Ep. 20 Mastering Influence and Constructive Debate for Business Growth w/ B. Kim Barnes

In this episode, Heidi interviews Kim Barnes, an experienced entrepreneur, leadership expert, and author. Kim shares her journey from working with children with learning difficulties to founding Barnes & Conti Associates, Inc., where she helps businesses create thriving work environments. They discuss the importance of transparency, vulnerability, and alignment in leadership and communication, and how to foster a culture of healthy debate within teams. Tune in to learn how Kim's expertise can help you become a more influential and effective leader in your business and personal life.B. Kim Barnes is the CEO of Barnes & Conti Associates, a leadership learning and development firm. She has had over 40 years of experience in the fields of management, leadership, and organization development. Kim is the primary developer of Exercising Influence: Building Relationships and Getting Results, Constructive Negotiation: Building Agreements that Work, The Mastery of Change, Inspirational Leadership, Intelligent Risk-Taking, Constructive Debate, Creating a Culture for Risk and Innovation, C.O.A.C.H. for Peak Performance, The Art of Communication, Consulting on the Inside and Leading Global and Virtual Teams, all of which are copyrighted programs of Barnes & Conti. She also co-developed the program Managing Innovation, Driving Ideas from Strategic Initiative to Value Creation with Dr. David Francis of the University of Brighton’s Centre for Research in Innovation Management. Kim’s work has been translated into 12 languages.“Kim Barnes is an energetic facilitator and an exceptional mentor. Relating to people across the organizational spectrum and across cultures is evidently fluid as if second nature to her. Her practical approach and products are well thought out, directly relevant to the workplace, and about the most performance-based I’ve seen in a classroom context. Participants’ knowledge and competencies in the target skills improve notably by the conclusion of the program.”—Vice President/Founding Member, La Forma Del Cuore APSWorking in both internal and external roles, Kim has experience in a broad range of industries including technology, research and development, e-commerce, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, telecommunications, aerospace, finance, distribution, public utilities, health care, manufacturing, insurance, and government. Her clients have included Cisco Systems, Citigroup, Eli Lilly, Genentech, Givaudan, Medtronic, NetApp, Novartis, the University of California, Stanford University, and the U.S. Department of Energy, among many others.To connect with our guest, click on the links below:Website: www.barnesconti.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bkimbarnes/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/barnesconti/ Connect with me:Spotlight to Scale: https://www.spotlighttoscale.com/blueprintLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heidischalkcoaching/