Leading Through Crisis with Céline Williams

"Rooted leadership means leading with empathy and care. It’s about finding ways to connect with people and create communities of trust and psychological safety, where people feel safe enough to show up and be themselves – including in times of crisis." Today, we're talking to expert in organizational trauma, founder, and award-winning author, Dimple Dhabalia about what it means to be a rooted lead...

Today's guest is cultural anthropologist, entrepreneur, investor, and author, Ujwal Arkalgud, and the conversation about tension paradox was different than any we've had on the show before. In it, we talk a lot about binary opposites and operating within dichotomies. "You've got to ask, what are the opposites I operate within and how can I exist in that environment?" Said another way, "How can I f...

In this episode, leading authority on improving productivity and engagement through workplace well-being, Lori Saitz shares the practice of zen leadership. You’ve likely heard some of the benefits of gratitude and a calming/grounding practice like meditation – but I’m guessing you’ve mostly thought about their effects on your personal life, not necessarily how they might impact leadership or work....

In this episode of Leading Through Crisis, we're talking to senior executive coach and mediator, Sylvia Rohde-Liebenau about SMARTpower. We also discuss: - The difference between managing crisis and complexity - Expectations vs agreements - Embodied leadership - Connection, engagement, and purpose-driven work "As an embodied leader, people will listen to you in a different way... When we are comfo...

Gallup research shows we are experiencing an employee engagement crisis (rates are at an 11-year low). Today's guest, Julie Winkle Giulioni is the perfect person to help us address it! Julie is a speaker, best-selling author, and champion of workplace growth and development. In this conversation, she shares: How to think differently about development and engagement One thing most leaders overlook...

This special episode shines the light on something we don't often talk about candidly... Experiencing grief and loss – and not just the negative aspects but how it can also be beautiful, freeing, and empowering. Today's guest, Sue Deagle is a veteran c-suite executive, mother, and widow, rewriting the story of loss and vibrant living .  Losing her husband to a sudden heart attack when he was only...

Today’s guest, David Lahey is the Founder, President and CEO of Predictive Success (a company that focuses on assessment and analytics to support leadership development, talent acquisition, change management, and productivity in a variety of industries). Join us for a discussion about: - Empathy in the workplace - Using data and AI to enhance your leadership skills - The #1 reason Gen Z is leaving...

In this conversation, we talk to business mentor and consultant, Illana Burk about your life's work and leadership impact.  We get into: - what makes true leadership unique - how crisis illuminates if you were "made for this" - why "scalability" is broken - how we weaponize coaching - the one thing we should ask leaders (but never do) “Leadership is a tool like a hammer, you can build beautiful th...

Crisis communication, and this conversation, are so important because everybody thinks they’re good at crisis management but nobody knows what they’re actually going to be like until they’re in one. And while we can't prevent crises from happening, we can predict and mitigate them. Join me as I speak to top Public Relations Executive, Adele Gambardella, and former FBI Hostage Negotiator, Chip Mass...

In this episode, we talk to Dr. Jim Sellner about navigating (or as he says, surfing) personal crisis, as well as the phases of crisis (and what comes after). We also get into empathetic communication, healthy confrontation, and some incredibly useful phrases to initiate it. Coming from a behavioral psychologist and scientist who has navigated two kidney transplants, the wisdom he shares from what...

In this episode, we talk to brilliant return guest and organizational health and teamwork specialist Faith Clarke about celebrating difference, shifting the narrative of cultural norms, and creating a restorative work culture. All of the data says that environment trumps individual effort every day of the week (when it comes to results). So how can we remove things that harm and habituate things t...

In this episode, I chat with licensed clinical psychologist, pioneering researcher, and author, Dr. Yosi Amram about spiritual intelligence. We dive into what it is and how to activate and develop it, as well as: - Finding your North Star - Our interconnectedness and interdependence - Shifting priorities - Leaning into evolution and growth - Why all of this matters at work and in leadership "When...

"78% of people end the day feeling like they didn't have enough time." Our guest today is author, speaker, and corporate performance expert, Peggy Sullivan who talks to us about time poverty (aka being too busy) and what we can do about it. We discuss: - The dangers of multitasking - Being busy vs productive - The importance of values - How to get off the hamster wheel - Peggy's 3-Step Busy-Bustin...

Have you ever noticed that sometimes the lessons we learn don’t come from where we think they’re going to? Or that it is often the things we’d least like to repeat that shape and mold us the most? In this episode, I talk to CEO, author and bass player, Gerald Leonard about performance in business, what he learned from a personal health crisis, and how music (jazz in particular) can inform our lead...

Have you ever noticed that what you say can make all the difference in the type of information you receive, how people respond to you/what you share, and the overall trajectory of a situation? In this episode, I talk to the CEO and President of Let’s Grow Leaders, Karin Hurt and David Dye about dealing with workplace conflict, communication in conflict, and the greatest-of-all-time power phrases y...

Welcome to a 2023 Year in Review! In this episode, we flip the script and Céline is the featured guest (interviewed by her podcast manager, Erin). Get a behind-the-scenes look at: - Céline’s biggest takeaways from the year - Our favorite guests and conversations - What’s changed (or hasn’t) in the leadership space - Some topics and themes that are top of mind going into 2024 - Céline’s secret BFF...

In this week’s episode, we’re talking to Entrepreneur, Investor & CEO Andrew Swiler about his experience taking over a Ukranian company 3 months after the war started. We get into the types of things they were dealing with and how they led through it, as well as what they learned. The company, Lanteria, is a Human Resources Management System (HRMS) software so we also discuss what that is, what it...

In this week’s episode, we’re talking to coach, consultant, and founder of Grow Better Together, Gen Retzlaff about the need for more balanced leadership in the world – and how the traits often missing are those perceived as more feminine. This is, in some ways, a conversation about binaries and the spectrum that exists between two extremes, but it’s also about being more aware of what you don’t h...

In this episode, we're talking about (and to) front-line managers with leadership development expert, Summer Davies.  Middle management is essential to our organizations because they know our clients, customers, products, and brands better than anyone. They see crisis, change, or potential risks first – and are often the ones who have the most important and creative solutions. In this conversation...

Dr. Bev Kaye is recognized, internationally, as one of the most knowledgeable and practical professionals in the areas of career development and employee engagement/retention. She has won five lifetime achievement awards for her work and, today, we have the pleasure of talking to her about: - Talent mobility - The importance of unpacking and anchoring experiences - Acknowledging and learning from...

In this episode, licensed clinical psychologist, emotional intelligence skills training expert, and bestselling author of The Holy Shit Series, Dr. J.J. Kelly (aka The Punk Rock Doc), talks to us about how to process anger, release emotions, and cut the bullshit to increase our emotional intelligence.  Join us as we get into: - The misunderstanding and avoidance of anger in our society - Why anger...

In this episode, we are joined by Chief Navigation Officer™, Laurel Rutledge who talks to us about two of the biggest challenges in business today – figuring out what to do with AI and creating a healthy, sustainable workplace culture (HR folks and managers, this one’s for you… what she says might surprise you, it’s likely not what you think). Join us as we get into: - What you really need to know...

"We can’t give to [or lead] others when we don’t even have our own self taken care of." In this episode of Leading Through Crisis, we’re talking about self-aware leadership with certified life coach, the creator of AuthenticMe® and CEO of Live Joy Your Way, Kamini Wood. We’ve talked about this on the show before... the strongest leaders are the ones with high emotional intelligence who, as a resul...

“Conflicts are based on values, history, culture... We all bring our little suitcases of baggage wherever we go. And, often, we can’t entirely resolve a conflict but we can manage to the win-win.” In this episode of the podcast, we are talking to bestselling author and leadership consultant, Diana Peterson-More about effectively managing conflict in the workplace and communicating with your team (...

“In leadership situations and, especially, in crisis, you can either be a Chicken Little or a MacGyver.” Will you run around yelling, “The sky is falling!”? Or, will you stop and ask yourself, “What do we have around us that we can make work?” This is what sets a great leader apart and what is possible with a basic system in place – one that works, again and again, to turn a potential crisis into...