Summary & Ideas for Action Erik Wahl is an internationally recognized artist, TED speaker, bestselling author, and a sought-after corporate speaker. Erik’s on-stage painting and performance seamlessly becomes a visual metaphor to the core of his message: Encouraging organizations toward profitability through innovation and superior levels of performance. He discusses with Jim and Jan the…
TLP068: Everybody Lies: Data Tells Us Who Really We Are
Seth Stephens-Davidowitz is a quantitative data scientist and the author of Everybody Lies: Big Data, New Data, and What the Internet Can Tell Us About Who We Really Are. In this discussion, Seth explains how philosophy and economics led him to data science and his passion for uncovering human traits through internet behavior. Seth says…
TLP066: Kindness Fueled This Leader’s Incredible Journey Around the World
Leon Logothetis is a global adventurer, speaker, philanthropist and has a series streaming on Netflix called, the Kindness Diaries. He discusses his metamorphosis from an extremely shy person to a fearless world traveler who relied on kindness from strangers to help him on his journey. On the outside, Leon had everything. On the inside, he…
TLP061: The 6 Observations Leaders Make
Summary & Ideas for Action Jim Gilmore, best-selling author and co-founder of Strategic Horizons LLP, discusses his experiences, books, and the importance of mastering the various modes of observation to innovate and improve decision making. How to contact Jim: Check out the thinkAbout conference! Bio Jim Gilmore coauthored the highly influential book, The Experience Economy:…
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…
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…
TLP048: Trust and the Tribal Origins of Leadership
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…
TLP047: Insights on How Individual Self-Awareness Affects Team Performance
Summary & Ideas for Action Dr. Tasha Eurich shares her experiences as an organizational psychologist, researcher, coach, and New York Times bestselling author along with her new book, Insight for improving self-awareness. Tasha explains the dangers inherent in poor self-awareness in leaders, individuals, and teams, and she provides specific solutions for achieving the self-awareness that…
Long overdue article on Assumptions
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…
TLP046: Sebastian Junger on Proximity & Pressure for Team Performance
Summary & Ideas for Action Sebastian Junger’s insights on leadership and teamwork within a community – and civilization at large – are remarkable. His broad range of experiences as a war-correspondent, anthropology student and tree cutter inform perspectives that have made him a New York Times bestselling author, award-winning journalist, and Academy Award nominated documentary filmmaker….
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