The Management Minute with Dr. Donita Brown

This episode's interview is with Jennifer Sellers, VP, Global Commercial Banking Commercial Associate II at Bank of America.

She shares stories and advice based on her management experiences, including the importance of:

• Understanding how your management style affects the people you lead on a personal level
• Leading with confidence, competence, and humility
• Trusting the people you put into place to do their part

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This episode's interview is with David Shipman, the Chief Operating Officer for the YMCA of Middle Tennessee. 

David shares stories and advice based on his management experiences, including the importance of:

• Not skipping the hard stuff
• Managing in close proximity, not at a distance
• Being about the people

He answers the same questions as each podcast guest:

• How do your values impact your management philosophy?
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This episode's interview is with Julieann Brazeal, Global Financial Services Operations Lead at Accenture.

She shares stories and advice based on her management experiences, including the importance of:

• Inspiring, engaging, and equipping your people
• Understanding your people’s strengths and putting them in the right places to use them
• Giving your people measurable goals
• Stewardship and taking micro-actions every day t...

This episode's interview is with Ace Timmermeier, Director of Tourism for the City of Springfield.

She shares stories and advice based on her management experiences, including the importance of:

• Connecting what you do to the overarching mission
• Helping ensure your people understand their "why" and the motivation behind what they do
• Investing in your people and understanding their value

She answers the s...

This episode's interview is with Jeff Forehand, the Head Baseball Coach at Lipscomb University.

Coach Forehand discusses his experiences in college baseball and the importance of listening to and learning from others.

He answers the same questions as each podcast guest:

• How do your values impact your management philosophy?
• Who or what has had the most impact on your management style?
• What book has made the b...

This episode's interview is with Lynda Cook, Senior IT Project Manager at HCA Healthcare.

She shares stories and advice based on her management experiences, including the importance of:

• Empowering your team
• Honing in on your strengths
• Spending time getting to know your employees and the things they value

• How do your values imp...

This episode's interview is with Burt Nowers. 

Burt is one of the founders of AIM Healthcare in Franklin, Tennessee, where he spent 14 years as CFO. He was a member of the board of Healing Hands International since 2005 and served as its president from 2012-2016.

He is an Executive-in-Residence for Lipscomb University's College of Business, a member of the Dean's Board, and a generous philanthropist...

This episode's interview is with Luis Parodi, a Vice President and the Senior Regional CRA & Community Development Officer at Republic Bank.

Luis shares stories and advice based on his management experiences, including the importance of:

• Listening with the intent to understand
• Empowering your employees with the tools to grow and thrive
• Embracing servant leadership

He answers the same questions as each podcast guest:

This episode's interview is with Dave Puncochar, the Founder & CEO of Good Wood Nashville.

Dave shares stories and advice based on his management experiences, including the importance of:

• Overcommunicating with your customers and employees
• Craftsmanship and being able to take pride in your work
• Being honest and upfront with your people
• Knowing when to celebrate the good and when the right times are to be brutally honest

Dr. Mark Whitacre is the Vice President of Culture and Care at Coca-Cola Consolidated and a leader in the Faith and Work movement for the last two decades.

He is considered the highest-ranked executive of any Fortune 500 company to become a whistleblower in U.S. history, and was responsible for uncovering the ADM price-fixing scandal in the early 1990s, which was depicted in the movie "The Informant."

Si...

This episode's interview is with Judith Meyer, Assistant Vice President at HCA Healthcare.

She shares stories and advice based on her management experiences, including the importance of:

• Knowing your values and using them as your North Star
• Working with a coach
• Charting your own way and not comparing your journey to others’
• Being vulnerable and transparent with your team

She answers the same questions as each podc...

This episode's interview is with John Weisenseel. 

John recently retired from a long career as a top financial executive, including roles as the SVP & CFO of AllianceBernstein and Standard & Poor's. 

He is an Executive-in-Residence for Lipscomb University's College of Business and serves on the board of several non-profits.

John shares stories and advice based on his management expe...

This episode's interview is with Tom Harmon, the AVP of Portfolio & Financial Performance Management within the Information Technology Group at HCA Healthcare.

Tom shares stories and advice based on his management experiences, including the importance of:

• Trying to understand the root causes of problems instead of just trying to solve them
• Leaning into your own personal, authentic leadership style instead of try...

This episode's interview is with Sue Nokes. She has had a long career as a top executive and change agent in Fortune 100 companies, including T-Mobile, Walmart, and AT&T.

Sue is also a member of Lipscomb University's Board of Trustees and other non-profit boards, a generous philanthropist, and a mentor to students in the College of Business through the Executives-in-Residence program.

She shares stor...

This episode's interview is with Greg Sandfort, former President & CEO of Tractor Supply Company. He also served as President and COO at Michaels Stores, Inc. 

Greg shares stories and advice based on his management experiences, including the importance of:

• Understanding that change is a good thing and embracing it
• Implementing a servant leadership approach built on trust
• Being able to relate to and communicate wi...

This episode's interview is with General Bill Hickman, a decorated military leader with over 36 years of service.

He is also the Chair of the Board of Directors at Campbell Strong Defense Alliance and the Director of Scoutreach for the Boy Scouts of America's Middle Tennessee Council.

He shares stories and advice based on his management experiences, including the importance of:

• Demonstrating the coura...

This episode's interview is with Mignon Francois, the Founder, CEO, and Director of Joy at The Cupcake Collection. She is also a National Best-Selling Author.

She shares stories and advice based on her management experiences, including the importance of:

• Ensuring your people understand their value
• Listening to your employees and trying to understand the desires of their heart
• Understanding the power of your words
• Speaking life ...

This episode's interview is with Dr. Scott Leuchter, a Business Psychologist and the CEO and Co-Founder of People Puzzle, LLC.

He shares stories and advice based on his management experiences, including the importance of:

• Listening to your people and truly asking them questions to understand and not based on your agenda
• Having empathy and meeting your people where they are, whoever they are, and how they are
• Understa...

This episode's interview is with Jonathan Barnes, Founding Partner of Work Heartily, LLC and Executive Coach with Full Focus.

He shares stories and advice based on his management experiences, including the importance of:

• Having a regular cadence of one-on-one meetings 
• Conducting task audits to ensure you are spending at least 85% of your time in the "Desire Zone"
• Defining what excellence looks like and the...