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How Leaders Lead with David Novak

#48: Becky Frankiewicz, ManpowerGroup North America President—Know What You Are Uniquely Good At

How Leaders Lead with David Novak

David Novak Leadership

Entrepreneurship, Business, Management

4.8596 Ratings

🗓️ 19 August 2021

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Today’s guest is Becky Frankiewicz, President of ManpowerGroup North America, which is the leading workforce solutions company in the world. Now when she took the job, she was stepping into a whole new world. Why? Because Becky actually made a name for herself in various marketing, sales, and finance roles at PepsiCo.  And not every leader can go from finding breakthrough marketing ideas for snacks to leading a workforce solutions company!  But Becky is one of the most creative problem solvers around. She has a really clear grasp of what she’s good at. And with that, she’s confidently taking all those skills she developed in the consumer world and using them to help connect workers to jobs. This conversation will help you understand the trends and big ideas in today’s workforce – including artificial intelligence, and career training, and managing multiple generations. Plus, it will inspire you to learn what makes you truly unique in the workforce – so you can thrive in any career you pursue, too. You’ll also learn: 3 major workforce insights you need to know to be prepared for the future One trick to get to the heart of an issue so you truly solve the problem The #1 thing you need to do as a company to truly attract great talent The big danger we risk if we don’t give or ask for feedback Take your learning further. Get proven leadership advice from these (free!) resources: The How Leaders Lead App: A vast library of 90-second leadership lessons to stay sharp on the go  Daily Insight Emails: One small (but powerful!) leadership principle to focus on each day Whichever you choose, you can be sure you’ll get the trusted leadership advice you need to advance your career, develop your team, and grow your business.

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0:00.0

Welcome to How Leaders Lead where every week you get to listen in while I interview some of the very best leaders in the world.

0:09.8

I break down the key learning so that by the end of the episode, you'll have something simple you can apply as you develop into a better leader.

0:17.3

That's what this podcast is all about.

0:20.1

Today's guest is Becky Frankowitz, president of

0:22.8

Manpower Group North America, which is the leading workforce solutions company in the world.

0:28.2

Now, when Becky took the job, she was stepping into a whole new world. Because you see,

0:33.3

Becky actually made a name for herself in various marketing sales and finance roles at PepsiCo and Freedale,

0:40.3

which is a premier package good company.

0:43.3

And I have to tell you something, not every leader can go from finding breakthrough marketing ideas for snacks

0:49.3

to leading a workforce solutions company.

0:52.3

But Becky's one of the most creative problem solvers that you'll ever meet, and she has a really solutions company. But Becky's one of the most creative problem

0:54.7

solvers that you'll ever meet. And she has a really clear grasp of what she's good at.

1:00.0

And with that, she's confidently taking all those skills she developed in the consumer world

1:05.0

and using them to help connect workers to jobs. So hey, if you want to understand the trends and big ideas in today's

1:12.6

workforce, including artificial intelligence, career training, and managing multiple generations,

1:19.2

then Becky's got some great insights for you in this conversation. But she's also going to

1:24.0

inspire you to learn what makes you truly unique in the workforce, so you can thrive in any career that you pursue too.

1:31.3

So here's my conversation with my good friend and soon to be yours, Becky Frankowitz.

1:42.3

You know, I know for a fact you were on a very fast track at PepsiCo, great company.

1:47.2

What made you decide to go to Manpower Group?

1:49.2

Yeah, so, you know, again, I love PepsiCo.

1:51.1

I love the company, and I wasn't even looking for anything.

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