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In business, balancing acts are everywhere. The Balancing Act Podcast explores the balancing acts we play each day in our professional lives by amplifying the voices and real life stories of accomplished business leaders we can all learn from. In each episode: * Listen to the origin stories from today’s leaders, * Discover their key moments of career acceleration, * Explore a hot business topic in an authentic, approachable conversation between Andy and his guests, and * Learn about the skills that lead to workplace success. Tune in today to elevate your journey of continuous improvement and lifelong learning.
Episodes
Thursday Apr 14, 2022
The Reskilling Revolution, Part 3 (feat. Brandon Busteed)
Thursday Apr 14, 2022
Thursday Apr 14, 2022
Education and future of work luminary, Brandon Busteed, joins us for Part 3 of our continuing series on the Reskilling Revolution. Brandon is Chief Partnership Officer at Kaplan North America and a former Senior Partner at Gallup where he focused his attention on skills and higher education. Brandon's insights on the topic are invaluable!
Thursday Apr 07, 2022
The Reskilling Revolution, Part 2 (feat. Mike Palmer)
Thursday Apr 07, 2022
Thursday Apr 07, 2022
Today we've got fellow podcaster and education thought leader Michael Palmer on the show to further explore the Reskilling Revolution. We specifically get into the preparedness of higher education institutions to affect meaningful change to support the Reskilling Revolution. He comes to the table with excellent advice for both individuals and leaders of colleges and universities as it relates to skills and work readiness.
Thursday Mar 31, 2022
The Reskilling Revolution, Part 1 - Introduction
Thursday Mar 31, 2022
Thursday Mar 31, 2022
Episode 31 marks the start of our new series on The Reskilling Revolution. In this episode, along with co-host Dan Strafford, we introduce the concept of The Reskilling Revolution. We will talk about the most important skills of the future, and outline the need for alternative pathways into the world of work beyond the well-worn path of "go get a degree."
Thursday Mar 24, 2022
Ethics in Politics and Business (feat. Lee Rasch)
Thursday Mar 24, 2022
Thursday Mar 24, 2022
Since the beginning of the year, we've been talking about the balance between trust and accountability in the workplace. Episode 30 puts an exclamation point on the subject as we have ethics expert and former president of Western Technical College, Lee Rasch, on the show to discuss trust (or severe lack thereof) in the political arena. Listen in to see how current historically low levels of trust in politicians and political institutions can have the potential to negatively influence trust at the office.
Thursday Mar 17, 2022
Accountability in Product Management (feat. Danielle Chircop)
Thursday Mar 17, 2022
Thursday Mar 17, 2022
Effective product management is central to a well-functioning business model, yet the concept of product management is ill-defined at best. In Episode 29, Andy explores this disconnect and its implications for building organizational trust with his guest, Danielle Chircop, Chief Product Officer at tech-ed giant, General Assembly.
Thursday Mar 10, 2022
Accountability in Operations (feat. Don Vanpool)
Thursday Mar 10, 2022
Thursday Mar 10, 2022
Episode 28 extends our series focused on building trust and accountability in organizations. This week, Andy interviews Don Vanpool, former General Manager at GE Healthcare and former COO of Kaplan Professional to get his take through the lens of a seasoned operations professional.
Thursday Mar 03, 2022
Accountability in Technology (feat. Manuj Aggarwal)
Thursday Mar 03, 2022
Thursday Mar 03, 2022
In episode 27, Manuj Aggarwal, Chief Innovation Officer of Tetranoodle Technologies and host of the podcast "Bootstrapping Your Dreams" joins Andy to discuss the balance between trust and accountability in a corporate setting. An expert in technology and AI, Manuj offers specific advice for technology leaders and individual contributors at all stages of their development.
Thursday Feb 24, 2022
Trust - HR’s Perspective (feat. Sarah Kasten)
Thursday Feb 24, 2022
Thursday Feb 24, 2022
In Episode 26, Andy talks to Sarah Kasten, Chief People Officer of Elation Health about building trust within your business. Sarah brings the perspective of HR senior leadership to the topic of organizational trust. This is a must-listen!
Thursday Feb 17, 2022
Accountability in Sales (feat. Daniel Haden)
Thursday Feb 17, 2022
Thursday Feb 17, 2022
In Episode 25, Andy and his guest, Daniel Haden, Global Head of Sales Skills Curriculum at Google, discuss the balance between trust and accountability in the area of sales. Specifically, tapping into Daniel's extensive experience in the search for solutions to the tension that can arise between sales and other functional areas of the business.
Thursday Feb 10, 2022
Courage (feat. John Polstein)
Thursday Feb 10, 2022
Thursday Feb 10, 2022
Our guest in episode 24 is Andy's friend and global exam prep legend, John Polstein. The two expand on the topic of courage and what it means at work. What does courage mean to you?