Leading With Respect

Bobby Bakshi
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Leading With Respect by Bobby Bakshi explores how respect shapes leadership, culture, and business success — through candid conversations with executives and thought leaders. Respect isn’t just a value — it’s a business advantage. In Leading With Respect by Bobby Bakshi, you’ll hear insightful, unfiltered conversations with executives, culture builders, and change-makers who are redefining leadership in today’s workplaces. Together, we explore how respect drives trust, engagement, and results — across teams, organizations, and industries. Each episode connects back to The RESPECT Quotient™ framework — Recognize, Empathize, Stretch, Prioritize, Empower, Commit, and Transform, created by Bobby Bakshi Consulting LLC, offering practical lessons you can apply as a C-suite leader, manager, Head of HR/People & Culture, or culture champion. Bobby Bakshi is a leadership development consultant, culture transformation expert, and a Microsoft alum. Through his work and conversations, he helps organizations bridge divides and lead with respect at every level.  He works globally, with an emphasis on U.S. companies with India operations. Whether you’re a CEO, people leader, or simply passionate about building respectful workplaces, this podcast will give you tools and inspiration to lead with impact.

  1. 1D AGO

    Creating Space For People to Grow | Episode #038 | Elizabeth Brady

    Every conversation in this series reminds me how many different paths lead people to the same realization: respect is not a “soft” concept in organizations. It is a performance driver. In my latest conversation, I had the pleasure of speaking with Elizabeth Brady. Her story alone is a reminder of how far workplaces have come, and how far they still need to go. Early in her career, she was the only woman in a male-dominated environment where colleagues avoided calling her Elizabeth because it sounded “too feminine.” So she took on "EB" to reduce their discomfort. Many years later, she has built an impressive and diverse portfolio. Today she teaches supply chain and ERP to biotech manufacturing students, consults with organizations to accelerate their progress, and serves on the boards of companies advancing fields such as spatial genomics and life-saving medical devices. It was a fascinating conversation that stretched from biotechnology to leadership culture. But at its core was a simple and powerful question. What does respect in the workplace actually look like?   Leading With Respect is available wherever you get your podcasts: YouTube | Apple | Spotify | Audible   Respect begins with recognizing human worth Elizabeth offered a definition that was both simple and profound. Respect means approaching others with an open heart and mind, recognizing that every person has inherent worth simply by being on this earth. That does not mean we must always agree with each other. It means we create space for people to express themselves without immediately trying to shape or mold them into what we want them to be. This idea resonates deeply with me. In business environments, we tend to elevate the intellect above everything else. We praise logic, analysis, and speed of decision-making. Meanwhile, the heart is often dismissed as something “soft.”

    19 min

  2. MAR 5

    The Boundary Test | Episode #037 | Brenda Herrera DeLeon

    When a leader says “we value people,” there’s a simple way to test if it’s true: What happens when someone sets a boundary? In my latest Leading With Respect podcast conversation, Brenda Herrera DeLeon (a former VP in the agency world) said respect at work is fundamentally this: Dignity. Being seen. Being heard. Being valued. Being included. And she offered the clearest cultural signal I’ve heard in a while: If boundaries aren’t honored, respect isn’t present—no matter what’s on the wall. One more line that stayed with me: Burnout is often a systems signal, not an individual weakness.   As AI speeds up the pace of work, this matters even more.   The faster the work gets, the more leaders have to design for dignity.   Question for leaders/CHROs: If I asked your people, “When you set a boundary here, what happens next?, what would they say?

    17 min

  3. FEB 25

    Respect Isn't A Perk. It's A Practice. | Episode #036 | Stephen Bullock

    This week on Leading With Respect, I had the privilege of speaking with Stephen Bullock, President of Power Curbers Companies, a North Carolina–based manufacturer of concrete paving equipment operating in over 100 countries. If most of my network lives in tech, Stephen represents something equally powerful: frontline leadership. Manufacturing floors. Safety risks. Heat. Heavy machinery. Generational employees. Acquisitions. Real people doing real work. And what struck me most? The fundamentals of respect don’t change — regardless of industry.

    22 min

  4. FEB 20

    When Leaders Listen, Innovation Speaks | Episode #035 | Gavriella Schuster

    What a former Microsoft CVP taught me about respect, allyship, and the discipline of slowing down There was a moment in my recent podcast conversation with a former Microsoft Corporate Vice President, Gavriella Schuster, that stopped me. She said: “Respect is really listening. Listening to understand where someone is coming from — and recognizing that everyone has value.” Simple. Obvious. And yet, rare. Because in most organizations today, leaders are not rewarded for listening. They are rewarded for speed. Speed of decisions. Speed of execution. Speed of response. But respect operates on a different clock. And when respect disappears, innovation quietly disappears. Read the full LinkedIn article here. Learn more about Gavriella here.

    17 min

  5. FEB 12

    Happiness, Love and Work Culture | Episode #034 | Brooklyn Dicent

    With Valentine’s Day approaching, love tends to get framed as something personal. Romantic. Private. Something that belongs outside the walls of work. But what if love does belong in the workplace — just not in the way we usually think about it? Not sentimentality. Not forced positivity. Not heart emojis or motivational posters. In organizations, love shows up as respect. And when respect is present, happiness follows. That’s why this week’s Leading With Respect conversation felt especially timely. I had the pleasure of sitting down with Brooklyn Dicent Chief Happiness Officer, Chief Happiness Officer at The Happiness Consulting Company. Brooklyn’s work focuses on bringing the science of happiness into organizations across the country and beyond. What immediately stood out to me was how closely her perspective on happiness aligns with my work on respect. Early in our conversation, a powerful connection emerged: Happiness and respect are not soft ideas. They are courageous practices.

    25 min

  6. FEB 4

    What Workplace Respect Really Means Today | Episode #033 | Christina Rowe

    This week on Leading With Respect, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Christina Rowe, a deeply thoughtful talent development and organizational effectiveness leader who truly embodies what human-centric leadership looks like in practice. From the moment Christina began sharing her story, one theme stood out: She sees herself first and foremost as a problem solver — someone who brings the right people, insights, and perspectives together to create solutions that genuinely serve the business and the humans inside it. That orientation matters more than ever in today’s VUCA world: volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity.

    19 min

  7. JAN 28

    What Respect Looks Like In Practice | Episode #32 | J.D. Roux

    A Conversation with J.D. Roux, Chief People & Culture Officer at IGT When I invited J.D. Roux to join me on the Leading With Respect podcast, I knew the conversation would be thoughtful. What I didn’t expect was how grounded, practical, and quietly powerful his perspective would be. J.D. is a fellow Microsoft alum and currently serves as Chief People & Culture Officer at IGT (International Game Technology). But when he introduced himself, he didn’t start with his title. “I’m a father, a husband, a son… and I also happen to be a Chief People Officer.” That framing alone tells you a lot about how he views leadership. Not as a position. Not as an authority. But as the responsibility to serve human beings.

    19 min

  8. JAN 21

    Respect Is The Baseline For Inclusion | Episode #031 | Megan Cadd

    Respect Is The Baseline For Inclusion It shows up most in what we invite (and what we ignore). Some conversations stay with you. Not because they were dramatic. Not because they were controversial. But because they were grounded… human… and quietly powerful. That’s exactly how I’d describe my recent podcast conversation with Megan Cadd, Director of Inclusion at Gartner, who supports Gartner’s eight global Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), communities designed to support underrepresented associates across regions, cultures, and identities. Megan and I have known each other for a while, and I’ve always admired her clarity: she brings a steady, practical wisdom to conversations that too often get reduced into buzzwords or corporate slogans. Read the full article on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/respect-baseline-inclusion-bobby-bakshi-xcygc/

    17 min
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Leading With Respect by Bobby Bakshi explores how respect shapes leadership, culture, and business success — through candid conversations with executives and thought leaders. Respect isn’t just a value — it’s a business advantage. In Leading With Respect by Bobby Bakshi, you’ll hear insightful, unfiltered conversations with executives, culture builders, and change-makers who are redefining leadership in today’s workplaces. Together, we explore how respect drives trust, engagement, and results — across teams, organizations, and industries. Each episode connects back to The RESPECT Quotient™ framework — Recognize, Empathize, Stretch, Prioritize, Empower, Commit, and Transform, created by Bobby Bakshi Consulting LLC, offering practical lessons you can apply as a C-suite leader, manager, Head of HR/People & Culture, or culture champion. Bobby Bakshi is a leadership development consultant, culture transformation expert, and a Microsoft alum. Through his work and conversations, he helps organizations bridge divides and lead with respect at every level.  He works globally, with an emphasis on U.S. companies with India operations. Whether you’re a CEO, people leader, or simply passionate about building respectful workplaces, this podcast will give you tools and inspiration to lead with impact.

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  • Creator
    Bobby Bakshi
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    38
  • Rating
    Clean
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