Listen with Everything You’ve Got
Unearthing your true capabilities as a learner and a leader begins with listening, and Karen Kocher, head of 21st Century Jobs, Skills, and Employability at Microsoft, is a world-class listener. We find out through her stories of learning from both her family and her global network of thought leaders about how we too can make a “dollar feel like a million,” as a colleague of Karen’s said about her time as Chief Learning Officer at Cigna. Karen’s mastery of impact and efficiency comes from her boundless curiosity and optimism that says we are all innate learners, and so we are all capable of greatness—we just need nudges from signals beyond ourselves in order to develop an ear and a hunger for what’s different and innovative. Listen in on how Karen’s lessons on leadership come together in heartfelt care for her team member’s individual and collective purposes.
Show Notes
- Susan Colantuono, Founder of Leading Women, shares a surprising piece of advice
- Dr. David Rock, Director of the NeuroLeadership Institute
- Rob Cross, Edward A. Madden Professor of Global Business at Babson College, focuses on applying social network analysis to critical business issues for actionable insights and bottom-line results
- Read “Data from 3.5 Million Employees Shows How Innovation Really Works,” Harvard Business Review
- “We routinely say Karen can make a dollar feel like a million,” says Charlene Parsons, vice president of talent optimization at Cigna
- Women PeaceMakers—a video with stories
- On the Adaptability Quotient: “Screw Emotional Intelligence–Here’s The Key To The Future Of Work,” Fast Company