The Corporate Bartender

Eric Spencer, Lori Spencer
The Corporate Bartender

So, what is TCB? In these crazy days, I felt like we could all use some support, some community, some innovative people-side-of-the-business ideas, and of course, some cocktails. What started as a response to COVID19 has evolved into something much more meaningful. It's become an amazing community of people leaders from various industries who have come together to share ideas, some best practices, to learn from our mistakes, and build connection with others who are facing similar issues. We are all about sharing at TCB. We share Learning & Development tools. We share updates to the legal landscape. We talk about issues facing our employees and our leadership teams. We interview innovative People Leaders who have cutting edge ideas. Oh, and we laugh. A lot! I know what you're thinking. What is this thing? Is it another Zoom meeting? Is it a Podcast? Is it a show? What in the world am I getting into? It's all of those things and none of those things. Think of it as a podcast with a live interactive audience. It's a community. It's a forum for ideas, meeting similar folks, and finding a little bastion of sanity in an exceedingly complex world. It's a breath of fresh air, and a respite from your grueling schedule - where you'll be in great company, and probably take away a few things that you can use at work...and in life each episode. If you are an HR or People Leader in your organization, this is the place for you. You are welcome here!

  1. The Corporate Bartender - AI is WAY Better with People with Nada Sanders

    JAN 21

    The Corporate Bartender - AI is WAY Better with People with Nada Sanders

    Let's keep the 2025 TCB machine a-rollin'! AI is all over the place these days, and we're gonna unpack the "is it Skynet or is it going to help" question - just a little bit. We've got the Nada Sanders on the program today! Don't know Nada? We've got your back! What if the future isn’t about bits and bytes replacing humans, but about something more revolutionary—machines and humans merging to create a new kind of business superintelligence? The secret to thriving in the AI era isn’t about investing in smart tech—it’s about creating a “humachine,” a smarter system of human-machine collaborations.  In her book The Humachine: AI, Human Virtues, and the Superintelligent Enterprise, she provides a roadmap to help business leaders, executives, and managers recognize and unlock the potential of human-machine partnerships. This conversation was a a blast, we did it from the road in Richmond, Virginia, and you know, I think you're gonna dig it! If you wanna skip straight to the interview, 2:57 is your spot. TCB Layout:0:00 - Show Open & Intro1:16 - Titles1:42 - Kickoff 2:57 - Nada Sanders Interview45:49 - Wrap & Close Website: https://nadasanders.com/Northeastern Website: https://damore-mckim.northeastern.edu/people/nada-sanders/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nada-sanders-99154a5/ Join our community!https://the-corporate-bartender.mn.co/ Theme Music by Hooksounds.comGood Feels Stories Copyright Paramount/CBS

    53 min
  2. The Corporate Bartender - When Good Enough Isn't Enough, You've Gotta Be Superior with Rusty Komori

    12/26/2024

    The Corporate Bartender - When Good Enough Isn't Enough, You've Gotta Be Superior with Rusty Komori

    What's up everyone and welcome to The Corporate Bartender! Happy Holidays to everyone! The holidays are chock full of inspirational moments, and we want to add one to yours. We've got an amazing guest today, who's got some fantastic stories. We've got the Rusty Komori on the show today! Don't know Rusty? You probably should, so stick around! Rusty is an inspirational keynote speaker, executive coach, and tennis professional based in Honolulu, Hawaii. From 1994 through 2015, he was a high school tennis coach, where he led his teams to an unprecedented 22 consecutive state championships, a national record in all sports that stands to this day! He's also the host of the televised series Beyond the Lines and the author of three books, including his newest release Superior: Creating a Superior Culture of Excellence. We're going to be talking about superior performance and how to create a culture steeped in this idea. Everyone knows that I love a good framework - and Rusty's book has FOUR! You're gonna get a lot of really useful gems today, some truly astonishing stories - there are ELEVEN folks (that Rusty knows of) who are still on this earth because of Rusty and his ideas. Plus, Rusty's just a great dude. This conversation was a BANGER, and I think you're gonna dig it! If you wanna skip straight to the interview, 3:59 is your spot. TCB Layout:0:00 - Show Open & Intro1:30 - Titles1:56 - Kickoff 4:13 - Coach Rusty Interview51:52 - Wrap & Close Website: https://www.rustykomori.com/Sgt. Chris Kim Episode of Beyond the Lines: https://youtu.be/1TOH1GOhgOw?si=bFn9y3APrPc6sBAm Join our community!https://the-corporate-bartender.mn.co/ Theme Music by Hooksounds.comGood Feels Stories Copyright Paramount/CBS

    58 min
  3. The Corporate Bartender - Transforming Your Culture with Your Conversations with Douglas Squirrel

    12/18/2024

    The Corporate Bartender - Transforming Your Culture with Your Conversations with Douglas Squirrel

    What's up everyone and welcome to The Corporate Bartender! If you know me, you know that I love Agile Development, and I love applying Agile Development principles to the people side of business EVEN MORE! We are going to learn how to transform your conversations using Agile principles, and that's gonna change everything! We've got the Douglas Squirrel on the show today, but you can just call him Squirrel! Wanna know more, stick around! Squirrel has been coding for forty years and has led software teams for twenty. He uses the power of conversations to create dramatic productivity gains. He's been a CTO in startups from fintech to biotech to music, and everything in between; consulted on product improvement at over 200 organizations; and he is the author of Squirrel’s Tech Radar, Decoding Tech Talk, and Agile Conversations: Transform Your Conversations, Transform Your Culture. Oh, and he lives in Frogholt, England, in a timber-framed cottage built in the year 1450! This conversation was a ton of fun, and I think you're gonna dig it! If you wanna skip straight to the interview, 3:59 is your spot. TCB Layout:0:00 - Show Open & Intro1:19 - Titles1:45 - Kickoff 3:59 - Squirrel Interview56:32 - Wrap & Close Website: https://douglassquirrel.com/Website Community: https://squirrelsquadron.com/The House Built in 1450: https://www.oldkentcottage.com/  Join our community!https://the-corporate-bartender.mn.co/ Theme Music by Hooksounds.comGood Feels Stories Copyright Paramount/CBS

    1h 5m
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So, what is TCB? In these crazy days, I felt like we could all use some support, some community, some innovative people-side-of-the-business ideas, and of course, some cocktails. What started as a response to COVID19 has evolved into something much more meaningful. It's become an amazing community of people leaders from various industries who have come together to share ideas, some best practices, to learn from our mistakes, and build connection with others who are facing similar issues. We are all about sharing at TCB. We share Learning & Development tools. We share updates to the legal landscape. We talk about issues facing our employees and our leadership teams. We interview innovative People Leaders who have cutting edge ideas. Oh, and we laugh. A lot! I know what you're thinking. What is this thing? Is it another Zoom meeting? Is it a Podcast? Is it a show? What in the world am I getting into? It's all of those things and none of those things. Think of it as a podcast with a live interactive audience. It's a community. It's a forum for ideas, meeting similar folks, and finding a little bastion of sanity in an exceedingly complex world. It's a breath of fresh air, and a respite from your grueling schedule - where you'll be in great company, and probably take away a few things that you can use at work...and in life each episode. If you are an HR or People Leader in your organization, this is the place for you. You are welcome here!

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