Episodes

Agility is the ability to think, understand, and move quickly and easily in response to a challenge or change. Resilience, on the other hand, is the ability to bounce back or actually forward from a difficulty or setback. Scan the business, industry, and world environment to identify relevant opportunities. This is the first of seven essential strategies Dr. Karen shares for executive business leaders to enhance agility and resilience in their companies. Explore your executive agility and resi...

We often associate handcuffs with unpleasant events such as incarceration or arrest, yet in the workplace, employers offer golden handcuffs that include many positive perks. What are these benefits and how do they facilitate employee retention and loyalty? How does the executive leader who receives the incentives and benefits from their employer make it a win-win for both parties and also avoid the potential traps? In this episode, Dr. Karen covers it all. Contact Dr. Karen at Dr.Karen@translea...

Dr. Cedric Williams is the founder and CEO of Legacy Consulting and Research Group. He and his group provide leader development models and services to help individuals, teams, and organizations to thrive. As a licensed clinical and consulting psychologist, Dr. Williams integrates psychology for the benefit of executives and leaders in Fortune 100 companies. Dr. Williams’ research interests include multicultural humility and competence, occupational thriving, and leadership. His positive and fre...

Have you ever battled with local wildlife intruders in your home or neighborhood? Dr. Karen has faced these challenges in the past and is dealing with them now. In this episode she shares her story and extracts eye-opening insights and analogies about traps and “free food.” Dr. Karen says, “free food isn’t really free since there is always a cost, even if hidden.” She also says we can choose to be free rather than trapped by “golden handcuffs,” undesirable personal relationships, or loss of cit...

Pastor Troy Gramling has led South Florida-based Potential Church for over two decades. Under his leadership, the church has experienced remarkable growth, blossoming into a vibrant congregation of over 20,000 members across the United States and Latin America. Pastor Troy is deeply committed to his vision of partnering with people to help them reach their God potential. Before answering his pastoral calling, Pastor Troy honed his skills as a college basketball player and later as a coach. Ther...

People are designed and created to thrive in community with others. As social beings, we face challenges in isolation, whether during the pandemic or in solitary confinement. Did you know your office or workplace is an ideal space to foster a vibrant work community? What are the benefits of belonging to and building community at work? As an executive leader, what priorities should you set, and how can community-building enhance your company’s engagement and productivity? In this episode, Dr. K...

Rick Gang, CEO and co-founder of Holistic HomeCare Associates, leads the way in transforming home care services from Riverdale, New York. Confronting the challenges of finding top-notch caregivers within traditional home care agencies, Holistic HomeCare Associates reimagined the industry. They prioritize family control, ethical practices, and high-quality care woven into every aspect of their process. With nearly four decades of expertise in home care management, Rick joins Dr. Karen to discuss...

The care and feeding of orchids is a delicate business. Too much or too little of a good substance can lead to an untimely demise. Dr. Karen shares six executive business insights from her experiences with orchid care. The first lesson is to seek outside consultation when you are not knowledgeable about a needed area of expertise. View this episode to see the unveiling of the other insights. For relevant context see The Care and Feeding of Orchids, Part 1 (Episode # 442, 19 September 2023) Con...

Susan Ireland spent 30 years in business operations leadership roles at The Boeing Company. She was on the original leadership team that built and established a new digital aviation business for Boeing Commercial Airplanes. After Boeing, Susan played a strategic role in a start-up company that developed, manufactured, and installed hydrogen systems on diesel engines. Now, as co-founder of Seasons Leadership, a professional coaching and services business, she and her business partner, Debbie Col...

Does your company conduct a State of the Business Address? In this episode, Dr. Karen provides insights on the reasons to periodically conduct this important company meeting. When you regularly inform your workforce about successes, challenges, and examples of living the company values, you engage the workforce, reinforce the culture, increase retention, and reduce fear, anxiety, and destructive rumors. Learn how to use The State of the Business Address to transform and inspire your company bot...

This week marks the 73rd National Day of Prayer. With numerous challenges facing our country and the world—such as the upcoming presidential election, wars, escalating crime, natural disasters, and climate disruptions—Dr. Karen emphasizes our profound need for prayer. How did the National Day of Prayer begin? What issues and topics are we encouraged to pray for? Dr. Karen answers these questions while sharing heartfelt words of prayer to uplift and inspire. Remember to pray for our country and ...

Dr. Randy Ross is the CEO of Remarkable and a bestselling author of multiple books, including “Remarkable!,” “Roadmap to Remarkable!,” “Relationomics,” “Fireproof Happiness,” and his latest book entitled, “Make Life Good.” Working with brands like Delta, Berkshire Hathaway Home Services, GE Appliances, McDonald’s, Panasonic, Cox Communications, Keller Williams, Compass Group, Chick-fil-A, and the Intercontinental Hotel Group, he has inspired and enabled countless people to find new passion and ...

What business and leadership lessons can you learn from navigating the challenges of travel, traffic, and turbulence? In this episode, Dr. Karen shares insights from her recent trip to Atlanta. While she unfolds her fascinating traffic and turbulence story, Dr. Karen also extracts lessons corporate executives can leverage to effectively lead through business traffic and turbulence. Contact Dr. Karen at Dr.Karen@transleadership.com to respond to turbulence in your business. The post Traffic and...

Neal Frick, the CEO of CyberCore Technologies, a government contractor that specializes in secure IT infrastructure and supply chain management, leads his company with empathy and compassion. Neal’s business results include restructuring and reducing overhead by 2.5 million, tripling headcount and revenue within 2 years, and reducing attrition from 35% to 8% within 12 months. The author of the book, “The E Suite: Empathetic Leadership for the Next Generation of Executives,” with co-author Tina ...

Dr. Karen, the President and CEO of TRANSLEADERSHIP, INC. celebrates the 29th birthday of her company with a new painting by Cheltenham, UK-based artist, Louis Parsons. They take you behind the scenes to experience the collaborative process to co-create a commissioned art piece through Parsons’ unique SoulScaping approach. Through his talks, workshops, and art, Parsons unlocks the emerging art movement he terms “The Soul Renaissance and our ability to see the unique symphony of light that resid...

Rebekah Simon-Peter is passionate about reconnecting spiritual leaders with their God-given powers to co-create miracles with the divine. Her award-winning group coaching program, “Creating a Culture of Renewal®” has energized church leaders across the country to reclaim their calling and to grow their ministries. Educated in Theology and Environmental studies and previously serving as an ordained United Methodist Pastor, Rebekah is uniquely prepared for her current consulting role to grow the ...

Judi Sheppard Missett, Founder and Executive Chair of Jazzercise, is a youthful, inspiring fitness and business role model. With $2 billion in sales and over 8,000 franchises worldwide, she has built a successful empire focused on improving bodies and lives while empowering others to create their own businesses. She states, “It’s important to surround yourself with the best people, including those who are more talented than you, and to watch for signs and signals in your life about where to go ...

Ame-Lia Tamburrini is the founder and CEO of HUM Consulting based in British Columbia, Canada. She moves organizations and communities beyond diversity, equity, and inclusion into cultures of belonging. Her clients include non-profits, corporations, those in government and education sectors, and rural, remote, and Indigenous communities. Ame-Lia holds a Master of Science in Epidemiology and a BSc in Kinesiology, and she is a certified facilitator of restorative justice, circle dialogue, and tra...

According to American Express, Black women start businesses at six times the national average. Black women also hold more advanced degrees than any other group of women. In this episode, Dr. Karen celebrates the life and journey of Janice Bryant Howroyd, a remarkable and inspirational African-American woman who was the first to create and operate a multi-billion-dollar company. Janice Bryant Howroyd’s parents raised her with the admonition to “Turn challenges into opportunities.” Her lifelong p...

Dr. Daniel Cruz Lattimore, an independent consultant and millennial leader, provides coaching, consultation, and assessment to executives and their teams in higher education, healthcare, and other organizational settings. His consulting emphasis is effective communication, purposeful diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility, organization development, and empathic leadership. A graduate of the University of Memphis Counseling Psychology Doctoral program, Dr. Lattimore recently completed a...

Fathers affect how their sons and daughters show up at work and also how they relate to their own children. Giji Mischel Dennard, the CEO of Well Fed Resources, articulates a definition of the Father’s role that builds on the strengths and gifts men already use in their corporate jobs. She expands the definition of “Provider” to include more than financial provision. Giji debuted as a voice in the fatherlessness movement in 2012 after publishing the first edition of “Hungry for Wholeness: A Cal...

Bass Reeves, one of the first Black US Deputy Marshals west of the Mississippi served with distinction from 1875-1907. He was known for his knowledge of the languages and cultures of five indigenous native tribes especially the Cherokee and for his expert handling of weapons. Dr. Karen shares his fascinating, uplifting, and inspiring life as a leader, a learner, a boundary spanner, and a man of great courage and integrity. We can all learn from his pursuit of excellence and community service. C...

At times we say or do things that offend other people. How can we walk in love to effectively resolve conflicts with colleagues in our workplaces? One important step towards reconciliation is to talk to the person who you offended or who offended you rather than to talk about them to others. God is the source of our strength and direction so pray to God before you do anything else. In this episode, Dr. Karen shares 7 key principles to overcome conflicts in the workplace. All of these principles ...

As we embark on the new year, Dr. Karen shares her words of gratitude from both a business and personal perspective. She is thankful for her family members, new and old, and for clients who are committed to creating positive, profitable, and powerful workplace cultures and environments. Dr. Karen also shares her business visibility objectives and a template for planning the year. Listen to this episode to hear Dr. Karen unveil “The Word of the Year” and its Biblical context. This year’s word is...