Some days, gratitude feels like something for people with calmer inboxes. Someone dropped the ball, you're three meetings deep, and "thank you" is the last thing on your mind. But gratitude that only shows up on easy days never shows up at all. Learn what grateful leadership really looks like, how to appreciate the team member you struggle with, why a pizza party can backfire, and the one question that reveals how each person wants to be recognized.We could all use a bit more gratitude, so

Send us Fan Mail Modern FP&A platforms such as Pigment are evolving beyond traditional budgeting, forecasting, and reporting to support broader finance transformation initiatives. As planning becomes more connected across finance and operational functions, selecting an FP&A platform is increasingly a strategic business and architectural decision rather than simply a software purchase. In this webinar, we explore how modern CPM and EPM architectures are reshaping planning, forecasting,...

Buying or selling a business takes more than finding the right match. It takes good timing, realistic expectations, and a clear read on the market. Host Gene Marks talks with Bob House, president of BizBuySell.com, about where things stand today. You'll hear which businesses buyers want most, how private equity and search funds are reshaping the buyer pool, and why the seller financing gap can make or break a sale. Bob also shares what catches owners off guard at sale time and why preparation is the

What if the only thing standing between you and your billion-dollar idea is the fear of looking ridiculous?In this encore episode of The Game Changing Attorney Podcast, Michael Mogill sits down with Richard Montañez, the man behind the creation of Flamin' Hot Cheetos, to unpack the mindset that took him from a janitor at Frito-Lay to a billion-dollar brand builder. Richard shares the childhood lessons, the risks he took, and the relentless hunger that drove him to create opportunity where none

Is there really such a thing as HR best practice? In this episode of HR Unlocked, Lisa Oakley sits down with Ronel Jacobs, Chief People and Safety Officer at Access Partners and Property, for a wide-ranging conversation about what effective People & Culture leadership looks like in the real world. With more than 20 years of experience spanning HR, recruitment, health and safety, environment, quality, acquisitions, and organisational change across South Africa and New Zealand, Ronel has worked

Is New Zealand’s economic recovery finally taking hold? Liam Dann is joined by NZME managing editor of business Duncan Bridgeman to examine the signs of growth coming through the rural economy, and why households and retailers in the cities may still be waiting to feel them. They discuss Fonterra’s strong result, fuel costs and consumer confidence, the role of housing and KiwiSaver, and whether a proposed new NZX listing points to renewed appetite for investing in New Zealand businesses

As leaders, we can say that we value accountability, initiative, honesty and responsibility, but what really shapes our team is what happens when people demonstrate those behaviours... or when they don’t.Sometimes, without even realising it, our leadership responses can reinforce the very behaviours that frustrate us. We step in when someone misses a deadline. We give more work to the person who is already reliable. We soften an expectation when someone becomes upset. Or we spend so much time

Recent research examining Generation Z workers in Surabaya demonstrates that younger employees forge work commitment directly from everyday experiences like flexibility and workplace quality rather than relying on general job satisfaction as a stepping stone. Drawing on social exchange theory, studies reveal that tangible organizational support, constructive supervisory behaviors, and psychological safety heavily influence employee retention and performance. To successfully secure early-career

Do I Have the Right People? When a Good Team Isn't PerformingYour team is capable. You picked most of them. So why are you the one finishing their work at 4:30 on a Thursday? When a good team stops performing at the level the business needs, one question shows up fast: do I have the right people? In this episode, Tami explains why answering it too soon can cost you good leaders, and what your team's performance isn't telling you. You'll hear: What the "gauge" over someone's head can't tell you The

Send us Fan Mail What if your struggling managers don’t need more coaching—they simply have too much work? The podcast that helps HR executives go beyond running the function and become business-first — the consequential leader your CEO builds the business with. Because the CHRO isn't an HR job. It's a brand new identity. Here's the part you've probably already suspected. Your best sales leader did not forget how to sell. Their quarter filled with work that started outside of sales: a system ...

I talk with Gary Schick, SVP and Chief Human Resource Officer at Jabil, about how a 60 year old manufacturing company is navigating massive change as they scale from circuit boards to data centers, AI agents, and advanced manufacturing. We get into why Jabil targeted gamers to fill debugger roles when traditional hiring failed, how visual inspection jobs are being automated with AI cameras, what happens when you move from manual work to managing AI agents, and why skills based hiring is replacing

Most companies at scale can't tell you what a single feature actually costs to run, but Erran Berger, CTO of Engineering at LinkedIn, can. We discuss why that blind spot is more common than you'd think, why treating AI transformation as bad for employees is a false premise, and how LinkedIn reorganized its teams into small, cross-functional pods now that AI lets one person do the work of several.

If your law firm feels busy but brittle, like one missed deadline or one tough personality could tip the whole place into stress, you’re not alone. I’m joined by Tara Jalali Malek, co-owner at Malek + Malek, and a former federal and state prosecutor, to talk about what actually makes a firm strong: culture you can feel, leadership you can measure, and systems that turn talented attorneys into a real team. We dig into why mentorship matters so much in the legal profession, especially wh...

Ron Crabtree speaks with Robert Semethy about building a support function that can take on more work without relying on heroics. Robert explains how digital processes should create usable data, decision support, and evidence that can answer an auditor's questions years later. He also shares how training, external certification, internal succession, and regular reviews of risks and controls help teams increase capability while removing work that no longer matters.

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David Rosenfeldt didn’t come into network marketing looking for a financial rescue. He had already built successful traditional businesses, made and lost tens of millions of dollars, and spent years with a pretty negative opinion of network marketing. Then his perspective changed. In this episode of Network Marketing Breakthroughs, Rob Sperry talks with David about the connection between identity, mindset, purpose, and success. David explains why you create your own luck through preparation a...

How do you scale enterprise AI without exposing the sensitive data your business cannot afford to lose? In this episode Chris sits down with Steven Walchek, Founder and CEO of Liminal, to explore enterprise AI security, AI governance, data privacy, and how leaders can safely accelerate generative AI adoption. Steven explains how enterprises can protect sensitive information before it reaches an LLM, why governance needs to enable AI adoption rather than block it, and how AI agents and tools l...

Ever feel like you know exactly what's wrong with your safety program... and still have no idea where to start? You're buried in work that was never really yours. Leadership nods along, and nothing changes. And your to-do list is a mile long, with every item on it feeling urgent. In this final episode of the series, I put the whole Safety Leadership Roadmap in one place. You'll see how every piece connects, the order to build your safety program in so it quietly changes how management

We've spent the last few months talking about organizations that are built to benefit from change. But change gets extra hard when people leave, especially when that person is your friend and a big part of what makes a job worth getting up for in the morning. It’s hard to balance being happy for someone moving on to their shiny new thing and still grieve the hole they leave behind. Well, the same goes for podcasts and we're a bit in our feels today: after three years behind the mic, Sam has decided

Have you ever wondered whether your accent is holding you back from being understood or if something else is at play? In this episode of Speaking with Confidence, we dive deep into the real reasons behind miscommunication, why clarity trumps accent, and how anyone, regardless of where they’re from, can become a more confident, impactful communicator.As someone who has heard countless people say, “I have an accent, so people don’t take me seriously, or they can’t understand me,” I wanted to explore