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TLP213: How to Combat Leadership Bullies

July 29, 2020

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Chris Kolenda is the Founder of the Strategic Leaders Academy, a West Point grad, retired Army Colonel, and author of the book, Leadership: The Warrior’s Art. Chris has had the pleasure and not-so-great pleasure of working with a wide variety of leadership types and styles, including bullies. He explains how junior leaders, or anyone without…

TLP212: Winning Now, Winning Later

July 22, 2020

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Author David M. Cote, the much respected former CEO of Honeywell (who took the market cap from $20B to $180B) shows how you can hit your short-term goals without sacrificing long-term growth as a leader. In Winning Now, Winning Later, Cote shares a simple, paradigm-shifting method of achieving both short-and long-term goals. Even in a…

TLP211: Silence Says So Much

July 15, 2020

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Jim and Jan discuss why they have been very conscious about not discussing politics or religion on the show. Leaders are faced with uncomfortable situations every day and sometimes it can be challenging to navigate controversial subjects effectively. We’re in an environment now where if we don’t speak up, we are making a statement, and…

TLP210: The Journey to Leading Yourself

July 8, 2020

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Ron Williams is the former chairman and CEO of Aetna Inc. Ron’s new book is Learning to Lead: The Journey to Leading Yourself, Leading Others, and Leading an Organization. On the podcast, Ron provides practical, tested leadership advice, whether you’re searching for a new career, looking for proven management solutions, or seeking to transform your…

TLP209: The Art of Possible – Stepping Out of the Present to See the Future

July 1, 2020

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Mark Johnson is the co-author of the book, Lead from the Future: How to Turn Visionary Thinking into Breakthrough Growth. Mark offers creative and different ways of approaching the future. Timing is always everything and it can be tricky for leaders to gauge when it makes sense to act. To navigate, you need a north-star…

TLP208: Ask for More – 10 Questions to Negotiate Anything

June 24, 2020

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Alexandra Carter is Director of the Mediation Clinic at Columbia Law School, where she is also as an award-winning professor, and a world-renowned negotiation trainer for the United Nations. She also serves as Executive Director of Stand Up Girls, helping tween girls develop relationships for greater self-esteem and resilience. She has appeared on CBS This…

TLP207: Finding Common Ground

June 17, 2020

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Brian Ahearn specializes in applying the science of influence and persuasion in everyday situations, and authored the LinkedIn course Persuasive Selling and has been cited in The small BIG, Yes! 50 Scientifically Proven Ways to Be Persuasive, and Introducing Persuasion: A Practical Guide. Brian believes the ability to connect with someone is everywhere, it just…

TLP206: Prisoners of Our Own Perspective

June 10, 2020

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John Rogers is the author of The Renaissance Campaign – a mindset that has put him at the helm of a billion-dollar transportation company, working alongside Michael J Fox promoting the advancement of stem cell research, and testifying in front of the U.S. Senate. His core worldview posits that most all challenges can be solved…

TLP205: Grandstanding – The Use and Abuse of Moral Talk

June 3, 2020

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Justin Tosi is the author of the recently released book, Grandstanding: The Use and Abuse of Moral Talk. Such one-upmanship is not just annoying, but dangerous. Using the analytic tools of psychology and moral philosophy, Justin explains what drives us to behave in this way, and what we stand to lose by taking it too…

TLP204: Just Sit Still. Moving from Doer to Driver with Sara Canaday

May 27, 2020

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Sara Canaday is the author of You — According to Them, and Leadership Unchained: Defy Conventional Wisdom for Breakthrough Performance. Sara shares how leaders can better adapt to the changing landscape, because conventional or traditional success strategies can now limit our recovery and growth. Sara contends we need to shift from being a doer to…

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You're a great dad, a loyal friend, a real person You're a great dad, a loyal friend, a real person on Saturday. Then Monday comes and somehow you turn into a different human. Mark Morgenfruh spent 33 years watching it happen and he's got a lot to say about why. 

Episode 502 is worth your commute. https://bit.ly/TLP-502?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders

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Storehouse and World of Coca-Cola. They're not jus Storehouse and World of Coca-Cola. They're not just selling products—they're inviting you to transform your identity.
These companies charge admission fees and make millions by creating experiences that turn visitors into lifelong brand advocates. The transformation happens before you even realize it. You walk in a tourist, you walk out a Guinness drinker.

This is invitational transformation, and it's rewriting the rules of marketing.
From episode 499 of The Leadership Podcast. https://bit.ly/TLP-YT-499?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders

#InvitationalTransformation #BrandExperience #Marketing #JoePine #BusinessStrategy #CustomerExperience #TransformationEconomy
TLP509: Capitalism Without Ethics Is Just Chaos O TLP509: Capitalism Without Ethics Is Just Chaos 
Our latest episode with Dr. Bill Kline  https://bit.ly/TLP-509?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders&utm_content=TLP509%3A%20Capitalism%20Without%20Ethics%20Is%20Just%20Chaos 
#leadership #capitalism #businessethics #freemarkets #leadership #ethicalleadership #capitalism101 #economicfreedom #leadershipdevelopment #marketeconomy #virtuouscapitalism #youngprofessionals #businessleadership #capitalismvssocialism #propertyright #academyoncapitalism
Admiral McRaven tried to use "micromanagement" as Admiral McRaven tried to use "micromanagement" as an excuse in 1985 after reading Harvard Business Review. His commanding officer shut that down fast. Turns out, setting clear expectations isn't micromanaging, it's actually doing your job as a leader. 

The full story is worth hearing. Listen: https://bit.ly/TLP-500?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders

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Matt Cavanaugh is not telling you to never quit. H Matt Cavanaugh is not telling you to never quit. He's saying the wisdom of any decision can only be judged from the finish line, not the middle of the race. And that the fastest thing that kills a team is a leader who stops believing before the sentence is over.

That's worth thinking about this week. Full episode live now. https://bit.ly/tlpyt508?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders

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Seven beliefs that block every high performer. Mur Seven beliefs that block every high performer. Muriel M. Wilkins spent 22 years coaching C-suite leaders and kept seeing the same patterns surface. The problem isn't that these beliefs exist. It's that they stop working when the context changes, and most leaders don't notice until the damage is done. 

Which one do you recognize in yourself? Full episode 503 on The Leadership Podcast. https://bit.ly/TLP-YT-503?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders

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Joe Pine just gave away the single most powerful f Joe Pine just gave away the single most powerful framework for turning experiences into transformations. It's called encapsulation, and it has four parts: Preparation → Experience → Reflection → Integration.

Most companies stop at the experience. The magic happens in what comes before and after. Help people imagine beforehand. Help them reflect afterward. Help them integrate the change into their lives.

Do this right and your experiences become life-changing. Skip it and you're just entertainment.

Full breakdown in episode 499 of The Leadership Podcast. https://bit.ly/TLP-YT-499?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders

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Steve Taplin has 20 failures and 10 wins across 30 Steve Taplin has 20 failures and 10 wins across 30 ventures. That's a .333 batting average, which in baseball is Hall of Fame territory. But here's the thing: those 20 failures taught him everything the 10 wins couldn't. Success makes you cocky. Failure makes you better. The question is whether you're willing to use it as fuel or let it stop you.

Hear Steve's full story on episode 501. https://bit.ly/TLP-501?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders

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TLP500: The Leadership Myths We Keep Getting Wrong TLP500: The Leadership Myths We Keep Getting Wrong with Admiral Bill McRaven 
Our latest episode with Admiral Bill McRaven  https://bit.ly/TLP-500?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders&utm_content=TLP500%3A%20The%20Leadership%20Myths%20We%20Keep%20Getting%20Wrong%20with%20Admiral%20Bill%20McRaven 
#leadership #Leadership #MilitaryLeadership #ServantLeadership #LeadershipDevelopment #ExecutiveLeadership #AuthenticLeadership #HumbleLeadership #ResilientLeadership #NavySEAL #SpecialOperations #FourStarAdmiral #UniversityOfTexas #WorkLifeBalance #CrystalBallAnalogy #PressureTesting #CharacterUnderPressure #HardWork #LeadershipHumility
Most leaders are still betting on compensation to Most leaders are still betting on compensation to do the heavy lifting. Mark Crowley spent 15 years in research and senior leadership figuring out why that bet keeps losing. Pay ranked no higher than fifth in every engagement study. Fifth. So what are the other four? That's the conversation. 

Listen now! https://bit.ly/TLP-504?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders

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TLP477: Myths About Intuition with Sara Sabin Our TLP477: Myths About Intuition with Sara Sabin 
Our latest episode with Sara Sabin  https://bit.ly/TLP-477?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders&utm_content=TLP477%3A%20Myths%20About%20Intuition%20with%20Sara%20Sabin 
#leadership #ai #artificialintelligence #executivecoaching #neuroscience #criticalthinking #emotionalintelligence #intuition #leadershipdevelopment #coaching #selfregulation #braintraining #leadershipskills #thoughtleadership #professionaldevelopment #mindset #emotionalmastery #innovation #creativity #strategicthinking #leadershipmindset #businesscoaching #personaldevelopment #workplaceperformance #futureofwork
You emailed them. You cc'd HR. You told yourself y You emailed them. You cc'd HR. You told yourself you handled it. Mark Morgenfruh calls this keyboard cowboy leadership and it's more common than most leaders want to admit. The second one, happy talk, is even worse because it feels like kindness. 

Episode 502 will make you rethink both. https://bit.ly/TLP-YT-502?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders

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When you're raising other people's money, integrit When you're raising other people's money, integrity isn't a nice-to-have. Steve Taplin's business partner called him stupid for walking away from $2 million. The numbers looked inflated, the deal felt wrong, so Steve said no. His partner did it anyway and spent five years rubbing the money in his face. Until the indictment came. Integrity is foundational, especially when it's not your money on the line.

Full story on episode 501 of The Leadership Podcast. https://bit.ly/TLP-YT-501?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders

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Remember when the internet was full of weird rabbi Remember when the internet was full of weird rabbit holes? Sara Sabin warns that AI's laser focus might be killing our curiosity. If all you see is what you already agree with, you're not stretching your mind, you're shrinking it. Sometimes, the best growth comes from what challenges us, not what comforts us.

Catch the full conversation on https://bit.ly/TLP-477?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders
Watch the full conversation https://bit.ly/TLP-YT-477?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders

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Admiral McRaven says you need swagger to lead. Sho Admiral McRaven says you need swagger to lead. Shoulders back, head up, make them believe you've got this figured out. But the second you actually believe your own hype? That's when hubris gets you killed. The difference between confidence and arrogance is humility, and every great leader McRaven knows has someone who'll tell them when their plan is stupid.

Full episode at https://bit.ly/TLP-YT-500?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders

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You can't play it safe and expect your career to t You can't play it safe and expect your career to take off. Steve Taplin coaches people on one simple truth: if you don't take risks, you plateau. But here's the thing most people miss. It's not about being reckless. It's about being calculated while staying honest and ethical. The entrepreneurs who win aren't the biggest gamblers, they're the smartest risk takers.

More career wisdom on episode 501. https://bit.ly/TLP-YT-501?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders

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Nicola Ilic explains why creating fear is the olde Nicola Ilic explains why creating fear is the oldest leadership trick in the book, and why it works so well. Once you see this pattern, you can't unsee it everywhere from politics to your own workplace.

Full episode on https://bit.ly/TLP-475?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders
Watch the full episode here https://bit.ly/TLP-YT-475?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders

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Leadership is an inside job; it's about the work n Leadership is an inside job; it's about the work no one sees. Until you can regulate your emotions and listen to your intuition, no strategy will ever make you an exceptional leader. 

Listen to Sara Sabin's full insights https://bit.ly/TLP-477?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders
Watch the full conversation https://bit.ly/TLP-YT-477?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders

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Twenty-five years ago, Joe Pine predicted the Expe Twenty-five years ago, Joe Pine predicted the Experience Economy. Now he's back to tell us we're already behind again.
Joe breaks down why fostering human flourishing is actually the whole point of business, why almost every company can find itself in one of four transformation spheres, and why the companies that figure this out will leave everyone else scrambling.

Worth a listen if you're wondering why your pricing model feels stuck. https://bit.ly/TLP-499?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders
You can also watch the episode on YouTube - https://bit.ly/TLP-YT-499?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders

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We're drowning in Slack messages and Zoom calls bu We're drowning in Slack messages and Zoom calls but starving for actual connection. A nomadic tribe in northern Kenya figured out something about resilience that our corner offices are missing. It's not about mental toughness. It's about interdependence.

Full conversation in episode 498 - https://bit.ly/TLP-498?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders

#leadership #connection #resilience #communityovercompetition #leadershipdevelopment #workplaceculture
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