Episodes

Pat is co-founder and moderator of the Women’s Executive Leadership Summit, now in its 7th year at the Center for Advanced Studies in Business at UW – Madison’s School of Business. Over the past 7 years, Pat has gained significant insights from the remarkable women and men who are leading change within their corporate cultures. Pat is a frequent speaker and advisor to executives in key leadership positions in business, education and government on aligning career and organizational success for 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...

LESLIE MORGAN STEINER is the editor of the LA Times bestselling Mommy Wars and writes “On Balance,” the popular daily Washington Post on-line column about working motherhood. She is a frequent national television and radio guest on NBC’s Today Show, The Diane Rehm Show on National Public Radio, MSNBC, Fox News, and other programs. Steiner holds a BA in English from Harvard College and is a successful corporate executive with twenty years of marketing experience at Leo Burnett, Johnson & Johnson,...

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...

Bruce Tulgan is internationally recognized as the leading expert on young people in the workplace and one of the leading experts on leadership and management. Bruce is a best-selling author, an adviser to business leaders all over the world, and a sought-after keynote speaker and management trainer. His new book is “Not Everyone Gets a Trophy.” He has been called the new Tom Peters by many who have seen him speak. Bruce was named by Management Today as one of the few contemporary figures to stan...

Dr. Don Kennedy is a board certified family physician, author, professor, lecturer, and certified coach. He is the recognized world expert on longevity and smoking cessation and his unique Smoking Bahbit™ program has helped hundreds beat nicotine addiction. He has practiced family and geriatric medicine for twenty five years Dr. Kennedy is a Diplomat of the American College of Family Medicine, holds a Masters in Business Administration degree from Stetson University, He has been a staff writer f...

Dr. Jeff Auerbach is the founder and president of the College of Executive Coaching, the leading training institute in post-graduate training in Executive Coaching. He is a master certified coach (MCC) from the International Coaching Federation. and he has been an Executive Coach and Trainer for over 14 years. Dr. Auerbach started the College of Executive Coaching in 1995 and has been a leader and instrumental in training over 3000 mental health professionals in coaching techniques. Dr. Auerbach...

Yvette A. Hyater-Adams, is a successful entrepreneur whose history includes being a top executive in financial services and retail. She leads a talented team of consultants at Prime Directive Consulting Group Inc., a management consulting & executive coaching firm focused on building strategies that integrate diversity and inclusion in the workplace, As a poet, Yvette’s approach to working with top business leaders through transformative narratives, underscores her premise “Change your underperf...

David Veillette, President/CEO of Cancer Treatment Centers of America at Western Regional Medical Center, Arizona, is past President/CEO of The Indiana Heart Hospital, a fully digital heart hospital and was President/CEO of CardCon, Inc. a consultation firm specializing in Healthcare development and implementation of new facilities. Veillette, with more than 35 years of experience in healthcare, received national recognition winning the 2004 Louis Sullivan Award from the Workgroup for Electronic...

As Vice President of Collaborative Growth James applies his expertise in developing emotional effectiveness to help public and private sector leaders expand the depth of their influence, anticipate change, and respond to it resiliently. James is a thought leader in providing Emotional Intelligence training and tools. He is the coauthor of Emotional Intelligence in Action, The Emotionally Intelligent Team, A Coach’s Guide to Emotional Intelligence and Handbook for Developing Emotional and Social ...

As co-founder of the Human Performance Institute, Dr. Jim Loehr has worked with hundreds of world-class performers from the arenas of business, sport, medicine, and law enforcement including Fortune 100 executives, FBI Hostage Rescue Teams, and Army Special Forces. He is the author of several books on mental and physical training for peak performance, including the Power of Full Engagement (2003) and “Power of Story”, which we will focus on today. Dr. Loehr’s ground-breaking, science-based energ...

Join stress coach, Dr. Carol Scott, formerly an assistant professor at Johns Hopkins Hospital and author of Discover Your BestStress Zone to learn the secrets to transforming stress in today’s show. Dr. Scott is an expert on the connections between stress & health and the developer of the BestStress Zone Concept. Dr. Scott is a highly sought after consultant, speaker and one on one StressRelief Coach who has taken her work from the emergency room to the boardroom. As described in a recent Fast C...

Join Genesis Park Founder, Richard L. Baird, Global and US Co-Leader, People and Change Management and Amber Romine, Leadership Development Expert, as they discuss their roles in developing world class leaders at PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP.

With 25 years on the force, Captain Bill Richards is the Commander of the Professional Standards Division in Tucson, Arizona. As a leader in Law Enforcement today, he knows what it takes to succeed, having served in other community leadership roles including the Chicago Fire Department. Today’s program will focus on • Differentiating traits required for community leaders such as local Police today? • How to develop these outstanding leaders” in Law Enforcement? • What critical leadership qualiti...

Join our special guest, Col. Thomas J. Williams, to learn how the US Army War College, the nation’s most prestigious institute of it’s kind, develops healthy, balanced leaders for volatile, uncertain, chaotic and often ambiguous times (called VUCA). Col. Williams, PhD is in the Medical Service Corps serving as the Director, Army Physical Fitness Research Institute and Director, Leadership Feedback Program, U.S. Army War College, Carlisle, PA. Formerly Chair, Department of Psychology, Walter Reed...

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...

Find out some of the roots of the last time you were Swayed with irrational behaviors as we pick Dr. Rom Brafman's brain. How does loss aversion, commitment and value attribution affect your decision making process? Dr. Brafman holds a doctoral degree in psychology. He is co-author of SWAY: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior. Rom wrote this with his brother Ori, an organizational consultant. Rom is interested in the topics of resilience, empowerment, and transformation, and their manif...

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...

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 ...

President-elect Obama has inspired and raised the hopes of millions of Americans and people world-wide. Four years ago people barely heard of him. What is it about him that has moved so many people? Leadership experts Drs. Greenberg and Nadler will unpack the leadership components that have made him our 44th president. They will highlight leadership competencies that are the foundation of Obama’s personality and global appeal. In this discovery will be nuggets and strategies that you can emulate...

Ken Shelton is the founder of Leadership Excellence, a 25-year-old leadership development and publishing firm that features three monthly magazines with the best in values-based management and principle-centered leadership tools and templates. The company does business in 12 countries. During the past three decades, Ken has written more than 1,000 articles, interviews, commentaries, and reviews for a variety of business publications; and published over 70 books on business ethics, management, an...

Bea Fields is an Executive Coach and the President of Bea Fields Companies, Inc. and the Founder of Five Star Leader Coaching and Training. She specializes in Leadership and Team Coaching for high growth companies, non-profit organizations and medium-sized businesses. Fields is the chief principal of The Gen Y Project and is the co-author of Edge: A Leadership Story and Millennial Leaders: Success Stories from Today’s Most Brilliant Generation Y Leaders. She has served on the Board of Directors ...

Scott Halford is an Emmy Award winning writer and producer an engaging presenter and a long-time consultant to Fortune 500 executive teams. Scott’s brilliance in focusing on the strategy and application of concepts distinguishes his work and gains praise from executives around the world. His expansive knowledge in the areas of emotional intelligence, critical thinking, and the principles of influence add richness and depth to his programs. Scott is a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) through...

Noel Tichy is one of the greatest names in leadership. His most recent book is JUDGMENT: How Winning Leaders Make Great Calls (with Warren Bennis). Tichy, who was named one of the “Top 10 Management Gurus” by BUSINESSWEEK and BUSINESS 2.0., is the founding editor and chief of HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT. Join Noel Tichy with Dr’s Cathy Greenberg and Relly Nadler as he shares consulting experiences as a senior partner in Action Learning Associates, with clients including: Best Buy, GE, PepsiCo, Coc...