Leading People First

Leading People First


Latest Episodes

Learning Leadership ONE STEP at a Time with Kim Nicol
May 04, 2023

Leadership development seems to either be this nebulous thing that just seems HUGE, or a ton of different skills and tools that seem to be endless.Our guest today takes a different approach to leadership, breaking it down into connected and smaller steps

INVESTING in Your Employees with Siobhan Ehle
April 27, 2023

Investment doesn't always have to be about the money. It really can be about how we support our employees with our time, space, and compassion.In this episode, Chris Lin is joined by Siobhan Ehle, a certified coach and Elite Neuroencoding Specialist, to d

Leading Through LOSS and CONFLICT with Sven Lauch
July 15, 2021

As humans, we often shy away from scenarios that make us uncomfortable or nervous. Don't worry, it’s our brains trying to protect us. The thing is, great people first leaders don’t shy away from loss or conflict, they embrace it.Sven Lauch, Tedx speaker a

Aligning ACTION with Organizational Values with Jennifer Thompson
July 13, 2021

The world is getting smaller as access to information gets easier and more readily available. This makes it even more important for leaders to understand what their values are and to be prepared to take a stance on it. Even more important is to have these

Building MEANINGFUL Organizations with Mark McNally
July 09, 2021

As we continually see venture capital and startups sprout up and grow rapidly, I wanted to know if there were any people first leaders influencing these companies that may be the next big thing that transforms society.Joining the Leading People First podc

The Truth Hurts, Do Something with Katherine McCord
July 06, 2021

How many times have you been asked for feedback and then nothing came of it?According to Katherine McCord, leading people first is about servitude and taking action when something is brought up.This is why recruiting, diversity, equity, and inclusion can

The Intersectionality of LGBTQIA2S+ Ageism: A L.E.A.D. Pride Series (Part 1)
June 03, 2021

The marginalized community of those who identify as LGBTQIA2S+ is already severe, dealing with a range of hate and ignorance from invisibility to harassment to violence and death.The Leaders for Equity, Allyship, and Diversity wanted to dive deep into the

Baking Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion into Training with Paul Zaentz-Lewis: A L.E.A.D. Event
May 27, 2021

No, learning programs and trainings are not free from bias, even if the topic is diversity, equity, and inclusion. This is why it is critical to bake DEI into the very programs that develop your team and employees.Paul Zaentz-Lewis joined the Leaders for

L.E.A.D. - Resumes & Interviews: Greatest Tools of Institutionalized Discrimination
May 20, 2021

As much as DEI is a current “hot topic” for organizations very few are taking the opportunity to question the assumptions that underpin the foundation of their talent selection process: resumes and interviews. If those tools are fundamentally harmful to c

L.E.A.D. - When They See Me: Diversity, Disability, and Intersectionality
May 13, 2021

Mark Travis Rivera leads us through a discussion about existing at the intersections of multiple identities.Mark identifies as Latinx, Disabled, Queer, Gender Nonconforming Man who serves as a DEI Coordinator for Nike White Consulting.Connect wi