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Episodes

Feb. 7, 2018

Performance: Building and Leading Effective Teams

Getting people in organizations to perform at extraordinary levels may be at the very heart of outstanding leadership. And building a solid team that executes on a leader’s vision and strategy is key. But what does it take to find the right talent,...
Feb. 5, 2018

Highlights in Learning and Development

Where the workforce is going in the future is anchored in lessons learned from the past, and also rapidly evolving to meet the ever-changing and competitive global marketplace. In this episode, we enjoy a “fireside chat” with the Chief Learning...
Jan. 31, 2018

Do You Know Your Leader Types

Do you know your LeaderType(s)? And did you know that you just might have more in common with great leaders, even those who have occupied the United States Oval Office? In this episode, we talk with leadership expert Cash Keahey who has researched 42...
Jan. 31, 2018

Do You Know Your Leader Types

Do you know your LeaderType(s)? And did you know that you just might have more in common with great leaders, even those who have occupied the United States Oval Office? In this episode, we talk with leadership expert Cash Keahey who has researched 42...
Jan. 24, 2018

What Achievers Teach Us About Motivation

Have you ever really considered, “Am I made of the stuff to achieve really great things? Are my dreams realistic?” It turns out, there is quite a difference between how famous, quite accomplished people consider motivation and goals and the way...
Jan. 24, 2018

Highlights in Learning and Development

Where the workforce is going in the future is anchored in lessons learned from the past, and also rapidly evolving to meet the ever-changing and competitive global marketplace. Most people embrace the importance of continually learning in order to...
Jan. 24, 2018

Highlights in Learning and Development

Where the workforce is going in the future is anchored in lessons learned from the past, and also rapidly evolving to meet the ever-changing and competitive global marketplace. Most people embrace the importance of continually learning in order to...
Jan. 17, 2018

Want Desperately to Recreate Yourself?

Each time a New Year clicks past, many of us are overtaken with an extreme resolve to finally go after the goals we believe will fulfill our lives. We achingly pledge, “new year, new me.” But how many of us really surge forth in a disciplined,...
Jan. 17, 2018

What Achievers Teach Us About Motivation

Have you ever really considered, “Am I made of the stuff to achieve really great things? Are my dreams realistic?” It turns out, there is quite a difference between how famous, quite accomplished people consider motivation and goals and the way...
Jan. 17, 2018

What Achievers Teach Us About Motivation

Have you ever really considered, “Am I made of the stuff to achieve really great things? Are my dreams realistic?” It turns out, there is quite a difference between how famous, quite accomplished people consider motivation and goals and the way...
Jan. 10, 2018

Healing Leadership

In this episode, we hear from one of the most approachable yet talented business strategists, with a long tenure in teaching business people to be more effective at their practice. Ed Kless shares his perspective on creating vision and strategy within...
Jan. 10, 2018

Want Desperately to Recreate Yourself in the New Year?

Each time a New Year clicks past, many of us are overtaken with an extreme resolve to finally go after the goals we believe will fulfill our lives. We achingly pledge, “new year, new me.” But how many of us really surge forth in a disciplined,...
Jan. 10, 2018

Want Desperately to Recreate Yourself in the New Year?

Each time a New Year clicks past, many of us are overtaken with an extreme resolve to finally go after the goals we believe will fulfill our lives. We achingly pledge, “new year, new me.” But how many of us really surge forth in a disciplined,...
Jan. 3, 2018

Christmas Memory Celebrations

What childhood memories does Christmas conjure for you? Is it making cookies with Grandma, singing Christmas carols with neighbors, or fighting with your sibling over who gets to open the first present? We’ll revisit childhood memories, embrace family...
Jan. 3, 2018

Making Your Dreams Come True

What would you do to make your dreams come true and live your life’s purpose? It’s certainly not an easy path for most. Would you restructure an incredibly well established and successful business? Start a PhD program in order to change fields? Move...
Jan. 3, 2018

Living the Good Life

Dr. Fischer deeply cares about malnutrition in children, knowing the profound difference a good diet makes to a youngster’s overall cognitive and physical development. He created the Mani Plus program in Guatemala, which relies on locally sourced...
Jan. 3, 2018

Heeding the Internal Compass

Dr. Malea Maynard learned many lessons and then some, as she transitioned mid career from Audiology to Medical Doctor. She had known since she was a young child that she wanted to be a doctor but somehow convinced herself it just wasn’t meant to be....
Jan. 3, 2018

Letting Go Means Having it All

At a time when women were rarely decision makers in business or agriculture, Susan Sokol Blosser, a pioneer in the Oregon wine industry, distinguished herself in both. For over three decades, Susan managed every aspect of Sokol Blosser’s winery...
Jan. 3, 2018

Connecting Career with Calling

Should I stay or should I go, many ask about their careers in corporate America. If you're asking this question, tune into this episode as Dr. Shelette Stewart discusses how she learned to connect her career with her calling and her profession with...
Jan. 3, 2018

A Passion for the Suds

Wouldn’t it be great if you could stumble onto an unexpected hobby and manage to turn it into a business? And what better if that something involves the curious complexities and full palette flavors of, well, beer? That is almost exactly what happened...
Jan. 3, 2018

Donald Thompson the Unlikely CEO

What can drive, focus on continuous improvement, and a good mentor do to catapult your career? A lot, says Donald Thompson who refers to himself as The Unlikely CEO. After a year of college football, Donald left school to start his career in Sales at...
Jan. 3, 2018

Priorities and Delayed Gratification

Ali Tiegs took the 20 year plan to complete her education and delayed her career gratification. Priorities play a very significant role in achieving success and even in her later career as a teacher, principal, and executive director, she looked at...
Jan. 3, 2018

A Conversation with Dan Schawbel

Entrepreneur and author Dan Schawbel recommends everyone be known for one big thing. In his case, Dan began his career out of college working at EMC, and quickly realized he could be the voice of the Millennial or Gen Y generation. In this...
Jan. 3, 2018

Corporate Executive to Spiritual Teacher

What you want out of life can change drastically as the decades of life course by. Many people have a burning desire as college graduates to enter a chosen profession, climb the ladder of success, and enjoy a financially comfortable and respectable...