Ceb Talent Angle With Scott Engler

Nobody likes to work with a jerk. But what if YOU are one? We talk with Bob Sutton, professor of organizational behavior at Stanford University and author of the newly released A**hole Survival Guide: How to Deal with People that Treat you Like Dirt.  We talk to Bob about “jerky behaviors” that result from being in a hurry, use of social media, being in a position of power, and exhaustion. Bob describes how toxic these behaviors can be to culture, and gives specific tactics we can use to deal with jerks in our everyday lives.

Play keeps us in the moment. It is unpredictable and fun, and it keeps the attention of people. So why not play in the workplace? We talk to Elizabeth Cushing, the President and COO of Playworks, an organization that works with children in elementary schools to play in a socially and emotionally intelligent way. In this episode, Elizabeth shares how to use play tactics like her organization uses with children in order to promote a healthy, profitable organization.  

We don’t talk about love in the workplace. But what if we told you the best leaders are realizing the importance of self-awareness, love, and “going deep” in order to be a great leader? Bob Rosen, global CEO advisor, organizational psychologist, and bestselling author talks to us about how the best people “go deep” within themselves to determine their story. In this episode we talk about the four components that determine our story: genetics, family relationships, events and experiences, and our sense of ourselves. By connecting with these, we can rewrite our story, get rid of baggage that may be holding us back, and change how we see the world. Bob Rosen founded Healthy Companies International over 20 years ago to help top executives achieve their leadership potential and build healthy, high performing, and sustainable companies. He was awarded a grant from the MacArthur Foundation, where he interviewed over 400 CEOs in 50 countries. Bob graduated from the University of Virginia and earned a PhD in Clinica

Culture is increasingly becoming a pivotal part of organizational strategy. Red Hat is one company that uses their culture of open decision making as a strategic advantage for their business,where they use an open source framework to make decisions in the organization. Join us as we talk to Red Hat Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer DeLisa Alexander about how Red Hat works with both leaders and employees to include characteristics of transparency, inclusivity, collaboration, community focus, adaptability, and agility into their culture through open source decision making. DeLisa Alexander leads the organization responsible for global human resources including Red Hat University. The organization's mission is to be a strategic partner to the business in acquiring, developing, and retaining talent and to enhance the Red Hat culture and talent brand.        

Reconcile how AI, analytics, and machine learning effect humans and the future of talent with Guru Sethupathy, Head of People Analytics at a Fortune 100 company and former engagement manager at McKinsey Global Institute. Guru talks to us about the value of people analytics, and how we can overcome the siloed nature of companies to use predictive and prescriptive analytics to help the business achieve its goals. He was the former Chief Economist and Director of Product Development at Opportunity@Work, a civic enterprise based at New America. Prior to joining Opportunity@Work, Guru was an engagement manager at McKinsey, serving clients on topics related to human capital. Before McKinsey, Guru was an assistant professor of economics at Johns Hopkins University. His research agenda focused on how globalization and technology are changing labor markets, including productivity, employment, skills, wages, and inequality. Prior to becoming an economist, Guru also spent some years in the hi-tech and investment banking

How does naked leadership lead to better decision making? Chris Fussell, former Navy SEAL Officer and Partner at McChrystal Group, talks to us about "naked leadership," and how he worked in the military with senior leaders to expose themselves to uncertainty on a daily basis. We then dive into techniques that retain the strength of bureaucracy, while moving at the speed of decentralized networks. Later, Fussell takes us through his model of strong leadership and culture: credibility = proven competence + integrity + relationships. Listen to Part Two of this two-part series. Chris is an author of the 2015 New York Times bestseller, Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World, and his new book, titled On Mission: How Leaders Build a Team of Teams.

What if Eisenhower wasn’t the genius we thought he was? Chris Fussell, former Navy SEAL Officer and Partner at McChrystal Group, talks to us about the “leader myth,” and how we often aggrandize leaders of a successful project or mission. With Chris, we dive into some of these misconceptions, and how the characteristics that make a great leader may not be the leader’s individual genius, but rather their ability to pull together networks of good teams and lead in a fast, efficient manner. Listen to Part One of this two-part series. Chris is an author of the 2015 New York Times bestseller, Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World, and his new book, titled On Mission: How Leaders Build a Team of Teams.

“A sprawling exploration of the psychic frailty that leads to self-delusion and self-aggrandizement, and—importantly—a compassionate, helpful guide for avoiding that path (or reversing it).” - Fortune Dr. Tasha Eurich is an organizational psychologist, researcher, and New York Timesbest-selling author. She’s built a reputation as a fresh, modern voice in the business world by pairing her scientific grounding in human behavior with a pragmatic approach to solving problems. Her second book, INSIGHT, delves into the connection between our self-awareness—what she calls the meta-skill of the twenty-first century—and our performance and success, both in and out of the workplace. Tasha’s first book, Bankable Leadership, debuted on the New York Times bestseller list in 2013, and has since become a popular resource for managers and executives who don’t want to choose between making their employees happy and producing bottom-line results for their business. Her second book

Learn how to design your life through the same techniques that innovators use to design products and new technology. Dave Evans, Stanford Lecturer and New York Times best-selling co-author of Designing Your Life, talks to us about following your passions in life, and how you can design a process to figure out what will ultimately make you satisfied and happy. Dave holds a BS and MS in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford. While en route to biomedical engineering, Evans accepted an invitation to work for Apple, where he led product marketing for the mouse team and introduced laser printing to the masses. When Dave’s boss at Apple left to start Electronic Arts, Dave joined as the company’s first VP of Talent, dedicated to making “software worthy of the minds that use it.” Dave holds a BS and MS in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford and a graduate diploma in contemplative Spirituality form San Francisco Theological Seminary.

Many people have ideas, but only a few stand out and make their mark. What differentiates those that are successful from those that fail? Dorie Clark, branding expert and author of Reinventing You and Stand Out, takes us through the steps to reinvent, rebrand, and stand out in a world of increasing competition. Listen as we learn how to exercise our reinvention muscle and go from cultivating a network to building a community of followers. Dorie Clark is an Adjunct Professor of Business Administration at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. A former presidential campaign spokeswoman, the New York Times described her as an “expert at self-reinvention and helping others make changes in their lives.”  She is a frequent contributor to the Harvard Business Review, TIME, and Entrepreneur. Recognized as a “branding expert” by the Associated Press, Inc., and Fortune, Clark is a marketing strategy consultant and speaker for clients including Google, Microsoft, Yale University, Fidelity, the U.S. State Department

Is it good business to be good people? Venture capitalist Anthony Tjan, author of Good People,  talks to us about the strategic advantage of hiring good people – those that are committed to continuously cultivating the values that help them and others become the fullest versions of who they are. Real value creation, Tony argues, comes from real enduring cultures that focus on people, rather than relying solely on metrics and outputs that have traditionally guided business decisions. Anthony Tjan is an entrepreneur, strategic advisor, and venture investor. He is the coauthor of the New York Times  bestseller Hearts, Smarts, Guts, and Luck, CEO of the venture investment firm The Cue Ball Group, and chairman of the retail services brand MiniLuxe.

Your Ego has an enormous impact on your sense of purpose and culture. In moments of crisis or challenge, we often feel our success threatened in some way, or we feel threatened by the conflict with the other person. These situations tend to bring out our coping strategies and our reactive behaviors.  These reactive behaviors tend to ricochet off each other like a pinball machine and start to kill culture.   Shayne Hughes has taught leadership at the University of California Haas School of Business, the University of Michigan’s Executive MBA Program and the Darden School of Business. His work has also appeared in Harvard’s Du Bois Review, Forbes.com, NPR, Psychology Today and Diversity Executive Magazine.

Eleven key lessons on what the future holds for talent. The second of a two part series with future-casting from: General Stanley McChrystal –  What do you think it is ten years from now, what’s the next thing that corporations, the military, any entity that has multiple layers has to look at   Shawn Achor –  In terms of social relationships, what do you think a future full of people who grew up with connective technology looks like?   Dan Pink –  What’s the workforce going to look different in ten years?     Margaret Heffernan –  How should companies be thinking about structuring a productive organization for the long run?   Adam Grant – What’s one thing in the future that you’re looking at that you think could really change the way corporate America thinks, acts?    Rob Cross –  How would you tell companies to think about the future of human networks?     Barbie Graver – What do you think HR looks like in ten years?  What does your role look like?   Hollie Delaney – What does the future of the HR function i

What anyone desires most is to be understood and respected. Chris Voss shares techniques that work in the boardroom every bit as well as across the high stakes world of hostage negotiations. Kidnappers, however ill-intentioned, are prone to the same human reasoning as the rest of us.

Laszlo Bock believes that giving people freedom and supplementing our instincts with hard science are steps on the path to making work meaningful and people happy. Laszlo joins the Talent Angle to discuss the seminal importance of recruiting, rethinking engagement, creating transparent workplaces, fostering feedback, and so much more.   

Eleven key lessons on what the future holds for talent. The first of a two part series with future-casting from: Stanley McChrystal: Changing the Way We Lead – View in iTunes Shawn Achor: Positive Thinking and Performance – View in iTunes Dan Pink: The Roots of Motivation - The roots of human motivation and effectiveness… and what it means for millennials - View in iTunes Corporate Humanity: Margaret Heffernan – View in iTunes Adam Grant: Originals – How Innovators Achieve Success – View in iTunes How to Build Professional Networks: Rob Cross – View in iTunes How Netflix Wins with Culture Over Rules: Barbie Graver, Netflix – View in iTunes Why Zappos Broke HR: Hollie Delaney, Zappos – View in iTunes Susan Cain: The Power of Introverts – View in iTunes Emotional Agility and Leadership: Susan Davie – View in iTunes Social Intelligence, Corporate Tribes and Baboon Mentalities: Bill Von Hippel - View in iTunes

We repeatedly and predictably make wrong decisions throughout, and in many aspects, of our lives. Dan Ariely wants to make the concepts of behavioral economics more accessible by describing them in non-academic terms so that more people will learn about this type of research and get excited about using some of the insights to enrich their own lives. Dan Ariely is the James B. Duke Professor of Psychology and Behavioral Economics at Duke University and a founding member of the Center for Advanced Hindsight. As a researcher in behavioral economics, Dan wants to make the subject more accessible by working to describe it in plain language.

Nancy Duarte believes that ideas are the most powerful tools people have. Her passion is to help every person learn to communicate their world-changing idea effectively. Nancy Duarte is an expert in presentation design and principal of Duarte Design, where she has served as CEO for 21 years. Nancy speaks around the world, seeking to improve the power of public presentations. She is the author of Slide:ology: The Art and Science of Creating Great Presentations as well as Resonate: Present Visual Stories that Transform Audiences and the recent HBR Guide to Persuasive Presentations.

Ten key lessons on personal performance and leadership from:  Extreme Potential: Dr. Andy Walshe, Red Bull High Performance - View in iTunes Focus on What Matters: Mark Manson - (and stop caring about the unimportant) - View in iTunes The Power of Culture and Story: Jonah Berger, Wharton - Author of Invisible Influence and Contagious - View in iTunes How to Make Better Decisions: Nobel Prize Winner Daniel Kahnamen - The illusion of intuition and how to use it to your advantage - View in iTunes Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time: Tony Schwartz - Your Energy is Your Capacity to do Work - View in iTunes Smarter, Faster, Better: Charles Duhigg - Understanding the secrets of productivity -  View in iTunes What Great Leaders Do: Roselinde Torres - From CEOs to Tribes, a Journey of Leadership - View in iTunes Deep Work, Focused Success in a Distracted World: Cal Newport - The craftsman's approach to success - View in iTunes The Neuroscience of Leadership: Dr. David Rock - Shaping the Brain's Path to Performance - Vi

Voices from Walmart, The Rockefeller Foundation, and The White House discuss innovations to harness untapped talent on the latest episode of The CEB Talent Angle. In this episode, we dive into how employers like Walmart are working to find more successful matches for entry-level positions from the youth talent pool by encouraging data-driven employment strategies that can both unlock additional business value and expand employment opportunities for disadvantaged young workers.