Before You Take Your Next Step

Transforming Organizational Culture - Ivy Kusinga, SVP and Chief Culture Officer, Chubb Ltd.

Today we welcome the very inspiring and interesting Michael Merchant. Michael shares with us his experiences from working at IBM to starting his own consulting company and his lessons learned during the process including some very interesting projects and personal development. We also discuss his non profit work, people analytics, some tips on networking and engagement, his strategic approach to taking a career leap, finding great partnerships and the biggest lessons learned as an entrepreneur.    Takeaways: [1:22] We welcome our guest today, Michael Merchant. We met in Chicago at the Enterprise Innovation Conference, and he stood out to me when he was asking some very insightful questions to the panelists.  [2:55] Michael started his career as a software engineer at IBM, then joined their consulting firm where he found himself interested and committed in people analytics. He was so inspired to work in this field full time that he left to find his own clients.  [5:08] Michael has been very active in non profi

Before You Take Your Next Step is a fresh conversation on personal and professional development. We are excited to be your place to get practical advice from a diverse group of leaders who are each in different stages of their career journey. Our guest today is Susan Gunn, an exceptional organizational leader with over 25 years of experience, and someone I have the pleasure of working with and learning from. Susan shares the strategic decisions she made in her career, advice for overcoming a career plateau, embracing your swagger, eases our networking jitters and the importance of a mentor. She is a true and genuine leader in all senses of the word, and manages with the intention of being authentic and helpful.    Takeaways: [0:52] This podcast is for anyone interested in leadership at any stage of their career. Leadership is a topic we never get tired of talking about, and there is always room for improvement.  [1:52] We welcome our guest Susan Gunn. She originally thought she may be a doctor, but then got a