Inspirational Leadership for People Managers, Executives & HR Leaders

How do we improve remote work, foster organizations built on participatory leadership and prevent sexual harassment? ► For this week's episode of Inspirational Leadership I spoke with Jane Watson . Jane is the Senior Director, People Partners at Klick , Founder of the Aperta Project , and a Master's candidate in Concordia's Human Systems Intervention program. Over the last 15 years, she's worked w...

How do you become the Chief Soul Officer of your life? ► For this week's episode of Inspirational Leadership I spoke with Shelley Paxton . Shelley has been seen in PBS, Forbes, CBS, CW, and Thrive Global, she is an author, international speaker, & transformational coach. She can best be summed up as a burnout fighter and fire re-igniter who is rebelling for rewriting the traditional script of succ...

For this week's episode of Inspirational Leadership I spoke with Karlyn Percil . Karlyn is a Certified Emotional Intelligence and Neuro-Life Coach with a particular focus on Diversity, Inclusion, Workplace Wellness and Belonging. She is the CEO of of KDPM Consulting Group INC and the Founder of The SisterTalk Group Leadership and Wellness Academy. Karlyn is a former bank executive, who has dedicat...

For this week's episode of Inspirational Leadership I spoke with Peter Economy . Peter is the bestselling author of Managing for Dummies (more than 600,000 copies sold globally) and is The Leadership Guy at INC.COM who averages more than 500,000 page views a month for his more than 1,500 columns published to date. He routinely works with C-level executives, executive coaches, and business consulta...

For this week's episode of Inspirational Leadership I spoke with Brittany J. Harris , the Vice President of Learning & Innovation at The Winters Group, Inc. In her role, Brittany is responsible for curating and facilitating learning experiences that shift perspectives, change hearts, and empower action in service of equity, justice, and inclusion. Brittany supports non-profit and for-profit organi...

For this week's episode of Inspirational Leadership I spoke with Jennifer Gillivan , the President and CEO of the IWK Foundation . The Foundation is the primary fundraising and outreach partner of the IWK Health Centre , which provides critical and specialized care to women, children, youth and families throughout the Maritimes. Jennifer is a very passionate supporter and public speaker on the rig...

For this week's episode of Inspirational Leadership I spoke with Sesil Pir . Sesil serves as an active HR Functional Thought Leader, Founder and Principal Consultant of SESIL PIR Consulting GmbH , a boutique management consultancy, focusing on changing the status quo of work, and Founder of Whirling Chief , a global digital collaboration & learning platform, championing humanity into the global wo...

For this week's episode of Inspirational Leadership I spoke with Dr. Gleb Tsipursky . Known as the Disaster Avoidance Expert, Gleb is on a mission to protect leaders from dangerous judgment errors known as cognitive biases by developing the most effective decision-making strategies. He has over two decades of consulting, coaching, and training experience as CEO of Disaster Avoidance Experts , and...

For this week’s episode of Inspirational Leadership I spoke with Kimberly Davis. Kimberly is an expert on authentic leadership who shares her inspirational message of personal power, responsibility, and impact with organizations across the country and teaches leadership programs world-wide.   ⇢ Get full show notes and more information here: https://kristenharcourt.com/2020/02/11/brave-leadership-w...

For this week's episode of Inspirational Leadership I spoke with Mike Vacanti who is a consultant, speaker, founder of the HumansFirst Club and the author of Believership . It was a powerful conversation.   ⇢ Get full show notes and more information here: https://kristenharcourt.com/2020/01/30/believership-with-mike-vacanti/

For this week's episode of Inspirational Leadership I spoke with Orlando Bowen who is a Motivational Speaker, Executive Director of One Voice One Team and a former professional football player. Orlando’s mission is to inspire people to be GameChangers in the lives of others.   ⇢ Get full show notes and more information here: https://kristenharcourt.com/2020/01/16/staying-positive-in-adversity-with...

For this week's episode of Inspirational Leadership I had the privilege of speaking with Mark C. Crowley . Mark is the author of “Lead From The Heart: Transformational Leadership For The 21st Century,” and his mission is to fundamentally change how we lead people in workplaces around the globe.   ⇢ Get full show notes and more information here: https://kristenharcourt.com/2019/12/05/bringing-the-h...

For this week’s episode of Inspirational Leadership I spoke with Heather Younger who is the Founder & CEO of Customer Fanatix. Heather is a best-selling author, international TEDx speaker on adversity, podcast host on leadership, facilitator and coach. She has earned the reputation as “The Employee Whisperer” because of her laser-focused clarity into what makes employees of organizations and compa...

For this week's episode of Inspirational Leadership I spoke with Tony Gareri, the CEO of Roma Moulding, a picture frame manufacturer that remains world-renowned for its iconic design, commitment to craftsmanship and unparalleled customer experiences. Upon being named CEO in March 2011, Tony laid the foundations for a culture shift that would profoundly reframe the way Roma Moulding would do busine...

For this week's episode of Inspirational Leadership I spoke with the lovely Liz Elting. Liz is the Founder and CEO of the Elizabeth Elting Foundation , is a New York-based philanthropist and businesswoman, recognized for her outstanding entrepreneurship and focus on developing women business leaders.   ⇢ Get full show notes and more information here: https://kristenharcourt.com/2019/10/10/the-best...

For this week’s episode of Inspirational Leadership I had a lively discussion with Steve Browne , the Vice-President of Human Resources at LaRosa’s, Inc. – a regional pizzeria restaurant chain in Southwest Ohio with 13 locations and over 1,200 team members.   ⇢ Get full show notes and more information here: https://kristenharcourt.com/2019/09/30/purpose-driven-leadership-steve-browne-vp-of-hr-at-l...