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.
As leaders we are in a position to have an impact on our teams and create a more accepting, tolerant and respectful work environment.
In this Episode:
04:31 - Keeping employees engaged and productive during a pandemic
05:39 - Help your team navigate through the next few months
05:56 - Three science-based actions you can take right now to support your team
Taking on a new leadership role can be challenging under normal circumstances. Due to the pandemic, and the unique challenges it is presenting for business leaders, we’re continuing our special series of extended In the Fire segments featuring executives who are managing through the biggest curveball many have seen in their lifetimes, COVID 19.
Episode 7
Because of the pandemic, and the unique challenges it is presenting for business leaders, we’re continuing our special series of extended In the Fire segments featuring executives who are managing through the biggest curveball many have seen in their lifetimes, COVID 19.
In this episode we're featuring Nancy Michaels, Director of Business Development, Silicon Valley at GCI, a commercial general contracting firm, who shares with us how the pandemic has affected her role as a leader, her biggest challenges and her thoughts on “what’s next."
Because of the pandemic, and the unique challenges it is presenting for business leaders, we’re conducting a special series of extended In the Fire Segments featuring executives who are managing through the biggest curveball many have seen in their lifetimes, COVID 19.
In this episode we're featuring Erin Baudo Felter, Vice President of Social Impact at Okta, leading Okta for Good, who shares with us how the pandemic has affected her role as a leader, her biggest challenges and her thoughts on “what’s next."
IN THIS EPISODE we’re featuring a special In the Fire Segment with Mike Hamilton, formerly IT exec at MuleSoft and Salesforce, now Vice President of IT at Databricks. In an earlier episode of LCBB, Mike shared how he successfully navigated the Salesforce acquisition of MuleSoft as well as multiple role changes while he was at Salesforce. Mike returns today to give us an update on what he’s learned since his last guest appearance on LCBB and the latest job and organizational changes he’s navigating through.
We know from our survey of tech executives that reorgs continue to be the biggest curveball today’s facing execs. Mike is one of the most resilient, transition-hearty and self-aware executives we know. His advice will certainly have value for everyone. Be sure to also listen to Mike's past episode on LCBB as well.
As a former Fortune 50 Executive and successful leadership consultant—as well as an endurance athlete and multiple-Ironman finisher—I’ve developed an approach to business and leadership that is rooted in the lessons I’ve learned over many years of training and competing.
Even if you never plan to run a marathon yourself, you can still benefit from these “Top 10” ways of taking an athlete’s approach to business:
Read moreIn this Episode:
00:45 - Curveball of the Week: How to respond to yet another reorganization in your company;
04:05 - Confidence Killer of the Week: What to do when your work is not valued
09:25 - In the Fire: Special guest, Customer Success Executive April Oman, shares what happened when she took a new job that didn’t work out