Sal Silvester on the Future of Leadership

The Future of Work - Using a Human-Centered Design

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

In this episode, Sal talks with Richelle Luther, Chief Human Resources Officer at Columbia Sportswear Company about how they are addressing the future of work with their global workforce of over 8,000 team members. 

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.

Season 4 Opener: The Future of Work Season

Host and executive producer, Sal Silvester kicks off Season 4 of the podcast with a focus on the Future of Work.

As our society emerges from more than 15 months of a stressful, upending pandemic, organizations around the world are considering the future of work and what our post-pandemic workplace will look like.

During this season, you will hear from top global human resources executives about shifting workplace attitudes and how their organizations are responding.

The Future of Work season will provide you with practical, actionable tools and best practices. Nearly every episode will be accompanied with a complimentary framework or a toolkit you can immediately access and apply in your workplace. Additionally, our blog posts at 512solutions.com will deliver complimentary content and resources to help solidify your learnings.

Emerge Stronger - Season 3 Closer

Season 3 was focused on the topic of resilience, given the challenges of COVID over the previous 12 months.

Little did we know how important that topic would continue to be - and not just because of COVID. In less than three months we would face other challenges too - a divisive political environment, the storming on the capital in January, the racially motivated shootings in Atlanta and the mass shooting in my home town of Boulder, Colorado.

In this last episode we'll bring you back to some of the insights shared 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.

4 Choices Resilient Leaders Make

This week marks the one-year milestone of COVID in the United States. For most of us, we've had to adapt, change and overcome. Resilience has been a critical leadership capacity in succeeding in today's volatile and uncertain environment. 

But, what is resilience? Why does it matter? What are the key choices that resilient leaders make every day? 

These are just a few questions we explore in this practical and action oriented episode. 

To get the most out of this episode, go to our website at 512solutions.com, and download our RESIL Toolkit on this episode's page. The toolkit is absolutely free and will help you apply the 4 choices that resilient leaders make.

The Goal Setting Workshop - Create Your Best Year Yet!

It’s that time of year! We are resetting and moving forward. 2020 was rough and the goals you set at the beginning of the year likely changed, maybe even more than once. It taught us (or maybe forced us) to be more nimble than ever before.

We don’t know what 2021 holds, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t do our best to set goals and shape our behaviors and skill development to work toward them.

In this episode, we'll guide you through a 5-step process to start 2021 with intention and create your best year yet.

To get the most out of this episode, go to our website at 512solutions.com, and download our Ultimate Goal Setting Guide on this episode's page. This 39-page guide is absolutely free and will help you take your goal setting to a deeper level and set up your 2021 for success.

How Business Leaders are Creating Resilient Organizations

How are business leaders learning in today's environment? Are we really being productive and is it sustainable? How should strategic planning evolve in the COVID era? What's been the impact of social distancing to different employee populations?

In this episode we take a broader look at resilience with our special guest Scott Sternberg. Scott has a deep background as an executive in global organizations and is now the Associate Vice President of Economic Vitality and the Executive Director of the Boulder Economic Council. Scott shares insight into how leaders are responding to this crisis and how they view leadership in a post COVID world.

Don't forget to checkout the episode page at 512solutions.com to download free resources to help you and your team build resilience.

15 Lessons Learned About Remote Working

Amid a tumultuous year, we all want the same thing – SUCCESS (defined by our own terms) accomplished with HEALTHY TEAMS AND LEADERS.

At 5.12 Solutions we want to support you in achieving this. So, we asked 20 of our best clients how they are addressing the challenges and what strategies they are using to build resilience in their organizations.

In this episode Sal shares 15 lessons learned about working remotely.

These are strategies used in large multi-billion-dollar organizations with 5,000+ people to smaller high-tech companies with 200 – 800 people.

And, for a detailed report of our findings on how our clients are keeping employees engaged in a tough environment, checkout the episode on our Future of Leadership Podcast page at www.512solutions.com.

How to Build Resilience On Your Team

Ever wonder what it takes to build a resilient team?

In this episode, Sal Silvester interviews Teri Farnsworth, an incredible leader and the Vice President of Human Resources for Renewable Energy Systems (RES). RES is the world’s largest independent renewable energy company, and has been at the forefront of renewable energy development for over 35 years.

Teri has over 30 years in the field of Human Resources, with experience in other global organizations including W.W. Grainger, Inc., Baxter Healthcare Corporation and Arrow Electronics.

Teri shares how connection, community and the employee journey are all keys to enabling your team to bounce back and emerge stronger.

Don't forget to checkout the episode page at 512solutions.com to download free resources to help you and your team build resilience.

The Courage Edge: Finding A Way Through Uncertainty

Overload. Overwhelm. Fatigue. Relentless.

These are some of the most recent words people are using to describe today's world.

To navigate these complex times, it takes more than just mental fortitude, grit and sucking it up. It takes courage and resilience.

Today's special guest, Jan Jenkins, is an executive coach who works with leaders to help them successfully navigate today’s unprecedented speed of change. Jan’s understanding of what it takes to be a resilient leader was forged in the depths of a personal tragedy. Throughout the long journey of seeking justice for her son, Jan demonstrated consistently, for thousands of people on national media, what it looks like to stand up for what you believe in with courage, commitment, and resilience.

In this episode Jan shares her Courage Edge model to help leaders build resilience within their organizations.

And, you can access a number of resources to help you implement the concepts we discuss in this episode. They are free. Just go to our podcast and episode page at www.512solutions.com.

How Can You Development Resilience?

We’ve been through so much this year – a global pandemic, a divisive political environment, weather calamities and economic uncertainty for so many.

Not to mention, all of the normal volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity of our normal workplace.

Resilience is a critical capacity to successfully navigate today’s world.

In this episode, Sal Silvester interviews Dr. David J. Palmiter, a Full Professor of Psychology at Marywood University, Fellow of the American Psychological Association and board certified clinical psychologist with over 30 years of private practice experience.

Sal and Dr. David Palmiter share strategies on how to develop resilience in yourself and others, both inside and out of the workplace.

And, you can access a number of resources to help you implement the concepts we discuss in this episode. They are free. Just go to our podcast and episode page at www.512solutions.com.