Episodes

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

“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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...