Lessons from a 20-year Microsoft Executive Sherlaender “Lani” Phillips is a 20 year executive at Microsoft, and she describes mentoring techniques that create a growth mindset culture where people are valued, and accountable. She believe mentors hold people accountable to invest in themselves. She values authenticity, honesty and even difficult times as ways to inspire…
TLP058: Your Brand – Protect it Before You Have to Repair It!
Summary & Ideas for Action Lida Citroën, international reputation management and branding specialist, and CEO of LIDA360, shares her expertise on repairing reputations, and what to include and exclude from your personal brand. Your personal brand is the public extension of you. It represents the expectation of the experience people will get from you. She…
TLP057: We All Carry Blinders
Summary & Ideas for Action Nina Simons, co-founder of Bioneers and director of Everywoman’s Leadership program, talks about her passion for leadership and the power of diversity. Nina exposes the biases that hinder us from realizing the full spectrum of human contribution. In all her work, Nina aims to reveal deep, insidious imbalances, or ‘stories,’…
TLP056: The Rhythms of Leadership
Summary & Ideas for Action Pilar Gerasimo, journalist, social explorer, podcaster and self-proclaimed healthy deviant, talks about the leadership benefits of good health. She explains the effects of the ultradian rhythm with periods of intense focus separated by periods of relaxation. She also cites recent research on high-intensity performers, how they recharge, and offers her…
TLP055: Playing it safe? You’re going to get crushed like a ripe August tomato!
Summary & Ideas for Action Kyle Lamb, President of Viking Tactics, talks about military and business leadership behaviors — what works and what doesn’t — with entertaining stories along the way. His authentic conversation reflects lessons learned that he energetically shares with others. He tells how his entrepreneurial journey started on the family farm, continued…
TLP054: Create the Climate for a Leader Development Culture
Summary & Ideas for Action Retired Lieutenant General Frank Kearney works with the Thayer Leader Development Group at West Point. In this discussion, he covers his military and post-military career in leadership development, and shares the wisdom of his experience in building leadership within organizations. He stresses culture, selecting leaders, training, communicating intent, and how…
TLP053: Special Forces Resourcefulness Parallels the Spirit of American Entrepreneurism
Summary & Ideas for Action Jim Hake is Founder and CEO of Spirit of America. Jim founded Spirit of America after the events of 9/11. The Spirit of America provides privately-funded humanitarian, economic, and non-lethal assistance to projects around the world. How to contact Jim: Bio Jim Hake is Chief Executive Officer…
TLP052: The world wasn’t changed by people who never struggled…
Summary & Ideas for Action Susan Barton is the Founder and CEO of Bright Solutions for Dyslexia. Susan shares the story of her inspiration to start Bright Solutions for Dyslexia 25 years ago, when dyslexia was largely unknown, and information about it was hard to gather and share. She provides an overview of the effect…
TLP051: Leadership is Hard Because Character is Hard
Summary & Ideas for Action Gus Lee, bestselling author, and expert on leadership and courage, presents a mini course for developing leadership. He says it starts with moral character and courage, and builds up through practices of respect and and integrity. Gus talks about the many challenges of his youth, and the rescuers and mentors…
TLP050: Why “Your Why” Demands an Entrepreneurial Mindset
Summary & Ideas for Action Howard A. Tullman, CEO of 1871, shares his advice and wisdom from his years as an entrepreneur, academic, speaker, columnist, futurist and community leader. The conversation starts with the sudden growth of Chicago’s tech sector, supported by 1871, and the objectives of 1871 in preparing entrepreneurs to build a business…
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