Episodes

No! It’s a word few of us like to hear, especially when presenting an idea we feel very enthusiastic about. So how do people like Andy Grove and Bono know how to persuade others so effectively? What can we learn about effective persuasion and why what you say may not be as important as “how you say it”? What makes someone a “good persuader”? Do senior executives really need to “woo” anyone? Can’t they just use their authority and influence to make things happen? How often have you seen business ...

Jessica Pryce-Jones CEO, iOpener, formerly of Rothschild's Bank, Paris, has worked internationally all her career and has found that far too many people are ‘deficit thinkers'. “When people think negatively about new challenges they hold themselves back from achieving their true potential” says Pryce-Jones. In today’s show the co-founder of iOpener shares her secrets to helping individuals, teams and organizations build on their strengths and develop happier workplaces. Learn how everyone change...

• 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 Motorol...

Co-hosted by Dr. Cathy Greenberg and Dr. Relly Nadler, your leadership development coaches, who have helped thousands of leaders and executives to perform in the top 10%. • Why is Employee Engagement so important for leaders to understand and “master”? • What are some of the best practices to promote Employee Engagement? • What are Fortune 100 companies doing today to support developing their leaders for the role of Engaging Employees to help retain top talent? Today’s guest is: Barrett Avigdor ...

Hugh Lytle is Principal of StarWest Ventures, LLC a strategic healthcare advisory in Tempe, Arizona and an Operating Executive with Genstar Capital, a premier Private Equity firm. Before founding StarWest, Hugh was President and Co-Founder, Axia Health Management, LLC, the nation’s first true single source provider of integrated preventive health and wellness benefits. Mr. Lytle successfully sold the company to Healthways, Inc. (NASDAQ: HWAY) for $450 Million in 2006. Hugh served as SVP for Heal...

Today’s guest is Dr. Mark Goulston best selling author of four books including “Get Out of Your Own Way at Work and Help Others Do the Same. “Dr. Mark” will talk about why you have the talent, education and skills to do so much more than you’re doing, so what is still getting in your way? Join us to explore the self defeating behaviors that limit career success and how fear of learning from mistakes can keep you from reaching your goals Dr. Mark Goulston writes The Leading Edge column and blog f...

This show is focused on profiling an executive who is a great example of applying emotional intelligence daily. We will explore some of his secrets in exercising EI in his organization. You will hear actual EI tools and practices that have been successful for him. How does he hire, downsize, motivate and deal with foreign owners using his Emotional Intelligence? Today’s guest is Myron Jones, president of NMB Technologies. For over 50 years, NMB Technologies Corporation has been a global leader i...

Today’s guest, Dr. Reuven Bar-on is one of the originators of the research on Emotional and Social Intelligence going back into the 1980’s. EQ was coined by Dr. Bar-on in 1985. How and when did his research start on EQ? How did he develop his popular EQ Assessment called the Emotional Quotient Inventory or EQi? How is it used today in Leadership development? What are the best ways to raise a leaders’ EQ? Today’s guest is Dr. Reuven Bar-On is an internationally known expert and pioneer in the fie...

In this show Dr. Greenberg and Dr. Nadler will discuss the fundamentals of executive coaching. What are the competencies, capabilities and chemistry of a great coach? What is coaching and why is it important for your career advancement? What does a coaching session look like? What makes a great coaching client? How is coaching different than mentoring or therapy? What are some of the Emotional Intelligence and the new science of Happiness strategies and tools that are used in coaching? Dr. Green...

In a time when we are all studying the candidates for the primaries as our future leaders. What can their face tell us in addition to their words? What are the key emotions you can tell from reading some ones face? What are the clues that tell you someone is lying? What does the latest research tell us about emotions across cultures? These questions will be the focus of this show. Today’s guest is: Dr. David Matsumoto, he is the CEO and Research Director for the Ekman Training Group and Professo...

Why is personal mastery and self-awareness so important for leaders? What are some of the best practices to promote it? What are Fortune 100 companies doing today to develop their leaders? Today’s guest is: Alastair Robertson an expert on leadership development, but is different than many experts in that he does not come from an academic background, but from the pragmatic environment of the business world, where developing leaders to rapidly impact business performance is all important. Alastair...

This show is focused on Optimism, Happiness and Positive Psychology. Why is being optimistic important for leaders and how can you develop it? What is the new field of Positive Psychology and how can it help you? What does it take to be happy at work? How are women leaders different than men? Today’s guest is Cathy L. Greenberg is an internationally recognized authority on leadership and human behavior, an executive coach, author and trainer. Currently, a founding partner in a new venture, h2c: ...

Emotional Intelligence has been documented to be more important than IQ or technical expertise for moving up in an organization. Questions answered will be: What is emotional intelligence? Why is it important? What are examples of stars and average performers? What can you do to raise your EI? How do you rate on the EI Star Profile? Go to: www.leadersplaybook.com to download your survey. Today’s guest is Dr. Richard Boyatzis, a professor at Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserv...

This show is focused on the Change Leadership competency. What makes a successful change initiative? What are examples in Corporate America of failed change initiatives? What steps can leaders take to lead change successfully? How do leaders champion change? Do women lead change differently than men? How can women leverage their Competitive Advantage? Today’s guest is Dr. Tammy Wong, she is the founder and CEO of Fostering Executive Leadership. An author, executive coach and speaker, Tammy has o...

This show is focused on the Service Orientation competencies. How can Emotional Intelligence skills help you to be better sales person? What are the best ways to understand and address the underlying needs of your customers? How can you communicate to be a trusted advisor to your customers? Today’s guest is Liah Kraft-Kristaine. Liah is an award-winning international speaker and author of nine books, including the best-selling 30 Days to Happiness, and has appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show. She...

This show is focused on the Initiative and Achievement Orientation competencies. What are the best ways for leaders to initiate action? How do leaders anticipate obstacles and take calculated risks? When do leaders take too much initiative and undermine their success? What can leaders do change for the better? Download a FREE Leadership tool at www.leadersplaybook.com Today’s guest is Dr. Goldsmith, a world authority in helping successful leaders achieve positive, measurable change in behavior. ...

This show is focused on the Communication and Influence competencies. What are the best ways to engage an audience? How can leaders communicate in way that is inspiring to their followers? How do leaders fine tune their delivery? What is the best way for a leader to persuade others? What are the pitfalls of poor communication? Today’s guest is John Davies founder of DAVIES PUBLIC RELATIONS, one of the most successful strategic communications firms in California. The company has won over 250 awar...

This show is focused on the Developing Others competency. Why is direct feedback so important for employees? What are some of the reasons that managers don’t give feedback? What is Mentoring, why is it important and what does a mentor do? What do employees want in an organization that helps retention. Today’s guest is Sharon Jordan-Evans a pioneer in the field of employee retention and engagement. She is an executive coach, sought-after keynote presenter, and co-author with Beverly Kaye of the W...

This show is focused on Optimism, Happiness and Positive Psychology. Why is being optimistic important for leaders and how can you develop it? What is the new field of Positive Psychology and how can it help you? What does it take to be happy at work? How are women leaders different than men? Today’s guest is Cathy L. Greenberg is an internationally recognized authority on leadership and human behavior, an executive coach, author and trainer. Currently, a founding partner in a new venture, h2c: ...

This show is focused on Teamwork and Collaboration, one of the EI competencies in Relationship Management. How does a leader develop their team? How do you build team spirit? How do you get them involved in the team process and mission? How is trust important in teams and how do you generate it? What are ways to create an empowered team? Today’s guest is Tom Heck, a teamwork coach, author, inventor, entrepreneur, speaker and banjo player. His passion is in teaching team and leadership skills thr...

This show is focused on Inspirational Leadership, one of the EI competencies in Relationship Management. How does a leader gain credibility as a leader, especially if they are new at it? How can they be inspiring and maximize their leadership influence? How do they make sure others are doing what they requested. Today’s guest is Kevin Eikenberry, the Author of Remarkable Leadership. Kevin is a consultant, speaker, trainer and coach who has worked with Fortune 500 companies, such as Chevron Phill...

This show is focused on Emotional Self Awareness, one of the key foundational EI competencies for leaders to develop. Are you aware of your feelings and know why they occur? Do you understand the implications of your feelings? It is critical as leaders to know yourself as a stepping stone in leading and knowing others. Today’s guest is Joshua Freedman the author of At the Heart of Leadership, and an expert in Emotional Intelligence and Organizational Change. He is the COO and one of the founders...

This show is focused on the dance that goes on between our brains when we are in relationship with others. This invisible dynamic is now known with the help of functional MRI’s. We will look at Leadership Empathy, one of the EI competencies, why it is important for leaders, how do you develop it for yourself and in your team, PLUS the lack impulse control or the amygdala hijack. Today’s guest is Dr. Marco Iacoboni from UCLA’s Brain Mapping Center of the David Geffen School of Medicine. Marco Iac...

This show is focused on what are sometimes called “fatal flaws.” These typical blindspots for executives and leaders can trump the Emotional Intelligence competencies they have worked hard to master. Then in a few seconds they can get emotionally hijacked and due irreparable damage to their credibility and career. We will also look at the bully at work and what are the costs to the individual and the organization. You will be able to download the Derailer Detector at www.leadersplaybook.com Our ...