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 commitment available and waiting among front-line employees. This episode explores the approach of…
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 talk with the Emotion Decoder on why he vehemently disagrees with this idea and hear about his new approach to developing emotional intelligence by leveraging every…
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 continually learn to remain relevant in their careers alongside robots and technology. Enter…
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 barely survive. The relatively few people who…
Everybody needs a coach in life, and certainly 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 relate to and motivate the team to produce results. In this fireside chat…
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 people vacate their positions and leave companies? Their manager. Dr. Jack…
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 results they seek…
“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 storm. In this episode, we learn from a “master overcomer”…
We live in a world that seems fixated on the differences between people, races, religions, and nations. Doing so can help us understand our world, where we fit in, and how to behave around certain groups. But constantly focusing on our differences often leads to distrust, separation, conflict, and the…
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 agency to pursue what we want consciously and purposefully. In…
A common refrain from exasperated leaders today is, “People just don’t want to work!” While the frustration to motivate and retain talent is understandable, the exhortation is wholly wrong. People want desperately to contribute and cultivate their passions at work, to enjoy meaningful connection with their colleagues, and to know…
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, experience, and intuition. Agile enterprises will need to keep a finger on…
We all have the opportunity to more deeply understand and then explicitly leverage what we’ve gained from our life events, whatever they may be. When we develop awareness of our strengths, lean into our assets, and move beyond the self-limiting beliefs that hold us back from fully embracing the whole…
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 when they employed “love as a business strategy,”…
So, your company’s purpose is well understood and lived. Great. But there’s more. 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…
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 thrust upon them. Moreover, society doesn’t seem to value or…
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 life experience and lessons learned give us hope, inspiration and…
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 Jaime stands to blast limitations and…
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 available to us all through their navigation.…
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 to actualize your goals through cutting edge…
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, and empowering enables you to elevate each member to their very…
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 nothing to do with setting. Learning six critical practices…
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 his experiences of building high performance companies through strategic thinking, brand building, breakthrough marketing, and…
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 this leadership framework by building a game-changing innovation strategy, innovate to win, and retool your organization. Create this…
