“Helping your employees feel safe and connected” with Maureen Ross Gemme, MS Ed. | E71

“Your culture isn’t your to-do list. It’s the long game” with Jennifer Thornton, Executive Coach and Leadership Educator | E79

Are you so busy checking things off your to-do list that you lose sight of the big picture? Are you more interested in your own personal gain that you ignore the good of the company? Or, are you so set in your ways and married to your plan that you can’t think outside of the box?

While most leaders don’t like to admit it, Jennifer Thornton knows it’s normal for leaders to get so caught up in the day-to-day that they forget about the long game. Tune into this Powerful at Work Radio podcast episode to learn how you can switch gears to focus on how the organization functions and create a culture that supports growth and change…

Episode Outline:

• [02:43] Too often we're thinking about our own resource needs and our own career agendas.
• [06:07] Why you should redefine your own definition of success…
• [12:17] In today's world where there are so many moving parts, you have to find what you're really good at and be fantastic at it. In everything else, get a passing grade and move on.
• [16:42] Are you just throwing more payroll at the problem?
• [18:31] Have you talked to the people doing the work? They typically have the solution, but we don't always stop and ask.

About Jennifer Thornton:

Jennifer has developed her expertise in Talent Strategy & Leadership Professional Development over her exciting 20+ year career as an HR Professional. She’s led international teams across Greater China, Mexico, the U.K., and the U.S. to expand into new markets, managing franchise retailers, and developing key strategic partnerships - all while exceeding business objectives and financial results.

The rapid growth of her consulting firm 304 Coaching has been largely due to Jennifer’s unconventional approach to building innovative workforce development solutions for companies who are facing breakthrough growth and accelerated hiring patterns.

She is a sought-after business strategist, specializing in start-ups and large value-based organizations. She assists her clients in building talent strategies that complement their business strategies to ensure exponential growth.

She lives in Texas with her family and rescues. In her free time, she enjoys reading, historic preservation, remodeling her lake home, and spending time with friends.

Connect with Jennifer:

LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferrthornton/

Website: 304coaching.com

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgMj1eVGsseqo9znNlPriXA

Email:  [email protected]

Bonus Downloads:

• How to Trade Fear for Innovation  - Link
• Seven Deadly Sins of Leadership - Link

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“Is it favoritism or brown nosing?” with Rosa Ponce de Leon, Leadership Strategist | E78

Having a favorite is a natural human tendency, but what happens when an employee is brown nosing and how do you tell the difference? In this Powerful at Work Radio podcast episode, learn why it all comes down to a person’s motives…

When you have a self-serving employee, they're not looking out for you, even if it appears that they are on the surface. Tune in to hear why you as the leader need to address brown nosing as quickly as possible to avoid creating a culture of dysfunction in your workplace…

Episode Outline:

• [01:06] When someone is hogging all the reward, that's when things start becoming dysfunctional.
• [03:54] How can you handle brown nosing in the workplace?
• [06:09] You, as a leader, need to reflect and ask yourself, is my ego attached to this?
• [09:12] Why brown nosing is self-serving and not because they care about you as the leader…
• [10:52] How leaders can prepare themselves to prevent brown nosing…

About Rosa Ponce de Leon:

Rosa Ponce de Leon is a master leadership consultant, public servant, and business adviser. As a 20+ year law enforcement veteran, Rosa has risen through the ranks to Sergeant, leading teams through critical situations with operational mastery. Rosa combines her tried & true leadership experience with her business consulting background to help small business owners build resilient teams & bulletproof work cultures.

Connect with Rosa:

Website: https://rosaponcedeleon.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosa-ponce-de-leon/

Twitter:  https://twitter.com/Rosa_PdL

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rosaponcedeleoncoach/

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“Is it favoritism or brown nosing?” with Rosa Ponce de Leon, Leadership Strategist | E78

Having a favorite is a natural human tendency, but what happens when an employee is brown nosing and how do you tell the difference? In this Powerful at Work Radio podcast episode, learn why it all comes down to a person’s motives…

When you have a self-serving employee, they're not looking out for you, even if it appears that they are on the surface. Tune in to hear why you as the leader need to address brown nosing as quickly as possible to avoid creating a culture of dysfunction in your workplace…

Episode Outline:

• [01:06] When someone is hogging all the reward, that's when things start becoming dysfunctional.
• [03:54] How can you handle brown nosing in the workplace?
• [06:09] You, as a leader, need to reflect and ask yourself, is my ego attached to this?
• [09:12] Why brown nosing is self-serving and not because they care about you as the leader…
• [10:52] How leaders can prepare themselves to prevent brown nosing…

About Rosa Ponce de Leon:

Rosa Ponce de Leon is a master leadership consultant, public servant, and business adviser. As a 20+ year law enforcement veteran, Rosa has risen through the ranks to Sergeant, leading teams through critical situations with operational mastery. Rosa combines her tried & true leadership experience with her business consulting background to help small business owners build resilient teams & bulletproof work cultures.

Connect with Rosa:

Website: https://rosaponcedeleon.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosa-ponce-de-leon/

Twitter:  https://twitter.com/Rosa_PdL

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rosaponcedeleoncoach/

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“Favoritism is Good” with Rosa Ponce de Leon, Leadership Strategist | E77

A quick Google search on favoritism will yield results on why favoritism is bad, but can favoritism be good? In this Powerful at Work Radio episode, Rosa explores why acknowledging that we all have favorites can actually help us succeed as leaders.

Tune in to hear why having favorites and playing to your team’s strengths is not only human nature but important in building a strong culture…

Episode Outline:

• [01:05] Is playing favorites good for business?
• [03:45] How things can fall apart when you have only one favorite…
• [04:53] There's a personality connection that you're going to have with certain people that makes them your favorite.
• [08:14] Why knowing your employees matters…
• [16:21] Why knowing yourself and your qualities matters too…

About Rosa Ponce de Leon:

Rosa Ponce de Leon is a master leadership consultant, public servant, and business adviser. As a 20+ year law enforcement veteran, Rosa has risen through the ranks to Sergeant, leading teams through critical situations with operational mastery. Rosa combines her tried & true leadership experience with her business consulting background to help small business owners build resilient teams & bulletproof work cultures.

Connect with Rosa:

Website: https://rosaponcedeleon.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rosa-ponce-de-leon/

Twitter:  https://twitter.com/Rosa_PdL

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rosaponcedeleoncoach/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RosaPoncedeLeonCoach

“Creating a mentally healthy environment within ourselves” with Dana Kaplan, Emotional Intelligence and Education Consultant | E76

How often have you felt riddled with anxiety or stress? Have you felt so frustrated with your workplace culture that you didn’t know how to start bringing about change? Dana Kaplan encourages you to stop waiting until you need mental health services, to go ahead and create a mentally healthy environment within yourself, and for the people you support.

In this Powerful at Work Radio episode, Rosa and Dana talk about why it’s so important to have self awareness to become mentally healthy so that you can create a healthy environment for everyone. We can’t bring change to our workplace without first changing ourselves…

Episode Outline:

• [03:04] How to restructure so that you can show up enthusiastically ready to play.
• [06:21] 2022 is your year to design, to cultivate, to create, to foster, to nourish all that you want.
• [10:57] Remember to speak to yourself the way you speak to me and the way you speak to the world.
• [13:36] We’ve got to do something differently if we want a different result.
• [16:21] Why being busy doesn’t equate to being valuable, but sitting with yourself is key…

About Dana Kaplan:

Dana Kaplan, Founder and Owner of Developing Empathetic Education with Dana (DEED)®, is an award winning Gifted and Early Childhood Educator and Social Emotional Intelligence expert, pioneering DEIAB - Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility, and Belonging for birth to 12th grade. Dana's niche approach propels rich self-awareness while purposefully empowering children and adults to masterfully and confidently communicate and create the world they crave. Dana leads small and large group workshops, and speaks internationally on how to empower and engage in hard conversations.

Mission: I believe Emotional Intelligence is the driving force behind self-awareness, compassion, inclusivity, and bridging humanity through actionable steps, regardless of age. I purposefully empower, enlighten, and lead with flexibility, curiosity, and feedback while propelling each person to access and utilize their positively powerful voice and create the world they desire!

Connect with Dana:

LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/dana-kaplan-9b19ab71/

Website: https://www.danakaplanteach.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/danakaplan_deed/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DanaKaplanDeed

Follow Rosa Ponce de Leon and Powerful at Work Radio:

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