The Edge of Leadership: Recent Episodes
Gregg Thompson and Michael Molinaro
The Edge of Leadership is philosophical, yet educational podcast series with Michael Molinaro and Gregg Thompson. This is not your standard podcast doling out platitudes and timeworn assumptions. Michael and Gregg are skeptical of many of the widely accepted leadership models and seek to bring fresh thinking to this critical endeavor. They hope their conversations with fanatical outliers, unapologetic contrarians and passionate zealots will challenge you to rethink your most-closely held beliefs about leadership and its place in today’s organizations.
In this episode, Michael and Gregg have a wide-ranging conversation with Kimberly Kleiman Lee who, after a sterling career with GE, has created her own firm that coaches and trains leaders to, sometimes radically, change the words they use to have a significant, lasting impact on others.
In this unique episode, Michael and Gregg take a deep dive into the business of management/leadership development and information. They are honored to be joined by Dan Oswald, CEO of Simplify Compliance. Dan is a veteran of the learning and education space and has extensive experience in both M&A and leading the growth of associated enterprises.
Gregg and Michael are joined by Bill Berman, PhD, executive coach, psychologist, and organizational consultant to discuss his recent book (written together with George Bradt), Influence and Impact. What’s an overlooked key to executive success?, and is it as simple as understanding what the organization really needs from you?
In this episode Mind Gym Co-Founder and President Seb Baily shares insights into the growing organizational interest in “wellness”, and the role leaders play in shaping a healthy workplace.
Joining Michael and Gregg to discuss this question are Gary Mangiofico, Academic Director & Chair of Pepperdine University’s MSOD program, and Chris Crosby, President &CEO of The Leadership Institute of Seattle.
Bill Gartner and Geoff Scales are two of the leading leadership development coaches and facilitators in the business today. In this podcast, Michael and Gregg have a conversation with two deeply experienced professionals who have spent the past three decades implementing great practices in the fields of leadership and organization development.
Gregg and Michael speak with renowned leadership guru Professor Jay Conger about the myths and realities of “leadership potential” and how organizations can effectively develop early-career talent to lead.
Dr. Robert Simari, a distinguished clinician, scientist, educator and leader has written a fascinating book entitled A Prescription to Lead: How Medical Training Prepares America’s Physician Leaders. In this episode, Michael and Gregg engage with Dr. Simari in a unique conversation about the confluence of medical training and leadership development.
In this episode of The Edge of Leadership, Gregg and Michael are joined by Marshall Goldsmith, who shares insights from a lifetime of executive coaching at the highest levels, and discusses ideas from his latest book The Earned Life.