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Compliance Into the Weeds

Compliance Lessons from Uvalde

Compliance into the Weeds is the only weekly podcast that takes a deep dive into a compliance-related topic, literally going into the weeds to more fully explore a subject. In perhaps our most somber podcast ever, Matt and Tom take a deep dive into some of the failures which led to the tragedy in Uvalde, TX, and lessons for the compliance professional. Highlights include:

  • Why have controls?
  • How can a control over-ride impact safety?
  • How can you prepare for emergencies?
  • Thought-out lines of communication were created before the emergency.
  • When leadership is tested.
  • What is the difference between ethical values and ethical priorities?

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Matt in Radical Compliance

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Presidential Leadership Lessons for the Business Executive

Presidential Leadership Lessons from Theodore Roosevelt, Part 3-Ascension to Presidency


Richard Lummis and Tom Fox continue their series on leadership lessons from Theodore Roosevelt. We looked at lessons from Roosevelt’s early years in New York up to his cowboying days in Montana; the second phase of his public career, from NYC Police Commission to Assistant Secretary of the Navy, San Juan Hill, and the Vice Presidency; his leadership from his Presidency; his life in the post-Presidency and the election of 1912 and we will end with leadership lessons from his post-Bull Moose Party life, World War I and event surrounding his death. In this third episode, we consider the leadership lessons learned by Roosevelt in his ascension to the Presidency and his first and second terms as 26th President.
Highlights of this podcast include:
Roosevelt’s ascension to the Presidency after the assassination of President McKinley; his domestic policies included: trust-busting, issues with railroads, starting the American conservation movement, and regulation of food and drugs. We then turn to foreign policy and his arbitration of the Russo-Japanese War, which won him the Nobel Prize, the Roosevelt Corollary to Monroe Doctrine, and the construction of the Panama Canal. We look at the clection of 1904 and his second term. We conclude with three key leadership lessons: 1. Surround yourself with other leaders; 2. Maintain an Open Channel with Adversaries; and 3. Be able to take criticism.
Resources
Doris Kearns Goodwin’s 10 Leadership Lessons from the White House
6 Leadership Hacks From The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt
10 top Leadership Principles of Teddy Roosevelt
The Roosevelts: Eight presidential lessons in Leadership
Lessons in Leadership from 100 years ago
Theodore Roosevelt on Leadership
10 Theodore Roosevelt Leadership Lessons

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Presidential Leadership Lessons for the Business Executive

Presidential Leadership Lessons from Theodore Roosevelt, Part 2-From Police Commissioner to VP

Richard Lummis and Tom Fox continue their series on leadership lessons from Theodore Roosevelt. We will look at lessons from Roosevelt’s early years in New York up to his cowboying days in Montana; the second phase of his public career, from NYC Police Commission to Assistant Secretary of the Navy, San Juan Hill and the Vice Presidency; his leadership from his Presidency; his life in the post-Presidency and the election of 1912 and we will end with leadership lessons from his post Bull Moose Party life, World War I and event surrounding his death. In this second episode, we consider the leadership lessons learned by Roosevelt in the second phase of his political career, which took him from Police Commissioner of NYC to the Vice Presidency.
Highlights of this podcast include:
What led to appointment to New York Civil Service Commission and then to the NYC Police Commissioner? His move to the National Stage as the Assistant Secretary of the Navy. This led to his work in the War with Spain and Admiral Dewey in Manilla Bay. He founded the Rough Riders, his leadership in Cuba and ride up San Juan Hill. He becomes Governor of New York. This leads to joining the McKinley ticket in the election of 1896 and becoming Vice President. We conclude with three key leadership lessons, including: 1. Pick yourself up when you fall; 2. Find a cause; and 3. Communicate Simply and Directly Through Stories.
Resources
Doris Kearns Goodwin’s 10 Leadership Lessons from the White House
6 Leadership Hacks From The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt
10 top Leadership Principles of Teddy Roosevelt
The Roosevelts: Eight presidential lessons in leadership
Lessons in Leadership from 100 years ago
Theodore Roosevelt on Leadership
10 Theodore Roosevelt Leadership Lessons

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Presidential Leadership Lessons for the Business Executive

Presidential Leadership Lessons from Theodore Roosevelt, Part 1-the Early Years


Richard Lummis and Tom Fox begin a series on leadership lessons from Theodore Roosevelt. We will look at lessons from Roosevelt’s early years in New York up to his cowboying days in Montana; the second phase of his public career, from NYC Police Commission to Assistant Secretary of the Navy, San Juan Hill and the Vice Presidency; his leadership from his Presidency; his life in the post-Presidency and the election of 1912 and we will end with leadership lessons from his post Bull Moose Party life, World War I and event surrounding his death. In this first episode, we consider the leadership lessons learned by Roosevelt from his parents, his sickly childhood, initial forays into public life, widowhood and cowboying in Montana.
Highlights of this podcast include:
Roosevelt’s parents, his upbringing, education and early book publishing. Roosevelt’s widowhood in his early 20s and his election to the New York State Assembly. From the Presidential election of 1884, up to his cowboying in Dakota. We conclude with three key leadership lessons, including 1. The beginning of his lifelong learning; 2. How he came to view merit, not privilege as the key to advancement, and 3. How hard work is required to be a great leader.
Resources
Doris Kearns Goodwin’s 10 Leadership Lessons from the White House
6 Leadership Hacks From The Rise of Theodore Roosevelt
10 top Leadership Principles of Teddy Roosevelt
The Roosevelts: Eight presidential lessons in leadership
Lessons in Leadership from 100 years ago
Theodore Roosevelt on Leadership
10 Theodore Roosevelt Leadership Lessons

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STAKE: The Leadership Podcast

Did You Know Your Leadership Is Being Measured Against This?


Could you keep great employees longer if you understood more of what they expected from you as a leader? It’s absolutely possible!
In today’s episode, I’m sharing a story with you to help you see just how important it is that you’re talking with your employees. It’s not easy, but over time you can uncover exactly what your next right step is to lead them to better performance and increased loyalty!
I’m wishing you huge success!
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If you’re looking for tangible action steps and refreshing insights to help ignite the power of your own leadership journey, sign up for my weekly leadership blog HERE.
If your business would benefit from higher-performing leaders, check out more information about the comprehensive leadership development training I do HERE.
If you want to reach out to me directly, email alyson@vanhooser.com.
If you enjoyed this episode, will you please subscribe and leave a review? Your reviews help this show get discovered by more incredible leaders just like you. I’m obsessed with helping leaders ignite their performance results and I’d love to have you help me make an impact! Thank you so much!
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STAKE: The Leadership Podcast

Do Company Values Really Matter Anymore


A lot of businesses have their organization’s core values posted up somewhere on a wall in the building, in a corner of their website, and even on employee’s desks! And some organizations have worked hard to get their employees to memorize the core values and be able to tell someone those values at the drop of a hat. My question is, is that approach to company values doing any good for the business?
In today’s episode, I’m talking with Gabe Krajicek, CEO of Kasasa. I’ve experienced first-hand how company values can be useless, and as a previous customer of Kasasa, I’ve seen how values can directly impact customer interactions and the company’s bottom line. Hear exactly how Gabe and his team have worked to build an incredible culture at Kasasa and how you can do the same thing in your organization, too!
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If you’re looking for tangible action steps and refreshing insights to help ignite the power of your own leadership journey, sign up for my weekly leadership blog HERE.
If your business would benefit from higher-performing leaders, check out more information about the comprehensive leadership development training I do HERE.
If you want to reach out to me directly, email alyson@vanhooser.com.
If you enjoyed this episode, will you please subscribe and leave a review? Your reviews help this show get discovered by more incredible leaders just like you. I’m obsessed with helping leaders ignite their performance results and I’d love to have you help me make an impact! Thank you so much!
P.S. Share and tag me on social — @AlysonVanHooser — and I’ll share your comments and big takeaways on my feed!

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A Yank at Oxford

Assessments, Leadership and Markets and Rowing on the Thames


Tune in every quarter to learn how David Simon, a 53-year-old lawyer from the US, navigates the ancient world of Oxford University in pursuit of an MBA. David is a Partner at the white shoe law firm Foley and Lardner, who has dedicated his career to white collar compliance with a heavy international focus. “My practice touches a lot on some of the sanctions and international trade issues that typically come up on international matters,” he says. In A Yank in Oxford, David and host Tom Fox will talk about what inspired his decision to pursue an Executive MBA, and his hopes for where the journey may lead. In this Episode 3, David discusses his academic journey through his second quarter in the Oxford MBA program. Highlights include:
1.         Assessment or what we Yanks would call exams. Very open ended but designed to determine if you have done the assignments, participated and most importantly grasped the materials.
2.             Analytics and Leadership Fundamentals.
·       In my Leadership Fundamentals assessment, David delved into lawyer decision making and team building.
·       Lawyers have a lot to learn here:
§  Can improve decision-making quality by building systems to slow down the process and to help recognize and mitigate against cognitive bias
§  Can also really improve the way we advise and otherwise serve our clients by being much more mindful of how we put together and manage our engagement teams
·       Don’t be reflexive and just build every team the same
·       Think about different functions needed and who can play them.
·       Beldin’s 9 roles – partners try to play too many roles.
·       Voice of the client?
3.         Firms & Markets assessment
·       Market analysis of legal industry.
·       Industry dynamics are shaped largely by regulatory burdens to entry and other restrictions.
·       If and when those restraints loosen (and there are some signs they are starting to), industry is ripe for disruption
§  PE ownership
§  Investment in process and technology
§  Less “super-hero” lawyer based
§  Lower compensation for lawyers (with other trade-offs)
4.         He concludes by detailing that the people he has met are really amazing. Faculty and staff have been terrific – responsive, engaged, open. Gotten so much value from my classmates. Smart, experienced, open. Getting to know people better and more people are now able to come in person. Explored Oxford, found a favorite pub – The Rickety Press – in Jericho and is now a member of the EMBA S 21 rowing club, thanks to my classmate Matthew. It is hard!

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Presidential Leadership Lessons for the Business Executive

Leadership Lessons from Grover Cleveland


Richard Lummis and I are back to continue our series of exploring leadership through the study of US Presidents. This episode begins a series on Gilded Age Presidents, now largely forgotten. In this episode, we take up Grover Cleveland, the only non-consecutive US President. Some of the highlights include:
Educational and Professional-background of Grover Cleveland
New York Politician including his term as Mayor of Buffalo and Governor of NY
Election Campaigns, including Rum, Romanism and Rebellion
Presidency including Reform (1st term); the Tariff (1st term); Military Policy (1st term); Labor unrest and Pullman Strike (2nd term) and Foreign affairs (2nd term)
Leadership Issues including
(1) Why tone at the top matters? A Public Office is a Public Trust;
(2) How Cleveland helped to return power to the Executive Branch;
(3) When is the ‘vision thing’ needed? and
(4) Servant Leadership- Officeholders are the agents of the people, not their masters.

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Presidential Leadership Lessons for the Business Executive

John Tyler-Leadership When It’s the Most Difficult


In this episode we consider the presidency of the 10th President, John Tyler. Tyler was the first president to ascend to the position after the death of President in office, William Henry Harrison. This ascendency, as his presidency was fraught with difficulties and conflict.We explore his Presidency for leadership lessons for the 21st Century business leader in this podcast.

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12 O’Clock High-a podcast on business leadership

Leadership Lessons from Gladiator


12 O’Clock High, a podcast on business leadership brings together stories from history, the arts and movies, research and current events to consider leadership lessons. Each year during Oscar season we look at four Best Picture-winning movies and draw leadership lessons from them. It is also a way to watch some great movies and garner some leadership lessons. In this episode, we consider the movie Gladiator.  Highlights include:

  • Movie Storyline
  • Favorites Scenes
  • Life Lessons

•       Marcus Aurelius’ and Stoicism
•       The only constant is change.
•       Life isn’t always fair but that is not what matters.

  • Business Leadership Lessons

•       Lead from the front and walk the walk.
•       Inspire great teamwork. Create an atmosphere for success of others.
•       There is no losing, only winning and learning.
•       Train hard and practice.

  • Maximus’ Relationships 

•       Jubo
•       Proximo
Resources
8 Virtues of Gladiator Leadership
5 Powerful Life Lessons from Gladiator
Six Leadership Lessons from Gladiator
Down to Business: Seven leadership lessons from Maximus