R.O.G. Return on Generosity

“This is very much an origin story for an entire specialty in medicine, critical care. …and to see how far we've come really does make one stop and appreciate what we take for granted a lot of the time, which is modern medical care.” Hannah Wunsch is a critical care doctor and Professor and Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Anesthesiology at Weill Cornell Medicine. Born in Boston and ra...

“All young people have potential. That they're not problems to be fixed. They all have potential, which is a different starting point.” “4-H is the largest youth development organization in this country...I get a front row seat to seeing generosity every single day…our donors are investing millions into young people for their future…the half a million volunteers we have across this country that ar...

“You need to put boundaries in place. You need to live your life...If you don't ever see anything but the work that's in front of you, you lack the perspective to think bigger.” As head of the business operations team for The Walt Disney Company’s Platform Distribution segment, Lori LeBas supports the development and distribution of products and services that create meaningful value for the compan...

“Law number five is the law of receptivity. This says the key to effective giving is to stay open to receiving. And this means nothing more than understanding that, yeah, you breathe out. Okay, you also have to breathe in. It's not one or the other. It's both. Breathe out carbon dioxide, breathe in oxygen, breathe out, which is giving, breathe in, which is receiving.” For over 30 years Bob Burg ha...

“They want boundaries. They feel safe with boundaries. They understand where they end and you begin because of boundaries. People love to understand what is expected. Those are big-hearted boundaries.” “The way you get to be grateful in the future is to say, ‘How can I help you?’ in the present.” Stephanie Mitchko-Beale an Emmy Award winning C-Suite executive who thrives in the space between techn...

“You got to work the room, know who you're talking to, know what you're working with.” “Let people know you did that work, but also take the temperature in the room..let your boss be proud of you, not scared of you.” Zenita has a deep passion for technology and has over three decades in the cable industry with Jerrold/General Instrument, Motorola, ARRIS (now Commscope) and most recently as Vice Pr...

“Once they identify the people in the networks that are aligned to their goals and interests, then it's about pouring the value, pouring the generosity, and you're not necessarily expecting anything in return…there's just this general human law of reciprocity where amazing thing happen.” “Those who achieve NetWORKing Excellence are deliberate about the events that they attend.” David Olivencia is...

“Taking that gratitude and just use it as fuel then to be on a mission for how you're going to be the spirit for those who come beyond us.  I just think that's such a beautiful way to talk about the culture, honoring your ancestors, being aware and reverent toward the spirit of those ancestors.” Michelle Angela Ortiz is a visual artist/ skilled muralist/ community arts educator/ filmmaker who uses...

“To create generous leaders is to be clear about who you are. That's why I started the book with identity. Who you are and why you do what you do the way you do it.” Monica Diaz is a transformational coach and diversity, equity and inclusion consultant who empowers her clients to lead their careers, their lives and their business with unprecedented positive impact. She is an inspirational and prag...

“If you take a survey, everybody thinks that all of the Latinos just got here the other day and came over the border…More than 68% of most Latinos are born in the US.” “There are no U-Hauls at funerals.” In January 2004, Nelson became the first independent Director of the Exelon Corporation that resulted from the merger of PECO Energy and ComEd. Exelon is a Fortune 66 company and is the largest co...

“Every day I wake up, I don't feel the need to explain why I or the community I identify with exists.” “I choose chronic self conviction over chronic self-doubt.” Tiffany Tavarez serves as Senior Vice President, Technology Diversity, Community and Sustainability (TDCS) at Wells Fargo.  This global team focuses on people strategy, cultural transformation, and sustainability. Prior to joining TDCS,...

“When a firm gets large enough to start splitting into departments, moving parts of the work upstairs, downstairs, around the globe. We start replicating job descriptions, engagement drops, outcomes suffer. That's where the fixing work dynamic we're discussing really shows up.” “The triple win is that you get a higher level of productivity, you get a higher level of employee engagement and you get...

“We can open the doors…but if that individual does not find the passion to go through and take on the challenges, they don't go through. They stay in the same spot.” “I remember studying, afraid to fail because I knew if I failed, I was going back to South Providence, to the streets, which meant jail.” Harry Potter is a retired education and administrative professional who focused on development a...

“Use this framework like a compass to guide specific conversations with specific people to get to a better place.” “Often when we talk about culture, we talk about it in a way that allows culture to be like a superhighway for bias.” Kim Scott is the author of Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity and Just Work: How To Root Out Bias, Prejudice, and Bullying to Create a Kic...

“My biggest piece of advice to lead more generously, is to find your own passion and your own area of expertise and give in that regard.” - Benita Fitzgerald Mosley   Benita Fitzgerald Mosley is an Olympic gold medalist and an established international leader in the nonprofit, sports, and business sectors. Benita currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of Multiplying Good, whose mission is to...

“The way to be most impactful at work requires us to use skills that many of us were, including myself, were not taught growing up…Many of us were not taught to understand how we're feeling. And how we're feeling impacts our behavior and how our judgments and biases impact our behavior.” - Tonya Ladipo   Tonya Ladipo , LCSW is the visionary behind The Ladipo Group , a premier provider for Equity,...

“It does help you biologically for those reasons because cortisol and oxytocin can't coexist in our bodies. Which means the more stressed we are, the less likely we are to be generous, but the reverse is true. If we are feeling really authentically generous toward others, toward ourselves, then the cortisol doesn't have a chance to grow because the oxytocin sort of blocks it out. Either way, gener...

“The genius of Tenacity is really about driving projects and tasks towards completion. You know, getting things across the finish line and ensuring that you are meeting the standards that were set and achieving the results that you set out to achieve.” - Julie Dobbins   Tenacity Crave: Clarity Tenacity Crushed by: Ambiguity    The Genius of Tenacity The natural gift of pushing projects or tasks to...

“When you have Enablement on a team, people don't feel alone. They don't feel forgotten.” - Julie Dobbins “The genius of Enablement is really about being able to anticipate needs, coming alongside, whether it's the team or the plan, the project, to really get things off the ground, to get things moving and to help make things happen.” - Julie Dobbins   Enablement Crave: Appreciation  Enablement Cr...

“The genius of Galvanizing...love to rally people to get on board. They are creating energy around an idea or a plan. They are bringing momentum and direction for the team, and they really are keeping everybody moving and looking in the same direction.” - Julie Dobbins   Galvanizing Crave: Reaction Galvanizing Crushed by: Apathy   The Genius of Galvanizing The natural gift of rallying, inspiring a...

“The genius of Discernment is really about having a gut instinct and being able to see patterns, using a pattern and trend recognition. Using intuition to assess and refine and really figure out the viability of an idea.” - Julie Dobbins   Discernment Crave: Trust Discernment Crushed by: "Prove it."   The Genius of Discernment The natural gift of intuitively and instinctively evaluating ideas and...

“The genius of Invention is probably the one that most people would think…they are geniuses! They're coming up with a new idea…creating a solution to a problem that doesn't exist.” - Julie Dobbins   Invention Crave: Freedom Invention Crushed by: Constraint   The Genius of Invention This is the natural gift of creating original and novel ideas and solutions. Invention – People with the genius of in...

“Wonder is really about asking questions. It's about pondering and really seeing the big picture; seeing what's possible; looking at untapped potential; that need for improvement or for change in an industry,  an environment or on a team or project.” - Julie Dobbins   Wonder Crave: Consideration Wonder Crushed by: "Who cares?"   The Genius of Wonder This is the natural gift of pondering the greate...

132. Julie Dobbins - The Six Types of Working Genius “The best leader is a self-aware leader. It's the leader who knows where they can contribute, how they show up, how they impact those around them.” - Julie Dobbins Guest Bio: Julie Dobbins lives in Southern California with her husband and three boys. Her role at the Table Group is centered around being able to help teams use the Working Genius t...

131. Joe Fortune - Winning with Authenticity “I either win or I learn.” - Nelson Mandella “Authenticity is the pixie dust of supercharging potential, but also of creating a positive work culture at any level.” - Joe Fortune Guest Bio: Joe Fortune is CEO, Mast-Jägermeister US, leading Jägermeister, and Teremana Small Batch Tequila brands. Joe joined MJUS in 2016 as CFO, before assuming the role of...