Welcome to “The Hard Skills” podcast, a practical and research-driven show that explores the core leadership skills needed to fuel leadership to activate real change, such as creating inclusive and healthy workplaces. Through expert interviews and live coaching calls, we challenge the notion of &#34;soft skills,&#34; question long-held but inaccurate leadership development beliefs, and offer real, practical solutions for complex leadership challenges. Hosted by Dr. Mira Brancu, a clinical and organizational development psychologist with extensive leadership experience, we’ll delve into topics of leadership identity, leading with uncertainty, navigating workplace politics, and creating critical organizational change. This podcast will especially appeal to high-achieving leaders in healthcare, tech, and academic, industries. Whether you&#39;re seeking personal growth, looking to enhance your leadership abilities, or interested in Dr. Brancu&#39;s coaching services and membership community, join us as we unravel the complexities of leadership and inspire you to embrace the hard skills.

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Listeners will walk away with unique and creative insights on what it means to change, how understanding our limitations can become a strength, and fascinating research on learning, curiosity, and rewiring habits. Lisa will also share some of her frameworks for navigating change, including tools and guideposts that strengthen our ability to face change, important resources for expanding our sense of direction, and her ALIGN system of core values to establish sustainability in growth (and change).How do you navigate through uncertainty and unchartered territory toward change when the path is unclear and seems to be far from straight-forward? Lisa DeAngelis, a holistic change practitioner and author of Embracing the Unknown, will walk us through how to understand the barriers, develop a compass, and implement directions and guideposts that can help map pathways forward through her ALIGN system.Lisa DeAngelis is a holistic change practitioner, author of Embracing the Unknown, teacher, and speaker, and a skilled expert in the art of navigating sustainable change and guiding personal transformation. Lisa brings a warm, thoughtful, and creative approach to her work and is sought after for her ability to weave together ideas, coalescing and communicating information in meaningful ways. She is passionate about building meaningful relationships and helping others live authentically, and known for the wisdom and curiosity she brings to conversations on a variety of topics. Lisa is also the Chair of a nonprofit where her approach to leadership is strategic and visionary. Her personal goals include a commitment to &#34;walking her talk&#34; and helping re-envision how leaders can navigate change with more authenticity and intentionality to embrace the process of growth, learning to align with guiding principles and core values that support meaningful and impactful choices.#EmbracingTheUnknown #Change #ChoiceTune in for this empowering conversation at <a href="http://talkradionyc.msnd26.com/tracking/lc/55a823b6-3838-404f-b133-bd448f75a057/e39b8abf-4cb7-426c-827f-565623b8b2bd/f25fc686-2a52-46eb-9d50-40591187f976/" rel="nofollow">TalkRadio.nyc</a>

How to Develop a Compass to Navigate Complexity and Unknowns

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Have you ever wondered how to go from one career to a very different one? Or how to integrate all of the interests you have into a professional career? This is the area of professional identity development and formation and Dr. Williams will lead us through how to do this. Listeners will gather information on how to start building the career they want by assessing themselves, understanding their unique skills and talents, and taking calculated risk with a supportive community. Have you ever wondered how to go from one career to a very different one? Or how to integrate all of the interests you have into a professional career? This is the area of professional identity development and formation and Dr. Williams will lead us through how to do this. Dr. Williams, Founder and CEO of Legacy Consulting &amp; Research Group LLC, is a Licensed Clinical and Consulting psychologist who is an enthusiastic leader who has experience in assessment, consulting, research, and speaking on topics related to leadership development and culture. Dr. Williams works with clients, delivering executive coaching and consulting services. Dr. Williams is a member of the American Psychological Association, Division 13 Society of Consulting Psychology. In addition, Dr. Williams is an Infantry Officer who has served soldiers and families in the United States Army (active and reserves) for over 20 years.www.legacycrg.com www.formationpublishing.comCareer Development, Professional Identity, Career Exploration, #TheHardSkills, #leadershipdevelopment #leadershipidentityTune in for this empowering conversation at <a href="http://talkradionyc.msnd26.com/tracking/lc/55a823b6-3838-404f-b133-bd448f75a057/e39b8abf-4cb7-426c-827f-565623b8b2bd/f25fc686-2a52-46eb-9d50-40591187f976/" rel="nofollow">TalkRadio.nyc</a>

How to Cultivate Your Professional Identity to Strategically Map Your Career

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Listeners will get a roadmap for how to face any career decision and make choices that support them and their stakeholders throughout the course of their lifetime. We’ll also cover practical tips for what to do when there are competing things that matter to you and your stakeholders, and how to resolve those conflicts in the best way possible.Have you faced a really difficult career decision and found it challenging to figure out which path to take? If so, this is the episode for you. Our guest, Dr. Sharon Hull, will offer a roadmap she has successfully used with hundreds of clients for how to think through what matters most and how to use that information to intentionally design your career. By focusing on what matters most to you in any given season of your life, you make room for the personal to come into harmony with the professional, and can maximize career satisfaction for that season. Being able to approach career decisions in a dynamic and personal-value-driven way allows flexibility and empowers people to make the best choices for them at any given moment. Sharon K. Hull MD, MPH, author of the upcoming book, Professional Careers by Design™: A Handbook for the Bespoke Life [Fall 2024], is a professional executive and leadership coach since 2011 has been a family physician for over 30 years and is dually board certified in both family medicine and in general preventive medicine and public health. Her clinical and academic medicine career spans roles in solo rural private practice, academic and organizational practice, and administrative leadership as a member of the Dean’s staff, an active teaching faculty member, a clinical division chief and a department chair. Sharon is also the founder of Metta Solutions, which offers professionals the tools they need to achieve a balanced life with authenticity, integrity and purpose. https://www.mettasolutions.com/ https://twitter.com/MettaSolutions https://www.linkedin.com/in/mettasolutions/ https://www.amazon.com/Professional-Careers-Design-Handbook-Bespoke/dp/B0CW94C7T4#mettasolutions #ProfessionalCareersbyDesign #careerdevelopment #professionaldevelopment Tune in for this empowering conversation at <a href="http://talkradionyc.msnd26.com/tracking/lc/55a823b6-3838-404f-b133-bd448f75a057/e39b8abf-4cb7-426c-827f-565623b8b2bd/f25fc686-2a52-46eb-9d50-40591187f976/" rel="nofollow">TalkRadio.nyc</a>

Strategically Designing A Career That Matters: A Lifetime Toolkit

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Can you be strategic in developing your resilience? Dr. Marie-Helene Pelletier, a business and clinical psychologist says yes and offers the audience a strategic framework of resilience, practical tips, and exercises for creating their own custom resilience plan, a new way to think about burnout, resilience, and your mental health as a leader.Dr. Marie-Helene Pelletier and Dr. Mira Brancu will discuss new ways to think about resilience. Mapping a strategy starts from within. Dr. Pelletier provides a new framework full of exercises to create your own customized, strategic resilience plan. Throughout her career in business management and psychology, Dr. Pelletier has spearheaded a dialogue on the crucial issues of leadership resilience and workplace health. Drawing on her extensive background in corporate, insurance, governance and public sectors, she brings national and international perspectives and expertise on mental health and resilience as a key pillar of overall health. She is a bilingual practicing psychologist with over 20 years of experience in clinical psychology and advisory workplace psychology and holds a Ph.D. and an MBA from the University of British Columbia. Marie-Helene is a Member of the Global Clinical Practice Network of the World Health Organization, and past Director on the boards of the Canadian Psychological Association and the International Association of Applied Psychology. She has presented, authored and co-authored a number of industry and academic publications and has won numerous academic and industry awards. In 2024, Dr. Pelletier published her first book, The Resilience Plan: A Strategic Approach to Optimizing Your Work Performance and Mental Health

How to Strategically Optimize Your Work Performance, Resilience and Mental Health

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Are you walking the talk? Do people interpret your actions as you have intended? How do you know? Becoming the leader you aspire to be takes much more intentionality and practice than simply creating a strategic plan. In this episode, executive coach, Miki Feldman Simon will share her CORE 4 step process from her upcoming book to help listeners live and lead with intention, authenticity and integrity. Miki will provide practical tips that the audience can immediately implement. Are you walking the talk? Do people interpret your actions as you have intended? Becoming the leader you aspire to be takes much more intentionality and practice than simply creating a strategic plan. Using science and behavioral psychology Miki designed a 4 step process, the CORE framework that helps leaders stop getting in their own way, and lead themselves and others with intention, authenticity and integrity. CORE stands for Clarity, Operationalize, Reflect, Evaluate. Miki Feldman Simon is a certified Executive Coach, PCC, successful business leader, and dynamic public speaker. Miki coaches leaders seasoned in their executive positions to broaden their impact, as well as supports those recently promoted to succeed in their new role. Her clients become more self-aware, more aligned personally and professionally, and more deliberate and intentional in their leadership, elevating their ability to lead authentically and effectively. Miki’s work is informed by 25 years in business and entrepreneurship, working globally, in the United States, Israel and Australia, across a number of leadership roles and industries. Under her tenure in HR, marketing, and executive leadership, she has led multiple companies to successful exits and has gained deep understanding of the challenges executives face. Miki is certified in Stakeholder Centered Coaching, Red Team Coaching and has an M.S. in Organizational Behavior, a B.A. in Psychology and Educational Counseling, and SPHR./<a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/mikifeldmansimon/" rel="nofollow">www.linkedin.com/in/mikifeldmansimon/</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/miki.feldmansimon/" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/miki.feldmansimon/</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/MikiFeldmanSimon/" rel="nofollow">https://www.instagram.com/MikiFeldmanSimon/</a> #executivecoaching #COREframework #BecomeTheLeaderYouAspireToBE #leadershipdevelopment #leadershipcoaching #TheHardSkillsTune in for this empowering conversation at <a href="http://talkradionyc.msnd26.com/tracking/lc/55a823b6-3838-404f-b133-bd448f75a057/e39b8abf-4cb7-426c-827f-565623b8b2bd/f25fc686-2a52-46eb-9d50-40591187f976/" rel="nofollow">TalkRadio.nyc</a>

At Your Core: How to Lead with Intention, Authenticity and Integrity

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In this episode, listeners will learn how one young social entrepreneur transformed an idea into an implementable action plan, scaled it up to reach a broader audience and have a wider impact, and is now developing her leadership identity and vision for the future. In this episode, Aynsley Szczesniak and Dr. Mira Brancu will walk through the steps of taking an idea and turning it into reality. They will discuss tips for crafting a vision of the future, effective strategies for setting achievable and time-bound goals, and ways to get back on track when a challenge forces you off your envisioned path. This will also be a coaching episode where Aynsley will explore her own leadership strengths and next steps with Dr. Brancu. Ultimately, Aynsley&#39;s journey as a budding social entrepreneur and youth activist will inspire people of an age to know they can make a difference.  Aynsley Szczesniak is the Founder and Executive Director of Speak Out Sisterhood, a global network empowering youth to eradicate barriers to equality for women in STEM. As a first year Honors Carolina scholar at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Aynsley is also the Founder and State Lead of the North Carolina chapter of Million Women Mentors, the Student STEM Programs Chair of the Association for Women in Science - North Carolina, and a research assistant for the UNC School of Medicine PREPARE project. Aynsley is known for hosting engaging speaker panels, workshops, and webinars, as well as for her skillful networking abilities. As a budding social entrepreneur, she&#39;s eager to learn how to further her passion for empowering young people to develop leadership strengths, professional skills, and confidence through comprehensive and collaborative programming.SOS website: www.speakoutsisterhood.orgSOS Instagram: @speak_out_sisterhoodAynsley Instagram: @aynsleyszczesniakSOS LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/speak-out-sisterhood/Aynsley LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aynsley-szczesniak/ #steminism, #womeninstem, #speakoutsisterhood #youthleader #leadershipcoaching #leadershipconsultingTune in for this empowering conversation at <a href="http://talkradionyc.msnd26.com/tracking/lc/55a823b6-3838-404f-b133-bd448f75a057/e39b8abf-4cb7-426c-827f-565623b8b2bd/f25fc686-2a52-46eb-9d50-40591187f976/" rel="nofollow">TalkRadio.nyc</a>

From Idea to Impact: Mapping Out Your Leadership Strategy

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In this episode, we&#39;ll map out strategies to support employee transitions into parenthood. What do they need? Are there generational differences in trends and expectations? How does this impact team culture, retention, and productivity? Sarah Olin will provide insights into the impact of making this a priority, how to do it gracefully and align it with company goals, and creative methods for maintaining team productivity during extended leaves.The collision between parenthood and career presents critical retention issues for companies. Becoming a parent leads to shifting priorities. This requires leaders to understand what their employees might need to help them feel good about staying at the company. Get the transition right? Top talent plants roots. Bungle it? Risk losing them for good. How can you lead confident conversations aligned to parent needs, maintain productivity, and ease their return to work? Sarah Olin offers a roadmap to provide an A+ experience for parents while increasing retention and engagement, and sustaining productivity for the company.In this episode we&#39;ll also delve into: 1. Millennial and Gen Z talent trends and why supporting their transition into working parenthood is critical. 2. How this connects to company culture and team impact. 3. Creative strategies to maintain team productivity during extended leaves. Sarah Olin is the leading voice in coaching and transformation for working parents. With years of experience and understanding what parents need to thrive, Sarah co-founded LUMO to help progressive organizations support their employees with the transition to working parenthood. Trained by world-renowned leaders including Dr. Brené Brown, Sarah has coached leaders at the UN, NBA, Google, and Calvin Klein, among others. She was a featured keynote speaker at Amazon&#39;s first-ever International Working Moms’ Day.https://lumoleadership.com     https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-bernier-olin-pcc-b558bb14/#LearnLeadLUMO #leadershipconsulting #womeninleadership #TheHardSkillsTune in for this empowering conversation at <a href="http://talkradionyc.msnd26.com/tracking/lc/55a823b6-3838-404f-b133-bd448f75a057/e39b8abf-4cb7-426c-827f-565623b8b2bd/f25fc686-2a52-46eb-9d50-40591187f976/" rel="nofollow">TalkRadio.nyc</a>

Mastering the Expecting Parent Experience: Mapping a Strategy to Retain This Top Talent Demographic

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In this episode, we speak with Dr. Liz Sweigart who will share with us about the importance of Adaptive Planning, practical frameworks for strategic decision-making, and how to embrace innovation and creativity in that process. Given the ongoing uncertainties we face, our ability to infuse flexibility, continuous adjustment, and creativity into thoughtful scenario planning, risk management, and other strategic tools can help navigate ambiguity and mitigate potential challenges, and empower us to to know what to do, when, and how. In this episode we delve into how to strategically navigate the complexities of uncertain futures without fear or trying new things. Liz Sweigart, PhD will emphasize the critical need for adaptive planning, highlighting the importance of continually evaluating and adjusting strategies in response to evolving circumstances. Through practical frameworks and methodologies shared in the conversation, audience members gain actionable tools for strategic decision-making amidst ambiguity. Moreover, Liz will champion the role of innovation and creativity in strategy formulation, encouraging listeners to embrace uncertainty as a catalyst for innovation rather than a hindrance. She also reflects on her own experiences and what she has learned about caring for herself, especially her mental health, in the midst of change and uncertainty. This episode will hopefully be a beacon of guidance, empowering individuals and organizations alike to confidently map out strategies to thrive in uncertain environments.The audience will gain:  1. An understanding the Importance of Adaptive Planning 2. Practical Frameworks for Strategic Decision-Making 3. Encouragement to embrace Innovation and Creativity From history major (who dabbled in Medieval Studies and chemical engineering) to nonprofit finance leader to Big 4 tax partner to emerging tech startup executive, nothing about Liz Sweigart&#39;s 20-plus year career has been linear. As an independent board director and advisor, Liz works with individuals and organizations ranging from startup founders to the C-suites and boards of publicly traded multinationals in various industry sectors. At her core, Liz is passionate about fostering environments where human beings can thrive and flourish. She holds a BA from Rice University, an MBA from the University of St. Thomas (Houston), and a PhD in Organizational Leadership from The Chicago School. <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/LizSweigart" rel="nofollow">https://www.LinkedIn.com/in/LizSweigart</a>#strategy, #tech, #leadership, #mentalhealth, #leadershipdevelopment #TheHardSkills

The Power of Adaptive Planning and Creativity in Strategic Decision-Making

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There is a lot of hype about authenticity, making us feel like unabashed authenticity is the panacea: a path to success for all. That’s not the case, and we’ve all met the people that we wish would be a little bit *less* authentic. Listeners to this episode will be invited to consider:1.        What authenticity actually is (and is not)2.        That being authentic is a form of privilege (we don’t all have equal access!)3.        That authenticity is important if and only if authenticity is important to you (values matter). 4.        If authenticity is important, how it can be harnessed and utilized at every point in the career journey. Authenticity is a current buzzword and authentic leadership is an exploding topic of interest. But do we really understand what it means? Is it something we should all pursue? Do all people have equal and equitable access to pursuing it? This episode pulls listeners back from the ‘authenticity as panacea’ mindset and takes the construct on a DeLorean ride back to its philosophical, sociological, and psychological roots. We’ll spend time exploring whether authenticity is universally important for leaders (or just for leaders that find authenticity important), consider nuanced ways about what authenticity might mean for and to you, and finally, in cases where authenticity does matter, give thought to how to strategically map out a dynamic and authentic career from start point to end point (spoiler alert: life audits required). Dr. Alexis Franzese is the Department Chair and an Associate Professor for the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Elon University, and a licensed psychologist with a small private practice. With academic training in the fields of sociology and psychology, her teaching and research interests are at the intersection of these fields and her main area of expertise is within issues of self, identity, and well-being.  She is especially passionate about her study of authenticity- being one’s true self and is currently conducting research on authenticity and identity within travel and tourism, with Disney as a strategic domain of focus. Her work has been published within edited volumes and other peer-reviewed collections, including journals that span the breadth of her scholarly interests. She is a graduate of Union College (B.A.) and Duke University where she completed two separate doctoral degrees, in sociology and in psychology (clinical).  She loves debating the ethics of authenticity and tries to incorporate her knowledge into her own approach and adventures.<a href="http://www.authenticaf.me/" rel="nofollow">www.authenticaf.me</a> #authenticity, #identity, #privilege #leadershipdevelopment #careerdevelopment #TheHardSkillsTune in for this empowering conversation at <a href="http://talkradionyc.msnd26.com/tracking/lc/55a823b6-3838-404f-b133-bd448f75a057/e39b8abf-4cb7-426c-827f-565623b8b2bd/f25fc686-2a52-46eb-9d50-40591187f976/" rel="nofollow">TalkRadio.nyc</a> or watch the <a href="http://talkradionyc.msnd26.com/tracking/lc/55a823b6-3838-404f-b133-bd448f75a057/f11cbce9-fc3b-4426-81b4-cdefcddbb9df/f25fc686-2a52-46eb-9d50-40591187f976/" rel="nofollow">Facebook Livestream by Clicking Here</a>.

Authenticity Life Audit: When and Why it Matters in Your Career

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The audience will learn Tammy Gooler Loeb&#39;s &#34;C.E.O. of Your Career&#34; framework to grow a sustainable career through an employment marketplace that requires us to be more fluid, flexible and creative. (C = Be Curious; E = Be Engaged; O = Take Ownership). We spend a lot of time at work, more than we do with our families, sleeping, or in other important areas of our lives. As we are living longer, many of us are working later in life too. We have invested significant resources and made sacrifices to meet our highest professional goals. Yet, our expectations of how our careers would advance have not always aligned with what we anticipated. Tammy will share strategies to help you stay on track as obstacles and opportunities show up in your career while serving the needs of the organization and your growth. We will define what it means to effectively take an inside-out approach to your career so that you are feeling clear and confident about your professional advancement and direction.Tammy Gooler Loeb is the author of Work from the Inside Out: Break Through Nine Common Obstacles and Design a Career That Fulfills You. She is a career and executive leadership coach, speaker and facilitator with expertise in career transitions, workplace communication and leadership development. During her two plus decades in business, Tammy has worked with clients across a wide array sectors and industries. Since 2018, Tammy has hosted a podcast, Work from the Inside Out, which showcases the fascinating journeys of people who developed meaningful and satisfying careers. Her expertise has appeared in Forbes, Fast Company, The Boston Globe, Harvard Business Review Ascend, US News and World Report, and Newsweek. Tammy holds a B.A. in Psychology from Hampshire College, Amherst, MA, an MBA from Boston University, and is a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach from the Co-Active Training Institute, an International Coach Federation (ICF) accredited coaching certification program.https://www.tammygoolerloeb.com/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/tammygoolerloeb/ https://www.instagram.com/tammygoolerloeb/ https://www.facebook.com/TammyGL/ https://www.facebook.com/TammyGoolerLoebCoaching Work from the Inside Out: Break Through Nine Common Obstacle and Design a Career That Fulfills You #WorkFromTheInsideOut #CareerChange #CareerTransition #CareerGrowth #CareerDevelopment #CareerCoaching #TheHardSkillsTammy Gooler Loeb  Tune in to &#34;The Hard Skills&#34; podcast with Dr. Mira Brancu every Tuesday at 5pm EST to join the conversation and gain further insights!!  ⚙️#WorkFromTheInsideOut #CareerChange #CareerTransition #CareerGrowth #CareerDevelopment #CareerCoaching #TheHardSkills

How to Stay on Track in Your Career Growth in the Face of Obstacles and Uncertainties

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Listeners will gain insight into a practical, easy to digest framework for understanding and celebrating your unique personality strengths and applying them to add strategic value to people and organizations. In this episode we talk about how to leverage your unique personality, accurately gauge your own strengths and weaknesses, increase your self-knowledge, and learn to identify and address the ‘shadow” side of your personality traits. We’ll offer a way to analyze your own personal leadership style and utilize your personality to its greatest advantage. Don’t change, grow! Become more of who you are when you’re at your best!Dr. George Watts and Laurie Blazek are the principals of TLT Coaching, a leadership training and development firm based in Chicago. Their clients are global professional service firms. They coach at the C-suite and executive level. George was CEO of a publicly traded company, holds a Doctoral Degree in Counseling Psychology. Laurie was a Managing Director in several global banking roles as well as earning in MBA in Finance. Their book, “Becoming a Strategic Leader: Capitalize on the Power of Your Personality” offers practical guidance on how to use your strengths to add strategic value. Tune in for this empowering conversation at <a href="http://talkradionyc.msnd26.com/tracking/lc/55a823b6-3838-404f-b133-bd448f75a057/e39b8abf-4cb7-426c-827f-565623b8b2bd/f25fc686-2a52-46eb-9d50-40591187f976/" rel="nofollow">TalkRadio.nyc</a>

How Leaders Add Strategic Value

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How can your personal self-awareness help your career and performance success? How do I hone this? Our guest Nancy Parsons will share her insights on this question along with assessment and data-based ideas for mapping a strategy for effective development.Deep self-awareness is critical to mapping an effective strategy for development and performance improvement.  Research shows that leaders tend to lack the clarity and personal objectivity needed to recognize, build upon, or leverage their inherent character talent, gifts and acumen; while understanding, managing and neutralizing their risks and short sides. This means that leaders spend a lot of time trying to develop the wrong things or have difficulty honing in on what matters most. In fact, an HBR study (Eurich, 2018) of 5000 participants found that while most people think of themselves as self-aware, only 10 to 15% actually are!  Nancy Parsons will share insights and stories of how accurate self-awareness leads to breakthrough success and fulfillment.Nancy Parsons is one of today’s foremost experts in combining the science of assessments with the art of developing people. She co-founded CDR Companies, LLC and developed the break-through CDR 3-Dimensional Assessment Suite® an in-depth coaching tool used by global clients. The Suite measures:  character traits, inherent risk factors for derailment, and drivers and rewards.  In 2020, Nancy and her team launched CDR-U Coach, the first of its kind digital avatar coach providing individualized feedback and development for all employees. In 2022, CDR-U Coach was awarded the international Gold Star Winner of the “Best New Product” by the Stevie Awards for Women in Business. This is a scalable solution to assessment and coaching that can reach all levels of employees. Nancy was awarded the prestigious MEECO International Thought Leadership of Distinction in Executive Coaching in 2019 which only a select few have received such as Marshall Goldsmith and Jim Kouzes.www.cdrcompanies.com, www.cdr-u.com, www.cdrassessmentgroup.com, https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancyeparsons/     Leadership Development, Self-Awareness, Leader Action Planning, Assessments, Executive CoachingTune in for this empowering conversation at <a href="http://talkradionyc.msnd26.com/tracking/lc/55a823b6-3838-404f-b133-bd448f75a057/e39b8abf-4cb7-426c-827f-565623b8b2bd/f25fc686-2a52-46eb-9d50-40591187f976/" rel="nofollow">TalkRadio.nyc</a>

Mapping a Leadership Strategy Using Smart Assessments for Insight-Building

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What is belonging? How can organizations harness the energy that comes from true belonging? Wendy Gates Corbett will share her 3-pillar framework of belonging along with tactical ideas to foster a culture of belonging.​​What is belonging? How can organizations harness the energy that comes from true belonging? Wendy Gates Corbett will share her 3-pillar framework of belonging along with tactical ideas to foster a culture of belonging. Wendy Gates Corbett is a bestselling author and belonging researcher. She works with organizations worldwide to identify the specific behaviors that build belonging in their workplace communities. She is an international keynote speaker who has spoken to over 150,000 people and an adjunct professor of leadership and management at Duke University. While she has worked in the organizational culture space for almost 30 years, her work on belonging stems from her personal journey as a biracial child growing up in predominantly white neighborhoods. Her book, The Energy of Belonging: 75 Ideas to Spark Workplace Community (you can omit the subtitle if you want), highlights her research on belonging behaviors. It was released in January 2024 and is a #1 bestseller in Business Management, HR and Personnel Management, Org&#39;l Behavior, Org&#39;l Change categories. www.wendygatescorbett.com / www.signature-presentations.com / www.linkedin.com/in/wendygatescorbett#energyofbelonging  #youbelonghere  #belonging #organizationaldevelopment #teamdevelopmentTune in for this empowering conversation at <a href="http://talkradionyc.msnd26.com/tracking/lc/55a823b6-3838-404f-b133-bd448f75a057/e39b8abf-4cb7-426c-827f-565623b8b2bd/f25fc686-2a52-46eb-9d50-40591187f976/" rel="nofollow">TalkRadio.nyc</a>

How Organizations Can Harness the Energy of Belonging

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Who Drives Your Leadership Identity?How do expectations, relationships, and changes in identity related to how leaders are perceived and how they might develop their personal and personal brand? What if the brand we intend as leaders is damaged or needs to be intentionally transformed to meet the needs of customers? We talk with a lawyer who has a passion for intellectual property to get a unique perspective on this.We hear about branding and intellectual property protection as methods to developing and protecting our work and reputation. But we don&#39;t often think about how they connect to a leadership identity or transform us and others.Matthew Asbell is a Renaissance lawyer with a background in information technology, entertainment and medicine, a love for global culture, and a passion for his work in intellectual property. His personal and professional interests arise from a deep appreciation for creativity, whether in the form of invention, design, expression or marketing. He assists clients in clearing, obtaining, enforcing and defending trademark rights in the United States and throughout the world, and advises on utility and design patents, copyrights, domain names and related areas. His work in the fields of trademark and rights of publicity gives him a different perspective on the concepts of identity, reputation, and branding.<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/masbell/" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/in/masbell/</a>#identity #reputation #branding #expectations #qualitycontrol #trademark #intellectualpropertylaw #TheHardSkills #leadershipidentity #leadershipdevelopmentTune in for this empowering conversation at <a href="http://talkradionyc.msnd26.com/tracking/lc/55a823b6-3838-404f-b133-bd448f75a057/e39b8abf-4cb7-426c-827f-565623b8b2bd/f25fc686-2a52-46eb-9d50-40591187f976/" rel="nofollow">TalkRadio.nyc</a>

Who Drives Your Leadership Identity?

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Listeners will learn how leadership is changing globally, what leaders need to know more than ever, how leadership identity connects with these global changes, and how technology can be leveraged to get there.Dr. Jonathan Kirschner is the Founder and CEO of AIIR Consulting -  a global business psychology consulting firm dedicated to increasing the effectiveness of leaders around the world. He is also the CEO of AIIR Analytics, a people analytics organization focused on building great assessment tools and technology to drive the next generation of talent and succession planning solutions.  He is a leadership expert and regularly writes and speaks on the topic of leadership. Dr. Kirschner graduated from New York University with a BA in Psychology and Religion. He holds a Doctorate in Clinical and Business Psychology from Widener University.Jonathan will share what he has learned from serving some of the top leaders around the world and how they need to keep up with global changes. He will also share insights from his ongoing surveys of leadership needs. <a href="https://aiirconsulting.com/" rel="nofollow">https://aiirconsulting.com/</a>#leadership #leadershipdevelopment #leadershipconsulting #leadershipcoaching #TheHardSkillsTune in for this empowering conversation at <a href="http://talkradionyc.msnd26.com/tracking/lc/55a823b6-3838-404f-b133-bd448f75a057/e39b8abf-4cb7-426c-827f-565623b8b2bd/f25fc686-2a52-46eb-9d50-40591187f976/" rel="nofollow">TalkRadio.nyc</a>

How to Leverage Technology While Staying Authentic as a Leader

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What if you lead a business, department or team, but find it unnatural to see yourself as a leader? It&#39;s hard to fully step into your power when your personal identity as at odds with how others see you in your leadership roles. In this episode, we explore the power of mentorship in leadership identity and non-traditional leadership paths. We&#39;ll learn how well-matched mentoring relationships paired with systematic skills-based personal growth strategies can help leaders with marginalized identities conquer their dreams.Dr. Sara Rabinovitch is a clinical psychologist, as well as an expert trainer, supervisor, and consultant in evidence-based therapies for anxiety disorders, OCD &amp; traumatic stress. Her clients are primarily engineers &amp; scientists who are blessed with brilliantly logical &amp; scrupulous minds that fuel their ability to solve complex problems, while sometimes diminishing personal happiness &amp; life satisfaction.  As a consultant, Dr. Sara provides training &amp; support for employee wellbeing &amp; inclusion across sectors including finance, tech, media &amp; athletics. In her tech work, Dr. Sara founded EquiSkills App by MinMind, a skills-based training app for inclusive and progressive companies that addresses employee wellbeing and DEI issues with on-demand research-based skills from behavior science. EquiSkills offers effective, complementary support for translating employee learning into actionable and measurable outcomes. Sara is also an Adjunct Assistant Professor in Psychiatry &amp; Behavioral Sciences at Keck Medicine of USC, where she supervises &amp; trains medical residents. <a href="http://pacificmndfl.com/" rel="nofollow">pacificmndfl.com</a>#DEI, #mindfulness, #employeewellbeing, #behsci, #skills, #inclusion, #mentalhealth#TheHardSkills #leadershipdevelopment #leadershipcoaching #leadershipconsultingTune in for this empowering conversation at <a href="http://talkradionyc.msnd26.com/tracking/lc/55a823b6-3838-404f-b133-bd448f75a057/e39b8abf-4cb7-426c-827f-565623b8b2bd/f25fc686-2a52-46eb-9d50-40591187f976/" rel="nofollow">TalkRadio.nyc</a>

Embracing Your Leadership: How to Step into Your Power with Mentorship & Actionable Steps

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Listeners will learn how leaders from marginalized groups - specifically, neurodivergent leaders - can change the old &#34;rules&#34; and lead authentically, without assimilating. Ludmila N. Praslova, Ph.D., SHRM-SCP, is the author of “The Canary Code: A Guide to Neurodiversity, Dignity, and Intersectional Belonging at Work” (Berrett-Koehler Publishers, April 2024). A Professor of Graduate Industrial-Organizational Psychology and Accreditation Liaison Officer at Vanguard University of Southern California, she is a global inclusive talent strategy expert with extensive experience in global diversity and neurodiversity. Her current consulting is focused on creating organizational systems for inclusion and wellbeing and providing neuroinclusion training and support to organizations such as Amazon, Bank of America, IBM, MIT, and Affinity Health. She regularly writes for Harvard Business Review, Fast Company and Psychology Today, and is the first person to have published in Harvard Business Review from an autistic perspective.Neurodivergent people are marginalized by society and often excluded in the workplace. And yet, there are many people who look for authenticity and fresh solutions to problems &#34;the old leadership&#34; has not solved. We&#39;ll discuss how neurodivergent leadership can be an answer to the need for authenticity and fresh solutions.​​<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ludmila-praslova/" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/in/ludmila-praslova/</a> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/152300584X?tag=randohouseinc7986-20" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/152300584X?tag=randohouseinc7986-20</a> #neurodiversity #ActuallyAutistic #canarycode #leadershipdevelopmentTune in for this empowering conversation at <a href="http://talkradionyc.msnd26.com/tracking/lc/55a823b6-3838-404f-b133-bd448f75a057/e39b8abf-4cb7-426c-827f-565623b8b2bd/f25fc686-2a52-46eb-9d50-40591187f976/" rel="nofollow">TalkRadio.nyc</a>

From Margin to Mattering: How To Lead Neurodivergently

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Listeners will learn to define leadership in a way that incorporates your personal experience - The first step in your leadership signature. They will get a preview Dr. Pennington&#39;s six key areas to &#34;signature leadership&#34; with an example of a pathway to their areas of identification and development.Dr. Greg Pennington is an expert in leadership and team development and Managing Partner of Pennpoint Consulting Group, and has a mission &#34;to help you be the leader you imagined you could be&#34;. Dr. Pennington&#39;s experience includes leadership roles in Human Resources, diversity consulting, consulting psychology, high potential development, and succession planning. He leverages over 30 years of experience in internal and external roles to provide a thought-provoking and practical approach to executive coaching, targeted leadership development, and accelerating high-performing teams. By positioning diversity as &#34;the full utilization of all resources&#34; he offers a lens to the impact of diversity and inclusion on an organization&#39;s values and business outcomes.  Dr. Pennington will discuss elements of his book and framework on how to develop your Leadership Signature. A &#34;Leadership Signature&#34; highlights the importance of defining influence and impact in a way that fits for the individual. The session underscores the value of intentional effort in developing leadership effectiveness and provides practical pathways to identify and develop key areas of effectiveness. Though anchored in research, the episode will lean into how glimpses of our personal journeys help us be more effective.linkedin.com/in/gregpenningtonphd; www.pennpointconsultinggroup.comYour Leadership Signature: Mapping your personal pursuit of influence and impact - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0882NXSCDI Give to You Book: https://www.amazon.com/-/es/Greg-Pennington/dp/B09LGTN8XJTune in for this empowering conversation at <a href="http://talkradionyc.msnd26.com/tracking/lc/55a823b6-3838-404f-b133-bd448f75a057/e39b8abf-4cb7-426c-827f-565623b8b2bd/f25fc686-2a52-46eb-9d50-40591187f976/" rel="nofollow">TalkRadio.nyc</a>

Your Leadership Signature: Mapping Your Personal Pursuit of Influence and Impact

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Listeners will celebrate closing out 2023 and starting out 2024 thinking about how to set goals related to their leadership development.As a way to celebrate wins from 2023 and ring in 2024, we will be inviting some founding members of our Towerscope Leadership Academy to share their personal insights about what they took away from last year that they plan to apply this coming year. We are in open application season for the next few weeks and this will be a chance for listeners to get a sneak peak into the current members&#39; experiences, outcomes, and importantly, hear from multiple leaders about how they think about setting and accomplishing goals that are often intangible &#34;hard skills.&#34; <a href="https://gotowerscope.com/towerscope-leadership-academy" rel="nofollow">https://gotowerscope.com/towerscope-leadership-academy</a>#TowerscopeLeadershipAcademy #TheHardSkills #leadershipdevelopment #leadershipcoachingTune in for this empowering conversation at <a href="http://talkradionyc.msnd26.com/tracking/lc/55a823b6-3838-404f-b133-bd448f75a057/e39b8abf-4cb7-426c-827f-565623b8b2bd/f25fc686-2a52-46eb-9d50-40591187f976/" rel="nofollow">TalkRadio.nyc</a>

Ringing in the New Year with Towerscope Leadership Academy Founding Member Insights

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The most important skill women (especially) need to succeed and thrive at all stages of their careers.Whether you&#39;re starting out in your career, in the market for a promotion, or simply trying to show up as the best leader you can be, you&#39;re going to be asked what you bring to the table, why you matter, why YOU are the boss. Answer these questions well and you will unlock incredible potential. Answer them poorly and you will close the door on life-changing opportunities.  In this episode, Mira &amp; Alessandra talk about speaking up, show-casing your value, why it&#39;s so hard - especially for women - and how to do it in a manner that is confident, relevant and deeply compelling to others. Dr. Alessandra Wall is the founder of Noteworthy, executive coach, speaker, and author.  She coaches executive women in STEM and Finance to build impactful and deeply satisfying careers without sacrificing everything else in their lives. With nearly two decades in the field of clinical psychology and thousands of hours working with hundreds of women leaders the world over, she has earned the reputation of being a coach who combines strategic pragmatism, genuine empathy, and a deep understanding of the human mind to propel her clients’ results.  She partners with organizations that elevate and support women, including Athena, Women In Bio, CREW, and the Device Alliance Network. She is a co-founder and former board chair of Empower Charter School in San Diego. Her mission is to build a world where women at the highest levels of leadership and success are so common it&#39;s no longer noteworthy. noteworthyinc.cohttps://www.linkedin.com/in/dralessandrawall/ #executivewomen #womeninleadership #executivecoachingTune in for this empowering conversation at <a href="http://talkradionyc.msnd26.com/tracking/lc/55a823b6-3838-404f-b133-bd448f75a057/e39b8abf-4cb7-426c-827f-565623b8b2bd/f25fc686-2a52-46eb-9d50-40591187f976/" rel="nofollow">TalkRadio.nyc</a>

How Women in Senior Leadership Roles Lead with Impact & Authority

Fueling leadership to activate change

Welcome to “The Hard Skills” podcast, a practical and research-driven show that explores the core leadership skills needed to fuel leadership to activate real change, such as creating inclusive and healthy workplaces.

Through expert interviews and live coaching calls, we challenge the notion of "soft skills," question long-held but inaccurate leadership development beliefs, and offer real, practical solutions for complex leadership challenges.

Hosted by Dr. Mira Brancu, a clinical and organizational development psychologist with extensive leadership experience, we’ll delve into topics of leadership identity, leading with uncertainty, navigating workplace politics, and creating critical organizational change.

This podcast will especially appeal to high-achieving leaders in healthcare, tech, and academic, industries. Whether you're seeking personal growth, looking to enhance your leadership abilities, or interested in Dr. Brancu's coaching services and membership community, join us as we unravel the complexities of leadership and inspire you to embrace the hard skills.