Claire Chandler, Executive Advisor, Thought Partner, Leadership Therapist

The President and Founder of Talent Boost, Claire Chandler specializes in leadership and business value creation. She taps into nearly 30 years of experience in people leadership, human resources, and business ownership to help organizations achieve strategic alignment, culture integration, and sustainable success.

Claire gets results because she’s insanely easy to work with, cuts through the corporate clutter, and has proven, agile and customizable frameworks for aligning people, processes and performance with the long-term business strategy. Her clients often refer to her as their leadership therapist, because they have real, actionable conversations that remove obstacles, alleviate worries and get things done.

If YOU want to breathe easier, make sure Claire is in the room.

Claire holds a certificate in strategic HR leadership from Cornell’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations, a master’s degree from the New Jersey Institute of Technology, and a bachelor’s degree from Fairfield University. She has appeared as a guest on over 150 podcasts, is the author of several books on leadership and business strategy, and is a contributing writer for Forbes.

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Key Podcast Takeaways:

- Claire Chandler's insights on the three pain points in organizations: cost of losing, high turnover, and low engagement.
- The four pillars of culture methodology: aspiration, awareness, acceleration, and alignment, to attract, retain, and engage talent.
- Discussing imposter syndrome among leaders and the importance of connection and authenticity.
- The "growth on purpose" concept for integrating high performance and high purpose within organizations.
- The role of authentic leadership in aligning purpose, values, processes, and performance to foster organizational success and growth.

Things to listen for:

00:00 Claire discusses four key pain points.
06:07 Leaders need both performance and vision for success.
12:39 Fatherly advice shapes corporate career in hindsight.
16:03 Promoting workplace diversity and authenticity while overcoming fear.
18:25 Leaders should show their humanity to connect.
22:09 Reconnect with childlike enthusiasm for fulfilling work.
23:36 Regular conversations re-ignite emotional reasons for work.
27:16 Humorous and practical approach to business connection.
32:05 Lack of engagement triggers resistance and sabotage.
34:06 Use storytelling to align vision and values.
39:10 Revaluating priorities for business growth and impact.
40:18 Regularly assess purpose, processes and performance goals.
46:11 Attract, nurture, and engage talent for growth.
49:20 Embracing imposter syndrome and finding self-fulfillment.