Organization Transformation Kung Fu

Sandi Verrecchia and Jennifer T Long
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Organization Transformation Kung Fu

OT Kung Fu: Sandi and Jen created this podcast with agile leaders like yourself in mind, as a platform to share our best business development practices, self improvement tips, and share in our knowledge of what it means to be a high performing leader. We invite you to listen in as we chat with guests and provide our insight on various industry related topics, as two seasoned executive coaches.

  1. SEP 27

    51 - Conversations on Change with Curtis Bateman

    Welcome to Episode 51 of OT Kung Fu: The Podcast! Joining Jen and Sandi this week is Curtis Bateman, co-author of Change: How to Turn Uncertainty Into Opportunity and vice president of direct international offices for FranklinCovey. From the FranklinCovey site:                  "With over twenty-five years of experience in the training industry, Curtis is an              internationally recognized presenter, content developer, change consultant, business leader, and coach. His passion for enabling organizations “at change” resulted in the co-creation of transformative, industry-leading solutions, including Change Element, Leaders@Change, Managing Millennials, Millennials@Work, and the Change Practitioner."  We're thrilled to have Curtis join us to talk about what change means to a leader and the workplace as a whole! Listen along to the conversation as they cover:  the behaviors that show up when change comes what it means to be reactive vs. choosing a reaction what a change introduction does risks and rewards of change how leaders can maintain good effects of change compliance vs. engagement and more! You can read more about Curtis and check out more of his articles at his FranklinCovey page and follow him on his LinkedIn! Thank you so much for listening! Make sure to check out the video cast under the "Videos" tab! Connect with Jen on LinkedIn and visit her website Own Up!® Connect with Sandi on LinkedIn and visit her website Satori Consulting, Inc! Have a comment, question, or topic for Sandi and Jen? Leave us a comment on LinkedIn!

    37 min

  2. AUG 30

    50 - Thinking About Hidden Potential by Adam Grant

    It's OT Kung Fu's 50th episode! We have another book review episode, this week featuring Hidden Potential by Adam Grant! Join Jen and Sandi while they cover topics like: -Performance Reviews and how they have changed from potential to goal-oriented -How imperfect leaders are more beneficial than "perfect" leaders -How meeting folks where there are at instead of where you want them to be cultivates a better workplace culture -High potential compared to related experience -Why learning agility is more valuable as a leadership predictor -Why self-reflection is such an important tool -Learning curves and useful uncomfortability -Imposter Syndrome and feedback -Self-awareness and how it echoes into other aspects of life -How a "scarcity"mindset affects you -"Learning Organizations" and follow-through -How tech and instant delivery plays in You can check you more about Adam Grant book and take the assessment on his page at adamgrant.net! Thank you so much for listening! Make sure to check out the video cast under the "Videos" tab! Connect with Jen on LinkedIn and visit her website Own Up!® Connect with Sandi on LinkedIn and visit her website Satori Consulting, Inc! Have a comment, question, or topic for Sandi and Jen? Leave us a comment on LinkedIn!

    31 min

  3. JUL 31

    49 - Leadership and Building Organizational Capacity with Todd Conklin

    You made it to the end of July, and we have a new episode of OT Kung Fu for you to celebrate and gear up before a new month begins tomorrow! Jen and Sandi are joined on this episode by Dr. Todd Conklin, author of Pre-Accident Investigations: An Introduction to Organizational Safety  as well as host of his organizational safety podcast of the same name. From his website:      "Todd Conklin spent 25 years at Los Alamos National Laboratory as a Senior Advisor for Organizational and Safety Culture.  Los Alamos National Laboratory is one of the world’s foremost research and development laboratories; Dr. Conklin has been working on the Human Performance program for the last 15 years of his 25-year career.  It is in this fortunate position where he enjoys the best of both the academic world and the world of safety in practice.          Conklin holds a Ph.D. in organizational behavior from the University of New Mexico.  He speaks all over the world to executives, groups and work teams who are interested in better understanding the relationship between the workers in the field and the organization’s systems, processes, and programs.  He has brought these systems to major corporations around the world.  Conklin practices these ideas not only in his own workplace, but also in the event investigations at other workplaces around the world.  Conklin’s best selling book, Pre-Accident Investigations: An introduction to Organizational Safety is a best selling book on safety.  Conklin has several other books and a huge podcast following for his twice-weekly podcast of the same name.  Conklin defines safety at his workplace like this:  'Safety is the ability for workers to be able to do work in a varying and unpredictable world.'" Listen along as they talk about the 5 HOP principles mentioned in Dr.Conklin's book and how leadership mindsets can flourish within those principles, what simply having confidence can do for you, "why?" versus "how?" and what kind of leader flocks to each question, and more! Thank you so much for joining us on this episode, Dr. Conklin! You can find all of Dr. Conklin's books and his podcast on his page on HOP Hub here. Dr. Conklin and Jen will be speaking at the next Conklin Conference in Santa Fe, NM from September 10th-September 12th 2024. You can sign up for the conference HERE. Thank you so much for listening! Make sure to check out the video cast under the "Videos" tab! Connect with Jen on LinkedIn and visit her website Own Up!® Connect with Sandi on LinkedIn and visit her website Satori Consulting, Inc! Have a comment, question, or topic for Sandi and Jen? Leave us a comment on LinkedIn!

    56 min

  4. JUN 28

    48 - Influence as a Strategy: Getting Better Outcomes with Others

    Happy Summer! Beat the heat with Sandi and Jen and listen along as they tackle the topic of influence (as a person, not for social media)! Today they cover: How reciprocity is different within the workplace How you show up as a leader to your peers vs. to your boss The traits of a successful workplace influencer Their love and use of the EverythingDiSC® by Wiley within training they have done Negotiation awareness and the balance required to not cross the line into manipulation Persuasion vs. Influence and more!  Thank you so much for listening! Make sure to check out the video cast under the "Videos" tab! Connect with Jen on LinkedIn and visit her website Own Up!® Connect with Sandi on LinkedIn and visit her website Satori Consulting, Inc! Have a comment, question, or topic for Sandi and Jen? Leave us a comment on LinkedIn!

    33 min

  5. MAY 24

    47 - Work-Life Bloom with author Dan Pontefract

    We have a real treat for listeners today! Jen and Sandi are joined by award-winning author Dan Pontefract to talk about his new book Work-Life Bloom: How to Nurture a Team that Flourishes! From his website: "Dan is a renowned keynote speaker who has presented at four TED events and delivers approximately 50 keynotes annually. He is an adjunct professor at the University of Victoria’s Gustavson School of Business and has received over 25 industry, individual, and book awards." Listen along as Dan, Sandi, and Jen cover topics such as: The origin of Work-Life Bloom Personas in Work/Life Balance "Soil" vs "Water" tests in the workplace Workplace Vulnerability and Gen Z You can connect with Dan on his website donpontefract.com, and you can check out the book's page at worklifebloom.com Dan's Assessment: worklifebloom.com/work-life-assessment Connect with Dan on LinkedIn! Thank you so much for listening! Make sure to check out the video cast under the "Videos" tab! Connect with Jen on LinkedIn and visit her website Own Up!® Connect with Sandi on LinkedIn and visit her website Satori Consulting, Inc! Have a comment, question, or topic for Sandi and Jen? Leave us a comment on LinkedIn!

    45 min

  6. APR 19

    46 - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving for Teams: A Red Teaming Review

    Welcome back to OT Book Club, er, we mean OT Kung Fu! Jen and Sandi invite you to listen in as they discuss "Red Teaming: How Your Business Can Conquer the Competition by Challenging Everything" by Bryce G. Hoffman. Enjoy the ASMR of Jen and Sandi flipping through to their favorite parts and points of the book and chatting about how you can empower your teams to think critically in tough situations, and how you can get that critical thinking to produce critical solutions! If you want Jen and Sandi to reviews about teams or accountability solutions or situations in the future, let us know! Thank you so much for listening! Make sure to check out the video cast under the "Videos" tab! Connect with Jen on LinkedIn and visit her website Own Up!® Connect with Sandi on LinkedIn and visit her website Satori Consulting, Inc! Have a comment, question, or topic for Sandi and Jen? Leave us a comment on LinkedIn!

    39 min

  7. FEB 23

    45 - The Customer Experience and a Coaching Approach with Dan Coldwell

    Happy February Podcast! Jen and Sandi are joined by Dan Coldwell this week, a colleague of Sandi's at Satori Consulting, Inc. Dan has 30 years of experience in financial services as an executive and industry speaker and has also served as chief marketing and chief operations officer in past positions. He is a hockey certified coach, and he "cross-pollinates" (as he puts it) between the business and sports world. Listen along as they chat about: Acting on feedback/pain points The 3 steps of responding to feedback Feedback collection Do's and Don'ts How to not fear bad reviews because of what they do for good reviews Thank you so much for joining Jen and Sandi, Dan! If you'd like to chat more with Dan about the customer experience, you can contact him through the Satori Consulting, Inc. site. Thank you so much for listening! Make sure to check out the video cast under the "Videos" tab! Connect with Jen on LinkedIn and visit her website Own Up!® Connect with Sandi on LinkedIn and visit her website Satori Consulting, Inc! Have a comment, question, or topic for Sandi and Jen? Leave us a comment on LinkedIn!

    47 min

  8. JAN 25

    44 - Transformational Leadership with Cara Cameron

    Happy first podcast of 2024! We're starting out this new year with a treat for you- Jen and Sandi are joined by Sandi's colleague Cara Cameron, who holds the position of Chief Future of Work for Mutual Insurance. She has worked in Human Resources for over 15 years and is passionate about developing leaders. With her Chief Future of Work position, she is able to better analyze how the changing workforce impacts the organization, teams, and how those parties respond to the change. Listen along as Jen, Sandi, and Cara talk about: How do employees want to work/what they are looking for from a Chief Future of Work how the position develops and implements plans around intention and how HR supports those intentions how they meet skepticism and the "I'll believe it when I see it" attitude how supportive CEOs/Presidents/Leadership are the keys to enacting positive change what it means when you understand where your team is through touch points and intentional support that Performance Management is an ongoing process Thank you so much for listening! Make sure to check out the video cast under the "Videos" tab! Connect with Jen on LinkedIn and visit her website Own Up!® Connect with Sandi on LinkedIn and visit her website Satori Consulting, Inc! Have a comment, question, or topic for Sandi and Jen? Leave us a comment on LinkedIn!

    43 min
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OT Kung Fu: Sandi and Jen created this podcast with agile leaders like yourself in mind, as a platform to share our best business development practices, self improvement tips, and share in our knowledge of what it means to be a high performing leader. We invite you to listen in as we chat with guests and provide our insight on various industry related topics, as two seasoned executive coaches.

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  • Creator
    Sandi Verrecchia and Jennifer T Long
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2024
  • Episodes
    51
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    Explicit
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    © Satori Consulting Inc and OwnUp LLC® - All rights reserved
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