200: The Business of Friendship – Why Personal Connections Should be Encouraged at Work with Shasta Nelson on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay

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200: The Business of Friendship – Why Personal Connections Should be Encouraged at Work with Shasta Nelson on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay

Employees who have a best friend at work are seven times more engaged than those who don’t. What’s behind this staggering statistic? And why are workplace friendships still considered objectionable by many? On this episode of The TalentGrow Show, Halelly chats with author, keynote speaker and leading expert on friendship Shasta Nelson about how to cultivate a healthy approach to friendships in the workplace and reevaluate harmful taboos on the topic. According to Shasta, the workplace, by default, provides a fertile ground to grow meaningful connections, and leaders should be encouraging this potential in our teams. Learn healthy relationship skills to benefit your entire workplace, discover the three requirements at the foundation of every relationship, and find out what you can do as a leader to help spark positive friendships in your workplace and maximize engagement seven-fold. Plus, get Shasta’s advice for staying connected in today’s ‘epidemic of loneliness’ brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic! Listen and be sure to share this episode with friends.

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198: Shift Your Mind – How to Elevate Your Preparation and Performance with Brian Levenson on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay

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198: Shift Your Mind – How to Elevate Your Preparation and Performance with Brian Levenson on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay

We have two different but complementary mindsets, according to Brian Levenson--- one for preparing effectively, and one for performing. Brian is the author of Shift Your Mind and the founder of Strong Skills, an organization that provides coaching, speaking, and consulting to elite organizations, performers, and leaders. On this episode of The TalentGrow Show, Brian joins Halelly to discuss nine mental shifts that will allow you to thrive in preparation and in performance. Discover why we don’t have to be -- and in fact shouldn’t be -- the same person in preparation and in performance, why authenticity is “elastic, not rigid,” and what strategies you can use to develop your two complementary mindsets and achieve maximum results. Brian shares actionable tips you won’t want to miss, including what he calls “having a grandma in your back pocket,” so be sure to tune in and share this episode with others!

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196: In the Ready Zone – How to Reframe, Refocus, and Realign Your Leadership with Esther Weinberg

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196: In the Ready Zone – How to Reframe, Refocus, and Realign Your Leadership with Esther Weinberg

What allows a workplace culture to survive, adapt and thrive in the face of change? That is the crucial question so many leaders are (or should be) asking themselves today. On this episode of The TalentGrow Show, leadership training expert Esther Weinberg joins Halelly to tackle this issue and present the unique leadership framework she calls The Ready Zone. To operate in The Ready Zone as a leader means to measure and elevate six Zone Performance Indicators (ZPIs) that provide leaders with a practical means to reframe, refocus and realign in the face of challenge and change. Tune in to discover the six ZPIs, learn how to develop what Esther calls your visibility quotient (VQ), and get actionable advice for unifying, inspiring and empowering your workplace culture. Listen and don’t forget to share this episode with others!

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191: [Solo] 10 conversations every leader should have with every employee on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay

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191: [Solo] 10 conversations every leader should have with every employee on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay

ongoing, regular, and timely conversations with every single one of your employees about performance, goals, career, and feedback? Or are you waiting for the once- or twice-per-year ‘Performance Review’ formal conversations? Purposeful conversations positively contribute to the employee’s current and future level of performance and engagement at work, so don’t leave things up to chance or wait too long. On this solo episode of the TalentGrow Show (originally broadcast as ep38), Halelly helps you plan and execute on these kinds of important leader-employee conversations. Listen and learn the top 10 types of conversations that you should be having with every employee throughout each year.

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How to Be a World-Class Connector of People and Ideas with Michael D Simmons on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay [ep18 rebroadcast]

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How to Be a World-Class Connector of People and Ideas with Michael D Simmons on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay [ep18 rebroadcast]

Connecting online can be both more or less authentic, depending on your approach. But in the 21st Century, and especially now in the times of COVID-19, we have many new opportunities to connect with more and different people in a different way than ever before because of how we can create content online. We can leverage these opportunities to share more of ourselves, to be more thoughtful about how we share about ourselves, and build amazing connections and networks. In this re-broadcast episode, I chat with Michael D. Simmons, an award-winning serial entrepreneur, best-selling author and internationally-acclaimed speaker who is a world-class connector of people and ideas who loves to research, synthesize, and share ideas about building relationships in the 21st century. We also talk about how contexts collide online, creating new challenges for managing our personal brands and calling on us to become more holistic and authentic so that we’re not trying to put up a front or share the wrong things in the wrong contexts. Michael also shares the fascinating concept of the “expert generalist” or “broker” as a massively effective way for professionals to accelerate their career success (by 65%!) and increase their own learning and the value they offer to their employers, employees, and clients. With so many people focusing on being seen as a specialist or expert, this counter-intuitive approach can be a powerful one to consider tapping into. Listen and don’t forget to share with others.

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185: Resonate -- How to Use Vocal Intelligence and Body Language as a Leader with Dr. Louise Mahler [ep103 rebroadcast]

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185: Resonate -- How to Use Vocal Intelligence and Body Language as a Leader with Dr. Louise Mahler [ep103 rebroadcast]

It’s not just what we say as leaders: it’s how we say it, vocally and physically. Especially now that so much of our communication has shifted to remote communication during the time of the Coronavirus outbreak. So we’re republishing a great episode to help you succeed. An expert in body language, voice, and emotion, Dr. Louise Mahler explains that the ‘missing ingredient’ in corporate leadership is something called vocal intelligence and that how we use our voice has a far greater impact on our success as leaders than we know. In this fascinating episode of The TalentGrow Show, Louise shares unique insights on vocal psychology, body-language, and non-verbal communication that any leader should study and practice. Learn how to inspire trust with your voice and identify inner blockages that manifest in your voice and posture that may hinder your ability to lead. There are seven key blockages according to Louise, who walks us through a few of them here. Plus, learn why vocal intelligence is especially critical for leaders in our evolving digital age! Listen and don’t forget to share with others.

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166: How Network Analysis Can Improve Your Collaborative Process and Prevent Burnout with Rob Cross

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166: How Network Analysis Can Improve Your Collaborative Process and Prevent Burnout with Rob Cross

Have you considered that too much collaboration could be causing the high performers on your team to suffer? ‘Collaborative overload’ is a real problem in the workplace, and it tends to affect the best employees and leaders the most. On this episode of The TalentGrow Show, professor and consultant Rob Cross joins Halelly to discuss how to leverage network analysis to create collaboratively efficient networks and improve your collaborative process. You’ll learn the steps leaders can take to implement network analysis in our organizations, how to avoid overloading high-performers or ‘energizers’ by being more strategic about collaboration, and how to leverage what Rob calls ‘second tier connectors’ for maximum collaborative efficiency. Plus, find out how creating more collaboratively efficient networks to buy back one day a week of your time and be happier! Listen and be sure to share this episode with others.

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161: The A Player Advantage – Building a Team You Would Enthusiastically Rehire with Rick Crossland

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161: The A Player Advantage – Building a Team You Would Enthusiastically Rehire with Rick Crossland

What percentage of your team would you enthusiastically rehire? That’s the percentage of A Players on your team. What if your entire team was made up of A Players? According to author and business coach Rick Crossland, that’s not only possible, but a necessary part of realizing your business’s highest potential. On this episode of The TalentGrow Show, Rick joins Halelly to define what an A Player is, how we as leaders can encourage and develop A-level performance in our employees, and what we should be doing about the B and C players on our team. You’ll learn about what Rick calls the seven Cs of leadership and find out what differentiates true leaders from non-leaders. Plus, discover why Rick thinks panel interviews are the way to go when you’re looking to bring someone new onto your team. Listen and be sure to share this episode with others!

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160: Take the Leap – Why and How to Transform Your Career with Bestselling Author Sara Bliss

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160: Take the Leap – Why and How to Transform Your Career with Bestselling Author Sara Bliss

Is a career path a straight line or more like a winding road full of forks and detours? On each episode of The TalentGrow Show, guests briefly describe their professional journeys. It’s inspiring to hear about the challenges that successful individuals have faced to get to where they are today and to draw lessons from their experiences. On this episode, freelance writer and bestselling author Sara Bliss and Halelly talk about what it takes to transform your career and achieve what you want most from your life and your work. Taking the leap into a new career can be terrifying so it’s helpful to hear from others who have done it already. Sara shares her own professional journey and the journeys of others that inspired her to write her book, Take The Leap, and offers valuable advice on how to pivot in your career even when circumstances seem to be against you. Listen and be sure to share this episode with others in your network!

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159: [Solo] Why & How to Get to Know Your Employees to Increase Engagement and Performance

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159: [Solo] Why & How to Get to Know Your Employees to Increase Engagement and Performance

A mistake many busy leaders make is to just focus on getting the work done. They fall into the role of task master and interact with their team members on a task-basis only.

Your workplace interactions with your employees should be about more than just work tasks. The more that your team members feel like you care to see and know them as humans (not just workers), the more they feel a brain-based need to reciprocate that same care and attention. Caring, vulnerability, curiosity, kindness, and caring build trust.

In this solo episode of the TalentGrow Show, Halelly shares a personal story from a recent workshop in which learning this lesson deeply moved the participants and generated insights and commitments to change. She discusses why you should increase your intimacy with your team members – to know them better – and how to get started (plus what NOT to do).

Take a listen, weigh in with your own opinion, and share with others!

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158: Harnessing Neuroscience to Improve Human Resilience with Dr. Dave Rabin

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158: Harnessing Neuroscience to Improve Human Resilience with Dr. Dave Rabin

Stress is something we all struggle with in our personal and professional lives. There are over 129,000 deaths in the US every year attributed to stress alone. On this episode of The TalentGrow Show, neuroscientist and board-certified psychiatrist Dr. David Rabin discusses how we can leverage cutting-edge neuroscientific research to train ourselves to develop resilience and improve our mental and physical performance under stress. While Dr. Rabin has developed a scientifically-validated wearable technology to help us do just this, he also believes that we have the ability to improve on our own without the aid of technology. Discover what makes our fight-or-flight instinct work against us and how we can prevent that from happening, what we can learn from paying attention to our Heart Rate Variability (HRV), and how we can start using Dr. Rabin’s research to tackle chronic stress and burnout in the workplace. Tune in and don’t forget to share this episode with others in your network.

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157: Reframing Career Development for Greater Success and Satisfaction with Prof. Rajshree Agarwal

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157: Reframing Career Development for Greater Success and Satisfaction with Prof. Rajshree Agarwal

Sometimes the solution to a problem is to reframe the issue itself. Rajshree Agarwal, PhD is the Rudolph P. Lamone Chair and Professor of Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship at the University of Maryland and Director of the Ed Snider Center for Enterprise and Markets, and on this episode of The TalentGrow Show she discusses how we can reframe key career development and leadership concepts in a way that will help us achieve greater success and career satisfaction for ourselves and our teams. She shares stories from her own journey to demonstrate the value of her unique perspective on ideas like upward mobility, risk tolerance, and work-life balance. Plus, Rajshree weighs in on the negative and positive aspects of ‘social comparison,’ and offers Halelly advice on something she’s recently struggled with! Listen and be sure to share this episode with others.

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156: Discovering Your Central Purpose – Why Leaders Need Philosophy with Tal Tsfany

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156: Discovering Your Central Purpose – Why Leaders Need Philosophy with Tal Tsfany

Understanding yourself and what motivates you is a critical piece of leadership success. This means that philosophy, which helps us understand the principles that govern the human mind and the mind’s relationship with reality, can be an invaluable tool to upgrade your leadership effectiveness. Tech entrepreneur and nonprofilt CEO Tal Tsfany shares his journey to discovering his personal central purpose and how philosophy and introspection paved the way for his success on this episode of The TalentGrow Show. He discusses with Halelly the process he went through to discover his values, how to avoid philosophical mistakes many leaders make, and how to bring out the genius within each of your employees by understanding their motivations. Plus, find out what it means to be what Tal calls a ‘valuer of life’! Tune in and share with others in your network.

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155: [Ask Halelly] “How can I develop transferable skills now that can help me in my next or dream job?” on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay

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155: [Ask Halelly] “How can I develop transferable skills now that can help me in my next or dream job?” on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay

Can you develop your skills for your next job – even your dream job – while still in your current role? Yes. You can, and you should. Halelly will show you how in today’s Ask Halelly episode.

Here’s another Ask Halelly episode of the TalentGrow Show, where Halelly answers a question from a listener, a member of the audience at one of her conference speaking events, a learner in one of her corporate workshops, or a member of the media.

First, Halelly reminds you that you own your development, and encourages you to be proactive in developing the skills you need for your next job. Then, she shares five broadly useful transferable skills to focus on plus suggests specific, non-training, low-budget ideas for how you to grow them, while still in your current role. And even without any involvement from your current boss if it’s not possible.

Take a listen, weigh in with your own opinion, and share with others!

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154: The ingredients of great leadership with Chef Charles Carroll [rebroadcast ep60]

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154: The ingredients of great leadership with Chef Charles Carroll [rebroadcast ep60]

While we take a vacation, we’re rebroadcasting a few of our favorite episodes from the archives of the earlier years of the show. This one was originally broadcast as episode 60. Enjoy!

What does cooking and food have to do with leadership and life? For executive chef, Culinary Olympics gold medalist, and author of The Recipe: A Story of Love, Loss and the Ingredients of Greatness Charles Carroll, the answer is: everything. In today’s episode of the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay, Charles shares his seven rules of the kitchen (and specifically how they apply to life and leadership), the three things you need to do as a leader to make your team succeed, as well as a deceptively simple tip that he says is actually the biggest secret of his success! Listen to be enlightened, entertained, and inspired (and don’t forget to subscribe and share!)

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153: [Solo] 10 conversations every leader should have with every employee on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay [rebroadcast ep38]

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153: [Solo] 10 conversations every leader should have with every employee on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay [rebroadcast ep38]

While we take a vacation, we’re rebroadcasting a few of our favorite episodes from the archives of the earlier years of the show. This one was originally broadcast as episode 38. Enjoy!

Are you having ongoing, regular, and timely conversations with every single one of your employees about performance, goals, career, and feedback? Or are you waiting for the once- or twice-per-year ‘Performance Review’ formal conversations? Purposeful conversations positively contribute to the employee’s current and future level of performance and engagement at work, so don’t leave things up to chance or wait too long. On this solo episode of the TalentGrow Show, Halelly helps you plan and execute on these kinds of important leader-employee conversations. Listen and learn the top 10 types of conversations that you should be having with every employee throughout each year.

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152: The Flipside of Leadership – Intelligent Disobedience with Ira Chaleff [rebroadcast ep15]

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152: The Flipside of Leadership – Intelligent Disobedience with Ira Chaleff [rebroadcast ep15]

While we take a vacation, we’re rebroadcasting a few of our favorite episodes from the archives of the earlier years of the show. This one was originally broadcast as episode 15. Enjoy!

All of us are both leaders and followers. While we often focus on how to lead, author, speaker, workshop presenter and innovative thinker Ira Chaleff has focused his career on the beneficial use of power between those who are leading and those who are following in any given situation. Ira chatted with TalentGrow Show host, Halelly Azulay, about ways in which we can all become more courageous followers and why there are times when we should all choose the path of intelligent disobedience. Taken from the lexicon of guide dog training, Ira introduces the term Intelligent Disobedience to fit our model of leadership and followership in organizations, societies, and families. Based on his latest book of the same name, Ira talks about when we should feel the responsibility – even the obligation – to speak up and push back to those in power, because it is the right thing to do and it helps our leaders avoid big, possibly hurtful, mistakes. And Halelly and Ira discuss the important ways in which, as leaders, we can create the kinds of cultures that supports courageous followership. This episode will expand your view of leadership, courage, and living in a principled way and leave you deeply inspired.

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150: [Ask Halelly] “How can I develop myself or my employees to keep growing and engaged in the current role?” on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay

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150: [Ask Halelly] “How can I develop myself or my employees to keep growing and engaged in the current role?” on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay

How can I develop myself within my current job? How can I offer employee development when there isn’t a clear path for promotion? How can I help employees stay and grow within my company? Halelly addresses these questions on this Ask Halelly episode of the TalentGrow Show, where Halelly answers a question from a listener, a member of the audience at one of her conference speaking events, a learner in one of her corporate workshops, or a member of the media.

First, Halelly explains why we all need to take ownership of our own development, and how good bosses know that one of the best ways to keep their best employees is to keep challenging and developing them. Then, she gives three steps you can take to guide employee development without requiring a lot of resources or organizational supports. Plus, she shares five examples of non-training employee development methods you could try for yourself or your employees and three different scenarios for how this might play out with your team members and their unique development needs. Take a listen, weigh in with your own opinion, and share with others!

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147: [Solo] 7 actionable tips for leaders to make meetings suck less on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay

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147: [Solo] 7 actionable tips for leaders to make meetings suck less on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay

Are you a leader who lets their meetings suck?

Ask most office workers what is the bane of their existence and inevitably you’ll hear about the many terrible meetings they have to sit through. Death by PowerPoint. Off-topic conversations. People showing up late. Meetings starting late and running over time. People tuning out. Little to nothing getting accomplished. And the list goes on… So many meetings completely suck.

Thing is, too many leaders let their meetings suck. Don’t be one of them.

We’ve got you covered. On this solo episode of the TalentGrow Show, Halelly shares seven actionable tips for what you can do to have effective, efficient, and productive meetings where things actually get done. And that don’t suck. Take a listen, weigh in with your own opinion, and share with others!

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146: Transforming Your Leadership through a Disruption Mindset with Charlene Li

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146: Transforming Your Leadership through a Disruption Mindset with Charlene Li

‘Disruptive Leadership’ is a big trend in business today. But what does it really mean? Why is disruption so critical to achieving progress, and how can we cultivate it effectively as leaders? Entrepreneur and founder Charlene Li is the bestselling author of six books, and in her upcoming book titled The Disruption Mindset, she helps us answer these very questions. Charlene joins Halelly on this episode of The TalentGrow Show to discuss the key ideas behind her book and to dig into what a disruptive mindset really means. Discover how Charlene defines a true disruptor, why disruptive companies actually need a great deal of order and structure to be successful, and how you can cultivate effectively the three elements of disruption: strategy, leadership and culture. Plus, Charlene shares a real-life example of disruptive leadership from software-titan Adobe! Listen and share with others in your network.

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