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Leadership development seems to either be this nebulous thing that just seems HUGE, or a ton of different skills and tools that seem to be endless.Our guest today takes a different approach to leadership, breaking it down into connected and smaller steps that make development more digestable. Kim Nicol is a certified life coach and host of The New Manager Podcast.  She helps kind, ambitious people become better managers.Hop into Kim's next leadership development cohort now!https://kimnicol.com/newmanagers/Learn more about Kim's work and connect with her:https://kimnicol.com/The New Manager PodcastLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimnicol/Subscribe & Follow Leading People FirstInstagram: www.instagram.com/leadingpeoplefirst/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/leading-people-first/LeadingPeopleFirst.com

Investment doesn't always have to be about the money. It really can be about how we support our employees with our time, space, and compassion.In this episode, Chris Lin is joined by Siobhan Ehle, a certified coach and Elite Neuroencoding Specialist, to discuss the different ways companies and leaders can invest in their employees.Siobhan is not only a certified coach and Elite Neuroencoding Specialist, but she has also led teams, coached executives, and trained leaders over the course of twenty years. Through her company, Luminous Spark Coaching & Consulting, Siobhan partners with small and mid-sized businesses as they navigate rapid growth and change. She incorporates neuroscience, positive psychology, and practical experience to help leaders thrive, transform teams, and drive business results. Siobhan's passions are nature, travel, yoga, and learning new things. She lives in the Twin Cities with her husband, her two amazing children, and their rescue pup. Connect with SiobhanLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/siobhanehle/Website: https://luminous-spark.com/Subscribe & Follow Leading People FirstInstagram: www.instagram.com/leadingpeoplefirst/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/leading-people-first/LeadingPeopleFirst.com

As humans, we often shy away from scenarios that make us uncomfortable or nervous. Don't worry, it’s our brains trying to protect us. The thing is, great people first leaders don’t shy away from loss or conflict, they embrace it.Sven Lauch, Tedx speaker and founder of Eyes Up Training came on the Leading People First podcast to share how we need to raise emotionally intelligent leaders to be able to handle and lead through loss and conflict.In this episode, Sven and Chris Lin also discuss Sven's upbringing in communist Germany, his experience in the army, the importance of emotional logic, and embracing conflict.Connect with Sven LauchLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/svenlauch/Website: https://eyesup.eu/Sven's Tedx Talk: https://youtu.be/jDJ7LfSfbagSven on the Adelaide Entrepreneur Club podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/adelaide-entrepreneur-club-episode-15-interview-sven/id1504862235?i=1000484067270Subscribe & Follow Leading People FirstInstagramLinkedInYouTubeLeadingPeopleFirst.com

The world is getting smaller as access to information gets easier and more readily available. This makes it even more important for leaders to understand what their values are and to be prepared to take a stance on it. Even more important is to have these values be reflective of humanity and hopefully in a way that leads people first.Jennifer Thompson comes on the podcast to share her tips as an executive manager and public relations professional for aligning organizational action with their values.Jennifer and Chris Lin talk about the importance of cultural competency, individualism in the workplace, and the application of humane orientation to better the employee experience.Connect with Jennifer ThompsonLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-thompson-cprw/Website: https://socialsweettreats.com/Subscribe & Follow Leading People FirstInstagramLinkedInYouTubeLeadingPeopleFirst.com

As we continually see venture capital and startups sprout up and grow rapidly, I wanted to know if there were any people first leaders influencing these companies that may be the next big thing that transforms society.Joining the Leading People First podcast is Mark McNally, one of the original innovators in the e-commerce space and founder of Nobody Studios, a venture studio aimed to create meaningful organizations with a people first mentality.Mark and Chris Lin discuss how leaders can get employees to buy into what they're doing and the need to give freely as an investment into people.Connect with Mark McNallyLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrkmcnally/Website: https://nobodystudios.com/Subscribe & Follow Leading People FirstInstagramLinkedInYouTubeLeadingPeopleFirst.com

How many times have you been asked for feedback and then nothing came of it?According to Katherine McCord, leading people first is about servitude and taking action when something is brought up.This is why recruiting, diversity, equity, and inclusion can be so hard, and at the same time is so ripe for transformation.Katherine has been fascinated with recruiting since childhood. She has strong experience recruiting everything from Customer Service to CFOs, and has a background in process improvement and growing employee satisfaction. She founded Titan in 2014 with the dream of innovating hiring, and to help entrepreneurs realize their visions without breaking the bank. She is also striving to improve the hiring process on a national level by spreading good practices and generating proactive conversations via media. In April 2020, she founded a career show, Career Launch Live.Katherine and Chris Lin talk about how the organizations need to be revolutionized like the candidate experience, recruiting, and diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.Connect with Katherine McCordLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katherine-mccord-093bb343/Website: https://titanmanagementusa.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/katherine.mccord.5Subscribe & Follow Leading People FirstInstagramLinkedInYouTubeLeadingPeopleFirst.com

The marginalized community of those who identify as LGBTQIA2S+ is already severe, dealing with a range of hate and ignorance from invisibility to harassment to violence and death.The Leaders for Equity, Allyship, and Diversity wanted to dive deep into the intersectionalities of those within the LGBTQIA2S+ community and bring to light those who are often forgotten.Kicking off part one are Heather Holmes, Mandy Carter, and Michael Sachs to discuss how Ageism frequently leads to them being forgotten, and their identities ignored.Connect with the PanelistsHeather Holmes: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heather-h-14022b25/Mandy Carter: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mandycarter/Michael Sachs: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelsachs/Programmed and Moderated by:Sarah Phelps: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bsarahphelps/Mark Travis Rivera: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-travis-rivera/This episode is brought to you by the Leaders for Equity, Allyship, and Diversity, where we are having honest and uncomfortable conversations to make a difference in the world.We host these events to allow leaders to come together, discuss, learn, share, activate, and empower to make a difference in this world. These occur every Thursday at 7:30pm Eastern/4:30pm Pacific.You can find our group and upcoming events on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13938399/Subscribe & Follow Leading People FirstInstagramLinkedInYouTubeLeadingPeopleFirst.com

No, learning programs and trainings are not free from bias, even if the topic is diversity, equity, and inclusion. This is why it is critical to bake DEI into the very programs that develop your team and employees.Paul Zaentz-Lewis joined the Leaders for Equity, Allyship, and Diversityto facilitate a discussion on:Identifying common pitfalls when designing training or programs for diverse audiences or on diversityProviding an instructional design model adjusted to focus on DEI challenges and considerationsTeaching the use of a unique type of persona to tailor your instruction to your audience#JoinLEAD as we continue growing and learning in order to reach and activate others in DEI. This session will include practical breakout sessions and Q&A for all who are curious.Connect with Paul Zaentz-Lewis: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulzaentzlewis/Moderated by Sarah Phelps: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bsarahphelps/This episode is brought to you by the Leaders for Equity, Allyship, and Diversity, where we are having honest and uncomfortable conversations to make a difference in the world.We host these events to allow leaders to come together, discuss, learn, share, activate, and empower to make a difference in this world. These occur every Thursday at 7:30pm Eastern/4:30pm Pacific.You can find our group and upcoming events on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13938399/Subscribe & Follow Leading People FirstInstagramLinkedInYouTubeLeadingPeopleFirst.com

As much as DEI is a current “hot topic” for organizations very few are taking the opportunity to question the assumptions that underpin the foundation of their talent selection process: resumes and interviews. If those tools are fundamentally harmful to creating an inclusive environment, then anything built on them will always fail on those agendas.Michelle Olivier's argument is that until we remove these tools of oppression from the systems we use no real change can occur. #JoinLEAD in this discussion analyzing the efficacy and unintended consequences of resumes and interviews, before finding better options and a new hope.Connect with Michelle Olivier: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michele-olivier/Moderated by Sarah Phelps: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bsarahphelps/This episode is brought to you by the Leaders for Equity, Allyship, and Diversity, where we are having honest and uncomfortable conversations to make a difference in the world.We host these events to allow leaders to come together, discuss, learn, share, activate, and empower to make a difference in this world. These occur every Thursday at 7:30pm Eastern/4:30pm Pacific.You can find our group and upcoming events on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13938399/Subscribe & Follow Leading People FirstInstagramLinkedInYouTubeLeadingPeopleFirst.com

Mark Travis Rivera leads us through a discussion about existing at the intersections of multiple identities.Mark identifies as Latinx, Disabled, Queer, Gender Nonconforming Man who serves as a DEI Coordinator for Nike White Consulting.Connect with Mark: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-travis-rivera/Moderated by Sarah Phelps: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bsarahphelps/This episode is brought to you by the Leaders for Equity, Allyship, and Diversity, where we are having honest and uncomfortable conversations to make a difference in the world.We host these events to allow leaders to come together, discuss, learn, share, activate, and empower to make a difference in this world. These occur every Thursday at 7:30pm Eastern/4:30pm Pacific.You can find our group and upcoming events on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/13938399/Subscribe & Follow Leading People FirstInstagramLinkedInYouTubeLeadingPeopleFirst.com