The Vanguard Network

11/15/2022

"To Build a High Performance Organization -- Start at the Bottom": The latest episode in our Real World Leadership Podcast, where leaders open up about key aspects of leadership. Companies routinely survey employees, but do they really listen to them? If not, they are putting their most important asset at risk. This discussion with author Gorick Ng and Vanguard founder Ken Banta is an important reminder that the true intellectual property in any organization resides in the frontline team members. - listen at https://lnkd.in/ey6K-HC . Made possible by members of The Vanguard Network. Find out more about Gorick Ng at www.Gorick.com

11/10/2022

Communication and influence go far beyond the spoken word. How we enter a room, our posture, eye contact, and more are powerful tools.

Michael Apuzzo of the Paul Taylor Dance Company shares what he learned as a performer -- and what business leaders can harness to command a situation.

https://www.thevanguardnetwork.com/featured-audio-interviews/episode/90073af9/silent-leadership-in-the-c-suite

11/03/2022

"What the Transcendentalists Can Teach Us About Leadership": The latest episode in our Real World Leadership Podcast, where leaders open up about key aspects of leadership. What can Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau teach us about leadership today? Plenty, according to professor and author Robert Gross, the leading authority on the US Transcendentalist Movement. In this fascinating discussion with journalist Ken Stone, you'll discover parallels between the 19th century and today. Hint: the forces that created the millenials are not so different from what the US was facing nearly 200 years ago. - listen at https://lnkd.in/ey6K-HC . Made possible by members of The Vanguard Network.

11/02/2022

Andy Thompson, a highly successful Silicon Valley entrepreneur, believes that nothing less than a total overhaul will fix American healthcare. Listen to his rationale and ideas to cure our ailing system. Check out the full podcast dialogue. https://www.thevanguardnetwork.com/featured-audio-interviews/episode/90969ecb/is-our-healthcare-system-really-about-sickcare

11/01/2022

This week we feature Thomas Sabatino, GC Tenneco Inc. on the subject of "The New Role of the General Counsel"

The latest episode in our Real World Leadership Podcast, where leaders open up about key aspects of leadership.

When you think about the role of the General Counsel -- the chief legal officer in a corporation - what comes to mind as the most important leadership skill?

Would building a diverse, dynamic team rise to the top?

In this recent Vanguard Session, Thomas Sabatino offers thought provoking opinions on how to be successful as chief lawyer in a corporation. - listen at https://lnkd.in/ey6K-HC . Made possible by members of The Vanguard Network.

10/31/2022

ESG isn’t new, but for years it seemed more like a laudable goal than a business imperative. That’s obviously changing, and the mounting pressure to demonstrate ESG bona fides is pushing leaders to broaden their definition of success.
Read more about what Brent Wood, the CFO of EastGroup Properties, and Sally Curley, an expert in investor relations and ESG, speak with Vanguard’s Ken Banta about how leaders can make ESG work in their organizations.
https://www.thevanguardnetwork.com/post/how-to-actually-make-progress-on-esg

10/28/2022

Eric Dube, President and CEO of Travere Therapeutics, shares an important leadership habit. What are some habits that are useful to you as a leader?

10/28/2022

Congratulations Gena Cox, Ph.D. Inclusive organizations Effective leadership needs to start at the top of the organization. Read more in Gena’s new book, Leading Inclusion: Drive Change Your Employees Can See and Feel. It’s now available on Amazon! https://amzn.to/3ydrIzg

Leading Inclusion: Drive Change Your Employees Can See and Feel

10/27/2022

Reconciling business strategy with the broad and ambitious societal goals of ESG is an unprecedented challenge. The General Counsel has a vital role to play in balancing ethical, legal, and business objectives. Here, some of the nation's foremost GCs discuss how to establish and meet ambitious goals for ESG while ensuring sound organizational health and governance.

10/26/2022

Dr. Felix L. Nunez, board president of the Association of Clinicians for the Underserved (ACU), shares some insight about the Latino community and communicating with them. What are some of your strategies for reaching out to your employees?

10/21/2022

Face-to-face events are back! We take a look at what makes an in-person Vanguard Network forum so valuable.

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