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80% of Employee Productivity Is Left on the Table with Kathy Eastwood

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What if 80% of your team's potential productivity is sitting idle right now? Kathy Eastwood, CEO and founder of E Equals Y, reveals that employee engagement hovers around just 20% — meaning leaders are leaving massive performance gains untouched simply because they haven't learned to speak their people's language. In this episode, Kathy shares her journey from CPA at Ernst & Young to Chief People Officer, uncovering the repeatable patterns that separate successful transformations from expensive failures. She introduces her "FEUD" framework (Fear, Ego, Uncertainty, Doubt) to help leaders identify what's actually blocking change in their organizations, and explains why understanding whether your team makes decisions from the head or the heart is the key to unlocking performance. Kathy brings a rare combination of financial rigor and people-first leadership, having led digital transformations across tech companies and nonprofits alike. Her insights on generational differences, growth mindset, and why command-and-control leadership is costing you talent are essential for any leader navigating today's complex workplace. Subscribe for more conversations on leading transformation that actually sticks, and share this episode with a leader who needs to hear it.

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Beth Trejo: Why CEOs Must "Just Show Up" on Social Media

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Beth Trejo, founder and CEO of ChatterKick, joins Mike LaVista on The Digital Transformist to talk about why trust is the word of the year -- and what that means for your brand's digital presence. From the dangers of AI-generated content flooding social media to why picking up your phone and recording a 30-second video is still the most powerful move a CEO can make, Beth shares 14 years of hard-won social media strategy insights. Whether you're a B2B leader wondering if LinkedIn even matters, a brand trying to figure out AI content without destroying trust, or a CEO who's been avoiding social media entirely -- this episode is for you. Beth Trejo is the founder and CEO of ChatterKick, a social-first agency helping mid-market companies scale their social media programs. Find her on LinkedIn or at [email protected].

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