Industry Leader Profile with Merideth Seymour | The Good Leadership Podcast #82

Merideth Seymour MA, MA, CPTD, SLE is a Senior Consultant at Nationwide Insurance focused on the Learning and Development of their business leaders.

She is a passionate performance improvement consultant who provides leadership and behavioral learning solutions driving partnership, ownership and engagement for the leaders to which they are delivered. Merideth is sought out by geographically dispersed teams to deepen trust, close skill gaps and improve team and organizational performance.

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Chapters:

(00:00) Introduction

(01:00) Merideth’s background

(03:13) Virtual vs. in-person interaction

(04:11) Helping leaders grow and develop at Nationwide

(06:23) Leadership development programs at Nationwide

(08:37) 3 areas of learning - sponsorship, associate, and professional

(11:44) Data driven decisions and use of generative AI

(13:20) Emerging Leader Certification with IMS

(15:44) Feedback from associates, leaders, and personal testimonial

(16:36) Hybrid teaming and clear calendar invitations

(18:16) Challenges with leading hybrid teams at Nationwide

(19:48) Conclusion