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The Power of Gratitude to Change your Life and Leadership

Star Dargin, CEO, Star Leadershipwww.starleadership.com

Gratitude is one of the most powerful leadership and life tools you have at your disposal. Please tune into this interview with Star Dargin, CEO of Star Leadership, and author of Leading with Gratitude, to find out why it is so important and how to successfully use it.

Gratitude has many profound impacts. It is important to your wellbeing and it also makes you a better leader and coworker.Moreover, the research is very clear. Appreciative cultures are more productive, more deeply engaged, more innovative, and feel better to work in. It also helps meet one of the most basic human needs: The need to be needed. So, gratitude is a proven trait of highly effective leaders and great team members.

Given this is the holiday season, now is a good time to be more grateful.Here is a link to her book on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07TDB7PRL/ref=dp-kindle-redirect_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1‍

Gary Beach: Author, Wall Street Journal Columnist, Former CIO, and Publisher Emeritus, CIO Magazine

The transformation to an agile world of work has accelerated the pace of change for companies and individuals. Every worker must learn new skills and competencies to stay current and relevant. Please tune into the interview with Gary Beach, author, Wall Street Journal columnist, and former CIO as we discuss the importance of Lifelong Learning for this digital era.

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Ian McLean, Head of IT/Employee Experience, Schneider Electric, North America.

Please tune in to this week’s interview with Ian McLean (linkedin.com/in/iancmclean) on how to craft a powerful and productive employee experience in a Work-from-Anywhere world. Ian is head of IT/employee experience for Schneider Electric, North America which encompasses over 30,000 people.  

They have been focused on crafting a great employee experience since before the pandemic, and that work is now paying even bigger dividends. Tune in to this very timely topic and find out how you can improve your leadership and work-from-home capabilities.

Stan Robinson, Director of Training and Coaching at Vengreso

"The Heightened Importance of Digital Selling."

COVID has elevated the importance of the online world and sales are no exception. Please tune in to this interview with Stan Robinson, Director of Training and Coaching at Vengreso, and find out what digital selling is, why it matters for every professional, and why building skills in this area will expand your network, and fill your sales pipeline (if you are in sales).

John Healy, VP & Managing Director, Office of the Future of Work, Kelly

"The Preeminence of Human Agility in an Uncertain World."

You are going to like this interview. Please tune in to hear about the Preeminence of Human Agility with @John Healy, VP and Managing Director of the Office of the Future of Work at @Kelly.  Human agility is rapidly reshaping the world of business and life itself.  We see it all around us.  

Parents thrust into the role of teachers, businesses adapting to working and leading from anywhere, and individuals responding to the shifting nature of work.  I think you will also like Kelly’s modern take on Maslow and how it has been cleverly adapted to our modern experience.  As a company, they “connect people with work in ways that enrich their lives”.  

So, they care about the future and study it.  In that vein, we end with a discussion about Kelly’s research into six key trends shaping the future of work.

Webinar: Lead and Inspire from Anywhere.
October 01/2020 - 12:00pm EDT

The Work-From-Anywhere world is here to stay, and it is not a technology challenge, but a leadership one.

Please join us for Lead and Inspire from Anywhere as we explore why so many leaders have been unable to effectively transfer their leadership skills into the on-line world.

Lead Better
Join this webinar to learn what you need to do now to flex your leadership style and create teams who are connected, motivated, and driven to give their best. Things are never going to be the way they were pre-covid so adapt and become the best leader you can be.

• Create a sense of belonging
• Inspire your teams
• Build a deep sense of human connection
• Have fun
• And much more

Zack Lemelle, Former CIO, Business Owner, and Executive Leadership Coach

"From Last to First – A Transformation Story Reveals the Power of Human Leadership for a Digital Age."

You are going to enjoy this culture transformation success story featuring Zack Lemelle, the former CIO of Ethicon, a global medical device manufacturer.  This turnaround is a human-centric story with people, and their success, at the center of everything.  

Zack is a respected and successful leader, and now a business owner, who made a real difference in the lives of the people who worked for him.  It all showed up in the results.  The exact tactics used to create success at Ethicon IT are exactly the ones to use now.  As always, People count more than ever.

Larry English, President of Centric Consulting, Author of Office Optional.

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‍You’re going to really like this interview with Larry English, President of Centric Consulting, and a true remote work pioneer who recently authored Office Optional.Larry and his partners built Centric as a virtual company starting 20 years ago.  Please tune in to find out their recipe, with tips for both individuals and leaders.Centric has built a culture where people come, put down roots, and stay because of the authentic and vulnerable leadership, deep human connections, great work/life balance, and a remote work culture that works.

Tom Catalini: CIO, Author, Blogger - "Running Meetings that Work"

https://youtu.be/5UPOaocrPAY

Please tune into this interview with Tom Catalini on how to run meetings that work. This is a very important and timely topic because unproductive meetings are widespread based on our many assessments of organizational productivity. Now that we are in a Work-From-Anywhere world, many people are burning up more time than they should in poorly planned meetings. Listen in and start making your meetings better.

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Raymond Pawlick, Former CIO and Board Director

Culture Transformation Tactics that WorkPlease tune in to this interview with Ray Pawlicki, former Global CIO for Novartis, as he shares a number of highly effective cultural transformation norms.  You can use these to improve how successfully your people are working together.  These norms have the largest impact when used at the department, division or company level, but teams can deploy these amongst themselves and see a positive impact as well.‍

Larry Bonfante: Award Winning CIO, Author, Executive Coach, Strategic Adviser and Motivational Speaker
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Please tune into this interview with Larry Bonfante as we discuss the important life and leadership lessons he learned as a very successful CIO and executive coach.

This is a valuable discussion for people at any stage of their career as we chat about his new book, Reflections of an Executive Coach, and some key takeaways you can put into practice in your own life.

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Please tune into this interview if you have ambitions to make a difference in the industry you work in, because you can do it. This week’s interview is with Tracie Sponenberg, a transformational HR leader who understands that hanging on to the status quo is a death sentence. She was so motivated to bring change to her industry that she started DisruptHR New Hampshire and also cofounded HR Rebooted. Perhaps her drive and experience will motivate you to become a thought and change leader too.

Roberta Matuson: Author, Strategic Talent Advisor, Coach, LinkedIn InfluencerYour strategies, plans, culture, and leadership style will not survive unaltered as we journey into the post-pandemic world. Please tune into this interview with Roberta Matuson, The Talent Maximizer, to understand how your journey will change and the likely stops on the road just ahead of you.

Dr. Scott Blaise, HypnotherapistPractical Applications of Hypnosis and Neuro-Linguistic Programming. In this second interview with Doctor Scott Blaise, we talk about practical things you can do with Neuro-Linguistic Programming, and Hypnosis to improve yourself by unlearning things that are in your way.  

Programs running in the subconscious control much of what we do.  Reaching and changing bad programs can literally change an individual’s future.‍

Founder and Show Host, CIO Talk Network and Chief Evangelist, The Tricycle Way

The Covid crisis and shift to work-from-home has caused a lot of people to reflect on their life and question their priorities. Sanjog Aul, founder of the CIO Talk Network, had his own moment of deep reflection when his daughter drew a picture of their family and he wasn’t in it. That incident caused him to reevaluate his priorities and write a book, The Tricycle Way, which helped him to find balance. Tune into this interview to find out how Sanjog started fully enjoying his ride through life by healing from the inside out.

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We have entered a downturn. Please tune into this important interview with Richard Shapiro on what you need to do now to preserve and grow your business. He knows because he achieved just that during both the 2000 and 2008 recessions. In this interview, he shares how he did it so that his success can become your success story.

Todd Cherches:  CEO, BigBlueGumball, and Author of VisuaLeadership.

"Leveraging the Power of Visual Thinking to Take Your Game to the Next Level."

Anyone and everyone can use visual thinking and communication techniques to perform better in work and life.  

Visual tools are all around us, and metaphors and analogy are widely used to communicate ideas more clearly and powerfully.  

Please tune into this interview with Todd Cherches as we discuss tools and techniques from his new book on Visual Leadership, that you can apply in your own life.  “Seeing something once is better than hearing it a thousand times.” (Chinese proverb)  

Bob Tiede: Author, Blogger, Leadership Development Team at CRU

Research has shown that leaders who lead with questions are ten times more effective.  Please tune into this interview with Bob Tiede to learn the power of questions and how anyone can develop skills in this area to improve their leadership, relationships, and personal success.  

If you simply ask the right questions, you can get to know anyone much better. Bob is a regular blogger on this topic and has written two books that are available for free at leadingwithquestions.com.

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Vadim Liberman, Workplace RenegadeShould you be your authentic self, or should you be your best self, given the circumstances you are in?  In this thought-provoking interview with Vadim Liberman, the Workplace Renegade, we discuss what authenticity is and how you should be cautious not to equate authenticity with high performance.  

The research clearly shows that high self-monitors, those individuals who control the image they present to others, received significantly higher evaluations and were more likely to be promoted into leadership positions.  So, using your emotional intelligence to put your best self forward in a given situation, will serve you better.

Gary Fortier: CEO, READY Education

Remote worker engagement and productivity has never been more important as companies hunker down and fully embrace a Lead from Anywhere, and Work from Anywhere world. Long predicted, that day has finally arrived. I am excited to have Gary Fortier with us today to discuss how companies and leaders can learn from this unplanned remote work experience.

Gary is a Harvard educated Army Ranger with very deep business, leadership, technology, and human resources experience across companies. This unusual combination of experiences produced a lively and interesting interview where we discuss how to emerge stronger from Covid-19. Leaders need to be more intentional in a Work from Anywhere world in order to drive, trust, engagement and results. In addition, a silver lining in the Covid-19 cloud may be the heightened sense of caring about others which, if it sticks, is a powerful cultural change.

When we look back, there will be how we worked before coronavirus, and the hybrid work world taking shape right now. It will never be the way it was, as new behaviors stick and take hold, and the workforce reemerges with different expectations and capabilities.

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Steve Stanton, Stanton and Associates, Nonprofit Consulting.

"What Doesn’t Kill You, Makes You Stronger."

Too many people assume that non-profit organizations lack agility and resilience. Please tune into this interview for a very different point-of-view. In this conversation we discuss how crises like our current one can bring out innovation, even in non-profits.

We also address the types of questions Nonprofit Boards should be asking today. In this interview, Steve asserts that how organizations use resilience in dealing with serious challenges helps them develop long term health and sustainable high performance.

Finally, on a positive note, Steve has seen many Nonprofits respond in intelligent ways to this crisis. This is by no means to imply that Nonprofits are having a good time right now. This remains a tremendously difficult time with greater dangers and risks because of the crisis.

Dr. Scott Blaise, Hypnotherapist

People have subconscious beliefs and programs that control their reactions. Sometimes they try to change the programming by repeating statements to themselves, like “I will do XXXX”.

Unfortunately, there is no one there listening because your subconscious is not a listening device, but more like a tape player. You have to overwrite the tape that was recorded during the formative years of your childhood. Tune into this interview with Scott Blaise to learn more about removing your head trash.

Joan is the Director of Human Resources at Withum.

We are all participating in the greatest, unplanned work-from-home experiment ever undertaken. In this interview, we examine the benefits a great company culture brings in uncertain and disruptive times.

Their people work well together, care about one another, and have a sense of community that boosts one another when a black swan appears.

In this interview with Joan Kampo, Director of HR for Withum, we examine how the Withum Way has helped their company weather the COVID-19 storm.

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Kelly Meerbott - Leadership Coach.

We have entered a time when many people will need to heal. Social isolation, uncertainty, fear, loss, grief, and high levels of uninterrupted stress are widespread.

This is a very unhealthy recipe, one that will leave a large wake and trail of hurt and traumatized people behind it. The degree to which you, your family, the people you know, and your business associates will be impacted is still unfolding, but the fact that many will need to heal is a certainty.

Please tune into this interesting interview with Kelly Meerbott, a leadership coach who spent many years on her own healing journey, and today dedicates much of her time to helping others find their pathway to healing.

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We are all participating in the greatest, unplanned work-from-home experiment ever undertaken.  How you react, and what you do, is defining your digital future.  Charles rightly suggests looking at this event differently to maximize your benefits.  What is the real opportunity here?  Will you just keep the plates spinning, or will you grasp the amazing opportunity to experiment with these new ways of working, that are also your future?   Those companies that perfect new and more powerful ways of working will have a strategic advantage.   Listen in to find out why now is the best time to reenvision how you collaborate,  outcompete, and win.

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Donna Brighton: Founder and Chief Ideas Officer, Brighton Leadership Group

A new normal is taking shape around us, accelerating the shift towards your digital future. This is an opportunity for your organization to rethink work itself by becoming more agile and more resilient than before.
Your leaders, teams and people will learn to influence and lead from a distance, inspire one another on-line, and collaborate with anyone from anywhere. Please tune into this interview with Donna Brighton to learn how to assess your current reality and then how to create virtual work success.

Moreover, as a valued guest of ours, Brighton leadership is offering a series of Virtual Work Success Toolkits, and you can find them here:

https://brightonbrilliance.com/all-success-kits/

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Chris Gilbert: Founder, Growing with Chris

"The Power of Self-Awareness to Change the Journey You Are On."

There is a famous saying, “Know thyself.” Although this is a very simple phrase, it can be one of life’s most complex challenges.

Many people lack self-awareness and find themselves stumbling through life, repeatedly damaging relationships and short-circuiting opportunities. It is vital to understand who you are and take conscious control of your behavior.

Please tune into this interview with Chris Gilbert to find out how he turned a challenging life journey into self-aware growth that illuminated a new path forward.

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Eric Bloom: Author, Speaker, Trainer, and Executive Coach

If you are now working only from home, instead of feeling isolated, why don’t you work on increasing your influence? Please tune in to learn some great tips and techniques from Eric Bloom, the author of Office Influence: Get What You Want, from the Mailroom to the Boardroom.

Enhancing your workplace influence has many professional advantages. It helps you gain approval for your business initiatives, acquire needed resources, survive organizational realignments, and positions you for short-term promotions and long-term professional success. As an added bonus for our viewers, Eric has provided free access to his Office Influence Self-Assessment.

Please listen in, and you will find out how to take it towards the end of the interview. Enjoy!

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Donna Brighton: Founder and Chief Ideas Officer, Brighton Leadership Group.

"Leaders Are Made, Not Born – Own Your Impact."

Donna Brighton has a track record of helping leaders discover their unique leadership style, and helping organizations grow and improve.

Everyone can improve their personal effectiveness, and Donna’s Rebel Leader field guides are a great resource for any leader working to find their better self.

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Kathy Caprino: Founder of Kathy Caprino LLC

"Become Brave Enough to Live the Life You Desire. "

Can you become brave enough to live the life you desire? Kathy Caprino has built a life of service to others and has amassed over 900,000 followers because she helps people do just that.

She is an Influencer on LinkedIn, an author, a regular Forbes columnist, and produces the very successful Finding Brave podcast. Everyone has greatness within them. Please tune into this interview if you want to Find Brave inside yourself.

Right now, what could be more important than that?

Lastly, please take advantage of Kathy’s free Career Path Self-Assessmen: http://kathycaprino.com/free-assessment/

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The Shackleton expedition, which set out to cross the Antarctic in 1914, reads like fiction today, but it is all true. This is one of the greatest adventure, survival and leadership stories from the age of exploration. How Ernest Shackleton chose his team and safely led his men through almost two years of incredible adversity is something everyone can learn from to this day. Please tune in if you have never heard this story. You’ll be motivated to learn more.

Maryfran Johnson, Founder Maryfran Johnson Media LLC

"Managing your Personal Brand."

Everyone has a personal brand. Unfortunately, few actively manage it. Please tune in to this video to learn why your brand matters, and what you should be doing about it.

Remember, we operate in a digital world so you already have an online brand. By doing some simple things, you can own and consciously improve it.

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Jeff’s Title: Jeff Savlov, Blum & Savlov LLP, Family Business & Wealth Consulting.

"Life Lessons from the Lives of the Rich & Famous."

Intergenerational wealth and business transfers can badly damage family ties if not handled right. In this interview, Jeff Savlov shares some of the life lessons he has learned working with wealthy families who need to transition their wealth and/or businesses.

The real-life pitfalls he encounters and solves, are life lessons each of you can learn from.

Visit Jeff's Website here: https://blumandsavlov.com/

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Listen to the podcast here: https://www.peopleproductive.com/podcasts

Jim Knight: Founder of Knight Insights

Not many leaders rise to become the CIO of a Fortune 250 company. Even fewer make it by building deeply human skills and competencies so that their people are both willing and able to give their best.

Please listen to this interview with Jim Knight to hear a fascinating IT leadership journey that is not about technology, but rather about the most important tool in every company, their talent. Learn the importance of authenticity, self-awareness, balancing and sustaining energy, courage and much more.

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David Trapani, Successful Business Owner and Entrepreneur

"Unlocking the Sales Person Within You."

People are selling and marketing all the time, even if they don’t realize it. So, having a sales mentality and understanding the selling process is a real-life advantage. You may actually be in sales, or you may just have to persuade others about an idea.

Much of sales and influence are the ability to focus on other people’s needs. Understanding what their wants and needs are, is the beginning of success.

Tune into this interview to learn about how you can sell and influence better than you do today.

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Richard Shapiro, Founder and President, The Center for Client Retention

"The Science and Soul of Repeat Business and Enduring Relationships."

The customer is endangered today more than ever. Richard is an expert in winning them and keeping them because he deeply understands human wants and needs. Most importantly, he really understands people, as did his father, who taught him at a young age that every customer is a person first, and a customer second.

The strategies and tactics discussed here will help you retain any relationship because it is about people. Tune in to understand enduring relationships, and how to build them. There is a science to it for sure, but it is the soul that really matters.

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Charles Araujo, Founder, The Institute for Digital Transformation.

"Your Digital Future – Please Get Off the Sidelines Now."

Almost no one, including you, will escape how technology is already transforming the world of work. Understanding all you can about this transformation will help you prepare. I hope you do.

Today, I have with us a friend, Charles Araujo, who has been an accurate thought leader and forecaster for decades. He is a special individual who will steer you in the right direction. That said, how you apply this information is totally on you. No one is going to hand you your personal roadmap to a bright future.

Please tune in to hear about the new human age that is already upon us and what it means to you.

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People wouldn’t knowingly put bad fuel in their cars. But what about themselves? Unfortunately, it happens all the time. People are too busy to eat right.

But, that doesn’t have to be the case. What if your meals boosted your clarity, your personal productivity and performance? Then, you could literally eat your way to a more successful life. You would not only feel more energetic and healthful, you would get more done in less time.

Tune into this interview, with best-selling author Graham Allcott, the Productivity Ninja, and find out how a few easy upgrades can transform your life.

Many people talk about building a workplace where people gladly give their best, but few have actually done it. Please tune into this interview if you would like to learn how to build a deeply human workplace from someone who greatly improved results through their people.

Interestingly, Terri has the elusive “get it” factor when it comes to the human side of business and life. By focusing on the power of relationships, and hiring “people technicians”, not just technicians, she made a difference in the work lives of her people. They in turn made a significant, measurable difference for the company.

This is not an academic discussion. Listen in to hear real stories about how humanizing work actually works, how powerful it is, and how you can also move the needle on organizational culture where you work.

Rear Admiral (Ret.) Tom Kearney accomplished the fastest under sea crossing of the arctic, a record to this day. He had an amazing career on land and at sea, and rose from enlisted man to Rear Admiral, a feat of its own.

Just imagine if you had to lead in very demanding realms where errors cost lives? Perhaps your own. How would those challenges shape your leadership style? What lessons would you learn that others can benefit from?

Tune into this interview for some real leadership lessons along with life threatening drama. Learn how to lead in challenging situations and how deep technical skills are key to both agility and success. This matters more than ever as everyone is a leader in todays interconnected and mutually dependent world

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What the History of Work tells us about Your Future as we move from industrial Back Breaking Times to digital Mind Breaking Times.

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Sometimes you have to journey to the past to find the future. It is never the same, but as the cliché says, it rhymes.

John Gillen is an expert in both HR and the human element at work. His passion about people led him to become a work historian, and a very interesting one at that. In this interview, you will learn about our industrial past and how it opens a window into your future. You can never understand enough about the influences that are shaping your future now.

Tune in to find out why you, and everyone you care about, needs to become their own work futurist. For most jobs, the roles and responsibilities will change radically, even if the job title remains the same.

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John Gillen, The Future of Human Resources, LLC

Have you ever felt everything is just too complex? You are not alone. Bill Jensen has devoted his life to helping people and companies create a simpler and more rewarding world. He is a work futurist, sought after speaker, and serial author of nine great books. His recommendations are the product of over 1 million interviews, conducted globally, and these have allowed him to crystalize practices that companies and individuals should embrace now. Please listen in to gain some insights and valuable tips that will help unclutter your life.

His website can be found here: https://www.simplerwork.com/

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Disrupt Yourself or Something Else Will

Please tune in and learn why companies and individuals need to disrupt themselves. In this rapidly moving digital era, the message to everyone is: Start delivering the future to the present now. That quote is from Ray Stasieczko, a futurist and very interesting guy with a lot to share.

Ray correctly predicted how Xerox, a large imaging company, would not be able to survive alone and would be acquired by HP (or vice versa depending on how things go). Since 2013, Ray has been blogging about how the entire imaging industry needs to disrupt itself and stop trying to deliver the past to the future. Now people are really listening. Tune in and find out why.

Also, there is an important message here for everyone. Companies, leaders and individuals need to reinvent themselves or they will wake up to find what they have to offer is no longer needed. The future is coming quicker than ever.

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Please tune in and start learning how to master networking, one of the most powerful life skills you can build. Like most things that are fundamental to life success, these skills are not taught in schools. You have to build them on your own.

In this interview with Jack Killion, you will hear many techniques that he uses successfully almost every day. Jack is a serial entrepreneur who built eight successful businesses and mastered the art of networking along the way. He knows a lot about it, and wrote Network All the Time, Everywhere with Everybody which is available on Amazon.

In this era of social networking, it is more vital than ever to connect with others in person. Put what you learn here to immediate work and start becoming a better you.

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If you are interested in leading a Millennial culture to great success, this interview with Rita Gurevich is for you.

Rita is the founder of Sphere Technology Solutions and was voted one of the Top 25 Leading Women Entrepreneurs in New Jersey business. More interestingly, she is also a Millennial.

She knows a lot about how to lead them, hire them, and create a company where everyone does well together. If you are interested in learning about how to successfully manage and lead a Millennial team, listen in to learn tips, techniques and tactics you can apply to become a better you.

Check the interview with Graham Allcott, founder of Think Productive.

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