Category: Podcasts

Welcome to the Art of Grateful Leadership podcast In this episode I have the pleasure of interviewing Susan Parente The last time Susan and I sat down, we […]

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The focus of this episode is one of the key points of Grateful Leadership, the difference between simple thanks, recognition and acknowledgment Don’t get me wrong; Thanks, Recognition, and […]

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In this episode we continue the conversation with Donald Officer on the topic of Positive Psychology and Grateful Leadership   Keywords: #IWorkForGM; Art of Grateful Leadership; Power of Acknowledgment; […]

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Today I have the honor to talk to Donald Officer, regular contributor and author of the  Gratitude Connection for the Center for Grateful Leadership He is an active […]

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Welcome to the Art of Grateful Leadership Podcast   Did you ever walk into a situation that you thought would be horrible and walk out thanking the person or […]

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In my study of the Power of Acknowledgment, I’m always looking for a better, more powerful form of acknowledgment You know: Bigger, Stronger, Faster! But what I didn’t realize is that […]

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  Welcome to the Art of Grateful Leadership Podcast We are now headed into our 2nd hundred episode, or essentially, our third year of production A couple days ago, […]

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Does the Art of Grateful Leadership podcast make a difference? This is always something on the mind of the host. When Judy Umlas found out that we were […]

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Can you acknowledge someone at the point they first interact with you? Before you have really had any conversation or effect on you? You probably do this more than […]

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Do you know that acknowledgment is a two-way street?   The art of accepting an acknowledgment should be practiced too. It is simple, but as they say, simple is […]

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Welcome to the Art of Grateful Leadership podcast. One of the greatest aspects of being mentored is when the mentor looks deeply and gives the mentee a couple […]

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Welcome to the Art Of Grateful Leadership Today, we’re going to talk about my experience with the group of people in the world that I believe needs the […]

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Each of us has those people in our life that has made a profound impact on their career Have you ever thought of acknowledging them?   I think […]

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In my last episode, I mentioned that I recently had the privilege of Jury Duty The case was not fun, as crime never is.   During my time […]

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Welcome to the Art of Grateful Leadership Podcast   Acknowledgment can take place anywhere Even in the Jury Room Resulting from a trial   Let me tell you […]

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In this episode, I want to turn towards those that inspire us during hard times. And, if you are from Detroit, you probably heard that some of us […]

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In this episode I want to turn things around a little bit… I would imagine that most of the people listening to this podcast are the “Acknowledgers”   […]

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Welcome the Art of Grateful Leadership Podcast This was a hard podcast to put together not because I’m not passionate about the topic but that it hits close […]

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Acknowledge people every chance you get.  This episode reinforces this thought.  You never know when you won’t see someone again.   Keywords: #IWorkForGM; Art of Grateful Leadership; Power […]

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Today we have a guest podcast Host, Susan Parente I Interviewed her in September of 2018 for the podcast and she wanted to share some of her experiences with […]

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There are some times when you just can’t help acknowledging someone. There was just such a day recently. We were coming to the end of the year and there […]

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In this episode, we have a very special guest podcast host, Ms. Judith W. Umlas, the founder of the Center for Grateful Leadership Let us listen to Judy […]

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In this episode we are going to add more to our discussion on Employee Engagement and Acknowledgment   In a January 4, 2018 Forbes article, Mike Kappel, wrote […]

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In this episode we will talk about how to strengthen your Acknowledgment skills Whether you’re a seasoned veteran at acknowledging people Or just beginning your acknowledgment journey   […]

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The topic for this episode is Whom should I acknowledge?   Many times I’ve heard Why should I acknowledge the person for doing that? They are just doing […]

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Welcome to the Art of Grateful Leadership Podcast   There are many people that think about Grateful Leadership and then think: Well, I’m not a manager in my […]

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In this episode we are going to focus on the topic of Appreciation and Employee Retention Is there a relationship between the two? In other words: Do people really […]

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This episode is about this time of year and how it is just built for Acknowledgment   As we head into the last part of the year, we should […]

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Welcome to the Art of Grateful Leadership podcast In this episode, we have a guest podcast host Here’s Roxi Nevin to tell us how the path to success […]

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Welcome to the Art of Grateful Leadership Podcast In this episode, we’re going to discuss how natural Acknowledgment is and how some people can do it, without taking […]

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I was speaking to Judy Umlas the other day about a presentation I’m going to give and one of the items that came up was the question: Have […]

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In this episode I’d like to open up a topic on Mentoring and Acknowledgment There is such a strong link between the two that I feel the need […]

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Today we have another guest podcast host, Mr. Donald Officer – an outspoken advocate on the topic of Positive Psychology He is here to introduce us to Louisa […]

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In this episode, Judy Umlas is given the reins of the Art of Grateful Leadership podcast to tell us where the Center for Grateful Leadership is headed and […]

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In this episode, we are completing our discussion of the seven principles of acknowledgement as presented in Judy Umlas’ book: Grateful Leadership Using the power of acknowledgment to […]

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In this episode, we continue with our series on the Seven Principles of Acknowledgment from Judy Umlas’ book Grateful Leadership: Using the Power of Acknowledgment to Engage All […]

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Welcome to the Art of Grateful Leadership Podcast   Judy Umlas In her book: Grateful Leadership: Using the Power of Acknowledgment to Engage All Your People and Achieve […]

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We continue with the Seven Principles of Acknowledgment Today we are on Principle #4 – Acknowledgment Energizes People – Lack of Acknowledgment Diminishes Them   Here’s what Judy Umlas […]

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Today’s ever increasing “busy-ness” affects us all Yes, even us podcasters. The fall is almost upon us. I don’t know about you, but my life becomes busier in the […]

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Today we are going to continue our series on the seven principles of acknowledgment As found in Judy Umlas’ book Grateful Leadership   This episode is about the […]

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Judy Umlas has written three books, all of them on Acknowledgment and Acknowledgment in Leadership In her second book, Grateful Leadership: Using the Power of Acknowledgment to  Engage […]

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I have heard people talk about acknowledgment And the fact that if you acknowledge too often, you will cheapen it. It will no longer be seen as valuable […]

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