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
43 episodes since 2021
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...
September 16, 2024
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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 ...
August 19, 2024
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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...
August 05, 2024
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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...
July 23, 2024
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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 ...
June 11, 2024
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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...
May 14, 2024
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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...
April 09, 2024
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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...
March 12, 2024
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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...
February 13, 2024
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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...
January 09, 2024
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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...
December 12, 2023
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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:
November 14, 2023
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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...
October 10, 2023
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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...
September 12, 2023
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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...
August 08, 2023
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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...
July 11, 2023
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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...
June 13, 2023
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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....
May 09, 2023
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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...
April 11, 2023
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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 ...
March 14, 2023
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Season 3
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Episode 3
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33:12
Understanding Anger: Where it Comes from and What to Do with It with Dr. Ryan Martin
Do you know someone who frequently lashes out and you don’t know how to communicate with them? In this month’s podcast, Dr. Ryan Martin, psychology professor and anger researcher at the University of Wisconsin Green Bay, reveals how our upbring...
February 14, 2023
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Season 3
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Episode 2
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41:39
Healing Broken Communication Through Empathy with Dr. Kristen Donnelly
Do you work in high-gossip, high-turnover culture with rampant communication issues? In this month’s podcast, Dr. Kristen Donnelley of Abbey Research shares how to improve communication in your professional or personal life by adopting “rabid c...
January 10, 2023
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Season 3
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Episode 1
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31:34
No Regrets: Living a Life of Purpose with Terry Tucker
This month’s podcast guest has a fascinating back story. Motivational speaker and author, Terry Tucker, has worked in marketing for Wendy’s, in law enforcement as an undercover narcotics investigator and SWOT team hostage negotiator, and as a h...
December 13, 2022
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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32:37
How to Harness the Intrinsic Motivations of Employees with Bill Harrigan
Do you have uninspired employees among your staff? The solution may not be a change in personnel, but rather a change in mindset. In this episode of The Dignity Dialogue, Bill Harrigan from Harrigan Solutions shares his uplifting story of ident...
November 08, 2022
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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33:48
How to Reverse Self-Doubt with Michele Molitor
In this inspiring episode, Joe and April sit down with Michele Molitor, founder and CEO of Nectar Consulting, Inc. and Executive Confidence Coach & Rapid Rewire Expert.Do you face moments of low self-esteem or believe you have impos...
October 11, 2022
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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40:49