In today’s challenging and uncertain world, even successful executives could use a little help! In her engaging podcasts, Bobbie LaPorte shares her experience and expertise to help leaders get ready for anything.
Each podcast episode provides practical solutions to real-life leadership challenges, proven tactics for overcoming common “confidence killers,” and advice from fellow executives who share how they successfully handled specific challenges.
In this Episode:
Curveball of the Week: What Happens When Your Star Performer Resigns.
Confidence Killer of the Week: What to Do When a Peer is Undermining Your Work.
In the Fire: Greg Kiraly, Utilities Executive, shares how he took on a troubled flagship project that could have been a career transformer or derailer.
In this Episode:
Curveball of the Week: Managing shifting priorities from the top down
Confidence Killer of the Week: Remaining confident when you don’t have all the answers
In the Fire: Special Guest, Mike Hamilton, Senior Director - Software Engineering - API/Integration, Data, and Identity at Salesforce shares how he embraced the challenge of a sudden role change
Episode 18
Shining a Light on Leadership: Utilities Exec Greg Kiraly Shares Lessons Learned and Contemporary Leadership Practices
Greg Kiraly is an accomplished senior executive with more than three decades experience in the utility sector in energy transmission, distribution and general operations. He has served in various executive leadership roles across four of the largest investor-owned utilities in the U.S and Canada: Hydro One, Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E), Commonwealth Edison (ComEd), and Public Service Electric and Gas Company. Greg holds a B.Sc. in Industrial Engineering from the New Jersey Institute of Technology and a M.B.A. from Seton Hall.
Episode 17
This month we are revisiting one of our most popular Executive Aid Station episodes featuring special guest Mike Hamilton, IT Senior Director at Salesforce. While Mike leads a large, global IT organization, he is a human behaviorist at heart, and truly embraces the practices and potential of Positive Leadership with his team. You don’t want to miss Mike talking about his personal experience using Positive Leadership beginning at the 17:10 minute point in the episode: https://www.bobbielaporte.com/podcast/mike-hamilton-head-of-information-technology-mulesoft/
Episode 16
Learn the three most common mistakes people make on LinkedIn and how to fix them!
Considered a Master of LinkedIn, Sandra Clark provides coaching services and workshops to help busy professionals build their online brand and showcase their expertise by creating great profiles on LinkedIn. Sandra started her career as a teacher and theatre director before moving into educational administration, working for the University of California system (both UC Berkeley Extension and UCSC Extension) and providing corporate training to Silicon Valley for 25 years before starting her own company, LinkedIn Mentoring.
Episode 15
Judy shares her #1 Productivity Tool to Conquer Overwhelm!
Judy Dang is a Corporate Productivity Trainer and Coach and founder of Avid at Work. Judy helps companies and ambitious idea people become more productive, move past overwhelm, and achieve their goals faster.
Episode 14
Joie helps business professionals benefit from one of the most valuable missing pieces of a successful career: their emotions.
Forty years ago, Joie Seldon, dreamed of becoming a movie star. Her struggle for that dream, and ultimately falling short of it, led to decades of the exploration and study of human nature and emotions.
Episode 13
Back by popular demand – Dr. Regedanz shares important tips for managing holiday stress!
Krista Regedanz, Ph.D., is a Clinical Psychologist who works with high achievers and other Type A clients in private practice in Palo Alto, California. She is the founder and director of Palo Alto Smart Therapy.
Episode 12
Mike shares strategies for leading successfully in a fast-paced, ever-changing, challenging business environment
Mike Hamilton is the Head of Information Technology for Mulesoft-a SF Bay Area company and a leader in integration platform as a service (iPaaS.), now part of the Salesforce family.
Mike has been a deeply technical and strategic technology leader in the Technology Industry for 18 years delivering successful technology solutions in SaaS, IaaS, and PaaS environments. He’s helped Mulesoft grow from 4 offices to over 12 worldwide, building policies and practices that fit the needs of exponential growth.
He’s known in the industry for his strong ability to build teams, create cross-team wins, and continually improve business processes.
