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Never Stop Balancing Risk & Reward

May 30, 2017

The second article in a series on Assumptions & Risk.   Enjoy! https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/never-stop-balancing-risk-reward-jim-vaselopulos

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TLP048: Trust and the Tribal Origins of Leadership

May 24, 2017

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Summary & Ideas for Action Scott Mann, storyteller, rooftop leader, military expert, and author, shares his experiences and research into the tribal origins of leadership. He tells of desert villages fighting terror, and C-suites dealing with massive trust deficits, with both groups in need of the same tools for success. He reminds us that technology…

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Long overdue article on Assumptions

May 15, 2017

Several episodes ago I promised to put a post up for my “magical phrases” that are always followed by an assumption.   In listening to the podcast that is going live this week with Dr. Tasha Eurich, I realized I had referenced that article again… and I still hadn’t posted it. In order to alleviate…

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TLP045: Why Leaders Are In The Business of Energy

May 3, 2017

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Why Leaders Are In The Business of Energy – Susan Morrice, Chairperson, Belize Natural Energy Summary & Ideas for Action Susan Morrice, a geologist, explorer, chief executive, and global visionary, shares how to tap into energy you didn’t know you had, and how that can be a contagion for influence.  Susan has always dreamed big, and…

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TLP043: A PEP Talk – Passion, Ethics & Purpose

April 19, 2017

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 PEP Talk (Passion, Ethics & Purpose) with John Kelley, CEO of CereScan John Kelley, Chair and CEO of CereScan discusses his early career, and how the Xerox sales and leadership training  prepared him for a lifetime of leadership growth and challenges. He discusses turnarounds, startups, ethics, culture,  team support, interdependence, and the power of delegation…

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TLP039: Humanizing Our Workplaces

March 22, 2017

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The Fix is to Embrace Your Own Power Co-hosts Jan Rutherford and Jim Vaselopulos interview Liz Ryan – the CEO and founder of Human Workplace. According to Liz, the mistrust of employees is baked into organizations. Liz says,  “It’s toxic, it’s sick, and it’s bad for profitability, for shareholders, for employee health, and the planet.”…

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TLP037: The Curiosity Muscle – What Leaders Can Achieve by Exercising Curiosity and Teaching it to Others

March 8, 2017

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What Leaders Can Achieve by Exercising Curiosity and Teaching it to Others Summary & Ideas for Action Co-hosts Jan Rutherford and Jim Vaselopulos interview Becki Saltzman. Becki is a curiosity expert and an applied-curiosity trainer and consultant. In this interview, Jim, Jan and Becki discuss the nature of curiosity training vis-a-vis your curiosity muscle. Becki…

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TLP035: Leadership and Selling – The Product is You

February 15, 2017

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Subtitle: Challenging Fundamental Assumptions Summary & Ideas for Action Co-hosts Jan Rutherford and Jim Vaselopulos interview Greg Adams and Blake Miles. Greg was a Special Forces officer, and is now the Co-founder and CEO of Stabilitas, a real-time threat intelligence and communication platform for security professionals working at global organizations. Blake was a Special Forces…

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TLP031: Beer, Fear, and Relentless Drive

January 18, 2017

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John Brumer, Jason Ginos, and Micah Niebauer, Co-Founders of Southern Pines Brewing, discuss how team commitment grew a business from a home brewing hobby to a community success. Summary & Ideas for Action Co-hosts Jan Rutherford and Jim Vaselopulos interview John Brumer, Jason Ginos, and Micah Niebauer, founders of Southern Pines Brewing. The three entrepreneurs…

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TLP030: Butter, Business & Grit!

January 11, 2017

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Justin Gold, Founder of Justin’s Natural Food Company shares his ideas about responsible leadership in the natural foods industry. Summary & Ideas for Action Co-hosts Jan Rutherford and Jim Vaselopulos interview Justin Gold, the Founder of Justin’s Natural Foods Company, which produces organic and natural nut butters and peanut butter cups. From their humble beginnings…

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