The Future Fit Edge With Cindy Montgenie
The Future Fit Edge With Cindy Montgenie
Podcast Description
Welcome to The Future Fit Edge Podcast, your launchpad into a smart future.
In this era of exponential disruption, the choice is crystal clear: reinvent or be left behind—whether you’re at your peak or facing new challenges.
I’m Cindy Montgenie, your guide, inviting you behind the scenes of strategic reinvention.
As a former tech executive turned future of work explorer and reinvention strategist, I’ve equipped thousands of leaders worldwide to not just navigate ambiguity—but thrive in it.
Each power-packed episode decodes the strategies of top executives who are tackling today’s toughest challenges to stay future-fit and transform their organizations, communities, or industries for a brighter tomorrow.
Tune in for stellar insights, practical frameworks, and cutting-edge mindset shifts that will set you apart.
The future is unstoppable. Are you ready to be unstoppable, too?
Hit subscribe and join me on this exciting journey.
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Content Themes
The podcast focuses on themes of strategic reinvention, legal technology, diversity, education reform, and the impact of AI on various industries. Specific episodes have tackled pressing issues such as AI's transformative role in legal processes, educational innovation through social entrepreneurship, and the necessity of inclusive leadership in corporate environments.
Welcome to The Future Fit Edge Podcast, your launchpad into a smart future.
In this era of exponential disruption, the choice is crystal clear: reinvent or be left behind—whether you’re at your peak or facing new challenges.
I’m Cindy Montgenie, your guide, inviting you behind the scenes of strategic reinvention.
As a former tech executive turned future of work explorer and reinvention strategist, I’ve equipped thousands of leaders worldwide to not just navigate ambiguity—but thrive in it.
Each power-packed episode decodes the strategies of top executives who are tackling today’s toughest challenges to stay future-fit and transform their organizations, communities, or industries for a brighter tomorrow.
Tune in for stellar insights, practical frameworks, and cutting-edge mindset shifts that will set you apart.
The future is unstoppable. Are you ready to be unstoppable, too?
Hit subscribe and join me on this exciting journey.
In this insightful episode, we sit down with Tonya Jackson, Chief People Officer at Lexmark and a driving force in tech industry transformation.
With an impressive journey spanning over three decades in R&D, supply chain, and HR, Tonya shares her unique approach to leading large-scale organizational change and building impactful HR-business partnerships.
What you’ll discover in this episode:
- Tonya’s transition from supply chain and R&D to HR leadership
- The evolving role of HR as a strategic business partner
- How Lexmark is building an AI-ready workforce—and winning the AI talent war from within
- Practical frameworks for overcoming change fatigue and engaging teams during transformation
- The importance of trust, authenticity, and listening in leading cultural shifts
Whether you’re an HR leader, executive, or future-focused professional, this conversation offers tangible lessons you can apply to your transformation journey.
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Chapters:
00:00 – Welcome & introduction to the episode
01:16 – Meet Tonya Jackson & her career journey
04:00 – Navigating the transition to HR leadership
08:45 – The balance of data and empathy in HR
14:30 – Leading transformation: strategy, culture & trust
19:15 – Building AI capabilities at Lexmark
24:47 – Overcoming change fatigue & driving real impact
29:25 – The evolving role of HR in the age of AI
33:23 – Rapid-fire: Personal side of Tonya Jackson
36:59 – Closing & next steps
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