Doing (good) Business

D(g)B welcomes  Tony Woods, the Director and Head of Talent for Schmidt Futures - the philanthropic initiative created by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt. He recruits engineers, authors, Ph.D. scientists, program administrators, etc and has helped pilot a program to source talent for critical government roles in the tech space, and created partnerships to elevate the talent of young people around the world. And there's SO much more to Tony, like how he was impacted by "don't ask, don't tell" and his newest endeavor with the Quad Fellowship in the Biden Whitehouse.  

Tony's top traits of leaders who do DEI well are curiosity, empathy, and brave conversations - you know we love those!

Episodes mentioned:

• Anthony Hayes
• Lisa Fain

 

 

Kelly and Lara are back and are fired up about seeing the opportunities in the world of business! 

As always, here are some great tidbits & takeaways:

Marcus Buckingham on Love + Work

Doug Kirkpatrick on love at work 

Return on Energy

High 5s at work

Every 80 years  

Kelly and Lara are back and are fired up about seeing the opportunities in the world of business! 

As always, here are some great tidbits & takeaways:

Marcus Buckingham on Love + Work

Doug Kirkpatrick on love at work 

Return on Energy

High 5s at work

Every 80 years  

Even if your business isn’t a family business, you need to hear from Nike Anani. Nike is a consultant, family business therapist at times, and one of the top 100 Family Business Consultants in the world. 

A few of the things we loved:

• How are you being in your business is a much more important question than what are you doing in your business. 
• You don’t emerge as a leader, you practice it.
• You don’t emerge as a visionary, you practice it.

We laughed, we had “wow!” moments, and we got off track in all the best ways. We can’t think of a better way to finish up our third season than with this conversation. 

Nike shares why she moved back to Nigeria after spending most of her life in London, how working with her dad in the family business changed her in ways she never expected, and what we can all learn from family businesses and how they exist in the world (hint: in Nike’s experience, they’re very rarely focused on profit-over-all.)

Key concepts:

• Clarity Communication Collaboration: Nike’s 3 Cs for success in family businesses (ahem, or any business or team!)
• Past Present Future: the Past led us to where we are today & it’s important to understand history, we need to work in the Present to guide the future, and we need a vision of the Future to understand what we’re working toward.

Learn more about Nike at https://nikeanani.com/ and check out her podcast, The Connected Generation 

Even if your business isn’t a family business, you need to hear from Nike Anani. Nike is a consultant, family business therapist at times, and one of the top 100 Family Business Consultants in the world. 

A few of the things we loved:

• How are you being in your business is a much more important question than what are you doing in your business. 
• You don’t emerge as a leader, you practice it.
• You don’t emerge as a visionary, you practice it.

We laughed, we had “wow!” moments, and we got off track in all the best ways. We can’t think of a better way to finish up our third season than with this conversation. 

Nike shares why she moved back to Nigeria after spending most of her life in London, how working with her dad in the family business changed her in ways she never expected, and what we can all learn from family businesses and how they exist in the world (hint: in Nike’s experience, they’re very rarely focused on profit-over-all.)

Key concepts:

• Clarity Communication Collaboration: Nike’s 3 Cs for success in family businesses (ahem, or any business or team!)
• Past Present Future: the Past led us to where we are today & it’s important to understand history, we need to work in the Present to guide the future, and we need a vision of the Future to understand what we’re working toward.

Learn more about Nike at https://nikeanani.com/ and check out her podcast, The Connected Generation 

Anthony Hayes is the Founder and President of The Hayes Initiative, an LGBTQ+ owned and operated public affairs firm based in NYC, and he joins Kelly and Lara to talk about the intersection of advocacy and leadership, and so much more!

• We know that inclusivity means different things to different people and Anthony gives us his definition (hint: it all starts with awareness!) and reminds the most well-intentioned leaders to take a breath before you take action. 
• What are some business practices that work? Kelly’s tracking-loving heart lit up when Anthony shared his experience on this one!
• Anthony helps Lara question an assumption and she is so glad to be wrong.
• We talk about transparency, authenticity, trust and the battle against misinformation - in addition to the what happens when the urgent rushes out the important, the perils of the 24 hour news cycle, and Anthony’s #1 tip to people or orgs in a crisis. 
• What gives someone who does crisis management & communication for a living hope? Stay tuned to the end to hear Anthony’s truly meaningful response. 

The Hayes Initiative (THI) is a boutique, certified LGBTQ-owned and operated public affairs and strategic communications firm that helps organizations, leaders, and candidates focus on the issues that will advance their mission and better position them in the broader political, business, entertainment, or philanthropic landscape.

What happens when the CEO of a company has a personal awakening? Turns out, the answer is a whole lot of good business. D(g)B is thrilled to welcome Matt Tinney to the show. Matt is the Founder & Chairman of WME, a Microsoft solutions partner, and on Labor Day 2020, Matt became incredibly ill. A month later when he started coming out of it, everything changed - including his company. Matt did what few Founders would do, and he stepped down as CEO, promoting his then EVP Vickie Moore to CEO, and assuming the role of founder & chairman. He also made WME a culture first organization, wrote an ethics clause into their contract, and implemented 401K matching. What’s the business result? You probably already have a hunch! People can get a paycheck anywhere, but not every company genuinely cares about the employees at a human level. This was one of the most vulnerable conversations we’ve had, and Matt is truly an inspiring leader.

Connect with him on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matttinney/ 

If you have ever given or received feedback, listen in! There’s endless advice on giving feedback - how to do it, when to do it, how to coach instead of scold, etc...but there’s not a ton of info out there on receiving feedback - until now! Enter Glade Holman and Generative Feedback. Yes, we talk about giving feedback, and perhaps more importantly, we talk about receiving feedback. Whether you’re a people leader, business owner, spouse or friend, knowing how to receive feedback can truly be life changing. As Glade says, if you can get that one tool, you can get anything. 

Glad is the Managing Director of LearningBridge and he knocked our socks off when he shared this, “Changing feedback from measure and assess to grow and improve.” BOOM!  Mic dropped.  

Connect with Glade on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/glade-holman-a7548b1/

Can you imagine a workplace without management structure and titles, and that talks about love? Doug Kirkpatrick can, and does, particularly at Morning Star, as well as in other teams & organizations he describes to Kelly & Lara. 

It's called Organizational Self-Management and there are 2 simple principles: No Coercion and Keep Commitments. 

Try this definition of work: creating value for another human being. If that was your definition, how would that impact your leadership and organization?

Our mic drop moment: Bureaucracy is designed to destroy accountability. 

Doug shared SO many fantastic resources: 

• CommitKeeper software
• Sylvia Garcia of Coca Cola Happiness Institute 
• Do you have the will to lead? Fast Company article 
• Shop Class as Soulcraft by Matthew B. Crawford
• The Winner Effect by Ian Robertson
• Maverick by Ricardo Semler 
• The backwards bicycle video on YouTube 
• The Brave New Work podcast 

Find Doug on LinkedIn and check out his books (The No Limits Enterprise, Beyond Empowerment, and more)

From self-awareness to #MeToo, Carol brings it all to this episode and we are here for it! Her first book, Breaking Through Bitch, got our attention, and her second book, Collaboration Code, is unbelievably timely. 

Carol shares what her research revealed and a blueprint for men who want to become more collaborative leaders. Thinking about the shifts all leaders and workplaces have encountered in the last year, collaboration has taken a hit. Start getting it back with this episode. 

Our biggest takeaway might be this simple statement: Look at people as a leading indicator; finances are a lagging indicator. 

 

Books: Carol Vallone Mitchell, Ph.D. 

Company: Talent Strategy Partners 

Connect: http://www.linkedin.com/in/carolvallonemitchell

Social: https://www.facebook.com/collaborationcode/ & https://www.facebook.com/btbbook/