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Inspired by the book of the same name, this show focuses on how to fully utilize women and men in the workforce to improve innovation, growth, and engagement. Learn to leverage gender differences and open meaningful conversations at work to inspire change by sharing success secrets. Our goal is to offer a forum where companies share what they are doing to make the invisible visible, enhance the understanding of the skills that women bring, and adjust their cultures to put everyone on a more equal playing field. This podcast is about success stories, because while writing book, I found piles of failures. The world was lacking success stories and I know we must publicize these. I am also not looking for picture perfect. I would prefer that we tell the real story. Not everything you try the first time works. Sometimes, it blows up in your face. And back to the drawing board you go, trying again. These stories can be vital to those who are trying something for the first time.
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Monday Aug 31, 2020
Monday Aug 31, 2020
Namrata’s message is simple – People First! “This really matters,” says Namrata Vora, the VP Sales and Field Operations for SageGlass, a subsidiary of Saint Gobain. She was sought out for this position and shares a fascinating fairy-tale like story of her journey. “I was really surprised at how easy it was [to come on board]. The chemistry we have—our trust, respect, transparency made it easy for me to fit in,” says Namrata. In this interview, Namrata also talks about goals, the focus of the people review process, succession planning, training, and a whole lot more. Namrata also shares the importance of a management team that believes in you, maybe before you even really believe in yourself. And how that feeling motivates you to go above and beyond.
Sunday Aug 23, 2020
Sunday Aug 23, 2020
A high tech and manufacturing company that provides its clients with state-of-the-art glass for buildings that tint automatically depending on the sunlight. It’s a value producing premium product with long reaching benefits never available before. So SageGlass is a start-up company, getting it’s first product out the door, while fending off blossoming competitors charging into this new space. They are being supported by a timeless global stalwart, Saint-Gobain, a company whose roots go back 350 years; and it appears those roots are providing a strong framework for the SageGlass culture.
What SageGlass Accomplished:
Over a short 7 years, they’ve measured the percentage of women as it rose from a mere 7% to 33% in the professional ranks. Over the same time, the percentage of women in management positions rose from zero to 41%, and in the executive ranks from zero to 25%. Come learn how they accomplished this feat! Their glassdoor reviews are over the top at 4.8 out of 5. People outside the company are noticing too, SageGlass just received the 2020 Best Places to Work in the Minneapolis/St Paul Area.
In a series of interviews, you will get to hear from their VP Sales, the CEO, one of their top Construction Project Managers, the VP of Everything Else (incl HR), and their Business Development Manager for their new Healthcare vertical. Collectively, they share many sides of their story in a fascinating narrative allowing you to see both the cause & effect, the actions taken and the impact on people. It’s created a powerful upward spiral that is also spinning off incredible innovation, penetrating new markets, and engaging employees in meaningful and fulfilling ways.
Join me as we start the SageGlass Story and listen in to some tasty bits of our conversations.