Today, Heather is coming to you solo to go over our 10 Guiding Principles for our Leadership Development work here at MillerKnoll. These were developed to guide the creation of our leadership model and also guide our approach to how we work with leaders. Come learn more about these principles and the researchers who inform our work.

Dianna Anderson, CEO of Cylient, sits down with Heather to talk about why the strategies for changing things is not the same as the strategy for helping people change. They discuss how the skill of coaching can be used to effectively help people through the behavior change that makes large scale change possible. Check out this article from Dianna to learn more: https://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/trainingindustry/tiq_20210304/index.php#/p/34

Be ready to rethink what you believe you know about how change really happens. Heather spends time with Dr. Andreas Hoffbauer debunking the influencer myth and several other popular myths of change. Trying to influence any type of change? This episode may help you rethink your approach.

As many businesses start to navigate bringing employees back to the office, Heather thought it would be fun to explore with her team how they are thinking about working hybrid with a team that is made up of both remote and office employees. They talk about why they are looking forward to coming into the office and how they plan to balance the needs of both remote and in-office workers. Spoiler alert: Part of their plan is to experiment and learn!

Episode release delayed due to Hurricane Ida. Thank you for your patience. Heather sits down again with neuroscientist, Dr. Dan Radecki, to talk through how to build psychological safety while managing through change of merger and acquisition integration. Heather explores with Dan his own personal experience going through mergers and acquisitions and what we can take away as leaders to support both ourselves and our teams.

Lauren and Heather spend time breaking down how leaders can get in the way of the very change they want to create by getting stuck in a thinking trap. Lauren breaks down the types of mind traps we can encounter and don't miss the actionable strategies she shares with us to deal with them.

Today, we flip the tables, and Jared Mejeur, Senior Learning Strategist and a member of the Global Leadership Development, sits down for a conversation with Heather. In this conversation, Jared explores with Heather why she is so passionate about leaders and their development, how leadership development is shifting within Herman Miller, and what is challenging her as a leader right now.

Heather visits with Myron Maurer, our Vice President of Global Product Innovation to talk about the lessons he has learned that help him to successfully embrace change and how he leads his team to do the same. Heather and Myron also discuss how he sees his role as a leader in creating the environment where innovation can flourish.

Join Heather and Robin Hills as they unpack how developing emotional intelligence supports the Leadership Principle of Cultivate Connection. As they discuss the facets of emotional intelligence, you will hear how it draws back to other important leadership practices - the importance of coaching conversations and the concept of trust.