Sal Silvester on the Future of Leadership

In this compelling episode, join host Sal Silvester and his special guest Adriana Medina-López-Portillo, Ph. D., as they go deep on the importance of building intercultural competence on leadership teams in order to tap into the strengths that diverse teams can bring to a business. You'll hear about strategies for overcoming intercultural communication obstacles, the distinction between a mono-cul...

In this compelling episode, join host Sal Silvester and esteemed guest Jody Fletcher as they unravel the essential components of building high-performing teams and navigating leadership challenges in times of crisis.  With an impressive 29-year tenure in the Navy, including over two decades in elite Reconnaissance and Special Operations teams, Jody Fletcher brings a wealth of experience to the con...

Join host Sal Silvester on this enlightening episode of "Unveiling Hidden Barriers: Navigating Workplace Success for Women," where he sits down with Ellen Connelly Taaffe, the acclaimed author of "The Mirrored Door: Break Through the Hidden Barrier that Locks Successful Women in Place." In this insightful conversation, Sal and Ellen delve into the critical issues women face in today's corporate wo...

Today's episode is focused on the impact of AI on leadership teams and organizations. And here's the twist: it's a surprisingly human story. Sal speaks with Alex Goryachev, a globally recognized technology operations executive, an expert in advancing innovation culture and monetizing new technology, and a Wall Street Journal best-selling author of "Fearless Innovation". Listen in to learn more abo...

Today’s episode is focused on how to navigate the complexity of being on a global leadership team. As our world gets more complex, more global in nature, and organizational structures more matrixed, it is increasingly important for leaders to develop cross-cultural competence. Just because you’ve traveled internationally or are from another country doesn’t make you culturally competent. In this ep...

In this very important episode about executive loneliness, Sal Silvester interviews Nick Jonsson. Nick is a CEO, entrepreneur, and author of the book "Executive Loneliness." With over 25 years of experience leading successful businesses, Nick is no stranger to the unique pressures and expectations placed on executives. Through personal anecdotes, research, and interviews with other executives, Nic...

Sal Silvester, host and executive producer, kicks off Season 6 of the Future of Leadership As our world continues to face geopolitical challenges, stubborn inflationary conditions, and more complexity, organizational culture will matter more than ever.   The theme for this season is how to create healthy, aligned, and more human teams at the top, including executive teams, senior leadership teams,...

This Season 5 Closer is a "Best Of" episode where we share some of the best clips from the season, exploring topics such as human needs, happiness at work, conscious capitalism, inclusion, executive presence, psychological safety and more. You'll even hear some bonus questions that Sal Silvester asked guests that didn’t air in the original episode. You can also download his Ultimate Goal Setting G...

The New Year is time for reflection and intention – not resolutions. It’s a time to think about your 2023 goals, and what you can do to make this your best year yet. In this episode, Sal goes over ways for you to: chart the course for the year ahead be the architect of your life make intentional and on purpose choices, in every aspect of your life Join Sal as he guides you through the key steps in...

With increased uncertainty and the prospect of a recession, our ability to adjust on an individual and organizational level is becoming more and more important. In this episode, Sal interviews Simon Severino, author of Strategy Sprints: 12 Ways to Accelerate Growth for an Agile Business. They delve deeper into the issue of adaptability and how it relates to not just surviving but thriving during r...

In this episode Sal Silvester and Amy Edmondson dive deep into the topic of psychological safety - what it means, the impacts of a hierarchical organization, how it applies to physical safety, the connection and potential of diverse teams and so much more. Amy Edmondson is the world renown expert on psychological safety and creating fearless organizations. She is the Novartis Professor of Leadersh...

In this episode Sal connects with Beverly Wright, a former technology executive, Founder and CEO of Wright Choice Group and a recent inductee into the Thinkers50 (basically the Oscars of Management thinking, according to The Financial Times). Sal and Beverly explore the concept of Return on People, why diversity without equity and inclusion isn’t enough and a new trend around intersectionality whe...

Unconscious bias can have a direct impact on problem solving, decision making and the overall health of our organizational cultures. And while you may think that you "don't see color" or "don't judge others", we are all biased. It's part of the human condition. The good news is that the past few decades of neuroscience and behavioral research have provided a ton of information explaining the why a...

Our greatest gift as human beings is our ability to adapt. The more we can tap into our humanity, the more successful we can be in business and beyond. In this episode, Sal connects with David Wetton about how Conscious Leadership can make a bigger impact in the organizations in which we work, and also in our society. This episode will expand how you think about leadership - from intellectual inte...

Executive presence matters. It's the secret sauce for building credibility and connection at work. Unfortunately, many leaders haven't taken the steps they need to align their brand with the presence in a virtual and hybrid world. In this powerful episode, Sal turns to the expert Rosemary Ravinal, a former international media executive and broadcaster with more than three decades of corporate comm...

Why is happiness important in our work and world? What does it take to be happy? How do you find it? Why is the pursuit of happiness good for individuals and the collective? In this episode, Sal interviews Luis Gallardo - the Founder of the World Happiness Foundation. You'll learn: What research tells us about happiness and what to do about it. 5 elements of happiness (and they may not be what you...

Season 5 is all about how we can create a more deeply human workplace. Because the more we can tap into our humanity - the more we can leverage our greatest gift as humans, which is our adaptability.  In this episode, former guest and executive coach Jan Jenkins interviews Sal Silvester about the 6 needs all humans have at work. These are the 6 needs Sal outlines in his latest book, The Deeply Hum...

Sal Silvester, host and executive producer, kicks off Season 5 of this podcast focused on the Future of Work. As our society continues to evolve from the impacts of the pandemic and global macroeconomic challenges, organizational culture will matter more than ever. The theme for this season is about organizational culture - and specifically - how to create a more deeply human workplace. This seaso...

Season 4 was focused on the Future of Work to help organizations address the challenges with a changing workplace due to COVID. In this last episode we'll bring you back to some of the insights shared by our guests throughout the season and during this very difficult time in our human history. As always, don't forget to check out all of the tools and frameworks that accompanied each episode to hel...

Ettienne Bouwer is our special guest in this next-to-last episode of Season 4.  As Director of Human Resources at E. & J. Gallo Winery, Ettienne provides strategic HR support to leadership teams for several wineries located in the Central Valley of California. E. & J. Gallo Winery is the largest family-owned winery in the world, employing more than 7,000 people.  For the past five years, Glassdoor...

We continue with our Future of Work podcast season with an interview with two former military officers Joe Saboe and Russell Worth Parker. When the situation in Afghanistan grew desperate in the summer of 2021, I was shocked and disturbed to see people and families trapped on the wrong side of the gates at the airport and in Kabul. These two leaders decided to take action. You won't want to miss t...

Our Future of Work conversation continues with Kermit Randa, a results-driven executive with extensive experience driving sustained profitable growth through customer-centric cultures of accountability and positive employee engagement. In this episode, he shares his insights on how employee’s attitudes and expectations around work have changed. We discuss why employees are asking the question “Is...

We continue with our Future of Work Season in an interview with Sheila Murty, Executive Vice President of People and Culture at Tillamook, one of the fastest growing brands in the United States, employing nearly 1,000 people. Sheila shares some hard-hitting insights on investing in well being, cultivating connectedness, and the challenge of building culture when people aren't physically together....

As organizations emerge in the post-pandemic era, leaders need to think differently about how they engage their workforce. Employees' attitudes and expectations about work have changed. In this episode, Sal Silvester talks with Sandi Seader, Assistant City Manager of Longmont, Colorado. Sandi shares insight into how this municipality is addressing Future of Work needs with a workforce that spans a...

In this episode, Sal Silvester talks with Chief People Officer, Alison Meadows. They discuss how the Future of Work is shaping Evolve Vacation Rental, a fast-growing and innovative company based in Denver, Colorado. Employees' perspectives have changed dramatically over the last year. As a result, their priorities have changed as well. Shifting attitudes mean that employees are no longer toleratin...