A focused discussion on cultural competency related to organizational leadership. We define diversity, inclusion, and cultural competency and discuss why it is important in various leadership contexts.

Every organization exists for a reason. Understanding the people you serve is critically important.

In this episode, we explore how your organization's human resource (HR) activities directly enhance organizational leadership.

Values in leadership is an important topic that is usually addressed from the organizational perspective. In this episode, we look at how an individual’s internal and intrinsic values align with that of their workgroup. We will discuss how to identify these values, why it matters to do so, and what the implications are for your life and leadership.

What does it mean to be a strategic leader? In this episode, we engage several ideas related to organizational strategy. Things like how to take bold action, how to create differentiation for your organization, and how to better define the people you serve.

Bonus episode which includes the full interview with Annie Duke, author of Thinking in Bets.

Learn how two tools, pre-mortems and backcasting, can be helpful in leading organizations.

Learn how to better integrate your leadership with your core self.

In this episode, we discuss strategies to deal with toxic work environments with the goal of maintaining your sanity and maximizing well-being.

Most people experience toxic work environments where consistent drama and infighting over resources and clout hampers the work of the organization; unfortunately, this not an isolated or rare experience. In this episode, we engage the challenge of dealing with toxicity in organizations.

Sharing in adversity with the people you lead is a central key to building trust in leadership.

Language creates our organizational realities particularly around "crisis." Find out more about this phenomenon in this episode.

In this episode, we engage a unique category of problems called "wicked." Find out exactly what this means and how you might address them in your organization.

One of the ironies of leadership is that leaders don't have all the answers and, often, need to reflect problems back to followers. This counter-intuitive idea and more, on this episode.

This episode explores how to identify and build an intentional culture which serves your organization's values.

Storytelling is one aspect of what makes us human. In this episode, we discover the significance of narratives in organizational leadership.

Hear how a unique charter school in Denver is developing the next generation of leaders.

An interview with Michael Hemenway regarding artificial intelligence in organizational leadership.

Building Organizational Culture by Remembering Names and Making Authentic Connections
An interview with Kevin Greeley of Denver Public Schools

Cultural Competency: Enhancing Organizational Ownership of Diversity & Inclusion
An interview with Lisa Z Fain of the Center for Mentoring Excellence