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HOST: This leadership development podcast is brought to you by: Ovi Vasquez, Inspirational Leadership Keynote Speaker. Fatherless farm boy from rural Guatemala—Inspiring teams to peak performance. He challenges teams to embrace change and step into bold leadership through leadership culture. He grew up in a village without electricity, learned English in two years, graduated from high school in three years, earned a B.A. in management, in two years. Ovi has worked for Apple, Tesla, Salesforce, and Uber. He is a TEDx speaker, author, and social entrepreneur.

GUEST BIO: Steve Cadigan is a highly recognized international thought leader and speaker on culture, leadership, and the Future of Work. His actionable keynotes deliver high-impact talent solutions for today’s digital economy.

As a 30-year Talent Leader, Steve has dedicated his life to understanding the ever-changing demands of today’s workforce and its implications for professionals and organizations. His powerful presentations focus on helping companies reframe what they offer to employees, and help employees take ownership of uncertain careers and futures.

Find our guest at: https://stevecadigan.com
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Leadership Development Keywords: executive leadership, future of work, AI leadership, talent strategy, psychological safety, organizational culture, change management, adaptability, trust building, leadership development

Leadership Summary Development: In this episode, Steve Cadigan explains why leadership is about inspiring people to do something great. Drawing from his early years growing up in South Africa, lessons from sports teams, and his time as LinkedIn’s first CHRO, Steve shares how trust, adaptability, and difficult conversations shape high-performing cultures. He challenges leaders to stop chasing retention and instead build career security for employees.

10 Takeaways on Leadership Development
✅ Leadership is inspiring people to do something great
✅ Trust builds careers, not hard work alone
✅ Hire people better than you
✅ Talk about hard things openly
✅ Listen more than you speak
✅ Develop learning agility
✅ Build career security, not job security
✅ Adaptability beats tenure
✅ Care about people beyond their role
✅ Use AI to grow, not shrink

5 Titles for Leadership Development
✅ Leadership Is About Trust, Not Titles
✅ From LinkedIn CHRO to Future of Work Expert
✅ Why Retention Is the Wrong Goal
✅ Hire Smarter Than Yourself
✅ Leading in the Age of AI and Change

5 Sound Bites for Leadership Development
🗣 “Leadership is inspiring people to do something great.”
🗣 “Hard work builds trust.”
🗣 “Change the people or change the people.”
🗣 “Career security matters more than job security.”
🗣 “Use AI to grow, not shrink.”

10 Chapters on Leadership Development
00:00 – Meet Steve Cadigan
03:00 – Defining Leadership
05:00 – Growing Up in South Africa
09:00 – Sports and Team Lessons
12:00 – LinkedIn and Hiring Better Talent
16:00 – Talking About Difficult Issues
20:00 – Developing Leaders Today
24:00 – Why Retention Is Outdated
27:00 – WorkQuake and Career Security
30:00 – AI and the Future of Leadership

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