Podcasts by Organization Transformation Kung Fu

42 - Leveraging Mastermind Groups to Grow Yourself and Your Business with Julie Ellis from 2023-12-12T12:00

Happy December! This week, Jen and Sandi are joined by fellow entrepreneur and author Julie Ellis! Join the trio as they discuss:

• -Julie's start with Mabel's Labels and how she scal...
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41 - Strong Leaders Know They Are Imperfect from 2023-11-09T12:30

In this episode of OT Kung Fu, join Jen and Sandi as they dive into how strong leaders are able to recognize their own shortcomings to encourage their own growth and stability as leaders. Topics...

40 - Leadership Training at the Top from 2023-10-04T11:30

Join Jen and Sandi LIVE from New York (not on Saturday Night, unfortunately) as they discuss how often the teams at the top and how the top team can be skipped when they start investing in team ...

39 - Psychological Safety and Accountability from 2023-08-02T11:00

Sandi and Jen explore the topic of what it means when someone feels psychologically safe in a workplace and where that starts for us, and what affect that can have on workplace accountability. Listen

38 - Getting Results from DEI Efforts from 2023-07-06T11:00

Jen and Sandi take on a relevant topic of DEI- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion within the workplace to ensure it's not just a token requirement that is met simply to tick a box. They round out ...

37 - Meeting Disciplines from 2023-06-01T11:00

Join Sandi and Jen as they tackle the topic of meetings, the kind of people who show up to them, and what makes a meeting actually worth your time to attend. As the nature of meetings has change...

36 - Coaching Leaders from 2023-05-03T11:00

Join Sandi and Jen as they dive into what it takes and means to coach leaders and how to encourage them and keep them as new folks are stepping into leadership roles. They also discuss how leade...

35 - Establishing Teams and Team Norms from 2023-04-12T11:00

Jen and Sandi come to you today talking about what it a team truly is and what it takes to establish that team and the normalities needed for the team to function cohesively and productively. Listen

34 - Good Strategy, Bad Strategy from 2023-03-03T14:15

Join Sandi and Jen as they discuss good strategies in the workplace versus bad ones, and how to get your team through both. Listen in as they discuss some of their favorite strategy authors, res...

33 - Leading in Stressful Times from 2023-02-23T16:22

This week, Jen and Sandi discuss the workplace post-pandemic, and the humanness of the stresses that are sourced from the adaptations we've had to make. They offer some solutions to keeping your...

32 - Retention from 2023-02-10T22:48

Sandi and Jen meet to discuss retention of employees in the workplace and what that looks like in 2023. With much of the workforce now remote, what can managers and leaders do to keep them engag...

31 – Strategic Whiplash from 2023-01-27T21:39

Jen and Sandi discuss VUCA-Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity and what the impact of changing strategies can bring to the pace of our lives and the business world. What events in ...

30 - Neuroscience of Accountability from 2022-05-20T21:47:38

Sandi and Jen interview Reut Schwartz-Hebron. Reut, Sandi and Jen discuss how accountability interacts with neuroscience and how that affects work and life. Reut trains and supports coaches, con...

29 - Own Up! Drama Free Accountability from 2022-03-20T20:03:04

Sandi interviews her co-host, Jen about her new book: Own Up! How to Hold People Accountable without all the...

28 - Better Communication thru Better Listening from 2022-03-05T18:53:36

Sandi and Jen talk about listening being the key to communication and that good listening is a big part of being an effective leader. They also go over active and advanced listening as well as '...

27 - Getting Clear on Vision from 2022-02-22T02:36:36

Sandi and Jen discuss what Vision is for business.  They talk about Vision vs Mission statement. They also go over how story works with Vision to keep it front of mind for everyone, how to creat...

Episode026 Own Your Career from 2021-12-22T19:04:14

Sandi and Jen have a discussion with Andy Storch, author of Own your Career Own your Life. They talk about what it means to Own you Career in a company setting and what are the issues that go wi...

Episode025 Self-Directed Teams from 2021-12-11T20:55:49

Sandi and Jen discuss what is a self-directed team, what are the items and issues that come up for a good and for a bad self directed team.

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Episode 24 - Leading With Empathy from 2021-09-30T22:18:14

Sandi and Jen discuss what Empathy is and what Leading with Empathy is all about.  They discuss empathy, sympathy, judgement and curiosity and how they are all related and how these affect leade...

Episode 23 - The Hybrid Workplace Challenge from 2021-07-08T14:30

Sandi and Jen discuss the opportunities and issues of coming back to work after the pandemic. They talk about the opportunity to remake and restart the workplace culture, that we are never going...

Episode 022 - Diversity Equity and Inclusion Revisited from 2021-05-21T16:53:33

Sandi and Jen speak with expert Renee Bazile-Jones about Diversity Equity and Inclusion in the workplace.  ...

Episode 021 - The Customer Experience from 2021-03-22T19:03:18

Sandi and Jen speak with guest Ray Kong about what it means to you and your organization to be in organization that is customer experience led and how to become a customer experience led organiz...

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Episode 020 - Human Centered Leadership from 2021-02-12T14:42:19

Jen and Sandi discuss what is human centered leadership and what does the workplace look like when we reopen.  We have so much data for decisions have...

Episode 019 - Business Goal Setting for 2021 from 2021-01-08T19:08:43

As we begin the new year, Jen and Sandi discuss  the best practices and pitfalls of goal setting. They go over some tools and methods that will produce excellent goals and move you and your busi...

Episode 018 - Diversity and Inclusion in Business from 2020-12-11T16:52:58

Jen and Sandi have a discussion about the defining what Diversity and Inclusion is, what it means to business and what business's need to do be diverse and inclusive.

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Episode 017 - Leading Remotely from 2020-10-12T20:52:39

Jen and Sandi have an in-depth conversation with Ben Harris, President of Production Solutions, about how to be an effective leader when leading a primarily remote workforce. Ben shares his expe...

Episode 16 - Focusing on Culture to Drive Strategy from 2020-09-03T17:28:43

Sandi and Jen talk with Gary Anderson, ‘Chief Empowerment Officer’ of Nova Mutual Insurance. Gary believes that culture will drive results and on this podcast they are going to tap into some to ...

Episode 015 - Generating a Productive Workplace Culture from 2020-08-06T20:29:13

Sandi and Jen sit down with Tony Gareri, CEO and "Chief of WOW" of Roma Mouldings  and talk about the importance of generating a productive workplace culture. Find out in’s and out’s of how Tony...

Episode 014 - Change: Embracing What’s Next from 2020-07-09T21:34:38

In this episode Master Coaches Jen and Sandi talk about change. Workplace organizations are going through seismic shifts in how work is getting done and leaders are faced with charting this new ...

Episode 013 - Upskilling Your Team - The Skills Coach from 2020-06-18T17:12:35

With rapid change comes the need for new skills as well as updated skills. This podcast covers some thinking and strategies around the need for on-going skills development, some solutions on how...

Episode 012 - All about Teaming from 2020-05-22T18:13:51

Jen and Sandi talk about teaming and everything that goes into being a highly productive team.

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Episode 011- Tips from a Virtual Teaming Expert from 2020-03-30T04:25:37

Sandi and Jen welcome special guest Trina Hoefling. Trina is an expert in Virtual Teaming.  Jen, Sandi and Trina discuss working as a virtual team and many of the issues that crop up and how to ...

Episode 010 - Leading and Managing tips during the pandemic from 2020-03-23T17:00

Jen and Sandi shared some thinking, ideas and strategies for dealing with and leading during the pandemic. Stay Safe!

Episode 009 - Values at Work from 2020-03-05T17:00

Jen and Sandi touch on the following topics around values:

• The importance of core values
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Episode 008 - Trust in the Workplace from 2020-02-06T18:38:22

Sandi and Jen talk about Trust in Management and Leadership roles as well as Trust in Teams and how to build trust for better business outcomes.  They also discuss tools to help with trust build...

Episode 007 - Trends in Business Training and Development from 2020-01-09T18:00

Sandi and Jen take about trends. They discuss Teams, Trust, Courage and Vulnerability, Communication, Recognition and tools like the PXT Select and Five Behaviors.

Episode 006 - Coaching vs Managing from 2019-07-25T22:13:35

Jen and Sandi talk about coaching vs managing and how coaching and managing work together. They also chat about what it takes to have a coaching culture and what are some of the pitfalls and pos...

Episode 005 - Productive Conflict from 2019-05-19T20:21:13

Jen and Sandi talk about conflict in the workplace and how to make that negative experience a more productive event for you and the business

Episode 4 - The What and How of Business Vision Statements from 2019-02-15T20:52:10

Sandi and Jen talk about business vision statements and the differences between business vision statements and business mission statements.

Episode 3 - Workplace Accountability from 2018-11-30T04:59:24

Jen and Sandi discuss accountability and how it relates to engagement and poor performance. They talk about what it really means to hold accountability in the workplace.

Episode 2 - Defining Company Strategy from 2018-09-21T16:05:56

Sandi and Jen talk about defining company strategy and company strategy in relation to company mission, vision and goals.

Episode1 - Intro to OTKungFu and Sandi and Jen and Strategic Planning from 2018-07-18T23:56:07

An organization’s or division’s strategic plan is critical to set direction but is often confused with goals and tactics because executives are keen to see results. Learn to be comfortable with ...