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Aug 6, 2024
Culture Stock: Driving Purpose in Times of Transformation
Show contributors: Shelie Gustafson, Michael Chavez, Arthur Jones
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Transformation has become an over-used buzzword for companies and consultants in the last five years, but the market-proven truth is that companies, and by extension, employees, are now required to be more agile and resilient — and willing to upskill.
So, how do large companies manage significant, lasting changes across their operating model during times of transition with organizational performance, innovation and collaboration as priorities? Success is driven by engaged and empowered employees, but it requires the right leadership, corporate culture and silo-busting collaboration. There’s one golden thread that runs through all three: the power of collective purpose.
Our guests for this episode: Shelie Gustafson, Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer at Jacobs, and education and leadership development coach Michael Chavez, who is Founder & Managing Director at Broad Vista Partners.
Tune in to find out
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What a leadership shadow is, and why it’s vital for your career
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How to create companies that learn (and adapt) faster
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Why internal ambiguity is your biggest enemy
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How to become a leader, even if you aren’t managing people
About our guests
With a passion for distinctive leadership, culture and purpose, Shelie Gustafson delights in ensuring employees around the globe have unexpected opportunities for growth at Jacobs. An exceptional listener and leader, her strong business and culture acumen, combined with her global experience having led teams around the world, have resulted in a reputation for strategic thought leadership, operational excellence and driving organization performance.
Her 20+ years of global business leadership experience, in collaboration with c-suite executives and boards around culture, leadership and strengthening human capital, have helped to solve complex problems with practical approaches to realize long-term value creation.
An accomplished researcher, author and public speaker, Michael Chavez has spent the better part of the past 20 years in leadership roles at Duke Corporate Education. Having just launched his own firm, Broad Vista Partners, he continues to provide leadership coaching and education, team development and organizational change consulting to companies around the world.
Michael specializes in “re-humanizing” leadership by engaging people around a purpose, shared meaning and empathy, focusing on how leaders can most effectively shape, institutionalize and lead from a shared organizational purpose.
He facilitates and advises in the areas of leadership and culture, organizational networks, team collaboration, strategy and execution and has led projects all over the world and in a variety of industries, including technology, pharmaceuticals, consumer products, retail, financial services and media.
About If/When
In Jacobs’ series of interviews with some of the industry’s leading subject matter experts, inspirational leaders and trailblazers, we pull back the curtain on some of the hottest topics and trends across critical infrastructure, climate resiliency, water, advanced manufacturing, energy transition, sustainability, technology and artificial intelligence. We unpack the innovation, core values and close collaboration between Jacobs and its relationships with clients, partners and the communities in which it serves. We explore how we’re building social value across all that we do to create digitally enabled, science-based and sustainable solutions that drive climate response and human wellness.