• Ep 84 - Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach - Unlock Your Executive Presence: 3 Practical Insights from the World of Acting

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    Have you ever been told “You just don’t show up like a leader”? Or have you ever felt or said that about someone else? In this short episode of 97% Effective, Michael Wenderoth shares three ways to powerfully elevate your presence and communication, drawing from his conversations with experts from the world of acting: past guests Chip Davis, Richard Newman and Tamzin Townsend. Their insights and tips will have you rethink acting, authenticity, and what brings energy. Spoiler alert: The key to increasing your presence is not about the content of what you say, it’s all about how you say it (mindset, body language and tone) – and what others take away. Apply these three tips and you’ll be well on your way to increasing your leadership and communication ratings, areas that are critical to getting promoted and increasing your impact.

    • Why your presence and communications matters so much at work.
    • Hard truth: How you say it is more important than the actual content.
    • Lessons from past guests, leaders from the world of acting and the dramatic arts.
    • Insight #1: from Chip Davis, Acting and Voice Coach: Embrace fear to avoid tension.
    • “Leaders need to perform competence.”
    • Insight #2 from Richard Newman, CEO of Body Talk: The power of body language (research findings).
    • “Think about congruency, not authenticity” when it comes to what your audience sees in your body language.
    • Insight #3 from Tamzin Townsend, Queen Midas of the Theater: The importance of tone to bring energy.
    • “Our voice can do SO much …a lot of energy is in the voice.”
    • The power of silence in a noisy world.
    • Bottom Line: Spend less time on your content, and more time on how you’ll deliver it.
    • 3 things to do when preparing your next communication.
    • Resources and Next Steps. 


    BIO AND LINKS:

    Michael Wenderoth is an Executive Coach that helps executives re-examine their assumptions about power, politics, and authenticity to get promoted, become more effective at work, and break glass ceilings holding them back. Having served 20 years in senior roles with companies across the globe, and then 7 years as a professional coach, he has helped accelerated the careers of clients from diverse industries, backgrounds, and levels of seniority, helping them get ahead – without having to sell their souls in the process. Michael is the award-winning author of Get Promoted, host of the 97% Effective career acceleration podcast, and a frequent speaker and media contributor on career advancement, leadership and navigating power and politics. His work has been featured in Harvard Business Review, Forbes, Stanford Business School Executive Education and IE Business School, where he collaborates with renowned professors, coaches, executives and experts. Michael holds an MBA from Stanford and trained as an executive coach at Columbia University (3CP).

     



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    15m - Apr 17, 2024
  • Ep 83 - Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach - What Got You Here, WILL GET YOU THERE: “Tap Your Past” for Career Advancement

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    We’re often told, and believe: “What Got You Here, Won’t Get You There.” But that’s dangerous and often misguided! In this short episode of 97% Effective, Executive Coach Michael Wenderoth challenges the conventional wisdom that what got you to your current position won't help you progress further in your career. He discusses the importance of tapping into one's past experiences and successes to overcome work-related challenges and make significant career advancements. People, he reveals, often overlook their strengths and past achievements, which can be crucial in navigating work transitions and achieving career goals. Through four client examples – Dan, Jasmine, Rhonda and Keshav – Wenderoth shows how revisiting past strategies and strengths enabled each to break through career stagnation or obstacles. You’ll see how one's past experiences and successes hold valuable lessons and strategies that can be repurposed to meet current challenges and opportunities for growth. By the end of this episode, you’ll be rethinking the traditional advice -- and leave with 3 steps to more powerfully “Tap Your Past” to better navigate your career.

    • The Misconception of “What Got You Here, Won’t Get You There” and how it gets dangerously misapplied.
    • Don’t suppress or disregard past strengths, habits, sources of success – but do the opposite.
    • TAP YOUR PAST: the counterintuitive process that helps you creatively “mine gold” that will power you forward through new challenges.
    • How we get “stuck” at work, when our roles or situations change.
    • Whole person coaching recognizes that clients are naturally creative and resourceful.
    • Client example #1: Accelerating his network in his new company -- how Dan, bank director, resurrected his bold and proactive approach.
    • Don't immediately kill off what has served you.
    • Client example #2: Overcoming her shyness to be seen and and heard on the leadership team -- How Jasmine, finance leader, applied strategies she used when moving to a new country.
    • Find similar situations in your past life or work to identify what helped you through them.
    • Client example #3: Being told “you’re too young – you need more years in your current role” -- How Rhonda, sales director at a tech giant, applied her sales skills to overcome her company’s culture to only promote those with seniority.
    • Apply your work expertise to better manage your career.
    • Client example #4: From avoiding to embracing office politics -- How Keshav, VP at Light & Wonder, re-examined and reframed the problem.
    • Get a new perspective by looking how you or your team solves similar challenges on work problems.
    • To advance, examine and draw creative insights from your past habits, past life situations, past expertise.
    • The 3 steps and powerful questions to “Tap Your Past.”

     

    BIO AND LINKS:

    Michael Wenderoth is an Executive Coach that helps executives re-examine their assumptions about power, politics, and authenticity to get promoted, become more effective at work, and break glass ceilings holding them back. Having served 20 years in senior roles with companies across the globe, and then 7 years as a professional coach, he has helped accelerated the careers of clients from diverse industries, backgrounds, and levels of seniority, helping them get ahead – without having to sell their souls in the process. Michael is the award-winning author of Get Promoted, host of the 97% Effective career acceleration podcast, and a frequent speaker and media contributor on career advancement, leadership and navigating power and politics. His work has been featured in Harvard Business Review, Forbes, Stanford Business School Executive Education and IE Business School, where he collaborates with renowned professors, coaches, executives and experts. Michael holds an MBA from Stanford and trained as an executive coach at Columbia University (3CP).

     



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    16m - Apr 10, 2024
  • Ep 82 - Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach - Mastering Office Politics: 3 Strategies to Survive and Thrive at Work

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    If you have a hard time dealing with “office politics,” listen in. In this episode of 97% Effective, Michael Wenderoth shares three practical ways to help you reframe office politics, an area you must manage to survive and thrive in corporate life. We listen to how Camiel Gielkens, CEO at Relevance, learned from getting burned early in his career; how Executive Coach Raquel Gonzalez helps bright, rationale people navigate “arbitary social norms”; and how Keshav Pitani, VP at Light & Wonder, drew inspiration from game developers to overcome his aversion to office politics. We end with a bonus exercise to help you see office politics in a more positive light.

    • The key to unlocking career success: reframing how you see and approach office politics
    • Why are office politics unavoidable – and so important to navigate?
    • A CEO’s insight: Tough lessons learned from ignoring office politics early in one’s career
    • Office politics defined: “the mechanism by which conflicts get resolved”
    • Reframe #1: “See office politics as an engineering problem”
    • How to build abitrary social norms into your operating model
    • Reframe #2: “Think like a game developer”
    • What do you need to engage someone on your critical path?
    • Managing office politics got this VP promoted, but more importantly it enabled his more important goal: elevate and better help his team flourish
    • Reframe #3: Change the wording
    • The two-column exercise that will make you playful, curious – and see office politics in a more positive light

     

    BIO AND LINKS:

    Michael Wenderoth is an Executive Coach that helps executives re-examine their assumptions about power, politics, and authenticity to get promoted, become more effective at work, and break glass ceilings holding them back. Having served 20 years in senior roles with companies across the globe, and then 7 years as a professional coach, he has helped accelerated the careers of clients from diverse industries, backgrounds, and levels of seniority, helping them get ahead – without having to sell their souls in the process. Michael is the award-winning author of Get Promoted, host of the 97% Effective career acceleration podcast, and a frequent speaker and media contributor on career advancement, leadership and navigating power and politics. His work has been featured in Harvard Business Review, Forbes, Stanford Business School Executive Education and IE Business School, where he collaborates with renowned professors, coaches, executives and experts. Michael holds an MBA from Stanford and trained as an executive coach at Columbia University (3CP).

     



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    16m - Apr 3, 2024
  • Ep 81 - Richard Newman, Founder & CEO at Body Talk -- Lift Your Impact: Keys to Elevating your Work, Team and Life

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

    Communications expert Richard Newman shares with Michael his latest book, Lift Your Impact. We dive into how to transform your mindset, creating the foundation for personal growth that enables you to better influence and elevate others, and your work. Richard also shares practical tips on how to set and achieve goals, navigate conflict at work, and deepen connections through communication.

    SHOW NOTES:

    • The Power of Being Shy: A Different Perspective on Communication
    • Why Richard wrote Lift Your Impact: Addressing 3 Post-Pandemic Challenges
    • Mindset Mastery: The Foundation of Personal Growth
    • Lifting Others: The Art of Positive Influence
    • CAR: Commitment, Action, Routine
    • Marathon Training and Overcoming Obstacles
    • The Power of Rituals in Achieving Goals
    • Navigating Conflict in Professional Settings
    • Empathy and Understanding in Conflict Resolution
    • The Art of Asking the Right Questions
    • Deepening Connections Through Communication
    • Future Projects and Personal Growth

     

    BIO AND LINKS:

    Richard Newman is the Founder and CEO of Body Talk, based in the UK. Over the past 23 years his team has trained over 130,000 business leaders around the world, to improve their communication and impact. Richard started his career working with Tibetan monks in the Himalayas at 18, then worked as a professional actor before becoming a communication coach and keynote speaker. He has won the coveted Cicero Grand Prize Award for Best Speechwriter of the Year, and his research on non-verbal communication was published in the peer-reviewed scientific journal Psychology. Richard is the author of two books, You Were Born to Speak and Lift Your Impact



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    42m - Mar 27, 2024
  • Ep 80 - Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach - From “Meh” to “Yeah!”: Your Top 3 Power Map Mistakes (and What to do Instead)

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    Your Power Map should dramatically help increase your career success. But you created your Power Map and are finding it, well, “meh” (not very impressive). In this brief episode of 97% Effective, host Michael Wenderoth explains why you are getting poor results, sharing the top 3 mistakes he sees executives make in their Power Maps. He walks you through what you are missing, what to do instead, and examples from real clients. Use this episode to self-audit your Power Map and you’ll go from “meh” to “yeah!” results, dramatically helping you accelerate your career and get big things done at work.

    • The origin and meaning of the expression “Meh”
    • Practical tip: use this episode to audit your Power Map (which you created in Episode 78 HERE, using the FREE tool you downloaded on Michael’s coaching website, HERE).
    • Mistake #1: Not creating Your Power Map by hand
    • Mistake #2: Ignoring the Ego
    • Mistake #3: Great Analysis, No Action
    • “It’s all about increasing your odds of success”
    • Summary and Additional Resources


    BIO AND LINKS:

    Michael Wenderoth is an Executive Coach that helps executives re-examine their assumptions about power, politics, and authenticity to get promoted, become more effective at work, and break glass ceilings holding them back. Having served 20 years in senior roles with companies across the globe, and then 7 years as a professional coach, he has helped accelerated the careers of clients from diverse industries, backgrounds, and levels of seniority, helping them get ahead – without having to sell their souls in the process. Michael is the award-winning author of Get Promoted, host of the 97% Effective career acceleration podcast, and a frequent speaker and media contributor on career advancement, leadership and navigating power and politics. His work has been featured in Harvard Business Review, Forbes, Stanford Business School Executive Education and IE Business School, where he collaborates with renowned professors, coaches, executives and experts. Michael holds an MBA from Stanford and trained as an executive coach at Columbia University (3CP).



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    14m - Mar 20, 2024
  • Ep 79 – Dr. Ignacio Gafo, Head at HSLU Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts -- – How to Maximize Your Influence in a Hybrid Work Environment

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    You work three days from home – and two days in the office. Hybrid work is the new normal. To maximize your influence, what strategies work best when you are remote and online, what strategies work best when face to face in the office? In this episode, Michael Wenderoth talks to Dr. Ignacio Gafo, learning and development/edtech expert and Head at HSLU, Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts. They discuss blending online and face-to-face interactions to foster better collaboration, ways to personalize experiences to accelerate bonding and connection, and the untapped opportunity with AI. Dr. Gafo shares insights from his leading work at IE Business School and MIT, describing how one key change to an executive education program got powerful results. He also unveils an innovative program in sustainable tourism that he is developing with the United Nations.

    • The biggest mistake people continue to make when interacting online
    • How Dr. Gafo defines influence
    • His mantra: “Make it personal”
    • How online is best good for transactional, non-real time collaboration
    • How face to face is best for bonding, motivation, engagement
    • Making the most of a blended work week: how to use your in-person time
    • Quarterly “on-sites”: A powerful practice deployed by one of Michael’s clients
    • Beyond ropes courses and lunches: How to tailor and maximize the impact of bonding activities
    • “The first thing is to create the connection”
    • How Dr. Gafo shifted a MIT program from online to hybrid to increase satisfaction – and sales
    • “It’s not only about the people, but also the physical space”
    • Do the principles work the same for different nationalities, different ages?
    • Connecting and being personal is not just setting up a Zoom call!
    • The freedom to come up with something new: Insights from Dr. Gafo’s latest innovation, a new Bachelor’s program in sustainable tourism with the United Nations
    • What people want most in their learning environment: transformational experiences and flexibility
    • AI is about personalization, not about automation
    • Regardless of online or In-person, the key question you need to ask yourself

     

    BIO AND LINKS:

     Dr. Ignacio Gafo, a global scholar and executive, is the head of HSLU Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts. His industry experience covers 25 years in corporate leadership at Vodafone, Mars and Canon – and in learning & development at IE Business School, where he served as Associate Dean overseeing their top ranked Global Executive Education programs. Dr. Gafo lectures on change management at the School of Engineering at Brown University (USA), serves as Expert in Digital Marketing at the United Nations Academy ,and contributes as a researcher for the United Nations World Tourism Organization. He holds a PhD in Marketing and Communications at the Complutense University in Madrid, Spain.



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    26m - Mar 13, 2024
  • Ep 78 – Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach – Power Mapping 101: A Compass Points the Way, but Your Power Map Gets You There

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    “A compass points you true north , but it’s got no advice about the swamps, deserts and chasms you’ll encounter along the way.” In this short episode of 97% Effective, Executive Coach Michael Wenderoth shares his Power Map, a powerful tool that helps you get promoted, get big things done, and not only survive – but thrive – in your company. He covers: 1) why and when to use it, 2) how to use it, step by step, and 3) brief examples. By the end of this episode, you'll be able to create your own Power Map to accelerate your career. Download his tool and make your own Power Map as you follow along in the episode, and you’ll leave with new insights and practical steps to advance at work.

    •  POWER MAP Introduction: Why and When to use it
    • Get practical: Download his Power Map tool and apply it to your own situation as you listen
    • Context: When to use it in Michael’s 3-step framework “The Rock, the Map, the Snowball”
    • 2 critical questions: How do you spend your time at work? With whom?
    • “Strategy is a fancy way of what you say no to”
    • The hard truth about how decisions are made in organizations
    • Wisdom from Abraham Lincoln: What's the use of knowing True North?
    • POWER MAP: How to use
    • Step #1 (that most people can’t state clearly): What’s your Goal?
    • Step #2: Which one person has the most power and influence to affect your goal?
    • Step #3: List needs, backgrounds, connections
    • How to harness “influence conduits” and “influence assets”
    • “Being a detective”: What do you NOT know… and how can you find out?
    • Step #4: Taking action
    • POWER MAP: 3 examples
    • Getting Promoted (Marta’s Power Map insight: getting critical senior people on her side, and where and how to provide value)
    • Starting a New Role (Alex Power Map insight: getting hidden insight from an executive assistant, and the power of volunteer roles)
    • Advancing a Cause (Greg’s Power Map insight: framing proposals in novel ways to secure key allies, and re-setting metrics)
    • Additional situations where your Power Map will help you: Surviving a Reorganization, Leading Change, Making a Lateral Move.
    • Additional Resources

     

    BIO AND LINKS:

    Michael Wenderoth is an Executive Coach that helps executives re-examine their assumptions about power, politics, and authenticity to get promoted, become more effective at work, and break glass ceilings holding them back. Having served 20 years in senior roles with companies across the globe, and then 7 years as a professional coach, he has helped accelerated the careers of clients from diverse industries, backgrounds, and levels of seniority, helping them get ahead – without having to sell their souls in the process. Michael is the award-winning author of Get Promoted, host of the 97% Effective career acceleration podcast, and a frequent speaker and media contributor on career advancement, leadership and navigating power and politics. His work has been featured in Harvard Business Review, Forbes, Stanford Business School Executive Education and IE Business School, where he collaborates with renowned professors, coaches, executives and experts. Michael holds an MBA from Stanford and trained as an executive coach at Columbia University (3CP).



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    18m - Mar 6, 2024
  • Ep 77 – Dr. Gary McGrath, CEO at Statarius –From Toxic to Terrific: Turning bad bosses into great leaders

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

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    Brace Yourself! Dr. Gary McGrath, leadership guru, gets rid of bad bosses. In this continuation episode of 97% Effective, Michael and Dr. Gary walk through how he coaches a bad boss and all the stakeholders around them: their reports, peers, and even the boss of the bad boss. If you have a bad leader working for you, next to you, above you – or want to ensure you don't become one, then listen in. A coach consultant, Dr. Gary is the CEO of Statarius, a leadership development firm based in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.

    •  If humility is such an important leadership trait, why are most leaders anything but?
    • Dr. Gary on “the invisibility of leadership”: The public persona of a CEO vs the real human you don’t see behind the scenes
    • Are horrible geniuses a model?
    • Leadership as a responsibility, not a position
    • What Dr Gary means when he says “I get rid of bad bosses”
    • Are you happy as a manager or leader?
    • Coaching the bad boss who thinks they are great: 360s and other techniques to uncover blind spots
    • When the CEO brings in a Coach to work with a troubled employee: Are they avoiding doing their job?
    • How waiting to make people decisions can harm the entire organization
    • The important 3-way conversation: “The Coach is here to coach you up -- or out”
    • Write your mission statement and then ask yourself if you are in the right job
    • Should a coach give advice? Be clear on the type of coach you are – or need
    • Dr. Gary on being “kind but not gentle” and how he channels Mrs. Doubtfire
    • Coaching the peers who have to work with the bad boss
    • Relationship Building 101: “I don’t like this man very much.. I need to get to know him better.”
    • 3 key relationships and how to use them: Coaches, mentors and sponsors
    • Go have lunch and ask, “How can we win together?”
    • Coaching the direct report who works for the bad boss
    • Know the difference: Are you suffering or struggling?
    • How to better assess which people should be developed into leaders
    • Counterintuitive insight: Why promoting average people, not superstars, is a better approach
    • Reaching Dr Gary and his Statarians


    BIO AND LINKS:

    Dr. Gary McGrath is the CEO of Statarius, a leadership development firm based in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. After serving as an officer in the U. S. Army, he went on to a 40-year business career in manufacturing, information technology, and marketing with Fortune 500 companies and technology startups. Dr. Gary is the author of the CEO’s Journey: The Seven Steps of Intentional Leadership. He holds degrees in engineering from the University of Connecticut and a doctorate of business administration in marketing and leadership from Nova Southeastern University.



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    34m - Feb 28, 2024
  • Ep 76 – Dr. Gary McGrath, CEO at Statarius: How To Get Rid of a Bad Boss

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    Dr. Gary McGrath, CEO of Statarius, gets rid of bad bosses. 71% of people have had a bad boss, so Dr. Gary has no shortage of work. In this episode of 97% Effective, Michael discusses with Dr. Gary why we get bad bosses, what the billion dollar leadership and training industry gets wrong -- and how Dr. Gary’s research and approach get lasting behavioral change, turning bad bosses into great leaders. If you have a bad leader working for you, next to you, above you – or want to ensure you don't become one, listen in: Gary’s got a compelling argument of what you and your company should be doing differently.

    • Why Dr. Gary chose Statarius for his company name, and it’s one downside
    • Dr. Gary explains his mission: “Making good bosses into great leaders with compassionate accountability”
    • Hard Truth #1: Leadership skills can be learned, but only 30% of people should ever be leaders.
    • Hard Truth #2: Companies throw people into leadership but don’t develop them – and then we expect them to be effective?
    • The most important skill of a leader: Shut up, listen and ask good questions
    • How we are trained in school to be a good answerer, which kills us at work
    • “You don’t have to be right – we have to be right”
    • Dr. Gary’s biggest regret
    • The two characteristics of leadership effectiveness
    • “Great leaders don’t make the right decisions… they make their decisions right”
    • Decisions as a process, not an event
    • When Gary talks to a boss, the 1 value and 2 characteristics he looks for
    • 71% of people have had an intolerable boss
    • The surprising way Dr. Gary “gets rid of” bad bosses
    • Why do we get such bad leaders when we have a billion dollar industry leadership and training industry?
    • Dr. Gary’s research on why leadership programs fail
    • Connecting the What with the Why with the How
    • The secret sauce: training + coaching + peer support + the demonstration of application of those behaviours
    • The success of Dr. Gary’s program, Leader Step Seven, is built on having a group that supports you, and holds you accountable
    • How can you communicate with people if you don't know what emotional state they're in?
    • The power of writing and sharing stories: How Dr. Gary’s programs get measurable behavioural change
    • “Sow seeds”: How leaders think too much about an event – and not enough about processes.

     

    BIO AND LINKS:

    Dr. Gary McGrath is the CEO of Statarius, a leadership development firm based in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. After serving as an officer in the U. S. Army, he went on to a 40-year business career in manufacturing, information technology, and marketing with Fortune 500 companies and technology startups. Dr. Gary is the author of the CEO’s Journey: The Seven Steps of Intentional Leadership. He holds degrees in engineering from the University of Connecticut and a doctorate of business administration in marketing and leadership from Nova Southeastern University.



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    30m - Feb 21, 2024
  • Ep 75 - Richard Newman, Founder & CEO at Body Talk: How to Master Your Body Talk to Elevate Your Leadership

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    What if you could increase your leadership ratings by over 40%... without saying a word? In this episode of 97% Effective, Michael speaks with Richard Newman, CEO of Body Talk, about executive presence and the impact of our “body talk.” Richard discusses his peer-reviewed research, explains why you should be congruent instead of authentic – and shares how small, but critical changes in your non-verbal communication will elevate how others see you. Incorporate his findings, you’ll surf the waves at work – and not get crushed by them.

    • The backstory: From shy introverted child to global keynote speaker
    • The feeling: “Looking at a freeway that doesn’t have an on ramp”
    • Richard went East to Tibet, Michael went East to Beijing
    • His first gig, for a free haircut
    • Being diagnosed as autistic at 44
    • His first keynote – did he knock it out of the park?
    • Setting the record straight on Mehrabian’s body language research
    • Richard’s research question: Is there anything that you can do universally, non-verbally, that will improve your impact?
    • Findings from his research with Prof Adrian Furney, University College of London
    • Improve your leaderships ratings 32% by changing this one thing
    • Is this about learning manipulation techniques?
    • The surprising influence that race and gender have on how your body language impacts your leadership rating
    • Future research: tone of voice
    • Addressing misunderstandings about “authenticity” – and why you should think about congruency instead
    • “Be a surfer on the ocean”
    • How an acting or improv class can help
    • The mindset that will most help you improve your communication skills
    • “Letting go of the door handle”
    • Does body language function the same in impromptu situations, 1-1, or in remote settings?
    • Palms down = strong confident
    • Height, light and the rule of thirds

     

    BIO AND LINKS:

    Richard Newman is the Founder and CEO of Body Talk, based in the UK. Over the past 23 years his team has trained over 130,000 business leaders around the world, to improve their communication and impact. Richard started his career working with Tibetan monks in the Himalayas at 18, then worked as a professional actor before becoming a communication coach and keynote speaker. He has won the coveted Cicero Grand Prize Award for Best Speechwriter of the Year, and his research on non-verbal communication was published in the peer-reviewed scientific journal Psychology. Richard is the author of two books, You Were Born to Speak and Lift Your Impact.



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    44m - Feb 14, 2024
  • Ep 74 – Michael Wenderoth, Executive Coach – 3 Tips: Harnessing Small Talk to Advance in Your Career

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    Don’t dismiss small talk! “Small is Tall”: In this episode of 97% Effective, Executive Coach Michael Wenderoth shares how small talk can make lasting impressions and strengthen relationships at work. He provides three practical tips on how to make the most of brief interactions: the one data point, the one sentence, and the one mindset. We cover the science that underpins small talk, and the art of putting it in practice, with techniques from past guests Sasha Kelemen and Alison Temperley. If you look down on small talk or seek tips on how to make yours more effective, this episode is for you. Enhance your interactions and propel your career progress: Unleash the power of small talk. Small talk can be learned!

    • The power of small talk
    • Trivial conversations that are a waste of time? Why small talk matters in your career
    • The science and art of small talk
    • Practical Tip #1: One Common Data Point
    • Practical Tip #2: One Sentence (“BEST”)
    • Practical Tip #3: One Way to More Deeply Engage
    • Small talk, Big Results – But you have to do this first
    • Where to go deeper on the research and see more examples


    BIO AND LINKS:

    Michael Wenderoth is an Executive Coach that helps executives re-examine their assumptions about power, politics, and authenticity to get promoted, become more effective at work, and break glass ceilings holding them back. Having served 20 years in senior roles with companies across the globe, and then 7 years as a professional coach, he has helped accelerated the careers of clients from diverse industries, backgrounds, and levels of seniority, helping them get ahead – without having to sell their souls in the process. Michael is the award-winning author of Get Promoted, host of the 97% Effective career acceleration podcast, and a frequent speaker and media contributor on career advancement, leadership and navigating power and politics. His work has been featured in Harvard Business Review, Forbes, Stanford Business School Executive Education and IE Business School, where he collaborates with renowned professors, coaches, executives and experts. Michael holds an MBA from Stanford and trained as an executive coach at Columbia University (3CP).



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    15m - Feb 7, 2024
  • Ep 73 – Dr. Ignacio Gafo, Head at HSLU Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts – The 2 Keys to Mastering Change Management

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    SHOW NOTES:

    Most change efforts in organizations fail. To succeed, says Dr. Ignacio Gafo, you need to focus on the people -- and on the personal. In this episode of 97% Effective, Dr. Gafo explains the two keys to change management, and reveals counter-intuitive tips that leaders overlook: start in the middle, give your detractors a say, and change the wording. Through case examples, we discuss how to uncover "jobs to be done," tackle emotions, and ensure you don't get overshadowed.

    • Dr. Gafo’s two keys to change management: “The People and The Personal”
    • Where to start? Who is key?
    • The mistake of starting with people at the very top
    • People who really move the needle are middle managers that have “natural influence”
    • Two keys to making your message personal: Address “What’s in it for me? and “What do I feel?”
    • Expect resistance, so give people a say
    • Dr. Gafo explains the “Jobs to be Done” concept, so you find the true “need” people have
    • Case study #1: Change management at Vodafone
    • Step #1: Which departments are most affected, which ones do I need support from?
    • Step #2: Identify the people… WHO is going to move the needle?
    • Step #3: What's the benefit for those people?
    • The thing most people forget: Tackling emotions
    • Getting the ball rolling: Make sure people are working for the project, for you, and for themselves
    • Case study #2: Dr. Gafo’s experience leading change at IE Business School
    • Identify champions who are willing to stick their neck out
    • Is it better to set up a separate unit when leading change at big companies?
    • Practical tips: “Trial-ability,” play it down, “change the wording”
    • Keys to keep the ball rolling: quick wins, give credit
    • Make sure you are seen as the leader: Lead the communication!
    • The hard truth: Some will not get on board, and will have to exit the organization
    • How teaching in the engineering school at Brown has influenced Dr. Gafo
    • “Combine structure for guidance - with flexibility to make changes”
    • How to thicken your skin and get comfortable with not being popular

     

    BIO AND LINKS:

    Dr. Ignacio Gafo, a global scholar and executive, is the Head at HSLU Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts. His industry experience covers 25 years in corporate leadership at Vodafone, Mars and Canon – and in learning & development at IE Business School, where he served as Associate Dean overseeing their top ranked Global Executive Education programs. Dr. Gafo lectures on change management at the School of Engineering at Brown University (USA), serves as Expert in Digital Marketing at the United Nations Academy ,and contributes as a researcher for the United Nations World Tourism Organization. He holds a PhD in Marketing and Communications at the Complutense University in Madrid, Spain.

     



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    32m - Jan 31, 2024
  • Ep 72 - Dr. Tina Woodard, CEO and Founder at Capstone Performance Solutions – How to Overcome the “Disorienting Dilemma” of Career Progression

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    SHOW NOTES:

    Dr. Tina (“Dr. T”) Woodard, CEO of Capstone Performance Solutions, says that “high performance is not enough.” We discuss how to become the architect of your career – and the role most senior leaders and companies don't (but should) play in that. Dr. T shares how to find your voice, socialize your aspirations, and build confidence. We also dive into her rich background: The inspiring story behind I Am B.E.A.U.T.I.F.U.L., the power of being an engineer and “gap finder,” why you should start with the room that’s on fire – and the key to coaching adults through their “disorienting dilemmas.”

    • Dr. Tina Woodard & Michael celebrate milestones
    • I Am B.E.A.U.T.I.F.U.L.: What happens when two sisters from a family of educators decide to combine their experience and resources
    • “How can we broaden that?” Dr. T’s hard truth about what it takes to get ahead
    • Tough, early career lesson on company loyalty
    • The disservice too many people do to their careers
    • Dr. T coaches 21-year old Tina: Where to focus more
    • Ways to socialize your career aspirations so you are top of mind
    • “Finding your voice”
    • The first step to resolving conflict
    • Practice first with peers who you trust: the power of telling and retelling your story
    • Progressive and incremental ways to build confidence
    • Coach to coach question: Who’s more coachable – a 20 year old or a senior executive?
    • The ‘disorienting dilemma’ executives encounter
    • The job of senior leaders when it comes to talent development
    • Capstone’s ASCEND model
    • Starting change: Which room in the house is on fire?
    • How Dr. T’s engineering background shows up in her Coaching
    • The assembly line challenge that piqued Dr. T’s interest in organizational development
    • The power of being curious and being a “gap finder”
    • “Go talk to the people!”
    • Key insights from her Doctorate in Adult Education
    • Perspectives as a Black female Executive Coach
    • How a personal deficit helped Dr. T’s develop her superpower muscle on “making transitions”

     

    BIO AND LINKS:

    Dr. Tina Woodard (“Dr. T”) is CEO of Capstone Performance Solutions, a recognized small business leader that she founded in 2016 to inspire leaders and organizations to achieve excellence. An accomplished engineer and HR executive with over 20 years of experience in the manufacturing, government, and education sectors, Dr. T previously served as the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Organizational Development at the University System of Georgia where she grew the talent pool of executive level leaders there from 0 to 300 executives in a six-year period. A passionate advocate for youth and giving back to the community, Dr. T co-founded the nonprofit, I Am B.E.A.U.T.I.F.U.L. (IAB), to serve underrepresented girls and women through mentoring and leadership development programs. For her work with IAB, Dr. T was nominated and selected to attend the White House United State of Women Summit in 2016. Dr. Woodard holds a doctorate in Adult Education from the University of Georgia, a Master of Human Resource Development and B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Clemson University, and was certified as an executive coach in Columbia University’s 3CP program.

     



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    46m - Jan 24, 2024
  • Ep 71 - Jason Hreha, CEO at Persona & Author of Real Change -- Moving Beyond Habits: The Real Path to Achieve Lasting Transformation

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

    Want to achieving lasting, transformative change? Then don’t rely on slick “habit hack” books, says Jason Hreha, an expert in the applied behavioral sciences. Jason is the author of Real Change: Moving Beyond Habits to Achieve Lasting Transformation. In this episode of 97% Effective, we discuss how habits differ from “transformative practices,” the 3 steps in his pyramid model -- and how introspection and creativity are critical to successful change. Listen if you want to finally achieve lasting change – and not fall off your goals.

    SHOW NOTES:

    • Jason’s hard truth: “Habits are overrated”
    • The central message of his new book
    • The big insight from Jason’s career creating habit forming products
    • The overreach of habit formation and self-help books – wrong tool for the job!
    • The pyramid, Jason’s transformative practice path model
    • Step #1, Base of the pyramid: Optimize Your Energy by addressing “energy bottlenecks” and set your life up in the right way
    • Michael’s question: Can you create a transformative practice if you only sleep 5 hours per night?
    • Step #2, Middle of the pyramid: Habit Trading
    • The 2-day diary exercise to uncover bad habits
    • The brainstorm to determine new habits to substitute in
    • New habits should have these 4 characteristics
    • “Most habit formation issues are behavioral selection problems” (Where Jason differs from peers in his field)
    • If you need a prize and reminder to do it… then it’s probably not the right habit for you
    • Jason’s philosophy: let’s match you to the right habits and transformative practices to reach your goals
    • Michael’s question: If we only do things (habits) we enjoy, can we still grow?
    • People settle too early with their activities – and don’t explore or use their imagination
    • Step #3, Pinnacle of pyramid: Transformative practices
    • It all seems so simple – the 3 areas where people fall off
    • How technology can help: ChatGPT as a powerful brainstorming tool
    • Why there’s a perpetual market for habit automation books – and what pushback Jason expects his book will get from “habit hackers”
    • Jason’s final beef with the current habit formation materials: they blunt our introspection and creativity


    BIO AND LINKS:

    For the past 15 years, Jason Hreha has applied behavioral science research and methodologies to solve hard problems in the technology world. He is the founder and CEO of Persona, The Assistant Company, the world’s leading provider of elite assistant talent – and serves as senior advisor at Edelman, a global communications firm, where he provides behavioral science insights and guidance to clients across industries and sectors. Jason graduated from Stanford University with a degree in Human Biology with a specialty in neuroscience, and co-founded successful startups, including Kite.io, a mobile search company that was acquired by Quixey, and Dopamine, the first tech-focused applied behavioral science firm. He also served as the Global Head of Behavioral Science at Walmart, where he co-founded and built the company’s Behavioral Science Team. Quoted widely in the media, Real Change is his latest book.



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    35m - Jan 17, 2024
  • Ep 70 - Cecilia Hultén, Entrepreneur, Investor & Board member – “Finding The Bridge”: The Path from Corporate to Entrepreneur, Investor & Board Roles

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    SHOW NOTES:

    How do you go from a senior role at an established company to entrepreneur, investor and Board roles? In this episode, Cecilia Hultén shares how she left a successful banking career in Europe and “built a bridge” to forge her own path. She speaks hard truths about not letting your company own you, managing your “balance sheet”, and how to make the most out of a sabbatical. If you want to move out and up, Cecilia provides practical and creative strategies on networking, creating resources and communications that will accelerate your transformation.

    • Cecilia on sparring partners and her first uncomfortable career move
    • Kompasbank and cBio: How those two opportunities came to her
    • Don’t have a clear plan? Think of a bridge
    • Leaving a high paying job and your identity –moving to a “portfolio career”
    • Cutting the cord with your old job
    • Recasting herself by “replacing her spreadsheets with stories”
    • The 6-word story concept
    • Why her sales background was valuable
    • “Don’t limit yourself when it comes to creating interesting networking opportunities”
    • Cecilia’s favored form of networking
    • How Cecilia created something out of nothing when she founded Me2We @ Stanford LEAD
    • The hard truth about financial freedom and your ability to walk out: Cecilia’s advice on managing your costs, your balance sheet – and your relationship with your company
    • How Cecilia’s views on power have changed over time
    • Navigating power in a big company vs as an entrepreneur: Cecilia’s take
    • How Cecilia, as an investor, detects bravado and BS
    • Specific advice for women
    • How her experience in the Silicon made her life richer


    BIO AND LINKS:

    Cecilia Hultén, based in Copenhagen, is a recognized entrepreneur, investor, and Board Member that focuses on fintech and healthtech. Prior to making her transition, she served two decades as a global banking executive with leading financial institutions including UBS and Nordea. She now invests in transformative businesses that solves real-world problems. Cecilia is active in Kompasbank, a European challenger bank for SMEs, Konsolidator, a SaaS company providing a cloud-based consolidation tool, and Hejdoktor, a digital healthcare provider. She has also co-founded Cbio, a biotech company enabling cancer cure, and a data management company, commercializing a project out of MIT's Fintech program. Cecilia holds a BSc from Gothenburg School of Economics, MBA (2nd year) at NYU's Stern School of Business, and completed executive education at MIT, the Stanford GSB, and Singularity University.



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    33m - Jan 10, 2024
  • Ep 69 - Tamzin Townsend, Acclaimed Theatre Director & Communication Trainer: Harnessing the Power of Acting & Theatre in Professional Communications

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

    In this episode of 97% Effective, host Michael Wenderoth interviews renowned theatre director, Tamzin Townsend, dubbed the 'Queen Midas' of the theatre by the Spanish press. They explore the intersection of theatre and effective communication. Tamzin shares insights on how to establish a powerful presence, manage public speaking fears, and deliver impactful messages. She discusses the importance of rehearsal, individuality, physicality, tone, and energy in presentations, as well as the dangers of multitasking and relying too heavily on your content. Tamzin also delves into her work with women leaders, noting unique challenges they often face, and the strategies they can adopt to overcome them. Tamzin will get you thinking deeply about your energy and the choices at your disposal when you communicate.

    SHOW NOTES:

    • Tamzin’s “turning point” story that brought her to Spain
    • Her most powerful memory in her years of directing
    • “The energy you give is the energy you get back to you”
    • What makes a theater director unique: the art of making choices
    • Rehearsing means getting it wrong – and learning from that
    • “Play with the people in front of you”
    • Tamzin’s hard truth: It’s not about the content
    • Can you make mediocre content great?
    • The voice can do so much – use it!
    • Managing time pressure, external and internal
    • The power of pause, illustrated live
    • Hard to cut your own content? Tamzin’s top exercise 5:3:1
    • Play, have some fun!
    • How your audiences receives your fear and angst
    • “The power of warmups”
    • On connecting: “You need to find a way to get in”
    • Inspiring others vs delivering tough or negative news
    • Delivering bad news: Think about it like taking someone’s wisdom teeth out (Remember the pre-… then be clear, quick and congruent)
    • How does tik tok help or hurt us, when it comes to communication and acting?
    • Upping the ante on being fun, dynamic and succinct
    • Getting “ownership of time”
    • Tamzin on differences coaching women leaders
    • What will shut your parrot up – and what will help you dial up and own it?
    • Picking a communications trainer, but make sure you rehearse
    • Her new venture Be Liquid, and working with actors, magicians, and comedians at Dramatic Resources in the UK

     

    BIO AND LINKS:

    Tamzin Townsend is a renowned theatre Director and communications trainer. Born in England, Tamzin studied Theatre and Drama Studies at the University of Kent at Canterbury, specialising in theatre direction. Her acclaimed career has spanned directing more than 40 works modern and classical theatre, opera and television, in English and Spanish, in Spain and Latin America – leading the Spanish press to crown her the “Queen Midas” of theatre. Her many successes include El Método Gronholm, by celebrated Catalán playwright Jordi Galceran, which became the biggest box office success at the Marquina Theatre in Madrid of the last decade. Other notable shows include The God of Carnage, Fat Pig, Play it Again Sam, Laponia, Heroes in Madrid’s Gran Via, and Closer in Barcelona. Outside the theatre, Tamzin coaches executives and leads corporate communication workshops across Europe through her firm Be Liquid, with Dramatic Resources, and through her work as adjunct professor at IE University and IE Business School in Madrid, Spain. She is fluent in English, Spanish and Catalan and teaches in all three languages.



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    45m - Jan 3, 2024
  • Ep 68 - Alisia Gill , Founder & CEO at The North Star Organization – Keys To Retaining Top Talent and Navigating Careers

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

    How do companies retain talent, and whose job is it to manage careers? Alisia Gill, CEO of the North Star Organization, points out what employees and their companies miss, and need to do better. Drawing from her work as an economist, business analyst and Chief People Officer, Alisia shares how as a Coach she helps frustrated individuals who aren’t fulfilled or advancing – and how, as a Consultant, she helps companies design the systems, tools and culture that retains key talent, fueling innovation and the bottom line. Listen to unlock your talent: Alisia discusses how to optimize for your situation, have critical conversations with your boss, and create tools that make the right thing to do easy to do.

     SHOW NOTES:

    • The path from Latin America economist to Chief People Officer
    • How Alisia thinks differently from others in HR
    • Seeing employee turnover as a market failure, that’s bad for business – and individuals
    • Being fulfilled in one’s career: Whose responsibility is that?
    • From attracting talent to retaining talent
    • Introspection and focus first: What does advancement mean to you? What do you really want?
    • Don't assume people know, have the conversation!
    • How to have tough discussions with your boss, without getting backlash
    • Leveraging a performance review
    • Reasonable asks
    • The important role DEI plays in mitigating unconscious bias – and how DEI is not about favoritism, or even about creating equality
    • Why Alisia chose not to study engineering in college
    • Optimize for your situation, and how to avoid banging your head against the wall
    • The Cleveland test and seeking fit vs seeking for what is additive
    • How Alisia and EmpiRx Health leadership created such a great place to work
    • What company do you want to be – and how does the employee experience feed that?
    • How Alisia harnesses Clifton Strengths
    • The importance of helping middle management
    • An additional $5K?
    • Making the “right thing to do, easy to do” -- and the power of the humble tool

     

    BIO AND LINKS:

    Alisia Gill is a strategic advisor, consultant, executive coach, and speaker. She is the Founder and CEO of the North Star Organization that helps enterprises retain key talent – and individuals navigate their careers. In a career spanning more than two decades, she has stood at the intersection of workforce, business, and analytics. Her journey began in finance and consulting, eventually leading to Chief People Officer – from IBM to New York City’s IT agency to EmpiRx health, an Inc5000 company. Alisia holds a BA in Latin American Studies and Economics from Columbia University and a MPA in Economic Policy from Princeton. She’s a business executive who believes that if you don’t get the people part right, you’re nowhere!



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    47m - Dec 27, 2023
  • Ep 67 - Sasha Kelemen, Head of Women and Family Healthcare Investment Banking, Leerink Partners: “You Don’t Need to Act Like a Man” – How This Rising Banker Leads a Team Like No Other

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

    SHOW NOTES:

    At Leerink Partners, Sasha Kelemen runs an investment banking team unlike any other on Wall Street, specializing in women and family healthcare and technology. In this continuation episode, we discuss uncomfortable truths that women face in male-dominated industries: whether you need to act like a man to get ahead, how to respond when talked over or dismissed -- and why you shouldn't opt out without giving it a shot. Sasha shares strategies and examples on communicating and networking, building your brand and presence, and negotiation that will help you rise, lead – and elevate others.

    • Hard work, smarts, ambition and being a sponge is essential – but the additional drivers you need to rise
    • Physical brand and executive presence: “Firm specific awareness” and “looking the part”
    • Do I need to act like a man to get ahead?
    • Small elements and accents that make Sasha feel powerful and confident
    • The surprising impact of wallpaper
    • “Talking the talk” – the importance of first observing small details and norms
    • Managing your Credibility: Apologizing, and the lesson she learned at Darden on raising your hand
    • Ask questions
    • What to do when others interrupt you
    • Embracing the discomfort of confrontation
    • Making a list and getting a sponsor
    • Building relationships all boils down to this one thing
    • An early mistake Sasha made networking – and how she mid-course corrected
    • The move Sasha made that shocked her peers – but was a game changer
    • Is it important to be liked?
    • How you can augment your own relationship -- while also elevating others.
    • Sasha on Negotiating: Make them tell you no
    • Don’t opt out without trying to make it work
    • On backlash: How to phrase requests, and what you should always keep in your back pocket
    • Muscle memory, practice, and ways to increase one’s confidence
    • Women and getting “admin work” – “the best defense is a good offense”
    • Board and C-Suite placements, and ways to ensure you stay top of mind


    BIO AND LINKS:

    Sasha Kelemen in Head of Women and Family Healthcare Services and Technology Investment Banking at Leerink Partners, based in New York. She is deeply passionate about all thing digital health, smashing taboos and elevating women. Prior to Leerink, Sasha worked at Goldman Sachs (VP, Healthcare Investment Banking Group), and in media planning and buying. She holds a BA from Boston College, MBA from the University of Virginia, Darden School of Business, and was listed as Business Insider’s “30 under 40” list of leaders transforming healthcare. She resides in Scarsdale, New York, with her husband and two curious daughters. Michael and Sasha thank our mutual friend, Professor Peter Belmi at Darden, for connecting us.

     



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    36m - Dec 20, 2023
  • Ep 66 - Sasha Kelemen, Head of Women and Family Healthcare Investment Banking, Leerink Partners: “2 Truths, 1 Critical Decision” That Accelerated This Banker’s Career and Family

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

    SHOW NOTES:

    At Leerink Partners, Sasha Kelemen runs an investment banking team unlike any other on Wall Street. How did she rise to lead a team in women and family health, a historically overlooked and underfunded space? Sasha discusses how being a banker and mother are central to her identity – and success. We talk about she went from media to banking, two truths to becoming a successful mother and banker, and the most important decision she made to fuel her personal and professional success. For her work, Business Insider named Sasha one of 30 leaders under 40 transforming healthcare.

    • “Mother and Banker”: Sasha’s Why and Identity
    • How Leerink Partner’s and Sasha’s Women and Family health & technology group became a first on Wall Street
    • Combining passion + market potential + focus and ambition to create something new
    • “Before that I never owned a suit:” How two important platforms accelerated Sasha’s shift from media to banking
    • The early importance of being a sponge
    • Drafting her first S1: Identifying transferable skills that helped her stand out and shine early on
    • “Share your thoughtful perspective and don’t be afraid to speak up”
    • The 2 truths she accepted when she decided to pursue a career in banking – and have a family
    • The most important decision that one can make in determining your professional and personal success
    • Time blocking and outsourcing: keys to managing family life and a highly demanding job

     

    BIO AND LINKS:

    Sasha Kelemen in Head of Women and Family Healthcare Services and Technology Investment Banking at Leerink Partners, based in New York. She is deeply passionate about all thing digital health, smashing taboos and elevating women. Prior to Leerink, Sasha worked at Goldman Sachs (VP, Healthcare Investment Banking Group), and in media planning and buying. She holds a BA from Boston College, MBA from the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business, and named to Business Insider’s “30 under 40” list of leaders transforming healthcare. She resides in New York with her husband and two curious daughters. Michael and Sasha thank our mutual friend, Professor Peter Belmi at Darden, for connecting us.



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    24m - Dec 13, 2023
  • Ep 65 – Jeffrey Pfeffer, Professor at Stanford: What Leaders Should Care About Most

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

    SHOW NOTES:

    Jeffrey Pfeffer is Professor of Organizational Behavior at Stanford Business School. A year ago on 97% Effective, I discussed with Jeff his best-selling book, the 7 Rules of Power (HERE: https://tinyurl.com/3y56bzcz). In this episode, we go beyond his book, and get personal: We cover double-binds, intergender comparisons, leadership and likeability – and how Jeff’s views on power have shifted over the past four decades. An honor to ask Jeff tough questions and expose more people to his thought-provoking work that challenges prevailing leadership advice -- and has shaped my own thinking and executive coaching practice.

    • Two problems with the existing research literature on double-binds: Reward-interdependence and intergender comparisons
    • Projecting and Acting…Fake it until you become it
    • “Practice and Get Coaching”
    • Two critical points to keep in mind as you rise as a leader (Machiavelli’s important insight that people forget)
    • A lot of power is generated positionally
    • Being liked vs. your responsibility as a leader
    • Michael’s “zoom out” question: Where Jeff’s views on power, over his career, have most shifted
    • Warmth vs competence
    • Two book recommendations
    • Comments on the replication crisis in the social sciences

     

    BIO AND LINKS:

    Jeffrey Pfeffer is the Thomas D. Dee II Professor of Organizational Behavior at Stanford Graduate School of Business where he has taught since 1979. He is the author or co-author of 16 books including his latest, the 7 Rules of Power. Jeffrey Pfeffer has published extensively in the fields of organization theory and human resource management. His current research focuses on the effects of work environments on human health and well-being, power and leadership in organizations, evidence-based management, the knowing-doing gap, and how thinking of time like money affects people’s choices about spending time in ways that promote unhappiness.



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    19m - Dec 6, 2023
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