In this episode of the LIFT Podcast Richard talks to John Baldoni, a globally recognized leadership educator and certified Master Corporate Executive Coach. With a background in corporate communication and speech writing, John has also authored 15 books that have been translated into ten languages. He is a LinkedIn Live host, and his work has been featured in Forbes, Harvard Business Review and The Wall Street Journal.

Topics of discussion include:

–       Empathy in leadership and the importance of coaching

–       Business lessons learned in the pandemic

–       How do leaders retain their top talent in a new era of the ‘great resignation’?

–       How do you maintain collaboration and be present in a virtual or hybrid work setting?

–       How can you be a graceful leader?

John provides insights and perspectives that are sure to help any leader who is looking to build a more empathetic and effective team.

More about John:

 John Baldoni is a globally recognized leadership educator, certified Master Corporate Executive Coach, LinkedIn Live host, and author of 15 books that have been translated into ten languages.

In 2021, the International Federation of Learning and Development named John a World-Class Mentor and named him to its Hall of Fame. In 2022, Global Gurus ranked John a Top 20 global leadership expert, a list he has been on since 2007. John is also a member of the renowned Marshall Goldsmith 100 coaches, a group of executive coaches and thought leaders from the worlds of business, academia and social service.

John established a career as a highly sought-after executive coach, where he has had the privilege of working with senior leaders in virtually every industry from pharmaceutical to real estate, packaged goods to automobiles, and finance to health care.

John is also the host of LinkedIn Live’s GRACE under pressure interview series, a platform that has enabled him to interview more than a hundred global business, academic and thought leaders and doers.

John has authored more than 800 leadership columns for a variety of online publications including Forbes, Harvard Business Review and Inc.com. John also produced and appears in a video coaching series for SmartBrief, a news channel with over 4 million readers. John is the author and host of two online leadership courses: “Leading through Change & Crisis” and “Leading with Resilience + Grace” for Methods of Leaders/100 Coaches. John is also the host of LinkedIn Live’s Grace under pressure interview series. John’s leadership resource website is www.johnbaldoni.com