Episodes

Those who are living, create legacy for the living. You live your legacy before you leave your legacy. In this episode, Dr. Karen summarizes the five parts of “Living Leadership Legacy” and shares Biblical, personal, and client examples. Explore your “Living Leadership Legacy” with Dr. Karen: www.transleadership.com/apply The post Living Leadership Legacy: Full Circle first appeared on TRANSLEADERSHIP, INC®.

In this brief episode, Dr. Karen summarizes “Living Leadership Legacy” lessons from the leaders she featured in February 2022. She also poses several provocative leadership questions to ponder for your own “Living Leadership Legacy.” Meet with Dr. Karen to talk about your choices and opportunities at work: www.transleadership.com/apply The post “Living Leadership Legacy”: Lessons from African-American Leaders first appeared on TRANSLEADERSHIP, INC®.

Mike Mooney’s 25 year career in professional motorsports with NASCAR makes him the perfect accelerator for high performance leaders who seek to unlock speed and drive opportunities in their lives. In this part II Interview Mike speaks with Dr. Karen about practical lessons from his breakthrough book, “Reputation Shift- Lessons from Pit Road to the Boardroom.” Mike shares his insights about how champions stay champions. Contact Mike at www.MikeMooney.com; Mike@mikemooney.com The post Interview ...

What are the values of your company and how do you reinforce those values? In this episode Dr. Karen shares several insights to lift your organization’s culture. When you lift culture, you also enhance employee engagement, elevate customer experience, and generate creative advantage. Today, she focuses on steps four and five of the Living Leadership … The post Living Leadership Legacy: Lift Culture and Lead Succession first appeared on TRANSLEADERSHIP, INC®.

Do you know what special mission God wants you to fulfill as a marketplace ministry leader in your workplace? Do you know how He wants you to do the work or in what order of priority? In this episode Dr. Karen talks about steps two and three of the Living Leadership Legacy Process. It’s all about how to seek God, hear from God, interpret His message, and gain clarity about your next steps. Partner with Dr. Karen to fulfill your Living Leadership Legacy: www.transleadership.com/apply The post L...

Mike Mooney was part of the executive ecosystem behind NASCAR. As an award winning executive, he built and protected the global reputations of such brands as Mercedes-Benz, 3M, NASCAR, Sunoco, Tylenol, and Walmart. Author of the breakthrough book, “Reputation Shift- Lessons from Pit Road to the Boardroom,” Mike speaks with Dr. Karen about the leadership lessons he learned from decades of working with championship NASCAR, IndyCar, Formula 1, and Roush Fenway drivers and teams. Contact Mike at ww...

Leverage Marketplace Ministry is Step One in Dr. Karen’s Five Part Living Leadership Legacy process. This step is all about Leading Yourself First by cultivating the character of Christ, checking your values, inspecting your Fruit of the Spirit, and other self-assessments. In this episode Dr. Karen shares her insights on how to prepare to be … The post Living Leadership Legacy: Leverage Marketplace Ministry first appeared on TRANSLEADERSHIP, INC®.

As a marketplace ministry leader are you, like Jesus, daily “about your father’s business”? The reason God put you in a position of executive leadership and influence in the workplace is because He has important work for you to do as His light bearer. In this episode Dr. Karen shares several examples of Jesus doing … The post “I Must Be About My Father’s Business” first appeared on TRANSLEADERSHIP, INC®.

If you have ever wanted to use your gifts, talents, and abilities to lead change in your community, then today’s show is especially for you. In this Part II conversation with my guests, Pastor Ben Anderson, Senior Pastor of Solid Rock Christian Center and his wife, Pastor Wanda Anderson, Vice President of Corporate Affairs and Risk Management for the Navigators, they share how God led them to use different legal structures, government entities, and corporate partnerships to build their community...

In 1773 Phillis Wheatley was the first African-American woman to publish a book of poetry. In 1761 Slave traders captured Phillis in the Gambia when she was seven years old. The traders then sold her to the Wheatley family in Boston. She quickly learned English, Latin, Greek, Astronomy, Geography, and many other subjects. Her brilliant … The post Phillis Wheatley: The World Was Not Worthy of Her first appeared on TRANSLEADERSHIP, INC®.

George Washington Carver is famous for discovering 300 uses for the peanut and almost 200 for the sweet potato. In 1894 he was the first Black man to receive a Bachelors’ degree from what would later be known as Iowa State University. When Booker T. Washington invited Carver to The Tuskegee Institute, Carver took it as an opportunity to fulfill the charge of his “Aunt” Moriah who told him to “Give your learning back to your people.” Dr. Karen shares seven powerful executive leadership lessons fr...

The Black Church has a history of being a place of emotional refuge, leadership training, physical sustenance, the heartbeat of the civil rights movement, and a safe place to worship God with dignity. What relevance does the Black Church have today and into the future? Dr. Karen reviews a history of the official start of the Black Church in America. She and her guests, Pastor Ben Anderson, Senior Pastor of Solid Rock Christian Center in Colorado Springs and his wife, Pastor Wanda Anderson also a...

Winner of the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016, recipient of two Emmy Awards for “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman” in 1974, Best Supporting Actress in 1994 for an Adaptation of “The Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All”, and 2013 winner of a Tony Award for Best Performance by an actress in a leading role for a revival of “The Trip to Bountiful”, Cicely Tyson shines as a star on Broadway, in Hollywood, and on television. In this episode Dr. Karen walks through more than 70 years ...

Sidney Poitier was the first Black man to become a true Hollywood movie star. He was also the first Black man and first Bahamian to win an Academy Award for Best Actor (Lilies of the Field, 1963). Known for his elegance, style, class, and dignity he was careful about the roles he chose to play … The post Sidney Poitier: “To Sir With Love” first appeared on TRANSLEADERSHIP, INC®.

Tim Hoerr is the CEO and Founder of Serra Ventures, a venture capital firm that manages $140 million dollars in early stage high technology company investments with the support of more than 250 limited liability partners. He is also the author of “Risking It: An Intersection of Faith and Work” and “Thank God It’s Monday! A Tool Kit for Aligning Your Lifevision and Your Work.” Dr. Karen talks to Tim about how his Christian values facilitate the best triple win decision-making, his own entrepreneu...

Dr. Karen says that like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., we all have a God-given life purpose and calling. She further shares some of the spiritual disciplines that help to highlight and illuminate the ways we are set apart. Do you know the purpose and calling for your life and the legacy you are here … The post Called and Set Apart first appeared on TRANSLEADERSHIP, INC®.

In his last speech, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. talked about how each person builds part of a Temple that he or she won’t complete in his or her lifetime. Dr. King appreciated the opportunities of the time period in which he lived and had a powerful sense of passion and calling for what he … The post Finishing the Unfinishable first appeared on TRANSLEADERSHIP, INC®.

Larry Mandelberg, the author of “Businesses Don’t Fail: They Commit Suicide” is a serial entrepreneur with more than 150 years of inherited business knowledge from his family’s businesses. As a consultant, speaker, prolific writer, and Change Catalyst, Larry specializes in solving intractable business problems. In this episode he speaks with Dr. Karen about the reasons businesses fail and the five research based processes for implementing change. The fifth process is Reinforcement. Join Dr. Kare...

Too often we want to rush in and get to work doing something; however, God calls His people to first spend time sitting in His presence. Only in His presence do we first get His guidance, instructions, and power to accomplish the task. Watch and listen to this episode as Dr. Karen talks about how … The post Abundance: Time with the Master first appeared on TRANSLEADERSHIP, INC®.

Dr. Karen has named 2022, the year of Abundance. The first letters of the words Vision (2020), Impact (2021), and Abundance (2022) spell “via”. We have gotten to this year via many roads and routes. In this episode she further explores and explains “via” and the three attributes of Abundance: The Mind and Character of … The post Abundance: Word of the Year first appeared on TRANSLEADERSHIP, INC®.

How are you spending New Year’s Eve? In this episode, Dr. Karen shares several suggestions for how to spend New Year’s Eve. She also says that 2020, was the year of vision, 2021, the year of impact, and 2022, this upcoming year is…. Watch or listen to this episode to discover the word for 2022 and to get prepared. Go … The post Happy New Year’s Eve! first appeared on TRANSLEADERSHIP, INC®.

Dr. Karen looks over the past year to acknowledge the many blessings for which she is thankful. She shares her Top Twelve gratitude list as well as some of the exciting changes coming to TRANSLEADERSHIP, INC. and the podcast next year. Listen to get inspiration for your own top twelve list and your year in review. Go … The post My Year in Review first appeared on TRANSLEADERSHIP, INC®.

People often do not like the way God presents Himself on the earth, they reject the Messiah of God because they have pre-conceived notions about a different kind of salvation. They then miss the Christ of Christmas. In this episode, Dr. Karen brings a special Christmas message from the Biblical account of the Promised Messiah. … The post Merry Christmas: The Promised Messiah first appeared on TRANSLEADERSHIP, INC®.

Bob Kulhan, known as a master improviser, is the Founder and CEO of Business Improv and adjunct professor at Duke Fuqua School of Business and Columbia Business School. He is also the author of the book “Getting to Yes And: The Art of Business Improv.” With more than 27 years of studying, performing, and teaching improv, he works with blue chip companies like Mazda, CISCO, Pepsi, Ford Motor Company, Glaxo Smith Kline, and Bristol Meyers Squibb. Today Bob speaks with Dr. Karen about how to bring ...