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Optimize Your Team: Erik Qualman
Troy Grabel • January 20, 2025
On this episode of Optimize Your Team , My guest today is five-time #1 bestselling author and global keynote speaker Erik Qualman, who dives into his latest book, The Focus Project: How to Focus in an Unfocused World. As a professor of digital leadership at Northwestern University, Erik brings a wealth of knowledge and research to the table, offering practical insights and actionable strategies for tackling distractions, prioritizing what matters most, and achieving peak performance in our hyper-connected world. Together, we explore how leaders can foster a culture of focus within their teams and organizations, empowering them to accomplish more of the big things while cutting down on busy work . Don’t miss this conversation packed with expert advice to help you and your team thrive!
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Inclusive Cultures. Unstoppable Leaders. If there’s one truth I’ve witnessed time and again in my years of coaching executives and leading people strategies across industries, it’s this: thriving women shape thriving cultures. I once coached a senior leader, we’ll call her ‘Naomi,’ who had been quietly driving performance in her division for years. She was […]
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In this episode, host Rohan Paul sits down with Nicolina Marzicola, CPO at Nielsen, and Ketty Russeva, Talent Development at Elliott Investment, for a candid conversation on the vital role of trust and authentic communication between private equity operating teams and their portfolio company leaders. Together, they explore how strong, transparent relationships drive performance and […]
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I’d played in thousands of basketball games, and this one felt no different, until everything changed. I was a point guard in the WNBA at the time, and I found myself in a situation I’d been in countless times before. I was the last line of defense on a fast break as the opposing team’s […]
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Recently, several phenomenal female coaches at Teamalytics have shared powerful insights in a series on women in leadership. Their words challenged me to reflect deeply on my own views and experiences around balancing leadership and family. I have the privilege of working with exceptional female leaders, both within our client organizations and at Teamalytics […]
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Confident Women. Confident Teams. “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” – Maya Angelou In today’s workplace, women continue to lead in remarkable ways — often balancing results with relationships, pressure with grace, and expectations with their own authentic standards. And yet, despite increased representation in leadership roles, many […]
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This week, we discuss how diverse perspectives within executive leadership teams will drive maximum results. I sit down with three experts (Deondra Donald, Shalee Lehning, and Missy Forlani) who have collectively spent decades leading, coaching, and consulting across various organizational levels. All three strongly believe that diverse leadership is not just an ideal but a […]
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In the latest episode of the “Optimize Your Team” podcast, host Rohan Paul has an insightful conversation with Jeff Schloesser, Executive Vice President at Bell Flight and retired Major General with a distinguished military career, including Commanding the 101st Airborne Division and Regional Command-East in Afghanistan. The show explores how to lead effectively in high-pressure, […]
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The term “self-help” has baggage with a lot of people—even me! It can connotate an unhealthy obsession with toiling to be different. Or it can represent a sincere desire to be better. However you see the term self-help, I suspect you would agree there are some dangers that should be avoided in your personal growth […]
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If you had to pick one adjective to describe all that is happening in the world right now, there is a strong chance – if not a high certainty – that you would pick the word uncertainty. The stock market is volatile and, as a result, is uncertain. Restructuring at many companies is causing employees to look […]
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In this episode, host Rohan Paul interviews Scott Rauer, President of Akima’s Facilities Solutions Group and a 22-year Army veteran. They discuss how Scott’s leadership style evolved from leading military units to leading a large, globally dispersed corporate team. Scott describes his leadership style as collaborative, a facilitator with a low “freakout factor”. He notes […]
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