Best Tracy Herold Podcasts (2024)

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Episode 10: First Impressions: The Wild Robot 18:31

1d ago18:31

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The latest episode of Toon My Heart: First Impressions is a family affair, with not just host Tracy and daughter Darcy weighing in, as usual, but also a very special guest-- their husband and father, respectively, Dave! Listen to find out what all three of us thought of the latest animated film from Dreamworks, The Wild Robot, how we felt about the…

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S03E02 Organizational Democracy, Freedom-Centered Leadership, and the Power of Self-Worth, with Traci Fenton 45:31

8d ago45:31

45:31

"High self-worth leaders want to create environments where everyone can flourish. Low self-worth leaders create environments that control people. So, if they're willing to work on their self-worth… we can build a democratic company in a Democratic Leadership style… seeing how employees feel differently when they work in a WorldBlu certified freedom…

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S03E01, How Leaders can Heal the Brokenness of the World, with Bob Chapman 49:55

25d ago49:55

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"I present a vision of the world the way it was meant to be… As we come together in organizations, we need leaders who know how to be good stewards of the people who join this organization, and we send them home fulfilled each night, which will create better families, heal the brokenness we're seeing in our communities… We could heal the brokenness…

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S02E21 Prioritizing People and the Power of Play, with Kristi Herold 36:26

1M ago36:26

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"I learned a very hard lesson in my early twenties when I was running my painting business. I had a lot of my painters quit partway through the summer and I didn't understand why they were quitting on me… I was dictating. I wasn't inspiring them. I wasn't sharing my vision with them or my goals. I wasn't treating them like teammates. I was being a …

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S02E20 Culture Classics: How to craft company values with Will Scott 46:11

2M ago46:11

46:11

"If leaders are willing to be vulnerable and listen to their employees.. those are cultures which empower everyone to feel safe and to bring their whole selves to work... A lot of leaders are still trying to hide behind stuff.. and they are not sleeping well at night. The most peaceful place for a leader to be is to have stated values and then can …

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Episode 9: Showtune My Heart: "God Help the Outcasts" with iCritic 41:14

2M ago41:14

41:14

Welcome to the first episode of a new ongoing bonus series called "Showtune My Heart," in which Toon My Heart host Tracy Herold and a guest will discuss a song from an animated film from a Christian faith perspective. In this episode, Tracy is joined by Kevin T. Rodriguez, also known as iCritic, to discuss the song "God Help the Outcasts," written …

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S02E19 Return Joy to the Workplace, with Rich Sheridan 49:39

2M ago49:39

49:39

"We founded the company with a crazy big mission. We wanted to end human suffering in the world as it relates to technology, by returning joy to both technology and to the teams that design it and build it… I had this picture in my head of, what do I want my work life to look like? And I thought… a big opening collaborative work environment, a plac…

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S02E18 Creating a Safe Space that Loves the 5-Year-Old You and Helps them Grow , with Lisa Gill 51:23

3M ago51:23

51:23

"I always hesitate a bit when organizations are like, happiness, happiness, happiness… because our pitfalls will never go away… I will always have those pitfalls. But if I can become conscious and intentional, then I can start to own my pitfalls instead of my pitfalls owning me. And I can start to take responsibility for them… We can talk about it …

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Episode 8: First Impressions: Inside Out 2 17:13

3M ago17:13

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Disney Pixar's Inside Out 2 is smashing box office records left and right, but is the sequel worth all the hype and a fitting follow up to the studio's beloved original "emotional rollercoaster" of a movie? Host Tracy and daughter Darcy weigh in with their thoughts (and feelings, of course) about 2024's first $1 billion box office film, and the ret…

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S02E17 Cooking an Authentic, Fulfilling, and Positive Culture, with Gustavo Razzetti 46:11

3M ago46:11

46:11

"Leaders are usually less perfect than we were taught, or books tell us about them because leading is a very complicated thing… I always like to joke with my clients… when they say, we don't know how we're going to take our culture to the next level. I tell them, give me the ingredients you have, and I'm going to help you out the same way that some…

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S02E16 Creating an Organization without Managers, One Step at a Time, with Nathan Donaldson 49:10

4M ago49:10

49:10

"You can't be productive unless your team is happy… It's not the foosball tables and the perks. It's that deeper happiness that comes from doing some meaningful work for people that you like and respect, working with people that you like and respect." S02E16 of the Rethink Culture podcast shines the spotlight on Nathan Donaldson from New Zealand. N…

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Episode 7: Inside Out and the Value of Sadness 1:28:54

4M ago1:28:54

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Pixar is an animation studio known for producing films that tug on the heartstrings, but perhaps its most emotional movie-- quite literally-- is Inside Out. Now, with the release of Inside Out 2 just around the corner, Toon My Heart host Tracy Herold is taking a closer look at the original, and the lessons it has to teach us about emotional and men…

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S02E15 The War for Talent is a Victim Mindset, with Dominic Monkhouse 51:44

4M ago51:44

51:44

"As a manager, as a leader… one of your goals is to build the best team that you can afford… So when people say, I can't attract any talent… it's not the talent's fault. Just because you have a job… just because you have a vacancy, there is no God-given right for amazing people to show up at your door and apply for it… Are you a shit place to work …

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S02E14 Hiring and Accepting People from Every Walk of Life, with Gina Schaefer 46:11

5M ago46:11

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"I think business owners have to really rethink who and how they hire, our judgments, our biases, and what as a society we can do, even as a small business like mine, to make it a more vibrant and equitable place... I wanted to make sure that we were treating everybody, no matter what their background was, where they were from, what language they s…

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Episode 6: First Impressions: Migration 10:44

5M ago10:44

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Landing in theaters late in 2023, and now available on Peacock and other streaming networks, Migration flew under a lot of people's radar. But while the latest animated film from Illumination, the studio behind Despicable Me, Minions, The Secret Life of Pets, Sing, and The Super Mario Bros. Movie didn't soar to the same levels of box-office success…

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S02E13 A Culture of Love, not Fear, with David Henzel 39:12

5M ago39:12

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"If you're not properly leading yourself, it's hard to lead others... How you do one thing is how you do everything. And if… the three areas of your life, if they're in order, if… yourself, mind, body, spirit is good and your family and relationships is good, then it's much easier to be good in the work world." S02E13 of the Rethink Culture podcast…

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S02E12 Creating a strong culture through an ownership mindset, with Kerry Siggins 50:48

6M ago50:48

50:48

"What I would tell a leader is that culture starts with you, but it's made up of the collective. You have to set the tone for it and be that role model. You have to inspire people to be their greatest. Don't be afraid to put your people first… You have to be intentional about it… So don't tolerate people who are taking away from the culture… You ar…

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S02E11 A Culture that Attracts Rock Stars, with Jeff Hoffman 44:32

6M ago44:32

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"I tell founders this all the time, your goal is to build the company, the environment, to build the place where all the best people in your industry want to work and never want to leave." S02E11 of the Rethink Culture podcast shines the spotlight on Jeff Hoffman, a successful entrepreneur, CEO, motivational speaker, and Hollywood film producer. He…

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S02E10 The ups and downs of scaling culture, with Wendy van Ierschot 44:59

7M ago44:59

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"If it was easy to become a great leader, we would have totally different politics, totally different companies, totally different burnout rates… "Okay, interesting, why is it so difficult for me?" I think investigating that makes us humans. And that makes you also a better leader if you understand what happens inside yourself. It's also easier to …

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Episode 5: First Impressions: Disney's Wish 17:53

7M ago17:53

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Disney's Wish didn't get a very warm welcome from critics or audiences when it came out in theaters last year, but does it have any redeeming qualities that might make it worth seeing now that it's out on streaming and blu-ray? In this bonus "First Impressions" episode, host Tracy and daughter Darcy (age 8) give their initial thoughts on Disney's n…

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S02E09 Culture needs to meet strategy for breakfast, lunch, dinner and the after party, with Spencer Harrison 53:44

7M ago53:44

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"The best organizations will win the battle for talent by creating cultures that allow people to be their best more frequently. And that means one of your practices as a leader needs to be gathering stories that tell you when your people are at their best." S02E09 of the Rethink Culture podcast shines the spotlight on Spencer Harrison, a professor …

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S02E08 No leader should lead alone, with Sandy Hall 49:33

8M ago49:33

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"No leader should lead alone. … they need a peer group, they need people they can share with, they need to be continually learning and developing, and they need … a support network. It's very easy for a leader to get to a point in their career where they know themselves well, they can be self-aware, they can develop the skills and be a passionate a…

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S02E07 From Troublemaker to Entrepreneur, with Bruce Sullivan (thank you Mrs Evans) 51:27

8M ago51:27

51:27

"I always ask people right from the start to talk to me and decide what you want to be famous for… So, what's your intention in terms of that space and getting tasks done? … What's your intention in terms of the relationships that you want to have? What's your intention for the reputation of the team that you will serve?" S02E07 of the Rethink Cult…

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S02E06 A Workplace Culture of Accountability and Vulnerability, with Ron Lovett 48:34

9M ago48:34

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"If you're listening, you're on one or the other side of this quote, and the quote is, none of us will build great companies. We will lead incredible people who will build great companies. You either agree with that or you don't… It's a choice. It's a conscious choice." S02E06 of the Rethink Culture podcast shines the spotlight on Canadian entrepre…

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S02E05 Leading with compassion and a culture of accountability, with Brian Brault 50:59

9M ago50:59

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“You lead human beings and human beings have lives and sometimes those lives are going really well and other times are dealing with challenges. Recognize the humanity in the people that you lead… If we lean in with curiosity and lean in with compassion first and we make people feel like they are genuinely cared about and valued as part of our team,…

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Episode 4: Encanto and Grace vs. Works 1:07:19

9M ago1:07:19

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In this episode of Toon My Heart podcast, host Tracy Herold is talking about Bruno-- and the entire amazing Madrigal family! Disney's Encanto worked its way into the hearts of streaming viewers across the world when it landed on Disney+ on Christmas Eve 2021, with its relatable characters, way too catchy tunes, and unique setting and story. But is …

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S02E04 100 days to feel seen, heard and valued, with Joey Coleman 51:34

9M ago51:34

51:34

“In the first 100 days in most organizations, employees feel overwhelmed. They feel unconnected. They feel unseen, unheard, unappreciated … I think lots of times leaders will say, well, it will be better if we're all back in the office. Why? What proof do you have? What data do you have? Because as we look anecdotally at anecdata or we look systemi…

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S02E03 A Culture of Caring, Not Popcorn, with Garry Ridge 38:03

10M ago38:03

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"Culture is not about popcorn, peanuts, ping pong. It's about having a heart of gold and a backbone of steel. […] Be a caring organization […] It's a balance between being tough minded and tenderhearted. […] It's simple, it's not easy, and time is not your friend." Episode S02E03 of the Rethink Culture podcast shines the spotlight on the incredible…

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S02E02 A Culture of "Strong Convictions, Loosely Held", with Byron Darlison 43:52

10M ago43:52

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“The thing to be careful about, which always worried me, was just drinking your own Kool-Aid too much… “strong convictions, loosely held” the value of the company, which means that this is our culture, this is how we do things. We're very, very committed to this... if you come along and you speak a truth that's going to improve or… invalidate somet…

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S02E01 A Tattoo-Worthy Culture that Leaves a Lasting Mark, with Erik Lilla 44:43

11M ago44:43

44:43

"I always think of culture like a garden. […] We're always in the middle of the journey. There's no real finish line to culture. It's always like that garden. You're always replanting it. You're always finding new crops. You're finding a new kind of seed to plant. And sometimes it doesn't work out and it's a failure. That's OK, too. There's learnin…

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S01E12 A Strong Culture is Like a Cult, with Verne Harnish 31:08

12M ago31:08

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“Is it companies who put employees first? Do they perform better than companies who put customers first? Or those that put stakeholders first?. I thought it was a fundamental question needed to be answered. And the answer [the came through John Kotter’s research] surprised everybody… The companies that outperformed by a factor of 10 were those that…

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S01E11 Two Fish in a Pond: Swimming in Culture, with Miren Oca 43:06

12M ago43:06

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“I think that culture has always been there […] There are two fish swimming in a pond, and a bigger fish swims past them and says, “How's the water?”. And when he swims away, the fish look at each other and say, “What's water?” […] Culture is always there. It's always around you. You can feel it, but you don't even realize you're in it.” S01E11 of …

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S01E10 Aligning what you think, say and do: Where culture meets values with Robert Glazer 43:53

1y ago43:53

43:53

“Who you choose as your partner, what you choose as your vacation or your place of work, or the community you choose to live in, I think if these are not aligned to your values, you have a very low chance of success in the long run.” S01E10 of the Rethink Culture podcast shines the spotlight on Robert Glazer, founder and chairman of Acceleration Pa…

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S01E09 Instilling a culture of amazing service with Gene Browne: waste management, how not to treat your customers, and flowered apologies 45:38

1y ago45:38

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“We ‘re a service business that just happens to to collect waste. I never get out of the bed in the morning thinking I’ m in the waste industry. Never, ever, ever. I don’t go to the waste management trade shows. Personally I can’t think of anything worse to do. It doesn’t inspire me. But I will read every book about the service industry. I wanna kn…

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S01E08 Creating a safe space for employees by getting rid of the micromanager within, with Dillon Jearey 48:25

1y ago48:25

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“The first thing that I needed to do was to start creating a safe space for my staff to challenge me. The harder part was for my staff to fail. And sometimes when they failed, we lost clients. And that was really bitter, bitter pills to swallow. But I realised very quickly that if I was to create the safe space, I had to stop micromanaging. Because…

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S01E07 Decoding Employee Happiness with David Niu: Transparency, Global Talent and Oscar Statuettes 34:56

1+ y ago34:56

34:56

“Why should I constrain myself with Seattle’s geographic region when I can get talent throughout the world. Yes, it’s more challenging and I have to do more processes and technology to facilitate, but I believe fundamentally that there’s more talent that I can access and that outweighs having geographic proximity to the office.” S01E07 of the Rethi…

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S01E06 Transforming from an ego-driven boss to a selfless leader in just 20 years, with Arnie Malham 34:46

1+ y ago34:46

34:46

“The culture I had at the time was the wrong culture, but it was the culture I deserved. It wasn’t my people. It wasn’t my clients. It wasn’t the environment. It wasn’t the economy. It was me. It was me trying to be the boss, to drive my team as opposed to the leader to lead my team” S01E06 of the Rethink Culture podcast features Arnie Malham, auth…

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S01E05 The two key principles of autonomous organisations - with Mehmet Yitmen 42:04

1+ y ago42:04

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In S01E05 of the Rethink Culture podcast, Mehmet Yitmen, co-founder at ACM Agile, talks about the principles of autonomous organisations and the process he uses to transform traditional hierarchical organisations into self-organising ones. Yitmen has worked with tens of organisations in Europe and the Middle East to transform them using agile and s…

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Episode 3: The Lion King and The Prodigal Son 1:01:26

1+ y ago1:01:26

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One is the highest-grossing traditionally animated film of all time. The other is one of Jesus Christ's best known and most beloved parables. In this episode of Toon My Heart podcast, find out what Disney's The Lion King and the Bible's prodigal son parable have in common, and what both stories can teach us about guilt, identity, responsibility, an…

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S01E04 David Nilssen on running not a business with a purpose, but a purpose with a business 36:53

1+ y ago36:53

36:53

"A lot of entrepreneurs often believe that they have to have it all figured out, before they introduce it to their team. I ve always believed that if lead with authenticity and I say when we really know what's going on and when we testing something, people give us a lot of grace. " In S01E04 of the Rethink Culture podcast, David Nilssen, CEO of DOX…

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S01E03 Alexis Pantazis on hiring for smarts, passion and optimism 38:26

1+ y ago38:26

38:26

In this episode of Rethink Culture podcast we talk to Alexis Pantazis, Exec Director and Co-Founder of HellasDirect, a 200-strong disruptive insurance company, built ona culture of shared vision and self-managing, diverse teams. "You always think of a strong leader as a general in the army, as opposed to somebody that has emotions and is much more …

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Episode 2: Tangled and the Call to Community 47:48

2y ago47:48

47:48

Is Disney's Tangled just a swash-buckling fairy tale romance movie, or can we look past the surface to find something deeper? Listen in to find out what Disney Animation's first CGI 3D princess, Rapunzel, along with Flynn Rider/Eugene Fitzherbert, a group of dreaming pub thugs, a feisty chameleon, and an intense horse can teach us about our need fo…

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S01E02 Will Scott on how to craft company values 46:11

2y ago46:11

46:11

"If leaders are willing to be vulnerable and listen to their employees.. those are cultures which empower everyone to feel safe and to bring their whole selves to work... A lot of leaders are still trying to hide behind stuff.. and they are not sleeping well at night. The most peaceful place for a leader to be is to have stated values and then can …

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S01E01 Haluk Can Hur on how to create an autonomous organisation 45:27

2y ago45:27

45:27

In this pilot episode of Rethink Culture we speak with Haluk Can Hur, founder of Latro Chemical, a company pioneering a no-hierarchy, self-management model, that in 2022 received the 2nd Best Place to Work in Europe award. Latro is a 70-person company in Turkey running on a no-hierarchy, completely autonomous model with no titles, sales targets, OK…

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Episode 1: Beauty and the Beast and the Problem of Pride 41:54

2y ago41:54

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Welcome to the very first episode of Toon My Heart, in which we'll examine some of your favorite animated films in search of themes relevant to the Christian faith and traces of eternal truth. In this episode: What can Disney's classic animated movie Beauty and the Beast teach us about the perils of pride and the redemptive power of love? We'll tal…

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