Sense & Signal: Leading Through Sensemaking

Many higher education employees are transitioning to jobs outside of academia for a plethora of reasons. In this wide-ranging interview with Dr. Julie Murray-Jensen, Jodah and Dr. Dan explore what higher education leadership skills transfer to the non-profit sector? They also discuss the grief one experiences leaving an industry that has shaped your identity most of your life – especially when you...

Dan and Jodah speak with Sense & Signal Alumnus Jesan Sorrells and ​​Kimberly J Benoit, to explore and debate the role of communication in organizations. Communication in organizations is a multifaceted process marked by various complexities. Diverse backgrounds, roles, and communication styles within the workforce can lead to misunderstandings and language barriers. Hierarchical structures ma...

Deep in the heart of a dense forest, a community of chimpanzees live together in harmony....NOT! Jodah and Dan have both recently watched Chimp Empire,the new Netflix documentary about a tribe of Chimps that live in the forests of Uganda. Although they both felt it was an amazing undertaking and cinematic, they were mostly intrigued to watch the chimpanzees encounter challenges such as limited res...

n this follow up to the previous episode on the philosophical aspects of the emergence of artificial intelligence, Dr. Dan and Jodah tackle practical ways leaders can use AI to move their organizations forward. They discuss using AI as a tool for decision making, predictive analytics, automation, customer insights, risk management, talent management, personalization, process optimization, resource...

Jodah and Dr. Dan discuss how the rapid emergence of “Artificial” Intelligence (#AI) with the release of #chatgpt in November, 2022 will impact organizational #leadership now and in the future. They debate what artificial intelligence is - and whether artificial is really an appropriate descriptor, discuss the impact on the workforce, consider how tools like Chat GPT can improve productivity, pond...

Don’t Die in Space: Communication Lessons from Apollo 13 Jodah and Dr. Dan applied MIT #research on effective #team dynamics to the Tom Hanks movie Apollo 13. In addition to concluding that all successful teams need Tom Hanks in a #leadership position, they use. The research to identify the characteristics of a productive team dynamic - because the research says a successful team has more to do wi...

What can #philosophy teach organizational #leaders? In this wide ranging discussion with philosophy professor Gwendolyn Dolske, Jodah and Dr. Dan explore #happiness and #meaning in relation to #work, what leaders can learn from the #existentialists, how #GenZ is showing up to the workplace, the impacts of #socialmedia on our #attention spans and mental health, what #ChatGPT reveals about being hum...

Come join Jodah and Dr. Dan as they learn about the importance of #goals, #grit, and #growth in this lively and warm hearted conversation with Dr. Miriam Zylberglait Lisigurski (Dr. Z). In her new book “The 3G Cycle of Life”, she shares a model for #personalgrowth and #healing born out of the traumatic experiences she endured working in the #healthcaresystem during the Covid-19 pandemic. In this e...

Jodah and Dr. Dan talk with leadership consultant Dan Edds about his book “Leveraging the Genetics of Leadership” in their ongoing investigation about how to improve organizational leadership in the 21st century. They delve into how leaders today need to become systems designers, building structures that move organizations toward successfully achieving their shared goals. Using DNA as a metaphor,...

Kimberly Benoit’s book “We’ve All Done It” asks a provocative and uncomfortable question. Are you a toxic #leader? In this lively conversation, Jodah and Dr. Dan investigate the all too common experience of #toxicleadership with Kimberly - even looking into the mirror to see if we are #toxic. They discuss how #toxicleaders show up in our lives in many forms, how to assess if you're bringing toxici...

Why Distributed Leadership is the FUTURE Jodah and Dan talk with Tech executive Michael Peachey about the concept of distributed leadership in both the tech and higher education sectors. What exactly is distributed leadership and how does one design their organizations to promote a flattened out structure where everyone has the opportunity to step into leadership roles? And how can theories of dis...

The Dark Triad Survival Guide - How to Battle Machiavellians, Narcissists, and Psychopaths in the Workplace #Machiavellians, #Narcissists, and #Psychopaths are running around our organizations causing all kinds of mayhem. And some are rising to top #leadership positions because of their diabolical #personality traits. What can we do to survive? Join Jodah and Dan with a lively panel discussion wit...

Spiritual Entrepreneurship with UGG Founder Brian Smith Jodah and Dan discuss spirituality, entrepreneurship, and leadership with UGG founder Brian Smith. They unpack his book The Birth of a Brand to explore how Brian persisted despite multiple setbacks to turn the UGG brand into one of the most recognized companies in the world. Brian shares insights about what makes a strong brand, the character...

DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGIES - Blockchain, Bitcoin, and Decentralized Finance In this panel discussion, Jodah and Dan talk with returning guest Mr. Key and new guest Jörgen Ringman about how blockchain, bitcoin, and decentralized finance will impact organizational leadership in the coming years. ABOUT MR. KEY Mr. KEY (Karnika E. Yashwant) is an impact entrepreneur building and supporting the next billi...

The DANGERS and BENEFITS of Storytelling: Panel Discussion with Hana Gala & Jesan Sorrells In this wide-ranging conversation, Jodah and Dan tackle the topic of organizational storytelling with leadership consultants Hana Gala and Jesan Sorrells. From the issue of the atomization to the importance of being able to embrace multiple realities, the conversation brings in Dostoevsky, Nietzsche, Cam...

Jodah and Dan discuss the latest leadership headlines over a couple glasses of wine,. Elon has recently closed the Seattle office and asked people to work from home.  This is an almost 180 from a previous stance, where he was adamant to have his employees come back to the office. Why has he made this switch? Are their economic pressures making leaders rethink the concept of remote work? &nbsp...

The Terror of Chat GPT: In Conversation with Jack Wang Dan discovered Chat GPT one day while doom scrolling through You Tube. The messenger – Jack Wang, an Associate Professor of Microbiology at University of Queensland. A videographer and YouTuber, Jack was using his channel to explore how Chat GPT might one day displace him as a teacher and to investigate whether this new AI bot could be used as...

Why Another Freaking Leadership Podcast? Jodah and Dr. Dan reflect on the first sixth months of the Sense & Signal podcast. They discuss why they started a new leadership podcast, what makes this show different from other leadership podcasts, and how they plan to develop the show going forward. They also reflect some of the themes that emerged after interviewing their first round of guests and...

Sense & Signal Podcast Escaping Hustle Culture Through Corporate Rehab: In Conversation with Jennie Blumenthal Dan and Jodah talk with Jennie Blumenthal, founder of Corporate Rehab and author of the book by the same name. They discuss how she quit her high-stress corporate job during the pandemic and began researching and writing this book to help others escape the toxic work cultures pervadin...

Sense & Signal Podcast: Bad Storytelling is Destroying the World - In Conversation with Hana Gala Jodah and Dan discuss hospitality, leadership, storytelling, complexity, and Donald Trump with leadership consultant and  Seattle Colleges faculty member Hana Gala. They delve into how her experience growing up in Communist Czechoslovakia informs her approach to leadership, her journey into t...

Sense & Signal Podcast What Genghis Khan Can Teach Us About Marketing Analytics: In Conversation with Christina Inge Jodah and Dan take a deep dive into marketing analytics with entrepreneur Christina Inge, author of Marketing Metrics , owner of Toughlight, and lecturer  of marketing at Brandeis University and Northeastern University. Beginning with a discussion about why marketing metric...

Sense & Signal Podcast Tarker’s Grandmother Learns About Blockchain: In Conversation with Mr. Key Jodah and Dan talk with Karnika Yashwant otherwise known as Mr. Key. A web 3.0 entrepreneur, he is the founder of Key Difference Media and co-founder of Forward Protocol. He takes on the challenge of explaining Blockchain and Bitcoin so Dan’s grandmother could understand it, They also delve into t...

Sense & Signal Podcast: Leading Through Sensemaking Director of Innovation and Collaboration at TIBCO. In this episode Jodah and Dan engage in a wide spanning discussion with Brad Topliff about what it means to innovate, what leading innovation looks like, how to create a culture of innovation, and how workplace empathy is the secret source to innovation. They also discuss the mysterious conce...

In this episode Dan and Jodah speak with Dan Torres, a Product Manager at a little startup called Google. In this hour we discuss areas of product management and how the role helps companies find their meaning. TIMESTAMPS 2:00 – What is a Product Manager 6:50 – History of Product Management 9:00 – Dan Torres’s History as a Product Manager 10:55 – What Makes a Good Product Manager 17:29 – Product M...

The Sense & Signal Podcast: The Haunted Podcast – 4 Terrifying Movies About Organizational Leadership For Halloween season, Jodah and Dan discuss four classic horror movies and what they can teach us about organizational leadership and sensemaking. The movies include The Thing (1982), Frankenstein (1931), The Shining (1981), and Q The Winged Serpent (1982). Join us for this lively conversation...