Inspirational Leadership for People Managers, Executives & HR Leaders

The Importance of Empathy in Leadership with Alain Hunkins

"Leadership is not about a job title, power or control, it's about a relationship forged on connection"

► For this week's episode of Inspirational Leadership I spoke with Alain Hunkins. Alain is a sought-after leadership speaker, consultant, trainer, and coach. His recent book, CRACKING THE LEADERSHIP CODE: Three Secrets to Building Strong Leaders launched as the #1 Bestselling New Release in Business Communication on Amazon. Over his twenty-year career, Alain has led over 2,000 groups in 25 countries. Clients include Wal-Mart, Pfizer, Citigroup, General Electric, State Farm Insurance, IBM, General Motors, and Microsoft. Alain has designed and facilitated seminars on numerous leadership topics, including teambuilding, conflict management, communication, peak performance, innovation, engagement, and change. Alain also serves on the faculty of Duke Corporate Education and has published over 400 articles on leadership.

⇢ Get full show notes and more information here: https://kristenharcourt.com/2020/06/16/the-importance-of-empathy-in-leadership-with-alain-hunkins/

Challenging the Status Quo at Work with Jane Watson

How do we improve remote work, foster organizations built on participatory leadership and prevent sexual harassment?

► For this week's episode of Inspirational Leadership I spoke with Jane Watson. Jane is the Senior Director, People Partners at Klick, Founder of the Aperta Project, and a Master's candidate in Concordia's Human Systems Intervention program. Over the last 15 years, she's worked with companies in the private, public, and non-profit sectors, including regional and national leadership roles in Human Resources, and a role on the executive leadership team of an innovative, fully remote tech start-up. She writes about organizations, culture, and the changing nature of work at TalentVanguard.com

⇢ Get full show notes and more information here: https://kristenharcourt.com/2020/06/02/challenging-the-status-quo-at-work-with-jane-watson/

Embracing Your Rebel Soul with Shelley Paxton

How do you become the Chief Soul Officer of your life?

► For this week's episode of Inspirational Leadership I spoke with Shelley Paxton. Shelley has been seen in PBS, Forbes, CBS, CW, and Thrive Global, she is an author, international speaker, & transformational coach. She can best be summed up as a burnout fighter and fire re-igniter who is rebelling for rewriting the traditional script of success starting with her new book, SOULBBATICAL: A Corporate Rebel's Guide To Finding Your Best Life.

Shelley spent 26 years as a highly regarded marketing and advertising executive, stewarding some of the world’s most iconic brands, including Harley-Davidson, Visa, McDonald’s, and AOL and walked away from it all to launch her own company, Soulbbatical and become the Chief Soul Officer of her own life. Her mission is to liberate the souls of leaders and organizations by inspiring them to realize their greatest purpose and potential.

⇢ Get full show notes and more information here: https://kristenharcourt.com/2020/05/19/embracing-your-rebel-soul-with-shelley-paxton/

Increasing Your Emotional Resilience with Karlyn Percil

For this week's episode of Inspirational Leadership I spoke with Karlyn Percil. Karlyn is a Certified Emotional Intelligence and Neuro-Life Coach with a particular focus on Diversity, Inclusion, Workplace Wellness and Belonging. She is the CEO of of KDPM Consulting Group INC and the Founder of The SisterTalk Group Leadership and Wellness Academy. Karlyn is a former bank executive, who has dedicated her career to helping companies identify problem areas, known as "Elephant Stories," that may interfere with an organization’s inclusion and human optimization goals.

⇢ Get full show notes and more information here: https://kristenharcourt.com/2020/05/05/increasing-your-emotional-resilience-with-karlyn-percil/

How to Be a Great Boss with Peter Economy

For this week's episode of Inspirational Leadership I spoke with Peter Economy. Peter is the bestselling author of Managing for Dummies (more than 600,000 copies sold globally) and is The Leadership Guy at INC.COM who averages more than 500,000 page views a month for his more than 1,500 columns published to date. He routinely works with C-level executives, executive coaches, and business consultants worldwide. His new book, Wait I’m the Boss?!? - The Essential Guide for New Managers to Succeed from Day One is a go-to guide for anyone in their first management position, those who are aspiring to lead an organization or the experienced leader who is looking to brush up on their skills.

⇢ Get full show notes and more information here: https://kristenharcourt.com/2020/04/21/how-to-be-a-great-boss-with-peter-economy/

Inclusive Leadership During Times of Uncertainty with Brittany J. Harris

For this week's episode of Inspirational Leadership I spoke with Brittany J. Harris, the Vice President of Learning & Innovation at The Winters Group, Inc. In her role, Brittany is responsible for curating and facilitating learning experiences that shift perspectives, change hearts, and empower action in service of equity, justice, and inclusion. Brittany supports non-profit and for-profit organizations in designing high-impact learning and education programs that focus on competency building around diversity, equity, inclusion, and cultural competence and “meeting people where they are” in their journey.

⇢ Get full show notes and more information here: https://kristenharcourt.com/2020/04/07/inclusive-leadership-during-times-of-uncertainty-with-brittany-j-harris/

 

Whole-Person Focused Leadership with Jennifer Gillivan

For this week's episode of Inspirational Leadership I spoke with Jennifer Gillivan, the President and CEO of the IWK Foundation. The Foundation is the primary fundraising and outreach partner of the IWK Health Centre, which provides critical and specialized care to women, children, youth and families throughout the Maritimes. Jennifer is a very passionate supporter and public speaker on the rights of Women and Children in our society.

 

⇢ Get full show notes and more information here: https://kristenharcourt.com/2020/03/24/whole-person-focused-leadership-with-jennifer-gillivan/

Championing Humanity in the Global Workplace with Sesil Pir

For this week's episode of Inspirational Leadership I spoke with Sesil Pir. Sesil serves as an active HR Functional Thought Leader, Founder and Principal Consultant of SESIL PIR Consulting GmbH, a boutique management consultancy, focusing on changing the status quo of work, and Founder of Whirling Chief, a global digital collaboration & learning platform, championing humanity into the global workplace.

 

⇢ Get full show notes and more information here: https://kristenharcourt.com/2020/03/10/championing-humanity-in-the-global-workplace-with-sesil-pir/

Stop Trusting Your Gut with Dr. Gleb Tsipursky

For this week's episode of Inspirational Leadership I spoke with Dr. Gleb Tsipursky. Known as the Disaster Avoidance Expert, Gleb is on a mission to protect leaders from dangerous judgment errors known as cognitive biases by developing the most effective decision-making strategies. He has over two decades of consulting, coaching, and training experience as CEO of Disaster Avoidance Experts, and over 15 years of experience in academia as a cognitive neuroscientist and behavioral economist.

 

⇢ Get full show notes and more information here: https://kristenharcourt.com/2020/02/27/stop-trusting-your-gut-with-dr-gleb-tsipursky/

Brave Leadership with Kimberly Davis

For this week’s episode of Inspirational Leadership I spoke with Kimberly Davis. Kimberly is an expert on authentic leadership who shares her inspirational message of personal power, responsibility, and impact with organizations across the country and teaches leadership programs world-wide.

 

⇢ Get full show notes and more information here: https://kristenharcourt.com/2020/02/11/brave-leadership-with-kimberly-davis/