Episodes

Now Dr. Martin Seligman, a founder of positive psychology and its leading proponent and practitioner, introduces a revolutionary concept of what happiness really is in his new book FLOURISH: A Visionary New Understanding of Happiness and Well-Being (Free Press/April 5, 2011). In a fascinating evolution of thought, Seligman now believes that “well-being, not happiness, is the topic of positive psychology.” Well-being is a richer, more nuanced state in which we cultivate our talents, build deep, l...

As an author of the “You Plan” and speaker, Dr. Woody focuses on the psychology of communication, leadership, and career re-engagement. As a coach and consultant, Dr. Woody works with clients on career development and building management/leadership capacity. Dr. Woody is also the founder of DrWoody.com a dynamic media site dedicated to work-life issues and career entrepreneurialism in the new economy. Dr. Woody also serves on the Academic Advisory Board for the Florida International University C...

Herb Stevenson is President/CEO of the Cleveland Consulting Group, Inc., where he focuses on organizations that recognize that business is more than a problem to be solved. He is going to talk to us about his innovative program of working with Co-Presidents, where the synergy of one plus one equals three. He will describe his process for us which can also help you in your collaboration with peers and partners. Herb has designed and successfully led large system changes including the turnaround o...

After a distinguished career with two American orchestras, Roger Nierenberg emerged as a creative force for innovation in the presentation of symphonic music. Roger Nierenberg has created the highly successful experiential learning event, called The Music Paradigm, in which an orchestra is used as a metaphor for any dynamic organization. With executives seated among musicians, Nierenberg leads a series of exercises, carefully crafted to address the sponsoring organization's specific issues. The ...

Join guest Kimberly Rath, president of Talent Plus, with nearly 25 years experience in the human resources field. Demonstrating a strong commitment to others, Rath uses her skills as a leadership management consultant to help clients reach their highest growth potential. She is keenly interested in the selection and retention of talented performers and in organizations building Talent-Based OrganizationsSM. Rath provides executive management consulting and training to organizations worldwide, in...

Srinivasan Pillay, M.D. is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Pillay is known for bringing brain science to life in the simplest terms that he then translates into recommended action steps that you can take. In his newest book: “Your Brain and Business: The Neuroscience of Great Leaders” was peer-reviewed by Wharton Business School and was released in March of 2011. Dr. Pillay is widely regarded as a motivational speaker who is able to explain the scienc...

Now Dr. Martin Seligman, a founder of positive psychology and its leading proponent and practitioner, introduces a revolutionary concept of what happiness really is in his new book FLOURISH: A Visionary New Understanding of Happiness and Well-Being (Free Press/April 5, 2011). In a fascinating evolution of thought, Seligman now believes that “well-being, not happiness, is the topic of positive psychology.” Well-being is a richer, more nuanced state in which we cultivate our talents, build deep, 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...

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...

Relly the co-host of Leadership Development News and his fifth book Leading with Emotional Intelligence will be the focus of this show. It is published by McGraw-Hill, a 2011 release and out now. It contains over 100 strategies on how to raise the EI for leaders and their teams and includes 7 EI Profiles of leaders in action, EI Hiring questions, EI Star Profile Assessment , the Derailer Detector and the Meeting Menace checklist and much more. Relly has coached CEOs, presidents and their staffs,...

Inspirational author and coach M.J. Ryan is one of the creators of the New York Times bestselling Random Acts of Kindness series and the author of AdaptAbility: How to Survive Change You Didn’t Ask For, This Year I Will….The Happiness Makeover, Attitudes of Gratitude, The Power of Patience, Trusting Yourself, The Giving Heart, and 365 Health and Happiness Boosters, among many other titles. M.J. is the life coach columnist for Health and a contributing editor to Good Housekeeping. She has appeare...

Jamie Woolf has over twenty years of experience consulting to business leaders. Based on her work inside dozens of public, non-profit and private organizations, Jamie helps parents apply business “best practices” to enjoy more success at home and at work. She founded The Parent Leader to help mothers and fathers gain the self-awareness and leadership skills to transform their daily parenting challenges into desired results and co-founded Pinehurst Consulting, an organization development and trai...

Mark Goulston, M.D. is a business advisor, consultant, trainer and coach trained as a clinical psychiatrist who honed his skills as an FBI/police hostage negotiation trainer who increases people’s ability to get through to anyone. He is the author of the recently published and Amazon.com's best selling book, “Just Listen”. Discover the Secret to Getting Through to Absolutely Anyone He was a professor at UCLA’s internationally renowned Neuropsychiatric Institute for more than twenty years, become...

Kristi Kline is Executive Producer of The Tucson Morning Blend, a live, lifestyle talk show on the ABC affiliate in Arizona. Kristi has worked in media for more than twenty years. She began her career as a NBC network Page at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in NYC. She then went onto CNN in Washington D.C. During the George H. Bush era, she field produced for the White House “beat” at CNN, as well as edited for the network. Join Kristi to learn the secrets of success as a “top performer” in the television ...

Maggie is a certified life purpose and career coach. After being Director of Learning and Development for Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia for several years, she became Martha Stewart Living Radio’s Career Coach on SIRIUS and XM Satellite Radio.

Shawn Achor is the winner of over a dozen distinguished teaching awards at Harvard University, where he delivered lectures on positive psychology in the most popular class at Harvard. His research and lectures on happiness and human potential have received attention in The New York Times, Boston Globe, Wall Street Journal, as well as NPR and CNN. When not at Harvard, Shawn travels the world giving talks on positive psychology to Fortune 500 corporations, financial institutions, schools, and non-...

What is the best path to performance? Is it working from strengths, learning an industry or experience? How did he develop his popular program: Creating Coaching Capabilities? Fred Harburg, is a respected consultant, writer, and speaker in leadership and performance coaching. He has served in significant international positions as both an internal and external organizational architect for Fortune 100 companies. “Chief Learning Officer Magazine” profiled Fred’s success as President of Motorola Un...

Josh Linkner is a four-time entrepreneur, jazz musician, venture capitalist, speaker, and author. Josh is the founder and Chairman of ePrize, the largest interactive promotion agency in the world. ePrize has produced over 5,000 industry-leading interactive promotions across 36 countries, for 74 of the Top 100 brands including Coca-Cola, AT&T, The Gap, Disney, Dell, Adidas, Citibank and Microsoft. Josh was named the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year, Automation Alley’s CEO of the Year, and t...

John O'Neil is currently the President of the Center for Leadership Renewal. He serves on several boards and is a best selling author, speaker, and advisor on leadership issues, providing leadership advisement and development services to senior leaders serving across a wide range of organizations from start-ups to mature enterprises. Today John will share his perspectives on “The Good Life” an innovative executive program which John co-created to help all leaders truly master the “life of their ...

Join guest Kimberly Rath, president of Talent Plus, with nearly 25 years experience in the human resources field. Demonstrating a strong commitment to others, Rath uses her skills as a leadership management consultant to help clients reach their highest growth potential. She is keenly interested in the selection and retention of talented performers and in organizations building Talent-Based OrganizationsSM. Rath provides executive management consulting and training to organizations worldwide, in...

Kim S. Cameron is Professor of Management and Organization at the University of Michigan Business School and Professor of Higher Education in the School of Education. Dr. Cameron’s research on organizational effectiveness, virtuousness, and the development of management skills has been published in more than 80 articles. Join us for an energizing discussion on corporate virtuousness and its relationship to industry success

Kevin Eikenberry is recognized world expert on leadership development and learning and is the Chief Potential Officer of The Kevin Eikenberry Group. He has spent the last 20 years helping organizations all across North America, and clients from around the world, on leadership, learning, teamwork, creativity, and more. His client list includes: Aramark, the American Red Cross, Bell Helicopter, Chevron, Invesco, John Deere, Purdue University, Sears Canada, Southwest Airlines, the U.S. Marine Corps...

Dr Richard Norris, is a leadership legacy and performance coach who impacts individuals, teams and businesses creating transformational changes for greater success. From a competitive swimmer to a veterinarian doing eyelid surgery on leopards to an army officer responsible for security and animal welfare now Richard is an award-winning business coach, business development strategist, applauded speaker, writer and author. Richard’s own success journey his been dynamic and diverse. Richard’s new b...

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...