Join Ron Lovett (who is obsessed with culture) as he speaks with thought leaders who share their experiences with building incredible high performing cultures.
Episodes
Wednesday Jun 16, 2021
Wednesday Jun 16, 2021
Our guest is Amy Edmondson - Professor of Leadership and Management at Harvard Business School.
Amy has authored multiple books, including her most recent, The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation and Growth, which has been translated into 11 languages.
Amy has been recognized by Thinkers50 global ranking of management thinkers since 2011, and recently ranked #3 in 2019; she also received their Breakthrough Idea Award, and Talent Award.
In this episode of Scaling Culture, Ron and Amy discuss:
- How to build psychological safety on a team and organizational level?
- What role psychological safety plays in building a diverse and inclusive environment at work?
- How to set the stage as a leader for your staff to have a strong answer to the question ‘Why bother?’
- How to be explicit in asking for feedback and clear that you don’t expect your team to have all the answers?
For more information Amy, connect with her on LinkedIn and to learn more about Amy's books, please go to Amy's page on Amazon.com
For more information about the Scaling Culture Podcast or our upcoming book and Masterclass “Scaling Culture”, go to connollyowens.com
Wednesday Jun 09, 2021
Wednesday Jun 09, 2021
Our guest is Wayne Davis, ex-SVP of HR at Comcast and an HR Consultant.
A Human Resources veteran with more than 25 years of experience, Wayne has developed and led human resources teams for several fortune 500 companies including Comcast NBCU, YRC Worldwide, American Greetings, Northrup Grumman, Baxter International, and Frito-Lay.
In many of his roles, he has overseen the delivery of a comprehensive suite of HR solutions which include talent acquisition, organizational design, employee engagement, total rewards, succession planning, employee development, and workforce analytics.
In this episode of Scaling Culture, Ron and Wayne discuss:
- Wayne’s AHA moment and a shift from traditional HR to People & Culture mindset
- The Comcast Culture Transformation, “Flame Process” and the outcome of working together to win together
- Org design for the new path forward, before/after changes, challenges and impacts
For more information about Wayne, please connect with him on LinkedIn
For more information about the Scaling Culture Podcast or our upcoming book and Masterclass “Scaling Culture”, go to connollyowens.com
Wednesday Jun 02, 2021
Wednesday Jun 02, 2021
Our guest is Lori Costew, Chief Diversity Officer and People Strategy at Ford Motor Company.
In this role, Lori oversees the company’s corporate diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts to cultivate a culture of belonging and advance the organization’s mission and business objectives.
She has been with Ford for nearly three decades and has leveraged her expertise in various positions. In addition to her leadership role, Lori is also an accomplished author of two award-winning novels that provide inspiration and tools against bullying.
In this episode of Scaling Culture, Ron and Lori discuss:
- Ford’s intentional focus on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
- Strategies on how to develop deep listening amongst leaders
- D&I Audit
- WHY, WHAT & HOW behind “Days of Understanding” at Ford? This was a unique approach we hope will inspire listeners.
For more information about Lori, please connect with her on LinkedIn.
For more information about the Scaling Culture Podcast or our upcoming book or Masterclass “Scaling Culture”, go to connollyowens.com
Wednesday May 26, 2021
Wednesday May 26, 2021
Our guest is Renata Ledecky Brum, Vice President of Human Resources at Bank of America.
Renata is a master coach, motivational speaker and humanitarian who is committed to guiding people and organizations into their highest potential. Her passion lies in supporting people out of suffering and limitation and into fulfillment. Her superpowers of intuition, no-nonsense and empathy help people break through challenges that at one time seemed insurmountable. Bottom line: she helps people get “over it and on with it!” with love.
In this episode of Scaling Culture, Ron and Renata discuss:
- Diversity & Inclusion
- Bank of America’s systems and practices around:
- helping employees reveal their sexual preference
- building a place where all can feel comfortable sharing how they self identify
- celebrating differences
- Coaching Pre/Post-Covid and the power of dealing with the individual as a whole including their mental and emotional wellness
For more information about Renata, please connect with her on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/renata-ledecky-brum-14537541/
For more information about the Scaling Culture Podcast or our upcoming book or Masterclass “Scaling Culture”, go to connollyowens.com.
Wednesday May 19, 2021
Wednesday May 19, 2021
Our guest is Kevin Oakes - Author of Culture Renovation and CEO and founder of the Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp).
Kevin is a frequent author and international keynote speaker on next practices in human capital and works with business and HR executives on people practices that drive high performance.
Kevin led numerous companies, for example he was Founder and President of SumTotal Systems and before that, Chairman & CEO of Click2learn, a company that was founded in 1985 by Paul Allen the co-founder of Microsoft.
In this episode of Scaling Culture, Ron and Kevin discuss:
- Kevin’s book “Culture Renovation: 18 Leadership Actions to Build an Unshakeable Company”
- Practical and tactical guidelines for companies to plan a culture change
- How to build and maintain a culture of tomorrow and what are some silver linings of this pandemic we’re in - on organizational cultures globally?
For more information about Kevin Oakes, please connect with him on LinkedIn or go to culturerenovation.com
For more information about the Scaling Culture Podcast or our upcoming book or Masterclass “Scaling Culture”, go to connollyowens.com
Wednesday May 12, 2021
Wednesday May 12, 2021
Our guest is Laura Dannels - Head of Talent and Chief Learning Officer at Wellstar Health System and Associate Faculty for Columbia University’s Human Capital program.
Laura’s background is connected to well-recognized establishments:
- At Kaiser Permanente her leadership efforts were globally recognized in Training Magazine where she was selected as a “Top 5 Global Emerging Leader” for the creation of KP Leadership University.
- At Pacific Gas and Electric Company she led transformational leadership development which resulted in the organization ranking #14 in Training Magazine’s premier list of “Top Global Training Organizations." Her endeavor received praise as a model program for growing leaders from The White House and the Obama Administration.
Also, Laura has a passion for helping communities thrive and currently serves as a board member of JDC, a leading global humanitarian organization working in over 70 countries.
In this episode of Scaling Culture, Ron and Laura discuss:
- How to apply a design thinking mindset to strengthen the organizational culture
- How VR and other L&D innovations can enhance the employees' experience
- Her company Wellstar Health’s pandemic experience and what the future of HR looks like there?
For more information about Laura Dannels, please connect with her on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lauradannels/
For more information about the Scaling Culture Podcast or our upcoming book or Masterclass “Scaling Culture”, go to connollyowens.com
Wednesday May 05, 2021
Wednesday May 05, 2021
This episode's guest is Darius Mirshahzadeh, Core Value Evangelist, a Best Selling Author of “The Core Value Equation”.
Darius was ranked #9 in Glassdoor’s Top Ranked CEOs in America as CEO of TMS and is an Inc 5000 CEO, ranking #40 in the entire country.
He is also the host of the Top 100 Podcast, The Greatness Machine, where he interviews some of the most interesting and accomplished people who are living their passions to create greatness in the world
In this episode, Ron and Darius discuss:
- Why every company should care about discovering and designing their core values?
- How to bring core values to life and what are the most typical roadblocks on that journey?
- How to measure if your organization is living the core values and how they influence the overall business results?
For more information about Darius, please connect with him on LinkedIn or go to therealdarius.com
For more information about the Scaling Culture Podcast or our upcoming book or Masterclass “Scaling Culture”, go to connollyowens.com
Wednesday Apr 28, 2021
Wednesday Apr 28, 2021
The guest of this episode is Amy Hanlon-Rodemich, Chief People Officer at GlobalLogic.
Amy is a deeply experienced HR executive who has helped some of Silicon Valley’s top brands scale and grow, from Yahoo to VMware.
Prior to joining GlobalLogic, Amy was VP of Human Resources at Synopsys and EVP of People at Milestone Technologies
In this podcast, Ron and Amy discuss:
- How to deal with the younger generation workforce and how they think differently
- How does org design around Gen Z look like, the digital experience and access to information?
- What is a “success path” and how does it differ from the traditional “career paths”?
For more information about Amy, please connect with her on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amymhanlon/
For more information about the Scaling Culture Podcast or our upcoming book or Masterclass “Scaling Culture”, go to connollyowens.com
Wednesday Apr 21, 2021
Wednesday Apr 21, 2021
Lars Schmidt is the Founder of the Redefining HR Accelerator and Amplify (an HR executive search and consulting firm).
Lars has spent over 20 years in the industry building a range of leading global companies. He’s a writer for Fast Company, author of the bestselling book Redefining HR, co-author of Employer Branding for Dummies, and Host of the Redefining HR podcast.
In this episode, Ron and Lars discuss:
- What “Modern HR” looks like and how it operates
- How to make a change from command-and-control to decentralized-empowering structures
- How to drive accountability and reporting
Wednesday Apr 14, 2021
Wednesday Apr 14, 2021
Caroline Stockdale is Chief People and Communications Officer at First Solar and a member of the Forbes Human Resources Council.
Prior to joining First Solar, Caroline served as the Chief Executive Officer for First Perform, Chief People Officer for Medtronic, EVP of Global Human Resources and Business Operations for Warner Music Group, The senior HR leader in global divisions of American Express and General Electric.
In this episode, Ron and Caroline discuss:
- The power of a strong mission
- How to build an agile and innovative culture
- Corporatitis vs the mindset of being an entrepreneur