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137: The Unplugged Leader — How to Take a Worry-Free Vacation | with Mindy Mackenzie
With warm, summer weather arriving in the northern hemisphere, many of us have vacation plans. But what type of vacation will you take? Will it actually refresh you, helping you come back to work with new energy, fresh ideas, and a better perspective to...
136: Sticky – 7 Keys to Making People Notice, Care, and Act
In a typical communication strategy, part of the plan involves leadership actions, but also involves communication content — words, images, videos, and so forth. You’ve probably heard the phrase Content Is King. You can do a great job with other aspects...
135: How to Lead Meetings That Get Results (and That People Want to Attend) | with Karin Hurt
Horrible meetings are a cliché of the business world, and with good reason. Most meetings are a waste of time and don’t accomplish much, if anything. Everyone leaves frustrated that they could be doing something more productive with their time — and not...
134: Under New Management: Upending Business As Usual | with David Burkus
Great leaders don’t innovate products, they innovate the factory. Through most of the 20th century, great leaders focused on reinventing the factory. From Frederick Taylor to Henry Ford, the industrial age was made by people who could envision the best...
133: No Joke: Using Humor for Effective Communications | with David Nihill
In honor of April Fool’s Day, a funny guest joins Jesse to discuss a seriously important topic … how to use humor to drive engagement in all of your communication opportunities. David Nihill went from being deathly afraid of public speaking to hosting a...
132: The Coaching Habit – Say Less, Ask More | with Michael Bungay Stanier
What if coaching could become a regular, informal part of your day so you and your team could work less hard and have more impact? That’s the promise Michael Bungay Stanier makes in his latest book, The Coaching Habit. He has trained more than 10,000 busy...
131: Superbosses: How Exceptional Leaders Master the Flow of Talent | with Sydney Finkelstein
Some leaders foster a disproportionate share of top talent ... the kind of talent that goes on to transform their entire industry. Professor Sydney Finkelstein noticed this and then figured out a way to identify who these "superbosses" are and how they do...
130: The Storyteller’s Secret: Why Some Ideas Catch on and Others Don’t | with Carmine Gallo
Storytelling is the most underrated skill [among entrepreneurs]. ~ Ben Horowitze, famed venture capitalist Storytelling is the act of framing an idea as a narrative to inform, illuminate, and inspire. From Steve Jobs to Sheryl Sandberg to Richard Branson,...
129: Stand Out – How to Be a Thought Leader | with Dorie Clark
Many people in the business world believe that working hard will be enough to move their career forward. But whether you’re trying to advance inside a large organization, or you’re an entrepreneur hoping to make a difference in your community or the...
128: How to Shape Culture to Drive Performance | with Lindsay McGregor
Most business leaders today realize that a strong organizational culture is critical to success. However, culture tends to feel like some magic force that few leaders know how to control. So most leaders try to shape culture based on their intuition,...
127: Let’s Get Visual: 6 Engaging Ways to Use Images
Visual communication always gets more attention than written or verbal alone. And with the information and media-overload that everyone now experiences, visual communication is no longer an option when you are trying to influence, lead, or even simply...
126: Holacracy – An Agile Management System for a Rapidly Changing World | with Brian Robertson
Holacracy is a fundamentally different “operating system” for organizations. Holacracy revolutionizes how a company is structured, how decisions are made, and how authority is distributed. Perhaps the best-known examples of companies who have adopted...