Executive Access

Jamie Tozzi

Insider Leadership Lessons and Encouragement for Motivated Professionals Former Microsoft executive and current leadership coach, Jamie Tozzi, is offering Executive Access to her insights and the wisdom of other successful executive guests designed to accelerate and encourage motivated professionals at all levels on their growth journeys. These discussions will go beyond sharing success stories to talk about the real things that leaders face on their "way up" as well as once they "get there", the mistakes, the challenges, and the breakthroughs. Listeners will find themselves in these stories and walk away with practical tips that will help them get "unstuck." More than anything, this podcast exists to grow leaders of all levels. Jamie believes that anything is possible when you walk in power. These Executive Access insights are often counter-cultural, usually uplifting, and always proven to help leaders make a big impact on the people and businesses they engage with. Learn more at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-tozzi/ https://theideallife.com/podcasts/executive-access/

  1. 45. Leaders Must Let Go with Maggie Driscoll, Chief People & Culture Officer at Blackbaud

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    45. Leaders Must Let Go with Maggie Driscoll, Chief People & Culture Officer at Blackbaud

    In this episode, Jamie speaks with Maggie Driscoll, Chief People and Culture Officer at Blackbaud, a large public technology company based in Charleston, SC.  Maggie spent her entire career in the human resources field, following her true passion for helping companies succeed and grow through building strong internal cultures and pathways for team members.  Maggie joined Blackbaud, moving to Charleston just weeks prior to the COVID pandemic that caused massive uncertainty and challenges for people leadership.  Maggie and the Blackbaud senior leadership team remained agile, listened to their team members, and received many external accolades for the way they rebuilt their company workstyle, honoring their team members and serving their clients, an approach Blackbaud calls "remote first flexible."  Maggie and Jamie also discuss three pivotal career stages that leaders go through -- first-line manager, second-line manager of managers, and broad business leader -- and the unique challenges and pitfalls of each.  Maggie shares why leading authentically is so important and why her leadership style emphasizes the avoidance of surprises.  Maggie and Jamie close with a discussion on how the "employee deal" may be changing with the latest generation of team members entering the job market.  Maggie is an accomplished Human Resources professional, highly recognized in the tech industry and sought after as an advisor in her profession.

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  2. 43. Define Success YOUR Way with Melanie Stith, Founder/ CEO Culture Wins

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    43. Define Success YOUR Way with Melanie Stith, Founder/ CEO Culture Wins

    In this episode, Jamie speaks with Melanie Stith, former healthcare executive and Founder/ CEO of Culture Wins Culture Wins, LLC | Transform Your Organizational Culture. From attorney, to HR executive, to government relations executive, Melanie wasn't afraid to "change lanes" in her career while building broad business experience.  She shares that she recently completed a year of personal reflection and growth after transitioning from her high-powered corporate position into founding her own consulting business.  Melanie shares several specific examples about how she grew her leadership over the course of her career.  One lesson learned is how embracing vulnerability leads to authenticity and deeper relationships. Melanie is a highly respected leader whose willingness to share personal insights is not only refreshing, but will be significantly encouraging to many of my listeners contemplating their own transitions.   During this episode, Melanie and Jamie refer to the following work: Strength to Strength: Finding Success, Happiness and Deep Purpose in the Second Half of Life by Arthur C. Brooks The Happiness Advantage: How a Positive Brain Fuels Success in Work and Life by Shawn Achor Does Bad News Travel Fast in Your Organization by Executive Access Podcast   Executive Access is produced by The Ideal Life, a platform that provides coaching, community, and content for people to grow both personally and professionally.

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  3. 41. Alignment and Energy with David Weiss, Operating Partner

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    41. Alignment and Energy with David Weiss, Operating Partner

    In this episode, Jamie speaks with long-time senior technology executive David Weiss, Operating Partner at Thoma Bravo and Clearhaven Partners.  Jamie finished the interview, turned to her producer and said, "Now that is what excellence in leadership looks like!" David says that while many leaders have a gift of natural charisma, he relies on a very intentional approach to leadership that has turned out to be a strength.  Drawing upon Eduardo Briceno's work, he advises leaders and teams to know when they are in the "performance zone" and when they are in the "learning zone."  He describes the stages he sees companies grow through and why assessing complexity is just as important as measuring revenue.  David gives us a short primer on how private equity firms work and discusses 3 of 10 levers of scale he has identified.  One of those levers is culture and he introduces his very interesting "Energy Creator Framework" making the case that it's not enough to make sure you have the right people; your organization needs the right energy from those people.  David is an extraordinary leader; you will find yourself playing and replaying this episode in the weeks to come.   During this episode, David refers to the following work: The Performance Paradox: Turning the Power of Mindset into Action by Eduardo Briceno What Leaders Really Do by John Kotter (especially Chapter 3)   Executive Access is produced by The Ideal Life, a platform that provides coaching, community, and content for people to grow both personally and professionally.

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Insider Leadership Lessons and Encouragement for Motivated Professionals Former Microsoft executive and current leadership coach, Jamie Tozzi, is offering Executive Access to her insights and the wisdom of other successful executive guests designed to accelerate and encourage motivated professionals at all levels on their growth journeys. These discussions will go beyond sharing success stories to talk about the real things that leaders face on their "way up" as well as once they "get there", the mistakes, the challenges, and the breakthroughs. Listeners will find themselves in these stories and walk away with practical tips that will help them get "unstuck." More than anything, this podcast exists to grow leaders of all levels. Jamie believes that anything is possible when you walk in power. These Executive Access insights are often counter-cultural, usually uplifting, and always proven to help leaders make a big impact on the people and businesses they engage with. Learn more at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-tozzi/ https://theideallife.com/podcasts/executive-access/