This episode of the Being Human is Good For Business podcast is an encore show for September 2021...   In this episode of the Being Human is Good For Business Podcast, Trilogy Effect partners Heather Marasse, Wendy Appel and Mary Beth Sawicki discuss listening skills as a ‘superpower’ and explain how learning to listen generously can transform a good leader into a truly great one.  “Like everyone who is lucky enough to have their sense of hearing, most leaders have been listening all their lives,” explains Managing Partner Heather Marasse. “But that doesn't mean they’re actually list ..read more

Have you ever put your success down to a lucky break? Or it’s just because you know people in high places? Or even, somebody somewhere made a mistake that’s landed you with a new opportunity?  If so, you may be suffering from Imposter Syndrome. It’s that niggling feeling of inadequacy or self doubt you get when you feel you might be out of your depth, despite other people having confidence in you.  It’s a common problem. The International Journal of Behavioral Science says that 70% of people experience it at some point in their lives. In a recent live show on LinkedIn, the leadership ..read more

“We’ve moved the line on the manager employee relationship during the pandemic,” says Karen Mangia, Vice President of Customer and Marketing Insights at Salesforce. “Work has become a lot more about embracing humanity.  There’s a lot more human connection regardless of your title or your tenure. This is an inflection point, and now that we've crossed that divide, we can't go back.”  In this episode of the Being Human is Good For Business podcast, the team at Trilogy Effect are joined by best-selling author Karen Mangia.  In her role at Salesforce, Karen serves on the company’s W ..read more

In Episode 8 of the Being Human is Good For Business Podcast we talk to Gary Cohen, CEO at Qualitor Automotive Inc.  Over the course of his 32-year career, Mr. Cohen has held leadership roles at top consumer products and companies, such as Timex, Playtex, Proctor & Gamble and Gillette. In the five years he was Gillette’s head of innovation for the Oral-B brand, Gary and his team doubled the size of the business, developed a billion-dollar brand, ideated 30 new products many of which went on to be $100 million product lines, and 15 years later they are still seen on supermarket shelves ..read more

In Episode 7 of the Being Human is Good For Business Podcast, we welcome Angela Blanton, the Vice President for Finance and Chief Financial Officer of the world-renowned Carnegie Mellon University. In this engaging interview, Angela shares with us the journey she has taken in becoming the finance leader for an organization with a $1.3 billion operating budget and a mission, not only to prepare the next generation for the challenges ahead, but also to instill in them the responsibility to shape the future.  She credits the support of having an executive coach (in this case, Heather Marasse ..read more

In Episode 6 of the Being Human is Good For Business Podcast, we welcome our first ever guest, Bret Furio, who took Zarbee’s Naturals  from a small start-up to being acquired by one of the world’s largest corporations. We discuss how leadership development played a starring role in successfully growing a small company of fewer than 10 into a team of 70 and, ultimately, seeing Zarbee’s Naturals acquired by Johnson & Johnson.  Bret credits the use of the Enneagram framework as a key driver of the company’s success. The Enneagram comprises nine distinct personality Types and it help ..read more

In Episode 5 of the Being Human is Good For Business Podcast, learn about the leaders who use their heads! These people rely on their head center of intelligence, their intellect, to lead their teams through good both times and bad.  Among this group are Enneagram Types 5, 6 and 7. These leaders are intellectually curious and are often seen as insightful, even visionary.  They are analytical and like to have a good solid plan for every eventuality, but often, deep down, they don’t trust.  “In these COVID times, we are seeing a lot of head-centered leadership,” says Trilogy Effec ..read more

We often hear, “Follow your heart,” but when it comes to leading others this can be tricky.  In Episode 4 of the Being Human is Good For Business Podcast, learn about leaders who rely on their hearts to guide them.  Falling into this group are Enneagram Types 2, 3 and 4, all of whom tend to have attention seeking motivations, according to Trilogy Effect Partner Mary Beth Sawicki. She explains, “Known as heart-centered or feeling-centered, these leaders want to be seen the way they want to be seen. In a business context these are the leaders who form strong personal connections and pr ..read more

Learn from a top leader at one the world’s biggest and best-known gaming companies, EA. Employee Enablement and Communications Sr. Director Alex Masters-Goessling joins host Sherrilynne Starkie and Trilogy Effect’s Wendy Appel to talk about how EA benefited from coaching beyond the C-Suite into the extended leadership team. Wendy and the Trilogy Effect team have been working with EA leaders for several years having coached top executives across the organization. Now they are working with Alex to grow the internal capacity and capability for self-leadership at different levels of the organizati ..read more

“Follow your instincts. That’s where true wisdom manifests itself,” Oprah Winfrey once advised. But is this always true for today’s leaders?  In Episode 3 of the Being Human is Good for Business Podcast, we discuss Enneagram Types within the instinctive center, also known as the belly or gut center. These are the leaders who have a strong but somewhat unconscious connection to their “gut feelings”. While this can be advantageous, it presents some distinct challenges when leaders act impulsively and without self-awareness. Trilogy Effect uses the Enneagram framework to help leaders grow th ..read more