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TLP084: THE Metric of a Best Place to Work

February 14, 2018

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Laura Love, is the Founder and Chief Cultural Officer of GroundFloor Media, Inc., which has been recognized four times by OUTSIDE magazine as one of the top five Best Places to Work in America (including twice at No. 1). Laura joins Jim and Jan in a discussion about building a startup around a vision of…

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TLP087: Dan Pink on When – The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing

January 17, 2018

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Daniel H. Pink, the #1 bestselling author of Drive and To Sell Is Human, unlocks the scientific secrets to good timing to help you flourish at work, at school, and at home. Everyone knows that timing is everything. But we don’t know much about timing itself. Our lives as leaders are a never-ending stream of…

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TLP056: The Rhythms of Leadership

July 19, 2017

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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…

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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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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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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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TLP034: Reframing Your Life Story Can Make You A Better Leader

February 8, 2017

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Silicon Valley Veteran Touts Leadership as One of the Highest Forms of Service Summary & Ideas for Action Co-hosts Jan Rutherford and Jim Vaselopulos interview Lana Holmes. Lana served as a proof-of-concept CEO for 6 companies, and an investor/advisor to over 30 technical startups in the San Francisco Bay Area. As the founder of four…

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TLP032: The Profound Disconnect Between Bosses and Employees

January 25, 2017

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Mary Kelly discusses seven areas where leaders fail, and the large disconnect between the bosses’ thoughts and the employees’ perceptions of what is happening Summary & Ideas for Action Co-hosts Jan Rutherford and Jim Vaselopulos interview Mary Kelly, CEO at Productive Leaders. They speak with Mary about the challenges of leadership in industry, and what…

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TLP029: DECIDE: Applying the Right Efforts for the Right Priorities

January 4, 2017

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Jim Palmer, The Dream Business Coach, tells how success comes by overcoming fears and applying the right work to fulfill your decided priorities. Summary & Ideas for Action Co-hosts Jan Rutherford and Jim Vaselopulos interview Jim Palmer, a marketing and business-building expert, and in-demand coach. The author of five books, Jim is best known internationally…

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TLP028: Manipulating Time to Improve Flow

December 28, 2016

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John Coyle, Founder and CEO of The Art of Really Living, explains Flow, and how you can experience more perceived time, by embracing stress and recovering from it. Summary & Ideas for Action Co-hosts Jan Rutherford and Jim Vaselopulos interview John Coyle, Founder and CEO of The Art of Really Living. John is one of…

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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#leadershipdevelopment #employeewellbeing #markcrowley #leadfromtheheart #theleadershippodcast #westudyleaders #teamperformance #workplaceculture #peoplefirst #leadership
No sugarcoating it. Will Linssen has coached leade No sugarcoating it. Will Linssen has coached leaders across six continents and says ego is the single biggest reason people don't change, no matter how much potential they have.And the scary part? Most of them don't even know it's happening. He breaks down exactly how to spot it early and what to do about it. TLP505 here - https://bit.ly/TLP-505?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders#leadership #leadershipcoaching #coachability #selfawareness #westudyleaders #theleadershippodcast #executivecoaching
Steve Taplin doesn't dance around it. The world do Steve Taplin doesn't dance around it. The world doesn't owe you stability anymore. One company, one pension, one career path? That's gone. If you want real control over your future, you need to understand how businesses work and how to sell. Not as a job title, but as a survival skill. Everything else is just hoping someone else takes care of you.Full conversation on The Leadership Podcast now. https://bit.ly/TLP-501?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders#TakeControl #EntrepreneurMindset #SalesSkills #BusinessEducation #TheLeadershipPodcast
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#leadership #quit #endurance #militaryleadership #leadershiplessons #mattcavanaugh #bestscarwins #theleadershippodcast #resilience #growthmindset
A lot of people talk about capitalism like it's ju A lot of people talk about capitalism like it's just an idea or a belief.Dr. Bill Kline brings it back to something more concrete. He explains that markets only work when there's trust, rules, and accountability behind them."Capitalism does not exist without ethics."No property rights. No enforceable contracts. No real market.Take ethics out of the system and what you're left with isn't capitalism. It's chaos with a price tag.Honestly one of the most grounded things said on this show in a while. Go listen to the full conversation. https://bit.ly/TLP-509?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders#businessethics #capitalism #leadership #freemarkets #leadershippodcast #tlp509
Thank you to our listeners! The Leadership Podcast Thank you to our listeners! The Leadership Podcast is now #2 in Sales Weekly and ranked in the top 10 in multiple Goodpods charts. We appreciate your support! #Leadership #Podcast #Goodpods
We’re thrilled to announce that The Leadership Pod We’re thrilled to announce that The Leadership Podcast is #2 in the Top 100 Sales Weekly chart and ranked in the top 10 in multiple Goodpods categories! Thank you for listening and supporting us! #LeadershipPodcast #PodcastRankings #Sales #Goodpods
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#LeadershipPodcast #HiddenBlockers #LeadershipUnblocked #ExecutiveCoach #MindsetWork #LeadershipMindset #SelfAwareness #CoachingConversations #ThinkBetter #LeadFromWithin
Most leaders wait until the wheels have completely Most leaders wait until the wheels have completely fallen off before they say something. Mark Morgenfruh says if you actually have a real relationship with your people, you'd see it at waypoint two, not waypoint six. This is the conversation about compassion and performance that nobody wants to have but every leader needs. Full episode here - https://bit.ly/TLP-YT-502?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders#leadership #leadershipdevelopment #employeeperformance #compassionateleadership #theleadershippodcast #neverfireanyone #leadershippodcast
TLP504: Why Your Team Is Still Disengaged Our lat TLP504: Why Your Team Is Still Disengaged Our latest episode with Mark Crowley https://bit.ly/TLP-504?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders&utm_content=TLP504%3A%20Why%20Your%20Team%20Is%20Still%20Disengaged #leadership #employeeengagement #employeewellbeing #leadership #markcrowley #leadfromtheheart #flourishingteams #belongingatwork #workplaceculture #teamperformance #remotework #hybridwork #micromanagement #employeeburntout #humanconnection #leadershipdevelopment #peoplemanagement #emotionalintelligence #workplacebelonging #manageraccountability #hrleadership #workethic #employeemotivation #leadershiplessons #westudyleaders #theleadershippodcast #gallup #workplaceemotions #teamcohesion #powersofemployeewellbeing
We just hit episode 500 with Admiral William (Bill We just hit episode 500 with Admiral William (Bill) McRaven, and honestly, the crystal ball analogy he shared completely changed how I think about priorities. He spent decades telling people there's no such thing as work-life balance, until a CEO told him about rubber balls versus crystal balls. Full conversation at https://bit.ly/TLP-500?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleadersWatch the full conversation here - https://bit.ly/TLP-YT-500?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders#Leadership #WorkLifeBalance #AdmiralMcRaven #Episode500 #TheLeadershipPodcast #MilitaryLeadership #LeadershipLessons
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#Encapsulation #TransformationFramework #CustomerExperience #JoePine #BusinessStrategy #ExperienceDesign #TransformationEconomy
Joe Pine just called out most of our business mode Joe Pine just called out most of our business models. If you're charging for time instead of results, you're leaving money (and impact) on the table. The shift from experience to transformation isn't coming, it's already here.Full conversation with Joe on episode 499. https://bit.ly/TLP-499?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders#TransformationEconomy #BusinessStrategy #JoePine #Leadership #OutcomesNotInputs #TheLeadershipPodcast
We've been running engagement surveys for 13 years We've been running engagement surveys for 13 years. Gallup just reported it's at a 10 year low. Same numbers as when we started. Mark Crowley joined the conversation and said what a lot of leaders need to hear but aren't ready for. The problem was never the people. It was how we've been leading them. The full episode is live now. https://bit.ly/TLP-504?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleadersWatch the full episode on YouTube - https://bit.ly/TLP-YT-504?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders#employeeengagement #leadership #employeewellbeing #leadfromtheheart #markcrowley #theleadershippodcast #westudyleaders #teamculture #belongingatwork #leadershipdevelopment
We were never rewarded for questioning ourselves. We were never rewarded for questioning ourselves. We were rewarded for making things happen. And for a while, that works. Muriel M. Wilkins says that's exactly why so many high performers hit a ceiling they can't explain. The game changed. The operating system didn't. Episode 503 on The Leadership Podcast. https://bit.ly/TLP-YT-503?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders#LeadershipPodcast #HiddenBlockers #LeadershipUnblocked #ExecutiveCoach #MindsetWork #LeadershipMindset #SelfAwareness #CoachingConversations #ThinkBetter #LeadFromWithin
Jack Welch said if the outside world is changing f Jack Welch said if the outside world is changing faster than the inside, the end is near.Steve Cadigan applies that same logic directly to how you manage people. Most talent playbooks were built for a slower world and nobody has updated them. That gap between how fast things are moving outside and how slow things move inside is exactly where the problem lives. If that lands, the full episode will hit harder. Steve Cadigan on Episode 506 of The Leadership Podcast. https://bit.ly/TLP-506?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders#Leadership #HR #TalentStrategy #TheLeadershipPodcast #SteveCadigan #FutureOfWork
Steve Taplin has started 30 companies. 20 of them Steve Taplin has started 30 companies. 20 of them failed. And he's not ashamed to tell you about it.His baseball buddy put it perfectly: "Taplin, you're batting .333. That's the Hall of Fame." Most leaders are terrified one failure will define them. Steve proves that's completely backward. The real problem? Refusing to learn from the wreckage.In this episode, he breaks down the $2 million deal he walked away from, why he keeps journals from 25 years of failures, and the 24-hour rule that keeps him from spiraling. Listen to episode 501 now. https://bit.ly/TLP-501?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleadersWatch it on YouTube - https://bit.ly/TLP-YT-501?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders#LeadershipPodcast #Entrepreneurship #FailureIsData #StartupLife #BusinessLessons
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#leadership #leadershipdevelopment #remoteleadership #workplaceculture #theleadershippodcast #neverfireanyone #leadershipcoach
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
The thing you've been calling "just how I am" migh The thing you've been calling "just how I am" might be a belief you picked up at 9 years old trying to figure out how to belong. That's not identity. That's an adaptation.Muriel M. Wilkins breaks this down in a way that's hard to dismiss. Ep. 503 on The Leadership Podcast. https://bit.ly/TLP-503?utm_campaign=coschedule&utm_source=instagram&utm_medium=westudyleaders#LeadershipPodcast #LeadershipUnblocked #ExecutiveCoaching #PersonalGrowth #MindsetShift #LeadYourself #HiddenBlockers #KnowYourself #CoachingTools #MurielMWilkins
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