Human-Centered Leadership Podcast Pete Longhurst and Marci MacKay

How powerful would it be if we all did a better job of granting grace to others as they progress on their journey? In this week's episode, we are blessed to hear from Robert H. Johnson Jr. as he shares how  leaders can increase their impact by extending grace and creating an environment where people feel safe, seen, heard, and valued.  
Robert is the founder of the RHJ Consulting Group. He is a transformational Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and leadership consultant, coach and speaker. 

Learn more about how to engage Robert at https://www.rhjconsultinggroup.com/ 
 

You know that leader in your organization that everyone wants to work for? I’m thankful that I had the chance to work for such a leader, and now I’m happy that we got to have her as a guest on our podcast. 
Claudia King recently retired as a director of leadership development of a large technology company, where she left a remarkable legacy.  Join us as she shares some of her secret sauce of how to be the type of boss people want to work for, including: creating a fun work environment where your employees are happy, and the how she uses the “What will I remember in 20 years?” rule to keep things in perspective.

Claudia's favorite book, referenced multiple times in the episode:
The Art of Happiness: A Handbook for Living by Dalia Lama - https://a.co/d/f38mk1r

What if we could learn how reduce the polarization in our politics, our families, and our workplace? In this episode, we learn practical tips to do just that as we sit down with Monica Guzman--bridge builder, journalist and author of the book,  I Never Thought of it That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times. 
 A Mexican immigrant, Latina, and dual US/Mexico citizen, she lives in Seattle with her husband and two kids and is the proud liberal daughter of conservative parents.

We hope you enjoy this illuminating discussion as much as we did.

Watch Mónica's fantastic Ted Talk, How Curiosity Will Save Us. https://www.ted.com/talks/monica_guzman_how_curiosity_will_save_us_jan_2022

Check out Monica's:  I Never Thought of it That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times. https://a.co/d/b34aHOm
Learn more about the Braver Angels organization - https://braverangels.org/. 

Learn more about Mónica on her website - https://www.moniguzman.com/.

In this episode we get to hear from Dr. Lorinna Eastman, currently a Partner at HR consulting firm "HR Catalyst", and a former SVP of Leadership Development and Talent Management for Bank of America.  
 Drawing from her deep experience in helping organizations of all sizes thrive , Lorinna shares some practical insights with us, including how a leader can create a sense of purpose for their organization, how a leader can intentionally build mechanisms to connect with their team on a human-level, and some indicators of when it might be the right time for a person to make the leap to a new job. 

Learn more about HR Catalyst: https://hr-catalyst.com/

In this episode  we have the privilege of speaking with Dr. Jacob Hess, Director of Research at Impact Suite, an organization that helps businesses reduce costs by encouraging employees to get at the roots of depression, anxiety and addiction - and move towards deeper and more lasting healing.   

Jacob holds a PhD in Clinical-Community psychology from the University of Illinois and is the author of numerous articles and books (see links below). 

In today's episode, Jacob gives practical tips on how to be a more effective leader through both mindfulness and through engaging in healthy dialogue with others with whom we don't agree.

Check out Jacob's work that we mention in the podcast:

https://www.deseret.com/2022/3/9/22949616/perspective-the-braver-angels-miracle-polarization-democrats-republicans-dialogue-politics-election
https://www.amazon.com/Power-Stillness-Mindful-Living-Latter-day-ebook/dp/B083LFZBD7

https://www.amazon.com/Youre-Crazy-Thought-Still-Wrong/dp/1612344615
If you're interested in learning more about Impact Suite, schedule a demo here:  https://www.impactsuite.com/

Perhaps you've read about the Manager-as-coach trend and you're wondering what exactly that looks like, and how you might add the coaching skill set to your manager tool box.  In today's episode, we have the privilege of learning about coaching from Graham Segroves, an International Coaching Federation Professional Certified Coach and a mentor coach , who has been coaching executives of Fortune 500 companies for over 10 years. 
 In this episode, Graham will cover, among other topics: 
What coaching is, how it differs from telling, and when to use each as a manager.How to avoid common pitfalls that managers run into when attempting to bring coaching into their management practice. Learn more about Graham on his website: https://grahamsegroves.com/