Episodes

Join us for an going, insightful conversation with Michael Tompkins, visionary CEO of Miraval- recognized as one of the nation’s finest health resorts and creator of the new “Mindful Living” experience. In today’s “Mindful Living” program, Nutritionist Junelle Lupiani, R.D., joins us to share how she helps others with weight management and the integration of nutrition in disease prevention. Junelle believes that nutrition is a fundamental building block to good health and well being and provides...

John Haime is President of New Edge Performance and a world-class performance specialist. John is a world-class specialist in the area of performance and one of the world’s leading authorities in Emotional Intelligence as it relates to performance in sport. He personally coaches top executives, executive teams, athletes and artists in a variety of performance areas. John is a sought after speaker by corporate and sports groups around the world. John was a professional golfer for many years. He h...

Since the Declaration of Independence, Americans have been free to pursue happiness, but there’s no guarantee we’ll achieve it, the secret is knowing where to look. Building on this great heritage, experts Nadler and Greenberg share exciting news on the state of the art about “the science of happiness” and how it impacts our emotional and social intelligence. New insights include how we can choose to joyfully respond to such factors as money or consumptive happiness, the genetics of adventure an...

This week on Leadership Development News, we welcome Michelle Mitch Shepard, Founder and Creative Force of the Women in Real Life Leadership Summit. The debut of the WiRL Summit runs April 28 to May 23. It's an online experience that features 28-plus webinars presented by renowned speakers and best-selling authors, with live online sessions as well as a three-month pass for replaying sessions. It addresses the practices of exemplary leadership, confidence, courage and career, among many other va...

Join us for this continuing series - on our Mindful Living Coach approach with the award winning CEO of Miraval, Michael Tompkins along with featured experts from their nationally acclaimed Life In Balance Program on today's show. Want a more satisfying personal and professional life?

Michael R. Drew is a maverick who gets results. Marketing books for his entire career, Michael’s become the world’s most successful book promoter, having launched nearly 75 consecutive books onto best-seller lists, many of them number-one titles. Michael honed his skills at such respected publishers as Bard Press, Entrepreneur Magazine, Longstreet Press and Thomas Nelson Publishers, among others. He has mastered the intricacies of publishing and, in adapting to today’s fast-evolving industry, Mi...

Henry L. (Dick) Thompson, Ph.D., is an internationally recognized consultant, educator, speaker and author. He is an expert on stress effects on decision making and judgment gained from the battlefield to the boardroom. Dr. Thompson was an officer with the U.S. Army Special Forces Group- Green Berets, decorated for heroism and has trained and led some of the most elite teams in the world. His work for the military on high performing battle staffs was instrumental in the success of U.S. forces in...

Peter Voogd is a serial entrepreneur under the age of thirty, who has started a movement to empower America's Aspiring Entrepreneurs and Young Professionals. He's trained & led thousands of young professionals including Sales Reps, Managers, College Students, Business Owners, Olympians and many others to achieve higher levels of success. He strongly believes the more people you help to succeed, the more successful you can become. He’s on a mission to help organizations understand, acquire and re...

Award winning author Jim Kouzes (with coauthor Barry Posner) is best known for his best selling book, The Leadership Challenge, with over 2 million copies sold and available in 22 languages. He's also the Dean’s Executive Fellow of Leadership, Leavey School of Business, Santa Clara University. The fifth edition of The Leadership Challenge marked the 25th anniversary of the book. It debuted as #1 on Amazon’s leadership bestseller list and the 2013 Wall Street Journal bestseller list. Jim’s new wo...

Join us for an going, insightful conversation with Michael Tompkins, visionary CEO of Miraval- recognized as one of the nation’s finest health resorts and creator of the new “Mindful Living” experience. In today’s “Mindful Living” program, performance expert– Coach Leigh Weintraub, joins us to share how she helps others execute in high-pressure situations. As a competitor, Leigh was a full scholarship athlete for the Big 10 Championship Northwestern tennis team, which provided her with a solid f...

What does it take to be a leader in today’s complex crisis driven society where traits like diplomacy and safety are key to all our wellbeing at work and at home? Join our special guest, Lt. Don Kester, currently a SWAT Tactical Response Commander after having served as a SWAT Team Operator, Team Leader, and Team Supervisor in one of the largest US border zones, Tucson, Arizona. Lt. Kester has served as a patrol district commander, as the department’s Training Director and is certified as an ins...

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 ...

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. 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 and of Inside Change, and co-author of seven...

Sharon Jordan-Evans is a pioneer in the field of employee retention and engagement. She serves as a prominent speaker for numerous conferences and works with Fortune 500 companies such as American Express, Boeing, Disney, Lockheed, Cheesecake Factory, Monster, MTV, PBS, Sony, and Universal Studios. She co-authored two Wall Street Journal bestsellers. The first, Love ‘Em or Lose ‘Em: Getting Good People to Stay, is the world’s best-selling employee retention book and has been translated into 25 l...

David Allen is widely recognized as the world’s leading expert on personal and organizational productivity. His twenty-five-year pioneering research and coaching to corporate managers and CEOs of some of America’s most prestigious corporations and institutions has earned him Forbes’ recognition as one of the top five executive coaches in the world and Business 2.0 magazine's inclusion in their list of the 50 Who Matter Now. Fast Company Magazine has also called David one of the world’s most infl...

Dr. Cathy L. Greenberg is a New York Times and international best selling and award-winning author, an ICF Certified Coach and abc TV’s “First Lady of Happiness”. Dr. Greenberg shares the four principles of fearless leaders from the new book, “Fearless Leaders: Sharpen Your Focus”, just one of several titles in the forthcoming digital Fearless Book Series with Dr. TC North, a high-performance executive coach who accelerates and motivates individuals and organizations to attain their vision and d...

Kick start an exciting new year with Michael Tompkins, visionary CEO of Miraval- recognized as one of the nation’s finest health resorts and creator of the new “Mindful Living” experience. A fifteen year veteran of the luxury hospitality industry, Tompkins has been instrumental in the creation of the Andrew Weil, M.D. Integrated Wellness Center. Today Michael Tompkins joins us to discuss how to create a mindful new year featuring hot topics from Miraval’s latest book– “Mindful Living”. Join us f...

Dr. TC North is a high-performance executive coach and speaker who accelerates and motivates individuals and organizations to attain their visions and dreams by becoming high performers. Cathy L. Greenberg is a best selling, award-winning author, ICF Certified Coach and abc TV’s “First Lady of Happiness”. Together they share the secrets of success in their new book, “Fearless Leaders”, just one of many titles in their forthcoming hardback and digital Fearless Book Series. Tune in to learn more a...

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...

James Gottfurcht, Ph. D., is an internationally recognized money coach and keynote speaker. He is President of Psychology of Money Consultants, a Los Angeles firm, where he coaches financial service and mental health professionals and helps individuals and couples in his specialty. He is a pioneer in the field and has been practicing for over thirty years. In 1982, he developed The Psychology of Money Profile which is a standard and is used with professionals and the public to assess ten psychol...

As a literary agent and founder of Waterside Productions, Inc., Gladstone works with some of the most influential authors of our time, Eckhart Tolle, Thom Hartmann, Jean Houston, Barbara DeAngelis, and Neale Donald Walsch. A pioneer and one of the most revered names in publishing. The Power of Twelve is the sequel to his bestselling book - The Twelve, to illuminate the real meaning of 26,000-year Mayan cycle and our individual and collective responsibilities in seeing it through. Part science-fi...

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...

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...