The Dignity Dialogue
For nearly 20 years, Joe Kiedinger’s life pursuit has been researching and re-imagining what it means to lead others. It all started with a desire to better communicate with his stepson and led to his discovery of leadership through dignity. This podcast digs deep into culture, communication, dignity and organizational health topics with the goal of strengthening your company and your leadership skills. Joe provides practical advice for leaders and real, honest conversation with a lot of wit along the way. For more on Joe, visit dignify.com
Episodes
48 episodes
Building a healthy company culture with Dignify (ft. Cherie Taylor)
In this SPECIAL episode of the Dignity Dialogue, we welcome a long-term client in the healthcare industry to share her experiences with Dignify and its tools, as well as her enlightening perspectives on how to create a healthy company culture t...
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Season 4
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Episode 15
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38:17
How our stories create opportunities for growth
In our last episode of the Dignity Dialogue, Joe and April discussed the topics of agile leadership, how to create a vision, and how the two are tied together. In this follow-up episode, How our stories create opportunities for growth, they wal...
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Season 4
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Episode 14
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35:20
How to Support Your People with Agile Leadership
Join Joe and April in an all-new episode of the Dignity Dialogue, where they discuss the benefits of agile leadership and hone in on a critical, yet sometimes overlooked part of what it takes to be truly agile - a company vision. Learn al...
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Season 4
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Episode 13
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29:52
Ethical Dilemmas in Leadership
Join Joe and April in this fun episode of the Dignity Dialogue as they discuss what it means to be an ethical leader, offer their personal perspectives on how they would tackle common ethical dilemmas in the workplace, and situations that they’...
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Season 4
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Episode 12
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28:16
Understanding the Importance of Integrity in Leadership
In this episode of the Dignity Dialogue, Joe and April dive into the idea of integrity, and what it exactly means to lead with integrity. They share personal examples, stories from the field, research insights, and more to unravel integrity and...
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Season 4
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Episode 11
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29:30
Putting Others First to Achieve Success through Servant Leadership
In this episode, Joe and April discuss what it means to be a servant leader, alongside the case studies and statistics that make the bottom-line impact of servant leadership clear. You will finish the episode with a clear understanding of the b...
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Season 4
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Episode 10
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25:11
Driving bottom-line success through people-first culture (ft. Jamie Budiac)
In this episode of the Dignity Dialogue, Jamie Budiac, General Manager of Sure-Dry, joins Joe to unravel how he took his company from $5.5 million to over $17 million in revenue in 7 years. Jamie shares his beliefs on the importance of culture ...
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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32:28
The Importance of Continuous Learning
In leadership, much like in life, learning never stops. It’s a lifelong adventure. Whether it’s through formal education, mentorship, or experiential learning, continuous development can make a massive difference in how effective a leader is wi...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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23:43
Developing Communication Skills for Effective Leadership
In this episode of the Dignity Dialogue, Joe and April dig deep into the role of communication in leadership and collaboration through the lens of the Four Countries.Gain a unique perspective on how to connect with your team authenticall...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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30:10
Resolving conflicts at their roots with dignify (ft. Dr. Donna Hicks)
Listen in as Joe sits down with one of his long-time mentors and leading authority on the subject of dignity – Dr. Donna Hicks. As an Associate at the Harvard Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, Dr. Hicks has decades of experience in ...
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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48:11
Dignity in Dollars: Redefining Wealth and Legacy with Eunicia Peret
In this episode, Joe sits down with Eunicia Peret, the CEO of Excelstra. Eunicia and her company help clients address, understand, navigate, and grow their financial position in a way that connects with who they are as a person and honors the w...
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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34:05
The secrets to having the hard conversations productively (ft. Dr. Priya Nalkur)
In this episode, Joe and April sit down for a talk with Dr. Priya Nalkur, coach, psychologist, and founder of the RoundTable Institute. Listen in as Joe and April uncover Dr. Nalkur’s unique perspectives on how to approach some of the most sens...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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48:37
Unraveling dignity – what it means, why it matters, and how it works (ft. Theresa Moore)
In this episode, Joe sits down with Theresa Moore, longtime friend and host of the podcast “Conversations To Inspire.” Take a step into Joe’s world for an hour as he takes you through his personal discovery of dignity, how he developed and evol...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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54:53
Leading with Grit: 22 Years of Successes and Failures in Business
Business isn’t for the faint-hearted. It’s for the bold. Those who face challenges and strike back at them from a new angle. With 22 years in business under their belts, Joe and Danica Kiedinger are sitting down and sharing their successes, the...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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19:53
Enacting Emotional Empowerment with Michelle Bursell
Michelle Bersell, M.A., M.Ed is the founder of the International Institute for Emotional Empowerment (IIEE). She has a wealth of experience delivering the idea of emotional empowerment on three continents and across multiple industries with eve...
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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33:51
Reframing Fear with Cate Hallowitsch
Cate Hollowitsch is a seasoned and accomplished professional in the field of marketing currently serving as the Chief Marketing Officer for Nesnah Ventures. Drawing on her 30 years of experience at the forefront of her industry, many of those y...
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Season 3
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Episode 12
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48:31
Personal Improvement and Candid Leadership with Megan Gluth-Bohan
Megan Gluth-Bohan is a highly accomplished woman. As the owner and CEO of TRInternational, she has developed a unique and deeply honest way of leading her 50+ person team to success. But her path to the top was far from easy. Tune in to hear:
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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42:31
Fully Human: How to Develop Yourself and Your Team with Tom Thibodeau
Joe has coined Tom, The Godfather of Servant Leadership. As the leader of the Servant Leadership Masters program art Viterbo University, Tom has an incredible gift of teaching through storytelling.Listen in for thought-provoking new ways...
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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38:14
Stand Taller: Unpacking the 5 Self-Doubt Archetypes with Michele Molitor
Would you like to let go of old programming, stand taller and find more joy in life? Michele Molitor is back and we’re digging even deeper into Imposter Syndrome. Tune in to discover which of the 5 self-doubt archetypes you may be operating und...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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38:06
Striking a Healthy Equilibrium as a Working Woman with Gifty Enright
In navigating the workplace as a mother, Gifty Enright drove herself into burnout as she attempted to maintain balance. After seeking medical treatment and performing much research, she was able to strike a healthy equilibrium.Today, he...
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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37:27
Unapologetically Authentic Leadership with Brighid Riordan
Brighid Riordan has leadership in her blood. As a 4th generation executive at Nsight, parent company of Cellcom, she shares what she learned from those who have gone before her. Tune in for an intriguing, funny and thought-provoking conversatio...
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Season 3
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Episode 7
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42:57
Dignity in Grief with Thom Cody
If you’re grieving or have lost someone in your life, listen in. Our guest, Thom Cody of Pathmakers, shares his own very moving story of loss, grieving and vulnerability. A deep well of wisdom, he will inspire you to be a better human being.&nb...
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Season 3
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Episode 6
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38:19
How to Stop Being Reactive and Become a Generative Leader with Tom Hardison
Do you often feel like you’re just reacting to the fires of the day? With 28 years of experience leading change and business initiatives at Hewlett-Packard, Tom Hardison is sharing how to focus on generative leadership over reactive leadership....
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Season 3
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Episode 5
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37:17
Lessons in Leadership with Steve Scherer
Three leadership coaches collide. Joe and April of Prophit Co. recently sat down with fellow podcast host and leadership coach, Steve Scherer, for a conversation about powerful lessons they’ve learned in leadership. Discover how vulnerability b...
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Season 3
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Episode 4
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48:28
Empowering Women, Transforming Communities with Kara Valentine
This month’s podcast guest is an inspiring example of humble people creating real change in the lives of others. In witnessing extreme poverty up-close, Kara Valentine and her friends started Threads Worldwide with the belief that in providing ...
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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33:12