Human Capital Leadership

In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Westover and Dr. Eric Russell continue their weekly discussions on aspects of servant leadership. This week they focus their discussion on the importance of awareness today, awareness of self, others, and situational, as it pertains to leadership and organizations. See the video here: https://youtu.be/7BGdopBZPMw. Dr. Eric J. Russell is an Associate Professor in th...

In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Westover shares his recent Forbes article, "The Role of Systems Thinking in Organizational Change and Development." See the full article here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2020/06/15/the-role-of-systems-thinking-in-organizational-change-and-development/ See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art...

Earlier this week Dr. Westover was interviewed on the "Listen to Trends, Innovation & Business Model Podcast" with Michael Thiemann. This podcast is about organizational development and human-centric business models.  Many companies are reactive. Trends and changes determine their daily activities. Management, in particular, is more like a fire extinguisher, which only ever takes care of the bigge...

In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Westover talks with Anand Tamboli about distributed leadership and developing an experimentation culture. See the video here: https://youtu.be/XyMrW6Hqsio. See the transcript here . Anand Tamboli (https://www.anandtamboli.com/about) is an entrepreneur, award-winning author, global speaker, futurist, and highly sought after thought leader. He works with organization...

In this HCI Podcast episode, HCI Research Associates Dr. Maria Blevins, Dr. Leandra Hernandez, and Dr. Jessica Pauly discuss statistics around the current work-from-home (WFH) context, challenges of working from home, advice for managers during this time, and general tips to ease this transition. Douglas McGregor’s Theory X and Theory Y are brought into the conversation to better understand the im...

In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Westover talks with Dr. Scott Anderson about working with executive teams to drive successful organizational change initiatives. See the video here: https://youtu.be/GwS9kvfuMn4. As a change management and business communications strategist, Scott Anderson (https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottandersonphd/) helps executives get more buy-in, quicker adoption, and better...

In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Westover talks with Dr. Amy Dufrane, CEO of HRCI, about the biggest challenges facing HR leaders right now, the biggest concern for HR in the next 90 days, how to make HR more business relevant, and her journey in transforming HRCI. See the video here: https://youtu.be/sYrwLk6qrL8. Dr. Amy Dufrane’s (https://www.linkedin.com/in/amydufrane/) vision has created an in...

In this HCI Podcast Season 4 Preview, Dr. Westover teases the upcoming Season 4 premium episode with Dr. Amy Dufrane, CEO of the HR Certification Institute. He also highlights some of what to expect in Season 4. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover and HCI Research Associate, Dr. Eric Russell continue their weekly series on servant leadership. This week they discuss the importance of stewardship in leadership and followership. See the video here: https://youtu.be/rxRc0HpMBI4. Dr. Eric J. Russell is an Associate Professor in the  Emergency Services department at UVU. His writings and resea...

In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Westover talks with Joree Rose about the importance of mindfulness to reduce stress and anxiety and to increase attention, focus, peace, happiness, and joy. See the video here: https://youtu.be/b1PCRgFvsBE. Joree Rose, MA, LMFT (https://www.linkedin.com/in/joree-rose-17766399/) is a licensed marriage and family therapist, mindfulness and meditation teacher, coach,...

In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Westover talks with Dr. Lynette Reed about mindfulness, conflict resolution, spirituality, and healthy corporate culture. See the video here: https://youtu.be/li53T7AszDY. Dr. Lynette Reed (https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-lynette-reed-1b91051b/) is a people and culture partner. Her mission is to help people and organizations feel more connected to the world around t...

In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Westover talks with Dr. David Yudis about successful talent management and development to drive organizational success. See the video here: https://youtu.be/nrrPtTgT890. David Yudis (https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidyudis/) is a relentless champion of organizational talent. He invests in people. In working collaboratively with clients, he decreases the distance bet...

In this HCI Podcast episode, HCI Research Associate, Dr. Maureen Andrade shares the leadership example of Sir Ernest Shackleton. How many people would volunteer for a job with low wages, constant danger, and doubtful success? More than you think. Of the 5,000 who applied for a job posting with this description, only 27 were selected. This podcast provides an analysis of the leadership skills of Si...

In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Westover talks with Douglas Flory about empathy mapping, generating buy-in, successful organizational change, and his journey at LogMeIn. See the video here: https://youtu.be/A3vEf33-AUU. Douglas Flory (https://www.linkedin.com/in/douglasflory/) is leading and coaching thru times of change and waves of transformation. In his current role as leader of Change Managem...

In this HCI Podcast episode, HCI Research Associate, Dr. Maureen Andrade talks about leadership for change through reframing. The ability to lead change and anticipate its impact in an organization is a critical leadership skill. Bolman and Deal’s reframing approach helps leaders envision the impact of change on structures and people and manage political and cultural elements. Viewing an organizat...

In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Westover talks with Dr. Eric Russell about the concept of healing; healing of self, healing of others, healing of organizations, and healing of societies, particularly within the current socio-political context. See the video here: https://youtu.be/jnXaASHL0lc. Dr. Eric J. Russell is an Associate Professor in the Emergency Services department at UVU. His writings a...

In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Westover talks with Dr. Frederick White about the verticals of power, sycophant syndrome, and how both harm organizations, with a special focus on Vladimir Putin's Russia and the higher education context. See the video here: https://youtu.be/hUcCLAtxL8A. Dr. Frederick H. White (https://www.linkedin.com/in/frederick-h-white-2b4aa926/) is Professor of Russian and Int...

Are you looking to better understand systemic racism, white privilege, and the #BlackLivesMatter movement? In this HCI Podcast episode, we share Dr. Martin Luther King's historic Letter from a Birmingham Jail. Though he wrote this letter a little over 57 years ago, it remains incredibly relevant today. See the Stanford link below for a full written draft of the letter and the full audio of Rev. Ki...

In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Westover shares his recent Forbes article, "How Much Are Toxic Leaders Costing Your Business?" See the article here: https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbescoachescouncil/2020/05/27/how-much-are-toxic-leaders-costing-your-business/#4215363351c6 See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info...

In this HCI Podcast episode, we share Dr. Westover and HCI Contributor, Summer Valente's presentation from April 17 at the Ashoka Exchange conference! #ashokaexchange2020 The title of their presentation was, "Expanding Our Vision of Social Impact." You can watch the video of the presentation here: https://youtu.be/1MxgybFILec. Here is the complete session description: "This session will build on a...

In this HCI Podcast episode, we share HCI Contributors, Marissa Getts and Cassie Bingham's presentation on April 17th at the Ashoka Exchange conference! #ashokaexchange2020 The title of their session was, "Teaching Social Innovation: Context Matters and Opportunity Knocks." You can watch the video of their presentation here: https://youtu.be/IDSIv2WHraw, Here is the full description: Developing an...

In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Westover is featured on the Be a Leader Podcast, where he shares a daily leadership tip about authentic servant leadership. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this HCI Podcast episode, HCI Research Associates Dr. Jessica Pauly, Dr. Maria Blevins, and Dr. Leandra Hernandez discuss the reality and safety of taking vacations during COVID-19. Focusing on a communication theory by the name of Uncertainty Reduction Theory, considerations for the workplace, employees, and employers are offered. See the video here: https://youtu.be/-WQvo5fo1uc. See Privacy P...

In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Westover talks with Dr. Jim Kirkpatrick about the role of training and evaluation in organizations currently and how things may change to respond to the shifting future of work. See the video here: https://youtu.be/VmgAgtB69vw. Dr. Jim Kirkpatrick (https://www.linkedin.com/in/kirkpatrickfourlevelevaluation/) is co-owner of Kirkpatrick Partners. He is a visionary an...

In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Westover talks with Michael Vann about strategic planning, people management, and growth, particularly within 2nd stage companies. See the video here: https://youtu.be/LfRpY7kgE7U. Michael (https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelvann/) is the President of The Vann Group, LLC. Michael joined the Firm in 1999 and is responsible for the day-to-day management and strategic...