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Leading With Respect

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 —

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Respect is an Operational Discipline | Episode #044 |...

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2026/04/22

In the world of Organizational Effectiveness (OE), we often get bogged down in frameworks and academic theory. But when I sat down with Christine Wickland, the Director of OE at Expedia Group, we got down to the basics.Christine’s journey didn't start in a boardroom; it started on the sales floor at Nordstrom. That "human-first" perspective has stayed with her through leadership roles at Amazon and Robin Hood, and it informs how she defines the most misunderstood word in business: Respect. Read the

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Respect Starts at the Boardroom | Episode #043 |...

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2026/04/17

This week’s podcast conversation was with Njideka U. Harry. A reminder how respect is a business imperative.Not because it was theoretical. Because it was structural. We often talk about respect as a "soft skill" in culture. Njideka reframed it as something far more critical: Respect is governance. And once you see it that way, you can’t unsee it. Read the article on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/respect-starts-boardroom-bobby-bakshi-sjw3c/

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Leading With Respect In The Age of AI

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2026/04/10

Why “giving people space” is the leadership capability most organizations are missing.This week’s conversation, with Jovina Ang, Ph.D. , a global leader across tech, academia, and consulting, surfaced something deceptively simple and deeply urgent: Respect is giving people space to be heard. In a world defined by speed, noise, and constant change, that idea cuts through. Not because it’s new. Because it’s rare. Respect is not a value. It’s a signal. Jovina framed respect as a response to what she

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The Wound, the DJ, and Business Speak | Episode #041...

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2026/04/01

Why the "Super Hardcore" Workplace Is Missing the PointI recently sat down with my friend, Newton Cheng, on the Leading With Respect podcast. Newton spent 17 years as Google's Director of Health and Performance, overseeing programs that supported Googlers' health and well-being. His reasons for leaving matter to every leader reading this. They matter to all human beings. Newton opened with: "When I came into Google, it was a much different, more aspirational place. That was a place where I

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Why Pressure Breaks Respect and How to Navigate It |...

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2026/03/25

There’s a moment in leadership where everything speeds up, and you can feel it in your body.Your calendar compresses. Your inbox multiplies. Expectations rise. Your responsibilities expand — and the margin you used to have for patience, reflection, and humanity quietly disappears. This week on the Leading With Respect podcast, I sat down with my longtime friend from our Microsoft days, Sabina Nawaz. Sabina coaches CEOs around the world, and she opened our conversation with a line that I resonate

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Respect: From Currency to Humanity | Episode #039 |...

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2026/03/19

March invites reflection. Not just celebration, but recalibration.Women’s History Month is often framed in terms of achievement, progress, and recognition. All important. And yet, this conversation with Karen E Simpson, MBA (she/her) points to something deeper—something less visible, but far more foundational: Have we misunderstood respect itself? I had the privilege of sitting down with Karen—a longtime friend, former Microsoft colleague, and someone I describe exactly as she describes herself: a

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Creating Space For People to Grow | Episode #038 |...

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2026/03/12

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

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The Boundary Test | Episode #037 | Brenda Herrera DeLeon

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2026/03/05

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

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Respect Isn't A Perk. It's A Practice. | Episode...

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2026/02/25

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

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When Leaders Listen, Innovation Speaks | Episode #035...

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2026/02/20

What a former Microsoft CVP taught me about respect, allyship, and the discipline of slowing downThere 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

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Happiness, Love and Work Culture | Episode #034 | ...

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2026/02/12

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

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What Workplace Respect Really Means Today | Episode...

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2026/02/04

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

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What Respect Looks Like In Practice | Episode #32 |...

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2026/01/28

A Conversation with J.D. Roux, Chief People & Culture Officer at IGTWhen 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

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Respect Is The Baseline For Inclusion | Episode #031...

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2026/01/21

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

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24:49

Respect Is About Attention

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2026/01/14

Ferose V R is a dear friend, mentor, a leader I admire deeply, and one of the most grounded storytellers I know.Ferose currently serves as a Senior Vice President at SAP, leading the SAP Academy for Engineering based in the Bay Area. But titles, as Ferose reminded me, don’t tell the full story. In fact, he opened our conversation with what he calls his “love introduction:" “We all introduce ourselves typically with where we work. But who are we if we remove the titles from us? My love introduction

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Rip Currents and The Age of AI | Episode #029 | Bobby...

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2026/01/12

Why “therapy/companionship” is now Gen AI’s #1 use case — and what leaders must do nextThis morning on my beach walk, I had an “aha.” I was thinking about rip currents. Not as a beach safety topic— but as a metaphor for the world we’re living in right now. Follow the companion LinkedIn newsletter to this podcast: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/rip-currents-age-ai-bobby-bakshi-g8h0c/?trackingId=uC45puQ9SAuB1cToi0E6fg%3D%3D

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Respect Beyond Being Polite | Episode #028 | Azurée...

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2026/01/07

Azurée Montoute-Lewis (Global Chief People Officer, Burson) shares how respect manifests in measurable ways across regions, generations, and real-world cultural challenges.I recently sat down with Azurée S. Montoute-Lewis, MBA, SPHR, Global Chief People Officer at Burson, a global communications agency with a truly international footprint. She offered one of the most grounded definitions of workplace respect I’ve heard. Not soft. Not abstract. Not “be nice.” Actionable. Her definition: Respect is

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10:39

Servant Leadership and Respect

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2025/12/18

Greetings Friends,This week’s Leading With Respect conversation is a truly special one for me. I’m honored to feature, Howard Behar, former President of Starbucks, lifelong student of servant leadership, and someone I’ve had the privilege of knowing and learning from for many years. Howard is one of those rare leaders who doesn’t just talk about values—he lives them. And few people are as credible a voice on respect, trust, and leadership as he is. Servant leadership as a way of life When I asked

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16:31

Servant Leadership and The Factory Floor

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2025/12/10

I’m thrilled to introduce this week’s guest: Jonathan Walker, RBLP-T, a leader I deeply admire and a peer in the leadership development space. Jon has spent his career serving others: from his roots in military training and psychology to his current role as a Senior Learning & Development Consultant at GE Appliances, where he works with employees across the full spectrum, from blue-collar manufacturing teams to white-collar leaders and the C-suite.Jon lives the work. He embodies respect,

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Why Authenticity, Curiosity & Conversation Still...

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2025/12/04

This week, I’m thrilled to share a conversation that has been a long time coming. My dear friend from the Seattle leadership community, Britt Provost, joined me for a powerful dialogue on respect, trust, and the courage it takes to lead in complex times.For more than a decade, Britt has served as Chief People Officer across multiple companies. She’s now teaching leadership and management at the University of Washington – Bothell, leaning into a long-time passion for equipping future leaders. And

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