If you are anything like me, my soul needs more stories that show the world that leading with kindness, humility, and respect is the answer.

On this episode, Amy Zuckerman, the former SVP of Human Resources, Americas for FERRAGAMO shares the untold story of the iconic brand's success. It will challenge your perspective on what it takes to lead and give you tangible actions you can take to activate your organization's greatest potential.

In this episode, we will talk:

• The importance of matching people’s strengths and passions to the work, which translates to incredible results
• How leadership becomes culture when you put practices and rituals in place- e.g. recognition programs and career pathing
• Balancing human needs and motivations with the needs of the business
• That when the CEO and CPO/CHRO are aligned, you can drive great positive change

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Any fans of the show Succession? Nice! This episode has literally nothing to do with it.

In this episode of “Let’s Talk, People”, we are going to nerd out hard on Succession Planning, why it is essential and essentially flawed.

After running succession planning for global organizations and helping our clients address succession gaps, it was time for us to have some straight talk about how to make succession planning reliable, impactful, and equitable.

In this episode, we will talk:

• Succession data and insights- what info you really need and how to increase the accuracy
• Succession factors we often forget that are crucial
• How to plan for an unknown future

Thanks for listening to Let’s Talk, People!

Access the episode transcript.

Connect with Emily Frieze-Kemeny on LinkedIn and Instagram.

Connect with Emily and her team on the AROSE Group website and on AROSE Group’s LinkedIn page.

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Not all of us take the same path to leadership, and that is a beautiful thing. On Let’s Talk, People, we believe in introducing you to new role model leaders, the people who help us see ourselves. In this episode, you will get to know Lee Harrison, Chief Operations Officer (COO) at Joe Coffee Company. If you are a New Yorker you know Joe Coffee, and if you don’t, you likely know the restaurateur, Danny Meyer and Union Square Hospitality Group, whose backing of Joe Coffee speaks for itself.

In this episode, we will follow Lee’s journey to leadership and tackle the challenge of how to scale your leadership impact and culture as your organization grows.

Key Topics and Timestamps:

• (04:38) - Lee’s unique journey to leadership
• (14:04) - Scaling helpful leadership behaviors (reference to Harvard Business School’s Dr. Snook and his leadership work)
• (19:21) - Getting the hiring process right using scorecards and committees
• (25:28) - Creating structure that enables and empowers rather than constricts
• (32:27) - Ethical Business Council for inclusive decision-making
• (39:30) - Positive business impacts of a values-driven approach

Thanks for listening to Let’s Talk, People!

Access the episode transcript.

Connect with Emily Frieze-Kemeny on LinkedIn and Instagram.

Connect with Emily and her team on the AROSE Group website and on AROSE Group’s LinkedIn page.

If you'd like to receive new episodes as they're published, please subscribe to Let’s Talk, People in Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. If you enjoyed this episode, please consider leaving a positive rating and review. It really helps others discover the show.