Leadership TrailMix

Management, leadership & the importance of self-awareness, emotions, and vulnerability, are some of the topics I chatted about with Margaret C. Andrews, global speaker, Founder of MYLO Center, instructor at Harvard University, and author of the book "Manage Yourself to Lead Others".

I am a big fan of the show The Pitt which shows what happens in an ER over the spam of a whole shift. A recent episode put a pit (no pun intended) on my stomach about the risk of falling in the "I know better" trap, which all of us people leaders are constantly exposed to.

In a chat that could have lasted much longer, coach, keynote speaker, and author Shed Shedletzky and I talked about what it means to be a leader, how to foster a culture with the conditions for people to feel safe and speak up, and even touched on what driving shift or an automatic car has to do with leadership.

What happens to our identity when who we are is defined by what we do? This is what this episode is all about: a conversation with Asel Ormonova, someone that personally experienced it as a humanitarian, and who today supports others through the detox journey, as she calls it.

Did you know that about 60 million Americas are caregivers, and in our generation, many are caregiving up and down? That and a lot more is what this conversation with Jess Ringgenberg, co-Founder, ELIXR®, was all about. I learned a lot, and hope you will, too.

Join me in a journey through a beautiful collage that combines analogies, a real life example, and concepts that sound like poetry to explore the importance of two things we don't talk much about in our workplaces, but that I believe we should: kindness and forgiveness.

Going back to a theme we discussed in one of the first episodes of Leadership TrailMix, join me in this insightful chat with Lora Crest, author of the book "Work is Not Your Life", where we debunked a few concepts that permeate our workplaces.

For this reflection, I tapped into the wisdom of Mario Sergio Cortella, a Brazilian philosopher, and the poetry of Broadway to talk about choices we made in life, and to remind us that if we don't think we can, we should think again.

In a world that is always moving so fast, it is easy to lose ourselves at time, and in that process lose so many other things. Join me in this fascinating conversation with Peter Sorgenfrei, a six-time founder who burned out in 2019 and rebuilt from there. He is working on a book that we are expecting to see reach stores in 2026 titled “The Whole Human Leader: How to Lead Without Losing Yourself".

Join me in a fun an engaging conversation I had with Sertrice Shipley, founder & CEO of Plan to Action, and co-author of the book "Inclusalytics: How Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Leaders Use Data to Drive Their Work". She is a fan of musicals, as am I, and we dove deeper into some elements of Wicked that teach us powerful leadership lessons.

Gilberto Freyre, an educator from my home country, Brazil, once said: "Without a social purpose, knowledge will be the greatest futility". Jonathan Santos Silva has been living that and in this eye opening chat we talked about the many connections and lessons people leaders in corporations can learn from those leading in education.

Join me in this short reflection about two concepts from the latest book by Brené Brown (the godmother of Leadership TrailMix), Strong Ground. We will unpack ideas related to power and courage, two key ingredients to unlock effective self-leadership and people leadership.

There is more that makes us equal that what makes us different, and in the leadership space, it is not different. Join me in this inspiring and fun chat I had with Traci Austin, Chief Strategy Consultant at Elevated Talent Consulting and Host of The People Strategy Podcast. We talked about powerful leadership principles that are applicable to any leader, no matter where.

In this episode I share my reflections on the importance of listening with empathy and compassion for effective people leadership. Let's look at the concept of perspective gap and explore alternatives to our urge to speak, even when we shouldn't.

In this episode I share a great conversation with Kendra Cooke, author of the book "Embrace-Empower-Evolve", who has a beautiful career trajectory and generously shared some of the lessons she learned along the way with me.

Join me in this reflection about an ordinary experience that taught and reminded me of six important elements for effective leadership, both for self-care and to support those we lead.

“Why do you write like you are running out of time? How do you write like you need it to survive? Why do you always say what you believe?" Join me and Mariana Ortega, coach, and founder of Cultural Compass Coaching & Consulting, in the third and last episode in a series of three, exploring characteristics of first-gen professionals we see in Hamilton's life and leadership style, what lessons we ca...

“Talk less, smile more... Don't let them know of what you're against and what you're for..." Join me and Mariana Ortega, coach, and founder of Cultural Compass Coaching & Consulting, in the second episode in a series of three, exploring the lessons Alexander Hamilton’s life teach us about first-generation professionals, which are not very different day from what they were over 200 years ago.

“Do not throw away your shot!” As we celebrate the 10th anniversary of the musical Hamilton as well as fast approaching Hispanic Heritage Month, join me and Mariana Ortega, coach, and founder of Cultural Compass Coaching & Consulting, in a series of three episodes exploring the lessons Alexander Hamilton’s life teach us about first-generation professionals, which are not very different day from wh...

Are we always capable of recognizing greatness, or some times, just because it comes from unexpected places, it becomes invisible to us? Today's reflection tries to answer this question by looking at Cristiano Ronaldo's mastery in soccer and the approach bees take in a moment of crisis.

One company, many jobs. 35 years of service, never bored. A common thread: fun! This is what this episode where I have the honor to interview John Smith (aka Jack), my father-in-law is all about. Enjoy the stories and wisdom he shares in this short and sweet chat.

Curiosity, vulnerability, and influence are just three of the many leadership ingredients I discussed with Camille Romero, a former co-worker who has recently started "How is it Working?", a human-centric practice focused on leadership and culture. In this fun chat, she shared some valuable tools and ideas focused on leveraging our inherited humanity as a connection tool to be better people leader...

Navigating a career is always a challenge, but it can be especially challenging for those at the beginning of it. What to focus on? What to prioritize? In this episode, I expand on the concept of buckets presented by Steven Barlett in his book "The Diary of a CEO" to answer these and other questions while identifying what is in it for us as people leaders.

How to build a culture of pride? How to nurture a positive culture for your team, even when the organizational one is not ideal? These were the main topics you will find in part II of this great conversation I had with Eric Stone, author of the book "Jumpstart Your Workplace Culture: A Road Map for Igniting High Performance".

How to build a healthy team culture? How to drive high performance? How to measure culture success? What can a hour glass teach us about it all? Answers to these and other questions were part of a great chat I had with Eric Stone, author of the book "Jumpstart Your Workplace Culture: A Road Map for Igniting High Performance". There was so much gold in this conversation, that this is the first of a...