Bobbie LaPorte's Executive Aid Station Bobbie LaPorte

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.
04:31 - Keeping employees engaged and productive during a pandemic 05:39 - Help your team navigate through the next few months 05:56 - Three science-based actions you can take right now to support your team

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."