People Business w/ O'Brien McMahon O'Brien McMahon

Paul Falcone is a bestselling author and top-rated presenter and storyteller specializing in workplace leadership development, communication, and talent management, including effective hiring, performance achievement, employee accountability, and workplace ethics. Drawing from his years of experience as head of HR for Nickelodeon, head of international HR for Paramount Pictures, and head of HR operations for NBCU’s prime time and late-night lineups, Paul knows how to entertain and train meaningful concepts for quick and easy adaptation and implementation. 
Mentioned on the Show:
101 Tough Conversations to Have With Employees (book): https://a.co/d/beQ9UghSee Paul's other books on his Amazon author page: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Paul-Falcone/author/B001JSBH5OConnect with Paul Falcone on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paulfalcone1Paul's website: https://www.paulfalconehr.com/________________________
Connect with O’Brien McMahon on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/obrienmcmahon/Learn more about O’Brien: https://obrienmcmahon.com/O’Brien’s new book—How You Become You—is available now: https://a.co/d/22kZ0sV________________________
 Timestamps:
(2:24 ) - Welcoming Paul
(2:56) - Can you give us the background on your career?
(3:54) - What made you want to write books?
(6:03) - What was your process of writing and working at the same time?
(10:04) - What is it about “101 Tough Conversations” that readers resonate with
(24:10) - How can leaders develop a practice of tough conversations so that people get regular feedback?
(36:26) - What does it mean to be a good coach as a leader?
(40:25) - How do you guide someone into a new skill they’ve never done before?
(49:09)v- What is leadership offense?
(51:21) - Where can people find you if they want to get in contact?

Lori Becker is the Chief Executive Officer of the Starkloff Disability Institute (SDI). In her role, Lori oversees the organization’s efforts to advance inclusion, access, and equity for people with disabilities in all aspects of society, and especially the workforce. As a leader with a disability herself, Lori is passionate about diversity and inclusion and was named a Diverse Business Leader in 2019 by the St. Louis Business Journal.
Mentioned on the Show:
Starkloff Disability Institute: https://starkloff.org/Connect with Lori Becker on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/loriannbeckerComing in June, 2024 - Designing Work for Humans: https://peoplebusinesssummit.com/Stella Young—I’m Not Your Inspiration, Thank You Very Much (TED Talk): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8K9Gg164Bsw ________________________
Connect with O’Brien McMahon on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/obrienmcmahon/Learn more about O’Brien: https://obrienmcmahon.com/O’Brien’s new book—How You Become You—is available now: https://a.co/d/22kZ0sV________________________
 Timestamps:
(2:28) - Welcoming Lori.
(3:02) - What is Starkloff and how did you come to be associated with it?
(5:22) - Walk us through the history of disability law.
(14:34) - What does the range of disabilities look like?
(18:41) - How do you think about your work when it comes to this broad spectrum of disabilities?
(20:39) - What are the three levels of disability employment?
(26:30) - What are your thoughts on the language and stigma people use when talking about disabilities?
(41:59) - How can leaders mitigate employees from abusing certain accommodations?
(48:24) - What is inspiration porn?
(57:33) - Where do you recommend a new employer to get started with this?

Brad Karsh, founder of JB Training Solutions, returns for a short bonus discussion about developing training programs for companies. 

Mentioned on the Show:
Brad's First Episode: https://peoplebusinesspodcast.com/bradkarsh/JB Training Solutions: https://jbtrainingsolutions.com/Connect with Brad on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bradkarsh/Manager 3.0 by Brad Karsh (book): https://a.co/d/3QO4E48________________________
Connect with O’Brien McMahon on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/obrienmcmahon/Learn more about O’Brien: https://obrienmcmahon.com/O’Brien’s new book—How You Become You—is available now: https://a.co/d/22kZ0sV________________________
Timestamps:
(1:01) Welcoming Brad back to the show
(1:59) How should a company think about a training curriculum? 
(3:16) Brad explains how to use a needs analysis at a mid-sized company
(4:35) Examples of how to teach hard skills internally
(7:45) How can companies work with you? 

With a career spanning leadership roles in the world's largest company, influential positions in education teaching personal branding and marketing, and a deep understanding of the professional services industry and HR, Dr. Anna Stumpf brings a unique perspective to coaching professionals and organizations through transformative growth. She joins the show to talk about how successful leaders and companies are building community and brands that connect. 
 Mentioned on the Show:
Collective Energy Coaching: https://www.collectiveenergycoach.com/Connect with Dr. Anna on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amstumpfComing in June, 2024 - Designing Work for Humans: https://peoplebusinesssummit.com/O'Brien's Dad talked small business on People Business: https://peoplebusinesspodcast.com/chrismcmahon/________________________
Connect with O’Brien McMahon on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/obrienmcmahon/
Learn more about O’Brien: https://obrienmcmahon.com/
O’Brien’s new book—How You Become You—is available now: https://a.co/d/22kZ0sV
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Timestamps:
(2:04) - Welcoming Anna
(3:12) - Who are you? What’s your background? What are you doing now?
(11:09) - Can you talk about how important emotional intelligence is to marketing?
(14:54) - Has marketing always been about community?
(21:35) - What have you seen as far as companies using marketing for recruiting?
(35:28) - How are you seeing leaders brand themselves successfully?
(41:12) - How important is it to have a personal brand?
(59:45) - Where can people find you if they want to connect?

Pinky is the Chief Financial Officer of Ideal Industries, a ~$400M manufacturing company with a global footprint. She leads several enterprise-wise transformation initiatives, enabling the company’s business model to adapt to changing market conditions and disruptive market forces. In her prior role as the CFO & COO at U.S. Soccer, Pinky led the organization through its challenges in a highly-visible media environment, including the Women's National Team Equal Pay Litigation. She was central to the company's most significant commercial, legal, operational, and financial events. In this conversation, she talks about what it means to be a strategic CFO and how she thinks about the human aspects of leading finance. 
Mentioned on the Show:
Ideal Industries: https://www.idealindustries.com/us/en.htmlView Pinky's profile at Ideal Industries: https://www.idealindustries.com/us/en/about/leadership/pinky-raina.htmlConnect with Pinky on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pinkyraina________________________
Connect with O’Brien McMahon on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/obrienmcmahon/Learn more about O’Brien: https://obrienmcmahon.com/O’Brien’s new book—How You Become You—is available now: https://a.co/d/22kZ0sV________________________
Timestamps:
(1:49) - Welcome Pinky!
(2:39) - What is a CFO’s job?
(4:15) - What does "accelerating value creation" mean to you?
(5:56) - What makes a good CFO?
(8:10) - Do your peers have the same mindset you do?
(9:48) - How handicapped are you working for a public company?
(11:29) - Why do public company executives care about short-term market changes?
(13:43) - Why is there a 3-5 year turnover rate for CEOs?
(15:40) - How did you develop your mindset?
(16:47) - How do you coach the people on your team? 
(22:03) - What’s your mindset and what types of things are you looking for as a CFO?
(29:42) - Are you verbalizing your plan to your team on day one?
(32:40) - Who do you use as resources to help you navigate onboarding?
(34:08) - Can you talk about how you partnered with HR in onboarding?
(36:34) - Can you tell how you came to be in HR?
(39:28) - What surprised you the most about taking on an HR role?
(40:10) - What did you learn from your HR experience?
(43:26) - How do you plan succession roles?
(48:50) - As a CFO how do you think about talent and leadership development?
(55:04) - Do you have any final thoughts you’d like to share?

Mike White and Ken DeBauche are Co-Founders of Secchi, an employee relationship management tool for manufacturing, healthcare, and other shift work environments. In this conversation, they share how the lessons they learned working in these environments influence how they are now trying to make work better for both leaders and employees. 
Mentioned on the Show:
Learn more about Secchi: https://secchi.io/Connect with Mike White on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-white-secchiConnect with Ken DeBauche on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ken-d-3b584110________________________
Connect with O’Brien McMahon on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/obrienmcmahon/
Learn more about O’Brien: https://obrienmcmahon.com/
O’Brien’s new book—How You Become You—is available now: https://a.co/d/22kZ0sV
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Timestamps:
(2:38) - Introducing Mike and Ken and the Secchi origin story.
(8:28) - Can you talk about the "Us vs. Them" dynamics often associated with manufacturing and warehouse environments?
(11:57) - How do you see health care issues translating into a warehouse environment?(17:02) - How do you start skill building for supervisors to encourage them to adopt this new system?
(21:17) - In what format are the employees getting the recognition?
(23:42) - How do you get the supervisors to adopt recognition?
(26:30) - What other elements allow employers to influence their supervisors and front-line workers?
(30:51) - How do you reward employee points?
(38:18) - What other elements managers and supervisors are tracking with your systems?
(41:40) - What does a goal look like for these employees?
(52:36) - Where can people find out more about Secchi?