Episodes - Page 6 | Working on Purpose

Aug. 17, 2023

Focus Upstream: Equipping Your Team of Decision Sprinters to Drive Innovation and Performance

What if you could inspire your organization into finding more promising ideas and turning them into dynamic action? Imagine a team of turned on people who are equipped with the strategic approach and open playing field to wrestle with your toughest...

Aug. 10, 2023

Practicing Divergent Thinking from the Front Porch to Save Humanity

Dr. Robert Lengel’s life and career have spanned the fields of engineering design, financial services, industrial sales, environmental research, consulting and academics. And frankly he’s concerned about the future of humanity. So much so that he has...

Aug. 3, 2023

Leaders Have Been Kicked Upstairs: How to Steward Today’s Empowered Workforce

Welcome to the era of the “empowered workforce,” a discerning, mobile, non-compromising body of talent unmistakably and justly now enjoying a favorable balance of power in companies. Gone are the days when bad or toxic leaders could demand workers...

July 27, 2023

Women Inspiring Each Other to Greater Resilience, Fulfillment and Effectiveness

Women are often the underdogs and expected to lose, whether that’s in career, relationships, or opportunities in general. Women are often silenced and discounted and are considered “rude” or brash when they speak up for themselves. It’s through the...

July 20, 2023

The Path to Wellness by Navigating Gut-Wrenching Experiences

Mental health and well-being have finally made it to the top of the priority list for individuals and the companies that employ them. Increasingly, people are paying attention to their own health and well-being, even choosing to prize them over a...

July 14, 2023

Elevating Performance, Productivity and Profitability through Eudaimonic Happiness

Mental health and well-being have now become sirens summoning the attention and resources of leaders intent on engaging and retaining their people. What is necessary to fully manage a team to high performance is a combination of informed methodology...

July 7, 2023

Making “Balance” and Entrepreneurship Harmoniously Co-Exist

One thing many entrepreneurs don’t count on is that being an entrepreneur can be anything but freeing in terms of time and focus. Without proper guidance and an elevated mindset, entrepreneurs are prone to leaving other precious parts of life...

June 27, 2023

Elevating Vitality at The Viktor Frankl Meaning Academy

People crave meaning and purpose in life and reach desperately to fill its void while attempting to contribute their talents at work to something worthwhile. Meaning and purpose have become vital elements of mental health, well-being, and vitality....

June 22, 2023

Fostering Quality Experiences for Employees and Customers Alike to Win in Today’s Business

Today’s talent is voting with their feet when they do not feel they are learning, being appreciated, and feeling fulfilled in their work. When until only recently, “customer is king” reigned strong, now more than ever a riveted focus on the quality of...

June 15, 2023

Bridgebuilders: Today’s Way Forward for Public Leadership to Solve Complex Problems

Big, hairy problems in the world require a combined force to confront and overcome. With the complexity of today’s times, working in silos won’t do. What’s required are “bridgebuilders,” a keen leaders who recognize the vastness of issues and the...

June 8, 2023

Transforming the Uncertainty of Change into Opportunity and Growth

Change – it’s everywhere and seems to be increasingly accelerating as life and business continue to evolve. Rather than resist change, there is an opportunity to embrace the uncertainty that accompanies it and turn it into a catalyst for growth. To do...

June 1, 2023

Strengthen Your Leadership Intelligence with Eight Leadership Essentials to Maximize Impact

You’re up – don’t wait for someone else to step in or fix things. You can be the leader you want to become by strengthening your leadership intelligence. “Leadership is not about having a certain title or performing a particular role. Leadership is...

May 25, 2023

Riding the Wave of Technology to Elevate Innovation and Individual Distinction

Travis James, a long-time tech entrepreneur, celebrates the genius of emerging technologies like artificial intelligence, natural language processing, IoT, and the recent splash, ChatGPT. In this episode, he shares his work on creating a technology...

May 18, 2023

Developing Your Y.O.D.A. to Make Better Decisions that Elevate Your Whole Life

Did you know we each have our own Y.O.D.A.? - Your Own Decision Advisor, which is the inner voice that guides our choices? Anxiety, depression, loneliness, hopelessness, and fatigue are all capable of sabotaging a person’s Y.O.D.A. In this episode, an...

May 11, 2023

On Coaching Men to Greater Connection, Success, and Happiness

In a world where women are making increasing strides in their education, career, and finances, how are men moving forward? Culture dictates that men be strong and provide for their families. But society is changing, and so are men, if Dr. John...

May 4, 2023

Awakening Souls and Restoring Humanity in Corporate America

There is an intense and growing need for people to have something they can believe in, something that demands and engages their deepest longings. They seek to ensure that their lives are fueled by passion, have meaning, and that they are needed in the...

April 27, 2023

Are Blame and Toxicity Killing Your Company?

As the employee-driven workplace continues taking stock of where it wants to contribute their talent, one critical variable they are closely monitoring is the level of toxicity they experience in a company. Companies increasingly recognize they must...

April 20, 2023

The Ownership Approach: Building Your Best Culture from the Bottom Up

Much culture transformation is driven from a top-down approach where senior leaders dictate the results designed. This approach is increasingly ineffective because the workplace is changing so fast and it does not mobilize the bottom-up energy and...

April 13, 2023

Building High-Performance and Unstoppable Teams

Building great teams who are united in purpose and fueled by meaning is essential to keep your company flourishing. Taking a page from a three-time Navy seal platoon commander, you’ll learn how the CARE framework of connecting, achieving, respecting,...

April 6, 2023

The Emotion Decoder: Activating the Power of ALL Emotions to Fuel Relationships and Performance

There is a long-standing assumption that strong emotions lead to reactive behavior and irrational decision-making and therefore cannot be trusted. In this episode, we learn why the guest disagrees with this idea and hear about his new approach to...

March 30, 2023

Transformational Leadership: The Way to Lead Amid Revolutionary Global Changes

Today we find ourselves living in the Fourth Industrial Revolution where emerging technologies and their interactions with one another are upending how we work, play, educate, and govern ourselves. Disruption and change are constant. People need to...

March 23, 2023

From Leadership as Position to Activity Where Everyone Leads

The world is full of bad and mediocre bosses, coaches, presidents, and CEOs. With the world moving so fast, the “leadership as a position” model is rapidly collapsing. Organizations that expect people at the top to do all the leading won’t thrive but...

March 16, 2023

High-Stakes Leadership Needs Expert Coaching

Everybody needs a coach in life when tasked with delivering results from a high-stakes job. We need clarity of what the ultimate win looks like, to constantly cultivate our character and emotional intelligence, and to motivate the team to produce...

March 10, 2023

Eight Key Areas that Take You from Being an Awful to Effective Manager

Work holds the promise of being a place and an experience where people can contribute their talents passionately and grow into their highest potential. Yet, that’s not the experience for many employees working in companies. The number one reason...