Episodes

Special Encore Presentation: Impact Leadership and Education
April 18, 2012

Special Encore Presentation: Impact Leadership and Education

In this week's episode Dr. G and guests, Dr. Joseph F. Johnson, Jr., Executive Director of the National Center for Urban Schools Transformation based at San Diego State University; Dr. Alfonso Rodriguez, Director of Training ...
Impact Leadership and Education
April 11, 2012

Impact Leadership and Education

In this week's episode Dr. G and guests, Dr. Joseph Johnson, Jr., Executive Director of the National Center for Urban Schools, Dr. Alfonso Rodriguez, Director of Training and Staff Development with the Neighborhood House Asso...
Transforming Lives and Communities
April 4, 2012

Transforming Lives and Communities

In this week's episode Dr. G and guests, Peter Jeff, Author/Consultant, The Leadership Mints Guy and David Harris, Vice President, Iowa Foundation will continue the discussion on impact leadership. Guests will share what they...
Special Encore Presentation: Impact Leadership
March 28, 2012

Special Encore Presentation: Impact Leadership

Impact Leadership is both catalytic and transformative. It is about mobilizing change in ways that advances the mission and makes a critical point of difference in touched lives and systems. On this week’s episode, Dr. G and ...
Impact Leadership
March 21, 2012

Impact Leadership

Impact Leadership is both catalytic and transformative. It is about mobilizing change in ways that advances the mission and makes a critical point of difference in touched lives and systems. On this week’s episode, Dr. G and ...
Special Encore Presentation: Engaging Boards for Greater Visionary Leadership and Support
March 14, 2012

Special Encore Presentation: Engaging Boards for Greater Visionary Leadership and Support

Millions of nonprofits do not reach their full potential because greater engagement, support, and vision are needed from their boards. Boards that are able to offer not only oversight of what is, but vision and support for wh...
Engaging Boards for Greater Visionary Leadership and Support
March 7, 2012

Engaging Boards for Greater Visionary Leadership and Support

Millions of nonprofits do not reach their full potential because greater engagement, support, and vision are needed from their boards. Boards that are able to offer not only oversight of what is, but vision and support for wh...
Special Encore Presentation: Leading Under Pressure
Feb. 29, 2012

Special Encore Presentation: Leading Under Pressure

Staying calm, of sound mind, and gracious can be effortless when times are good, needed resources are available, and things are going as planned. Conversely, maintaining composure, focus and sound leadership can be difficult ...
Creating and Maximizing Fundraising and Volunteerism Opportunities
Feb. 22, 2012

Creating and Maximizing Fundraising and Volunteerism Opportunities

Each year millions of people spend substantial amounts of resources, time and energy voluntarily helping and working tirelessly to make our communities and nation stronger. They make valuable contributions and many nonprofits...
Leading Under Pressure
Feb. 15, 2012

Leading Under Pressure

Staying calm, of sound mind, and gracious can be effortless when times are good, needed resources are available, and things are going as planned. Conversely, maintaining composure, focus and sound leadership can be difficult ...
Five Accountabilities for Personal and Professional Growth
Feb. 8, 2012

Five Accountabilities for Personal and Professional Growth

People who achieve truly great things in life know that true accountability makes all the difference between success and failure—on both a personal and organizational level. Sam Silverstein, author of No More Excuses, will jo...
Special Encore Presentation: Building Effective Relationships at Work
Feb. 1, 2012

Special Encore Presentation: Building Effective Relationships at Work

“Leadership is a Relationship.” (Kouzes and Posner, 2009) A leader’s ability to build effective relationships is a critical quality that assists in influencing and building teams. The success and quality of work relationships...
Special Encore Presentation: Enable Others to Act
Jan. 25, 2012

Special Encore Presentation: Enable Others to Act

During the month of September, we will continue to explore the 5 practices of exemplary leadership put forth by Kouzes and Posner in one of the best-selling leadership books of all time: The Leadership Challenge. This 4th epi...
Fostering a Happy Work Environment for Greater Success, II
Jan. 18, 2012

Fostering a Happy Work Environment for Greater Success, II

A decade of new research is now showing that success actually comes from happiness rather than causing it. On today’s show, Dr. G and guest Valerie Sheppard, a former corporate executive and Sherpa of Happiness, continues the...
Special Encore Presentation: Challenge the Process
Jan. 11, 2012

Special Encore Presentation: Challenge the Process

During the month of September, we will continue to explore the 5 practices of exemplary leadership put forth by Kouzes and Posner in one of the best-selling leadership books of all time: The Leadership Challenge. This episode...
Fostering a Happy Work Environment for Greater Success
Jan. 4, 2012

Fostering a Happy Work Environment for Greater Success

A decade of new research is now showing that success actually comes from happiness rather than causing it. On today’s show, Dr. G and guest Valerie Sheppard, a former corporate executive and Sherpa of Happiness, will discuss ...
Reflections, New Year’s Resolutions and All That Jazz!
Dec. 28, 2011

Reflections, New Year’s Resolutions and All That Jazz!

Happy Holidays! We want to thank our listeners, staff and Board members for a fabulous 2011 and wish all a prosperous 2012 filled with love, joy, peace, and happiness! Tune in Wednesday, December 28 at 2 PM/PST for an hour of...
Special Encore Presentation: Coaching for Greater Success
Dec. 21, 2011

Special Encore Presentation: Coaching for Greater Success

More and more coaching is being used to support people in moving from where they are to where they want to be. Supervisors at all levels, human resources professionals, organization development practitioners, and others in th...
Coaching for Greater Success
Dec. 7, 2011

Coaching for Greater Success

More and more coaching is being used to support people in moving from where they are to where they want to be. Supervisors at all levels, human resources professionals, organization development practitioners, and others in th...
Adaptive Leadership
Nov. 16, 2011

Adaptive Leadership

The current climate requires special leadership skills to address today’s challenges. Leaders must embrace uncertainty and develop new approaches to navigate in nowadays’ turbulent conditions. The hardest kinds of challenges ...
MANAGING PERFORMANCE: ACHIEVING RESULTS, Part 2
Nov. 2, 2011

MANAGING PERFORMANCE: ACHIEVING RESULTS, Part 2

We received numerous comments and additional questions from last week’s show on Managing Performance: Achieving Results so we have decided to continue the conversation this week. Thank you to all that provided feedback and re...
MANAGING PERFORMANCE AND ACHIEVING RESULTS
Oct. 26, 2011

MANAGING PERFORMANCE AND ACHIEVING RESULTS

According to Peter Drucker, “The ultimate test of management is performance!—achieving results.” In today’s highly dynamic business environment, managing performance is about developing employees’ capacity to perform and adap...
Special Encore Presentation: Enable Others to Act
Oct. 19, 2011

Special Encore Presentation: Enable Others to Act

During the month of September, we will continue to explore the 5 practices of exemplary leadership put forth by Kouzes and Posner in one of the best-selling leadership books of all time: The Leadership Challenge. This 4th epi...
Special Encore Presentation: Becoming a Visionary Leader: Inspire a Shared Vision
Oct. 12, 2011

Special Encore Presentation: Becoming a Visionary Leader: Inspire a Shared Vision

According to Kouzes and Posner, renowned authors of The Leadership Challenge, inspiring leaders envision exciting and ennobling possibilities and enlist others in a common vision. Successful leaders are effective at presentin...