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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…

TLP203: What You Actually Control When Overwhelmed

May 20, 2020

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Change. The soft skills measurement company, Pairin, describes change as the drive to pursue complexity, novelty or variety, and to avoid the predictability of order and routine. Listen in to help guide your team through tough challenges when everything seems to be overwhelming. Jim and Jan share Kotter’s 8-Step Process for leading change and how…

TLP202: This is No Time for Spectators – General (Ret.) Martin Dempsey

May 13, 2020

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General Martin E. Dempsey served as the 18th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the senior officer in the Armed Forces and the military advisor to the Secretary of Defense and to the President. General Dempsey is the co-author of “Radical Inclusion: What the Post-9/11 World Should Have Taught Us About Leadership.” “No Time…

TLP201: Asking is the Key to Generosity

May 6, 2020

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Wayne Baker is a professor at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business, and author of All You Have to Do Is Ask, his sixth book. He directs the Center for Positive Organizations and also co-founded Give and Take Inc., an Ann Arbor-based technology firm. Through Wayne’s research, he has discovered that leaders are…

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Complex work requires more than delivering what wa Complex work requires more than delivering what was promised. Customers also need to trust the thinking behind the work and believe it will help them make good decisions and achieve the outcomes they want.

Simon Bowen explains that customers need to feel safe in their decisions and believe a company understands how to help them win. The deliverable matters, but so does the judgment that shapes it.

For leaders, this means making the organization's thinking clear, not just explaining what it does. Customers need to understand not only what they're buying, but why they should trust the people behind it.

Listen to Simon Bowen on The Leadership Podcast. Link in the first comment.

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Only 7% of families fit the old nuclear mold. Le Only 7% of families fit the old nuclear mold. 

Lee Benson says that this changes how leadership works at home. 

Modeling healthy behavior is a leadership skill. So is modeling a healthy relationship between parents. 

On this episode of the leadership podcast, Lee Benson breaks down why 82% of families are blended today and why modeling matters more than ever.

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Ever wonder why founders can't step away? Patrick Ever wonder why founders can't step away?
Patrick Emmons has an answer.
He built and sold three companies, and the pattern was always the same.
Businesses fail to scale when there's no bench.
No corporals, no sergeants, just one general running to the front.
Watch the full episode to hear Patrick break down what leadership at every level actually looks like. https://bit.ly/TLP-YT-524?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders
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She was running a $1B P&L. She was also miserable. She was running a $1B P&L. She was also miserable.
Kim Svoboda is founder of Aspiration Catalyst, author of Bold Leadership, 20+ years leading sales orgs before walking away from it all.
This week: what happens when you finally measure your life against your own values, and it doesn't add up.
Listen to the full episode now. https://bit.ly/TLP-522?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders
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This applies to families. It applies to teams. Mo This applies to families. It applies to teams.

Most leaders and parents focus on outcomes. Lee Benson focuses on the environment.

Get the environment right, and value creation follows, at home and at work.

Learn how Lee builds that environment. 

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Leaders often focus on the problem people can name Leaders often focus on the problem people can name. The harder work is finding the problem they feel but haven't yet been able to articulate.

Simon Bowen, founder of the Models Method, argues that great leaders look beneath the surface to find the underlying "ache." Fixing the visible issue may help in the short term, but understanding what's driving it can lead to a different kind of solution.
The conversation explores how leaders uncover hidden problems, preserve the thinking that makes an organization distinctive, and create an environment where people can do their best work.

🎧 Listen to Simon Bowen on The Leadership Podcast. Link in the first comment.

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Give first to gain everything sounds noble. Donnie Give first to gain everything sounds noble. Donnie Boivin says it's a trap. One-sided giving just trains people to take advantage of you. His fix: give, give, get, give — mutual respect over martyrdom. It changes how you should be showing up in every relationship you're building. Catch the full breakdown on this week's episode. https://bit.ly/TLP-YT-521?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders
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Leadership can make competition look different. G Leadership can make competition look different.

George Couros reflects on a lesson he learned early in leadership: being better than everyone else may feel good, but it is not the measure of success.

The better measure is whether the people around you become more capable because of your leadership.

The goal is not to be the strongest person in the room. It is to help others grow stronger.

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Chasing success can quietly become the problem, no Chasing success can quietly become the problem, not the solution.

Tom Rath argues usefulness matters more than achievement, and the shift changes how you spend every hour of your day.

It's a simple reframe with a big payoff: less hamster wheel, more contribution.

Listen to Tom Rath's full conversation on the show. https://bit.ly/TLP-523?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders

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A good leader needs conviction. But conviction can A good leader needs conviction. But conviction can become a liability when it makes you stop listening.

Ron Johnson learned this in very different ways at Apple and J.C. Penney.

At Apple, he and Steve Jobs were willing to hit rewind after six months of work on the first Apple Store because they realized the concept was wrong. 

At J.C. Penney, Ron moved too quickly, relied too heavily on his own conviction, and later recognized that he needed to slow down, get more input, and bring people along.

We also talk about kindness, and why Ron sees it not as softness, but as a way of creating the conditions for people to do their best work.

That combination of conviction, humility, and kindness makes for an interesting way Ron approaches leadership.

Link to the full episode in the comments.

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Leaders often absorb the blame when things stall. Leaders often absorb the blame when things stall.
David Craig learned the hard way that grinding harder inside a broken system doesn't fix anything. Sometimes the people are working exactly as hard as they should, and the structure around them is what's failing.
That single reframe is what led him to walk away and rebuild Refinitiv from the outside in.
New episode with David Craig is live now. https://bit.ly/TLP-525?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders
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Steve Jobs is often remembered for his vision. Bu Steve Jobs is often remembered for his vision.

But vision was not enough.

After being pushed out of Apple, Jobs had to learn something he had not fully understood before: building a great product and building a successful business are two different things.

He had to learn to listen to people who disagreed with him. To understand the market. To trust people with responsibilities outside his own expertise. And to recognize when persistence was becoming stubbornness.

That period of failure and uncertainty may have been just as important to his leadership as the successes that came later.

In this episode of The Leadership Podcast, Geoffrey Cain joins us to explore what Steve Jobs learned during those wilderness years, and why the lessons extend well beyond one famous leader.

Sometimes the wall in front of us isn't failure. It's information about what needs to change.

#Leadership #LeadershipDevelopment #SteveJobs #LeadershipLessons #VisionaryLeadership #LeadershipMindset #BusinessLeadership #Adversity #DecisionMaking #TheLeadershipPodcast
Most leaders spend years perfecting self-awareness Most leaders spend years perfecting self-awareness and almost no time on other-awareness.

Tom Rath, #1 New York Times bestselling author of StrengthsFinder 2.0 and How Full Is Your Bucket, joins the show to talk about his newest book, What's the Point?

In this episode, Tom breaks down why purpose isn't a big moment you find once, it's a question you ask five times a day.

Listen now to rethink how you spend your next hour. https://bit.ly/TLP-523?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders
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Strong conviction can help a leader make bold deci Strong conviction can help a leader make bold decisions. But conviction can also make it harder to recognize when an idea needs to change.

Ron Johnson reflects on his experience at J.C. Penney and acknowledges that he held too tightly to his original vision.

Leadership isn't about being right every time. It also requires the humility to recognize when you were wrong and learn from it.

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What happens when a leader stops trying to convinc What happens when a leader stops trying to convince people and starts listening to them?

George Couros, author of The Innovator's Mindset and Forward, Together, joins The Leadership Podcast to discuss what it takes to bring people along through change.

The conversation explores the value of listening to skeptics, making room for disagreement, and building enough trust for people to challenge ideas. When people have a hand in shaping a solution, they have a reason to take ownership of it.

Leadership isn't just about getting people to follow your vision. It's also about creating the conditions for them to shape it.

🎧 Listen to the conversation with George Couros. Link in the first comment.

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You can talk about work-life balance all day. You You can talk about work-life balance all day.

Your team is watching what you actually do.

Tom Rath says most leaders preach rest and recovery, then model the opposite. First in. Last out. Never fully off.

If you want a well-rested team, be the first one to log off.

Listen to Tom Rath's full conversation on the show. https://bit.ly/TLP-523?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders

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Culture isn't something you mandate from the C-sui Culture isn't something you mandate from the C-suite. It's built by the people doing the work.
David built Fed Up Foods on this principle, and it's why his team stayed committed through disruption, crisis, and rapid growth.
When you invite people to shape how you work together, they own it. When you tell them how to work, they comply.
The difference is everything.
Listen to David's full framework for culture-building that lasts. https://bit.ly/TLP-520?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders
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Slowing down does not mean stepping away from resp Slowing down does not mean stepping away from responsibility. Bouchra Danwra makes a more specific point: people need space to think, reflect, and allow new ideas to develop.

When every hour is accounted for and every decision is driven by urgency, that space can disappear. Making time to think is part of the work, not a distraction from it.

Listen to the full conversation on The Leadership Podcast. Find the episode on YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Titles and achievements can create distance betwee Titles and achievements can create distance between people, even when they have much in common.

Through You Are What's Next, Bouchra Danwra creates opportunities for young graduates and experienced leaders to connect through personal stories and honest conversations. By stepping away from their professional identities and sharing experiences from earlier in life, leaders become more relatable, and younger people can see the human being behind the position.

Sometimes, building a bridge between generations begins with a simple conversation.

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One question. Ask it every day. Tom Rath says the One question. Ask it every day.

Tom Rath says the best leaders track one thing: what conversation did I start today that helped someone grow?

It sounds small but it builds a career of impact.

And Tom's reminder hits hard. You don't always get tomorrow.

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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