Episodes - Page 7 | Working on Purpose

March 2, 2023

Your Transformational Journey to an Emotionally Strong Leader

Emotions provide such rich color in our lives. They are also a tremendous source of data from which we can learn to improve the quality of our decisions. Yet, many people are afraid of their own emotions, worried they will get out of hand and risk the...

Feb. 23, 2023

From Overcoming Adversity to Resilience and Achievement

“Every adversity, every failure, every heartbreak carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit,” says Napoleon Hill. What seemingly impossible thing has life thrown at you? The question isn’t “what,” but “how” you will navigate through the...

Feb. 16, 2023

In it Together: Six Universal Truths to Unite Humanity

We live in a world that seems fixated on the differences between people, races, religions, and nations. But constantly focusing on our differences often leads to distrust, separation, conflict, and the marginalization of entire groups of people. By...

Feb. 9, 2023

Turn Up Your Own Intrinsic Motivation and Turn ON Your Life

Hate your job? You can learn to love most any activity by learning to engage in exciting outcome-focused behavior, rather than the oft-practiced activity-focused behavior. To satisfy our own psychological needs at work, we must learn to apply our own...

Feb. 2, 2023

Foster an Enlivening Experience Through Your Company Culture

People want desperately to contribute and cultivate their passions at work, to enjoy meaningful connection with their colleagues, and to know they are part of an organization doing purposeful work that aligns with their values. When people do not...

Jan. 26, 2023

Develop Your Quantitative Intelligence ™ to Power Today’s Business and Make Way for More Creativity

Today’s business pace is brisk, and it’s only going to accelerate as information and opportunity accumulate. Successful leaders and their teams will need to develop the capacity to make decisions using the head and heart, swiftly balancing data,...

Jan. 20, 2023

Leveraging Your Experiential Intelligence to Distinguish Contribution and Elevate Breakthrough

We all have the opportunity to more deeply understand and then explicitly leverage what we’ve gained from our life experiences, whatever they may be. When we develop awareness of our strengths, lean into our assets, and move beyond the self-limiting...

Jan. 12, 2023

Love: The Heart of the Best Business and Leadership

Love is increasingly being spoken and practiced in the workplace. But what does it look like when leaders put love at the very center of company culture? In this episode, the leaders of Softway share the transformation of themselves and their company...

Jan. 5, 2023

Your Organizational Purpose Upgrade Beckons

Organizational purpose should never be a one-stop North Star baked into its operational code – the changing world is much too dynamic to suit this static model. What is necessary for a vibrant, relevant enterprise that positively impacts its...

Dec. 29, 2022

The Toolkit for Women and People of Color to Transcend Career Limitations

Here’s your opportunity to take sexism and racism you encounter in the workplace and transcend them to realize your own dreams. Data has shown that women, women of color, and people of color tend to have micro-inequities and blatant discrimination...

Dec. 22, 2022

Reaching for the Stars Through Mentoring from the Greats

Reaching for your potential requires constantly challenging yourself and seeking ongoing learning from those who have gone before you and are reaching to help pull you up. Scott Jeffrey Miller has made it a practice to gather prominent mentors whose...

Dec. 15, 2022

Radically Authentic and on Fire to Unleash Dreams

Jaime Konzelman is a walking billboard for reaching far and wide in life. She goes for the gusto in everything she does and now channels this intensity to help others live with passion and purpose. One, precious and rare existence for us all, and...

Dec. 9, 2022

On Creating Films to Lift the Spirit

Sometimes the clearest path to lift the spirit requires peering into the dark and ugly of life. Robert Craig shares in this episode how some of the films he makes showcase the terrible things people go through to illuminate the beauty and wisdom...

Dec. 1, 2022

Unleash Your Magnificence through Small, Mighty Steps

Sometimes your ambition can feel overwhelming. Where to start to go for that crazy, audacious goal? That first step is crucial, and a path forward to stay focused is the difference between success and failure. In this episode, you will learn a system...

Nov. 24, 2022

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,...

Nov. 17, 2022

Six Critical Practices that Transform You into a Great Manager

Many first-time managers find their way into their new role at age 30 but don’t receive any formal training until age 42! Yet, they must make sound decisions under ambiguous circumstances, hold people accountable, and achieve goals they may have had...

Nov. 10, 2022

Work and Business -- The Great Bungee Jump in Life

Work – the great playground of life. Frank O’Connell has spent more than fifty years revolutionizing companies through his unconventional leadership approach while collecting meaningful memories and valuable insights. In this fireside chat, he shares...

Nov. 3, 2022

Mattering in Business by Innovating Customer Outcomes

Winning in today’s business market means moving beyond being innovative and becoming transformative. The secret? Innovate customer outcomes (not products or services) that provide category-creating solutions that transform and expand markets. Achieve...

Oct. 27, 2022

All Eyes Are on You, the Leader: Now What?

In place of creating followers, effective leaders develop leaders at all levels and bring people together to make collaborative sense of challenges, then adapt, and ultimately achieve more potent results. Effective tactics to lead through complex...

Oct. 24, 2022

Creating a Culture of Health and Wellbeing

The foundation of a necessary and successful change inside the corporation is the creation of a culture of health and wellbeing – physically, financially, socially, and emotionally based upon a purpose driven vision of lifting up the employees, their...

Oct. 13, 2022

On Creating Inspiration and Vitality in the Workplace

In this fireside chat with a few global experts in leadership who are contributing authors of “What We Got Wrong About Business,” we peer into the operational underbelly of how many companies are run today to learn what went wrong along the way. With...

Oct. 6, 2022

Coming Alive Through Risk

Risk is a part of life, and everyone has their own relationship to it. Taking risk is a fundamental way people realize their potential. Thus, learning to take risks is also crucial to life fulfillment. In this episode, we learn from two risk...

Sept. 29, 2022

On Creating Peace in the Workplace

Conflict is a natural and normal outcome of different people coming together. Understanding the root cause of conflict is paramount to addressing it in a productive way that generates peace. The encouraging news? People have the ability cultivate the...

Sept. 22, 2022

It’s Never Too Late to Live Life in Crescendo

Life is about serving and helping others, and we’re at our best when we do. This Covey dynamic duo urges all to “live life in crescendo,” to never stop growing in contribution, learning, and influence. Taking a note from music, in the way one notes...