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SmikleSpeaks
Hosted by Joanne L. Smikle, PhD · EN
Joanne L. Smikle, PhD is a respected authority on leadership and organization development. She provides learning that helps you soar! Each episode prepares you to lead in our ever-evolving world. Subscribe today...content is updated all of the time! Get more relevant tools from The SmikleSpeaks YouTube Channel and the library at smiklespeaks.com. Contact Joanne for assistance with your individual and organizational development.
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Brain Matters, Featuring Michelle Heritage, Pt.2
3d ago00:26:38Tap to summarizeMichelle Heritage, Executive Director of the American Brain Foundation, deepens our understanding of the array of brain diseases, the positive impact of research, and the importance of brain health.
Transcribe →Understanding Neurodivergence, Featuring Summer Jelinek, Pt. 1
1w ago00:20:05Tap to summarizeNeurodivergence, specifically neurodivergent leadership, is a quickly evolving area of interest for many organizations. Summer Jelinek helps us understand the concepts and their practical applications for organizations.
Transcribe →A Victor's Story, Featuring Tammy Saul, Pt. 1
2w ago00:38:34Tap to summarizeTammy Saul is the CEO and co-founder of Federal Hill Mortgage, founded in 2005. She is ranked the #1 Loan Producing Officer in the State of Maryland for 3 years running. And she is the official #1 producing female loan officer in the United States for units, according to The Scotsman Guide, the official ranking source for loan officers. She's built a company that provides mortgage services in 6 states, and counting. She's the daughter of parents who escaped Ukraine to provide a better life for their children. Tammy recently became a Cancer Victor. This is an interview with an inspirational human!
Transcribe →Fixing the Broken, Featuring Julie Mobley
3w ago00:16:05Tap to summarizeThere are always systems, practices, services, policies...all sort of things that are broken. Leaders may not want to admit that they're broken, but the are. Julie Mobley provides leadership strategies for fixing what's broken.
Transcribe →The Time Management Fallacy, Featuring Julie Mobley
Jul 1500:22:41Tap to summarizeWhy is it so many people think they don't have enough time? Why is it so many people want to learn time management skills? Julie Mobley introduces and explains the time management fallacy. Listen and learn...
Transcribe →Good Followership
Jul 800:23:41Tap to summarizeFollowership has as much impact on organizational effectiveness as leadership. Followers execute strategy, create ideas and options based on their lived experiences, and have the power to impact sustainable change. But it doesn't happen by accident. Let's spend time exploring how good followership begins.
Transcribe →Leading From the Bottom, Middle...and Anywhere Else
Jul 100:09:56Tap to summarizeI keep having these conversations with people who are trying to figure out how best to have influence. They want to develop the capacity to be referent leaders. It's a topic I've addressed before. However, it keeps coming up in my leadership education and organizational consulting. Let's dive into how you can lead from anywhere.
Transcribe →Spirit at Work, Featuring Dericka Canada Cunningham, PhD, Pt.1
Jun 1700:27:49Tap to summarizeHow do you bring all of who you are to work? This means your faith, your spirituality...all of who you are. How do you accept your calling to share that faith in environments that may or may not be welcoming? Dr. Dericka Canada Cunningham, founder of Grounded Black Women, helps us grapple with those questions.
Transcribe →Leave it on the Court
Jun 1100:27:38Tap to summarizeWhat is it you need to shed, to leave behind? I've learned a lot from the women of the WNBA about leaving it on the court. This episode shores ideas for moving on, for moving forward.
Transcribe →Communication Competencies, Featuring Julie Mobley
Jun 300:23:44Tap to summarizeWho doesn't want to learn how to communicate with more confidence? Who doesn't need a refresher on good ways to be heard and have our messages understood? Julie Mobley, consultant and trainer, provides a practical refresher on communication competencies. Listen and learn...
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