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The Talent Grow Show: Grow Your Leadership and Communication Skills

138 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 46 ratings

Are you a leader who is always looking to take your game to the next level? Maybe you’re new to leadership or aspiring to become a leader? This podcast is for self-motivated and growth-oriented current and future leaders who want actionable, results-oriented insight and advice on how to take their leadership, communication, and people skills to the next level and become the kind of leader people *want* to follow.

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201: [Solo] Why and How to Optimize Your Gratitude Practice to Benefit Yourself and Others on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay [ep171 rebroadcast]

November 24, 2020 14:00 - 21 minutes - 20.4 MB

Gratitude is a feeling that is key to happiness and it is most definitely not something to save for one day (or week) per year, like Thanksgiving. We really must raise our experience of gratitude all year round.  Don’t fret, we’re here to help! On this rebroadcast solo episode of the TalentGrow Show, Halelly will give you a couple of science-backed reasons why gratitude is good for you. Then, we’ll look at how you can get goodness out of gratitude in different ways. She’ll help you (re-)...

200: The Business of Friendship – Why Personal Connections Should be Encouraged at Work with Shasta Nelson on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay

November 10, 2020 14:00 - 36 minutes - 33.5 MB

Employees who have a best friend at work are seven times more engaged than those who don’t. What’s behind this staggering statistic? And why are workplace friendships still considered objectionable by many? On this episode of The TalentGrow Show, Halelly chats with author, keynote speaker and leading expert on friendship Shasta Nelson about how to cultivate a healthy approach to friendships in the workplace and reevaluate harmful taboos on the topic. According to Shasta, the workplace, by de...

199: The Coaching Habit – How to Say Less, Ask More, and Lead Better through 10 Minute Coaching Conversations with Michael Bungay Stanier on The TalentGrow Show podcast by Halelly Azulay [Ep31 Rebroadcast]

October 27, 2020 10:00 - 36 minutes - 50.6 MB

This is a fast-moving conversation with a funny, clever, and wise man so hold on to your hat! I just had to rebroadcast my episode with guest and one of my favorite mentors, Michael Bungay Stanier. Michael is an award-winning and sought-after coach, author, and speaker. We talked about his best-selling book, The Coaching Habit. Michael wants us leaders to learn to stay a little more curious a little longer and rush to ideas and advice a little more slowly, which will ultimately let us be mor...

198: Shift Your Mind – How to Elevate Your Preparation and Performance with Brian Levenson on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay

October 13, 2020 13:00 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MB

We have two different but complementary mindsets, according to Brian Levenson--- one for preparing effectively, and one for performing. Brian is the author of Shift Your Mind and the founder of Strong Skills, an organization that provides coaching, speaking, and consulting to elite organizations, performers, and leaders. On this episode of The TalentGrow Show, Brian joins Halelly to discuss nine mental shifts that will allow you to thrive in preparation and in performance. Discover why we do...

197: How to Be Better at Receiving Feedback with Sheila Heen on The TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay [Ep57 Rebroadcast]

September 29, 2020 13:00 - 34 minutes - 16.5 MB

Receiving feedback is an important leadership skill that we can all develop, and it’s not just up to managers to give it – it’s something we all can and should do more of (and ask for!) and improve our skills in doing so. In this rebroadcast episode of the TalentGrow show with Halelly Azulay, Sheila Heen, CEO of Triad Consulting and best-selling author of Thanks for the Feedback and Difficult Conversations, shares some of her best insights on the art and science of receiving feedback. She ex...

196: In the Ready Zone – How to Reframe, Refocus, and Realign Your Leadership with Esther Weinberg on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay

September 15, 2020 13:00 - 32 minutes - 30.6 MB

What allows a workplace culture to survive, adapt and thrive in the face of change? That is the crucial question so many leaders are (or should be) asking themselves today. On this episode of The TalentGrow Show, leadership training expert Esther Weinberg joins Halelly to tackle this issue and present the unique leadership framework she calls The Ready Zone. To operate in The Ready Zone as a leader means to measure and elevate six Zone Performance Indicators (ZPIs) that provide leaders with ...

195: Fierce Leadership, Radical Transparency, and Deeper Human Connectivity with Susan Scott on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay [ep36 rebroadcast]

September 01, 2020 13:00 - 38 minutes - 36 MB

Do you invite people to be open with you, and to push back on your thoughts and ideas? And when you have “fierce” conversations, do you deepen your connection or push people away as a result? This week on the TalentGrow Show, we’re rebroadcasting Halelly’s conversation with Susan Scott, best-selling author and leadership development architect, to explain what fierce conversations are and why we NEED to have more of them. Susan shares a common obstacle we all face when having these types of...

194: How to Deal with Difficult People and Difficult Times with Mark Goulston on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay

August 18, 2020 13:00 - 31 minutes - 29.4 MB

We all know at least one person who knows just how to push our buttons. Staying poised and not ‘losing it’ in the face of difficult people -- and difficult times -- is an especially important skill for leaders to cultivate. On this episode of The TalentGrow Show, Halelly chats with author and former FBI and police hostage negotiation trainer Dr. Mark Goulston about how to improve your outcomes dealing with difficult people and what it takes to be a strong leader during difficult times. Mark ...

193: Entrepreneurial You – Secrets of the Side Hustle with Personal Branding Expert Dorie Clark on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay [ep63 rebroadcast]

August 04, 2020 13:00 - 41 minutes - 38.7 MB

Do you need to tend to your personal brand? What is a side hustle and is it for you? Even if you’re not an entrepreneur? Yes. It’s been a good idea for professionals for a while. But during these uncertain times of the coronavirus pandemic and WFH, it’s even more important than ever. No worries - in today’s rebroadcast episode of The TalentGrow Show, Dorie Clark, best-selling author of Entrepreneurial You: Monetize Your Expertise, Create Multiple Income Streams, and Thrive, shares some of...

192: How to Build and Earn Trust as a Leader with Yoram Solomon on The TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay

July 21, 2020 13:00 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MB

Trustworthiness may be the most important quality a leader can have. Interestingly, recent studies show us that there has been a dramatic decline in trust from previous generations to now. Trust in other people, in the media, and in the government, are all at all-time lows, and this inevitably feeds into the workplace, too. In this episode, trust expert, keynote speaker and author of The Book of Trust Dr. Yoram Solomon returns to The TalentGrow Show to share his new model of trust and to hel...

191: [Solo] 10 conversations every leader should have with every employee on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay

July 07, 2020 13:00 - 26 minutes - 24.6 MB

Are you having ongoing, regular, and timely conversations with every single one of your employees about performance, goals, career, and feedback? Or are you waiting for the once- or twice-per-year ‘Performance Review’ formal conversations? Purposeful conversations positively contribute to the employee’s current and future level of performance and engagement at work, so don’t leave things up to chance or wait too long. On this solo episode of the TalentGrow Show (originally broadcast as ep38)...

190: The Silicon Valley Mindset – Leveraging Failure to Find Career Success with Jason Crawford on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay

June 23, 2020 13:00 - 33 minutes - 31.4 MB

With the proper mindset, it’s never too late or too risky to make a career shift. On this episode of The TalentGrow Show, tech entrepreneur and author of the blog The Roots of Progress Jason Crawford joins Halelly to discuss the motivation and mindset that allowed him to make a major career shift after 20 years in the tech industry. Jason elaborates on the lessons he learned about success and failure from the culture of Silicon Valley, why a career failure doesn’t have to be a life failure, ...

189: Developing Resilience and Positivity with Doug Hensch on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay [ep12 rebroadcast]

June 09, 2020 13:00 - 35 minutes - 33 MB

Seems with every passing day the list of reasons to become more resilient in the face of all the change and chaos grows. So, we decided to rebroadcast this wonderful episode of the TalentGrow Show podcast featuring executive coach and resilience expert Doug Hensch. Author of the recently published Positively Resilient and host of the Searching for AND podcast, Doug shared some of his key tips on how to develop more resilience as a leader, both in yourself and in your team. We discussed Doug’...

188: The Leadership Challenge – Master the Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership with Jim Kouzes on The TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay

May 26, 2020 13:00 - 34 minutes - 32.1 MB

The world we live in is changing every day and keeping up with the ever-evolving norms of the workplace can be a daunting task for leaders. Drawing a useful distinction between the content of leadership and the context, co-author of The Leadership Challenge Jim Kouzes joins Halelly on this episode of The TalentGrow Show to share five practices of exemplary leadership that remain relevant across all workplace cultures and demographics. Discover what the five practices are and how to leverage ...

187: How to Be a World-Class Connector of People and Ideas with Michael D Simmons on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay [ep18 rebroadcast]

May 12, 2020 13:00 - 35 minutes - 32.6 MB

Connecting online can be both more or less authentic, depending on your approach. But in the 21st Century, and especially now in the times of COVID-19, we have many new opportunities to connect with more and different people in a different way than ever before because of how we can create content online. We can leverage these opportunities to share more of ourselves, to be more thoughtful about how we share about ourselves, and build amazing connections and networks. In this re-broadcast epi...

186: Cognitive Diversity — How to Build Whole Brain® Teams with Ann Herrmann-Nehdi on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay

April 28, 2020 13:00 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MB

Everyone on your team works differently because they think differently. As a leader, it is important that you boost communication, innovation, and creativity in a way that plays to the strengths of each individual on your team. Ann Herrmann-Nehdi, Chief Thought Leader and Chair of the Board at Herrmann, returns to The TalentGrow Show to explain how The Whole Brain® Model, a time-tested framework, can be used to decode and harness the cognitive diversity of individuals, teams, and organizatio...

185: Resonate -- How to Use Vocal Intelligence and Body Language as a Leader with Dr. Louise Mahler on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay [ep103 rebroadcast]

April 14, 2020 13:00 - 31 minutes - 29.6 MB

It’s not just what we say as leaders: it’s how we say it, vocally and physically. Especially now that so much of our communication has shifted to remote communication during the time of the Coronavirus outbreak. So we’re republishing a great episode to help you succeed. An expert in body language, voice, and emotion, Dr. Louise Mahler explains that the ‘missing ingredient’ in corporate leadership is something called vocal intelligence and that how we use our voice has a far greater impact on...

184: Grow Your Influence Through Executive Presence with Greg Owen-Boger on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay

March 31, 2020 13:00 - 33 minutes - 31.4 MB

Influential leaders tend to possess something called executive presence. It can seem like an elusive sort of charisma that is near-impossible to emulate, but it has been broken down by Susan Bates into three dimensions and fifteen aspects. On this episode of The TalentGrow Show, leadership coach, author, and speaker Greg Owen-Boger of Turpin Communication joins Halelly to discuss how leaders can leverage Bates’ framework to cultivate their own executive presence and grow their influence. Lis...

183: [Solo] Happy 5th Anniversary to the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay – Here are 5 Episodes to (re)Listen to from the First 55

March 17, 2020 13:00 - 11 minutes - 11.2 MB

The TalentGrow Show is 5 today! Happy Anniversary to us! To celebrate this momentous achievement, I thought it would be fun to walk down memory lane and pull out some gems that are potentially hiding in the first 55 episodes that I published. While I love all my episodes and guests, and am very proud of them all, I thought these were particularly good treasures to dust off and offer up for your (re)listening pleasure. So in this solo episode of The TalentGrow Show, I recap 5 episodes from th...

182: Grow Your Relationships through Active Constructive Responding with Prof. Shelly Gable on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay

March 10, 2020 13:00 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MB

When something positive happens, we instinctively tend to want to share our good news with others. From a relationship-building perspective, research is plentiful when it comes to supporting others in times of distress, but there is very little out there about responding constructively to someone else’s good news. On this episode of The TalentGrow Show, psychologist and professor at UC Santa Barbara Shelly Gable, Ph.D. joins Halelly to discuss her theoretical and practical framework for nurt...

181: Ripples – Creating Practical Inspiration That Resonates with Paul Wesselmann on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay

March 03, 2020 14:00 - 34 minutes - 32.3 MB

Some 20 years ago, Paul Wesselmann began sending out a weekly inspirational newsletter called Ripples. Today, his weekly emails are read by over 30,000 subscribers each Monday morning. What made Ripples so appealing to so many, and what can we as leaders and influencers learn from its success? On this episode of The TalentGrow Show, Ripples founder, author and keynote speaker Paul Wesselmann joins Halelly to discuss practical inspiration and how to frame your message in a way that will reson...

180: [Solo] No More Feedback Sandwich and How to Deliver Constructive Feedback Instead on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay

February 25, 2020 14:00 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MB

The “feedback sandwich” is a popular method of delivering constructive feedback. It basically means sandwiching your negative feedback inside of positive feedback to lessen the blow, and it can seem reasonable at first glance. But I’m hoping that after you listen to this episode, you’ll never use the feedback sandwich ever again. On this solo episode of The TalentGrow Show, I explain why the popular feedback sandwich method is actually harmful and ineffective in the long-run, and what approa...

179: Create Conversations Worth Having by Leveraging Appreciative Inquiry with Cheri Torres and Jackie Stavros on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay

February 18, 2020 14:00 - 30 minutes - 28 MB

Appreciative Inquiry (AI) is one of the most widely used approaches for fostering positive change in organizations and communities. In their book titled Conversations Worth Having, Cheri Torres and Jackie Stavros synthesize a way to bring AI into our daily conversations at work and at home, and they join Halelly on this episode of The TalentGrow Show to share their unique insights. You’ll learn about the four types of conversations in the model, how to leverage tools like ‘positive framing’ ...

178: Indistractable – Four Steps to Overcoming Distraction with Nir Eyal on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay

February 11, 2020 14:00 - 37 minutes - 34.4 MB

Distraction has been the enemy of productivity for thousands of years, long before the invention of cellphones and the internet. What is its real source? And can we ever really overcome it? Nir Eyal is a behavioral designer and the bestselling author of Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life, and he joins Halelly on this episode of The TalentGrow Show to share the four steps to become indistractable. Take a deep dive into what distraction is at its root, what fact...

177: Radical Candor – How to Give Feedback with Kim Scott on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay

February 04, 2020 14:00 - 44 minutes - 41 MB

Giving feedback can be one of the toughest tasks for leaders. Many of us are reluctant to give critical feedback, partly from fear of seeming like a jerk. The best approach, according to bestselling author and former Google executive Kim Scott, is to care personally while challenging directly. She calls this radical candor. On this episode of The TalentGrow Show, Kim joins Halelly to share how leaders can become great bosses without losing our humanity by leveraging the Radical Candor framew...

176: [Solo] How to Use Courage to Make Big Decisions and Live with No Regrets on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay

January 28, 2020 14:00 - 14 minutes - 13.2 MB

Life is not easy and all of us face cross-roads where we need to make a big, scary decision. We all face the fear of making the wrong decision, but sometimes that fear can lead to inaction or playing safe. But if we use this clarifying question, we can usually move forward to choose a path of no (or least) regrets. On this solo episode of the TalentGrow Show, the third in my three-part mini-series on courage, I tell two short stories: One, about a young woman’s career choice. And the other, ...

175: [Solo] How to Develop Courage When You Feel Paralyzed by Fear on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay

January 21, 2020 14:00 - 20 minutes - 19.4 MB

Have you ever felt paralyzed by fear? One time, I talked myself off a cliff, literally. I was paralyzed by fear. We all experience irrational, gripping, paralyzing fear at certain moments in our lives, and I wanted to share with you the four-step process that I learned to get unstuck. On this solo episode of The TalentGrow Show, which is part two of my three-part mini-series on courage, I tell the story of the time I was gripped by paralyzing fear and share the technique I used to talk mysel...

174: [Solo] The Best Question to Boost Your Courage in the Face of Fear on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay

January 14, 2020 14:00 - 8 minutes - 8.57 MB

In my work as a leadership development strategist, speaker, and facilitator, I meet a lot of people and unfortunately, way too many of them are playing too small, too safe. I see a lack of courage. On this solo episode of the TalentGrow Show, I suggest a question to ask yourself in the face of fear. A question that I hope will help boost your courage and help you move forward towards your scary but worthy goals. Take a listen, weigh in with your own opinion, and share with others! Shownote...

173: Extreme Trust – How to Build Unstoppable Cultures and Teams with Jason Treu on the TalentGrow Show podcast with Halelly Azulay

January 07, 2020 14:00 - 35 minutes - 33 MB

The level of trust, safety, and connection among colleagues in the top-performing 1% of teams is over the roof according to leadership expert and author Jason Treu. Jason advocates for what he calls ‘extreme trust’ in the workplace, and on this episode of The TalentGrow Show he’ll share how leaders can cultivate it to build unstoppable cultures and teams. Listen to discover how trust and connection transform culture, what you can do to promote a culture of safety in your team that allows for...

172: [Solo] The Top Five Most Downloaded Episodes of 2019 on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay

December 31, 2019 14:00 - 13 minutes - 12.6 MB

It’s the end of a year, so on this solo episode of the TalentGrow Show, let’s take a look at the top five most downloaded episodes of the TalentGrow Show in 2019. Plus, Halelly shares a bonus – the most downloaded episode of all times. What was your favorite episode this year? Take a listen, weigh in with your own opinion, and share with others! Shownotes: http://www.talentgrow.com/podcast/episode172 Apple Podcasts: http://apple.co/1NiWyZo Stitcher: http://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=62847&...

171: [Solo] Why and How to Optimize Your Gratitude Practice to Benefit Yourself and Others on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay

December 24, 2019 14:00 - 17 minutes - 16.8 MB

Gratitude is a feeling that is key to happiness and it is most definitely not something to save for one day (or week) per year, like Thanksgiving. We really must raise our experience of gratitude all year round. Don’t fret, we’re here to help! On this solo episode of the TalentGrow Show, Halelly will give you a couple of science-backed reasons why gratitude is good for you. Then, we’ll look at how you can get goodness out of gratitude in different ways. She’ll help you (re-)discover that gra...

170: How to Leverage Neuroscience to Be a More Compelling Leader with Christine Comaford on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay

December 17, 2019 14:00 - 33 minutes - 31.4 MB

As a leader, understanding the mechanisms and motivations that underlie human behavior is a critical advantage. Businesswoman, author, and serial entrepreneur Christine Comaford joins Halelly on this episode of The TalentGrow Show to share what every leader needs to know about neuroscience to become more compelling and effective. She describes the three different parts of your brain and how they influence human behavior, what sends your brain into either a ‘smart state’ or a ‘critter state,’...

169: Six Fundamental Leadership Practices for Every Leader with Ron Ashkenas on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay

December 10, 2019 14:00 - 31 minutes - 28.8 MB

In today’s information-sharing age, aspiring leaders are inundated with leadership advice from countless sources. There are upwards of 60,000 books on Amazon written about leadership, and millions of articles on Google. While this is great in many ways, it also makes it more difficult to narrow down what is truly fundamental. Advisor, consultant and co-author of the Harvard Business Review Leader’s Handbook Ron Ashkenas joins Halelly on this episode of The TalentGrow Show to share what he be...

168: Five Leadership Frequencies That Turn Culture Into Competitive Advantage with Lynne Viscio on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay

December 03, 2019 14:00 - 31 minutes - 29.6 MB

As a leader, you are giving off signals with everything you do (or don’t do) in the workplace. Whether these signals are positive and aligned with your core values can make or break your organization’s culture and your own effectiveness as a leader. On this episode of The TalentGrow Show, culture architect and co-author of Five Frequencies: Leadership Signals that Turn Culture into Competitive Advantage Lynne Viscio joins Halelly to share how you can leverage the Five Frequencies framework t...

167: [Solo] How to Create Positive Connection Jolts in Conversations on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay

November 26, 2019 14:00 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MB

You know how you feel a positive jolt of connection when someone says something in a conversation that you can relate to? This happens naturally, frequently, and it’s a good thing – it helps us build bonds with others and have more positive interactions that lead to more trusting relationships. On this solo episode of the TalentGrow Show, Halelly will show you why and how we can authentically create better interactions, better bonds, more trust, and better outcomes by harnessing the power of...

166: How Network Analysis Can Improve Your Collaborative Process and Prevent Burnout with Rob Cross on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay

November 19, 2019 14:00 - 37 minutes - 34.9 MB

Have you considered that too much collaboration could be causing the high performers on your team to suffer? ‘Collaborative overload’ is a real problem in the workplace, and it tends to affect the best employees and leaders the most. On this episode of The TalentGrow Show, professor and consultant Rob Cross joins Halelly to discuss how to leverage network analysis to create collaboratively efficient networks and improve your collaborative process. You’ll learn the steps leaders can take to i...

165: How Leaders can Beat Burnout by Leveraging the Whole SELF Lifestyle™ with Sarah Argenal on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay

November 12, 2019 14:00 - 37 minutes - 34.5 MB

Burnout is one of the biggest enemies of productivity and success, and many experts today are calling it an epidemic. So what can we leaders do to help eradicate burnout in ourselves and our teams? Speaker, writer and facilitator Sarah Argenal, MA, CPC joins Halelly on this episode of The TalentGrow Show to share her philosophy and practical framework for beating burnout: The Whole SELF Lifestyle™. Using her own life experiences as examples, Sarah walks us through a four-step process aimed a...

164: How to Run Meetings Your Team Actually Wants to Attend with Elise Keith on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay

November 05, 2019 14:00 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MB

For many, team meetings are the bane of corporate existence. Too often, it feels like everyone’s time is wasted and very little is accomplished. So what are leaders doing wrong? On this episode of The TalentGrow Show, author and co-founder and CEO of Lucid Meetings Elise Keith joins Halelly to discuss how to get high performance and engagement from your team at meetings and run meetings that your team actually wants to attend. You’ll learn what should and shouldn’t be a meeting at all and wh...

163: [Solo] Should you have a bias for saying Yes or No to new opportunities? on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay

October 29, 2019 13:00 - 7 minutes - 6.92 MB

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162: How to Ace the Hiring Process – What Every Leader Needs to Know with Katie McConnell Olson on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay

October 22, 2019 13:00 - 29 minutes - 27.5 MB

It isn’t hard to find advice on how to nail the hiring process as a candidate. But what about nailing it as hiring manager? Too many leaders are under-prepared when it comes to hiring and talent acquisition. On this episode of The TalentGrow Show, founder and president of Hire Education Consulting Group Katie McConnell Olson joins Halelly to talk about what every leader needs to know about hiring. She goes step-by-step through the hiring process and shares advice on how to avoid common mista...

161: The A Player Advantage – Building a Team You Would Enthusiastically Rehire with Rick Crossland on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay

October 15, 2019 13:00 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MB

What percentage of your team would you enthusiastically rehire? That’s the percentage of A Players on your team. What if your entire team was made up of A Players? According to author and business coach Rick Crossland, that’s not only possible, but a necessary part of realizing your business’s highest potential. On this episode of The TalentGrow Show, Rick joins Halelly to define what an A Player is, how we as leaders can encourage and develop A-level performance in our employees, and what w...

160: Take the Leap – Why and How to Transform Your Career with Bestselling Author Sara Bliss on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay

October 08, 2019 13:00 - 29 minutes - 27 MB

Is a career path a straight line or more like a winding road full of forks and detours? On each episode of The TalentGrow Show, guests briefly describe their professional journeys. It’s inspiring to hear about the challenges that successful individuals have faced to get to where they are today and to draw lessons from their experiences. On this episode, freelance writer and bestselling author Sara Bliss and Halelly talk about what it takes to transform your career and achieve what you want m...

159: [Solo] Why & How to Get to Know Your Employees to Increase Engagement and Performance on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay

October 01, 2019 13:00 - 11 minutes - 11 MB

A mistake many busy leaders make is to just focus on getting the work done. They fall into the role of task master and interact with their team members on a task-basis only. Your workplace interactions with your employees should be about more than just work tasks. The more that your team members feel like you care to see and know them as humans (not just workers), the more they feel a brain-based need to reciprocate that same care and attention. Caring, vulnerability, curiosity, kindness, an...

158: Harnessing Neuroscience to Improve Human Resilience with Dr. David Rabin on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay

September 24, 2019 13:00 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MB

Stress is something we all struggle with in our personal and professional lives. There are over 129,000 deaths in the US every year attributed to stress alone. On this episode of The TalentGrow Show, neuroscientist and board-certified psychiatrist Dr. David Rabin discusses how we can leverage cutting-edge neuroscientific research to train ourselves to develop resilience and improve our mental and physical performance under stress. While Dr. Rabin has developed a scientifically-validated wear...

157: Reframing Career Development for Greater Success and Satisfaction with Prof. Rajshree Agarwal on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay

September 17, 2019 13:00 - 33 minutes - 30.9 MB

Sometimes the solution to a problem is to reframe the issue itself. Rajshree Agarwal, PhD is the Rudolph P. Lamone Chair and Professor of Strategic Management and Entrepreneurship at the University of Maryland and Director of the Ed Snider Center for Enterprise and Markets, and on this episode of The TalentGrow Show she discusses how we can reframe key career development and leadership concepts in a way that will help us achieve greater success and career satisfaction for ourselves and our t...

156: Discovering Your Central Purpose – Why Leaders Need Philosophy with Tal Tsfany on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay

September 10, 2019 13:00 - 31 minutes - 29.7 MB

Understanding yourself and what motivates you is a critical piece of leadership success. This means that philosophy, which helps us understand the principles that govern the human mind and the mind’s relationship with reality, can be an invaluable tool to upgrade your leadership effectiveness. Tech entrepreneur and nonprofilt CEO Tal Tsfany shares his journey to discovering his personal central purpose and how philosophy and introspection paved the way for his success on this episode of The ...

155: [Ask Halelly] “How can I develop transferable skills now that can help me in my next or dream job?” on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay

September 03, 2019 13:00 - 20 minutes - 19.4 MB

Can you develop your skills for your next job – even your dream job – while still in your current role? Yes. You can, and you should. Halelly will show you how in today’s Ask Halelly episode. Here’s another Ask Halelly episode of the TalentGrow Show, where Halelly answers a question from a listener, a member of the audience at one of her conference speaking events, a learner in one of her corporate workshops, or a member of the media. First, Halelly reminds you that you own your development,...

154: The ingredients of great leadership with Chef Charles Carroll on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay

August 27, 2019 13:00 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MB

While we take a vacation, we’re rebroadcasting a few of our favorite episodes from the archives of the earlier years of the show. This one was originally broadcast as episode 60. Enjoy! What does cooking and food have to do with leadership and life? For executive chef, Culinary Olympics gold medalist, and author of The Recipe: A Story of Love, Loss and the Ingredients of Greatness Charles Carroll, the answer is: everything. In today’s episode of the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay, Charl...

153: [Solo] 10 conversations every leader should have with every employee on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay

August 20, 2019 13:00 - 24 minutes - 23.2 MB

While we take a vacation, we’re rebroadcasting a few of our favorite episodes from the archives of the earlier years of the show. This one was originally broadcast as episode 38. Enjoy! Are you having ongoing, regular, and timely conversations with every single one of your employees about performance, goals, career, and feedback? Or are you waiting for the once- or twice-per-year ‘Performance Review’ formal conversations? Purposeful conversations positively contribute to the employee’s curre...

152: The Flipside of Leadership – Intelligent Disobedience with Ira Chaleff on the TalentGrow Show with Halelly Azulay

August 13, 2019 13:00 - 40 minutes - 37.6 MB

While we take a vacation, we’re rebroadcasting a few of our favorite episodes from the archives of the earlier years of the show. This one was originally broadcast as episode 15. Enjoy! All of us are both leaders and followers. While we often focus on how to lead, author, speaker, workshop presenter and innovative thinker Ira Chaleff has focused his career on the beneficial use of power between those who are leading and those who are following in any given situation. Ira chatted with TalentG...