Lately, leaders have been tested in ways they could never have imagined. They were expected to have all the answers and provide direction to their teams when they had no idea what was coming next or how to take the next step forward when the curveballs kept coming...
In this special episode host, Bobbie LaPorte and guest Erin Baudo Felter, VP of Social Impact and Sustainability at Okta, discuss Erin's approach to leading through uncertainty, social turbulence, and the multiple curveballs leadership faced in recent times.
How to Build a Bridge Over Divisions in a Post-Election World - Expanded
In This Episode:
As leaders we are in a position to have an impact on our teams and create a more accepting, tolerant and respectful work environment.
How to Motivate Your Team without Micro-Managing
In this Episode:
01:23 Definition of Motivation
01:35 Learn What Motivates/De-Motivates Team Members
05:00 The Practice of Strengths-Spotting
06:35 Providing Certainty in Uncertain Times
Because of the pandemic, and the unique challenges it is presenting for business leaders, we’re continuing our special series of extended In the Fire segments featuring executives who are managing through the biggest curveball many have seen in their lifetimes, COVID 19.
In this episode we’re featuring Nadya Duke Boone, VP of Product at DAT Solutions, which is the leading provider of freight matching analytics for the truck industry. Nadya shares with us how the pandemic has affected her role as a leader, her biggest challenges and her thoughts on “what’s next.”
Because of the pandemic, and the unique challenges it is presenting for business leaders, we’re continuing our special series of extended In the Fire segments featuring executives who are managing through the biggest curveball many have seen in their lifetimes, COVID 19.
In this episode we're featuring Nancy Michaels, Director of Business Development, Silicon Valley at GCI, a commercial general contracting firm, who shares with us how the pandemic has affected her role as a leader, her biggest challenges and her thoughts on “what’s next."
Because of the pandemic, and the unique challenges it is presenting for business leaders, we’re conducting a special series of extended In the Fire Segments featuring executives who are managing through the biggest curveball many have seen in their lifetimes, COVID 19.
In this episode we're featuring Erin Baudo Felter, Vice President of Social Impact at Okta, leading Okta for Good, who shares with us how the pandemic has affected her role as a leader, her biggest challenges and her thoughts on “what’s next."
In this episode we’re featuring a special In the Fire Segment with Mike Hamilton, formerly IT exec at MuleSoft and Salesforce, now Vice President of IT at Databricks. In an earlier episode of LCBB, Mike shared how he successfully navigated the Salesforce acquisition of MuleSoft as well as multiple role changes while he was at Salesforce. Mike returns today to give us an update on what he’s learned since his last guest appearance on LCBB and the latest job and organizational changes he’s navigating through.
We know from our survey of tech executives that reorgs continue to be the biggest curveball today’s facing execs. Mike is one of the most resilient, transition-hearty and self-aware executives we know. His advice will certainly have value for everyone. Be sure to also listen to Mike's past episode on LCBB as well.
IN THIS EPISODE:
00:50 - Curveball of the Week: What to do when your boss gets fired or resigns unexpectedly
03:35 - Confidence Killer of the Week: How to respond when you are asked to reapply for your current job
06:50 - In the Fire special guest, Commercial Executive, Anil Jhanji, shares how he managed the transition of five CEOS in ten years
IN THIS EPISODE:
00:45 - Curveball of the Week: How to respond to yet another reorganization in your company
04:05 - Confidence Killer of the Week: What to do when your work is not valued
09:25 - In the Fire special guest, Customer Success Executive April Oman, shares what happened when she took a new job that didn’t work out.
In this Episode:
Curveball of the Week: What happens when your star performer resigns.
Confidence Killer of the Week: What to do when a peer is undermining your work.
In the Fire: Greg Kiraly, Utilities Excecutive, share how his CEO asked him to take on a troubled flagship project that could have been a career transformer or derailer.