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Dr. Stewart Desson is a leading expert in psychometrics and is the developer of the renowned personality assessment, Lumina Spark. His approach is a blend of the “analytical” and the “humanistic” for personal and organizational development. He is also on the board of the Association for Business Psychology (ABP) and is the CEO of Lumina Learning.  Yimin Wang is a personality development and leadership coach.  He is one of the highest certified people development coaches in China, the CEO of Sense Consulting and a Global Partner of Lumina Learning.  Jonathan Cannon is a certified business psychologist working in psychometrics.  He is responsible for the research & development of Lumina Learning and its core psychometric assessments. Today we talk about the challenges of personality stereotypes, psychological & neuro diversity and the impact of psychometric assessment tools on personal development and organizational culture.  We talk about the prevalence of bias and labeling in traditional psychometric tools and society, particularly the overvaluation of extroversion.  We talk about the need for a more inclusive approach in recruitment and hiring practices and explore the strengths associated with different neurodivergent traits.  We also talk about improving relationships, managing conflicts, our sense of control over our lives, what it takes to actually change our personalities, and if thats even possible.

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Layla Chen is an English content creator and solopreneur.  She was formerly a trained actor in theatre and film in the UK. Currently, she provides online training and coaching in English pronunciation, voice and public speaking to native Chinese around the world.She graduated from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama at the University of London with a masters in screen acting.She was also selected to be a leading international figure in the Forbes Global Alliance in 2024.Today we talk about the role of language in our lives.From language learning, miscommunication, cultural differences, dating and marriage.Layla shares her experiences moving to the UK despite not speaking English, the challenges of fitting-in to a new culture and the impact it had when she returned to China.We talk about communication styles and high-context vs low-context societies.The conversation touches on the pressures of marriage in modern Chinese society, the evolving dynamics of relationships and expectations for gender roles.We also talk about dating in the West vs China, the influence of social media on dating culture and how to know when you’ve met “the right person”.

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Tilman Rieger is a conflict mediator, interpersonal and cross-cultural communication expert.  He is the founder of 8C Consulting and an expert in the fields of nonviolent communication, transactional analysis, positive intelligence and team building.  Today we talk about psychological safety in groups, at work and in society.  We learn about creating environments where individuals feel safe to take risks, make mistakes and speak honestly and critically to each other without becoming defensive.  We talk about the idea of taking responsibility for how we feel instead of blaming others.  We also examine the cultural differences between Western and Chinese cultures on communication styles, power dynamics and the perception of directness.  We touch on concepts such as the VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex, ambiguous) world and stages of team development (forming, storming, norming, performing).  In an increasingly complicated world we talk about the challenges of sensitivity to feedback, accountability, culture, trust, honesty, and productive communication.

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In this episode Justin, Aric and Howie try to brainstorm what are the core essentials they need to live a happy life and how many things they can jettison from their lives now.  The conversation gets a little ridiculous. 

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Gabor Holch is an intercultural leadership coach, consultant, speaker and author.  He has coached public leaders, CEO’s and high-level decision makers in some of the largest multinational corporations.  An expat since age 4, he holds degrees in languages, international relations and diplomacy, and certifications in several assessment and coaching methodologies.  He has written three books and published about a hundred articles for academic and business publications.
 

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James Wu is an entrepreneur who lives in both Las Vegas and Shanghai.  Fresh out of quarantine in his return from the U.S., we get into a debate about society and politics in America.  

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Julien Sicard is an entrepreneur and the CEO of the #1 LinkedIn Marketing Agency, Genius Encel.  He helps Fortune 500 companies get new clients through LinkedIn.  He is also the Co-President of LinkedIn Local Asia, a large network of users around the idea of "getting to know the person behind the profile".  Julien is an eccentric "outside the box" thinker and we go down a rabbit hole talking about mindset, vision and not falling for all the smoke and mirrors.

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Dr. Ashish Maskay is the founder of Bloodline and a surgeon at Shanghai United Family Hospital.  Svetlana Komolova and Xavier Armand Marius Noebes are both part of the core team at Bloodline.  Bloodline is an organization and network of volunteer blood donors.  Its members respond to people in critical need of blood, donating their own to save lives. Bloodline organizes regular blood drives throughout China as well as targeted blood donation camps.  Today we talk about the rationality and necessity for blood donations as a social movement. 

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Dr. George Hu is an American clinical psychologist and the Chief of Mental Health at Shanghai United Family Pudong Hospital.  He is also the President of the Shanghai International Mental Health Association (SIMHA). He is passionate about increasing access to mental health services and the impact of human psychology on behavior and societies.  We get into a wonderfully honest conversation on the inseparable connections between culture, society and mental health.

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Maria Pastorelli is a productivity, effectiveness coach and public speaker.  She helps individuals perform more effectively through increased productivity, self awareness, understanding energy and time management, and broadening communication skills often times in cross culture settings.  She is the co-founder of Monday Morning Motivation and the Global Women Entrepreneur Network.  We talk about our relationship with time and technology, honesty, critical thinking, Tony Robbins, cult mentality, burnout and much more. 

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