A Leadership Beyond

A Leadership Beyond

Waiting for a new normal? Don't hold your breath. It's not really new and it's not really normal. Go ahead and breathe. We've long endured change. It's just happening faster, so it feels more extreme. To thrive in these choppy waters, we can reevaluate and reinvent. You can do it. But not alone. Even if you could, what fun would that be? Tom Rosenak and Adrienne Guerrero are talent optimization specialists who can help us navigate this complex moment in the working world. If you’re feeling lost, isolated or simply seeking professional camaraderie, you’re invited to join our community today. We look forward to meeting you. Breathe: it will be fun. And we’ll navigate it together.

Episodes

April 15, 2025 39 mins

We’re all experiencing the same thing, only differently

-Adrienne Guerrero

Since 2021, our A Leadership Beyond community has examined leadership through diverse lenses, bringing together insights from business leaders and human development experts.

Today's conversation with Dot Proux (a community member, podcast guest a...

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“Keep it simple and focus on what matters.

Don’t let yourself be overwhelmed.” -Confucius

The Power of the Pause

Congratulations to our co-host Adrienne Guerrero on rocking her TEDx talk on the Power of the Pause. She did it! We'll keep you posted when it's published. You won't want to miss it!

The ...

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How important it is to walk along, not in haste but slowly, looking at everything

and calling out

Yes! No!

The swan, for all his pomp, his robes of grass and petals, wants only to be allowed to live on the nameless pond. The catbrier is without fault. The water thrushes, down among the slop...

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How to Lead in the New World of Work

In this episode of A Leadership Beyond, we welcome Dina Denham Smith, co-author of the book "Emotionally Charged: How to Lead in the New World of Work" (releasing February 18).

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Welcome to A Leadership Beyond, where we explore business challenges through a people-centered lens. In today's episode, we sit down with Ryan Englin, author of "Hire Better People Faster" and founder of Core Matters, who brings a fresh perspective to recruiting and retention in the trades and service industries. Drawing from his personal experience growing up in a blue-collar hou...

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As the year winds down, the holiday season's chaos often drowns out critical reflection. 

To grow as leaders, we must intentionally create space for thoughtful review—pausing the reactive frenzy to revisit values, acknowledge missteps, reconnect with relationships, and reignite aspirations before diving into next year's goals and plans. 

This deliberate pause provides an opportunity to transfo...

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For this week’s episode, we're revisiting a clip from a fascinating panel discussion from our vault that explores how HR professionals can become true strategic partners in their organizations. But before we jump in, let's frame the conversation through the lens of Talent Optimization, a critical framework that many organizations are missing. 

Adrienne and I work together to help organizati...

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In this week's episode of A Leadership Beyond, we're taking a journey back to a powerful conversation from our vault, originally recorded in 2022. Our featured guest, Olivier Aries—a certified Predictive Index practitioner with a deep focus on workplace engagement—shares invaluable insights into what it truly means to cultivate engagement within organizations. Olivier breaks down:

  • What engagement is
  • Why it’s important to pay...
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Energy Creating Engagement for Sustainable Performance

For this week’s episode we are revisiting the podcast vault as we prepare for a new leadership series focused on Employee Engagement. 

Our hosts Adrienne and Tom continue to glean gems from a previously released engaging conversation with Bryan Sykes.  

Bryan Sykes is a healthcare professional, neurobiologist, and martial arti...

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"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty." – ...

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"You will have bad times, but they will always wake you up to the stuff you weren't
paying attention to." - Robin Williams

Welcome back, community!

After a brief summer hiatus,  our hosts Adrienne and Tom are excited to return with a special

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Leadership in today's dynamic world demands more than just managing others -- i Read more

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We had to make a slight adjustment in our planned panel discussion on empowering women for executive roles. Originally, we intended to feature a joi...

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You’ve heard it said, “Your people are your greatest asset”. Read more

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May 21, 2024 49 mins

"We may have all come on different ships, but we're in the same boat now"

– Martin Luther King, Jr...

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Welcome to another enriching discussion on employee wellbeing, a topic that resonates deeply with leaders striving to cultivate resilience and foster environments where e...

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“When the well’s dry, we know the worth of the water.” – Benjamin Franklin

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To me, good health is more than just exercise and diet. It’s Read more

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Define the win, align to people strategy, and execute!

Simple and easy are not synonymous. It is easy to understand that aligning individual goals to the business goals of the organization is a win-win for both. ...

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