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Future of Leadership Series: "Power as an Organizational Ecosystem Variable"

What happens when we rethink power—not as a top-down force—but as an organic variable shaping every layer of our organizational ecosystems? In this thought-provoking episode of the Future of Leadership series on the EVOLVE Podcast, we explore how power can be redefined to create more adaptive, equitable, and resilient organizations.

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Discover the extraordinary journey of Cynthia Gormezano, a New York-based entrepreneur and three-time cancer survivor who defied the odds—not just by surviving, but by thriving. While battling cancer then undergoing life-saving lung transplants, Cynthia continued to grow and expand her business with unwavering determination.

Unshakeable is more than a podcast episode—it's a powerful testament to resilience, grit, and the unstoppabl...

This week we dive deep into one of the most crucial yet often overlooked aspects of modern leadership: Organizational Freedom. Join us for an insightful conversation with Rob Lee, a cofounder of Swift Passport and Visa Services, as he shares strategies for navigating complexity while embracing freedom that fosters growth, flexibility, innovation, and empowerment in teams.

What You'll Learn in This Episode:

1. Why Organizational ...

Trust isn’t just a nice-to-have—it's a must-have for leaders looking to thrive in the future. Yvette Bethel and Edwin Clamp explore how you can integrate trust into your leadership practices and stay ahead of the curve.

This episode is a must-listen for anyone leading or working within an organization, or for leaders looking to future-proof their organizations in the face of constant disruption.

Listen in and get ready to rethink t...

In a world where change is the only constant, how can leaders navigate the evolving challenges of a dynamic, interconnected ecosystem? This week on The EVOLVE Podcast Future of Leadership Series, Edwin Clamp and Yvette Bethel explore how today’s leaders need to rethink their approach to leadership in a landscape where adaptability is not just a skill—it’s essential for survival.

What You'll Learn in This Episode:

• How the const...

In our latest episode of Evolve, we’re diving deep into the unique dynamics of leadership within family-owned businesses, and how these dynamics shape company culture, growth, and success.

Guest: Brandi Marek, Advisor at The Ferguson Alliance

Brandi Marek, an experienced advisor with The Ferguson Alliance, shares her wealth of knowledge on navigating the complexities of family-run businesses. From balancing family tradition with th...

 In this episode Ryan shares his practical insights into recruitment and retention, ones that can help you to address or reframe some of your challenges.  Whether you’re an HR professional, business owner, or anyone involved in hiring, this episode is packed with actionable insights and tips that can help you find the right people in today’s ever-evolving employment landscape. Understanding how to lead within an organizational ecos...

In this inaugural episode of our Ecosystem Leadership series, Yvette Bethel and Edwin Clamp explore the foundational principles of ecosystem leadership: interconnectivity, flow, and balance. As leadership continues to evolve in today’s interconnected world, understanding how to navigate complex systems is crucial. Yvette and Edwin introduce key concepts and offer a glimpse into how ecosystem leadership can help leaders create s...

Sometimes deeply held beliefs and assumptions get in the way of change because they coalesce into biases that people accept as true, right, or morally acceptable.  

Listen in as Yvette and her guest Rick Yvanovich (co-founder and CFO of Great People Inside) explore unlearning, what it is, why it is so relevant as a modern skill, and how to unlearn.

They explore unlearning in the contexts of processes and mental models. It is quite ...

When decision-makers set goals that seem impossible to achieve, it is important to take a step back and recalibrate.

They may do this because they aim to help you to stretch beyond your previous best performance.

Sometimes this happens because you and your team have been able to achieve the more difficult goals at great sacrifice, and because you have proven that it can be done, the goals for the next few years prove to be even m...

This week Yvette is speaking with Rick Yvanovich. Rick is an expert at directing businesses and their teams to consistently reach higher performance levels, leveraging intervention coaching and systematic processes to translate vision into deliverables for companies driving performance.

He is now based in Switzerland after being in Vietnam for 34 years. He is the Maste...

This week I'm speaking with Nick Sherrard. Nick is the Managing Director at Label Sessions, the world's leading innovation expert network. He is changing the way that business makes change happen through accelerator programs, and access to invitation-only networks of advisors, mentors, creatives, leaders and non-execs.

Before all this Nick was a director at a big 4 consultancy, MD of a fast-growing agency, and built brands and prod...

To some people communication and information can be used interchangeably. They are connected but they are different. Communication refers to the transmission of a message. Information relates to facts, details, and opinions about a person, place or thing. Information is what is transmitted through communication channels.

Listen in to learn more about tone.

Listen in as Yvette and Jill Valdez explore how you can build your dream team without starting from scratch.

Jill is the Founder and COO of LINK, supporting leaders with strategies to build their dream teams which results in increased employee retention, better reputation in the community, a phenomenal workplace culture, reduced operational costs, improved effectivenes...

At work, feedback is necessary. It shows up in performance coaching sessions when a person is not sure how to do something or when a person is not inclined to do their research. The intention behind offering feedback is to influence change or modify behavior.

However, when it is offered in the form of criticism, even when it is skillfully presented using a non-judgmental to...

Business owners and executives know quality customer and client care can help differentiate their brand, products, and services so they often lament the poor customer service attitudes displayed by front-line employees. Their first thought is that they need to find a good customer service course to provide employees with training designed to improve customer satisfaction levels. But this is not nearly enough...

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I constantly hear employees lament about how hard they work and how their hard work is not noticed. This is because people around them are working just as hard so it has become a basic expectation, not a distinguishing characteristic. Hard work is part of the traditional equation for success but, there are people who automate and/or delegate. Others have figured out how to work three-day weeks that are ...

Boundary setting practices can vary widely because we all have different needs when it comes to protecting their space, emotional well-being, privacy, and their time. Boundaries differ in terms of flexibility and porosity so there can be unhealthy boundaries that create tensions and even though healthy boundaries can facilitate inclusion and stronger relationships, they can also fuel tensions.