Making Shift Happen - 180 Seconds @ a Time
Shift Happens, and we can either lead what's next or what's next will lead US. The pace of change continues to accelerate, yet most organizations aren't equipped to make positive shift happen. In this series of weekly 180-second episodes, the co-founders of Inflection Point Leadership (Brad Smith & Kristy Braden) provide thought-provoking perspectives, insightful stories, and practical actions that will help you lead what's next for yourself and for your company. In our "Talking Shift With . . . " episodes, we will have talk with experts in their field about a current "making shift happen" topic
Episodes
43 episodes
Leading Through Antiwork - Talking Shift with Anjali Burton
As organizations navigate getting back to a post-pandemic "new normal," they're next challenge is overcoming two connected trends - the Great Resignation, and antiwork.In this special 30-minute episode, Inflection Point Leadership co-fo...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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29:59
Talking Shift with Don Sandel - Positivity
In this special, 30-minute episode, Kristy Braden and Brad Smith, co-Founders of Inflection Point leadership, talk shift with Don Sandel, Founder of GoPositiv. GoPositiv offers a fresh approach to employee engagement, well-being, ...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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30:00
Leading With Followership
We're back for SEASON 2 !We took some time off of podcasting to let things settle a bit rather than add to the flurry of disruptions we experienced over the past 3 months, but it's time to again make shift happen, 180 seconds at a time....
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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11:46
Giving Thanks During a Turbulent Year
It's Thanksgiving week, and time for us to find reasons to give thanks even while we're still in the midst of a turbulent, challenging year.In this episode, Kristy Braden and Brad Smith, co-founders of Inflection Point Leadership, Inc. ...
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Season 1
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Episode 40
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3:00
Leading During a Shift Show
We are about 2 weeks past Election Day in the U.S., and while some things remain uncertain, one thing has become clear - we are in the midst of a "shift show," and we'll likely continue to be swirling in shifts for at least the next year. <...
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Season 1
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Episode 39
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3:00
Making the Virtual Shift
2020 is the year of the virtual meeting. What has been the impact of this new normal on team dynamics and decision-making?In this "double episode," Kristy Braden and Brad Smith of Inflection Point Leadership, Inc. discuss wh...
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Season 1
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Episode 38
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6:00
Making Shift Happen When Shift is Happening All Around You
2020 has been a chaotic year (to say the least). We've all been scrambling to adapt to the realities of COVID-19, the heightened social anxiety in our nation, the political divisions, the increased organizational pressure to do more with less, ...
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Season 1
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Episode 37
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3:00
It's Time to Re-imagine Performance Evaluation
It's almost the favorite time of year for leaders and individual contributors alike - annual performance evaluations! Okay, let's not feign enthusiasm for a process that most of us dread. How should organizations approach evaluating...
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Season 1
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Episode 36
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3:00
"We are at an Inflection Point"
We heard this phrase a few times last week, in speeches from our candidates for Vice President and President. In this episode, Kristy Braden and Brad Smith, co-founders of Inflection Point Leadership, Inc., go back to the roots of our fir...
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Season 1
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Episode 35
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3:00
2020 - What We've Learned & What's to Come
We're seven months into 2020 - a year that's been filled with disruptive changes to every aspect of our professional and personal lives. It's a year most of us would likely prefer to forget. But we need to learn from where we've bee...
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Season 1
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Episode 34
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9:00
Inclusion - Supporting Others' Whole Selves
After a few weeks of hiatus to listen to others' perspectives, Brad Smith and Kristy Braden from Inflection Point Leadership, Inc. are back to talk about inclusion. In particular, we discuss what it means to "feel safe bringing my whole s...
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Season 1
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Episode 33
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3:00
What Will We Sacrifice to Make Shift Happen?
In this episode, Brad Smith from Inflection Point Leadership, Inc. shares his perspectives on the sacrifices each one of us needs to make to make real, lasting shift happen (especially during these times of COVID-19 and the social strife that h...
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Season 1
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Episode 32
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3:00
Leading Disruption Maxim #3 - Care Courageously
In prior episodes, we discussed the first two Maxims for leading disruption with resilience: Double-Down on Purpose, Values & Culture, and Normalize Constructive Challenge.In this episode, we discuss the third Maxim: Care Courageous...
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Season 1
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Episode 31
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3:00
Silent Reflections - George Floyd & What's Next
It was another very difficult week, filled with sadness, anger, demonstrations, destruction, words of war, and words of hope. In this episode, we offer you space to reflect on these events, the history of how we have, and haven't ...
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Season 1
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Episode 30
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4:11
Leading Disruption Maxim #2 - Normalize Constructive Challenge
In our last episode, we discussed the first of 3 Maxims for leading disruption with resilience: Double-Down on Purpose, Values & Culture.In this episode, we discuss the second Maxim: Normalize Constructive Challenge. D...
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Season 1
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Episode 29
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3:00
Leading Disruption Maxim #1 - Double-Down
In our last episode, we discussed our point-of-view that Leading Disruption is the new normal. This week, Kristy and Brad share the first of three Maxims for leading disruption with resilience: Double-Down on Purpose, Values & Culture...
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Season 1
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Episode 28
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3:00
Farewell to Change Management; Hello to Leading Disruption (S1 : E27)
We're a few months into the disruption, sadness, and anxiety caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and besides all of the facts and theories that have emerged, there's one additional fact that's emerged: It's time to say farewell to "change ma...
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Season 1
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Episode 27
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3:00
Talking Shift With Susan Finerty - Hope for the Residual
In this special quadruple-length episode (12 minutes), Brad Smith and Kristy Braden of Inflection Point Leadership, Inc. talk shift with Susan Finerty. Susan is founder of Finerty Consulting and the author of three books that focus on cro...
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Season 1
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Episode 26
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12:00
Leading Through a Pandemic - Navigating Transitions (S1 : E25)
In this special "double-episode" Kristy Braden and Brad Smith discuss the phases of personal transition that are under the surface of any change, and what leaders can do to help themselves and others navigate through these phases in the context...
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Season 1
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Episode 25
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6:00
Leading With Social Distance: Do a 180 Every 180 (S1 : E24)
It's been another chaotic week. COVID-19 has caused dramatic shifts to our personal and professional lives, making it difficult to think beyond getting through the day.But it's in the midst of such an inflection point that it beco...
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Season 1
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Episode 24
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3:00
Leading Through the New (Ab)normal (S1 : E23)
Our world has dramatically changed over the past few weeks. At the time of this recording, 20% of the US population is under "shelter in place" orders. Companies are scrambling to figure out how to keep serving their customers, and,...
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Season 1
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Episode 23
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3:00
Talking Shift With ... Tom Knowlton - Making Social Impact Happen (S1 : E22)
In this special "double-episode" Brad Smith welcomes Tom Knowlton, Corporate Practice Leader at TCC Group. TCC collaborates with foundations, nonprofits, and companies to solve complex social problems. Tom and his team work with com...
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Season 1
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Episode 22
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6:00
Talking Shift With ... Cindy Geier - About GRATITUDE (S1 : E21)
This week, we're starting our "Talking Shift With..." series of discussions with specialists in their field who are helping companies, teams, and/or executives lead what's next. In this episode, Kristy and Brad chat with Cindy Gei...
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Season 1
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Episode 21
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3:00
Safe to Try, If . . . (S1 : E20)
Does your team get mired down in trying to make the "perfect" decision?Is your organization losing pace with shifts in the business landscape because it's taking to long to get products / solutions to market?In our 20th episode, Kri...
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Season 1
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Episode 20
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3:00
The Value of INNOVATION - a Curious Twist (S1 : E19)
In this episode, Brad Smith, co-founder of Inflection Point Leadership continues the discussion of the Core Values, focusing on Innovation, including:How companies define "innovation" in the context of what they expect from all empl...
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Season 1
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Episode 19
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3:00