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EPISODE · Jul 21, 2026 · 46 MIN

Own Who You Are with Joseph Machicote

from Warriors at Work · host Jeanie Coomber

I am bringing to you such a special, beautiful, heartfelt, and powerful conversation with Joseph Machicote. He is an HR and organizational development executive consultant, keynote speaker, certified executive coach, and now an author of the book ‘Own Thy Stuff’. We talk about humanity, humility, and how humility is the power move. He also shares incredible stories and wisdom from his personal and professional career .  He helps us discover how to create the most extraordinary version of ourselves, our teams and organizations.  Joe Machicote is Founder & CEO, Organizational Culture Engineer, retired CHRO, and #1 bestselling author of “Own Thy Stuff!”, a practical framework that transforms self-awareness and accountability into visible leadership behavior. He has helped CEOs, executive teams, and organizations turn culture into an operating system that strengthens execution, retention, and trust.  Across multiple industries, he has led culture and HR transformation for 15,000 to 150,000 employees; rebuilt trust after transformational organizational change of all types; shaped enterprise workplace strategy; created corporate universities; guided major M&A integrations; and managed HR and other budgets up to $50M. He understands what high-performing cultures require because he has built them at scale.  (2:50) Who is our guest, Joseph Machicote?  (4:47) Joseph explains what it means to be a “humanity fanatic”.  (6:20) Making the commitment to owning who you are, what does it look like to do this?  (9:45) Why is there a gap between words and behaviors, and what does Joseph think “alignment” of both looks like?   14:36) We discuss why organizations are not holding people accountable, for their words or actions.  (20:21) We discuss the importance of humility and owning our mistakes.   25:20) We talk about Joseph’s book, and the catalyst that sparked him to write it.  (34:55) What mantra(s) challenged Joseph the most throughout his journey?  (38:57) Joseph shares what his calling is in this chapter of his life?  (41:42) What does Joseph see, as he looks out into the future, in the workplace and how is he having an impact?    Connect with Joseph Machicotehttps://www.linkedin.com/in/joseph-machicote-a3858a5/  Subscribe: Warriors At Work PodcastsWebsite: https://jeaniecoomber.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/986666321719033/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jeanie_coomber/Twitter: https://twitter.com/jeanie_coomberLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanie-coomber-90973b4/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbMZ2HyNNyPoeCSqKClBC_w

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