Elevating employee engagement to have a more productive and committed workforce is part of every leadership or management agenda.

But some people excel at it while others fall flat. Wishful thinking doesn’t make it happen and in this episode we’ll explore what does.

* How elevating employee engagement can improve your bottom line

* The three types of employee engagement

* The role of empathy and self-awareness in elevating employee engagement

* And much more

Hanna Hasl-Kelchner is an advocate for fairness in the workplace. She helps organizations gain clarity to make more informed decisions by reducing complex concepts into sensible, bite size pieces. Hanna accomplishes this as a business strategist and through her writing, speaking, consulting, and popular syndicated podcast, Business Confidential Now.

Hanna brings a unique perspective to the table, growing up in an entrepreneurial family and running a business before age 30 and blending it with decades practicing business law. Those experiences enabled her to successfully bridge the gap between the two disciplines during her career as a trusted advisor to influential decision makers ranging from startups to the S&P 500, Big Tobacco, and the White House.

She has also been on the faculty at two top-ranked MBA programs: The Duke University Fuqua School of Management and the University of Virginia, Darden School of Business.

If you liked this interview, you might also enjoy our other Leadership and Management episodes, especially:

Part 1: Unveiling the Truth: Workplace Fairness Myths vs Reality

Part 2: The Key to Retaining Top Talent: A Fair Work Environment

Part 3: Why Low Employee Engagement is Not an Employee Problem

Part 4: 5 Toxic Leadership Trends that Kill High Employee Engagement

Part 5: How to Keep Positional Power From Being a Huge Achille’s Heel

Contact Hanna and connect with her on LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube.

Her new book Seeking Fairness at Work on Amazon, in print, ebook and audio editions.

The self-aware leadership sounds a bit like an oxymoron.

You know what your intentions are when you do what you do and say what you say. So of course you're self-aware of yourself.

BUT, are you really aware of all that you need to stay on top of to flawlessly execute your business strategy?

Ooh, maybe not, and you wouldn't be alone. As today's guest, Robert Courser, author of Line of Sight: The Five Keys for Strategic Execution in an Age of Uncertainty, explains.

* The missing piece of self-aware leadership

* How employee surveys contribute to self-aware leadership

* How self-aware leadership lets you work "on" your business, not just "in" your business

* Why self-aware leadership is essential for strategy alignment and execution

* And much more

Robert Courser is a CEO advisor who has been helping small and medium-sized enterprises scale up for the past twenty years.

In his book, “Line of Sight: The Five Keys for Strategic Execution In An Age of Uncertainty,” Robert draws on stories and anecdotes from his clients to share the simple tools and insights that help free up the growth potential of leaders and their companies.

Classically trained as a culinary chef, Robert knows about delivering excellence in a high-pressure environment.

In his inimitable, no-nonsense voice, Robert emphasizes the importance of internal alignment, of having resources in the right place at the right time, and of self-aware leadership to execute flawlessly.

If you liked this interview, you might also enjoy our other Risk Management episodes.

Contact Robert and connect with him on LinkedIn, Facebook, X (Twitter), and Instagram.

Also visit Line of Sight.

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Establishing a genuine culture of belonging takes more than signing new employees up for payroll and benefits.

What more could they possibly want? And how can executives, managers or entrepreneurs provide it?

Those are some of the things we're going to explore with the Jonathan Stutz, co-author of Daily Practices of Inclusive Leaders: A Guide to Building a Culture of Belonging.

* The role of leaders in supporting a culture of belonging in organizations

* How "dropping a pebble" contributes to building a culture of belonging

* Why building a culture of belonging is not the responsibility of the Human Resources Department

* Why one-on-one meetings are a massive opportunity to create connection with employees

* And much more!

Jonathan Stutz, M.A. (he/him/his) is the President of Global Diversity Partners, Inc.

He has over 25 years’ experience working in leadership roles at companies such as Amazon, Microsoft, and Zulily.

Jonathan earned his M.A. from City University of Seattle in Organizational Leadership and B.A. in Political Science from the University of Washington.

Jonathan serves on the Board of Trustees for the Bellevue, WA non-profit, Youth Eastside Services, and has served as Human Services Commissioner for the cities of Bellevue and Kirkland, WA.

If you liked this interview, you might also enjoy our other Leadership & Management episodes.

Contact Jonathan and connect with him on LinkedIn.

Also visit his book website and Global Partners Diversity website.

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