Podcasts Other You, Me, and Your Top Three Leaning into Relationships (wsg Brandon Curry)

Leaning into Relationships (wsg Brandon Curry)

Published: Feb. 19, 2020, 11 a.m.

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During this episode, You, Me, and Your Top Three host and CGS Advisors CEO, Gregg Garrett, speaks with Brandon Curry, Vice President of Human Resources for DRiV Incorporated. Brandon and Gregg talk about transformation techniques and discuss the major disruptions taking over the HR and mobility industries. Brandon\\u2019s \\u2018Top Three\\u2019 gives us a glimpse into the origins of his \\u201cdo something\\u201d attitude \\xa0\\u2013 from his dad who instilled his inner drive, to his church community who helped him keep grounded in the \\u2018why\\u2019, to his c-level coworkers who let him fill the whitespace that he desperately needed. And you have to hear what Brandon has to say about how you have to learn to lean into relationships to drive forward and to lead.

About Brandon Curry

Brandon Curry is Vice President of Human Resources for DRiV Incorporated, a $6 billion division of Tenneco, expected to spin-off. Currently, he leads global HR for the DRiV Motorparts segment which sells and distributes a broad portfolio of products in the global vehicle aftermarkets including the brands -Monroe\\xae, Walker\\xae, Champion\\xae, Fel-Pro\\xae, MOOG\\xae, Wagner\\xae, \\xd6hlins\\xae, Rancho\\xae, Thrush\\xae, National\\xae, and Sealed Power\\xae. Brandon is passionate about helping individuals and organizations perform and function by purpose and design rather than default, building more engaged and effective organizations and talent. He has consulted internally and externally with organizations of diverse size, industry, sector, and scope. He\\u2019s led global HR teams, departments, organizational processes and technology for talent acquisition, learning, organization development and talent management.

Brandon has served as a guest speaker at Talent Development and Talent Management conferences, panels and blogs. He has served on workforce development, start-up and product advisory committees in the talent management space and as a part-time faculty member in Oakland University\\u2018s Department of Human Resource Development in Southeastern Michigan, where he resides with his wife and children. Curry earned a bachelor\\u2019s degree and a master\\u2019s degree in training and development from Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan.

Show Highlights

Segment 1: Overview

1:07\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 The importance of the question: should innovation be a centralized or decentralized capability?

4:06\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Brandon Curry: being progressive in the HR industry.

6:14\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 DRiV: Driving advancements that help people get the most out of every vehicle, every ride, every race, every journey.

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Segment 2: The \\u201cTop Three\\u201d

7:55\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Brandon\\u2019s \\u2018Top Three\\u2019 \\u2013 \\xa0family & specifically his dad \\u2013 \\xa0the importance of not living in fear and, instead, to live with confidence and take risks.

11:49\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Brandon\\u2019s \\u2018Top Three\\u2019 \\u2013 church community \\u2013 understanding what success looks like for you and what you are trying to achieve and understanding what kind of citizen to be and how to interact with neighbors.

16:16\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Brandon\\u2019s \\u2018Top Three\\u2019 \\u2013\\xa0 colleagues and mentors \\u2013\\xa0 individuals that have embraced his curiosity (Scott Pepin. Brad Norton.)

20:07\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Bravery in \\u2018packs\\u2019.

Segment 3: Industry Disruption & Transformation

27:04 \\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 How consolidation and various shortages are disrupting industries.

31:25\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 The consumerization of employment.

35:10\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Critical capabilities: what does it take to run a company like DRiV today?

41:15 \\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 \\u201cEngage\\u201d: Creating value within in your organization.

43:32\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 \\u201cFear is the kryptonite for an organization.\\u201d

45:55\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 How to drive a cultural shift within the organization.

Segment 4: Leadership & Wrapping Up

50:25\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 \\u201cLeadership is an influence process\\u2026what can somebody do to non-coercively bring a group of people to produce outcomes.\\u201d

52:33\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 Hint for leaders: It is important how you handle the things that don\\u2019t work out. Lean into those unexpected relationships and take a chance. Tell people they are doing great things. (Bob Walters.)

57:45\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0\\xa0 \\u201cParts matters.\\u201d Check out the DRiV website for information and job opportunities.

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