R.O.G. Return on Generosity
A half hour interview show featuring innovative leaders who cultivate a culture of giving, belonging and thriving together. In each episode, we’ll explore how generosity at work impacts the bottom line and address cultural dynamics, team behavior and peer relationships.
147. Monica Diaz - Intent to Impact
“To create generous leaders is to be clear about who you are. That's why I started the book with identity. Who you are and why you do what you do the way you do it.” Monica Diaz is a transformational coach and diversity, equity and inclusion consultant who empowers her clients to lead their careers, their lives and their business with unprecedented positive impact. She is an inspirational and pragmatic leader, with a clear mission to share knowledge and serve …
146. Judge Nelson Diaz - Not from Here, Not from There
“If you take a survey, everybody thinks that all of the Latinos just got here the other day and came over the border…More than 68% of most Latinos are born in the US.” “There are no U-Hauls at funerals.” In January 2004, Nelson became the first independent Director of the Exelon Corporation that resulted from the merger of PECO Energy and ComEd. Exelon is a Fortune 66 company and is the largest competitive energy company doing business in 48 states, …
145. Tiffany Tavarez - Living Audaciously
“Every day I wake up, I don't feel the need to explain why I or the community I identify with exists.” “I choose chronic self conviction over chronic self-doubt.” Tiffany Tavarez serves as Senior Vice President, Technology Diversity, Community and Sustainability (TDCS) at Wells Fargo. This global team focuses on people strategy, cultural transformation, and sustainability. Prior to joining TDCS, Tiffany was Senior Vice President of Community Sponsorships and Strategy, Wells Fargo Advisors and Vice President of Community Relations for …
144. David Henkin and Thomas Bertels - Fixing Work
“When a firm gets large enough to start splitting into departments, moving parts of the work upstairs, downstairs, around the globe. We start replicating job descriptions, engagement drops, outcomes suffer. That's where the fixing work dynamic we're discussing really shows up.” “The triple win is that you get a higher level of productivity, you get a higher level of employee engagement and you get a better customer experience.” David Henkin is an accomplished executive and entrepreneur with a proven record …
143. Harry Potter - The Magic of Harry Potter
“We can open the doors…but if that individual does not find the passion to go through and take on the challenges, they don't go through. They stay in the same spot.” “I remember studying, afraid to fail because I knew if I failed, I was going back to South Providence, to the streets, which meant jail.” Harry Potter is a retired education and administrative professional who focused on development and implementation of programs for student welfare. With over 31 years …
142. Kim Scott - Giving Radical Candor and Justice
“Use this framework like a compass to guide specific conversations with specific people to get to a better place.” “Often when we talk about culture, we talk about it in a way that allows culture to be like a superhighway for bias.” Kim Scott is the author of Radical Candor: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity and Just Work: How To Root Out Bias, Prejudice, and Bullying to Create a Kick-Ass Culture of Inclusivity and co-founder of Radical …
141. Benita Fitzgerald Mosley - Gold Medal Generosity
“My biggest piece of advice to lead more generously, is to find your own passion and your own area of expertise and give in that regard.” - Benita Fitzgerald Mosley Benita Fitzgerald Mosley is an Olympic gold medalist and an established international leader in the nonprofit, sports, and business sectors. Benita currently serves as Chief Executive Officer of Multiplying Good, whose mission is to cultivate greatness through service to others. Benita most recently served as President of FundPlay Foundation and …
140. Tonya Ladipo - Win, Win, Win
“The way to be most impactful at work requires us to use skills that many of us were, including myself, were not taught growing up…Many of us were not taught to understand how we're feeling. And how we're feeling impacts our behavior and how our judgments and biases impact our behavio.” - Tonya Ladipo Tonya Ladipo, LCSW is the visionary behind The Ladipo Group, a premier provider for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion consulting and psychotherapy services. The company works with …
139. Wendy H. Steele - Collective Generosity
139. Wendy H. Steele - Collective Generosity “The more stressed we are the less likely we are to be generous.” - Wendy H Steele Guest Bio: Wendy H. Steele is the founder and CEO of Impact100, a global nonprofit organization dedicated to uniting and empowering women to create a transformational impact in their communities. Since launching Impact100 in 2001, Wendy has dedicated her life to encouraging women to see themselves as both activists and philanthropists, bringing them together in order …
138. Working Genius | TENACITY with Julie Dobbins
“The genius of Tenacity is really about driving projects and tasks towards completion. You know, getting things across the finish line and ensuring that you are meeting the standards that were set and achieving the results that you set out to achieve.” - Julie Dobbins Tenacity Crave: Clarity Tenacity Crushed by: Ambiguity The Genius of Tenacity The natural gift of pushing projects or tasks to completion to achieve results. Tenacity – pushing tasks and projects through to completion. “If we …