helps and hinders productivity–to how clutter in the work environment is adversely affecting our ability to think clearly, this show will be packed with helpful tips to improve your and your team’s focus.
About The Guest:
Through executive coaching, training, and speaking, Portland, Maine-based psychologist Amy Wood, Psy.D. helps ambitious adults articulate their versions of success.
Dr. Wood is the author of the award-winning personal improvement book Life Your Way and is often called on for her expert opinion by media ranging from Maine Public Radio to Parade Magazine.
She earned her doctorate at Adler University and is certified by the College of Executive Coaching.
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Building a Legacy can seem far off and out of reach, but actually your legacy is a mindset, an awareness of the impact you’re having on your relationships, your organization, and your family.
In this episode, host CMA’s David Ciullo discusses with Jann E. Freed, PhD, leadership consultant, podcaster, and author, her book Breadcrumb Legacy: How Great Leaders Live a Life Worth Remembering. This book is a guide to leaving a trail of meaning through your every communication and interaction of your life and career. Breadcrumb Legacy provides inspiration and practical stories for living a life worth remembering.
About The Guest:
After a 30-year career at Central College, Jann Freed, PhD, is professor emerita of business management and the former Mark and Kay De Cook Endowed Chair in Leadership and Character Development.
Now Jann is a leadership development consultant who helps engage employees, develop leaders, and help people find meaning on a daily basis. She does this through leadership coaching, corporate workshops, and speaking. Jann’s focus is helping individuals and organizations get from where they are to where they want to be at every age and stage of life.
Jann is the author of several books and articles about continuous improvement in leadership and life. Her book Leading with Wisdom: Sage Advice from 100 Experts is based on more than 100 interviews with some of the top thought leaders in the field. Jann’s latest book, Breadcrumb Legacy: How Great Leaders Live a Life Worth Remembering, is focused on how to live a life that matters. She also writes a column in Training Magazine called “Leading Edge” and occasionally writes a guest column for the Business Record and DSM Magazine.
As a certified Sage-ing Leader through Sage-ing International (sage-ing.org), Jann hosts a monthly podcast Becoming a Sage where she interviews thought leaders about wisdom in work and in life. Jann was a TEDxDes Moines speaker and a TEDxBergen Community College speaker. Jann is an adjunct professor for The University of Iowa teaching a graduate leadership course. Community leadership is a priority for her.
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With talent in high demand and short supply, organizations are looking to unleash the potential of new talent that may not have the experience or credentials they need.
In this episode, host CMA’s David Ciullo discusses with Michelle Rhee, Co-Founder of Build Within, Modern Apprenticeships: A Talent Strategy Solution.
You may not know that apprenticeships are now an option for any industry not just the “trades”. Listen to Michelle and David discuss how setting up, managing, and being compliant with this modern talent solution can be done quickly and easily with todays technology and support.
About The Guest:
Ms. Rhee has spent her career in the field of education, and now workforce development, in a number of executive roles. She currently serves as Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer of BuildWithin, a workplace learning software platform that transforms the way employers hire and develop new talent. The organization raised $2.5M in pre-seed funding, saw over $1M in first year operating revenues and won an $8M grant from the U.S. Department of Labor through the Apprenticeships Building America grant program.
Prior to BuildWithin, she served as the Chief Executive Officer of StudentsFirst, a nonprofit education advocacy organization that was launched on the Oprah Winfrey Show. In this role, Ms. Rhee led the organization to raise over $120M and introduced and passed over 140 pieces of new education legislation across 18 states nationwide including laws that allowed for charter schools to be formed in the state of Alabama, instituting a highly rigorous teacher evaluation system in Tennessee, and eliminating the use of “last in, first out” layoff policies in Ohio and Michigan.
Before that, Ms. Rhee became the city’s first schools Chancellor under Mayoral control of the 50,000 student Washington DC Public School district in June, 2007. In this role she oversaw 144 public schools comprised of 7,000 employees and an annual budget of approximately $1B. Ms. Rhee successfully negotiated a groundbreaking collective bargaining agreement with the Washington Teachers Union that implemented performance pay for teachers and a first-of-its-kind evaluation system in which 50% is based based on the academic growth of students. Under her leadership, DCPS became the fastest growing urban school district academically and was the only school district in the country that saw double digit gains in reading and math in tested grades in her first two years in office.
During her tenure student enrollment increased in the district for the first time in 40 years. In 1997, Ms. Rhee founded the revenue generating nonprofit organization, The New Teacher Project, to help public school districts and state departments of education recruit, select and train teachers to serve in hard to staff schools. TNTP successfully placed over 23,000 teachers in classrooms and started some of the largest and most successful alternative certification programs in the country including the New York Teaching Fellows which recruited 2,000 teachers a year.
Ms. Rhee became a member of Teach For America in 1992 upon her graduation from Cornell University. She served as a second and third grade teacher for three years at Harlem Park Community School in Baltimore MD and took on several management roles within TFA over a seven year period including serving as the Director of Schools for the Summer Institute where she was responsible for managing the program to train all 2,000 incoming corps members in Houston, TX. Ms. Rhee served as a member of the Board of Directors of Scotts Miracle Gro Corporation (NYSE). In her role as an independent director of the company, she chaired the Compensation and Organization Committee and served as a member of the Nomination and Governance Committee.
She also serves as an advisory board member for the Marco Polo Learning company, and has served on the nonprofit boards of the Broad Center for Urban Education, St. HOPE Public Schools, and 50 CAN. Ms. Rhee holds a Masters in Public Policy from the John F Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and a BS in Government from Cornell University. She has appeared on the cover of Time and Newsweek magazines and was awarded one of TIME magazine’s 100 most influential people in 2011. Ms. Rhee was awarded Trinity College’s “Woman of Genius” award in 2007 and has received honorary doctorate degrees from the College of St. Rose and Mercy College.
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Most employees don’t step into leadership roles and find themselves effectively managing teams on day one. While many individuals may possess some natural ability to lead, for most, you would likely hear stories of struggles and failures as they learned what worked and what was less effective.
How can organizations better equip team members to move into leadership positions and experience success? Planning, training, and talent review are three areas that organizations can focus on to assist the next generation of leaders in finding success early in their career.
On this episode of HR Power Hour, join co-host Tawny Alvarez as she talks to Sabine Gedeon, the Founder of She Leads Network and host of She Leads Now, a podcast centered around women in leadership and business as they discuss how to prepare the next generation of leaders.
What companies need to be considering, how they can communicate effectively with the next generation of leaders, and how succession planning and talent review can effectively assist an organization in retaining its top talent are just a few of the areas that will be discussed.
About The Guest:
As the Founder of She Leads Network and host of She Leads Now, a podcast centered around women in leadership and business, Sabine Gedeon is passionate about helping women and emerging leaders elevate their influence and impact.
With years of experience as a Transformational Speaker, Author, and Coach, she has worked with clients in both start-ups and Fortune 500 companies to support their growth and development. Sabine inspires her clients to become confident, influential leaders who drive transformation and achieve their desired results.
By tapping into their unique brilliance and guiding them to break through mental limits, she empowers them to lead with confidence, both personally and professionally.
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