About the Guest:

Say hello to Robin Holdren, a retired U.S. Navy Master Chief Petty Officer and now global leader and coach of Learning and Development at ABB, where she provides training opportunities to over 20,000 employees in 50 countries. Robin says she’s grown professionally and personally by embracing a lifelong education—not only through schooling but also by simply interacting with people and discovering more about them. Robin collaborates with Dale Carnegie to provide bespoke workshops, including a Women’s Leadership Development program, to ABB.

What You Will Learn:

• Why development is a lifelong journey and how to succeed along the way
• What being “authentic” really means and how it leads to humility
• Lessons in building credibility through earning respect, not wielding authority

Join us and listen to Robin's tales of showing empathy through her deployment during Desert Storm to the mechanics of how she helps others reach their goals with ABB.

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Embark on a journey of real-life business insights and inspiring personal growth narratives. Welcome to Take Command: A Dale Carnegie Podcast, where we seek to uncover what leadership means in today’s world. Hosted by Joe Hart, CEO of Dale Carnegie, we’ll be talking to diverse leaders across various industries to help unlock your potential for success. We’ll be sharing real-life insights into leadership—which in turn can help spark the next level of your growth as a leader.

This isn't just a podcast, it's your gateway to a more confident, influential, and successful you. Because at Dale Carnegie, we believe in bringing out the best in you. Let the journey begin.

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About the Guest:

Meet Matt Norman, the president of Dale Carnegie, North Central US. Matt’s career started in technology, where he struggled with confidence, building relationships, and communication. Over time, and by following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather (both Dale Carnegie trainers), Matt learned to trade the comfort of solving tangible problems for a deeper understanding of the ambiguity of interpersonal relationships. His new book, Lead with Influence: A Proven Process to Lead Without Authority, helps people everywhere learn the importance of relationship-building and communicating ideas.

What You Will Learn:

• Strategies for blasting through self-perceptions to dig into unique leadership powers.
• Behind-the-scenes insights into the crafting of Matt’s new business book.
• Lessons on “slowing down to speed up” when it comes to crafting effective partnerships.
• Stories of Matt’s leadership growth and how you can get there too.

Join us for this insightful episode where you’ll learn how to be a leader without authority and how to gain buy-in through building quality interpersonal relationships. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from Matt’s wisdom collected on his journey as leader of the largest North American operation in the Dale Carnegie network.

Episodes Notes:

Lead with Influence: A Proven Process to Lead Without Authority: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1722506822?ref_=cm_sw_r_cp_ud_dp_2ANXW81GXVGANVP7ZW9Y_1

Lead with Influence Course: https://www.dalecarnegie.com/en/courses/6629

Matt Norman's Blog: https://www.mattnorman.com/

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