Podcast Episodes

HR, Leadership, and Avoiding Traps - Episode 37

Episode 37

Lisa-Maree Blumenfeld, has 20+ years of HR experience.

We had a wide ranging conversation around HR, people at work, and avoiding pitfalls. 

Prior to starting Retain, Lisa was the VP of People at Expa,…

Published on 10 months, 4 weeks ago

Devil is in the Details - Episode 36

Episode 36

Effective leadership isn't a philosophy - it's a stack of behaviors driven by tiny details. 

Overlooking these details is why we have so many disengaged and low performing employees. 

Details matter wh…

Published on 11 months, 3 weeks ago

Pillars of Team Leadership - Emotional Resilience - Episode 35

Episode 35

When people ask me "how do you do that?", the answer is often "by overcoming emotional friction". 

At the core, that's what Emotional Resilience is - overcoming emotional friction. 
Often team leads ar…

Published on 1 year ago

Business Leverage - Episode 34

Leverage - using somethign to the maximum advantage 

One of my early mentors taught me the importance of Individual Contributors for company revenue, product development, and client happiness.
And how …

Published on 1 year ago

Asking Better Questions - Episode 33

Ask more questions. 
Ask different questions. 

You can learn a lot from and about your team by asking questions - and getting them what they want. 

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago

Professor Rao on Soft Leadership - Episode 32

Professor Rao and I had a wide ranging chat about leadership, emotional intelligence, and employee engagement. 

Professor M.S. Rao, Ph.D.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/professormsrao
Substack: …

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago

Removing Friction - Episode 31

Most employees are disengaged, frustrated, and low performing at work.

When we meet a happy and high performing employee - what are the behaviors of their team lead that makes this happen?

First up is …

Published on 1 year, 1 month ago

Episode 30!! - Fear is the Career Killer

Episode 30

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

Suraj on Leadership, Resilience, and Life - Episode 29

Episode 29

Suraj wanted to be an astronaut - he may still get there :-)

Suraj is on a mission to equip you with unparalleled leadership skills, strategic planning, and team-building expertise for groundbreaking …

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago

Art of the Question with Sean Grace - Episode 28

Episode 28

Sean has had a fascinating career spent spanning over 20 years as an executive in media, advertising, publishing and film production managing and developing sales, marketing, and creative teams.

He st…

Published on 1 year, 2 months ago