Paul Carney, the Chief HR Officer of Carter Bank & Trust, is "The Great Triangulator. He thrives at the intersection of business, HR, and technology. He's also the author of the best-selling book "Move Your Ash." Listen to Paul talk about his various "course corrections" as a business builder and integrator and what it takes to be successful in bus…

Can the leadership experience be explained by way of an ecosystem? It can! Join Neal as he talks with Rusty Chadwick, director of WinShape Teams, about the intellectual capital being generated by this forward-thinking group related to team-building and organizational development. Spoiler: leader success begins and ends with personal excellence and …

Bo Burch is not your typical HC professional. He took the path less traveled by way of farming and construction to eventually land in corporate HR after graduating from college. Along the way, he's "been there, done there" to include working in manufacturing, unionized environments, and starting his own successful executive search and consulting bu…

Ben Currin isn't your ordinary CEO. He started professional life as a junior officer in the U.S. Navy aboard nuclear submarines and then took a huge step into the world of corporate technology. Tune into Episode 4 of Course Corrections as Neal talks with Ben about his journey from one technical domain to another -- and the lessons he learned along …

In this episode, Neal interviews his former CEO at Inova Health Systems, Susan Carroll. Susan is a 25 year veteran of Inova and has the distinction of leading all five major hospitals in the system throughout her career including the flagship campus in Fairfax, VA. Susan talks candidly about her rise at Inova and the challenges she's had along the …

Neal interviews Jim Neighbors, the founder and Senior Vice President of Focusing Forward, a consulting firm based in the Washington DC metro area that supports companies serving the Federal Government. Jim spent 34 years in Federal service before retiring as a member of the Senior Executive Service and launching his own company. In this episode, Ne…

Neal talks with guest Curt Mercadante about living a "freedom lifestyle" as an entrepreneur or solopreneur. Neal and Curt also discuss the dangers of falling into the trap of a "hustle porn" culture and how that can be damaging to leaders in any business or industry. Curt is currently the CEO of Advantage Informatics and also Freedom Rising Enterpr…