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What happens when your workplace is exposed to incivility? What should you do if you are the target of this hostility and aggression? Tune in to this episode of the Talent Angle to hear Christine Porath, Professor at Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business, teach you how to navigate incivility in the workplace and enhance your own influence and effectiveness through simple acts of civility and respect.  Christine Porath is a tenured professor at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business. She’s the author of Mastering Civility: A Manifesto for the Workplace and co-author of The Cost of Bad Behavior. Christine is a frequent contributor to the Harvard Business Review, and has written articles for New York Times, Wall Street Journal, McKinsey Quarterly, and Washington Post. She frequently delivers talks and has taught in various Executive programs at Harvard, Georgetown, and USC. Prior to her position at Georgetown, she was a faculty member at University of Southern California’s Marshall S

Dr. Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Chief Talent Scientist at Manpower Group, argues many of our leaders are incompetent. Chamorro-Premuzic believes this is largely due to humans’ inability to distinguish between confidence and competence —  that is, how capable we think an individual is, compared to how capable they actually are. In this Talent Angle podcast interview, he explores why ineffective leaders are so often elevated, arguing that our judgment is too easily clouded by charisma and charm. For organizations looking to advance more effective leaders, he makes the case for promoting competence, humility and integrity.

Discover the patterns that govern behavior at your organization. Gabriel Weinberg, CEO of DuckDuckGo and author of Super Thinking, joins the Talent Angle to explain how and when to leverage the mental models that accelerate effective decision-making for employees and business leaders alike. Gabriel Weinberg is the CEO & Founder of DuckDuckGo, the Internet privacy company and private search engine. He holds a B.S. with honors from MIT in Physics and an M.S. from the MIT Technology and Policy Program. Weinberg is also the co-author of Traction.

Businesses across industries and geographies are facing disruption on multiple fronts — economic turmoil, employee activism, regulatory uncertainty. In this Talent Angle podcast episode, Andrew Barnes, author of “The 4 Day Week,” argues that success in this environment calls for businesses to embrace new ways of working which are rooted in flexibility. Barnes shares his company’s journey to designing a shorter workweek for employees and urges other organizations to abandon what he views as an entrenched anachronism, the 5-day workweek.

*This spotlight is an excerpt from our 2019 interview. A self-proclaimed late bloomer, Rich peaked later in life, never letting his mediocre academic grades at Stanford stop him from discovering his passions and future career path. Listen to Forbes Editor Rich Karlgaard discuss the unique strengths of late bloomers in today’s fast-changing world.

In the wake of recent killings of Black Americans, Ben & Jerry’s put out a sharply-worded statement, which garnered social media attention for its strong condemnation of racial inequality and injustice.  In this Talent Angle podcast interview, Chris Miller, global head of activism at Ben & Jerry’s, shares the company’s history of social activism and discusses how it’s been uniquely positioned to effect global change. He also makes the case for corporate advocacy, urging organizations to have clarity in their beliefs and to speak out for their values.

The greatest teams in sports history had one thing in common: a captain with an unconventional set of skills and tendencies. Listen to this episode to discover the core qualities of the Captain Class -- from extreme emotional control to tactical aggression and the courage to stand apart. 

Generational expert Jason Dorsey discusses the implications of a growing Gen Z workforce in his book “Zconomy”, co-authored with Denise Villa, CEO of The Center for Generational Kinetics. He explains how global events influenced Gen Z’s expectations as consumers and employees, and how employers can meet those expectations. Dorsey shares his and Villa’s research on Gen Z’s preferences for onboarding, feedback, recognition and compensation. Jason Dorsey is an author, keynote speaker, and researcher. He is president of The Center for Generational Kinetics, a generational speaking, research, and strategic consulting firm with clients from many industries. He is a three-time company founder and author of Y-Size Your Business, which details ways to improve Millennial performance.

*This spotlight is an excerpt from our 2019 interview. Want to become a world-class CHRO? Roberto di Bernardini, Head of Global Human Resources and board member of CHRO Global Leadership Board, presents the global standards of the CHRO role, backed by the world’s leading experts CHROs and most distinguished CHROs.

Bureaucracy kills innovation. So say Michele Zanini and Gary Hamel in their book “Humanocracy: Creating Organizations as Amazing as the People Inside Them.” They argue that relying on outdated processes and capabilities, legacy systems and hierarchical decision-making hamstring growth and stifle workforce success. To overcome these challenges, they also provide practical guidance to create organizations that deliver business results and better serve the people inside them.

Progressive organizations lead with their people strategies to shape business outcomes. Daniel Marsili, co-chair for the CHRO Global Leadership Board and Chief Human Resources Officer at Colgate-Palmolive Company, provides practical guidance for HR leaders to more effectively create, execute and align a people strategy that drives performance. 

Amazon’s presence in consumers’ lives is seemingly inescapable, though whether—and for how long— this hold will last is unclear. In his book, Bezonomics: How Amazon is Changing Our Lives and What the World’s Best Companies Are Learning From It, author Brian Dumaine explores just that. In doing so, he offers an insightful portrait of Jeff Bezos and the sprawling enterprise he’s built, as well as tips for businesses to compete in this digital age.

Disruptive technologies have upended existing business operating models, are threatening jobs at unprecedented pace and scale, and are bringing whole industries into question. All of this change is creating a new social contract between employers and employees. Listen to Abbe Luersman, the CHRO for Ahold Delhaize and a member of Gartner’s CHRO Global Leadership Board, discuss how organizations can prepare for new labor market realities. Abbe Luersman serves as Co-Chair for the CHRO Global Leadership Board, a network of HR executives working with Gartner to share best practices and influence cutting-edge thinking to guide the next generation of HR leaders. She is also Ahold Delhaize’s Chief HR Officer and a member of its Executive Committee. She is responsible for Global Human Resources, including Talent and Diversity; Leadership and Development; Organizational Effectiveness and Design; and Total Rewards.

Steve Herz argues positive feedback can limit personal and professional growth, while constructive feedback can lead to self improvement. He frames these insights using three communication traits: authority, warmth, energy (AWE). According to Herz, individuals can leverage the AWE framework to more effectively communicate and connect. Steve Herz is a talent agent and career advisor, as well as the president and founding partner of IF Management, now a part of the Montag Group. He has represented and coached dozens of sports, media, and entertainment leaders over the course of nearly three decades. Steve’s ultimate goal is to use his motivational message and distinct skillset to aid others on their journey to greater heights.

*This spotlight is an excerpt from our 2019 interview. It's not easy to deliver more value from less work. Steve Denning, author of The Age of Agile, argues that even global giants don't have to be born agile in order to become agile. Listen to this episode of the Talent Angle to understand how organization can harness the power of their teams, customers and networks to deliver value on a larger scale than ever before. 

Too many leaders and organizations mistakenly base talent and business decisions on conventional wisdom—much of which damages employees individually and the workforce broadly. In his book “Nine Lies About Work: A Free Thinking Leader’s Guide to the Real World,” Ashley Goodall explores how real-world evidence contradicts universally-held workplace beliefs. Goodall discusses the truth behind the lies, providing guidance to create workplace environments that better serve the people inside them.

How do we develop talent to prepare for an uncertain future? How can HR evolve to influence organizational strategy? Tune in to hear Ceree Eberly, former Chief People Officer at Coca-Cola and Chair of Gartner's CHRO Global Leadership Board, discuss the future of HR. 

On this episode of the Talent Angle podcast, executive Nancy Duarte shares  insights from her new book DataStory: Explain Data and Inspire Action through Story. Duarte emphasizes the importance of empathy when presenting data, offers compelling structures for storytelling and outlines strategies to craft data-driven recommendations. Nancy Duarte  is a communication expert who has been featured in several media outlets and is also a Harvard Business Review contributor. As a persuasion expert, she specializes in incorporating story patterns into business communications, and her firm, Duarte, Inc., is a leader behind some of the most influential visual messages in business and culture. She’s written five bestselling books—four of which have won awards. She’s also spoken at numerous conferences and her TEDx talk has garnered over two million views. She regularly speaks at business schools and is a lecturer at Stanford University.

What if everything you’ve been taught about management is wrong? Aaron Dignan, author of Brave New Work, believes that our organizations are broken not by our people or their leaders, but by operating systems such as hierarchy and compliance. Listen to this episode of the Talent Angle to learn how to reinvent the way work gets done at your organization through a groundswell of autonomy, trust, and transparency. Harness the human complexity of your workforce to usher in the Future of Work.

The majority of employers have not traditionally had programs or cultures in place to address employees’ mental health concerns. But as the COVID-10 crisis persists, organizations are recognizing the importance of helping employees better manage anxieties and stress. On this episode of the Talent Angle, Sheila Krueger, Zoom Video Communication’s Head of People Operations and Global Benefits, and Dr. Renee Schneider, Clinical Psychologist and VP of Clinical Health at Lyra Health, discuss the ways that organizations can help their employees better cope with stress to boost productivity and mental wellbeing.