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A Leadership beyond

A Leadership beyond

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 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.2022 マネジメント マネジメント・リーダーシップ 経済学
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  • Creating Trust and Belonging Through Peer Groups - A Conversation with Aiko Thurlow of InFounders

    Creating Trust and Belonging Through Peer Groups - A Conversation with Aiko Thurlow of InFounders
    2025/10/08

    We are grateful for having connected with Aïko Thurlow. Aiko is Ceo of InFounders:

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    In this compelling conversation, Aiko shares how she transformed her own lonely entrepreneurial journey into a mission to bring people together through carefully facilitated peer groups. After discovering the power of Masterminds, she founded her company to help organizations—from industry associations to corporations—create spaces where professionals can authentically connect, problem-solve together, and experience genuine belonging in an increasingly transactional business world.

    Key Highlights

    • Trust can be built quickly through intentional depth - Rather than waiting years for trust to develop naturally, Aiko's methodology invites participants to "go deep very quickly" by creating psychologically safe spaces with clear ground rules, confidentiality, and facilitated vulnerability from the start.

    • The "hot seat" model delivers measurable ROI - Each session focuses on one person's most pressing challenge while 6-7 carefully curated peers (similar level, no competitors or direct reports) provide support through questions and shared experiences, leading to concrete next steps and ongoing accountability.

    • Questions and stories beat advice - The secret to effective peer support isn't jumping to problem-solving mode, but instead asking curious questions to understand deeply, then sharing relevant personal experiences without expecting anything in return—letting others take what serves them.

    • Belonging happens when we reveal what's behind the veil - Moving beyond water cooler small talk to structured conversations about real struggles creates profound connection and relief, as people discover they're "not as weird as they thought" and don't have to solve everything alone.

    • Peer perspective prevents wasted time - When we're stuck in the weeds, peers with big-picture views can redirect our energy toward what truly matters, often saving "hundreds of hours" by catching misdirected efforts we're too close to see.

    Just as Aiko's peer groups create intentional space for depth, accountability, and belonging within organizations, our People Strategy Power Hour provides leaders with the framework and tools to build cultures where trust and human connection aren't accidental—they're engineered into how we work together.

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    Stay tuned for more conversations about leveraging people power for improved relationship and greater business impact.

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    Connect with AÏKO:

    (7) Aïko Thurlow | LinkedIn

    InFounders

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    A Leadership Beyond exists to support the alignment between the business strategy and people strategy - to drive results with people not at the expense of people (Talent Optimization).

    Subscribe to our podcast to join the Leadership Beyond Community of Conversation and hear insights from thought leaders and human development experts leading the way in the field of Talent Optimization.

    We are grateful to you and always eager to hear from you!

    To learn more visit https://aleadershipbeyond.com

    Adrienne & Tom
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    30 分
  • Leadership Lessons from Show Business - A Conversation with Steven Puri

    Leadership Lessons from Show Business - A Conversation with Steven Puri
    2025/09/09
    Leadership Lessons from Show Business In this episode, Tom and Adrienne chat with Steven Puri and trace his unexpected path from a “code monkey” in Northern Virginia to an Academy Award–winning visual-effects producer and later a tech entrepreneur. Steven shares how he bridged left-brain engineering and right-brain creativity on films like Independence Day, Braveheart, and several David Fincher projects. He reflects on lessons learned in Hollywood—managing creatives, nurturing “lightbulb” moments, and building culture—that carry over into hybrid and remote leadership. Long before remote work became a buzzword, Steven was orchestrating VFX teams across studios in Los Angeles, London, and Sydney, balancing creative, financial, and logistical mindsets over distance—an early test of distributed leadership that today’s managers face. Throughout the conversation, candid anecdotes like the famed “Bart” trailer story illustrate why inviting every voice can spark game-changing ideas. As our work (and often our brains) has scattered in today’s culture, Steven is dedicated to bringing us the tools for intentional focus. Here are a few of the gems gleaned from this fun and flowing conversation: Embrace Diverse Talents: Success in both film and tech comes from uniting creatives, technical experts, and business minds around a shared goal, much like assembling a movie crew.Manage Creativity with Intention: Great leaders know how to create the right environment for creativity—sometimes by giving people more than one project, or by encouraging "rubber ducking" (talking through problems out loud).Best Idea Wins Culture: The most effective teams foster a safe space where anyone, regardless of role, can contribute ideas—echoing Steven Spielberg’s approach of valuing input from everyone, even the “coffee boy.”Hire for Passion and Culture Fit: Skills can be developed, but passion and alignment with the team’s mission are essential. Hiring the right people is more important than micromanaging.Purposeful Markers and Storytelling: Leaders should set clear markers and use storytelling to help teams understand where they are and where they’re going, just as a film uses acts and foreshadowing.Active Listening is Key: The best leaders practice active listening, seeking feedback from users, team members, and even critics, and using it to improve.Leadership is a Practice: Leadership isn’t just a set of concepts—it’s something you do and refine every day, much like honing a craft in show business. Steven is the Founder and CEO of The Sukha Company with the mission to help millions of people find their focus, achieve more and have a healthy work life. Steven's career started as a newscaster/interviewer for the #1 youth news show in the DC/Baltimore market (on WTTG-TV) and then as a junior software engineer & Thomas J. Watson Scholar at IBM. After attending USC in Los Angeles, he began working in film production and produced computer-generated visual effects for 14 movies including Independence Day which won the Academy Award for Visual Effects. Steven’s first tech company was Centropolis Effects that produced those CGI effects, and he eventually sold it to the German media conglomerate Das Werk when he was 28. Steven then produced some indie films and eventually went studio-side to develop and produce live-action features as a VP of Development & Production at 20th Century Fox (running the Die Hard and Wolverine franchises) and an EVP at DreamWorks Pictures for Kurtzman-Orci Productions where he worked on Star Trek, Transformers and more. After Fox, Steven returned to building tech companies and founded The Sukha Company - ‘sukha’ means ‘happiness from self-fulfillment’ in Sanskrit. The Sukha is a focus app that bundles all the tools necessary to have a focused experience and a healthy, productive workday. Steven lives in Austin, TX now. Connect with Steven: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steven-puri/. The Sukha Company: https://www.thesukha.co A Leadership Beyond exists to support the alignment between the business strategy and people strategy - to drive results with people not at the expense of people (Talent Optimization). Subscribe to our podcast to join the Leadership Beyond Community of Conversation and hear insights from thought leaders and human development experts leading the way in the field of Talent Optimization. We are grateful to you and always eager to hear from you! To learn more visit https://aleadershipbeyond.com Adrienne & Tom
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    32 分
  • Exploring Predictive Index with A Leadership Beyond

    Exploring Predictive Index with A Leadership Beyond
    2025/07/01

    There’s a big difference between watching a leadership tool in action—and experiencing it with your own team, focused on your real business challenges.

    That’s the power of our People Strategy Power Hour.

    At A Leadership Beyond, we believe people-first doesn’t mean soft—it means strategic. When leaders understand their own leadership DNA and how their team naturally works together, they can move faster, solve business problems more effectively, and stay aligned to what matters most.

    In this week’s podcast episode, we walk through a live demo of the Predictive Index platform—one of the ways we leverage people data to gain insight into concrete business strategy.

    You’ll see:

    • How one leader’s PI profile reveals her strengths and stretch points
    • What happens when her drives meet those of her team—and where friction or flow occurs
    • How the PI Team Map and Strategy Alignment tools spotlight blind spots and untapped potential
    • A real-time example of flexing styles to meet strategic goals

    These insights don’t just create understanding—they open up the kinds of conversations that lead to better execution, stronger collaboration, and lasting alignment.

    Want to see it through your own lens?

    Schedule your People Strategy Power Hour here: https://aleadershipbeyond.com/people-strategy-power-hour-2/

    You will receive a complimentary 6-minute PI assessment and a 30-minute 1:1 debrief with us followed by a team assessment and debrief if you choose to continue.

    You’ll walk away with:

    • A deeper understanding of your leadership style
    • Insights into how to work better with your team
    • The ability to identify and address gaps between your business objectives and your team’s strengths
    • A practical view of where work style misalignments may be holding your team back—and how to flex toward alignment
    • A real-time glimpse into how this tool supports your business goals

    A Leadership Beyond exists to support the alignment between the business strategy and people strategy - to drive results with people not at the expense of people (Talent Optimization).

    Subscribe to our podcast to join the Leadership Beyond Community of Conversation and hear insights from thought leaders and human development experts leading the way in the field of Talent Optimization.

    We are grateful to you and always eager to hear from you! To learn more visit https://aleadershipbeyond.com

    Tom & Adrienne

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    38 分
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