Cultivate your Culture

Travis Thomas, Leadership and Team Dynamics Coach for the US Men's National Soccer Team talks about how he has helped shift the culture on the national team, how improvisation can boost results and build adaptability, and how to use reflection to supercharge learning. In today's episode, you'll learn:How he has helped shift the culture at the US Men's National Soccer TeamHow improvisation can build adaptability and boost resultsWhen and how to build in reflection to supercharge learningVisit ...

Mark Shapiro, President and CEO at the Toronto Blue Jays talks about how the Blue Jays came up with their values, how to deal with star performers who have a negative impact on culture, and why it’s important to align the person we are with the leader we are.In today's episode, you'll learn:How the Blue Jays came up with their values and who was part of that processHow to deal with star performers who have a negative impact on cultureHow to create a framework to make great decisions Why ...

Rita Sever, founder of Supervision Matters talks about how to harness equity (not equality), what hidden rules are and how to change the toxic ones, and how to hire people who promote equity.In today's episode, you'll learn:How to harness equity in your team and organizationWhy teams need equity, and not equalityWhat hidden rules are and how to change the toxic onesHow to tailor recruiting practices to hire people who promote equityVisit www.kizo.ca/podcast to get extra resources or join our ...

Theresa Ito, Principal at Blue Mountain Solutions talks about the three dials leaders need to keep in check, how to set up honest communication in your team, and how to accelerate the evolution of culture change.In today's episode, you'll learn:The three dials leaders need to keep in checkWhy honest communication starts with the leaders firstHow to set up honest communication in your team How to accelerate the evolution of culture changeVisit www.kizo.ca/podcast to get extra resources or...

Bryce Tully, CEO at Innerlogic shares ways to measure culture, questions you can ask your team to build cohesion, and how implicit learning can level up the systems in your team.In today's episode, you'll learn:Four questions you can ask your team today to build alignmentWhy the system you set up in your team has the biggest impact on cultureWhat implicit learning is and how to leverage it to build a better cultureHow to measure and analyze cultureVisit www.kizo.ca/podcast to get extra resour...

In this episode of Cultivate your Culture, we talk with Adam Kreek, who is and Olympian and one of North America’s top Executive Business Coaches. He shares easy-to-apply principles for developing character as a leader, why results and commitment are both important, and how to deal with pushback with culture change. This is the last episode in Season 1. Season 2 of Cultivate your Culture is returning in fall 2021! Adam Kreek is one of North America’s top Executive Business Coaches, who specia...

In this episode of Cultivate your Culture, we talk with Nadine Dubina, who is the former Associate Director of Coach Development for the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee. She blends her passion for coaching with an experiential learning facilitation style to create coach development workshops, courses, and presentations that are unique, practical, and purposeful. Nadine collaborated on creating the 6 guiding principles of the USOPC’s Quality Coaching Framework and uses this as...

In this episode of Cultivate your Culture, we talk with Dr. Lauren Tashman, who is a performance coach and certified mental performance consultant based in New York City. She works with clients in a variety of performance domains on mindset, leadership, and team culture through her private practice Align Performance, LLC and as a master coach for Valor Performance. Lauren co-hosts The Path Distilled podcast exploring the shared human experience of striving for success, and she’s been working ...

In this episode of Cultivate your Culture, we are joined by Kimia Hamidi, the founder of Buyer - Negotiation as a Service for tech-focused companies. Buyer audits a company's spend and negotiates their contracts without being jerks. Kimia has been involved in a few other companies, a previous exit, and tons learned along the way. He distills practical tools for how to rebuild a team, how to identify people who fit your culture, and the difference between culture in start-ups and big companies...

In this episode of Cultivate your Culture, we are joined by gold-medal Olympian, professor, and organizational consultant Jennifer Walinga who shares easy-to-apply techniques to foster values-based teams. Connect with Jennifer on Twitter, LinkedIn, or Instagram. Check out her website for more details on what Jennifer does and the impact she can make in your organization.The host, Zoran Stojkovic believes that we are all born to flourish in work and life. Through his company, Kizo, he equips o...

In this episode of Cultivate your Culture, we are joined by Monique Kavelaars. Monique is a retired Olympic fencer, entrepreneur, business facilitator, and trainer. She has been working with teams to create cultural shifts in pursuit of high performance for over 15 years. Building on her experience as a Canadian Olympian, Monique guides teams to learn about what it takes to be an effective team while focused on the results. Returning to Canada (After living abroad for 13 years) Monique works ...

In this episode of Cultivate your Culture, we are joined by Bruno Guévremont. Bruno builds and rebuilds elite performers. He continues to inspire greatness on battlefields and in boardrooms, building high-performance leaders and organizations in every arena he enters, rekindling and sparkling greatness, bridging generations and connecting those in uniforms with those in power suits. Today, Bruno helps high profile CEOs, executives, managers, and organizations navigate a clear path to their ne...

In this episode of Cultivate your Culture, we are joined by Landon Gorbenko. Landon is the Director of Performance PowerUp Academy and GScience. He is also the host of the No Tilt Mind Podcast. He has a Masters in Performance Psychology and works as a Mental Performance Consultant with a wide range of amateur to professional esport athletes to improve their mental skills and overall performance. Connect with Landon via Twitter, LinkedIn, or Instagram. The host, Zoran Stojkovic believes that ...

In this episode of Cultivate your Culture, we are joined by Susan Scott. Susan founded Fierce in 2001 after 13 years leading CEO think tanks and more than 10,000 hours of conversations with senior executives. Over the past two decades, she has shared her expertise with clients through her keynote presentations, TedX Talks, and award-winning books, Fierce Conversations: Achieving Success at Work and in Life, One Conversation at a Time, and Fierce Leadership: An Alternative to the Worst “Best” ...

In this episode of Cultivate your Culture we are joined by Valorie Kondos-Field, often referred to as Miss Val. She is a retired American gymnastics coach. She was the head coach of the UCLA Bruins gymnastics team of the University of California, Los Angeles from 1991 to 2019, leading the Bruins to seven national championship titles.In her book, Life is Short, Don't Wait to Dance, Miss Val shares personal stories, anecdotes, and lessons learned throughout the 37-year career of a dancer/choreo...

Hey, welcome to Cultivate your Culture! This is a podcast where we decode how leaders can create environments where their teams do their best work and flourish. Our guests are pioneers in team dynamics and culture from the worlds of business, military & sport. Hear them share simple, straightforward techniques to set up, evolve and measure culture. With over 92,000 hours spent working, let’s focus on the relationships and the results will follow. I'm your host, Zoran Stojković and I help ...

Culture devours strategy any day of the week, but so little time is invested nourishing it. Mental Performance Specialist Zoran Stojkovic interviews guests and pulls back the curtain on how to build connected, high-performing teams using actionable tools, evidence-based systems, and simple processes. Leaders in all areas including business and sport will find valuable and practical tools to improve the team dynamics and unlock the keys to cultivating the culture they want on their team.In season 1 we take a deep dive into team culture. What is it? How can it be measured? And how is it cultivated? Learn from interesting guests such as Susan Scott, best-selling author, popular and sought-after Fortune 100 public speaker, and renowned leadership development architect. And Valorie-Kondos Field who was the head coach of the UCLA gymnastics team, leading the Bruins to seven national championship titles.The host, Zoran Stojkovic believes that we are all born to flourish in work and life. Through his company, Kizo, he equips organizations and people with culture and mindset tools to reach full engagement through powerful workshops, memorable keynotes, and transformative individual consultations.You can download episodes and subscribe to the podcast on any platform you listen to content that matters to you. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/cultivatepod)