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Recently, CBSNews.com featured members of the Belden leadership team in an episode of its Innovation and Disruption Leader series. We are now part of an elite group of diverse companies that have been featured in the series, including Starbucks, M.A.C. cosmetics, and SimpleSource. In the Belden segment, Dr. Ashish Chand, Andries Boone, Brian Lieser and Jay Wirts told the story of Belden—our past, present, and future. Our leaders were very clear that Belden’s focus is on innovation that solves problems and challenges for our customers—rather than innovation for innovation’s sake. Now more than ever, companies want to automate and leverage Industry 4.0, communications, and IT solutions to become more efficient, harness more data and deliver for their own customers. To address their needs, Belden has become a solutions provider that is committed to making data accessible to customers so they can make better and faster business decisions. As a result, Belden works with each customer to build networks that facilitate the secure movement of data. Belden is building the future, and this journey is driven by growth and innovation. Tomorrow’s market requires innovation today. So, we are uniquely positioned to win in an ever-changing environment by delivering exactly what our customers expect from the brand – solutions customized to their unique needs. #cbsnews #innovators #disruptors #belden #solutions

🔥 Ready to dive into an incredible interview! We're unpacking the fascinating journey of a seasoned restaurant marketing leader, sharing career wisdom, leadership hacks, and a few surprises along the way. Get ready to soak in some serious insights! Read the interview with Katie Wollrich by clicking on the link below 🌟 https://lnkd.in/gJA6GfQ4 #CMO #Interview #MarketingLeader #CareerJourney

Much like Dickens's famous line, the past year has been a tale of contrasts and contrasts. Dare I speak for all when I say we faced unprecedented challenges, navigating uncertainties that tested our resilience. Yet, within the chaos emerged incredible moments of innovation, collaboration, and personal growth. As we bid farewell to 2023, let's acknowledge the hurdles we overcame and celebrate the triumphs that defined this chapter of our journey. Here's to embracing the lessons learned and forging ahead with newfound strength and optimism in the year to come. #2023InReview #Reflections

𝗥𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘂𝗿𝗲: 𝗔 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 🔍 Failure isn't a defeat; it's an opportunity to recalibrate and come back stronger. Every setback carries within it the seeds of growth and learning. Embrace failure as a necessary step on the journey to success. How has failure reshaped your path towards achieving your goals? Share your thoughts on this post by Arianna Huffington in the comments. https://ayr.app/l/yBr8 #conferences #mentalhealth #emotionalhealth #emotionalintelligence #mentalhealthawareness

The age old argument of “what’s a more effective tactic: the inside game or the outside game?” has to be put to rest. The truth is you need both if you want to be successful at building lasting power and making lasting change. Check-out my interview with Black Power Media to hear the full interview and if you want to learn more send me a DM and #letsgettowork

"How do people feel after interacting with you?" Jacob Jensen posted this thoughtful question today. He points out, "If they feel confident and capable, you have an invaluable skill." At the end of your meetings with someone you're trying to persuade or collaborate with - how do they feel? Does the conversation potentially leave them feeling judged and "less than"? Or do they leave that meeting feeling inspired, empowered, and looking forward to working with you? Influence comes from trust, which starts with the other person trusting that we have good intentions toward them. I've had many times in my career where I demonstrated a lot of competence, but fell short in making sure the other person could feel that I genuinely cared about them and what they think. There's a great quote often associated with Maya Angelou: "I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel." Thank you Jacob for this timely reflection! #influence #trust #communicationskills Exec|Comm

Yesterday we had our 1st session of LinkedIn #BigMindsCollective #APAC cohort on "Embracing Humanity in this Technological Age" and I had the opportunity to listen and interact with Ms. Margaret Heffernan, someone I have been following since more than a decade now.. specially after going through her #TedTalks on #Daretodisagree (https://lnkd.in/dVQGje4j) & the dangers of #willfulblindness (she has also published a book by the same name). It was a really interactive and fruitful/learning session for me.. rather in a way it brought up some new nuances, re-capped / fortified some older ones, on how to manage teams, organisations, stakeholders in this technological age. Few key takeouts for me were: --> Be the mind-guard (someone who navigates the flow of information in a discussion, meeting or corporate decision making, so that a specific and goal-beneficial result is attained) --> Be someone who Listen more (remember we have 2 ears and 1 mouth) and add value to the conversation --> Avoid Echo Chambers (people around you who always tend to agree with you or echo your thoughts) - as she has captured in her #tedtalk on #Daretodisagree, it is good to have people in the team / organisation who disagree with your POV or vice-a-versa, as it helps in firming up any narrative or discussion with more logic / rationale, resulting into a more thinking individual, thinking organisation and thinking society A couple of things which I would like to add from my POV are --> Trust the process and build a culture in the organisation which is more open, specific and has bias for outcomes --> Practice Radical Candor, an art of Caring Personally while Challenging Directly, you learn and grow over period of time. Read the book by same name by Kim Scott --> In this world of Technology, Data & Platforms, Have touch of human and power of data-tech to create castles (read it, engagement tactics) where customers can reside and stay long with brands you work with. A big thank you for having me part of this #BigMindsCollective cohort Santosh Krishnamoorthy, Harry Singh, Tobi Demuren and team Breakout room members from the cohort.. Olly Taylor Tanushree Radhakrishnan Ryan Menezes Ryan Goldsworthy #management #leadershipdevelopment #organisationculture #agencygrowth #digitalmarketing #learnerforlife #mentorforlife

This is worth 3 minutes of everyone's time. It made me quite emotional. I feel kindness as a weakness, innately. I know it is not, but I feel it. Brilliant speech. Evolving beyond our animal instincts, of fear or judgement, is something that is relevant to every human on Earth, especially in business, but in all walks of life. #leadership #kindness #empathy #business #leadershipskills #leadershipinspiration #peoplemanagement #peoplematter #selfdevelopment #decisionmaking 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

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