Todd Smith, CEO and co-founder of TAHO

Todd Smith, CEO and co-founder of TAHO

Jeff talks with Todd Smith, CEO and co-founder of TAHO. We talk about the importance of professional networking, authentic leadership, the desired capabilities of a leader, what leaders should and shouldn’t do, leadership challenges at different levels of an organization, how to pivot and capitalize on new ideas and turbulent times, and other topics.

Dr. Dawna Ballard, author of Time By Design

Jeff's guest is Dr. Dawna Ballard, associate professor of communication at the University of Texas at Austin and author of the new book Time By Design. They discuss the differences between and intersections of time and experience, why relationships matter, aligning on concepts of time, how intentionally designing time can be the key to organizational success, why slow is fast, the importance of taking stock of how you spend your own time, and other topics.

Matt Paneitz, cofounder and executive director of Long Way Home Foundation

Jeff talks to the cofounder and executive director of the Long Way Home Foundation, Matt Paneitz. Matt is a devoted humanitarian, served in the Peace Corps, and is the distinguished winner of numerous humanitarian awards including the Peace Corps' prestigious Sargent Shriver Award for Distinguished Humanitarian Service. Matt founded Long Way Home to make a long-lasting impact in the lives of impoverished communities in Guatemala by creating schools out of discarded recyclables, teaching young people the importance of sustainability and community while instilling civic values and a generational focus.

Scaling Culture

In this episode of the Leadership Bootcamp Podcast, Jeff talks about how culture scales with company growth. As a company grows, culture falls behind, or important elements of culture that contribute to employee wellbeing and performance dissolve or change into rituals and norms that don't serve the business - or its people - as well as they could. Jeff shares the four key elements of scaling culture, practices that leaders can employ right now to improve culture, and how to codify and systematize cultural practices to inspire and empower employees and support a company's growth.

T'wina Nobles, Senator for Washington State

My guest for this episode of the Leadership Bootcamp Podcast is Washington State senator T'wina Nobles. Senator Nobles and I discuss the importance of ethics at work, how to draw professional boundaries, humility and responsibility in leadership, staying grounded when imbued with power, differences between leadership in politics and private enterprise, why the idea of “service” is important and how it’s lost in the current environment of “civil service,” how to generate support from opponents, and how to maintain strong relationships with those harmed by difficult decisions, among other topics.