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TLP 286: Leadership Energy – Why Fit Leaders Work 20% Less

December 22, 2021

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Marcel Daane is a renowned neuroscience and leadership researcher exploring the link between physical and mental wellness and their impact on leadership and performance capacity in individuals, teams, and organizations. Marcel talks about leadership energy, the three pillars of wisdom, and why physically fit leaders work 20% less than their non-fit counterparts.  Marcel is considered…

TLP285: Who is Responsible for Creating a Toxic Workplace?

December 15, 2021

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Lynn Catalano is a Speaker, Toxic Workplace Coach, and Corporate Trainer.  She achieved her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, cum laude, at Boston University and continued her education at the University of Buffalo Law School. She speaks to groups of all sizes to share experiences about great leaders and toxic bosses, and she helps people…

TLP284: How to Thrive in a World of Relentless Change

December 8, 2021

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April Rinne is the author of Flux: 8 Superpowers for Thriving in Constant Change. Listen in as April shares the eight powerful mindset shifts that enable leaders to thrive in a time of unprecedented change and uncertainty. April Rinne is a “change navigator,” speaker, investor, and adventurer whose work and travels in more than 100…

TLP283: How to Be Sure You are Prepared for 2030

December 1, 2021

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Alan Beaulieu is one of the world’s most informed and insightful economists, with a remarkable track record of providing accurate financial forecasts. He’s also an exceptionally gifted speaker and his keynotes and seminars have helped thousands of business owners and executives capitalize on emerging trends. Get ready for the future and listen in as Alan…

TLP282: Seven Powerful Principles for Managing Difficult Conversations at Work

November 24, 2021

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Roberta Matuson has been helping organizations find, hire, grow, and keep top talent for the last 25 years. She understands the frustrations of employee turnover that many employees and leaders experience and has coached her clients to help them become a place where employees love to work. Roberta is the author of six books including…

TLP281: Practical Wisdom from a Rags to Riches CEO

November 17, 2021

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Michael J. Dowling, President and CEO of Northwell Health, is one of healthcare’s most influential voices and leads a clinical academic and research enterprise with a workforce of more than 75,000 with an annual revenue of $14 billion. Northwell has treated more than 150,000 COVID-19 patients and Michael’s leadership has been invaluable to Northwell’s consistent…

TLP280: Fearless Negotiation Strategies for Everyday Life

November 10, 2021

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Master negotiator, Kellogg professor, and accomplished CEO Victoria Medvec shares what it takes to eliminate the fear that impedes success in negotiation.  From her latest book, Negotiate Without Fear: Strategies and Tools to Maximize Your Outcomes, Victoria discusses how to increase negotiating confidence and maximize negotiation success. She shares specific advice for everyone who is…

TLP279: How to Attract Talent and Absolutely Win Lifelong Fans

November 3, 2021

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With every interaction, businesses win or lose share.  Each touchpoint – be it with customers, distributors, or even employees – presents an opportunity to either build brand loyalty or erode it.  Listen in as  Jon Picoult shares how to create experiences that don’t just satisfy, but impress. Jon is the author of “From Impressed to…

TLP278: Passive-Aggression is Toxic

October 27, 2021

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The Leadership Podcast co-hosts cover passive-aggressive behavior at work: Why it occurs; the toxic effect it has on people and the environment; ways to recognize it; and how to alter the conversation for a healthier culture. Key Takeaways [1:35] If you’ve got a question or an issue, just reach out to either Jim and Jan…

TLP277: Upskilling & Reskilling: The Leader’s Response

October 20, 2021

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In this episode, the hosts of the podcast dive into the leadership implications of upskilling and reskilling. With the certainty of uncertainty, leaders need to step back and take the time to interpret the meaningful outside, and the implications for talent acquisition and talent retention (get and keep employees). Listen in as Jim and Jan…

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You have two deaths, not one. The first is physic You have two deaths, not one.

The first is physical. The second is the last time someone says your name.

Tom Rath says legacy isn't about what you build or leave behind. It's about what quietly outlives you in someone else's habits.

You may never see the moment your influence shows up in someone else's life. That's the point.

Listen to the full episode with Tom Rath now. https://bit.ly/TLP-YT-523?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders

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The scariest moment isn't when things are bad. It' The scariest moment isn't when things are bad. It's when everything is fine and you're asking: is this enough? 

Jill Schulman spent 24 years in a good career. Safe. Stable. Unfulfilled. The day she decided bravery meant leaving good for great changed everything. Most people don't fail because they quit. They fail because they stay at comfort. 

Challenge yourself to ask the hard question. Listen here https://bit.ly/TLP-518?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders

#bravery #personalgrowth #courage #careergrowth #leadership #mindset #fulfillment #lifepurpose
Your circle isn't static. It's a decision. Donnie Your circle isn't static. It's a decision.
Donnie Boivin says your five prospects, five clients, and five closest people all shape where you plateau.
Not walking away from anyone, just paying attention to who's actually pulling you forward.
Dive deeper into the full conversation https://bit.ly/TLP-521?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders
#leadership #networking #personalgrowth #businessmindset #relationshipbuilding #entrepreneurship #leadershippodcast #successmindset
David Gray calls it empathetic accountability. And David Gray calls it empathetic accountability.
And it's the thing most leaders get wrong.
You can hold people responsible. But only if you've connected with them first.
Skip the connection? Accountability feels like harassment.
David has spent 34 years learning this: exhausted people need to know they're valued before they'll respond to expectations.
That doesn't mean lowering standards. It means raising empathy.
Hear David's full philosophy on leadership in uncertain times. https://bit.ly/TLP-YT-520?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders
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TLP511: What 500 Top Leaders Taught Us — And Why I TLP511: What 500 Top Leaders Taught Us — And Why It’s Not What You Think 
Our latest episode with Jim Vaselopulos and Jan Rutherford  https://bit.ly/TLP-511?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders&utm_content=TLP511%3A%20What%20500%20Top%20Leaders%20Taught%20Us%20-%20And%20Why%20It%27s%20Not%20What%20You%20Think 
#leadership #leadershippodcast #leadershipdevelopment #leadershipskills #management #executiveleadership #businessleadership #leadershipgrowth #leadershipmindset #leadershipcoaching #leadershiplessons #modernleadership #purpose #careergrowth #personaldevelopment #podcast #podcastlife #podcastrecommendation #milestone #learning #growth #success
You think you're either brave or you're not. Jill You think you're either brave or you're not. Jill Schulman, Marine Corps veteran and bravery expert, begs to differ. Here's what most people get wrong: bravery isn't a trait you inherit. It's a skill you train. That changes everything. 

If bravery is learnable, that means you have more control over your future than you think. Uncover the two myths. https://bit.ly/TLP-YT-518?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders

#bravery #leadershipdevelopment #personalgrowth #stoicism #positivepsychology #fearless #leadershiplessons #psychology
Most leaders think the problem at home is time. K Most leaders think the problem at home is time.

Kevin Rice thought the same, until he realized he was physically present every night and still completely absent.

Bedtime. Stories. Routines. All of it while mentally rehearsing the next sales meeting.

He was not managing time poorly. He was losing connection without even knowing it.

Hear the full conversation on episode 512 of The Leadership Podcast. https://bit.ly/TLP-YT-512?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders

#leadership #parenting #presence #connection #theleadershippodcast #CEOmindset #worklifebalance #leadershiplessons #entrepreneur #mindfulleadership
Kevin Rice was leading a growing company, adding o Kevin Rice was leading a growing company, adding over 100 people, navigating an acquisition, raising two boys alone, all during a pandemic.

His coping mechanism was to shut everything off. No emotions. No processing. Just output.

From the outside it looked like peak performance.

His team and his kids were getting a version of him that was present in body but absent everywhere that mattered.

That is the version of leadership nobody talks about enough.

Episode 512 of The Leadership Podcast is a good place to start that conversation. Go find it. https://bit.ly/TLP-512?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders

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One of the hardest things Nick Black ever faced ha One of the hardest things Nick Black ever faced had nothing to do with combat.

One week after one of the most intense firefights of the deployment, one of those men took his own life.

And a year later, Nick read something that broke him open completely.

More servicemen and women were dying by suicide than in combat.

He still does not fully know what to do with that.

But it changed the entire direction of his life.

What do you think leaders most often miss when it comes to the people right in front of them?

The full episode is up now. https://bit.ly/TLP-YT-513?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders

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Most leaders think the biggest threat to their tea Most leaders think the biggest threat to their team is performance.

Missed targets. Wrong hires. Bad culture.

Nick Black watched some of America's greatest warriors fall — not to the enemy, but to silence.

Not because they were weak.

Because no one was checking on them.

Isolation is the enemy. And it does not announce itself.

Listen to the full conversation. https://bit.ly/TLP-513?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders 

#leadershippodcast #leadership #mentalhealth #isolation #veteranleadership #leadershipquotes #podcast #selfreliantleadership #militaryleadership #leadershipdevelopment
Perfectionism doesn't make leaders bolder. It make Perfectionism doesn't make leaders bolder. It makes them slower.
Kim learned this from a CEO who taught her the 80/20 rule — enough data to decide, then move. The last 20% almost never changes the outcome.
If you're stuck waiting for certainty, this is your permission to go. https://bit.ly/TLP-522?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders
#boldleadership #kimsvoboda #decisionmaking #executivecoaching #leadershipmindset #intentionalleadership #leadershippodcast #decisiveleadership
Karen Doll helps executives rebuild their psycholo Karen Doll helps executives rebuild their psychological fitness for a living. And for years she was quietly running herself into the ground.
The belief buried so deep she did not know it was there.
Self care is selfish.
What finally broke it was not a book or a breakthrough. It was looking at her daughters and deciding she did not want to pass that on.
Familiarity is one of the hardest things to walk away from.
Full conversation with Karen on The Leadership Podcast. https://bit.ly/TLP-YT-514?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders
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When you are stuck in your head the worst thing yo When you are stuck in your head the worst thing you can do is think harder.
Karen Doll calls it a bottom-up strategy. Stop analyzing. Get up. Move.
The body is not separate from the mind. And sometimes the fastest way out of a spiral is not another meeting or another framework.
It is a walk.
Full conversation on The Leadership Podcast. https://bit.ly/TLP-514?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders
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Matt Cavanaugh wasn't running 620 miles through ex Matt Cavanaugh wasn't running 620 miles through extreme deserts for himself.

He was running to prove that life after kidney donation is full. That someone watching from Montana might decide to climb onto a transplant table themselves. That his daughters would see their dad do something everyone told him was impossible.

And in the middle of a sandstorm in the Atacama Desert, beat up and eating chili pistachios because he was too tired to cook, he got a message from a stranger named Bryce in Montana saying he signed up to donate.

That's what a real mission looks like.

This one's worth blocking out time for. https://bit.ly/TLP-508?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders

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They have interviewed four-star generals, Fortune They have interviewed four-star generals, Fortune 500 CEOs, and Olympic athletes. And after all of it, Jan keeps coming back to the same thing. 

The leaders who left the biggest mark on him were not the ones with the most impressive titles or the most polished answers. They were the ones who walked in curious about Jim and Jan. The ones who asked questions instead of just answering them. Be interested. Care about people. Be nice. It really is that simple and that rare. 

Clear 40 minutes and give this one your full attention. https://bit.ly/TLP-YT-511?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders

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TLP512: Winning at Work, Losing at Home Our lates TLP512: Winning at Work, Losing at Home 
Our latest episode with Kevin Rice  https://bit.ly/TLP-512?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders&utm_content=TLP512%3A%20Winning%20at%20Work%2C%20Losing%20at%20Home 
#leadership #successvsfulfillment #worklifebalance #leadership #leadershipmindset #highperformancelife #burnoutrecovery #personalgrowth #emotionalintelligence #familyfirst #successmindset #ceolife #leadershipdevelopment
The leadership model most of us inherited was neve The leadership model most of us inherited was never designed for the world we are leading in now. 

Maria Brinck joins The Leadership Podcast to talk about what needs to change, who gets left out when it does not, and why this conversation is overdue. You will want to hear this one. 

Episode 510 is out now and it is one you will want to hear from start to finish. https://bit.ly/TLP-510?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders
Head to The Leadership Podcast and give it a listen. https://bit.ly/TLP-YT-510?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders

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After hundreds of conversations with some of the m After hundreds of conversations with some of the most decorated leaders in the world, Jim and Jan finally turned the question on themselves. 

What is leadership actually? 

And what they landed on will probably sit with you longer than any definition you have read in a book. 

It is not a destination. 

It is not a title.

It is a state you manage every single day and the moment you think you have it figured out, something shifts and you are back at it. 

The full conversation is up now. https://bit.ly/TLP-YT-511?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders

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Debate isn't about winning. It's about thinking cl Debate isn't about winning. It's about thinking clearly when it matters.

Meet Murshad Chowdhury: founder of Tech Duels, LogiCoach AI, and the Veterans Technology Conference. He's spent years teaching brilliant people how to actually communicate.

In this episode, you'll discover:
Why structured debate builds communication skills faster than traditional training
How competition strengthens your ability to listen (not just talk)
Why the future belongs to people who combine tech with human judgment
The communication gap costing talented professionals their careers

New episode drops now. https://bit.ly/TLP-YT-515?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders
Listen here - https://bit.ly/TLP-515?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders

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Patrick Ryan reframes the entire capitalism conver Patrick Ryan reframes the entire capitalism conversation in one sentence. Most leaders see ethics as a constraint. A tax on profit. But that's the opposite of how markets actually work. Without moral foundation, there's no trust. No enforceable contracts. No real market. Just extraction dressed up as business. This changes how you think about your next decision.
Listen to Episode 519. https://bit.ly/TLP-519?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders
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