EP 215: [Interview] Pay it forward - leadership with Dr. Kevin Gazzara

The Jens Heitland Show - Human Innovation

Dr. Kevin Gazzara is the CEO of Magna Leadership Solutions. He is Management & Leadership Expert, Executive Positive Intelligence Coach, Professor at 5 Universities, Speaker and Author of The Leader of OZ.

Kevin worked for 18 years at Intel Corporation in positions from Program and Product Management to Leadership Development. He holds a Bachelor in Science in Commerce and Engineering, an MBA and a Doctorate of Management in Organizational Leadership.

In our conversation we cover 3 key points.

• A leadership view at the mass layoffs in tech early 2023 and what that means for organizations, leaders and ourselves
• Leaderships styles and how leaders enable organizations to innovate
• Learning organizations, how they work, how to build them

And one bonus topic:

• The Task Quotient where Kevin shares a free assessment that the listeners can use to find out what tasks they and their teams are thriving at

Guest Links:

Kevin on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevingazzara/

Kevin on Twitter @doctorkevin https://twitter.com/doctorkevin

Magna Leadership: https://magnaleadership.com/

Magna Leadership on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MagnaLeadership

The TASK QUOTIENT SPECIAL LINK http://www.magnaleader.co/GIFT

Books mentioned:

The Fifth Discipline: Art and Practice of the Learning Organization

https://www.amazon.com/Fifth-Discipline-Practice-Learning-Organization/dp/071269885X

Breakthrough Performance: Managing for Speed and Flexibility

https://www.amazon.com/Breakthrough-Performance-Managing-Speed-Flexibility/dp/188293900X

Flow: The Psychology of Happiness

https://www.amazon.com/Flow-Psychology-Happiness-Mihaly-Csikszentmihalyi-ebook/dp/B00GO8HZIW/ref=sr_1_3?crid=274JJOYNKYE3R&keywords=Flow&qid=1679294026&s=books&sprefix=flow%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C160&sr=1-3

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