R.O.G. Return on Generosity

“Burnout is an excessive and sustained workload.”

“Am I really the best person to be in that meeting?”

“Create workplaces of joy, productivity, and growth.”

“Change is possible.”

Chapters:

• 00:00  Introduction: Daisy Auger-Dominguez's Background and Book
• 03:03  Chapter 1: Recognizing and Addressing Burnout
• 06:24  Chapter 2: Setting Boundaries and Saying No
• 11:03  Chapter 3: Difficult Conversations and Relational Communication
• 15...

“How do we help others, especially those that don't have a good opportunity? But, you know, they don't have life on a silver platter. So how do we make silver platters for people?”

“You never wanna go to the president and talk about yourself. You wanna go to the president and you wanna talk about the team and what the team did…”

“A coach talks to you, a mentor talks with you, and a sponsor talks about you.”

Chapters:

• 00:00  Inn...

“Generous leadership is standing up for what is right.”

Chapters:

• 00:00  Introduction of James Rooke
• 03:53  Background and Influences
• 08:19  Lessons from Father's Leadership Style
• 12:08  Simplifying Decision-Making Filters
• 26:21  Staying Close to the Front Lines
• 31:15  Creating a Culture of Generosity
• 36:25  Humility and Vulnerability in Leadership
• 41:06  The Power of Small Acts
• 45:06 Creating Experiences that Shape Beliefs
• 48:...

“This success isn't about me, it is literally about everybody else.”

Chapters:

• 00:00 Introduction and Background
• 03:00 Grid Automation and the New Energy Transition
• 07:38 The Benefits of Being a Generous Leader
• 09:49 The Power of Consistency and Self-Reflection in Leadership

Episode Summary:

Mike Atkinson, the Managing Director of Grid Automation in North America for Hitachi Energy, shares his background and experiences i...

“An apology is a small word, but has enormous power interpersonally.”

Episode Summary:

Dr. Amy Edmondson, the world's leading authority in psychological safety, discusses her background and the science of failing well. She shares her journey from growing up in New York City to becoming a professor at Harvard Business School. She explains how her mentor, Buckminster Fuller, influenced her curiosity and joy for learning. Dr. Edmondso...

“Some failures are simply the undesired result of a thoughtful experiment in new territory, and those are the ones we must learn to love.”

Chapters:

• 00:00 Introduction and Background
• 06:29 The Influence of Buckminster Fuller
• 13:23 Psychological Safety and Speaking Up About Error

Episode Summary:

Dr. Amy Edmondson, the world's leading authority in psychological safety, discusses her background and the science of failing we...

In this episode, Shannon Cassidy discusses the importance of emotional intelligence in leadership. She explains the four main components of emotional intelligence: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and relationship management. Cassidy emphasizes the need for leaders to be self-reflective, practice emotional self-control, read the room, and invest in relationships. She encourages listeners to pay attention to their ...

Dr. Tonya Cornelius, Senior Vice President, Human Resources, The Walt Disney Company where she serves as an integral member of the enterprise Human Resources senior leadership team. Dr. Cornileus is responsible for learning and leadership development, talent and succession management, performance management, and career development. Dr. Cornileus joined The Walt Disney Company in 2009, serving for nearly 13 years at ESPN prior to mo...

“When you know better, you do better.” - Dr. Maya Angelou

“Be who you are and be that well.” - St. Francis de Sales

This week we are looking at Chapter 14, Share Your Brilliance.

Shannon Cassidy is Founder and CEO of Bridge Between, Inc. a boutique leadership development firm specializing in generous leadership, behavioral change, executive presence, effective communication, collaborative teamwork, and conflict resolution. She prov...

“The benefit is the reward at a personal level is the reward that you see when you see others grow and succeed. Whenever I, whenever you see somebody stuck in, in, in their current situation, um, the generous thing to do is to reach out and help them find or define, um, the path that they need to follow in order to reach the next level.”

George Galaz is a Canadian citizen who holds a degree from the Professional Institute of Comput...

“Worthiness doesn’t have prerequisites.” - Brené Brown

In this episode, Shannon Cassidy discusses the concept of taking control of oneself. She uses the analogy of concentric circles to explain the areas of control, influence, and no control in our lives. The outermost circle represents things we have no control over, such as traffic or the weather. The next circle represents our area of influence, where we have the power to impact...

“Qualitative research is understanding the why behind different emotions and different interests. …Quantitative is going to give you the actual sizing of how large of a conversation is. What I love about Social Intelligence and, specifically the social listening piece, is that balance of qual and quant.”

Frank Gregory, Social Intelligence professional at Nestle USA. After starting his career in Marketing Strategy & Research, Fr...

“Don’t be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise other’s opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most importantly, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition.” - Steve Jobs

"Surround yourself with people who can make you even better."

In this episode, Shannon Cassidy discusses the importance of choosing connections carefully as a generous leader. She emphasi...

“The most unexpected place that I see it, (generosity) and it delights me every single time, is when we chuck our assumptions and we keep an open mind and we're generous about considering a different point of view.”

Amy Volas is a sales fanatic turned entrepreneur, bitten by the startup bug many moons ago. She founded Avenue Talent Partners (ATP) after $100MM in revenue sold and two successful exits to help early-stage startups mak...

“We are the stories we tell ourselves.” - Shekhar Kapur

Shannon Cassidy is Founder and CEO of Bridge Between, Inc. a boutique leadership development firm specializing in generous leadership, behavioral change, executive presence, effective  communication, collaborative teamwork, and conflict resolution. She provides Executive Coaching, Facilitation (team sessions, mentoring programs, leadership retreats, executive workshops, mediat...

“...anytime one of those honorees, awardees stands up to accept an award, the first things they do is to thank their mentors…what that means is better entertainment for all of us, better product for all of us, better customer service and customer care…There is no better return on the generosity of mentoring than the success that people ultimately have in the business world.”

Rob Stoddard is a former corporate communications execut...

“The happiness of your life depends on the quality of your thoughts.” - Marcus Aurelius Antonius

Shannon Cassidy is Founder and CEO of Bridge Between, Inc. a boutique leadership development firm specializing in generous leadership, behavioral change, executive presence, effective  communication, collaborative teamwork, and conflict resolution. She provides Executive Coaching, Facilitation (team sessions, mentoring programs, leaders...

“Creativity is our ability to toggle between wonder & rigor to solve problems, produce novel value & generate meaning.”

Natalie Nixon is a Creativity Strategist and President of Figure 8 Thinking, LLC. She helps organizations accelerate innovation and growth by developing meaningful strategy through design thinking and ethnographic research. Dr. Nixon is a Fellow at the Paris d.School, a lecturer at the University of Penns...

“We thought that we had the answers, it was the questions we had wrong.” - Bono

Shannon Cassidy is Founder and CEO of Bridge Between, Inc. a boutique leadership development firm specializing in generous leadership, behavioral change, executive presence, effective  communication, collaborative teamwork, and conflict resolution. She provides Executive Coaching, Facilitation (team sessions, mentoring programs, leadership retreats, exe...