The Dov Baron Show

There's a ceiling that we all must break through, it's not the glass ceiling women so often bang up against…it's something far more ubiquitous than that. So, what is it? Here's an example: Have you ever been on a diet with a goal weight and you work really hard and you lose it all, except for those last 10 pounds… Why is that? It's a personal ceiling that has us hit a plateau. Our guest on this ep...

Our guest on this episode is Anthony Thomson… On the surface he's a banker, but what he really is, is a major disruptor: Anthony Thomson is the founder and chairman of Atom Bank, Chairman of the Financial Services Forum, Chairman of the National Skills Academy for Financial Services, and NED of agilti, a company providing banking software as a service. Atom was granted it's banking licence in June...

It's just an interesting distraction when SONY pictures gets hacked, it may even have some entertainment value to know that the public can now read emails from executives and we can get a look at some provocative photos of a Hollywood star. Some will even hale hackers as hero's. However, it gets a little more personal when in 2013 Yahoo faces cyber attack. The attack compromised the real names, em...

As a leader or entrepreneur you know…The demands are high. But how do you balance the often multi-directional pull of external demands against your own needs and desire to go for gold? Our guest on this episode is… Sharon Worsley, The Business Development Ninja™. Sharon is widely recognized as one of the most practical presenters on business building ideas, personal leadership and networking. Shar...

Being a leader requires vision and often times giant conjoins. But with giant conjoins comes maximum risk and maximum reward. But how can you know when the risk is worth the reward? Well stay tuned because our guest on this episode is Steve Sims Steve Sims, the founder of the #1 luxury concierge service in the world today called Bluefish. The things he and his company have done are legendary! Befo...

The issue of loyalty (retaining top talent) is no longer a problem, but as stated in my last book Fiercely Loyal : it's a crisis! One of the major points is that Loyalty is at least as much a leadership issue and responsibility as it is a talent issue. Our guest today is… Scott Love: Scott talks to this challenge head on in his new book: "Why They Follow" how to lead with positive influence. Scott...

Servant leadership…is it a nice theory, a current in vogue trend, or is it something real that can make you an even better leader? Our Guest today on this episode is Art Barter: Art is the creator of the Servant Leadership Institute (SLI). He created SLI as a vehicle to share his knowledge and to teach others how to inspire and equip those they influence. As the owner and cultural architect of Dat...

Doing "good" while doing "well" is it a fantasy or is it actually possible? Depending on which generation you are from, and what kind of leadership you grew up around you might see social responsibility as something that is the next evolution of business, or you might see it as some hippy nonsense that is little more than a trend that will fade away pretty fast. Well today we'll dig in and find ou...

As a leader, as an entrepreneur you can tell yourself that that odds are against you, and maybe there's good reason that it seems that way. But what is it that makes some people come through those odds, and come out on top, is it luck, or is it something else all together and how do you lead through adversity? Our guest on this episode is Brian Smith… No not the Brian Smith you went to high school...

As a leader who listens to this show you've likely often heard us speak about how leaders today cannot sit on their laurels. The world of business, leadership and particularly being an entrepreneur can be highly competitive particularly if you have not found a way to truly stand out. So how do you stand out from the crowd? Our guest on this episode is Wendy Keller, aside from her very impressive r...

Trust, in the corporate environment, in a family business and what does it take to gain it? No matter how much control we think we have, business in whatever form it takes can be a bit of a roller coaster. But when crisis hits, and it inevitably will, who will be by your side? Will your best people jump ship or will you have built enough trust with them that they will willingly stay and bail shoul...

Hustle and Heart: Are They Friends or Enemies? On this episode we be take an insider look at terms like servant leader and heart based leader. These are terms that are making their way into the main stream of business conversation. But the real questions are; is there room for being a heart based leader in a highly competitive business world, particularly for a leader who wants to work in a top or...

As a leader we know that we are held to high expectation; some of those expectations are real and even appropriate, while some of them may not be. Further more: We as leaders may be holding false restraints on ourselves, telling ourselves "this is not how a leader should be" or what a leader should do… But the question becomes: Do these restrains make us better leaders…or do they make us less of o...

To be successful in the long-term you better have rock solid leadership and organizational development in place. However, in the age of Google, and experts at every turn how would you know where to find the best of the best? Our guest today is an International Leadership Guru and Keynote Speaker, Consultant, educator and the author of 36 Leadership Books, including his latest "21 Success Sutras fo...

Whether you are a CEO, a starting entrepreneur it's clear that the game has changed… For instance if you go on LinkedIn you will see people who are employed as CEO's CFO's etc writing articles…Why? because today's leaders understand that we cannot hide in our offices. Leadership today is about being seen! But how do you control how you are seen? Our guest on this episode is Chad Barr, Founder and...

How can you find "Your Business"? What's with the growing trend of mega successful business leaders who are embarking on a spiritual journey? In the quiet moments you may have asked yourself: how much "success" is enough? These are just some of the enticing questions we'll set out to answer on this episode of Dov Baron's Leadership and Loyalty Show. If you've ever wondered how a 20 something Canad...

Does Purpose Matter? Absolutely it does! However, if we don't execute on your purpose, you might as well not have one Louis Efron is the author of several book: His first was: How to Find a Job, Career and Life You Love and his latest: PURPOSE MEETS EXECUTION: How Winning Organizations Accelerate Engagement and Drive Profits. Louis Efron is a contributing writer for Forbes and Huffington Post. His...

Are we about to become obsolete, will machines take over every job? Our guest on this episode is Professor Ed Hess and he says that we are on the leading-edge of a societal transformation that will be as challenging and transformative as the Industrial Revolution was for our ancestors and we as a society and as individuals are not ready for what is about to hit us. Ed Hess is Professor of Business...

Negotiating, it's an important part of leadership. But does it require you being a cut throat hard ass…or is there another way? is it possible to Negotiate with Clarity, Detachment & even Equilibrium? Well if anyone should know it's o ur guest today… Corey Kupfer, he is an expert strategist, dealmaker and business consultant with more than 30 years of professional negotiating experience as a succe...

PART 2 of our Intriguing Conversation with International Speaker/Trainer, Bestselling author and Master Entrepreneur Peter Sage. About the 6 months he spent Undercover as a "Secret Agent of Change" in one of the toughest prisons there are; without ever committing or being found guilty of a crime! time on the inside of the British Prison System. What he learned and how it changed him. Do you rememb...

6 Months Undercover in a London Prison, as a Secret Agent of Change! Do you remember the lyric from: We Are The Champions, by Queen? "I've done my sentence but committed no crime" On this episode of Dov Baron Leadership and Loyalty Show: One of The most intriguing conversation you'll ever hear! Highly successful entrepreneur, an international business man, bestselling author and seminar leader Pet...

"Can Vulnerably be sexy?" You might have been screaming "hell no" As images of some guy weeping in a corner flashed in your mind. Well today, we are going to really challenge our concepts about Vulnerability, what it is, how badly we misunderstand it, and why it may indeed be one of your greatest assets. Our guest on this episode is Corey Michael Blake: Corey has been storytelling for two decades...

A leader by any interpretation; Karl Smith served 12 years in the British Army and 12 years as a SWAT officer in the Police. In 2006 while at the top of his game Karl was run over by a drunk driver... twice in one incident. After suffering severe physical injuries from the incident 18 months on the mental side of Post Trauma emerged. Karl's struggle to come back from the brink was an epic journey...

The world of business has changed and that whatever position you are in, even if it's CEO, CFO, head of CHRO, or sales person if you are going to stay relevant you better think like a entrepreneur. In fact in this time of radical disruption you better be willing to look at whatever you've identified yourself as, and question what if it all goes away? Our guest on this episode is Deri Llewellyn-Dav...

If you can't do conflict, you can't do leadership! But can you do HEALTHY CONFLICT? Knowing if Your Leadership Style is: Persecutor, Victim or Rescuer! Sometimes leadership can feel like you are the teacher in the school yard trying to stop the bullies picking on the small kids. There again as a leader there's a pretty good chance that there's been times where you have had to fights others to get...