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  • 28 - Fire Up Innovation: Sparking and Sustaining Innovation Teams, with Helene Cahen

    28 - Fire Up Innovation: Sparking and Sustaining Innovation Teams, with Helene Cahen
    2024/06/10
    In this podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Helene Cahen about her book, Fire Up Innovation: Sparking and Sustaining Innovation Teams. Helene Cahen, MS, author of Fire Up Innovation: Sparking and Sustaining Innovation Teams (www.fireupinnovation.com/book), is an innovation strategist, trainer, facilitator, and speaker with over 20 years of experience helping companies navigate innovation challenges. She is the founder and principal consultant at Fire Up Innovation Consulting (previously Strategic Insights), where she guides Fortune 500 companies, small businesses, and non-profits to understand innovation, create innovative new products/services, build effective teams, and support a user-centered culture. Cahen has been a facilitator and lecturer for the Haas School of Business and is now coaching in their Executive Program. She was also the vice president of innovation for a startup and worked in and for package goods corporations in the beginning of her career. She is in demand as a speaker on the topic of innovation, design thinking and creativity, and recently did a TEDx talk on high-performance collaboration for teams. Trained in creative problem solving and design thinking, Cahen received an MS in Creativity and Change Leadership from the Center for Applied Imagination at the State University of New York (SUNY) Buffalo. She also has a business degree from Sciences Po Paris, a prestigious French business school. Check out all of the podcasts in the HCI Podcast Network!
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    32 分
  • 27 - Focusing on the People Side of Change, with Tim Creasey

    27 - Focusing on the People Side of Change, with Tim Creasey
    2024/05/27
    In this podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Tim Creasey about focusing on the people side of change. Tim Creasey (https://www.linkedin.com/in/timcreasey/) is a dynamic presenter, researcher, and thought leader on managing the people side of change. His work forms the foundation of the largest body of knowledge in the world on change management. Through public speaking and writing, he advances the discipline of change management as a structured, rigorous approach for driving business results. Tim has spoken to hundreds of thousands of people around the globe, enabling audiences with valuable data and actionable insights. He can solve a Rubik's Cube in under 90 seconds, he is obsessed with a band called the Avett Brothers and his passion is helping people unlock the challenges of change. Check out all of the podcasts in the HCI Podcast Network!
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    35 分
  • 26 - THE NINE: The Tectonic Forces Reshaping the Workplace, with Phil Simon

    26 - THE NINE: The Tectonic Forces Reshaping the Workplace, with Phil Simon
    2024/05/13
    In this podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Phil Simon about his book, THE NINE: The Tectonic Forces Reshaping the Workplace. Phil Simon is a sought-after speaker and recognized authority on technology, collaboration, and the future of work. He advises companies on how to use technology. His previous books include the award winners Reimagining Collaboration, Message Not Received, and The Age of the Platform. He is also the author of Zoom for Dummies® and Slack for Dummies®. Check out all of the podcasts in the HCI Podcast Network!
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    31 分
  • 25 - Transitioning from Success to Significance, with John 'JR' Rennie

    25 - Transitioning from Success to Significance, with John 'JR' Rennie
    2024/04/29
    In this podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with John 'JR' Rennie about transitioning from success to significance. As the founder of a 30+ year business software company, John 'JR' Rennie thought he was going to ride off into the sunset and retire. All that changed in 2015 when he founded BrushFires, which helps other discover their purpose. Check out all of the podcasts in the HCI Podcast Network!
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    32 分
  • 24 - Work Life Well-Lived: The Motives Met Pathway to No-B.S. Well-Being at Work, with Kelly Mackin

    24 - Work Life Well-Lived: The Motives Met Pathway to No-B.S. Well-Being at Work, with Kelly Mackin
    2024/03/27
    In this podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Kelly Mackin about her book, Work Life Well-Lived: The Motives Met Pathway to No-B.S. Well-Being at Work. Kelly Mackin is the author of Work Life Well-Lived: The Motives Met Pathway to No-B.S. Well-Being at Work, and cofounder and CEO of the Motives Met Platform and Human Needs Assessment which empowers people to create their best work life and workplace. Kelly’s journey from ill-being to well-being at work ignited her passion and dedication for helping people create health and happiness in their lives through a unique blend of skills. Her expertise spans quantitative research in human behavior to fostering psychological safety, from guiding individuals in mind management coaching to imparting the practice of mindfulness meditation both in and outside of work. As a researcher, she gains insights into significant parts of our lives like values, stress, and emotions to develop frameworks to better understand the world and ourselves to make positive change. Kelly’s mission is to create a work world where we are human first and well-being is a right, not a privilege. She built Motives Met to achieve the attainable dream of a work life well-lived for all. When asked about her proudest moments, Kelly would tell you it was standing at the top of Mount Kilimanjaro in Africa and at Mount Everest Base Camp. Hailing from sunny San Diego, California, you can often find her soaking up a sunset, playing beach volleyball, or sparring in the boxing ring. Check out all of the podcasts in the HCI Podcast Network!
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    31 分
  • 23 - Aligning your Purpose + Vision = Success, with Tracey Watts Cirino

    23 - Aligning your Purpose + Vision = Success, with Tracey Watts Cirino
    2024/03/20
    In this podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Tracey Watts Cirino about how aligning your purpose with a compelling vision can lead to success. Tracey Watts Cirino (https://www.linkedin.com/in/traceywattscirino/) is a 5-Time #1 international best-selling author, award-winning business owner, highly engaging empowering speaker, and podcast host of Beyond Common Business Secrets. Tracey is passionate about helping people become successful entrepreneurs and reach their highest potential. Through her dynamic keynotes, retreats, workshops, digital training programs, and mastermind groups, Tracey helps business owners and leaders discover their own personal power so they can develop customized success systems. As the founder and CEO of Beyond Common Coaching & Training Company, a Cleveland, OH-based business that provides success strategies and speaking services to business owners across the world, Tracey is a Certified Success and Mindset Coach, Certified Canfield Success Principles Trainer, and John C. Maxwell certified speaker, coach, and trainer. With her gifts of clarity and cutting through the B.S. while serving business owners all across the globe, Tracey has developed the proven BEYOND Common Success Method and the BEYOND Business Method and is dedicated to helping clients get out of their own way in order to achieve their business dreams while building a life they love. On any given day you will find Tracey passionately doing work she loves or enjoying spending time outdoors hiking, or cooking with her family and their beloved dog, Rocky right at their heels. To learn more about how Tracey can help you achieve your goals or to book Tracey as your speaker at your virtual or in-person next event, please visit www.traceywattscirino.com. Check out a free gift: https://www.beyondcommoncoaching.com/strategies Check out all of the podcasts in the HCI Podcast Network!
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    30 分
  • 22 - Three Ways to Improve Your Adult Learning, with Carrie Graham

    22 - Three Ways to Improve Your Adult Learning, with Carrie Graham
    2024/03/13
    In this podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Carrie Graham about three ways to improve your adult learning. Carrie Graham, PhD cares about your employees and clients. She's an adult learning strategist and training consultant who helps businesses improve learner engagement, information retention, and skills application. Dr. Graham turns adult learning and workplace learning theories into a practical strategy to improve your trainings. Check out all of the podcasts in the HCI Podcast Network!
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    38 分
  • 21 - Using Virtual Reality for Upskilling and Professional Development, with Sophie Thompson

    21 - Using Virtual Reality for Upskilling and Professional Development, with Sophie Thompson
    2024/03/06
    In this podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with Sophie Thompson about using virtual reality for upskilling and professional development. Sophie Thompson (www.linkedin.com/in/sophiethompsonvr) is the Co-founder and CEO of VirtualSpeech, an award-winning education platform that combines e-learning with practice exercises online and in virtual reality. Sophie started VirtualSpeech in 2015 as a way to overcome her fear of public speaking using VR. Since then, VirtualSpeech has developed a catalogue of 30+ courses focused on communication and interpersonal skills, from public speaking to active listening, leadership, sexual harassment prevention, and more. VirtualSpeech has helped hundreds of thousands of people across 130 countries to improve their skills and confidence using VR, and Sophie has appeared on BBC World News, Forbes, and The Wall Street Journal talking about VR for learning. Check out all of the podcasts in the HCI Podcast Network!
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    31 分