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053: 5 Lessons in Adventurous Leadership from Lewis & Clark: America’s Greatest Explorers
As leaders, we're often asking people to go into uncharted territory with us. Twenty years ago, Amazon didn’t exist … today it is the most trusted company in the world. To accomplish that, Jeff Bezos is constantly leading his team into new adventures....
052: How to Use Stories to Engage People | featuring Steve Kloyda from The Prospecting Expert
Who would you say has had the most influence over people in the last several decades? Politicians? Teachers? CEOs? Perhaps Hollywood and the rest of the entertainment industry have had the most significant impact on a greater number of people. Consider...
051: The Impact Equation | with Julien Smith
You and your team likely have ideas from time to time that you think would make a difference in the world. But how do you get your important ideas to spread, to engage a larger audience to see them, act on them, and even join a community around that...
050: Keys to Personal Productivity | with Erik Fisher
Most of us don’t have the luxury of only being leaders … we need to get work done personally as well as through other people. And whether we are getting things done ourselves or through other people, we need to maximize productivity. Erik Fisher is the...
049: OVERCOMING FAKE TALK: How to Hold REAL Conversations that Create Respect, Build Relationships, and Get Results | with John Stoker
As the legendary Peter Drucker observed, nearly all leadership and management challenges come back to breakdowns in communication. Effective leaders think about what is important and about how to communicate that. They deliver a clear message that...
048: How to Build Deep Business Relationships | with David J. Soler
Deep, long-term business relationships can be extremely valuable. Yet most people seem much more focused on getting a high quantity of customers or other relationships, even if they are low-quality, short-term relationships. David J. Soler is an expert on...
047: How the Serious Side of Games Can Engage People | with Elise Olding from Gartner
Despite the hype, several experts insist that gamification -- using game inspired-tactics to engage people -- can be a powerful strategy for behavioral change and worker productivity. Elise Olding, a Research Director at the tech research firm Gartner,...
046: How to Build a Personal Brand | with Glenn Llopis
Building a personal brand is essential to becoming a leader worth following. It allows people to see style of your leadership and more importantly the quality of results they can expect from you. But how do you build a personal brand in a responsible way...
045: How Conscious Leaders Build Value | with Fred Kofman
In the landmark book Good to Great, Jim Collins studies what drives average companies to take a quantum leap and become extraordinary. He concludes that a crucial component of greatness is leaders with a paradoxical blend of personal humility and...
044: The 3 Most Important Decisions in Life
If you had one brief moment to tell the young people of today something important, what would you say? Of all the things you could say to a young leader, what could you say that might have life-long impact? Jesse recently gave a short commencement address...
043: How to Lead a Likeable Business | with Dave Kerpen
"Advertising is the tax you pay for not being remarkable." - Seth Godin But how do you make sure your business is remarkable -- one worth talking about in a positive way? There are just too many examples of organizations that are mediocre, or worse: their...
042: 3 Ways to Become a Resonant Leader | with Richard Boyatzis
Richard Boyatzis is a Professor in the Departments of Organizational Behavior, Psychology, and Cognitive Science at Case Western Reserve University. He is the author of more than 150 articles on leadership, competencies, emotional intelligence, competency...