May 18 2023
Bill & Jennifer Kahnweiler
Bill & Jennifer Kahnweiler Bill Kahnweiler is a Baby Boomer with a varied work history—from director of a peer counseling program in a high school, college teacher in state and federal prisons, and HR professional in a Fortune 10 corporation to a human resource management consultant in a global firm. Before retiring he was a professor of human resource development at Georgia State University in Atlanta. His research focused on participative leadership, innovative career development practices, and system-level interventions designed to maximize organizational and individual effectiveness. He taught a wide variety of courses that focused on “the human aspects of work organizations” to undergraduate, master’s, and Ph.D. students. Bill also has published over 90 articles in scholarly and popular outlets. Bill intentionally tried to learn along with his students and probably learned more than they did. The most meaningful compliment he received from hundreds who endured his classes was “Funniest Professor Ever!” Jennifer B. Kahnweiler is a bestselling author and one of the leading speakers on introverts in the workplace. She is the host of the Introvert Ally Podcast. Her pioneering books, The Introverted Leader, Quiet Influence, The Genius of Opposites, and Creating Introvert-Friendly Workplaces have been translated into 18 languages. Jennifer has partnered with leading organizations like Amazon, Merck, Kimberly Clark, NASA, Bosch, and the US Centers for Disease Control. She has delivered keynotes from Singapore to Spain. Jennifer holds the Certified Speaking Professional designation, awarded to a small percentage of speakers, and is proud to serve as a mentor to many professional women. She received her PhD in counseling and organizational development from Florida State University and her degrees in sociology and counseling from Washington University, St. Louis. A native New Yorker, Jennifer calls Atlanta, GA home. Bill and Jennifer conclude the first season of the podcast by reviewing the previous episodes and discussing what stood out to them from each one! “The rarely if ever expressed major purpose of higher education is to employ the otherwise unemployable, most assuredly including him” Episode Highlights ●Some concerns about the Big Five ●Questions are your best friends ●Solitude vs. unhealthy isolation ●Being raised in a family of extroverts ●Networking strategies at conferences ●Getting fired IS personal ●Having a strong support system ●Introverts can self-sabotage ●Listening tours without questions Resources Www.jenniferkahnweiler.com https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Bill-Kahnweiler