Mission First People Always's podcast Dr. Mike Patterson: Leadership Expert

My guests on this episode believe that they have cracked the code on improved collaboration and creating healthy organizational culture. It’s an issue that most companies need to address--especially since a recent Salesforce Survey found that 85% of respondents said that the primary reason for failed projects and workplace failures is “poor communication and an overall lack of collaboration.” Few people would disagree; however, most people don’t know how to fix it. Our guests believe the answer is authentic collaboration.
About the Guests
Tricia Cerrone
Courage and collaboration are hallmarks of Tricia’s global leadership experience, whether it is leading a project, innovating new designs, or overseeing a portfolio of work. With a keen eye for talent and more than 20 years on the business and production side of designing and delivering technically challenging projects at Disney and other Fortune 500 companies, Tricia is adept at inspiring and motivating teams toward successful outcomes while advancing careers and developing new leaders. She is also an award winning author and screenwriter, as well as co-CEO of Authentic Collaboration.
Edward van Luinen
Edward is CEO and Board Advisor of Global Talent Builders, LLC, a worldwide recruiting, change, DE&I, and workforce development company in Pasadena, California, as well as co-CEO of Authentic Collaboration.  His corporate talent and change experience features Walt Disney Imagineering, Sony, Heineken, and Avon Products, Inc. Edward’s collaboration motto is “advance a team member when you advance yourself.” He has worked in Africa, Europe, and North America. Edward collaborates in both French and English.
 
What You’ll Learn on this Episode
The definition of “Authentic Collaboration” How authentic collaboration drives better outcomes The five behaviors of Authentic Collaboration Practical tips for kicking off or reinvigorating your team leadership with meeting, coaching, and career development tactics that work How to start Authentic Collaboration Links for This Episode:
Website: https://authentic-collaboration.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/authentic-collaboration/?viewAsMember=true
Connect with Dr. Mike: 
Website: https://www.drmikepatterson.com Book: https://www.missionfirstpeoplealwaysbook.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drmichaellpatterson Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealdrmikepatterson/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/drmikepatterson Buy The Book!: Mission First People Always

Episode Minute By Minute:
5:04 The real danger of a bad team environment  9:38 What “Authentic Collaboration” is and why it matters 13:37 When Edward and Tricia first met  17:33 Why leaders should make their focus relationships  19:27 5 ways to have better collaboration  21:54 How generosity can change your team 27:43 How any leader can get better at collaboration today! 32:40 How collaboration can break cultural barriers  38:41 Tips all new leaders should hear  48:17 Dr. Mike’s biggest takeaways and tips for listeners

On this episode, you’ll meet Pete Baker, a senior leader in Human Resources for a variety of organizations, who has worked in nine countries of the course of his 30-year career. During that time, he has learned a great deal about what makes teams successful and the kind of interaction that ignites innovation and energized collaboration. He shares some of what he has learned from his journey in a fun, upbeat conversation.
We talk about what defines a highly effective teams, what it takes to build them, and how trust is the foundation of every highly effective team. You’ll also hear how cultural differences may impact team effectiveness and the creation of trust. My guest brings tremendous wisdom and practical experience from which you will most certainly benefit.
 
About the Guest
Pete Baker is Vice President of Human Resources for Amcor Rigid Packaging, a world leader in the manufacturing of rigid packaging for the food, beverage, spirits, personal care, home care and healthcare industries with 61 facilities in 12 countries.
Pete previously held senior HR roles at First Abu Dhabi Bank, AP Moller Maersk and Procter & Gamble.  A native of Australia, Pete has lived in nine countries throughout his career.  Pete's passion within business is driving team effectiveness and leadership transformation.  He currently lives with his wife in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
 
What You’ll Learn
That disagreements on teams are good If handled well. Those disagreements drive creativity and innovation What keeps people from sharing ideas What’s at risk when people on a team aren’t willing to freely sharing their ideas How trust is the foundation of all effective teams The components of trust  
Connect with Dr. Mike: 
Website: https://www.drmikepatterson.com Book: https://www.missionfirstpeoplealwaysbook.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drmichaellpatterson Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealdrmikepatterson/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/drmikepatterson Buy The Book!: Mission First People Always  
Episode Minute By Minute:
2:24 Get to know Pete Baker 5:55 When  Pete started his International career 13:41 When Pete felt like he lost everything 16:34 The journey of finding a new career path 23:33 What does an effective team look like in 2023? 32:02 Why teams that can debate always win 38:50 How to create intimacy in a team without the personal side 44:04 Why all leaders need to become a feedback machine  46:23 Dr. Mike’s takeaways and things to reflect on

Have you ever wondered how learning leaders think about delivering leadership and employee development across a large enterprise? On this episode we climb inside the brain of the Head of Learning and Development for an iconic American company and the world’s largest beer company, Anheuser-Busch. Home to brands like Budweiser, Bud Light, Michelob Ultra, Stella Artois, and too many others to name, Anheuser-Busch is committed to developing people and elevating its performance to create a future with more cheers.
 
About our Guest
Dr. Kevin Claypool is the North American Head of Learning and Development for Anheuser-Busch, the world’s top brewer, based in St. Louis, Missouri. He is a graduate of York University in Nebraska, and Abilene Christian University, and he earned his doctorate at Pepperdine University’s Graduate School of Education and Psychology. Strap in because his passion for people and elevating performance is contagious!
 
What You’ll Learn
How learning executives prioritize initiatives to drive strategy Challenges that senior learning leaders face The importance of using both internal leaders and external subject matter experts to lead learning How Anheuser-Busch creatively uses simulations to drive the practical application of learning How to scale learning across an enterprise  
Links for This Episode:
anheuser-busch.com email: kevin.claypool@anheuser-busch.com  
Connect with Dr. Mike: 
Website: https://www.drmikepatterson.com Book: https://www.missionfirstpeoplealwaysbook.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drmichaellpatterson Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealdrmikepatterson/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/drmikepatterson Buy The Book!: Mission First People Always


Episode Minute By Minute:
0:02 A look inside today’s conversation 3:27 Welcome to our first in-studio interview! 4:50 The love language in a corporate setting 12:00 The workforce reshuffling around the globe  14:29 The greatest challenges leaders face  18:04 The power of storytelling in learning 23:00 A creative and invited simulation Kevin does with teams  26:30 Word of mouth still works in 2023 32:01 One thing that can help you become a better leader today  

Coaching is an approach to learning and personal and professional growth that creates self--awareness, drives transformational change, and provides much needed support and an appropriate level of challenge. Some executives have the opportunity to engage professional coaches who are outside of their organization and chain-of-command, and have no loyalties beyond their professional commitment to their clients. Unfortunately, the services of these professional coaches are often expensive and available only to senior executives or high-potential leaders being groomed for the top ranks of an organization.
Today we’re talking about how managers can be coaches and bring that benefits of coaching to their team members. We’re also talking about how it’s a great way build a deeper relationship with the folks on our team and truly get to know them as people–not just a means of production. And there are all sorts of benefits when that happens. In fact, everyone benefits from coaching when managers become coaches.
On this Episode You’ll Learn
How coaching humanizes the workplace How coaching is different than managing, mentoring, performance management, and therapy The business case for workplace coaching The three keys to effective coaching as managers Guest’s Bio
Jeremiah Shaw, the President of Strata Consulting, has a genuine desire to understand others’ stories, explore their challenges, and connect them with the resources that support their vision. With the power of positivity and a joyfully mischievous spirit, Jeremiah enjoys helping his clients clarify and enact a full, purposeful life by defining their value-driven vision, professionally, organizationally, and personally.
Along with a deep passion for both nonprofits and sales, Jeremiah also possesses a master’s degree in Organizational and Global Leadership from York University and a B.S. in Industrial Safety from the University of Central Oklahoma. As an ACC Certified Coach with the International Coaching Federation and a Co-Active trained coach, he can’t help but push those around him to maximize their potential. As a coach, Jeremiah believes that you need to know yourself, accept yourself, and define yourself! Purpose. Values. Direction. Action.
Jeremiah lives a very full life with his wife and three children in the quiet town of Clark, Colorado, where the population sign reads with a bold “?.” When not serving clients or spending time with family, Jeremiah will be found wandering the wilderness with his two golden retrievers, Birdie, and Trout, fly-fishing, hunting, mountain biking, skiing, or writing. If it has to do with adventure or family, he is there.
 
Links for This Episode:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeremiah-shaw-mol-acc-50607532/ https://strataleadership.com/scwc  
Connect with Dr. Mike: 
Website: https://www.drmikepatterson.com Book: https://www.missionfirstpeoplealwaysbook.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drmichaellpatterson Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealdrmikepatterson/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/drmikepatterson Buy The Book!: Mission First People Always


Episode Minute By Minute:
0:02 What’s inside today’s episode  1:50 Why we do this podcast 3:00 Get to know Coach Jeremiah Shaw 5:01 How Jeremiah learned how to coach and lead 9:31 The Strata Consulting mission and purpose  11:30 How employee expectations are changing 15:40 How coaching solves problems  17:00 The real role of every leader 19:25 Unlocking your team's potential  23:34 The character traits of great coaches 26:13 Jeremiah’s metric for success  27:58 How you can become a coach 31:31 Jeremiah’s tips to become a better leader  

The world is in dire need of better, more productive conversations. To support that assertion, all you have to do is turn on the news to witness people talking at each other, making accusations, and interacting in ways that, in some cases, are disrespectful and in no way honor the human dignity of the people involved. My guest today contends that we would all be better off if we had better dialogue–a statement with which most of us would agree.
About Today’s Guest
Today’s guest is Peter Andrew Nixon, a Canadian by birth, who has spent much of his professional life in Hong Kong. He is a prolific author, consultant, coach, and trainer who focuses on better communication and collaboration to address organizational challenges and differences.
He advises mainly inside organizations,  but also teaches public courses at management institutes, chambers of commerce, universities, schools, and colleges around the world, including: CUHK (MBA), HKPolyU, McGill University, SFU, & Bishop’s, and HKICPA’s Financial Controllers’ Program. Peter has also appeared on TEDx, CNBC, Discovery Channel, TV5, TVB,  Media Corp., YPO and EO.
He is the author of the following titles, all available on Amazon:
Dialogue Gap (Wiley)
Negotiation: Mastering Business in Asia (Wiley)
The Business Developer’s Playbook: Relationship Selling Principles and the DNA of Dialogue Selling (Taylor Francis)
We're F*cked: But We can Change and Here's How (Kindle)
The Change Manager's Casebook (Kindle)
What You’ll Learn
Why the solution is in the dialogue How dialogue is different from communication What gets in the way of good dialogue How to deal with people who don’t want to dialogue How culture affects dialogue  
Links for This Episode:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-andrew-nixon-50ab8218 http://www.potentialdialogue.com peter.nixon@potentialdialogue.com  
Connect with Dr. Mike: 
Website: https://www.drmikepatterson.com Book: https://www.missionfirstpeoplealwaysbook.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drmichaellpatterson Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealdrmikepatterson/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/drmikepatterson Buy The Book!: Mission First People Always  
Episode Minute By Minute:
0:45 Why today’s episode is so important 3:22 How Dr. Mike and Peter met 4:16 Why the answers are always in the dialog  6:42 The difference between dialog and conversation 10:30 The art of “give and take.”  13:22 How to become better at dialog  18:30 What active listening really looks like 21:43 Communicating your goals more effectively  25:53 How Dr. Mike would use the SDI in this scenario  30:00 How meditation can help you become a better leader 31:42 Tips for doing business internationally  38:44 How you can become a better leader today

We all admire at the courage, commitment, and success of the US Navy SEAL Teams. These warriors are often thought of as supermen, but in reality, they are just highly trained professionals who work very effectively as a team--even in volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) environments. This does not happen by accident. It is part of their training and their culture--and something other teams can learn from and aspire to become.
Our guest on today’s episode has studied what gives the SEAL teams the ability to adapt as a collective unit in the most dynamic circumstances, and shares his findings on the factors that affect the success of these particular action teams. Using data gathered from official documents and interviews with retired Navy SEALs, he has greatly expanded the understanding of dynamic instability as it relates to team adaption in uncertain environments. He shares these lessons learned in practical ways that will be useful to leaders and teams in a variety of industries and settings.
Today’s Guest
Today’s guest is Dr. David Livingston. David is the Managing Partner of the McChrystal Academy, part of the McChrystal Group in Alexandria, Virginia. The McChrystal Group was founded by retired 4-star Army General Stanley McChrystal, most famous for his command of the Joint Special Operations Command during the Global War on Terror.
At the McChrystal Group, Dr. David Livingston leads a team of subject matter experts, learning designers, and dynamic facilitators who develop and deliver custom learning courses and programs that leverage a variety of experiential learning methods–including some really effective simulations–to drive individual growth and higher performance for teams and organizations.
Prior to joining McChrystal Group, David worked at the Corporate Executive Board as a Senior Learning Designer, responsible for developing classroom and e-learning programs on best practices of leadership. He also held positions as a Learning and Organizational Development Consultant and a Project Manager at a global engineering firm, charged with leading an accelerated development program targeting high-potential managers.
David earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Messiah College, Master of Arts degree in Practical Theology from Regent University, and a Doctorate of Education in Human and Organizational Learning from the George Washington University. His doctoral research focused on team adaptation in uncertain environments.
 
What You’ll Learn on Today’s Episode:
How this research on the Navy SEALS was conducted Definitions of key terms like “dynamic instability, action team, and adaptive capacity” Why having simple rules are important for teams The role of experience in creating adaptive capacity Why relationships are so important for Navy SEALS What factors affect the quality of relationships on teams  
Links For This Episode:
Social Links for Dr. Livingston: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidrlivingston16 The McChrystal Group Website: https://www.mcchrystalgroup.com  
Connect with Dr. Mike: 
Website: https://www.drmikepatterson.com Book: https://www.missionfirstpeoplealwaysbook.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drmichaellpatterson Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealdrmikepatterson/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/drmikepatterson Buy The Book!: Mission First People Always  
Episode Minute By Minute:
0:24 What’s inside today’s episode 2:31 Get to know Dr. David Livingston 4:14 How Dr. Mike and Dr. David met 6:48 Why the Navy Seals inspire Dr. David 9:25 How Dr. David gained the Seal's secrets  14:37 Th power of an “action team” 18:08 Why simple rules can change your organization 20:28 A common mistake many leaders are making in 2023 27:46 How to build your team's adaptive capacity  33:49 What to do when things get tough  29:10 What builds trust within your team 41:07 Dr. Davids #1 tip for all leaders today