Moe, Mei and the Internet

In this episode David Lancefield and Moe discusses the importance of leadership traits such as asking good questions, focusing on customers, and anchoring around value. He believes that leadership is more learned than innate and that anyone can rise into effective people leadership if they're willing to dynamically learn. He also emphasizes the power of connection and communication in leadership and encourages engagement and challenging constructively.David Lancefield is a C-Suite catalyst, strategist, and coach. He's worked with more than 40 CEOs and hundreds of executives on strategy, transformation, leadership, and culture, working in more than 20 countries. He is a guest lecturer at the London Business School and writes for the Harvard Business Review; he is also contributing editor at Strategy+Business. He hosts a podcast for strategic leaders called 'Lancefield on the Line'.Links:To receive weekly gold in your inbox, sign up for the Show Up newsletter here https://newsletter.leadwithmoe.com/To get yourself or your people leaders critical skills for the future, learn more and apply to the Leading People Program™ here: https://leadingpeopleprogram.com/ or learn about our culture products check out www.moementum.comTo connect with Moe or Mei email [email protected] connect with Moe on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/moecarrickTo find and support david: https://davidlancefield.com/ and https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidclancefield/and https://twitter.com/DlancefieldLancefield on the Line podcast: https://davidlancefield.com/lancefield-on-the-line/Strategic Leader newsletter: https://davidlancefield.com/newsletter/

In this podcast episode, we reflect on some of the tough conversations we had with guests throughout Season 2, including discussions on racism, emergency preparedness, and the future of HR. We discuss the challenges of leadership and the importance of finding support, especially in the context of remote work. We talk about some of our main takeaways from season two and discuss some hard questions about where to start and where we all agree about work. Let’s face it, work is work after all, but we remain convinced that making it work for humans matters for all of us.Today on Let’s Make Work HumanWhere to start with culture changeThoughts on hiring and trusting outside help (not easy but so important)Is leadership the most lonely job?What discussions from this whole season were at times hard to swallow but important?What do all levels of work have in common, from the front-line to the C-Suite.And so much more!

Moe and Mei and Dr. Kanika Sims discusses prioritizing self-care, including exercise, sleep, and saying no to overworking in the healthcare industry. Dr Sims emphasizes the need for medical providers to set boundaries and prioritize themselves in order to provide better care for their patients. She also shares guidance and ideas about how to begin to take care and what really should be at the top of the priority list when it comes to self care. Dr. Sims also shares about her book, "Diversity is not a Dirty Word," which focuses on creating non-toxic, inclusive workplaces to improve healthcare outcomes.Dr. Kanica Sims, a physician and founder of Invest Inclusion, aims to address healthcare disparities for Black people in the USA through re-imagining healthcare and wellness. With over 18 years of medical practice, she is also an assistant professor of Medicine at Morehouse School of Medicine, a public health expert, speaker, best-selling author, wife, and mother.Today on Let’s Make Work HumanSelf care. For real.The state of working in health care today.Dr. Sims’ career journey.An example of anxiety and being able to move forward anywayWhy medical providers need to take care of themselves to care for usHealth as a birthright for allLinksTo receive weekly gold in your inbox, sign up for the Show Up newsletter here https://newsletter.leadwithmoe.com/To get yourself or your people leaders critical skills for the future, learn more and apply to the Leading People Program™ here: https://leadingpeopleprogram.com/ or learn about our culture products check out www.moementum.comTo connect with Moe or Mei email [email protected] connect with Moe on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/moecarrickTo connect with Kanika:Linked In - https://www.linkedin.com/in/drkanikamd/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/drkanikamd/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DrKanikaMDTwitter - https://twitter.com/DrKanikaMD_Buy her book: https://diversityisnotadirtyword.com/

In this episode Scott Allan, former CEO of Hydroflask and Interim CEO of PuffinDrinkware. discusses his retirement plans and how they went a little off the rails. We talk about the risks he took and the twists and turns of his career. Scott talks about the importance of building a company culture from the inside out and the challenges of leading across differences. We talk about his excitement for the future of work, particularly the drive for justice and fairness. He uncovers what it is REALLY like in startup world right now. and we hear about his latest venture, Puffin Drinkwear. We loved working with Scott at Hydroflask and with Puffin, and this episode shows why!Today on Let’s Make Work HumanCompany culture is important and how you build it is VERY importantRetirement?Choosing the hardest thing for the sake of the unknown outcomeWhat Scott sees as the landscape of startups right nowLeadership: what does that even mean?Not working for JerksLinksTo receive weekly gold in your inbox, sign up for the Show Up newsletter here https://newsletter.leadwithmoe.com/To get yourself or your people leaders critical skills for the future, learn more and apply to the Leading People Program™ here: https://leadingpeopleprogram.com/ or learn about our culture products check out www.moementum.comTo connect with Moe or Mei email [email protected] connect with Moe on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/moecarrickTo connect with Scott on Linked in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottallan/Puffin Drinkwear: https://puffindrinkwear.com/

This is a conversation about something we all wonder about: the ever changing and complicated role of HR at work. The conversation discusses the challenges faced by HR departments right now, including compliance, administration, and the need to balance day-to-day tasks with long-term strategy. The importance of building a healthy culture from the beginning and listening to employees is something we talk about in depth. We also examine the need for HR to be an enabler rather than a centralized admin unit and we touch on the role of organizational development in creating healthy cultures and the need for leaders to take responsibility for people and culture. Let’s dig in!Today on Let’s Make Work HumanThe role of HR in the past and todayAi! oh my!What HR leaders can do to prep for the futureWhat HR leaders can do to improve the hard things nowIdeas for how to be most courageous in HR right nowMoe has a new proposal for how HR should actually be positioned in companies. Pass it on!The twists and turns of big changes that lead to careersLinksTo receive weekly gold in your inbox, sign up for the Show Up newsletter here https://newsletter.leadwithmoe.com/To get yourself or your people leaders critical skills for the future, learn more and apply to the Leading People Program™ here: https://leadingpeopleprogram.com/To connect with Moe or Mei email [email protected] or go to www.moementum.com to learn more.To connect with Moe on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/moecarrickBrandon’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lawsbrandon/Brandon’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lawsbrandon/Brandon’s Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/transform-your-workplace/id533673516

In this episode, Executive Coach Zenica Chatman talks about her experience with workplace trauma related to race and how it led her to create a program called Dare to Disrupt in support of real healing. We discuss the importance of accomplices, rather than just allies, in creating a healthy workplace culture and explore the role everyone plays at both preventing workplace trauma and helping heal from it. We actively examine how every people leader can listen to people of color on their teams and to create a culture that is inclusive and supportive.In this episode we talk about:Bullying at workHow to be an accomplice to colleagues of historically marginalized groupsWhat we can learn from our own enculturationCommon mistakes and missteps insiders make at workHow to care and make room for ourselves!Links:To receive weekly gold in your inbox, sign up for the Show Up newsletter here https://newsletter.leadwithmoe.com/To get yourself or your people leaders critical skills for the future, learn more and apply to the Leading People Program™ here: https://leadingpeopleprogram.com/To connect with Moe or Mei email [email protected] or go to www.moementum.com to learn more.To connect with Moe on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/moecarrickTo support and follow Zenica:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zenica.chatmanLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zenica-chatman-86b50110/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/z_chatman/

Leadership can be a broad brush term that doesn’t mean anytime. This conversation with Lisa Martin puts a clear focus on what great leadership looks like—being an awesome coach. Lisa Martin’s coaching, training, and consulting solutions help organizations cultivate strong leaders and cultures. She’s managed teams, been the youngest and only female partner in a national firm, owned her own companies, and written 5 books on leadership. Clients like HSBC, PwC, and TELUS have described her as a 'phenomenal facilitator,' 'straight-shooting guide’ and 'no-nonsense coach.’ She lives by the water in Vancouver, Canada.In today’s conversation cover a lot of ground about what it means to be coach-like, why it matters, and a simple framework for coaching conversations for everyone. Plus we laugh out loud at human foibles and challenges we all share.Today on Let’s Make Work HumanThe difference between a coach-like leader and a regular leaderThe importance of leaders understanding coaching, mentoring, teaching, and helping as different tools in their toolkitMisconceptions about coaching and the importance of not confusing it with counselingThe value of being a coach-like leader and how it can make a leader's life easier and their team happierThe coaching formula, a simple framework for effective coaching conversationsReasons why leaders may not choose to be a coach-like leader, including lack of time and lack of confidence in their skillsetImportance of investing time in leadership and coaching to avoid expensive and emotionally challenging cleanup down the lineDiscussion of the role of people leaders and the importance of being in the right jobResources Mentioned in the ShowTo receive weekly gold in your inbox, sign up for the Show Up newsletter here https://newsletter.leadwithmoe.com/To get yourself or your people leaders critical skills for the future, learn more and apply to the Leading People Program™ here: https://leadingpeopleprogram.com/To connect with Moe or Mei email [email protected] or go to www.moementum.com to learn more.To connect with Moe on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/moecarrickTo learn more about Lisa Martin’s work check out her Website: https://www.lisamartininternational.com/Find Lisa and Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/coachlisamartin/Sign-up for Lisa’s mini-course https://coachlikeleader.com/mini-course/

One of the most common requests we hear from clients is, “how do I ditch the drama a work?” Today we bring you the goddess with the answers, Cy Wakeman. Cy is a drama researcher, global thought leader, and New York Times best-selling author who is recognized for cultivating a counter-intuitive, reality-based approach to leadership. Backed by over 25 years of unparalleled experience, Wakeman’s philosophy offers a new lens through which employees and executives alike, can shift their attention inward, sharpen their focus on personal accountability, and uncover their natural state of innovation simply by ditching the drama. Deemed “the secret weapon to restoring sanity to the workplace,” Wakeman has helped companies such as Google, Facebook, Viacom, Uber, NBC Universal, NASA, Pfizer, Johns Hopkins, Stanford Health Care, Keurig Dr. Pepper, AMC Theatres, White Castle, Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, and countless others learn to navigate our rapidly changing world using good mental processes to harness energy wasted in workplace drama and reinvest that effort into achieving profound business results.In today’s conversation we center on everyone doing there internal work, how most of us are not victims at work, and how getting more skilled helps you show up and speak up.Today on Let’s Make Work HumanCy Wakeman's accidental discovery of drama researchThe concept of drama as emotional waste and how it affects productivity and well-beingThe need to eliminate drama by improving mental processes and facilitating good leadershipWhy traditional HR philosophy, employee relations, and engagement surveys are limitedHow important readiness in change management and the need for shared accountability is todayThe impact of the global pandemic on drama in the workplaceOur tendency to outsource happiness and the need for inner work to address mental healthThe importance of staying rightly challenged and avoiding echo chambers to promote growth and evolutionResources Mentioned in the ShowTo receive weekly gold in your inbox, sign up for the Show Up newsletter here https://newsletter.leadwithmoe.com/To get yourself or your people leaders critical skills for the future, learn more and apply to the Leading People Program™ here: https://leadingpeopleprogram.com/To connect with Moe or Mei email [email protected] or go to www.moementum.com to learn more.To connect with Moe on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/moecarrickTo learn more about Cy Wakeman’s work, https://www.realitybasedleadership.com/meet-cy/Find Cy on You Tube: https://www.youtube.com/cywakemanTo learn more and connect with Cy on LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/in/cywakeman/On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cywakeman/

This week, we go back to basics: just Moe and Mei talking about the things that capture our attention in the world today. We cover a ton of ground this week, from the “glass cliff” to generational expectations about the quality of life we can afford, and so much in between. One of the things that is the most fun about working together is the chance to explore what is happening and weigh in with how we each see it…sometimes the same and sometimes quite differently. These conversations are enlivening help us each look at things from a variety of angles and learn. We’d love to know what you think after you listen about these trends and issues at work today and our points of view.Today on Let’s Make Work HumanWe look at the “Glass Cliff” phenomenon and Elon Musk's choice of woman CEO for TwitterWhy intergenerational friendships matter, including oursOur societal Obsession with productivity and rigid scheduling, how it compares to diet culture and attribution errorsThe dangers of having one roadmap for successFree will and the fact that we all CHOOSE to work where we work, even though it doesn’t always feel like thisChanging financial expectations for success across generationsWhere we share sadness and fear for future generationsThe fact that 51% of workers are looking for another job and what that may be indicatingResources Mentioned in the ShowTo receive weekly gold in your inbox, sign up for the Show Up newsletter here https://newsletter.leadwithmoe.com/To get yourself or your people leaders critical skills for the future, learn more and apply to the Leading People Program™ here: https://leadingpeopleprogram.com/To connect with Moe or Mei email [email protected] or go to www.moementum.com to learn more.To connect with Moe on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/moecarrickTo connect with Mei on Linked in https://www.linkedin.com/in/meiratz/E5opwF5LLE2jxVF8ULNm

We see organizations transform all the time, and in fact, change is constant in the workplace, isn’t it? Our guest today has serious chops in helping with change in large and small companies. Salima Hemani is a seasoned, results-driven Organizational Development & Human Capital Executive , Speaker and Executive Coach with over two decades of experience working with top clients ranging from government agencies to private corporations. She has managed large, complex strategic transformations, and organizational design and development efforts as both a consultant to and as a leader at top global companies including Accenture, Northrop Grumman, Marriott International and BAE Systems. Salima excels at developing innovative solutions to challenging problems, and enabling clients to capture maximum efficiencies and growth. She is known for her partnership with leaders to transform organizations and drive business results in fast-paced, competitive markets.In today’s conversation we touch on being a woman in a male-dominated field, what it means to be an immigrant in the workplace, and so much more.Today on Let’s Make Work HumanMilestone birthdays and why celebrating aging matters!The challenges of balancing the needs of the system with the needs of the humans who work there.Why leadership needs to be redefined in today's world and leadership traits need to be rethought.How effective leadership requires adapting to different situations and being authentic.The fact that thriving at work is possible when people find meaning and purpose in their work and are able to bring their whole selves to work.That happiness is not the ultimate goal, but rather a spectrum of human experience that includes moments of misery.Why it’s important to create safe spaces for people to be their authentic selves and acknowledge that people are capable of doing both life and work, even when they are unhappy.Resources Mentioned in the ShowTo receive weekly gold in your inbox, sign up for the Show Up newsletter here https://newsletter.leadwithmoe.com/To get yourself or your people leaders critical skills for the future, learn more and apply to the Leading People Program™ here: https://leadingpeopleprogram.com/To connect with Moe or Mei email [email protected] or go to www.moementum.com to learn more.To connect with Moe on Linked In https://www.linkedin.com/in/moecarrickTo learn more about Salima Hemani’s work check out her Website: https://www.szhconsulting.com/Find Salima and Connect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/salima-hemani-mba-pcc-sphr-shrm-scp-7033b31/On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/szhconsultingE5opwF5LLE2jxVF8ULNm