The Change Artist: Recent Episodes
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On The Change Artist, we bring our listeners stories and great advice for leading, and following, through change from business leaders who are making a difference in their organizations. Interviews cover topics including effectively communicating change and overcoming resistance to change.
This season is all about Transformation. Transformation is a word that gets thrown around a lot these days, particularly by consultants, but what does it really mean. This season, we have a great line-up of business and thought leaders who are at the forefront of the theory and execution of transformation to help us shed a little light on what transformation is and how we execute it well.
So to help us kick off the season, this week on The Change Artist we talk to Anu George, an experienced transformation leader who has worked with large, multinational organizations like Unilever, Morningstar, and AIG, on global and enterprise-wide business and digital transformation.
To learn more about how to bring conversations like these to your team or organization, you can visit us at www.blueswiftconsulting.com to schedule a complementary intro call.
This season is all about Transformation. Transformation is a word that gets thrown around a lot these days, particularly by consultants, but what does it really mean. This season, we have a great line-up of business and thought leaders who are at the forefront of the theory and execution of transformation to help us shed a little light on what transformation is and how we execute it well.
So to help us kick off the season, this week on The Change Artist we talk to Laura Beres, Vice President of Enterprise Transformation at Ulta Beauty, who shares with us what transformation means at Ulta Beauty and how her team operates to make transformation successful.
To learn more about how to bring conversations like these to your team or organization, you can visit us at www.blueswiftconsulting.com to schedule a complementary intro call.
This season we’ve looked at a range of structures, from the project management office to practices within the organization that help promote employee work-life fit. We wrap up this series of episodes by taking a look at shadow boards.
This week on The Change Artist, we talk to Mahwesh Khan, a senior advisor and researcher at the International Institute for Management Development in Switzerland, with specific expertise in governance and strategy diagnostics, and she shares with us her research findings on the uses and benefits of shadow boards. You can find more information on Mahwesh's research at hbr.org.
To learn more about how to bring conversations like these to your team or organization, you can visit us at www.blueswiftconsulting.com to schedule a complementary intro call.
As we continue to examine the structures in and outside our organizations that help us work through change, I wanted to spend a minute thinking about structures and practices within the organization that help promote employee work-life fit. It’s incredibly hard to accommodate change, and be resilient in the face of change, when you’re dealing with overwhelm and, at least for me, one of the biggest triggers of overwhelm comes when stress at work compounds with stress at home and things start to feel like they’re going off the rails everywhere all at once.
This week on The Change Artist, we talk to Leslie Ford, creator of The Mom’s Hierarchy of Needs, a research-based framework that surfaces the link between self-care, wellbeing, and growth. Her writing and work has been featured in The Washington Post, CNN, and Fast Company, to name a few, and she’s here today to talk to us about what it means to create inclusive cultures that meet the needs of the caregivers in our organizations, to enable them to be their best on all the stages where they perform.
To learn more about Leslie's work with The Mom's Hierarchy of Needs, you can check her out at www.momshierarchyofneeds.com.
To learn more about how to bring conversations like these to your team or organization, you can visit us at www.blueswiftconsulting.com to schedule a complementary intro call.
I’ve talked to many people who have a love hate relationship with project management. When there’s no project management rigor around the change programs we’re trying to drive, programs can feel chaotic and collapse under the weight of that chaos. When there’s dogmatic adherence to standard project management one-size-fits-all practices, it can feel like change initiatives collapse under the weight of non-value-add administrative burden.
This week on The Change Artist, we talk with Jaci Cooper, Director of Projects and Planning at the Kent District Library. She shares with us the change journey she guided her organization through, charting a course to improving project management rigor without stifling creativity and momentum within her organization, as well as how program management structures have actually helped Kent District Library lean more effectively into change..
To learn more about how to bring conversations like these to your team or organization, you can visit us at www.blueswiftconsulting.com to schedule a complementary intro call.
As we continue to examine the structures in and outside our organizations that help us work through change, we’re taking a minute to shine a spotlight on professional associations. These are organizations that operate outside of a specific employer who focus on a specific skillset or industry and provide opportunities to build skills and network. There’s a professional association for almost any line of work you might be interested in, and they can be impactful vectors for the new ideas that can serve as the seeds for grass-roots change in our organizations.
This week on The Change Artist, we talk to Cindy Stanley, Executive Director of the Accounting and Financial Women’s Alliance, or AFWA, and she shares her experience around how professional organizations operate in the ecosystem of professional development and organizational change.
To learn more about AFWA, you can check them out at www.afwa.org, or visit them on Facebook, Instagram, or LinkedIn under the handle @afwanational
To learn more about how to bring conversations like these to your team or organization, you can visit us at www.blueswiftconsulting.com to schedule a complementary intro call.
The organization operates as a complex ecosystem of people, policy, process, structure, and tools. Trying to drive change in a single aspect, without considering the reinforcing structures across the full ecosystem is likely to render those changes unsustainable.
This week on The Change Artist, we talk to Darin Dorsey, an experienced anti-violence consultant and trainer, and the co-founder of Rooting Movements, and he shares his insights from his work in the social change space around challenging organizational defaults to align the way our organizations operate with the outcomes we're trying to drive.
To learn more about Darin's work with Rooting Movements, you can check them out at www.rootingmovements.org and follow them on Twitter under the handle @Darinat0r.
To learn more about how to bring conversations like these to your team or organization, you can visit us at www.blueswiftconsulting.com to schedule a complementary intro call.
This week on The Change Artist we continue our conversation on measuring change and how we talk about the degree to which we’ve been successful in driving our desired change. Our guest today is Dr. Jue Wu, a postdoc researcher in STEM education at UC Berkley and the author of the recent paper in the Journal of Diversity in Higher Education - “Change mapping of models to diversify STEM faculty as practiced by alliances for graduate education and the professoriate" (https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2022-69859-001). She’s here with us today to share her perspective on how we think about understanding sustainability and scalability of our change initiatives.
To learn more about Jue's work, you're welcome to reach out to her over email at juewu@berkeley.edu
To learn more about how to bring conversations like these to your team or organization, you can visit us at www.blueswiftconsulting.com to schedule a complementary intro call.
"When you go in to collect data, step one is why. What is your purpose? What is the mission you're trying to move forward."
This week on The Change Artist we're joined by Sertrice Grice, cofounder and chief consulting officer of Mattingly Solutions, a woman-owned diversity, equity and inclusion consulting firm. She’s also the co-author of "Inclusalytics - How Diversity Equity & Inclusion Leaders Use Data to Drive their Work." She’s here with us today to share her perspective and experience around how we think about measuring change and defining success for our change initiatives
To learn more about Sertrice's work, you can reach out to her on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sertrice/. You can also learn more about Mattingly Solutions at www.mattinglysolutions.com. Be sure to check out her book on Amanzon: https://www.amazon.com/Inclusalytics-Diversity-Equity-Inclusion-Leaders/dp/B09WQF65FG
To learn more about how to bring conversations like these to your team or organization, you can visit us at www.blueswiftconsulting.com to schedule a complementary intro call.
"There's no business without showbusiness."
This week on The Change Artist we're joined by Mike Verret, principal of Verrett & Associates - a firm that helps entrepreneurs shape their message and talk about their businesses in a way that makes investors and buyers say “Tell me more!”, and he’s with us today to challenge our thinking on how we craft messaging that engages our audience and helps us get from introduction to outcome.
To reach out to Mike directly and learn more about his work, you can connect with him on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-verret/
To learn more about how to bring conversations like these to your team or organization, you can visit us at www.blueswiftconsulting.com to schedule a complementary intro call.
"Instead of fighting [sexism] and saying we don't want to do this, let's just stop doing it. Let's just stop using gender as this meta context and the most important thing when writing about women in their fields."
This week on The Change Artist we're joined by Christie Aschwanden, science journalist, author, and advocate for the Finkbeiner Test - a checklist to help science journalists avoid gender bias in articles about women in science. She shares her insight around how what we choose, or choose NOT, to say or write about plays a role in driving change.
To learn more about the Finkbeiner test, you can check it out here on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finkbeiner_test. You can learn more about Christie's work on her website, www.christieaschwanden.com, see what she's writing about these days at Last Word on Nothing, https://www.lastwordonnothing.com/, and follow her on Facebook, Instagram, and Mastadon under the handle @CragCrest. You can also check out her podcast on the creative process, Emerging Form, at https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/emerging-form/id1453909552.
To learn more about how to bring conversations like these to your team or organization, you can visit us at www.blueswiftconsulting.com to schedule a complementary intro call.
"The management skill for this era is knowing how to communicate with your team, and to create a holding space, often remotely, in the face of so much uncertainty."
This week on The Change Artist we're joined by Morra Aarons-Mele, a global speaker, best-selling author, and strategic communications consultant. She's also the host of the The Anxious Achiever, a podcast on a mission to reframe how we think about anxiety and mental health at work. She shares her insights around the anxiety that change can induce, and the power of shifting our personal and group narratives to help build a positive environment for change.
To learn more about Morra's work and connect with her directly, you can reach her on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/morraaaronsmele/. Be sure to check out her podcast, The Anxious Achiever, wherever you get great podcasts, and keep an eye out for her upcoming book, also titled The Anxious Achiever - https://a.co/d/fJhIR5w.
To learn more about how to bring conversations like these to your team or organization, you can visit us at www.blueswiftconsulting.com to schedule a complementary intro call.
"Your industry may be technology or medicine or research, but the business that you're in is the people business."
This week on The Change Artist we're joined by Jay Williams, an author, speaker, and communication coach focused on helping his clients create alignment among leaders and executives to ensure clarity of values, company culture, strategic priorities, and key business metrics. He shares his insights around empathetic communication that not only reframes change within our organizations, but engenders the emotional commitment that is the ultimate trigger for discretionary performance.
To connect with Jay directly, you can reach him at www.jaywilliamsco.com.
To learn more about how to bring conversations like these to your team or organization, you can visit us at www.blueswiftconsulting.com to schedule a complementary intro call.
"Your thoughts become your words. Your words become your actions." - Gandhi
This week on The Change Artist we're joined by Akua Nyame-Mensah, an executive coach, recognized facilitator, and former start-up leader who supports reluctant, fire-fighting, and overwhelmed leaders. She shares her insights around not only the language we use with others, but also the language we use with ourselves and how that enables us to thrive through change.
To connect with Akua directly, you can reach her on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/akuanm/) or at her website at https://www.akuanm.com/. Also be sure to check out her podcast, Open Door Conversations wherever you listen to great podcasts.
To learn more about how to bring conversations like these to your team or organization, you can visit us at www.blueswiftconsulting.com to schedule a complementary intro call.
"If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea." - Antoine de Saint Exupéry.
This week on The Change Artist we're joined by Alex Echols, a coach, consultant, and speaker focusing on the intersection of emotional intelligence-based leadership, mindfulness, and wealth building, as well as the best-selling author of The Two-Week Notice. He shares his insight on the role of mindfulness in behavior change and effective leadership.
To connect with Alex directly, you can reach him on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexechols/) or with his Instagram handle, HeyAlexEchols.
To learn more about how to bring conversations like these to your team or organization, you can visit us at www.blueswiftconsulting.com to schedule a complementary intro call.
How do we understand the behavior of others? As leaders, how do we tailor our approach to the individuals on our team to help everyone be as successful as possible?
This week on The Change Artist we're joined by Gregg Gregory, a teambuilding mastermind with over 25 years of experience helping organizations build the leadership, cultlure and teaming behaviors that allow them to produce breakthrough results. In our conversation, Gregg shares his insights around those teaming behaviors, what makes good teams tick, and how we drive the right behaviors on our teams to make them as effective as possible.
To learn more about Gregg and his work, you can visit him at www.teamsrock.com, or check out his social media profiles on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn using the handle Teams Rock.
To learn more about how to bring conversations like these to your team or organization, you can visit us at www.blueswiftconsulting.com to schedule a complementary intro call.
How do we understand our work in the context of the broader organization? How does that understanding impact our engagement with the change initiatives going on around us?
This week on The Change Artist we're joined by Kevin Herring, founder of Ascent Management Consulting, specializing in work-group and business unit turnarounds, coaching and other workforce performance solutions. He shares his insights on the importance of our orientation toward the people in your organization and the importance of knowledge sharing to empower employees and foster high levels of engagement and achievement.
To learn more about the 90-day Turnaround, you can visit https://ascentperformanceinstitute.teachable.com/p/the-90day-turnaround. You can also reach Kevin directly through his website: https://ascentmgt.com/
To learn more about how to bring conversations like these to your team or organization, you can visit us at www.blueswiftconsulting.com to schedule a complementary intro call.
"Behavior change is what backs up good intentions or the desire to correct something."
This week on The Change Artist we're joined by Diana Alt, career growth coach and strategist, who shares her insights on the importance, as a team, of getting on the same side of a mission or problem as a way to maintain a productive relationship to the hard work that needs to be done.
To learn more, you can visit Diana at www.dianaalt.com, or on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/in/dianakalt/
To learn more about how to bring conversations like these to your team or organization, you can visit us at www.blueswiftconsulting.com to schedule a complementary intro call.
"If the external environment is moving faster than your internal environment, then you're going to fall behind until you fall over, whether we're talking about 'you' as a person or 'you' as an organization."
This week on The Change Artist we're joined by Rich Alderton, a speaker and coach with over 25 years leading change in some of the world's most innovative organization, who shares his insights on how to improve our ability to adapt and how that contributes to our ability to thrive through change.
To learn more, you can visit Rich at his website www.highperformancechange.com.
To learn more about how to bring conversations like these to your team or organization, you can visit us at www.blueswiftconsulting.com to schedule a complementary intro call.
"When we can really understand what's driving behavior in the first place, we can find ways to meet those needs in a better way and create a path of least resistance with our change."
This week on The Change Artist we're joined by Chris Gray, pioneering expert in buyer psychology and purchase behavior, who shares his insights on relationships as the foundation of effective change.
To learn more, you can visit Chris at his website www.thebuycologist.com, or email him directly at chris.gray@thebuycologist.com
To learn more about how to bring conversations like these to your team or organization, you can visit us at www.blueswiftconsulting.com to schedule a complementary intro call.
How do we think about empowering the people around us to take up the mantle for driving change? When we're part of a mission that's bigger than our own individual contribution, how do we go about finding and building relationships with the right partners to help us drive the change we're looking to make?
This week on The Change Artist we're joined by Priya Shah, Executive Director of Storycatchers Theatre, a Chicago organization focused on helping justice-involved youth work address trauma and build social and emotional skills to help them chart a course for success as they move forward with their lives, making them the change agents of their own stories.
To learn more about Storycatchers Theater, you can visit their website at www.storycatcherstheatre.org. If you're interested specifically in the upcoming October 17 event, please visit the organization's events page here: www.storycatcherstheatre.org/event/youth-voices-from-detention-during-the-pandemic-a-conversation/
To learn more about how to bring conversations like these to your team or organization, you can visit us at www.blueswiftconsulting.com to schedule a complementary intro call.
When you see a problem, how do you figure out how to solve it systemically instead of just applying a band-aid? How do you make sure you're solving that problem in a way that actually addresses the needs of its victims?
This week on The Change Artist we're joined by Mat Boyle, CEO and founder of Online to Offline, a company committed to using entrepreneurship and job creation as a vehicle to end poverty-driven exploitation. He shares his insights around the importance of empathy and listening when it comes to truly understanding social issues and their victims.
To connect with Mat directly, you can reach him on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mathew-boyle-08670510/. You can also check out www.thesalesgrowthscorecard.com to learn more about his company.
To learn more about how to bring conversations like these to your team or organization, you can visit us at www.blueswiftconsulting.com to schedule a complementary intro call.
How do we use education to move people from fear and anger to empowerment? How do we communicate in ways that drive change by helping people relate what we're talking about to their lives and situations?
This week on The Change Artist we're joined by Stephanie Olson, CEO of the Set Me Free Project, who shares her insights around the importance of education and learning as a necessary first step to driving social change.
To learn more about the Set Me Free Project, you can visit the organization's website at www.setmefreeproject.net.
To learn more about how to bring conversations like these to your team or organization, you can visit us at www.blueswiftconsulting.com to schedule a complementary intro call.
How do we bring an evidence-based approach to identifying social issues?
This week on The Change Artist we're joined by Aisha Cargile, who shares her insights around the using data to tackle equity issues and the role communication plays in driving social change.
To learn more about Aisha's work, you can reach her directly on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/aishacargile/) or visit her at the McCord & Cargile website (https://www.mccordandcargile.com/).
To learn more about how to bring conversations like these to your team or organization, you can visit us at www.blueswiftconsulting.com to schedule a complementary intro call.
Many of us set aside money to donate to social causes that resonate with us, but have you ever considered social change investment vehicles as part of your savings and investment plan?
This week on The Change Artist, we're joined by Lawrence Williams, principal at the De-Carceration Fund, who shares his perspective on balancing profit and purpose and investing our morals.
To learn more about the social impact of popular investment vehicles, you can visit www.asyousew.org.
If you're interested in learning more about the De-Carceration Fund, you can visit them at their website, www.decarcerationfund.com. You can also follow the fund on Instagram ( ), Twitter ( ), and LinkedIn ( ).
What's the difference between thriving in change and just putting up with chaos? How do we understand both the competency and the mindset of organizational agility? This week on The Change Artist we're joined by Marcelino Sanchez, who shares his insights around the importance of psychological safety creating true change agility on our teams and in our organizations.
To learn more about the work that Marcelino does with Agilityze, you can visit his website at www.agilityze.com, or contact him directly at marcelino@agilityze.com.
To learn more about how to bring conversations like these to your team or organization, you can visit us at www.blueswiftconsulting.com to schedule a complementary intro call.
What does it mean to show up for others at work?
How does the quality of our relationships at work impact our ability to handle disruption and change?
This week on The Change Artist we're joined by Morag Barrett, who shares her insights on the importance of the Ally Mindset and relationships at in creating psychologically safe teams that are empowered to perform.
Be sure to take the Ally Mindset Profile at www.skyeteam.cloud/changeartist to understand where you may need to turn the dial up or down to better role model Ally behavior.
You can connect directly with Morag on Linked at www.https://www.linkedin.com/in/moragbarrett/. You can also find her at her website, www.skyeteam.com.
How do we distinguish between communication to drive alignment and communication to promote understanding?
How do we build trust and change resilience on our teams and in our organizations?
This week on The Change Artist we're joined by Dr. Robin Buckley, who shares her insights on building change resilience through trust, authenticity, and effective communication.
To learn more, you can visit Robin here:
Website: www.drrobinbuckley.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-robin-buckley-coaching/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drrobinbuckley/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@drrobinbuckley
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrRobinInsights
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/findingthepowerwithin/
If you'd like to bring conversations like this to your organization, please visit us at www.blueswiftconsulting.com to schedule a free intro call.
What does it mean to build a Vibrant Culture?
How do we think about bringing out the best in our team members and teammates?
This week on The Change Artist we're joined by Nicole Greer, who shares her insights on how to create psychologically safe teams where people can be their best and thrive.
To learn more, be sure to check Nicole out on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/build-a-vibrant-culture-nicole-greer/, or visit her at her at her website www.vibrantcoaching.com.
If you'd like to bring conversations like this to your organization, please visit us at www.blueswiftconsulting.com to schedule a free intro call.
What are the tell-tale signs of a low trust environment? How do we think about candor and transparency when we think about building trust and psychological safety? This week on The Change Artist, Dr. Toby Travis, Executive Consultant with the Global School Consulting Group and founder of TrustED, shares his insights and experiences around building trust within your organization.
If you'd like to learn more about Dr. Travis's key leadership behaviors, be sure to check him out on his website at www.trustedconsulting.org, or connect with him on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/drtobytravis/). Also be sure to check out his book, The TrustED School Leader: The Bridge to School Improvement here: https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B098YLWQTQ&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_XDMQW9ZDVRCHWWV176PM.
If you'd like to see how you can bring these kinds of conversations to your organization, please visit us at www.blueswiftconsulting.com to schedule a free discovery call.
What constitutes a healthy skepticism when it comes to business leaders approaching data science? And how do we separate the reality from the hype when we're faced with people who want to sell us data science we don't really understand? This week on The Change Artist, we're joined by Alex Gutman, who shares his insights on how to bridge the communications gap between data scientists and business leaders.
To learn more, be sure to check out Alex's book, Becoming a Data Head: How to Think, Speak, and Understand Data Science, Statistics, and Machine Learning, on Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/dp/1119741742/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_CX2DYRBHWD7V9123YXKV).
If you'd like to bring conversations like this to your organization, please visit us at www.blueswiftconsulting.com to schedule a free discovery call.
Have you ever felt like everyone's talking about data science, but you're a little intimidated by the mathematical backbone of machine learning? This week on The Change Artist, Dr. Josh Starmer, CEO of StatQuest, shares his insights on how to get smart about data scientist without having to get a PhD in mathematics and data science.
To learn more, be sure to check out StatQuest (www.statquest.org), as well as the smart index to the videos we referenced during the episode (https://app.learney.me/maps/StatQuest). You can also find Josh's new book, The StatQuest Illustrated Guide to Machine Learning, on Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09ZCKR4H6/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_WYVQE7ZYZ5GV7DT6JVBW ).
If you'd like to bring conversations like this to your organization, please visit us at www.blueswiftconsulting.com to schedule a free discovery call.
Making data-driven decisions doesn't necessarily mean you have ALL the data. This week on the Change Artist, Neil Hoyne, Chief Measurement Strategist at Google, shares his experiences and lessons learned helping organizations make just one more data-driven decision.
You can connect directly with Neil via LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/neilhoyne/. Also be sure to check out his new book, Converted: The Data-Driven Way to Win Customers' Hearts. You can see an excerpt of the book here: https://convertedbook.com/
If you'd like to see how you can bring these kinds of conversations to your organization, please visit us at www.blueswiftconsulting.com to schedule a free discovery call.
How do we understand the various phases of the data analytics process? How do different parts of the organization interact with, and drive business value through, these phases? This week on The Change Artist, Alex Shubs, Director of Digital manufacturing architecture at Abbvie, shares his insights and experiences leading data science initiatives to drive operational effectiveness.
If you'd like to see how you can bring these kinds of conversations to your organization, please visit us at www.blueswiftconsulting.com to schedule a free discovery call.
How do we think about delivering business value with data? How do we become comfortable leveraging directionally correct data, as opposed to insisting on artificial precision? This week on The Change Artist, Randy Bean, the CEO and Founder of NewVantage Partners, shares his insights and experiences guiding organizations on their journeys to fail fast and learn faster with data.
If you'd like to continue the conversation on data-driven leadership with Randy, be sure to pick up a copy of his book, Fail Fast, Learn Faster, here:
https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B09DRTJHWZ&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_CE092N6S9Q9N098QZ27M
You can also check out his articles from Harvard Business Review and others on his website, www.newvantage.com.
If you'd like to see how you can bring these kinds of conversations to your organization, please visit us at www.blueswiftconsulting.com to schedule a free discovery call.
How do we approach organizational data management in a way that drives tangible results? How do we think about and contextualize the impact of our data quality on our business? This week on The Change Artist, Nate Roybal, data evangelist for Syncari, shares his insights and experiences around how to think holistically about your data without taking it on all at once.
If you'd like to learn more about Syncari, you can reach out directly to Nate on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/nathan-roybal/) or visit their website at www.syncari.com.
If you'd like to see how you can bring these kinds of conversations to your organization, please visit us at www.blueswiftconsulting.com to schedule a free discovery call.
How, as leaders, do we signal the importance of data in our organizations? How do we organize for effective data stewardship? This week on The Change Artist, Thomas Wooton, CFO and Finance transformation professional, shares his insights and experiences around driving a culture of data-driven decision-making.
If you'd like to see how you can bring these kinds of conversations to your organization, please visit us at www.blueswiftconsulting.com to schedule a free discovery call.
As we prepare Season 2, in addition to offering up a heartfelt thank you to everyone who made Season 1 possible, we wanted to take this opportunity to feature some episodes from other podcasts we really enjoy. This week, we're featuring Nicole Greer and her Build a Vibrant Culture podcast.
Learn more and subscribe to Build a Vibrant Culture here: https://www.vibrantcoaching.com/vibrant-podcast
To learn more about Nicole, you can visit her website here: www.vibrantcoaching.com
How do we think about conveying a compelling vision for change? What role do contrarians play on our teams? This week on The Change Artist, Dr. Pamela Davies, President Emerita and Professor of Strategy at Queens University of Charlotte, shares her insights and experiences around the importance of strategy and vision in driving change.
If you'd like to see how you can bring these kinds of conversations to your organization, please visit us at www.blueswiftconsulting.com to schedule a free discovery call.
How do we think about creating authentic personal brands in the face of competing expectations? What does it mean to connect with your audience when it comes to leading change? This week on The Change Artist, Jen Campbell shares her insights and experiences on building and leveraging authentic personal brands to improve our change resilience and effectiveness.
Jen is a personal brand strategist that helps entrepreneurs use their values and life story for more impact, influence, and income online. If you'd like to connect with Jen on social media, you can find her on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, and TikTok under the handle @jencampbellteaches. To access her free Core Values template, you can visit https://jencampbell.com/freebie/
If you'd like to see how you can bring these kinds of conversations to your organization, please visit us at www.blueswiftconsulting.com to schedule a free discovery call.
What are the core skills that underpin change resilience? What is the value proposition for employers in investing in these skills? This week on The Change Artist, Greg Offner shares his 7 keys that are instrumental to unlocking performance through change.
Greg is an expert in professional performance and navigating disruption. His clients include Fortune 100 companies, where he works with industry leaders and executives to elevate performance, eliminate disengagement, and make work suck less. If you'd like to learn more about his 7 keys for success, text KEYS to 33777. You can also connect with him directly on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregoffnerjr/
If you'd like to see how you can bring these kinds of conversations to your organization, please visit us at www.blueswiftconsulting.com to schedule a free discovery call.
What does it mean to approach change with an open mind and energetic curiosity? This week on The Change Artist, Emily Sander shares her insights and experiences helping people think through constructive communication and constructive listening techniques to approach change from a place of neutrality.
Emily is the founder of Next Level Coaching, where she guides executives toward new perspectives that enable them to adapt and evolve as leaders. She is also the author of the book Hacking Executive Leadership. If you'd like to learn more about Emily, you can connect with her directly on her website https://www.nextlevel.coach/ and be sure to check out her book Hacking Executive Leadership on Amazon.
If you'd like to continue the conversation on change management and driving connection through moments of transition, you can visit us at www.blueswiftconsulting.com.
What does it mean to speak up as a follower through change? What does it mean, as a leader, to listen? This week on The Change Artist, Sarah Bennett, Vice President of Global Revenue Operations at Informatica, shares her insights and experiences around engaging constructively through change, both with those who are impacted by change and with those senior leaders who have tasked us with executing it.
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How do you think about the evolution of your personal brand when organizational change causes a shift in your role? How do you go about creating a productive space on your team so that your peers and subordinates can work productively through change? This week on The Change Artist, Faith McKinney shares her insight into leading and following through change.
Faith is a personal branding and PR strategist dedicated to teaching people the perfect framework for credibility, visibility and authority for business and career success. If you'd like to learn more about Faith, you can connect with her directly on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/faithmckinney, or on her website https://www.faithmckinney.com/
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In a world where we are continually encouraged to play to our strengths, and terms like "limitations" and "problems" can be taboo, how do we think holistically about our behaviors and tendencies to drive better outcomes for ourselves, our teams, and our organizations? This week on the Change Artist, Dr. Will Sparks, the Dennis Thompson Chair & Professor of Leadership at the McColl School of Business at Queens University of Charlotte, shares his findings on self-actualized leadership and organizational effectiveness from years of research and 1:1 work with senior leaders and their teams from a variety of industries and functions.
To take Dr. Sparks' fast and free self-assessment to help you understand what drives your leadership style, please visit www.ALPfree.com. You can also learn more about Dr. Sparks' research and hear his TED talk at www.drwillsparks.com.
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How do you ground yourself when everything seems to be moving? How do you help create stability and predictability for your team when things are fundamentally unpredictable? This week on The Change Artist, Julia Leibowitz, CEO and co-founder of Cabinet, an administrative operations platform that streamlines scheduling, tasks, and data management for executive assistants and admins, shares her insights and experiences around working through change in the ever-changing world of start-ups.
If you'd like to learn more about Cabinet, their SaaS product, and all of the great enablement they do for executive assistants and admins, you can visit them at www.joincabinet.com.
If you'd like to continue the conversation on change management and driving connection through moments of transition, you can visit us at www.blueswiftconsulting.com.
What does it mean to communicate transparently? How do you work with people who are scared or resistant to change? This week on The Change Artist, Brian Klas, senior Finance leader at Unilever, shares his insights and experiences around change and change management in the consumer products industry.
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What does it mean to create a culture of authenticity and trust? How do you give and receive feedback in a way that drives your team forward and helps everyone involved grow and succeed? This week on The Change Artist, Sonal Sheth Zawahri shares her insights and experiences around growing and STRETCHing through change.
Sonal is an Author, EI consultant, speaker, and trainer trainer, and the founder of Tru You. If you'd like to learn more about Sonal, you can visit her at www.sonalshethzawahri.com.
If you'd like to continue the conversation on change management and driving connection through moments of transition, you can visit us at www.blueswiftconsulting.com.
What does it mean to communicate change effectively? How do you proactively balance different stakeholders' orientations to change as you try to move your organization in the right direction? This week on The Change Artist, Keith Pearce, Chief Marketing Officer at Alteryx, shares his insights and experiences around change and change management in the technology industry.
If you'd like to continue the conversation on change management and driving connection through moments of transition, you can visit us at www.blueswiftconsulting.com.