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Leadership Series: Practical Strategies for Bridging Leadership Gaps with Executive Coach Lori Mazan

Distinguished | Hospitality Leadership Podcast with Dean Upneja

Chapters
0:04
Welcome & Guest Introduction: Lori Mazan and Dr. Taylor Payton
0:55
What Inspired Sounding Board: Bringing Executive Coaching to All Leaders
1:14
Welcome to Dr. Taylor Payton, Resident Expert
2:48
What Is Coaching and How Does It Differ From Traditional Training
5:33
Overcoming the Stigma of Coaching: From Remedial to Developmental
8:02
Investing in Leaders Who Might Leave: Is It Worth It?
10:18
Leadership Revolution: Why Traditional Models Are Outdated
13:04
Coaching to Enhance Natural Strengths, Not Create New Personalities
14:23
Helping Leaders Adapt to New Cultures and Environments
16:20
How Many Executives Actually Want to Change?
16:46
Why Leaders at the Top Need a Neutral Sounding Board
19:03
80-90% of CEOs Have a Coach — They Just Don't Talk About It
19:23
Tech-Driven Coaching: Balancing AI Tools With the Human Element
21:39
Why Technology Cannot Replace the Coaching Relationship
22:21
How Sounding Board Uses AI: Matching, Summaries, and Goal Tracking
23:36
Data Privacy and Confidentiality in Coaching Platforms
25:19
Advice for Students and Early-Career Leaders on Leadership Development
25:50
Building Your Internal Compass: The "Eye of the Storm" Concept
28:20
Coaching Is Expensive — What Can Early-Career Leaders Do Instead?
28:37
The Power of Mentoring: Free, Multi-Directional, and Underused
29:57
Reverse Mentoring: Learning From Younger Colleagues
30:47
Why Organizations Should Contact Sounding Board
32:12
Fun Questions: What Superpower Would Enhance Your Coaching?
33:06
Go-To Activity: 30 Years of Tai Chi Chuan
34:10
Closing Remarks & Credits
Distinguished | Hospitality Leadership Podcast with Dean Upneja
Leadership Series: Practical Strategies for Bridging Leadership Gaps with Executive Coach Lori Mazan
Sep 05, 2024 Season 2 Episode 12
BU School of Hospitality Administration

What does it take to truly redefine leadership in today's fast-paced world? Lori Mazan, co-founder and Chief Coaching Officer at Sounding Board, shares practical and transformative strategies to address this challenge. In her new book, Leadership Revolution: The Future of Developing Dynamic Leaders, Lori offers a fresh perspective that rethinks outdated leadership norms. 

In this special podcast episode on leadership, Arun Upneja is joined by Dr. Taylor Peyton, an expert in Leadership and Organizational Behavior who previously taught at BU School of Hospitality, bringing added depth and insight to the conversation. 

Email us at shadean@bu.edu

The “Distinguished” podcast is produced by Boston University School of Hospitality Administration. 

Host: Arun Upneja, Dean
Producer: Mara Littman, Executive Director of Strategic Operations and Corporate Relations
Research and Content Creation: Lan Lu
Marketing: Anne Dawson
Editing: Isabella Laikin and James Leon

Music: “Airport Lounge" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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