Crafting Cultures of Excellence with Jess Podgajny, BW Consulting and LLUNA

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Leadership Discoveries #5:

Crafting Cultures of Excellence with Jess Podgajny, BW Consulting and LLUNA

Jess Podgajny is the Managing Director of BW Consulting, a boutique management consulting firm servicing the Pharma and Biotech industries, with a specialty in Cell and Gene Therapy. Jess is also Founder and CEO of LLUNA, a tech start-up focused on engaging teams. In this episode, listen to Jess talk about empowering teams for success, crafting enduring cultures, and activating senior leadership teams.

This episode covers everything from culture to teamwork. Here’s a small sample of what you will hear in this episode:

• How do you embed values in an organization?

• Should your company use surveys to assess company culture?

• How should companies approach hybrid work?

• Can you be effective as a remote team?

• How do you establish trust in the workplace?

• What is Cell & Gene Therapy?

• Is Jess a friend or foe of AI?

• How should leaders approach AI?

Connect with Jess on LinkedIn.

Check out the episode and show notes below:

Show Notes

• Crafting Cultures of Excellence with Jess Podgajny, BW Consulting and LLUNA

• [0:28] Welcome back to Leadership Discoveries!

• [0:33] Jess Podgajny

• [1:08] How did Jess get where she is today?

• [1:49] Management Consulting

• [2:38] LLUNA

• [3:32] How was Jess's experience at Vynamic?

• [5:05] How do you embed values in an organization?

• [5:54] Company Culture

• [5:57] COVID-19

• [7:55] How important is it to have a "hook" for your company values?

• [9:28] Should your company use surveys to assess company culture?

• [12:25] How should companies approach hybrid work?

• [14:46] Teams, Zoom

• [17:18] Can you be effective as a remote team?

• [19:54] Super Bowl

• [21:12] How do you establish trust in the workplace?

• [23:28] What causes teams to break trust?

• [24:08] What is Cell & Gene Therapy?

• [27:25] What advice does Jess have for leaders?

• [33:35] Is she a friend or foe of AI (Artificial Intelligence)?

• [34:38] Generative AI

• [36:40] How should leaders approach AI?

• [37:31] ChatGPT

• [38:16] Copilot

• [39:37] Connect with Shirley at ShirleyKavanagh.com and LinkedIn, and Jess on LinkedIn