Here it is, the final episode with The Sensei Leader, Mr. Jim Bouchard. Jim was a guest way back in Episode 10 and it is an honor and a privilege to have him back in Episode 261 for The Last Conversation. We have a good, wide ranging discussion on leadership, share our experiences, and get into a few other topics along the way. Come join us and share your thoughts. Oh, don't forget to go check out more about Jim over at TheSenseiLeader.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Listeners, we had a slight pivot this week as my planned guest had a schedule conflict come up. SO, I'm going to share with you a high level view of how I coach folks through managing change. This is a very high level view, the actual process takes much longer than 30 minutes, but you will get the point. We are still on for Jim Bouchard next week as our close out episode, though, so be prepared for a good time there. Chat with y'all then! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, I chat with Grant Baldwin about all things speaking. We get into tackling fear, figuring out what you have to say, why you should speak. and how it ties into your leadership journey. You won't want to miss Grant's advice because it will have a lasting impact on your future no matter the direction it takes you. To find out more about Grant and his services and get subscribed to his outstanding podcast visit thespeakerlab.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, I share two stories that highlight the power of your words as a leader. I also share a couple quick and easy tips that both the leader and the follower can implement to make sure that what is being heard is what is being said. Use the message link below to share any stories you may have along these lines. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode I chat about trust in education with Dr. Toby Travis, author of TrustED: The Bridge to School Improvement. You can find out more about Dr. Travis, his work, and the book here: www.globalschoolconsultants.org/toby-travis.html References to David Horsager, guest in episode 130 The bridge analogy Maslow before Bloom The foundation of the school system The student's role Closing tips --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What does it mean when somebody like me says, "Everybody's a leader!",? Well, check out this episode and I get into it a little bit. Use the messaging link below to send me any questions you may have and I'll use them in future episodes. Just another way YOU can be a leader! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of The Responsible Leadership Podcast I chat with Ash Beckham. Ash is one of the most dynamic and comedic speakers and discusses LGBTQ+, Leadership, and DE&I related topics. In this discussion we chat about: Her book, Step Up Her TEDtalks Her Ignite Boulder talk Seeing people as people Difficult Conversations Dealing with mistakes And more... Find out more about Ash at ashbeckham.com, you'll find all her social media connections there as well. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s guest, Jeremie Kubicek, is an outlier in the leadership world. He is an entrepreneur, a corporate thought leader, an acclaimed speaker, and author of several books, including the National Bestseller, Making Your Leadership Come Alive. As the Executive Chairman of GiANT, a technology company focused on unlocking the potential of people, teams, and organizations, Jeremie is passionate about providing coaches and leaders with the tools and certifications they need to increase the performance of individuals and teams. We chat about what he calls "Sherpa Leadership" and I give a shoutout to Helen Yu from Ep. 147 Jeremie shares with us what GiANT is all about and how they can help you We discuss his books and how to find out more about him and his services at jeremiekubicek.com Jeremie set up a special landing page for you listeners at giantcoach.com/responsibleleader --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Erica Keswin is a bestselling author, internationally sought-after speaker, and founder of the Spaghetti Project, a roving ritual devoted to sharing the science and stories of relationships at work. She helps top-of-the-class businesses, organizations, and individuals improve their performance by honoring relationships in every context, always with an eye toward high-tech for human touch, and was named one of Marshall Goldsmith’s Top 100 Coaches in 2020, as well as one of Business Insider’s most innovative coaches of 2020. She is the author of two best-selling books, Bring Your Human to Work: 10 Sure-Fire Ways to Design a Workplace That’s Good for People, Great for Business, and Just Might Change the World and Rituals Roadmap: The Human Way to Transform Everyday Routines Into Workplace Magic. Find out more about Erica at ericakeswin.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode I share Sun Tzu's "Five Heads of Success" and that they mean to you in modern, responsible, leadership. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Lordeni has a PhD in Adult Education with a focus on instructional design, adult learner needs and characteristics, adult learning theories, critical thinking, and workplace learning accompanied by years of research experience working with diverse populations.  He has held offices in various professional organizations and has been the lead researcher on several community-based projects to improve adult and community literacy, health, and vibrancy.  Dr. Lordeni has served as the faculty lead for course redesigns, has served as a content expert in adult learning and characteristics, and has been lead faculty directing various faculty and community outreach programs. Dr. Lordeni has received recognition for his work as well as twice honored by his students as an outstanding teacher. His research has investigated adult learning as guided and informed by culture and power. Dr. Lordeni has upwards of 60 research and practitioner conference presentations both in and beyond the United States as well as being an invited lecturer at Penn State University, Duquesne University, and the University of Toronto. His work includes studying those issues of adult learning related to power and control in corporate training programs, industrial shop-floors, K-12 teacher professional development, as well as post-secondary/Adult Basic Education/GED Prep instructor development and learning. Further, his research has investigated adult and community literacy and learning in vulnerable and at-risk populations. Dr. Lordeni has taught doctoral courses in Adult Learning Theory, Critical Thinking, International and Multicultural Perspectives in Postsecondary and Adult Education, Teaching in the Online Environment, The Adult Learner, Teaching in College, and Instructional Strategies in Adult and Higher Education. Through these courses and providing instruction in these specific content areas, he has increased his knowledge and insight in examining adult learning and literacy to best position adults for learning transfer. Other courses he taught were Qualitative Research and Data Analysis, and various workshops on qualitative research data collection, data collection instruments development, and data analysis practices. Dr. Lordeni maintains an active research agenda through his leadership in the Community-Based Research for Engagement and Education (CBREE) group. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Where is the line between micromanaging and microleading? And, what happens when you are microleading but your new team thinks you are micromanaging? I get into those questions in this episode! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ERIKA ANDERSEN is the founding partner of Proteus International, a coaching, consulting, and training firm that focuses on leader readiness. For over three decades, she’s served as a consultant and advisor to top executives at today’s leading organizations, including Amazon, Spotify, Charter/Spectrum, and the Yale School of Public Health. She’s the author of four bestselling books, including Growing Great Employees and Be Bad First; is a popular leadership blogger at Forbes.com; and is the host of The Proteus Leader Show, a business and leadership podcast globally ranked in the top 10%. Her newest book is Change from the Inside Out: Making You, Your Team, and Your Organization Change-Capable.  Learn more at erikaandersen.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's guest is Vidya Dinamani. Vidya is the co-founder of Product Rebels where she exercises her passion for coaching product leaders and teams. She has over 18 years of experience specializing in strategy, innovation, product development, design, and management. She has held multiple executive roles at leading companies including Intuit and Mitchell International.  We chat about the importance of laying the ground work for better products and better leadership in your business. Find out more about her, her partner Heather Samarin, and their services at the following links: productgroundwork.com productrebels.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It has been a long while since I've shared a story episode with y'all and I thought this was a great time to do so. In this episode, I share a story about both cultural and general communication/miscommunication and a little on how to handle each. The short version is, "With grace." I hope you enjoy the story and the new changes to the show. I truly appreciate y'all! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Peter Ruppert is founder and CEO of i-Education Group, which operates over 75 Fusion and Futures Academies for grades 6-12 in one student, one teacher classroom environments. A 20-year veteran of the education industry, he’s opened over 100 schools and acquired more than 25 others. He’s been president and CEO of organizations in the private school, charter school, and early education industries, and sat on his local public school board for 5 years. He lives with his family in Grand Rapids, Michigan. His new book is Limitless: Nine Steps to Launch Your One Extraordinary Life. Learn more at https://peteruppert.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s guest is Erik Allen of Erik Allen Media. In this episode Erik and I talk about how a crappy childhood doesn’t have to lead you down the path to becoming a statistic, although it nearly did for both of us. And, we were both saved and supported by the love of great women. Erik has taken his love of MMA, his voice, and his beard and turned them into a great brand and one of the best entrepreneurship related podcasts, The Erik Allen Show, AND one of the best MMA related podcasts, Top Rated MMA. I highly suggest subscribing to both of those shows. Erik is on a mission to share his story with anybody who may be experiencing rough times in their lives so they know that there is a path from where they are now to a happy, healthy, successful life. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With us today is Tim Cosby, President/CEO of Real Retention, a training and consulting firm that works with leaders to help them retain their best talent and improve organizational culture. Tim’s proven system, the Conversational Management™ framework, helps transform management practices and organizational culture, to achieve an engaged, productive workforce, boost profitability, and enjoy real retention. To fins out more about Tim what he does visit: www.culture-impact.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Art Johnson is CEO of Infinity Systems, Inc., a management consulting firm where he helps leaders identify and rectify organizational misalignment. Previously, he implemented a strategic plan to improve alignment at Medtronic, the world’s largest medical technology company, enabling it to grow top-line revenue by 13 percent year-over-year in a flat market. His new book is The Art of Alignment: A Data-Driven Approach to Lead Aligned Organizations. Learn more at orgametrics.net/theartofalignment. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Helen Yu is the founder and CEO of TigonAdvisory. She drives growth for tech companies from start-ups to global titans like Oracle and Adobe, and helps CEOs achieve multi-billion-dollar revenue growth and record profitability. She’s a board advisor to fast-growth SaaS companies and is on the board of the Global Cybersecurity Association. She’s a top Twitter influencer with a 10M+ weekly reach and was ranked a Top 10 thought leader by Thinkers 360, and a top 10 digital transformation influencer by IBM. She’s spoken at SXSW, TiECon, DMS, and Money2020. An avid adventurer who trekked to Mt. Everest base camp and ice climbed glaciers, her new book is Ascend Your Start-up: Conquer the 5 Disconnects to Accelerate Growth.  Learn more at tigonadvisory.com. You can also follow Helen on LinkedIn, Twitter, and YouTube. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Paula Caligiuri is a D'Amore-McKim School of Business Distinguished Professor of International Business at Northeastern University, and lives in Boston, Massachusetts. She has been named as one of the most prolific authors in international business for her work in cross-cultural management, global leadership development, and cultural agility. She is president of TASCA Global, a consulting firm that specializes in assessing and developing culturally agile professionals and boasts a client list that includes the U.S. Army, Peace Corps, Cigna, 3M, and Johnson & Johnson. She is a frequent expert guest on CNN and CNN International and author of the LinkedIn Learning course “Managing Globally.” Her new book is Build Your Cultural Agility: The Nine Competencies of Successful Global Professionals.  Learn more about Paula and her work at TASCAglobal.com and myGiide.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jackie Ferguson spent the majority of her career across multiple facets of business for startups to Fortune 500 companies. Earning the designation of Certified Diversity Executive (CDE), Jackie is co-founder and Head of Content and Programming for The Diversity Movement: an organization that creates stronger business outcomes through strengthening culture and belonging. Jackie is also a member of the Forbes Business Council and the National Diversity Council, and has been published by Forbes, Almanac and other publications. Jackie hosts the top rated diversity podcast, “Diversity: Beyond the Checkbox” and has been volunteering with and donating to equality organizations for more than two decades. To find out more about Jackie and her organization visit thediversitymovement.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With us today is Deb Coviello, Author of CEO’s Compass - Your Guide to Getting Back on Track and host of The Drop In CEO podcast. After 25+ years in Quality and Operational Excellence roles, Deb has a deep understanding for what’s important when it comes to creating solutions for CEO’s by assessing the landscape, solving their technical business issues and elevating their people for a lasting impact and ultimately – peace of mind. She is here today to help share a bit of how The CEO’s Compass can bring you “Peace of Mind”. To find out more about her and what she does visit dropinceo.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sean Dowdell is known as the Tattooed Millionaire, which is also the title of his first book (2017). In addition to his role as founder and CEO of Club Tattoo, he is a drummer with Grey Daze. He’s a frequent speaker to a variety of audiences and has been featured in Entrepreneur, GQ, Billboard, and on CNBC, A&E and more. Thora Dowdell, who will be a guest in a few episodes, was formerly in marketing and sales before becoming a business partner with Sean, initially in the music recording industry and later in Club Tattoo. Thora is passionate about empowering women business owners through her story. Together, the husband-wife team have authored the new book, Brand Renegades: Our Fearless Path from Startup to Global Brand. Learn more at businessgamechangers.com, clubtattoo.com, and/or drinkedbar.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode I chat with Carolyn Stern. Carolyn is the author of The Emotionally Strong Leader, is the President and CEO of EI Experience, an executive leadership development and emotional intelligence training firm. She is a certified Emotional Intelligence and Leadership Development Expert, professional speaker, and university professor whose emotional intelligence courses and modules have been adopted by top universities in North America. She has also provided comprehensive training programs to business leaders across the continent in highly regarded corporations encompassing industries such as technology, finance, manufacturing, advertising, education, healthcare, government, and foodservice. You can find out more about her and her work at the following links: carolynstern.com eiexperience.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Paul Cowan is a relationship specialist who had a successful career in leading international advertising agencies, then opened his own agency. As a psychotherapist he worked with individuals and couples and consulted with teams and organizations. Specializing in client relationships, he works internationally to facilitate change between agencies and their clients. He cofounded the Client Relationship Consultancy and the Customer Relationship Consultancy. His new book is Connecting with Clients — For stronger, more rewarding and longer-lasting client relationships. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Courtney Lynch is an executive coach who works with high-performing leaders to help them achieve next-level results. After her service in the Marine Corps, she co-created the leadership development firm Lead Star and co-wrote the New York Times best-selling books SPARK and Leading from the Front with her friends Angie Morgan and Sean Lynch. Their third book, Bet on You: How Leaders Win With Risk, will be out in spring 2022.  Find out more about them at: www.leadstar.us --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Vicky Oliver is a leading career development expert and the multi-best-selling author of five books, including 301 Smart Answers to Tough Interview Questions, named in the top 10 list of "Best Books for HR Interview Prep," 301 Smart Answers to Tough Business Etiquette Questions (, and Bad Bosses, Crazy Coworkers, and Other Office Idiots. She’s a sought-after speaker and seminar presenter and a popular media source, having made over 901 appearances in broadcast, print, and online outlets.  Find out more about Vicky and what she does at: vickyoliver.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s guest, Rick Maurer, is a speaker, author, consultant, and expert on helping leaders avoid resistance to change. Since the publication of his book Beyond the Wall of Resistance in the 1990s, Rick’s opinion has been sought by The Wall Street Journal, CNBC, NBC Nightly News, Fortune, and many other media outlets. Some of the largest companies in the world ask for his advice on ways to avoid resistance to change and ways to build strong support for changes and other big projects. Find out more about Rick and his services at: www.rickmaurer.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jason Redman is a retired Navy SEAL Lieutenant, severely Wounded Warrior, veteran advocate, author of the New York Times bestselling memoir, The Trident, and acclaimed leadership and resilience speaker. His new book is Overcome: Crush Adversity with the Leadership Techniques of America’s Toughest Warriors. Learn more at: www.jasonredman.com Find out more about operation recovery at: www.operationrecovery.org --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

As CEO and President of Pure Romance, Chris Cicchinelli has grown a small, family business in Cincinnati into the world’s largest in-home party company of its kind. A front-page story in the St. Louis Dispatch called Pure Romance “The New Tupperware of the 2000s.” Today, the company has annual revenues of more than $350 million. He spends over 200 days a year on the road giving motivational seminars and personally training and meeting Pure Romance’s independent consultants, which now number more than 40,000 in every U.S. state and abroad. In 2018, after their eight-year-old coming out as transgender, Cicchinelli founded the Living with Change Foundation to help trans youth and their families. To find out more about the book, "The Secret Is You", visit: secretisyou.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Michael Alleruzzo is a full-time Visiting Instructor of onsite and online undergraduate, graduate, and executive education courses in the Department of Management of the Haub School of Business at Saint Joseph’s University. His course specialties include business management, personal and organizational leadership, teams and teamwork, interpersonal communication, and conflict resolution. He is a recipient of the merit award for teaching excellence at SJU. Michael earned his management degrees from the College of Business and Economics at West Virginia University and the School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University. Michael’s professional career and research focus is on teaching and training and has included corporate training, operations management and analytics in the hospitality industry, faculty and staff training and development in higher education, and consulting for global clients in a variety of industries.  His opinion has been published in international trade journals, and he has appeared as an expert at international conferences. Find out more about Michael and what he does at: WWW.MICHAELALLERUZZO.COM You can also find him on LinkedIn right here. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dr. Trevor Blattner, is a podcast host, author of the book Redefining The Top 1%, and a leading thinker on Shepherd Leadership—a modern approach to leadership designed to encourage leadership that guides, supports, and uplifts. With over 20 years of research and coaching, Dr. Blattner has developed a model of leadership that breaks free of the antiquated and regressive notions of what it means to lead. His enlightened approach to leadership is based on behavioral science, personal experience, and a strong commitment to personal values. Find out more about Trevor at: drtrevorblattner.com You can find the Redefining The Top 1% podcast here: drtrevorblattner.com/podcasts/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tevis Trower, is founder & CEO of Balance Integration and the author of The Game-Changer’s Guide to Radical Success, knows that building a great organization begins with cultivating true greatness from the very top. Tevis is a pioneer in optimizing corporate cultures, and has been heralded as “corporate mindfulness guru for the new millennium.” Tevis has coached high performers and top executives for powerful organizations ranging from Disney to KKR in leveraging their most precious asset: their humanity. A sought after “get them thinking, laughing, and interacting” speaker, Tevis has headlined executive events with Fast Company, Harvard Business Review Events, Peer150, Bloomberg, Conscious Capitalism, and Google, and has been featured in media outlets like Forbes, Inc, Fortune, CIO, The New York Post, Yoga Journal, and more. To find out more about Tevis visit: www.balanceintegration.com and you can email her directly at Tevis@balanceintegration.com Here is the link to the story Tevis shared during the discussion: https://bemorewithless.com/the-story-of-the-mexican-fisherman/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Patrick Burke is the Managing Partner of Burke & Schindler PLL and Concentric Wealth Management. Passionate about helping entrepreneurs start, grow, manage, and build valuable businesses, he has advised more than 200 successful start-ups and is an expert across multiple disciplines including mergers and acquisitions, business financing, and deal structuring. He’s on the Board of Directors for SMS Holdings in Nashville and UASI in Cincinnati and maintains Series 7 and Series 66 Securities licenses. His new book is The 10 Biggest Business Mistakes And How To Avoid Them. Learn more at www.burkecpa.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jon Thompson, author of The Dashboard Effect, is co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Blue Margin, Inc. and has been an entrepreneur and business executive for the past 25 years. He co-founded several companies before founding Blue Margin in 2011, including Vercuity, a data analytics firm that grew to over 500 employees and was backed by One Equity Partners. Blue Margin helps private equity and mid-market companies who want to quickly leverage the power of data visibility to improve outcomes. Their team organizes companies’ data to produce automated, real-time dashboards that create an ownership mentality and culture of accountability that accelerate growth. Jon’s experience working with over 250 companies has led to the insight that “most if not all problems in business come down to poor visibility,” a message he delivers to a variety of corporate audiences, citing industry experts and the best-practices his company has developed as a leading data consultancy in the midmarket. He offers concrete, practical steps for business leaders who want to quickly leverage data to improve growth, profitability, and culture. heir mission is to deliver breakthroughs early and often, and to rid mid-market companies of poor visibility. Find out more at www.bluemargin.com Check out The Dashboard Effect Podcast here. And email Jon or call him directly at: 975-214-1652 or jon@bluemargin.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Peggy Smedley is an award-winning journalist and technology expert. During her 25-year career, she has extensively covered IoT (Internet of Things), manufacturing, construction technology, and most recently sustainability, circularity, and resiliency. She is founder and president of Specialty Publishing Media (SPM); editorial director of Constructech and Connected World; radio host of The Peggy Smedley Show; and author of her new book Sustainable in a Circular World, which follows her first book, Mending Manufacturing (2004).  Learn more About Peggy and her work at sustainablecircularworld.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gordon is a former corporate warrior who successfully delivered complex $100m projects, ran $300m departments, and led global teams of 1000 staff. He has helped clients reduce operational costs by $350m, increase performance by 50%-500%, and helped entrepreneurs triple their revenue in just 12 months. Now Gordon helps to develop good managers into great leaders and also helps those looking to take their first steps on the leadership ladder. He’s also a highly sought-after keynote speaker on Leadership, Employee Engagement, and Operational Excellence. He’s been recognized by Global Gurus as a ‘Top 10 Leadership Expert and Speaker. Gordon’s work has been featured in Forbes, Business Insider, Inc., Entrepreneur, Fortune, and Addicted 2Success. He’s written 4 books and his last book FAST was a finalist in the Chartered Management Institute Management Book of the Year. Clients include Accenture, GE Aviation, Allianz, Baxter International, Arizona Dept of Child Safety, American Airlines, and many others.z Find out more about Gordon and what he does at GordonTredgold.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

David Horsager is the CEO of Trust Edge Leadership Institute, Trust Expert in Residence at High Point University, and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Trust Edge. David has advised leaders and delivered life-changing presentations on six continents, with audiences ranging from FedEx, Toyota, MIT, and global governments to the New York Yankees and the Department of Homeland Security. His new book, Trusted Leader: 8 Pillars that Drive Results describes how to create a company-wide foundation of trust. Learn more at www.TrustEdge.com or www.davidhorsager.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Brett is a thought leader and opinion former in the increasingly important area of business culture. Brett is the founder & CEO of CultureGene a company culture consultancy working with high-growth scale-up companies Brett interviews founders and CEOs of successful high-growth start-ups to better understand how they defined, developed, and implemented their company’s culture. He publishes his interviews on the Start-up Hierarchy of Needs blog and speaks and runs workshops on the subject of company culture. Brett is an investor in and advisor to a number of high-growth start-ups. Prior to founding CultureGene Brett spent 16 years as the Managing Partner of a leading executive search firm where he successfully completed CxO, VP and Director level searches for hundreds of start-up and high-growth companies in the UK, US, and across EMEA. He has interviewed more than 5,000 senior executives over the past 16 years. He is also the author of the new book Own Your Culture: How To Define, Embed, and Manage Your Company Culture --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Atholl Duncan is Chair of Black Isle Group, leadership performance development specialists, and an international executive coach. Certified by INSEAD, he also studied leadership at Harvard and Cranfield. A former journalist and television producer, he worked for BBC News for more than 20 years. Learn more about his new book, Leaders in Lockdown: Inside Stories of COVID-19 and the New World of Business. Find out more about Atholl at: www.athollduncan.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s guest is Kevin Harris, President of Radical Mentoring, an intentionally small group mentoring process to help church pastors engage men, build a core group of leaders, and transform their churches. Kevin is passionate about being a resource for church leaders that have incorporated small group mentoring into their disciple-making strategy. Find out more about Kevin and his work at: radicalmentoring.com You can email him directly at: Kevin@radicalmentoring.com You can reach him directly via telephone at: 720-710-7596 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Todd Palmer is an executive coach, keynote speaker, renowned thought leader, author, and CEO who is committed to helping business owners tackle their obstacles and clear their path to success. As an entrepreneur and active CEO, Todd knows the struggles business owners face regarding people, cash, strategy & execution. He took his company from being $600,000 in debt to making the INC 5,000 as one of America’s fastest-growing companies (an astounding 6 times!). He specializes in helping leaders join the mission statement of the organization with their personal core values while addressing fears, self-doubts, and imposter syndrome. He brings a unique blend of authenticity, transparency, and vulnerability to help leaders & organizations achieve their highest goals, and he’s here today to share his story, what he’s learned along the way, and his proven framework for helping business owners achieve success. Find out more about Todd and his work at https://extraordinaryadvisors.com/ And you can email him directly at Todd@extraordinaryadvisors.com You can also find him on social media here: Twitter LinkedIn Facebook Youtube Instagram --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Paul Shepherd is a Sydney-based entrepreneur, coach, and creator of a unique system that helps leaders to live a life of purpose and meaning through a holistic 360-degree approach that nurtures the mind, body, and soul. After multiple successful years in business, making millions of dollars in his early 20s, he discovered that his life needs to change. Despite all the “success,” he didn’t feel fulfilled, so he went on a journey to discover himself, his true values, and his calling. And he did. Unlike other professional coaches, he doesn’t try to fit his clients into ill-fitting labels. His one-of-a-kind assessment approach provides an almost infinite amount of possible unique combinations, always perfectly suited for an individual. Join Paul's Facebook group at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/soulpurposemastery Find out more about Paul at his website at: https://paulbshepherd.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ruben Ugarte is the founder of Practico Analytics, providing expertise in data analytics. He has worked with companies on five continents and in all company stages, helping them to use data to make higher quality decisions, boost performance, increase profitability and make their teams world-class. He maintains a popular blog with more than 100,000 readers. His new book is The Data Mirage: Why Companies Fail to Actually Use Their Data. Learn more at rubenugarte.com. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Pamela Hackett has advised, led, and supported people through major change within some of the world's most prominent companies and brands throughout her 35 years in management consulting. She is the Global CEO of the international consultancy Proudfoot, a pioneer of “boots on the ground” consulting that’s been in the game for eight decades. Hackett is on a quest to help all companies build businesses that are both fit and healthy, productive and engaged. Her new book, Manage to Engage: How Great Managers Create Remarkable Results, is a compendium of ideas and resources that will help leaders and managers focus on what matters—their people—to achieve their numbers and create true advantage. Learn more at pamelahackett.com. You can also email Pamela at Pam@PamelaHackett.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, I chat with David Hollenbach the third about being taking your failures and making them an integral part of your future. He shares some personal stories of how he has done just that in his military career, firefighting career, and personal life and the lessons he learned the hard way so you don't have to. Find out more about David at: hollenbachleadership.com Follow his podcast at: hollenbachleadership.com/from-embers-to-excellence-podcast And check out his appearance on out friend, Jon Rennie's Deep Leadership Podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Experts estimate that in most companies, 70-90% of their investment in learning and development is wasted because participants don’t apply what they learned. This means they don’t get the return-on-investment they hoped for. Meredith Bell knows why this happens and what you can do to improve your ROI. She’s spent the past 30 years working to create products and books that help people master communication skills. She has a deep understanding of what you can do to ensure that your learning and development programs stick.    Find out more about Meredith and her work at: growstrongleaders.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steve Chaparro is an organizational culture expert and communicator who speaks worldwide about how companies can transform their workplace culture through intentional co-creation and communication. He is founder and principal at Culture Design Studio, an organizational design agency, and the podcast host of The Culture Design Show. As Steve mentioned, the best way to connect with him is on LinkedIn and on https://stevechaparro.co/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today’s guest, Dr. Roger Hall, is the author of Staying Happy Being Productive: The Big 10 Things Successful People Do and Expedition. He is a Business Psychologist with clients all over the country, and he trains leaders to monitor and manage their thinking. Roger knows great leaders work on themselves first, and then success in their companies follows. Roger received his Doctorate in Psychology from Ohio State University in 1991. He has worked with thousands of leaders – and loves to work with small entrepreneurial firms. Find out more about Dr. Hall here DrRogerHall.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/responsible-leadership/support Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices