Today’s guest works with organizations that need their leaders to become better bosses and cultivate commitment in the workplace.

He has spent thousands of hours shaping managers into strong leaders with his decades of experience, compelling content, and dynamic delivery. He has attracted audiences of all sizes from all sectors from all over North America. He headed Learning & Development for a Top 10 U.S. healthcare organization, where he managed training for more than 9,000 employees at over 500 locations. 

He is the author of “Employalty: How to Ignite Commitment and Keep Top Talent in the New Age of Work.” He also hosts the popular Boss Better Now podcast, which was recently named by SHRM as a can’t-miss show for leaders, along with podcasts from Brené Brown and Harvard Business Review. 

Please join me in welcoming Joe Mull.

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In this episode we discuss:

• his thoughts on leadership: “Leadership is creating the conditions for leaders to thrive. My job as a leader will be figuring out what my people need and fighting like hell to give it to them.”
• “I was horrendously small and really smart.” Joe shares his memories of school bullying and how music showed him he was special (and eventually led to a 10-year career in residence life).
• The conversations he had in college and post-grad made him aware of his own privilege and why now he’s educating himself to be a better ally.
• What did Joe want to be when he grew up? He wanted to be on Broadway or be a high school choir teacher.
• How he uses his theater degree every day.
• He was getting keynote speeches and all the other stage time without realizing he was keynoting.
• When and why he joined NSA.
• Why he created a leadership masterclass for a group of healthcare professionals and how he qualified for the course. How his due diligence led to Joe’s success with his initial masterclass.
• The first few years into entrepreneurship and the problems he could avoid.
• The two huge impacts that happened at the beginning of the pandemic.
• Why he wrote his book to be relatable to everyone wanting to do right by their employees.
• How he nurtures and sustains his network.
• How he’s investing in his book, and where he wants to be in one year.

Links

• Joe Mull on LinkedIn and Twitter.
• www.joemull.com 
• Boss Better Now podcast

Books mentioned in this episode:

• “Employalty: How to Ignite Commitment and Keep Top Talent in the New Age of Work” by Joe Mull 
• “No More Team Drama: Ending the Gossip, Cliques, & Other Crap That Damage Workplace Teams” by Joe Mull 
• “Cure for the Common Leader: What Physicians & Managers Must Do to Engage & Inspire Healthcare Teams” by Joe Mull 

Other Resources

• Learn more about the National Speakers Association. 

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