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

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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

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We all fear losing our best people, and rightly so. Top performers, especially strong leaders, drive a disproportionate degree of success within organizations.

CNBC reported that over 60% of employees consider leaving their jobs at any given time, and the percentage is significantly higher for Gen Z and Millennials. With continued downsizings and restructurings, fears around job stability are heightened, causing our best people to take that call.

Instead of declaring defeat, complaining about the newer generations to the workforce, or throwing around retention money, let's make a plan!

In this episode, Heather Dolan, SVP of Challenger, Grey, & Christmas, Inc., a leading expert in outplacement and leadership transitions, and I divulge the secrets to retaining your best people using AROSE Group’s “Four Ps to Retention" framework - a strategic approach that examines retention through four critical lenses: Purposeful, Probative, Prerogative, and Proactive. This framework guides you in crafting an effective plan to keep your top talent engaged and committed.

Head to arosegroup.com/resources to grab your copy of the Four Ps Framework as you listen to the episode.

• (02:33) - The Four Ps to Retention
• (03:57) - Purposeful
• (06:43) - Probative
• (14:27) - Prerogative
• (19:40) - Proactive

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There is no better learning than real practical applications. In this episode, our leadership team at AROSE Group role model in real time giving group feedback.

We know giving feedback makes us uncomfortable in all realms of our lives, and you might be thinking, “Why in the world would I want to participate in group feedback?”

As you will see from our recorded group feedback session, when done right, it is anything but scary and uncomfortable. It is uplifting, supportive, and amplifies performance.

That’s why we call this exercise the Amplifier Effect because we believe that the power of the team is to amplify the impact of each team member, and a group feedback session does this best.

• (01:14) - The Amplifier Effect
• (03:25) - The Amplifier Effect: Shine
• (14:33) - Check in during the process
• (18:23) - The Amplifier Effect: Share
• (22:17) - Go slow to go fast

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Download your copy of the guide to The Amplifier Effect exercise for the complete four part exercise at arosegroup.com/resources.

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Just when we thought that AI would disintermediate us at work, we’ve found that AI might have a way to bring us closer together. In this episode, the co-founder of The Real Human Project and serial entrepreneur, Noah Godfrey, shares his latest venture, an AI tool that interviews participants to help share their human stories in a podcast episode format.

We will discuss how AI can give us what we have been longing for at work- the space to really understand each other, what has shaped us, and what makes us tick so we can improve engagement, team performance, and collaborate to achieve amazing results, together.

Get ready to see AI from a totally different vantage point, one that is humanizing.

Show Timestamps:

• (04:10) - Introduction to Noah Godfrey and Real Human
• (08:06) - Leaders need to demonstrate vulnerability
• (10:07) - Noah describes learning empathy
• (15:40) - Solving leadership challenges through connection and sharing
• (17:54) - Flow and Psychological Safety
• (23:04) - Humanity, Technology, and Productivity

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Explore More:

• Listen to Emily’s full interview on the Real Human Project with AI Bot Sam as she shares about the real things that make her human.
• Share your own story at realhuman.io. Use code LETSTALK at checkout for a $50 discount.
• Watch Francis Frie’s TED Talk on building and rebuilding trust.

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Yes, the bar has been raised at work when it comes to inclusion, belonging, and team performance. Leaders are expected to know how to navigate interpersonal dynamics, build inclusive teams, be authentic, yet not say the wrong thing. And that is a good thing! However, if you are anything like us, you are likely going to make a mistake or two or even worse let fear keep you from trying. So it’s time we choose to get comfortable being uncomfortable together.

In this episode we will unpack what it takes to lead when the stakes and emotions are high. I am joined by two leading experts in our field, Susan Rivers, PhD, who is Co-Founder of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence and the Chief Scientist of iThrive Games, and Justin Scott Campbell, ACC , who is a diversity, equity, and inclusion thought leader, trainer, coach and a professor. This is a conversation about the human dynamics at work that you won’t want to miss.

• (03:18) - The challenges in interpersonal relationships and team dynamics that leaders face
• (09:33) - Ways to bring play and connection into the workplace
• (15:04) - Inclusion and making time for conversation and connection
• (25:19) - Making agreements
• (30:31) - It starts with self-work
• (38:42) - Creating safe conditions for learning and openness

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Do you have what it takes to be a leader? In this candid episode of 'Let’s Talk People,' Emily tests the waters of what it truly means to lead in ever-evolving circumstances. She poses a compelling question: Do we genuinely have what it takes to lead today? Reflecting on her experiences, she dissects how most of us stumbled into leadership roles and navigate through the complex equation of responsibility and talent. Emily brings to light intriguing data suggesting only 10% of us are naturally born with leadership traits, inviting us to reassess how we measure our success. Join Emily on this journey that aims to redefine the meaning and methods of effective leadership.

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Timestamps:

(08:18) - The Self-Reflection of Leadership

(12:53) - Seeking Feedback for Professional Growth

(0:16:00) - Nurturing Leadership and Building Strong Teams

(0:24:36) - Context and Results in Leadership

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