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  • Ep 55 - Gabor Holch, Author of Dragon Suit -- What You Need to Know About China: The East-West Perspective

    Learn more about Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach: www.changwenderoth.com

     SHOW NOTES:

     What can we learn from China about leadership, power, and influence? Gabor Holch, intercultural leadership expert who has helped thousands of Western and Chinese leaders, discusses his latest book, Dragon Suit: The Golden Age of Expatriate Lives in China. Gabor busts myths, shares how working in China enhances your leadership, and points to top trends most people overlook. He offers practical ways to engage and learn from the Chinese, which he argues is even more important in a divided world.

    •  “If you don’t come to China, China will come to you”
    • Why Gabor wrote Dragon Suit, and the voices he draws from
    • Did Gabor self-censor?
    • The impact China has had on Gabor’s career
    • It’s a glimpse into the future: What relation do you want with that?
    • The pressure – and benefits – of scale and speed
    • Challenges expats encounter when they return home
    • How Chinese companies found Gabor when he moved back to Europe
    • The trends to keep your eye on
    • Going abroad: Top issues Chinese experience outside China
    • How do we restore trust between the West and China?
    • Building personal bonds and connections: the tool to use
    • What the “exposure index” reveals
    • The shifting nature of “foreigners” in China
    • Optimistic or pessimistic?
    • The stories you don't hear
    • His concern about exchanges drying up
    • Ways to find out what’s really going on in China
    • What we can learn about power and influence from China
    • Does it work, does it get results… Is there a Chinese leadership style?
    • Open your eyes: How China is harnessing technology
    • Understanding China’s social security system as a route to understanding their behavior
    • Tearing up “guanxi”
    • Where China has most changed since he started writing his book
    • How going online shattered “time to prepare culturally” – and how Gabor’s book seeks to remedy that


    BIO AND LINKS:

     Gabor Holch, founder of GM of Campanile Consulting, is an East-West intercultural leadership expert, coach, author and keynote speaker who has served 100+ clients in 30+ countries. An expat since age 4 and China-based since 2002, he is a Certified Management Consultant (CMC) in English and Mandarin. Dragon Suit: The golden age of expatriate executives in China is his latest book.

    48m | Sep 27, 2023
  • Ep 54 - Richard Waine, Professional Headshot Photographer – The Game of Inches: Getting the Professional Headshot That Elevates Your Brand

    Learn more about Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach: www.changwenderoth.com

     SHOW NOTES:

     How you look matters, much more than we think. And your headshot, on LinkedIn and the web, shapes that critical first impression people form about you. Richard Waine, professional portrait photographer, helps you elevate your personal brand – and makes sure you don’t lose out on job offers, opportunities, or even meeting the love of your life. He takes us through “the game of inches,” by analyzing the before-after headshots of two clients, so you get the headshot – and photographer – that supports and accelerates your personal and professional goals.

    •  Ellen and the power of how you feel
    • Counterintuitive truth: Your headshot is actually NOT about you
    • Considering a headshot? The first thing you should know – and then do
    • Before-After example #1, Lisa. (To see images, visit https://changwenderoth.com/podcast/ )
    • The four tenants Richard uses to start a photo session
    • Striking the visual balance between confidence and approachability
    • Nuances most clients are not aware of, that great headshot photographers address
    • The single most important thing in your photo
    • How Richard crops your headshot to convey information
    • Why Richard favors simple backgrounds
    • Before-After example #2, Michael. (To see images, visit https://changwenderoth.com/podcast/ )
    • The devil is in the details: Examples where Richard removed distracting elements
    • Clothing, makeup, and prep: what matters most in the shooting process
    • Times the client isn’t right
    • Visual conventions that send signals about who you are
    • Does your photographer have a vested interest in your success?
    • Should I get my image photoshopped or manipulated?
    • “A game of inches”: What separates a good headshot photographer from a great one
    • Get on the phone when you want to ensure you’ve got the right headshot photographer
    • Company headshots: the importance of consistent visuals of your team

     

    BIO AND LINKS:

     Richard Waine is a headshot and commercial portrait photographer who serves diverse clients across the Northeastern USA, based out of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Born and raised in Queens, New York, he is a graduate of Hofstra University who spent his career in finance – until a YouTube video of the famed Peter Hurley inspired him to shift gears and become a professional headshot photographer. He has never looked back.

    44m | Sep 20, 2023
  • Ep 53 - Maíra Gracini, LATAM Business Leader and C-Suite Mentor: How to “Get New Oxygen” to Propel Your Career Ascent

    Learn more about Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach: www.changwenderoth.com

     SHOW NOTES:

     How do you navigate a career in technology – even more so in fast moving, emerging markets? Maíra Gracini, GM Latin America at Atlas and C-Suite mentor of the year at Endeavour, shares how to “get new oxygen” to keep your career moving in the right direction. We discuss how to get out of your comfort zone, shift how you view and talk about yourself, and the unique challenges that women in tech face.

     

    • The impact of growing up in a small city of Sao Paulo State, as the child of public school teachers
    • Early mentors
    • Stay or switch?
    • The first and most important thing you need for career progression
    • The biggest challenge that mid-level managers face
    • Taking advantage of “internal channels”
    • How solving problems is a great way to show your leadership potential
    • The reframe: Is it overselling or sharing information?
    • The big personal and professional awakening – and how Maíra talks about it today
    • “Getting Out of Your Own Way,” a skill Maíra believes more women could use in the workplace
    • “Getting New Oxygen”
    • Affiliations as “hubs” to expand your learning and network
    • Top themes she sees mentoring Latin American leaders
    • The importance of building a “trust circle”
    • Maíra’s “3 Cons” that guide her career

     

    BIO AND LINKS:

     Maíra Gracini is General Manager of Latin America at Atlas, a global technology platform that enables critical people ops, without the need of a local entity. Prior to Atlas, she served in senior marketing roles across Latin America with technology pioneers including Atos, Salesforce and Zendesk. Based in Brazil, Maíra advises startups, angel invests and mentors C-level executives through Endeavour, which named her Mentor of the Year in 2020. Maíra holds a BS in Marketing & Advertising from ESAMC, holds Board Membership Certification through the Brazilian Institute of Corporate Governance, and got plenty of “new oxygen” through Executive Education at Stanford Business School.

     

    32m | Sep 13, 2023
  • Ep 52 - Liz Banse, Senior Program Director at Resource Media -- Get Heard and Lead: Embrace a New Approach to Dial Up Your Communications

    Learn more about Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach: www.changwenderoth.com

     SHOW NOTES:

     Liz Banse, visual storytelling and communications expert at Resource Media, wants you to dial in your ability to be heard, shape conversations and get others to take action. She shares the biggest mistake people (and her clients) make in their presentations, how to test your approach – and the code of ethics to follow. We end with a simple exercise that will ensure the “psychology behind visuals” stays front and center in your communications and leadership toolkit.

    • The biggest mistake most people make presenting
    • Reframing how you go about your work
    • Enragement, engagement and ethical guidelines that Liz follows
    • The one true universal that applies across gender, culture, age.
    • You and I disagree on what visual will work best: how to determine which is better
    • Why bullets (in powerpoint) kill
    • The exercise to make sure visuals hold the place they deserve in your leadership toolkit
    • Reaching Liz, Resource Media and their FREE Visual Storytelling resources

     

    BIO AND LINKS:

     Liz Banse is Senior Program Director of Resource Media, the leading communications firm focused on social change. She is author of Seeing is Believing, A Guide to Visual Storytelling Best Practices, and manages the Visual Story Lab, a Resource Media website that shares cutting edge approaches for issue-oriented visual storytelling. A veteran of Resource Media’s Seattle office since 1999, Liz’s practice areas span communications planning, traditional and online media strategy, opinion research, presentation skills and crisis communications. Before joining Resource Media, Liz worked with MWW/Savitt, where her expertise supported Starbucks and the (former – sniff) Seattle Supersonics. She holds a BA from Carleton College.

    28m | Sep 6, 2023
  • Ep 51 - Liz Banse, Senior Program Director at Resource Media -- Get Heard and Lead: The 3 Keys to Powering Up your Communication

    Learn more about Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach: www.changwenderoth.com

     SHOW NOTES:

     How do you get heard, shape conversations, mobilize support, and ultimately get others to take action? Liz Banse shares why pictures -- much more than words – are the key to your communication success. An expert in visual storytelling and strategic communications at Resource Media, Liz breaks down the science and shows how “dialing in” your visual communications will accelerate your career, work and leadership.

    •  The critical pivot Resource Media and Liz made to serve their clients… and how that relates to upping your leadership game.
    • The 3 things you need to be a great visual communicator (technical background is not one of them)
    • What we can learn from National Geographic in how they hire their top photographers.
    • Is visual storytelling more science or art?
    • What does it mean to be beautiful?
    • Presenting: much more than speaking to a room of people
    • Liz’s epiphany on leadership, sitting years back next to pioneer Dennis Hayes
    • Get comfortable with being uncomfortable, and “unlearning” if you want to shift and learn these skills
    • The first question to ask yourself, before assessing what images to use
    • Who has the power, and what do they care about?
    • Liz geeks out on the neuroscience around setting “mental frames” (Key #1: “We are visual first and verbal second.”)
    • The pictorial superiority affect, and how to use words for maximum impact (dual coding “yellow stick notes” theory)
    • Key #2: Decisions are made in the brain’s emotional region
    • Mentors vs Sponsors – and how that ties to using visuals
    • Is that manipulation -- or strategic?
    • Key #3 when choosing your visual: What do you need people to feel to take action?
    • Seeing the “emotional payoff”
    • Liz turns the tables on Michael, asking how he marketed Invisalign


    BIO AND LINKS:

     Liz Banse is Senior Program Director of Resource Media, the leading communications firm focused on social change. She is author of Seeing is Believing, A Guide to Visual Storytelling Best Practices, and manages the Visual Story Lab, a Resource Media website that shares cutting edge approaches for issue-oriented visual storytelling. A veteran of Resource Media’s Seattle office since 1999, Liz’s practice areas span communications planning, traditional and online media strategy, opinion research, presentation skills and crisis communications. Before joining Resource Media, Liz worked with MWW/Savitt, where her expertise supported Starbucks and the (former – sniff) Seattle Supersonics. She holds a BA from Carleton College.

    48m | Aug 30, 2023
  • Ep 50 - Lisa Bragg, Author of Bragging Rights: How to Purposely Self-Promote, Without Being Obnoxious

    Learn more about Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach: www.changwenderoth.com

     SHOW NOTES:

     Deep down you agree that speaking about your success is important – but you cringe at the thought of doing so, and can’t bring yourself to doing it. And being humble has cost you key projects, promotions, and more money that you rightly deserve. Enter Lisa Bragg, speaker and author of Bragging Rights. We discuss why self-promotion and bragging is important, how to overcome what holds you back – and practical tips so you are seen and heard. By the end of this episode, you’ll see bragging in a new light, and in your next social media post will surely add the hashtag #Braggingrights.

    •  Michael puts Lisa on the spot: Not 1, but 3 introductions
    • A simple way to think about the goal of your introduction
    • Practical Tip #1: “Present, Past, Future”
    • How to make your introduction crisp, effective – and leapfrog the credibility conversation
    • Tip #2: How Lisa builds comradery, even before she meets people at an event
    • Tip #3: How to make it easy for someone to highlight you
    • Even the best bosses are not always thinking or advocating for you
    • Bragging vs self-aggrandizement
    • How the comparison put-down backfires
    • The impact of giving some people a pass, while and censoring others
    • “Fear + 10%” and how Lisa got over the dilemma of talking about herself
    • The “red thread” that runs through Lisa’s upbringing and career
    • The corrosiveness of being invisible
    • Why we should nurture an environment of bragging and self-promotion, if we want to retain good people
    • Tip #4: Keep a brag sheet
    • Counterintuitive finding from Lisa’s survey: 85% ?!
    • Survey finding: Being humble just not a Canadian thing
    • Fitting in, but also standing out
    • Tip #5: “Think of perfect as 70%”
    • Showing up as a 10 and the importance of first impressions
    • How to asses if your self-promotion work is working – and stay motivated?
    • “Nurture and mature”… but make sure you have a strategy
    • NOT TRUE: “There is no I in team and everyone shares the credit”
    • How orgs are creating cultures of talking about their successes
    • Case study: How one team went from disjointed to a cohesive force, by bragging about their individual and team achievements
    • Tip #6: from me, me, me to how do we partner, and think win-win?
    • The benefits of putting the spotlight on others

     

    BIO AND LINKS:

     Lisa Bragg is a speaker, advisor, professional mentor, founder of MediaFace, and spent years as an award-winning journalist. She helps high-achievers be seen, heard and share their value to the world – and how leaders can help those less visible on their teams do the same. Her book is Bragging Rights: How to Talk about Your Work Using Purposeful Self-Promotion. Lisa is based in Toronto, Canada, where she lives with her husband, daughter and 95 pound dog.

    43m | Aug 23, 2023
  • Ep 49 - Joe Haslam, Scale-Up Expert and Professor at IE Business School: Learn from “Scale-Ups” To Accelerate Your Career, Impact and Happiness

    Learn more about Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach: www.changwenderoth.com

     SHOW NOTES:

     Forget start-ups and large corporations -- the more interesting place to work, learn, and grow is at “Scale-Ups,” says Joe Haslam, professor at IE Business School. We discuss why founders get ousted, power as the ability to cast a spell – and other insights from scale-ups that can help you accelerate your career – and impact. Joe is a serial entrepreneur, investor, and Executive Director of the OMP at IE Business School, a top executive education program that guides small and medium-sized business through their massive growth phase.

    •  “Already started 6, going to start 6 more”
    • Start-ups, corporations and that “teenager in the middle” that no one talks about
    • Why scale-ups interest Joe – and are terrific places to work
    • When it comes to scaling, 2 things Joe says that we know *doesn’t* work
    • Joe’s “Scale-up checklist”
    • Why we should work on hard problems
    • Are start-ups and scale-ups devoid of politics? Joe and Michael disagree.
    • Why most founders get ousted
    • Joe’s advice: Have a “minder”, focus on your strengths, be indispensable
    • If you put balls in the back of the net, don’t try to be a goal keeper!
    • Is narcissism a problem with founders and serial entrepreneurs?
    • “Power” in the scale-up world as the ability to cast a spell
    • Technology vs humans –the question we should be asking
    • Joe on soft skills and the need to stand up for yourself
    • Getting rich and making an impact
    • Reaching Joe

     

    BIO AND LINKS:

    Joe Haslam is Professor at IE Business School (Madrid, Spain) and Executive Director of the OMP Owners and Managers Scaleup Program at IE – a best-in-class program for small and medium sized companies that want to scale successfully, and sustainably. Joe founded and scaled multiple startups (including Marrakech and Hot Hotels); invests in, mentors and serves on the board of numerous others, and lectures on scaling. At IE he teaches the popular and highly rated courses “Trillion Dollar Opportunities,” “Scale Up your Startup” and “Scale Up Yourself.” Joe was born in Ireland, holds an MBA from IE Business School, and has lived in Madrid with his family for more than 15 years.

    24m | Aug 16, 2023
  • Ep 48 - Anne Marie Segal, Author and Founder, Segal Coaching LLC: To Reach Senior Leadership, Why You Need to Take a Step Back

    Learn more about Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach: www.changwenderoth.com

     SHOW NOTES:

     To reach the C-Suite and Board, you need a robust network, personal brand and interviewing skills. But you also need to “take a step back”, says Anne Marie Segal, Execute Coach and Author. Anne Marie shares why and how this non-intuitive move raises your “inner game” and will accelerate your next career transition. Head of Segal Coaching LLC and a former General Counsel, Anne Marie discusses being “authentic but not transparent,” the upsides of group coaching, and career growth strategies that are “robust enough to eclipse bias -- and get results.”

    •  Lessons from getting canned at age 15
    • Art & Law: the Yin and Yang she brings to Coaching
    • “You can’t [rewire] through telling”: Mentoring vs Coaching
    • Keys to transitioning: Networking, Personal Branding, Mastering the Interview
    • On Networking: “Networks are not static!”
    • On Branding: Beware of Typecasting Yourself
    • On Interviewing: Get more at bats!
    • New updates in the 2nd edition of her book, Mastering the Interview
    • The Keys to “Taking a Step Back”
    • The only question that matters in an interview
    • “Be Authentic, but not Transparent”
    • Self-care
    • Be aware of how you speak, pause and present
    • “Develop strategies that are robust enough to eclipse bias and get results”
    • Tips on forming your Personal Board of Advisors
    • The value of women’s only leadership groups
    • 1-1 vs group coaching
    • How Anne-Marie elevates her own inner game

     

    BIO AND LINKS:

     Anne Marie Segal is an executive coach, writer and the founder of Segal Coaching LLC. She and her team partner with senior and high-potential leaders to accelerate and refine their gravitas, emotional intelligence, personal branding and executive presence. They also draft and assist with resumes, board and professional bios and LinkedIn profiles, with a particular focus on how these key “career marketing documents” tell a concise, compelling and convincing story. Anne Marie is the author of two highly regarded books, and has been quoted by multiple media outlets on the topic of careers. Prior to launching her executive coaching practice, Anne Marie served as VP and Deputy General Counsel to Wexford, a $6B+ private equity and hedge fund advisor, and as a corporate associate at White & Case. She holds a JD from New York University School of Law, a MA from the University of Chicago, and a BA from Loyola University in Chicago.

    39m | Aug 9, 2023
  • Ep 47 - Gorick Ng, Harvard Career Advisor and Bestselling Author: What You're Not Taught in School - The Unspoken Rules that Accelerate Your Career

    Learn more about Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach: www.changwenderoth.com

    SHOW NOTES:

     Feel frustrated that classmates or peers at work seem to be operating from a rule book that you never got? Or are you beginning your career, and want to make sure you start it off right? Gorick Ng, Harvard career advisor and bestselling author, is on a mission to help first-generation students and professionals better navigate and accelerate their careers. We discuss his bestselling book, “The Unspoken Rules: Secrets to Starting Your Career Off Right,” focusing on what you aren’t taught in school – and the critical things you need to know, and do, as you enter the workforce.

    •  The surprising genesis of his book and career: Helping his mom at 14… Why is life so hard?
    • What powers him through his journey
    • The value of sharing your personal story
    • Owning your personal brand framework
    • The surprising way that his book is being used
    • What motivates the next generation.
    • The invisible rubric that we’re evaluated against
    • Your job at work: demonstrate and get into the green zone of “the 3Cs”
    • The keys to propelling yourself at work, in an imperfect world: Self-help and collective help
    • How much should you show your true self, how much do you “adapt”?
    • “First close the knowing gap”
    • Gorick and Michael reflect: What are best practices vs personal preferences?
    • The #1 point you need to master early on -- managing your manager – and some practical tips to do that.
    • Overcoming a cultural deference to authority, if that affects you
    • How to speak up (or not) when you are not totally confident
    • The Career Limiting Move of “self-rejection”
    • Turning anxiety into confidence: Wisdom from the Simpsons
    • Rethink “expertise”
    • How to make sure someone doesn’t steal your work and get credit for it
    • What it takes to succeed in the world of hybrid and remote work
    • Getting to the center of gravity
    • “Running two legs of the same relay race”: Gorick and Michael discuss the parallels in their books

     

    BIO AND LINKS:

    Gorick Ng helps first-generation professionals accelerate their careers. He is a Harvard career advisor, UC Berkeley faculty and author of the Wall Street Journal Bestseller, “The Unspoken Rules: Secrets to Starting Your Career Off Right.” A first-generation college student from Canada, Gorick is a graduate of Harvard College and the Harvard Business School. Prior to becoming a best-selling author and keynote speaker, he worked in investment banking at Credit Suisse, as a consultant with the Boston Consulting Group, and on education policy with the Toronto School Board.

     

    51m | Aug 2, 2023
  • Ep 46 - Raj Shiva, Wall Street Professional & Mentor: Embrace the ‘Squiggly Line’ - Secrets to Never Missing an Opportunity

    Learn more about Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach: www.changwenderoth.com

    SHOW NOTES:

    Raj Shiva oversees market conduct compliance at one of the largest financial firms on Wall Street. A former Fx sales and derivatives trader who grew up in Africa and Asia, she shares her “squiggly” career path, the keys to re-enter the workforce after an absence – and the bold and intentional moves to design the career and life you seek. We discuss how serving in an ERG (Employee Resource Group), volunteering and mentoring can make you better at your job – and accelerate career opportunities. All statements by Raj reflect her personal opinion.

    • Growing up as a "culture vulture" and learning to speak up
    • Choices: How she challenged the safe career trajectory of her conservative Asian background
    • Mechanisms to gain valuable experience early in your career
    • When you need to act: How she got onto the trading desk
    • Advantages of being an outsider, starting on a smaller desk and making mistakes
    • Yes, you have to work harder than other people – but strategies women can use to avoid being shut out of critical organic networking opportunities.
    • Connect & Humanize: Your first few interactions with others should be about this.
    • What happened when Rajalakshmi shortened her name to Raj, a traditionally male name
    • Exercise: Identify your “transferable skills” to manage career gaps
    • Don’t sit around: How Raj started the Harlem junior tutoring tennis program.
    • The value of finding people who look at you in new ways ....
    • We are constantly changing, get your foot in the door – and tell your story
    • Her “concentric circles” exercise
    • “The word women includes the word men” & “Join ERG’s where no one looks like you”
    • How upskilling led to executive education led to her DYC platform on WEAVR
    • How ERGs help you break silos, do your day job better, build new skills -- and discover “mobility opportunities”
    • 2-way flow: The value of reverse mentoring
    • Women and people of color: “You don’t need to do things differently, but you do need to be aware of specific dynamics.”
    • What makes you, you?
    • Never stop learning: Raj’s to do this year, using Michael’s Power Map tool
    • Embrace the squiggly line: Graduated from Stanford Exec Ed the same time her son graduated from Stanford undergrad!

     

    BIO AND LINKS:

    Raj Shiva is a financial markets professional who oversees market conduct compliance at one of the top financial firms in on Wall Street. A former FX and derivatives trader and salesperson who has lived and worked in Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America, Raj wants you to “never miss an opportunity.” She volunteers, mentors and advises others, particularly women, on how to design their careers. Raj is Founder of the Academic and Creative Engagement (ACE) program at the Harlem Junior Tennis and Education Program; Mentor at the Financial Women’s Association at Baruch College; and member of the leadership team of “Women on the Move,” her bank’s initiative to fuel female ambition and advance financial equality. Raj holds a BA in Mathematics and Economics from St. Stephen’s College; an MBA in Finance from the University of Delhi, and completed executive education at Pace University and Stanford’s Graduate School of Business.

     

    55m | Jul 26, 2023
  • Ep 45 - Leesa Soulodre, Founder and General Partner at R3i Capital: Community & The Working Mother Advantage: The Rise of Women in VC

    Learn more about Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach: www.changwenderoth.com

     SHOW NOTES:

     Previously on 97% Effective, Leesa Soulodre, Founder and General Partner at R3i Capital, discussed how she is filling a “missing middle” in venture capital and practical steps for leveling the playing field in her industry. In this continuation episode, Leesa speaks more to how she broke through as a woman in venture capital, leveraging the power of networks, community and technology. We discuss techniques for creating power through community, benefits of the virtual workplace and ways to manage all the demands on your time -- brilliant lessons Leesa draws from being a top tier global investor and working mother.

     SHOW NOTES:

    •  Principles of creating power through community building
    • What drives economic ties
    • How COVID increased global participation
    • Building a 7 floor metaverse, which protects and connects founders
    • Utilizing technology to manage your time - and empower you
    • Tips on being smart about work-life balance, so you get to your end goal
    • Have a source of joy outside of work
    • The 9 minutes that matter most each day
    • Finding fun ways share work life with your family
    • Challenging what we’re told
    • Power law? “Build the first fund small”
    • Breaking the myth that no one backs a solo GP
    • Massing middle of capital that is unserved
    • Unlocking capital for sustainable goals

      

    BIO AND LINKS:

     Leesa Soulodre is the Founder and General Partner at R3i Capital, a venture capital firm that accelerates the growth of deep tech companies. She is a strong advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and a power player that harnesses her affiliations, network and platforms to level the playing field for female founders. A globe-trotting super-connector and community builder, Leesa actively works to increase women's presence in entrepreneurship through initiatives like She Loves Tech. She advises, educates, speaks, and writes on investing, technology, and the new economy. Leesa is Clinical Professor of Practice at SMU Cox School and lecturer at dozens of elite forums and institutions, including Singapore Management University and IE Business School.

    27m | Jul 20, 2023
  • EP 44 - Leesa Soulodre, Founder and General Partner at R3i Capital: “We’re Hunting in Packs” – The Rise of Women in Venture Capital

    Learn more about Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach: www.changwenderoth.com

    SHOW NOTES:

    Less than 2 out of every 100 dollars invested in venture capital goes to women and minority-owned startups. Leesa Soulodre, Founder and GP at R3i Capital, shares her experience transforming the world’s most promising deep tech companies by accelerating their growth. We discuss her views on elevating women in entrepreneurship and investment, her “Aussie” traits that have propelled her – and address practical steps to leveling the playing field within venture capital.

    • “In my veins since I could walk” that led to filling a missing middle
    • Providing an active service to combat “vulture” capital
    • Helping founders connect to smart capital
    • Give before you get to remove informational asymmetries: Leesa’s competitive advantage
    • Turning venture capital on its head
    • Surround yourself by others with strengths you don't have
    • Women breaking into venture capital
    • How to be a giver and not get taken advantage of
    • “Always be a risk manager”
    • 3 sources of information you need for success
    • Practical steps to building trust
    • Vulnerability vs stupidity
    • Utilizing the digital environment to understand your founders
    • Triangulate: How to detect BS in a venture firm


    BIO AND LINKS:

    Leesa Soulodre is the Founder and General Partner at R3i Capital, a venture capital firm that accelerates the growth of deep tech companies. She is a strong advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and a power player that harnesses her affiliations, network and platforms to level the playing field for female founders. A globe-trotting super-connector and community builder, Leesa advises, educates, speaks, and writes on investing, technology, and the new economy. She is Clinical Professor of Practice at SMU Cox School and lecturer at dozens of elite forums and institutions, including Singapore Management University and IE Business School.

    26m | Jul 12, 2023
  • Ep 43 - Stephen Childs, CHRO at Panasonic & Global Keynote Speaker: ‘Do This and You Have Already Won’: How to Become "Undeniable"

    Learn more about Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach: www.changwenderoth.com

     SHOW NOTES:

     What does it mean to be “Undeniable”? Stephen Childs, senior executive, thought leader and executive coach, is on a mission to help others achieve their ambitious goals and become the best versions of themselves. We discuss how he helped make Panasonic Automotive one of the most admired places to work – and break down “the work” you need to put in, if you want to land in the top 10%.

    • Taking the worry out of the “success model”
    • 1 thing that will surprise you about Stephen
    • Why Panasonic allows Stephen to also work externally as a speaker and coach
    • Where highly people want to come – and stay
    • Why it’s a bad sign when your company gets you a coach, and what you should do instead
    • Do this and you have already won
    • Dealing with obstacles
    • How coaching differs (vs training, mentors, rotations)
    • How coaching creates accountability
    • Parts of Executive Presence that most people overlook
    • Changing "neural pathways": 65% people should first focus here
    • 63, 90, and 1%
    • It’s gotta be sticky and WTF!
    • 10-year study on successful CEOs
    • Why companies promote ineffective leaders
    • How Stephen closed the gap when he realized he wasn’t qualified to do his job
    • How to reach out: the quarterly goal Stephen sets for his direct reports
    • DEI in action and “attracting what you operate to”
    • Unintended consequences when you put in the work

     

    BIO AND LINKS:

     Stephen Childs is VP & CHRO at $8.5 billion leader Panasonic Automotive, where he has been instrumental in making it one of the most admired places to work. He is a highly acclaimed global keynote speaker and executive coach, certified at Columbia University, and is on a relentless mission to help others become Undeniable. A Global Talent Fellow at the Wharton School, member of the Forbes Human Resources Council, and two-time HR Executive of the year, Stephen is an alum of the University of Alabama.

    49m | Jul 5, 2023
  • Ep 42 - Tenille Cromwell, Chief Pilot and Former US Navy Mission Commander: A Chief Pilot's Insight: 4 Leadership Lessons To Help Your Career Take Off

    Learn more about Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach: www.changwenderoth.com

    SHOW NOTES:

    What can leaders learn from pilots? Tenille Cromwell, chief pilot, shares four lessons from the cockpit that will make you a more effective leader. We look at how pilots communicate, work with their teams and navigate storms to complete their missions safely. Tenille, who flew her first solo flight at 17, draws from deep experience leading airborne customer support and her time in the US Navy as mission commander and instructor. She holds a BS from the University of Southern California (USC), an MBA from Georgia Southern University, and completed executive education at Harvard’s Kennedy School and Stanford’s Graduate School of Business.

    • Her grandpa, the lightbulb moment and “Mom and Dad, college is on me.. I joined the Navy”
    • The job of a Chief Pilot, the job of a pilot
    • Lesson #1: Communication
    • “CRM” and depersonalizing, conciseness and tailoring to the audience
    • Two giant jets, 100 feet apart – Tone and how you say it
    • Lesson #2: Co-pilots and Diversity of Thought
    • Her military background vs that of her co-pilot: “a rich fabric of decision making”
    • Trust
    • Flying into Bozeman, “I can’t see the runway”
    • Huddles to discuss the Brief (“Exec Summary”)
    • “No, it’s not all Kumbaya”: A time for collaboration vs a time to make a decision
    • Scenario planning, pre-mortems and debriefs to avoid error
    • 45,000 feet and losing pressure is “not a time for conversation, we need to descend now”
    • Lesson #3: Navigating Thunderstorms and the 4 routes
    • Lesson #4: Surrounding yourself with a good team
    • “I really couldn't do this without these people”
    • The role of recognition and her Christmas tradition
    • When bringing stragglers along is gross mis-prioritization
    • “It’s not all glory being a chief pilot”
    • The importance of overcommunication – “Just because you think it doesn’t mean other people know it” - why it helps in the cockpit to include your copilot in your internal thought process
    • Women in aviation, with India as an outlier?
    • The physical demand is not the challenge, but managing the time away is
    • “Start them early” – experience and exposure
    • You can’t have it all but you can sure try
    • “You don’t always need to find a mentor that looks like you” and other advice for young women
    • Guys have the same challenges that women do - "No need to belittle yourself to fit in"
    • Her favorite plane to fly (quite the savvy response…)


    BIO AND LINKS:

    Tenille Cromwell is Chief Pilot for an elite private aircraft manufacturer. She flies the G150, G350, G450, and G550, manages 17 pilots and seven aircraft that are continuously operating around the world to meet customer needs. She started her aviation career in the US Navy, where she served as Instructor Pilot and Mission Commander in the E-6B (TACAMO), and as Instructor Pilot in the T-1 (Hawker 400) for future military aviators. Tenille holds a BS in Business from the University of Southern California, an MBA from Georgia Southern University, and earned executive education certificates in Public Leadership from Harvard’s Kennedy School, and in Corporate Innovation from Stanford’s Graduate School of Business (LEAD). When not completing missions that add to her 7000+ flight hours, she lives in Savannah, Georgia with her husband, and three children.


    50m | Jun 28, 2023
  • Ep 41 - Joy Chen, CEO at the Multicultural Leadership Institute: Solving the Age 30 Problem: Helping More Asians Get Promoted in the US

    Learn more about Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach: www.changwenderoth.com

     SHOW NOTES:

     It’s real: Most Asians and Asian Americans don’t speak up, which seriously stunts their rise to leadership positions in corporate America. In this continuation episode, Joy Chen, CEO of the Multicultural Leadership Institute, shares what she is doing to help Asian Americans – and corporate leaders – address the “Age 30 problem.” We talk about the importance of self-talk, the strategy of “richly sharing”, and what she finds most resonates with today’s Fortune 50 leaders on the topic of DEI and leadership.

    •  Discussing our deep pain: The Age 30 problem and “Asian Americans Don’t Speak Up”
    • From networking to getting deeply grounded with ourselves
    • The first and most important step
    • Be aware of your self-talk
    • Mini-case: A humiliating lesson from Joy’s early career
    • The gap and the gain: Replacing negative thoughts with useful action
    • “Asian-American” is a diverse group!
    • Cultural goggles and cultural fluency
    • Research-backed strategy: How “richly sharing” helps us connect
    • Is America really polarized & What’s working? Joy reflects on her keynotes to Fortune 50 C-Suite and Boards
    • Analyzing Joy’s use of fun and humor
    • The surprising story of how Joy connected to pioneer Yue Sai-Kan, and what she learned from her about power

      

    BIO AND LINKS:

     Joy Chen is an entrepreneur, keynote speaker and global leader. She is CEO of the Multicultural Leadership Institute (the MLI), which seeks to accelerate Asian Americans into leadership positions, and enable leadership for all. Joy has served as Deputy Mayor of Los Angeles; Principal at Heidrick & Struggles, where she placed CEOs in Fortune 500 companies; and has written two best-sellers, Do Not Marry Before Age 30《30岁前别结婚》and How to Get Lucky in Your Career《30 岁趁势而为 Suì chènshì ér wéi 》 that powered her Beijing-based global leadership training company. Joy has been profiled in major media outlets including the Wall Street Journal, Economist and CNN. She holds a BA from Duke and an MBA and MA in Urban Planning from UCLA. She resides with her family in California. In the brutal, ongoing war that has savagely divided Americans, she picked up pickleball to better understand both sides.

     

    33m | Jun 21, 2023
  • Ep 40 - Joy Chen, CEO at the Multicultural Leadership Institute: How "UAF" Can Increase Your Influence and Shatter Glass Ceilings

    Learn more about Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach: www.changwenderoth.com

     SHOW NOTES:

     Asians are among the most educated group in US society, but become the “first hired and last promoted” when it comes to rising in corporate America. Joy Chen, CEO of the Multicultural Leadership Institute (MLI), shares her career ascent and perspectives, and how she puts that to work to service others through the MLI. We discuss growing up Chinese in America, the “unwritten rules” that operate at the top of US companies, and how she reached the top of three industries without ever sending a resume. She even reveals her secret sauce, “UAF,” which will make you re-think what unpaid work you take on to get ahead.

    •  What you can learn from Old Man Sai
    • The benefit and cost of fitting in: growing up “weird”, as a banana
    • Her early superpower
    • What’s different at the top of the corporate pyramid
    • Two columns of notes: What Joy looked for when she was a CEO headhunter
    • The one critical thing sought after, across ALL executive searches
    • The unwritten rules (and skills needed) in corporate America
    • The #1 career resource for Chinese abroad in the US
    • A blog post on “Left over women” that goes viral and shifts her career
    • How Joy illustrates the 5 drivers that research shows propels your career, revelaled in Michael’s book
    • “UAF”: Joy’s secret sauce to career growth
    • How she got to the top of 3 industries -- without ever applying for those jobs
    • The power of high-quality and free
    • Avoiding the trap of unpaid “housework”
    • Which “intersections” you should be working at
    • Ways to grow as leaders before we are appointed as leaders

     

     BIO AND LINKS:

     Joy Chen is an entrepreneur, keynote speaker and global leader. She is CEO of the Multicultural Leadership Institute (the MLI), which seeks to accelerate Asian Americans into leadership positions, and enable leadership for all. Joy has served as Deputy Mayor of Los Angeles; Principal at Heidrick & Struggles, where she placed CEOs in Fortune 500 companies; and has written two best-sellers, Do Not Marry Before Age 30《30岁前别结婚》and How to Get Lucky in Your Career《30 岁趁势而为 Suì chènshì ér wéi 》 that powered her Beijing-based global leadership training company. Joy has been profiled in major media outlets including the Wall Street Journal, Economist and CNN. She holds a BA from Duke and an MBA and MA in Urban Planning from UCLA. She resides with her family in California. In the brutal, ongoing war that has savagely divided Americans, she learned pickleball to better understand both sides.

    36m | Jun 14, 2023
  • Ep 39 - Gabor Holch, Intercultural Leadership Expert: 换位思考 - How to Overcome Cultural Difference So You Become A Better Leader

    Learn more about Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach: www.changwenderoth.com

    SHOW NOTES:

    What can we learn from global leaders -- who routinely face culture shock -- about navigating differences and leading diverse teams? Gabor Holch, intercultural leadership expert and author, shares his experience helping thousands manage, lead through, and harness culture shock to get ahead, and get results. We discuss keys to enhancing your intercultural communication, how to apply those techniques to managing across differences, and dive into his latest book, Dragon Suit.

    • The curious intercultural origin of “Campanile”
    • 换位思考 and 摸石头过河 (Why these Chinese idioms resonate most with Gabor and Michael, as Executive Coaches)
    • Landing on your ass as an expatriate leader: “What do people want from me?”
    • Working through the “boss baby phase” and culture shock
    • The costs of ineffective expats
    • Taking a more holistic approach: What most organization miss when it comes to intercultural adaptation
    • From transplant to being “parachuted in”
    • The wrong question to ask in a multicultural business environment
    • Most intercultural clashes don’t come from national differences
    • Structured awareness to map cultural gaps
    • A richer view through culture mapping
    • Stereotypes vs bias
    • Two easy ways to read people
    • The powerful skill of managing across difference
    • “Good music is half silence”: Coaching ambitious leaders to breathe and listen
    • Why you should care about Gabor’s latest book, Dragon Suit
    • What’s your blank slate when it comes to China?
    • Why and how and how you should “take a step towards China”
    • Beyond a US-centric view: China’s contributions to management and leadership theory


    BIO AND LINKS:

    Gabor Holch is an East-West intercultural leadership consultant, coach, author and speaker who has served 100+ clients in 30+ countries. An expat since age 4 and China-based since 2002, Gabor is a Certified Management Consultant (CMC) in English and Mandarin, certified at the management academies of numerous global corporations, and licensed in major assessment tools including DISC, the Predictive Index, NeuroColor and MBTI. His upcoming book, “Dragon Suit: The golden age of expatriate executives in China” will be published by Business Expert Press in New York, 2023.

    53m | Jun 7, 2023
  • Ep 38 - Don Moore, Professor at the Haas School of Business: How to Become "Perfectly Confident" to Elevate Your Work and Life

    Learn more about Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach: www.changwenderoth.com

    SHOW NOTES:

    Every day we’re told to be more confident, and that confidence leads to success. Is that truth – or a comforting fantasy? It’s true that under confidence can hold us back, that many leaders tend to be confident -- and that we promote and elect individuals who exude confidence. But there’s substantial evidence that overconfidence can lead to poor decisions, weak governance, and deep downsides. So what’s an honest, thoughtful self-doubting person -- who wants to rise, make an impact, steer their organization responsibly – supposed to do? I explore these questions with Don Moore, Professor of Leadership and Associate Dean at the Haas Berkeley School of Business. Don is the world expert on confidence and overconfidence, and author of the book, Perfectly Confident: Calibrating Your Decisions Wisely. We explore how to calibrate your confidence wisely -- and discuss practical strategies that can help good people get ahead, while elevating their work and life.

    • “You can stay right, or you can stay married”
    • It’s easy to drink the cool-aid, so what to do instead
    •  Assuming that we are overconfident in all things is problematic
    • Tip: Gather information to know where you stand
    • A 1st year tradition at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business that Don actually loves
    • “Dispelling so many myths” and why Don wrote his book
    • The takedown-breakdown: Does confidence cause success?
    • Research: Simply visualizing positive outcomes “doesn’t do jack” -- unless it encourages you to do this
    • Beware the siren song of happy talk and comforting lies
    • Finding the middle way
    • A Haas principle: “Confidence without Attitude”
    • What the research shows about how overconfidence manifests itself: overestimation, overplacement, overprecision
    • Top tip: “Keep track, keep score, and hold yourself to account”
    • Explaining a nuanced concept: How to think in probability distributions and expected values
    • Hedging bets
    • 2 pure gold tips, based on research: How do I show up confident when I am not – or will be penalized as being weak or incompetent if I don’t?
    • Verbal vs nonverbal expressions of confidence
    • The trap that leaders face
    • Findings on gender and culture differences in confidence and overconfidence
    • Better ways to do research on self-doubt
    • Don underscores 2 keys messages he wants you to take away


    BIO AND LINKS:

    Don Moore is Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and holds the Lorraine Tyson Mitchell Chair in Leadership at the Haas School of Business at the University of California at Berkeley. He received his bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Carleton College and his Ph.D. in Organization Behavior from Northwestern University. His research interests include overconfidence, including when people think they are better than they actually are, when people think they are better than others, and when people are too sure they know the truth. His research has appeared in popular press outlets and academic journals, from Psychological Review to Harvard Business Review. Don is the author, with Max Bazerman, of Decision Leadership and the widely used textbook, Judgement in Manageral Decision Making. He teaches popular classes on managing organizations, negotiation, and decision making. He is only occasionally overconfident.

    52m | May 31, 2023
  • Ep 37 - Keith Wolf, Managing Partner, Murray Resources: Get Noticed and Land Your Senior Role

    Learn more about Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach: www.changwenderoth.com

    SHOW NOTES:

    Does your resume seem sound – but you’re not attracting interest for senior roles? Or you get interviews but no offers? Keith Wolf, Managing Partner at Murray Resources, shares his veteran experience in recruiting and job placement to address the tough questions that many aspiring job seekers face. We discuss how to get noticed by executive recruiting firms, making your Linkedin stand out, and the importance of leading with your strengths. Watch this episode for insights that will increase your ability to land better jobs and accelerate your career.

    • Why #34?
    • Why Murray Resources and Resume Spice are unique within the recruitment world
    • Table stakes of rising to an executive role
    • How you can reduce the hiring risk
    • Similarities between getting hired and dating
    • Keys to getting the attention of an executive recruiting firm
    • Go study success and do your homework
    • Is there a “hidden job network”?
    • What makes candidates stand out online
    • Boosting the “SEO” of your Linkedin
    • Blog posts on Linkedin: helpful or harmful
    • Be aware of position titles (and don’t make them up!)
    • Confidence is key
    • Mitigating biases within interviews
    • Focus on what you can control and lead with your strengths
    • Advice for companies to structure recruitment
    • Why you need to leverage technology
    • Lighting round: reading recommendations, biggest marketing influence and Jalen Hurts?


    BIO AND LINKS:

    Keith Wolf, Managing Partner at Murray Resources and CEO of Resume Spice, has an impressive track record transforming unknown products and brands into industry leaders. He previously served as VP of Marketing at BlueStar appliances, on the core leadership team at OrthoClear and Align Technology -- and started his career at FMCG powerhouse, Procter & Gamble. With an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BBA in Marketing from UT Austin, Keith has received multiple awards for his outstanding work, including Marketer of the Year from the AMA and Silver Stevies from the American Business Association. His expertise on staffing, recruitment, and employment trends is frequently sought by major media outlets including WSJ, Bloomberg, and CNBC.

    41m | May 24, 2023
  • Ep 36 - Margaret A. Neale, Professor Emerita at Stanford: Why (and How) Women Need to Negotiate Differently

    Learn more about Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach: www.changwenderoth.com

    Previously on 97% Effective, Professor Margaret Ann Neale from Stanford discussed the core ideas from her must-have book on negotiation, Getting (More of) What You Want. But in the example we used, one of Michael’s clients who was negotiating a promotion, we left out one very important fact: The client was a woman. In this continuation episode, Maggie clarifies how gender influences negotiation and how women can negotiate more effectively. We discuss techniques for approaching negotiation as a woman, the influence of intersectionality within the workplace and optimizing team performance.

    SHOW NOTES:

    • Why women need to negotiate differently
    • Pairing one’s ask with a “communal concern for the other” -- collaborative problem solving
    • Breaking the “women don’t ask” stereotype
    • Women are 6x more likely to end in impasse than men: Keys to avoiding negotiation backlash
    • Rethinking the term negotiation
    • How men can also benefit
    • Role of intersectionality within the negotiation
    • Pay attention to all types of context
    • Competence vs likeability paradox – the choice women have to make
    • If you really need to be liked, then get one of these
    • Finding emotional outlets outside of work
    • Embrace the discomfort: Get comfortable with being uncomfortable
    • Think about dissent as a gift: Stop prioritizing harmony over quality
    • Tips on managing teams to get top performance
    • Moving beyond the homogeneity of perspectives
    • How to maximize value creation
    • “Be an adult”
    • Lightning round: Maggie’s horse, the accomplishment she is most proud of, the influence of economics on her book, “curves” in her life that have shaped her perspectives, and her new-found loves beyond academia


    BIO AND LINKS:

    Margaret Ann Neale is the Adams Distinguished Professor of Management, Emerita, at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. Author of six books and more than 70 articles, she is a pioneer and influencer in the fields of negotiation, decision-making, and team performance. Neale's work has influenced academics, business professionals, and industry experts, who seek her advice on effective negotiation tactics, decision-making, and the role of diversity in team performance. In addition to her research and teaching, Neale has shaped Stanford's curriculum, established the school's behavioral lab, and fostered diversity and mentorship among junior faculty. She has also achieved several notable "firsts" at the school, including being the first woman to hold a tenured professor position, serve as an associate dean, and win the Davis Award for academic excellence and service.


    38m | May 17, 2023
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