The People Dividend Podcast

"You need to do a mindset change. It's not just implementing new rules. You have to go and help the employees familiarize themselves with these changes and really process what it means to their job and their future. And only then can change happen," explains Brenda Pak, Co-founder and CEO of Backpac, a platform whose mission is to deliver DEI analytics and data to inform DEI strategy and culture b...

"There's a lot of AI tools out there that can help you with your job search," shares Fatemah Mirza, founder of Career Tuners, a small team of certified resume writers, career coaches, and certified interview coaches. Today, Fatemah shares tips for fine tuning resumes, prepping for job interviews, and breaking into new careers or advancing in your current position. Many companies use applicant trac...

"Nice is the tip of the iceberg. And I think 'kind' is when you dig deeper and you're more intentional specific with the way you treat people," explains Kevin Palmieri. Kevin is the CFO, founder, and co-host of Next Level University, a global top 100 self improvement podcast. Today, Kevin shares how he fell in love with podcasting, how he learned to see courage in vulnerability, and the importance...

"People need to recognize that there is an evolution that they need to go through if they're going to come out on the other side and be able to put a positive face forward for the future," shares Gina Riley, creator of the Career Velocity System, which helps leaders and executives map out a transition strategy to last throughout their careers. Today, Gina talks about how the Career Velocity System...

"What do we want for our customers, our best clients? Strong, long term relationship that has mutually beneficial results, right? So why do we not think about our employees the same way?", asks John Saunders, founder of Forward Advisory Solutions and author of The Optimizer: Building and Leading a Team of Serial Innovators . Today, John talks about how to optimize your team and be a leader for inn...

"Most problems in companies today is that they have terrible managers," explains Beth Banks Cohn, PhD. Beth is the president and founder of Adra Change Architects and has over 30 years of experience as an accomplished organizational consultant. Today, Beth talks about how to most effectively go about architecting change within organizations. There has been an overall transformation to the way orga...

"We need to start by being transparent and willing to be assessed. Look at the data. Allow the data to drive our personal and professional improvement. And this is how we can ensure that we have a measurable way to increase our leadership skill sets," explains Dr. Toby A. Travis. Dr. Toby is the Founder of Trusted, a framework for school improvement focused on developing trusted leaders. He is als...

"Someone with executive presence has a reputation for making things happen, and they are respected as an authority. They earn people's respect, not because they demand it, but because they command it," explains Joel Garfinkle. Joel is one of the top 50 executive coaches in the entire United States. He is a successful author of 11 books and 300 articles on leadership. Today, Joel brings his 23 year...

"The more complex the organization, and the more demanding a role is, the more difficult it is to focus on self-care and stress management and the more likely people are going into unhealthy behaviors as a way to find balance," explains John M. O'Brien, Ph. D. John is a consulting psychologist who has been helping people enhance their stress management skills since 1996. He now works as an executi...

"In general, we've added about 30 years to our life expectancy, and our mindsets tend to think, Oh, I'm going to be older, longer. We tack those on to the end. But that is not how we experience the added years and decades in our life. What's happened is the middle part of life has expanded," explains Barbara Waxman, coach, life stage expert, gerontologist, and author. Gerontology is the study of a...

"Collaboration isn't easy, and that's where having someone to shepherd this along to support them is critical," explains Todd Erickson, Founder of Collaboration Arts, a creative consultancy for collaborative meetings, events and networks. Today he talks about the importance of collaboration and how diverse communities can come together to create authentic change. Polarity management is vital for c...

"I appreciate you talking about all my successes, but oh man have I struggled a lot. And, I really think authentic change comes from facing that friction and going all in on it," shares Alden Mills, CEO of Perfect Fitness, three time Navy SEAL, division I athlete, best-selling author, and advisor to chief level executives and board members. Today he discusses how to embrace authentic change and be...

"20% of employees in the workplace in the U.S. strongly agree that they trust the leadership of their organization. And that's the highest correlation with another really important item that we ask right now, whether employees feel that their organization cares about their overall well being. That's related to burnout, and it's a really important perception. Because if people do feel that you care...

"People are more skeptical now than ever about all things–authority, people, and organizations. And so the real challenge is, what are you showing to your people to let them know that they can trust you?" asks Frederick Miller, CEO and lead strategist of The Kaleel Jamison Consulting Group. Today, he and Judith Katz, fellow strategist and thought leader, combine their expertise to talk about how t...

"How do we all become the best we can be and reach our potential as a team? It's a fascinating question, because it is so complex, and there's no simple answer," shares Sean Murray, CEO of RealTime Performance, Inc. and author of If Gold Is Our Destiny: How a Team of Mavericks Came Together for Olympic Glory . Sean's professional background in leadership and organization development may not seem l...

"The research says that having empathy and authenticity really sets apart legendary leaders from average ones, even in a high IQ talent pool," shares Ronda Robinson, CPTD. Ronda has over 20 years of experience working in the corporate talent development space. Today, she brings her expertise to her business, RetainMyTeam. Com, a employee retention platform that helps companies reduce turnover and...

"Are the questions I'm asking going to help or hurt? Are they going to get me what I want? Are they going to be useful to others? If the answer is no, what different questions could I ask that would benefit me and the other person and the situation?", asks Dr. Marilee Adams, Ph. D. Marilee's research focuses on the impact of language, the importance of mindset, and the importance of asking the rig...

"I have to create a kind of relationship with the customer where they go, 'Oh, let me tell you this cool idea I had', well, they've opened the door. So what do I do to create a kind of relationship that makes them feel safe to open that door?," explains  Dr. Chip Bell. Dr. Bell is a world renowned authority on customer loyalty and service innovation and has been ranked in the top 10 keynote speake...

"You have to look at everything as a system. You have to have all of your elements in place," explains Dr. Kevin Gazzara, Founder and Senior Partner of Magna Leadership Solutions. Dr. Kevin spent 30 years in the corporate world before retiring and starting his new career helping businesses better their leaders, increase employee retention, and put systems in place to ensure long term success. Toda...

"We're finding that people have figured out how to do a lot of work, task oriented, even collaboration online. But when it comes to deep thinking, and thinking about strategy, it's best done in person, and there's just no substitute for that," shares Laura Gramling, President of Enspark Consulting. Today, Laura uses her 20 years of experience working in organizational change to talk about how to d...

"What really matters is, what does it feel like to work in your organization every day and what is your organization doing to the world?" shares Gena Cox, Organizational Psychologist, Speaker, and Author of Leading Inclusion . Gena is an executive coach and accomplished speaker with a focus on human centered leadership and helping leaders to create healthy organizations. Today, Gena joins Mike Hor...

"As mentors, we answer the questions that the mentee never thought to ask because we know what's important," shares Frances Baldwin, Principal Consultant at Designed Wisdom, Inc. Frances has been in the leadership and authentic change space for a very long time, spending the beginning of her career as an internal change agent. Today, Frances joins Mike Horne in conversation to discuss how to creat...

"That's where we start with personal branding. Start with a dialogue. What's your 'why'? Who are you? Number two, what makes you happy? And of course, three, what's your end goal?", shares Paula Mattisonsierra, founder of Power Marketing SF with over 25 years of marketing experience. She helps business owners discover and cultivate their personal brand. Today, Paula joins Mike Horne in conversatio...

"What I want for leaders and what I invite leaders to do is absolutely to consider what they want for the other person in that conversation before walking into that conversation," shares David Taylor-Klaus, master certified coach and bestselling author. David works with executives and entrepreneurs to help them live more authentically and better connect with their clients and employees. He joins M...

"It basically helped me debug this relationship so fast that I went, 'My goodness, every leader in America, every leader in the world should have access to this process,'" shares Matt Stone, reinvention strategist. Matt got his start as an attorney by working in family law, and he uses what he learned about trust and relationship building to inform his reinvention strategies for CEOs and other vis...