Podcasts by Innovating Leadership: Co-Creating Our Future

S9-Ep52: Leading the Court - Canada’s First Female Chief Justice from 2023-12-12T16:14:48

Guest: Beverley McLachlin

Making decisions can be the toughest part of a leader’s job. Judges up the ante; their decisions can literally mean the difference between life or death.

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S5-Ep11: Reflecting on Leadership&Peace-Building from 2023-12-10T22:22:48

Guest: Mike Hardy

Leading the world into peace is so monumentally difficult, it’s never been done (Rome’s propaganda about the Pax Romana aside!). But understanding how leaders have broug...

S9-Ep51: To Err Is to Innovate from 2023-12-05T16:58:21

Guest: Beryl Tomay

One of the biggest keys to success is failure.

It seems counterintuitive, but the reality is we ALL make mistakes. Highly successful leaders embrace stumbles and...

S5-Ep6: Women’s Leadership Journeys from 2023-12-02T22:26:59

Guests: Lisa DeFrank Cole & Sherylle J. Tan

Women account for more than half of the world’s population – a little more than half in the United States. Yet they still make up far less ...

S9-Ep50: Humans in the Loop - AI’s New Business Models from 2023-11-28T18:02:56

Guest: Suchi Srinivasan

AI is disruptive. It’s already disrupting society, and is disrupting business faster than the internet did. It’ll disrupt you, too. But is that bad…or good?

S9-Ep49: The Rationale of Irrationality from 2023-11-21T21:09:29

Guest: Greg Moran

When your competitor’s (or CEO’s) decisions don’t make sense, pause: there’s something to learn there. What do they know that you don’t? That’s just one insight guest G...

S5-Ep5: Revitalizing Leadership - Putting Theory&Practice into Context from 2023-11-19T19:06:51

Guest: Brad Jackson

Theory is one thing. Practice is another. That’s just as true of leadership coaches and their theories as with any science. Guest Brad Jackson understands that, and wo...

S9-Ep48: Nurturing Peace from the Ashes of Violence from 2023-11-15T00:41:40

Guests: Hyppolite Ntigurirwa & Mike Hardy

Seeing your family members tortured and murdered will have a major influence on your leadership mindset. But not necessarily in the ways that...

S5-Ep4: Evidence-Based Best Practices for Leadership Development from 2023-11-12T21:51:55

Guests: Gama Perruci, Sadhana Warty Hall & Karen Ford

Are you spending a hefty budget on leadership training, and wondering if it’s worth it?

You’re far from alone. According t...

S9-Ep47: Coming Soon to a Business Climate Near You! from 2023-11-07T13:59:03

Guest: Matthew Griffin

Feeling uncertain about the future as a leader? You have good reason: a staggering 55% of a company’s fate lies beyond the CEO’s grasp. In fact, 40% of CEOs believe...

S5-Ep3: How Do Leadership and the Environment Connect? from 2023-11-05T20:53:26

Guests: Rian Satterwhite & Kathleen Allen

Leadership is changing in so many ways, in large part because our environment is changing in so very many ways. That’s true of the business c...

S9-Ep46: Avocados - When Produce Produces Innovation from 2023-11-01T00:18:53

Guest: Alvaro Luque

Innovation is key to success in our changing world. And avocados are the key to innovation!

They’re a superb example, at least. By fostering innovation, Alvaro ...

S5-Ep2: When Your Path Is Unclear - Embodied Leadership&Way-Showing from 2023-10-30T00:15:41

Guests: Donna Marie Laskin & Chellie Spiller

What can the Maori traditions of New Zealand teach you about leadership?

Recorded at the 2018 International Leadership Conference i...

S9-Ep45: Delivering the Future - Amazon’s Innovation Culture from 2023-10-25T01:26:13

Guests: David Carbon, John Love, Dr. Vin Gupta, and Tye Brady

Do you want to foster a work environment that sparks innovation and fuels creativity? You can learn from Amazon’s success! Listen

S8-Ep6: Finding Peace in Conflict - Northern Ireland and Beyond from 2023-10-22T17:29:17

Wars are raging again, yet peace IS possible. Getting there provides invaluable lessons for leaders dealing with conflict everywhere, whether it’s in the workplace or the battlefield. John, Lord...

S9-Ep44: Leadership Myths&the War on Truth from 2023-10-17T01:56:27

Guest: Paul Gibbons

What happens when you apply hard science to leadership? A lot of truths turn out to be unfounded myths.

Paul Gibbons, who strides both the corporate an...

S9-Ep43: Leading with an Eye on AI from 2023-10-10T18:36:10

Guest: Neil Sahota

You need help with AI. Artificial intelligence requires developing a new set of ten leadership skills. And fast!

Do you know what they are? Neil Sahota and Maure...

S6-Ep9: Reflections on Women in Leadership from 2023-10-09T14:27:52

Guest: Kim Campbell

As our world is changing at a rapid pace and our leadership strategies are changing, what does this mean for women in leadership? In this program, we will be discussin...

S9-Ep42: The Strength of Vulnerability from 2023-10-04T00:16:36

Guest: Jacob Morgan

There is strength in vulnerability. It sounds like a Zen master’s saying, but it’s a fundamental truth of today’s workplace: leaders who display vulnerability have gre...

S2-Ep49: Adaptive Leadership&Culture Change from 2023-10-01T17:15:16

Guest: Ron Heifetz

In times of change, people often try to hold onto the values of their culture that have had personal meaning and significance to them. When dominant cultures are confro...

S9-Ep41: International Leadership - One Size Doesn’t Fit All from 2023-09-27T00:54:33

Guest: Mansour Javidan

What do getting a little drunk and meeting quarterly quotas have in common for leaders? They each build trust with your team — depending on what country you’re in!<...

S9-Ep40: None Shall Pass: Crossing the Deathline from 2023-09-20T00:02:11

Guest: Dr. Karen Tilstra

Here’s the painful truth: following old established procedures and avoiding risk stifles your growth…even your survival. What’s the answer?

Innova...

S9-Ep39: Boosting Workplace Well-Being from 2023-09-13T00:03:30

Guest: Cameron Stockdale

Can a four-day workweek be just as productive – even more productive – than a five-day workweek?

The answer is an unquestionable “yes!” Cameron St...

S9-Ep38: The Rise of Humanness (The Role of People in an AI World) from 2023-09-06T00:16:20

Guests: Chris Nolan & Michael Schindler

In their zealous rush to incorporate Artificial Intelligence, most corporate leaders are forgetting one thing: you.

Chris Nolan and Mich...

S9-Ep37: You’re an Executive, But Are You a Leader? from 2023-08-29T23:51:42

Guest: Sonya Shelton

Where is passion bred: in the heart or in the head? An executive may not care, but a leader knows how critical passion is – along with purpose and culture.

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S9-Ep36: Be Human, Lead Human from 2023-08-22T23:42:36

Guest: Jennifer Nash

In corporate America through the years, CEOs lost sight of something: humans. Humans fell so far off the radar that, when corporate leadership was analyzed, the major...

S9-Ep35: Ignite Your Leadership Game from 2023-08-15T14:55:55

Guest: Dre Baldwin

Feeling frustrated and overwhelmed by the lack of progress in achieving your goals, despite your best efforts and hard work?  You are not alone! Many leaders and aspiri...

S9-Ep34: Sheba&ShEquity: Empowering Women-Owned Businesses from 2023-08-09T00:44:40

Guest: Pauline Koelbl

40% of small and medium-sized businesses in Africa are owned by women. But expanding those businesses is tough: ...

S9-Ep33: The Human Energy Crisis at Work from 2023-08-01T22:58:55

Guest: Joshua Freedman

Gallup and other surveys are showing employee disengagement at record highs. The human energy crisis is at its root. This energy crisis isn’t due to staff skipping ...

S9-Ep32: Back to the Future...of Work from 2023-07-25T18:42:01

Guests: Jim Ritchie-Dunham, Suzie Lewis, & David Dinwoodie

Here’s a common business myth: the key to navigating all the complexity increasing in the world is simply working harder and...

S9-Ep31: The Dogged Pursuit of Pet-Friendly Workplaces from 2023-07-18T19:49:54

Guest: Lisa Campbell

Pets in the workplace can boost productivity, well-being, and those vaunted “water cooler” conversations. (Although they become “water bowl” conversations instead…) Listen

S9-Ep30: Changing Leadership Mindsets - Psychedelics from 2023-07-16T17:20:59

Guest: Ehren Cruz

In this supplemental episode, we learn that psychedelic drugs have entered the C-suite. After decades as a societal pariah, why are psychedelics finding a home among Ame...

S9-Ep29: Seeking Success in Simplicity from 2023-07-11T18:26:29

Guest: Rini Das

Simplify. Streamline. Succeed. Seems simple enough, but most big organizations do the opposite, bogging teams down with more and more complexity. But as the world itself b...

S9-Ep28: ITP - Building the Resilience Every Leader Needs from 2023-07-04T19:49:50

Guests: Christina Grote and Pam Kramer

We tell our teams not to stress, and to have a good work-life balance. But what about us: their leaders? Too often, leaders ignore their own advice ...

S9-Ep27: The Anxious Achiever from 2023-06-27T13:58:21

Guest: Morra Aarons-Mele

Does anxiety plague your leadership role? Just push through it isn’t a solution: the constant stress and strain of anxiety can take a toll on both your mental hea...

S9-Ep26: Working&Living in Joy from 2023-06-20T17:05:12

Guest: Pamela Larde, Ph.D.

Does the struggle to balance work and personal life sound familiar? Have you bought the myth that working harder leads to? You’re not alone. But the truth is, t...

S9-Ep25: Getting on Code: Leaders Walk Their Talk from 2023-06-13T17:57:06

Guests: Ricky Robinson & Keith Powell

Are you on code? “On code” is like authenticity on steroids: as a leader you not only walk the talk, but give back, bring others along (mentor a...

S9-Ep24: Paving the PATH to Customer-Centric Success from 2023-06-07T01:12:55

Guest: Sarah Ahern

Client loyalty. Stakeholder loyalty. Employee loyalty. However you define your customers, their loyalty is key to moving your organization from just good to great. One ...

S9-Ep23: Unleashing the Power of Human-AI Collaboration from 2023-05-31T02:53:19

Guest: Neil Sahota

The jobs of tomorrow are being incubated right now.

Artificial Intelligence – AI – is already rapidly transforming our world. You have two years, maybe ...

S9-Ep22: You Belong: LinkedIn Brings Diversity&Inclusion Home from 2023-05-23T15:32:42

Guest: Teuila Hanson

Does your team feel like they belong in your organization? Do you?

At LinkedIn, that feeling of belonging is a critical part of workplace culture. And...

S9-Ep21: Remote Work and Mental Well-Being from 2023-05-16T21:32:15

Guest: Dr. Gleb Tsipursky

Many CEOs and executives insisting on staff returning to the office full time are making decisions based on myths about hybrid work. The truth may surprise them ...

S9-Ep20: Thrive at Hilton: Relentlessly Improving the Workplace from 2023-05-09T13:56:53

Guest: Laura Fuentes

Joy, learning, friendship: that’s how Laura Fuentes believes the ideal workplace should be. When she arrived at Hilton, Laura found a culture and leadership team that...

S9-Ep19: Leadership Is Relationships from 2023-05-03T01:22:33

Guest: Kvon Tucker

If there’s one key thing that’s common to all effective leadership theories, it’s this: leadership is all about relationships. Kvon Tucker distilled this through both a...

S5-Ep32: Lasting Solutions for Distribution Center Labor Shortages from 2023-04-29T20:36:11

Guest: Will O’Brien & Dave DuBose

The labor shortage is not going away. Workers are more transient, looking for better pay, plus Amazon, Walmart, and other large online retailers are ...

S9-Ep18: Working Together: Leading a Hybrid AI-Human Workforce from 2023-04-25T23:14:18

Guest: Greg Moran

Odds are Artificial Intelligence isn’t going to replace you at work. It’s going to join you.

Greg Moran sees AI integrating much the same way breakthroug...

S9-Ep17: Lead Responsibly: An Absolut from 2023-04-18T22:34:12

Guest: Ann Mukherjee

Ann Mukherjee’s life is one of complete inspiration, both personally and professionally. Her mother was killed by a drunk driver when Ann was just 14; as an adult, sh...

S9-Ep16: Fringe or Mainstream? Leaders Explore Psychedelics from 2023-04-12T00:02:12

Guest: Paul Austin

You never know where the next big breakthrough in leadership research will come, so we’re going to sporadically feature outlier ideas, research from the fringe. Today i...

S9-Ep15: Supply Chain Innovation: Orders Can’t Be Filled with Stagnation from 2023-04-04T23:34:29

Guest: Mike McLellan

Supply chain disruptions: they’ve been at the top of the list for leaders’ anxiety in nearly every sector for years. Will it ever get better?

Yes – if...

S9-Ep14: Prepare for the Future with Foresight from 2023-03-29T23:14:56

Guest: Dr. Ciela Hartanov

Change is accelerating. Volatility continues unabated. And no business is immune. What’s a leader to do?

Develop foresight and become future-read...

S9-Ep13: Reality Lost - How Disinformation Shapes Your World from 2023-03-21T22:36:31

Guest: Tara McGowan

Misinformation and disinformation have become the lifeblood of social media – even some cable channels hungry for ratings. But, as a leader, you need hard facts and st...

S9-Ep12: Onboard with Care: Welcoming a New Leader from 2023-03-17T23:12:57

Guests: Brenda Hampel & Erika Lamont  

More than 40% of new leaders fail within 18 months. Why? 

Don’t blame the leader; look at the organization instead! Most organiz...

S9-Ep11: You Are Enough, You Are Worthy: Leadership Lessons for Women from 2023-03-14T23:57:53

Guest: Betsy Myers

We may gripe about the pandemic, but it gave us one very positive change for women in the workplace: flexibility. It also highlighted for everyone that old-school leade...

S9-Ep10: Bringing Healing Home - Healthcare Leadership from 2023-03-07T16:11:59

Guest: Anne Klibanski 

Healthcare begins and ends in the home. At least, it should: you’re more likely to heal a bit faster and your outlook tends to be brighter at home instead of a hosp...

S9-Ep9: Is Your Organization Designed for the Future? from 2023-02-28T23:30:16

Guests: Mark Palmer & Eddie Moore

Forget about future ready; you’re not ready for now!

Most leaders operate at a disadvantage: they don’t have a formal blueprint of th...

S9-Ep8: In Your Power from 2023-02-22T00:07:16

Guest: Sharon Melnick

Pushy. Manipulative. Lofty.

We have a lot of negative views for powerful leaders – but that’s not what real power is about. When a leader is in their power, t...

S9-Ep7: Epic! The Women’s Power Playbook from 2023-02-15T00:45:14

Guest: Carolyn Buck Luce

Live an epic life.

That’s the goal Carolyn Buck Luce advises you to have. In this episode, she shares ways to make that happen…and how that path s...

S9-Ep6 - Women on the Rise: A Leadership Journey from 2023-02-08T14:01:27

Guest: Reta Jo Lewis

"It's not just about the the betterment of you and your family. It's about the betterment of the community."

That is one of the core values that helped guide R...

S6-Ep3: Rebalancing Society - Radical Renewal Beyond Left, Right, or Center from 2023-02-03T00:22:03

Guest: Henry Mintzberg

There’s a lot of chaos for leaders to deal with, and it’s been pushing us out of balance for decades. Henry Mintzberg has had enough. Enough of the imbalance that i...

S9-Ep5: Leading with Care and Purpose from 2023-02-01T00:18:16

Guests: Raj Sisodia & Sudhanshu Palsule

In this episode, Raj Sisodia and Sudhanshu Palsule explore the power of conscious leadership. With Conscious Capitalism, this can inspire a hig...

S9-Ep4: Intentional Leadership in a New Work World from 2023-01-25T01:33:08

Guest: Monique Jefferson

Are you a hybrid leader yet?

That’s what today’s work world demands. Most workers prefer work from home. Others prefer to be in the office. Still ...

S7-Ep31: Leading in Emerging Industries from 2023-01-21T23:59:42

Guest: James Brenza

By their very nature, emerging industries (such as EVs, private spaceships, and cannabis) present unique leadership challenges – and opportunities – rarely encountered...

S7-Ep38: Staying Cool in Challenging Situations (Recognizing&Managing Your Stress Triggers) from 2023-01-20T23:45:03

Guest: Janet Fouts

We recognize the many layers of stress we are under day-to-day. Those stresses are very real – and often increase as we move up the leadership ladder. That stress has c...

S7-Ep2: The Future Leader - Skills&Mindsets to Succeed in the Next Decade from 2023-01-19T23:10:19

Guest: Jacob Morgan

There has been a lot written about leadership for the present day, but the world is changing quickly. What worked in the past won’t work in the future – so how do we p...

S8-Ep2: What Leaders Won’t Talk About (When Scaling their Business) from 2023-01-18T23:32:42

Guest: Greg Moran

When young companies scale their business, there are many challenges…some obvious, and some no one talks about. Greg Moran joins the show for a discussion about the topi...

S9-Ep3: Courageous Followership from 2023-01-18T01:01:03

Guests: Neil Grunberg & Ira Chaleff

“He who cannot be a good follower, cannot be a good leader.”

Aristotle shared that wisdom over 2,000 years ago, but today we chafe ...

S8-Ep4: Building Communities within Your Business from 2023-01-17T00:11:12

Guest: Alice Yoo LeClair

Contrary to old-school management beliefs, having a work-best-friend boosts productivity.  Having an entire work community?  That boosts a lot of people’s product...

S3-Ep47: Implicit Bias - What You Don’t See Hurts You! from 2023-01-16T00:18:27

Guest: Rebecca Heiss

From our archives, a special show about our hidden biases.

We all have bias. In various forms, it’s built into our brains. But implicit bias creates a...

S8-Ep8: Hiring in the Great Resignation - Developing Your Culture, Communications,&Pipeline in a Crisis from 2023-01-13T22:00:38

Guest: Michelle Sanchez-Bickley

Amidst the Great Resignation, exceptional organizations are still retaining their top employees, and recruiting new staff.  Renown Health is one of them. Listen

S8-Ep10: ShEquity - A Refugee’s Path to Empowering Women&Their Businesses from 2023-01-12T21:49:51

Guest: Pauline Koelbl

Surviving life as a refugee is one thing.  To turn that life into a mission to empower other women is quite another. 

That’s exactly what Pa...

S9-Ep2: Using Storytelling to Elevate Leadership from 2023-01-11T13:47:33

Guest: Chris Nolan

Does your world feel chaotic, unpredictable – lunging beyond your understanding or control? You’re not alone: in fact, the US military felt the same, and created the co...

S8-Ep11: Workforce Demographics&an Inclusive Culture from 2023-01-09T22:57:54

Guests: Nadia Younes, Gamiel Yafai, & Louise Carvalho

Slow as molasses.  That’s one way to describe how leaders have responded to the rapidly changing workplace.  The work environment was...

S8-Ep12: Power, Charisma, Hormones: Science Studies Leadership from 2023-01-08T23:59:59

Guest: John Antonakis

Power does tend to corrupt.  Especially the more testosterone is added to the mix.

That’s just one finding that the scientific study of leadership has reveale...

S8-Ep13: How HR Drives New Beginnings from 2023-01-07T23:49:27

Guest: Fara Palumbo

Change is probably the biggest single consequence of the pandemic on organizations in every sector and of every size.  Blue Cross Blue Shield of North Carolina not onl...

S8-Ep14: Getting Lost in the Language of Leadership from 2023-01-07T00:26:13

Guest: Jonathan Reams

Leadership is nothing without thought -- and research shows we (literally!) think with our hearts as well as our minds.  Neurocardiology is just one way we're learni...

S8-Ep17: Cultivating Empathy through Authenticity from 2023-01-06T00:01:26

Guest: Jason Lioy

Authenticity boils down to one key concept: be yourself.  That concept is critical at Dawn Foods; their passion is their people, and their goal is to create a psychologi...

S8-Ep24: Achieving Employee-Centric Leadership - A Leader’s Food for Thought from 2023-01-05T00:26:44

Guest: Heather Krentler  

Employees want to be heard. They want to know their employer wants the best for them. Continental Services heard – and worked hard to innovate their company cult...

S9-Ep1: The Job I Love to Hate: It’s Never Too Late to Upgrade Your Career! from 2023-01-04T01:34:54

Guest: Tammy Alvarez

You shudder when Monday rolls around. You dread checking overnight work messages on your phone when you wake up. Yup: it’s easy to find yourself in a career you don’t...

S8-Ep23: How to Harness Honesty from 2023-01-03T00:14:28

Peter Kozodoy was peeved at the number of lying, dishonest managers, CEOs, and other leaders he had to contend with.  So he analyzed honesty…and found that honest leaders not only do better, but...

S8-Ep33: Growing a Powerhouse City - Leading Together from 2023-01-02T00:31:26

Guest: Kenny McDonald

It takes a village to raise a city.  That twists traditional wisdom, but it’s true: no one leader can improve an urban landscape alone.  It takes a group of leaders ...

S8-Ep38: The Power of Passion&Perseverance - Four Levels of Grit from 2022-12-31T22:07:07

Guest: Jim Ritchie-Dunham  

There’s more to grit than determination – a whole lot more.  Knowing that can help you harness this incredible power of passion and perseverance.

Buildi...

S8-Ep41: What Your Team REALLY Thinks...in Real Time! from 2022-12-30T22:04:13

Guest: Greg Moran

"Good afternoon, staff. I'm listening."

If only your boss truly listened, like Frasier Crane! The reality is most folks high up the chain have little clue about w...

S8-Ep53: 5 Trends to Know: Leadership in 2023 from 2022-12-27T15:41:37

Turning the tables, Christopher Washington -- the provost and Executive Vice President at Franklin University – interviews our host, Maureen Metcalf, on the top five trends leaders will contend ...

S8-Ep52: Do No Harm: Ethics for Leader from 2022-12-20T19:07:41

Guest: Terri O'Fallon

Few leaders set out to harm others – but it can happen despite our best intentions. The key is to look outward from our decisions to all the ripple effects they gene...

S8-Ep50: Encore Facing Uncertainty: It’s VUCA from 2022-12-20T16:54:59

Featured Guest: Chris Nolan

One look at the headlines on any given day makes it clear: the world is UNclear. How can an organization navigate through the volatility, uncertainty, complexi...

S7-Ep5: Democracy: Are We a Brittle Twig or Supple Bamboo? from 2022-12-20T16:45:20

Featured Guest: Matt Qvortrup

As a political scientist, Matt studies democracy – its evolution, and particularly how democracies decline.  He shares his perspective on the rise of populis...

S6-Ep52: Leadership Trends for 2021 and Beyond from 2022-12-20T13:54

Featured Guest: Christopher Washington

Christopher Washington joins Maureen to discuss the Leadership Trends for 2021 and Beyond.

S8-Ep32: Hiring for Keeps: The Rise of Recruiter.com from 2022-12-20T13:41:35

Featured Guest: Evan Sohn

Having trouble filling positions? Brace yourself: the Great Resignation is morphing into the Job Hopper Economy. Evan Sohn, the CEO of Recruiter.com, is in a uni...

S8-Ep28: Leading with Character: A Real-Life Red Roof Report from 2022-12-19T13:25:01

Featured Guest: George Limbert

“Character is what you do.”

That’s a fundamental leadership principle for George Limbert, president of Red Roof.  This is our second visit with Georg...

S8-Ep20: Bringing Clarity to Confusion from 2022-12-19T13:14:08

Featured Guest: Terri O'Fallon, Ph.D. & Kim Barta MA

Although our bodies stop growing, our minds continue to develop throughout adulthood. But seeing the world differently can be confusin...

S8-Ep29: Informed Leadership: The Power of Trauma from 2022-12-19T13:09:33

Featured Guest: Rachael Kelly

Every business has its ups and downs. But when trauma hits, the worst thing to do is ignore it. The best: tend to your people! Rachael Kelly watched the effe...

S8-Ep26: A Cure for Toxic Leadership from 2022-12-19T13:00:17

Featured Guest: Raj Subrameyer

Raj Subrameyer knows about toxic leadership first-hand: HE was a toxic leader. Fortunately, Raj learned before it was too late that the toxins affect the le...

S8-Ep24:The Secret Code to Uncommon Leadership - with Ruchira Chaudhary from 2022-12-19T12:49:42

Featured Guest: Ruchira Chaudhary

Something was wrong with the company.

Working for a large corporation in Singapore, Ruchira Chaudhary realized there were too many issues blocking...

S8-Ep19: Optimize Your Mindset: A Case Study from 2022-12-19T12:47:29

Featured Guest: David DeRam

David DeRam is a 30-year veteran of the software and start-up world.  But it wasn’t until he co-founded Greenlight Gurus that he fully realized the power of mi...

S8-Ep37: The Future Is Yours to Create from 2022-12-19T12:41:50

Featured Guest: Rebecca Ryan

All of us took history classes, but who’s taken future classes?

Studying the future is a discipline that stretches back decades. Strategic foresight is...

S8-Ep36: Facing Uncertainty: It’s VUCA from 2022-12-18T15:14:29

Featured Guest: Chris Nolan

One look at the headlines on any given day makes it clear: the world is UNclear. How can an organization navigate through the volatility, uncertainty, complexi...

S8-Ep42: Curing Corporate Short-Termism - with Gregory Milano from 2022-12-18T15:12:33

Featured Guest: Gregory Milano

A leader’s lust for short-term profit often means pulling tomorrow’s results into today’s reports. Those intentions may be well-meaning, intending to please...

S8-Ep40: The Power of Praise: Making People’s Performance Positive from 2022-12-18T15:09:59

Featured Guest: Ben Marcovitz

Most often, when employees are labeled as underperforming, leaders write them off. When such an employee inevitably leaves (or is forced out), you’re potenti...

S8-Ep25: 4 Communication Skills Every Leader Needs from 2022-12-18T15:06:37

Featured Guest: Jonathan Reitz

Communication is key to effective leadership.  You may have the best vision in the history of humankind – but if you can’t communicate it to others, you’ll ...

S8-Ep35: Employees: Empowered! from 2022-12-18T15:02:34

Featured Guest: Rod Lacey

simPRO’s approach to the Great Resignation is simple: empower employees.  And learning how to direct that empowerment is simple, too:  listen to staff.  Employee...

S8-Ep39: Integrating Integrative Medicine in Leadership from 2022-12-18T14:55

Featured Guest: Dr. Maryanna Klatt

It’s no secret that the well-being of your workforce directly affects the well-being of your entire organization. Prior to the pandemic, most corporate ...

S8-Ep22: The Next Rules of Work from 2022-12-18T14:49:12

Featured Guest: Gary Bolles

Work isn’t what it used to be.

Even before COVID and the Great Resignation, a seismic shift began shaking in the workplace:  not just how we work, but w...

S8-Ep34: How to Own the AI Revolution - with Neil Sahota from 2022-12-18T14:46:16

Featured Guest: Neil Sahota

Many people fear the Artificial Intelligence revolution that’s underway.  But like every other major societal revolution in human history, you can play it to y...

S8-Ep1: Do It on Purpose from 2022-12-18T14:40:52

Featured Guest: Nell Derick Debevoise

If you don’t know your own purpose, can you really get behind your organization’s purpose?

Nell Derick Debevoise found that a critical compone...

S7-Ep44: Reimagining American Identity from 2022-12-16T15:05:56

Featured Guests: Amiel Handelsman and Jewel Kinch-Thomas

America’s racial reckoning is underway, yet continues to be hotly debated. One novel approach comes from leadership consultants Am...

S7-Ep50: Looking at Labor Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow: the International Labor Organization from 2022-12-16T14:56:28

Featured Guests: Kevin Cassidy & Christopher Washington 

Formed in the aftermath of World War I, the International Labour Organization has evolved along with the workforce as part of the ...

S7-Ep51: Red Roof: Revisioning the Future from 2022-12-16T14:53:17

Featured Guest: George Limbert

Helping nurses and doctors during the pandemic. Assisting first responders as towns recover from natural disasters. Joining the fight against human traffick...

S7-Ep49: The Circular Economy: Better for Earth, Better for Business from 2022-12-16T14:51:38

Featured Guest: John Kilpatrick

Traditional organizations follow a linear economy: everything flows one-way, from resource to product to consumer to trash. It’s often summarized by the ma...

S7-Ep52: Normal Is Gone: Leadership Trends for 2022 from 2022-12-16T14:49:15

Featured Guest: Christopher Washington

The pandemic didn’t destroy the old “normal.”  COVID simply accelerated trends that were already underway.  The best leaders see that, and are forgi...

S6-Ep45: The Blindspots Between Us: How to Overcome Unconscious Cognitive Bias from 2022-12-16T14:43:11

Featured Guest: Dr. Gleb Tsipursky

We all want positive, productive, and genuine relationships—whether it’s with our family, friends, peers, coworkers, or romantic partners. And yet, time...

S7-Ep45: To Be Honest: Lead with the Power of Truth, Justice,&Purpose from 2022-12-16T14:41:03

Featured Guest: Ron Carucci

Honesty is more than a character trait: it’s a muscle that has to be built to stay strong; honesty can be learned. Truth, justice, and purpose are “three sides...

S7-Ep46: One Big Idea: Helping Leaders Focus&Grow Their Organization from 2022-12-16T14:38:12

Featured Guest: Pete Martin

If you're a leader of a business or non-profit, how you spend your time has a direct impact on the success of your organization. Focusing on just one big idea ...

S8-Ep5: Hot Topics: A Prime Minister’s Perspective from 2022-12-16T14:36:08

Featured Guest: Kim Campbell

"The future will spit on our graves." Former Canadian Prime Minister Kim Campbell doesn't mince words when she muses on the big issues facing the world today....

S7-Ep47: Meetings Stink: How to Make Meetings Matter (and Collaboration, Too) from 2022-12-16T14:34:31

Featured Guest: Darren Chait

There's one simple truth most working adults realize in their first job:  meetings stink.  Darren Chait is no exception.  While he was an attorney, he recoile...

S7-Ep48: The Power&Promise of Gen Z, Part 2 from 2022-12-16T14:28:29

Featured Guest: AnneMarie Hayek

Older generations view Gen Z as having their eyes glued to their smartphones.  While those phones are a window on the world no other generation has encount...

S7-Ep27: Mental Toughness: How to Embrace Stress for Greater Success from 2022-12-16T14:26:22

Featured Guest: Colonel Deb Lewis

Women (and men) face unhealthy stress and anxiety on a daily basis - it’s a wonder we’re still standing. Too few of us have stress tools powerful enough ...

S7-Ep28: Workforce Education: A New Roadmap from 2022-12-16T14:24:16

Featured Guests: William Bonvillian & Sanjay Sarma

Technological advances are putting quality jobs out of reach for workers who lack the proper skills and training. From pre-K through col...

S7-Ep42: The Career Toolkit: Essential Skills for Success No One Taught You from 2022-12-16T14:19:30

Featured Guest: Mark Herschberg

Networking, negotiating, communicating, leading, career planning—all skills critical to your career success. But did anyone ever teach you these skills? Ma...

S7-Ep41: Winning Digital Customers: The Antidote to Irrelevance from 2022-12-16T14:17:03

Featured Guest: Howard Tiersky

Digital is at the center of most adults' lifestyles worldwide -- and it's here to stay.  (In fact, roughly 1/3 of people surveyed said they'd give up sex in...

S7-Ep40: The Power&Promise of Generation Z - Part 1 from 2022-12-16T14:15:49

Featured Guest: AnneMarie Hayek

AnneMarie Hayek joins the show to share insights from her new book, Generation We.  In this book, she joins forces with thousands of Generation Zs to tell ...

S7-Ep39: The Science Behind Our Yes! from 2022-12-16T14:13:27

Featured Guest: Dr. Jim Ritchie-Dunham

We all have agreements.  Some are overt, such as agreeing to make monthly payments when you get a mortgage to buy a house.  And some are unconscious...

S3-Ep38: Flex: The Art&Science of Leadership in a Changing World from 2022-12-16T14:11:13

Featured Guest: Dr. Jeff Hull

In the past, to move up the corporate ladder and succeed at the top, you simply had to set goals, motivate the troops, delegate to underlings, and groom a su...

S7-Ep37: The Science of Dream Teams from 2022-12-16T14:09:08

Featured Guest: Mike Zani

Moneyball was just the tip of the iceberg.  In that movie, a baseball team relies on performance data instead of scouts' intuition to build a winning club.  The ...

S7-Ep36: Finding Meaning, Joy,&Purpose in What You Do from 2022-12-16T14:06:49

Featured Guest: Paul Gibbons

Conversations about meaning and purpose at work are very old and very new.  Spirituality provides a lens for those discussions -- a lens that is effective reg...

S7-Ep35: Building a Culture of Brain Health, Growth,&Effectiveness from 2022-12-16T14:05:21

Featured Guest: Dr. JJ Walcutt

The power of mind over body goes back at least 2,000 years with the Stoics -- but what about the power of the brain over both mind and body?

To be co...

S7-Ep34: Leverage Change: Achieve Faster, Easier, Better Results from 2022-12-16T14:02:48

Featured Guest: Jake Jacobs

Change is now a constant in all organizations.  Is there a way to make it easier?  Jake Jacobs joins host Maureen Metcalf to discuss his new book Leverage Chan...

S7-Ep33: Career Sponsorship -- and Being Sponsor Ready from 2022-12-16T14:00:04

Featured Guests: Ricky Robinson & Keith Powell

Rising up the corporate ladder is fraught with challenges.  Those challenges -- both visible and invisible -- multiply for people of color, ...

S7-Ep32: Practical Ways to Never Stop Growing from 2022-12-16T13:55:51

Featured Guest: Jared Graybeal

In The Self Help Book: 6 Practical Ways to Never Stop Growing, author and coach Jared Graybeal outlines six practical ways to live a life of constant growth...

S7-Ep8: The Essentials of Theory U from 2022-12-15T19:25:32

Featured Guest: Otto Scharmer

Theory U blends systems thinking, innovation and leading change from the viewpoint of an evolved human consciousness. Otto’s first book sold over 100,000 cop...

S7-Ep12: StoryDoers: Leaders and Organizations with Clearly Defined Higher Purposes from 2022-12-15T19:24:26

Featured Guest: Ty Montague

Today’s most successful companies and leaders are StoryDoers, not storytellers. These leaders have clearly defined a higher purpose that frames their ultimate ...

S7-Ep6: Becoming a Better Leader: Daily Leadership Development from 2022-12-15T19:23:02

Featured Guest: Ron Riggio

Great leaders are great learners” is often quoted but how can leaders implement this into their very hectic day? Ron has created a year-long leadership developm...

S6-Ep47: Diversity and Inclusion Insights from IBM South Africa Experience from 2022-12-15T19:21:26

Featured Guest: Roger Madison

Diversity and inclusion are critical topics in not only the U.S. but the world right now. Roger Madison, Jr., founder and CEO of iZania, a company formed to ...

S7-Ep11: A Dozen Lessons Learned Running Dunkin’ Donuts from 2022-12-15T19:17:07

Featured Guest: Robert Rosenberg

Every entrepreneur dreams of expanding their business from around the corner to around the world. While today those dreams look doubtful, hope can be foun...

S7-Ep17: DEI: Needed Conversations and Understanding from 2022-12-15T19:15:51

Featured Guest: Laura Morgan Roberts & Courtney McCluney

How can we change the way conversations about diversity, equity and inclusion are progressing towards productive, inquiring, learn...

S5-Ep32: Business Disruptions: Are You Disrupting or Being Disrupted? from 2022-12-15T19:13:36

Featured Guest: Mark Kvamme

Business disruptions are occurring every day for entire business segments. Effective organizations are looking ahead to lead the disruptive efforts to set the ...

S7-Ep3: Uncharted: How to Map the Future Together from 2022-12-15T19:12:05

Featured Guest: Margaret Heffernan

We are addicted to prediction, desperate for certainty about the future. But the complexity of modern life won’t allow that; experts in forecasting are ...

S7-Ep9: The New Era of Stakeholder Value from 2022-12-15T19:10:33

Featured Guest: Keith Tuffley

What is the purpose of business in the 21st century? And what are the values and skills needed by business leaders in this new era of stakeholder value?  Kei...

S8-Ep3: Stewarding the Future of the Planet: Views from the Boardroom from 2022-12-15T19:09:01

Featured Guest: Helle Bank Jorgensen

How do you get a corporation to change its views on society and the environment?  Start with its board of directors. They determine the heart and soul...

S6-Ep33: Evolving Leadership to Navigate Significant Disruption from 2022-12-15T19:07:54

Featured Guest: Greg Moran

Greg Moran joins Maureen to discuss the challenges organizations are facing during the months of working from home and how his organization, Aware, is helping c...

S7-Ep18: JEDI SPACE Principles for CEOs and Board Chairs from 2022-12-15T19:06:04

Featured Guest: Valrie Grant & Christopher Washington

Research has shown that diversity at every level of leadership leads to a more successful organization. In the first segment, Dr. Chr...

S6-Ep48: Leading Through Change: A Military Perspective from 2022-12-15T19:04:19

Featured Guest: Debra Haven

A change mindset is here to stay. Implementing change takes high energy, an abundance of patience and extreme flexibility. United States Navy Rear Admiral Debo...

S7-Ep7: Academy for Systems Change and the Magnolia Moonshot 2030 Project from 2022-12-15T18:57:01

Featured Guest: Darcy Winslow

The need for system leaders, system literacy and collaboration are more important than ever. The field of ‘awareness-based systems change’ is growing, and th...

S7-Ep1: Leading Sustainability: The Path to Sustainable Business and SDGs from 2022-12-15T18:54:46

Featured Guests: Trista Bridges & Donald Eubank

Sustainability is now a business-critical issue. Companies and industries that don't embrace it will be left behind. In fact, we are alread...

S6-Ep49: High Performance Medicine: Healthcare and Innovation from 2022-12-15T18:53:19

Featured Guest: Brian Ferguson

The COVID pandemic has elevated a long-overlooked narrative: we ask A LOT of the nurses, doctors, and frontline medical staff who shepherd our communities i...

S4-Ep42: Winning In The Face of Adversity: Overcoming Challenge with Grace from 2022-12-15T18:49:54

Featured Guests: Congress Woman Beatty and Doug McCollough

In a time when people are sharing more of their personal struggles, we talk to Congress Woman Beatty and Doug McCollough about t...

S7-Ep4: Leaders Who Lust: Power, Money, Sex, Success, Legitimacy, Legacy from 2022-12-15T18:47:39

Featured Guest: Barbara Kellerman

Among our greatest leaders are those driven by impulses they cannot completely control - by lust. Lust is not, however, an abstraction, it has definition...

S6-Ep51:Thriving During Crisis: A Successful Middle Eastern Businesswoman from 2022-12-15T18:46:26

Featured Guest: Aline Kamakian

Thriving during a crisis is a challenging feat for any leader. Aline Kamakian shares with listeners not only how she encountered the difficult decisions tha...

S7-Ep13: Disruption in America’s Favorite Pastime: Leadership Insights from Major League Baseball from 2022-12-15T17:54:38

Featured Guest: Mark Shapiro

We think of ""leadership"" as a topic for the military, governments, and the corporate boardroom.  But innovative leadership benefits us in every sector, incl...

S7-Ep30: Applying Innovative Leadership Concepts from 2022-12-15T16:55:26

Featured Guests: Tom Grote and Christoph Hinske

Many -- perhaps too many -- corporations think they're transforming their business models...but in reality continue to do the same old stuf...

S7-Ep29: The New Role of Leadership in a Hybrid Workplace from 2022-12-15T16:45:17

Featured Guest: Greg Moran

The pandemic accelerated discussions and forecasts about the future of work.  But there's a relative dearth of study about the future of leadership.  This is a ...

S7-Ep26: Deep Tech: Dymystifying Breakthrough Technologies from 2022-12-15T16:41:11

Featured Guest: Eric Redmond

Deep tech describes capabilities that were impossible yesterday, barely feasible today, but tomorrow will be so pervasive it will be hard to imagine we ever l...

S7-Ep25: Mindset Is Only One Piece of the Puzzle from 2022-12-15T16:38:28

Featured Guest: Sean Castrina

Disruption to the norm, unexpected events, uncertain times: these are part of life, not just limited to pandemic times.  These disruptions force companies to...

S7-Ep24: The End of Jobs: The Rise of On-Demand Workers and Agile Companies from 2022-12-15T16:36:40

Featured Guest: Jeff Wald

The world has witnessed three-step functions in technological change: mechanization, electrification, and computerization. These industrial revolutions led to ma...

S7-Ep23: Recruiting and Retaining Diverse Executives from 2022-12-15T16:35:32

Featured Guest: Eric Douglas Keene 

Diversity recruiting and retention is a hot topic in HR departments and the board room.  Their DEI initiatives often fall short, though; many organizat...

S7-Ep22: The Creative Mindset: Mastering Skills that Empower Innovation from 2022-12-15T16:34:20

Featured Guest: Jeff DeGraff

Everyone can be creative in their own way. Creativity skills can be learned and developed. The creative process is iterative: we typically fail many times bef...

S7-Ep21: Management vs Leadership: How Coaching Skills Make a Difference from 2022-12-15T16:32:14

Featured Guest: Jonathan Reitz 

Coaching skills are not just for the life coach or the executive coach, they are every leader’s secret weapon.  Managers can become the leaders that are ne...

S7-Ep19: The Good Fight: Using Productive Conflict from 2022-12-15T16:26:23

Featured Guest: Liane Davey

Business today is more competitive than ever; staying ahead requires you to make tough calls, face hard choices, and work through conflict. But productive conf...

S7-Ep16: Mindfulness and Its Benefits in the Workplace from 2022-12-15T16:25:14

Featured Guests: Rich Fernandez and Peter Weng

Even before Covid-19, employees reported record rates of burnout and stress; Gallup studies show only 15% of employees are fully engaged at ...

S7-Ep15: Empowering Women for the Prosperity of Nations from 2022-12-15T15:43:19

Featured Guests: Amanda Ellis & Augusto Lopez-Claros

Gender inequality around the world has many facets: archaic laws that codify sexism, male control of joint income and household assets...

S7-Ep14: Building Trust in Uncertainty: A Personal&Professional Journey from 2022-12-15T15:40:59

Featured Guest: Dr. Mary Jo Burchard

As a society, we're facing a growing lack of trust.  We're losing trust in each other, and in our institutions.  The impacts ripple through our person...

S7-Ep12: Innovative Leadership for the Health Care Industry from 2022-12-15T13:01:01

Featured Guest: Neil Grunberg

Universities and medical schools do a wonderful job preparing their students for medical procedures, but the often-missed crucial element for great health ca...

S8-Ep51: Growing Up Biden: Family Lessons on Leadership from 2022-12-13T14:00

Featured Guest: Valerie Biden Owens 

It’s said that leaders are made, not born. That’s certainly true of the Biden family. Although Joe Biden is in the spotlight as the 46th President of ...

S6-Ep2: Diamonds in the Rough: Sustainability&Corporate Citizenship with DeBeers VP Pat Dambe from 2022-12-13T13:39:03

Featured Guest: Pat Dambe

De Beers Vice President Pat Dambe takes a case study approach to the private and public sector partnership between De Beers and the gover...

S8-Ep49: Leading in Circles: The Inevitable Circular Economy from 2022-12-06T15:57:37

Featured Guest: Christoph Hinske

Can you survive in the new economy?

As the supply chain disruptions have shown, our current economic model is very linear. One kink in the chain ca...

S8-Ep48: Art, Leadership...and the Art of Leadership from 2022-11-29T21:43:25

Featured Guests: Ren Washington and Laura Gibson

Though we rarely think of it, there are strong connections between art and leadership. Art sets the environment and tone of the workplace;...

S8-Ep47: The Bonobo Sisterhood: Ape Society’s Lessons for Leadership - with Diane Rosenfeld from 2022-11-22T18:09:53

Featured Guest: Diane Rosenfeld

People like to think humanity is at the top of cultural achievement, the pinnacle of evolution’s craftwork. But one glance at the daily headlines proves we...

S8-Ep27: The Five Lost Superpowers from 2022-11-22T09:28:10

Featured Guest: John Reid

Adulthood is kryptonite.

We’re all born with superpowers.  Curiosity is the most easily recognizable.  As children, we’re flooded with it.  But as adults,...

S8-Ep46: Opportunity in Uncertainty - with Dr. Ciela Hartanov from 2022-11-15T12:17:18

Featured Guest: Dr. Ciela Hartanov

When you face uncertainty, how do you react?

We’re biologically wired to meet uncertainty with concern, even panic or anxiety: it triggers our fi...

S8-Ep45: Expecting the Unexpected: VUCA in Action at Red Roof from 2022-11-08T08:31:41

Featured Guest: George Limbert

The pace of change in the world is rapidly increasing, and there’s no slowing it down. VUCA – a program developed by the U.S. military – is a way of identif...

S8-Ep30: Humbitious: How to Be Ambitious without the Ego - With Amer Kaissi from 2022-11-02T14:35:58

Featured Guest: Amer Kaissi

A major myth in politics and business is that arrogant, over-confident people are better leaders.  But reality reveals the opposite: humility combined with amb...

S8-Ep44: Leading with Care in a Tough World from 2022-11-01T13:38:31

Featured Guest: Bob DeKoch and Phil Clampitt

Only 15% of workers in the U.S. feel engaged with their jobs. That's just one job ill poor leadership spawns; bad leaders also cause turnover,...

S8-Ep43: Joy at Work! from 2022-10-25T14:07:12

Featured Guest: Roxanne Brown and Edward Cook 

85% of employees worldwide are not engaged in their workplaces. That takes an obvious toll on morale…and productivity. What can you do?

S2-Ep42: Leading with Story: Captivate, Convince, Inspire from 2022-10-20T15:54:02

Featured Guest: Paul Smith

Paul talks about the power of story for leaders. He shares his insights about what works, why it works and how you will be more effective as a leader if you mas...

S7-Ep20: Digital Body Language: How to Build Trust and Connection from 2022-10-20T15:35:37

Featured Guest: Erica Dhawan

In a world of work-from-home and so much of our personal interaction being digital, we need to understand what we are conveying by digital body language. Toda...

S4-Ep23: Leveraging Technology to Deepen Human Performance from 2022-10-20T15:32:34

Featured Guest: Brian Ferguson

The greatest story of the 21st century is not technology, but how technology will be used as a tool for deepening the levels of human potential. Brian talks...

S5-Ep18: Improve Virtual Team Success by Leveraging Paradox from 2022-10-20T15:11:10

Featured Guest: Jean Brittain Leslie

Organizations and the people working in them find themselves in environments that are increasingly volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA)....

S5-Ep17: Simplify Work: Crushing Complexity from 2022-10-20T15:02:10

Featured Guest: Jesse W. Newton

We are in the midst of the fourth industrial revolution, yet have not realized the significant productivity gains that previous revolutions delivered. Auth...

S4-Ep28: Should IT Executives Share their ’Soft Side’? from 2022-10-20T14:45:55

Featured Guest: David White

As an IT Leader and someone who works in technology, David talks about why the soft side of what we do is a significant contributor to success. As technology l...

Reimagining Leadership to Solve Food Insecurity from 2022-04-19T07:00

When an organization truly understands a problem and an innovative solution is implemented, people can get behind that organization and true change begins to happen. That’s the story of 412 Food R...

Reinventing Sales Enablement Part 1 from 2022-04-16T07:00

On the Baker Communications Sales Leader Series, Jill Guardia, Executive Director of Sales Enablement at TriNet, Debbi Varela, Leader in Revenue Enablement at ProCore and Joe DiDonato, Chief of Sta...

ILA - Being the Living Model for Reimagining Leadership Together from 2022-04-12T07:00

The International Leadership Association (ILA) exemplifies a model for Anti-fragile. They imagine what is possible for global leaders focused on global challenges. They are an imagination-driven or...

Getting Lost in the Language of Leadership from 2022-04-05T07:00

Leadership is nothing without thought -- and research shows we (literally!) think with our hearts as well as our minds. Neurocardiology is just one way we're learning about how a good leader thinks...

How HR Drives New Beginnings from 2022-03-29T07:00

This interview is part of the Connex Executive Insights Series and features Fara Palumbo of Blue Cross Blue Shield North Carolina. In the discussion with Fara, she and Maureen will explore change,...

The Importance of Studying Leadership Scientifically from 2022-03-22T07:00

The importance of studying leadership scientifically; there is too much opinion out there peddled by consultants and way too much bad research promulgated by well-meaning but badly trained research...

Collaboration that Leads to Improved Sales Performance Part 2 from 2022-03-19T07:00

Data science, how can we use it to improve sales performance? In part 2 of this interview, Maureen is joined by a panel that will share how Baker Communications and MindTickle are joining together ...

Workforce Demographics and an Inclusive Culture from 2022-03-15T07:00

In many cases, leaders have been molasses-slow in changing their mindsets and adapting to major shifts in workforce demographics and the continuous need for talent development given the rapidly cha...

ShEquity: A Refugee’s Path to Empowering Women&Their Businesses from 2022-03-08T08:00

Achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by 2030 requires bold actions that unlock the potential of local innovators/entrepreneurs and foster inclusive access to opportunities and...

Collaboration that Leads to Improved Sales Performance Part 1 from 2022-03-05T08:00

Data science, how can we use it to improve sales performance? In Part 1 of this 2 part series, Maureen is joined by a panel that will share how Baker Communications and MindTickle are joining toge...

Post-Pandemic Approaches to Developing Future Fit Employees from 2022-03-01T08:00

The increasing rate of work digitization and technology adoption is both creating job displacement and shortening the time required to upskill and reskill employees. As leaders align emerging techn...

Developing Your Culture, Communications&Pipeline in a Crisis from 2022-02-22T08:00

As part of the Connex Executive Insights Series, Michelle Sanchez-Bickley of Renown Health joins Maureen to discuss how to develop your culture as the result of better connecting the dots between e...

Facing a Global Leadership Crisis--Insights from GCSP from 2022-02-15T08:00

What does leadership look like for Geneva Center for Security Policy (GCSP)? In this two-part interview, Ambassador Thomas Greminger joins Maureen to discuss the GCSP and leadership insights and th...

Finding Peace When in Conflict from 2022-02-08T08:00

Lord John Alderdice, a sitting member of the House of Lords, has been involved in numerous peace negotiations, working to find peace between those in conflict. He joins Maureen to share his though...

Reimaging Our Leadership to be a Good Ancestor from 2022-02-01T08:00

During this interview, the Rt. Honorable Kim Campbell, the first female Prime Minister of Canada, talks about her how her career has unfolded, her career trajectory in the next phase of her career,...

A Competitive Advantage: Building Communities Within the Business from 2022-01-25T08:00

Do today’s leaders have a responsibility to drive community building within their organization? What challenges are there in building communities in remote work? How do data, technology and merit...

Stewards of The Future: A Guide for Competent Boards from 2022-01-18T08:00

Helle Bank Jorgensen recently published her book, Stewards of The Future: A Guide for Competent Boards. Its publication could not be timelier, with companies around the world having to seriously e...

What Leaders Won't Talk About When Scaling a Business from 2022-01-11T08:00

When businesses begin to scale their business there are many challenges to consider. Greg Moran joins the show for a discussion about topics that are often not addressed in scaling a business such...

Going First: Courage to Lead Purposefully and Inspire Action from 2022-01-04T08:00

Having a clear sense of your individual purpose is a prerequisite for leadership in the 2020s. It takes time and attention to refine our own purpose but delivers huge returns in terms of our wellbe...

Leadership Trends for Future-Ready Leaders in 2022 and Beyond from 2021-12-28T08:00

Uncertainty is the norm across all realms of our work and home lives. However, this uncertainty is different depending on professional roles and personal living conditions. This year’s leadership t...

Red Roof Revisioning the Future from 2021-12-21T08:00

Red Roof is evolving under the leadership of their new President, George Limbert. George and his team have updated their vision to reflect our post-covid era that embraces the community and employe...

World Employment and Human Centered Recovery Strategies from 2021-12-14T08:00

How has the pandemic changed the workforce, both regionally and globally? What can be done about this drastic change in demographics? Kevin Cassidy and Christopher Washington join the show today ...

What Leaders Need to Know About Circular Economy from 2021-12-07T08:00

Traditional organizations have followed a linear economy that is often summarized by “take, make, waste.” Today, John joins Maureen to discuss how leaders must begin to educate themselves on circu...

The Power and Promise of Generation Z Part 2 from 2021-11-30T08:00

AnneMarie Hayek is returning to the show to continue the conversation about her research of GenZ. In her new book, Generation We, she joins forces with thousands of Zs to tell their powerful story...

Data Science in Hiring and Training Decisions Part 2 from 2021-11-27T08:00

This is the second of a 2-part interview with Dave Kurlan, founder and CEO of Objective Management Group and Joe DiDonato, Chief of Staff for Baker Communications. They join the show to discuss a ...

How Collaboration Is Changing and Modern Team Dynamics from 2021-11-23T08:00

There's one simple truth most working adults realize in their first job: meetings stink. Darren Chait is no exception. While he was an attorney, he recoiled at how inefficient and archaic lawyer...

One Big Idea: Helping Leaders Focus and Grow Their Organization from 2021-11-16T08:00

What you as a leader work on minute-by-minute, hour-by-hour, day-by-day matters, and either moves the needle and propels growth or constricts it. For instance, consistently and strategically choosi...

To Be Honest: Lead with the Power of Truth, Justice and Purpose from 2021-11-09T08:00

Honesty is more than a character trait; it’s a muscle that has to be built to stay strong; honesty can be learned. Truth, justice, and purpose are “three sides of the same coin” together they mean...

Data Science in Hiring and Training Decisions Part 1 from 2021-11-06T07:00

Dave Kurlan, founder and CEO of Objective Management Group and Joe DiDonato, Chief of Staff for Baker Communications join the show to discuss a much-needed tool that’s coming into widespread use in...

Reimagining American Identity from 2021-11-02T07:00

How we would approach America’s racial reckoning if we framed it as a hero or heroine journey? What it would mean to use this metaphor for developing leaders? Amiel Handelsman and Jewel Kinch-Thom...

Recognizing&Managing Triggers in Challenging Situations from 2021-10-26T07:00

We recognize the many layers of stress we are under day-to-day, but by using the very simple tools of mindfulness that Janet Fouts will share can help us to be less reactive and more responsive to ...

Essential Skills for Success No One Taught You from 2021-10-19T07:00

Networking, negotiating, communicating, leading, career planning—all skills critical to your career success. But did anyone ever teach you these skills? Mark Herschberg, author and instructor at MI...

Using Data to Drive Hiring, Training&Onboarding Decisions Part2 from 2021-10-16T07:00

BCI’s Distinguished Sales Leader Series: This is part 2 featuring Marcela Pineros and Joe DiDonato. They joined the show to focus on the shift to using data science to drive our decisions in the a...

Winning Digital Customers: The Antidote to Irrevelevance from 2021-10-12T07:00

Customers today expect the brands they deal with to deliver outstanding and seamless digital experiences. If your brand is failing to thrive, you need to take what is core to your value proposition...

The Power and Promise of Generation Z from 2021-10-05T07:00

AnneMarie Hayek joins Maureen to share about her new book, Generation We. In this book, she joins forces with thousands of Zs to tell their powerful story—one that impacts all of us. From new idea...

Using Data to Drive Hiring, Training&Onboarding Decisions Part1 from 2021-10-02T07:00

In today’s episode of BCI’s Distinguished Sales Leader Series, we’re going to focus on the shift to using data science to drive our decisions in the areas of hiring, training, coaching, and onboard...

The Science Behind Our Yes! from 2021-09-28T07:00

You have a Yes! that aligns your purpose and unique contributions with the impact you can generate and the experience you can have, which is yours to choose. Your Yes! always generates net-positiv...

Flex: The Art and Science of Leadership in a Changing World from 2021-09-21T07:00

In the past, to move up the corporate ladder and succeed at the top, you simply had to set goals, motivate the troops, delegate to underlings, and groom a successor. Now, if they are leading a team...

Using Formal Sales Processes to Improve Sales Performance Part 2 from 2021-09-18T07:00

The COVID pandemic crushed sales for many businesses...but not at AVI Systems. When building a world-class sales team, an organization needs to implement a formal sales process proven to improve sa...

The Science of Dream Teams from 2021-09-14T07:00

Sophisticated assessments, data, and software are giving CEOs and managers within any organization or industry detailed insights into human behavior. As CEO of The Predictive Index, Mike Zani has w...

Using Formal Sales Processes to Improve Sales Performance Part 1 from 2021-09-11T07:00

The COVID pandemic crushed sales for many businesses...but not at AVI Systems. When building a world-class sales team, an organization needs to implement a formal sales process proven to improve s...

Finding Meaning, Joy, and Purpose in What You Do from 2021-09-07T07:00

Conversations about meaning and purpose at work are very old and very new. Spirituality proves a lens for those discussions. Workplace spirituality helps us understand issues such as fulfillment,...

Finding Strength By Assessing Your Team Part 2 from 2021-09-04T07:00

As the second part of this interview, the discussion with Allison Duquette of CampusLogic and Joe DiDonato of Baker Communication continues with Maureen, going deeper into the ways Allison integrat...

Building a Culture of Brain Health, Growth, and Effectiveness from 2021-08-31T07:00

To be competitive in business over the next decade, it will not only be necessary to optimize the body for physical and mental health purposes, but it will additionally be necessary to ensure that ...

Finding Strength By Assessing Your Team Part 1 from 2021-08-27T07:00

Assessments can provide fresh insights into the strengths of your top sales performers -- and ways to build those strengths in the rest of your team. Joe DiDonato of Baker Communications Inc. and A...

Leverage Change: Achieve, Faster, Easier, Better Results from 2021-08-24T07:00

Change is now a constant in all organizations. Is there a way to make it easier? Jake Jacobs joins the show to discuss his new book and how leaders can use the concept of leverage to achieve fast...

Sponsorship and Being Sponsor Ready from 2021-08-17T07:00

The leadership journey can be a challenging one with unseen challenges that ruin reputations. Skilled people can be left wondering what went wrong if they don’t have effective sponsorship. These ch...

The Self Help Book: Practical Ways to Never Stop Growing from 2021-08-10T07:00

In The Self Help Book: 6 Practical Ways to Never Stop Growing, author and coach Jared Graybeal outlines six practical ways to live a life of constant growth while avoiding stagnation or burnout. Co...

Leading in Emerging Industries from 2021-08-03T07:00

Emerging Industries often lend a new twist on businesses, they allow the opportunity to relook at old practices and can lead to innovation in the business sector. James joins the show to discuss h...

Applying the Innovative Leadership Concepts from 2021-07-27T07:00

Several of the Innovative Leadership Institute’s certified facilitators joined the show to share how they have taken the concepts that they learned from a 9-month program and applied them to their ...

The New Role of Leadership in a Hybrid Workplace from 2021-07-20T07:00

We see lots of articles on the future of work but little about the future of leadership. As work changes, leadership must also change to ensure organizations can meet their objectives. It is essent...

Workforce Education: A New Roadmap from 2021-07-13T07:00

Technological advances are putting quality jobs out of reach for workers who lack the proper skills and training. We need a roadmap for a new workforce education system to rebuild America's working...

Mental Toughness: How to Embrace Stress for Greater Success from 2021-07-06T07:00

Women (and men) face unhealthy stress and anxiety on a daily basis - it’s a wonder they’re still standing. Too few of us have stress tools powerful enough to put stress to work for us so we can enj...

Deep Tech: Demystifying the Breakthrough Technologies from 2021-06-29T07:00

Deep tech described capabilities that were impossible yesterday, barely feasible today, but tomorrow will be so pervasive it will be hard to imagine life without it. We're in the early stages of th...

Mindset Is Only One Piece of the Puzzle from 2021-06-22T07:00

Disruption to the norm, unexpected events, uncertain times are things many of us are facing during this worldwide pandemic. We have seen jobs lost, companies forced to rethink how they have done b...

The End of Jobs: The Rise of On-Demand Workers&Agile Companies from 2021-06-15T07:00

The world has witnessed three-step functions in technological change: mechanization, electrification, and computerization. These industrial revolutions led to massive increases in productivity and ...

Diversity Recruiting: Changes and Retention from 2021-06-08T07:00

Diversity recruiting and retention has become a hot topic and yet, many organizations don’t yet understand the nuances of recruiting and how to navigate the complexities of retention and ensuring c...

The Creative Mindset: Mastering Skills that Empower Innovation from 2021-06-01T07:00

Everyone can be creative in their own way. Creativity skills can be learned and developed. The creative process is iterative. Most of the time we fail many times before we succeed. We learn from t...

Management Vs Leadership: How Coaching Skills Make a Difference from 2021-05-25T07:00

Coaching skills are not just for the life coach or the executive coach, they are every leader’s secret weapon. Managers can become the leaders that are needed when they understand how to use coach...

Digital Body Language: How to Build Trust and Connection from 2021-05-18T07:00

In a world of work-from-home and so much of our personal interaction being digital, we need to understand what we are conveying by digital body language. Today, Erica Dhawan joins the show to shar...

The Good Fight: Using Productive Conflict from 2021-05-11T07:00

Business today is more competitive than ever and staying ahead requires you to make tough calls, face hard choices, and work through conflict. But productive conflict is so rare. Why? Because produ...

JEDI SPACE Principles for CEOs and Board Chairs from 2021-05-04T07:00

Research has shown that diversity at every level of leadership leads to a more successful organization. The show today has 2 segments. In the first segment, Dr. Christopher Washington of Franklin...

DEI: Needed Conversations and Understanding from 2021-04-27T07:00

How can we change the way conversations about diversity, equity and inclusion are progressing to move towards productive, inquiring, learning experiences, and ultimately creating a more just and eq...

Mindfulness and the Benefits in the Work Place from 2021-04-20T07:00

Even before Covid-19, employees were reporting record rates of burnout and stress with Gallup studies showing only 15% of employees fully engaged at work. Now with workers stuck behind screens, gra...

GEGI: Empowering Women for the Prosperity of Nations from 2021-04-13T07:00

Gender inequality around the world has many facets: archaic laws that codify sexism, male control of joint income and household assets, exclusion from governance, trafficking and violence against w...

Building Trust in Uncertainty: A Personal&Professional Journey from 2021-04-06T07:00

As a society, we face a dramatic loss of trust in each other and our institutions. This reduction in trust impacts everything from people's inability to come together to solve problems to an escala...

Disruption in America’s Favorite Pastime: MLB CEO Shares Insights from 2021-03-30T07:00

Mark Shapiro, President and CEO of the Toronto Blue Jays, joins Maureen to share his approach to effective leadership and discuss how this approach positioned the Toronto Blue Jays to navigate the ...

Innovative Leadership for the Health Care Industry from 2021-03-23T07:00

Universities and medical schools do a wonderful job preparing their students for medical procedures but the often-missed crucial element to great healthcare that is missed in this training is leade...

A Dozen Lessons Learned Running Dunkin' Donuts from 2021-03-16T07:00

Every entrepreneur dreams of expanding their business from around the corner to around the world. While today those dreams look doubtful, hope can be found from the story of a CEO who managed to do...

Future Boardroom Competencies from 2021-03-09T08:00

During the last year, we have seen dramatic change and Futurist John Peterson tells us we will see more change in the next decade than in all of human history. If this is even directionally correct...

The New Era of Stakeholder Value from 2021-03-02T08:00

What is the purpose of business in the 21st century? And what are the values and skills needed by business leaders in this new era of stakeholder value? Keith joins Maureen to discuss these emergi...

The Essentials of Theory U from 2021-02-23T08:00

Theory U blends systems thinking, innovation, and leading change from the viewpoint of an evolved human consciousness. Otto’s first book sold over 100,000 copies and to put that in context, the ave...

Academy for Systems Change and the Magnolia Moonshot 2030 Project from 2021-02-16T08:00

The need for system leaders, system literacy, and collaboration are more important than ever. The field of ‘awareness-based systems change’ is growing, and there are many very accessible ways to en...

Becoming a Better Leader: Daily Leadership Development from 2021-02-09T08:00

“Great leaders are great learners” is often quoted but how can leaders implement this into their very hectic day? Ron has created a year-long leadership development guidebook that offers day-by-da...

Democracy: Are We a Brittle Twig or Supple Bamboo? from 2021-02-02T08:00

As a political scientist, Matt studies democracy – its evolution, and particularly how democracies decline. He shares his perspective on the rise of populism across the world, how that leads to un...

Leaders Who Lust: Power, Money, Sex, Success, Legitimacy, Legacy from 2021-01-26T08:00

Among our greatest leaders are those driven by impulses they cannot completely control - by lust. Lust is not, however, an abstraction, it has definition. Definition that, given the impact of leade...

Uncharted: How to Map the Future Together from 2021-01-19T08:00

We are addicted to prediction, desperate for certainty about the future. But the complexity of modern life won’t provide that; experts in forecasting are reluctant to look more than 400 days out. H...

The Future Leader: Skills and Mindsets to Succeed in the Next Decade from 2021-01-12T08:00

There has been a lot written about leadership for the present day, but the world is changing quickly. What worked in the past won’t work in the future. We need to know how to prepare leaders who ca...

Leading Sustainability: The Path to Sustainable Business and SDGs from 2021-01-05T08:00

Sustainability is now a business-critical issue. Those companies and industries that don't embrace it will be left behind. In fact, we are already starting to see signs of this. Trista and Donald ...

Leadership Trends for 2021 and Beyond from 2020-12-29T08:00

We are facing unprecedented changes in our world today. These changes range from geopolitical changes to the impact the pandemic has had on everything from how we work to technology acceleration an...

Thriving During Crisis: A Successful Middle Eastern Businesswoman from 2020-12-22T08:00

Thriving during a crisis is a challenging feat for any leader. Aline Kamakian shares with listeners not only how she encountered the difficult decisions that many faced in the hospitality industry...

Success Mindsets: Your Keys to Unlocking Greater Success in Your Life from 2020-12-15T08:00

Mindsets are the most foundational element for why leaders do what they do. Unfortunately, most leaders are not conscious of their mindsets, and their negative mindsets wreak havoc on their effecti...

High Performance Medicine: Healthcare and Innovation from 2020-12-08T08:00

The COVID pandemic has elevated a long-overlooked narrative: we ask A LOT of the nurses, doctors, and frontline medical staff who shepherd our communities in times of public health crisis. And whil...

Leading Through Change: A Military Perspective from 2020-12-01T08:00

A change mindset is here to stay. Implementing change takes high energy, an abundance of patience and extreme flexibility. United States Navy Rear Admiral Deborah Haven, Retired joins the show to ...

Diversity and Inclusion Insights from IBM South Africa Experience from 2020-11-24T08:00

Diversity and inclusion are critical topics in not only the U.S. but the world right now. Roger Madison, Jr., founder and CEO of iZania, a company formed to connect Black entrepreneurs, professiona...

StoryDoers: Leaders and Organizations with Clearly Defined Higher Purposes from 2020-11-17T08:00

Today’s most successful companies and leaders are StoryDoers, not storytellers. These leaders have clearly defined a higher purpose that frames their ultimate ambition and desired contribution to t...

The Blindspots Between Us: How to Overcome Unconscious Cognitive Bias from 2020-11-10T08:00

We all want positive, productive, and genuine relationships—whether it’s with our family, friends, peers, coworkers, or romantic partners. And yet, time and time again, we all seem to make the same...

OK, Boomer, OK, Millennial; Time For Collaboration Instead of Combat from 2020-11-03T08:00

Founder and former rue21 CEO, Bob Fisch works towards creating a new level of understanding between Millennials and Baby Boomers that is built on a spirit of respect and mutual mentoring. Bob wrot...

Better Leadership to Promote the Positives in Peace and Culture from 2020-10-27T07:00

Better leadership, like peace, is a critical factor for human flourishing –with better leadership societies can begin to address many of the sources of human insecurity- but often, just as with pea...

Pivot, Disrupt, Transform: How Leaders Beat the Odds and Survive from 2020-10-20T07:00

Marcia Daszko joins Maureen to share 3 pieces of advice for leaders. 1. STOP using management fads and best practices”. These cause internal competition and dysfunctional work environments full of...

Culture Code Champions: 7 Steps to Scale&Succeed in Your Business from 2020-10-13T07:00

People are the crux of any organization’s success, but many businesses don’t take any intentional steps to create an energetic, positive work environment that spirals people’s attitudes upward. Yet...

The Art of Building Better Leaders from 2020-10-06T07:00

The fact of the matter is that effective leadership insists on constant rejection of the status quo. True leaders demand continuous reflection and improvement of those around them, and even more im...

Curve Benders: The Intersection of the Future of Work and Strategic Relationships from 2020-09-29T07:00

For most people and businesses, growth is linear, but some relationships can dramatically change our direction and ultimate destination - these are the Curve benders. How does strategic business r...

Research Findings on Women’s Access to Leadership Development from 2020-09-22T07:00

Current research has found that companies with a gender-diverse workforce at all levels experience better financial performance. Taryn joins the show today to share research her and her team at Tr...

Inbound Organization: How to Build and Strengthen Your Company's Future Using Inbound Principles from 2020-09-15T07:00

We are in a major shift in a fundamental aspect of how businesses grow, how buyers purchase, and how businesses build meaningful conversations and customer relationships. Companies who align their ...

The Leadership PIN Code: Unlocking the Key to Willing and Winning Relationships from 2020-09-08T07:00

Nashater Deu Solheim joins Maureen to share with our listeners how to use the power of psychology to get what we need from every interaction, while also maintaining positive, win-win team relations...

Learning Mindset for Leaders: Leveraging Experience to Accelerate Development from 2020-09-01T07:00

In our current world, businesses are operating in a constantly changing environment and leaders are facing situations they have never had to deal with before. Having a Learning Mindset, an attitud...

Pandemic, Activism, Political Policies: Practical Actions for Leaders from 2020-08-25T07:00

The Pandemic, Activism, and Workforce Dynamics due to Political Decisions are three of the top issues leaders of today’s organizations must be considering as each can have major implications on the...

Evolving Leadership to Navigate Significant Disruption from 2020-08-18T07:00

Greg Moran joins Maureen to discuss the challenges organizations are facing during the months of working from home and how his organization, Aware, is helping companies track employee engagement an...

Managing Inflection Points from 2020-08-11T07:00

Lisa Gable, CEO of FARE, has managed several major turning points within her work experience. At FARE, with food allergy, the organization is at several major inflection points with the first peanu...

REPAIRING THE BROKEN RUNG: Overcoming Bias in the Leadership Pipeline from 2020-08-04T07:00

Organizations must rethink how they identify future leaders – today’s practices are often influenced by unconscious bias and result in unintentional discrimination, leaving potentially more capable...

Intentional Integrity: How Smart Companies Can Lead an Ethical Revolution from 2020-07-28T07:00

Companies that do not think seriously about a crucial element of corporate culture?integrity?are destined to fail. As our workplaces are becoming more diverse, global, and connected, integrity matt...

Situational Mindsets: Targeting What Matters When It Matters from 2020-07-21T07:00

Developing leaders must be balanced between the internal aspect of improving style and skill sets and the external ability to read their environment and set smart priorities. Our changing environm...

5th Anniversary Show from 2020-07-14T07:00

In celebration of the 5th Anniversary of Innovating Leadership, Co-creating Our Future, Maureen is joined by Dr. Christopher Washington to both look back at the last five years of shows and look fo...

Disruption and Innovation in the Credit Industry from 2020-07-07T07:00

The future of credit is quickly evolving in today’s digital world. Eric Haller joins the program today to share about the importance of virtual and augmented reality, voice and text for credit, an...

Managing Effectively in a Complex Global Business Environment from 2020-06-30T07:00

Successful organizations of the future are the ones that will manage the decentralized human capital and diverse human culture inherent in any global business environment. Melissa Lamson joins Maur...

Success Begins with Trust from 2020-06-23T07:00

“Our world and our businesses revolve on the level of Trust people have in us. Success begins with Trust and ends when Trust dissolves.” This quote by Mark Given is the basis for this show. Mark j...

Transformative Executive Coaching in Strategic Holistic Leadership from 2020-06-16T07:00

The world is becoming increasingly complex, disruptive and interconnected. Antoinette Braks joins Maureen to discuss how we need later stage leadership capacity to transcend the turmoil and lead ot...

Can Your Business Survive the Rapid Advance of Technology? from 2020-06-09T07:00

The burning question many businesses should be asking is “Can our business survive and thrive the rapid advance of technology?” Today Terry Jones, the founder of Travelocity.com and founding chair...

Systems Innovation in Practice, The What, Why, and How from 2020-06-02T07:00

Systems Innovation, including systems thinking & dynamics, is one of the most essential skill sets in the 21st century. Christoph Hinske joins Maureen to discuss how the basics can be learned in u...

Defining Organizational Problems: Beyond Personal Experience from 2020-05-26T07:00

The way leaders define a problem comes from their experience of the problem and may not account for everything that’s going on. At the same time, there is almost always something they can do to imp...

The Benefits of Great Coaching in a VUCA Environment from 2020-05-19T07:00

David Goldsmith joins the show to share why leaders need great coaches. The world is increasingly complex, and leaders are asked to make decisions in volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous env...

Difficult Conversations That Get Positive Results from 2020-05-12T07:00

There is no more time to put it off – you have to have that uncomfortable conversation. Marcia Reynolds joins the show to help you turn resistance into a productive result. You will learn how to me...

Building a Community Around Products and Services from 2020-05-05T07:00

Building a community around products and/or services is essential and when done properly can be immensely rewarding but leaders must take the time to do it correctly. Mitch Russo joins Maureen to d...

How to Bring Out the Best In People at Their Worst from 2020-04-28T07:00

Everyone has experienced people acting in ways they can't stand. Dr. Rick Brinkman literally co-wrote the book on it. Dealing With People You Can't Stand, How to Bring Out the Best in People at Th...

Impact-Leading Change in the Digital Age from 2020-04-21T07:00

With great power comes great responsibility. Our spiritual evolution and collective wisdom struggle to keep pace with the power granted by our technological evolution. Harnessing the good business ...

Leadership, Communication and Credibility in a High-Stakes World from 2020-04-14T07:00

Jack Modzelewski joins the show to share about his leadership experiences and his new book, Talk Is Chief: Leadership, Communication, & Credibility in a High-Stakes World . With compelling stories...

Bridging Millennial and Traditional Leadership from 2020-04-07T07:00

Millennials are stepping into leadership roles at an increasing rate. We hear questions about millennial preparedness for leadership roles. At the same time, we have an expanding range of ages in t...

Diversity Training Then and Now: What Has Changed? from 2020-03-31T07:00

Executive Order 9981 was issued on July 26, 1948, by President Harry S. Truman. This order abolished racial discrimination in the United States Armed Forces and led to the end of segregation in th...

Certified B Corporations Seek to Improve Our World from 2020-03-24T07:00

As a certified BCorp since 2015, Anie Rouleau has made a pledge to become a natural ambassador and promote the movement across Québec. She believes in 2030, a company that is not transparent, inclu...

Shifting from Trusting Institutions to Trusting People from 2020-03-17T07:00

We are living in a world where we are barraged with people who take the quick path and, in many cases, ethical short cuts to achieve success. These short cuts are often exposed, and many people hav...

Leading Beautifully from 2020-03-10T07:00

Nancy Adler is an inspiring leader who has worked with managers from around the world to create synergy among cultures, rather than building walls to keep out “difference” or to hide behind fears o...

Reflections on Women in Leadership from 2020-03-03T08:00

As our world is changing at a rapid pace and our leadership strategies are changing, what does this mean for women in leadership? In this program, we will be discussing the changes of women in lea...

Indigenous Clean Energy Leadership from 2020-02-25T08:00

An equitable, abundant and powerful clean energy future will be grounded on the principles decarbonization, digitalization, decentralization and democratization. Chris Henderson is Canada’s foremos...

Courageous Leadership Is Required to Address Global Issues from 2020-02-18T08:00

Courageous leadership is required to address the world’s most pressing environmental and social issues, such as rising carbon emissions, resource scarcity, plastic pollution, mass migration, povert...

Research Findings on Attitudes About Leadership from 2020-02-11T08:00

We are excited to showcase two current leadership researchers and their findings, one from the United States and the other from Australia. We will discuss the development and key results of the fi...

Leader Character from 2020-02-04T08:00

In this episode, Dr. Mary Crossan describes what leader character is, why it matters, and how to develop it. She will explain how leader character fosters individual well-being and sustained excel...

Creating Peace in an Evolving and Interconnected World from 2020-01-28T08:00

Mike Hardy gives an update on the progress of the Coventry Center for Peace studies. He explores both how he is navigating his personal journey to be a model for peacefulness. His center is growing...

Rebalancing Society: Radical Renewal Beyond Left, Right, Center from 2020-01-21T08:00

A discussion with Henry Mintzberg about his book, Rebalancing Society: Radical Renewal, Beyond Left, Right and Center. Enough of the imbalance that is destroying our democracies, our planet, and ou...

Sustainability and Corporate Citizenship from 2020-01-14T08:00

De Beers Vice President Pat Dambe takes a case study approach to the private and public sector partnership between De Beers and the government of Botswana on sustainability and corporate citizenshi...

Accelerating Competitive Advantage with Artificial Intelligence from 2020-01-07T08:00

Businesses who are adopting AI are performing better than those who aren’t. However, it’s clear that business leaders are not in a confident position to deliver successfully, and many leaders belie...

Leadership Trends: Lead The Disruption 2020 from 2019-12-31T08:00

During a time of ongoing organizational disruption, leaders benefit from exploring how the rapid change can serve as a pointer and inspiration to help them envision futures that were not possible a...

Agape Capitalism - Love and the Holidays from 2019-12-24T08:00

In today’s environment where the news headlines are dominated by stories designed to draw attention (often negative attention), there is a hope that change can happen when individuals and businesse...

Words Drive Actions -Changing Culture With Value Based Words from 2019-12-17T08:00

We live in a world where about half of the population is uncomfortable following people different than they are. This is challenging because research tells us that diverse people create better busi...

Accelerating Disruption - Partnering with Legal from 2019-12-10T08:00

With great power comes great responsibility. Our spiritual evolution and collective wisdom struggle to keep pace with the power granted by our technological evolution. Harnessing the good business ...

Evolve to Execute: Leadership Maturity from 2019-12-03T08:00

In order to exhibit all the great leadership behaviors that have been learned from reading great books, attending inspiring conferences and listening to innovating podcasts, leaders must have a lea...

Sustainable Disruption from 2019-11-26T08:00

We have been hearing from everyone that we are living in disruptive times. The question for many of us becomes – what does this really mean for me and what can I do. During this show, Terri Betting...

Vertical Development and Spirituality from 2019-11-19T08:00

Ethics, which is a fundamental aspect of all spiritual paths, includes the elements of emotional, social, behavioral, intellectual, and moral intelligence. Terri O'Fallon and Kim Barta, join Maure...

Junior Achievement - Case Study in Disrpution from 2019-11-12T08:00

Junior Achievement is celebrating its 100-year anniversary this year. It has combined a proven track record of delivering powerful content with new groundbreaking approaches for delivery including ...

How Leaders Make the Best Decisions and Avoid Business Disaster from 2019-11-05T08:00

The biggest falsehood in business leadership and career advice may also be the most repeated: go with your gut. Gleb Tsipursky joins Maureen to explain why that is terrible advice because going wit...

Connect First: Ways to Ignite Success, Meaning and Joy at Work from 2019-10-29T07:00

In this episode Maureen interviews Dr. Melanie Katzman, author of the new book, CONNECT FIRST: 52 Simple Ways to Ignite Success, Meaning, and Joy at Work. Melanie gives actionable advice for restor...

Difficult Times Can Build Leadership Skills from 2019-10-22T07:00

Aleksandra Scepanovic joins the show with her inspiring story. How she first moved to New York City in the early 2000 is after starting her career as a journalist covering the Bosnian war, from th...

Boring Retail Is Dead. Long Live the Customer Experience Industry from 2019-10-15T07:00

Retail, and all other industry segments as we know them, are dead. The only industry that remains is the “Customer Experience Industry” and everyone is a part of it unless you do not have customers...

WE Empower UN Sustainable Development Goals Challenge Winners from 2019-10-08T07:00

There are women leaders making a difference by promoting positive change in their local communities which can have a global impact. “Women hold each other’s hands around the world for innovative p...

FOCUS on Women and Leadership from 2019-10-01T07:00

For twenty years The International Leadership Association’s mission has been to advance leadership knowledge and practice for a better world. Through this platform, they organize events and confer...

Leading with GRACE from 2019-09-24T07:00

Successful businesspeople can usually point to a previous boss or mentor who helped shape their career by sharing their expertise as well as their wisdom. These lessons are not held in a classroom...

Leadership Signals that Turn Culture Into Competitive Advantage from 2019-09-17T07:00

Your organization’s culture: It’s either an asset or a liability. At this very moment, your culture is helping business performance. Or hurting it. Jeff Grimshaw and Lynne Viscio are here to discu...

Lasting Solutions for Distribution Center Labor Shortages from 2019-09-10T07:00

The labor shortage is not going away, workers are becoming more transient and Amazon is continuing to drive up competition for distribution center (DC) employees. So, most DC operators resort to w...

Influence PEOPLE: Powerful Everyday Opportunities to Persuade from 2019-09-03T07:00

Understanding the principles of influence allows you to leverage human psychology and increase your opportunity to hear that magic word everyone wants to hear when they make a request – Yes! By di...

The Biography of a Finally Successful Startup from 2019-08-27T07:00

For those wrestling with questions about business leadership, avoiding bad decisions, investing in a start-up, and turning a passion into a profitable venture, Charles Morgan shares his story of ho...

Why Digital Transformations Fail from 2019-08-20T07:00

Digital transformations can be made routinely successful and is more important than ever now that we’re in the Fourth Industrial Revolution. The lines between the physical, digital, and biological...

Effectively Addressing Values Conflicts from 2019-08-13T07:00

Values conflicts arise frequently in the workplace. Effectively raising and addressing those conflicts as they arise will lead to a more engaged, satisfied workforce that will also drive superior ...

Business Disruptions: Are You Disrupting or Being Disrupted? from 2019-08-06T07:00

Business disruptions are occurring every day for entire business segments. Effective organizations are looking ahead to lead the disruptive efforts to set the new market. If you are not disrupting ...

How We Make Stuff Now:Turn Ideas into Products from 2019-07-30T07:00

All kinds of people come up with ideas for new products, but most have no idea how to move beyond the “what a great idea!” phase. These are individuals Jules Pieri wanted to empower when she cofoun...

SkillNet: Personalized Learning Framework for Your Company from 2019-07-23T07:00

Current research is showing that upskilling, reskilling, and retention are new mandates for companies to retain talent but it’s easier said than done. Trying to use old methods that won’t scale or ...

Creative Thinking Can Lead to Confidence in Quality Solutions from 2019-07-16T07:00

Outmoded ways of thinking through problems will no longer suffice in a world where change is constant. To keep ahead of the competition, companies need to seek out innovation. Leaders need to be cr...

Elevating the HR Professional to the C-Suite from 2019-07-09T07:00

Human resources executives are not typically thought of as being CEO-ready, though they play a major role in setting policy on employee engagement, culture and diversity. The common perception is ...

Entrepreneurial Operating System: Gaining Business Traction from 2019-07-02T07:00

EOS© (Entrepreneurial Operating System) builds a solid foundation necessary to grow a successful business. This system is designed for entrepreneurial organizations and the basics apply to well run...

Sustainability: Why Hasn't It Been Embraced? from 2019-06-25T07:00

Business as usual can no longer be the leader thought pattern in regard to environmental impacts made by businesses. We are at a critical point where sustainability and impacts on the environment ...

The Soulful Leader from 2019-06-18T07:00

Dr. Ciaramicoli's will talk about his book: The Soulful Leader. He provides poignant and practical examples of his ground-breaking AIE (authenticity, integrity and empathy) leadership platform for...

Employee Confidence, the new rules of Engagement from 2019-06-11T07:00

In today’s interconnected economy, companies need all employees, not just senior leaders, to adapt to change and make decisions and take ownership of their work. This is commonly referred to as ‘e...

Delivering for the End to End Customer as a Strategic Leader from 2019-06-04T07:00

Mark talks about delivering for the end customer (internal or external) as a strategic leader as well as a leader of corporate strategy. In the current environment strategic leaders need to consi...

EVOLVE: How Exceptional Leaders Leverage The Voice of Evolution from 2019-05-28T07:00

As humans evolved from primitive hunter-gatherers to modern civilization, the capacity to respond to leadership has become wired into our brains. As intelligence increased and with new abilities to...

PEAK LEADERSHIP FITNESS: Elevating Your Leadership Game from 2019-05-21T07:00

Leadership is an acquired skill, requiring rigorous training, not unlike attaining physical fitness. Just as you can’t wake up one day and decide you will achieve all your fitness goals in a day, ...

Redefining the Workforce: When Robots Pay Union Dues and Learn Too from 2019-05-14T07:00

The workforce is changing rapidly and finding the right talent is a continual challenge for leaders. To complicate matters, technology is changing the nature, if not the definition, of work. The ...

Learning Transformation - The View is Worth the Climb from 2019-05-07T07:00

In a world where jobs are changing dramatically and there is a shortage of skilled workers, training can be a strategic business enabler, yet most companies don’t have the expertise and competence ...

Improve Virtual Team Success by Leveraging Paradox from 2019-04-30T07:00

Organizations and the people working in them find themselves in environments that are increasingly volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA). Under these conditions, tensions that are on...

Simplify Work: Crushing Complexity from 2019-04-23T07:00

We are in the midst of the fourth industrial revolution, yet have not realized the significant productivity gains that previous revolutions delivered. Author and Global Management Consultant Jesse ...

The Intergalactic Design Guide: Harnessing Social Design from 2019-04-16T07:00

Business strategist and designer Cheryl Heller shares her system for putting social design into action to solve seemingly intractable problems facing business, governments, foundations and social o...

Five Lessons in Resilience: Overcoming Lifes challenges. from 2019-04-09T07:00

During the course of our careers we face a series of challenges in our personal and professional lives. Kate talks about how she navigated her Stage 4 cancer diagnosis while holding a significant l...

Making the Pivot: Leveraging Opportunities from 2019-04-02T07:00

Leaders are faced with more change than any other tie in history. Navigating the fourth industrial revolution and responding to complexity that is accelerating – it is critical for leaders to ident...

Mike Hardy Reflecting On Leadership and Peace Building Progress from 2019-03-26T07:00

During this conversation, Mike will update his work running the Center for Trust, Peace and Social Relations and how that intersects with his now post as Board Chair of The International leadership...

More Women on Boards: International Perspective On Taking Action from 2019-03-19T07:00

The challenges of women and more diverse voices in leadership are systemic and complex. There are many variables that need to be considered in order to successfully accomplish our change goals. Dur...

Global Leadership: Research, Practice and Development from 2019-03-12T07:00

This interview focuses on the book Global Leadership: Research, Practice and Development with two co-authors. They discuss how significant the issue of global leadership is and how we identify, dev...

Leadership Theory and Practice: Lifetime Achievement Recognized from 2019-03-05T08:00

Throughout two decades of “advancing leadership knowledge and practice for a better world,” the International Leadership Association has held space for dialogue, deep exploration, and the exchange ...

Democracy on the Run: How Strong and Capable Leaders Can Impact from 2019-02-26T08:00

According to Freedom House, over 60% of the world’s countries were democracies at the turn of the millennium. The number is now below 50%. Democratic breakdowns are not often dramatic events. Oft...

Transformational Leadership and Ethical Considerations from 2019-02-19T08:00

As a prolific author on leadership - Ron talks about his longitudinal study and his work with transformational leadership and ethical considerations of a leader. During a time where we need leade...

Womens Leadership Journeys: Stories, Research, and Perspectives from 2019-02-12T08:00

During this interview, the editors of the new book Women’s Leadership Journeys: Stories, Research, and Novel Perspectives (2019) discuss the latest research and novel perspectives. If you are inter...

Revitalizing Leadership: Putting Theory and Practice into Context from 2019-02-05T08:00

Brad talks about his book: Revitalizing leadership – Putting Theory and Practice into Context. He connects leadership theory and practice with context. It argues that the universal prescriptions ...

Evidence Based Best Practices for Leadership Development from 2019-01-29T08:00

According to the American Society of Training and Development, U.S. businesses spend more than $170 Billion dollars on leadership-based curriculum, with the majority of those dollars being spent on...

How do Leadership and The Environment Connect? from 2019-01-22T08:00

Our guests represent multiple frameworks on leadership and the environment. They would like leaders to consider the biosphere as one of the primary frames of leadership. During the interview, the...

Embodied Leadership and Way Showing For When the Path Is Unclear from 2019-01-15T08:00

This interview explores two critical topics, Embodied leadership and way showing along with ethics. Way showing and embodied leadership include practices for leaders to consider when they are nav...

Situational Analysis - Increase Presence and Effectiveness from 2019-01-08T08:00

Situational analysis is one of the five key elements of Innovative Leadership. Being effective at situational analysis means you are able to evaluate four key elements of any organizational situati...

Encore: Top Leadership Trends in 2018 and beyond from 2019-01-01T08:00

Each year Maureen publishes a synthesis of the interviews she hosted and discuss the main themes she is hearing in the past year as well as in her consulting work with senior executives around the ...

Encore: A Case Study of Doing Well By Doing Good: The Internet Backpack from 2018-12-25T08:00

We have been hearing about the topic of doing well by doing good for a few years. Should tech leaders take adopt this concept to reevaluate how they do business? If so, why would they? How would th...

Executive Mobility: CIO Story of Career Building from 2018-12-18T08:00

Many companies are trying to recruit executives to address the labor shortage. Years ago, many men moved several times in their careers – my father was one of them. We are seeing the rate of moveme...

Empowering Yourself and Overcoming Impostor Syndrom from 2018-12-11T08:00

With Rebecca’s experience leading women’s empowerment network and extensive work with entrepreneurs, she will share her story of overcoming challenges and stepping forward in her life to make her u...

Choosing to Make An Impact: Activists Tell Their Story from 2018-12-04T08:00

As we look at the challenges we see in the world, it is easy to become disillusioned. Depending on geographic location, you are likely facing some type of disruption. As people who want to make a...

Wake up and Smell The Coffee: The Imperative of Teams from 2018-11-27T08:00

We will talk about Simon’s book Wake up and smell the coffee: The imperative of Teams. Teamwork is such a quintessential and critical element of organizational life. Teams are an imperative to agil...

Love at Work: The Essential Guide to a Life of Inspired Purpose from 2018-11-20T08:00

We know in a knowledge economy, we need to use different skills and mindsets to drive success. This means different cultures and systems. People need to feel comfortable showing up as their whole s...

Position Success Indicator: Identify Where You Fit from 2018-11-13T08:00

According to a McKinsey study in 2018 focusing on the future of work: “technologies will transform the nature of work and the workplace itself. Machines will be able to carry out more of the tasks ...

Leadership Insight: Dedication to Truth, A Civic Responsibility from 2018-11-06T08:00

As leaders, it is imperative that we are continually committed to understanding the truth. Since we continue to learn, this translates to a commitment to update what we think and how we lead. Effec...

Enterprise-Wide Success As A Result Of Talent Development Award from 2018-10-30T07:00

In a time where companies are competing aggressively for talent, Mr. Ravi talks about what Larson and Toubro (L&T) did in their recent talent initiative to support significant business growth and m...

Winning In The Face of Adversity: Overcoming Challenge with Grace from 2018-10-23T07:00

In a time when people are sharing more of their personal struggles, we talk to Congress Woman Beatty and Doug McCollough about their struggle and more importantly how they navigated those struggles...

Moving Into 'C' Level: Angelo Mazzocco Career from 2018-10-16T07:00

As a CIO and member of the executive team, Angelo's focus is well beyond that of CIO – he focuses on overall success and health of his organization, Central Ohio Primary Care. This means he shifte...

Increasing Inclusion To Drive Results and Build a Better World from 2018-10-09T07:00

Troy discussed his newly released book: Unwritten Truce: The Armed Forces and American Social Justice. Inclusion is a good organizational practice. The global market is diverse. Having a diverse...

A Case Study of Doing Well By Doing Good: The Internet Backpack from 2018-10-02T07:00

We have been hearing about the topic of doing well by doing good for a few years. Should tech leaders take adopt this concept to reevaluate how they do business? If so, why would they? How would th...

How Developmental Maturity Aligns with Organizational Maturity from 2018-09-25T07:00

During this show, Terri, Kim and Maureen talk about the interconnection between organizational issues and levels of developmental maturity. The conversation focuses on three types of issues and h...

The Camino Way: Lessons in Leadership from a Walk Across Spain from 2018-09-18T07:00

The best way to become a better leader is to better yourself. Sometimes taking on a big adventure on your vacation is a great way to do that. Pilgrims from all over the world have walked the Cami...

How Does the Brain Impact Leadership Resilience? from 2018-09-11T07:00

Resilience is a key factor in leadership success during times of stress. Our ability to manage our own energy and thinking have a significant impact on our ability to deliver personally and on our ...

Leadership Happy Hour: Aspirations - Fuel for Results from 2018-09-04T07:00

This is the kick-off of our leadership happy hour series. During this conversation, Greg, Terri and Maureen discuss the topic of aspirations over the courses of their leadership careers. Aspirati...

Accelerating Change: DevOps, Agile, Lean and Culture of Innovation from 2018-08-28T07:00

Guru builds on prior interviews discussing agility, lean and a culture of learning. During this show he discusses how DevOps is transforming the pace of development at Nationwide IT, continuously i...

Top Leadership Trends in 2018 and beyond from 2018-08-21T07:00

Each year Maureen publishes a synthesis of the interviews she hosted and discuss the main themes she is hearing in the past year as well as in her consulting work with senior executives around the ...

A CIO Story of Leadership: Maria Urani - NetJets from 2018-08-14T07:00

Leaders follow many paths to success – in a time of varying role models for exceptional leadership, Maria talks about how she developed over her career. She shares her values, her path to CIO, role...

Empowerment: A Significant Key to Engagement and Results from 2018-08-07T07:00

Empowerment is foundational to employee engagement. We have been talking about it for over a decade and yet, many leaders are unclear about how to use it and still maintain accountability and respo...

Conscious Capitalism: Business Accelerator from 2018-07-31T07:00

In a time where more people are questioning capitalism as a concept and our younger work force is demanding an opportunity to bring purpose and meaning into their work, we want to explore how this ...

Outdoor Adventures: A School for Leadership and Discovery from 2018-07-24T07:00

The most advanced and effective leaders have evolved as much as they have developed. That evolution is often fueled by challenges and disorienting dilemmas. We leave our comfort zones and move into...

Should IT Executives Share their 'Soft Side'? from 2018-07-17T07:00

As an IT Leader and someone who works in technology, David talks about why the soft side of what we do is a significant contributor to success. As technology leaders, we need a diverse set of ski...

Who is really in Control? Neuroscience - Re-imagining Leadership from 2018-07-10T07:00

Gary and Maureen talk about the leadership “operating systems” people are working with based on our brain programming and our level of conscious awareness of this operating system. When we increa...

Changing the Way We Think About Work from 2018-07-03T07:00

Eric’s mission is to change the way we think about work. His message: there will be less of a talent gap, communications gap, and age gap in the workplace as we rethink the human technology interfa...

ICONIC ADVANTAGE: Don't Chase the New, Innovate the Old from 2018-06-26T07:00

This interview focuses on Iconic franchises. Iconic franchises tend to be significantly more profitable than standard ones. They’re also far more resilient in the face of market fluctuations. But y...

Social Enterprise: A Key Foundation to Meeting Nonprofit Mission from 2018-06-19T07:00

A key element of community success is the work that happens at the intersection of business, nonprofit government, and community organizations that allow the improve the health and living condition...

Leveraging Technology to Deepen Human Performance from 2018-06-12T07:00

The greatest story of the 21st century is not technology, but how technology will be used as a tool for deepening the levels of human potential. Brian talks about his work leveraging the most prove...

Workforce Development Starts with Business of Life for Children from 2018-06-05T07:00

Workforce development starts in kindergarten and extends through the end of our careers which may for some of our young people be 90 or beyond. During this interview, Mike focuses on his work as ...

THE MIND OF THE LEADER: Driving Extraordinary Results from 2018-05-29T07:00

$46 billion a year is spent on leadership training, but a recent Gallup survey showed that 82 percent of employees find their leaders “uninspiring.” Why the gap? Because most leadership development...

Increase Your Visibility and Influence! from 2018-05-22T07:00

Being seen as an expert or thought leader in a given field can differentiate organizations and leaders in several ways. For organizations, it helps drive business, for leaders is can afford better ...

Using Enneagram Assessment To Build Leadership Effectiveness from 2018-05-15T07:00

The most important capability for leaders to develop is self-awareness and the capacity to reduce denial. (eg, Stanford Grad School of Business Advisory Council). During this interview we talk abou...

Machine Learning and Analytics: Case Study from 2018-05-08T07:00

People are talking about machine learning and analytics and the possible impacts they may have. During this show, we provide an overview of what these terms mean and equally importantly, give a cas...

Building Aspiring CIOs and 'C' Level Leaders from 2018-05-01T07:00

As we face significant change in the world, technology is leading those changes. Many of these changes will cause people in the technology community to become less effective if they don’t change at...

The Columbus Way: Developing And Sustaining A Region from 2018-04-24T07:00

Under Alex’s leadership, the city Columbus and the central Ohio Region have grown dramatically in ways that Harvard Business Review talks about as “The Columbus Way” in their case study about the C...

Digital Disruption; The Future of Work, Skills, Leadership from 2018-04-17T07:00

Disruption is on top of everyone’s mind as technology rapidly accelerates the fear of the future accelerates. People are worrying about what is the impact of future technologies on our lives, how ...

Jet Fuel of Talent Development Feeds Success from 2018-04-10T07:00

Building a talented workforce is a key element in growing our community. For Doug, being named in the TOP 20 for Amazon HQ2 is a wake-up call for the community. The question to us as a community – ...

Organizational development: Understanding Human development from 2018-04-03T07:00

Organizational development is a field of research, theory and practice dedicated to expanding the knowledge and effectiveness of people to accomplish more successful organizational change and perf...

The Nexis of Leadership and Practice - Royal Dutch Shell and ILA from 2018-03-27T07:00

Jeroen van der Veer talks about his leadership strategy when you are talking about moving from A to B. Some of his key points about senior leadership are: 1. ensure you direction is very clear, 2. ...

Advancing Leadership in Peace and Security from 2018-03-20T07:00

The Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP) and Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) Alliance for Advancing Leadership in Peace and Security was formed to advance the practices of leading in publi...

Leveraging Polarities in Complex and Turbulent Times from 2018-03-13T07:00

This program is part of the International Leadership Association Conference Interview series. According to Barry Johnson, in today's world of increasing interdependency and complexity, it is vita...

Values and Story Telling to Deliver Results from 2018-03-06T08:00

Michelle talks about what is most important in creating sustainable success. This includes understanding the current challenges they are facing from insight to execution. Additionally, she helps th...

The Dance Between Leadership and Followership from 2018-02-27T08:00

We start with Margaret Heffernan talking about Turbulence as a chronic condition. Leadership is about building organizations that thrive in turbulence. 1. Acknowledge we are where we are. 2. Bui...

Inner Peace Nurtures Global Impact from 2018-02-20T08:00

This interview is part of the 2017 International Leadership Association Conference Interview series in Brussels Belgium. Kathryn talks about what leaders need in order to be transformational in t...

How Would We Lead If We Believed Humans Were A Peaceful Species? from 2018-02-13T08:00

During this conversation, we talk about peacefulness – and leading toward an increased level of peacefulness. We explore the idea as humans as a peaceful species – and his search for communities th...

Creating Mindful Organizations from 2018-02-06T08:00

How do we create organizations that promote mindfulness and joy during work. Subanhu talks about how to build mindfulness in organizations. Great leaders uniting people around a making positive i...

Dialogical Leadership: Understanding How It Impacts Success from 2018-01-30T08:00

This interview explores dialogical leadership. At a high levels, dialogical leadershp involves ideas such as truth is a relational construct between the individual and society. Everything we think ...

How Do We Work And Live With Purpose and Compassion? from 2018-01-23T08:00

In the context of the changes we anticipate in the coming years from population growth in Africa to climate incidents to block chain, what is required of leaders now in this era. There is nothing...

Maximizing Profit and Social Impact Concurrently - A Case Study from 2018-01-16T08:00

Business is a social institution. Can we maximize value for the firm and at the same time create value for society? How is shareholder value maximization aligned with or in conflict with social goo...

Leaders Building On Moral Purpose to Create A Just World from 2018-01-09T08:00

Jorrit talks about the leadership journey Deloitte is creating for people from entering the firm through their retirement. They developed a narrative about self, other and what is connecting the tw...

Buried in an Avalanche: Finding Deeper Purpose in Failure from 2018-01-02T08:00

This discussion is intended to help listeners come to know the deeper purpose of adversity or failure. In some ways to help dissolve judgement and move forward with new ways of seeing difficult eve...

2017 Retrospective and 2018 Projections with Dale Meyerrose from 2017-12-26T08:00

As 2017 comes to a close and we continue to plan and look forward, we see signs that technology change is positioned to revolutionize many areas of business and society. Given Dale’s experience, we...

Book of Mistakes - 9 Secrets to Creating A Successful Future from 2017-12-19T08:00

This interview discusses THE BOOK OF MISTAKES, an inspiring business fable of a young professional named David. Two years into the workforce, David has already become embittered with lost confidenc...

Leveraging Creative Conflict to Improve Impact from 2017-12-12T08:00

One of the key skills leaders consistently struggle with is conflict management. During this discussion, Mike will share a range of approaches to help leaders address difficult conversations and ma...

From Banding to Branding: How the Wisdom of Rock n Roll Taught Me the Artful Discipline of Leadership from 2017-12-05T08:00

Brad brings his artistic finesse and strong intellect together to help companies build brands that matter. In the crowded field of branding, social media proliferation and the dizzying pace of new ...

Implicit Bias - What You Don't See Hurts You! from 2017-11-28T08:00

Implicit bias creates a disadvantage for leaders and their organizations. We would like listeners to have a clearer understanding of what implicit bias is and how it impacts each of us. As leader...

Exec Insights: Dwight Smith Shares Experiences and 'Special Word' from 2017-11-21T08:00

Dwight has achieved a great level of success as a leader running a company and sitting on several high-profile boards. He shares how his vision and values helped him achieve his success across a br...

Leadership Diversity Improves Business Results from 2017-11-14T08:00

There are lots of reasons to attract and retain diverse leaders and workforce ranging from expanding the talent pool, improved understanding of customer base, improved productivity, and greater inn...

Building Leadership Using Peer Leadership Groups from 2017-11-07T08:00

On this show, we talk about leader development from many angles. One highly effective approach is participating in peer groups to build these skills and receive the challenging feedback executives ...

Leadership Lessons from Social Enterprise: Soles4Souls from 2017-10-31T07:00

As leaders, many of us ask ourselves questions about how we can contribute to address some of the challenges the world is facing beyond our businesses with our very limited time. How do we select o...

Navigating the Graying Demographic: Rock Your Age and Manage Intergenerationally from 2017-10-24T07:00

Karen believes that visionaries do indeed have wrinkles, and that older women will lead the way into the future as they meet the Greatness Challenge of our AGE. Women will shift the story on the le...

Navigating the Holistic Worldview membrane from 2017-10-17T07:00

This interview has 3 objectives: 1; discuss their latest work on Human Emergence; 2. explore how holistic informed practices are starting to emerge; and 3. provide a brief overview of the work Ch...

Attracting and Retaining Women to STEM Jobs from 2017-10-10T07:00

In an era where companies understand that diverse talent adds value to the culture and the bottom line, many companies are struggling to find and retain this talent, especially in STEM fields. JJ t...

Leveraging Online Kajabi Platform To Build Thriving Brands from 2017-10-03T07:00

Many companies are facing a serious challenge in navigating the increased impact online platforms have to disrupt businesses - either enabling them or upending them. Kajabi is such a platform. Duri...

Learn From Every Patient - How Will It Change Medicine? from 2017-09-26T07:00

In an era where we are facing major changes to our medical system, with medical costs as high at 20% of GDP, Bill is a leader who is working to address this challenge. On this show, we talked about...

Is There Such A Thing As A 'Level 5'/Teal Organization -Part 2 from 2017-09-19T07:00

This is the second interview exploring the idea of Level 5/Teal organizations. During this discussion, we delve more deeply into how we can foster the development of these leading edge capacities. ...

Making Sense of Changes in Higher Education from 2017-09-12T07:00

John discusses new ways of going to college and “doing college”. Aspects of college that people will find familiar and some different. These differences now mean we have robust options to map skill...

Vertical Development: A Critical Element To Building Highly Effective Leaders from 2017-09-05T07:00

We have talked extensively about the leadership skills required to handle the increasingly complex work challenges with an accelerating rate of change, interconnected workplaces across the globe a...

Leading With Vision: A Key To Successfully Attract Millenials from 2017-08-29T07:00

In their new book, Leading with Vision, the authors explore trends in executive development and understand how creating a compelling vision allows businesses to engage the ever-elusive Millennial, ...

Building Resilience - A Key Foundation for Change from 2017-08-22T07:00

Resilience is a key foundation to personal and organizational success. This interview focuses on individual resilience. The conversation is designed to help you expand your understanding of resilie...

Physician Leadership - Flipping the Leadership Paradigm from 2017-08-15T07:00

We would like listeners to walk away with a clearer understanding of the role leadership plays in the practice and administration of medicine. This show will provide recommendations about what can ...

Musician to Chancellor: A Distinguished Career in Both from 2017-08-08T07:00

During this interview, Dr. Moeser talks about how he grew within his career from earning a PhD in Musical Arts to becoming Chancellor of UNC. James chronicles his career from being an early civil...

Translate Success Today to Success Tomorrow Using Innovation from 2017-08-01T07:00

Tamara’s life is about breaking through the status quo for game-changing results –and, that’s what her clients learn how to do, too! During this show, we talk about some of the key elements that e...

Executive Perspective: Building Vibrancy, Increasing Engagement, Improving Performance from 2017-07-25T07:00

According to Gallup, 32% of employees are engaged in the US and 13% globally. This leads to a productivity crisis! Companies are exploring options for how to address this crisis. Thorlo's President...

Leadership Lessons From Civil Unrest from 2017-07-18T07:00

Chris was on the ground navigating the crisis in Ferguson leading the Christian Hospital EMS (CHEMS) . During this conversation, well discuss the Ferguson uprising as the backdrop to discuss the ...

The Gig Economy: Why Companies Need to Value Employees for Ideas and Results from 2017-07-11T07:00

Oprah-reviewed author, Forbes Top-10 business school lecturer and author of The Gig Economy: The Complete Guide to Getting Better Work, talks about why companies need to value employees for their i...

Encore: Nationwide's Journey to Build A Culture of Innovation and Continuous Learning from 2017-07-04T07:00

As a CIO with Nationwide Insurance, Guru shares his experience changing how the culture of IT to accomplish their mission. He discusses what they are doing to build a culture of continuous learning...

Synergise! Defining 21st Century Leadership Part 2 from 2017-06-27T07:00

As a futurist and leadership scholar, Robin has worked for decades dedicated to understanding how leaders develop and transform their organizations, communities and ultimately the world to thrive. ...

Elevate Your Business: Be More, Achieve More with Chris Cooper from 2017-06-20T07:00

Whether you run your own business or work for someone else, you’ve probably got a lot on your plate. Along with the portion of your work that you truly feel like doing comes a generous helping of t...

Agreements of Transformation: 2017 Global Analysis from 2017-06-13T07:00

Christoph discusses his findings from the experience based research exploring the patterns and specifics of societal-scale transformations in different culture. This research was commissioned by th...

Synergise! Defining 21st Century Leadership Part 1 from 2017-06-06T07:00

As a futurist and leadership scholar, Robin has worked for decades dedicated to understanding how leaders develop and transform their organizations, communities and ultimately the world to thrive. ...

What are the worlds top leaders focusing on in 2017? from 2017-05-30T07:00

Over the past two years, Maureen conducted 100 weekly interviews with top executives, academics, consultants, and diplomats from around the globe. For the 100th anniversary, she synthesizes the key...

Tools for Avoiding Disastrous Decisions from 2017-05-23T07:00

Effective decision making is one of the key skills for great leaders. Learning how to balance science based approaches to decision making and also leverage experience and intuition form a strong fo...

7 Characteristics of Leadership 2020 In Practice: A CEO Story from 2017-05-16T07:00

If we look at the continuum of leaders through the comparison of phones, at one end you have the flip phone and at the other you have the smart phone. Where do you fall on the continuum? How do y...

Board Black Holes and Taboos from 2017-05-09T07:00

Gary has been writing and presenting on board room black holes and taboos based on his research with National Association of Directors (NACD) and the Conference Board of Canada. During this show, w...

Is There Such A Thing As A 'Level 5'/Teal Organization? from 2017-05-02T07:00

In complex adaptive systems, those required to meet many of the challenges we currently face, leaders and organizations need to co-evolve to ensure their ability to respond to the opportunities and...

Building Leadership Self-Awareness Using Type from 2017-04-25T07:00

Part of the challenge in building innovative leadership is learning to become more introspective and how to put that introspective knowledge into practice. Looking inside yourself—examining the ver...

Nationwide's Journey to Build A Culture of Innovation and Continuous Learning from 2017-04-18T07:00

As a CIO with Nationwide Insurance, Guru shares his experience changing how the culture of IT to accomplish their mission. He discusses what they are doing to build a culture of continuous learning...

Citizen Diplomacy: How Cities Support Exchange And Build Relationships from 2017-04-11T07:00

As part of our series from the Global Ties US conference, this interview features two women who run Global Centers; for Georgia Council for International Visitors and the San Diego Diplomacy Center...

Promoting Wellness and Mental Health at Work from 2017-04-04T07:00

During this show, we explore the impact of mental health concerns in the general workplace and or veterinarians and vet students. Mental health costs are on the rise and we see statistics that as...

Emerging Leaders Changing The World from 2017-03-28T07:00

In 2017, Rebeca won the International Visiting Leaders Alumni Award for Innovation and Social Change. Rebeca petitioned the Tanzania High Court that ruled that the Marriage Act – which allowed girl...

Navigating A Smear Campaign from 2017-03-21T07:00

One of the most dangerous problems we face in the world is extremism on behalf of belief. In many cases, extremists convince themselves that another faith or political system or individual is ‘evi...

The A Player: Attracting and Retaining Top Talent from 2017-03-14T07:00

As part of the thought leader series, Rick talks about his book, The A Player. He shares his key findings about what organizations are doing and not doing that impact their ability to attract and r...

Building Civic Leaders - Building Leadership and Creating Stronger Communities from 2017-03-07T08:00

The Kansas Leadership Center was established in 2007 to develop civic leadership across the state. Through its work, KLC aspires to transform the civic culture of Kansas. This requires developing c...

Building a Peaceful and Prosperous World Through Citizen Diplomacy from 2017-02-28T08:00

This interview shares information about Global Ties, an organization that strengthens relationships between individuals and nations by making international exchange programs more effective. Its vis...

Honored Feathers Of Wisdom: Attributes For Personal And Organizational Growth from 2017-02-21T08:00

As part of the thought leader series, Dr. Boggs shares information from his book Honored Feathers of Wisdom: Attributes For Personal and Organizational Growth. Dr. Boggs draws from the Native Ame...

Teams that Cross the Highest Bar Not The Lowest Common Denominator from 2017-02-14T08:00

For people working in groups, we have often seen the group perform to the level of the lowest common denominator. This conversation provides a high-level framework for leaders to refine their appro...

The Roller Coaster Reality of Complex Transformations from 2017-02-07T08:00

As we listen to leaders talk about their transformation success - it sounds as if they created a plan, executed on the plan and declared victory. In working with large complex change, this is rar...

The End of Leadership meets the Evolution of Leadership from 2017-01-31T08:00

As part of the International Leadership Association (ILA) series, Barbara Kellerman, recently awarded the ILA’s lifetime achievement award, will discuss her thoughts on the end of leadership as wel...

Leadership Evolution: Theory and Practice In Action from 2017-01-24T08:00

Gill and Jorrit discuss how organizations and researchers combine theory and practice to teach leadership to university students and career professionals. They talk about need for ongoing curiosity...

Be the Boss Everyone Wants to Work For: A Guide for New Leaders from 2017-01-17T08:00

As part of the International Leadership Association Conference series, I invited Bill to discuss his new book focusing on helping new leaders and the teams they lead succeed. Bill talks about: •...

Understanding Leadership: Moving Away From the Cult of Personality from 2017-01-10T08:00

We discuss changes in leadership we are seeing and how important clear leadership, followership, and agreement on a goals is to drive successful outcomes. We expand the definition of leadership t...

Multicultural Leadership from 2017-01-03T08:00

As part of the International Leadership Association series, Juana talks about the eight leadership principles that set the foundation for cross-cultural leadership. These are drawn from best-sellin...

Understanding How Prejudice Impacts Leadership - Lessons From A Global Thought Leader from 2016-12-27T08:00

By helping leaders understand their own views and behaviors when facing diversity, we enhance our leadership capacity. When we eliminate segments of the population because they appear different, we...

Women in Leadership: Why It Matters and How to Develop It from 2016-12-20T08:00

Our two guests - both experts and advocates for women as leaders talk about the role women leaders play in organizations and how we develop girls and women to prepare them to take leadership roles....

Creating a Fairer and More Just World: George Papandreou - Former Prime Minister of Greece from 2016-12-13T08:00

Papandreou, former prime minister of Greece, talks about how he navigated major challenge as a leader. One of my key take-a-ways was the importance of building trust and demonstrating courage as fo...

Ron Heifetz on Adaptive Leadership and His Journey from 2016-12-06T08:00

During the Interview, we discuss Ron's thoughts on leadership and his journey. Here is a preview: In times of change, people often try to hold onto the values of their culture that have had perso...

Why International Leadership Matters Now... from 2016-11-29T08:00

Cynthia created a global conference designed to deeply engage individuals and groups and fundamentally evolve the science and practice of leadership and build a global community of innovation and c...

Revitaliza: Shining Example of Vibrant Success from 2016-11-22T08:00

Revitaliza is a woman owned green building company in Mexico committed to improving the world and the lives of their employees and clients based on their services and the company culture they have ...

Are You Updating Your Mental Operating System? from 2016-11-15T08:00

Gary and Maureen talk about the leadership “operating systems” we are working with based on our brain programming and our level of conscious awareness of this operating system. When we increase our...

How Do Leaders Live In Possibility? from 2016-11-08T08:00

As part of the executive insight series, I invited Paul to talk about his ongoing impact in with young and emerging leaders focusing on identifying what is possible in their lives and bringing that...

Executive Insights: Lessons Learned from a High Impact Career from 2016-11-01T07:00

As part of the executive insight series, I invited Carla to talk about her ongoing impact in innovating organizations from the employee level, leadership level and board level. As we talk about how...

CEO and Master of Reinvention - a Physician Story from 2016-10-25T07:00

Bob because he has reinvented himself several times in his career. He takes on large roles to solve complex problems mainly in the space of health care right now. His ability to evolve as a leader ...

Lead Inside the Box: How Smart Leaders Guide their Teams to Exceptional Results from 2016-10-18T07:00

Victor talks about the power of applying the “Leadership Matrix” -the box- to team management. He will describe what it is, how it works, and how it will help you get the best out of yourself and y...

Leading with Story: Captivate, Convince, Inspire from 2016-10-11T07:00

Paul talks about the power of story for leaders. He shares his insights about what works, why it works and how you will be more effective as a leader if you master the use of story as one of your s...

Driving Transformation Success Requires A Trustworthy Leader from 2016-10-04T07:00

As part of the executive insight series, I invited Mike because he has transformed several companies – mostly building for sale-exit. He is known for his ethical and caring approach to driving resu...

The Vitality Map: The Foundation for Effective Leadership from 2016-09-27T07:00

As part of the thought leader series, talks about the importance of vitality to leadership effectiveness. Physical health and vitality provide leaders a strong foundation to meet the challenge of s...

Twelve Characteristics of Great Leaders from 2016-09-20T07:00

As part of the thought leader series, Mike will share his insights about the 12 characteristics of great leaders and what makes them great. He will share his personal experiences as well as the wor...

Executive Insights: Shaping Companies to Navigate Industry Transitions from 2016-09-13T07:00

As effective leaders, it is critical to recognize and anticipate market shifts and proactively position companies to be nimble, but stable, during these times. Joe is known for his ability to sha...

Global Leadership - Insights and Recommendations from 2016-09-06T07:00

We are at a fulcrum point in our history and in this unique time – we need effective global leadership. During this discussion we will discuss leadership from global and local perspective and explo...

Intelligent Community Forum: Creating Intelligent Sustainable Communities from 2016-08-30T07:00

The Intelligent Community Forum (ICF) is a global network of cities and regions with a think tank at its center. Its mission is to help communities use information and communications technology (IC...

How Can You Successfully Implement Large Scale Change? from 2016-08-23T07:00

A key element of successful leadership in this dynamic time is successfully implementing large scale change. Kathy Starkoff has extensive experience successfully transforming large IT organizatio...

The Emerging Role of Board and Cyber Security from 2016-08-16T07:00

As the organizational ecosystem continues to change, board directors and trustees must better understand the nature of their roles and how they are changing to address the increased complexity they...

Leaders Building Self Awareness: Stepping Through the Worldview Membrane: Learning to Engage the Organization 'part 4 of 4' from 2016-08-09T07:00

As leaders one of the foundations for effective performance is self-knowledge and self-management. We recommend assessment tools to help us make sense of what we are learning and also to get feedba...

Leaders Building Self Awareness: Hidden Insights the Flow in the Gap 'part 3 of 4' from 2016-08-02T07:00

As leaders one of the foundations for effective performance is self-knowledge and self-management. We recommend assessment tools to help us make sense of what we are learning and also to get feedba...

Building The Next Generation of Leaders: College Student Leadership Development from 2016-07-26T07:00

Amy and Maureen are the co-authors of the Innovative Leadership Workbook for College Students - winner of the 2016 International Book Award for Best College Guide. br During the conversation, they...

Leaders Building Self Awareness: Spotting the Patterns 'Part 2 of 4' from 2016-07-19T07:00

As leaders one of the foundations for effective performance is self-knowledge and self-management. We recommend assessment tools to help us make sense of what we are learning and also to get feedba...

Personal Freedom and Flow: Leaders Building Self Awareness - Part 1 from 2016-07-12T07:00

As leaders one of the foundations for effective performance is self-knowledge and self-management. We recommend assessment tools to help us make sense of what we are learning and also to get feedba...

Using Brain Science to Enhance Leadership Ability from 2016-07-05T07:00

Gary and Maureen talk about leader ego development and development beyond ego through and how brain science impacts this development. When we talk about Level 5 Leadership from Good to Great – man...

Creating Vibrant Departments in Large Complex Organizations from 2016-06-28T07:00

Vibrancy and Ecosynomics are important topics for organizations that want to create engaged employees and drive strong business results. One of the vibrancy community's goals is to identify the hig...

Health Care Changes In Primary Care: A CEO's View from 2016-06-21T07:00

Dr. Wulf and Jim talk about the leading work Central Ohio Primary Care (300 physicians) is doing and preparing for in the next five years with health care reform accompanied by new innovations in m...

Mindfulness: Manage Stress and Improve Performance from 2016-06-14T07:00

Maryanna is an accomplished researcher looking at the connection of mindfulness and performance across multiple populations and organizations. br The interview focuses on Maryanna's work with mind...

Innovation: How to Make It a Predictable Business Process from 2016-06-07T07:00

In this show, we will explore what innovation really is, and is not, and bust some common myths. Listen in to learn how you can make innovation and growth a predictable and profitable business proc...

Conscious Capitalism: What and Why Leaders Should Know More from 2016-05-31T07:00

People start businesses to make a difference in the world. They have an impulse to solve a need. Over time they can move toward profit generation and protection. br Conscious Capitalism is about r...

Cyber security: Thriving in a High Threat Environment from 2016-05-24T07:00

Leaders will better understand the nature of the threats we currently face and how to take proactive steps to optimize organizational success by taking advantage of the cloud and at the same time p...

Avoid being 'Netflixed' from 2016-05-17T07:00

With the increasing pace of change in IT, what do you need to do with IT to avoid being ‘Netflixed’? brbr Susan will share her perspective on several questions br 1. What disruption do you see ...

Transforming IT using Agile and Lean Principles at Nationwide from 2016-05-10T07:00

As a CIO with Nationwide, Guru Vasudeva shares his extensive experience with implementing lean and agile practices across a large IT organization. He shares his challenges, recommendations and fina...

Strategic Supply Chain Management: Tools and Impact from 2016-05-03T07:00

Dave and Maureen discuss Dave's experience with supply chain optimization and talk about what leaders should be thinking about with regard to how effective supply chain management contributes to ac...

CIO Tomorrow - Keynote Interviews from 2016-04-26T07:00

This interview is recorded live at the CIO Tomorrow Conference on April 14, 2016. It includes conversations with two keynote speakers - Thai Lee and Dr. Dale Meyerrose talking about disruptions in ...

Mergers and Acquisitions: Epic Wins and tactics that Created Them from 2016-04-19T07:00

Carla and Laura talk about mergers and acquisitions focusing on key factors that drive success and failure. They are seasoned M&A veterans, participating in many transactions and both have seen sim...

Bad Bosses: Qualities and Antidotes from 2016-04-12T07:00

We have all had a bad boss or someone we struggled to work with. During this show, Maureen and Mike will compare and contrast good bosses and bad bosses. Mike draws heavily on his research as wel...

Talking to One of the Top 100 Most Powerful Women In Canada from 2016-04-05T07:00

This is a witty and delightful conversation where Lesley shares her genuine experience launching and growing companies and explore what unique qualities she used as a leader to be named one of the ...

The brains of leaders: Manage Your Thinking to Improve Your Effectiveness from 2016-03-29T07:00

Gary and I talk about some recent brain research and how leaders and emerging leaders can leverage this research to gain additional capacity and also what recent research is DISPROVING: busting con...

World GBC Keynote: How Big Change Happens from 2016-03-22T07:00

Christoph recently gave a keynote speech to the World Green Building Council in Venice focused on retrofitting all buildings in Europe. The gathering was part of the EU funded BUILD UPON project, t...

The Science of Organizational Change - Building Resilient Organizations from 2016-03-15T07:00

Paul talks about his new book (continuation of an earlier interview) focused on large scale change and the concepts of agility and anti-fragile. These are foundational concepts for leaders looking ...

Leveraging Generational Differences to Improve Organizational Success from 2016-03-08T08:00

Cam and Maureen will talk about different generational groups and pros and cons to working with each. When armed with this foundational knowledge, leaders and businesses can adapt to get the greate...

Executive Perspectives: Driving Successful Growth and Profitable Exit from 2016-03-01T08:00

Hugh and Maureen will talk about how he developed his unique leadership niche as well as what he does to scale companies and prepare them for a profitable exit. brbr Questions: 1. What was the mo...

Winding Career Paths to Success from 2016-02-23T08:00

Sherry and Maureen will talk about how careers evolve. Most of the leaders I have coached or worked with, when they look back at their careers, indicate that they didn't imagine being where they ar...

Global Leadership: Planning AND Implementing Global Corporate Strategy from 2016-02-16T08:00

One of the significant challenges I see firms face is investing in strategic planning and yet they often don’t implement the strategy successfully. This unsuccessful implementation results in loss ...

Insights from One of America's Top Entrrpreneurial Turn Around Experts from 2016-02-09T08:00

For over 25 years Patrick has successfully saved many companies from bankruptcy. He is passionate about American entrepreneurs - the companies $20 million nder, which are the backbone of America. ...

Innovative Leadership: Staying Current As A Leader from 2016-02-02T08:00

Today's successful executives need to optimize their performance at individual and organizational within complex business environments. They need to innovate the way they lead at the same pace as t...

Story Telling: Increase Communication Effectiveness by TEDx Expert from 2016-01-26T08:00

Ruth will talk about her work with TED and how she helps leaders build stories as the foundation for effective communication. br She will discuss the following: br 1. What is different about TE...

Nonprofit Leadership - Keys to Success for Non profit leaders and their board members from 2016-01-19T08:00

Dani has served as an Executive Director, coached boards and now teaches at The Ohio State University focusing on nonprofit leadership. During this discussion she will answer several questions that...

CEO Series: CEO Perspective on The Impact of Building a Vibrant Organization from 2016-01-12T08:00

Organizational Vibrancy is important topics. This body of work is making a great impact in pockets of organizations around the world and yet relatively unknown in others. I have personally found th...

Executive Perspective: Board Membership from 2016-01-05T08:00

Scott talks about the value of nonprofit board membership in leadership development, ideas for securing board roles and nonprofit board participation foundational information. br He answers the fo...

Book Discussion: The Science of Organizational Change from 2015-12-29T08:00

Paul talks about his new book, The Science of Organizational Chance focused on large scale change and also to the concepts of agility and anti-fragile. These are foundational concepts for leaders l...

Thought Leadership: Spiritual Intelligence transforms Leadership from 2015-12-22T08:00

Cindy talks about her foundational view on different intelligences, spirituality, and the spiritual intelligence framework. She provides great insight into how multiple intelligences impact overall...

Executive Perspective: Exceptional Nonprofit Leaders from 2015-12-15T08:00

Many of us have structured giving plans to maximize our donations based on causes we believe in. By listening to this show, you will have an understanding of what exceptional nonprofit leaders are ...

Tool Series: Principles of Reciprocity and Liking from 2015-12-08T08:00

Brian will kick off the tool series talking about using liking and reciprocity as key elements in the larger field of persuasion. Brian shares his experience with multiple clients using the Cialdin...

Executive Perspectives: CEO of NexDefense from 2015-12-01T08:00

Mike talks about his keys to success and about his current company, NexDefense. In an environment where cyber security is a hot topic, Mike’s company is positioned to help resolve one of their bigg...

CIO Perspective - Building toward the 'C' suite from 2015-11-24T08:00

I selected Angelo because he has the rare distinction of being both CEO and CIO so he has a perspective on leadership from both roles. He is also a true thought leader in our community. He has been...

Igniting a New Era - Thought Leadership and Innovation from 2015-11-17T08:00

Christopher and Sheila Cooke share an overarching purpose — “one viable planet”. They are focused on the release of latent capacities that equip humanity to cope with complexity and forge a world t...

How do Transformation and Leadership Connect? from 2015-11-10T08:00

James Brenza interviews Maureen Metcalf and Dan Mushalko about the interplay between leadership and transformation. Dan will share his experience in leading the transformation of a public radio sta...

A Senior Consultants View - What Drives Successful Transformations? from 2015-11-03T08:00

Many organizations are facing complex large scale change initiatives. We have talked about innovation, agile organizations, the future of the organization and future trends. Kathleen shares her exp...

ThriveAbility - A Deeper Dive Into What is Required to Thrive from 2015-10-27T07:00

The gap is widening between what needs to be done to enable 9 billion people to thrive on Earth by 2050, and the current business as usual outcomes we are generating. Closing this gap will make the...

What Constitutes A Successful Analytics Program from 2015-10-20T07:00

During this session we discuss key elements of successful initiatives. James talks about the key goals being: 1. increase revenue 2. decrease direct cost 3. decrease indirect cost We also talk...

What does the Leader of the Future Really Look Like? from 2015-10-13T07:00

During this episode we will discuss the specifics of the Strategist leadership competency model first discussed in the Leadership 2050 show. This model has seven specific competencies Mike and Susa...

How Can You Develop As A Highly Effective Global Leader from 2015-10-06T07:00

Have you ever wondered what differentiates successful domestic leaders from global leaders? What can you do to develop global leadership skills? During this program, Steve Terrell, co-author of t...

ThriveAbility - What Do We Need to Do to Transform? from 2015-09-29T07:00

Earth’s 7.3 billion citizens are currently consuming 1.6 planet’s worth of resources, thereby guaranteeing runaway global warming, climate change and suffering for billions in the next few decades....

Leadership Maturity - A Key Differentiator from 2015-09-22T07:00

Beena will talk about Leadership Maturity, what it means, and why it is important for leaders and managers to understand the different stages of maturity. 'Vertical Development’ or leadership matu...

Running an Agile Company - Holacracy and the Zappos Story from 2015-09-15T07:00

Today Brian and Alexis will talk about their experience with creating and implementing Holacracy in some of the most progressive organizations like Zappos. During this show we talk about the organi...

Innovation - A Must to Deliver Great Outcomes in A Complex World from 2015-09-08T07:00

Innovation is much more than a buzz word - it is a critical capability for organizations and leaders to succeed in our dynamic environment! Julie is an expert in all facets of innovation. She has...

What is the Organization of the Future? from 2015-09-01T07:00

Abrasive Technology (AT) that has made the leap from traditional organization to an “agile”/nimble organization. This responsiveness pervades the people, the culture, and the processes like hiring ...

Emotional Intelligence - A Success Accelerator from 2015-08-25T07:00

Emotional Intelligence is a key differentiator in organizational life - it is a major accelerator for smart people who want to improve their impact and for organizations to improve their success. ...

Leading Analytics Programs to Drive Business Returns from 2015-08-18T07:00

Business Analytics is a hot topic for many organizations. Analytics programs can be a significant differentiator for organizational success when implemented successfully When done poorly they waste...

Creating Vibrant Organizations to Drive Performance: Ecosynomics from 2015-08-11T07:00

Jim Ritchie-Dunham and team developed a quantitative framework based on extensive data collected across 93 countries to identify the factors that make an organization vibrant. Our guests talks abou...

Authentic Persuasion as a Key to Success from 2015-08-04T07:00

Authentic persuasion is a critical skill for leaders moving their organizations into the future. They need to see a vision and enroll the organization in moving toward that vision. We would like ...

CEO Perspective: Driving Growth from 2015-07-28T07:00

Gary and Jodi talk about their experience driving successful company growth and exit across multiple software companies. Gary is very high energy and enthusiastic and shares his personal story. He ...

Lead Inside the Box from 2015-07-21T07:00

Mike Figliuolo, Managing Director of thoughtLEADERS LLC will talk about his recent book: Lead Inside the Box: How Smart Leaders Guide Their Teams to Exceptional Results. Mike will discuss • Why...

Leadership 2050 from 2015-07-14T07:00

This is our inaugural show we will be talking to Susan Cannon and Mike Morrow-Fox. Our topic is Leadership 2050. We will discuss trends and a leadership model from a chapter we co-authored in the u...