Developing Leaders for the Modern Workplace with Tonya Cornileus
Talent Development Hot Seat podcast - A podcast by Andy Storch
This episode is all about leadership development, modern leadership, developing modern leaders, and developing inclusive leaders. Today’s guest is Tonya Cornileus. She’s a teacher, certified leadership and life coach, a trusted advisor to executives, and an award-winning HR executive. She’s currently the Vice President of Development, Inclusion, and Wellness at ESPN.In this interview, you’ll hear some of Tonya Cornileus’s background, her philosophy on modern leadership, and what characteristics leaders need today to be successful.In this episode, you’ll hear:How Tonya Cornileus got into talent development and why her experience as a teacher in inner-city Miami taught her to always remember the people.The biggest challenges people face when they initially become managers or leaders and what you can do to overcome them.What she does to help leaders shift their mindset about leadership, what creates a phenomenal leader, and how you can begin to shift your mindset.The themes Tonya Cornileus is beginning to integrate into her leadership development to create modern and inclusive leaders.Her best practices for creating a great modern leader.Why leaders at ESPN are expected to roll up their sleeves and get involved in creating employee programs and how it creates support for those programs.The must-have competencies and experiences we need to develop in the modern workplace.How COVID-19 impacted our ability to stay connected and collaborate and what we’ve learned about work-life balance during the pandemic.What you can do to make sure your company culture is inclusive and how it can make your team better.The most common thing you need to overcome to have an aha moment.Connect with Andy Storch here:andystorch.com/linkedin.com/in/andystorch/tdtt.us/Connect with Tonya Cornileus:[email protected]/tonya.yourahalifelinkedin.com/in/tcornileusyourahalife.com/resourcesMentioned in this episode:Think Tank conferenceGet your tickets now for the Talent Development Think Tank Conference https://tdtt.us/conference/