Our Podcast
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.
Accelerating Leadership Development and Teamwork
Michael Daehne sits down with Joe Han to talk about his path to leading wilderness-based leadership development experiences and his passion for praxis – the cyclical process of experiential learning. Joe describes how he has lived out the spirit of praxis in various environments, from sales leadership and enablement to mentorship-focused outdoor adventures. And you’ll hear what Joe brings on every wilderness retreat – we couldn’t have guessed it with 100 tries!
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.
Finding Meaning through the Hero’s Journey
Michael talks with Ben Rogers, Assistant Professor of Management and Organization at the Carroll School of Management at Boston College, about Ben’s research around the meaning of work and narratives in the workplace. They focus specifically on how the hero’s journey is a way for us all to find meaning in our work.
BBQ and Business Transformation
Since at FlexPoint, we care deeply about both barbecue and business transformation, and excelling in them can be tricky, we compiled five lessons that apply to both. Kim Ehrman shares them in this episode: Make a plan before you light the fire. Keep it simple, stupid. Measure, monitor, and adjust. Pack your patience and survive the stall. And don't over-index on the sauce.
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.
“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