Innovation comes in many areas, and compliance professionals need not only to be ready for it but also to embrace it. Join Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, as he visits with top innovative minds, thinkers, and creators in the award-winning Innovation in Compliance podcast. In this episode, Tom visits Deb Krier to discuss her work coaching primarily executives after serious cancer diagnoses.
Deb discusses the unique leadership challenges of privacy, disclosure, and maintaining credibility while undergoing treatment. Deb, a corporate communications professional and founder of Wise Women Communications, discusses what leaders should share with boards, HR, close colleagues, and clients, emphasizing the importance of controlling the narrative to prevent rumors and coordinating with medical teams to plan around energy levels, treatment, and time away. She describes resilience as “grit,” encourages leaders to delegate and empower teams, and urges organizations to strengthen business continuity and contingency planning so no single person holds ultimate authority. Deb highlights the importance of a support “tribe,” the benefits of humor, and advises compliance professionals to listen with empathy while addressing any legal disclosure obligations.
Key highlights:
- Cancer Coaching for Executives
- Work Impact and Treatment Planning
- Resilient Leadership in Crisis
- Support Tribe and Community
- Humor as Medicine
- Compliance, Empathy, and Culture
Resources:
Deb Krier on LinkedIn
Your Cancer Coach Website
The Business Power Hour Podcast
Innovation in Compliance is a multi-award-winning podcast that was recently ranked Number 4 in Risk Management by 1,000,000 Podcasts.
