Transformational Energy Leadership: Recent Episodes
Dr. Matthew Allen Woolsey
Transformational Energy Leadership is about getting at the core of what is required to make transformational leadership work, energy. This show digs into the underpinnings of what a variety of guests believe are essential to making positive transformation happen. Guests share their perspectives about what makes them successful in their respective field resulting in sage advice, unique insights, and specific tips and tricks to incite personal action. Transformational Energy Leadership pulls from my areas of expertise, which is leadership, communication, cultural influences, and education. As a certified professional coach, I ask the questions that require deeper reflection connecting real-life examples that bring positive transformational leadership to life.
What does it really take to successfully lead in the 21st Century? Leading well is difficult. If it were easy, more people would be doing it. Bad leadership results in disengagement, turnover, unhappiness, anxiety, stress, and poor performance. Today’s workforce seeks a new type of leader, better equipped to navigate the speed and complexity of our digital workplace. Employees (59% of whom are Gen Y and Z) want to work in organizations with a clear sense of purpose, with leaders who connect with empathy, communicate with authenticity, and collaborate with transparency. This new type of leader is not born, but made. Becoming this strong leader comes down to the choices that we make and the habits we create. Building on a simple model of Connection, Communication, and Collaboration, this show will open your eyes to the obvious and not-so-obvious reasons why leading today is so difficult.
The Wall Street Journal recently reported that, “women today lead 167 of the country’s top 3,000 companies – more than double the share a decade ago, but still under 6%.” “Despite all the attention and the one-off successes, the overall picture still looks bleak,” says,” co-founder of Her New Standard, Ellen Keithline Byrne. The problem is people are stuck in the old narratives about what’s holding women back and not shifting their perceptions to what the data shows. Denise D’Agostino, co-founder of Her New Standard, says that “what’s encouraging is that more and more research is clearly indicating that diversity of thought at the top of an organization contributes to increased productivity, innovation and profits. It’s not just nice to have a more equitable workforce, it’s a good business decision. With these findings, companies are taking a more serious look at how to make changes, but as we know, changing how we do things is hard.”
What exactly is meant by trust-based leadership? What does integrity, the power of why, “like”, understanding plateaus, and sharing the mantle have to do with trust? “Trust is a critical link to all good relationships whether personal or professional.” When present, the speed of things moves quicker and when trust is low or even absent, the results can be poor productivity and low energy. This show will dig into practical approaches for building long-sustaining trust.
Everyone admires visionary leaders like Jeff Bezos and Steve Jobs, who look past the conventional wisdom of their day, foresee a different and better world, and mobilize others to join them in their quest to create it. But few leaders understand the principles and practices that practical visionaries use. It is not just what they think but how they think that allows them to see so much farther and clearer. In this episode we will discuss: · How leaders can catalyze even the most complacent companies into visionary-driven growth · How leadership teams can develop a vision from scratch, connect it to a strategy, and then program and implement it in the best possible way · How to embed future-back thinking in both an organization’s C-suite and its wider culture · How a sufficiently long-term planning horizon and a powerful firm vision have allowed such unicorns as Amazon and Google and long-established enterprises like Procter & Gamble and J&J to sustain their growth.
Have you ever been on a highly talented team, but the team wasn’t very good? Have you ever been on a team where not every single member was a rock star, but something about the team just worked? We’ve all had these types of experiences. Yet, it can be difficult to understand what makes one team successful and another one not. In this show we will dive deep into the ways great organizations build trust, collaborate, and operate at their peak level. While each team and organization have their own unique challenges, goals, and dynamics, there are some universal qualities that allow teams to come together and thrive: an environment of psychological safety, inclusion and belonging, navigating conflict, and maintaining a healthy balance of high expectations and empathy. And, facing a global pandemic and all of the ways this impacts the economy, the way we work, and how we live, is a painful, but important reminder of how interconnected we all are. So, what is the leader’s role in all this?
Master Your Mind; Counterintuitive Strategies to Re-focus and Re-energize Your Runaway Brain. Fed up with trying to get ahead in business by working longer hours and continually racing your brain at a hundred miles an hour? Unfortunately, success in business is spelled M-O-R-E: better results, faster growth, more revenue, greater efficiency. Do more. Make more. Achieve more. And do it now. Master Your Mind offers an antidote to the endless (and pointless) cycle of doing more in order to succeed. The counterintuitive approach of slowing down can help optimize your performance and get you the positive results you've been searching for. Master Your Mind reveals the tactics and methods that lead to increased energy, revenue, and good health in a self-sustaining way. The approaches presented are not pie-in-the sky but have proven to be effective with the authors' thousands of clients. We show how to stop thinking your success relies on quantity, rather quality.
What does it really take to successfully lead in the 21st Century? Leading well is difficult. If it were easy, more people would be doing it. Bad leadership results in disengagement, turnover, unhappiness, anxiety, stress, and poor performance. Today’s workforce seeks a new type of leader, better equipped to navigate the speed and complexity of our digital workplace. Employees (59% of whom are Gen Y and Z) want to work in organizations with a clear sense of purpose, with leaders who connect with empathy, communicate with authenticity, and collaborate with transparency. This new type of leader is not born, but made. Becoming this strong leader comes down to the choices that we make and the habits we create. Building on a simple model of Connection, Communication, and Collaboration, this show will open your eyes to the obvious and not-so-obvious reasons why leading today is so difficult.
What makes the difference between an effective leader and a dysfunctional leader? How can leaders maximize their effectiveness when they have a large span of control? The answer to these questions lies in an individual attribute that most leaders overlook: their mindsets. For decades, researchers have found that mindsets are foundational to and drive how individuals think, learn, and behave. Despite their foundational influence, few in organizations ever talk about or focus on mindsets. In this webinar, Dr. Ryan Gottfredson will help leaders at all levels awaken their mindsets and learn how to harness the power of mindsets to enhance their leadership as well as the culture throughout their organization. You will learn: (1)The power and importance of mindsets in leadership effectiveness (2) Identification of specific mindsets that drive leadership success (3) The degree to which you possess the mindsets necessary for leadership effectiveness (4) How mindset can impact org leadership
As today’s companies race to compete on data, algorithms and AI, they risk losing touch with something far more valuable: what’s human. Some companies are failing to meet this new challenge. So what to do? In this show, Tobaccowala will define the challenge we’re faced with in a world that has too much math and too little meaning. Next, we will discuss how anyone in business can counterbalance the digital and the analog with practical techniques for counterbalancing screens, codes, and algorithms with human thoughts, interactions, and feelings in the workplace. Finally, Tobaccowala will show how leaders can strengthen the soul of their business in “the third connected age” by fusing story and the spreadsheet.
Most companies think they have integrity…until they get boycotted, protested and skewered in the press. They’ll punish and apologize for lapses but have no clue about prevention. Rob Chesnut is Chief Ethics Officer at Airbnb and knows first-hand what it takes to drive integrity into corporate culture. A former Federal Prosecutor who prosecuted spy Aldrich Ames, he went on to found the Trust and Safety Department for eBay and the integrity training program for Airbnb: two companies with business models dependent on trust that had to invent the rules in the new frontiers of e-commerce and platforms. Rob joins us to discuss ethical blindspots at work from #metoo to alcohol consumption to how we acquire and use data. He also provides insight into how to survive an integrity lapse in an age when a single tweet or a bad Yelp review can live forever.
Do you ever blame or avoid others? Blame yourself? Or seek to collaborate even when others refuse? These destructive habits can keep you and others stuck in what Jennifer Goldman-Wetzler calls the conflict loop. This show will address ways you can demonstrate true leadership and break this cycle. From observing your very own conflict habits and patterns, honoring ideal and shadow values, to imagining your ideal future, you can successfully break the conflict loop. Actively engaging conflict will demonstrate the true leader that you are that requires energy and can truly lead transformation.
Workers want and need to know that they are appreciated. New research shows that gratitude boosts employee engagement, reduces turnover, and leads team members to express more gratitude to one another – strengthening team bonds. Despite all these benefits, few executives effectively utilize this simple tool. In fact, new research reveals “people are less likely to express gratitude at work than anyplace else.” What accounts for this gratitude gap? What ingratitude myths are holding leaders back? What are the most powerful gratitude practices? These questions and much more as we explore the powerful effects of gratitude. Sadly, many people just don’t express gratitude – not only at work, but in all dimensions of their lives.
Two of the most important aspects of leadership are self-awareness and self-regulation, for without these skills, it’s extremely difficult to perform consistently as a strategist, guide, advocate, mentor, negotiator, and all the other roles a leader must take on. Liz Kislik writes for Harvard Business Review and Forbes about the challenges leaders face in building organizations and delivering results, and helps family-run businesses, national nonprofits, and Fortune 500 companies solve their thorniest problems while strengthening their top and bottom lines in the process. In this session, Liz will share tips for developing high-performance workforces, dealing with challenging employees and team conflict, as well as how leaders can strengthen their emotional intelligence and practice necessary self-care.
The world is going through a shift from West to East and business values and practices are following suit. Future leaders need to adapt and future proof in order to keep up. What are the opportunities Asian Americans have in the current climate to bridge worlds and pioneer the leadership of the future?
Diana Wu David has lived in Asia for two decades and worked globally to help companies adapt and capitalize on future trends through her writing, consulting and courses. We'll spend some time discussing how you can also take advantage of future trends for your own leadership journey.
What exactly is meant by trust-based leadership? What does integrity, the power of why, “like”, understanding plateaus, and sharing the mantle have to do with trust? “Trust is a critical link to all good relationships whether personal or professional.” When present, the speed of things moves quicker and when trust is low or even absent, the results can be poor productivity and low energy. This show will dig into practical approaches for building long-sustaining trust.
This show will explore the passion held by Justin Miller and his team in the creation of Care For Aids. Learn lessons from leading a multi-national organization with a clear vision and mission to serve communities across Kenya and Tanzania hardest git by HIV/AIDS. And, hear from his testimonial of what it takes to create awesome.
More about Care for Aids --
Care for Aids operates 61 centers in communities across Kenya and Tanzania; Uganda centers are opening this year. Care For Aids centers are operated and overseen by 173 full-time national staff and has graduated over 15,500 individuals from their 9-month program. Those clients represent 51,000 dependent children who are now not at risk of being orphaned. Care For Aids calls them “orphans prevented.” For the faith audiences, 4,000 of their clients made decisions to follow Jesus in the program. Take a listen now!
Master Your Mind; Counterintuitive Strategies to Re-focus and Re-energize Your Runaway Brain. Fed up with trying to get ahead in business by working longer hours and continually racing your brain at a hundred miles an hour? Unfortunately, success in business is spelled M-O-R-E: better results, faster growth, more revenue, greater efficiency. Do more. Make more. Achieve more. And do it now. Master Your Mind offers an antidote to the endless (and pointless) cycle of doing more in order to succeed. The counterintuitive approach of slowing down can help optimize your performance and get you the positive results you've been searching for. Master Your Mind reveals the tactics and methods that lead to increased energy, revenue, and good health in a self-sustaining way. The approaches presented are not pie-in-the sky but have proven to be effective with the authors' thousands of clients. We show how to stop thinking your success relies on quantity, rather quality.
As today’s companies race to compete on data, algorithms and AI, they risk losing touch with something far more valuable: what’s human. Some companies are failing to meet this new challenge. So what to do? In this show, Tobaccowala will define the challenge we’re faced with in a world that has too much math and too little meaning. Next, we will discuss how anyone in business can counterbalance the digital and the analog with practical techniques for counterbalancing screens, codes, and algorithms with human thoughts, interactions, and feelings in the workplace. Finally, Tobaccowala will show how leaders can strengthen the soul of their business in “the third connected age” by fusing story and the spreadsheet.
In CONNECT FIRST: 52 Simple Ways to Ignite Success, Meaning, and Joy at Work (McGraw-Hill; October 22, 2019), psychologist and executive coach Melanie Katzman Ph.D. gives actionable advice for restoring joy and amplifying success at work through the power of human connection. In her dual roles as a therapist and a consultant to companies on six continents, Dr. Katzman found that connecting first as humans—and then as colleagues, coworkers and community members—is the solution to almost any conflict encountered by both her clinical patients and her corporate clients.
Workers want and need to know that they are appreciated. New research shows that gratitude boosts employee engagement, reduces turnover, and leads team members to express more gratitude to one another – strengthening team bonds. Despite all these benefits, few executives effectively utilize this simple tool. In fact, new research reveals “people are less likely to express gratitude at work than anyplace else.” What accounts for this gratitude gap? What ingratitude myths are holding leaders back? What are the most powerful gratitude practices? These questions and much more as we explore the powerful effects of gratitude. Sadly, many people just don’t express gratitude – not only at work, but in all dimensions of their lives.
The world is going through a shift from West to East and business values and practices are following suit. Future leaders need to adapt and future proof in order to keep up. What are the opportunities Asian Americans have in the current climate to bridge worlds and pioneer the leadership of the future?
Diana Wu David has lived in Asia for two decades and worked globally to help companies adapt and capitalize on future trends through her writing, consulting and courses. We'll spend some time discussing how you can also take advantage of future trends for your own leadership journey.
The topic for this show is based on Jocelyn Davis's latest book, The Art of Quiet Influence. In it she weaves together timeless wisdom from the great sages of India, China, Japan, and the Islamic world—from Confucius to the Buddha, Rumi to Gandhi—with research and insights from modern-day experts and her own experience.
Says Stephen M.R. Covey, bestselling author of The Speed of Trust: “Jocelyn Davis’s terrific book boldly asserts that a person cannot gain influence over someone by using position, authority, or power to coerce … Genuine influence must be earned and won. It is through the quiet strength of caring, trusting, and affirming individuals that this is truly accomplished. A tremendous and relevant read!”
Two of the most important aspects of leadership are self-awareness and self-regulation, for without these skills, it’s extremely difficult to perform consistently as a strategist, guide, advocate, mentor, negotiator, and all the other roles a leader must take on. Liz Kislik writes for Harvard Business Review and Forbes about the challenges leaders face in building organizations and delivering results, and helps family-run businesses, national nonprofits, and Fortune 500 companies solve their thorniest problems while strengthening their top and bottom lines in the process. In this session, Liz will share tips for developing high-performance workforces, dealing with challenging employees and team conflict, as well as how leaders can strengthen their emotional intelligence and practice necessary self-care.
To achieve leadership and competitive advantage, we need to put love into action. So declares executive coach, author and thought leader Steve Farber. And while many believe love is a soft skill we give up to become successful, today’s winning ventures reveal the opposite: love is a hardcore leadership principle that shapes winning organizations and elevates the customer experience. Farber urges readers to “Do what you love… in the service of people… who love what you do.” In Love is Just Damn Good Business, Farber reveals why love matters and how you can integrate it into your organization and leadership style. Farber compares business with real love, as with parallels including accountability and setting an expectation of excellence. When love is part of an organization’s framework, employees are more loyal, more likely to produce products and experiences customers will love, and reciprocate with loyalty and referrals.
We live in a time of great loneliness, inequality, hatred, conflict, and disconnect. But we are not the first. Pretty much every civilisation in the last five and half thousand years has grappled to come to terms with the same fundamental troubles we experience now. We keep making the same mistakes over and over, struggling to find lasting peace, safety, and security for our families and ourselves. I believe the key to getting off this crazy, destructive, merry-go-round can be found in better understanding the fundamental drives in every human being. Among them, recognising the role of friendship in our transition from being tribal hunter-gatherers to farmers and how this changed our priorities. In our hearts we can identify we are a tribal people, but we are missing the deep connection we once had as tribal friends. I believe the life we have been longing for is at fingertips. Friendship, broken down into ten practical components can be applied to virtually every aspect of our lives.
This show will explore the passion held by Justin Miller and his team in the creation of Care For Aids. Learn lessons from leading a multi-national organization with a clear vision and mission to serve communities across Kenya and Tanzania hardest git by HIV/AIDS. And, hear from his testimonial of what it takes to create awesome.
More about Care for Aids --
Care for Aids operates 61 centers in communities across Kenya and Tanzania; Uganda centers are opening this year. Care For Aids centers are operated and overseen by 173 full-time national staff and has graduated over 15,500 individuals from their 9-month program. Those clients represent 51,000 dependent children who are now not at risk of being orphaned. Care For Aids calls them “orphans prevented.” For the faith audiences, 4,000 of their clients made decisions to follow Jesus in the program. Take a listen now!
The topic for this show is based on Jocelyn Davis's latest book, The Art of Quiet Influence. In it she weaves together timeless wisdom from the great sages of India, China, Japan, and the Islamic world—from Confucius to the Buddha, Rumi to Gandhi—with research and insights from modern-day experts and her own experience.
Says Stephen M.R. Covey, bestselling author of The Speed of Trust: “Jocelyn Davis’s terrific book boldly asserts that a person cannot gain influence over someone by using position, authority, or power to coerce … Genuine influence must be earned and won. It is through the quiet strength of caring, trusting, and affirming individuals that this is truly accomplished. A tremendous and relevant read!”
In CONNECT FIRST: 52 Simple Ways to Ignite Success, Meaning, and Joy at Work (McGraw-Hill; October 22, 2019), psychologist and executive coach Melanie Katzman Ph.D. gives actionable advice for restoring joy and amplifying success at work through the power of human connection. In her dual roles as a therapist and a consultant to companies on six continents, Dr. Katzman found that connecting first as humans—and then as colleagues, coworkers and community members—is the solution to almost any conflict encountered by both her clinical patients and her corporate clients.
If there’s a limit to the number of relationships the human brain can keep up with, why do business professionals still fixate on the size of their LinkedIn or Facebook networks? If you want your relationships to help you achieve your goals, Band argues, you need an intentional and intimate strategy for your most valuable relationships, not a giant following to stalk with interruptions.
Many of the smartest people in organisations may be coming up short of their full potential—not because they lack intelligence or technical proficiency, but because they haven’t developed the executive presence to deliver their message with clarity, poise, and conviction. In this talk we will define what Executive Presence is and will unpack the four main elements that anyone can use to amplify their presence.
We live in a time of great loneliness, inequality, hatred, conflict, and disconnect. But we are not the first. Pretty much every civilisation in the last five and half thousand years has grappled to come to terms with the same fundamental troubles we experience now. We keep making the same mistakes over and over, struggling to find lasting peace, safety, and security for our families and ourselves. I believe the key to getting off this crazy, destructive, merry-go-round can be found in better understanding the fundamental drives in every human being. Among them, recognising the role of friendship in our transition from being tribal hunter-gatherers to farmers and how this changed our priorities. In our hearts we can identify we are a tribal people, but we are missing the deep connection we once had as tribal friends. I believe the life we have been longing for is at fingertips. Friendship, broken down into ten practical components can be applied to virtually every aspect of our lives.
We live in a time of great loneliness, inequality, hatred, conflict, and disconnect. But we are not the first. Pretty much every civilisation in the last five and half thousand years has grappled to come to terms with the same fundamental troubles we experience now. We keep making the same mistakes over and over, struggling to find lasting peace, safety, and security for our families and ourselves. I believe the key to getting off this crazy, destructive, merry-go-round can be found in better understanding the fundamental drives in every human being. Among them, recognising the role of friendship in our transition from being tribal hunter-gatherers to farmers and how this changed our priorities. In our hearts we can identify we are a tribal people, but we are missing the deep connection we once had as tribal friends. I believe the life we have been longing for is at fingertips. Friendship, broken down into ten practical components can be applied to virtually every aspect of our lives.
To achieve leadership and competitive advantage, we need to put love into action. So declares executive coach, author and thought leader Steve Farber. And while many believe love is a soft skill we give up to become successful, today’s winning ventures reveal the opposite: love is a hardcore leadership principle that shapes winning organizations and elevates the customer experience. Farber urges readers to “Do what you love… in the service of people… who love what you do.” In Love is Just Damn Good Business, Farber reveals why love matters and how you can integrate it into your organization and leadership style. Farber compares business with real love, as with parallels including accountability and setting an expectation of excellence. When love is part of an organization’s framework, employees are more loyal, more likely to produce products and experiences customers will love, and reciprocate with loyalty and referrals.
Breaking into an industry like commercial real estate, which has traditionally been off-bounds for immigrants, requires pre-existing relationships and operates on a “country club” like setting (for example, who you know and how long you have known them).
Omar will share howe he moved from Canada three years ago and leveraged his personal and professional story to craft a message that resonates with immigrants and Americans alike.
Our discussion will address familiar themes explored with other leaders representing a variety of sectors, fields, and professional paths: How to craft and sell your story Mental barriers that hold back immigrant entrepreneurs When to play to societys expectation and when to choose to break free of those restraints Why reframing is one of the most important skills for an entrepreneur How to get scale right out of the gate Cultivating the right relationships
What is it that causes great talents to strike out on their own? Is it something they’re born with, is it forged from dreams and aspirations, or torn from the burning embers of setbacks and street scars? When accomplishment is not enough, leading through your true calling is the only answer.
This week we share a dialog between two management consultants who have been on the inside, side-by-side and outside the lines of business. Their motivators are similar: doing good work, making a difference and persisting in the effort until others emulate them. Along their journeys, they’ve recognized certain truths: Sometimes it’s not enough to keep saying the same things as everyone else; oftentimes it doesn’t pay to be pure contrarian. The only way to live is ‘living your truth’.
Dr. Matt Woolsey, and his colleague, Lorna Donovan, speak candidly about how difficult yet rewarding it is to be the same leader that looks back at you in the mirror...hear their advice to boost your core energy!
Leading with pure presence and courage can be transformative for both your leadership effective and the quality of your life! How do you truly do this when you are running on autopilot? Active listening is one part, but how do you really do it? And, much much more will be covered by this two-time author and Presence expert. Tune in for practical ways to transform your daily routine into a world of less stress, strong sense of well-being, and becoming much more effective throughout your life!
What does it take for people to repeatedly scale mountains and deliver phenomenal performance? What happens inside of people that makes them fully committed to doing extraordinary work?” This show draws on Mark's profound conclusion supported by new scientific research which shows that the human heart is a source of remarkable intelligence: What people feel in their hearts has tremendous influence over their motivation and performance in the workplace.
What are methods and strategies to Motivate and Manage a high functioning team? Managing business drivers while maintaining empathy requires strategic measures, so what are those? The phrase “High Functioning” leader means exactly what? This show will explore high functioning leadership while business demands continue competitive escalation and today’s workforce expects empathy and human touch. How to do all this?
Leaders need to seriously consider “Standardizing the Real Workplace Taboo: Conflict is not a Dirty Word!” Reality is that pro-active confrontations are vital to the health of every relationship. And when managed well, it can lead to increased employee retention, engagement, wellness and increased revenue. When you shift from negative thinking about conflict to the positive benefits of solutions, you can improve both organizational harmony and bottom line profits. Dave’s thought-provoking approach to conflict will inspire you to transform your ideas about internal disputes, and move you from conflict avoidance to courageous actions that are now required for high performance.
Many of the smartest people in organisations may be coming up short of their full potential—not because they lack intelligence or technical proficiency, but because they haven’t developed the executive presence to deliver their message with clarity, poise, and conviction. In this talk we will define what Executive Presence is and will unpack the four main elements that anyone can use to amplify their presence.
What does it take to consistently lift people up around us in the midst of deadlines, deliverables and putting out fires? Transformational leaders know that empathy and curiosity enhance the human side of business, which is paramount to the success of any organization. Focusing on fundamental areas of communication along with equity and inclusion are key drivers in bringing out the best in others. Intercultural leadership and communications specialist, Farah Bala will share her unique perspective working with leaders in a myriad of ways through her coaching practice, as an actress, and a proponent of preserving cultural values while navigating a global corporate journey.
All leaders know that your personal brand builds trust. The call for transformation via the virtual world has never been louder! What exactly is the difference between social and digital media? Why do leaders need to pay attention to having a social and digital presence? What is your authentic story? All these questions and more are addressed as Dr. Ai shares her personal and unique business story of transformation as the inventor and creator of Classroom Without Walls. All leaders need to contribute, create, and connect and all this is done by stopping the thinking and taking action!
With in-depth examples from companies spanning diverse industries including healthcare, financial services, mobility, retail, entertainment, non-for profit, and education, Nicolaj Siggelkow, Professor of Management at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, will outline four key pathways for connected customer experiences:
1) Respond-to-Desire: e.g., Disney achieved this with their theme park MagicBand, which can be swiped to enter a ride or pay for a snack, while allowing Disney to run its operations more efficiently 2) Curated Offering: an example is McGraw-Hill’s dynamic textbooks that supplement learning with customized student support 3) Coach Behavior: a customer experience created by Nike’s wellness system; and 4) Automated Execution: e.g., a heart-rate monitor that can independently alert a cardiologist the moment an arrhythmia is recorded
The concepts apply to all sectors and industries, a must for all transformational leaders!
Transformational leaders are, by definition, influential. But how does persuasion contribute to --or interfere with-- that influence? What exactly is “persuasion”? What are some common misconceptions about persuasion? What are common barriers to being truly persuasive? Can persuasion be a negative? All these questions and more will drive the discussion as my guest, Dr. Barbara Shwom, communication expert, professor, and author will highlight the power of persuasion and examine it as both an art and a science.
From the next Boeing-737-size disaster to a school shooting, a data breach, natural disaster, or a product recall, a high-stakes crisis can hit anywhere, at any time, and you could be counted on to take the helm as a leader. This is your “You’re It” moment. Are you prepared? Distilled from the best practices of Harvard’s innovative National Preparedness Leadership Initiative, YOU’RE IT: Crisis, Change, and How to Lead When It Matters Most (June 11, PublicAffairs), by NPLI faculty Leonard Marcus, Eric McNulty, Barry Dorn, and Joseph Henderson, provides leaders with a practical, research-based foundation for thinking and acting with clarity, intention, and confidence in the face of crisis.
There is so much leadership information available these days. So, why aren’t there many more truly extraordinary leaders out there? It’s as if there is still something missing from all of the books and research related to what it takes to become a truly exceptional leader in our complex environments. And indeed, there is something missing. However, in this episode we will illuminate and clarify some of the missing pieces of the leadership puzzle that can enable you to exponentially improve your leadership understanding and performance in the here and now, and to serve others exceptionally. There is so much more available to us on our leadership journeys.
Coach and speaker Candice Kelly joins us today from the Mental Cement Podcast to discuss the power of mentorship. She shares why we all have the potential to be a great mentor and breaks down some of the biggest misconceptions about the millennial generation.
What exactly is meant by being a Soulful Leader? Why is authenticity important in business today? Why is love so elusive for corporate leaders? How is a soulful organization created? These questions and many more will be part of our discussion as Dr. Arthur P. Ciaramicoli and I explore the concepts behind his most recent publication call The Soulful Leader: Success With Authenticity, Integrity, and Empathy.
An advocate for customer service excellence, Schulze has elevated the art of customer care across his six-decade career in luxury hospitality by truly caring, a passion demonstrated to his guests, teams and colleagues alike. He believes customer care is the most undervalued (and overlooked) elements in business today. In his debut book EXCELLENCE WINS: A No-Nonsense Guide to Becoming the Best in a World of Compromise, Schulze reveals how the act of caring is the key to exceptional customer service – and success – in any industry today.
Schulze will discuss how his model of leadership merged with customer service at the highest level. His “no excuses” approach stresses the importance of language and all the details, as the smallest touches never go unnoticed. These principles helped reshape today’s concept of service, and now transcending hospitality, they’re applied in every industry seeking competitive advantage.
If there’s a limit to the number of relationships the human brain can keep up with, why do business professionals still fixate on the size of their LinkedIn or Facebook networks? If you want your relationships to help you achieve your goals, Band argues, you need an intentional and intimate strategy for your most valuable relationships, not a giant following to stalk with interruptions.
From the next Boeing-737-size disaster to a school shooting, a data breach, natural disaster, or a product recall, a high-stakes crisis can hit anywhere, at any time, and you could be counted on to take the helm as a leader. This is your “You’re It” moment. Are you prepared? Distilled from the best practices of Harvard’s innovative National Preparedness Leadership Initiative, YOU’RE IT: Crisis, Change, and How to Lead When It Matters Most (June 11, PublicAffairs), by NPLI faculty Leonard Marcus, Eric McNulty, Barry Dorn, and Joseph Henderson, provides leaders with a practical, research-based foundation for thinking and acting with clarity, intention, and confidence in the face of crisis.
With in-depth examples from companies spanning diverse industries including healthcare, financial services, mobility, retail, entertainment, non-for profit, and education, Nicolaj Siggelkow, Professor of Management at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, will outline four key pathways for connected customer experiences:
1) Respond-to-Desire: e.g., Disney achieved this with their theme park MagicBand, which can be swiped to enter a ride or pay for a snack, while allowing Disney to run its operations more efficiently 2) Curated Offering: an example is McGraw-Hill’s dynamic textbooks that supplement learning with customized student support 3) Coach Behavior: a customer experience created by Nike’s wellness system; and 4) Automated Execution: e.g., a heart-rate monitor that can independently alert a cardiologist the moment an arrhythmia is recorded
The concepts apply to all sectors and industries, a must for all transformational leaders!
Coach and speaker Candice Kelly joins us today from the Mental Cement Podcast to discuss the power of mentorship. She shares why we all have the potential to be a great mentor and breaks down some of the biggest misconceptions about the millennial generation.
Did the title of this show get your attention? The forgotten generation called Generation X (anyone born between the years 1965 and 1981) is ignored and many times grouped in with the two behemoth generations they are squished between. My guest wrote the book, Passed Over and Pissed Off: The Overlooked Leadership Talents of Gen X, after realizing she was coaching a group of seven leaders who were all in the same place- being passed over waiting in line for the Baby Boomer above them to retire. Baby B’s are the original ME generation, and completely redefined “Youth”, invented “Sex, Drugs and Rock & Roll”, and are still highly invested as being seen as eternally young. So they now go TO the young – Millennials – as a focus. Leaders, Gen X is ready to transform your organization to the next level! We will also address organizational psychology and it’s application to today’s work force along with the introduction of an insightful assessment tool created by my guest called Rave Worthy.
What exactly is meant by being a Soulful Leader? Why is authenticity important in business today? Why is love so elusive for corporate leaders? How is a soulful organization created? These questions and many more will be part of our discussion as Dr. Arthur P. Ciaramicoli and I explore the concepts behind his most recent publication call The Soulful Leader: Success With Authenticity, Integrity, and Empathy.
Transformational leaders are, by definition, influential. But how does persuasion contribute to --or interfere with-- that influence? What exactly is “persuasion”? What are some common misconceptions about persuasion? What are common barriers to being truly persuasive? Can persuasion be a negative? All these questions and more will drive the discussion as my guest, Dr. Barbara Shwom, communication expert, professor, and author will highlight the power of persuasion and examine it as both an art and a science.
As a leader of sales, you need your people to perform at the peak of their abilities. Hiring outside organizations to train and motivate your team can be an expensive proposition. In our experience, traditional sales training that is model-driven with a one-size-fits-all approach does not work.
Join Dr. Woolsey and his guest, John Reid, who is a corporate training specialist and the author of Moving from Models to Mindsets for a discussion ranging from monkeys to how your mindset can change everything. John believes focusing on changing the salesperson’s mindset is the key to successful selling. He urges sales managers to focus on an approach centered upon; context rather than models, methodologies, and tricks of the sales trade; effective mindset and corresponding behaviors; and the reality that the learner—not the model or facilitator—is the star of the show. John will discuss his new book on sales training and his approach to a very non-traditional approach to learning.
There is so much leadership information available these days. So, why aren’t there many more truly extraordinary leaders out there? It’s as if there is still something missing from all of the books and research related to what it takes to become a truly exceptional leader in our complex environments. And indeed, there is something missing. However, in this episode we will illuminate and clarify some of the missing pieces of the leadership puzzle that can enable you to exponentially improve your leadership understanding and performance in the here and now, and to serve others exceptionally. There is so much more available to us on our leadership journeys.
An advocate for customer service excellence, Schulze has elevated the art of customer care across his six-decade career in luxury hospitality by truly caring, a passion demonstrated to his guests, teams and colleagues alike. He believes customer care is the most undervalued (and overlooked) elements in business today. In his debut book EXCELLENCE WINS: A No-Nonsense Guide to Becoming the Best in a World of Compromise, Schulze reveals how the act of caring is the key to exceptional customer service – and success – in any industry today.
Schulze will discuss how his model of leadership merged with customer service at the highest level. His “no excuses” approach stresses the importance of language and all the details, as the smallest touches never go unnoticed. These principles helped reshape today’s concept of service, and now transcending hospitality, they’re applied in every industry seeking competitive advantage.
Peggy Hahn is especially passionate about helping leaders transform their faith communities. Her organization has a successful three-year process called the LEAD Journey. This might seem like a huge commitment, yet they are finding that this is what it takes to create a culture shift in an existing congregation.
One of the resources she draws on is their latest book, Faithful Metrics. This book helps leaders let go of “nickels and noses” as the main metric for success. The book offers a way forward as leaders create new, meaningful metrics that are life-giving and transformational.
In short order, you may never think of “ROI” in the same way again – it will become your Return On Integrity. Not the “integrity” we casually talk about or toss about. Rather, an integrity that is richer, deeper, more challenging and more empowering. Integrity is not a soundbite. It is your state of being. And in a world of change and disruption it is dangerous to make assumptions about the state and depth of our own integrity. Leading business author Patrick Lencioni has described John Blumberg’s work on Return On Integrity as “the most comprehensive compelling guide to core values I’ve ever seen. This interview could very well be the first steps on your journey to the one essential thing.
As a society, we have come to accept stress as a fact of life. In the US alone, dramatically rising stress levels are taking a major toll on health and happiness, marriages, and business relationships. This show will examine the science behind stress: what causes it; how we define and measure it; what we can do to manage it successfully—and even turn it to our advantage.
Psychology Today calls stress Public Enemy Number One.Abundant scientific research (ex: the documentary “Stress: Portrait of a Killer” by Nat’l Geographic and Stanford University) shows how chronic stress floods the body with corrosive hormones that shrink our brains, thicken our waistlines, confuse our chromosomes, and more. But there is also good news: counteracting stress’s negative effects, and leveraging “good stress” to our advantage, are skill sets that can be learned and quickly embedded through practice of few simple mental processes.
Did the title of this show get your attention? The forgotten generation called Generation X (anyone born between the years 1965 and 1981) is ignored and many times grouped in with the two behemoth generations they are squished between. My guest wrote the book, Passed Over and Pissed Off: The Overlooked Leadership Talents of Gen X, after realizing she was coaching a group of seven leaders who were all in the same place- being passed over waiting in line for the Baby Boomer above them to retire. Baby B’s are the original ME generation, and completely redefined “Youth”, invented “Sex, Drugs and Rock & Roll”, and are still highly invested as being seen as eternally young. So they now go TO the young – Millennials – as a focus. Leaders, Gen X is ready to transform your organization to the next level! We will also address organizational psychology and it’s application to today’s work force along with the introduction of an insightful assessment tool created by my guest called Rave Worthy.
For more than a decade, The Next Level has been an indispensable guide to executive success. It reads like a series of conversations with a trusted coach who has brought together a cadre of successful senior leaders to deliver a master class on executive level best practices.
Tune in to the show to HEAR Scott Eblin's insights!
This show will draw from The Next Level which is a practical and actionable guide to success at the executive level and helps readers understand what they need to pick up and let go of to achieve the results that are expected at the next level. Along with simple, practical and proven tools and frameworks he’s road-tested with thousands of coaching clients, Scott Eblin offers clear, practical advice reinforced by interviews and case studies from executives who know what it takes to succeed. Develop a personal action plan for leading at your best by living at your best.
Peggy Hahn is especially passionate about helping leaders transform their faith communities. Her organization has a successful three-year process called the LEAD Journey. This might seem like a huge commitment, yet they are finding that this is what it takes to create a culture shift in an existing congregation.
One of the resources she draws on is their latest book, Faithful Metrics. This book helps leaders let go of “nickels and noses” as the main metric for success. The book offers a way forward as leaders create new, meaningful metrics that are life-giving and transformational.
Play is the core of our being. Before we could even communicate, we could play, and that playfulness is part of our evolutionary progress. Dr. Stuart Brown, in his incredible work, “Play, xxx” explores how playfulness led us to larger brain size, evolutionary status and social growth. Play is also at the core of improvisation. Improv is an art form where actors arrive onstage without a script, props or costumes, and they must create a show onstage out of thin air. Playfulness makes it possible for improvisers to accomplish such a seemingly impossible task. The intersection between play and improvisation is one of the most compelling ways to consider how to be better at everything.
When we play, we relax, laugh, make mistakes and let down our guard. When we improvise, we freely make up ideas, say Yes to any possibility, and collaborate to build on the ideas of others. Those two activities, when combined, make for a powerful combination of authenticity and innovation.
Leading with pure presence and courage can be transformative for both your leadership effective and the quality of your life! How do you truly do this when you are running on autopilot? Active listening is one part, but how do you really do it? And, much much more will be covered by this two-time author and Presence expert. Tune in for practical ways to transform your daily routine into a world of less stress, strong sense of well-being, and becoming much more effective throughout your life!
What does someone, especially a person with a diverse background – need to do to create the career they want. It requires a great deal of personal leadership, self-awareness, knowledge, and persistent intentionality. I talk about what everyone needs to do, and what women, people of color and others who are different from their leadership need to pay special attention to.
This show is about pushing yourself to life a life fully by going the extra mile. Topics will include:
• Nothing Changes Unless Something Changes • Getting Up When Life Knocks You Down • Should I Break Up With My Job? • How Going The Extra Mile Can Change Everything About Your Life • Stopping Fear From Stopping Our Greatest Adventures • Your Best Days Don’t Have To Be In The Rearview Mirror
The power of story gives meaning. We are social beings who use story to contextualize the world around us. never has the power of oral and verbal messaging become paramount for leaders to authentically communicate a compelling mission and vision for all to see and feel.
This show hones in the relevance of storytelling in today's environment. And, to convey that story telling is a skill that all leaders can certainly improve through tried and tested techniques.
Transform your portfolio, transform your organization, transform your presence through the power of story!
All leaders know that your personal brand builds trust. The call for transformation via the virtual world has never been louder! What exactly is the difference between social and digital media? Why do leaders need to pay attention to having a social and digital presence? What is your authentic story? All these questions and more are addressed as Dr. Ai shares her personal and unique business story of transformation as the inventor and creator of Classroom Without Walls. All leaders need to contribute, create, and connect and all this is done by stopping the thinking and taking action!
Do you know which type of transformational leader you are?
Based on the nine Enneagram personality and core motivation types we will explore how the different types impact how you lead. We will also learn how to use the foundation of the Enneagram to grow into a more effective leader.
Each type represents a worldview and archetype that resonates with the way in which people think, act, and feel and how they stand in relation to the world, others, and themselves. The most powerful aspect of the Enneagram is that it not only identifies the typical thinking and behavior patterns of each type; it also explores the underlying motivations behind those patterns. This allows people to grow into stronger leaders when they have a better understanding of why they act and react in a certain way.
We will explore some of the strengths, weaknesses, blind spots, and “centers of expression” of each type in order for you to increase your awareness of which type you may be.
What does it take to consistently lift people up around us in the midst of deadlines, deliverables and putting out fires? Transformational leaders know that empathy and curiosity enhance the human side of business, which is paramount to the success of any organization. Focusing on fundamental areas of communication along with equity and inclusion are key drivers in bringing out the best in others. Intercultural leadership and communications specialist, Farah Bala will share her unique perspective working with leaders in a myriad of ways through her coaching practice, as an actress, and a proponent of preserving cultural values while navigating a global corporate journey.
As a leader of sales, you need your people to perform at the peak of their abilities. Hiring outside organizations to train and motivate your team can be an expensive proposition. In our experience, traditional sales training that is model-driven with a one-size-fits-all approach does not work.
Join Dr. Woolsey and his guest, John Reid, who is a corporate training specialist and the author of Moving from Models to Mindsets for a discussion ranging from monkeys to how your mindset can change everything. John believes focusing on changing the salesperson’s mindset is the key to successful selling. He urges sales managers to focus on an approach centered upon; context rather than models, methodologies, and tricks of the sales trade; effective mindset and corresponding behaviors; and the reality that the learner—not the model or facilitator—is the star of the show. John will discuss his new book on sales training and his approach to a very non-traditional approach to learning.
Leaders MUST be AWARE of organizational culture to effectively achieve strategic goals. Leaders need to do the emotional hard work to protect the culture as they are the regulators of organizational culture. AND, for those in professional services, empathy is just one thing among many dimensions that leaders have to embrace, live, and be for an organization to thrive. Just imagine what you can do with your organization as we explore this very important topic relatable to every leader working with others to cause positive transformation.
Play is the core of our being. Before we could even communicate, we could play, and that playfulness is part of our evolutionary progress. Dr. Stuart Brown, in his incredible work, “Play, xxx” explores how playfulness led us to larger brain size, evolutionary status and social growth. Play is also at the core of improvisation. Improv is an art form where actors arrive onstage without a script, props or costumes, and they must create a show onstage out of thin air. Playfulness makes it possible for improvisers to accomplish such a seemingly impossible task. The intersection between play and improvisation is one of the most compelling ways to consider how to be better at everything.
When we play, we relax, laugh, make mistakes and let down our guard. When we improvise, we freely make up ideas, say Yes to any possibility, and collaborate to build on the ideas of others. Those two activities, when combined, make for a powerful combination of authenticity and innovation.
What are methods and strategies to Motivate and Manage a high functioning team? Managing business drivers while maintaining empathy requires strategic measures, so what are those? The phrase “High Functioning” leader means exactly what? This show will explore high functioning leadership while business demands continue competitive escalation and today’s workforce expects empathy and human touch. How to do all this?
The Music Paradigm is an engaging and unforgettable learning experience for any type of organization. Your people ? who are participants, not just audience members ? are seated within a live professional orchestra where they can observe highly trained musicians as they perform. The participants? attention is drawn to fascinating and unexpected organizational dynamics within the orchestra. People soon realize, however, that The Music Paradigm is much more than a riveting demonstration.
Happiness is a choice - we make the decisions that lead to increased happiness or more frustration and dissatisfaction based on what we think, perceive, do, say, and practice. There are 5 key decisions that we make each day and in our life journey that either bring us to a healthier, happier and more successful life or the reverse. It is what is inside of ourselves that will help us identify our life purpose and enable us to attain our dreams. No need to wait for whatever we think we need from outside for us to proceed on our path to the life of our dreams.
For more than a decade, The Next Level has been an indispensable guide to executive success. It reads like a series of conversations with a trusted coach who has brought together a cadre of successful senior leaders to deliver a master class on executive level best practices.
Tune in to the show to HEAR Scott Eblin's insights!
This show will draw from The Next Level which is a practical and actionable guide to success at the executive level and helps readers understand what they need to pick up and let go of to achieve the results that are expected at the next level. Along with simple, practical and proven tools and frameworks he’s road-tested with thousands of coaching clients, Scott Eblin offers clear, practical advice reinforced by interviews and case studies from executives who know what it takes to succeed. Develop a personal action plan for leading at your best by living at your best.
As a working society we are often labeled loud, described as talking just to talk without thought, and in some cases even called rude. Yet, when it comes to delivering honest, objective, and timely feedback we don't do so well. What is going on here? For leaders, the skill of both delivering and welcoming feedback is fundamental to the success of the leader, followers, organization, and constituents. Sadly, we just don't do it very well. However, giving feedback is a skill and is something every leader can absolutely do! This show is about best practices in Giving & Receiving Feedback – How to deliver (and receive) feedback that is direct, honest AND motivates people to be at their best.
What if it were true that your greatest risk and your richest potential rested upon one thing? Integrity. Not a cliché version of integrity that is so often tossed about, but a deeply discovered sense of integrity that is more challenging, yet more adventurous, than you have ever imagined.
Our program, today, will equip you to:
• Investigate the systemic value of the intersection of personal and organizational core values as the lynchpin of your leadership and the very essence of your integrity. • Start digging to your own core and in doing so unearth your ability to lead others to do the same. • Build daily traction and ultimately the momentum for realizing a collective Return On Integrity in any organization.
The bottom line is that you will never see “ROI” in the same way … ever again!
The power of story gives meaning. We are social beings who use story to contextualize the world around us. never has the power of oral and verbal messaging become paramount for leaders to authentically communicate a compelling mission and vision for all to see and feel.
This show hones in the relevance of storytelling in today's environment. And, to convey that story telling is a skill that all leaders can certainly improve through tried and tested techniques.
Transform your portfolio, transform your organization, transform your presence through the power of story!
This topic is ultimately about how leaders forge the culture, people shape the culture, and how they all “belong” to the brand.
And we spend much of our lives exploring where we not only fit, but where we belong. We choose our circle of friends. We choose our work and the organizations that we will apply our energy…because we want to contribute to something larger than us. We are connected by the beliefs of the organization that align with our personal beliefs. We raise our hands and say, “I want to be part of that” when we say yes to a job that we choose. And there’s a difference between our “role” and our “job.”
For organizations that want to deepen their team engagement (there’s an epidemic of this), amplify their beliefs and attract and retain more of the right kinds of employees, belonging, values and story are powerful.
The Music Paradigm is an engaging and unforgettable learning experience for any type of organization. Your people ? who are participants, not just audience members ? are seated within a live professional orchestra where they can observe highly trained musicians as they perform. The participants? attention is drawn to fascinating and unexpected organizational dynamics within the orchestra. People soon realize, however, that The Music Paradigm is much more than a riveting demonstration.
The paradigm of perception, persuasion, and self-awareness as leaders are areas of great importance. Leadership styles are just as diverse as our own experiences. By acknowledging our own diversity and bringing our most authentic leadership persona to the table, we elevate leadership to a unique level. Can we create a practice in suspending judgment about ourselves and others? Let’s have a discussion around how we can succeed and flourish in environments where high expectations, stress, and politics seem to take priority. How do we create those culturally inclusive support systems.
This show will present LEAP’s (Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics) leadership framework based on LEAP’s leadership philosophy that encourages participants to retain their authentic identity while maximizing their effectiveness. We’ll discuss the characteristics of effective 21st century leaders with a special focus on understanding and leveraging our identity and values framed by this question: What are my core values that most strongly influence me?
50% of newly appointed executives fail. Our research says this is largely due to a lack of intentional preparation from both organizations and those they promote. The opportunity ahead of you is to be the courageous minority who thoughtfully designs your ascension, lifting you and your organization to new heights.
Leaders need to seriously consider “Standardizing the Real Workplace Taboo: Conflict is not a Dirty Word!” Reality is that pro-active confrontations are vital to the health of every relationship. And when managed well, it can lead to increased employee retention, engagement, wellness and increased revenue. When you shift from negative thinking about conflict to the positive benefits of solutions, you can improve both organizational harmony and bottom line profits. Dave’s thought-provoking approach to conflict will inspire you to transform your ideas about internal disputes, and move you from conflict avoidance to courageous actions that are now required for high performance.
What does it take for people to repeatedly scale mountains and deliver phenomenal performance? What happens inside of people that makes them fully committed to doing extraordinary work?” This show draws on Mark's profound conclusion supported by new scientific research which shows that the human heart is a source of remarkable intelligence: What people feel in their hearts has tremendous influence over their motivation and performance in the workplace.
Play is the core of our being. Before we could even communicate, we could play, and that playfulness is part of our evolutionary progress. Dr. Stuart Brown, in his incredible work, “Play, xxx” explores how playfulness led us to larger brain size, evolutionary status and social growth. Play is also at the core of improvisation. Improv is an art form where actors arrive onstage without a script, props or costumes, and they must create a show onstage out of thin air. Playfulness makes it possible for improvisers to accomplish such a seemingly impossible task. The intersection between play and improvisation is one of the most compelling ways to consider how to be better at everything.
When we play, we relax, laugh, make mistakes and let down our guard. When we improvise, we freely make up ideas, say Yes to any possibility, and collaborate to build on the ideas of others. Those two activities, when combined, make for a powerful combination of authenticity and innovation.
This show is about the Crucible’s Gift and the struggles leaders have with embracing their adversity moments. Adversity moments are those moments that create a fundamental shift in one’s identity. We all have them, but how we react is what matters most.
As we become increasingly connected to information and to each other, we are more often in response mode and feeling less and less in control and confident about how we are spending our time. It’s harder to focus, prioritize and feel a sense of balance. Mindfulness offers a framework and some pathways to regaining our sense of self and making sure that we have the capacity to act and react in the ways that reflect the kind of people and leaders we want to be. Like it or not, we are all at the mercy of our thoughts and feelings, so spending some time taking a look at what those thoughts and feelings are is well worth our while.
The perceived value of sales management and the nature of the role have morphed over the years. From the 'top closer' to 'product expert' to 'administrator', the role is being redefined as there has never been a more dire mandate for new client acquisition. Investing in sales leadership can yield top line revenue gains of up to 29 percent - Wilson Learning. To get there, help sales leaders adopt these 4 roles that are helping firms grow their topline-
Role 1- Enabler of Success - Acts in the role of mentor-using communication, negotiation, and development skills to lead their people.
Role 2- Technical Expert - Pulls from their own in-depth knowledge, experience, and credentials to make the tough decisions and adapt to changing market-client demands.
Role 3- Business Manager - Uses business management skills to operate the team like a business.
Role 4- Visionary - Pulls people out of tunnel vision to see the interrelation of things
Leaders need to seriously consider “Standardizing the Real Workplace Taboo: Conflict is not a Dirty Word!” Reality is that pro-active confrontations are vital to the health of every relationship. And when managed well, it can lead to increased employee retention, engagement, wellness and increased revenue. When you shift from negative thinking about conflict to the positive benefits of solutions, you can improve both organizational harmony and bottom line profits. Dave’s thought-provoking approach to conflict will inspire you to transform your ideas about internal disputes, and move you from conflict avoidance to courageous actions that are now required for high performance.
Just like Japanese management perspectives revolutionized Manufacturing and Quality movements in 1980s and 1990s, time is ripe for Indian management perspectives to do the same for leadership, corporate governance and innovation ideas. Especially transformational leadership and conscious leadership (thanks to the book popular book Conscious capitalism) can be benefitted significantly by adding perspectives on purpose, energy, motivation models, engagement frameworks, agency and wise leadership. I have used Bhagavad Gita concepts integrated with interviews with business leaders in my best selling book From Smart to Wise (translated into French, Portuguese recently) and continue to compare and contrast established western models of leadership and innovation with brain models and spirituality models.
The paradigm of perception, persuasion, and self-awareness as leaders are areas of great importance. Leadership styles are just as diverse as our own experiences. By acknowledging our own diversity and bringing our most authentic leadership persona to the table, we elevate leadership to a unique level. Can we create a practice in suspending judgment about ourselves and others? Let’s have a discussion around how we can succeed and flourish in environments where high expectations, stress, and politics seem to take priority. How do we create those culturally inclusive support systems.
As organizations constantly change in today’s complex world of business and cultural communities, learning to adapt and thrive during transitions is essential to creating meaningful impact on people and organizations. Through the challenges of change and transitions, how do we navigate our careers, lead with intention and emerge as valued leaders? Embracing change boldly and fearlessly presents us with an abundance of opportunities during our career lifecycle. Making good decisions propel us to success.
Through Janice’s career experience and transitions, learn how The WON Principles strengthen leadership styles and optimize results, and transform organizations to gain full advantage from the talent they possess.
Do you know which type of transformational leader you are?
Based on the nine Enneagram personality and core motivation types we will explore how the different types impact how you lead. We will also learn how to use the foundation of the Enneagram to grow into a more effective leader.
Each type represents a worldview and archetype that resonates with the way in which people think, act, and feel and how they stand in relation to the world, others, and themselves. The most powerful aspect of the Enneagram is that it not only identifies the typical thinking and behavior patterns of each type; it also explores the underlying motivations behind those patterns. This allows people to grow into stronger leaders when they have a better understanding of why they act and react in a certain way.
We will explore some of the strengths, weaknesses, blind spots, and “centers of expression” of each type in order for you to increase your awareness of which type you may be.
Happiness is a choice - we make the decisions that lead to increased happiness or more frustration and dissatisfaction based on what we think, perceive, do, say, and practice. There are 5 key decisions that we make each day and in our life journey that either bring us to a healthier, happier and more successful life or the reverse. It is what is inside of ourselves that will help us identify our life purpose and enable us to attain our dreams. No need to wait for whatever we think we need from outside for us to proceed on our path to the life of our dreams.
Leaders MUST be AWARE of organizational culture to effectively achieve strategic goals. Leaders need to do the emotional hard work to protect the culture as they are the regulators of organizational culture. AND, for those in professional services, empathy is just one thing among many dimensions that leaders have to embrace, live, and be for an organization to thrive. Just imagine what you can do with your organization as we explore this very important topic relatable to every leader working with others to cause positive transformation.
What is it that causes great talents to strike out on their own? Is it something they’re born with, is it forged from dreams and aspirations, or torn from the burning embers of setbacks and street scars? When accomplishment is not enough, leading through your true calling is the only answer.
This week we share a dialog between two management consultants who have been on the inside, side-by-side and outside the lines of business. Their motivators are similar: doing good work, making a difference and persisting in the effort until others emulate them. Along their journeys, they’ve recognized certain truths: Sometimes it’s not enough to keep saying the same things as everyone else; oftentimes it doesn’t pay to be pure contrarian. The only way to live is ‘living your truth’.
Dr. Matt Woolsey, and his colleague, Lorna Donovan, speak candidly about how difficult yet rewarding it is to be the same leader that looks back at you in the mirror...hear their advice to boost your core energy!
Just like Japanese management perspectives revolutionized Manufacturing and Quality movements in 1980s and 1990s, time is ripe for Indian management perspectives to do the same for leadership, corporate governance and innovation ideas. Especially transformational leadership and conscious leadership (thanks to the book popular book Conscious capitalism) can be benefitted significantly by adding perspectives on purpose, energy, motivation models, engagement frameworks, agency and wise leadership. I have used Bhagavad Gita concepts integrated with interviews with business leaders in my best selling book From Smart to Wise (translated into French, Portuguese recently) and continue to compare and contrast established western models of leadership and innovation with brain models and spirituality models.
How does a leaders influence lead to transformation at an individual and group level? How is it that some leaders can seamlessly move from one arena to the next and experience consistent success?
The Center for Creative Leadership says that the best leaders have four key influencing skills - 1. Political Savvy: They embrace organizational politics to move teams and important initiatives forward. 2. Self-promotion: Leaders cut through the noise with authentic, credible self-promotion that helps others as well as themselves. 3. Building and maintaining trust: Because leadership so often involves guiding people through risk and change, trust is essential. 4. Leveraging networks: No leader is an island. They are empowered by their connections with others.
This show will uncover tips for moving your personal influence to high impact.
This show is about pushing yourself to life a life fully by going the extra mile. Topics will include:
• Nothing Changes Unless Something Changes • Getting Up When Life Knocks You Down • Should I Break Up With My Job? • How Going The Extra Mile Can Change Everything About Your Life • Stopping Fear From Stopping Our Greatest Adventures • Your Best Days Don’t Have To Be In The Rearview Mirror
What does it take for people to repeatedly scale mountains and deliver phenomenal performance? What happens inside of people that makes them fully committed to doing extraordinary work?” This show draws on Mark's profound conclusion supported by new scientific research which shows that the human heart is a source of remarkable intelligence: What people feel in their hearts has tremendous influence over their motivation and performance in the workplace.
Leading with pure presence and courage can be transformative for both your leadership effective and the quality of your life! How do you truly do this when you are running on autopilot? Active listening is one part, but how do you really do it? And, much much more will be covered by this two-time author and Presence expert. Tune in for practical ways to transform your daily routine into a world of less stress, strong sense of well-being, and becoming much more effective throughout your life!
What does someone, especially a person with a diverse background – need to do to create the career they want. It requires a great deal of personal leadership, self-awareness, knowledge, and persistent intentionality. I talk about what everyone needs to do, and what women, people of color and others who are different from their leadership need to pay special attention to.
Some people believe you are born with what you got and those are the cards you have to work with as you go about your life. Others say we all have the potential to develop new skills and new methods for leading others. These two points of view are often termed either you have a fixed mindset or a growth mindset. Chris Pritchard, Founder and Managing Partner of Meta-Lucid, will join us in an in-depth discussion about what it means to live with a growth mindset. This discussion will be based on the best-selling book, Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, to illuminate how growth mindset can transform organizations and move them into a more productive, positive, and powerful force for good.
What if it were true that your greatest risk and your richest potential rested upon one thing? Integrity. Not a cliché version of integrity that is so often tossed about, but a deeply discovered sense of integrity that is more challenging, yet more adventurous, than you have ever imagined.
Our program, today, will equip you to:
• Investigate the systemic value of the intersection of personal and organizational core values as the lynchpin of your leadership and the very essence of your integrity. • Start digging to your own core and in doing so unearth your ability to lead others to do the same. • Build daily traction and ultimately the momentum for realizing a collective Return On Integrity in any organization.
The bottom line is that you will never see “ROI” in the same way … ever again!
As we become increasingly connected to information and to each other, we are more often in response mode and feeling less and less in control and confident about how we are spending our time. It’s harder to focus, prioritize and feel a sense of balance. Mindfulness offers a framework and some pathways to regaining our sense of self and making sure that we have the capacity to act and react in the ways that reflect the kind of people and leaders we want to be. Like it or not, we are all at the mercy of our thoughts and feelings, so spending some time taking a look at what those thoughts and feelings are is well worth our while.
What does it take to attract and hire the right leader? How do you know you are screening for the right competencies that make sure the fit is right for your organization? How can assessment tools separate credible candidates from the others? Are you using assessment tools that use science and research, or ones that were designed last century? Join me next week for a discussion with Dr. Riley Harvill who specializes in the use of assessments for pre-hiring and executive coaching.
Helping to launch the careers of future millennial leaders. There is significant discussion about millennials and their ability to transition into the working world. During the past years I have worked with hundreds if not thousands of “millennials” and have found them to be among the most passionate and hard working professionals I have worked with over my career. As we all were, they are a product of the environment they were brought up in. To help them grow into future leaders we need to understand the implications of that environment and leverage its strengths to help them succeed. In summary I have found these future leaders, passionate about purpose with a huge interest in learning.
There is a revolution underway among channels — the business that provide the products and services that help us live our lives and run our businesses. Innovative leaders are creating new value through a combination of digital technologies and human-centric innovations. The most obvious examples include disruptive and global channels like Amazon and Starbucks, but every business leader is challenged to create new customer experiences, competitive business models and energized employees. Many are stepping up through e-commerce platforms, automation tools and advanced analytics, but leadership also demands solutions that include social contributions around communities, work experiences and conscious capitalism. In our conversation, Mark will share his ideas, experiences and research around transformational leadership for channel innovations.
We hear the phrase “executive presence” all the time. But what does executive presence really mean? What separates one leader apart from another? Are there specific behaviors that can be learned to elevate ones presence? How does authenticity fit into having a positive executive presence? Join me in this conversation with Stephanie Bickel, Founder and Managing Director of Speak by Design, as we explore these very components of leading with positive executive presence.
What do you want in life? How do you set goals for yourself and what impact are you having on others? What are you doing every day to make your dreams your reality? My guest, Carrie Williams, the best-selling author of Eyes on the Prize: A Kick-Ass Guide to Setting & Achieving G.R.E.A.T. Goals, says leading through stress and overscheduling is all a choice and when you know the leadership goals you wish to achieve you can make your dreams a reality. To transform your life and the lives of others, you need your energy and leadership skills at full tilt, so remove the distractions!
What is transformational energy leadership? We hear about the impact of positive leadership. The concept of energy attracting like energy is prevalent in everything we do. When you combine all these elements transformation happens. This show introduces the concept of transformational energy leadership, who I am as the host of this new program, and will address what you, the listener, can expect to gain from the show – practical, simple, nuggets for instant application into your life. Join the conversation, be transformed and transform others. Your energy will get them every time!