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Speaker: Gregory L. Giddens, Principal Executive Director, Office of Acquisition, Logistics and Construction, Department of Veterans Affairs

Date Recorded: June 7, 2017

In this session, Greg Giddens, from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will explore organizational change, including how to address the change paradigm of people wanting to get better, but most being resistant to change as well as how to successfully implement change management/business management and control systems in a collaborative manner.   We will discuss the differences between managing and leading people and why successful organizations need both.  With more than 25 years of senior executive experience, Greg will share his personal leadership journey, core leadership principles and strategies to develop and implement your leadership principles in your organization.

Embracing Change as Opportunity with Gregory L. Giddens

In this episode of Take It From Key, Key Director, Patrick Malone, and Jerri Marr, the Assistant Director for Recreation, Heritage and Volunteer Resources for the USDA Forest Service, discuss Marr's childhood influences, early career experiences, and her call to public service.  Jerri Marr is currently serving a one-year fellowship in the White House Leadership Development Program.

Episode #2 - Take It From Key with Jerri Marr, Assistant Director for RHVR

Ted Kniker, Executive Vice President of IMPACT Paradigm Associates and Key faculty member, joins Key Director Patrick Malone for this episode of Take It From Key to discuss the importance of program evaluation.  Drawing on his expertise and experiences, Kniker highlights the demystification of evaluation, how to build evaluation capacity within an organization, and "putting context around numbers."

Episode #4 - Take It From Key with Ted Kniker, Executive VP of IMPACT Paradigm Associates

In this special edition of Take It From Key, we rewind back to our 9th Annual Key Executive Leadership Conference in June 2018.  Starting off the day was opening Key note speaker, Sam Worthington, CEO of InterAction.  Worthington's  discussion of the importance in recognizing and embracing the need for disruptive change as an opportunity for growth energized the audience for the day to come.

Episode #5 - Take It From Key Featuring Sam Worthington, CEO, InterAction

Dr. Ruth Zaplin leads quick sessions on mental resilience and mindfulness. Learn and enhance the mental skills needed to remain resilient in times of crisis and hardship.

These monthly guided mediations and practices aim to help listeners strengthen their mental resilience.

©Ruth Zaplin, 2021

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