Amy Ripka, Founder/CEO of Lucy Therapeutics, shares her amazing story of driving disruptive innovation in the biotech industry. She describes her scientific "curiosity" that led to the formulation of her disruptive idea, and the gutsy "courage" that drove her to found Lucy Therapeutics.
Read MoreA creative conversation with Amy Ripka, Founder/CEO of Lucy Therapeutics and professional violinist, about how she leverages the principles of performing music to her own leadership practice.
Read MoreThis podcast shares an inspiring story - and roadmap - for aligning your work life with your highest, truest, most talented self. Follow Ken Daly's story of transition - in mid-career - from being President of a global utility company to becoming President of a college. A must listen for anyone who does not already ADORE their work!
Read MoreBehavioral Health Today presented a "special edition" podcast in which Dr. Graham Taylor interviewed me about my work with organizational leaders. We discuss Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) and how they can be used to help professionals of all types lead from their highest and best selves by soothing their nervous systems when highly emotional, triggered, or stressed. EFT empowers us all to have the greatest positive impact on the world, minimizing unproductive behaviors resulting from highly charged situations and mental states, calming us, grounding us, and ultimately restoring our most sophisticated set of leadership and interpersonal skills.
As a female leadership coach, I have a front-row seat at the careers of many powerful businessmen. And due to the nature of my work, I have been granted access to their backstage. This has given me some line of sight into their world.
One of the interesting things I have learned about “the world of powerful businessmen” is how intense and primal the competition is among them. And when I say primal, I mean that even a man’s physical nature plays a role in his career.
Read More“I cannot build relationships as well when we are working remotely.”
“It is hard to read people as well in a virtual meeting as I can do in-person.”
My clients and their team members have been repeating these mantras to me since the pandemic started, as they suddenly had to conduct all their business via technology rather than meeting with colleagues in person.
Businesspeople who have been successful at large, hierarchical, highly competitive corporations are attractive senior candidates for smaller firms with big growth ambitions. Such individuals often have a strong grasp of strategy, know how to execute, and understand larger-organizational practices, exactly what earlier-stage and smaller firms want.
Read MoreMore than ever, business leaders are having to address – in real-time - the practical implications of our country’s social, political, and public health challenges inside their companies. And some of them are managing these issues in a more powerful, effective, and positive way than our political leaders are doing at the national level.
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