167: [Solo] How to Create Positive Connection Jolts in Conversations on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay

167: [Solo] How to Create Positive Connection Jolts in Conversations on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay

You know how you feel a positive jolt of connection when someone says something in a conversation that you can relate to?
This happens naturally, frequently, and it’s a good thing – it helps us build bonds with others and have more positive interactions that lead to more trusting relationships.
On this solo episode of the TalentGrow Show, Halelly will show you why and how we can authentically create better interactions, better bonds, more trust, and better outcomes by harnessing the power of the oxytocin-charged connection jolts in our conversations.
Plus, learn how to generate more of these feel-good jolts of connection, with more frequency, with team members, colleagues, and anyone with whom we want to build a stronger bond.
Take a listen, weigh in with your own opinion, and share with others!

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

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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165: How Leaders can Beat Burnout by Leveraging the Whole SELF Lifestyle™ with Sarah Argenal

165: How Leaders can Beat Burnout by Leveraging the Whole SELF Lifestyle™ with Sarah Argenal

Burnout is one of the biggest enemies of productivity and success, and many experts today are calling it an epidemic. So what can we leaders do to help eradicate burnout in ourselves and our teams? Speaker, writer and facilitator Sarah Argenal, MA, CPC joins Halelly on this episode of The TalentGrow Show to share her philosophy and practical framework for beating burnout: The Whole SELF Lifestyle™. Using her own life experiences as examples, Sarah walks us through a four-step process aimed at helping us blend and improve all the seemingly separate areas of our lives and ultimately eradicate the underlying causes of burnout. You’ll also learn how, as leaders, we can utilize The Whole SELF Lifestyle™ to help our teams thrive. Tune in and be sure to share this episode with others!

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164: How to Run Meetings Your Team Actually Wants to Attend with Elise Keith

164: How to Run Meetings Your Team Actually Wants to Attend with Elise Keith

For many, team meetings are the bane of corporate existence. Too often, it feels like everyone’s time is wasted and very little is accomplished. So what are leaders doing wrong? On this episode of The TalentGrow Show, author and co-founder and CEO of Lucid Meetings Elise Keith joins Halelly to discuss how to get high performance and engagement from your team at meetings and run meetings that your team actually wants to attend. You’ll learn what should and shouldn’t be a meeting at all and why Elise recommends making all meetings optional. Plus, Elise shares two questions leaders should ask their employees every single week. Listen and don’t forget to share this episode with others!

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162: How to Ace the Hiring Process – What Every Leader Needs to Know with Katie McConnell Olson

162: How to Ace the Hiring Process – What Every Leader Needs to Know with Katie McConnell Olson

It isn’t hard to find advice on how to nail the hiring process as a candidate. But what about nailing it as hiring manager? Too many leaders are under-prepared when it comes to hiring and talent acquisition. On this episode of The TalentGrow Show, founder and president of Hire Education Consulting Group Katie McConnell Olson joins Halelly to talk about what every leader needs to know about hiring. She goes step-by-step through the hiring process and shares advice on how to avoid common mistakes many leaders make, how to figure out the market value of a position, and what we can do to mitigate unconscious bias that may be affecting our hiring decisions. Plus, find out why it’s so important to discuss salary expectations up front! Listen and be sure to share this episode with others in your network.

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

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

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

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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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

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

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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148: Leadership Lessons from Mars: A New Approach to Teamwork and Collaboration with Carlos Valdes-Dapena

148: Leadership Lessons from Mars: A New Approach to Teamwork and Collaboration with Carlos Valdes-Dapena

An effective approach to team building and collaboration is a key component of any successful organization. Yet, many leaders may find today’s prevailing models on the subject not very helpful. On this episode of The TalentGrow Show, author and organizational development professional Carlos Valdes-Dapena challenges the prevailing orthodoxy of corporate team building and shares the unique model he developed from years of research and experience working with Mars, Inc. Listen to discover the motivation and key ideas behind Carlos’ new book Lessons From Mars, learn the three imperatives and six practices that make up his team building model, and get actionable tips and exercises for implementing it successfully in your team. Plus, find out when and why collaboration isn’t always necessary! Tune in and don’t forget to share with others in your network.

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145: How to Boost Innovation in Your Organization through the Same Side Selling Model with Ian Altman

145: How to Boost Innovation in Your Organization through the Same Side Selling Model with Ian Altman

Innovation is crucial to the success of any organization. Yet, it is too often stifled by an outmoded approach to pitching and collaborating on new ideas. Best-selling author and leading authority on accelerating business growth Ian Altman joins Halelly on this episode of The TalentGrow show to share his collaborative and integrity-based approach to selling and innovation called Same Side Selling. Discover the four components to a great pitch, constructive conversations leaders can have with team members who are pitching new ideas, and how Same Side Selling discards the harmful, zero-sum models of selling in favor of a collaborative, win-win approach. Plus, learn the four questions you should ask yourself (or someone else) to vet any new idea in your organization! Tune in and don’t forget to share this episode with others.

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144: Running Remote – How to Lead Effectively in a Remote Workplace with Liam Martin

144: Running Remote – How to Lead Effectively in a Remote Workplace with Liam Martin

Today we are witnessing the significant rise of the remote workplace. In fact, it has been predicted that 50% of all work will be remote by the year 2027. This means that many leaders will need to learn how to effectively manage remote teams in order to stay relevant and excel in the workplace of the future. In this episode of The TalentGrow Show, co-founder and CMO of TimeDoctor.com and Staff.com Liam Martin joins Halelly to share leadership principles for the remote workplace. Listen to get Liam’s best advice for building engaged and productive remote teams and to discover great tools and resources you can use for developing and implementing effective processes. Plus, find out why small remote businesses need to start acting like large ones very quickly in order to survive! Tune in and be sure to share with others in your network.

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141: A Role Model of Leadership Excellence – the Story of Julia Anderson with Catherine Zaranis

141: A Role Model of Leadership Excellence – the Story of Julia Anderson with Catherine Zaranis

It’s a wonderful thing to have someone in our lives whom we can regard as a role model. On this episode of The TalentGrow Show, Halelly brings her friend and colleague Catherine Zaranis on to share the story of Julia Anderson, an inspiring model of leadership excellence. Julia was a mentor and an inspiration to Catherine and many others she worked with, modelling traits like integrity, living your values even in high stress or high pressure environments, and having the strength and dedication to develop each individual on your team to their highest potential. Listen to discover what made Julia stand out from so many other leaders, what you can learn from her leadership style and techniques, and what it means to be a true role model. Plus, for those of you with longer commutes to and from work, find out how Julia made the best use of her commute time! Listen and please share this episode in memory of a truly remarkable leader.

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140: How to Live and Lead Limitlessly with Laura Gassner Otting

140: How to Live and Lead Limitlessly with Laura Gassner Otting

Defining success for yourself is the first step to achieving it. And while it’s easy to accept the definition of success given to you by others, you’ll find meaning and fulfillment when you define success in your own terms. On this episode of The TalentGrow Show, Halelly chats with speaker, author and entrepreneur Laura Gassner Otting about the powerful message behind her new book, Limitless: How to Ignore Everybody, Carve Your Own Path, and Live Your Best Life. Listen to Laura’s unique take on finding your purpose and carving your path. Discover the four important values that make up what Laura calls living in alignment and the four insidious goals many of us have that ultimately set us up for failure. Plus, find out why Laura says that ‘follow your passion’ is the world’s worst advice! Listen and don’t forget to share with others.

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138: Sense and Respond – Transform Your Leadership Through a Powerful Mindset Shift with Jeff Gothelf

138: Sense and Respond – Transform Your Leadership Through a Powerful Mindset Shift with Jeff Gothelf

Software has consumed the world, according to author, speaker and organizational designer Jeff Gothelf. What does this mean? To start with, there is a lot to be gained as leaders by thinking of our organizations as software-driven. In this episode of The TalentGrow Show, Jeff joins Halelly to discuss a powerful model and mindset shift which he calls sense and respond. Breaking it down into three steps, Jeff explains how making this shift allows us to successfully leverage the value that new technologies bring to our workplaces and to transform our leadership and teams accordingly. Plus, get actionable tactics and techniques for increasing transparency, encouraging productive experimentation, and upgrading your leadership effectiveness. Listen and be sure to share with others!

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135: Winning with Accountability – the Secret Language of High Performing Leaders with Henry Evans

135: Winning with Accountability – the Secret Language of High Performing Leaders with Henry Evans

To many, accountability means meeting your commitments in the eyes of others. For high performers, however, this is only a small part of what accountability really means. Henry Evans, Invited Agitator and Key Peacemaker for the C-Suite, joins Halelly on this episode of The TalentGrow Show to define accountability for high performers, identify common mistakes many leaders make, and teach you how to ‘Win with Accountability’ (after all, that’s in the title of two of his books!) You’ll learn about the pitfalls of overcommitment and poor vertical communication, why it’s important not to externalize problems that arise in your organization, and how we as leaders can promote an atmosphere of safety in which our team feels comfortable discussing and learning from mistakes. Plus, find out why you should always strive to include people who are different from you in your business planning. Henry is full of actionable advice for leaders, so don’t miss this one! Listen and share what you learned with others.

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133: Rule Makers, Rule Breakers – Balancing Tight and Loose Cultural Norms in Your Workplace with Michele Gelfand

133: Rule Makers, Rule Breakers – Balancing Tight and Loose Cultural Norms in Your Workplace with Michele Gelfand

Workplace cultures vary greatly in terms of how strict or loose they are. Ideally, where a given workplace falls on this spectrum reflects the values and necessities of that business or organization. This raises a crucial question for us as leaders: how do we determine what is just the right amount of tightness or looseness in our workplace cultures? Professor Michele Gelfand of the University of Maryland joins Halelly on this episode of The TalentGrow Show to discuss the high impact role of cultural norms in the workplace. Listen to find out what factors tend to determine tightness or looseness in both organizations and nations, how leaders can harness the power of cultural norms to promote a higher level of effectiveness in their workplaces, and how you can use an understanding of Michele’s ideas to help you become a better negotiator. Plus, discover how these ideas can translate usefully on an individual level as well! Be sure to tune in and share what you learn with others.

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131: [Solo] How to Delegate Right and Reduce Your Stress on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay

131: [Solo] How to Delegate Right and Reduce Your Stress on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay

Effective delegation is an essential supervisory skill. Any leader who supervises the work of others must learn to delegate effectively in order to accomplish his or her goals. As you move into a leadership role you must remove some of the work you previously accomplished on your own in order to make time for performance management and leadership tasks. And because that work still must be completed, you will need to delegate it to your staff.

On this solo episode of the TalentGrow Show, Halelly summarizes the barriers and benefits of delegating and describes a step-by-step process to help you delegate successfully, reduce your stress, grow your talent, and create better teams. Take a listen, weigh in with your own opinion, and share with others!

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