John Jacob Dawson discusses and reads from his debut novel, Past Crimes (John Jacob Dawson, 2024), which uses the development of time travel as a means of examining the ramifications of trauma, grief, and obsession, and how the pursuit of justice can shape people, for good or bad. https://linktr.ee/jjdauthor [email protected] Bluesky:@abo…

168. Lead Boldly: The Role of Hard Questions in Leadership Visibility This episode of the Visibility Factor podcast discusses the importance of visibility in the workplace and how to effectively challenge authority by asking hard questions. It emphasizes the need for preparation, data-driven discussions, and maintaining composure during difficult c…

167. Build Your Brand This episode of the Visibility Factor podcast discusses the three pillars of building a personal brand: establishing a powerful personal brand, showcasing value and confidence, and creating clear and consistent messaging. The emphasis is on the importance of self-acceptance, understanding one's unique value, and the impact of …

166. Mindset Shifts Needed to Play Bigger This episode discusses the essential mindset shifts required for individuals to play bigger in their personal and professional lives. The importance of recognizing and challenging limiting beliefs, understanding the difference between fixed and growth mindsets, and the necessity of taking risks to foster se…

165. Lead with Influence – Not Authority Today’s episode discusses the critical role of visibility in achieving career success. It debunks the myth that hard work alone will lead to recognition and emphasizes the importance of being intentional about self-promotion. The discussion offers insights on how to recognize and communicate one’s achievemen…

164. Consistent Visibility Creates Intentional Impact In today’s episode, we explore the critical role that visibility plays in achieving career success. We debunk the common myth that hard work alone leads to recognition, and we emphasize the importance of being intentional about self-promotion. The discussion offers insights on how to recognize a…

Esra Mirze Santesso discusses and reads from Muslim Comics And Warscape Witnessing (The Ohio University Press, 2023), which looks at the growing body of Muslim graphic narratives, and how these comics have become an increasingly potent means of visualizing a variety of Muslim perspectives and experiences. Plus music by The Discipline. https://thedi…

163. Leading with Intention Today’s episode focuses on the importance of leading by intention. Sue shares her personal experiences of setting intentions for travel and life experiences, emphasizing the need for clarity and focus in achieving goals. Explores the pros and cons of being intentional, the balance between planning and flexibility, and th…

Raymond Benson discusses and reads from The Mad, Mad Murders Of Marigold Way (Beaufort Books, 2022), a comic mystery in the vein of the Coen Brothers thrillers, set in the strange setting of the American suburbs, in the even stranger period of the COVID-19 pandemic. Plus music by Raymond Benson. https://raymondbenson.com/ [email protected]…

162. How Can You Collaborate in a Bigger Way? This episode is focused on the importance of collaboration in professional settings. Leaders need to show up intentionally in collaborative environments, leverage their unique experiences and perspectives. Seek out opportunities for collaboration, whether through special projects, mentoring, or networki…

Alicia Barber discusses and reads from Reno’s Big Gamble: Image And Reputation In The Biggest Little City (University Press Of Kansas, 2008), which explores the history of this Northern Nevada city, and the unique push-and-pull between urban identity, civic pride, nonconformist reputation, and economic growth. https://aliciambarber.com/ abookandits…

161. What’s Preventing You from Being Visible? This episode discusses the importance of visibility in the workplace and how time management plays a crucial role in achieving it. You need to evaluate the value and impact of meetings, prioritize high-value tasks, and create a visibility action plan to ensure that time is spent effectively. By questio…

Suzanne Morgan Williams discusses and reads from her YA/middle grade novel, Bull Rider (Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2009), in which fourteen-year-old Cam O’Mara must face the fears of riding bulls and having to reforge a relationship with his war-wounded older brother. https://suzannemorganwilliams.com/ [email protected] Bluesky:@abookan…

160. Becoming the Warrior (with Jenn Donahue) Jenn Donahue PhD, was a US Navy Captain and Commodore for an 1,800-personnel Regiment. She is also a civil engineer who works on large-scale, high profile geotechnical projects. Over her military career, Jenn has built a bridge across the Euphrates River in the midst of the Iraq war, commanded an 800-pe…

Eric Drooker discusses his graphic novel Naked City (Dark Horse Books, 2024), which follows a painted, a musician, and a dancer, as they ponder – and experience! – what it means to be an artist in the big city, and in the 21st century. https://www.drooker.com/ [email protected] Bluesky:@abookanditsauthor.bsky.social Twitter: @it_author In…

159. Are You Underselling Yourself and the Work That You Do? This episode discusses the importance of recognizing self-worth in the business world. Emphasizes that understanding one's value is essential for personal and professional growth. The conversation covers signs of underselling oneself, strategies to embrace and communicate value, and the s…

158. Choosing Likeability Over Respect This episode discusses the critical balance leaders must strike between being liked and being respected. Explore the signs that indicate a leader may be prioritizing likeability over respect, such as avoiding tough conversations and withholding constructive criticism. The conversation delves into the challenge…

157. The Power of Leading Conversations Today’s episode discusses the significance of leading conversations effectively and focusing on the importance of overcoming internal dialogue, being intentional in communication, and fostering collaboration to showcase value. The episode also highlights the need for strategic thinking in every interaction, w…

156. It’s Time to Empower Your Team Today’s episode is focused on the four roles that you may see someone leverage in an organization. These are not career roles, but instead the roles that you choose from in various career situations with your team or other people in your organization. The four roles are mentoring, coaching, teaching and leading. …

155. Key Skills for Leaders Today’s episode is exploring the key skills that leaders need to achieve success. I teach a class called Leadership Foundations and the intent is to open up the minds of the class to what leadership really is and what you need to be good at it. Some people have a gift of being “born leaders” but not everyone has that and…

154. Are You Asking The Right Questions? Today we're going to talk about asking the right questions. Now, as a coach, I have seen how powerful questions can make a difference in helping a client shift their perspective about a situation or even themselves. This episode is going to be focused on helping you understand the importance of asking the ri…

153. Creating Visibility for Your Team Today's episode is about creating visibility for your team. And by default, that automatically creates visibility for you as well. And I think many times our teams are doing great things and there's just so much going on that we forget to share it. Or we don't take some intention to have the conversation with …

152. Everyone Knows Someone Worth Knowing (with Janet Falk) Janet Falk, Ph.D., is a Communications professional with more than 30 years’ experience in-house, as a consultant and at public relations agencies. As Chief Strategist of Falk Communications and Research (www.JanetLFalk.com), she manages pro-active media outreach and has secured placement …

151. Top 10 Lessons in Leadership I was thinking about some of my top 10 lessons in leadership as I read an article by another leader who had put theirs together. I thought this would be a great topic for the podcast, so here is my list to share with you. In this episode: My top 10 lessons in Leadership (in no particular order): Trust yourself. Act…

150. Create Your Rules for Success (with Heather Whelpley) Heather is a speaker, award-winning author, executive coach, and leadership development consultant passionate about empowering women to live, work, and lead with grounded confidence. With her unique blend of expertise and authenticity, Heather has become a frequent speaker for conferences a…

Alan M. Shore discusses and reads from Uncommon Allies: American Jews And Christians Uniting Against Hitler, 1933-1945 (Syracuse University Press, 2024), which looks at the development of interfaith unity in the face Hitler’s rise to power, largely manifested through a series of Madison Square Garden rallies, and how this unity helped reshape U. S.…

149. The Power of Deliberate Creative Teams (with Dr. Amy Climer) Dr. Amy Climer is a thought leader in innovation, team development, and experiential learning. She teaches research-based practices, tools, and techniques to forward-thinking organizations such as the Mayo Clinic, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and the University of Wiscon…

Ellen Hopkins discusses and reads from her latest YA novel in verse, Sync (Nancy Paulsen Books, 2024), a story of twins, as close as they can be, until they’re separated within the foster system and have to struggle through heartbreaking trauma and cling to the hope of reunion. ellenhopkinsbooks.com [email protected] Bluesky:@abookanditsa…

148. Planning Your 2025 Happy new year. When you are hearing this episode, we will have already had the new year. And you've already gotten through the holidays and hopefully had some time to recharge and relax. This is my favorite time of year, honestly. I love the holidays. First of all, it makes me happy to decorate and to have the whole family …

Jacci Turner discusses and reads from her novel, Love Virus (Tree House Books, 2024), which follows the trials of three women, from three generations, as they navigate the challenges of love, loss, and learning to connect in the time of Covid-19. www.jacciturner.com [email protected] Twitter: @it_author Bluesky:@abookanditsauthor.bsky.soc…

147. Slowing Down to Recharge Today's episode is coming to you the day after Christmas here in the US or wherever you may be celebrating. I know many of you may not listen today, but I wanted to share some things with you that I think you can take advantage of while you're enjoying the holidays with family and friends. Take some time for you as wel…

Ellen Wilder Bradbury-Reid & E. Marshall Wilder discuss and read from A Nuclear Family: Coming Of Age In Oppenheimer’s Secret City (Bradbury-Reid & Wilder, 2023) which recounts their childhood experiences in Los Alamos, by turns normal and extraordinary, as their father worked on the intricacies of the atomic bomb. [email protected] Twitt…

146. Leading a Team Integration So today's episode is about bringing a team together and integrating them in a way that they're successful. Sometimes this happens when you are the leader taking over a team and bringing a new team underneath you as well. You might be a new leader who's joining an organization and is inheriting a team that you haven'…

Susan Palwick discusses her novel The Necessary Beggar (Tor, 2005, 2020) in which refugees from another dimension find themselves on the outskirts of Reno, Nevada, where they learn to be American and to navigate the country's culture and systems, and also re-learn what it means to be a family. [email protected] Twitter: @it_author Bluesky…

145. Let’s Make Internal Networking Easy Today’s episode is about what to consider to make internal networking easier if you struggle with it. If you aren’t spending time on this, then it makes it really hard for people to think about you for opportunities. You can’t be reliant on your manager to be the only one talking about you with others. It is…

144. Are You Managing Your Career? Today’s episode is focused on your career. "By the time you got to this point in your career, did you think that you would be further along?" Whether you had a plan in your head or not, it is a good question to ask yourself. There may be a reason that you haven’t gone further. Up until now, would you say that you …

143. Grateful for You - Celebrating a Milestone Together! Today’s episode is focused on gratitude. It is going to be a little shorter than usual, but —there’s still a lot of value packed into this one. I wanted to share a couple of things with you and give you something impactful that you can take and apply right away. So, let’s dive in and make th…

142. Do You Have a Mentor? Today’s episode is about mentoring. A mentor is an experienced and trusted advisor. They are the people that have had enough time in their career to share with you what they have learned and help guide you on your journey. Having a mentor can be a game changer for your career. Mentors can share their career experiences wi…

141. How Are You Being Perceived? Today’s episode is about your perception and how that can impact your career opportunities. At a basic level your perception is how people in your organization view your leadership and your work. We used to say all the time that right or wrong, your perception is reality. If you are being viewed in the way that you…

140. Embracing Your Role as a Leader In today’s episode we are going to explore the question, are you embracing your role as a leader? When you step into a leadership role, it is important to be consistent, intentional and have the recognition that it is a continuous learning journey. Your team and your management want you to lead and expect that f…

139. Relationships Make the Difference In this episode, I will be focused on how relationships can make a difference for you as a leader and being known by others. Having strong relationships are beneficial in so many ways, but I don’t think that people always think of their relationships in the way that they should. Having these connections and re…

138. Are You Maximizing Your Potential? I’ve been thinking a lot about potential lately. I was digging deeper into the question, what are you giving up by not being visible? There are many answers to that question, but here are a few examples: You don’t get the opportunities that you deserve. You are unable to maximize your potential and achieve th…

137. Embrace Your Imperfections Today’s episode is focused on how to embrace your imperfections. We have all grown up with programming and messages from our families, teachers, media, society, culture, etc. that tell us what we are “supposed” to do in our lives. Some of these messages may include: get good grades, go to a good school, get a good jo…

136. The Power of No in a World That Demands Yes – Part Two (with Dr. Sunita Sah) Dr. Sunita Sah is an award-winning professor at Cornell University and an expert in organizational psychology. She leads groundbreaking research on influence, authority, compliance, and defiance. A trained physician, she practiced medicine in the United Kingdom and wo…

135. The Power of No in a World That Demands Yes – Part One (with Dr. Sunita Sah) Dr. Sunita Sah is an award-winning professor at Cornell University and an expert in organizational psychology. She leads groundbreaking research on influence, authority, compliance, and defiance. A trained physician, she practiced medicine in the United Kingdom and wo…

134. Leading Across Generations Part Two Today’s episode is part two of a two-part episode focused on the different generations in the workplace of today. A review of the internal and external generational impacts, the big events that have created shifts in each generation, how gen z differs from many other generations, and how generations can lear…

133. Leading Across Generations Part One Today’s episode is focused on the different generations in the workplace of today. A review of the statistics of people in the workforce by generation, how the generations differ from one another and what they are looking for from their employers and managers. In this episode: The statistics of how many peop…

132. Being Prepared for Opportunities Today’s episode is about the importance of being prepared for opportunities that come up so you can show up in the best way. In today's rapidly changing world, the need for leaders who can anticipate and capitalize on opportunities has never been more critical. Leaders are experiencing organizational changes, l…

131. Take the Opportunity to Show Your Value Today we're going to talk about how to take opportunities to show your value. I will be sharing a client example with you and what I did to help her. This client needed to present information to their senior leadership team. When a client has a big presentation, we will talk about how it could help their…

130. Unlocking Your Ordinary Resilience (with Luis Vasquez) Luis Velasquez MBA, PhD, is a Silicon Valley Executive Coach and Stanford University Graduate School of Business facilitator. He is the Founder and Manager Partner of Velas Coaching LLC. He is the author of the award-winning book “Ordinary Resilience: Rethinking How Effective Leaders Adapt…