How can leaders create a culture where people feel inspired to share ideas, stay curious and think differently?
On this Live Greatly podcast episode, Kristel Bauer sits down with former Google executive and award-winning keynote speaker Steve Lerch to talk about his new book, INNOVATE: Igniting a Culture of Curiosity and Perpetual Improvement. Steve shares lessons from his time at Google and actionable strategies to help leaders foster innovation, build trust and create an environment where people feel comfortable speaking up and sharing new ideas.
Kristel and Steve also discuss psychological safety, why celebrating the sharing of ideas matters, how to cultivate greater inspiration and curiosity, and what creativity and innovation look like in the age of AI. Plus, Steve reveals whether his experience working at Google was anything like The Internship with Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn.
Key Takeaways From This Episode:
- How leaders can build a culture of innovation
- Tips to cultivate inspiration and curiosity
- How to create an environment where people actually want to share ideas
- The connection between psychological safety, trust and innovation
- Why leaders should celebrate the sharing of ideas
- Insights from Steve's new book, INNOVATE
- Creativity and innovation in the age of AI
- What Steve's experience working at Google was really like
ABOUT STEVE LERCH:
Steve Lerch is an award-winning international keynote speaker, consultant, and former Google Executive, who has become a highly respected voice in the world of innovation, leadership, digital strategy, and consumer behavior. Steve is the author of INNOVATE: Igniting a Culture of Curiosity and Perpetual Improvement.
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About the Host of the Live Greatly podcast, Kristel Bauer:
Kristel Bauer is a corporate wellness and performance expert, keynote speaker and TEDx speaker supporting organizations and individuals on their journeys for more happiness and success. She is the award-winning author of Work-Life Tango: Finding Happiness, Harmony, and Peak Performance Wherever You Work (John Murray Business November 19, 2024). With Kristel's healthcare background, she provides data driven actionable strategies to leverage happiness and high-power habits to drive growth mindsets, peak performance, profitability, well-being and a culture of excellence. Kristel's keynotes provide insights to "Live Greatly" while promoting leadership development and team building.
Kristel is the creator and host of her global top self-improvement podcast, Live Greatly. She is a contributing writer for Entrepreneur, and she is an influencer in the business and wellness space having been recognized as a Top 10 Social Media Influencer of 2021 in Forbes. As an Integrative Medicine Fellow & Physician Assistant having practiced clinically in Integrative Psychiatry, Kristel has a unique perspective into attaining a mindset for more happiness and success. Kristel has presented to groups from the American Gas Association, Bank of America, bp, Commercial Metals Company, General Mills, Northwestern University, Santander Bank and many more. Kristel's work has been featured in Forbes and she has had multiple TV appearances including NBC News Daily, ABC News Live, FOX Weather, ABC 7 Chicago, WGN Daytime Chicago and more. Kristel lives in the Chicago, IL area and she can be booked for speaking engagements worldwide.
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