

Human Capital Leadership
Jonathan H. Westover, PhD
Maximize your personal and #OrganizationalPotential with the Human Capital Leadership podcast! We’re your source for personal, professional, and #OrganizationalGrowth and development. We share our own original #Research, explore #IndustryTrends, and interview executives and thought leaders from across the globe. Join us for practitioner-oriented content around all things #Leadership, #HR, #TalentManagement, #OrganizationalDevelopment, and #ChangeManagement.
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Oct 6, 2020 • 31min
S8E30 - Throwback Tuesday - Successful Talent Management to Drive Organizational Success, with David Yudis
In this HCI Podcast "Throwback Tuesday" episode, Dr. Westover talks with Dr. David Yudis about successful talent management and development to drive organizational success (originally aired 6/11/2020). See the video here: https://youtu.be/nrrPtTgT890. David Yudis (https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidyudis/) is a relentless champion of organizational talent. He invests in people. In working collaboratively with clients, he decreases the distance between them and their next success. He has a depth of experience working closely with global, senior executives to build the skills that inspire others to align and win during challenging times. He is nimble identifying areas of individual, team and organizational need while leveraging existing strengths to achieve results. He is expert in working with leaders in the areas of organizational culture and dynamics, interpersonal communication and executive branding to bring about change. He is also a master facilitator designing process and delivering programs in sales, strategy, innovation and succession planning. David’s talent development is grounded in his experience as a senior human resources executive and management consultant in a variety of organizations and settings. He combines both art and science in his approach to problems. He has worked extensively as a global advisor to senior management of highly competitive organizations that range from small cap to large multinational corporations comprised of thousands of employees. “Knowledge” is power when a person understands their ability to impact others. David builds others knowledge. His consulting services have provided links between employee engagement and business performance. Find more about him here: https://www.potentialselves.com/. See the complete transcript of this episode here: https://tinyurl.com/yb8ovbnk. Ranked in the Top 15 Personal Development and Self-Improvement Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/personal_development_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 30 Leadership Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/leadership_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 15 HR Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/hr_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 15 Talent Management Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/talent_management_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 10 Performance Management Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/performance_management_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 10 Workplace Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/workplace_podcasts/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Oct 5, 2020 • 31min
S8E29 - Educator’s Videocast - Social Impact and Making a Difference in the World
In this HCI Podcast episode, we share Dr. Westover's recent appearance on the University of Applied Research & Development's Educator's Videocast (Auckland, New Zealand; https://uard.university/home/), where he talks about making a difference, the award-winning programs at UVU, and the local, national, and international impact his students are making in the world! See the video here: https://youtu.be/_8OD0WhQtgs.
Ranked in the Top 15 Personal Development and Self-Improvement Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/personal_development_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 15 Leadership Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/leadership_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 15 HR Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/hr_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 15 Talent Management Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/talent_management_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 10 Performance Management Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/performance_management_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 10 Workplace Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/workplace_podcasts/
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Oct 5, 2020 • 25min
S8E28 - Pausing is Powerful, with Ed Evarts
In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Westover talks with Ed Evarts about leadership coaching, "playing the hand you have been dealt,” and the idea of "pausing is powerful. See the video here: https://youtu.be/weh2NvA3JZ4.
Ed Evarts (https://www.linkedin.com/in/edevarts/) is a leadership coach, team coach, strategist, podcast host, and author of the book Drive Your Career: 9 High-Impact Ways to Take Responsibility for Your Own Success, who helps successful leaders raise their visibility and value in their organization and industry. Ed has also coached international executives in the Program for Leadership Development at Harvard Business School and in his former role as President of the New England Chapter of the International Coach Federation (ICF), he was deeply involved in advancing the coaching profession and serving as a non-profit leader.
Ranked in the Top 15 Personal Development and Self-Improvement Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/personal_development_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 15 Leadership Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/leadership_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 15 HR Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/hr_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 15 Talent Management Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/talent_management_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 10 Performance Management Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/performance_management_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 10 Workplace Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/workplace_podcasts/
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Oct 5, 2020 • 31min
S8E27 - Creating Trust and Safety in the Workplace and Avoiding the Talent Cliff, with Jen Thornton
In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Westover talks with Jen Thornton about creating trust and safety in the workplace and avoiding the talent cliff. See the video here: https://youtu.be/jRLyHQnRkLY. Jen Thornton (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferrthornton/) has developed her expertise in Talent Strategy & Leadership Professional Development over her exciting 20+ year career as an HR Professional. She’s led international teams across Greater China, Mexico, the U.K., and the U.S. to expand into new markets, managing franchise retailers, and developing key strategic partnerships - all while exceeding business objectives and financial results. The rapid growth of her consulting firm 304 Coaching has been largely due to Jennifer’s unconventional approach to building innovative workforce development solutions for companies who are facing breakthrough growth and accelerated hiring patterns. She is a sought-after business strategist, specializing in startups and large value-based organizations. She assists her clients in building talent strategies that complement their business strategies to ensure exponential growth. She lives in Texas with her family and rescues. In her free time, she enjoys reading, historic preservation, remodeling her lake home, and spending time with friends. Ranked in the Top 15 Personal Development and Self-Improvement Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/personal_development_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 15 Leadership Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/leadership_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 15 HR Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/hr_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 15 Talent Management Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/talent_management_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 10 Performance Management Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/performance_management_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 10 Workplace Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/workplace_podcasts/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Oct 4, 2020 • 19min
S8E26 - HBR Minute - How and When to Disrupt Your Career, and Yourself, with Whitney Johnson
As part of our "HBR Minute" series, spotlighting thought-provoking HBR videos and their key takeaways, Dr. Westover explores Whitney Johnson's recent HBR video, "How and When to Disrupt Your Career, and Yourself." See the full video and all of the details here: https://youtu.be/1wrQ6Msp7wM Overview of video: "If you’re comfortable but bored at your current position, you’re in the danger zone. Here are some ways to keep growing without leaving your company. Whitney Johnson, an executive coach and author of "Disrupt Yourself", says we give a lot of airtime to building disruptive products and services, to buying and/or investing in disruptive companies, and we should. Both are vital engines of economic growth. But, the most overlooked engine of growth is the individual. If you are really looking to move the world forward, begin by innovating on the inside, and disrupt yourself." Recognized as one of the 50 leading business thinkers in the world (Thinkers50), Whitney Johnson (https://www.linkedin.com/in/whitneyjohnson) is an expert on disruptive innovation and personal disruption; specifically, a framework which she codifies in the critically acclaimed book Disrupt Yourself: Putting the Power of Disruptive Innovation to Work and in her latest book Build an "A" Team: Play To Their Strengths and Lead Them Up the Learning Curve. (Harvard Business Press, 2018). She is also the author of Dare, Dream, Do: Remarkable Things Happen When You Dare to Dream
She developed her proprietary framework and diagnostics after having cofounded the Disruptive Innovation Fund with Harvard Business School's Clayton Christensen. This framework is complemented by a deep understanding of how executives create and destroy value, having spent nearly a decade as an Institutional Investor ranked equity analyst on Wall Street.
In addition to her work as a speaker and advisor, Whitney is one of Marshall Goldsmith's original cohort of 25 for the #100 Coaches Project, is a coach for Harvard Business School's Executive Education program, frequent contributor to the Harvard Business Review, is a Linkedin influencer, and hosts the weekly Disrupt Yourself Podcast. Ranked in the Top 15 Personal Development and Self-Improvement Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/personal_development_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 15 Leadership Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/leadership_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 15 HR Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/hr_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 15 Talent Management Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/talent_management_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 10 Performance Management Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/performance_management_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 10 Workplace Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/workplace_podcasts/
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Oct 3, 2020 • 25min
S8E25 - Inspiring TED Talks - Dare to Disagree, with Margaret Heffernan
As part of our "Inspiring TED Talks" series, spotlighting can't-miss TED Talks and their key takeaways, Dr. Westover explores Margaret Heffernan's famous 2012 TED Talk, "Dare to Disagree." See the video and details here: https://www.ted.com/talks/margaret_heffernan_dare_to_disagree.
"Most people instinctively avoid conflict, but as Margaret Heffernan shows us, good disagreement is central to progress. She illustrates (sometimes counterintuitively) how the best partners aren’t echo chambers -- and how great research teams, relationships and businesses allow people to deeply disagree."
When it comes to forming your dream team, the last thing you should do is surround yourself with what Heffernan calls “echo chambers” who only tell you what they think you want to hear. Mastering the art of disagreement is essential to effective leadership. Leaders must also be willing to cope with others disagreeing with them. Only through disagreement are ideas challenged. Hefferman outlines a rubric for avoiding echo chambers and allowing ourselves to experience what she calls constructive conflict.
She says, “So what does that kind of constructive conflict require? Well, first of all, it requires that we find people who are very different from ourselves. That means we have to resist the neurobiological drive, which means that we really prefer people mostly like ourselves, and it means we have to seek out people with different backgrounds, different disciplines, different ways of thinking and different experience, and find ways to engage with them. That requires a lot of patience and a lot of energy.”
Margaret Heffernan (https://www.linkedin.com/in/margaret-heffernan-ab5205/) has run 5 different businesses in the U.S. and U.K. All but one have been media companies. She now writes, speaks and blogs about business leadership, management, innovation and creativity. She also teaches at several business schools in the US and UK and sit on the boards of three organizations. She has published five books: The Naked Truth: A Working Woman's Manifesto about Business and What Really Matters, How She Does It and Willful Blindness, which was a finalist for the FT Best Business Book award. In 2014, A Bigger Prize was published. Reviewing it, The New York Times called it "an important call to build more collaborative, trustworthy and enduring institutions." The most recent book is Beyond Measure, a book commissioned by TED for which she has done 2 talks, seen by millions of people. She speaks at conferences and organizations around the world, from Britain's National Health Service to the police to banks, charities, schools and governments.
Ranked in the Top 15 Personal Development and Self-Improvement Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/personal_development_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 15 Leadership Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/leadership_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 15 HR Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/hr_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 15 Talent Management Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/talent_management_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 10 Performance Management Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/performance_management_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 10 Workplace Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/workplace_podcasts/
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Oct 2, 2020 • 33min
S8E24 - Overcoming Anxiety for Individual, Team, and Organizational Success, with David Stone
In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Westover talks with David Stone about overcoming anxiety for individual, team, and organizational success. See the video here: https://youtu.be/xtSKli7cVz4.
David Stone is a transformational speaker and leader, dedicated to helping people overcome the anxieties, worries and self-doubts that keep us all from achieving our highest potential. He's been a successful architect, entrepreneur and master marketer. He remains a wannabe painter and pianist and continues to explore the mysteries of his own inner workings. At an age when most people retire, he has reinvented himself to follow his life's passion. Fed up with the fear, anxiety and self-doubt that got in the way of the life he wanted to live he set out to find a better way. Now he shares what he's learned through books, online courses, workshops, keynotes and blogs. He is the author of “Unsubscribe from Anxiety: Opt out of the myth that worry is required and take charge of your own life now” and his next book, “The Fearless Decision: How to live in the world without being afraid of it,” will be out in November, 2020.
Ranked in the Top 15 Personal Development and Self-Improvement Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/personal_development_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 30 Leadership Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/leadership_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 15 HR Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/hr_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 15 Talent Management Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/talent_management_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 10 Performance Management Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/performance_management_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 10 Workplace Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/workplace_podcasts/
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Oct 1, 2020 • 28min
S8E23 - Becoming a Complete Leader During the Pandemic, with Peter Stewart
In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Westover talks with Peter Stewart about becoming a complete leader during the pandemic. See the video here: https://youtu.be/xeqEuVpHw0Y.
Peter Stewart, PhD (https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-stewart-phd/) is Managing Partner at Stewart Leadership and an experienced business psychologist specializing in leadership consulting, coaching, and training. Over the last 15 years, with his unique blend of insightful psychological and business perspectives, Peter has helped hundreds of individuals in diverse settings and professional positions achieve success in their personal growth and leadership development. He helps them conceptualize and understand their role in complex organizational systems through clear, practical, and common-sense direction with a clear plan for action. After completing his graduate studies in Clinical Psychology at the University of Kansas, Peter ran a group practice for several years, as well as being an adjunct professor at Washington State University. He is an active researcher, trainer, author, and speaker. He has published many articles and studies in Forbes and peer-reviewed journals, presented at national conferences, and participated in the development, standardization, and psychometric analysis of multiple assessment instruments.
Ranked in the Top 15 Personal Development and Self-Improvement Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/personal_development_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 30 Leadership Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/leadership_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 15 HR Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/hr_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 15 Talent Management Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/talent_management_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 10 Performance Management Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/performance_management_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 10 Workplace Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/workplace_podcasts/
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Oct 1, 2020 • 32min
S8E22 - Servant Leadership Series - Community Building and Servant Leadership, with Dr. Eric Russell
In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Westover and Dr. Russell continue their weekly servant leadership discussions and explore the concept of community building in servant leadership. See the video here: https://youtu.be/XZh0cp8NGMI.
Dr. Eric J. Russell is an Associate Professor in the Emergency Services department at UVU. His writings and research involve the influence of homeland security education on responders, as well as the impact of servant leadership on organizations and individuals. He is the author of more than 60 peer reviewed and trade publications as well as two books: The Desire to Serve: Servant Leadership for the Fire and Emergency Services (Greenleaf Center for Servant Leadership) and In Command of Guardians: Executive Servant Leadership for the Community of Responders (Springer). In addition, Eric speaks nationally on the subjects of servant leadership and homeland security education. Dr. Russell retired early as a Captain from the Department of Defense/USAF Fire and Emergency Services with combined active duty military and DoD service. He is a Department of Defense Rescue Technician, Hazardous Materials Technician/IC, and a Dive Master. Dr. Russell is also a Certified Homeland Protection Professional (CHPP) from the National Sheriff's Association and the Global Society of Homeland and National Security Professionals (GSHNSP) and was awarded a Graduate Certificate in Homeland Security Studies from Michigan State University.
Ranked in the Top 15 Personal Development and Self-Improvement Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/personal_development_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 30 Leadership Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/leadership_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 15 HR Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/hr_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 15 Talent Management Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/talent_management_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 10 Performance Management Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/performance_management_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 10 Workplace Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/workplace_podcasts/
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Sep 30, 2020 • 32min
S8E21 - Leadership Development and Succession Planning, with Vibhas Ratanjee
In this HCI Podcast episode, Dr. Westover talks with Vibhas Ratanjee about leadership development and succession planning. See the video here: https://youtu.be/Tp4JR47V5GA.
Vibhas Ratanjee (https://www.linkedin.com/in/vibhas-ratanjee-4a28a15/) is a Senior Practice Expert with Gallup, based in Gallup's Irvine, California office. Vibhas specializes in organizational development, culture change, and executive-level engagement strategies including strengths-based leadership and succession management. Vibhas is also an executive coach and a leadership consultant to senior executives and CEOs. Vibhas works extensively in the healthcare, retail, and financial services sector. Vibhas serves as the lead consultant to many of Gallup’s top clients in the US, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Middle East regions. Since joining Gallup in 2001, Vibhas has worked in Gallup’s New Delhi, Bangkok, Singapore and Irvine, California offices. https://www.gallup.com/people/VibhasRatanjee.aspx?a=100378&p=1
Ranked in the Top 15 Personal Development and Self-Improvement Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/personal_development_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 30 Leadership Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/leadership_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 15 HR Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/hr_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 15 Talent Management Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/talent_management_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 10 Performance Management Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/performance_management_podcasts/ ; Ranked in the Top 10 Workplace Podcasts: https://blog.feedspot.com/workplace_podcasts/
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