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Developing Leadership across Multiple Organizations with Sam Palazzolo20 May 202200:28:02

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Sam Palazzolo is an entrepreneur, venture capitalist, author, leadership professor, and nonprofit philanthropist. He brings a variety of value creation topics to entrepreneurs and business leaders. His ideas and actionable takeaways are captured in his five books, the most recent being The Influential Leader: Leading at the Tip of the Spear.

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Billion-dollar Co-founder on Bringing Your Best to Work with Dan Macklin17 May 202200:29:30

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Dan Macklin is the CEO of Salary Finance Inc, partnering with over 600 of the world's leading employers to offer financial wellness solutions to their employees. Salary Finance is driven by an ambitious mission of helping 10 million Americans out of debt and into savings. Previously, Dan was a Co-founder and VP Business Development at SoFi, valued at more than $12 billion after going public in June 2021. He has been interviewed by publications including Bloomberg, CNBC, Forbes and Wall Street Journal. Dan was named as one of the 25 Inspiring Entrepreneurs to Watch by Inc and, much to the amusement of his kids, was selected as one of the 40 Coolest People Under 40 in Silicon Valley by Business Insider.

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Engage Your Team for Innovation with Jeffrey Magee08 Oct 202100:29:58

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Jeffrey Magee is the “Thought Leader’s Leader.” He is the publisher and editor-in-chief of Professional Performance Magazine, editor of the LEADERSHIP MASTERY and SALES MASTERY blogs, a former nationally syndicated Radio Talk Show Host, as well as a published author of 31 books, including 4-Best Sellers and 4 graduate management textbooks. He is a leadership columnist and highly sought global professional speaker on performance psychology.

 

LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS

  • Three steps to create engagement: 1. Awareness (what/why), 2. Engagement (how), 3. Commitment (when)
  • Unleash innovation by inviting critical thought. Make it safe for someone to challenge.
  • Provide financial incentives for quantitative benefit to the business that come through innovation.

 

QUESTIONS TO INSPIRE US TO ACTION

  • What is some lesson, saying, or experience that continues to influence your leadership to this day? Do not accept anything people say or do unless you can validate it.
  • Use three descriptors to finish this sentence: “A leader is…” Bold, brilliant, and has foresight.
  • What is a question that leaders should be asking either themselves or others? What are the implications of your decisions and ideas over the horizon?
  • What book would you recommend to leaders? Jeff’s reading formula: Always be reading 1) a technical book/textbook on your profession, 2) the pop book that people are talking about, 3) an autobiography of someone within your industry, 4) a how-to book within your space.
  • If you could get every listener to start doing something THIS week to help them be a better leader, what would it be? Think legacy. Stop and recognize what it is you are doing that people will remember – your actions, behaviors, comments.
  • As a general life principle, is it better to ask “why?” or “why not?” “Why not?” because it is contrarian. It challenges people to a deeper thought.

 

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Next Generation Leadership with Adam Kingl13 Feb 202000:40:24
Adam Kingl is a highly respected expert on leadership and culture, fulfilling organizational and personal purpose, and generational paradigms in the workplace. He has worked as the Regional Managing Director for Duke Corporate Education, leading the organization’s business in Europe, and advising clients on issues of adaptability, performance, creativity, and purpose. Before Duke, he was the Executive Director of Thought Leadership and Learning Solutions for London Business School. His new book, Next Generation Leadership: How to Ensure Young Talent Will Thrive with Your Organization just came out at the beginning of February.

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The New Mindset of Reputation Management with Bill Coletti08 Feb 202000:34:05
Bill Coletti is a reputation management, crisis communications, and professional development expert who founded a company called Kith to help other organizations in these areas. He is also a keynote speaker, Wall Street Journal Risk & Compliance panelist, and best-selling author of Critical Moments: The New Mindset of Reputation Management. He has more than 25 years of global experience managing high-stakes crises, issues management, and media relations challenges for both Fortune 500 companies and winning global political campaigns.

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In High-Stress Scenarios, Keep on Leading with Louis J. Fernandez03 Feb 202000:34:26
Louis Fernandez is a former Army officer who deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq with the 82nd Airborne Division where he learned valuable leadership lessons (particularly related to high stress situations). After leaving the military, he joined a Fortune 100 company and led multiple teams that he oversaw to success. He is the author of Keep on Leading, a book focused on two things this podcast likes, which are learning and taking action. Now he’s looking to share the lessons he has learned to improve the American workplace.

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Take Your Customer Personally with Dave Gordon31 Jan 202000:33:39
Dave Gordon is an internationally recognized brand, marketing and communications expert. He is an inspirational leader, speaker and author with a mission to help people identify, communicate, and deliver their unique value to build stronger personal, team and corporate brands. Dave’s work has positively impacted teams, organizations and associations in countries around the world, including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. His new book "TIP: A Simple Strategy to Inspire High Performance and Lasting Success" came out on January 29th.

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Why You Need to Be a Content Creator with Mark Hodgson29 Jan 202000:38:12
Mark Hodgson helps motivated professionals to unlock their inner talents and create the successful and meaningful lives we all crave. He’s been a senior corporate leader in multiple countries and is a leading thinker in transformation and what it takes to thrive in complex times. A natural disruptor, he helps executives, entrepreneurs and business owners to build their personal brand and influence and is an expert in leading change. His first book, Time to Shine explains what we need to DO, BE and BUILD to show up as successful, fulfilled and authentic influencers. His second book, Second Half Hero, launches in 2020.

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The Young Nonprofit Leader with Rhea Wong26 Jan 202000:31:26
Rhea Wong has worked in the nonprofit sector for over fifteen years, twelve of them as an executive director. During her tenure as Executive Director of Breakthrough New York, she oversaw significant growth in the number of students served, in the staff, the budget and replication to three sites. She has become a leader in the New York educational community and is a frequent educational commentator in the media. She has been recognized with the SmartCEO Brava Award in 2015 and NY Nonprofit Media’s 40 under 40 in 2017. She is also the host of Nonprofit Lowdown, a podcast dedicated to the business of nonprofits.

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The New S.M.A.R.T. Model for Individuals with Paul Stretton-Stephens22 Jan 202000:29:06
Paul Stretton-Stephens is a mindset coach as well as a teacher, futurist, author, and speaker. He is a proud veteran and has for many years coached multiple sports and activities. He has travelled extensively and has lived abroad for some years, and he doesn’t let his visual impairment stifle his activities. He is happily married and lives in Devon, UK where he adores living by the sea.

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Create New Futures with Aviv Shahar19 Jan 202000:33:25
Aviv Shahar is founder and president of Aviv Consulting, a strategic innovation consultancy. He is also the author of the book Create New Futures: How Leaders Produce Breakthroughs and Transform the World Through Conversation and hosts the Creating New Futures podcast. He has spent time as a fighter pilot for the Israeli Air Force, where he learned lessons he still uses today. Now, Fortune 500 companies hire him to help their senior teams create purpose-inspired futures and innovative strategies that drive growth.

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The Power of Relationship Marketing with Ben Baker15 Jan 202000:33:29
Ben Baker has been helping his customers across North America communicate effectively for more than a quarter century. His believes that if your employees do not understand and live your mission, vision and values, your customers will never believe in them. He is the author of Powerful Personal Brands, facilitator of the How to Retain Employees Through Leadership workshop and course and host of the YourLIVINGBrand.live Show.

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Discover the Joy of Your Calling with Dr. Angie Ward12 Jan 202000:29:54
Angie Ward is a leader, teacher, writer, and pastor’s wife. She is an award-winning regular contributor to Christianity Today leadership publications and has served as a contributing editor and editorial advisor for Leadership Journal, Building Church Leaders, and Gifted for Leadership. She is also a highly regarded teacher and speaker, with classroom experience at Denver Seminary, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary, Trinity International University, and Lancaster Bible College. Her leadership experience includes roles in church, parachurch, nonprofit, and educational contexts. Angie’s latest book, I Am a Leader: When Women Discover the Joy of their Calling releases from NavPress in March 2020.

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Increase Your Cultural Agility with Paula Caligiuri01 Oct 202100:24:32

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Paula Caligiuri is a Distinguished Professor of International Business and Strategy at Northeastern University. Paula has authored award-winning articles and books – including her most recent book Build Your Cultural Agility: The Nine Competencies of Successful Global Professionals. She has been a frequent expert guest on CNN and is an instructor for a LinkedIn Learning course entitled Managing Globally. Paula co-founded a public benefit corporation, Skiilify, to help foster cultural understanding, and she holds a Ph.D. from Penn State University in Organizational Psychology.

 

LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS

  • A multicultural environment is any environment that is demographically different (not just ethnic/national).
  • Getting in an extreme cultural situation does more harm than good for cultural agility.
  • Americans tend to smile a lot. This can look a little strange or un-credible.
  • Be aware of the level of formality if you are working with people from another culture/demographic.
  • In some cultures, silence means you are engaged. Sometimes it means you are disengaged.
  • Push against the desire to seek the familiar and find someone who is demographically diverse.

  

QUESTIONS TO INSPIRE US TO ACTION

  • What is some lesson, saying, or experience that continues to influence your leadership to this day? Having to get a job to make it during a study-abroad experience in Europe.
  • Use three descriptors to finish this sentence: “A leader is…” Courageous, authentic, transparent.
  • What is a question that leaders should be asking either themselves or others? How much time am I really spending understanding the environment I’m in and the people I’m with?
  • What book would you recommend to leaders? Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
  • If you could get every listener to start doing something THIS week to help them be a better leader, what would it be? Ask two more questions in any situation you’re in (no matter your natural level of curiosity).
  • As a general life principle, is it better to ask “why?” or “why not?” “Why not?” because we can offer vision and hope and make a change whatever corner of the world we’re in.

 

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Zero to CEO with Em Ducharme08 Jan 202000:29:15
Em Ducharme started Zero to CEO to provide business strategy for influencers and experts looking to monetize and scale their audience. Her work has been featured on major media outlets such as Forbes, ThriveGlobal, The Good Men Project and Business2Community. As a former corporate sales consultant for Fortune 500 companies and major corporations, Em helped to grow and scale businesses for the last ten years in hospitality, finances, entertainment, and e-learning. She's raised millions of dollars in investor funds for the companies that she worked for and personally was able to scale her own companies past multi 6-7 figure mark in a record-breaking time.

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The Stunning Alchemy of Solid Language with John Klymshyn21 Dec 201900:30:43
John Klymshyn has been the architect for growth for teams and individuals in the arenas of executive communication, inspirational language and practical skills ranging from sales mentality to thought processes. His focus is the power of language. He is either traveling the world speaking about Deeper Dialogue™, Moving Conversations Forward™, or Mindful Leadership™, OR coaching executives, writing, and podcasting, and he recently came out with his newest audiobook, Deeper Dialogues: Conversations That Inspire.

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The Key to Unplugged Fun with Devin Cowick and Don Wilson19 Dec 201900:39:00
Devin Cowick and Don Wilson co-founded their business “Code Pineapple,” where pineapple is the code word for unplugged fun. They help families with kids live a healthy, balanced life in the digital world through a four-part framework: screen habits, offline alternatives, self-esteem, and relationships. Together they have built Code Pineapple to be an award-winning publisher of multiple best-selling books and a leader in children's edu-tainment.

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The Customer Experience Edge with Shari Altergott15 Dec 201900:30:16
Shari Altergott has over 18 years of experience helping clients improve their Customers’ experience by implementing strategies that focus on people, product, process and feedback. During her career she has held several positions within Marketing, Business Development and Executive Leadership. She currently serves as the Chief Experience Officer at The CX Edge, a company that was created to serve the B2B community by developing and executing customer experience strategies that focus on client’s primary business objectives of increasing profitability by retaining and acquiring new business.

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Three Pillars for Success as an Entrepreneur with Debbie Morton10 Dec 201900:32:34
Debbie Morton has a passion to help others. It started when she had to restart her career at the age of 56. She had closed a home care business $100K in debt, and within months learned she and her husband’s entire million-dollar retirement savings was gone due to some bad investment choices. In a quest to begin a new career to avoid a 9-t0-5 job, she became an online marketer, a business coach and is currently a founding member and on the advisory board of the Young Entrepreneur Project that offers three pillars to help entrepreneurs and aspiring entrepreneurs succeed.

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Check Your Ego at the Door with Ryan Narus08 Dec 201900:40:54
Ryan Narus started his entrepreneurial journey with no money, no experience, no capital, and no network. And after studying psychology and statistics at Wake Forest University and receiving his MBA, he also had plenty of student loan debt. But he refused to quit. He sacrificed, took bold action, and found creative ways to make money while he started and scaled his business. Now he is a self-made real estate entrepreneur who owns and operates 10 Mobile Home Parks spanning over 1,200 units, and he is on a mission to help others.

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Habits for Happiness with JoAnna Brandi03 Dec 201900:34:41
JoAnna Brandi is a Certified Chief Happiness Officer, a Happiness Coach and specialist in creating Customer Happiness. She is the author of two books on customer loyalty as well as an illustrated gift book called "54 Ways to Stay Positive in a Changing, Challenging, and Sometimes Negative World." She works with companies who want to energize, elevate and empower their people to take "Exquisite CARE" of their customers and their employees as a strategy to create lifetime value and profitability. She’s been in business 29 years, has clients in all shapes, sizes, and kinds of companies.

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Inverted Leadership with Joel Hawbaker29 Nov 201900:44:10
Joel Hawbaker is a professional speaker, coach, teacher, and Amazon best-selling author with years of experience in a wide variety of leadership roles. He is blessed to be able to share much of what he has learned with audiences and clients, and he loves to engage them through storytelling and humor. He currently lives in his hometown of Anniston, Alabama, with his wife, his two daughters, and his two dogs Butterscotch and Bruiser.

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Change Your Business by Changing Your Thinking with Jarrod Haning26 Nov 201900:34:53
Jarrod Haning was a freelance musician who got tired of eeking out a living. He made three key changes that helped to double his income to $100,000 a year working 20 hours a week. This was a transformational move for him, and now he’s passionate about sharing how he made this transition because he believes it is the ticket to freeing up so many people in the business world. His clients have been able to double their income in the first year by using a Nobel Nominated process that teaches them how to think at a higher level. He believes that a breakthrough in your business will first happen as a breakthrough in your thinking.

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The Prosperous Leader with Jacob Engel23 Nov 201900:28:10
Jacob Engel started an organization called Yeda LLC that provides seminars and courses to entrepreneurs and business owners. His mission is to empower leaders and managers through giving them the knowledge to change and helping them implement the changes in their organizations. Before his current job, Jacob was the COO of a $200M family food and real estate enterprise. He is the author of two books: The Prosperous Leader: How Smart People Achieve Success and The Ten Commandments of Family Business Succession.

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Be a “Value-Added” Leader with Diana Holland28 Sep 202100:32:32

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Maj. Gen. Diana Holland commands the Mississippi Valley Division of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and serves as president of the Mississippi River Commission. She is responsible for water resources engineering solutions in a 370,000-square-mile area, extending from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico and encompassing portions of 12 states. Her division serves the Mississippi Valley region, strengthens our nation’s security, energizes the economy, and reduces risks from disasters. Full bio: https://www.mvd.usace.army.mil/About/Leadership/Bio-Article-View/Article/2240852/major-general-diana-m-holland/

  

LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS

  • You won’t always bring to your team what your predecessor brought. So, while you do need to fill the role, it might look different.
  • You need to be the leader the organization needs, not the leader you may have been in the past.
  • The higher you go in an organization, the less it is about you.
  • Be yourself but be self-aware.

 

QUESTIONS TO INSPIRE US TO ACTION

  • What is some lesson, saying, or experience that continues to influence your leadership to this day? Thinking about the word/term that describes you or how you want to be remembered.
  • Use three descriptors to finish this sentence: “A leader is…” Visionary, communicator, and present.
  • What is a question that leaders should be asking either themselves or others? What is it that I do for the organization that only I can do?
  • What book would you recommend to leaders? Leading with Heart by Mike Krzyzewski
  • If you could get every listener to start doing something THIS week to help them be a better leader, what would it be? Find a mentor or be a mentor.
  • As a general life principle, is it better to ask “why?” or “why not?” “Why?” is the best thing to ask in any conversation. It helps break you away from your assumptions.

 

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Leading with Values First with Quint Studer19 Nov 201900:31:12
Quint Studer has led for decades in education, healthcare, and community development. He is an entrepreneur, a Wall Street Journal best-selling author, and he co-owns a minor league baseball team in Pensacola, FL. His newest book, The Busy Leader’s Handbook: How to Lead People and Places that Thrive came out at the beginning of October.

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Discussion: Counteracting Contagious Culture Killers17 Nov 201900:23:10
Josh, Jake, and Taylor discuss Monday’s interview with Anese Cavanaugh and the responsibility and opportunity each person has to shape the culture around them. They discuss whether or not they are conscious about how they present themselves in their energy and influence, areas they feel like they can become a more self-aware leader, and the three “contagious culture killers” of busyness, gossip, and a lack of direct engagement. They also discuss how to both take care of yourself well and make sure you are showing up for others.

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Shaping Culture Through Your Intentional Energetic Presence® with Anese Cavanaugh12 Nov 201900:30:38
Anese Cavanaugh wants to help you bring your best self to the table in order to create significant positive impact in your life. She is the creator of the IEP Method® (Intentional Energetic Presence) and an advisor and thinking partner to leaders and organizations around the world. She has written three books: Her first is called Contagious Culture, her second is The Leader You Will Be, and her third—which was released just last week—is called Contagious You: Unlock Your Power to Influence, Lead, and Create the Impact You Want.

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Discussion: How to Build a Community That People Want to Join10 Nov 201900:28:35
Josh, Jonathan, and Thomas discuss Monday’s interview with Jono Bacon about the importance of communities f0r brands and organizations. Their discussion includes what brands do this well, whether or not they have been able to provide help within a brand’s community, and how capitalize on strengths and minimizing weaknesses when developing a community. They also discuss why organizations may shy away from attempt to build community and why they might develop it for the wrong reasons.

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Supercharge Your Organization Through Community with Jono Bacon05 Nov 201900:35:33
Jono Bacon is a leading community strategist, speaker, author, and podcaster. He founded his own consulting company and has served as Director of Community at multiple organizations. His clients include Huawei, Microsoft, Intel, Google, Sony Mobile, Deutsche Bank, and others. He is the author of the critically-acclaimed The Art of Community, a columnist for Forbes and opensource.com, and founder of the Community Leadership Summit and Open Collaboration Conferences. He has also written a new book entitled People Powered: How Communities Can Supercharge Your Business, Brand, and Teams, which is being released November 12th.

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Discussion: Managing Stress and Learning from Mistakes02 Nov 201900:24:31
Josh, Jake, and Molly discuss Monday’s interview with Dr. Thad Hicks about leadership in Emergency and Disaster Response settings. Their discussion includes the value of experiential education, whether a grizzly or shark would win in a fight, the balance between make a quick decision and an informed decision, how EDR leaders learn from their mistakes, and why others do not do as good of a job at learning from their mistakes. They also discuss how to prepare others to handle higher-stress situations.

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Leading in Emergency & Disaster Scenarios with Thad Hicks28 Oct 201900:30:34
Dr. Thad Hicks is the Director of the Emergency and Disaster Management program at Ohio Christian University. He has served as the Director of Emergency Disaster Services at The Salvation Army along the U.S. Gulf Coast, where he was responsible for all Salvation Army emergency and disaster relief operations in the states of Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Dr. Hicks continues his relationship with them as a trainer and consultant, allowing for an abundance of real-world experiences for students at OCU with one of the world’s largest non-profit organizations active in emergency and disaster work. He currently sits on the editorial Board for The Journal of Emergency Management, a top tier academic journal in the emergency management field.

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Discussion: Gathering the Right People to Handle Complexity27 Oct 201900:29:02
Josh, Cody, and Michelle talk about Monday’s interview with David Komlos and David Benjamin, who recently wrote a new book, Cracking Complexity. Their discussion includes the difference between what is complex versus what is complicated (and which they tend to deal with more), whether they prefer things that are complicated or things that are complex, and some of the details related to getting enough people together (requisite variety) to solve complex problems. They also discuss the three iterations of the complexity formula and which they would be best at.

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The Complexity Formula – Solving Problems Faster with David Komlos and David Benjamin22 Oct 201900:29:20

David Komlos is CEO of Syntegrity, a consulting firm that specializes in applying the Complexity Formula in organizations. David has done this in some of the most interesting and high-stakes situations in the world, including inside Fortune 15 boardrooms, with international aid, in content creation in sports and entertainment, and in improving access to life-saving products.

David Benjamin co-founded Syntegrity and is the chief architect behind the organization’s implementation of the Complexity formula outlined in today’s book. David advises Fortune 500 companies and government leaders on how to organize for complexity. Together, they are the authors of Cracking Complexity: The Breakthrough Formula for Solving Just About Anything Fast.

LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS

  • Complexity is uncertainty, unscientific, has a high human element, and is often uncharted territory.
  • Complicated things are usually linear, have a blueprint, and can be easily handled by experts.
  • Requisite variety is the "necessary and sufficient mix of people" who have enough knowledge, expertise, etc. to work together to resolve the complex challenge.
  • Requisite variety iS comprised of those in and around the organization.
  • The Law of Requisite Variety: Only variety can destroy variety. A complex situation requires a variety of expertise and insight to match it.
  • Consider who you need to add to your team to have the necessary voices and insights to handle complexity. Sometimes this includes adding those whose buy-in you need.
  • There are no experts in the particular complex issues we encounter in life. This is why a community of individuals is important.
  • When handling complexity together, set up a system for people to interact methodically with each other.
  • Three iterations: 1. Issues, opportunities, challenges, griping, telling stories; 2. True ideation, reflecting on issues and what was said; 3. Pulling together a set of finite recommendations.
  • Requisite variety will by definition leave out others. Communicate with the whole organization before and after for all to understand the process and decisions that were made.
  • When dealing with complexity, believe that you have the right answers. You are the ones who can bring the context, not the experts.

QUESTIONS TO INSPIRE US TO ACTION

  • What is some lesson, saying, or experience that continues to influence your leadership to this day? David K.: Only variety absorbs/can destroy variety. David B.: People in the world are good. There are exceptions, but people have good intentions and meaning.
  • Use three descriptors to finish this sentence: “A leader is…” David K.: Self-aware, a servant, and determined. David B.: A strong listener, an enabler, and self-deprecating.
  • What is a question that leaders should be asking either themselves or others? David B: Is this a complex problem or a complicated problem?
  • What book would you recommend to leaders? David B.: Team of Rivals by Doris Kearns Goodwin; David K: Crossing the Chasm by Geoffrey Moore and Good to Great by Jim Collins.
  • If you could get every listener to start doing something THIS week to help them be a better leader, what would it be? David K: Take a step back when you're facing a challenge and articulate what you're trying to solve, then ask a really good question that captures the nature of the problem; David B.: Next time you're in a meeting and feel like you know the answer, sit back and be a critic rather than rushing to give your answer.
  • As a general life principle, is it better to ask “why?” or “why not?” Both Davids: "Why?" as a way to understand the world.

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Discussion: Building Trust on Your Team19 Oct 201900:25:14
Josh, Bryce, Elijah talk about Monday’s interview with Liza Looser. Their discussion includes what leaders they’ve known have done to form strong bonds, how we as leaders can build that trust, and the value of branding when it comes to who we choose to have in our lives.

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AI: Leading When the Unknown Visits You with Peter Scott10 Sep 202100:29:22

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Peter Scott is a futurist, author, and technology expert. He spent thirty years working on enterprise computing for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory while running a parallel career in business coaching and human development. This combination led to a uniquely valuable perspective on the implications of artificial intelligence development. He teaches individuals and consults for businesses on how to thrive through the coming era of technological disruption. He’s appeared before highly diverse audiences in several countries, including testifying before a British Parliamentary group on the impact of AI and giving two TEDx talks.

 

LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS

  • We are in an era where we will be defined more by questions than answers because answers are the province of machines.
  • People tend to be too scared about the wrong things and not scared enough about the right things.
  • If you wait for the future to come to you, it will be painful. Rather than us visiting the unknown, the unknown will be visiting us.
  • Artificial intelligence will amplify biases in data since today’s AI relies on data rather than expertise.
  • You will want about 10,000 data points (preferably 100,000 or more) you can begin making predictions with AI.
  • The more proprietary your data sets are, the more strategic value you can derive from them (even if the data has not been core to your primary offer until this point).
  • To thrive in an AI world, understand and double down on your purpose. Why are you here?
  • Take your leadership role out of business intelligence and analytics decisions because that is perfect fodder for future AI developments.

 

QUESTIONS TO INSPIRE US TO ACTION

  • What is some lesson, saying, or experience that continues to influence your leadership to this day? The meaning of a communication is a response that it elicits.
  • Use three descriptors to finish this sentence: “A leader is…” Future-focused, purpose-focused, and people-focused.
  • What is a question that leaders should be asking either themselves or others? What would you keep doing even if a machine could do it faster, better, and cheaper?
  • What book would you recommend to leaders? The Man Who Sold the Moon by Robert Heinlein
  • If you could get every listener to start doing something THIS week to help them be a better leader, what would it be? Look at what you care about in your business life and personal life and ask how well-prepared you are to deal with the technological disruption to how that thing works.
  • As a general life principle, is it better to ask “why?” or “why not?” They’re both essential tools to questioning accepted wisdom.

 

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Branding in Leadership with Liza Looser15 Oct 201900:28:01
Liza Looser is the founder and CEO of The Cirlot Agency, a global brand strategy, integrated communications, and business development firm specializing in public relations, creative development and media strategy. Over the past 35 years, the firm has grown to represent both private and public companies on a national and international basis. It has also become known as one of the top three aerospace defense communications agencies in the nation. Liza has degrees from Mississippi University for Women and Harvard Business School, and she is the Chairman of the Board of the Center of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the University of Mississippi.

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Discussion: Saving Time and Finding Your Zone of Genius12 Oct 201900:27:46
Josh, Parker, and Michelle discuss Monday’s interview with Melisa Celikel. The discussion includes their favorite time-saving tips and tools, how they’ve handled burnout, their experiences with leaders who are more or less organized, and which type of person they are. They also discuss the importance of remaining flexible and open to change in leadership and what their Zone of Genius is.

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Level Up Your Leadership by Getting Organized with Melisa Celikel07 Oct 201900:30:52
Melisa Celikel consulted in the employee relations space for five years at several Forbes 500 companies including Roche, Abbott, and GE. She has spent the last 2 years consulting for small businesses with her company called Let’s Get You Organized. She is a master of productivity, time management, and process improvement, and she has a knack for digging deep with leadership teams to find their zone of genius, hone in on their mission & vision, set goals strategically, and discover the needle movers to increase their profitability. As a business owner herself, she understands the brain of a Founder and can speak directly to their pain points.

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Discussion: Know Your Role and Your Priority04 Oct 201900:26:26
Josh, Jake, and Maria discuss Monday's interview with JJ Sutherland on the Scrum process. Their discussion includes where they naturally seem themselves in the three roles (Product Owner, Scrum Master, and Team Member), how conflict resolution would work within the system, how Scrum-like feedback loops naturally arise in our interactions, and the important of having - and finding - a single priority (as opposed to multiple "priorities"). They also discuss the dynamics of cooperation and competition on teams.

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Scrum: The Art of Getting Things Done with JJ Sutherland30 Sep 201900:34:44
JJ Sutherland is the CEO of Scrum Inc., a consulting and training firm that uses Scrum to rapidly deliver results in companies across the globe. He is the author of The Scrum Fieldbook: ​A Master Class on Accelerating Performance, Getting Results, and Defining the Future​ and coauthor of Scrum: The Art of Doing Twice the Work in Half the Time, written with his father, Jeff Sutherland, the co-creator of Scrum. Previously, he was an award-winning Correspondent, Producer, and Baghdad Bureau Chief for NPR. He covered the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Arab Spring, and the aftermath of the 2011 tsunami in Japan. He has won Dupont, Peabody, Edward R. Murrow and Lowell Thomas awards for his work.

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Discussion: Preparation + Opportunity = Success28 Sep 201900:26:37
Josh, Elijah, and Issac discuss Monday's interview with Dr. David Pittman, director of the Engineer Research and Development Center at the US Army Corps of Engineers. The talk about the differentiation between formal authority and moral authority, the relationship between leading and teaching, and how they approach preparation and opportunity-seeking in their own lives.

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Formal Authority Vs. Moral Authority with David Pittman25 Sep 201900:35:32
Dr. David Pittman is the Director of the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (more commonly known as ERDC). As Director, he manages one of the most diverse research organizations in the world – seven laboratories located in four states, with more than 2,100 employees, $1.2 billion in facilities, and a $1 billion annual program. The center’s research and development supports the Department of Defense and other agencies in military and civilian projects. Dr. Pittman is also the Director of Research and Development and Chief Scientist for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. In that role, he is responsible for creating policy and performing strategic planning, direction and oversight of research & development for the Corps’ Military and Civil Works programs and for the Warfighter. He advises the Chief of Engineers on matters of science and technology and sets conditions for success in all science and technology conducted in the Corps.

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Next-Level Questions and Helping People Own Their Decisions22 Sep 201900:29:02
Josh, Bryce, and Jake discuss Monday’s interview with Oscar Trimboli on the five levels of deep listening. Their discussion includes whether or not they listen well, some of the difficulties of deep listening, why we do not always ask the deeper level of questions, and what level of listening we use the most. They also discuss Oscar’s point about the emphasis on using speaking to influence in the 20th century versus the need for listening as leaders in the 21st century.

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Listening to Help Others Understand Themselves with Oscar Trimboli17 Sep 201900:35:42
Oscar Trimboli is on a quest to create 100 million Deep Listeners in the world. He Sydney, Australia and is an author, host of the Apple Award winning podcast Deep Listening and a sought-after keynote speaker. He has been a marketing director at Vodafone and Microsoft, and he is passionate about using the gift of listening to bring positive change in homes, workplaces around the world. Through his work with boards of directors and executive teams in organizations around the world, Oscar has experienced firsthand the transformational impact leaders and organizations can have when they listen beyond the words. He consults organizations including Cisco, Google, HSBC, News Corp, PayPal, and TripAdvisor helping executives and their teams listen to what’s unsaid by the customers and employees.

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Discussion: What Your Followers Think About You15 Sep 201900:32:33
Josh, Cody, and Molly talk about Monday’s interview with the teachers at the Paramount Schools Network (AKA the leadership reflection episode). Their discussion includes how your followers might describe your leadership, what you would want them to say, the weight we place on character and competence in our own leadership, and how to handle high expectations for volunteers. They also pose this question: Do you know where your followers want to go both personally and professionally? If you know this and can get them to those points, you will be able to have incredible influence in the lives of others.

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From Celebrity Dentist to Leadership Mentor with Bill Dorfman03 Sep 202100:30:05

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Dr. Bill Dorfman has had a career unparalleled to any other dentist in history. He is the founder of Discus Dental – one of the world's leading dental companies, which he helped lead from its inception to more than $1.3 billion in sales. He has transformed the smiles of celebrities such Anthony Hopkins, Hugh Jackman, Michael Strahan, and Mark Wahlberg. He was the only dentist featured on ABC's hit show Extreme Makeover and is currently a recurring guest co-host on the CBS Emmy Awarded daytime talk show, The Doctors. He is also the founder of the non-profit LEAP Foundation, which is a week-long motivational and leadership program taught at UCLA every summer to more than 400 students.

 

LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS

  • Successful people do what other unsuccessful people are not willing to do.
  • Don’t wait for opportunities in life. Make them.
  • When you get an opportunity, don’t take it. Master it.
  • A lot of leaders forget to share their mental image of the final product. Effective leaders need to share the end result.

 

QUESTIONS TO INSPIRE US TO ACTION

  • What is some lesson, saying, or experience that continues to influence your leadership to this day? Copy genius. See what people are doing and do it better.
  • Use three descriptors to finish this sentence: “A leader is…” Someone who shares, someone who cares, and someone who pairs up with others.
  • What is a question that leaders should be asking either themselves or others? What kind of value am I adding?
  • What book would you recommend to leaders? Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill
  • If you could get every listener to start doing something THIS week to help them be a better leader, what would it be? Learn so you can earn and then return.
  • As a general life principle, is it better to ask “why?” or “why not?” Both. “Why not?” is more important to conquer. “Why?”

 

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Educational Leadership: The Teachers’ Perspective10 Sep 201900:29:00
The Paramount Schools are a three-school network with over 900 students in Indianapolis. These schools exist to inspire learning through an unparalleled academic approach and to transform communities by changing lives. Today we’re talking about the different that leadership can make in an educational context.

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Discussion: Building and Maintaining Your Team08 Sep 201900:29:56
Josh, Cody, and Molly talk about Monday's interview with the leadership team from the Paramount Schools. Their discussion includes their own interview experiences (whether they focused on character like Paramount does or competence like others popularly do), traits to look for when developing your own team, what it takes to be coachable, and how to develop people without overwhelming them. They also discuss the relationship between charisma and substance. Substance is something the Paramount leadership team preferred significantly over charisma.

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Leadership Success in Education03 Sep 201900:40:10
The Paramount Schools are a three-school network with over 900 students in Indianapolis. These schools exist to inspire learning through an unparalleled academic approach and to transform communities by changing lives. Today we’re talking about the different that leadership can make in an educational context.

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