The Mission Driven Leader

The Mission Driven Leader presented by taleoconnects.com
The Mission Driven Leader

Welcome to the Mission Driven Leader Podcast Presented by Taleoconnects.com, where we help leaders clarify and accomplish their missions by giving them the tools, tips, and resources they need to succeed. Hosted by former Chief Knowledge officer of NASA, Ed Hoffman, and Partner and Vice President of Portfolio Management at Taleo, Laurel Sim.

  1. 10/27/2023

    15 | Learning and Connecting Through LEGO with Mia Eng

    On this episode of the Mission Driven Leader, Ed Hoffman and Laurel Sim are joined by Mia Eng, Partner of Cognascent Inc., Executive Coach, and a certified LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® facilitator and trainer. Mia is an executive coach, facilitator, and consultant who partners with individuals and organizations on their journey to develop the leadership capability that is aligned to their vision and mission. She is on a mission to normalize critical characteristics and habits such as self-awareness, adaptability, and accountability to cultivate the small-L leadership that enables individual, team, and organizational success.   Mia has been coaching and facilitating individuals and teams using a variety of tools and techniques -- including LEGO Serious Play -- to enable deeper discovery, insight, and communication. And Mia has also been “passing it on” by training other facilitators, managers, consultants, and even war game designers to use LEGO Serious Play to engage others. Next up, she will start training professional coaches on the use of LEGO Serious Play in 1:1 coaching – a personal project two years in the making.   Mia has direct experience serving clients across a diverse range of sectors and geographies including engineering services, hospitality, manufacturing, pharmaceutical, professional services, the Canadian military (including a regiment she can’t name publicly!) and various fire and emergency services departments. For more information on Mia’s work, Cognascent, and LEGO Serious Play, or to connect with Mia, check out the links below! Connect with Mia on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/miaeng Cognascent website: www.cognascent.co For more information on LEGO Serious Play for groups and teams: https://cognascent.co/lego-serious-play-workshops/ Get in touch with Mia to chat about LEGO Serious Play: https://cognascent.typeform.com/lsp-inquiry

    59 min
  2. 07/19/2023

    13 | Reading the Mind Through the Eyes with Jordon Sims

    On this episode of the Mission Driven Leader, Ed Hoffman and Laurel Sim are joined by Jordon Sims, Founding Partner of Imperium Global Advisors. Jordon has many years of legislative, political, and professional advocacy experience globally. Most recently, he was the Chief of Staff for Congresswoman Kay Granger (R-TX), the senior Republican for the House Appropriations Committee and the most senior Republican woman in Congress overall. He has also served as a nuclear-trained submarine officer in the U.S. Navy, which included assignments as the foreign liaison for the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO), Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS), and Secretary of Defense (SECDEF). Jordon’s variety of assignments also included work as the Special Advisor to the Director of Naval Nuclear Propulsion (Naval Reactors), in a dual-hatted Department of Defense and Department of Energy role, responsible for all aspects of governmental affairs for the US submarine and aircraft carrier programs. Building upon his work with the defense and energy industrial base, Jordon has led global corporate and government relations teams and initiatives across a variety of markets and jurisdictions in the U.S., Canada, Latin America, Australia, U.K., E.U., India, and China. His work has spanned the technology, energy, financial services, defense, healthcare, and infrastructure sectors in both government policy and management strategy. He has served as a contributor to the World Economic Forum working groups for developing economies in the areas of long-term investment planning and infrastructure development. In addition to this work, he has also served in leadership roles for executive and board advisement in large global organizations. Jordon has volunteered time for local youth sports in Maryland, remains involved in an advisory role for the Governor of Maryland’s finance committee and campaign efforts, and serves as “Entrepreneur in Residence on the faculty for Columbia University’s School of Professional Studies - Information and Knowledge Strategy Program - as the co-lead for “The Future of Work.”

    1h 5m
  3. 06/21/2023

    12 | Leading by Listening with Maestro Roger Nierenberg

    On this episode of The Mission Driven Leader, Ed Hoffman and Laurel Sim are joined by Maestro Roger Nierenberg, Symphony Conductor and Creator of The Music Paradigm. Maestro Roger Nierenberg made his New York conducting debut at Avery Fisher with the Pro Arte Chorale and Orchestra. He was soon invited to conduct operas in two successive seasons at the Mostly Mozart Festival at New York’s Lincoln Center. Thereafter followed long, successful tenures as Music Director of both the Stamford Symphony in Connecticut and the Jacksonville Symphony in Florida. Guest conducting invitations came from the National Symphony, the Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, the Detroit Symphony, the Saint Louis Symphony, the Baltimore Symphony, the Indianapolis Symphony, the San Diego Symphony, and many other great American orchestras. Abroad he has recorded with the London Philharmonic and conducted at both the Prague Spring Festival and the Beijing Festival. He has collaborated with many of the most renowned solo artists and composers of our time. During his tenure with the Jacksonville Symphony, the seeds were planted that would lead Maestro Nierenberg to a startling departure from the conventional, through the unparalleled creation of The Music Paradigm. Through his experiences engaging with community businesses and civic leaders, he became curious about the challenges and opportunities faced by organizations in times of rapid change. He quickly realized how crucial issues of organizational development could be powerfully brought to life within an orchestra. Thus was born The Music Paradigm, which has taken Mr. Nierenberg to the podium of over ninety different orchestras, hundreds of different organizations, from civic groups to Fortune 500 companies, in two dozen different countries. Many of the lessons learned on this journey are presented in his book Maestro: A Surprising Story About Leading by Listening which was honored in 2009 as the Best Leadership Book from 800-CEO-READ. Information about Roger’s book can be found here: https://www.musicparadigm.com/maestro/ Learn more about Roger and The Music Paradigm through the links below: https://www.musicparadigm.com/ linkedin.com/in/rogernierenberg https://www.facebook.com/themusicparadigm/

    53 min

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Welcome to the Mission Driven Leader Podcast Presented by Taleoconnects.com, where we help leaders clarify and accomplish their missions by giving them the tools, tips, and resources they need to succeed. Hosted by former Chief Knowledge officer of NASA, Ed Hoffman, and Partner and Vice President of Portfolio Management at Taleo, Laurel Sim.

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