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This podcast series hosted by Nigel Job. In series 1 Nigel brings the thoughts, skills, advice from experts across a number of different industries on subjects relating to career transition, leadership and human resource management. In series 2 Nigel's long term colleague Lorna Rutter joins the podcast where they share many many years of experiences and focus on giving advice specific to job seekers to help them during their job search. Thanks for listening.

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What is my Why? - Being True To Your Values

November 23, 2021 • Nigel Job • Season 1 • Episode 5

Some 20+ years after first meeting, Nigel has the pleasure of welcoming Sylvia Bartley to The Job Podcast.

Sylvia is an Executive leader; currently Senior Director for Health Equity at Medtronic and previously Senior Global Director for The Medtronic Foundation. She is also an author, and recognized advocate and champion of social change. Sylvia describes her work as guided by a greater spiritual purpose, one rooted in mindfulness and intentionality.

Passionate in her volunteer involvement she is devoted to improving minoritized communities' health, education, and economic status. She has made an impact as a board member and leader for prominent non-profit organizations, including the African American Leadership Forum, the Association of Black Foundation Executives, and The Johnson Stem Activity Center. She is an external advisory member for the Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering for Georgia Tech and Emory University and a Regent for Augsburg University in MN.

Sylvia is recognized as an impactful leader inspiring change and strengthening communities, exemplified through numerous awards, including the Top 100 Most Influential and Powerful Black Briton in 2022, 2021, 2020, and 2019, the Medtronic HR Stewardship Award 2021, Women in Business Award in 2017, and Diversity in Business Awards in 2013 from Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal. Sylvia is also a 2014 Bush Fellow and AARP/Pollen's 50 over 50 award recipient. And most recently has taken her work to a new platform and published her first book “Turning the Tide: Neuroscience, Spirituality and My Path Toward Emotional Health” which outlines the links between our brains and our souls while inspiring readers to change the world with that knowledge.

Throughout the podcast Sylvia shares with us how her values have helped to shape her as a person and achieve her career goals and ambitions by continually asking herself “What is my path and purpose”, “What is my Why?” .

To find out more about Sylvia you can find her on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/sylvia-bartley-bsc-hons-phd-9a911b2/
Or via Instagram @bartleysylvia