Sharon Jones is founder of Be A Better You and passionate about using feedback to build self-awareness in people so they can be the best professionals they can possibly be. In this episode she shares her insights on the power of building soft skills and advice for HR teams who are looking to make more impact with their leadership development programs.

Sharon wrote her book in 2019 – you can find it here:

https://a.co/d/cRxkwlX

You can follow Sharon on LinkedIn here:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharonjones

See the article she referenced here:

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/sharonjones_beabetteryou-alwayslearning-greatmanager-activity-7325855813850341378-2KJo

And see her website here:

http://www.beabetteryou.ca/

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This week Naomi catches up with Kevin Eikenberry who shares insight from his most recent book – Flexible Leadership. Kevin is the Chief Potential Officer of The Kevin Eikenberry Group and has spent more than three decades in the leadership space. His new book identifies the important of being flexible as a leader. Many leadership frameworks simplify our approach to leadership resulting in the unintended consequence of leaders creating set identities.

You can learn more about Kevin’s work including his book here:

https://kevineikenberry.com

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In this week’s episode, Mark has the opportunity to connect with Joe Davis – author of The Generous Leader. Joe spent much of his career in senior roles at Boston Consulting Group providing him with the opportunity to identify the value for leaders of giving of themselves without any expectation. In this episode you’ll learn lessons from Joe about how to deliver on this objective.

You can learn more about Joe’s book here:

https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-generous-leader-7-ways-to-give-of-yourself-for-everyone-s-gain-joe-davis/20253745

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/joedavis1313/

In the episode, Joe references how Marriott International CEO Arne Sorenson exemplified authenticity during COVID. You can read more here:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/carminegallo/2020/03/21/marriotts-ceo-demonstrates-truly-authentic-leadership-in-a-remarkably-emotional-video/

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