Best Tom Rosenak Adrienne Guerrero Podcasts (2024)

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Well Being -Individual, Team, Organization, Societal – Part 1 54:07

6h ago54:07

54:07

“When the well’s dry, we know the worth of the water.” – Benjamin Franklin We are excited to publish the opening salvo in our series of panel discussions aimed toward addressing the most pressing challenges faced by business leaders today. It makes sense to begin with wellbeing, as this topic received by far the greatest share of votes in our topic…

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Employee Wellbeing - What Can We Do About It? 31:47

30d ago31:47

31:47

To me, good health is more than just exercise and diet. It’s really a point of view and a mental attitude you have about yourself” {and your organization} ~Albert Schweitzer “Good health IS good business” – Paul Drechsler (CEO, Wates Group Limited) When planning our next conversational series, we asked the community to weigh in on the topic they we…

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Define the Win and Execute - A Conversation with Traci Austin 34:59

2M ago34:59

34:59

Define the win, align to people strategy, and execute! Simple and easy are not synonymous. It is easy to understand that aligning individual goals to the business goals of the organization is a win-win for both. And it might seem a simple activity to clearly define the win at every level and for every worker in the organization. Simple, yes, and eq…

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Listening Tour Conversation – Current Top HR Topics for Business Leaders 13:17

2M ago13:17

13:17

In our latest episode we discuss our recent solicitation to this community for the top-of-mind topics related to their human resources for business leaders today. We appreciate everyone who took the time to participate in the poll. Your input is invaluable as we strive to tailor our content to address the most pressing challenges and interests of o…

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C-Sweet Is Becoming the “Sweet Spot” for Female Executives 30:09

3M ago30:09

30:09

This week we interviewed Dianne Gubin and Beth Hilbing of C-Sweet, the premier global community of female executives. The genesis of C-Sweet serves as an inspiring tale for entrepreneurs. Dianne Gubin, actively engaged in running and participating in various networking groups, sought a new community that crossed industries and business boundaries. …

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Resilience From the Well of Purpose - A Conversation With Jill Valdez 37:17

4M ago37:17

37:17

For this week’s conversation, you are invited to embark on a captivating journey with Jill Valdez as she shares her remarkable transition from full-time ministry to the world of senior care, complemented by a pursuit of an MBA to bridge the gap between non-profit and for-profit management. Today, her unwavering focus lies in serving executives with…

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Enlightened Leadership With Matt Poepsel – Leading Outside in and Inside Out 34:18

5M ago34:18

34:18

“For me, the wheels came off during the pandemic…” Who else can relate to that? I know those of us at A Leadership Beyond sure can. It’s what led us to create this community… but you already know that story. That is the initial prompt that led our friend and colleague Matt Poepsel on a journey that culminated into his recently released book Expand …

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Consciousness Rising Above VUCA - A Conversation with Marika Messager 39:46

6M ago39:46

39:46

We are hearing the clarion call for a new model of leadership in this age of unprecedented change. In our latest conversation Marika Messager shares her early experience as a young woman, working in the toxic, fast-paced, male dominated financial services industry. Her first experiences of questioning the root causes of toxicity were about her pers…

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The Power of Networking and Curiosity - A Conversation with Diane Kubal 39:18

7M ago39:18

39:18

"I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious." -Albert Einstein Albert Einstein's quote above might lead one to believe that he possessed only a modicum of talent. However, history tells us a different story, as he was undoubtedly a genius in his own right. Nevertheless, the extent of our inherent talent is something we cannot control…

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The Themes Are Coming In – Our Research Hypothesis is Proving True! 30:28

7M ago30:28

30:28

This week's episode aims to connect with the A Leadership Beyond community shortly after launching our Leadership Resilience Research Project. We're excited about the insightful responses we've received on our Leadership Resilience Research from early participants. It’s a lot to ask, we get it! And we are confident it’s worth it! We acknowledge tha…

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Visit the WINNERs Circle with Coach Sherry Winn 30:12

8M ago30:12

30:12

In this inspiring conversation with Sherry Winn, a remarkable two-time Olympian, National Basketball Coach of the Year, and three-time bestselling author on Amazon, we delve into the profound lessons she has learned on her leadership journey. Sherry's life began in a challenging environment, filled with dysfunction and bullying, but she refused to …

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Retooling and Refueling - Holistic Leadership with Bryan Sykes 53:40

8M ago53:40

53:40

Building a leadership beyond is a holistic process. It requires nurturing our own growth while also fostering the growth of those we work with. We recognize and honor both our uniqueness and our shared humanity. Joining us in this episode is Bryan Sykes, a healthcare professional, neurobiologist, and martial artist working at the 4-way intersection…

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Essential Qualities of Exceptional Leaders - from Elementary Education to Corporate Boards - A Conversation with Dr. Tim Arnold 37:00

9M ago37:00

37:00

Assessing the true quality of a leader can often be challenging. However, during a crisis, their true capabilities surface. The co-founders of this community emphasize the value of “bringing your whole self to work, engaging your head, heart, and briefcase.” Without a doubt this week’s guest, Dr. Tim Arnold earned his position as Superintendent of …

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An Invite to A Leadership Beyond's Research Project 5:31

10M ago5:31

5:31

“Everybody is experiencing the same thing only differently.” -Adrienne Guerrero, Co-Founder A Leadership Beyond Our community of conversation has had the privilege to engage in dynamic conversation with remarkable thought leaders, even during one of the most challenging business environments in history. We hope you find these conversations as enjoy…

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Communicating Through Change - A Conversation with Ben Baker 34:54

11M ago34:54

34:54

“The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.” -George Bernard Shaw Our community of conversation seeks guests with unique style and perspective, who also share our core values – people first, effective communication as the key to leading transformational change, and that change is not an event or project but…

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Highest Self is Whole Self at Work - A Conversation with Kristin Lamar 38:23

1y ago38:23

38:23

“Whether in business or our personal lives, clarity comes from having a clear sense of the self. When we are aligned with our inner wisdom all things are possible.” -Kristin Lamar We hear the clarion call to “bring our whole selves to work.” Despite this, the fear of competing agendas and possible friction from diverse religious affiliations, can c…

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You Are What You Risk - A Conversation With Michele Wucker 44:15

1y ago44:15

44:15

Awareness is the starting point of most of our leadership discussions within this community of conversation. Once aware, we need a framework to guide our thinking and do authentic discovery. This week’s guest Michele Wucker, deepens our awareness of the peril we face if we ignore risk, as well as the opportunity for success, happiness and fulfilmen…

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Finding our Ikigai - A Conversation with Milan Batinich 35:43

1y ago35:43

35:43

With a background in staffing, our guest this week, Milan Batinich developed a passion for helping companies and individuals find the right talent and the right work. He started with a company that utilized Predictive Index (PI) for their hiring. At first, he was not a believer, but came to see how powerful a behavioral assessment is in leveraging …

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Thriving Beyond Pandemic - a Conversation With Dr. Michele R. Kramer and Dr. Lesley Page 34:59

1y ago34:59

34:59

We are called to thrive. Yes, we must first of all survive as signified in Maslow’s Hierarchy. Our community of conversation is dedicated to nourishing the siren call to go beyond, and to be sure to join others as we learn to thrive, despite our challenges. Thriving together. We can get beyond the shock to our world brought to us by accelerated cha…

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Practice What We Teach 27:54

1y ago27:54

27:54

Rather than having a guest this week, we decided to record the co-founders of this community having a conversation using Your Strategic Networking Guide. The strategy guide is the first module in our Strategic Leadership Series. Download your copy at https://aleadershipbeyond.com/your-strategic-networking-guide. If we are not already connected, you…

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Disconnect Principle - A Conversation with Ann Latham 34:08

1y ago34:08

34:08

For this episode we had the opportunity to chat again with the Queen of Clarity, Ann Latham. The discussion was about her newest book, The Disconnect Principle. A continuous struggle in business communication is giving and receiving feedback well. While formulas focusing on behavior and impact may help to a certain degree, we are still left uncomfo…

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Your People Philosophy - A Conversation with Paul LaLonde 28:48

1+ y ago28:48

28:48

The word “philosophy” means love of wisdom. Wisdom is not contained in abstract concepts, nor in academic mental gymnastics. Such exercises can be effective as they sharpen our ability to think critically. But philosophy at its core has always been about living a great life, aligned as best we can to the highest imaginable good. Life optimized! For…

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Welcome 2023! 5:21

1+ y ago5:21

5:21

Adrienne and Tom, co-founders of this growing community of conversation, decided to practice what they continually teach and need to remind themselves and others to do. For the last recording of 2022 (first post of 2023), rather than have a guest, they took time to breathe, pause, celebrate, and reflect. Before digging in for the work of the exciti…

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Leadership Lessons From the Performing Arts - A Conversation With Robert Snyder 34:18

1+ y ago34:18

34:18

This week we had the opportunity to interview Robert Snyder, author of the soon to be released book, Innovation Elegance: Transcending Agile with Ruthlessness and Grace. In our community’s name is the word “beyond.” What we intend to imply is that leaders must manage the messy runway while at the same time collaborating, innovating, and creating a …

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Welcome Back Y’All – Staying Grounded to Your Roots While Moving Fast - A Conversation With Liz Brigham 42:41

1+ y ago42:41

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Our guest this week is Liz Brigham. Liz is the W. Spencer Mitchem Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the Jay Hurt Hub for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Davidson College. Liz has had vast and varied experiences in her career, which includes Disney, industrial supply distribution, and leadership in a global financial company. That jo…

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Employee Engagement: A Survey Is Just The Beginning - A Conversation with Olivier Aries 44:56

1+ y ago44:56

44:56

The principals at A Leadership Beyond are Predictive Index practitioners precisely because we are passionate about putting people at the center of leading change at the global and local level. Putting people first is the right thing to do, but we need to establish the business case as well as the moral case. Without a framework (Talent Optimization…

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The Power of Founder & Force Multiplier - A Conversation with Manal Kheen 32:35

1+ y ago32:35

32:35

The Power of Founder & Force Multiplier Manal Keen, CEO of Founder & Force Multiplier brings passion and commitment to every conversation. In this conversation, Manal gives us her story, the drive behind her biggest why, as well as a good overview of the book The Founder & The Force Multiplier. We won’t give too much away, but her career journey to…

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Hire the Right People to Execute Your Strategy - A Conversation with Dan Adams 24:15

1+ y ago24:15

24:15

Hire the Right People - A Conversation with Dan Adams We are excited to share our conversation with Dan Adams, an experienced Learning & Development Leader who is passionate about Tech, Cars, and Saving the Planet. In this conversation we are taking a case study approach to demonstrate the practical application of using Predictive Index to quickly …

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Courage of a Leader with Amy Riley 33:15

1+ y ago33:15

33:15

Our guest this week is Amy Riley, author of The Courage of a Leader.   Amy has spent decades teaching leaders how to step up, inspire, engage, and get extraordinary results. She helps them lead with courage. "I want to help leaders, there is so much coming at them from all directions. I want to support them. If leaders are doing it correctly, there…

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Pay Attention to Tension with T. Falcon Napier 31:36

1+ y ago31:36

31:36

Our guest this week is T. Falcon Napier, an internationally-recognized human development expert, specializing in sales, leadership and change management. He is the Founder of the Institute for Productive Tension® — an organization that researches the role of Productive Tension® in human performance. Mr. Napier is best known for bringing the princip…

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7 Forms of Respect - a Conversation with Dr. Julie Pham 26:55

1+ y ago26:55

26:55

On this episode of A Leadership Beyond podcast, we had a conversation with Dr. Julie Pham, author of the book, 7 forms of respect. Julie Pham was born in Vietnam, came to the United States with her parents as a boat person. That is a strong part of her identity, and she learned early both the challenges and rewards of being bicultural. She had to a…

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See You at the Top of the Mountain With Tiffany Prince 31:02

1+ y ago31:02

31:02

“Those at the top of the mountain didn’t fall there.” -Vince Lombardi In this episode of A Leadership Beyond we had the pleasure of interviewing Tiffany Prince, author of Top of the Mountain Leadership. Tiffany refers to herself as an “accidental trainer.” She excelled as an individual contributor in biotech pharma and was promoted. She found herse…

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Prepare to Soar Over Uncharted Waters 31:23

1+ y ago31:23

31:23

Our guest this episode is Naval Flight officer and COO of Wolf Management Solutions, Ron Higgs. We had the opportunity to discuss how to cultivate the mindset of a Naval flight officer, and how to translate these attributes into success for our unique leadership journey. Here are a few insights you’ll get from listening to this dynamic conversation…

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Unlock Your Leadership Power 34:09

2y ago34:09

34:09

In this week's conversation we spoke with Damaris Patterson Price. Damaris uses story and the power of metaphor without ever losing mooring to the practical action needed to be our best as leaders. In our conversation, Damaris refers to Shakespeare and Gulliver’s Travels, but the emphasis remains, as her book promises, on straight answers about how…

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Leading Transformational Change with Ian Ziskin 30:19

2y ago30:19

30:19

“Everyone has a plan until they get hit in the mouth.” ~Mike Tyson A recurring theme in our community is that COVID has challenged our assumptions, forced us to rethink strategy, and raise our leadership game. And it has led many of us to amazing transformational change, whether we intended to or not. The journey of leading transformational change …

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Good Questions Drive Careers 28:24

2y ago28:24

28:24

“Good questions inform, great questions transform” -Ken Coleman Asking the right questions, with clear intention is fundamental to personal transformation. This episode’s guest, Heather H. Bennett, brings over two decades of experience as a marketing strategist to life in her excellent book: Fun and Fulfilling Careers One Question at a Time Heather…

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Leading Through Transition 27:00

2y ago27:00

27:00

Leading Through Transition We usually feature a guest on our bi-monthly podcast. This time Tom and Adrienne chat about leading transitions. This conversation is timely as we enter a new season. Summer disrupts schedules for all of us. Our schedules have been disrupted for multiple reasons over the last couple years. Add this “normal” transition to …

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Leading DEI - The Triple Bottom Line 29:56

2y ago29:56

29:56

In this week’s episode we speak with Lee Mozena, founder of Zena Consulting. Lee has a background that positions her well to support leaders as they navigate the challenges of DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion). Lee has vast experience in Marketing communication; she facilitates strategic conversations for business, government, and community le…

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Lessons from Aikido for Conflict Transformation - A Conversation with Judy Ringer 30:39

2y ago30:39

30:39

This week we have an insightful conversation with Judy Ringer, author of Turn Enemies Into Allies. If you know any martial art, you already recognize how the principles can be applied to resolving conflict. Aikido is a martial art with a core principle of non-harm. “Render the attack harmless without harming the opponent.” Our conversation with Jud…

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Show Up and Shine 31:15

2y ago31:15

31:15

This week we are sharing our conversation with Catherine Johns, author of Show Up and Shine. When it comes to communication, Catherine Johns wrote the book. And did the radio show. And gave the talk. Catherine’s audience benefits from her years of experience on the stage and in the studio. What do you say about yourself, your work, and the value yo…

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Leverage the Power of Clarity 38:33

2y ago38:33

38:33

An insightful conversation with Ann Latham, author of The Power of Clarity. Before becoming an independent consultant, Ann asked for feedback to determine the core value she provided. The answers she got pointed in one direction: Ann creates clarity out of complicated issues. She points out that people often don't know they are looking for clarity.…

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Reinventing Yourself, Your Business, Your World 43:46

2y ago43:46

43:46

A thrilling interview with Dr. Nadya Zhexembayva! Dr. Nadya is a scientist, entrepreneur, author, and a 4-time TEDx speaker specializing in resilience and reinvention. This conversation with Nadya is rich and chock full of reinvention tips applicable at the individual, team, organization, and community level. Reinvention is messy and certainly not …

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The Great Resignation – One Employee’s Journey 47:34

2y ago47:34

47:34

This week we are honored to hear the story of one career journey. The frenetic pace of our work and the challenges of each day make it difficult to take a moment to step back, zoom out, and reflect on our own career journey. This neglect can result in our being swept away in a river of reactivity rather than designing a career that challenges us, g…

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Ethical Influence 33:49

2y ago33:49

33:49

A conversation about Ethical Influence with Brian Ahearn, personally trained by Robert B. Cialdini, Ph.D., and one of only a dozen Cialdini trainers in the world. Among the valuable gems in this stimulating conversation with Brian: * 3 things that differentiate ethical influence from manipulation * A concise summary of the 7 principles of persuasio…

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Building Resilience with Appreciative Inquiry 38:19

2y ago38:19

38:19

You’ve seen the people who seem to take a blow, get up, dust off and keep going. The question arises, “are great leaders born, or developed?” The age old : “nature/nurture” strikes again. We never met a leader who wasn’t born, nor a great leader who isn’t still developing. To quote our friends in the improv world "Yes, AND". In this week’s intervie…

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What is Culture and What Does It Have to Do with HR? 37:23

2y ago37:23

37:23

Tom and Adrienne spent time with Karen Jaw-Madson, owner of consultancy Co. -Design of Work Experience and author of Culture Your Culture. Although this conversation concludes our series on Reimagining Human Resources, in a sense, the topic never ends. The vision for this community is to provide insights, ideas, and network that enables us to reima…

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A Conversation Worth having Interview 35:01

2y ago35:01

35:01

Conversations Worth Having – Using Appreciative Inquiry to Fuel Productive and Meaningful Engagement. As a community of conversation, A Leadership Beyond ranks the ability to facilitate effective and meaningful conversations high on the leadership excellence pyramid. To accomplish this requires an awareness, a framework, and continuous practice. Th…

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Power of Slowing Down 22:29

2y ago22:29

22:29

You’ve heard it said, “sometimes we must slow down to speed up”. The clearer we get, the greater our capacity to handle a steady pace. First, we need to catch our breath, step back, get centered, anchored, and focus on the people engagement and alignment. A rational business strategy without the team behind it is unlikely to have successful executi…

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A Leadership Beyond Begins With Conversation 3:43

2y ago3:43

3:43

After this series, we asked What’s next? We dropped the word pandemic as we realized creating a new reality in this era of accelerated change and emotional upheaval requires A Leadership Beyond… Adrienne can do it! But not alone. Tom can do it! But not alone. YOU can do it, but not alone. Your voice matters in our community of conversation. Can’t w…

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Great Retention During Great Resignation 2:31

2+ y ago2:31

2:31

Talent optimization is a strategic process to drive results by aligning business strategy and people strategy. To accomplish this, leaders must focus on organization, team, and individual needs. The Great Resignation provides an opportunity for business leaders to refine their strategies for recruitment and retention by engaging in rigorous support…

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