{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"The benefits of leadership coaching in the tech industry \u2013 with Cindy Gross","description":"Steve is joined by Cindy Gross to discuss leadership coaching in the technology industry \u2013 what it is, how it works, and the many benefits it brings. Recorded on-site at PASS Data Community Summit 2025 in Seattle. Cindy is an executive coach and Adaptive Leadership Expert with 25 years in the US tech industry. As a former SQL Server Master (MCM) and expert in cross-organizational navigation at Microsoft, she transformed her focus from complex technical systems to empowering leaders within systemic chaos. Today, through Befriending Dragons, she guides indispensable Keystone Leaders struggling with burnout, equipping organizations with her Leadership Navigation System to befriend Leadership Friction and convert Leadership Debt into strategic leverage, thus ensuring critical talent retention. As a citizen of the Cherokee Nation and the Delaware Tribe of Indians, Cindy integrates the Cherokee principle of collective leadership, Gadugi, into her work. Cindy\u2019s LinkedIn: https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/cindygross Learn more about Befriending Dragons: https:\/\/BefriendingDragons.com Befriending Dragons\u2019 schedule: https:\/\/befriendingdragons.com\/meet Cindy\u2019s email: CindyGross@BefriendingDragons.com Cindy\u2019s Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/befriendingdragons Listen or watch every episode of the Simple Talk podcast at  https:\/\/www.red-gate.com\/simple-talk\/podcasts &amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"The Simple Talk Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/sites.libsyn.com\/537157","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/40212575\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/198914360"}