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In the podcast Inflect, the FlexPoint Consulting team talks with clients and colleagues about navigating the critical inflection points of business and life. Hosted by Founder and CEO, Michael Daehne, these conversations reflect decades of experience with business transformation, curiosity in seeking out perspectives, and a sense of humility and good cheer through it all.
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Maintaining a Strong Data Foundation to Drive Business Results
Justin Nguyen, a senior data leader at the Home Depot, talks with Michael about data engineering’s critical inflection point, the importance of organizational culture and intellectual curiosity in the teams he’s led, and some of his favorite AI hacks for parenting.
Putting People at the Center of Organizational Effectiveness
Michael talks with Lynda Garcia about the value of real world, on-the-job training, the often-overlooked common-sense test, and some tips and tricks for talent calibration and succession planning. Lynda is a passionate HR executive with a proven track record of developing and implementing organizational effectiveness strategies, and she really puts people first in org design and talent management.
Building a Culture of Change Leadership
Michael talks with Biron Pickens, Vice President of Organization Effectiveness and Change Leadership at McKesson, about how great organizations like Southwest foster a unique culture, how leaders can prepare their people for advancements in technology like Artificial Intelligence, and suggestions for executives leading large-scale change management and transformations.
Leading with Your Head and Your Heart
Following the announcement of her upcoming departure this fall, Amy Mills, CEO of Emancipet, joins Michael to reflect on the veterinary care non-profit’s mission and growth over the past 17 years. Amy shares her personal origin story of finding Emancipet, her experiences navigating significant cultural change as a new leader, her vision for the organization, and her favorite part of the job.
Second Anniversary Ask-Me-Anything
To celebrate the second anniversary of FlexPoint Consulting, the FlexPoint team turns the microphone on Michael Daehne, Founder and CEO, for an ask-me-anything episode.
Michael fields questions about his entrepreneurial journey and the first two years of running FlexPoint. The group also discusses working through common challenges in business transformation. Then we close with a lightning round of more casual questions.
Navigating Change with Mental Wellness
In our fifth episode of Inflect, FlexPoint Consulting Founder & CEO Michael Daehne talks with Gloria Chan Packer, Principal and Founder of Recalibrate, about her big inflection point of shifting from management consulting to founding a workplace mental wellness firm. Gloria describes several symptoms of unhealthy stress, to help us be more aware of when stress and anxiety ramp up too much, and she shares three tips for navigating transformative change well.
Excelling in Transformation Leadership
In our third fireside chat, FlexPoint Consulting Founder & CEO Michael Daehne talks with Steve Abernathy, VP of Service Excellence and Advanced Analytics at Archrock. Steve shares wisdom on leadership, key differentiators in transformation, and change management.
Leading Teams through Complex Transformations
In our second fireside chat, FlexPoint Consulting Founder & CEO Michael Daehne talks to Dan Ritch, CEO of SunStream Business Services, about Dan's journey as a technology and business leader and his pearls of wisdom for leading teams through complex digital transformations.
“Transforming core processes — our secret sauce — can be a big differentiator. That reminds me of The Process Edge by Peter Keen. He discussed leaning into identity processes to find a competitive advantage. It’s important to make sure you’re always looking forward. I ask myself: what is the process differentiates us, and how do we capitalize on that?
Often, you do have to transform that process over time because the market changes, and the world changes around us.”
Excelling in Transformation Leadership with Steve Abernathy, VP of Service Excellence & Advanced Analytics at Archrock