Establishing a genuine culture of belonging takes more than signing new employees up for payroll and benefits.

What more could they possibly want? And how can executives, managers or entrepreneurs provide it?

Those are some of the things we're going to explore with the Jonathan Stutz, co-author of Daily Practices of Inclusive Leaders: A Guide to Building a Culture of Belonging.

* The role of leaders in supporting a culture of belonging in organizations

* How "dropping a pebble" contributes to building a culture of belonging

* Why building a culture of belonging is not the responsibility of the Human Resources Department

* Why one-on-one meetings are a massive opportunity to create connection with employees

* And much more!

Jonathan Stutz, M.A. (he/him/his) is the President of Global Diversity Partners, Inc.

He has over 25 years’ experience working in leadership roles at companies such as Amazon, Microsoft, and Zulily.

Jonathan earned his M.A. from City University of Seattle in Organizational Leadership and B.A. in Political Science from the University of Washington.

Jonathan serves on the Board of Trustees for the Bellevue, WA non-profit, Youth Eastside Services, and has served as Human Services Commissioner for the cities of Bellevue and Kirkland, WA.

If you liked this interview, you might also enjoy our other Leadership & Management episodes.

Contact Jonathan and connect with him on LinkedIn.

Also visit his book website and Global Partners Diversity website.

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Is it time to engage the services of a fractional CFO, a chief Financial officer?

How are you supposed to know? What can they bring to the party that's different from a CPA or a bookkeeper that you're currently working with?

Those are a few of the questions we'll explore with today's guest, finance expert John Hannum.

* How a fractional CFO differs from a bookkeeper and a CPA

* Whether a startup should consider consulting with a fractional CFO

* The value a fractional CFO can bring to a small business

* What factors to look for when hiring a fractional CFO

* And much more.

John is the founder and CEO of PPS Solutions PC, a firm that provides Fractional CFO services and full-service accounting and finance to growing businesses.

With a 25+ year background in corporate finance and as CFO of companies with phenomenal growth trajectories, he now focuses on bringing the Financial Firepower commonly employed by large successful companies to the smaller, growing businesses that need it most.

If you liked this interview, you might also enjoy our other Finance episodes.

Contact John and connect with him on LinkedIn, his company LinkedIn profile, and on YouTube.

Also visit his business website.

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Effective leadership is something every organization needs and we’ve known about the art and science of effective leadership and human team management for decades.

But yet there’s a gap between people in leadership positions knowing and doing. And it begs the question, why? Why is it so hard? What is standing in our way?

Those are a few of the things we’ll explore with Dr. Margie Oleson.

* How senior management often leaves effective leadership to chance

* The 3 tactical things needed for more effective leadership

* The perils of meeting overload

* How clarity around goals reflects effective leadership

* The 3 things you need to have clarity around goals

* And much more

Margie Oleson helps business leaders crush their goals by installing processes and habits for better clarity and alignment among the top team. She is a dynamic speaker and leadership expert who shares knowledge from her doctorate in organization development and decades of experience working with leaders and groups in many industries and companies.

She recognizes that companies aren’t set up to develop leaders or help them adopt the right leadership skills and behaviors. They are left to ‘make it up as they go – learning from past leaders… who were left on their own as well. Having leaders who know how to lead high-performing teams is the greatest strategic advantage for any organization – remembering Wickman (Traction): ‘As goes the leadership team, so goes the company.’

At the heart of her legacy is Top Team Accelerator™, a transformative force driving leadership development and cohesive, high-performing top teams… with changes that last in the future. She also helps leaders fix their meetings, use the Working Genius assessment to improve planning and execution, and right-size interactions across departments to break down silos and increase clarity and alignment.

Navigating diverse industries from aeronautics to fintech, Margie’s client roster reads like a global who’s who, helping redefine companies in Financial Services, Health Care, Manufacturing, Retail, Higher Education, and Nonprofits / Government.

If you liked this interview, you might also enjoy our other Leadership and Management episodes.

Contact Dr. Oleson and connect with her on LinkedIn and YouTube.

And be sure to check out her consulting website and her Top Team Accelerator.

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