Episodes

Brain and neuroscience are now coming together to provide an inside look at what is effective in leadership development. Our guest today has been called a neurotransmitter of linking up neuroscience with leadership and business practices. David Rock is one of the thought leaders in the global coaching profession. The coaching system he developed in the mid-90’s has been taught to over 10,000 professionals worldwide. He is the founder of Results Coaching Systems, which is helping global organizat...

Bill Gates calls her “super high bandwidth.” Bill Clinton has thanked her for “fostering American entrepreneurship.”For over 30 years New York Times bestselling author and Leadership and Culture Coach Christine Comaford has been helping leaders navigate growth and change. Christine is sought after for providing proven strategies to shift executive behavior to create more positive outcomes, enroll and align teams in times of change, massively increase sales, product offerings, and company value. ...

Due Quach, founder of Calm Clarity, is one of few people with a BA from Harvard University and an MBA from the Wharton School of Business who started life in poverty. After building a successful international business career in management consulting and private equity, she decided to pursue her dream to help people overcome adversity and build resilience. To gain a deeper understanding of the transformative benefits of meditation practices, Due studied various meditation traditions in India and ...

Leaders drive engagement, engagement drives productivity and Emotional Intelligence drives leadership. In today’s show Cathy and Relly give some of the latest updates about Emotional Intelligence (EI) research and the new Emotional Quotient Inventory (EQi 2.0) assessment. They also will take a deeper dive looking at three of the EI leadership competencies for Decision Making and strategies on how to raise and enhance these competencies. Cathy and Relly will discuss the Emotional Intelligence his...

Dr. Sharon Melnick is a psychologist/coach dedicated to helping talented and successful people “get out of their own way”. Informed by 10 years of research at Harvard Medical School and trained in cutting edge stress resilience techniques, she is a leading authority in helping business professionals move to the next level and feel secure about themselves in insecure times. Sharon is dynamic trainer and executive coach for businesspeople in varying functional roles. She has a strong track record ...

During his basketball career he lead his University of Illinois team to the Final Four 1989. From there Stephen played 10 years professionally with stops in the NBA (Dallas, Detroit, and San Antonio) and overseas (France, Japan, Italy, Spain, and Venezuela). Bardo made a smooth transition into sports broadcasting and has worked with CBS and ESPN. He currently is a college basketball analyst for the Big Ten Network and motivates audiences with his presentations on leadership to youth, association...

Chris Auger co-founder of the groundbreaking new consultancy, The Fearless Leaders Group (FLG, LLC), is a decorated retired Naval Special Warfare SEAL officer who holds a Masters in Global Leadership, is a Board Certified Coach and is earning a Doctorate in Strategic Leadership at Regent University. During his 27 successful years of service as a US Navy SEAL, Lieutenant Commander Auger(Ret) contributed to developing key training and education programs for hundreds of outstanding members of the N...

Jonathan pursues research on consciousness, memory, the relationship between language and thought, problem-solving, and decision-making. He is particularly interested in exploring phenomena that intersect between the empirical and the philosophical such as how fluctuations in people’s awareness of their experience mediate mind-wandering and how exposing individuals to philosophical positions alters their behavior. We will focus on how these discoveries can help leaders today. In 2007 he joined t...

Elad Levinson has over 45 years of experience as a leadership coach and organizational consultant. He's currently the Senior Organization Effectiveness Consultant at 4128Associates. Elad will teach the first Praxis You course, Thriving on Change, coming this Spring from More Than Sound. Elad has been a senior Organization Development and Learning and Development professional at Agilent, Stanford University, ICANN and several start-ups. He was the first to apply the Stress theory to business and ...

After his friend died in the World Trade Center on 9/11, David Hale Sylvester adopted a mission to enhance the world one interaction at a time. To that end, David has bicycled, volunteered, hugged and high5’ed his way across Africa, Asia, Australia and North America. (Talk about a universal model for Emotional and Social Intelligence!) David never imagined he would be evolving into a philanthropic, cross continental bicyclist-author-filmmaker - but now, he will be the first to tell you that: he ...

Mirabai Bush is co-author, with Ram Dass, of Compassion in Action: Setting Out on the Path of Service. She has new CD program Working with Mindfulness from www.morethansound.net. She offers exercises from the workplace which she has taught at Google and other companies. Mirabai Bush was a co-founder of the Center for Contemplative Mind in Society and Executive Director there until 2008. The Center developed programs integrating contemplative practice and perspective into their lives and work. Mi...

Since their inception, clients have trusted Korn/Ferry to help them recruit world-class leadership talent. Building on this heritage, today they are a single source for a wide range of leadership and talent consulting services. From their nearly 80 offices in 40 countries, they assist organizations in attracting, engaging, developing, and retaining their people. Services range from executive recruitment to leadership development programs, enterprise learning, succession planning and recruitment ...

Leaders drive engagement, engagement drives productivity and Emotional Intelligence drives leadership. In today’s show Cathy and Relly give some of the latest updates about Emotional Intelligence (EI) research and the new Emotional Quotient Inventory (EQi 2.0) assessment. They also will take a deeper dive looking at three of the EI leadership competencies for Decision Making and strategies on how to raise and enhance these competencies. Cathy and Relly will discuss the Emotional Intelligence his...

Dr. Noel M. Tichy is a Professor of Management & Organizations at the University of Michigan. He has been the director of the Global Business Partnership, and for over a decade he ran the Global Leadership Program, a 36-company consortium of Japanese, European and North American companies to develop senior executives and conduct action research on globalization in China, India, Russia and Brazil. Professor Tichy is the author of numerous books and articles. His most recent book is JUDGMENT ON TH...

Join best selling author Ariane de Bonvoisin as she shares her secrets from her book “The First 30 Days”. So why focus on the first thirty days? Ariane de Bonvoisin says despite the change — be it unpredictable or self-propelled — the first few days and weeks are often the hardest, most emotional time. It's when we have the most questions, emotions, doubts and fears, and when decisions need to be made. This is also the time when we are most in need of direction, information and support. Thirty d...

Have you ever dreamed of a fearless, positive life where you are in control of what matters? Mark J. Williams, USAFR, Retired has more than 24 years of operations and intelligence experience with the US Air Force and other US Agencies. His missions include more than 200 combat hours in the F- 15C as a veteran of Operation Desert Shield, Desert Storm and as an advisor to the Departments of Justice and Homeland Security. As the CEO of Human Dynamic Systems Mark has created an innovative training p...

Amy C. Edmondson is the Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management. The Novartis Chair was established to enable the study of human interactions that lead to the creation of successful business enterprises. Edmondson joined Harvard in 1996. Her research examines leadership influences on learning, collaboration and innovation in teams and organizations. She has published widely in academic journals and management periodicals and is the author of teaching cases on The Cleveland Clinic, Pruden...

Joshua Freedman is CEO and a founder of the world’s most extensive emotional intelligence organization, Six Seconds (http://www.6seconds.org?. He leads a network of 50,000 changemakers teaching skills so people are more aware, intentional, and purposeful - so people and organizations do better. Freedman is one of a handful of experts in the world with over a decade of full-time, proven experience in emotional intelligence development. He is the bestselling author of At the Heart of Leadership an...

After 26 successful years as an independent practitioner in clinical psychology, Dr. Ed Nottingham decided to move from private practice to corporate America. Since 2003, Ed has worked for large corporations in different positions including leadership consultant/trainer, learning and development partner, HR Advisor, and Leadership Coach. His current FedEx Services position (HR Project Manager [Executive Coaching]-Leadership Coach) focuses on helping develop a coaching culture and developing lead...

Are you a busy executive who needs more sources of positive energy? The single most important thing you can do to increase your level of health, wealth, and success in your life is to increase your level of happiness. Marci Shimoff, star of The Secret Video and the undisputed expert on the Law of Attraction, shows you how happiness is the shortcut to anything. Tune into Marci to hear about her book “Happy for No Reason” and learn the remarkable secrets to her seven-step process to easily and sys...

Dr. Marcia Reynolds has a passion for discovering and sharing how the brain works, especially the brains of today's smart, strong women. Her new book Wander Woman: How High-Achieving Women Find Contentment and Direction was released in June and reached #1 in Leadership and Management books for women on Amazon. She is the also the author of the book Outsmart Your Brain and has been in many publications including Harvard Communications Newsletter, U.S. Business Review, Cosmopolitan and The New Yor...

The word “NO” has the power to keep many leaders from realizing their goals and dreams. In fact it is often this alone that spells the difference between success and failure. But, with the right mindset anyone can turn NO from an obstacle into their greatest asset. Join our guest Andrea Waltz, co-owner of Courage Crafters, Inc. and co-author of Go for No! Yes is the Destination, No is How You Get There. as she shares this counter-intuitive philosophy called “go for no” and how it can help accele...

Dr. Jeffrey W. Hull is a writer, organizational psychologist, leadership and life coach whose clients range from single individuals in private practice to multinational Fortune 500 corporations. Throughout his professional career, Dr. Hull has worked with hundreds of individuals, organizational teams, and community groups, and is widely recognized as a pioneer in the fields of performance coaching for executives and life coaching for individuals. Dr. Hull received his Ph.D. from Pacifica Graduat...

Join us for an insightful conversation with author Tom Oliver, named a transformational leader by Deepak Chopra. His new book, Nothing Is Impossible by McGraw Hill released in October, addresses our excuses and distractions in life as well as turning personal challenges into assets and successes. In today’s show Tom will discuss: - Four tips for success - Defining safety net (and why we need to dispense with it) - What it takes to achieve outstanding results in whatever you do - The role of spon...