LeaderTalks@Acxiom is designed to help leaders at every level develop skills to lead their teams, their business, and themselves more effectively. In each episode, host Amy Elrod, Head of Talent Development at Acxiom, chats with leaders from across the company to share their leadership journeys, ways they continue to develop themselves, and practical ideas to help other leaders—and aspiring leaders—continue to grow. We’ll see that everyone’s leadership journey has its ups and downs, and no leader is perfect; but whatever is happening in your life, today is a great day to be a great leader.
Lead by Example Deep Dive, Part 3: Excellence - with Sheryl Sample and Dave Warfield
In this episode, Amy continues taking a deeper dive into Acxiom's leader expectation of Lead by Example with a focus on Excellence.
At Acxiom, our goal is to have an unwavering commitment to excellence in everything we do. Excellence means exceeding expectations, for each other and for our clients; striving to be better today than we were yesterday; and going above and beyond what’s asked of us.
This episode features two guests who model excellence to both our external and internal clients. Sheryl Sample, a VP of Sales Operations and Enablement, shares her experience working with teams across Acxiom to enable our client-facing teams to be excellent throughout the sales process. Dave Warfield, a VP of Sales, discusses how he and his team strive for excellence in building new client relationships.
LeaderTalks@Acxiom is edited by Levi Gilbert.
1 Feb 2023
Lead by Example Deep Dive, Part 2: Collaboration - with Sonny Bradley and Tim Ward
In this episode, Amy continues taking a deeper dive into Acxiom's leader expectation of Lead by Example. This time, the focus is on Collaboration. Collaboration can be a multiplier because more can be accomplished when we work together than when we work alone. Working together maximizes our diverse skills, experience, background and ways of thinking. Collaboration doesn't just happen within our immediate team — it can happen across teams at Acxiom, with the broader IPG network, our partners and our clients. The challenge, though, is that collaboration can sometimes be very difficult for a variety of reasons. Maybe our goals aren't aligned. Maybe our personalities just clash. Regardless, it's important to find common ground to work through to great outcomes for our clients and for ourselves.
This episode's guests boast 50 combined years of experience collaborating at Acxiom — sometimes even with each other! Sonny Bradley recently joined our Acxiom Executive Leadership team to lead our Solutions Development and Services Tower, and Tim Ward is our VP of Delivery over the newly formed Industry and Tower Optimization group.
LeaderTalks@Acxiom is edited by Levi Gilbert.
14 Dec 2022
Lead by Example Deep Dive, Part 1: Value of Associates - with Crystal Floyd and Brandy Day
In this episode, Amy starts a series of deeper dives into the leader expectation of Lead by Example. This episode focuses on the first Value of Associates. Our people are our biggest driver of success. Simply put, if we take care of our people, they will take care of our clients, which ultimately leads to success for all of us.
This discussion features Crystal Floyd, who leads our Engagement and DEI efforts, and Brandy Day, who leads our Financial Planning and Analysis group. In their roles, these two fantastic leaders have the opportunity every day to make a positive impact on our associates and live out our Value of Associates.
LeaderTalks@Acxiom is edited by Levi Gilbert.
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