{"podcast":{"title":"Human Capital Leadership","slug":"human-capital-leadership-6614421","podcast_index_feed_id":6614421,"rss_url":"https://rss.art19.com/human-capital-leadership-podcast","website_url":"https://art19.com/shows/human-capital-leadership-podcast","image_url":"https://content.production.cdn.art19.com/images/ce/58/42/d2/ce5842d2-0753-46ff-ae60-7a836e79b47d/04def94a16b056ec0a838b680dc64a3719b3d02814b851e7f766f2ff2850029051723468bc64e5ecd042a1a1ac3677cbd5da606fc15afd9b0a7273db392ef7d3.jpeg","author":"Jonathan H. Westover, PhD","episode_count":1745,"summary":"Maximize your personal and #OrganizationalPotential with the Human Capital Leadership podcast! We’re your source for personal, professional, and #OrganizationalGrowth and development. We share our own original #Research, explore #IndustryTrends, and interview executives and thought leaders from across the globe. Join us for practitioner-oriented content around all things #Leadership, #HR, #TalentManagement, #OrganizationalDevelopment, and #ChangeManagement.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-15T14:17:57.925762+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/human-capital-leadership-6614421"},"episode":{"title":"Building Highly Engaged Teams in Today's Performance-Focused Environment, with Dr. Roger A. Gerard","slug":"building-highly-engaged-teams-in-today-s-performance-focused-environment-with-dr-roger-a-gerard","published_at":"2026-03-25T06:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/human-capital-leadership-6614421/building-highly-engaged-teams-in-today-s-performance-focused-environment-with-dr-roger-a-gerard","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/human-capital-leadership-6614421","url":"https://rss.art19.com/episodes/09366e7a-4071-413e-ba53-7d89331b6d67.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","audio_url":"https://rss.art19.com/episodes/09366e7a-4071-413e-ba53-7d89331b6d67.mp3?rss_browser=BAhJIg90cmFuc2NyaWJyBjoGRVQ%3D--952c5701c84ad333c69d5faa668f8177091704f0","summary":"In this podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with how leaders can build highly engaged teams in today's performance-focused environment. Dr. Roger A. Gerard is the owner of Sloan & Gerard Consulting, a private consulting practice serving executives and boards in strategic planning, operational planning, executive coaching, and management development. He also specializes in process improvement, and the use of lean methodologies in bringing about significant and measurable organizational improvement. He is the former Chief Learning Officer for ThedaCare, an integrated healthcare delivery system, retiring from that position in 2014 after 23 years in that role. Dr. Gerard has a 52-year career history leading executive and management development initiatives, in both large and small organizational environments. His work has been primarily within the healthcare industry, but he has also spent a quarter of his career consulting in manufacturing and service industries nationwide. In addition, he is a creative photographer, and provides help to his wife Debra in her fine art business ( www.sloangerardstudio.com ). Previously, Dr. Gerard served as Vice President of Northern Michigan Hospitals and as the Director of Organizational Development. Before joining NMH, he was Creative Manager for Quality Systems for Sandy Corporation where he consulted with major clients (Burroughs, IBM, General Motors, Hyatt, etc.) on systemic leadership development and quality improvement projects. Dr. Gerard is the author of Owning the Room: Leading with Mind, Heart and Spirit to Make Extraordinary Choices in a Demanding World and the forthcoming title, Lead With Purpose: Reignite Passion and Engagement For Professionals in Crisis. He also co-authored On the Mend: Revolutionizing Healt…","meta_description":"In this podcast episode, Dr. Jonathan H. Westover talks with how leaders can build highly engaged teams in today's performance-focused environment. Dr. Ro…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1700,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/human-capital-leadership-6614421/episodes/building-highly-engaged-teams-in-today-s-performance-focused-environment-with-dr-roger-a-gerard/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/human-capital-leadership-6614421/building-highly-engaged-teams-in-today-s-performance-focused-environment-with-dr-roger-a-gerard.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}