Built to Lead

Lippert Academy of Leadership
Built to Lead Podcast

Having courageous conversations about the journey of leadership, work, and culture, welcome to the Lippert Academy of Leadership podcast! The Academy is committed to the journey of making lives better, and we want to encourage and support you and your organization, and walk alongside you on that same journey. With that spirit, we are excited to share and thankful to have you listen. Enjoy!

  1. 15/12/2022

    Developing Leaders and Culture with Jason Lippert

    In this episode of The Lippert Built to Lead Podcast, Edgar Cabello, leadership development director, talks with Bill Coughlin, Director of the Lippert Academy for Leadership, and Jason Lippert, President and CEO at Lippert. Jason shares why his focus has always been on helping individuals grow personally and professionally through leadership and culture development. He talks about the need to drive continuous improvement, make sure people feel valued, and how serving your community is a powerful way to create change as a business.  Quotes   “An amazing part of the journey that we are on at Lippert with culture and philanthropy is serving our community. If we just inspire a handful of businesses to get involved with their communities and serve, it can change communities, and if communities change we can change the world. The world needs change.” - Jason Lippert [33:57] “Providing the leadership and the resources to help people take their next steps forward personally and professionally, people walk away better. The data is there and it shows that people respond to a coaching environment and they feel satisfied in the work they do.” -Edgar Cabello [07:38] What You Will Learn: [00:45] Intro [02:58] Pioneering leadership programs [08:17] Why leadership development is important to Jason [17:28] Bill’s perspective on thinking positively  [22:46] Taking time to listen [26:34] Highlights over the past two years at Lippert [33:14] Serving and building relationships [37:00] How culture happens [39:25] Outro   Resources: Visit our website: lci1.com/academy Email us: academy@lci1.com

    40 min
  2. 02/12/2022

    Creating Confident Team Members with Matt Jerlecki

    In this episode of The Lippert Built to Lead Podcast, Edgar Cabello, leadership development director, talks with Bill Coughlin, Director of the Lippert Academy for Leadership, and Matt Jerlecki, Training Manager at Lippert. Matt discusses the importance of working closely with operations teams and investing in individuals to create confident team members. He talks about his desire to change learning environments and experiences for workers so that organizations can be successful.   Quotes   “Anyone who is not as confident in what they are doing is never going to be as successful as they can be. They may be able to do it well enough to get by, but the more confident they can be the more successful they can be. They can start looking around for opportunities and advantages.” - Matt Jerlecki [07:30] “That is part of the cultural transformation. Giving people marketable skills, whether it be at Lippert or the next thing they are doing so they can carve a path for themselves and their families.” -Edgar Cabello [17:26] What You Will Learn: [00:45] Intro [02:09] Matt’s professional journey [05:11] Hard-charging [06:10] Working closely with operations [08:38] Building confident team members  [12:10] Tapping into federal and state funding to train team members [15:45] Adult education [20:12] Prioritizing well as a leader [24:41] End-of-year corporate goals [28:34] Matt’s passion for learning [32:44] Outro   Resources: Visit our website: lci1.com/academy Email us: academy@lci1.com

    34 min
  3. 01/09/2022

    Leadership and WD-40

    In this episode of The Lippert Built to Lead Podcast, Edgar Cabello, leadership development director, shares excerpts from the Summit Leadership Conference. You will hear from Garry Ridge, outgoing CEO of the WD40 company. Garry shares his professional journey and many of the lessons he has learned in the past 25 years. He talks about the importance of creating belonging within your company and the humility that is required to lead others.   Edgar also shares an excerpt featuring Michelle Shone, Director of Channel Solutions with the Ken Blanchard group. She discusses the importance of being present in your work every day and talks about her passion for helping people understand how they can grow with the right tools and skills. She shares many of the lessons she has learned working with Ken Blanchard over the years, including the importance of building trust in the workplace.    Quotes “I just want to be a part of people taking their next steps forward. That is how I express care. But there is an execution piece. We want to see growth but we also need solutions.” -Edgar Cabello [22:31]   “We can change the world by creating work cultures where people go home happy.” -Garry Ridge [10:58]   “There are four parts to building trust. - Are you able? - Are you believable? - Are you connected? - Are you dependable?” -Nicole Shone [26:47] What You Will Learn: [02:15] Intro [02:35] Garry’s professional journey [08:25] Mentorship and humility  [11:56] People are escaping toxic cultures [16:24] Nicole Shone [21:35] The right tools to help people grow [26:34] Building trust in the workplace [30:31] The value of Ken Blanchard [35:40] Where do you find innate joy? [40:21] Outro   Resources: Visit our website: lci1.com/academy Email us: academy@lci1.com

    41 min
  4. 25/08/2022

    Building Trust in your Team with Nicole Sult

    In this episode of The Lippert Built to Lead Podcast, Edgar Cabello, leadership development director, speaks with Nicole Sult, Vice President of Customer Experience at Lippert. Nicole discusses the value of building trust within your team as a leader and how holding individuals accountable can generate confidence. She shares stories about the leaders that took a chance on her and how they have impacted her life over the years.   Nicole also talks about the leadership keys that have been influential in her career: listening to your team and asking them good questions, practicing vulnerability, and the importance of investing in yourself as a leader. Quotes   “When a leader helps me recognize what I am good at and then, on a higher level, turns me loose to do the thing I feel called to do, that is hugely empowering.” - Edgar Cabello [19:20]   “In leadership we have to allow people the chance to try and fail, and try and succeed. We need to give them a safe space to do that.” - Nicole Sult [08:23] What You Will Learn: [01:15] Intro [03:17] Nicole on the value of listening  [07:30] “Trust but Verify”  [12:33] Productive team check-ins [18:07] Discovering a person’s skill set [25:22] Nicole’s mentors over the years [31:45] Identifying someone’s passion [35:25] Stopping to celebrate [41:42] What’s next for CX [45:56] Outro   Resources: Visit our website: lci1.com/academy Email us: academy@lci1.com

    46 min

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Having courageous conversations about the journey of leadership, work, and culture, welcome to the Lippert Academy of Leadership podcast! The Academy is committed to the journey of making lives better, and we want to encourage and support you and your organization, and walk alongside you on that same journey. With that spirit, we are excited to share and thankful to have you listen. Enjoy!

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