“If you take care of your people, everything else will follow.” - Brian Garish

In today’s conversation, Brian shares about his early experiences as an employee, and how he learned early on that when leaders create a culture of inclusion around decision making, they are not only impacting the organization. They are impacting people.

Brian talks about how culture is Banfield’s top priority, and that if you take care of your people, everything else will follow. He explains the critical components of Banfield’s strategy: equity, inclusion, and diversity; and defined health and well-being journey that is part of everything Banfield does to create a better world for their associates.

Brian explains and demonstrates the importance of creating personal connections and being vulnerable as a leader, genuinely welcoming feedback from employees, customers, and the community.

Under his leadership, he has brought Banfield from a company with the highest turnover to a company with the lowest turnover. His key advice for leaders? Never underestimate the impact you can have on people in society.

“So when you think about human-centered leadership skills and business-centered leadership skills and meeting your organization and meeting your people where they are, right now, they need a heavy dose of the human-centered leadership skills. They need nurturing, support, compassion. They need someone that can model self-care skills. So when do we ever as CEOs think about how to model self-care? Like that’s a conversation that hasn’t been happening.”

In this episode of the Moments with M3 Leadership Podcast, host Mary Malone McCarthy welcomes to the show Suzi Sosa, Co-Founder, and CEO of Verb, a learning, and development company transforming leadership training at work. In today’s conversation, Suzi recounts her journey from working for the federal government to a fintech startup and finally discovering her true passion, social entrepreneurship. We discuss the tenets of conscious capitalism and the responsibility of a CEO and their call to greatness in being a conscious leader. She shares how the conscious capitalism community believes that capitalism has so much inherent good to bring to humankind in terms of wealth creation and opportunity, and how capitalism is part of the solution. We also discuss the need for leaders today to be equipped with human-centered leadership skills in addition to the regular manager fundamentals, and how learning programs can incorporate skills like self-awareness, empathy, purpose, and inclusion into classic “rhythms of management” training. As we close out the episode Suzi opens up about a difficult situation she and her company faced and the impact it had on her perspective. In her experience, she shares how there is no more room in her leadership to take care of people that were previously outside of her radar, and how important it is to stay open and stay curious.

“It's been a really big shift for a lot of leaders to go from maybe focusing more on productivity and accountability to now having to focus on well-being and psychological safety.” - Suzi Sosa

In this episode of the Moments with M3 Leadership Podcast, Mary Malone McCarthy of M3 Placement & Partnership, and Harriet Harty, Chief Administrative Officer of ADT host the virtual panel event: Reimagining the Future of the Workplace. Mary Malone and Harriet welcome industry leaders for a thoughtful conversation on how businesses have adapted to the “new normal” working environment. You’ll hear about what leaders are doing to manage a remote team, how to stay engaged with your team, how to handle a shift in employee expectations as the desire to remain in remote or hybrid models has become commonplace, and much more. Join us for a deep dive into “reimagining” the future of the workplace.

“How you show up in the time of crisis...will be remembered for a very long time in terms of how organizations present this and what did you do to really support your colleagues and make sure that your culture and your environment was supportive.”

In this episode of the Moments with M3 Leadership Podcast, host Mary Malone McCarthy welcomes to the show Donna M. Hughes, JD, Chief People Officer at EmblemHealth. Today’s conversation is centered around three areas of leadership that Donna is most passionate about: servant leadership, inclusive leadership, and mentoring and coaching others. Donna explains how she uses her experience and learnings to strengthen others and how servant leadership continues to play an important role throughout the journey of her career. Learn how Donna clears the room at EmblemHealth with an inclusive environment where all are invited to contribute, and to have influence on coming up with solutions. Donna shares thoughtful insight on the difference between mentoring and coaching, and how both are vital to an organization’s growth and well-being. Finally, we conclude this episode with a discussion about the need for leaders to learn from the challenges of the past year and to continue to have lasting change by providing a supportive environment .

“Our employees are the cornerstone of our business.”

“We have to destigmatize mental wellness first and foremost.”

In the second of a two-part series on the Moments with M3 Leadership Podcast, host Mary Malone McCarthy welcomes back to the show Harriet Harty, Chief Administrative Officer at ADT. In a powerful conversation, the discussion focuses on the critical need for companies to act as servant leaders and open the conversation around mental wellness. Now more than ever, business leaders are saying “It’s ok to talk about it. It’s ok to reach out for support, and we are here for it.” Throughout our discussion, we discuss the steps Harriet has taken at ADT to open up this conversation, and the impact it has had on the organization and the people.

In the first of a two-part series on the Moments with M3 Leadership Podcast, host Mary Malone McCarthy welcomes to the show Harriet Harty, Chief Administrative Officer at ADT. In today’s conversation, Harriet and Mary Malone discuss how critical it is, especially during these challenging times, to pay attention to the health and vitality of an organization. Harriet highlights the importance of giving businesses the tools needed to start conversations about diversity, company culture, and mental wellness and how these conversations can make a difference in the everyday lives of employees needing support and acknowledgement. She talks about how HR leaders have the utmost responsibility to be the change stewards of the organization and to have a deep understanding of the business they are a part of in order to impact business success by focusing on the employee experience through these initiatives. Mary Malone & Harriet offer key advice to HR leaders to step up as a true business partner and advisor to the CEO and executive team no matter the size of the organization. Throughout the conversation, Harriet shares her inspiring experiences, including the launch of her career, leading with grit and an unwavering passion for impacting others.

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“You are not going to have all the answers, but you can help find the right answers.”

In this episode of the Moments with M3 Leadership Podcast, host Mary Malone McCarthy welcomes to the show Mark Hamilton, President and CEO of Harcros Chemicals, a 100% employee-owned chemical manufacturing and distribution company. With over 30 years of experience in operations leadership, Mark is a strong believer in servant leadership. Mark begins by sharing his journey to becoming CEO of Harcros and the lessons he learned along the way. He explains his unwavering belief that capitalism should be built upon to serve others and the necessity to nurture and empower employees in order to enrich the lives of employees and the community.

“Leadership is a behavior, not a title or a role.”

In this episode of the Moments with M3 Leadership Podcast, host Mary Malone McCarthy welcomes to the show Dr. Rosie Ward, CEO and co-founder of Salveo Partners, LLC, a professional consulting and training firm. Dr. Ward is also the author of the book, Rehumanizing the Workplace: Future-proofing your organization while restoring hope, wellbeing and performance. Rosie discusses the importance of rehumanizing workplaces to create an environment in which employees can thrive both professionally and personally. She also discusses the inside-out approach to leadership development and the concept of building the lighthouse in order to provide clarity in relation to purpose and core values.