Episode 100 | Psychological Safety: Why This Leadership Skill Is Critical with Timothy R. Clark
HR Studio Podcast
by A.J. O'Connor Associates, Inc.
4y ago
Timothy Clark introduces us to a hot and overlooked topic in leadership development – psychological safety. Tim defines the four stages of psychological safety and makes the case for why leaders need to develop this skill, which he argues few have mastered. He offers two suggestions for leaders to create an environment needed for innovation to occur, describing the two skillsets that leaders need to navigate to foster that environment. He describes two scenarios where psychological safety was missing in the leader and the impact this had on the teams, concluding with advice to HR leaders. Timo ..read more
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Episode 99 | How To Become The Leader Your Team Is Waiting For with Jonathan Raymond
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by A.J. O'Connor Associates, Inc.
4y ago
In common with most leaders, Jonathan Raymond struggled to shift from technical skill-based leadership to people leadership. In this episode, he shares his personal journey and how it has shaped his philosophy and work today. He discusses trust and how to build it, the importance of authenticity, and how to listen while paying attention to the context. He outlines two tools that help provide feedback – The Accountability Dial™ and ‘four corners of impact,’ concluding with advice to HR leaders.   Jonathan Raymond is the Founder & CEO at Refound, a people training company that teaches p ..read more
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Episode 98 | Mindfulness - What It Is And Why It’s Important with Ora Nadrich
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by A.J. O'Connor Associates, Inc.
4y ago
Ora Nadrich raises the alarm on the impact of stress that is taking its toll on our business and personal lives. Hear Ora explain what mindfulness is and why it’s important. Learn several easy to implement techniques to help you manage people and stressful situations and to become more productive. HR leaders will benefit personally from this episode, as well as gain insights into HR's role in supporting others. Ora Nadrich is Founder and President of the Institute for Transformational Thinking and author of Live True: A Mindfulness Guide to Authenticity. She is a certified life coach and mindf ..read more
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Episode 97 | Listening Myths & How To Become A Better Listener w/ Oscar Trimboli
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by A.J. O'Connor Associates, Inc.
4y ago
Oscar Trimboli joins us from Sydney, Australia with a great interview, full of actionable tips for HR leaders. Tune in to find out what one thing organizations should do before doing employee engagement surveys. He discusses when it’s important to stop listening which is as important as when to start, and how to get continuous employee feedback (versus ad hoc listening tours). Oscar takes us through the five levels of listening and highlights the level most people struggle with; how to move from a distracted listener to a deep and impactful listener; and three things HR leaders can do to explo ..read more
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Episode 96 | How to Ignite Employee Passion, Purpose and Fulfillment w/ Chris Meroff
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by A.J. O'Connor Associates, Inc.
4y ago
Chris Meroff shares his leadership aha moments and how they led him to prioritize employee fulfillment as a way to ignite employee passion. He explains that fulfillment is a product of alignment, and he introduces the concepts of employee success planning and defining purpose to achieve alignment. He favors “employee services’ over “human resources,” pointing out that he wants to serve employees in his organization. Along with his generational perspectives (the loyalty of boomers has been replaced by the quest for fulfillment demanded by millennials), Chris offers a fresh perspective on how HR ..read more
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Episode 95 | How To Build Trust And Achieve Success Through Better Connections with Melaine Katzman
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by A.J. O'Connor Associates, Inc.
4y ago
For all show notes, please visit https://www.ajoconnor.com/HRstudio/podcasts/Melanie-Katzman. Melanie Katzman discusses the importance of connecting with others to personally build a foundation of trust and what organizations can do to build that trust in their culture. Katzman has found that connecting with others as humans is the solution to almost any workplace conflict, a topic she touches on in this podcast. HR leaders will pick up actionable advice on how to connect with others, as well as an important message for HR leaders about how to bring about change, starting with you. Dr. Melanie ..read more
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Episode 94 | Leaders: Why And How To Lead With A Story with Paul Smith
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by A.J. O'Connor Associates, Inc.
4y ago
https://www.ajoconnor.com/HRstudio/podcasts/Paul-Smith Business storyteller, author, and leadership speaker Paul Smith explains the 'art and the science' behind leadership storytelling, a skill all HR Leaders can and should develop to successfully influence others. In this episode, Paul shares ten important stories that all leaders need to be able to tell, followed by two that HR leaders, in particular, need to have at their disposal. Paul explains the key elements of a successful story and eight questions each story should answer. He concludes with examples. Learn how to tell stories and serv ..read more
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Episode 93 | How Is HR Driving Innovation In Your Organization? with Tristan Kromer
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by A.J. O'Connor Associates, Inc.
4y ago
For this episode's show notes, please visit http://bit.ly/HRSP-Tristan-Kromer Innovation expert Tristan Kromer connects the dots for HR Leaders between the company innovation strategy and the role that HR can and should play. He discusses the importance of an experimentation mindset and culture, offering practical suggestions that HR can leverage. As a lean startup coach and founder of Kromatic, Tristan works with teams and leaders to apply lean startup principles and build innovation ecosystems. Tristan has worked with accelerators and innovation leaders in dozens of countries from Nest’UP in ..read more
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Episode 92 | How To Enable Employees To Grow Their Organizations with Elay Cohen
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by A.J. O'Connor Associates, Inc.
4y ago
For all show notes, please visit http://bit.ly/HRSP-Elay-Cohen. Our guest this week is Elay Cohen who joins HR Studio Podcast to discuss his work enabling employees and organizations in order to accelerate business growth. Elay explains the critical role that HR can play in facilitating organizational success by focusing on "role-based" versus 'one size fits all programs.' He argues that HR leaders can be part of the strategic business conversation by coming to the table with an enablement-first mindset for modern learning. He explains why and how to accomplish this. Listen in to hear Elay's p ..read more
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Episode 91 | What is HR's Role in Digital Transformation? with Tony Saldanha
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by A.J. O'Connor Associates, Inc.
4y ago
For all show notes, please visit http://bit.ly/HRSP-Tony-Saldanha. What does digital transformation look like in today’s large companies, and how can HR drive this transformation? Tony Saldanha joins us to explain what digital transformation means and how it will impact every employee. He discusses the critical role that HR Leaders need to play – personally and professionally. Tony Saldanha is the president of Transformant, a consulting firm specializing in assisting organizations through digital transformations. Tony ran both operations and digital transformations for Procter & Gamble’s f ..read more
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