Debra Corey on The Inspire Greatness Podcast

In this episode of the Inspire Greatness Podcast, I had the pleasure of chatting with Debra Corey, an accomplished author and respected HR leader.

Debra has been recognized as one of the top 101 global employee engagement influencers. Throughout her career, she has worked for prominent companies such as Gap Inc., Quintiles, Merlin Entertainments, and Reward Gateway. During her tenure, she developed and implemented HR strategies in an unconventional manner, constantly pushing boundaries and challenging the status quo to drive genuine employee engagement.

Following her extensive corporate experience, Debra took on the role of Chief Pay It Forward Officer at DebCo HR. In this capacity, she motivates and collaborates with others to unleash their inner rebel and catalyze cultural and business change through employee engagement and management development.

Additionally, Debra is the author of Bad Bosses Ruin Lives: The Building Blocks for Being a Great Boss, a practical guide designed for aspiring great bosses. The book outlines common bad-boss tendencies and offers actionable solutions through the Great Boss Building Block™ model.

During our conversation, Debra discussed three proven methods for inspiring greatness in team members:

1. Awareness – Becoming aware of the blind spots and traps we fall into that unintentionally cause us to take on bad boss traits.

2. Acceptance – Looking in the mirror and accepting our own individual bad boss traits so that we can take ownership of them.

3. Action – Taking the right actions and leveraging the right knowledge, skills, and tools to become great and overcome our bad boss traits. 

Tune in to be inspired by Debra’s wisdom and passion!