Sal Silvester on the Future of Leadership

Season 5 Opener: A Deeply Human Culture

Sal Silvester, host and executive producer, kicks off Season 5 of this podcast focused on the Future of Work. As our society continues to evolve from the impacts of the pandemic and global macroeconomic challenges, organizational culture will matter more than ever.

The theme for this season is about organizational culture - and specifically - how to create a more deeply human workplace. This season will provide you with practical and actionable tools and best practices, covering topics such as psychological safety, conscious leadership, executive presence, happiness and more.

With almost every episode, we’ll have a framework or a toolkit that you’ll have access to so that you can immediately apply the concepts that we discussed in the episode to your work. Additionally, our blog posts at 512solutions.com will provide further content and resources to help solidify your learnings.

Future of Work: Season Closer

Season 4 was focused on the Future of Work to help organizations address the challenges with a changing workplace due to COVID.

In this last episode we'll bring you back to some of the insights shared by our guests throughout the season and during this very difficult time in our human history.

As always, don't forget to check out all of the tools and frameworks that accompanied each episode to help prepare you for the future of leadership. Go to our Future of Leadership Podcast page to download at www.512solutions.com.

Future of Work: Head, Heart, and Hand

Ettienne Bouwer is our special guest in this next-to-last episode of Season 4.  As Director of Human Resources at E. & J. Gallo Winery, Ettienne provides strategic HR support to leadership teams for several wineries located in the Central Valley of California. E. & J. Gallo Winery is the largest family-owned winery in the world, employing more than 7,000 people.  For the past five years, Glassdoor has selected it as one of the top 100 Best Places to Work.

In this episode, Ettienne talks about how our thinking is linked to our feelings and, in turn, our actions. He shares ways in which employee attitudes have shifted and how, in all facets of our lives, a sense of control, renewed alignment, and deeper relationships have impacted how people think about employment. Listen in to Ettienne as he challenges us to think, to redefine success, and to discover the new skills needed in the Future of Work.

Don’t forget to check out this episode page on our website at www.512solutions.com for additional resources on how to prepare your leaders and teams for the future of work.

Future of Work: Lessons From Afghanistan

We continue with our Future of Work podcast season with an interview with two former military officers Joe Saboe and Russell Worth Parker.

When the situation in Afghanistan grew desperate in the summer of 2021, I was shocked and disturbed to see people and families trapped on the wrong side of the gates at the airport and in Kabul. These two leaders decided to take action.

You won't want to miss the leadership lessons embedded in this episode. These innovative leaders are fearless and their actions are inspirational.

Don’t forget to check out this episode page on our website at www.512solutions.com for additional resources on how to prepare your leaders and teams for the future of work.

Future of Work: Is it Worth It?

Our Future of Work conversation continues with Kermit Randa, a results-driven executive with extensive experience driving sustained profitable growth through customer-centric cultures of accountability and positive employee engagement. In this episode, he shares his insights on how employee’s attitudes and expectations around work have changed. We discuss why employees are asking the question “Is it worth it?” and how the answer to that question may be driving high levels of attrition. Kermit offers a change framework and accompanying strategies to meet this challenge, enabling leaders to guide their people through this whitewater period.

Don’t forget to check this episode page on our website at www.512solutions.com for additional resources on how to prepare your leaders and teams for the future of work.

Future of Work: Building Culture in a Hybrid World

We continue with our Future of Work Season in an interview with Sheila Murty, Executive Vice President of People and Culture at Tillamook, one of the fastest growing brands in the United States, employing nearly 1,000 people. Sheila shares some hard-hitting insights on investing in well being, cultivating connectedness, and the challenge of building culture when people aren't physically together.

Don’t forget to check out this episode page on our website at www.512solutions.com for additional resources on how to prepare your leaders and teams for the future of work.

Future of Work: Proactively Addressing Flexible Work Structures

As organizations emerge in the post-pandemic era, leaders need to think differently about how they engage their workforce. Employees' attitudes and expectations about work have changed.

In this episode, Sal Silvester talks with Sandi Seader, Assistant City Manager of Longmont, Colorado. Sandi shares insight into how this municipality is addressing Future of Work needs with a workforce that spans an incredibly diverse array of roles, from essential workers to desk-based positions.

Don’t forget to check out this episode page on our website at www.512solutions.com for additional resources on how to prepare your leaders and teams for the future of work.

Future of Work: Changing Perspectives and Priorities

In this episode, Sal Silvester talks with Chief People Officer, Alison Meadows. They discuss how the Future of Work is shaping Evolve Vacation Rental, a fast-growing and innovative company based in Denver, Colorado.

Employees' perspectives have changed dramatically over the last year. As a result, their priorities have changed as well. Shifting attitudes mean that employees are no longer tolerating bad bosses and unhealthy cultures. Gone are the days when ping pong tables and stand-up desks are adequate responses to employee needs. They are now surface-level symbols when much more substantial changes are required.

Is your organization ready?

Don’t forget to check out this episode page on our website at www.512solutions.com for additional resources on how to prepare your leaders and teams for the future of work.

Future of Work: The Past Impacts the Future

The way employees were treated during the COVID matters. The organizations that truly cared about their employees and responded with initiatives to help them during this difficult time are being rewarded with loyalty. Others are already seeing some of their most valuable talent walk out the door. Flexibility, tolerance, and inclusion will be key leadership skills, impacting levels of engagement and attrition as employees adapt to the hybrid workplace over the next year. 

In this episode, Sal Silvester connects with Mary Hassett, Chief Human Resources Officer at Lam Research, a global semiconductor company with over 12,000 employees. Mary shares her insights into collaboration, inclusion, empathy, and the Future of Work.

Don’t forget to check out this episode page on our website at www.512solutions.com for additional resources on how to prepare your leaders and teams for the future of work.

The Future of Work: Work that Fits Life

In this episode, Sal Silvester talks with Sudakshina Ghosh, Vice President of Human Resources for Global Operations at Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), about the future of work and HPE's approach to "work that fits life."

As organizations emerge from the COVID pandemic, leaders will need to think differently about the expectations employees have about The Future of Work.

Are you and your fellow leaders ready?

Don’t forget to check out this episode page on our website at www.512solutions.com for additional resources on how to prepare your leaders and teams for the future of work.