Toxic Leadership: Tales of Transformation

The Toxic Leadership PodcastInstagram: @ToxicLeadershipPodcastTwitter: @ToxicLeaderShow Dr. Kevin Sansberry II is a behavioral scientist and executive coach with expertise in toxic leadership, human capital strategy, and creating inclusive cultures of belonging to enhance organization performance. Over the years, Kevin has focused on providing research-informed solutions in various settings such as higher education, nonprofit, sales, and corporate environments. Follow KEVRA: The Culture Company on Linkedin to keep up with your favorite behavioral scientist, Dr. Sansberry. At KEVRA: The Culture Company, we partner to effectively evolve your organizational culture by focusing on competency development, best practices, and leading research to deliver systemic and innovative solutions for company success. Have a question for Dr. Sansberry? Visit askdrkev.com to send your leadership and organizational-related questions. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review & share! https://thetoxicleadershippodcast.com/About our Guest: Jessica ChildressAward-winning attorney Jessica Childress is the author of Peace: Leaving a Toxic Workplace on Your Own Terms. Ms. Childress has practiced employment law for over eleven years, representing organizations of all sizes and individuals in employment law matters. She is the Managing Attorney of the Childress Firm PLLC, a boutique employment law firm, based in Washington, D.C.Ms. Childress holds a Bachelor of Arts in Government and African American Studies from the University of Virginia and a Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law. Ms. Childress graduated Phi Beta Kappa and with High Distinction from the University of Virginia in 2007.Prior to launching the Childress Firm PLLC, Ms. Childress served as an associate at two global law firms and as an attorney at the United States Department of Justice. Ms. Childress has litigated retaliation, discrimination, sexual harassment, non-competition, trade secret, unfair labor practice, and whistleblower cases before various tribunals. She serves clients in general business transactions with employees and independent contractors. Ms. Childress drafts agreements such as employment agreements, consulting agreements, severance agreements, and confidentiality agreements.She has been the recipient of several honors, including the National Bar Association’s 2018 Young Lawyer of the Year Award, the Washington Bar Association’s 2017-2018 Young Lawyer of the Year Award, the National Bar Association’s 40 under 40 Best Advocates Award, the Kim Keenan Leadership & Advocacy Award, the Greater Washington Area Chapter of the National Bar Association’s Rising Star Award, and recognition by the National Black Lawyers as one of the top 100 black attorneys. In 2022, Ms. Childress received the Women Owned Law organization’s Woman Legal Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Ms. Childress has been named to the 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers Rising Stars lists. Only 2.5% of practicing attorneys in Washington, D.C. are selected to receive this honor.Twitter || https://twitter.com/childressfirm (@Childressfirm)Meta || www.facebook.com/thechildressfirmInstagram || https://www.instagram.com/thechildressfirm (@thechildressfirm)Website: www.thechildressfirm.comLinkedIn|| https://www.linkedin.com/in/childressjessicaYoutube || https://www.youtube.com/@childressfirmListeners may take the Childress Firm's free workplace respect assessment and e-course, Intro[re]spection®, by accessing the link here: https://the-childress-firm.ck.page/introrespectionListeners may pre-order the upcoming e-book, Peace: Leaving a Toxic Workplace on Your Own Terms by visiting https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C1SWHHW9?ref_=pe_3052080_276849420.

About Erik KrugerErik through his company, Modern Breed, creates learning experiences for modern leaders and teams. He has worked for a wide range of local and international clients such as Sasfin, Anglo-American, Young President’s Organization, Cipla, Abbvie, Entrepreneurs Organisation, and Pepsico.He holds a Master's degree in business and executive coaching. As a best-selling author, he has published numerous books and articles on topics such as team dynamics, leading change, and personal development. He also co-hosts a podcast with futurist, John Sanei, called the Expansive podcast.The Toxic Leadership PodcastInstagram: @ToxicLeadershipPodcastTwitter: @ToxicLeaderShow Dr. Kevin Sansberry II is a behavioral scientist and executive coach with expertise in toxic leadership, human capital strategy, and creating inclusive cultures of belonging to enhance organization performance. Over the years, Kevin has focused on providing research-informed solutions in various settings such as higher education, nonprofit, sales, and corporate environments. Follow KEVRA: The Culture Company on Linkedin to keep up with your favorite behavioral scientist, Dr. Sansberry. At KEVRA: The Culture Company, we partner to effectively evolve your organizational culture by focusing on competency development, best practices, and leading research to deliver systemic and innovative solutions for company success. Have a question for Dr. Sansberry? Visit askdrkev.com to send your leadership and organizational-related questions. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review & share! https://thetoxicleadershippodcast.com/

Stacey Hall's mission is to help salespeople attract and connect with their ideal audience, solve their audience’s problems, and leave a legacy that lives on long after they are gone. She is best known for her ground-breaking social media marketing training program, Go for Yes, which has helped thousands of people attract more sales, customer and employee satisfaction, and success. Stacey is an acclaimed international speaker who gained recognition for her TEDx Talk. Her mission is to help entrepreneurs attract and connect with their ideal audience, solve their audience’s problems, and leave a legacy that lives on long after they are gone.She wrote her new book, Selling From Your Comfort Zone because so many sales people believe that they must push themselves out of their comfort zones and compromise their values to sell products. But, as Stacey explains, the comfort zone can actually be a power zone that leads to sales, satisfaction, and success.Shifting away from pushy sales tactics, she will show how you can bring meaning to how you serve others through your business. You will discover a simple formula for a personalized approach to connection-building through problem-solving by remaining in alignment with your calling, with yourself, and with what you are selling.By adopting this approach, you will have more confidence, more energy, and more courage to achieve your goals, and will be able to stay flexible and resilient in the face of challenges.More from Stacey8 Steps to a Sale: https://www.staceyannhall.com/8-steps-to-a-sale-gift? Leadership Secrets Revealed E-Book: https://www.ditchyourgrind.com/leadership-secretsThe Toxic Leadership PodcastInstagram: @ToxicLeadershipPodcastTwitter: @ToxicLeaderShow Dr. Kevin Sansberry II is a behavioral scientist and executive coach with expertise in toxic leadership, human capital strategy, and creating inclusive cultures of belonging to enhance organization performance. Over the years, Kevin has focused on providing research-informed solutions in various settings such as higher education, nonprofit, sales, and corporate environments. Follow KEVRA: The Culture Company on Linkedin to keep up with your favorite behavioral scientist, Dr. Sansberry. At KEVRA: The Culture Company, we partner to effectively evolve your organizational culture by focusing on competency development, best practices, and leading research to deliver systemic and innovative solutions for company success. Have a question for Dr. Sansberry? Visit askdrkev.com to send your leadership and organizational-related questions. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review & share! https://thetoxicleadershippodcast.com/

David Achata is an author, coach, trainer, facilitator for business leaders and managers. He brings over twenty years of leadership experience to organizations, team development, and management training. He lives in the mountains of east Tennessee with his wife and two children. His third book, Executive Retreats for Busy Business Leaders: How to Achieve More by Working Less, released June 6th, 2023.The Toxic Leadership PodcastInstagram: @ToxicLeadershipPodcastTwitter: @ToxicLeaderShow Dr. Kevin Sansberry II is a behavioral scientist and executive coach with expertise in toxic leadership, human capital strategy, and creating inclusive cultures of belonging to enhance organization performance. Over the years, Kevin has focused on providing research-informed solutions in various settings such as higher education, nonprofit, sales, and corporate environments. Follow KEVRA: The Culture Company on Linkedin to keep up with your favorite behavioral scientist, Dr. Sansberry. At KEVRA: The Culture Company, we partner to effectively evolve your organizational culture by focusing on competency development, best practices, and leading research to deliver systemic and innovative solutions for company success. Have a question for Dr. Sansberry? Visit askdrkev.com to send your leadership and organizational-related questions. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review & share! https://thetoxicleadershippodcast.com/

Recognized as one of Engagedly’s Top 100 Global HR Influencers 2021 and one of the most influential HR voices by Nestor, Vivian Blade is a sought-after leadership expert and thought leader. She works with the world’s top brands to build better, more resilient workplaces, equipping leaders to solve the pressing burnout, turnover, and workplace culture challenges your company is struggling with right now. Her impact is felt as a frequent keynote speaker, and podcast host, and in delivering transformative leadership development programs, executive and team coaching, and corporate consulting. She also works in academia as an Adjunct Professor of Leadership and Project Management for the University of Louisville College of Business. She is the recognized Resilience expert for the University of Louisville’s Project on Positive Leadership, and serves on its Board of Advisors.Vivian is the author of four books, most recently the Amazon #1 best-seller Resilience Ready: The Leader’s Guide to Thriving Through Unrelenting Crises, and Influence in Talent Development. Email: vivian@vivianblade.comVivian's website: https://vivianblade.com/GGG Unleashed: Better Leaders, Better Workplaces Podcast Positive Leadership Episode: https://geeksgeezersandgooglization.com/ggg-unleashed-with-vivian-blade-positive-leadership-key-to-a-positive-workplace-culture Resilience Ready Website: https://ResilienceReady.todayConnect on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vivianblade/The Toxic Leadership PodcastInstagram: @ToxicLeadershipPodcastTwitter: @ToxicLeaderShow Dr. Kevin Sansberry II is a behavioral scientist and executive coach with expertise in toxic leadership, human capital strategy, and creating inclusive cultures of belonging to enhance organization performance. Over the years, Kevin has focused on providing research-informed solutions in various settings such as higher education, nonprofit, sales, and corporate environments. Follow KEVRA: The Culture Company on Linkedin to keep up with your favorite behavioral scientist, Dr. Sansberry. At KEVRA: The Culture Company, we partner to effectively evolve your organizational culture by focusing on competency development, best practices, and leading research to deliver systemic and innovative solutions for company success. Have a question for Dr. Sansberry? Visit askdrkev.com to send your leadership and organizational-related questions. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review & share! https://thetoxicleadershippodcast.com/

Brad believes there is unlimited potential in the human spirit, and that we all adopt beliefs that can limit our potential. Gaining access to this potential unleashes personal and organizational growth.He turned to organizational coaching more than 30 years ago following a successful career in sales and operations.Today, he helps businesses, nonprofits, and other organizations develop cultures that transform work environments so people grow and the organizations thrive.The Toxic Leadership PodcastInstagram: @ToxicLeadershipPodcastTwitter: @ToxicLeaderShow Dr. Kevin Sansberry II is a behavioral scientist and executive coach with expertise in toxic leadership, human capital strategy, and creating inclusive cultures of belonging to enhance organization performance. Over the years, Kevin has focused on providing research-informed solutions in various settings such as higher education, nonprofit, sales, and corporate environments. Follow KEVRA: The Culture Company on Linkedin to keep up with your favorite behavioral scientist, Dr. Sansberry. At KEVRA: The Culture Company, we partner to effectively evolve your organizational culture by focusing on competency development, best practices, and leading research to deliver systemic and innovative solutions for company success. Have a question for Dr. Sansberry? Visit askdrkev.com to send your leadership and organizational-related questions. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review & share! https://thetoxicleadershippodcast.com/

Rudhir Krishtel is the CEO and head speaker, facilitator and coach at Krishtel. He practiced law for 15 years, including both as a law firm litigation partner and as Senior Counsel at Apple. So he knows about work, organizational structure and restructure, and large public organizations.Since leaving his law practice, he has trained in many faculties, including mindfulness and yoga, but also as an executive coach, as a facilitator, and in DEI principles. Through this work, he’s identified aspects of professional life that are challenging and could use further dialogue and engagement, which is what brings him here. He’s here to facilitate a conversation with us on where we are in our Leadership and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion path, and we appreciate your engagement.The Toxic Leadership PodcastInstagram: @ToxicLeadershipPodcastTwitter: @ToxicLeaderShow Dr. Kevin Sansberry II is a behavioral scientist and executive coach with expertise in toxic leadership, human capital strategy, and creating inclusive cultures of belonging to enhance organization performance. Over the years, Kevin has focused on providing research-informed solutions in various settings such as higher education, nonprofit, sales, and corporate environments. Follow KEVRA: The Culture Company on Linkedin to keep up with your favorite behavioral scientist, Dr. Sansberry. At KEVRA: The Culture Company, we partner to effectively evolve your organizational culture by focusing on competency development, best practices, and leading research to deliver systemic and innovative solutions for company success. Have a question for Dr. Sansberry? Visit askdrkev.com to send your leadership and organizational-related questions. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review & share! https://thetoxicleadershippodcast.com/

Kelli Thompson is a women’s leadership coach and speaker who helps women advance to the rooms where decisions are made. She has coached and trained hundreds of women to trust themselves, lead with more confidence, and create a career they love. She is the founder of the Clarity & Confidence Women's Leadership Program, and a Stevie Award winner for Women in Business—Coach of the Year. She is the author of Closing The Confidence Gap: Boost Your Peace, Your Potential & Your Paycheck. Optional read:Kelli holds an MBA, has served as an adjunct management professor, and has more than ten years of senior leadership experience in financial services and technology organizations. Her thought leadership has been featured in Forbes, MarketWatch, Parents Magazine, HuffPost, and FastCompany. Kelli is from Omaha, Nebraska, and her favorite roles are wife to Jason and mom to Hailey.www.linkedin.com/in/kelliraethompsonwww.instagram.com/kelliraethompsonwww.twitter.com/_KelliRThompsonThe Toxic Leadership PodcastInstagram: @ToxicLeadershipPodcastTwitter: @ToxicLeaderShow Dr. Kevin Sansberry II is a behavioral scientist and executive coach with expertise in toxic leadership, human capital strategy, and creating inclusive cultures of belonging to enhance organization performance. Over the years, Kevin has focused on providing research-informed solutions in various settings such as higher education, nonprofit, sales, and corporate environments. Follow KEVRA: The Culture Company on Linkedin to keep up with your favorite behavioral scientist, Dr. Sansberry. At KEVRA: The Culture Company, we partner to effectively evolve your organizational culture by focusing on competency development, best practices, and leading research to deliver systemic and innovative solutions for company success. Have a question for Dr. Sansberry? Visit askdrkev.com to send your leadership and organizational-related questions. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review & share! https://thetoxicleadershippodcast.com/

Danielle Gibson is a Confrontation Expert and High-Performance Coach. Her definition of confrontation is “to get out of your own way so you can deal directly with someone or something you’ve been avoiding out of fear, " which is the biggest thing holding you back. Not being confrontational keeps you small, holds you back and often causes the demise of relationships, personally and professionally. Being confrontational can also prevent the conflict most people are scared will come from confrontation. Danielle partners with Founders, Entrepreneurs and Execs who are stuck in a mundane, unrewarding cycle to help break them free. She helps them in areas like Difficult Conversations, Being more Assertive/Direct, Speaking up, Saying NO, Boundary setting (helps prevent burnout,) money conversations (asking for more,) Public Speaking / Connecting better during presentations,) and much more. In doing so, she helps her clients get what they want, not just what they think they can get, so they can move toward a truly authentic life they can live on their terms!Contact Information: Schedule a free consultation with Danielle at www.theconfrontationalist.comThe Toxic Leadership PodcastInstagram: @ToxicLeadershipPodcastTwitter: @ToxicLeaderShow Dr. Kevin Sansberry II is a behavioral scientist and executive coach with expertise in toxic leadership, human capital strategy, and creating inclusive cultures of belonging to enhance organization performance. Over the years, Kevin has focused on providing research-informed solutions in various settings such as higher education, nonprofit, sales, and corporate environments. Follow KEVRA: The Culture Company on Linkedin to keep up with your favorite behavioral scientist, Dr. Sansberry. At KEVRA: The Culture Company, we partner to effectively evolve your organizational culture by focusing on competency development, best practices, and leading research to deliver systemic and innovative solutions for company success. Have a question for Dr. Sansberry? Visit askdrkev.com to send your leadership and organizational-related questions. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review & share! https://thetoxicleadershippodcast.com/

The Toxic Leadership PodcastInstagram: @ToxicLeadershipPodcastTwitter: @ToxicLeaderShow Dr. Kevin Sansberry II is a behavioral scientist and executive coach with expertise in toxic leadership, human capital strategy, and creating inclusive cultures of belonging to enhance organization performance. Over the years, Kevin has focused on providing research-informed solutions in various settings such as higher education, nonprofit, sales, and corporate environments. Follow KEVRA: The Culture Company on Linkedin to keep up with your favorite behavioral scientist, Dr. Sansberry. At KEVRA: The Culture Company, we partner to effectively evolve your organizational culture by focusing on competency development, best practices, and leading research to deliver systemic and innovative solutions for company success. Have a question for Dr. Sansberry? Visit askdrkev.com to send your leadership and organizational-related questions. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review & share! https://thetoxicleadershippodcast.com/