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State of Culture

On this episode of the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Lisa Sharapata about the State of Culture, having the right mindset, normalising feedbacks and a culture of having honest conversations.

We also dive deeper into what psychological safety is and how we create it, the differences between inward and outward mindset, and understanding diversity and inclusion.

Lisa Sharapata – State of Culture

Lisa Sharapata is an award winning Chief Marketing Officer at The Arbinger Institute, Board member of Peak Community and Hushly, and a change agent. She has served as the CMO of BoostUp.ai, was the VP of Global Marketing at MindTickle, and heldsenior positions at 6sense and Aprimo.

She studied Business & Economics at Macquarie University and has a BFA in Graphic Design & Communications from The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Lisa Sharapata talks about:

• State of Culture
• The dream of becoming an astronaut
• Being a natural leader
• A dreamer, a driver, or a doer
• What is psychological safety and how do you create it?
• How far can we go with regards to transparency?
• Impact check
• The pillars of strength when it comes to culture
• The difference between an inward and an outward mindset
• Changing people’s mindset
• Things to consider as the person who’s leading the change
• The culture of having diversity and inclusion with regards to transforming culture
• Creating the culture of having honest conversations
• Employee Engagement
• Normalizing feedbacks and honest conversations

State of Culture Tweets

“There are no dumb ideas. You have to continue to show that it is okay to speak up.” Psychological safety by Lisa Sharapata on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“You have to really, walk the walk, talk the talk, and then celebrate the outcomes from those moments.” Lisa Sharapata talks about transparency on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“You have to be willing to be vulnerable and have difficult conversations.” Lisa Sharapata talks about culture on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

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Manage Like a Mother

On this episode of the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast, Craig Johns speaks with Valerie Cockerell about Manage Like a Mother, leadership lessons from Walt Disney and Disneyland, and overcoming life’s turbulence to become the best version of yourselves.

We also dive deeper into normalising honest and courageous conversations, lessons from parenting, and providing feedback and clear expectations in order to gain desired results and performance.

Valerie Cockerell – Manage Like a Mother

Valerie Cockerell is a Leadership Consultant, former Walt Disney and Disneyland employee, and the author of Manage Like a Mother.

Her career includes being an Investment Advisor for a bank in France, multiple roles over a 17 year period at Walt Disney World and Disneyland Paris Resort, and retail world consultant. She has Bachelors degree in Tourism & travel Services Marketing Operations from the Institut Pitiot in France.

Valerie talks about:

How learning English opened up doors and opportunities
The ability to appreciate the the good and the bad in each culture
Delivering great customer service
Learning from mistakes and feedback
Manage Like A Mother
Surrounding yourself with people of similar values while ensuring great diversity
How can we normalise honest and courageous conversations?
Top leaders getting true, honest and courageous feedback
Leadership lessons from being a mother
Working for Walt Disney and Disneyland
Giving feedback to change a behavior, not to judge character
Setting clear expectations to get the outcome and the performance that you need
Providing calm in this turbulence for not only ourselves, but for our employees as well
Being the best version of yourself

Tweets

“Your front line delivers your bottom line.” Delivering great customer service by Valerie Cockerell on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“When you start comparing, it’s not better, it’s not worse. It’s just different. And you have to appreciate the good and you have to adapt to the bad. We cannot, unfortunately, cherry pick things here and there to make the best place.” Valerie Cockerell talks about the ability to appreciate the good and the bad in each culture on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

“No matter how prepared you are as a leader, there’s always part of learning on the job.” Valerie Cockerell talks about leadership lessons from being a mother on the Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast.

Resources Mentioned in this show:
Valerie Cockerell https://cockerellconsulting.com/
Valerie Cockerell LinkedIn
Valerie Cockerell Facebook
Valerie Cockerell Instagram
Craig Johns www.craigjohns.com.au
Craig Johns craig@nrg2perform.com
Craig Johns LinkedIn
Craig Johns Facebook
Inspiring Great Leaders Podcast
NRG2Perform www.nrg2perform.com

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State of Culture

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