Val Ries on The Inspire Greatness Podcast

In this episode of the Inspire Greatness Podcast, I had the opportunity to chat with Val Ries, author and founder of Executive Muse. 

Val is a former nurse and director of sales and training, with over 12 years as an executive coach working with leaders from companies like Facebook, Amazon, and Microsoft. She also has 10 years of experience teaching and creating curricula on various leadership topics.

Val is the founder of Executive Muse, an executive coaching and management training company. Through Executive Muse, she coaches and trains high-impact leaders at startups, Fortune 500 companies, and small businesses. Her goal is to help them build powerful micro-cultures, increase productivity, decrease attrition, and improve employee engagement.

Val is also the author of the best-selling book Chief Inspiration Officer: How to Lead the Team Everyone Wants to Be On.

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

1. Inspiring yourself first
2. Knowing what your team CRAVEs

• Connection/collaboration
• Reliability
• Appreciation
• Value – making impact
• Effective communication

3. Gaining clarity on your real ideal

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