Culture and Leadership Connections Podcast

Improving life through better listening. Bio: Stanford is a wealth management advisor. For over 30 years, Stanford Slovin has worked in the securities industry with individuals, families, and business owners as a financial professional with major national brokerage firms. He is the author of Better Listening: The Secret to Improving Your Professional and Personal Life , and as a speaker showcases...

Learning About Workplace Wellness From Sacred Texts Delve into the fascinating topic of workplace wellness by uncovering insights from sacred texts and exploring how they can draw inspiration from Hinduism, Christianity, and Islam to uncover principles that can guide us in creating a happier and healthier workplace culture. The Golden Rule: The Golden Rule requires that we consider other people as...

Anxiety is Not an Emotion Did you know that anxiety is not an emotion? You may think you "feel" anxious, but in reality, you're sensing anxiety. Anxiety is a physiological reaction from the "fight or flight" function of the vagus nerve. It triggers the adrenals to release cortisol and adrenaline into your nervous system, setting off an alert to potential danger. You feel i...

Redefining Leadership in the Mission-Driven Sector Bio: Dimple Dhabalia is the founder of Roots in the Clouds, a boutique consulting firm that uses storytelling to heal individual and organizational trauma. She is a writer, podcaster, coach, and facilitator with over 20 years of public service experience at the intersection of leadership, mindfulness, and storytelling. Dimple's mission is to...

Using the Language of Virtues for Building Soul-Sustaining Work Decisions Episode Highlights: By practicing virtues and utilizing the “virtues progression,” we discover practical tools for creating happier and healthier workplaces. Importance of Virtues in the Workplace: I've seen the impact of practicing virtue at work across four careers and over 500 managerial students, coaching clients, a...

The Importance of Celebration and Influence in Leadership Bio: Anthony A. Dicks, Jr.'s passion for leadership development is evident in his work as he's spent over two decades preparing people with diverse responsibilities to reach their optimal leadership potential. He is currently a doctoral candidate in the Strategic Leadership program at Liberty University and is also a Certified Joh...

Appreciation is a crucial element for a healthy work environment. Bio: Paul White, PhD, is a psychologist, author, and speaker who "makes work relationships work." He has written articles for and been interviewed by many media houses. His expertise has been sought by people from across the world. Links: Website: https://appreciationatwork.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-w...

What is Career Trauma? Imagine the teacher, interrupted mid-lesson by her principal's inappropriate whispers, or the immigrant worker denied a bathroom break, only to be mocked as he wets himself. Consider the unfairness of a negative evaluation and pay cut from someone who's never even seen your work or being passed over for a promotion in favor of the boss's less qualified nephew....

How the Soul Relates to Work Episode Highlights: In this episode, we explore the qualities and nature of the soul from various sacred traditions and how they matter for good work. We delve into the teachings of multiple western and eastern religions and Indigenous spiritualities to understand how the soul relates to and influences our work. From the power to accommodate to the concept of respect a...

The Somatic Leadership Journey Bio: Pavini Moray has started, failed, and succeeded in many businesses. A serial entrepreneur, they have built private practices, a worker collective, and a for-profit company. Pavini is a somatic leadership coach, specializing in helping relationships be easy. Moray holds an M.Ed in Montessori curriculum design, as well as a Ph. D. in Somatic Psychology. Pavini has...

What It Takes to Manage Well Episode Highlights: Delve into the three essential categories for effective management and self-regulation, differentiation, and high-level thought integrated throughout and responsive to operations. Three Essential Categories for Effective Management Self-Regulation: Self-regulation is crucial for good decision-making. It involves recognizing and accepting your feelin...

The role of spiritual intelligence in effective leadership. Bio: Yosi Amram, PhD, is a distinguished psychologist, an executive coach catering to CEOs, entrepreneurs, and other influential leaders, and a pioneering researcher in the field of spiritual intelligence. Holding an MBA from Harvard University and a PhD from Sofia University in Clinical Transpersonal Psychology, Dr. Amram is committed to...

 Is This Soul Enhancing or Soul Diminishing? Imagine bringing your whole self to an action informed by purpose Episode Highlights: Today we delve into the concept of building a sense of purpose using the principle of choosing soul enhancing versus soul diminishing actions in our work behaviour. This episode equips you with tips to increase a sense of purpose at work, while providing you with a too...

How can purposeful growth impact your leadership? Bio: Mark A. Mears is a #1 Best Selling author, keynote speaker, consultant, and visionary business leader. He has a significant track record of building stakeholder value, driving innovation, and profitable growth among world-class, high-profile brands such as PepsiCo/Pizza Hut, McDonald’s, and The Cheesecake Factory among others. Today, Mark is t...

Resistance means you don’t feel safe. Quotes: “The reason people resist is because they don’t feel safe." “Courtesy is the first sign of safety. Respect is the outcome of courteous behaviour.” “When working with colleagues or bosses work to create a matrix of safety for the head, the body, the heart, the spirit and the culture.” Episode Highlights: Part A – Your nervous system and its relatio...

You deserve a job that allows you to thrive. Bio: Stephanie is the Founder of Creative Career Level Up, a program that helps those in marketing, creative, and tech industries accelerate their careers and secure their next perfect role—along with a promotion and a salary increase. She has authored, Fired: Why Losing Your Job is the Best Thing that Can Happen to You . Links: LinkedIn: https://www.li...

The Spirit of Work: Purpose and Cora's Restaurant Cora's Restaurant, a breakfast establishment originating in Quebec, exemplifies the transformative power of a clear organizational purpose. With a mission centered on "promoting the importance of breakfast," Cora's has expanded from a single location to a global presence, spanning North America, South America, Europe, Austr...

Unveiling Gerald J. Leonard’s journey from music to making a difference Bio: Gerald is the CEO and Founder of the Leonard Productivity Intelligence Institute and the CEO of Turnberry Premiere, a strategic project portfolio management and IT governance firm based in Washington, DC. He attended Central State University in Ohio, receiving a bachelor's in music and later earning a master's i...

What I Learned About Culture From 100+ Interviews Cultural insights from 100+ interviews Quotes: “When you don't have cultural awareness, you tend to take things personally when they are not personal. They're cultural.” Episode Highlights: In this episode, I delve into a rich tapestry of cultural insights drawn from over a hundred interviews on the Culture and Leadership Connections Podc...

Every person needs a mentor for personal and career growth. Bio: Liz Jaluague is a Toronto-based cybersecurity engineer and Canadian Army reservist. She earned a BSc in Biochemistry and a postgraduate certificate in Computer Security and Digital Forensics, and has been a non-profit leader in seven different organizations since the age of 19, currently volunteering with a NFP cybersecurity organiza...

Spiritual Awareness for a New Future of Work Without the experience of work as spiritual, we see only parts of the whole. Quotes: “People's behavior starts to autocorrect with self-awareness. Without that self-awareness, it doesn't go anywhere.” “We can't create a new future of work if we can't imagine something different or better.” Links: Website: http://www.shiftworkplace.co...

Bio: Mark Shekter is the co-founder and CEO of Think8 Global, an international business design firm headquartered in Montreal, Canada. His progressive system is used in business schools and university post-graduate programs in both the US and Canada. He is also a best-selling author, keynote speaker, and original thinker who has pioneered a new system of creative thinking empowering start-ups to F...

What I Learned from Interviewing 100 Plus Guests A reflection on 120 podcast episodes. Episode Highlights: In this first episode of "Insights into Culture and Leadership," I share a powerful story from my experience in Haiti after an earthquake. I draw a contrast between good and bad leadership, exemplified by a compassionate youth leader working with orphans and harsh teachers in a scho...

The Power of Beliefs and Relationships Potential expands by seeing others as competent and good. Quotes: "If we change the beliefs of limited potential into unlimited potentiality for good, it has a completely different effect on how we show up at work." "People often think, only poisonous things grow in the workplace, but kind things grow as well." Episode Highlights: Last yea...

Bio: Daniel Gagnon is an organizational agility adviser who co-founded the Agile Leader Academy, a boutique training, coaching, and consulting firm, to help leaders develop progressive team-building skills in dynamic and adaptive work environments—while avoiding the traps of naive over-optimism or simplistic positivity. Links: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dgagnonleanagile/ Website: https:...